News of the Death Goddess

The moment Qin Yi finished speaking, Tivan wanted to run.

He wanted to get away from the terrifying man before him.

If she found out he had revealed her location, she would definitely double his suffering.

And if—

The man in front of him successfully brought back the Soul Stone, his frail body would never be able to withstand her wrath.

But—

The instant Tivan moved, Qin Yi's energy locked onto him.

Tivan sensed the energy pinning him down.

It was domineering, greedy, and violent. He even felt that if he moved again, he might die the very next second.

Wait.

Tivan suddenly felt amused inside.

He thought that if this muscular man in front of him could kill him—

Then he would no longer have to endure the curse and torment of immortality.

But—

Why?

The hope was clearly right in front of him, so why was he suddenly reluctant? Tivan muttered inwardly in conflict.

I'm definitely not afraid of dying. I just can't bear to part with my massive collection.

Qin Yi looked at Tivan in astonishment.

The moment the man had started letting his imagination run wild, Qin Yi had already locked onto his thoughts.

He just hadn't expected—

That this guy who had lived for tens of millions of years—

How should he put it?

Qin Yi felt that the guy before him was somewhat mentally unstable.

Could it be that people who lived too long all turned out like this?

Like Wenwu, who had lived for thousands of years; Tivan, who had lived for tens of millions; and his not-quite-normal brother, Grandmaster.

Holy shit.

Could I become like this someday too?

Qin Yi could not help wondering what he would be like after living for several thousand years.

By then, his children could probably circle the Earth once.

I can't think like that. If Wanda finds out, she'll probably bite me again.

The two men, both lost in wild thoughts, remained silently deadlocked inside the palace on Knowhere.

After a long while—

Qin Yi felt that something was off.

He abruptly stood up, startling Tivan across from him.

Qin Yi muttered inwardly.

Looking at it this way, am I mentally unstable too?

When exactly did that start?

The two remained at an impasse for a while longer before Tivan finally spoke weakly.

"What are you planning to trade for information about her?"

Qin Yi, having recovered his senses—

Looked over the things on his person.

The Golden Rope he had swiped from Kamar-Taj was definitely out of the question. That thing often vanished on its own, and unless he drew several portals, it could fly out from who knew where.

It had not followed him when he went to the Scarlet Witch Universe last time.

The Ten Rings he had just snatched?

No. He had not had time to study them yet, and he remembered they were not from Earth either.

The watch on his left wrist, formed by the system?

That would not work either. He might still need that scammer 89757 in the future to see whether he could leave this greater universe.

In that case...

Tivan watched as the thoughtful Qin Yi suddenly raised his head and looked at him.

His heart immediately tightened.

No way. Is he one of those freeloading bastards?

Then Qin Yi spoke.

"Tell me, after collecting so many treasures, which is more important to you—your life or your treasures?"

Tivan answered without even thinking.

"Both are important."

Qin Yi smiled faintly and continued looking at Tivan.

"Your life is in my hands right now, isn't it?"

Tivan nodded.

Qin Yi nodded as well and continued.

"Then if I trade your life for information about her, would you say that's reasonable?"

Tivan wanted to say it was unreasonable.

But he hesitantly looked at Qin Yi. When the energy seemed ready to pass through his body, he desperately nodded and said—

"Reasonable, reasonable, very reasonable."

Qin Yi waved his hand and withdrew the Fairy Force surrounding Tivan.

Tivan let out a breath and said to Qin Yi—

"Dear partner, follow me."

Qin Yi followed Tivan through his countless collectibles. There was some bizarre duck wearing a hat, and it even spoke to Qin Yi.

"Hello, handsome."

There was also a space dog with its tongue hanging out. Qin Yi muttered inwardly, Could this thing be an Earth dog too?

The two finally reached the deepest part of Collector's Palace, where a massive energy platform stood before Qin Yi.

Tivan looked at the somewhat surprised Qin Yi, nodded in satisfaction, and said—

"Those Rule Gods generally do not appear in the mortal world. Aside from the Death Goddess you seek, she is more willing to linger among mortals. Please wait a moment while I contact her."

Qin Yi watched—

As Tivan carefully sat on the platform and closed his eyes. As his hands moved, streams of energy enveloped him, and he muttered some ancient language.

After a long time—

Tivan stared at the platform in shock and unwillingly tried again.

What's going on? Tivan muttered inwardly.

He secretly glanced at Qin Yi and found him staring at him the whole time. He had no choice but to try again and again, until he collapsed weakly onto the energy platform and panted.

"I really can't contact her. She should no longer be in the mortal world."

Qin Yi frowned and asked—

"Has this happened before?"

Tivan thought carefully for a long time, then shook his head.

"I've never encountered this before. It's just... if Rule Gods are not in the mortal world, then unless they take the initiative to contact someone, no one can find them."

