Dressed in Splendor, Welcoming the Guests

"Okay, Tony."

Chen Tian's lips curled into a wide grin, a smile so ferocious it resembled the cracks of hell, yet it also carried the implication of destroying everything.

Buzz--!

The deathly silence was shattered in an instant! The battlefield was like water scalding with boiling oil!

All the villains, who had been pinned to their spots by that invisible pressure, let out desperate roars the moment Chen Tian finished speaking! Their survival instinct overwhelmed their fear!

Green Goblin's skateboard spewed out its maximum flame, Abomination frantically scrambled the ground, and Old Magneto desperately used his magnetism to pull at the metal on the ground as a means of escape...

Escape! We must escape this location!

Countless figures, like locusts scattered in fright, frantically rushed in all directions!

"Escape? Will that work?" Chen Tian chuckled, even with a hint of mockery.

His index finger flicked downwards very slightly.

Clatter.

Though the sound was soft, it was like detonating an invisible bomb in the hearts of every villain!

Buzz--!!!

A blinding, deep blue aura, centered on Chen Tian, expanded like Death Realm at the speed of light, instantly covering the entire bloody battlefield!

All the fleeing figures, no matter how high they flew or how far they rushed, froze instantly! An invisible shackle replaced the previous oppressive force; it was... gravity! A terrifying gravity so violent it distorted space itself!

"Ugh--!"

"No--!"

The screams abruptly stopped!

All the villains who were fleeing in all directions were grabbed by the ankles and dragged back to the positions they had been standing in just a second ago, at a speed ten or a hundred times faster than when they were fleeing!

Thump! Thump! Thump!

Countless figures crashed heavily to the ground, raising clouds of dust! Old Magneto, was forced back to his original position by the piercing groan of the metal disc beneath his feet, his withered face contorted in agony from the struggle!

Even the ordinary villains were so weak and muscular that they couldn't even struggle!

The center of the battlefield instantly became completely "clean".

All enemies were precisely "placed" in their positions, like chess pieces nailed to the ground on a chessboard!

Chen Tian raised his right hand, the one that had just flicked his fingers. On his arm, the clothes covering his body tore silently, inch by inch, turning to ashes.

A grotesque demonic arm, covered in a dark red, jagged carapace, unlike the usual blue demonic flames, now wreathed in crimson Red Devil flames, was exposed to the smoke-filled air!

He looked up at the sky and opened his demonic claw!

Five fingers spread wide!

Boom--!!!!

A tangible, visible, viscous, blood-red repulsive field enveloped the entire battlefield.

This crimson repulsive force field did not descend from the sky, but rather erupted violently in all directions, towards the sky and towards the earth, centered on Chen Tian's outstretched demonic claw!

Like billions of planets crashing down at the same moment!

"Stand still," Chen Tian's smiling voice pierced through the deafening roar of shattering space, clear as day, "And then, accept your death."

Bang! Splat! Crack! --!!!

The sound was no longer a single explosion! It was a terrifying symphony of countless flesh and bones being instantly crushed, pulverized, and turned into a bloody pulp!

As far as the eye could see, the crimson light swept across...

The weaker Lizard, Sandman, Mutants, Green Goblin, and Kingpin... were instantly crushed like tomatoes by a giant hydraulic press, turning into thick clouds of blood mist and shattered flesh! They didn't even have time to scream!

The stronger Abomination caused its thick skin and muscles to cave in and tear like fragile pieces of paper, its bones to shatter inch by inch, and its massive body to be slammed flat on the ground and pressed into the scorched earth!

The magical shield that Mordo and Kaecilius erected with a roar burst like a soap bubble, and their entire bodies, including their bones and internal organs, were flattened into thin pancakes!

Old Magneto's swirling metallic storm emitted a piercing metallic groan the instant the crimson repulsive force struck him, his thick armor twisting and deforming like butter!

He coughed up blood, the metal disc beneath his feet shattered completely, and he was pinned to the ground like a broken sack, unable to move!

