Mutant God

After a pause, the Celestial Group continued, "The Lost City’s strength is infinitely close to that of a Creator God. Even you, Space Lord, are no match for it.

"That is why I did not care at all when Original Sin and the others fell. Whether they won or lost, they would help me defeat you and win this wager."

Wade cursed, "Wow, you’re really despicable. You even used your own people."

"They lost because they were incompetent. That is not my fault. My original plan was to use you as sacrifices."

The Celestial Group said flatly, "The survival of the fittest is the most fundamental and eternal truth of this universe. The reason our Celestial Group can be so arrogant is because we are powerful. That is also why we are willing to negotiate with Space Lord.

"If Space Lord were merely an Ancient God, we would not need all this trouble. We would have killed him long ago."

The Celestial Group’s words left everyone speechless. The survival of the fittest was indeed the truth, but was there really a need to say it so bluntly? Clap, clap, clap! Wang Bert applauded and said, "Impressive. You deliberately released the aura in the high-rise building, didn’t you?"

"Yes, I deliberately leaked that trace of aura."

The Celestial Group said, "Also, I know very well that you secretly stole Black King’s and Jason’s Original Mutant Genes, but I did not care because it was useless."

"Looks like I was set up."

Wang Bert did not mind. He asked, "Original Mutant Gene?"

"Yes."

The Celestial Group took out a gray stone and briefly explained the matter of the Original Mutant Gene. Then, it put away the stone and said, "To become the Mutant God, one must possess the Original Mutant Gene.

"Space Lord, no matter how much progress you have made, as long as you do not obtain the Original Mutant Gene in my possession, you can never become the Mutant God."

Wang Bert nodded. "As expected of the Celestial Group. No wonder even Wanda could not defeat you and was forced to restart time."

Wade complained, "Boss, you still have time to praise them? You’re about to lose."

"Space Lord, I truly do not understand your calmness."

The Celestial Group said, "No matter how one looks at it, you are certain to lose."

As the Celestial Group spoke, the Lost City raised a hand and pressed downward. Time and space twisted, and Jean and the others were all forced onto the ground, unable to move.

Jean roared unwillingly as raging flames ignited around her, trying to break free of the Lost City’s suppression. Yet the moment the flames appeared, the Lost City absorbed them. The harder she struggled, the weaker she became.

This was Black King’s energy absorption. The Lost City possessed every ability of the fallen mutants. Yes, every single one, whether Apocalypse’s or Legion’s.

Rather than being alarmed, Wang Bert was delighted. He said, "Truly formidable. It deserves to be called the strongest mutant in history."

"Space Lord, I do not know what game you are playing, but you have already lost. Please admit defeat."

The Celestial Group said, "Our terms are quite lenient. Even if you lose, you will not suffer any major losses. Mutants have nothing to do with you."

"How could they have nothing to do with me? I am the Mutant God."

Wang Bert smiled faintly, his voice piercing through Hell and reaching the ears of every mutant. "Tell me, am I the Mutant God?"

The mutants froze for a moment. Then, the vast majority of them shouted in unison, "Iron Man, you are the Mutant God!"

Before Iron Man appeared, mutants lived no differently than if they were in Hell. After Iron Man appeared, mutants not only escaped their miserable lives of the past, but also became targets that governments around the world sought to court and recruit. On that point alone, Iron Man was the undisputed Mutant God.

Not to mention that Iron Man possessed invincible strength. If he was not the Mutant God, then who was?

With the recognition of the vast majority of mutants, the Mutant Gene Tree in Wang Bert’s heart lit up with dazzling radiance. Then, the Gene Tree appeared in Hell, connecting heaven and earth as it enveloped the entire world.

"Mutant Gene Tree?"

The Celestial Group was stunned. It asked, "Space Lord, what have you done?"

"Nothing much. I merely made the vast majority of mutants acknowledge me."

Wang Bert smiled faintly and said, "Do you know? Genes are alive. The Original Mutant Gene in your hand is the same."

The Celestial Group was thoroughly confused. "So what? Although the Original Mutant Gene is alive, it has no consciousness. It is simply a gene."

"No, it is not so simple. It is the source of all Mutant Genes."

Wang Bert said, "When the vast majority of mutants acknowledge me as the Mutant God, it will acknowledge me as well, resonate with me, and help me fully master the Mutant Source. Can’t you see it? My Mutant Gene Tree is excited."

