"Ugh!!"
Ego opened his mouth, which was larger than the East African Rift, and howled in agony.
When the Meikyō landed, it cleaved a deep gash in his body.
Thanos ignored Ego's screams and stared at Meikyō with a solemn expression on his large purple face.
"Eternity and high-ranking soul, a soul filled with immense power and Infinity possibilities."
A formidable opponent!
No, it should be said that it is one of the most powerful opponents I have ever encountered!
An existence as powerful as Odin, who wielded two Infinity Stones and whose power was elevated to near the limit of a single universe.
Thanos, who possesses the Soul Stone, can see that although Odin is currently incredibly powerful, his soul is old and weary. Even if he becomes stronger, this god-king of Asgard will disappear in less than five years at most.
The newcomer didn't have Infinity Stones, but Thanos could sense that he possessed some of the same qualities as the stones, and his condition was much better than Odin's.
"Should I give you the gems first?"
As Odin sat atop Pegasus, he asked a question to the Meikyō while brandishing the Gungnir, unleashing countless beams of multicolored light to bombard Thanos and Ego.
"Give me the Reality Stone first."
The Meikyō spoke to Odin.
Without the slightest hesitation, Odin removed the Reality Stone from the Gungnir and handed it to the Meikyō.
Without using anything as a vessel, Meikyō easily withstood the backlash from the gem's power, using the gem's power of reality to strengthen itself.
The Purifying Fire, which was originally just scattered specks mixed in with the black Amaterasu, has now quietly spread and taken over most of the flames.
Even though no heat was leaking out, Odin still couldn't help but steer Pegasus a few steps to the side.
Odin knew his stuff.
The aura of order emanating from this flame is very similar to that of the Eternal Fire, which has been kept in Odin's Vault for over two thousand years. It's impossible that he was unaware of the Eternal Fire's power.
The golden, Perfect Susanoo, thousands of meters tall, swung its longsword.
The great sword has no edge, yet its skill lies in its simplicity. This sword strike has no fancy moves, but it contains countless profound principles of swordsmanship.
Thanos recognized the extraordinary nature of this move, held the gem in his palm, pointed it at the Meikyō, and unleashed an explosive shockwave formed from pure soul energy.
The two gems were of equal rank, but the Meikyō was stronger than Thanos. The sword energy composed of Purifying Fire only paused for a Setsuna before crossing space and striking Ego.
Ego screamed again, trying to manipulate the plants on his body to extinguish the Purifying Fire, but only made the Purifying Fire even more fiercely. Odin also took the opportunity to strike, using the Gungnir, which contained the power of space, to pierce a large hole in Ego's body.
If it were any other Celestial-level powerhouse, they would probably be dead by now. However, as a planetary life form, one of Ego's basic characteristics is high defense and high health.
But he was the first target that Meikyō and Odin had to deal with!
"Thanos has the Infinity Stones, he's not easy to kill. Let's get rid of this big guy first."
Meikyō unleashed countless sword energies once more, beating the child, who weighed ten times ten and was millions of years old, to a pulp.
"His core is located in the planet's center. If you destroy that, the planet will lose its vitality."
Odin exchanged a few more blows with Ego and then spoke to the Meikyō.
"Then you hold Thanos first, I'll go and take down Ego."
Reminded by Odin, Meikyō immediately stared at Ego with his Nine-Tomoe Rinnegan.
The Mirror God Eye can see the essence of things, and naturally it can also see the weaknesses of other individuals.
Because that is one of their very essences.
"Ah ha, the renowned rising star, the Dark Emperor, it's time for you and this old man to fight."
Both Odin and Thanos possess an Infinity Stones. The former is a top-tier Celestial-level powerhouse, while the latter is at the Celestial-level. However, the Eternals are tough and resilient, even surpassing the Asgardians in durability. In a fight, Odin might have the upper hand, but he couldn't defeat Thanos.
"Boom!"
"Boom!"
"Boom!"
Endless bombing!
One after another, giant birds composed of bloodline limits such as Scorch Release, Explosion Release, and Blaze Release bombarded Ego's body, attempting to blast a path to the Earth's core.
