Big Bang

"If he can't get through this, he'll be forever lost in despair, unable to pull himself out.

Lorna gazed at the deep frown on Zane's face.

She wanted to smooth it out, but in the end, she could only suppress that desire.

Standing once more in front of Zane, she fixed her gaze on the crowd, who were already showing signs of fatigue.

Deep inside, Lorna felt something indescribable.

This young man of hers, who wasn't much older than she was, had always been like a giant, shielding them from all the open and hidden threats.

Silently bearing all the pressure on their behalf.

This was the first time Zane had been so vulnerable in front of them, and as they saw the occasional flash of pain on his face, everyone who had been guarding him couldn't help but feel a pang of heartache. They wished they could share his burden right now.

They immediately became more alert, scanning the surroundings to fend off any potential threats to Zane.

This time, it was their turn to protect him!

If anyone wanted to touch Zane, they'd have to step over their dead bodies first!

Meanwhile, under Lorna's orders, the Ark, which had already transformed into a mechanical planet, crossed through a portal and hovered above the arena.

Countless cannons extended from the mechanical planet, aimed at every person below.

For beings like Thanos, Satan, and the Ancient One, whose energy levels were enormous, they had specifically set up the star-annihilating cannons, which had been upgraded and refined through countless iterations.

All the cannons were fully charged.

Any slight movement would trigger a barrage of fire simultaneously.

No one dared to move now, sitting obediently in their seats. Aside from a few high-ranking figures who appeared more relaxed, the others didn't even dare to breathe too loudly, fearing that any small action might be seen as an attempt to harm Zane.

Thor, who had almost calmed down by now, discreetly scanned the faces of everyone in the audience.

These people were either rulers of entire universes, leaders of civilizations, or long-standing enemies who had fought Asgard for millennia.

Even ancient beings like the Collector were present.

But now, they all sat like elementary school children, obediently in their seats, not daring to utter a single complaint.

This is the power of strength.

Feeling the growing Thunder God power awakening within him, Thor's eyes flashed briefly.

And as a full day passed, the death energy surging into Zane's divine core hadn't lessened; in fact, it had become even more ferocious.

Zane, as if he had no limits, was desperately extracting every bit of insight from the rules of death.

Not allowing even the tiniest fragment of death's essence that wasn't his to integrate into his divine core.

Unknowingly, the elliptical shape of his divine core had worn down at both ends, becoming more spherical.

But the entire core had begun to tremble slightly.

The death energy stored within was growing visibly by the second.

It had already reached the current limit of its capacity.

If Zane continued, his divine core might shatter at any moment.

The explosion would annihilate Zane's body and soul, and even Lorna and the others, who were guarding him, could be caught in the blast.

Zane's foundation had already reached its peak.

Now, it was time to break through to the next level…"

As soon as Zane's mind moved, the trembling of his divine core immediately stopped.

In the next moment, the rules of death, mixed with the divine power of death within the core, began to spin rhythmically.

In just a few seconds, they condensed into a singularity.

Instantly, the divine core, which had been surrounded by countless grey halos, transformed into a transparent crystal.

The black dot at its center stood out strikingly.

Zane could clearly feel the terrifying power contained within that singularity.

In a flash, a strange thought appeared in Zane's mind.

"Is this... the Big Bang?"

At the moment the singularity, containing all of Zane's power, formed, time stopped.

The external rules that had been bombarding the divine core were instantly frozen within Zane's soul.

Everyone outside appeared like statues, standing motionless in place.

Lorna's billowing battle robe was frozen in place, as was the hellfire rising from Little Bone.

The wind stopped, and even all sounds vanished.

In fact, aside from Zane's consciousness, everyone's thoughts also froze at that very moment.

Once the death rules of Hela and the previous God of Death stopped flowing in, Zane immediately felt the mountainous pressure on his shoulders disappear.

In the next instant, Zane's soul, carrying his now-transparent divine core, followed a mysterious pull and left his body.

Suddenly, everything around him was reflected in Zane's soul.

He could see Lorna and the others standing guard by his side, not leaving him for a moment.

A warm smile appeared on the face of Zane's soul, which had already taken human form.

The next moment, Zane suddenly looked up, and in this frozen space, a large, intricately engraved door had appeared at some unknown time.

Countless lifelike ancient gods were carved into the door.

Although they were merely statues, the aura they emitted changed the very color of the heavens and the earth.

For a brief moment, Zane noticed the surrounding space repeatedly being born and destroyed near the tightly shut door.

Normally, when a piece of space is shattered, it would form a spatial wormhole that devours everything around it.

But this time, nothing happened. Zane's soul didn't sense anything unusual.

It was as if the entire space was being suppressed by this unknown force.

Following the deep call from his heart, Zane took one last look at Lorna and the others, who were still standing on the arena, guarding his body closely.

"Wait for me!" Zane's soul trembled slightly, whispering from deep within.

But in this completely frozen space, Lorna and the others couldn't hear him at all.

With that, Zane, carrying his divine core, slowly floated towards the massive door.

Perhaps sensing Zane's approach, the door suddenly opened with a barely noticeable crack.

Though it was just a thin crack, given the door's enormous size, it was as wide as a regular road.

Before Zane could see what was on the other side of the door, a radiant, multicolored divine light suddenly shot out from the crack.

It shone upon Zane's soul, instantly pulling him into the door.

After Zane's soul had completely passed through the unknown door into another space, the door slowly closed, carrying with it countless fragments of space.

Then, like a bubble, it gradually disappeared from this space, as if it had never existed.

In an instant, the frozen time resumed its flow, and almost no one noticed anything unusual.

Only a few individuals vaguely sensed something was off.

The Collector and his brother, the Grandmaster, both looked at the spot where the door had just appeared, their eyes filled with uncertainty and suspicion.

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