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"Will not."

The woman dismissed the concern: "Your worry is completely unfounded. He's much better at this than I am."

She then looked at the old man with disdain: "Far better than you, an old man lost in his own thoughts!"

This mysterious old man is none other than Thor's old acquaintance – the renowned Stan Lee!

Perhaps due to his recent activities as a plumber, he now appeared lively and in good spirits.

At this moment, he seemed to be stung by the woman's mockery. His face turned red with embarrassment, and after a long pause, he said with resignation: "I didn't expect this. If I had known that this purple titan would cause such trouble, I should have dealt with him decisively back then, perhaps even dismantling the Heart of the Universe to teach him a lesson! Unfortunately, now… ahem, I really have no power..."

"Enough of the past. No need to lament when you're in trouble."

The woman replied curtly.

"I just think the gaming experience is abysmal..."

The old man's voice grew increasingly somber as he spoke.

It's not pleasant to fall from the highest point, especially when it's due to your own mistakes...

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"Boom…"

In the distant sky, a blinding white light suddenly illuminated the heavens, resembling the appearance of a massive sun.

A colossal mushroom cloud began to form.

The immense shock wave shattered everything it encountered, reducing the reefs on the ground to rubble. The ancient forests along the ridge were uprooted, and the exposed rocks cracked loudly under the intense heat. The shock wave generated gigantic waves in the sea, while the sky quickly evaporated...

"Success!"

Thor nodded in satisfaction.

This is likely the first skill he developed using the Phoenix Force, correct?

The process was simple. By utilizing the Phoenix Force's ability to alter atomic structures, he used a common stone as the raw material to achieve a nuclear fusion equivalent to 10 million units...

Compared to directly wielding the Phoenix Force to obliterate a target, this method incurs almost no cost.

In other words, Thor can now create as many mushrooms as he wishes...

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"Wow…"

A hexagonal light circle suddenly appeared in the sky, and a spaceship emerged from the wormhole.

"This is the nearest habitable planet – Bohart. Let's land and take a break."

"Well, I heard there are no intelligent beings here, so we won't be disturbed..."

"Wait, what's happening?"

"Alert! Alert! There is a powerful shock wave and nuclear radiation ahead!"

"Alarm! Alarm..."

Before they could react, an overwhelming force lifted the spacecraft, and the high temperature began to melt the entire vessel...

"Oh, damn! What's going on today? I just escaped those golden monsters, and now I'm about to be hit by a nuclear bomb..."

Rocket, reacting swiftly, looked at the red screen with despair. Within moments, the spacecraft's protection system would be completely destroyed, leaving them exposed to the nuclear explosion...

At this instant, their vision blurred, and they noticed a flash of blue light in front of them. Suddenly, the surroundings changed.

A cooling sensation enveloped them, and the burning spacecraft was instantly cooled.

"Huhu… It feels great to survive a disaster!"

Rocket muttered.

"Hahahaha! I'm really lucky today. I just saw Quill's reaction!"

Drax laughed heartily. Having disregarded life and death, his focus was peculiar.

"Shut up, you fool. Spreading rumors is against the law!"

"Then why are you keeping your legs together?"

Star-Lord: "..."

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Thor set down the Casket and removed the top cover of the spacecraft.

"Bang..."

He lifted the top panel and saw the dusty and grimy Guardians of Galaxy, shaking his head at their misfortune.

To avoid significant damage to the planet's surface, he had directed the nuclear explosion into the air, allowing them to land safely...

Star-Lord and the others emerged from the spacecraft in shock: "Huhu... I was on the brink of hell! How could a nuclear explosion occur in such a place?"

Thor shrugged, removed the torn armrest of his chair, infused it with Phoenix Force, and threw it into the air, where it vanished.

A few seconds later...

"Boom..."

A mushroom cloud rose from the sky tens of thousands of meters away.

Star-Lord: "Damn, that's impressive!"

Rocket: "WTF, you're amazing!"

Drax: "Incredible!"

Groot: "I am Groot..."

Gamora murmured, "Is this... controlling nuclear fusion with a wave of the hand? With your current state, what are your chances against Thanos in a fair fight?"

"If Thanos is alone... 100% sure!"

Although less than a year has passed since the battle on Morag, Thor's strength has significantly improved.

He has gone through the missing Dad mode, built the Stormbreaker, developed numerous new uses for the Phoenix Force, and acquired Casket of ancient winters capable of freezing an entire planet...

As for Thanos, after losing one of his arms, even with a mechanical replacement, he would be considerably weaker than before.

Not to mention that he already possesses three Infinity Stones.

However, the immediate concern is not Thanos, but rather Star-Lord's biological father – Ego!

Thor looked up to see a round white object, as like as a egg, descending slowly from the sky.

Two figures were barely visible within the spaceship.

One was a girl with two tentacles, who would become the most popular member of the Guardians of the Galaxy after Groot in the future.

The other was a weathered middle-aged man.

Star-Lord's biological father, the super-being who breeds across the universe, and Thor's current mission target – Ego!

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