Peter... is the sea of stars?
Why would such a strange thought occur to me?
This thought surfaced unconsciously in everyone's minds, and they all instinctively looked up at Peter.
The moment they looked at Peter, their mouths all dropped open into 'O' shapes.
They saw that the black-and-gold Vibranium Arbiter Battle Suit on Peter's body had disappeared.
In its place was a... Primordial Body, constructed entirely of golden light and cosmic stars.
His body had completely transformed into a form condensed from light, or rather, energy.
The golden light transformed into a wide Divine Robe draped over him.
The exposed parts of his chest not only displayed beautiful and fluid muscle lines but were also inscribed with the trajectories of billions of stars; every rune seemed to be telling of a profound cosmic law.
In those eyes, it was as if two miniature Suns were burning. His gaze was calm and indifferent, as if looking down at the birth and extinction of dust in the palm of his hand.
Celestial Mode, arrive!
Looking at Peter, whose temperament had become ancient and vast, all the Superheroes present were stunned by this aura.
All the complaints Tony wanted to voice were stuck in his throat.
Gwen and Felicia's eyes were wide and round, and Natasha and Daisy couldn't help but cover their mouths in shock.
But the combined reactions of everyone could not compare to that of the lively girl with elf-like ears in the corner, who no one had paid attention to before.
"Father?!"
Mantis's voice, laced with a hint of fear, made everyone present shudder, making the originally sacred atmosphere incredibly awkward.
Eh??!!!!
At that moment, everyone's pupils shook. They couldn't help but keep shifting their gaze from Mantis to Peter, then back to Mantis, and finally landing on the well-known "Main Wife," Gwen.
Meeting the strange looks from everyone, Gwen finally spoke up unnaturally:
"Peter, what's going on? How long has your trip to space been? You actually brought back a... daughter?"
Noticing Gwen's expression, which was a mix of shock and hesitation, Peter couldn't help but slap his forehead in frustration, complaining wildly in his heart.
As expected of a member of the Galactic Comedy Troupe!
No matter how serious the scene is, as soon as you speak, the style is bound to go off track...
"You, be serious for once!"
Peter helplessly pinched Mantis's small face, his expression full of exasperation.
"Don't start with statements that are so easy for others to misunderstand!"
"Sorry~" Mantis bowed obediently to Peter, but her face was still full of disbelief as she spoke:
"It's just too similar... this aura is exactly like Father's."
At this point, she added with a face of innocent purity:
"Don't worry, Sister Gwen. Although I did come to join you, I promise it's not as a daughter..."
Slap~
Peter couldn't help but slap his forehead again. He shouldn't have held out hope for Mantis to explain things clearly...
"Alright, alright, can you all stop looking at me with those 'scumbag caught red-handed' eyes?"
Peter couldn't take it anymore and simply raised his hands in a gesture of surrender to explain.
"Simply put, I met a monster in space named Ego who planned to devour the entire Milky Way Galaxy. Mantis is his daughter, but that guy only treated her and her siblings as tools."
"To stop his plot, I killed him directly and absorbed his power along the way... it's as simple as that."
The meeting room fell silent for another three seconds.
Then Tony let out a voice that sounded like his mental defenses had shattered:
"F*ck! You call this simple?"
"Other people bring back local specialties when they go on a trip. You go on a trip and directly slay a god, and you even made off with his daughter?"
Peter: ...
What was this feeling of wanting to argue back but being unable to find any flaws in the logic?
"Fine! None of that is the point. Regarding Mantis, I'll explain everything to you in a family meeting after we deal with those green-skinned goblins."
"Now, the point is—"
Peter raised his hand, and a golden flame suddenly lit up at his fingertip.
"I plan to share this energy with you."
As soon as he finished speaking, the expressions of everyone present changed.
"What did you say?" Tony thought he had misheard.
"But that's simply impossible!" Mantis couldn't help but scream out.
"It's because Celestial Energy can only be inherited through bloodlines, and even if one inherits Father's genes, the chance of being able to control this power is less than one in ten thousand. That's why Father was so troubled!"
"If Celestial Energy could be freely bestowed upon others, Father would have long ago activated the countless seeds scattered across the Universe to complete the assimilation."
"Facts speak louder than words." As Peter spoke, he flicked his finger, and the golden flame flew into Mantis's abdomen.
As the flame entered her body, Mantis felt an unprecedented fullness of energy spread throughout her entire being.
Then, she discovered that an energy cloak had visibly emerged on her body, and her ability to perceive and manipulate emotions had instantly increased dozens of times over.
At this moment, even without extending her antennae or having physical contact with anyone present, she could clearly sense everyone's emotions.
Even...
"Pfft, hahahaha~"
Tony suddenly burst into a strange, loud laugh.
Startled, he instinctively covered his own mouth.
But even so, bursts of "pfft-pfft" stifled laughter kept coming from his throat, making his face turn purple from the effort of holding it in.
Next were Harry, William, Alexei, Red Guardian...
One by one, everyone present burst into uncontrollable laughter, even to the point of tears, clutching their stomachs and laughing until they were out of breath.
"Alright, you've had enough fun, it's time to stop."
Peter casually commented, then beckoned with his hand. In the next second, the golden energy cloak on Mantis flickered, and immediately after, the laughter from Tony and the others came to an abrupt halt.
"What did you do to us?" Tony couldn't help but look at Mantis with a face full of shock.
"Let me introduce her. Ms. Mantis's initial abilities are emotion perception and mental control." Peter gave a brief introduction of Mantis's abilities to everyone, then added with a smile:
"And my Celestial Energy just provided a tiny little boost to her abilities."
"How much did it advance?" Because he had laughed so hard earlier, Tony's voice was somewhat raspy.
Peter thought for a while and gave a precise figure a moment later:
"About thirty-six times."
Tony: ???
No, man, you f*cking call a 36-fold increase a 'small boost'?
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