Boom!
Accompanied by the mournful cry of a saint cloth, the second phoenix cloth covering Hawk, which had endured until now, finally could no longer hold on.
It shattered into countless tiny fragments, detaching from Hawk's body and falling down into the King Kong Canyon below.
The sky was filled with golden fragments, like a golden rain falling.
Hawk looked down at the saint cloth fragments drifting towards the ground, then looked up in the direction where Ikaris had just disappeared.
His second saint cloth had already been overwhelmed during several duels with Thor; otherwise, he wouldn't have thought of using the Underworld Black Gem to create a black phoenix underworld armor for himself.
Although the black phoenix underworld armor was comparable to a golden saint cloth, due to his lack of Underworld Laws, the black phoenix underworld armor could only be worn temporarily or only in the World of the Dead.
Therefore…
While the black phoenix underworld armor was good, the best was ultimately a true golden saint cloth.
Hawk thought to himself.
Moreover, he had already completely gathered the three main materials that could be used to forge a golden saint cloth.
Yes.
Before fighting Ikaris, he had only found materials to replace orichalcum and Silver Star Sand.
But after fighting Ikaris, he also found the material to replace gammanian.
It was nothing else.
It was the golden magma flowing in the Lost World.
Because that wasn't magma at all; it was energy, to be precise, the life energy used to incubate tiamut, the God seed of Earth.
It was precisely because of this that so many mountains formed from edman metal were conceived in the Lost World.
At the same time—
Hawk also completely understood why, when he thought of the Celestials, he had a Sixth Sense that the Celestials were foes, not friends.
Isn't that obvious?
If he used the life energy meant to nurture tiamut, the God seed of Earth, then God tiamut might be delayed in emergence by many years.
At that time, when other Celestials saw him, they would know that he had stolen tiamut's life energy, and wouldn't that lead to an endless conflict?
If any person saw a stranger steal their brother's milk, they would probably be incredibly angry.
However…
Anger aside, he still had to take what he wanted.
Anyway, God tiamut wouldn't emerge in the end, and besides, he would only use a portion to forge his own golden saint cloth; he wasn't going to kill tiamut.
tiamut shouldn't mind.
Here's a joke.
God tiamut, when it was time to emerge, couldn't bear to see Earth shatter, so he helped Sersi choose to seal himself.
This is not an elaboration.
Sersi herself said this.
In the original plot, after successfully sealing, Sersi told the other Ivi Race members that when she was about to fail, tiamut joined the Eternity Network and provided her with immense energy to help her seal himself.
So…
Since God tiamut chose not to emerge when it was time, what difference would a few more years make?
Hawk thought to himself, then his gaze returned to the passage leading to the Lost World.
The next second.
His figure flickered, disappearing once more from above King Kong Canyon.
Ikaris had been driven away, so now, it was time for the harvest season.
As Hawk's figure disappeared, in the Ivi Race village.
Sitting in front of the house, looking up with wide eyes at the scene that had just unfolded, Peter and Felicia stood with their mouths agape, unable to recover for a long time.
After a while.
Felicia was the first to react.
"Peter."
"Hmm."
"Are there still masters on the island?"
"Hmm."
Peter nodded, frowning: "He can fly, has black hair, and his appearance is somewhat similar to the Ivi Race people. How come I feel that person is the so-called God ancestor of the Ivi Race?"
Felicia frowned: "That's impossible. If that person really was the ancestor of the Ivi Race, the Ivi Race wouldn't have to rely on King Kong to protect them."
Peter nodded.
"True."
"Peter."
"What is it?"
"Luckily you didn't go."
"…"
Peter and Felicia looked at each other, and as their eyes met, a sour, corrosive smell quickly spread from around them.
In the Lost World.
Hawk had already gone straight to a massive, floating mountain made entirely of edman metal.
"Phoenix Heart!"
"Chirp—"
The Phoenix phantom instantly manifested behind him, its giant, flaming wings spread, enveloping the mountain in front of him, then disappearing instantly.
At the same time.
This massive mountain, made entirely of edman metal, silently appeared in his Little Universe.
Hawk didn't hesitate; his figure disappeared again, reappearing in front of another floating mountain.
The Phoenix phantom flickered repeatedly until he had collected ten edman metal mountains in a row, only stopping his sweeping-like actions when he felt a warning from his mind.
After a while.
Hawk landed, appearing at the edge of the rolling golden energy magma.
He had only realized the essence of this golden magma when he was blasted into it by Ikaris, falling to the ground and into the magma.
So…
In a way, he had to thank Ikaris.
