If the Infinity Stones' infinite energy were paired with an angel's Skyblade Judgment, the power unleashed would be off the charts—blowing up stars would be child's play.
Left Wing of the Holy Guard: "The strength of a civilization has never been measured by its destructive capability."
Left Wing of the Holy Guard: "Otherwise, the strongest known civilization in the universe ought to be Lieyang, not the angels."
In terms of raw destructive force, no civilization in the known universe can surpass Lieyang. But for angels, killing Rena from several light-years away is easy.
Left Wing of the Holy Guard: "As for the Infinity Stones—how do you know we haven't bought one?"
One hundred million points. Even for the angel civilization, they could only purchase a single stone for now.
It wasn't that they lacked the ability to keep buying; it was that the resources required were too vast for the angels to put forward all at once.
Besides, for angels, a single Infinity Stone is already enough.
Compared to the infinite energy contained within an Infinity Stone, what they value more are the Stone's structure and the knowledge inherent within it.
Whether on the mystic path or the scientific path, when a civilization reaches a certain level, there is a crucible it must pass through:
Study, analyze, and understand the technologies or systems of another civilization.
Convert the other side's knowledge into one's own.
This holds true for both the mystic and scientific sides.
In fact, those on the science side delve even more deeply into such mystic artifacts—Devil Fruits, the God-Tree Fruit, spiritual energy, and the like—seeking to break them down into elements they can comprehend, to deconstruct them into knowledge that science can explain.
Armed with this knowledge, whether it's an Infinity Stone, a God-Tree Fruit, or a Devil Fruit—they can reproduce it.
"Richest Man": "You really bought one? That's a hundred million points!"
"Richest Man": "Guess that's what it means to be the top civilization in the universe, huh?"
A hundred million points is an astronomical sum, but the universe holds resources beyond counting. As the strongest civilization in an alternate-universe cosmos, it's perfectly normal for angels to have a bit more to draw upon.
And come on—even a tiny planet like Earth managed to cough up so many Infinity Stones. So what if the angels are a little loaded?
Anyway, once he got his hands on those few Infinity Stones, he fully intended to sell them off.
Not just to deal with that purple potato-head—he wanted to pilot a reinforced Iron Armor and stomp that purple potato-head into the ground!
Ordinary Group Owner: "Rich lady, food food, hungry hungry."
Ordinary Group Owner: "Ugh—if only I were a guy. Then maybe I could… y'know, hug a wealthy angel's thigh!"
Left Wing of the Holy Guard: "…"
If the group owner were a male god, Queen Keisha might really consult the group owner's data and see whether any angelic warrior's metrics could synchronize with hers.
Speaking of which, ever since Queen Keisha returned from visiting the Tianji King, the way she looked at the group owner had been… off.
Her gaze at Zhixin was the same.
Could it be that Queen Keisha had identified some male deity whose data synchronized with both herself and Zhixin?
That seemed unlikely.
Otherwise, after all these years, there wouldn't have been only a single Power of the Galaxy.
Logging off from the chat group, Brandon White sensed his strength increasing rapidly every moment, and gave a helpless smile.
Ever since the second Aura Tide, his Authority of Nature had undergone a metamorphosis, and the living beings on Earth had grown stronger as well. Unfortunately, his world had no cultivation realms to index such things, so he had no way to gauge his own level.
His power was rising so quickly that he scarcely had time to familiarize himself with it.
Thankfully, after the Authority of Nature evolved, his command over his body had reached an entirely new tier; even without training, he could control his body with flawless precision. Otherwise, this really would have been a problem.
Just as he was thinking this, Brandon suddenly lifted his head and looked off in a particular direction.
He felt a ripple of aura flash by and vanish.
It wasn't the aura belonging to an ability-wielder, but the cold, feral presence of a mutant beast.
Since the second Aura Tide, it had just completed its metamorphosis. Its innate talent was middling, but precisely for that reason, it hadn't died under Firewing's talons.
Boom!
With a sudden disturbance, a gold-and-silver summoning device floated up before Brandon, accompanied by a crystal engraved with the figure of a Snow Mastiff.
The Snow Mastiff Summoner!
"So that's how it is. Looks like I really do need to go."
As the creator of the Snow Mastiff Summoner, Brandon naturally understood what it meant; he just hadn't expected the timing to be this neat.
He picked up the Snow Mastiff Summoner. A streak of black light flashed—and Brandon's figure vanished into the air.
At the same time, in Vantora City's Xizi Lake—
"Hissssssss—"
A vast, elongated shape glided through the depths of the lake. Ice-blue, glacial light flickered along its snow-white scales, and the chill seemed to leach into the entire lake.
And yet, no one noticed.
Xizi Lake used to be one of Vantora City's most famous scenic spots. But with the second Aura Tide, countless people had died to the onslaught of beast tides. Those who survived no longer had the leisure for tourism beyond the demands of work.
So even a place that once teemed with visitors—Xizi Lake—now had very few passersby.
Only the occasional nearby resident would come to clear their head.
At this moment, the aura beneath Xizi Lake roiled and churned. Then, with a thunderous roar, the lake's surface exploded upward. Even people who'd been paying no attention were drawn by the sudden upheaval.
In an instant, a snow-white giant python burst from the water. The deadly chill that radiated from it made the bodies of those nearby tremble.
"Mutant… beast!"
"It's a mutant beast—run!"
No one could later say who reacted first and shouted the warning, but the very next moment, everyone fled in all directions at top speed.
It was fortunate the area wasn't crowded. If it had been packed with people, many would likely have been trampled to death before the mutant python even made a move.
"Hissssssss—"
The white python paid no attention to the random pedestrians. Its icy eyes fixed instead on a couple sprinting along the road; behind them ran two children—a boy and a girl.
As if it had discovered something that drew it, those frigid serpent pupils took on a greedy light, the hunger that came with seeing food.
The mutant beast's appearance sent residents living near Xizi Lake into a panic. Some hid at home and called the Aura Bureau; others bolted out their doors, jumped into cars, and fled for someplace farther away.
Given the offensive power of a mutant beast, what good would hiding at home do anyway?
"Why the hell is there a mutant white python under Xizi Lake—this isn't the Legend of the White Snake!"
"How did no one notice before? I didn't see it during the last beast tide either!"
"If a white python showed up at Xizi Lake, does that mean a Monk Fahai is going to pop out of the pagoda? Where is he?"
"Is this really the time to joke around? Call the Aura Bureau already!!!"
"I called ages ago! And why do you think we're joking? Because my hands won't stop shaking if I don't!"
"…"
(End of chapter)
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