Qin Yi stroked his chin and asked Tivan—

"So aside from Rule Gods, no one can find them?"

Tivan nodded, then seemed to remember something and hurriedly added—

"I can sense that this universe has become somewhat abnormal. Starting several years ago, I could no longer predict my own future."

Hearing that, Qin Yi pondered inwardly.

Could it have started the year I came to the Marvel Universe? Old Yao told me the same thing.

But how was he supposed to break through to the level of a Rule God?

He gave Tivan a warning.

"Don't reveal any information about me, or you know the consequences."

Tivan hurriedly nodded, then watched Qin Yi vanish from the spot amid a ripple of spatial energy.

Earth.

New York, United States, Mokong Tower.

After returning home, Qin Yi lay down on the sofa.

Wanda sensed the spatial fluctuation and ran out from her room to take a look, only for Qin Yi to pull her into his arms.

Wanda grabbed Qin Yi's wandering hand.

"Not today."

Fine. Sooner or later, I'll be tortured to death.

Qin Yi could not understand it. A woman's heart really was deeper than the sea.

Sensing Qin Yi's disappointment, Wanda quickly wrapped her arms around his neck and coquettishly said—

"Brother Yi, what do you want for lunch? I'll go cook."

Qin Yi immediately found it even harder to bear and hurriedly calmed himself down.

"Let's eat out. It's been a long time since I went shopping with you."

Wanda happily said—

"Then I'll go change."

After calming his restless heart, Qin Yi opened the panel in his mind.

Qin Yi (Male)

23 years old

System sleeping...

Fairy Force fusion: 100%

Hunger: None

Healing Spell: Advanced (Can heal and purify all negative effects. Upgradeable.)

Devoured: Phoenix Force (incomplete), D'Bari leader Vuk, Space Stone 100%, Time Stone 100%, Mind Stone 100%, Reality Stone 100%, Power Stone 100%, Chaos Force.

Holy shit!!!!

Qin Yi sprang up from the sofa.

Damn it, there was something wrong with these Infinity Stones. That shouldn't be possible. Could the system be broken?

Wait, why was there no Soul Stone?

This... this... this was a little terrifying.

Could it be that when that shattered universe had become a vortex two years ago, he had encountered that universe's Infinity Stones?

But hadn't that universe been destroyed by collapse?

How could Infinity Stones still exist?

And there was even a complete Chaos Force.

This surprise was a little too frightening. It seemed that abnormal Scarlet Witch had not gone berserk herself. Could it have been that ancient being?

Qin Yi stroked his chin and thought for a long time.

And what the hell did "System sleeping" mean? Did that scammer 89757 need sleep too?

"Hey, 89757."

Qin Yi called out in his mind.

A blurry projection appeared in Qin Yi's mind. It yawned, rubbed its eyes with two mechanical arms, and asked—

"What is it, Host? Did you encounter danger?"

Qin Yi curled his lips.

"I want to ask you something. What's going on with the Infinity Stones shown on this panel?"

The yawning 89757 took a look, fiddled with the panel for a long time, then said—

"The devouring records show that the Space Stone and part of the Time Stone came from this universe. Part of the Mind Stone came from the Zombie Universe. As for the rest, let me check...

They came from the universe you devoured into Void."

Qin Yi looked at the devouring records in confusion.

"That's not right. That universe had already collapsed before then. Only broken planets remained."

After organizing its words, 89757 said—

"Put it this way. Although that universe collapsed and was destroyed, matter still existed in essence. It simply could no longer produce life or souls.

Like the universe you are currently in, it was merely one dimension within the Omniverse.

It and the collection of other Multiverses and dimensions are called the Omniverse. Everything exists within the Omniverse, and there is only one Omniverse.

Judging from the fact that only the Soul Stone is missing—

When that universe collapsed, the Infinity Stones' energy likely scattered throughout it as well. Later, you devoured the entire universe into Void, which was equivalent to indirectly devouring the Infinity Stones."

Qin Yi raised a hand and rubbed his head.

"Then what level is this Chaos Force? Is it complete?"

89757 yawned again.

"Other than the Fairy Force on you being complete, the other two forces seem to have been scattered. The Phoenix Force was broken apart by someone, right... Wait, let me look it up. I'm exhausted.

What you absorbed was the main body of the Chaos Force. If you encounter anyone who uses Chaos Force in the future, you can control them however you want."

Qin Yi grabbed the constantly yawning 89757 and inspected it from several angles.

"Why are you so sleepy? Aren't you a higher-dimensional life-form? Do you still need sleep?"

89757 rubbed its eyes.

"I don't know either. I'm probably evolving again. I'm not talking to you anymore. This system is going back to sleep."

Qin Yi had just come to his senses when he saw Wanda waving a hand in front of him and asking softly,

"Brother Yi, did you fall asleep?"

Qin Yi pulled Wanda into his arms again and kissed her.