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Chapter : Killing a God

Star-Lord's punch did not cause any damage.

But it had a serious consequence—Ego woke up.

The overwhelming energy surged once more. Rocket no longer cared about guiding Baby Groot. With Ego now awake, asking Groot to carry the explosives was an act of recklessness.

Thor, who had just arrived, was speechless at the scene. If he weren't familiar with Star-Lord's reckless nature, he might have thought he was dealing with an inexperienced rookie...

Ego's face glowed with divine power again. He laughed maniacally and said, "Quill, you've done well!"

"I know you don't want to be like this, you don't want to be a mortal! Soon, we will be the masters. Stop messing with me!"

The energy tentacles surged forward.

"Crack..." The flash of the axe sliced through the tentacles.

"People of Asgard, don't test my patience! If you leave now, I'll forgive your intrusion!"

Ego's furious voice echoed, and as he spoke, the entire underground space violently shook, resembling an apocalyptic collapse.

"If you die here, even Odin can't save you!"

Thor sneered, "You probably don't realize who's in charge now. You lack the power to kill me, but I can utterly destroy you!"

Thor's mockery only fueled Ego's rage.

If it were Odin suppressing him, he wouldn't be this furious. What infuriated him most was that the person before him, though clearly weaker and restrained by the energy reserve of a planet, was managing to resist him effectively.

"You forced me, ah..."

Ego's roar of agony was followed by a massive eruption of energy. The earth trembled, the oceans boiled, and volcanoes around the planet erupted.

Yondu was the first to suffer, completely immobilized by an energy-encased boulder. As he attempted to activate the invincible arrow, a stone crushed the arrow into pieces.

Gamora, Drax, and others were buried under rubble, unable to move.

Mantis had transformed into her original form, struggling against the energy storm.

Several energy tentacles pierced Star-Lord, draining his divine power. A skeleton emerged slowly, and its flesh and blood gradually reformed into a human shape.

"I said, I don't want to do this alone. You can't ignore the mission the universe has given you!"

"It's not necessary, Quill. Why are you sabotaging our chance? Stop denying your identity. You're unique among billions, trillions, or even countless others! How can life be less significant than mine?"

"Boom..."

Large boulders shattered under Stormbreaker's force, but Ego remained unaffected.

He couldn't harm Thor, but as long as Star-Lord's energy was replenished, he could completely block Thor from destroying his core.

Yondu struggled to speak, "Kid, I didn't control the yaka arrow with my voice, but with my heart!"

Star-Lord closed his eyes in a daze, sensing the divine power within him. He clenched his fists, feeling a terrifying force awakening inside him.

He slowly raised his head, fixed his gaze on Ego, and said, "No matter what, you shouldn't have killed my mother!"

"Bang—" The energy tentacles embedded in his body snapped. Star-Lord shot out like a bullet, grabbing Ego by the neck, and they engaged in a fierce struggle...

"Leave it to me. You all need to get out of here," Thor said, freeing his hands. "This place will be completely destroyed soon!"

Realizing the urgency, everyone rushed to the ground, including Yondu. In the original story, he stayed to save Star-Lord, but with Thor here, he was less concerned.

As everyone evacuated, Thor gripped his battle axe tightly and watched Star-Lord and Ego fighting desperately.

Although Star-Lord was not as strong as Ego, he was a formidable opponent in his own right. The two fought viciously, with their divine powers clashing in a brutal contest.

Seeing Thor out of the corner of his eye, Ego panicked. Having witnessed the power of Stormbreaker, he knew his core wouldn't withstand it, so he struggled desperately.

"No, we must stop him! We can't let him touch my core!" Ego yelled as Star-Lord held him from behind and fell to the ground.

Thor took a deep breath, raised his weapon, and leaped high.

Rocket, Yondu, and the others hurried to the spaceship on the ground. Yondu shouted to the pilot, "Start the spaceship! This place is going to be destroyed soon."

Without further delay, the spacecraft ignited and took off.

In the underground world, Ego desperately pleaded with Star-Lord, "No, stop! Quill, listen to me. You're a god! If you let him kill me, you'll be no different from an ordinary person!"

Star-Lord remained expressionless, murmuring, "What's wrong with that?"

"No!!!"

Stormbreaker struck the core with immense divine power. The protective shell barely held for half a second before it exploded...