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Chapter 388: Singularity (1)
Black light permeated the air, erasing the colors of the universe.
Endless stars, shrouded by a terrifying veil of darkness, flickered in and out of sight before finally disappearing completely.
Like a giant curtain appearing out of nowhere, it annihilated all matter within sight. Even the timeline was overwritten. The corrective force from the universe itself, after several struggles, was forced to retreat from this black zone.
The black light covered the darkness, emitting a heart-stopping aura.
"Tony! Once I replace you, I can achieve Ascension to Singularity! I'll completely break away from those cowardly peers and become a truly unique Singularity!"
One's face was fanatical, filled with an indescribable madness and obsession. He raised his right hand as if performing some sacred ritual, bringing everything he had long plotted to a conclusion at this very moment.
It was also the final ascension.
A black figure slammed into him, fanatical eyes gleaming in the darkness. Immense power shattered the glow of the Infinity Stones, pressing against Tony's chest.
Pfft!
He spat out a mouthful—very little blood, mostly fragments of his internal organs.
The blood in Tony's body had long been drained.
Before an enemy wielding the Plot Gem, he seemed incredibly weak.
The two figures, where the black light spread, began to overlap, bit by bit.
At this moment, they surpassed the bounds of what space-time could comprehend. Interference from the Quantum Realm was repelled in one fell swoop. The black light formed a sealed area, beginning to strip away everything within, including the soul, piece by piece.
"So this is your plan? To become a Singularity by replacing me?"
Tony looked down, watching impassively as his body gradually dissolved. His left hand had already turned into countless particles, visibly disappearing bit by bit.
The moment they made contact, Tony understood One's intentions.
Ascension to Singularity is incredibly difficult, not to mention that One himself was just an ordinary human. Even with the Plot Gem, he was still an ordinary human. How could he possibly have the ability to achieve Ascension to Singularity?
Therefore, One's method was to nurture Tony, and then, finally, replace him.
It was like cultivating a beautiful flower—diligently watering it and removing pests every day to make it healthier. All that hard work was for the sole purpose of picking the flower in the end, allowing the cultivator to take its place.
Or rather, a fusion.
"What do you think the Allspark is? On what grounds do you think I arranged for a Singularity-level item for you?" One's expression was utterly fanatical. He let out bursts of suppressed laughter, revealing his ecstasy and the irrepressible excitement in his eyes.
"Using a Singularity-level item to forge a Singularity God!"
"As long as I fuse with you and erase you, what's yours will be mine, and what's mine will still be mine!" One said, his expression twisted.
His arm began to dissipate. A torrent of countless particles drifted into the distance, continuously undergoing fission, shrinking, and repeating the process without limit until it finally vanished.
But behind the scenes, an astonishing transformation was taking place. Forced together by the Plot Gem, One was disappearing, and Tony was disappearing as well. From body to soul, they were both dissolving. Then, at the subatomic particle level, a massive project of re-engineering them, one particle at a time, was underway.
Once all the particles were erased and became the purest form of matter, they would combine, reassembling everything like a videotape playing in reverse.
However, in this process, One's memories and habits would be preserved, while Tony's would be erased.
One's method was to initiate a fusion, thereby possessing Tony's soul and body, while also retaining that bit of his own origin—a new origin, modified by the fusion.
At that point, the original Tony would disappear. Only One would remain—a One who had inherited everything from Tony. The old memories, the self-awareness, the ability to discern, the reality he had witnessed—everything would belong to the One who replaced Tony.
A new body, a new soul, possessing everything the old Tony had, yet belonging entirely to the One who had purged the former Tony.
"I used the Plot Gem to correct all of your doppelgangers, causing the few of you who survived by accident to die in various incidents! I've done so much for you, saved you so many times, and now it's time for you to repay me!"
"You, with the Allspark suppressing this universe, can't be erased by any accidental changes. This was the precious opportunity I prepared for you—no, for myself!"
"Using the unique properties of the Allspark to construct a brand new you!"
