Source Stone, Amulets

Wang Bert said, "The Solar System must be included. If something happens to the Sun, Earth definitely won’t survive."

Death said, "You can carry Earth and run away. What’s your second condition?"

Wang Bert said, "I’ll create a god-level clone below the Ancient God tier. It won’t be subject to the restrictions. Oh, Satan won’t be restricted either. He’s the Hell Lord."

"Your god-level clone and Satan can be exempt from the restrictions, but the Dragon Soul Clone and projections must be restricted. Especially the Dragon Soul Clone—he fights even better than you do."

Death said this. She knew Wang Bert very well. After all, only by knowing yourself and your enemy could you win every battle.

"Fine."

Wang Bert nodded and said, "Those are more or less my only two conditions. Death, are you satisfied now?"

Death put on an innocent expression. "What does this have to do with me? This is the Living Tribunal’s ruling."

"Like hell it has nothing to do with you. The Arthrosians had barely appeared when the Living Tribunal issued its ruling."

Wang Bert snorted and said, "Death, your methods this time are too cruel."

"You can’t blame me. I originally planned to use a merciful method, but you ruined it."

Death said, "Once the Arthrosians have wiped out half of all life, I’ll drive them back into Negative Space. Then the universe will regain its balance."

Wang Bert said, "There are better ways to restore balance to the universe. There’s no need to be this cruel."

Death said, "I need to teach the universe a lesson, a lesson they’ll never forget. Only then can the universe remain balanced forever."

"Sentient life won’t submit to your lesson. They’ll definitely rise up in resistance, and then things will only get more troublesome."

Wang Bert shook his head and said, "The universe itself might even be destroyed. Those scientists can create anything."

"No matter how powerful mortals become, they are still mortals. They can’t overturn the heavens."

Death smiled disdainfully. She had always looked down on mortals from high above. That was also why she had chosen such a cruel way to restore balance.

Wang Bert said nothing more. Death was a god, while he was human. They were destined never to see eye to eye.

In the end, they would still have to fight.

Wang Bert held out his hand to Death. "Enough of that. Where’s my benefit?"

Death feigned ignorance. "What benefit?"

"The benefit of becoming a Creator God. Even if it’s only in name, duties should naturally come with benefits."

Wang Bert said, "Did you embezzle the benefit the Living Tribunal gave me?"

"I merely forgot."

Death took out an ordinary-looking little gray stone from her chest and said, "This is a Source Stone born alongside the universe. It can help you comprehend concepts. Every Creator God has one. You aren’t a true Creator God, so yours is a little smaller."

Wang Bert accepted the little gray stone and asked suspiciously, "You didn’t pick this thing up off the roadside, did you?"

"If you don’t want it, give it to me."

Death said, "This stone counts as the Living Tribunal’s compensation to you, since you aren’t a true Creator God yet."

After saying that, Death stood up and looked down at Wang Bert. "Blood God, you’re destined to lose this time. The universe’s balance will definitely be restored."

"The universe’s balance will naturally be restored, but the one who loses this time will only be you."

Wang Bert said calmly, "No matter how many little tricks you pull, the result won’t change."

"Is that so?"

Death chuckled and vanished. Wang Bert shouted irritably, "Use the door! And you call yourself a goddess? No manners at all."

After confirming that Death had left, Wang Bert poured his mental energy into the Source Stone in his hand. His surroundings suddenly changed, shifting from reality into an interweaving mass of lines—those lines were the lines of laws.

"No wonder it’s called a Source Stone."

Wang Bert suddenly understood. He carefully sensed the concept of time around him. Ten minutes later, his surroundings returned to normal. The Source Stone’s usage time had run out.

He would have to wait another three days before using it again.

"The larger the Source Stone, the longer it can be used."

Wang Bert nodded in satisfaction. The Living Tribunal really was generous to give away such a treasure.

"First, win this round. We can talk about everything else afterward."

Wang Bert shook his head and called Tony and the others, preparing for a meeting.

Most Kree warlords did not believe Skye’s warning. They even suspected that Skye had assassinated their leaders. However, as one planet after another was conquered by the Arthrosian army and turned into dead worlds, the warlords finally realized that everything Skye had said was true. They hurriedly made preparations to fight the Arthrosians.

The problem was that the Arthrosian army was simply too numerous, boundless as far as the eye could see. The warlords, fighting separately, could not withstand them at all and were defeated one after another.

