Ego

Oh, no.

Watching the Necro Fighter descend upon the Knowhere, Gamora cried out in despair, "How did Ronan know we were there?"

In response, Nebula stated that the broker was a rather Thanos person. Not to mention Thanos, the mere mention of Ronan's name terrified him, causing him to reveal the buyer's information in detail... It was precisely this that led to his later demise, as he was executed by order of the Grandmaster for violating the rules.

"It's time for you to step in."

Wei Xiuming fastened the driver to Star-Lord's waist, injecting special energy into his body and activating the half of his bloodline inherited from his father, the Celestial. Instantly, a peculiar power awakened within Star-Lord.

A bright white flame tinged with a hint of blue surged from all over Star-Lord's body, completely enveloping him. His human pupils had disappeared, replaced by the orbiting of countless planets—the knowledge carried in his bloodline.

"Incredible!"

Star-Lord looked at his hands, feeling an immense power coursing through his fists. He felt he could destroy a planet with a single blow.

But that was just an illusion brought about by his surge in power, and even as he became stronger, he was still a fool.

"Go, defeat Ronan, and I will transfer ownership of my spaceship to you."

"I'm going!" With the powerful force bringing the message and the spaceship providing propulsion, Star-Lord flew towards Ronan had just emerged from the Necro Fighter, without hesitation.

The Knowhere is not a planet; its gravity is created by a gravity simulation device, making anti-gravity flight much simpler than on a planet.

Meanwhile, somewhere in the universe, a planet awakens.

It was a planet with self-awareness... or rather, a planet disguised as a life form; that planet was Ego.

Initially, Ego was merely a life form resembling a brain, possessing its own will and powerful mental strength. Over millions of years, it learned to manipulate molecules through its mental power, then attracted meteorites and other substances to build a thick armor for its fragile core. This gave it a taste of success, and it wandered through the universe for years, devouring any planets it encountered and the intelligent life on them, until it "created" a planet with its own body as the core.

At this time, Ego's power became extremely strong. Although his original race was unknown, his combat strength was enough to rival that of a cosmic god, so he called himself a "god".

During his growth, Ego learned to disguise himself. First, he made his outer shell very beautiful, like a fairy tale world, to attract space travelers to land. Then he would eat them and rely on their life energy to become powerful.

Then Ego manipulated the matter that made him up, creating countless clones in the likeness of the intelligent races he had devoured, and began exploring all corners of the universe—in reality, like the Europeans, ostensibly for exploration, but in fact for colonization.

Those clones would either unite with women of different races to give birth to children who might inherit their power, or plant their seeds on different planets, waiting for them to take root and sprout, assimilating that planet into themselves.

But that requires a catalyst—a child who can contain their own power.

To this end, Ego hired Yondu to search for his offspring throughout the universe, but none of the children were suitable. The last child became Ego's only remaining hope— Peter Quill from Earth.

Peter Quill holds a unique place in Ego's heart. While Ego's numerous incarnations were merely attempts to reproduce by seeking out women of different races, he genuinely loved Peter Quill's mother, Meredith.

To sever this inappropriate emotion, Ego transplanted cancer cells into Meredith's brain, inducing it to become cancer and ultimately take her life—a concept known in fantasy novels as "Severing Mortal Ties."

Unfortunately Yondu sensed something was amiss and instead of sending Peter Quill to him, he secretly kept him and carefully protected him, which caused Ego to lose his last hope.

However, this hope was rekindled some time ago. From somewhere in the universe, Ego sensed a signal of a power that originated from the same source as him—the fluctuations emitted by the awakening power of his descendants.

Unfortunately, the fluctuation only lasted for a moment, so brief that Ego couldn't pinpoint the location of the power signal, so brief that he wondered if it was just his imagination.

But today, Ego is certain that it is his son Peter Quill, who has awakened his power in a star system far from his original body. His talent is so great that Ego can no longer contain himself.

Once Peter Quill is brought to the original planet, his long-held wish can be fulfilled.

