"Why are you following me?"
Lu Chen looked at Alena, God of Art, beside him.
A smile spread across Elena's alluring face as she handed Lu Chen her drawing board.
Lu Chen took it and looked. To his surprise, it depicted him punching through Eternity's Divine Kingdom.
"No, this isn't just a simple painting. There's something deeper to it."
Divine light gleamed in Lu Chen's eyes.
Hum!
Spacetime fluctuated violently, and the drawing board in Lu Chen's hands burst with golden divine light.
The next moment...
Something happened that took him by surprise.
The scene on the drawing board of Lu Chen punching through the Pantheon appeared in the universe like a mirage.
"Suppress!"
Elena gave a soft shout and swept her hand forcefully toward an enormous blue planet in the distance.
Boom!
The mirage suspended high above the universe slammed down, blasting the enormous planet apart on the spot. Blue fragments hurtled in every direction across the universe!
At the same time, the drawing board in Lu Chen's hands shattered into golden motes and vanished.
Elena watched Lu Chen with a warm smile.
Lu Chen was somewhat astonished, though not because the attack was particularly devastating. It had only destroyed a planet, something any Planetary Level false god could do.
What surprised him was that Elena's technique resembled a weaker version of making her words become law.
No.
Art Becomes Law would be a more fitting name.
By drawing and imbuing her art with divine power, she could give it physical form and make it part of the real universe. Such a means of attack was, frankly, rather rare.
Although Elena possessed such a wondrous ability, she was too weak to unleash the true power of Art Becomes Law.
Lu Chen could tell that Elena was only at the peak of the planetary level.
"What do you think?" Elena asked.
Lu Chen acknowledged its merits. "It's quite remarkable, but you're too weak to unleash its true power."
"Anyway, why are you following me?"
Elena pressed her lips together, hesitating. "I... have nowhere else to go. You're very powerful, and I want to follow you."
Lu Chen laughed and replied without mercy, "You're too weak. What could you do if you followed me? Could you kill even a single false god? That trick you just showed me... well, I admit it was somewhat remarkable, but is it useful? All it could do was destroy a planet."
"Still, your paintings are excellent, and you can make your art become law. You certainly deserve the title of God of Art."
"Well, I'm leaving."
With that, Lu Chen vanished in a flash, leaving the universe outright.
Elena gave a self-mocking smile and left dejectedly.
The Multi-Universe Celestials, Council Temple.
Several high-ranking Celestials were holding a meeting about Lu Chen punching through the divine kingdom.
"Damn him! How dare he provoke us Celestials like this!"
"Even a Dimension Demon can't be allowed to do this. We must wage war against him!"
Two hot-tempered Celestial leaders were red-faced with rage, pounding the conference table repeatedly.
Another leader shook his head. "I don't think that's wise. First, I believe everyone knows how powerful and unusual Dimension Demons are. Unless one leaves his dimension to fight you, there's nothing you can do to him. Even if you fight him outside his dimension, he can soon resurrect within it. They're practically immortal."
"Exactly. Dimension Demons consolidate all their timelines, gathering countless powers into themselves. Their strength is terrifying. How terrifying? Just look at Cyttorak. He's killed more than one colored Celestial!"
"Hmph! I think you two are praising the enemy and undermining our own confidence. Apart from Cyttorak, when have the Celestials ever feared anyone?"
"Look at what happened to Knull, the God of Symbiotes. The Celestials' dignity cannot be violated!"
The four leaders each had their own arguments, and none could persuade the others.
They then turned their eyes toward the leader of the Multi-Universe Celestials at the head of the table, seeking his opinion.
"Send Arishem. The dignity of the Celestials is sacred and inviolable!"
In the end, the leader of the Multi-Universe Celestials issued his command.
The two leaders advocating war brightened. "I'll send Arishem to that individual universe immediately. Rest assured, Leader. From this day forth, the Multi-Universe Celestials will have a Dimension Demon's head to add to their collection!"
Arishem the Judge had already received his leader's orders.
Warn the Dimension Demon who had attacked Eternity's Divine Kingdom and order him to sign a treaty. If he resisted, kill him!
Arishem was brimming with confidence in this assignment.
Among the renowned Dimension Demons, he had fought Mephisto, Lord of Hell; Dormammu, Lord of Darkness; and the Vishanti, the Trinity Gods.
All three had been defeated by him. In the multiverse, Arishem stood at the pinnacle of combat power. Apart from his leader and Cyttorak, he feared no one.
Thus, although entering an individual universe would restrict some of his power, he remained fully confident that he could single-handedly kill the so-called Lord of the Ming Realm.
Arishem took out the Time Stone and began calculating Lu Chen's location.
He soon obtained the result, smashed through the barrier between universes, and traveled toward the universe where Lu Chen was.
Along the way, Arishem encountered a Watcher, who stopped him.
"Watcher? Why are you stopping me? Is the Lord of the Ming Realm on good terms with your people?" Arishem asked.
Throughout the Marvel Omniverse, only races such as the Watchers, the Beyonders, and Otherworld Infinity could rival the Celestials.
That was why Arishem showed a little more courtesy when dealing with a Watcher.
The Watcher shook his head. "Arishem, he's very powerful. In all my years observing the universe, I've never seen anyone like him. There are no records of anything about him before this, as though he appeared out of thin air."
Arishem smiled. "Thank you for the warning. I'll tear his head off myself."
With that, Arishem tore through space and departed.
The Watcher did not stop him. His people generally did not take part in wars between gods. They were merely witnesses to history.
Of course, it was another matter if someone attacked them.
The last time the Watchers had taken action was when Infinity Ultron attacked them.
"Almost there."
Arishem sensed that he was nearing Lu Chen. He only had to cross one more universe to reach him.
Elsewhere...
Lu Chen, who had been wandering aimlessly, came to a stop.
"Is that the Time Stone's power? Impressive indeed. It actually managed to deduce which timeline I'm in," Lu Chen said.
Hum!
Spacetime fluctuated violently, then collapsed!
A giant encased entirely in crimson armor appeared.
He was the very pinnacle of combat power among the Multi-Universe Celestials.
Arishem the Judge!