Zzzzzzzzzzzzz—
In the next instant, the Power Ring in Ryan's hand transformed into a bolt of purple lightning and instantly plunged into Vormir below!
Vormir below fell silent for two seconds, as if the entire World had been paused.
The clouds stopped flowing, the ocean ceased its waves, and even the air seemed to freeze solid.
However, this was all the calm before the storm...
After two seconds, a purple light first surged from the core of Vormir to its surface. Then, like a shattered glass marble, the entire Planet began to rapidly develop cracks of purple light!
Then...
Crack crack crack—Boom!!!
The entire Planet shattered just like that!
Like a glass marble, under the saturation of purple energy, it broke into uneven chunks that floated into space!
From a complete Planet, it turned into space debris!
Seeing this scene, Ryan couldn't help but feel a hint of pleasure in his eyes.
This was Planet-killer level!
He had achieved this in just over twenty years!
To be precise, it only took him a few years!
Because for the first eighteen years, he was actually just solidifying the foundation of his own Spider Abilities!
Gaining other abilities and becoming stronger by absorbing the abilities of other Spider-Men was only a matter of the last few years!
Furthermore, the Power Ring was only one of his methods for destroying a Planet; he had at least several other ways to destroy a World!
If he combined these methods, even Ryan himself didn't dare imagine how great the power would be!
He might not be able to destroy the entire Universe yet, but he was definitely beyond just Planet-killer level!
Just as Ryan was admiring the results of his strike, he suddenly saw a different kind of luster appear among the fragments of Vormir that had been blasted apart by the purple energy of the Power Ring!
It was a deep orange light!
Ryan narrowed his eyes and immediately knew what it was. Naturally, it could only be the soul stone hidden within Vormir!
See, who said that to get the soul stone out, one must follow its dead rule of a soul for a soul?
As long as you can directly blow up its home, won't it come out just the same?
However, while the soul stone had come out, it was clearly very unhappy with Ryan's cheating method. Therefore, as soon as it appeared, it immediately fled in the opposite direction from Ryan!
But it wanted to run?
"Heh, you're dreaming!"
Ryan gave a cold laugh and waved his left hand. The three rings of Mind, Space, and Time flew out, joining the Power Ring that had just flown out of the exploding Vormir to chase after the escaping soul stone!
Among the six infinity stones, the soul stone might be the most mysterious.
But it was definitely not the strongest in terms of raw power!
Among rule-based abilities, it is usually said that when Time is absent, Space is King!
The Marvel Universe was no exception!
With the Space Stone chasing you, how could you escape?
The Space Ring flashed with blue light and teleported directly in front of the soul stone, blocking its escape route!
The soul stone immediately tried to change direction!
But to the left, the Time Ring, which was even more authoritative than the Space Ring, was already waiting there.
To the right, the mind stone, which belonged to the same spiritual side of rules as the soul stone, was silently watching its big brother.
Running backward?
Slap—
The Power Ring, the hooligan of the infinity stones, directly 'slapped' its big brother in the face, sending it flying back!
Looking at its four former companions who had now 'returned home in glory' only to team up and bully this village-guarding stone, the soul stone could only tremble with rage!
If the opponent only had one Infinity Stone, it could still barely cope; at least escaping wouldn't be a problem...
But four?
Even if it was the Infinity Stone with the highest self-will, it still meant that 'this humble servant truly cannot do it'!
It couldn't even manage to flee!
The mind stone neutralized its soul power, the Time and Space Stones froze the time and space around it, and the Power Stone was responsible for violently knocking back its attempts to escape. How could it even play?
"Running? You little punk, why aren't you running?"
At this moment, something even more desperate arrived.
A tall Shadow loomed over it from above.
The soul stone looked up to see the Spider Monarch who had just broken the rules and directly blown up its nest!
'I... I'll fight you!'
In the next moment, an unfamiliar voice actually echoed in Ryan's soul.
At the same time, the soul stone shot up into the sky. Instead of running, it actually initiated a collision toward him!
Clearly, the unfamiliar voice that had just come from his soul was emitted by the soul stone!
This actually surprised Ryan a bit. He knew the soul stone had a high self-awareness, but he hadn't expected it to be this high!
It could even 'speak'!
But this little sprout of a soul stone wanted to go down fighting with him?
Hilarious!
Ryan didn't dodge or avoid it. He reached out with his large hand and grabbed the flying soul stone, clutching it in his palm instantly!
The captured soul stone was not alarmed but delighted!
If the opponent had chosen to use the infinity stones to block it or catch it, it might not have had any way out and could only be slaughtered!
But this guy actually dared to grab it directly with his hand?
One must know that the reason it didn't harm ordinary people was because they followed the rules it set, so it was voluntary!
But for this guy who broke the rules, it was different!
Watch me directly strangle your soul, occupy your body, and make you my new vessel!
Once I use this guy's body as my new guardian, let's see who else dares to break my rules!
The soul stone thought beautifully.
With this thought, the soul stone in Ryan's hand began to exert its power. Just like the Zombie Wanda last time, it entered Ryan's soul!
And then...
The soul stone stared at the depths of Ryan's soul, at that Tri-colored Spider the size of the sky, and the tall figure shining with orange light atop the Tri-colored Spider, and was stunned.
Never mind the Tri-colored Spider that even made it feel fear, what was with that soul body possessing such thick soul power?
How could this guy have its origin power?
It had never seen this guy before, let alone given him its own origin power!
'Didn't expect that, did you, little soul stone? I am a balanced warrior. You thought you found my weakness, but you actually fell into my trap!'
Ryan stood on the Tri-colored Spider, looking down at the soul stone from a height, smiling mockingly.
Clearly, the soul stone had made the same mistake as Zombie Wanda.
The soul stone realized something was wrong and wanted to escape...
But it was already too late. Without it noticing, its surroundings had turned into a six-colored cage!
The soul stone was incredibly familiar with the power of this six-colored cage; it was the origin power of its six Infinity Stone brothers!
It was one thing for this guy to have the power of the four infinity stones in his hand, but why did he even have the power of the reality stone and its own power, which he didn't have!
The soul stone expressed that it couldn't understand!
But it didn't need to understand anymore, because...
Ryan reached out his large hand again. In his soul, the hand he extended seemed like the entire World pressing down on the soul stone, refining the soul stone's origin power in an instant!
The Infinity power in his body might not compare to the full power of the six infinity stones, but it was more than enough to restrict a single Infinity Stone!
In reality, the orange luster on the soul stone also dimmed slightly at the same time, no longer as lively.
Finally, this orange stone was casually pressed onto an iron ring by Ryan. As the rune light on the iron ring turned orange, it signaled that the soul stone had completely become his fifth Infinity Ring, the Soul Ring!
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