Chapter 376: Death and Resurrection of Apocalypse

The cold blade pierced the sky, aiming straight for Apocalypse!

However, Lois, showing off, deliberately slowed down the speed of her flying knife, giving her opponent enough time to react.

Then, Lingdie made her move.

She suddenly stepped forward, and a pink blade of psychic energy appeared in her hand, striking down Lois's flying knife with a single slash.

Facing Lingdie's interference, Lois seemed unconcerned, a confident smile hanging on her lips. With a slight flick of her finger, her flying knife suddenly disappeared right in front of Lingdie, leaving her chopping at air.

Almost at the same moment the knife vanished...

"Thump!"

The crowd immediately turned to look, and to their astonishment, they found that the vanishing knife had already been plunged into Apocalypse's chest, buried to the hilt!

Apocalypse received +999 impression points!

With the knife embedded in him, Apocalypse finally realized that the seemingly ordinary father and daughter duo was not to be trifled with. He tried to use his spatial abilities to retreat and heal, but to his frustration, he discovered that his usually effortless spatial powers were malfunctioning!

Apocalypse received +999 impression points!

Lois, of course, wouldn't tell him that under the spatial force interference of her flying knife, all spatial abilities would be affected. Seeing her strike succeed, she imitated Clark's style and snapped her fingers, mouthing a word, "Boom!"

The crystal blue knife silently exploded, directly blasting Apocalypse's body apart, and then, amidst a twist in the space, it was swept into another unknown dimension.

Apocalypse received +999 impression points!

As Apocalypse disappeared, the scene suddenly turned eerie. Especially the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, led by Magneto, were completely baffled.

Originally, they had been gathered by Apocalypse, planning to cause a major upheaval together. Now, before they could even start, Apocalypse, a powerful mutant, was gone just like that, leaving them in an awkward position.

Continue fighting for Apocalypse?

That would be nonsense!

Just leave? It seemed they had already caused quite a bit of trouble, and leaving now was like waiting to be hunted down by the entire world.

Fortunately, at this moment, Clark suddenly spoke up, breaking the impasse: "Apocalypse isn't dead yet."

As he spoke, he suddenly reached into the void and grabbed, immediately creating a spatial vortex at the location where Apocalypse had just been, pulling the ultimate boss's battered body back from the other dimensions.

Before going to sleep, Apocalypse already possessed a Wolverine-like, absurdly strong recovery ability. After being pulled back by Clark, it only took a few seconds for him to heal completely. Except for his steel armor being severely damaged, there were no signs of the near-fatal injuries he had just suffered.

Realizing that not only had he fully recovered but was also teleported back, Apocalypse immediately rolled his eyes, planning to activate his powers and strike first!

However, as he rolled his eyes, his powers failed to activate, and even his body was completely immobilized by some force, unable to move even a finger.

Pointing at Apocalypse, who still stood there looking like an idiot with his eyes rolled back, Clark patiently explained to his daughter, "Lois, you see, villains like him, if allowed to escape, who knows when they might come back to cause even greater destruction. So, when you act, you must be thorough and not give them any chance to rise from the ashes. Like you just did..."

As he spoke, Clark flipped his wrist, and a crystal blue knife, identical to the one Lois had used earlier, appeared in his palm.

Everyone saw this and thought, you're planning to kill him again, aren't you?

Apocalypse received...

Apocalypse received...

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The Four Horsemen, at this moment, were also incredibly conflicted. Previously, their leader was killed by the opponent, and they hadn't been able to stop it. Now, the opponent wanted to pull him back and kill him again, so should they try to prevent it, just to make a gesture?

But after witnessing the strength of this father and daughter duo, they didn't dare to make any rash moves.

Suddenly, they felt their bodies also being restrained by some force, unable to use their abilities or even move a finger.

Thus, the Four Horsemen collectively breathed a sigh of relief.

Finally, they no longer had to worry about whether to rescue their teammate.

Apocalypse, oh Apocalypse, it's not that we don't want to save you, but really, we just can't!

"You just attacked Apocalypse with such a space knife. Although the power of space is sharp, it's like using a sword to cut through water, not really appropriate. Just like this..." As he spoke, he thoughtfully moved, and the knife stabbed Apocalypse again, silently exploding into a spatial vortex that swallowed Apocalypse whole.