The Celestial Group and the others all looked toward the Mutant Gene Tree. After sensing it for a moment, they nodded one after another. The Mutant Gene Tree was indeed excited. It could even be said to be jubilant.

"It is excited because it is finally about to be completed. The Mutant God is about to be born."

Wang Bert said, "Celestial Group, I have to thank you for this. If you had not deliberately let me sense the aura of the Original Mutant Gene, it would have been almost impossible for me to trigger this resonance, unless I spent all the money in the world using Money Power."

The Celestial Group was stunned. "In other words, I helped you?"

Wang Bert said flatly, "Yes. You are clever, but you made a huge mistake. You should not have let me come into contact with the Original Mutant Gene."

"That was indeed a major mistake. Fortunately, it can be remedied. Space Lord, you are not yet the Mutant God."

Blue light shone from the Celestial Group’s eyes. Then, two enormous blue energy waves blasted fiercely toward Wang Bert.

At the same time, the Lost City raised both hands and shoved forward. A flood erupted and thundered toward Wang Bert. Everything in its path, whether time or space, shattered and merged into the flood.

This was Original Sin’s World-Destroying Flood, enough to destroy an entire world.

"Sorry, you’re too late."

Wang Bert smiled faintly and used Money Power. "I want to become the Mutant God."

The money in Wang Bert’s accounts, the money in Rebirth Group’s accounts, the money in America’s treasury, the money in England’s treasury… rapidly vanished. Wang Bert’s resonance with the Original Mutant Gene reached its peak. The next moment, the Mutant Gene Tree completely solidified, as if it truly existed.

Then, the Mutant Gene Tree flew back into Wang Bert’s body. Wang Bert raised a hand, and the energy waves and World-Destroying Flood quickly disappeared, as if someone had erased them with chalk. This was a mutant ability: reality alteration.

"In the name of the Mutant God, I forbid you from using mutant abilities and mutant energy."

Wang Bert shouted at the Lost City. The mutant energy within the Lost City suddenly fell silent and could no longer be used.

Without mutant energy, countless cracks immediately appeared in the Lost City’s armor, as if it might collapse at any moment. Seeing this, the Celestial Group hurriedly poured its own energy into the Lost City’s body.

Wang Bert ignored the Celestial Group and asked the people below, who had risen to their feet, "Want to experience what it feels like to be Omega-Level?"

Jean snorted. "I’m already Omega-Level. What is there to try?"

Wang Bert rolled his eyes. "You’re not cute at all like this."

"I want to try."

Wade and the others shouted excitedly. Wang Bert smiled, raised his hand, and beams of seven-colored light fell upon Wade and the others.

Enveloped in seven-colored light, Wade felt as if his entire being had ascended. He shouted and suddenly appeared beside the Lost City. Then, his body rapidly transformed. In the blink of an eye, he became another Lost City.

Omega-Level Wade could become anyone, including the Celestial Group, and possess most of their abilities.

"I feel like I will never die. Even if the universe is destroyed, I won’t die."

Wolverine frowned slightly. Immortality had never been what he sought. He did not want to watch the people around him die one by one.

Yuriko’s devouring ability increased greatly. She could even devour the Lost City’s power from afar.

The Professor became the master of the mind and magnetism, while Psylocke could draw upon the spiritual ocean of all living beings to use her abilities. At full power, she could even destroy the world.

Franklin’s body fully recovered and no longer kept flickering. He let out a sigh of relief. He had finally stabilized.

Everyone else also experienced a massive surge in power, and they were all excited. How should they put it? They felt like gods now.

Wade shouted, "Boss, is this power permanent?"

Wang Bert said, "No, it’s temporary. Though I can help you break through permanently, it’s too tiring. I can’t be bothered to improve you."

"Boss, you’re going to lose me like this."

Wade shouted dramatically as he threw a punch at the Lost City, making the entire world tremble.

The Lost City hurriedly raised a hand to block. With a boom, the surrounding space shattered like glass, and the entire world fell into darkness.

Though Wade was merely a knockoff, the one who lost this time was the genuine article, the Lost City. The Lost City slammed into the ground like a meteor. Then the earth split apart, magma erupted, and it was as if the apocalypse had arrived.

The reason the Lost City lost was simple: Yuriko was draining its power from afar, causing its strength to plummet.

"Don’t have all the fun yourself. We’re here too."