Although Ikaris had shattered his saint cloth, Ikaris had led him to find the essential material to complete a true saint cloth.
This golden magma, containing endless life energy, was perfect for replacing gammanian, becoming the bridge connecting uru metal and edman metal, and imbuing the true Phoenix golden saint cloth.
Hawk thought to himself, and the moment he extended his right hand into the golden magma, the Phoenix Heart in his Little Universe had already opened its eyes.
In an instant.
The sky of his Little Universe seemed to crack open, and endless golden magma, composed of life energy, poured into his Little Universe like a waterfall.
The golden magma, like a river, split into countless tributaries the moment it entered the Little Universe, flowing rapidly to every corner of the Little Universe.
Looking closely.
A lifelike Phoenix, with wings spread as if to cover the entire Little Universe, was slowly condensing under the life force contained in this golden magma.
After all, this was the life energy used to birth a new God.
How vast was this energy?
Now, it was all intercepted by Hawk.
As one increased, the other decreased.
Hawk's Little Universe, which he had previously felt suppressed, also began to climb rapidly at a visible speed.
As the Phoenix in the Little Universe gradually condensed into a physical form under the influx of this massive life energy, Hawk's Little Universe also returned to its peak.
Although there was still an invisible divine power here trying to suppress him.
But…
The Phoenix fears nothing!
In the Little Universe, the Phoenix, now completely solidified under this immense life energy, flapped its wings and cried out loudly. Under the blazing immortal flames, one star embryo after another gradually condensed.
In just the blink of an eye, the stars in the Little Universe had visibly increased again. Once these stars, spread throughout the Little Universe, fully matured, the Silver Sixth Sense Little Universe would reach its peak.
At this moment.
Hawk, feeling the warning from his Sixth Sense, also unhesitatingly withdrew his right hand. As the magma began to flow again, the energy river, which had momentarily ceased, resumed its flow.
Countless golden magma roared and surged, flowing towards God tiamut, who was still incubating within the Planet.
Standing at the edge of the golden magma, Hawk, through the endless golden magma, seemed to see God tiamut, who was incubating and waiting for the right moment to emerge.
"Thank you!"
Hawk looked at tiamut, who seemed to appear in his line of sight, sleeping, and sincerely expressed his gratitude.
He retracted his previous joke.
This new God tiamut, incubating within Earth, was indeed different.
Hawk could feel that the warning from his Sixth Sense just now came from nowhere else but from this incubating God tiamut.
Just like in the original plot, God tiamut eventually helped Sersi reseal himself, putting himself into a deep slumber.
He could feel that he was able to successfully collect a vast amount of golden magma not because he had the strength, but more because of the tacit consent of this sleeping new God tiamut.
tiamut tacitly allowed him to take the life energy that was meant to sustain him.
Provided he didn't go too far.
Just like just now, Hawk had originally intended to absorb more.
Anyway, sleeping for ten or eight more years versus a hundred more years made no difference to God tiamut.
But just as he was about to absorb more, his Sixth Sense sent a warning.
So Hawk decisively chose to stop.
That's why he, through the endless golden magma, very solemnly thanked the incubating God tiamut.
But…
Hawk wondered if it was his illusion.
After he said thank you, it seemed that God tiamut, who was in a deep sleep, showed a hint of a smile on his somewhat reddish, metallic-looking face, similar to how an elder would smile when seeing a well-behaved, sensible, and polite junior.
"Uh…"
"tiamut has been inside Earth since the moment he fell from the World Tree onto Earth."
"So…"
"An elder is an elder, I guess."
Hawk's expression was first a bit strange, then his thoughts raced, and he shook his head with a smile. He looked at tiamut in the depths of the flowing golden magma again, said thank you once more, then turned, looked up, and instantly left the Lost World.
And just as his figure swept out of the passage again and flew towards the Ivi Race.
In the Lost World, the endless golden magma instantly became agitated.
The floating edman metal mountains also fell into the golden magma, instantly melting and becoming part of it. The Earth, too, was consumed by the golden magma, turning into part of the magma…
Hawk was unaware of the changes in the Lost World. After leaving the Lost World, he appeared before Peter and Felicia, who were embracing each other.
After a while.
Hawk turned his head and coughed heavily.
"Cough cough!"
"Shit!"
"Hawk."
The lovingly gazing couple, hearing the cough, were startled to find Hawk, who had appeared before them at some unknown time.
Hawk also remembered his fiancée at this moment, smiling as he looked at Peter and Felicia in front of him.
"Time to go home!"
"…"
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