In a short time, countless planets became dead worlds. Huge numbers of Kree fled their homes in spaceships, becoming drifters and refugees.

At that moment, Skye stepped forward and called on the warlords to form an alliance to fight the Arthrosian army together. Naturally, the warlords agreed and gathered in the Inhuman Kingdom for a meeting.

Besides inviting the warlords, Skye also invited the Skrull Empire, the Shi’ar Empire, and several powerful interstellar factions, such as Earth, Asgard, Xandar, Sovereign, and so on.

This was not the business of the Kree Empire alone. It was the business of the Entire Universe.

At S.W.O.R.D., humanity’s top officials stared at the densely packed Arthrosian army on the screen and could not help wiping cold sweat from their brows.

"Blood God, this isn’t a battlefield Earth can get involved in at all."

A national representative could not help saying, "I think Earth shouldn’t participate in this war. Even the Inhuman Kingdom should withdraw, so we don’t lose everything."

"That’s right. We simply can’t afford to take part in this battle."

Quite a few national representatives nodded. Earth had only just entered the interstellar age and had no ability to participate in a war of this scale.

Even excluding their high-end forces, which of those warlords was not stronger than Earth? "Don’t you understand that if the lips are gone, the teeth will be cold? Once the other factions fall, Earth won’t escape disaster either."

Tony retorted. A representative said, "The problem is, what can we actually do? When two dinosaurs fight, does it matter whether an ant joins in? What we should do now is not participate in the battle, but pray that the dinosaur on our side wins."

"Exactly."

Many people nodded in agreement. The strength of the Arthrosian army had frightened them.

Tony was furious and was about to say something when Wang Bert raised his hand and said, "Earth isn’t as weak as you think. Our high-end forces are even stronger than those of the Three Great Empires. We must participate in this universal war.

"On one hand, it can raise Earth’s status. On the other hand, without us, the universal allied forces have an eighty percent chance of losing."

Tony nodded repeatedly and said arrogantly, "That’s right. We’re very important."

The America representative seemed to understand. "Blood God, do you mean that we send our high-end forces and rely on the universal allied forces’ troops to fight the Arthrosians?"

"Exactly. This time, we’ll only send Super Heroes into battle."

Wang Bert nodded. "As for our warships, they’ll all be used to protect the Solar System."

After discussing it for a while, the America representative said, "If only Super Heroes are going into battle, we can accept that. However, we can’t send all of them. Earth might be in danger too."

Steve said, "The insect disaster erupted in the Kree Empire. It shouldn’t reach us anytime soon."

A representative said, "What if there are Arthrosians in the Milky Way Galaxy as well?"

"Don’t worry. I’ll stay on Earth. I won’t leave."

Wang Bert said. The representatives were immediately completely reassured. "With you, Blood God, holding down the fort, there definitely won’t be a problem. We agree to the plan to support the Inhuman Kingdom."

With the overall plan settled, the national representatives left. Only the Super Heroes remained in the meeting room.

"Bert, you aren’t taking action this time?"

As soon as the national representatives left, Tony immediately asked. Though he shouted every day about surpassing Wang Bert, without Wang Bert there, he had no confidence at all.

"It’s not that I don’t want to take action. It’s that I can’t."

Wang Bert sighed. "I leveled up too fast and accidentally became a Creator God. From now on, aside from Earth, I basically can’t act anywhere else."

"You became a Creator God?"

Everyone stared in stunned disbelief. This was far too outrageous. That was a Creator God, one of the highest-level existences in the universe. Even God had to rank beneath one.

Tony asked sourly, "Bert, where did you buy your cheat? You leveled up way too fast."

"It’s an innate cheat. You can’t envy it."

Wang Bert smiled. "Does anyone want to take a picture with a Creator God?"

"Me."

Everyone raised their hands in unison. Steve smiled and said, "We can take pictures after the meeting. Bert, if you can’t take action, who will stop the Arthrosians?"

"You will."

Wang Bert said, "Simply put, Death and I are the players in this war. You and the Arthrosians are the pieces. We’ll provide a certain amount of help, but you have to fight the real battle yourselves."

Tony said unhappily, "That sounds a little harsh. I, Tony Stark, am just a chess piece?"

"It is a little harsh, but it’s the truth."

Wang Bert shrugged and said, "Although I can’t personally take action, I’ve prepared plenty of contingencies for you. We won’t lose this war."

"We can’t lose this war."