The entire battlefield was completely wiped out in less than a second!

The scorched earth, once densely packed with villains, is now covered only with a carpet of sticky, deep red blood and bits of flesh!

Countless twisted metal fragments, broken weapons, and shattered armor were embedded in this swamp of flesh and blood!

The pungent, nauseating smell of blood, so intense it was almost tangible, instantly overwhelmed the smoke of gunpowder!

The scarlet light slowly dissipated.

An eerie, deathly silence descended upon the battlefield.

Only the white-haired, black-clad figure remained amidst the central ruins.

He slowly lowered the hideous Demon Hand, and the crimson Red Devil flames on his arm gradually faded.

Tony stood there, his lips moving beneath the tattered mask, but no sound came out.

He looked at the area that had instantly transformed into a hellish inferno, at the crimson carpet, and at Hulk in the distance, who had been knocked to one knee by the aftershocks and was now angrily rising... A chill, mixed with indescribable shock and lingering fear, swept over his entire body.

This... is this Chen Tian's rage?

Just one strike!

The villainous army, which was just moments ago making a ruckus and declaring its victory...

Vanished into thin air!

The crimson light faded, and the air was thick with the pungent stench of blood. The battlefield was deathly silent, save for the sizzling sound of the thick, sticky swamp of flesh and blood on the scorched earth.

Chen Tian glanced at them indifferently. The enemies that had been like a surging tide just moments before were now reduced to only a few lucky (or rather, unlucky) guys still struggling to survive: Old Magneto lay paralyzed in a pile of metal fragments, covered in blood and unable to move;

Another Abomination had half its body crushed into the ground, its single eye wide with terror; and an unknown magician sat slumped, panting heavily, his protective artifacts shattered on the ground.

Chen Tian didn't even bother to look at them again.

"Smack!"

A crisp the Snap.

The space behind him instantly twisted and tore apart, and several figures exuding powerful auras stepped out from it.

Dante, carrying his greatsword and with a rose of unknown origin dangling from his mouth, glanced at the hellish battlefield and whistled loudly. "Wow~ Nephew, the party ended way too fast? You didn't even call us out!"

Beside him, Vergil held the Yamato, his eyes cold and icy, though he slightly furrowed his brow, clearly displeased with the filth of the surroundings.

2B stood quietly to the side, her Battle Suit spotless, the Virtuous Contract on her back radiating a chilling killing intent.

Kiana, upon stepping out, was so shocked by the chaotic scene before her that her face turned pale. "Whoa! Where is this... uh?!" Her words were cut short.

Chen Tian's hand was already on her head, gently rubbing it with a soothing touch. "Sweetie, stand at the back a bit," he said gently.

Kiana obediently said "Oh" and hid behind Chen Tian.

Chen Tian turned his gaze to the remaining few defeated soldiers, and casually waved his hand at Dante, Vergil, Saitama, and Goku: "Take care of the rest."

"Roger that!" "Hmm." "..." "Leave it to me!"

Before the words had even finished --

Swish!

Vergil vanished from his spot and reappeared in front of the slumped mage in the next instant.

With a slight movement of the scabbard, before the Yamato was even fully drawn, a chilling blade of light, cold enough to freeze space, flashed by! The mage's expression of terror froze, and his body was smoothly cleaved in two.

Thump!

Saitama simply aimed a seemingly ordinary straight punch at the Abomination embedded in the ground.

A deafening explosion as the air was compressed to its absolute limit! The terrifying, invisible pressure of the fist arrived instantly! The Abomination, along with the large patch of scorched earth beneath him, vanished with a bang, as if erased by an eraser!

All that remained was a bottomless crater!

"Ha!" Goku roared excitedly, appearing above Old Magneto as if Instant Transmission, and a shockwave crashed down with immense force!

In desperation Old Magneto could only manage to conjure a small patch of twisted scrap metal to block the attack.

Boom!!! The metal fragments were completely reduced to dust, along with everything below them, all obliterated by this blow, leaving only a huge crater in the ground!

