Galactus Is Coming

As one of the five Cosmic Creator Gods of the universe, Galactus was fundamentally different from the other four enduring beings.

His strength fluctuated wildly, and his exact power was determined entirely by how well-fed he was.

Only a full Galactus possessed the invincible power befitting his status. Yet throughout Marvel’s history, this mighty Galactus seemed to have never once eaten his fill. He was perpetually starving and malnourished, so being able to display even one or two tenths of his strength was already quite impressive.

As a result, his wildly unstable power had reduced him to a measuring stick in the Marvel universe.

When he was strong, crushing a squad of Celestials was an everyday affair. When he was weak, practically anyone could come out and bully him.

The Fantastic Four were the ones who bullied him most often.

Yet as one of the five Cosmic Creator Gods of the universe, Galactus possessed not only ultimate power but also an ultimate duty.

His responsibility was to devour planets that had lost their vitality, transform them back into their most fundamental energy, and release it to replenish the universe. He was essentially the universe’s digestive system and held an extremely important position.

Just as a Singular Universe without Death would become a disaster, a universe without Galactus would be no good either.

But what Li Congxin cared more about today was exactly how powerful Big G was right now, and whether he could bully him a little.

If Galactus was weak at the moment, all Li Congxin had to do was beat him up and make him afraid to come eat Earth.

Yes, that was it.

Li Congxin had no idea whether Silver Surfer had seen through his vicious intentions, but upon hearing this, he said nothing. He simply thrust both hands forward, and a powerful energy immediately surged from the silver surfboard beneath his feet into his body before blasting straight toward Li Congxin.

It seemed that although Silver Surfer had lost his memories, sense of good and evil, conscience, moral values, and many other aspects of his humanity after becoming Galactus’s Emissary, he was exceptionally sensitive to malice.

To pose a threat to Li Congxin, Galactus himself might have had a chance, but Silver Surfer was nowhere near qualified. Faced with Silver Surfer’s attack, Li Congxin merely waved his hand. As his tremendous divine power swept out, it directly carried the attack beyond the atmosphere.

At the same time, Mindy was already itching for battle. Seeing their opponent launch an attack without saying a word, she immediately clamped her legs around the Eight-legged Divine Horse’s belly. The horse transformed into a streak of light and charged straight at Silver Surfer, while Gungnir in her hand struck directly toward his chest.

A flash of cold light arrived first, followed by a spear thrusting like a dragon!

Silver Surfer truly lived up to his reputation as a war machine with all emotions sealed away. When Mindy attacked, he showed no surprise or astonishment. He immediately unleashed his own abilities and engaged her in battle.

Silver Surfer’s strength was genuinely formidable. Even with Mindy having inherited the super-powerful martial arts Li Congxin had created, wielding Gungnir and the Eight-legged Divine Horse—two divine artifacts—and combining them with the Iron Man suit and numerous other abilities, she could only barely gain the upper hand against him. Defeating him in a short time was simply impossible.

As the battle continued, the surrounding sea was ravaged more and more severely. Li Congxin had even sensed with his keen perception that countless marine creatures in the ocean depths had already died beneath the collision of the two powerful forces.

If only some marine creatures had died, it would not have been a major issue. The ocean was vast, and regenerating some life would merely take time.

What truly worried Li Congxin was that as the battle continued, the seabed farther below had already suffered slight damage. If he allowed them to decide the victor here, who knew how horribly far this disaster might eventually spread.

In the movies, Earth seemed remarkably durable. No matter what kind of battle took place there, it could return to normal in a short time. But in reality, Li Congxin did not dare gamble on that.

Seeing the battle between Mindy and Silver Surfer grow increasingly fierce, Li Congxin abruptly swung his hand. A powerful spatial energy appeared from his palm and directly carried all three combatants, himself included, beyond the atmosphere.

The sudden change of battlefield caught the two dueling experts completely off guard. The unexpected development made them stop their attacks in unison, and both sets of eyes landed on Li Congxin.

"If you two keep fighting like this, Earth probably won’t be able to take it." Li Congxin shook his head and calmly looked at Silver Surfer.

Under Li Congxin’s calm, emotionless gaze, Silver Surfer suddenly felt his whole body tighten. Li Congxin’s divine power, infused with spatial laws, had directly immobilized him in place, leaving him unable to move.

