Aftermath and Rewards

"This is the fate you deserve."

Wang Bert coldly watched the Grandmaster and the others being torn apart by countless ghosts, without the slightest hint of pity in his eyes. None of them were human.

Before long, the Elders of the Universe and the Kree Soldiers had all been ripped apart and devoured by the Vengeful Souls. Having avenged their great hatred, the Vengeful Souls all knelt before Wang Bert in gratitude.

Wang Bert said nothing more. He handed the wine cup to Adam and had him help reincarnate the Vengeful Souls as demons.

As for reincarnating them as lifeforms in the Main Universe, it was not that Wang Bert did not want to. He simply did not know how; it was not his field of expertise.

"This battle is more or less over."

Wang Bert let out a breath. At that moment, Lizard Doctor suddenly contacted him and said, "Blood God, this is bad. Eve is gone."

"What?"

Wang Bert flew into a rage and immediately opened a portal back to Sovereign. Then he barked at High Priestess Ayesha, "Do you people of Sovereign want to die?"

Facing the Blood God, whose killing intent soared to the heavens, the ever-proud High Priestess Ayesha could not stop her legs from trembling. Her heart was filled with despair and terror.

Even High Priestess Ayesha was like this, much less everyone else. Only now did they truly understand just how terrifying the Blood God was. Their vaunted genetic technology was nothing before him.

Seeing this, Wang Bert slightly retracted his killing intent. High Priestess Ayesha felt as if a great burden had been lifted and gasped for air.

Then High Priestess Ayesha explained as quickly as possible, "Blood God, this truly has nothing to do with us. You can check the surveillance footage."

Wang Bert turned to Lizard Doctor and asked, "Lizard Doctor, what happened? Didn’t I tell you to keep watch at all times? I even sent a squad of experts to assist you."

"I kept watching, but Eve suddenly vanished in plain sight."

Lizard Doctor said, "If I am not mistaken, a God-Devil Level being must have intervened. Otherwise, it would be impossible for no trace to have been left behind."

"A God-Devil Level being?"

Wang Bert frowned. Which bastard was causing trouble? High Priestess Ayesha said, "Blood God, Eve disappeared just as suddenly last time as well."

"It happened like this last time too?"

Wang Bert was stunned. After thinking for a moment, he contacted Collector Tivan and asked, "Who exactly sold Eve to you?"

"A mysterious mercenary. I investigated his background, but found nothing."

Tivan answered before asking, "Blood God, did you kill the Grandmaster? He was my brother. I could sense him."

Wang Bert asked coldly, "Yes. Is there a problem?"

"No problem, no problem."

Tivan’s heart went cold, and he hurriedly said, "I was not actually that familiar with him. I just wanted to ask whether my punishment remains unchanged?"

Wang Bert said, "It does. And while I’m at it, let me tell you: Astronomer, Runner, and Annihilator are all dead. The others may not be far behind."

"Even Astronomer is dead?"

Tivan was utterly shocked. He gave a bitter smile and said, "I should just obediently go to sleep."

Wang Bert could not be bothered to say more and ended the communication. Looking at where Eve had vanished, he frowned slightly. What exactly did that mysterious person want? Why steal Eve, then sell her to the Collector?

Eve’s value was far beyond what mere cosmic currency could compare to. She was an unparalleled treasure that money could not buy.

And why had he acted again? Besides, if he could steal one, why had he not stolen both back then? That mysterious person had left behind far too many riddles. Wang Bert had wanted to investigate further, but his body was gradually reaching its limit.

Wang Bert let out a breath and said, "We’ll leave it at that for now."

High Priestess Ayesha let out a huge sigh of relief. After hesitating for a moment, she knelt before Wang Bert and said devoutly, "Blood God, the Sovereign are willing to worship you. From this day onward, I shall be your High Priestess."

Sovereign had previously worshipped a golden Celestial, a myth passed down since ancient times with no physical form.

Wang Bert asked coldly, "You want my protection?"

"Yes. The genetic technology of Sovereign’s Artificial God will certainly draw the covetous eyes of other empires. Only you, Blood God, can protect us."

High Priestess Ayesha said respectfully, "I am willing to offer Sovereign’s genetic technology and Quantum Communication technology."

Wang Bert was somewhat surprised. "You’re being awfully generous?"

"Generous my ass. Shuri and I already copied most of their technology. Last week, Shuri even breached their main server and downloaded a huge amount of data."

Lizard Doctor sneered. High Priestess Ayesha glared furiously at him. He had stolen from them and was actually proud of it? "Fine."

