Though faint, what lit up on Thanos's hand was genuine infinity power.
Just as in Marvel's What If...? timeline, Killmonger, who had come into contact with the Infinity Stones, could fight Ultron for them.
By the same logic, as the wielder of this universe's Infinity Gauntlet, Thanos still had some infinity power left within him.
He unleashed it now, ready to stake everything on forcibly seizing the Infinity Stones from Josen.
However...
Never in his wildest dreams would Thanos have imagined that this young Eternal who had appeared out of nowhere had at least as much infinity power within him as he did!
Other users of the Infinity Stones could, at most, passively endure their power, but certain handsome fellows who refused to behave like humans took advantage of their unusual constitutions to actively siphon power into their bodies while holding the Infinity Stones!
Honkai energy: I'm familiar with this!
And so, dazzling infinity power also flashed from Josen's chest, intercepting the rainbow-colored energy beam Thanos released ten meters away!
The two forces clashed in midair, and Thanos's heart suddenly sank.
His power could not reach the Infinity Stones at all before a stronger surge of infinity power intercepted and dissolved it. This meant he had fallen into an absolute disadvantage from the very start of their contest.
This kid wasn't attacking at random. He had come prepared!
At that thought, the retired Titan tyrant raised his hand and summoned the Tyrant's Cleaver, which was half-buried in the soil, then charged at Josen with an angry roar!
Though he had long since decided to lay down his arms and take up farming, the horrific backlash from overusing infinity power had yet to damage Thanos's very foundations. He was still that invincible demigod Titan, still capable of fighting!
Clang!!!
The indestructible