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Chapter 218: I Am Destiny

"Crack..."

A crack appeared on the Twilight Sword that had devastated Asgard, quickly spreading across the entire blade.

Surtur remained dazed, oblivious to the thunderbolt descending from the sky.

There was no thunder that shook the world, only a purple light flashing in the sky, resembling ordinary lightning, striking Surtur on the back.

"Ah..."

Surtur let out a cry of pain, more wretched than any before, as the flames at the impact site faltered and failed to reignite.

The so-called infinite recovery ability of the Eternal Flame was relative. When facing a power far beyond its own, its regeneration was suppressed.

Carol murmured, "How does this guy keep cheating? How dare he accuse me of cheating?"

Thor's voice came through, "Leave this to me. You go to Earth; the opponent's attack isn't just aimed at Asgard!"

With that, he charged towards Surtur once more.

This time, Thor intended to completely eliminate the threat.

Seeing Thor wielding Stormbreaker with flames and thunderstorming his attack, Surtur quickly raised one hand to block it...

On Earth, the Hulk had been thoroughly defeated.

"Bang, bang, bang, bang..."

Thanos' martial prowess had turned into slam mastery, pounding Hulk relentlessly...

It must be said that the Hulk was incredibly resilient.

"Boom..."

A thunderous explosion echoed across countless realms and reached Earth. Thanos, deep in thought, looked up.

Hulk was thrown aside, reverted to Bruce Banner, and rescued by the Avengers. Thanos didn't care.

He felt a familiar power. Even in his brutishly conquered universe, the young King of Asgard was one of the most formidable foes he had encountered.

The variables in this world were numerous, and the Avengers were unexpectedly powerful.

Just like the sorcerer who mended water, the witch who defeated the nightmare, and even the Hulk who had been overpowered by Thanos himself, they were all stronger than anticipated.

On the far edge of the battlefield, Captain Marvel and Jane Foster, holding Mjölnir, were advancing. Thanos could immediately discern that these two were stronger than ordinary Avengers.

And the King of Asgard, who had just awakened the power of Odin and another ancient power he had never encountered...

Although it seemed like he was gaining the upper hand, that was only because the opponent's most potent forces were occupied elsewhere.

Once all their forces converged, Thanos would have no chance of victory.

The nightmare was entirely vanquished by Wanda amid screams of resistance. Meanwhile, Thanos sensed it—Dormammu was gone, and Surtur was in jeopardy.

His only chance of winning was to use his final move!

Thanos reached into his armor and pulled out a battered glove with all six slots empty...

Many witnessed this, but they didn't understand what he was planning.

Thanos murmured to himself, "Years ago, I collected all the Infinity Gems."

"However, I found I didn't need their power to destroy the universe—my army was sufficient. So, I used the power of the infinity stone to destroy the infinity stones."

"And now, I find that I finally need to use the power of the Infinity Gems."

These words confused everyone.

You have lost all your gems—what more are you talking about?

However, the next moment, Thanos produced a full emerald gemstone and embedded it into the glove...

The Time Gem of this universe!

"Fortunately, now I have mastered time!"

As the power of time flowed, outlines of gemstones began to appear in the remaining five empty slots.

The Avengers were terrified, rushing towards Thanos desperately, but his legions resisted fiercely.

"The power of a single Time Gem is far from enough to affect five gems of the same level, but I have restored them to the moment they were destroyed. That should be enough for me to use once, and once is sufficient!"

After speaking, the outlines of the five Infinity Gems solidified, then trembled violently, as if they might shatter at any moment...

A red figure fought off the enemies around him and charged forward, intending to seize the gem.

"…"

Thanos kicked him away.

"Mr. Stark, I know you could develop a device to harness the power of the gems, but I won't give you the chance."

With a sneer, Thanos raised his hands high, replicating the iconic scene from the movies.

"I am destiny!"

"Clang!"