Amid chaos and destruction, twenty days slowly passed.
Seven or eight thousand Universal Level and Multiversal Level beings had gathered at the Trading Barrier.
There were Dimension Lords, gods from Valhalla, Immortals from the Heavenly Court, technology-focused Escapists, body-training Gatebreakers, psychic Liberators, and more.
Of the Universal Level and Multiversal Level beings still alive, representatives of nearly every major organization were there.
After all, there were over a hundred thousand universes. Even if each had produced only one Universal Level being, that would still mean more than a hundred thousand.
Those who had come were merely representatives of their organizations.
Nightmare, Dormammu, Surtur, and the other Dimension Lords waited anxiously.
"Why isn't Thanos here yet?"
"Could he have missed the window for merging with a dimension?"
"Impossible. A Multiversal Level being wouldn't need long to merge with a universe's Black Hole."
"Maybe something delayed him?"
As everyone waited anxiously, a Space Rift suddenly opened, and a purple figure emerged.
Thanos had regained his youthful appearance, and a mysterious, powerful aura filled his body.
But everyone could tell this was only an Avatar.
The moment he appeared, they crowded around him.
"You're finally here. Can we get started?"
"Yes. Ultimate Evil is absorbing universes faster and faster. More than ten thousand have vanished already."
"Ultimate Evil isn't the real problem. I'm worried Above All will intervene."
Thanos raised a hand, and everyone soon fell silent.
He looked around. The Multiversal Level beings nodded to him in respect, while the Universal Level beings immediately lowered their heads, not daring to meet his gaze.
Thanos was pleased with that reaction.
After all, he had earned their respect by killing a Celestial.
But a moment later, he gave a bitter smile inwardly.
The system had absorbed more than half the energy from the Milky