In the next instant, Karl appeared beside Tony's secluded residence.
He quickly handed Tony a quantum communicator, then vanished again.
Moments later, Karl reunited with Yan, Black Phoenix, Hela, and Ganata.
Together they disappeared from Kamar-Taj.
In the following moment, the group arrived directly at the energy-crystal planet.
From space, they could clearly see the battlefield.
Big Wanda was fighting a colossal being whose body was larger than the planet itself.
Seeing that figure—
Karl immediately confirmed his suspicion.
A Celestial.
BOOM—!
Karl instantly appeared beside the gigantic being and delivered a powerful punch.
The impact sent the enormous entity flying backward through space.
At the same time, Yan, Black Phoenix, Hela, and Ganata arrived beside Big Wanda.
They quickly checked her condition.
Fortunately, her injuries were minor.
She had simply consumed too much energy during the battle.
Karl glanced toward Wanda briefly.
He quickly realized that she was temporarily unable to use Chaos Magic to alter reality.
Karl then turned back toward the Celestial.
"Celestial…"
"What brings you here?"
Karl released pressure at the Single-Universe level while speaking.
He did not want to provoke the Celestials unnecessarily.
After all, they were an ancient cosmic race whose members were all Single-Universe-level entities.
With his companions present, unnecessary conflict was risky.
Furthermore—
Even if Karl killed this Celestial, it would likely provoke retaliation from the entire Celestial Host.
The Celestial spoke slowly, its voice echoing across space.
"Born… as… a god…"
"By… the heavens…"
"Those… who oppose… me…"
"Die."
After speaking, the Celestial's colossal body erupted with terrifying cosmic energy.
Karl's expression turned serious.
Then he glanced toward Red Crystal, who was floating nearby.
For a moment, Karl hesitated.
He was calculating the consequences.
Was Red Crystal worth offending the Celestials?
At that moment—
Red Crystal flew beside him.
She smiled gently.
"Karl… give me to him."
"I can tell he's extremely powerful."
"And the Celestials should be an organization, right?"
Karl felt a sharp pain in his chest.
The girl was far too sensible.
Nearby, Yan, Black Phoenix, Hela, and Big Wanda all looked toward Karl.
None of them wanted to hand Red Crystal over.
But they trusted Karl's judgment.
Karl thought for a moment.
Then he gently patted Red Crystal on the head.
"Go back and stay behind them."
"As long as I'm here…"
"Nothing will happen."
After reaching this decision, Karl stopped worrying about the Celestials.
Eventually, he would have to deal with them anyway.
After all—
A Celestial embryo still slumbered within Earth itself.
Conflict was inevitable sooner or later.
Offending them now made little difference.
BOOM—!
Red Crystal's eyes brightened.
She obediently returned to stand beside Yan and the others.
The moment she moved away—
Karl attacked.
The six Infinity Stones embedded within his Golden Saint Cloth flashed brilliantly.
Karl unleashed a devastating strike toward the Celestial.
Seeing Karl refuse to surrender the newborn god—
The Celestial attacked in fury.
The two attacks collided.
BOOM—!
A terrifying explosion erupted in space.
Nearby asteroids and debris were pulverized instantly.
The battle continued.
Karl soon realized something strange.
Although his opponent possessed Single-Universe-level power, its combat skill was relatively crude.
Its attacks lacked the efficiency expected from a true Celestial warrior.
Karl was gradually pushing it back.
Seizing the opportunity—
Karl summoned the Heaven-Turning Seal.
The artifact attacked the Celestial from behind.
At the same time, Karl channeled the energy of the six Infinity Stones into a devastating frontal strike.
BOOM—!
WHOOSH!
Caught between attacks from both directions, the Celestial was injured despite its desperate defenses.
Even the massive cosmic armor covering its body was damaged.
Suddenly—
A red light flashed across the Celestial's body from head to toe.
The armor repaired itself instantly.
Its aura surged.
Karl's expression grew more serious.
The Celestials were even more troublesome than he expected.
He couldn't determine exactly which Celestial this one was.
Possibilities included:
The JudgeThe SearcherThe EradicatorThe CollectorThe MeasurerThe AnalyzerThe CalculatorThe ExplorerThe ProsecutorThe Tester
But one thing was certain.
It was not the leader of the Celestials.
That being represented the combined power of the entire Celestial race.
If Karl faced that entity—
The battle would end within moments.
Before Karl could think further—
The Celestial attacked again.
Karl vanished instantly.
Using the combined power of the six Infinity Stones and the Self Stone, he reappeared behind the Celestial.
He threw a punch.
The strike contained the power of all seven stones.
The Celestial's enormous body was blasted away.
It crashed into a nearby planet—
Shattering it completely.
But Karl did not stop.
He gathered cosmic energy from the surrounding space.
His body began to swell.
Veins bulged across his arms.
Soon his body doubled in size.
Then Karl activated Kaioken.
A thousand-fold amplification.
The attack he unleashed next was terrifying.
A Single-Universe-level strike amplified a thousand times.
The attack swept across half a galaxy.
Countless planets were destroyed by the shockwave.
The Celestial attempted to defend itself.
But it was too late.
The attack struck directly.
BOOM—!
When the energy finally dissipated—
The Celestial's body had been completely destroyed.
Its head had been obliterated.
Only fragments of its limbs remained floating through space.
Karl's attack had attracted attention from countless powerful beings across the cosmos.
When they turned their gaze toward the battlefield—
They were shocked.
Another Celestial had been killed.
Among those observing were:
The WatchersThe GrandmasterThe CollectorMany other cosmic entities
All of them were astonished.
They knew exactly how powerful the Celestial Host truly was.
No one knew how many Celestials existed.
But one fact was certain—
Every single one of them possessed Single-Universe-level power.
And yet—
Someone had just killed one.
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