Galactus, who had been overwhelmingly crushing Su Ming just a second ago.
The next second, he turned into a cloud of mist and vanished into the depths of space...
"He... just left?"
Su Ming stared blankly, looking from the fleeing demon god to Purple Jewel sitting safely in the crook of his arm.
"Was it... Purple Jewel who saved me?"
Purple Jewel nodded cheerfully, as if it had been nothing more than a casual gesture.
Her little feet swung back and forth, and she seemed to be in quite a good mood.
"Idiot! What are you spacing out for?!"
The mysterious old man's mocking voice rang out again.
This time, it seemed to carry a trace of barely concealed astonishment.
"Did you step in some cosmic dog shit and get adopted by the laws of the universe or something?
Hurry up and stabilize that lousy Golden Core of yours!
Do you really want your cultivation to be completely crippled?!"
At some point, that mysterious voice of unknown origin had begun sounding in his mind more and more frequently.
Su Ming suddenly came back to his senses.
He suppressed all distracting thoughts and used every bit of his remaining strength to repair his Golden Core.
Now was not the time to investigate.
Just as his mind settled slightly, he instinctively swept the universe with Higher-Dimensional Sight.
Checking for any other threats.
His gaze suddenly locked onto—
Vormir, atop a cliff!
Thanos was gripping Gamora's arm.
His face bore twisted pity and tears of resolve.
Red Skull's ghostly voice had only just faded away.
"His tears are not shed for himself..."
Gamora, who had just been certain that Thanos had no one he truly loved.
Still had not fully lost her smile before Thanos dragged her, disbelief written all over her face,