Sudden Change

Earth, America, New York, Manhattan, Avengers Base.

Tony and the others were anxious over Li Congxin’s sudden disappearance. Every one of them was among the smartest people in the world, so from Li Congxin’s behavior and words before he vanished, it was naturally not difficult to figure out what had happened—and what Li Congxin had gone to do.

Even so, the image that suddenly appeared in their minds still shocked them deeply.

This time, Li Congxin had not only allowed every sentient life-form in the multiverse to watch a free live broadcast; he had also transmitted his understanding of the Transcendent Gods and the threat they posed into the minds of every intelligent life-form.

He had made everyone realize who the enemy was—and just how terrifying that enemy truly was!

When that understanding reached the Avengers, all that remained in their hearts was deep concern.

Thousands upon thousands of enemies filled the sky, every one of them possessing enough power to effortlessly kill the once-arrogant Thanos in an instant. Faced with such an army, could Li Congxin hold them off all by himself?

Although it seemed that Li Congxin could use his music to make the enemies turn on one another, they also knew that the more powerful an ability was, the greater its limitations or consumption would be.

If he could use such an utterly heaven-defying ability without restraint, he would not have been beaten so miserably by Phoenix and Dormammu back then.

"Child, child, why are you so bad…"

As he sang and danced, another Transcendent God became a victim of Li Congxin’s music. In the blink of an eye, it was overwhelmed by attacks from its companions.

This phenomenon also proved from another angle that although the Transcendent Gods’ actions appeared astonishingly unified, they were not puppets controlled by a single central mind. Every one of them possessed independent thoughts and consciousness. They could communicate mind-to-mind while remaining independent individuals.

Another piece of evidence that sufficiently supported this theory was that whenever one of them suffered an accident, Li Congxin would receive a massive influx of Impression Points. The name was always Transcendent Gods, but the figures appeared one after another, clearly showing that they had not all come from the same individual.

Received +999,999 Impression Points from the Transcendent Gods!

Received Impression Points from the Transcendent Gods...

Received...

The orderly contributions of Impression Points were almost pleasing to behold. Judging from the situation, every time Li Congxin killed a Transcendent God, he not only avoided losing Impression Points but actually made a profit.

However, when the number of Transcendent Gods before him continued to dwindle, until only a few hundred or even a few dozen remained, he would start spending more than he earned. How long his Impression Points could last under those circumstances was anyone’s guess.

That was why Li Congxin had transmitted the same image into the minds of every intelligent life-form in the multiverse. Only by doing so could he ensure that every time he killed a Transcendent God, his income would remain greater than his expenditure—until he had reduced these several thousand Transcendent Gods to the final one.

But even then, Li Congxin still did not dare claim that victory was certain.

Because…

Were there really only these few thousand Transcendent Gods before him?

Elsewhere, after witnessing the scene of Li Congxin facing the Transcendent Gods, the superheroes of the Earth-199999 universe did not need to be summoned. One after another, they gathered of their own accord, completing their assembly at Avengers Tower in less than fifteen minutes.

The Avengers, led by Captain America and Tony; the Fantastic Four, led by Mister Fantastic; and the X-Men, led by Professor X, all gathered in one place. Then, under everyone’s expectant gazes, Tony, Mister Fantastic, Beast, and several other top scientists immediately presented their research findings to everyone: space-survival equipment!

It was a special device that allowed humans to survive in cold, oxygenless environments. It was convenient and easy to use, did not conflict with any equipment such as the Iron Man suit, and would not hinder mobility. The oxygen stored in each device was enough to last an ordinary person for a month.

In addition, the equipment came with a special propulsion system. It prevented people from losing control in space while also providing considerable maneuverability.

In other words, simply putting on this device would allow anyone present to display combat power in space no lower than what they possessed on the ground—perhaps even greater!

After distributing the equipment to every superhero, Doctor Strange casually drew an enormous Any Door leading straight to the battlefield. More than a hundred superheroes activated their newly issued devices at once, then surged through the massive portal in one wave and arrived at the sky battlefield.

Li Congxin had been concentrating on contending with the Transcendent Gods’ army when he saw the superheroes suddenly pouring out of the portal. His head immediately began to ache.

For heaven’s sake!

The enemy this time wasn’t Thanos’s Dark Cult!

Every enemy on this battlefield could effortlessly kill all of you!

Did you really have to jump out at this critical moment? Weren’t you just making trouble?

"Go back, all of you!"

With an angry shout, Li Congxin swept out his hand. Surging spatial energy immediately spread across the area, sending the superheroes who had just poured through the Any Door straight back to Earth. At the same time, the Any Door Doctor Strange had created was erased from the void.

His voice rang in the ears of every superhero at the same time. "The enemies this time are beyond anything you can handle. Even the energy shock waves created by their attacks would be enough to blast every one of you into dust!"

"As long as you stay off the battlefield, you’ll be helping me more than anything else!"

Received +99,999 Impression Points from Tony Stark!

Received...

The group of superheroes had only just passed through the Any Door and arrived at the battlefield. Before they could even see what was happening around them, they were sent back to where they had started. Then they heard Li Congxin’s voice, which struck straight at their hearts, making them feel utterly ashamed.

They were all superheroes, but now they did not even have the qualifications to participate in the battle?

Yet although they had crossed from Earth to beyond the galaxy in that brief instant, only to be sent back by Li Congxin, the image he had previously placed in their minds—allowing them to watch a live broadcast of the battlefield—had not stopped.

Just as everyone was feeling frustrated, the live-broadcast-like images revealed a scene that left them utterly horrified.

It turned out that at the very instant the superheroes poured through the portal into the sky battlefield and Li Congxin sent them all back to Earth, a group of Transcendent Gods had just finished picking off the one he had designated to sing "Three Hundred Children’s Songs."

Then, taking advantage of Li Congxin’s distraction and the fact that he had no time to designate the next singer, more than a thousand Transcendent Gods attacked together. Thousands of energy shock waves struck Li Congxin simultaneously!

Three Transcendent Gods could kill the Living Tribunal. Just how terrifying would it be when several thousand Transcendent Gods attacked together?

In an instant, this Universe’s Number One Handsome Man—the last surviving god in the Marvel Multiverse—was blasted into pieces by the Transcendent Gods’ combined attack. His remains instantly dissolved into dust throughout the universe.

He had vanished without a trace!