"And then, I will become you! And the original me will disappear!!"
"A life born from a Singularity-level item... So what if it comes with a lot of irrelevant memories? Any Singularity-level being can easily acquire the memories of countless mortals! It's completely insignificant!"
Beneath the veil of darkness, One's voice changed in pitch as he shrieked hysterically, growing more and more insane with every word.
Success was so close, a new life forcibly born under the power of the Plot Gem!
The Singularity born from a Singularity, everything was prepared for him!
He had plotted for so long, coming close to death several times, to finally reach this step!
Although... it was a bit early. Tony had drawn him out ahead of schedule. But that didn't matter. At worst, he would just act sooner. Besides, he had the Plot Gem!
The ninth and most bizarre, most mysterious Infinity Stone!
"To be honest, I was really worried you'd get yourself killed halfway through. Otherwise, I wouldn't have rushed back from Hell after sensing the aura of a teleportation array."
One's entire face dissolved into a blurry particle flow. In the microscopic world, they collided with each other. Before long, his face would transform into a mass of fine particles, melting into new ones.
Tony's entire body also began to show signs of disintegrating. He silently experienced this strange transformation, his deep gaze betraying not a hint of anxiety.
"You remember, don't you? I've always liked to keep a few cards up my sleeve..."
Tony suddenly spoke, a strange smile appearing on his face as an inexplicable emotion began to build.
One was slightly stunned, a sense of unease rising in his heart, but the black Plot Gem gave him confidence. He sneered, "Then show them to me! Let's see what cards you have left to play!"
Ridiculous. The very traces of their existence were being erased and rewritten. What cards could he possibly play at a time like this?
A royal flush?
What a joke!
Tony used the last of his strength to raise his right hand. On the Infinity Gauntlet, the red gem began to glow with an eerie light.
Like a brush cleaning the corruption from Reality, a red barrier slowly swept past, revealing what had been concealed from the very beginning.
In his open palm, an orange light flickered silently. The beautiful orange gem floated lazily and leisurely in the air.
(end of chapter)
Black light permeated the air, erasing the colors of the universe.
Endless stars, shrouded by a terrifying veil of darkness, flickered in and out of sight before finally disappearing completely.
Like a giant curtain appearing out of nowhere, it annihilated all matter within sight. Even the timeline was overwritten. The corrective force from the universe itself, after several struggles, was forced to retreat from this black zone.
The black light covered the darkness, emitting a heart-stopping aura.
"Tony! Once I replace you, I can achieve Ascension to Singularity! I'll completely break away from those cowardly peers and become a truly unique Singularity!"
One's face was fanatical, filled with an indescribable madness and obsession. He raised his right hand as if performing some sacred ritual, bringing everything he had long plotted to a conclusion at this very moment.
It was also the final ascension.
A black figure slammed into him, fanatical eyes gleaming in the darkness. Immense power shattered the glow of the Infinity Stones, pressing against Tony's chest.
Pfft!
He spat out a mouthful—very little blood, mostly fragments of his internal organs.
The blood in Tony's body had long been drained.
Before an enemy wielding the Plot Gem, he seemed incredibly weak.
The two figures, where the black light spread, began to overlap, bit by bit.
At this moment, they surpassed the bounds of what space-time could comprehend. Interference from the Quantum Realm was repelled in one fell swoop. The black light formed a sealed area, beginning to strip away everything within, including the soul, piece by piece.
"So this is your plan? To become a Singularity by replacing me?"
Tony looked down, watching impassively as his body gradually dissolved. His left hand had already turned into countless particles, visibly disappearing bit by bit.
The moment they made contact, Tony understood One's intentions.
Ascension to Singularity is incredibly difficult, not to mention that One himself was just an ordinary human. Even with the Plot Gem, he was still an ordinary human. How could he possibly have the ability to achieve Ascension to Singularity?
Therefore, One's method was to nurture Tony, and then, finally, replace him.
It was like cultivating a beautiful flower—diligently watering it and removing pests every day to make it healthier. All that hard work was for the sole purpose of picking the flower in the end, allowing the cultivator to take its place.
