The aura within Thor did not stop there after breaking through the Megaverse Level.
That power was still rising wildly, as if it wanted to push him onto the throne of Omniverse Level in one fell swoop.
But just as it was about to touch that higher barrier, this wildly rising momentum suddenly stopped, and then... began to fall rapidly.
It's like the Rising Tide reaching its peak and then quickly receding.
Finally, Thor's aura stabilized, remaining firmly at the threshold of the Megaverse Level, without increasing in the slightest.
The energy fluctuations emanating from him changed from being violent and outward to being restrained and profound.
Both Franklin and Loki on the Golden Throne understood it.
Thor wasn't lacking stamina; he did it on purpose.
He voluntarily gave up the opportunity to ascend to the heavens in one step, choosing instead to compress that immense destructive power within the realm of the Megaverse Level, repeatedly hammering and refining it until it completely became a part of his body.
Reaching the Omniverse Level in one step sounds awesome, but without a solid foundation, you're just the weakest cannon fodder among your peers.
But someone like Thor, who actively compresses his power in pursuit of invincibility among his peers... that's what makes him truly ruthless.
Just as Thor was savoring the new power within him, the suction force in his palm suddenly stopped.
The power within that puppet Hulk... was drained by him.
Not a single drop of OBA's destructive power remained.
Thor raised an eyebrow, somewhat surprised.
"That's it? Looks like OBA isn't stupid after all. He knew this disguise couldn't be kept, so he cut his losses and concentrated all his power on the Hulk in the Prime Universe."
As his power was drained, the puppet Hulk regained Bruce Banner's consciousness. He stared blankly at his hands, then at Thor before him, his eyes filled with confusion and fear.
Thor didn't waste any words with him.
For these pitiful people who have been manipulated by OBA, death may be the best relief.
He simply waved at Dr. Banner.
Dr. Banner's figure vanished silently from the ruins of time, like pencil marks erased by an eraser.
After doing all this, Thor looked at Franklin.
I'll go help Qin.
He paused, then added, "Do you want to come along?"
A sinister smile, identical to Thor's, appeared on Franklin's languid face.
"Of course," he cracked his knuckles, "I'm the kind of person who holds grudges the most."
Mephisto just tricked them; they can't let this go so easily.
Another battlefield.
Golden-red phoenix flames intertwined with pitch-black Hellfire, scorching and distorting the surrounding time ruins.
The battle between Phoenix Jean, the Phoenix, and Mephisto, the Lord of Hell, has reached its climax.
Although the Phoenix Force a natural counter to the Lord of Hell, Mephisto is, after all, a veteran Lord of Hell, incredibly cunning, and has countless ways to save his life, so Jean couldn't do anything about him for the time being.
Just as Mephisto conjured another Hellfire, preparing to engulf Phoenix, his heart skipped a beat.
Two powerful auras, so strong they made his heart tremble, appeared behind him without warning.
He didn't even have time to turn around.
A bolt of lightning energy containing the ultimate Law of Destruction and a force of creation that distorts reality have intertwined, transforming into an attack that cannot be described in words, and slammed solidly into his back!
"Boom--!!!"
Mephisto was blasted away by the force like a cannonball, crashing headfirst into Phoenix's arms.
Qin: "?"
She instinctively used the Phoenix Force to catch the flying "sandbag," and then saw Thor and Franklin's figures emerge from the void.
"You..."
Before she could finish speaking, Thor had already rushed forward and punched Mephisto, who was bound by the Phoenix Force!
Franklin followed closely behind, pointed, and the reality around Mephisto began to repeat the moment of "being hit" over and over again, like a malfunctioning videotape.
What followed was a brutal and inhumane beating.
Thor, Franklin, Phoenix surrounded an Omniverse Level Hell Lord, punching and kicking him, showering him with energy beams as if they were free.
Mephisto was completely overwhelmed and could only rely on his near-immortality to barely hold on.
He tried to run, but the Phoenix Force held him firmly in place. Franklin had altered reality, preventing him from even teleporting.
"Stop! Stop!" Mephisto's voice came from the flames and light, tinged with humiliation and anger. "I give up! I don't want this power of time anymore! Spare me!"
However, his response was an even heavier punch from Thor.
Let him go? Are you kidding me?
The three men completely ignored his pleas for mercy and simply increased the pressure on his hands.
Although they couldn't kill this old fox for the time being, beating him so badly was a way of venting their anger.
Just as Thor's side was gaining a significant advantage, the situation on the other side took a sharp turn for the worse.
Odinson, Doctor Doom Doom, and Scarlet Witch Wanda Earth-616 team up to fight the 616 Hulk, who is completely controlled by the power of OBA.
At first, the three of them were able to barely hold their own against the Hulk.
But as time went on, the pure destructive power emanating from Hulk grew stronger, while the three of them were constantly losing strength and energy.
The gap is widening little by little.
Finally, during a lull in the fighting, Hulk seized his opportunity.
He ignored Doom's magic and Wanda's chaotic energy, withstood the attacks, and grabbed Odinson's battle axe that was swinging down at him.
"Snap!"
That ancient battle axe, capable of shattering Asgard magic, was actually crushed into pieces by Hulk's terrifying brute force!
Odinson was stunned.
The next second, Hulk grabbed his Destroyer metal arm and slammed him to the ground like a sandbag.
"Bang! Bang! Bang!"
After a few moments, Odinson completely lost consciousness and was casually tossed aside by Hulk.
Now, only Doctor Doom and Scarlet Witch remain to face this raging monster.
Without a human shield to hold the line, their situation became extremely precarious.
Hulk didn't give them a chance to cast complex spells; with just a few simple and brutal punches, he shattered their magical shields.
Doctor Doom and Wanda both coughed up blood, their faces turning deathly pale.
At this critical moment, Mister Fantastic Reed Richards, who had been "working hard" on the sidelines, suddenly shouted.
"Found it!"
A complex energy structure diagram was projected onto the strange device in his hand.
"That connection, that Green Door that gives Hulk power... it's strange, like it's inside Bruce Banner, but not in our dimension of reality!"
Upon hearing this, Captain Britain Brian Braddock of England immediately rushed over.
"I'll do it!"
He raised the Sword in the Stone high, its blade radiating a sacred and ancient light.
Following the guidance of Reed's device, he saw a faint green energy line connecting Hulk's body.
"Cut!"
Brian roared, and with the power to sever all cause and effect, the Sword in the Stone in his hand cleaved fiercely at the green energy line!
The sword flashed silently.
But Hulk was beating up Doom and Wanda, suddenly froze.
The overwhelming, almost overflowing, destructive aura emanating from him instantly diminished significantly, like a punctured balloon!
The tide of battle has turned once again!
Without OBA's constant power support, Hulk's power, while still formidable, is no longer invincible.
Doctor Doom and Scarlet Witch seized the opportunity, their emerald magic intertwining with crimson chaos power, instantly suppressing the greatly weakened Hulk.
With the suppression of OBA gone, Hulk and Banner's personalities begin to awaken again.
A sliver of reason and clarity gradually returned to those pure, destructive green eyes.
A moment later, the giant Hulk began to shrink, eventually transforming back into the bespectacled, somewhat thin Bruce. Dr. Banner.
He looked blankly at his hands, then at Odinson lying unconscious to the side, and at Doom and Wanda in front of him with complicated expressions.
"I... I didn't hurt you, did I?" Banner's voice carried a hint of uncertainty and lingering fear.
Wanda wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth and pointed to the motionless figure lying on the ground not far away.
"Well," she said weakly, "You'll have to ask Odinson."