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The moment Peter activated his second stage, let alone Thanos who was facing Peter directly, even Mephisto, hiding in the Hell Dimension, and Gorr, who acted like an NPC when not fighting gods, couldn't help but shiver.
This Earthling was devious beyond measure!
As for Thanos, it felt as if a stampede of ten thousand alpacas was rushing through his mind.
Once again, this guy is a cheater!
"Come, try taking a punch from me."
At this moment, Peter had almost transformed into a black comet, attacking Thanos with a long trail of flames.
In the blink of an eye, he flashed in front of Thanos.
His body stretched out like a bow drawn to a full moon, his muscles and bones resonating like a great dragon.
His right fist was pulled back almost exaggeratedly, and atop his knuckles, colorful black flames danced wildly, rapidly taking shape in the air as if they had come alive.
The fierce beast formed was no longer an ordinary wolverine, but a... Black Dragon with magnificent horns!
The Black Dragon opened its maw wide, and its silent roar caused even the air to faintly distort.
That was the unique effect formed by Busoshoku Coating.
That's right, this move was none other than the long-awaited Haymaker!
Thanos's previous blade strike had undoubtedly maxed out Peter's Grit.
This punch now condensed fully nine layers of buffs, truly deserving the title of "This punch has twenty years of cultivation behind it!"
The moment the Haymaker took form, Thanos's brain, reinforced by the Mind Stone and capable of reading Peter's thoughts, frantically sent him a warning—dodge! You must dodge!
A terrifying premonition of death, like a cold tide, instantly submerged every one of his nerves.
At this moment, even in Thanos's eyes, a trace of panic couldn't help but emerge.
But the next instant, that panic was replaced by determination.
As the cosmic emperor who had conquered countless galaxies, that pride engraved in his bones drove Thanos to make a decision that defied reason and defied the Mind Stone!
Dodge? I, Thanos, why should I avoid anyone's edge?
"You can't bluff me!" Thanos roared, the double-edged blade in his hand trembling wildly under the amplification of the Reality Stone.
That was the manifestation of the blade being reinforced to its limit; this sword was now the most formidable divine weapon in this World.
"I crossed billions of light-years to come to this Planet, for a grand goal that will benefit all life in the Universe."
"I am walking on the correct path, I am the one blessed by destiny, I am the agent of this Universe's will!"
"When I achieve that grand wish, the entire Universe will offer hymns of praise for my actions!"
"And you, you are merely a predetermined loser; you, who vainly attempt to reverse destiny through the Power Stone, are destined not to defeat me!"
As his voice fell, Thanos raised the double-edged blade in his hands high, intending to meet attack with attack and forcefully clash with this punch!
The moment that fist, wrapped in "colorful black," was about to collide with that double-edged blade infused with the energy of three Infinity Stones.
The entire World seemed to have its sound extracted.
Inside the Mirror Dimension, all the figures currently engaged in battle, whether Superheroes or Chitauri Soldiers, stopped their actions in unison.
Time was infinitely elongated at this moment.
Finally. Fist and blade, under the gaze of everyone, clashed violently!
There was no earth-shattering roar as expected, nor was there a blinding flash tearing through the sky. All there was, was a moment of absolute silence.
Immediately after, an indescribable shockwave spread out spherically, centered on the two of them!
That was not a sound wave, nor an energy wave, but a pure, violent "conceptual" Impact.
Wherever the shockwave passed, the skyscrapers in the Mirror Dimension constructed by the will of the Sorcerer Ancient One didn't even go through the process of collapsing; like a pencil drawing erased by an eraser, they were directly wiped out from the level of "existence."
Tens of thousands of Chitauri Soldiers, along with the aircraft beneath them, silently turned into the most basic particles in this shockwave.
The Pacific Ocean beneath their feet was affected by this terrifying power, and the seawater spread outward in a ring centered on the two.
Under the gaze of global viewers in disbelief, seawater nearly several thousand meters deep was completely drained by this terrifying power, revealing the ocean basin covered in thick algae inside.
Even the Avengers, who were further away from the center of the battlefield and had undergone dual reinforcement, were blown away by this terrifying power, tumbling wretchedly like fallen leaves in a gale; it was only thanks to the protection of Celestial Energy that they weren't shaken to death by the aftermath.
And at the very center of the Impact, Peter just looked calmly at Thanos, who was struggling against him: "Blessed by destiny? Is this the reason why you are so confident?"
"But what if... I tell you that your so-called grand ideal is nothing but your own delusion."
"Nothing but a daydream destined never to be realized."
"Even if it were truly realized, no one would love you for it; what would you think about that, Your Excellency?"
Hearing this, an unprecedentedly frantic expression appeared on Thanos's purple face: "Nonsense, you don't understand anything at all!"
To this, Peter did not refute, but calmly said: "You want to collect all six Infinity Stones, use the power of the stones to snap your fingers, and in this way wipe out half the life in this Universe, am I right?"
Hearing this, Thanos couldn't help but be stunned: "How could you know these things?"
Peter smiled slightly, thinking to himself, because I am a transmigrator. But aloud, he answered solemnly: "Don't be nervous, mind-reading or something like that is just a basic operation for me."
Subsequently, he continued: "But have you ever thought about whether anyone would truly feel grateful to you for indiscriminately wiping out half of all life?"
"I saved countless lives on this Planet, so without me even asking, people will build huge bronze statues for me in the plaza."
"And you, my friend, you have conquered countless Planets over the past hundred years, imposing your will upon them."
"Now that a hundred years have passed, has any race moved on from this pain?"
"Has any race realized your far-sightedness, started to be grateful to you, started to erect statues for you on their Planets, started to praise your great achievements, and sing praises for the great Emperor Thanos?"
Listening to Peter's words, Thanos suddenly fell into a long silence.
At the same time, he could clearly feel that his double-edged blade was emitting a painful wail.
This divine weapon, which had accompanied him in battle for hundreds of years, with the support of the Reality Stone, should have been able to help him cut through all obstacles.
But now, this indestructible weapon was shattering!
Just like... his heart, which was frantically wavering because of Peter's words.