Seeing that his newly acknowledged Master had submitted, Sabretooth followed suit, kneeling before Shen Mu.
A person like Sabretooth doesn't have much capacity for independent thought. From the moment he and his brother, Logan, joined the war, he became accustomed to following orders.
Just like his codename, his way of thinking is more akin to a Beast, willing to submit to the strong.
This was similar to his original life trajectory: first following Stryker, then being recruited by Magneto.
However, in this altered timeline, he became Apocalypse's Horseman.
"Rise! Since you have sworn allegiance, I can overlook your previous transgressions."
"However, what I dislike most are deception and betrayal, so from today onwards, you must remember your place."
Shen Mu's words, imbued with divine power, were deeply etched into Apocalypse's mind.
"Yes, My Master!"
With that, Apocalypse voluntarily shed his armor, changing into modern clothing.
His blue skin still looked a bit striking, but Shen Mu didn't care.
"Is there anything, Master, that you need me to accomplish for you?"
Having just pledged allegiance, Apocalypse needed to demonstrate his value to Shen Mu.
"No, not anymore! From now on, you will continue to act as the first Mutant and gather potential Mutants who are willing to follow you!"
Shen Mu did this entirely because of the potential inherent in the Mutant race.
Although nearly ninety percent of Mutants possess weak and pitiful Mutant abilities.
It's not uncommon for them to lose their normal form due to the awakening of the Mutant gene.
However, among them, Omega-level Mutants can be born, whose strength is on a completely different dimension from ordinary Mutants.
Every Omega-level Mutant possesses infinite potential in a certain area. For example, Iceman can create ice infinitely, theoretically capable of freezing the Universe.
With a little training, these individuals are at least Universe-level, and their upper limit can reach Multiverse-level.
If they are lucky enough, some of them can even become beings capable of rivaling the five great God of Creation.
Although this possibility is extremely low, it is not impossible.
This shows how high the potential ceiling of Mutants is.
Speaking of which, the Mutant gene has some connection with the Eternal Titan, Thanos.
In the past, the Celestials conducted genetic experiments on Earth, creating the Eternals and Deviants, who shared the same origin.
However, compared to the Eternals' stable genetic structure, the Deviants' genes were very active, which led to their extreme susceptibility to genetic mutation.
Although genetic mutation made the Deviants very unstable, their large numbers allowed their race to constantly produce powerhouses who broke through their limits.
Thus, the Deviants eventually defeated the Eternals.
Unfortunately, the defeated Eternals called upon the Celestials, who then began to judge life on Earth.
After judgment, the Deviant race was deemed a failed experiment and was exterminated.
The surviving Eternals eventually left Earth and settled on a Planet called Titan, which is why they were also known as Eternal Titan.
However, the genes of the exterminated Deviants were passed down through some primitive humans on Earth at that time, and after evolution, they became Mutants.
Mutants are inherently human, but they are regarded as anomalies.
Therefore, they can be considered very excellent tools!
And powerful Mutants have a chance to produce even more powerful offspring.
Magneto and Professor X are among the outstanding ones.
"Understood, My Master!"
"I will select the strongest Mutants in this World for you, making them the most perfect tools in your hands."
Apocalypse immediately understood Shen Mu's meaning.
Not only did he not feel any unusual emotions, but he actually breathed a sigh of relief inwardly.
Apocalypse had no resistance to his Mutant race becoming a subordinate of a great powerhouse.
Isn't "survival of the fittest" exactly like this?
Apocalypse left, carrying his shattered divine shell and a slave's oath!
When Shen Mu subdued Apocalypse, the treasure chest's charging progress immediately advanced rapidly. And when Apocalypse obeyed Shen Mu's command to recruit potential Mutants, the progress reached one hundred percent.
"This... this event just ended like that!"
Shen Mu looked in the direction where Apocalypse had opened a portal and left.
"Ding! Congratulations, Host. The major event 'Days of Future Past' has ended, and the treasure chest charging is complete. Would you like to claim it immediately?"
"Wait! System, I remember you said that treasure chests from different stages of the same event could be merged, right?"
"Ding! Yes, Host!"
"That's good, help me merge these two treasure chests then!"
"Ding, treasure chest merging is complete. Would you like to open it immediately?"
"Open it!"
Shen Mu, without any hesitation, directly had the System open the treasure chest.
The same scene appeared, and Shen Mu clicked on the virtual treasure chest in front of him.
"Ding! Treasure chest opened. Congratulations, Host, you have obtained the 'Twelve Talismans'!"
When the System's prompt sounded, in a certain Universe, in Section 13, a secret U.S. Agent organization Base, Jackie Chan's niece, Jade, who was about to use the Talismans, stood dumbfounded.
Because at this moment, the Talismans, symbolizing twelve different powers, had vanished without a trace before her eyes.
"Jade, you shouldn't be here. I'll inform Jackie Chan immediately to take you back."
At this moment, a familiar voice came from behind her, it was Chief Black.
"Hmm! Jade, you should hand over the Talismans!"
"They are too dangerous and must remain in Section 13 to be safest."
Suddenly, Chief Black saw that there wasn't even a shadow of a Talisman where they were stored, and immediately assumed that Jade, in front of him, had taken them!
"Listen, Chief Black, this has nothing to do with me."
"I hadn't even had a chance to act, and the Talismans had already disappeared!"
"Look if you don't believe me!"
Jade said, turning out the pockets of her clothes and pants to show that she wasn't lying.
"Jade, this is no time for jokes!"
Chief Black knew how mischievous this little girl was, so he didn't believe her at first.
"Believe me, Chief Black, this time it really has nothing to do with me!"
Jade felt like she truly couldn't explain herself!
After all, who made her a repeat offender!
Although Chief Black was still somewhat skeptical, he didn't overly pressure Jade, but instead went to check the surveillance footage.
Upon checking, he found that Jade was actually telling the truth; the Talismans had indeed mysteriously disappeared on their own.
"Jackie Chan, quickly inform Uncle, the Talismans were taken by an invisible guy!"
When Jackie Chan brought Uncle to the scene, they didn't sense any trace of magic.
Although Uncle created a tracking magic, his pufferfish kept circling in place, unable to find any direction.
Thus, the disappearance of the Talismans became an unsolvable mystery.
At this moment, Shen Mu looked at the twelve solid, octagonal Talismans, each engraved with a different animal pattern, in front of him, and felt an indescribable sensation.