The entire process was down to milliseconds! The three villainous bosses who had miraculously survived the crimson repulsion were completely Oblivion the instant the four ruthless individuals made their move, without even putting up a decent resistance!

At the same time, Chen Tian raised his hand again and grabbed at the Void.

Buzz!

Strange spatial ripples spread out.

Tony, Steve, Hulk, Natasha, Peter, Wolverine, Wanda, Pietro, and all the other surviving heroes who fought valiantly on the battlefield, no matter where they were, were instantly pulled together by a gentle yet irresistible force, as if teleported to Chen Tian's side.

Tony stumbled and steadied himself, rolling his eyes in annoyance. "Damn it... do you always have to make such a big scene every time you show up? And then use us as punching bags to drag around?"

Chen Tian's lips curled into a mocking smile. His gaze swept over the group's disheveled and bloodstained appearance, and he chuckled, "I see you guys had a tough fight, almost getting wiped out. Tsk tsk, how pathetic."

These words, like a cold needle, instantly pierced the slight relief that had just arisen due to the arrival of reinforcements.

Steve, a Warrior who had never bowed his head on the battlefield, clenched his fists tightly, his body trembling slightly.

His gaze fell painfully on the distant pool of blood—the place where Daredevil (Matt), Alexei (Red Guardian), Sam (Falcon) had fallen.

The immense grief was so real that it almost suffocated him.

Wanda's lips were pressed tightly together, her eyes flashing red, and tears welled up in them; Barton (Hawkeye) slammed his fist into the ground, blood instantly seeping from his knuckles. Even Hulk fell silent, letting out a low whimper.

A heavy atmosphere instantly enveloped everyone.

Chen Tian saw tears in Wanda's eyes, opened his arms to her, and Wanda rushed into his embrace.

Faced with this somber atmosphere, Chen Tian simply comforted her softly, "Don't worry, I'm here now."

With a casual flick of his wrist, a gem radiating a soft green light appeared out of thin air in his palm— the Time Stone!

Chen Tian pinched the gem between two fingers and, facing the three locations in the distance that represented the fallen comrades, casually and slowly turned it counterclockwise.

Buzz...

The Time Stone erupted with a powerful green light, instantly covering the target area!

Time, it's starting to flow backward!

Everyone stared wide-eyed, holding their breath, watching incredulously at the miracle unfolding before their eyes!

Daredevil's location: Exploding head fragments flew back and reassembled from all directions like inverted fireworks; torn limbs emerged from the pool of blood, precisely reattaching to the shattered torso; splattered blood flowed back into the fluid;

Matt's body seemed to be pulled by invisible threads, quickly returning from a prone, mangled position to a standing position before he was torn apart. Even the triangular dart that pierced his thigh appeared out of thin air and was then "spit out" by his intact body, clattering to the ground!

Finally, the helmet reappeared on his head intact.

Alexei's location: Deeply embedded in the scorched earth, the inhuman Red Guardian flesh, rapidly expanding as if inflated, reshaping bones, covering muscles and skin, and donning a tattered uniform—the tall and burly Alexei stood on the ground again with a bewildered expression.

Falcon's location: That pool of dark red flesh, mixed with metal fragments and uniform fibers, has also begun an incredible reshaping process!

Bone fragments are pieced together, muscle fibers regenerate, skin is applied, and shattered wings are reassembled...

Sam Wilson remained in the same position he was in before the sandstorm engulfed him, hovering in the air, staring blankly at his intact body and wings.

The green light receded.

The Time Stone's radiance faded.

Matt, Alexei, Sam stood alive and well where they had fallen, their faces filled with utter bewilderment and disbelief, as if they had just woken up from the most absurd nightmare.

The battlefield was deathly silent.

All that remained was the sizzling sound of the blood-soaked carpet evaporating in the distance, and the heavy, shocked breathing of the crowd.

Tony's mouth dropped open, his mask ripped open completely, and his jaw nearly dropped to the floor. "Holy shit..."

