As his words faded, a golden light flared around Hearts, and he squeezed hard.
The next instant, Zamasu's neck was crushed like a sponge.
But Zamasu was not dead yet. The power of his immortal body kept him stubbornly alive.
Just then, Colored Cubes suddenly appeared, one after another.
The Cubes kept flying toward Zamasu, gathering around him.
Piece by piece, they gradually formed one larger Cube.
"Hearts! I'll make you pay for this!"
As the space around him filled with Cubes, Zamasu screamed in despair.
At the same time, he burned through the last of his strength, his pink godly aura blazing in a frenzied eruption.
Yet Hearts watched it all with nothing but mockery on his face.
"All right, Zamasu. I'll remember your contribution."
Thud!
The final Cube filled the last gap.
The aura Zamasu had just unleashed vanished without a sound as that gap closed.
Then the Cube, which had stood as tall as a person, began to shrink. In the end, it became smaller than a palm and fell into Hearts's hand.
"G-gone?! Zamasu's gone?"
Everyone in the distance was stunned.
Even Lin Chen, who was locked in combat with Oren, could not help flying over.
"Hearts, you just killed Zamasu like that?"
At those words, Hearts smiled and turned his gaze toward Lin Chen. "Lin Chen, Zamasu's present is your future. Oren! Kill them and make them nourishment for the Universe Seed!"
The enormous Divine Oren immediately charged at Lin Chen, engaging him in battle once more.
Hearts, meanwhile, carried the Cube Zamasu had become and flew toward the Giant Crystal above the Royal Capital.
Seeing what Hearts was doing, Jiren and the others narrowed their eyes and quickly conferred.
"Toppo, that Hearts seems to be planning something. Lin Chen can't get away right now.