Or rather, a fusion.
"What do you think the Allspark is? On what grounds do you think I arranged for a Singularity-level item for you?" One's expression was utterly fanatical. He let out bursts of suppressed laughter, revealing his ecstasy and the irrepressible excitement in his eyes.
"Using a Singularity-level item to forge a Singularity God!"
"As long as I fuse with you and erase you, what's yours will be mine, and what's mine will still be mine!" One said, his expression twisted.
His arm began to dissipate. A torrent of countless particles drifted into the distance, continuously undergoing fission, shrinking, and repeating the process without limit until it finally vanished.
But behind the scenes, an astonishing transformation was taking place. Forced together by the Plot Gem, One was disappearing, and Tony was disappearing as well. From body to soul, they were both dissolving. Then, at the subatomic particle level, a massive project of re-engineering them, one particle at a time, was underway.
Once all the particles were erased and became the purest form of matter, they would combine, reassembling everything like a videotape playing in reverse.
However, in this process, One's memories and habits would be preserved, while Tony's would be erased.
One's method was to initiate a fusion, thereby possessing Tony's soul and body, while also retaining that bit of his own origin—a new origin, modified by the fusion.
At that point, the original Tony would disappear. Only One would remain—a One who had inherited everything from Tony. The old memories, the self-awareness, the ability to discern, the reality he had witnessed—everything would belong to the One who replaced Tony.
A new body, a new soul, possessing everything the old Tony had, yet belonging entirely to the One who had purged the former Tony.
"I used the Plot Gem to correct all of your doppelgangers, causing the few of you who survived by accident to die in various incidents! I've done so much for you, saved you so many times, and now it's time for you to repay me!"
"You, with the Allspark suppressing this universe, can't be erased by any accidental changes. This was the precious opportunity I prepared for you—no, for myself!"
"Using the unique properties of the Allspark to construct a brand new you!"
"And then, I will become you! And the original me will disappear!!"
"A life born from a Singularity-level item... So what if it comes with a lot of irrelevant memories? Any Singularity-level being can easily acquire the memories of countless mortals! It's completely insignificant!"
Beneath the veil of darkness, One's voice changed in pitch as he shrieked hysterically, growing more and more insane with every word.
Success was so close, a new life forcibly born under the power of the Plot Gem!
The Singularity born from a Singularity, everything was prepared for him!
He had plotted for so long, coming close to death several times, to finally reach this step!
Although... it was a bit early. Tony had drawn him out ahead of schedule. But that didn't matter. At worst, he would just act sooner. Besides, he had the Plot Gem!
The ninth and most bizarre, most mysterious Infinity Stone!
"To be honest, I was really worried you'd get yourself killed halfway through. Otherwise, I wouldn't have rushed back from Hell after sensing the aura of a teleportation array."
One's entire face dissolved into a blurry particle flow. In the microscopic world, they collided with each other. Before long, his face would transform into a mass of fine particles, melting into new ones.
Tony's entire body also began to show signs of disintegrating. He silently experienced this strange transformation, his deep gaze betraying not a hint of anxiety.
"You remember, don't you? I've always liked to keep a few cards up my sleeve..."
Tony suddenly spoke, a strange smile appearing on his face as an inexplicable emotion began to build.
One was slightly stunned, a sense of unease rising in his heart, but the black Plot Gem gave him confidence. He sneered, "Then show them to me! Let's see what cards you have left to play!"
Ridiculous. The very traces of their existence were being erased and rewritten. What cards could he possibly play at a time like this?
A royal flush?
What a joke!
Tony used the last of his strength to raise his right hand. On the Infinity Gauntlet, the red gem began to glow with an eerie light.
Like a brush cleaning the corruption from Reality, a red barrier slowly swept past, revealing what had been concealed from the very beginning.
In his open palm, an orange light flickered silently. The beautiful orange gem floated lazily and leisurely in the air.
(end of chapter)