All the substances on Ego's body were mobilized, transforming into plant-like tentacles and bubbles that flew towards the Meikyō.
"Your Natural Energy is quite abundant; you've probably absorbed a lot of good things from the universe."
Meikyō took a closer look at the planet a few more times, and suddenly decided not to rush to kill Ego.
A cute but ugly Ten-Tails fox was released by Meikyō.
"The Divine Deep Forest Emergence!"
The towering God Tree rose up in an instant, its endless roots transforming into Wood Dragons that danced in the air. In just a moment, Ego's body was plowed all over.
The planet's Natural Energy is being frantically devoured by the God Tree.
In the Marvel universe, this energy is called cosmic energy.
The quality of cosmic energy here is higher than that in Hokage, and many powerful beings have mastered methods to use this high-quality energy.
As a living planet, Ego has consciously devoured anything that is beneficial to it since its birth, including cosmic energy, which is also one of its commonly used combat methods.
Now, Ego is eager to get rid of the tree that is absorbing his energy, but it won't be easy in a short time. This thing is like a super debuff that continuously worsens Ego's weakness and causes him to lose health.
Even more critically, Meikyō had already gotten close to his core.
"Get out of here!"
A massive blue energy face roared at the Meikyō, accompanied by a torrent of extremely high-quality cosmic energy.
Ego no longer cares about acquiring the Infinity Stones. He's just a child a few million years old, with countless billions of years to live, and he truly doesn't want to die here.
But now it seems that this time the odds are against them.
Meikyō did not take Ego seriously.
This guy's application of energy is very crude. He relies solely on his massive energy and size as a planetary life form to reach the level of a Celestial. When facing stronger Celestials, he can basically only rely on his super long health bar to grind them down. Just now, when he teamed up with Thanos to fight Odin, he was the one who took the hits, while Thanos, who possessed the Soul Stone, was responsible for dealing damage.
Thanos is currently tied up with Odin and unable to intervene, giving the Meikyō an overwhelming advantage over Ego.
"It seems you have no other options."
Meikyō erected a barrier in front of him using her Psychic Power, then reinforced it with the power of the Reality Stone, and with the all-around repulsive force of Shinra Tensei from the Nine-Tails Rinne Sharingan, Ego couldn't hurt Meikyō for the time being.
"It would be a shame to waste so much cosmic energy. But do you think if I simply disperse your consciousness, this cosmic energy would still exist and be easier for me to absorb?"
Ego's energy face, radiating countless blue light veins, was scanned, and then he adopted a humble expression.
"Revered and great Eternity being, I apologize for my previous arrogance and ignorance. I should not have listened to the slander of such a villain as Thanos and tried to seize your gems. As compensation, I am willing to offer half of my energy. I wonder if you would be so kind as to spare me?"
"You know what? If I were to kill you right here, all that energy would still be mine."
A half-smile appeared on Meikyō's face.
He suddenly had a good idea.
"However, it's not that we can't talk about it."
Meikyō's gaze made Ego feel uneasy.
"Please... speak."
"Do you see that tree outside? I need a lot of cosmic energy. This time I will only take half of the energy from you, but only this time. After that, I will set you free, but the price is that you must regularly provide me with enough cosmic energy as a tribute for your continued survival. Do you agree to this condition?"
"Yes, I promise!"
Ego had no choice but to agree, or he would die.
Furthermore, Ego believed that as long as he escaped this time, and ran far enough, he would definitely be able to evade Meikyō.
The edge of the universe is vast. At worst, he can find some remote, impoverished areas on the edge of interstellar space where matter is scarce. Although the energy and matter are not as abundant as at the center of a galaxy, at least he can survive.
Unless this guy in front of me becomes a great being like God in the Multiverse, how could he possibly catch me so easily?
"Very well, then give me half of your energy first."
Meikyō said to Ego with a smile.
"Then... Master, could you please have your pet stop?"
"Ego said cautiously."
Meikyō maintained her smile and remained Fudō.
"Okay, I understand."
The giant blue face sighed.
Streams of blue energy converged from the surrounding energy channels, eventually coalescing into a gigantic sphere of light resembling a blue sun deep within the earth's core.
"Very good."