Wang Bert flicked out a drop of blood, letting it fall before High Priestess Ayesha. He said, "Fuse with this blood. From now on, I will be the god of your Sovereign."

"Yes, Blood God."

High Priestess Ayesha hesitated briefly before opening her mouth and swallowing Wang Bert’s blood.

Wang Bert said, "Good. My first command: all Sovereign people are to change their skin color to yellow."

"Yes, Blood God."

High Priestess Ayesha did not refuse. Having the same color as their god was not something unacceptable.

"Lizard Doctor, verify the technology together with Shuri."

After giving a few instructions, Wang Bert opened a portal and returned to Ego Planet.

The battle on Ego Planet had essentially ended. The demons had either surrendered or died in battle. It was worth mentioning that all the Angels and Fallen Angels had been brought under Annie’s control. Annie had even ordered people to collect Angel Heart Cores, intending to create an Angel Army for Wang Bert.

The battle in the Mirror Dimension had also been decided. Several Super Heroes held back the Gargoyle Lord while Doom and Ivan joined forces to unleash the Black Hole Cannon, blasting the Gargoyle Lord until only its head remained as it fled.

Although the Gargoyle Lord still had a trump card it had not used, after a brief hesitation, it chose to surrender. Fighting too desperately could easily offend its new boss.

The Gargoyle Lord greatly feared that new boss. That was the Blood God who had defeated the Dragon God, killed Lucifer, and forced back two Ancient Gods! The victorious Super Heroes were overjoyed and cheered loudly. To them, this was a milestone victory.

Wang Bert was quite satisfied. Then he opened a portal and sent the demon lords and the demon army away together. Unless absolutely necessary, demonic power was better kept out of the Main Universe.

"I’ll deal with One-Eyed Hell and Lucifer’s Hell as soon as possible. When the time comes, I’ll send you a squad of top-tier Fallen Angel beauties to serve as maids."

Adam waved, shouldering Lucifer’s Greatsword as he returned to Hell with the four demon lords.

Adam’s journey had officially begun. His road to becoming Satan was destined to be filled with blood and fire.

"At least you’re thoughtful."

Wang Bert smiled and summoned the Gladiator puppet over. Then he retrieved the part of his Soul that was inside Gladiator’s body. For this transformation, his Soul needed to be as complete as possible.

Afterward, Wang Bert sent Gladiator back to the laboratory, then opened a portal and left.

In this earth-shaking battle, Wang Bert’s side had won a crushing victory.

Ego, the Elders of the Universe, the Hell Lords, the Dragon God, and the Ancient Gods had all been defeated.

In the underground space beneath New York’s Blood God Building, which had once belonged to the Dragon God, Wang Bert stepped out of a portal. Looking around, he smiled. "This place is nice. It’s perfect for sleeping. With the projection and Elektra guarding it, safety definitely won’t be a problem."

With that, Wang Bert spread his arms and transformed into a Blood River that flowed through the underground space. Then he began tallying the gains from this battle.

There had been quite a lot of spoils this time. For example, the large number of dragon corpses and Dragon Souls could create quite a few Iron Fists.

In addition, Wang Bert had obtained an enormous number of Angel and demon corpses. They were excellent magical materials and could be used to craft large quantities of Magic Items.

Unfortunately, Lucifer’s corpse had been purified, and his Soul had been taken away by Adam. Otherwise, even divine artifacts could have been made.

Those were merely minor gains. The true gains were subduing the Flame Demon Lord and Gargoyle Lord, devouring the Dragon God, and obtaining God’s Cloak.

The two demon lords had greatly strengthened Adam. He was getting closer and closer to Satan’s throne.

As for the Dragon God, there was even less need to mention it. After devouring it, Wang Bert’s Blood God Power and qi would both reach the divine level. When that happened, his strength would rise dramatically.

In addition, the Dragon God had given Wang Bert a Dragon Tooth. Although he did not yet know its exact purpose, it was probably something good.

If it really represented half the control rights over the Dragon Dimension, then creating Iron Fists would become much easier in the future.

The Dragon God had also left Wang Bert a piece of dragon hide and a large number of dragon scales, which could be used to make plenty of high-level equipment.

Although God’s Cloak overlapped with the Space Stone in function, it was still a supreme treasure. It would certainly be of great use someday.

Besides all that, there was another major gain this time: Ego and Ego Planet. There was no need to say much about Ego. With it, the Celestial Head could be completed, and Wang Bert would then possess a one-of-a-kind super battleship.

As for Ego Planet, it was not an ordinary planet. After being modified, it might even be able to move again. When that happened, it would become Wang Bert’s planetary fortress.

What I’ve gained isn’t just Ego Planet, but also Sovereign and Sakaar.

