Gorr, having obtained the Black Death Sword, began his journey of hunting Gods.
Through the Shadow World, Gorr could traverse the Universe at will.
The Black Death Sword in his hand also seemed very sensitive to the aura of Gods, so Gorr's hunt proceeded very smoothly.
With each God he killed, Gorr's power would increase a notch.
The Shadow monsters that could be summoned through the Black Death Sword also became more numerous and stronger.
In just a few short years, Gorr had already slain the native Gods of dozens of Planets.
Although this included many benevolent Gods, under the influence of the Black Death Sword, Gorr had completely become a slave to hatred and slaughter.
The name of Gorr the God Butcher began to spread throughout the Universe.
News of Gorr also reached the Pantheon.
"The Black Death Sword has once again found a new host, and as in the past, he has set his sights on the Gods."
"Zeus, what should we do!"
The Gods in the Pantheon looked towards the somewhat comical Zeus on the high platform.
"Don't worry, as long as you stay in the Pantheon, all threats will cease to exist."
"Once Gorr has killed all those wild Gods who are unwilling to join the Pantheon, and then we kill the so-called God Butcher, you can spread your faith to even further places."
Zeus said indifferently after eating a grape handed to him by a beautiful God attendant.
Upon hearing Zeus's words, some of the weaker native Gods were clearly tempted.
However, another group of benevolent Gods frowned at Zeus's words.
Nevertheless, because Zeus had been in charge of the Pantheon for a long time and had long established his authority there, even if they had objections, they chose not to voice them.
And because of the Pantheon's indulgence, Gorr's path of God-slaying went very smoothly, and his power grew stronger and stronger.
His footsteps had already moved from the edge of the Universe towards its center.
As the Black Death Sword killed more and more Gods, Knull, the God of Symbiotes and creator of the Black Death Sword, also began to gradually awaken from his seal!
Shen Mu's slumber this time, as he had predicted, was not brief; twenty years passed in the blink of an eye.
While Shen Mu was asleep, Earth seemed to have regained its former peace.
No terrifying entity like Mephisto ever visited Earth again.
During this period, the strained relationship between Mutants and humans gradually began to ease under the powerful psychic guidance of Professor X.
Charles had always been unwilling to use his powers to do things against others' will in non-essential situations.
However, after a series of events, his thinking also underwent some changes.
When he discovered that only a portion of the World's population held deep prejudices against Mutants, he no longer restricted himself from using his power.
However, he did not forcefully twist their will, but merely gave them a subtle hint.
So, after Professor's X-Men repeatedly rescued innocent ordinary people from disasters, society's attitude towards Mutants underwent a drastic change.
The public began to accept Mutants and worshiped the members of the X-Men as heroes.
"Charles, did that guy leave Earth?"
Over these twenty years, Magneto successfully transitioned from a complete novice in physics to a physics expert.
The deeper he understood his own power, the more he felt the terror of ignorance.
He once thought he could only control metal, but after Apocalypse's development, he understood that his true ability was to control magnetic fields.
However, at this time, he still did not understand how strong his abilities truly were.
He still remembered what Shen Mu told him, to study physics more.
At first, he indeed found these subjects very headache-inducing.
However, with the help of Professor X, he only realized the wonders of knowledge after truly getting started in physics.
Since he could already control magnetic fields, going back to learn the principles made the difficulty much lower.
So, after further mastering his power, Magneto truly exclaimed, "This is our talent; we Mutants are the darlings of Heaven."
"Controlling magnetic fields, I am the King of this World."
"Electromagnetism, motion, temperature, light and shadow, radiation, wave states—I can control everything, create everything, and destroy everything."
It is no exaggeration to say that the current Magneto already possesses the ability to easily destroy this World.
And after truly possessing such power, Magneto's mindset began to change.
His former extremism had vanished, along with the years that had acted upon him.
Using magnetic force to influence every atom that made up his body was not difficult for the current Magneto.
He had wanted to help his good friend also return to youth, but Charles refused him!
Because Charles believed that one's life must go through every stage, and he faced aging and Death with equanimity.
So, after gaining powerful strength, Magneto wanted to challenge Shen Mu again.
However, after checking the entire Earth's magnetic field, he did not find Shen Mu.
Then, unwilling to give up, he asked Charles to search for Shen Mu, but also found nothing.
So he believed that Shen Mu had left Earth, which made Magneto a bit depressed, like finally scoring a hundred but having no one to show off to.
As a witness to Magneto's growth over these years, Charles was truly nothing but amazed by his old friend.
And twenty years had transformed Jean from a little girl into a mature young woman.
"Where on Earth did Master go!"
"Didn't he say he would only be gone for a short time? Now it's been twenty years and he still hasn't returned; he's such a big liar."
At this moment, in the Elven Kingdom, red-haired Jean was complaining to Sylphania.
"Don't worry, your Master will definitely be fine."
"He is the destined one of this Universe; even a Greater Demons like Mephisto cannot harm him."
Sylphania looked at Jean, whose face showed a hint of worry, and comforted her.
She had never worried about Shen Mu's condition; part of her precognitive abilities made her understand that Shen Mu would become the dragon guiding the Universe's destiny in future crises.
Moreover, for Shen Mu, who had already ascended to a Cosmic God, time had long lost its meaning.
Not to mention a mere twenty years, even two thousand years, or twenty thousand years, are just different numbers!
At this moment, Shen Mu was on the verge of waking up!