Psylocke slashed down at the earth. The land instantly split in two, revealing the Lost City in the magma. The others saw this and joined the battle one after another, beating the Lost City until it repeatedly exploded.

"This is bad."

The Mutant God’s power far exceeded the Celestial Group’s expectations. It gritted its teeth, traversed space, and suddenly appeared before Wang Bert, throwing a world-shattering punch at him.

In the current situation, the only way to win was to defeat Space Lord as quickly as possible. It had to be quick, or more and more Omegas would appear.

Facing the Celestial Group’s fist, Wang Bert opened his mouth and gently exhaled a breath of cold air. The entire Celestial Group froze. Blue light flared across its body as it tried to break through the ice.

At that moment, Wang Bert flicked a finger at the Celestial Group from afar. The Celestial Group’s consciousness suddenly split apart. It had been one entity, but now it became a hundred.

Each of the hundred had a different temperament. The moment they appeared, they began arguing with one another.

The Celestial Group hurriedly reversed time, returning itself to the moment when it had only one consciousness.

"You think you can outplay me with time?"

Wang Bert reached out and grabbed, pulling out an identical Blue Celestial Group. It was the Celestial Group’s past self. Worth mentioning was that this past self was entirely under Wang Bert’s control.

"Beat it up."

Wang Bert ordered. The past Celestial Group said to the Celestial Group, "I don’t want to beat you up, but I have to."

"I understand."

The Celestial Group used its time ability to free itself from the ice, then began fighting its past self.

The two possessed exactly the same strength, making it impossible to determine a victor. The only result of their battle was turning Hell into complete chaos. Fortunately, there were no other living creatures in Hell. Otherwise, today would have been their apocalypse.

Wang Bert said, "Celestial Group, as the Mutant God, I can use every mutant’s abilities. Admit defeat."

"Mutants are extremely important to our Celestial Group. Unless victory is one hundred percent impossible, I will not give up."

The Celestial Group said, "According to my calculations, I still have a slight chance of winning."

"You want one hundred percent certainty? Then I’ll give you one hundred percent."

Wang Bert shrugged and snapped his fingers. The past Celestial Group vanished. Then, with a thought, he bestowed all mutants’ power upon himself. His strength broke through its limits, and he advanced to become a Creator God.

"A familiar feeling."

Wang Bert looked utterly content. He smiled at the Celestial Group, which suddenly turned into a giant Lego toy.

Then, Wang Bert pointed at the Lost City. The mutant energy inside the Lost City revived and rapidly eroded the Celestial Group’s energy under Wang Bert’s control.

As the Celestial Group’s energy steadily retreated, control of the Lost City gradually shifted toward Wang Bert.

The Celestial Group was stunned at first, then sighed. "Space Lord, you have won. I admit defeat."

The Celestial Group still had a trump card, but no trump card could deal with a Creator God. It had lost.

Wang Bert nodded and removed the Celestial Group’s abnormal state. "Fine. According to the wager, you may no longer make a move against mutants."

"Fine. However, aside from Scarlet Witch, the other Omega-Level Mutants must give us a portion of their power. We cannot return empty-handed."

The Celestial Group nodded. "That is part of the wager."

"No problem. I’ll have them split off a portion of their power for you."

Wang Bert did not refuse. Then, he ordered the Lost City to stop and shouted to Wade and the others, "Stop fighting. The Lost City has become my puppet."

Wade blinked and said, "Boss, let us play a little longer. Omega-Level power doesn’t come around every day."

"With me around, are you afraid you won’t have Omega-Level power?"

Wang Bert said irritably. Wade came to his senses, chuckled, transformed back into his original body, and retreated beside Wang Bert with everyone else.

The Celestial Group was startled and hurriedly said, "Space Lord, the Lost City belongs to our Celestial Group."

Wang Bert sneered. "It belongs to you? Then call it. Will it answer?"

The Celestial Group said, "Space Lord, it contains two portions of the Celestial Group’s power. You cannot have it."

"It is a mutant now, not part of your Celestial Group."

Wang Bert snorted. "Even if it were a Celestial Group member, so what? This is my war trophy. If you don’t like it, come fight me!"

Wade laughed loudly and mocked, "Celestial Group, this is the survival of the fittest you talked about."

The Celestial Group had no response. After thinking for a moment, it chose to give up. "Yes, this is the survival of the fittest. Space Lord, everything ends here."