Meikyō reached out and used her sleeve to snatch the blue orb of light formed from cosmic energy, then flew away.
On the surface of Ego's planet, Wood Dragons roam freely, and the flower buds at the top of the God Tree bloom, revealing a golden Nine-Tails Rinne Sharingan.
Upon seeing the Meikyō fly out of the ground, a hint of longing flashed in the Nine-Tomoe Rinnegan.
The Ten-Tails yearns to devour the Meikyō.
After all, Meikyō's current bloodline is equivalent to 90% Hamura Otsutsuki + 70% Ōtsutsuki Isshiki, which is not much different from a pure-blooded Otsutsuki.
"Hmph, a beast is a beast."
Meikyō's face turned cold.
With his mental abilities, he could sense the desire hidden in the Ten-Tails' heart.
However, he hadn't revived Isshiki yet, and he didn't have Otsutsuki to feed the Ten-Tails, so he couldn't condense the Chakra Fruit.
Therefore, we can only resort to some simple and crude methods.
The powerful Reality Realm, filled with sword energy, severed the God Tree, which had grown to tens of thousands of meters tall, along with its roots that covered half the planet.
A mournful cry rang out, the God Tree collapsed, the stump became the base, and it transformed back into Ten-Tails, though more than 60% of its body was missing.
Golden energy chains flew out from Meikyō's sleeve, locking the Ten-Tails and pulling it into the sleeve space.
On the ground, a clump of soil rose up and coalesced into a human shape, becoming Ego's clone.
Seeing the Ten-Tails' current state, which had left him in such a sorry state, Ego quickly lowered his head and stood behind Meikyō.
The golden chains did not disappear, but continued to expand, weaving into a large net that bound Ego's planetary body.
A hint of unease flashed across Ego's face, but he held it back.
Because he knew he was useful to Meikyō, and that the other party wouldn't kill him at this time.
As expected, the golden chains disappeared, gradually shrinking until they seeped into the core of the planet and surrounded Ego's consciousness.
The gaps between the chains are large, allowing Ego to still exert most of his power through them. However, once the chains are triggered, Ego's consciousness will be locked up.
Because deep within that giant blue face is a brain. If this brain is sealed away, then he will become like a human in a vegetative state—his brain will still be alive, but its connection to his body will be severed, and he will be unable to move.
"Now, it's your turn, Thanos."
Meikyō took a step and instantly teleported into mid-air.
Thanos was floating in front of them.
"As expected of the ancient Eternals, although I was able to gain the upper hand with the power of the gem, I was ultimately unable to cause much damage to his body."
Odin, holding the Gungnir, spoke to the Meikyō.
Thanos is now surrounded by the Meikyō, Odin, and Ego.
"Indeed, it is a very powerful physical body."
Meikyō glanced at Thanos's body and couldn't help but admire it.
In the cinematic universe, even Iron Man Thanos, wearing Mark 50 suit, could only manage to draw a single drop of blood from Thanos despite using all his strength.
Given the Eternals' regenerative abilities, this minor cut healed in less than two seconds. The other two more serious injuries were when Thor at his peak ambushed him with the Stormbreaker and when Scarlet Witch tore his body apart with the Chaos Power until he was nearly broken.
Thanos in that universe was relatively weak compared to other universes; he couldn't fly and couldn't fire energy beams with his fists or eyes.
But in reality, as Eternals, these abilities, which look similar to those of DC's Superman, are standard.
Both Odin and Thanos possess Infinity Stones, so their duel depends not only on their own inherent strengths but also on their skillful use of the stones.
The former had used the Space Stone for a long time thousands of years ago and was extremely familiar with it. Thanos had super intelligence and comprehension, but no matter how high his intelligence was, he was still inferior to Odin at this moment, but not by much.
So while Odin could injure Thanos, he couldn't kill him, and Thanos would recover from most injuries in no time.
Therefore, Thanos seems to be doing nothing wrong right now.
Even if he were incredibly powerful, dealing with Odin would be his limit. Add to that the Meikyō, whose power has reached the pinnacle of a single universe, whose rank is close to God of Multiverse, and who also possesses an Infinity Stones, and he would be no match for him.