The battle between three single-universe-level powerhouses caused shockwaves that could only be described as world-shaking.
It was not only felt within a single universe.
The entire Multiverse could sense a certain degree of disturbance.
Karl, in particular, was special.
His path to advancing into the single-universe level was extremely unusual.
In some people's eyes, it was as conspicuous as the sun in the sky.
For example, the Elder Gods who had vanished after ancient times.
During the ancient era, Earth was an extraordinary planet.
A large number of ancient deities existed here. They were also known as the Old Gods.
Compared to the Five Great Gods, they better matched humanity's traditional idea of what gods were.
They possessed powerful strength and long divine lives.
However, gods also had minds of their own.
And where there was thought, there would naturally be selfish desire.
Even gods could not hide their own desires.
Thus, four billion years ago, the gods began to fall and become demons.
The Godwar began.
Many gods began fighting to the death, devouring one another.
To end that war, the Demiurge joined with the Earth Mother Gaea and gave birth to Atum, the God-Eater, who restrained the gods.
Atum possessed a strange ability.
He could absorb and use the power of other Elder Gods.
After absorbing a large number of Elder Gods, he became the God-Eater and devoured all the gods.
To avoid the God-Eater, many Elder Gods fled Earth and had no choice but to hide in other dimensions.
The ancient era ended from that moment onward.
The only Elder God who remained on Earth was the legendary Earth Goddess, the Mother of Gods, Gaea.
She was the strongest of Earth's Elder Gods and possessed unmatched power.
Not only was her own power immense, but her children also possessed astonishing talent.
Atum was one example.
Thor was another.
Before Thor's power had even reached its peak, he could rely on his physical body to withstand the force of a neutron star's radiation.
Ordinary Asgardians could never do that.
Even her children were that monstrous.
One could imagine how powerful Gaea herself was.
Her power far surpassed the single-universe level. She was probably only slightly weaker than the Five Great Gods, and not by much.
Ever since ancient times, Gaea had been the only Elder God to remain on Earth.
Her true body possessed an immense, planet-level force.
On Earth, no one could learn anything about her.
However, at the very instant Karl fought beyond the universe, Gaea awakened.
She merely opened her eyes, yet terrifying energy tides erupted across Earth. Planetary energy currents surged without end.
The energy density of the entire planet rose by a whole level.
That was how powerful Gaea was.
The aftershock of her awakening alone affected an entire planet.
After waking from her slumber, the surrounding Laws emerged, and everything that had once happened on this planet surfaced in Gaea's mind.
"This aura... is it truly only from a human?"
A trace of surprise flashed through Gaea's beautiful eyes.
While she had been sleeping, she had been startled awake by a wondrous aura.
At first, she thought another Old God had awakened.
But unexpectedly, it was actually a human.
And a human who had only cultivated for a few years?
How was that possible?
Even with her countless years of experience, she still felt somewhat astonished.
"Could this human be the reincarnation of some god? Or perhaps another contingency left behind by the Demiurge?"
Gaea could not help thinking that.
She began investigating.
Time on Earth flowed backward continuously within her eyes.
All information poured directly into her mind.
However, what surprised her was that she did not find anything related to that possibility at all.
Karl was actually nothing more than a human born and raised on Earth.
"How is this possible? Can a human truly possess such powerful talent?"
"He is an unparalleled human genius."
"But the energy level of this universe should clearly be insufficient."
Gaea was somewhat puzzled.
Within the Marvel world, there was a Main Universe.
Most of the powerful beings in the entire Marvel world gathered in that universe.
Even her true body was within that Main Universe.
If such an existence had appeared in the Main Universe, she would not have been surprised.
The Main Universe had no shortage of monsters.
Which mutant was not monstrous?
Some mutants possessed power even greater than hers and the Five Great Gods, already standing at the peak of this world.
But in this universe?
How could such an astonishingly brilliant human appear here?
"I never expected such a change to occur after ten thousand years of sleep."
"This is truly interesting."
"It seems it is time to go out and take a look."
Gaea thought to herself.
With that thought, her divine body flashed and directly left Earth.
However, what she did not know was that she was not the only one in this world who had sensed that disturbance.
Many sleeping Elder Gods had sensed that aura and awakened from their slumber.
The Serpent God Set, the powerful god Belathauzer, the Nether God Chthon, and others.
These beings, who had once fled to other dimensional realms to avoid the God-Eater, all awakened one after another.
A few righteous gods were still fine.
But several dark-aligned gods were filled with countless thoughts.
In the ancient era, they had already fallen into demons.
They had even devoured gods of the same level to obtain greater power.
That being the case, Karl was even more tempting.
The soul of a human genius like Karl...
If they devoured it, the benefits to them would probably be even greater than devouring a god.
In the eyes of these dark Elder Gods, Karl had already become something like a rare treasure.
This was the cruel side of the Marvel world.
Just think of Kamar-Taj's magic.
Which spell did not require an astonishing price?
Even the Vishanti, the gods of White Magic, would collect a price from people, though that price was relatively light.
If even the gods of White Magic were like that, then the methods of these dark gods were naturally far more brutal.
Among them, the Nether God Chthon was the clearest example.
After the ancient war, he fled Earth.
Unfortunately, he was sealed by the Demiurge, who chased after him.
Most of his power was sealed away.
For all these years, he had constantly searched for a way to break through the seal.
Now, he saw the thing with the greatest hope.
That was Karl's soul.
If he could obtain that powerful soul, he would definitely be able to break free from the seal.
Perhaps he could even go one step further.
"However, my power is currently sealed."
"I should find a few people to help me."
"Fortunately, he is still at the single-universe level. He will be very easy to control."
Chthon's eyes were filled with excitement.
He could completely hold a single universe in the palm of his hand.
He would definitely succeed!
(End of Chapter)
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