Given Apocalypse's physical abilities, apart from Phoenix and Professor X, virtually no other Mutants present was able to react to his attack.
In an instant, he lunged forward and punched Cyclops in the chest.
With just one punch, Cyclops, who was skilled in energy release, was sent flying and crashed to the ground, his life hanging in the balance.
The Beast nearby reacted and pounced with their large, hairy paws outstretched, but Apocalypse nimbly dodged them and then punched them in the stomach.
'vomit!'
The Beast couldn't stop vomiting its own acidic fluid.
Immediately afterwards, a powerful straight punch landed on his head, and the mighty Beast lost consciousness.
Apocalypse waved his hand and threw the Beast away, then used his superpowers to spread a layer of sand and gravel on the ground to trap it.
They easily dealt with the two bodyguards, leaving only Professor X and Phoenix.
While Mutants ' bodies are significantly enhanced after awakening, unless it's a superpower that involves physical mutation, most Mutants ' physical bodies won't surpass those of humans by much.
Apocalypse, however, was different. During his thousands of years of Chiri, he constantly changed his physical body, accumulating too many mutated superpower genes.
His physical strength is far greater than that of most Mutants.
The reason this guy failed in the original storyline was more because he couldn't let go of his ruler mentality and left everything to incompetent subordinates.
Now, with the Apocalypse of the matter and the interference of the Seed of Desire, it would never make such a small mistake, as for the Phoenix Force.
That's something Xu Xiao can handle.
"You're Mutants too! Why did you attack us?" Charles stared at Apocalypse, while a surge of Mind Stone power tried to penetrate his body.
It was obvious that the other party had ill intentions, and Professor X was not simply a master of verbal persuasion.
When the time comes to kill, he will absolutely not hesitate.
Unfortunately, Apocalypse completely ignored his questions, and as for Charles's Mind Stone powers without the brainwave amplification device, he simply disregarded them.
No matter how powerful a force is, it still needs to take into account the power gap between the two sides.
Just like water can extinguish fire, but if the flames are too large, the water will also burn up and even turn into hydrogen gas that supports combustion.
He stepped forward and slapped Charles hard across the face, thus putting the famous Professor X to a state of utter, baby-like sleep.
Then, Apocalypse turned its attention to Jean Grey, who was raising her hands and surging with Mind Stone power, looking wary.
He sensed a destructive power surging within her; clearly, Jean Grey, having suffered a sudden turn of events, was mentally unstable and struggling to suppress the Phoenix Force within her.
"Don't be nervous, I won't do anything to you, relax."
Apocalypse did not press the other party further, but instead grabbed the fallen Professor X and prepared to leave.
"Stop! Where are you taking the professor?!"
Despite her fear, Phoenix stood in front of Apocalypse, while mentally communicating with the Phoenix Force within her.
She knew the destructive power of this force, and that its release would cause terrible consequences, but clearly she couldn't worry about that right now.
"Don't get agitated, ma'am, someone will come to resolve your questions."
After Apocalypse finished speaking, he activated the Liaokong teleportation without hesitation and disappeared instantly.
"What?"
Before Jean Grey could react, a hand was already on her shoulder.
"I think it's better for me to intervene in what happens next."
Xu Xiao's true form appeared behind Jean Grey, and before she could unleash her Phoenix Force, he instantly pulled her into his own divine realm.
Boom boom boom!
Countless thunderclaps and the disappearance of the special female protagonist in the X-Men universe immediately triggered a reaction from the world's World Will.
Unable to detect any information about the outsiders, the World Will could only give up after a brief roar.
According to the established evolutionary process, Apocalypse is currently the main evolutionary point. As long as he is still alive, the World Will will not go completely insane, and naturally, it will not attract the attention of those multiverse-level bigwigs.
However, the Phoenix from other universes sensed something and began to subconsciously notice the changes in this world.
Within the War God Temple's Small Grotto Heaven, or rather, the Divine Kingdom of Desire
What was once a small, secluded world has now transformed into a vast and expansive one.
It is about half the size of the Earth, and is filled with the strong Law of Desire.
Jean Grey suddenly appeared in a strange world, her eyes radiating golden divine light.
Clearly, in this unfamiliar environment, the powerful Phoenix personality has autonomously emerged.
"Oh dear! Don't be impulsive. Are you planning to wreak havoc in my divine kingdom right from the start?"
Xu Xiao then appeared, looking at the Phoenix who exuded a dangerous aura with a mocking expression.
His response was a Mind Stone attack filled with destructive power.
Phoenix's dark personality embodies the mysterious entity known as the Phoenix, the embodiment of primordial life and emotions in the Marvel Universe.
When a human body is imbued with such advanced energy, it is easy for it to be controlled by power, leaving only the instinctive destruction of power.
"Not bad power, far stronger than those so-called God Osiris. As an avatar from the multiverse, its combat strength is already quite impressive."
Despite the attack, Xu Xiao remained calm and even offered his own commentary.
Unfortunately, this force, though seemingly violent, is far from threatening him.
After all, Jean Grey is only one host of the Phoenix Force in the multiverse, not the complete Phoenix Force. At most, she possesses the strength of the 13 Ancient God of the Lord of the Abyss from the previous world.
Giving Him time could indeed lead to the destruction of a world, but for a True God, it is still somewhat powerless.
Especially since this is his divine realm, his home turf, directly cutting off Phoenix's access to the endless stream of emotions and life force from all living beings in the Marvel Universe.
Without any movement, the surging Mind Stone attack dissipated in front of Xu Xiao.
No matter how powerful the Phoenix Force is, it cannot stir up any waves in a divine kingdom filled with the Dao of Desire.
"Ho!!"
Seeing that her attack had missed, Phoenix let out Beast, guttural sound, and her eyes turned into a white that shimmered with golden light.
A raging Mind Stone storm began to sweep across the land centered on her, and the orange-red destructive power mixed within the Mind Stone storm swept through the divine kingdom, determined to destroy everything.
"Hey! Behave yourself! Do you think water without roots can defy my divine kingdom?"
Xu Xiao smiled slightly, and the Dao of Desire materialized, transforming into chains that bound the God.
In an instant, the enraged Phoenix was bound into a rope art pose.
Chains manifested as rules are meant to bind God; using them to deal with a mere Phoenix, a single avatar of a universe, is a waste of their power.