Tony's "Holy Shit!" was like flipping a switch.

Steve Rogers, the moral paragon of the United States, stared wide-eyed, mouth slightly agape, his mind blank, only his three living comrades and the upheaval before him remaining.

A vulgar, purely from the bottom of my heart, burst out uncontrollably:

"OMG!!"

That curse was like a boulder thrown into a calm lake!

The heavy sorrow and shock were instantly shattered!

"Matt?! Alexei! Sam!!!" Peter the first to roar out, his Spider-Sense pounding wildly but unable to contain his ecstasy, and he lunged forward with a sob in his voice.

"My God... they..." Natasha gasped, her face contorted with shock.

Wolverine, Logan, dropped his cigar and rubbed his eyes hard. "Did I see that right?!"

Tony slapped his cracked mask hard. "I knew it! I knew this kid was hiding something! The Time Stone! It's the Time Stone!"

The overwhelming joy of surviving the ordeal swept over every hero like a tsunami!

Wanda burst into laughter through her tears, clutching Chen Tian's clothes tightly; Clint laughed loudly and punched Pietro beside him; Hulk grinned and let out a deafening roar of cheers!

Even Steve couldn't help but let out a heavy sigh, his shoulders relaxed, and a smile full of immense surprise and relief appeared on his lips.

"Hahaha! Buddy!" Sam flapped his wings and excitedly did a somersault in the air. "I'm back! It feels great!"

Matt instinctively touched his intact helmet and arms, his face showing a mixture of bewilderment and disbelief at surviving such an ordeal.

Alexei pounded his muscular chest with a loud thud, yelling, "Damn it! I thought I was really done for this time!"

The joyful atmosphere was just beginning to spread.

"Don't be too happy yet," Chen Tian's voice was like ice water poured down, instantly freezing everyone's smiles.

The playful smile still lingered on his lips, but his gaze was sharp as a sword, piercing through the cheering crowd and fixed on the distant horizon.

He didn't even turn around; he simply raised his chin slightly in that direction.

"Yes."

A single word carries immense weight.

A sudden chill ran through everyone's hearts; their elation was instantly replaced by a sense of foreboding!

Tony reacted the fastest, instantly turning the scanner on his helmet to full power!

Steve, Natasha, Thor, Clint... almost instinctively, all the experienced Warrior turned their heads sharply in the direction Chen Tian pointed!

The next second, everyone's hearts sank again!

Buzz--! Sizzle--!!!

In the distance, it was no longer the edge of a battlefield shrouded in smoke, but a more distant and profound sky!

More than a dozen enormous, suffocating rifts, like the demonic eyes of a cosmic behemoth, were forcibly torn open without warning!

Unstable arcs of energy flickered at the edge of the rift, emitting a teeth-grinding, dimension-tearing shriek!

Then, from that dark, deep rift that seemed to connect to endless Void, the colossal creature slowly emerged with its menacing bow!

One!

Two!

Ten ships!

A full twenty! Super-giant ships, Super Saiyan space battleships!

They were covered in cold, heavy, dark purple armor covered with energy patterns, and their hulls were rough and ferocious, like steel behemoths crawling out of the abyss of the universe!

Each one exuded a despairing sense of oppression; their mere existence in the sky seemed to crush the space in that area!

The massive cannon muzzles, like black holes of death, were densely packed all over the ship's hull. They were now silently rotating and charging, and a cold, eerie light flickered deep within the cannons, locking onto the people below who were as small as dust!

On the ship's side, the enormous, dark gold circular emblem—the insignia of the Thanos Army, symbolizing conquest and annihilation—reflected a cold metallic luster against the dim sky!

A full twenty Sanctuary superflagships! From twenty different cosmic dimensions!

Their massive shadows, like the Descent of night, instantly covered the entire blood-soaked, scorched earth! The temperature, which had just risen due to the resurrection of their comrades, plummeted to freezing!

