But temperatures in the tens of billions of degrees were nowhere near his limit, so he kept flying toward the Fire Phoenix.
As he drew closer, the Fire Phoenix finally seemed to react. Energy surged from its body in waves, blasting outward in every direction.
It was as though it were trying to drive away a bug.
And to the Fire Phoenix, Thanos was no bigger than a bug—perhaps even a bacterium.
But that bug remained unaffected by the waves of energy and flew steadily onward.
When Thanos came within a hundred thousand kilometers of the Fire Phoenix, its eyelids began to twitch, as though it were about to open its eyes.
At their level of power, a hundred thousand kilometers was practically touching distance.
A delighted smile touched Thanos's lips. In an instant, he crossed the remaining distance and entered the Fire Phoenix's body.
After all, he had entered the phoenix egg in soul form.
If he could take over the Fire Phoenix's body before it woke, or leave his mark on its soul, he would gain an Avatar or a pet with Omniversal Level potential.
Of the two, he preferred taking over its body and making it his Avatar.
A pet could never be guaranteed to remain loyal. An Avatar, on the other hand, would be like an extension of himself.
But once he entered the Fire Phoenix's body, he found it difficult to advance.
The physical laws and conservation of energy that governed the Reality Universe had no hold here.
The temperature here had to be in the trillions of degrees.
The intense heat rapidly drained his soul.
His body outside could no longer project energy into him, either.
When he tried to use Annihilation Power against the heat, he found he could not use it at