Chapter 254

That white-clad warrior—was he the same white-clad warrior from his home planet?

The one who could easily wipe out large numbers of lives?

Gamora and the others were in shock.

Also, how exactly does one wipe out a large number of lives?

Like before?

Or could it be that he was still holding back his true strength?

Confused, they also thought of another person Star-Lord had mentioned.

"The Messiah?"

"Destroying an entire city?"

"What kind of outrageous monster is this?!" Rocket quipped. "And that white-clad warrior can even be compared to him?"

So, this was the supposedly weak Terran planet?

At that moment, the Collector, Tivan, seemed to recall something, looking at Star-Lord in surprise.

"Now that you mention it, I remember there was some rumor circulating a while back..."

It was so exaggerated that he had dismissed it as fake news and forgotten all about it. If Star-Lord hadn't brought it up, he wouldn't have remembered.

Meanwhile, Gamora, Rocket, and the others also recalled hearing similar rumors some time ago.

"Why don't we visit your home planet, Earth?" Gamora suggested.

"Maybe it's just a coincidence?"

Rocket and the others agreed.

Indeed, without seeing it for themselves, all of this could just be a coincidence.

After all, the strength of the two individuals in that Terran rumor was ridiculously terrifying.

That white-clad warrior just now didn't seem to match up to that level.

Was it even the same person?

Of course, it was possible that the other had been hiding his strength, or that the rumors had exaggerated his abilities.

Either way, they would need to see this Earth for themselves to know the truth.

Hearing their discussion, Star-Lord seemed intrigued and said, "Alright, let's plan a trip to Earth."

...

Earth.

While Star-Lord and his team were discussing, Syd also returned to Earth.

With a flash of blue light, he appeared in a secluded alley he'd visited before.

After a quick glance around, seeing no one, Syd's gaze shifted to the Power Stone hovering around him.

"This thing in its exposed state is quite dangerous..."

Recalling the immense power he felt earlier, Syd couldn't help but feel a little apprehensive.

It truly lived up to being the Power Stone, one of the Infinity Stones—its energy was overwhelming, and the burden it placed on its user was immense.

Using it lightly, like before, was manageable. The energy drawn was minimal and wouldn't cause any major issues.

But if he were to ramp up its output, enough to destroy a large area, even with his current fourth-level divine body, he could still get hurt.

In such a scenario, relying on his own abilities was preferable—it was safer and carried no risk of injury.

"Perhaps after reaching the fifth level of the divine body, I'll be able to use the Power Stone without any concern?"

Shaking his head, Syd decided not to dwell on it further.

After all, the Power Stone's main value lay in supporting and amplifying the other stones.

But, without the Infinity Gauntlet as a conduit, that wasn't possible right now.

Unless, of course, he was willing to use his body as a conduit.

Obviously, that wasn't going to happen. His current physique wasn't up to that level yet.

If it were so easy to use, Thanos wouldn't have needed to forge the Infinity Gauntlet—he would have just used his own body as a conduit.

With that thought, Syd picked up the Orb's outer casing with his left hand. Under the red glow of Chaos Magic, the Power Stone floated back into the casing.

With a click, the Orb closed.

Since it was just a simple closure, there was no need to worry about it being impossible to reopen.

Syd's mind stirred.

Under his control, the Tesseract and other Infinity Stones flew into his backpack.

With the Power Stone issue resolved, Syd's attention turned to a black stone in his backpack.

"Is this thing really an artifact?"

He could indeed sense divine energy from it, though it was a different type of divine energy.

The black stone, the size of a fist and resembling obsidian, floated to his right hand, enveloped in red light.

Staring at the stone, a look of curiosity flashed in Syd's eyes as he recalled the Collector Tivan's story.

It was said that those who possessed it could see the time of their own death.

"What's my death time, I wonder?"

Syd was both curious and apprehensive.

However, Tivan had mentioned that no one had ever succeeded in seeing this so-called death time—not even he had managed to do so.

"Could it be that it lacks divine energy?"

Hesitant, Syd began channeling his inner light energy—better described as divine power of light.

In the next moment, radiant light erupted from his right hand, with the brilliant energy flowing into the black stone.

Syd's expression shifted slightly.

The black stone felt like a black hole, continuously absorbing his light energy without stopping.

One-tenth…

Three-tenths…

Five-tenths…

It didn't stop, even at five-tenths.

Unable to bear it any longer, Syd forcibly cut off the flow of light energy.

"Why does this thing consume so much?"

"No wonder Tivan couldn't do anything with it..."

Syd felt a bit helpless.

Glancing up at the long-lost sun, Syd stepped into the sunlight.

Slowly, the light energy within him began to recover.

As he basked in the sunlight, he pondered how to deal with the black stone in his hand.

Should he wait for his light energy to recover and continue feeding it?

Or...

Suddenly, Syd thought of the Power Stone.

Perhaps the Power Stone's energy could fuel this object?

"Forget it. I'll stick with light energy. This thing isn't like the other Infinity Stones—it probably can't handle the Power Stone's destructive energy."

Time passed, and his light energy gradually replenished.

One-tenth…

Three-tenths…

He had just funneled in another four-tenths when the black stone suddenly emitted a dense black light, accompanied by a strange ripple.

Syd's vision blurred, and an image appeared before him.

In the pitch-black cosmos, beyond Earth's blue atmosphere, appeared an enormous red giant. Its massive body seemed to rival the size of Earth itself.

The giant's body looked as if it were made of metal or stone, with red light coursing through it.

At this moment, it was gazing down at Earth.

Watching this scene from a third-person perspective, Syd instantly knew the answer.

"A Celestial?"

Syd was a bit hesitant.

(End of Chapter)

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