Ego's body can control its own weight, reducing the weight of a planet to that of a speck of dust, ensuring that it won't tear a planet apart due to Universal Gravitation when it tries to devour it; it can also instantly evolve itself into a black hole, warping space to achieve warp drive.

However, there are also beings in the universe that he cannot afford to offend, so he decided to send a clone to scout ahead and determine the coordinates.

Soon, an egg-shaped spaceship rapidly rose from the surface of the living planet and, after several space jumps, headed towards the Knowhere.

Meanwhile, in the Knowhere, the battle was one-sided. On this day, Ronan recalled the fear of being dominated by Captain Marvel Carol Danverson. The flames enveloping his body, the powerful combat ability to single-handedly pierce through a starship, and everything brought by Peter Quill stirred up a scene from the depths of Ronan's memory that he did not want to recall.

Compared to Captain Marvel, Peter Quill only knows how to recklessly charge in.

"I must get that stone!"

Ronan, sitting in the Necro Fighter and approaching the mothership, kept muttering to himself.

Behind this fighter jet, a fleet of Necro Fighter faithfully carried out their mission to intercept Star-Lord, but could only slow him down, unable to stop Star-Lord from heading towards the mothership.

Today, Star-Lord is going to single-handedly take down a mothership and become famous throughout the universe.

"All units on board, prepare!"

"Target locked."

"Full weapons charged, fire!"

Back on the Dark Aster, Ronan issued the combat orders.

A barrage of energy beams hurtled towards Star-Lord, but Star-Lord remained calm. His superb piloting skills allowed him to maneuver nimbly among the energy beams, and his flight ability was generated by referencing the reaction force of the ship's engines, making him even more adept at maneuvering than the ship's human-machine interface—before being deflected back by the Dark Aster's energy shield.

After Captain Marvel destroyed one of his warships, Ronan learned his lesson and had the Kree Empire's science department upgrade the Dark Aster with a full set of energy shields, just in preparation for what happened today.

However, this still could not avert the Dark Aster's doom. An energy beam shot from afar and accurately struck the Dark Aster's outer energy shield. The shield lasted for two seconds before being shattered, and the energy beam pierced through the Dark Aster like a string.

However, the Dark Aster did not explode. Its power core and energy source were undamaged. All that was needed was to seal the breach and extinguish the fire in the internal components.

The radar quickly locked onto the target that was emitting the energy beam and zoomed in on the central display screen—it was an oval-shaped spaceship with no ports left for weapons. Instead, a man with a wild hairstyle and beard stood on the spaceship, holding an energy cable in one hand, steering the spaceship as if it were a rein.

The one who emitted the energy beam was that man.

This man possesses immense energy, enough to destroy an entire fleet, and according to energy analysis charts, his energy originates from the same source as Star-Lord's.

After beating up Star-Lord, the younger one, the older ones started coming after us.

Who said Star-Lord was just a nobody among the Ravagers, a low-level thief—could a petty thief possibly possess such power?

"Your weapon is quite good, I'll take it!"

A not-so-standard but understandable Kree language rang out inside the starship. Ronan didn't even look at it, and swung his hammer toward the source of the sound, but was blocked by a thin layer of Black Mist.

It was a tall figure, shrouded in Black Mist, exuding a dangerous aura.

Ronan tried to retrieve his hammer, only to find it fixed in place by space, and he couldn't budge it with his own strength.

"Who are you!"

"Continuing the struggle with the Black Mist, "Ronan roared exaggeratedly.

Seeing this, the remaining Kree guards raised their weapons and began firing at Wei Xiuming, but the energy beams were all blocked by the Black Mist, without causing any ripples.

"I am White Robe Gandalf, long time no see, Elven King Thranduil."

Wei Xiuming activated the energy beam formed from the necromantic gun beam absorbed from the Black Mist, sending Ronan flying. He then pulled the Polearm war hammer into the Black Mist, making a very boring acting joke.

While using a hammer in interstellar warfare seems ridiculous, Ronan's hammer is anything but ordinary; it has a rather mundane name— the Universal Weapon.