"Heh," Chen Tian chuckled, stretching his wrists where the demonic flames had just subsided. Looking at the death fleet that blotted out the sky, there was no fear in his eyes, only pure, burning fighting spirit.

"The party has only just begun."

He withdrew his gaze from the sky and turned to the people around him, whose expressions were solemn and as if facing a formidable enemy.

"Why are you all so formal?" Chen Tian's voice wasn't loud, but it clearly pierced through the pressure brought by the roar of the fleet. It was relaxed as he said, "Our guests have come from afar. As the hosts, how can we not dress up and welcome them in our finest attire?"

All eyes instantly focused on him! A mixture of bewilderment and a flicker of anger ignited by his outrageous remarks.

As soon as he finished speaking, Chen Tian casually waved his right hand behind him!

Buzz! Buzz! Buzz!

Several golden spatial vortexes suddenly unfolded behind him, like the doors to a treasure vault being opened.

Immediately afterwards, several large, ancient-looking, heavy boxes, radiating a dazzling golden luster, crashed onto the scorched earth with a series of loud thuds!

On the surface of the box, stars shimmered, and the lifelike reliefs of different constellations—Lion's Roar, Taurus, Scorpio's Tail, Libra, Capricorn—exuded a sacred and powerful aura—this was the Cloth Box that Captain America and the others hadn't had time to bring!

At the same time, several streaks of light shot out from the vortex, accurately heading towards Tony, Matt, Alexei, Scott, Sam, Barton, and Peter!

Seven cards of different shapes and extraordinary materials floated in front of the six people:

Before Tony lay a card engulfed in golden flames, with a majestic lion's head phantom in the center and a golden sun halo burning fiercely behind it.

In front of Matt: A card full of Eastern martial arts charm, depicting a Monk with his eyes closed in meditation, surrounded by the phantom of a divine dragon.

Before Alexei lay a card that appeared to be made of molten lava, with a boiling magma core at its center.

Before Scott lay a card covered in ancient ice and rough fur, with the faint silhouette of a mammoth looming in the background.

Before Sam: A card leaping with raging golden lightning, forming the shape of a roaring thunder dragon.

Before Barton: a flaming longbow was drawn, and an arrow, as red as a golden crow, burned on the bowstring.

Before Peter: A card, purely formed from the condensation of ultimate light, shone like a miniature sun.

Chen Tian swept his gaze across the crowd, whose expressions varied but were all undeniably shocked. His voice suddenly rose, tinged with arrogance:

What are you still standing there for?

"Put on your most glamorous 'outfits' and show your most 'enthusiastic' attitude--"

He whirled around, facing the overwhelming fleet that blotted out the sky, his white hair whipping wildly, a battle intent soaring forth as if to tear the heavens apart:

"Welcome our 'guests'!"

(Bonus: Off-screen, Strange looked at Captain Marvel Carol floating beside him, pointed at his own nose, and said, "Has Chen Tian forgotten about me? I shouldn't be as powerful as you, needing no buffs, right?" Carol scoffed at Strange's words, "Useless.")

(Extra Chapter 2: Loki, hiding in a corner, secretly glanced at Chen Tian and the others, then shrank back into the corner, clasping his hands together in prayer. "You can't see me, you can't see me.")

(Side Story 3: 'Cyclops' Scott roared, his laser beams erupting from his eyes, piercing the ground that covered his body. He leaped out of the ground, shouting, "Come on! Come on..." But he couldn't finish his sentence. Where was he? Why was it a desert? The Iceman from underground also crawled out, looking around in bewilderment. The two exchanged a glance... "You..." "Yes..." Then they sighed heavily. It seemed that the location they had been teleported to was not the same battlefield as Tony and the others...)

(Bonus Chapter 4: Just as Cyclops and Iceman were looking at each other in bewilderment, a shadow fell over them from the sky. They quickly looked up and saw a spaceship hovering in mid-air. A raccoon poked its head out and said, "Hey! You two freaks down there! Do you know where you are?")