Silver Surfer tried to draw upon the power within his surfboard to break through the restraints, but his efforts only succeeded halfway.

The divine power Galactus had bestowed upon him was still inside the surfboard, and he could still draw upon it freely. Yet even after mobilizing that divine power, he still could not break through the restraints Li Congxin had casually set up.

After giving his opponent a show of force, Li Congxin finally spoke calmly. "Go back and tell Galactus that Earth is my territory. He can’t eat it."

With that, Li Congxin released the divine power restraining Silver Surfer.

After regaining his freedom, Silver Surfer hesitated for a long while before finally saying, "I will convey your words to Galactus exactly, but I cannot influence his decision."

Li Congxin nodded and said calmly, "Then let him decide for himself. You can go."

Silver Surfer gave Li Congxin and Mindy a deep look, then immediately turned around. He transformed into a streak of silver light and vanished into the horizon in an instant.

Only after watching the other’s back disappear from sight did Mindy ask Li Congxin, "Big Brother Clark, you just let him leave like that? Aren’t you afraid of letting a tiger return to the mountains?"

Li Congxin gently shook his head. "Neither Silver Surfer nor Galactus is a bad person. If possible, I really don’t want to come to blows with them. At the very least, I have no intention of taking their lives."

Upon hearing this, Mindy’s eyes were already sparkling with admiration. "Big Brother Clark, has your strength surpassed that of the five Cosmic Creator Gods? As expected, you’re the strongest."

Li Congxin could only smile helplessly. "My current strength is still far below that of the five Cosmic Creator Gods. It’s just that Galactus is a special case among them. If he’s my opponent, I have confidence that I can fight him, and there’s even a very good chance I can defeat him."

After a brief pause, he added, "But we can’t place all our hopes on the enemy’s attitude. Once we return, immediately gather every available force. Although I don’t want to become enemies with them, we still need to make sufficient preparations for battle."

With that, he used his teleportation ability once more and returned to Avengers Base with Mindy.

Sharpening scissors and chopping knives—the Avengers Assemble!

"Galactus." This was the first time Tony had heard that name from Li Congxin, and he could not help asking with a frown, "Can that guy really devour planets?"

Li Congxin nodded. "That’s just his normal routine. That’s what he does."

Meanwhile, Captain America smiled bitterly and shook his head. "Maybe my imagination isn’t rich enough, but I really can’t imagine what kind of colossal creature would use planets as food."

"It has nothing to do with his size." Li Congxin gently shook his head and patiently explained, "His ability to devour planets is a power on the level of laws. To use an inappropriate analogy, when I first entered the Quantum Realm, a tardigrade would have been enough to eat me. Of course, that’s only an analogy. Galactus’s abilities have absolutely nothing to do with quantum mechanics."

Old Pi then asked the question that everyone present cared about most. "Clark, what do you plan to do about this Galactus you’re talking about?"

"Of course we have to keep him outside Earth." Before Li Congxin could answer, Mindy, who had already learned some of the situation, spoke up. "I already had a brief clash with Galactus’s Emissary, Silver Surfer. Big Brother Clark said that Earth absolutely cannot withstand collisions at this level. To keep Earth from being damaged in the battle, we must place the battlefield in space."

Use space as the battlefield?

Everyone present was utterly shocked. Clearly, although these Earth heroes had participated in a few battles in space as bystanders, they had little confidence in personally fighting there.

Seeing everyone fall into thought, Li Congxin threw out another bombshell. "As far as I know, Galactus has four emissaries. The Silver Surfer who appeared earlier was merely the vanguard among the four. Although he isn’t the weakest, he definitely isn’t the strongest either. And Galactus himself is far above all four of them!"

Hearing this, everyone present could not help drawing in a sharp breath.

In other words, the Avengers would have to face four powerful enemies like Silver Surfer at once!

They never expected that the opponent they had just encountered would be so troublesome!

As for the even stronger Galactus, they were not particularly worried about him. From the implications of Li Congxin’s words, it was not difficult to tell that he intended to personally deal with this greatest threat.

Of course, that depended on negotiations breaking down first.

Still, they shared Li Congxin’s mindset: they absolutely would not base Earth’s safety on someone else’s attitude.

To protect Earth, they had to possess enough strength to make their enemies afraid to tear off the mask so easily!