The Universal Weapon is a manifestation of the Kree Empire's war technology. In the movie, it can be used as a prop to hold the Power Stone, which is enough to demonstrate its power.

Besides being used as a deadly blunt weapon, this Universal Weapon can also generate energy beams and emit Shockwave —in the movie, Ronan used this move to snap someone's neck.

In the comics, the Universal Weapon has even more powerful functions, such as manipulating the disintegration and abundance of molecules, changing the gravity and density of matter; interfering with lightning; absorbing and releasing energy, activating energy shields; and even performing spatial teleportation.

But just like the powerful figure who once ruled the Kree Empire in the comics died in the movie due to an awkward dance, the Ancient One, the Sorcerer Supreme, faded into obscurity because she took up a lot of special effects budget. Her Universal Weapon was weakened, but it was still a good weapon.

Using the teleportation gun to open a spatial portal, the different air pressure on either side of the portal caused a wind from Earth to blow inside the Dark Aster. The Great Leader, who was frowning as he savored a dish, saw the portal and asked Wei Xiuming, "What do you want me to do?"

Wei Xiuming handed over the Universal Weapon: "I'd like you to modify it into an axe."

"You found Ego?" Taking the Polearm war hammer, the Great Leader used the power of Magnetic Field Rotation to alter the shape and structure of the Universal Weapon, turning its massive Hammerhead into an axe. He then took out a lamp wick made of the Mind Stone from his waist and poured the power of the Mind Stone into the Polearm battle axe to enhance its strength.

"I first encountered Star-Lord, activated the Celestial Power within him, and used it as bait to lure Ego." Wei Xiuming sensed the changes in the Great Leader's power, groping his way forward.

The Great Leader handed the transformed Universal Weapon to Wei Xiuming, saying, "Your current strength is close to 500,000 horsepower, enough to blast Ego apart. Why bother with this?"

"You don't understand. Life needs a little fun. That's why, even though we're all human, we behave differently." Wei Xiuming said with a sinister smile, "Fatherly love and filial piety, Merry Christmas."

"Speaking of which, the stars are in the right positions, and the time for the unification of the Nine Realms is approaching. You'd better hurry back and resolve things in the universe." As he spoke, the Great Leader picked up the plate in his hand. "I've had enough of this awful English cuisine."

The unification of the Nine Realms means that the seal formed by the Aether that Thor's grandfather Bor used to seal the Reality Stone is about to be unleashed. The Great Leader does not want any reckless female astronomer to be possessed by the Aether and then witness the love and hatred of Asgard.

The so-called Boon-type virus that distorts reality and the data world is one application of the Reality Stone. Wei Xiuming had been planning it for a long time, and his plan was to use the infinite wisdom of mankind to crack the mystery of the Reality Stone.

"Then why don't you just change the location of the Dark Elves' arrival and let them wreak havoc in London?" Wei Xiuming said calmly, then turned and returned to the Dark Aster, leaving behind the words, "Remember to call Doom over; those souls can't be wasted."

"Hehehe... you devil," the Great Leader said with a sinister laugh.

Inside the Dark Aster, the returning Wei Xiuming raised his long-handled axe high and, to the horrified gazes of the Kree, slammed it into the floor. The immense force instantly tore the ship apart, and dazzling flames burst forth against the dim starry backdrop.

"Rather than die from an absurd dance, dying at the hands of a powerful man like me would be more worthy of your status... The Accuser, Ronan."

The explosions and scattered fragments of the warship couldn't shake the Black Mist in the slightest, Wei Xiuming said, watching Ronan being engulfed in flames.

The Marvel Cinematic Universe suffers from poor logical connections in some plot points. For example, Gamora's understanding of the Infinity Stones differs drastically between Guardians of the Galaxy and Avengers.

Initially, the collector needed to introduce the concept of the Six Infinity Stones to everyone. Later in the Avengers storyline, Gamora even understood Thanos's plan and the role of the Infinity Stones in his all-encompassing scheme.