Wang Bert thought to himself. Sovereign had already declared its submission. Before their strength surpassed his, they would basically never betray him. After all, that group might be arrogant, but they were terrified of death.

Sakaar had been the Grandmaster’s planet, and it contained the largest arena in the Entire Universe. Wang Bert had killed the Grandmaster, so the planet naturally belonged to him.

"I’ll have Ares, Two-Headed Man, Man-Thing, and the others go over there to help manage the arena. It can bring me quite a few powerful experts."

As he thought of this, Wang Bert’s weariness deepened. He shook his head and gradually fell asleep.

On Ego Planet, everyone was celebrating wildly under Star-Lord’s lead. Thor looked at the lively scene and could not help shaking his head. The battle was over. He could no longer run away; he had to return and continue serving as regent.

I really don’t want to handle all that government work, much less invade the Frost Giant Kingdom.

Thor sighed inwardly. Not wanting to go to war with Loki was the main reason he had run away—not just because of Loki, but also because of the Frost Giants. Once war began, many people would die.

Though unwilling, Thor knew he could not keep running away. There was no longer anyone to shield him from the storm or clean up after him.

"Warriors, I look forward to fighting by your sides again."

Thor finished a bottle of fine wine, smashed it hard against the ground, then took out the gem Wang Bert had given him and crushed it. His entire body instantly disappeared.

"What’s wrong with that guy? Why does he always love smashing things?"

Star-Lord cursed as he staggered over to Gamora and said, "Gamora, you promised that after we won, you’d go on a date with me."

Gamora smiled. "Right, and we’ll bring Rocket, Groot, and the others. Uh, Drax is excluded. He said he doesn’t like you."

Star-Lord stared in disbelief. He hurriedly shouted, "You’re joking, right? You have to be joking, right?"

Gamora could not help laughing. She whispered something into Star-Lord’s ear, then turned and left.

Star-Lord grinned foolishly. Just as he was about to follow her, a wine cup smashed viciously into his head. Rocket was drunk.

Not only was Rocket drunk, the pilots who had come to celebrate with them were drunk again as well.

"Rocket, do you think we didn’t die fast enough?"

Looking at the drunken pilots going wild, Star-Lord sighed. He knew it would not be long before fighting broke out here. Wherever Rocket was, there would never be a shortage of battles.

"What’s so great about beating a Demon King by ganging up on him? I’ll make a suit of armor that can fight a Demon King one-on-one someday."

Watching everyone cheering on the screen, Tony, who was on Earth, spoke sourly.

At the same time as his dissatisfaction, Tony felt immense pressure. Not only was that bastard Ivan advancing by leaps and bounds, the other Super Heroes were improving frantically as well.

If this went on, how was Tony supposed to remain the coolest guy on Earth? Just as Tony was about to throw himself into work, Little Pepper suddenly contacted him. After connecting, Pepper shouted in ecstatic excitement, "Tony, I’m pregnant."

"What do you have that you’re so happy about?"

Tony did not understand at first, then asked in astonishment, "Wait, you’re pregnant?"

Pepper nodded repeatedly. "Yes, I’m pregnant."

Tony froze in place. Countless thoughts flashed through his mind in an instant, and every kind of feeling surged in his heart. But soon, all those feelings transformed into excitement and wild joy.

Tony was finally going to be a father.

Seeing Tony remain silent, Pepper’s heart skipped a beat. Could it be that Tony did not want a child? Pepper secretly made up her mind. Even if he doesn’t want it, I’ll give birth to the baby. At worst, I’ll raise her myself.

At that moment, Tony shouted excitedly, "Little Pepper, where are you? I’m coming to find you right now. We need to get a doctor to examine you immediately. Oh, right, I haven’t proposed to you yet. Wait for me. I’ll go buy a diamond mine and personally dig out the best diamond to give you.

"Uh, what do you think we should name our baby? I’m going to teach them how to make armor. I’ll tell them that their father is the most handsome Super Hero in the universe."

Without waiting for Pepper to answer, Tony eagerly put on his armor and flew toward where Pepper was.

Tony’s excitement made Pepper laugh. The huge weight in her heart completely lifted as well. Stroking her completely unchanged belly, she said, "Bert said this child is a girl."

"Bert said so? Hey, wait, why did he know before I did? I’m the child’s father."

Tony froze, then snapped angrily. Pepper burst out laughing and said, "Did you forget Bert’s prophecy? You’d have a daughter who says she loves you a thousand times."

"That prophecy?"

Tony remembered it and frowned slightly. If he remembered correctly, that prophecy had said he would die in battle, and that Pepper would remarry Happy.