Apocalypse received +999 impression points!

"Did you notice, when

 the space knife exploded, although it caused widespread damage to Apocalypse's body, most of the muscle tissue was intact and sucked into the spatial vortex, flowing into an unknown dimension." As he spoke, Clark's attire immediately changed, appearing in vibranium armor, celestial boots, and the healing hand all at once.

Then, the green Time Stone on his shoulder lit up, and with a casual gesture, the time at Apocalypse's previous location instantly began to rewind, summoning the weather back from the alternate space once again.

Assuming the demeanor of a kind father, Clark patiently said to Lois, "Just now he was sucked into the alternate space so quickly, you might not have seen it clearly. But no worries, now we'll replay it in slow motion..."

Apocalypse received +999 impression points!

Apocalypse received...

Apocalypse received...

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This time, even Professor Charles Xavier began to feel sympathy for Apocalypse's plight.

This guy is just too miserable!

Clark is a man of his word; if he says he'll replay it in slow motion, he'll do it again. Through this replay, Lois finally realized where the problem lay.

Until then, Clark decided to spare the pitiful Apocalypse: "You see, when dealing with an enemy with such strong recovery abilities, you need to completely turn him to ash, giving him no chance to revive. Just like this!"

As he spoke, he punched through the air, using the destructive attributes of the Power Stone inherent in the Avengers' power to directly disintegrate Apocalypse into atomic form, utterly annihilating him.

Apocalypse received +1000 impression points!

Apocalypse, fallen!

Watching Apocalypse being completely obliterated, the X-Men finally breathed a sigh of relief, while the hearts of the Four Horsemen were in their throats.

Now that Apocalypse was gone, would the other side hold them accountable for their past misdeeds?

However...

Under the nervous gaze of everyone, Clark suddenly waved his hand, and the colors of the world abruptly changed, shifting from the vibrant diversity to a realm composed only of red, white, and black hues, like a hellish landscape.

In this suddenly altered world, they found a ghostly figure of Apocalypse appearing where he had vanished, looking bewilderedly at his surroundings.

Lois, seeing this, couldn't help but be surprised and asked, "Dad, isn't Apocalypse dead yet?"

"No, he's already dead," Clark calmly replied. "What you see now is his soul. In the realm of souls, you normally wouldn't be able to see this, but I've specifically changed the surrounding environment so you can perceive his presence. Remember... knowledge is power, and to advance further at your current level, you must understand the many laws of the universe, including the soul."

Saying this, Clark's gaze returned to Apocalypse and he casually spread his hands, uttering one word: "Come."

With Clark's command of "come," the confused Apocalypse suddenly regained clarity, feeling a tremendous suction force emanating from Clark's palm, threatening to swallow him whole.

Apocalypse struggled with all his might but could only barely stabilize his form.

Seeing this, a playful smile curled at the corners of Clark's mouth, not expecting Apocalypse's soul to be far stronger than his body. But considering his abilities, he understood.

His eyes narrowed, and Clark intensified the suction force in his palm: "Come now!"

What Clark now employed was one of the abilities he gained from refining the Soul Stone, enabling him to see and control the souls of the deceased.

Of course, this was just a minor ability among the many powers of the Soul Stone, but at the moment, it was perfectly suited.

Suddenly, the suction force became ten times stronger than before. Apocalypse, already barely resisting, now faced a terrifying tenfold increase in suction force and could no longer hold on, transforming into a marble-sized blue light orb that flew into Clark's hand.

Satisfied, Clark clenched his fist, and the soul orb representing Apocalypse instantly vanished, and the hellish world also returned to its usual brilliance.

"Mr. Clark," Charles finally spoke up, puzzled, as everything settled down. "Just now..."

Shaking his head, Clark nonchalantly replied, "I just thought Apocalypse's abilities were too good to simply let disappear, so I decided to recycle them a bit."

As he spoke, he walked over to Charles, adhering to the universal rule of not touching below the neck, and placed a finger on his forehead.

The X-Men present were immediately alarmed.

"Mr. Clark, what are you doing?"

"Nothing much," Clark casually explained. "Magneto and the professor were originally on the same level as mutants, but after Apocalypse enhanced his abilities, Magneto was clearly stronger than the professor. I thought it would be better to balance them out, and also upgrade the professor a bit. Just bear with it, it'll be over soon…"

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