Steve said, "Whether for Earth or for the universe, we have to win this war."

"Exactly."

Everyone nodded. Wang Bert smiled and said, "Well said. We can’t lose. Steve, you’ll be the commander for this battle. Lead everyone aboard the Celestial Head to the Inhuman Kingdom. I’ll open a portal for you."

After a pause, Wang Bert added, "This time, every Super Hero who can be deployed will be deployed, including Dr. Strange, Captain Marvel, Doom, and Black Bolt."

"Wow, that’s quite a lineup."

Tony said excitedly, "Hey, before long, we’ll be famous across the universe and worshipped by countless aliens."

Ivan sneered. "Are you sure they won’t be laughing at you? I mean you specifically."

Everyone burst into laughter. Tony snorted. "With Bert sitting this one out, I, Tony Stark, will definitely be the Most Handsome Guy. Just wait and watch my performance."

Steve warned, "Tony, don’t be careless. The Arthrosian army is very strong. This time, we might not come back alive."

Everyone’s expressions grew somewhat heavy. With so many Arthrosians, even they could not say for certain that they would survive.

Only Damon picked his nose, showing no pressure at all. It was hard enough for him to die even if he wanted to.

"You don’t need to worry so much. Take these with you."

Wang Bert smiled and took a pile of wooden amulets from his chest, tossing them onto the table.

Tony picked up an amulet and examined it. With a disgusted expression, he tossed it back onto the table and asked, "What is this? It feels like a con man’s prop, and a really crude one at that."

"These are Soul Amulets I refined. They have a soul formation and a teleportation formation attached. If you die in battle, your souls will be protected by the amulets."

Wang Bert said, "Afterward, the amulets will teleport back to me, and I’ll use cloning technology to revive you. Oh, before you go into battle, remember to leave me a drop of blood for cloning."

"What? Resurrection Amulets?"

Tony’s eyes lit up. He immediately pounced toward the pile of amulets, and everyone else did the same. What a joke—that was an extra life.

Wang Bert smiled. "That’s right, Resurrection Amulets. I originally wanted to make them look like coins, but I was afraid one day you’d use them to buy cola."

Ivan snatched an amulet and asked Wang Bert, "Bert, if I remember correctly, clone resurrection has high requirements for the soul. If the soul isn’t strong enough, resurrection is impossible."

"That was indeed the case before."

Wang Bert nodded. "But things are different now. Lizard Doctor developed a Symbiote clone that can revive even ordinary people by possessing it."

"If that’s the case, doesn’t that mean we can live forever from now on?"

Ivan’s eyes lit up. "When the body is about to die, we just switch to another clone."

"Live forever?"

Everyone’s eyes lit up. Wang Bert shook his head. "Your souls aren’t strong enough. At most, you can switch bodies three times. In other words, you only have four lives.

"Also, the clones may affect your special constitutions."

"Only three body changes?"

Everyone was a little disappointed. Tony smiled and said, "Getting to live three extra times is already a huge profit. Bert, remember to set my clone to look eighteen. Whenever I think of the surging vigor of my youth back then, I want to die once right now."

Ivan grinned. "I can make that happen. Oh, and I’ll tell Pepper that you think she’s gotten old."

Tony cursed, "Get lost. Pepper will always be eighteen in my heart."

Everyone laughed loudly. Holding the amulets in their hands, they felt greatly reassured and prepared to fight the Arthrosians in a grand battle. They could be resurrected anyway, so who were they afraid of?

On the Inhuman Kingdom’s main planet, several enormous portals stood in the square. Large numbers of warships flew out of the portals and, guided by intelligent systems, headed toward the nearby warship docking area.

"Thank you very much for everything Earth Express has done. Without you, we don’t know how long we would have spent traveling."

The Skrull Empire commander thanked Crystal, the president of Earth Express. Crystal smiled and said, "It’s what Earth Express should do. Everyone has a responsibility to fight the Arthrosians."

This time, Earth Express was transporting troops for free.

"Everyone has a responsibility to fight the Arthrosians? I like that slogan."

The commander smiled, bade farewell, and headed for the royal palace to meet Queen Skye and ask about the alliance’s specific situation.

With Earth Express helping, reinforcements arrived extremely quickly. At this moment, the base was filled with densely packed warships everywhere, making everyone feel very secure.

Just then, a group of ramshackle old warships flew out of a portal. Crystal took one look and knew they belonged to the Ravagers Alliance.