When Peter looked at Thanos, Thanos's face had already turned extremely ugly.
He watched his proud army get utterly routed in just a few minutes, and watched Gorr, whom he had regarded as a "decent helper," being beaten like a stray dog.
And watching Mephisto, who claimed he wanted to join forces but was actually hiding in some unknown corner, the rage in his heart almost burned through his chest.
"Peter Parker..."
He spat out the name word by word, his voice carrying a bone-chilling coldness. "I admit, I underestimated you after all."
"Plenty of people have underestimated me. Who the hell do you think you are, you Thanos?"
"Thanos?"
Hearing this form of address, Tony and the others were first taken aback, then stole glances at Thanos, whose expression was shifting unpredictably. Tony and Harry, who had lower thresholds for laughter, couldn't help but burst out laughing.
Mantis, who had been silently following at the very back of the group, was laughing even more hilariously, clutching her stomach and rolling back and forth on the ground.
Mantis's exaggerated reaction became the straw that broke the camel's back.
On Thanos's weather-beaten purple face, rage flared up.
He raised his right hand, which wore the Infinity Gauntlet, and with a flick of his wrist, a blast of energy shot toward Mantis.
But Peter instantly appeared in front of Mantis, and with a casual squeeze of his fist, he crushed the energy blast instantly.
The moment Peter made this move, Thanos had already teleported behind him.
"Earthling, you will pay the price for your arrogance!"
Accompanied by a thunderous roar, Thanos raised his massive double-edged blade high and slashed down toward Peter's head.
Faced with this strike that was enough to split a Planet, there was not the slightest trace of pressure on Peter's face.
With just a thought, Senbonzakura emerged in his palm.
Holding the blade with one hand, Peter was actually able to steadily block the double-edged blade, which was completely disproportionate in size to Senbonzakura.
After devouring the All-Souls Cavalry provided by Cul and receiving the amplification of the Phoenix Force, Peter's strength had long since reached an unbelievable level.
If Thanos's gauntlet were embedded with the Power Stone, it might have made Peter feel some pressure, or even put him at a disadvantage.
But unfortunately, the Power Stone had already been exchanged by Peter into warm sacrifice points.
"If this is all you've got, I don't think you'll live to see the day I pay the price."
Peter casually bantered.
Immediately after, he exerted force with his hand, parrying the double-edged blade, and the Senbonzakura in his hand suddenly slipped from his grasp.
The blade sank into the air, causing ripples of eerie waves to spread.
"Bankai: Senbonzakura Kageyoshi."
Hum~!
The next second, two rows of giant blade arrays composed of countless cherry-blossom-colored blades rose from the ground behind Peter!
The scene was magnificent yet solemn.
Even a cosmic emperor like Thanos, who was used to grand spectacles, couldn't help but lose his focus for a moment.
The moment he snapped back to his senses, a gentle breeze swept by.
The thousands of blade arrays shattered together, turning into billions of cherry blossom blades, condensing into a pink torrent that swept toward him, blotting out the sky!
Billions of petals enveloped Thanos, forming a massive cherry blossom sphere in the blink of an eye, trapping him firmly inside.
Gokei: Senbonzakura Kageyoshi!
Clang clang clang!
A series of dense sounds, like raindrops battering banana leaves, echoed from within the cherry blossom sphere.
That was Thanos frantically swinging his double-edged blade, trying to block the omnipresent attacks.
But trying to fend off billions of petals with a single blade was completely futile.
The petals were too numerous and too fast; as if possessing lives of their own, they slashed at Thanos from all 360 degrees with no blind spots.
His armor, the uru metal armor that was durable enough to withstand the core temperature of a star, visibly wore down before these blades. The armor plates grew thinner and thinner until they were shredded to pieces.
Following closely, fine cuts continuously appeared on his skin.
Although each wound was not deep, and it was even hard for Thanos to feel pain.
But sometimes, feeling no pain is even more terrifying than intense agony.
By the time Thanos snapped back to reality, he had been completely covered in blood.
Although his physical durability was extraordinary, he was still a carbon-based organism after all. Under such massive blood loss, even Thanos would feel dizzy.
Yet those cherry blossom blades seemed to have no end, like the death of a thousand cuts, looking as though they would not stop until they had scraped him down to a skeleton.
Watching Thanos struggle to cope in the cherry blossom storm, a relaxed smile couldn't help but appear on Peter's face.
The Thanos before him was indeed very strong.
But compared to the ultimate boss in his memory who gathered all six Infinity Stones and wiped out half the Universe with a single snap, he was still far from it.
It could even be said that the current Thanos had the humor of a physical heavy warrior who had bought a full set of magic power items.
Mainly because the stones he obtained were completely incompatible with his own abilities.
Even the Mind Stone and the Soul Stone, two lethal weapons involving the mental and spiritual levels, were a complete joke in front of Peter, who possessed the Horse Talisman.
Although the remaining Reality Stone had a defying effect, being able to create something out of nothing and even rewrite reality,
its every use cost the user an astonishing amount of energy.
Without the Power Stone to provide a continuous stream of energy, without the Space Stone for flexible tactical relocation, and without the Time Stone for rewinding and pre-judgment,
relying solely on Thanos's own abilities, even breaking through Senbonzakura Kageyoshi was a struggle, let alone pushing Peter into a corner!
"Is this all you've got, Thanos?"
Peter's voice pierced through the clamor of the billions of blades and clearly reached Thanos's ears.
That casual tone was like a loud slap, fiercely striking Thanos across the face.
As a hegemon who had dominated the Universe for many years, when had he ever suffered such humiliation?
"You are courting death!"
Thanos roared, and on the Infinity Gauntlet, the Mind Stone and the Soul Stone suddenly erupted with blinding light!
The two energies intertwined, forming a mental shockwave that, though invisible and intangible, was enough to crush everything. It turned into an invisible torrent, bypassing Senbonzakura's blockade and blasting straight toward Peter's mind!
This was a pure mental attack, completely ignoring physical defense and spatial boundaries.
Obviously, Thanos intended to use this method to directly destroy Peter's will, thereby causing the sky full of blades to collapse on their own.
However, the mental shockwave, which was enough to instantly cause brain death to all life on a Planet, was like a clay ox entering the sea the moment it hit Peter, failing to stir up even a single ripple.
Peter didn't even blink.
What a joke.
Right now, inside his body, he had the Horse Talisman on his left, the White Tiger on his right, the Ten Thousand Soul Banner at his waist, and a little Phoenix residing in his chest.
Not to mention the Horse Talisman's bug-like healing ability.
Just the Phoenix Force alone was the incarnation of life and mental power in the primordial Universe.
Its level was an existence sufficient to match all six Infinity Stones.
Under such circumstances, trying to cause Peter's brain death with the power of just two stones was simply daydreaming!
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