Seeing Galactus and Shin approaching at the same time, the Zerg Emperor of the Annihilation Zerg didn't say a word, controlling the Cosmic Control Rod, intending to teleport away.
However, the Cosmic Control Rod flickered slightly twice and then fell silent. The Zerg Emperor paled in shock and tried to control the energy rod to attack Shin and Galactus. However, although the emitted energy beams were powerful, they no longer possessed that ability to erase everything. The beams were slapped away by Galactus, leaving only a scratch on his hand armor.
The Zerg Emperor was first horrified, then estimated that the energy rod now only had ordinary energy control and enhancement effects. It could still unleash some energy attacks, but its unique law-annihilating effect was completely gone.
This was precisely because Galactus, in his full state, had shielded the various special abilities of the energy rod by controlling cosmic laws. Of course, he could only shield it when it was this close.
In terms of grade, the Cosmic Control Rod was still above the Six Great Gods. It was only because this wasn't its true Negative Zone universe and its authority had dropped too much that it could be shielded by Galactus.
Driven to his wits' end, the Zerg Emperor unhesitatingly controlled the Cosmic Control Rod to strengthen his body, then threw a punch at Galactus. Having held the Cosmic Control Rod for a long time, the Zerg Emperor had a faint connection with this artifact. He could also sense that it was this giant, Galactus, who had shielded the connection between the Cosmic Control Rod and the universe.
The various rule-based abilities of the Cosmic Control Rod couldn't be used, but its most basic enhancement ability still worked. After being strengthened, the Zerg Emperor's speed reached its limit. If they really fought, even a full-state Galactus might not necessarily be his match.
However, before this Annihilation Zerg Emperor could even strike Galactus, another figure, even faster than him, slammed into him from the side. With a loud boom, he was knocked tens of thousands of kilometers away.
Shin sneered and reached out to grab the Zerg Emperor, who was still a bit dizzy from being knocked away. Without a word, he first unleashed a powerful move. Terrifying golden energy erupted from his body; it was the famous Solar Flare attack of Superman.
With a boom, within the terrifying Solar Flare, the Zerg Emperor's body couldn't hold out even after being strengthened. Huge burns appeared all over his body, nearly turning him to ash, only to be regenerated by the Cosmic Control Rod's enhancement ability.
By the time the Solar Flare subsided, the Zerg Emperor's face was blank with shock, having not yet reacted.
After regenerating several times, although the Zerg Emperor's body and energy could still hold out, his brain had become muddled from the intense pain. Then, Shin's eyes emitted intense Heat Vision, sweeping across his fingers.
Crack. The Cosmic Control Rod was released from the guy's hand. Immediately, without the energy enhancement, the Zerg Emperor was instantly knocked back to his original form.
As soon as the Cosmic Control Rod left his hand, the Zerg Emperor shuddered and snapped back to his senses. However, how could Shin give him another chance? He opened his mouth and released a blast of Freeze Breath, freezing the guy into a block of ice. Then, he shattered the ice block with a single punch.
Reaching out, he picked up the Cosmic Control Rod now floating in the void. Shin shook it slightly, a smile appearing on his face.
It seemed his goal of catching all these bugs in one go and dragging them all off to plant trees could finally be carried out.
Galactus also glanced at the Cosmic Control Rod in Shin's hand. After hesitating for a long while, he ultimately said nothing.
The Cosmic Control Rod could be considered truly infinite in power in its original universe. Its authority in this universe was significantly lower than that of the six infinity stones. Someone who obtained the Cosmic Control Rod might be able to dominate the universe, but it was impossible to truly influence the universe's operation on a rule-based level, as it hit the bottom line of the six Rule Gods.
Most importantly, even without the Cosmic Control Rod, Shin's combat power was likely quite a bit higher than Galactus's. He didn't want to go looking for trouble for the sake of such a Cosmic Control Rod.
Moreover... because the entire Negative Zone universe had been ravaged by the Zerg and was nearly completely extinct, the Cosmic Control Rod's originally infinite energy had also decreased proportionally. Furthermore, there was almost no possibility of recovery.
The Zerg Emperor didn't realize that this thing, which was almost like a Heart of the Universe, was closely linked to the universe. At the beginning, he squandered power to develop the Zerg. By the time the Zerg had nearly destroyed the universe, he only then noticed the decline in the Cosmic Control Rod's power. However, he didn't understand what was happening, assuming it was just a lack of energy, when in fact, that was just the external manifestation.
After all, the Cosmic Control Rod wasn't the genuine Heart of the Universe. As the name suggests, its ability is to control the universe. But if the universe itself is damaged, what the hell is left to control?
Therefore, all things considered, this Cosmic Control Rod didn't pose much of a threat to the entire universe. Galactus simply acted as if he hadn't seen it, letting the matter slide without a word.
Fortunately, Shin didn't care much for the thing either. He wasn't truly a person of the Marvel Universe. This Cosmic Control Rod might still exert some power in the Marvel Universe, but in the neighboring DC Universe, it would likely just be considered a massive energy body. In other worlds, it would probably be useless.
Rather than that, it would be better to just completely drain the energy of the Cosmic Control Rod to solve the problems of these Zerg and the Negative Zone!
...With the death of the Zerg Emperor, the Zerg throughout the Negative Zone fell into complete chaos.
Many high-level Zerg immediately started infighting, battling each other in hopes of becoming the new Zerg Emperor. But in reality, their levels of evolution and intelligence were much the same, at least three or four levels below the Zerg Emperor. They had no way to completely control the entire Zerg race.
Consequently, in the end, the Zerg split into many large and small factions, fighting among themselves while also battling the civilizations of this universe. It was truly a chaotic scene.
Shin ignored the current Zerg for the time being. After leaving a message for the Superheroes on Earth, he began to trace the trajectory of the Zerg army back to find the gate through which they had invaded the universe from the Negative Zone.
Having taken his revenge, Galactus felt he had vented his anger and began wandering the universe again, attacking the Zerg while continuing his search for delicious planets.
It just so happened that among the planets currently occupied by the Zerg, many were true life-bearing planets. Rather than letting the bugs turn them into hatching bases, it was better for him to simply devour them.
The space stone had indeed been taken back by Shin. Unfortunately, he wasn't very clear on the coordinates where the Zerg had entered the universe; otherwise, he would have teleported there directly.
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