"The nuisances have been dealt with. Now, it's your turn."
Thanos slowly turned his gaze towards Yuki and Galacta.
"You... interest me greatly."
"Across the infinite multiverse, you are the most unique one. If you can tell me about yourself, perhaps I might spare your life."
Thanos offered Yuki a proposition, expressing his profound interest in such a unique existence.
A light of incredulity flickered in Thanos's eyes as he scrutinized Yuki. No matter what method or ability he used, he could never pierce through Yuki's past or future. This person seemed to have neither, as if he existed beyond fate itself.
For someone like this, Thanos's first thought wasn't to eliminate him, but to study this anomalous being. However, perhaps Thanos's gaze was a bit too intense. It gave Yuki goosebumps all over.
Artemis: "Oh no! Yuki-kun is being targeted by a weirdo!"
Saeko: "Uh... Artemis, don't panic. He's just interested in Yuki because he finds him special. It doesn't mean anything else."
Seitenshi: "Exactly! What is this Moon Goddess thinking about all day?! Such nonsense!"
Nishino: "That Thanos guy seems really powerful! Can Mr. Yuki defeat him?"
....
In the Eminence in Shadow World.
Sitting at her desk, Nishino Akane was already deeply shaken by the live stream footage of Thanos effortlessly annihilating everyone.
She was an ordinary girl, yet today had become extraordinarily unordinary. Not only had she learned of the infinite multiverse, but she had also witnessed a battle between its supreme beings.
Now, Akane found herself holding her breath for Yuki in the live stream. She hadn't yet seen Yuki's power, but after witnessing Thanos's overwhelming strength—dispatching so many powerful foes with a single move—she couldn't help but feel worried.
A look of confusion flickered in Akane's eyes as she watched Yuki on the screen. To be honest, Yuki was, without a doubt, the most handsome man she had ever seen. Just looking at him filled her with an inexplicable sense of anticipation and nervousness.
Marika: "Don't worry! No matter how strong the opponent, Mr. Yuki will always be stronger."
Raiden Ai: "Exactly! After all, Yuki-kun has his own trump card!"
Unlike Nishino Akane, the others were full of confidence in Yuki. They all knew about that utterly unreasonable ability of his.
Upon hearing Thanos's suggestion, Yuki couldn't help but let out a light chuckle.
"That's a great suggestion. Don't make it again."
Yuki shook his head, clearly rejecting Thanos's offer. Then, without bothering with Thanos's reaction, he turned to Galacta.
"Galacta, I'm going to send you into my pocket dimension first. Otherwise, it'll be hard for me to look out for you once the fight starts."
Galacta naturally understood. At the level where Yuki and Thanos would clash, simply observing from a distance wouldn't be safe. So she nodded sensibly.
"I understand. Please be careful."
Galacta didn't forget to remind him. Yuki nodded, and with a thought, Galacta disappeared from the spot.
Once inside Yuki's pocket dimension, Galacta quickly opened the chat group and entered the live stream.
Huaizhu: "Miss Galacta has joined the stream too!"
Galacta: "Yes. I'd probably just get in the way out there."
Everyone understood Galacta's meaning. No one thought any less of her for it. Then, all eyes returned to the live stream.
Yuki's action of protecting Galacta didn't prompt any move from Thanos. In Thanos's view, Galacta was insignificant.
"Oh?"
"It seems you've refused me."
"But have you truly considered the consequences of that refusal? With your current strength, you cannot oppose me, stranger."
The eye sockets of Thanos's skeletal skull glowed with an eerie red light, like flames of humiliated anger.
Yuki paid no heed to Thanos's apparent fury. He merely offered a faint smile and began walking calmly towards Thanos, his steps relaxed and unhurried. His steps sometimes trod upon the void, other times upon the very nebular clusters themselves. There was no trace of retreat or timidity, only an air of absolute confidence.
It was nothing like a being of omniversal level challenging one who had transcended it. Seeing this, even Thanos felt a flicker of bewilderment, unsure where Yuki's confidence stemmed from.
"You are the first to dare challenge me alone at my level of power."
"Truly, I cannot tell if you are foolish or supremely confident!"
Brilliant light instantly erupted around Thanos, a power that transcended all laws, the power of the One-Above-All, lending his form a hint of divinity.
"Face this power that surpasses the omniverse, challenger!"
"What you face is the Supreme Sovereign, the One-Above-All, the Unification of All Things!!!"
With Thanos's deafening declaration, the light around him intensified dramatically. Power surpassing the omniverse, transcending all laws and reality itself, surged towards Yuki with the force of a collapsing mountain and the ferocity of a tidal wave.
His divine radiance illuminated the entire starry expanse, annihilating everything in its path. Not a single nebular cluster in that space escaped, all instantly submerged and erased within the light, every trace obliterated.
Yet, just as Thanos believed his power was sufficient to erase Yuki, a mocking voice cut through.
"Challenger?"
"No, no, no! Thanos, you are mistaken!"
"Now... you are the challenger!!!"
"Because... I am stronger than you!!!"
As the light closed in on Yuki, his aura suddenly exploded, instantly overwhelming Thanos's power. That presence, like a flood of savage beasts, swept directly towards Thanos.
"What?!"
Thanos was shocked and hastily raised his defenses. He felt that this aura emanating from Yuki was equal to his own. This opponent wasn't at the omniversal level at all—he, too, had transcended the omniverse!!!
Countless layers of barriers materialized around Thanos. But they were shattered in an instant by Yuki's aura.
Crack—!!!
Boom!!!
"No!!!"
Thanos was instantly sent flying back by Yuki's presence.
He didn't know how much time had passed, but he could feel it was no less than an infinite iteration of infinite. The distance covered was unimaginable. He felt that merely facing Yuki's aura had subjected him to infinite realities and infinite dimensions. It was as if he kept crashing through dimensional barriers like panes of glass, shattering one only to collide with the next.
When Thanos finally regained his bearings, a look of intense fury crossed his face. This was the first time since becoming the Supreme that he had encountered such a situation. He was desperate to reclaim his dignity.
Adjusting his form, Thanos quickly halted his momentum and instantly returned to the previous space.
"Excellent! Stranger!"
"I acknowledge it. Your power is on par with my own!"
"Therefore, you are worthy of my full strength in battle!"
Infinite flames erupted from Thanos, signaling his resolve to fight with everything he had.