Ultimate Evolution.
Or, as it's called, the "Ultimate Omnitrix." The principle behind it is to place an alien species in the worst possible simulated environment and then let them evolve freely for about a million years, acquiring new DNA from their evolution to transform.
This was a new function added by Albedo after he stole the core of Azmuth's unfinished Little Broken Watch.
When Ben felt the Divine Power that could evolve species, he couldn't help but think of the Ultrmatrix.
Although Azmuth looked down on Ultimate Evolution, it was only because this function broke the natural evolution of life, turning the Little Broken Watch entirely into a weapon for increasing destructive power, which went against his original intention, and it could potentially cause the DNA within the watch to gain self-awareness.
It wasn't because the Ultimate Evolution function was useless.
Ben did intend to add the Ultimate Evolution function to the watch, but at this moment, his grasp on "evolution" was still very weak, and applying it to machines was a difficult task for him.
A moment later, he canceled the transformation and then recorded Loki's genes.
This time, the watch did not split into two different silhouettes.
The Frost Giant's silhouette was also humanoid, but the details still looked different.
Ben did not attempt to transform.
Loki was the weakest among the Frost Giants. Normally, giants were incredibly tall, and transforming rashly would only attract unnecessary attention.
On another note, after obtaining the Cosmigod and Eldergod, Ben no longer thought much of the Frost Giant's genes.
This was evident in how perfunctory he was, not even bothering to come up with a special nickname for the Frost Giant.
After doing all this, Ben also quieted down for a while, preparing to wait for Loki to send out the Destroyer.
However, he didn't get the Destroyer; instead, he received a call from Peter.
"Hey, Benny, how's the trip?"
At this moment, in New York.
Peter held a hot dog and climbed onto a gargoyle of an old-fashioned building, lifting half his mask to call Ben.
He was eating the hot dog while talking, which made his speech a bit slurred.
Fortunately, Ben was already used to his ways and could still discern what he was saying.
"After you left that day, was it you who rescued Councilwoman Andrea's daughter and the other victims?" Peter asked without waiting for Ben's reply.
He only found out about this news that morning when he went to the Daily Bugle.
At that time, Jameson had poked his head and scolded him severely.
He said that Spider-Man had rescued Councilwoman Andrea's daughter, and this news had already spread to other newspapers, yet he, the exclusive photographer for Spider-Man, had no information at all.
Peter was confused until he read the newspaper and realized that after Andrea was rescued, she immediately announced to the media that the person who saved her was Spider-Man, and the culprit of the incident had also been identified.
Peter recognized him as the strange man he and Matt had been tracking that day.
"Spider-Man, killed the culprit?"
Looking at the report, Peter muttered in disbelief.
"That's right!" Jameson took his leather-shoed foot off his desk, pinched a cigar, and with a "I knew it" expression, said, "See, this criminal finally revealed his true colors! Who does he think he is? Disobeying the law! Killing people!"
Robbie, standing nearby, couldn't listen anymore and said with difficulty, "Sir, the person who died was a criminal, and Spider-Man saved nearly a hundred people..."
Peter was stunned, feeling the voices of Robbie and Jameson's argument fading into the distance.
Honestly, he found it hard to imagine Ben killing someone.
This news made him feel a bit lost. After thinking for several hours, he decided to call Ben, which led to the current scene.
"It was me."
Ben had nothing to deny; there was no third Spider-Man in New York at the moment.
But Peter found it hard to accept.
"But... you killed him!"
Hearing this, Ben on the other end of the phone knew what Peter was going to say, but he didn't care.
He switched hands holding the phone, leaned against the wall, and retorted to Peter.
"Is there a problem? You must know how brutal that person was. Just the victims found this time numbered hundreds. Even among those who survived, many had their hands or feet sawed off. Do you think he didn't deserve to die?"
Peter fell silent.
He could actually understand Ben.
He knew that just by looking at the bloody photos and text published in the newspaper, his chest would already burn with anger, making him want to punch Muse to death, let alone Ben, who was at the scene at the time.
But he still felt that Ben's actions were a bit rash.
He believed that no matter what, people should maintain a bottom line. No matter how angry they were, they shouldn't kill, otherwise, they would be no different from criminals.
"But you could have handed him over to the police, let the law..."
"Give me a break," Ben interrupted him.
"That Muse was a lunatic. Who knows if the judges would go easy on him because of his mental issues?"
In reality, this possibility wasn't very high. More likely, people who knew about Muse's special abilities might try to protect him.
Peter seemed to want to say something more, but Ben changed the subject.
"Alright, Peter. How's the school reconstruction coming along?"
"Hmm, it looks like we probably won't be able to open for at least another month," Peter said, his attention successfully diverted.
A month?
Ben thought about it and decided a month should be enough time.
So he said, "Tell Uncle Ben and Aunt May that my trip might be extended."
"But..."
"Peter, I just want to clear my head."
Hearing this, Peter on the other end of the line fell silent.
He thought Ben was going on a trip to relieve his guilt after killing someone.
Killing someone... Little Benny must be feeling terrible, and I'm just blaming him...
Peter thought to himself, full of self-reproach.
"Okay, I'll cover for you," he said, his voice tinged with concern. "Promise me you won't overthink things, okay? Don't get stuck in a rut; it's not your fault."
"What rut? Why would I overthink things?"
After hanging up the phone, Ben wore a look of confusion. It was clear Peter had misunderstood something.
"My foolish cousin, I really am planning to clear my head, it's just that it's a bit far, so far that it's off-world!"
Ben shook his head as he looked towards the horizon, miles away.
There, a massive tornado kicked up dust, connecting the sky and the earth. The sky instantly darkened, and thick clouds descended as if the heavens themselves were collapsing.
The Destroyer has arrived!
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