Mind Stone

"Whooo..."

The sound of wind echoed through this world in waves.

Mixed with the frost that existed everywhere in this world, ordinary people would not survive even five seconds here before being frozen into ice.

Thanos looked down at the planet beneath his feet, and a crazy thought suddenly arose in his heart.

Back when he was on his own planet, he had always restrained his use of power, afraid of damaging his palace.

Even during training, he had only tempered his body and had never used Destructive Power.

Just how much destruction could his full-force attack cause?

No sooner thought than done.

Very quickly, the power of destruction throughout his body began to surge wildly.

Thick wisps of purple smoke rose from his skin, as if a dark demon god had descended.

At that moment, Proxima Midnight's voice sounded in his ear.

"My lord, Sanctuary II and the Black Order are ready. We can move out at any time."

However, he had already decided to test his own strength, so naturally, he would not let his subordinates come over and risk being caught in the aftermath.

"Hold your position and await my command."

Although Proxima Midnight was somewhat puzzled by her lord's order, she immediately nodded.

"Yes, my lord."

Perhaps Ice Crystal Planet sensed the impending apocalypse. The entire planet began to stir with violent winds and clouds.

"Whooo..."

A fierce gale laden with frost appeared in the sky, while dark clouds began gathering overhead.

It was as if the planet were warning this invader not to act recklessly.

But Thanos paid no attention to the drastic change in the weather.

After gathering power for a while, he felt that the Destructive Power in his fist had reached its limit, and he launched his attack.

"Ah!"

After a furious roar,

His fist, carrying all his strength, slammed toward the ground.

After the destructive energy left his fist, it transformed into a massive purple sphere and continued flying forward.

Without his control, the destructive power inside began to expand.

Very quickly, the destructive energy expanded to a diameter of one hundred meters, and it continued to grow.

Meanwhile, not all the Ice People on the ground had fled.

Some who could not fly, as well as some unwilling to leave, still hid in the mountains and forests, spying on the demon in the sky.

But at that moment, all of them sensed an aura so immense that it could destroy heaven and earth.

That purple power seemed even more intense than the star in the sky, radiating an eerie yet exceptionally dazzling light.

And now, the purple sphere was falling toward the ground.

"No!"

The stronger Ice People sensed world-destroying power within the black light and let out anguished, furious roars.

Then they rushed out from the ground and flew toward the purple sphere, hurling the spears, swords, and blades in their hands in an attempt to stop its descent.

But all of this was destined to be futile.

Every spear, sword, and blade was crushed into atomic form the moment it touched the power of destruction, vanishing from this world.

Destructive energy was the most destructive and dangerous power in the universe.

It possessed the ability to annihilate everything.

Seeing that their weapons were useless, the unyielding Ice People charged forward themselves.

This concerned the survival of their race and even their planet. Though they knew death awaited them, they still used their lives without hesitation to protect this world.

"Ah..."

One scream after another rang out.

The moment the Ice People touched the purple sphere, they could only watch helplessly as their skin, muscles, and bones disappeared bit by bit.

They desperately wanted to escape, but they were utterly powerless.

Their deaths were painful, but brief.

The immense destructive power soon reached the ground, carrying endless despair with it.

"Rumble..."

Amid deafening thunderous roars, the destructive power, which had already expanded to a diameter of one kilometer, began flying toward the planet's core.

Watching this scene from above, Thanos nodded in satisfaction and ordered the spacecraft overhead to retreat.

He felt that this full-force move of his was even stronger than he had expected. It might really be capable of destroying the planet.

If that happened, the spacecraft hovering overhead would definitely be caught in the blast. It was better to move farther away.

Very quickly, he noticed the planet beginning to tremble.

Cracks spread across the ground, accompanied by minor earthquakes.

Even some distant mountain peaks began spitting sparks, showing signs of erupting lava.

For a time, Ice Crystal Planet presented a scene of apocalypse.

At that moment, Thanos noticed that the distant Ice People had no intention of continuing their attack. Instead, they were all running toward a towering peak.

Strange. The world was ending, so why were they all running there? Shouldn't they be spending their final moments with their families?

Could there be something there that could save them?

With a hint of curiosity, Thanos flew over.

Soon, he arrived before the towering peak.

Only after getting closer did he discover what was strange about it.

Amid this apocalyptic scene, the beasts on every other mountain were running and flying about in panic, but this place was unusually quiet.

It was as if none of the beasts knew the world was ending.

The Ice People began running into a cave, and only people entered; none came out.

Could there be a spatial rift inside? Or some kind of teleportation device?

When the surrounding Ice People saw Thanos, fear appeared on their faces, but they had no intention of fleeing. Instead, they quickened their pace into the cave.

Seeing this, Thanos casually waved a hand.

"Rumble..."

A powerful burst of destructive energy instantly wiped out the surrounding Ice People, even gouging the ground five meters deep.

Only then did he fly into the cave.

Once inside, he discovered that there was far more to this place than met the eye.

The inside of the mountain had been almost completely hollowed out, and all the Ice People who entered had gathered beneath a pyramid-like structure and knelt in worship.

These Ice People seemed to have no reaction whatsoever to Thanos's arrival and remained stubbornly kneeling there.

Above the pyramid-like structure, a gemstone emitted an eerie yellow glow.

Upon seeing the gemstone, Thanos suddenly smiled.

"The Mind Stone. So the plot has reached this point, huh."

The yellow gemstone before him, which had enthralled all the Ice People, was the Mind Stone, one of the six great stones of the Marvel universe. It possessed the power to control minds.

Calling it a gemstone was putting it mildly. It was practically a magic stone.

Those strong enough to resist the stone's influence were fine, but those without strength could only become nourishment for it.

For example, the Mind Stone before him was continuously drawing in the mental power of the surrounding Ice People.

No wonder the Ice People had developed for tens of thousands of years and were still merely a demi-human race.

So they had been affected by the Mind Stone.