[Capture Mode activated]
In Ben's sight, the surface of the Little Broken Watch was covered in black, with only a small area in the center turning yellow.
The method for recording genes was simple: just touch the gene to the watch, and it would automatically record.
However, before fully loading the data, the watch would first analyze the gene to determine if it belonged to an intelligent being or if it was from the same species as the watch's wearer. If so, it would automatically delete the gene.
This was why Ben couldn't extract superpowers from the Radioactive Spider and Peter back then.
He first took out Thor's hair.
He had secretly cut it from Thor with his claws when he transformed into Ghostfreak.
After about half a minute, the watch emitted another prompt sound.
[Data uploading... Error, unable to locate Primus, data will be retained on the terminal device]
Hearing this sound, Ben was stunned for a moment, thinking the Little Broken Watch had malfunctioned and couldn't record data. It took him a while to realize that it couldn't connect to the cloud.
The Little Broken Watch now was like a computer disconnected from the internet, unable to save data online, so it could only save it locally.
For Ben, this wasn't a big problem.
As long as Capture Mode still worked.
He thought.
Then, a crisp prompt sound was heard, the watch's color turned green, and as the patterns changed, two black silhouettes appeared.
"Huh, two?"
Ben was stunned again.
He was sure he had only put in Thor's hair, so he was a bit confused that the watch recognized two different genes.
"Could it be that Thor isn't a pure-blooded Asgardian?"
For Ben, who hadn't read many comics, he didn't know that in some interpretations, Thor wasn't actually Goddess Queen Frigga's biological son.
In some origin stories, he was the child of Odin and Gaia, the Earth Mother, but he was raised by Frigga.
The fusion of two different sources of power gave Thor greater potential than other Asgardians.
To the unknowing Ben, he was still wondering if Odin had cheated, or if Frigga had strayed.
If it was the former, then Frigga was quite pitiful. Despite being the Goddess Queen, neither of Asgard's two princes were her bloodline...
But regardless, for Ben, it was indeed an unexpected surprise.
"These two silhouettes look similar, I wonder which one is the Asgardian gene."
He spun the dial, casually picked one, and prepared to transform first.
The Omnitrix could allow the wearer to understand some of the mysteries of the transformed species and their abilities through transformation.
So he didn't need to ponder; he just needed to try.
"Let's start with this one."
After pressing the dial, a green light flashed, and a powerful force erupted from his body.
He clearly felt his body being strengthened. His originally lean and sturdy physique bulged, becoming incredibly strong like Popeye after eating spinach!
At this moment, the muscles on his body were as robust as a work of art meticulously carved by an artist!
Simultaneously, silver armor spread along the muscle lines like fish scales.
The particle energy from the Cosmos was crystal clear in his eyes. Ben felt this Divine Power, took a slight breath, and calmed his mind.
The next moment, the sand beneath his feet scattered as if brushed by a gentle breeze. Then, his feet completely left the ground, and he floated in the air.
He could fly.
Without a doubt, this gene definitely came from an Asgardian.
This also explained why, besides his body becoming stronger and changing clothes, Ben's appearance hadn't changed much.
Because Asgardians were inherently a humanoid race.
Ben took a deep breath, and the world in his eyes had changed.
"This is a Cosmigod!"
Ben looked up, feeling this Divine Power. Nurtured by this power, he felt extraordinarily strong!
Cosmigods possessed the abilities of regular Asgardians, along with the power to fly and control cosmic energy.
The so-called cosmic energy was naturally Divine Power.
"I didn't expect such a powerful force," he said with some surprise.
It wasn't that Ben thought Asgardian genes were subpar, but rather because the strength of an Asgardian's Divine Power was closely related to their age.
Like Thor, he was actually over a thousand years old to possess his current power.
But Ben was only in his teens.
"The age of the alien the Little Broken Watch transforms into should be calculated based on the age ratio of the wearer's species," he thought, offering a reasonable explanation.
In other words, his current appearance would be considered roughly adolescent by the Asgardians, a stage where divine power is rapidly growing.
Considering that the Little Broken Watch optimizes genes to their healthiest state, it was like how Benny's transformation into Four Arms allowed him to defeat Warrior Luma, the strongest female warrior among the Tetramand.
At this moment, Ben's strength likely surpassed most Asgardian warriors, and it wasn't impossible for him to contend with Thor at his peak.
Of course, without the blessing of divine artifacts and divine positions, he might be at a disadvantage.
"Cosmigods are already this strong; I wonder what the other gene will be?"
With that thought, Ben reached out and lightly tapped the Little Broken Watch on his chest, pressing it again.
This time, the armor on his body disappeared, replaced by a white robe in the ancient Greek style.
His appearance also didn't change much, just like with Cosmigod.
Although Ben still didn't know the name of this race, he clearly understood the abilities he now possessed.
He opened his hand, and ancient elemental power flowed through it. The breath he exhaled seemed like the breath of life.
Ben seemed to have a feeling that as long as he remained on this Earth, this power would erupt endlessly!
It was as if Hela could gain a continuous supply of power as long as she was in Asgard.
If the hero he transformed into earlier was Cosmigod, then he could now be called Terragod.
"Terragod... that name isn't as pleasing," Ben shook his head, thinking of another name.
"Let's call it... Eldergod."
At the same time, Ben felt a power beyond his comprehension gestating within him.
It was the might of life evolving over hundreds of millions of years, conquering nature—
Ben called it:
Ultimate Form!
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