Capturing a Cosmic-Level Energy Entity

There are no fancy starting moves.

Jiang Li exerted force with one arm and swung his sword down fiercely at the dazzling red orb of light in front of him, which resembled a Nova!

Whoosh--!

The background noise of the universe fell into absolute silence at that moment.

A thin red line, invisible to the naked eye, sliced through the dimensions of time and space, piercing straight through the energy core of the Phoenix Force.

There was no earth-shattering explosion, nor any violent energy surge.

There was only one extremely eerie "sense of breakage".

With a piercing scream that could only be heard in the mental dimension, the Nova that was about to explode was forcibly split in two!

The Ascalon Holy Sword's "Absolute Cut" directly severed the underlying laws governing the Phoenix Force's self-destruction!

The enormous phantom of the firebird collapsed with a roar, leaving behind only a viscous energy body that was constantly writhing and emitting pure red light—the core source of the Phoenix Force!

"Now!"

Jiang Li suddenly raised his left wrist.

The Omnitrix now illuminated in a stunning green light. This time, instead of just a few tendrils, hundreds or even thousands of thick green data cables shoot out like a swarm of parasites that have caught the scent of blood!

Pfft! Pfft! Pfft!

Countless tentacles fiercely plunged into the Phoenix Essence. The god-level energy tried to resist the moment it came into contact with the tentacles, but was forcibly suppressed by the dial's domineering assimilation mechanism.

[Ding! Extremely high-energy reaction detected at a cosmic level!]

[Target confirmed: Origin of Creation/Destruction Energy (incomplete)!]

[Forced capture in progress... Capture successful!]

[Extracting core energy...]

Glug! Glug!

Jiang Li could clearly see that the green tentacles had turned dark red, like pulsating blood vessels, frantically pumping the essence of the Phoenix Force into the Omnitrix.

The red light withered away at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Click click click--

At the same time, the Omnitrix on Jiang Li's wrist emitted a cracking sound as it could not withstand the pressure. Even with its extremely high technological dimension, the simultaneous absorption of this level of divine essence still pushed its physical shell to its limit.

The dial is riddled with cracks, through which glaring red and green light shines.

"Can't hold on any longer? Then reorganize!"

Jiang Li snorted coldly and injected the [Chaos Magic] energy he had just acquired into the dial, using it as a lubricant and repair fluid.

[Ding! Energy threshold exceeded limit!]

The underlying system logic is being restructured... The physical hardware form is being Upgrade...

[Congratulations, host! The Omnitrix Upgrade is complete!]

[Current Form: Multiversal Energy Core (Ultimate State)!]

As the final notification tone faded away.

The watch face on Jiang Li's left wrist had completely changed. The original heavy mechanical feel was gone, replaced by a streamlined wristband that looked like it was made of dark matter. The center of the dial was no longer a simple green cross, but a slowly rotating miniature galaxy vortex!

That was the Phoenix Force, completely tamed and transformed into the dial's battery!

Jiang Li flexed his wrists.

An unimaginable surge of power flowed from the dial back to his entire body. Even without transforming into [Ultimate Omnipotent Kryptonian Doomsday], the normal energy supplied by the dial alone was enough to punch through a planet.

"Not only did I kill a god, but I also turned him into an original battery. This deal is worthwhile." Jiang Li's lips curled into a wild smile.

However.

Before he could even take stock of the spoils he had just acquired from killing Magneto and Professor X, a sudden change occurred.

Click!

A deafening sound, like shattering glass, suddenly came from deep space overhead.

The Phoenix Force is not only divine, but also one of the crucial cornerstones maintaining this SS-level universe dimension. Now that Jiang Li has devoured the Phoenix Essence, the dimensional barrier of this universe has finally succumbed and collapsed!

A terrifying rift, millions of kilometers long, stretches across space.

At the other end of the rift, a nauseating crimson mist surged, exuding an ancient evil aura that was more chaotic and purer than the Phoenix Force.

Immediately afterwards.

As Jiang Li narrowed his eyes, a massive tentacle, as thick as a celestial mountain range and covered with hundreds of scarlet eyeballs, slowly emerged from the dimensional rift!

Crimson Dimension!

The hundreds of eyes swirled in unison, finally locking onto Jiang Li, the "culprit," and emitted a greedy, low rumble.

Jiang Li stared at the disgusting tentacles that blotted out the sky.

"We just changed the batteries, and some clueless sandbags came to test our firepower."

He gripped the Ascalon Holy Sword tightly once more, and the miniature galaxy on the Omnitrix began to spin wildly.