Mephisto's Purpose

Chapter 785: Mephisto's Purpose

Ultron possessed a soul and a framework system that could be regarded as a "physical body," complete with emotion simulation. But in the end, he was a newly born, special life-form, and it would take time for his soul and "body" to adapt to each other.

And at this moment, he had truly begun to understand the meaning of "desire."

This drew Shen Mo's attention for a moment.

In theory, an artificial intelligence with a soul like this should also qualify for Opening Chests. However, that prerequisite depended on whether he truly understood desire.

At present, Ultron's desire still stemmed only from the command directly written into his soul: "protect life."

It still lacked persistence and essence.

However, its potential for development was considerable.

Shen Mo had even begun to look forward to what it would be like after Ultron opened his Jars.

But the time had not yet come.

Under Ancient One's overwhelming strength, Ultron had no choice but to submit. For an ordinary artificial intelligence, this would be the optimal choice determined through calculation. But for Ultron, who possessed his own soul, it was the first time he had experienced "humiliation."

Yet he endured it.

Ancient One's expression shifted slightly. She, too, had sensed a certain fate—the fate that her words and actions seemed to have triggered, causing Ultron to become a major future crisis.

But there was no time to worry about so much now.

"I already know who the emissary of death is." Ancient One explained her purpose to Thanos. "But I am not his match, and neither are you."

Even after hearing this, Thanos's expression did not change at all.

"This was already a completely unequal war," he said.

"That is Mephisto." Ancient One spoke the name.

"The demon of Hell,