Bait

Although he seemed to gain no advantage in raw strength, Nexus's punch did not knock Tyrant back.

This Herald of Galactus was truly thick-skinned and tough. The punch seemed not to have injured him badly at all. Blood hanging from the corner of his mouth, he turned and threw another punch straight at Nexus's face.

Nexus deflected it with his palm and countered with a backhanded punch. At the same time, Firelord had already flown in, brandishing a fully flaming staff and whipping out a streak of fire.

Nexus pulled back to evade, the flames sweeping past his chest by a hair. Heat radiated through the Energy Core on his chest, leaving him short of breath.

When it came to playing with fire, Firelord was an undisputed master in the Marvel universe. Compared to him, even the Human Torch was just a kindergarten kid. The flames Firelord controlled were no ordinary fire, but Cosmic Fire infused with cosmic energy refined by Galactus. Its temperature surpassed even a stellar core, and it carried a powerful cosmic energy impact. It was practically the most powerful fire in the universe today.

Ultraman did not possess "fire immunity" to begin with—there had never been any shortage of cases where Ultraman predecessors were burned by flames spewed from monsters and rolled all over the ground. Not to mention how "that great one" had his head set ablaze by the fire breathed by Birdon, the volcanic monster bird, leaving behind the legendary tale of the "Flaming Head Captain."

Richard had ascended to become a cosmic god and absorbed part of the Eternal Flame, gaining exceptionally high fire resistance, but that still had its limits. Most flames could not hurt him, but Firelord's Cosmic Fire was still worth being wary of.

Of course, he had his own