Star-Lord's Discovery

The road ahead was uncertain, and the universe had imposed limits. If one wanted to gain new power, one had to abandon one's former body.

Kronos had become the God of Time because an accidental explosion destroyed his body while aligning him with part of the universe's essence. It was no different from winning the lottery. If it happened again, he would be blown to ashes without question, so he would never allow Eternals of the same bloodline to interfere with his timeline.

Leaving aside the big shots who had already claimed their places, later arrivals like Ancient One, Mr. M, who had turned into a butterfly of light, and Odin, who had become golden radiance, had all taken the same path: transforming their life forms, abandoning the past, making themselves more compatible with the universe, and continuing to pursue higher realms as entirely new beings.

Overall, this was the mainstream method, a legitimate path of advancement reserved by the current universe.

The reason so many people were unwilling to do it was that they had all grown accustomed to being bosses. How comfortable was it to reign supreme over their own little patch of land? Going to a big shot's territory to serve tea and pour water for them was a massive psychological blow that few could accept.

Where there was a righteous path, there was naturally an evil one. In Daisy's eyes, the Infinity Gems and the Heart of the Universe were evil paths. They could cause one's combat power to skyrocket in a short time, but they had no connection to oneself at all. Power that did not truly belong to its user would confuse their mind and shake their convictions. Daisy's previous experience, Thanos's experience after obtaining the Infinity Gems, and his final act of abandoning