"On par? Are you certain about that, Thanos?"
Hearing Thanos's words, Yuki couldn't help but sneer.
Through his "I Am Stronger" ability, his power doubled exponentially with each iteration. No matter how strong Thanos was, Yuki would only ever be stronger.
Even though Yuki's current power level was also at "Transcendent Omniversal," he was already infinitely stronger than Thanos.
As for why he hadn't yet reached the "Transcendent of All" level, Yuki guessed this particular power tier was special. The gap between "Transcendent Omniversal" and "Transcendent of All" was immense. So, after activating "I Am Stronger" once, he hadn't ascended to "Transcendent of All." Instead, within the "Transcendent Omniversal" tier, he simply grew infinitely stronger.
"What do you mean?"
Hearing Yuki's tone, a flicker of suspicion crossed Thanos's face.
Yuki offered no verbal reply. He chose to respond with action.
Boom!!!
Instantly, a radiant, multicolored light erupted from Yuki. A power surpassing the omniverse, transcending all laws, and even greater than Thanos's own, burst forth.
As this power exploded, the entire space trembled violently. Accompanied by a resounding crack, the space instantly shattered into fragments.
All reality, concepts, and laws collapsed at that moment.
With the space's destruction, Yuki and Thanos now found themselves within an endless, formless chaos.
Within this chaos, one could see silvery-white auras scattered about, coiling around what appeared to be mirror-like surfaces. They seemed to protect these fragile "mirrors," yet also to seal them.
Yuki was no stranger to these silvery-white auras. They were the very same mysterious force that had previously prevented him from using his abilities to leave the Date A Live world and travel the multiverse.
The place they now stood was clearly... the Realm of Infinite Worlds!!!
Each of those mirror-like surfaces represented a world within the infinite multiverse.
Here, endless worlds of the multiverse were all entwined by that silvery-white power. It prevented beings whose strength did not transcend the omniversal level from leaving their own worlds, all blocked by that force.
The group members watching the live stream were stunned when they saw this chaotic realm.
Artemis: "What place is this now?"
Athena: "I know not, but this humble one feels it must be a place of great significance."
The women were all filled with intense curiosity and confusion.
"Your power... is actually this formidable?!"
Thanos could no longer hide his shock. He had thought Yuki was his equal. He never imagined the other's strength could surpass his own.
With a single move, Yuki had destroyed the space outside the Marvel universe, bringing them directly into the heart of the infinite multiverse.
"Enough talk, Thanos."
"Would you prefer I forcibly extract Galactus from you, or will you hand him over willingly?"
Yuki rolled his shoulders, clearly ready to take action.
"Impossible!"
Asking Thanos to voluntarily surrender what he had consumed was out of the question. Having struggled to reach this pinnacle, he would never willingly relinquish it.
"A pity. You've made the wrong choice."
"Consider this my warm-up."
Yuki's face showed no disappointment or any particular expression. In his view, Thanos's refusal was inevitable.
Wasting no more words, his body enveloped in power surpassing the omniverse, Yuki appeared instantly before Thanos and threw a decisive punch.
Thanos was already prepared. With a roar, flames erupted across his body.
"RAAAAAH!!!"
With that cry, his power instantly formed a fiery barrier, attempting to block Yuki's transcendent strike.
BOOM!!!
The fist landed, and an explosion like a comet striking the sun erupted, illuminating this part of the chaotic realm. Shockwaves of power radiated outward, pulverizing everything in their path—entire worlds of the infinite multiverse turned to dust.
Mirror-like surfaces representing countless worlds shattered into fragments under the residual force. The shockwaves spread boundlessly, the number of worlds obliterated and erased from existence too vast to count.
Yuki, however, had long prepared. He had shielded the worlds of the chat group members, his own world, and the Date A Live world, protecting them from the destructive aftermath.
"Though you are strong, I am not weak either!"
"I am the Chosen One! To stand above all things, to unify all existence, is my destiny!!!"
Thanos roared, concentrating his power into his fist and smashing it down towards Yuki.
A slight smile touched Yuki's lips. He didn't dodge, allowing Thanos's fist to strike his body while he responded in kind, delivering a punch of his own to Thanos.
There were no techniques, no laws, no conceptual forces—such things were futile before the two of them. It was a contest of pure, raw power.
Fists collided, the void shattered, infinite layers of reality were crushed, and endless concepts were annihilated in the shockwaves.
Everything collapsed. Infinite worlds of the multiverse disintegrated.
Two forces transcending all description continuously pulverized the chaotic realm to an infinite iteration of infinite infinities.
Yuki and Thanos's battle seemed to last an eternity. For the chat group members, their hearts trembled with every collision, shaking alongside the chaotic realm itself.
Thanos grabbed one of the mirror-like world fragments and hurled it at Yuki. As it flew, a crack appeared on its surface, from which a strange, red-furred creature and a small, palm-sized willow tree that had yet to grow fell out.
In that split second, Yuki recognized which world this was.
With one hand, he caught the shattered world fragment. With the other, he gently enveloped the tiny willow tree in a protective cocoon of energy.
Seeing this, Thanos paused, momentarily stunned. Noticing Yuki's protective gesture towards the willow, he found it laughable.
"A life so fragile, so insignificant... is it worth distracting yourself in battle for?!"
Thanos sneered coldly.
Yuki gently enveloped the willow tree with his own energy. The willow seemed to sense his goodwill, its slender branches swaying softly as if expressing joy.
A faint smile touched Yuki's lips as he carefully tucked the willow tree close.
"This... is the difference between you and me, Thanos."
"Your nihilism only leads all things to silence."
Yuki's reply was calm and measured.
Seeing he couldn't provoke Yuki, Thanos flew into a rage. His eyes emitted two beams of laser light, sweeping toward the bewildered red-furred creature on the other side, instantly erasing it from existence.
"I am the Supreme Sovereign! The Lord who Unifies All Things!!!"
Thanos then erupted with an indescribable, overwhelming power once more.
Yet to Yuki, it seemed almost trivial. Yuki simply unleashed his own power to meet Thanos's head-on.
BOOM—!
The two forces collided, their radiant light merging and instantly swallowing both combatants.
Their battle attracted the attention of other powerful beings from across the infinite multiverse. They shielded their own worlds while watching the distant conflict, but none dared approach. The forces at play were too terrifying; getting caught in the crossfire would mean certain destruction, no matter their strength.
Among the distant observers was an elderly figure whose eyes were fixed on the battlefield, an expression of astonishment on its face.
As the blinding light on the battlefield faded, Thanos lay fallen.
Yuki stood beside him.
"Thank you for the warm-up, Thanos."
"It helped me get a feel for my current strength."
Yuki offered a smile as he spoke.
"You... what percentage of your power did you use just now?" Thanos slowly asked.
"Just twenty percent," Yuki stated plainly.
"I told you, I am stronger. That was merely a warm-up."
"But it seems you couldn't even handle my warm-up."
Yuki shrugged slightly.
Hearing this, Thanos finally realized how foolish it had been to think he could fight this being to the death.
"Alright, you've lost. You've seen my power."
"So now... you can die."
With those final words, Yuki reached out, his hand piercing directly into Thanos's body.
With a gentle pull, he extracted a shimmering, crystalline sphere from within.
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