Adam was filled with gratitude for the system panel that had appeared after he arrived in this World.
Because if it weren't for the panel and those protagonist templates, he might have died in the Sokovia civil war on his first day after transmigrating to the Marvel Universe.
Nor would he possess his current strength.
However, he never expected the panel to last forever; from the very beginning, he had prepared for its potential disappearance at any time.
That's why he never relied solely on those protagonist templates, but instead used the Bloodline memories from those templates to continuously enhance his own power.
This way, even if the panel disappeared one day and he could no longer load a protagonist, his strength wouldn't decline.
In fact, even now, he rarely loads protagonist templates during combat; the main purpose of loading them is to use the Dream Walking Technique to enter other Worlds.
Therefore, if the panel were to disappear now, he wouldn't regret losing those protagonist templates, only the inability to enter those Worlds anymore.
He relied on the panel as a springboard to enter those Worlds; without it, even if he used the Dream Walking Technique, he wouldn't be able to penetrate the entire Marvel Universe.
Of course, if his strength increased and he truly grasped the method of traversing the Multiverse, allowing him to break through the Marvel Universe's barrier...
Then, with the spatial markers he left in various Worlds, he might be able to cross space and teleport there on his own.
This had always been the direction of his efforts.
To be able to enter those Worlds by his own abilities, free from any restrictions, was his best fallback plan.
If he were to fall out with the great Celestials in Marvel in the future, he could simply take the Earth, or even the entire Milky Way Galaxy, and live in other Worlds.
He could even explore new Worlds on his own.
However, currently, the most important aspects were twofold.
First, he needed to quickly transform into Super Saiyan 4 and learn Ultra Instinct; otherwise, if the panel disappeared, he wouldn't be able to go to the Dragon Ball World and learn it.
Second, he needed to load the Simon template and Master Spiral Power; this was the power of evolution, and it would be a great pity to give it up.
For safety, his previous plan was to first traverse the Multiverse, then continuously use Ego to plant God Trees, and rely on the god tree fruit to elevate his body to a level where he could transform into Super Saiyan 4.
With Super Saiyan 4 strength, he would then go to the Dragon Ball World to learn Ultra Instinct, ensuring he wouldn't be accidentally eliminated by a God of Destruction.
Beerus was not known for his good temper; if his rest was disturbed without sufficient strength, he might unleash his fury and directly erase whoever disturbed him.
After learning Ultra Instinct, his strength would greatly increase, giving him the power to deal with the Anti-Spiral, then he would load the Simon template, acquire Spiral Power, and break through further.
This step-by-step approach was the most secure.
But now, with the progress bar gone and no telling when the panel itself might disappear, he had to take some risks and alter his plan.
After all, if he followed the original plan, he would need at least two more months before he could start, as he required two months to fully Master the magic for traversing the Multiverse.
In over two months, the panel might have already vanished.
"Perhaps this way."
After careful consideration, Adam had some ideas.
He could first load the Simon template, Master Simon's Spiral Power, which would also greatly boost his strength, then go to dragon ball to learn Ultra Instinct, return to fight the Anti-Spiral, and finally go to the Multiverse to plant God Trees.
This approach carried a slight risk but would maximize time savings.
"Master, Quill and the others have found Thanos's location."
As Adam was deep in thought, the spaceship AI, Orion, suddenly appeared beside him.
The Villa where he and Wanda lived in New York, while appearing to be a normal Villa on the surface, was actually his spaceship in disguise.
And the spaceship AI, Orion, had become the head butler of this Villa.
"Oh, right, I almost forgot about that guy."
Adam then remembered that Thanos was still unresolved.
When he first transmigrated, his biggest fear was Thanos leading an invincible cosmic fleet to invade Earth, and with a snap, making half the Universe's population disappear—that oppressive feeling seemed utterly insurmountable.
Yet now, he had almost forgotten about the guy; to his current self, Thanos was barely stronger than an ant.
"Where exactly is he?"
Although it was no longer critical, it still needed to be dealt with.
Before, it was for justice; now, it was to fulfill a promise—he had agreed to help Gamora and Nebula get their revenge.
"On Titan, but you need to hurry, Mantis said they're surrounded by Thanos and are about to give out."
Orion reported.
Adam shook his head with a smile upon hearing this:
"Those guys, they probably acted impulsively again. You stay here and look after Wanda; I'll be back soon."
Adam wasn't at all surprised that Star-Lord would clash with Thanos.
They never had any reliable plans; they were all about improvisation and doing as they pleased, so a fight was perfectly normal.
And losing was also perfectly normal.
Star-Lord inherited the power of a Celestial, but compared to Ego, who had a Planet as his foundation, he was naturally far weaker.
Even in a one-on-one fight, his chances of winning against Thanos were slim, not to mention Thanos also had the Black Order and an invincible cosmic fleet at his disposal.
Tearing open space with his hands, Adam directly appeared on Titan by crossing space.
Titan was only a few thousand light-years from Earth, and with his current abilities, he could teleport directly, without needing to use nearby jump points for transit.
Sweeping his consciousness across the entire Planet Titan, he quickly found Star-Lord and the others, who were being pursued.
Ten minutes ago.
"What were you thinking? He's the mad Thanos! Didn't we agree to wait until Adam arrived before making a move?"
Gamora's short swords flashed continuously, slitting the throats of five nearby Chitauri soldiers, then she roared at Star-Lord and Rocket.
Rocket, who was wearing a jetpack and wielding his modified laser cannon for suppressive fire, immediately replied:
"You have to blame Quill for this; he gestured for me to attack. Besides, Thanos was just sitting there alone, and I really couldn't resist wanting to hit his big head.
Who knew his head was so hard?"
"What? Was I gesturing for you to attack? I was gesturing for you to pull Drax back! Didn't you see he was about to rush out to challenge Thanos one-on-one?"
Star-Lord continuously used his Celestial power to raise high walls to block attacks and transform into various things to attack the enemy, then he turned his head and roared at Rocket.
Rocket shrugged:
"Dude, you should've just told me directly. Otherwise, how was I supposed to know what you meant?"
"If I had spoken, it would have given us away, you idiotic raccoon!"
Star-Lord cursed angrily.
But Rocket was not the type to take insults silently; he immediately retorted to Star-Lord in a sarcastic tone:
"Quill, when you're lying in bed later tonight, you might feel something wet in your pillow, and then you might wonder what it is?
I'll tell you, it's because I put a pile of poop under your pillow!"
"If you poop on my bed, I'll shave all your fur off!"
Star-Lord glared fiercely at Rocket.
Rocket, however, looked completely unconcerned:
"Oh, my bad, that's not my poop. It's Drax's."
"Hahahahahahaha. My poop, my poop is super big!"
Drax, on the other side, crushed a Chitauri with one hand and couldn't help but burst into laughter.