Suddenly, countless bolts of lightning, shimmering with four colors, struck down from the sky.
Guided by the Mind Stone's precise targeting, each lightning strike accurately hit someone on Thanos's side.
In an instant, this army, which had followed Thanos through countless battles and earned a fearsome reputation across the universe, was almost completely annihilated, with only a few stronger individuals surviving.
"This is... the wizard who fought with master. Master, he..."
Ebony Maw's eyes were bloodshot, and his forehead was covered in fine sweat as he stared in horror at the tall, silver figure in the sky.
In front of him stood Strange and Mordo.
The two exchanged a knowing glance, then both cast spells, unleashing whips of arcane energy that surged towards Ebony Maw.
Just now, in his hasty attempt to block the sudden heavenly lightning, Ebony Maw had forcefully overexerted his telekinetic powers and was even injured by them. Now was precisely when his strength was diminished.
Not far away, Banner, in his Hulk form, was savagely beating Black Dwarf, who had also been thoroughly disoriented by the heavenly lightning.
If even these two members of the Black Order were in such a sorry state, there was no need to mention the others.
The Chitauri, Outriders, Sakaaran, and other regular troops were already dust, and the remaining Leviathans were severely damaged.
Seeing the tide of battle turn in an instant, Qingshui focused his attention, delivering another brutal blow to the key targets. Then, he tore open a spatial portal and moved to another battlefield.
Jotunheim, the icy world where the Frost Giants lived.
Heavenly lightning descended once more.
Steve gasped for breath, watching Proxima Midnight fall before him with a few Extremis Virus agents behind him, then looked up at the sky.
Tony unleashed a charged chest blast, slaying a Leviathan that had been injured by the heavenly lightning, then flew into the sky and approached Qingshui.
"The most troublesome one is dealt with?" Tony asked.
"Asgard is almost done too, just one more left."
"Is it Thor's sister who's been locked up for thousands of years?"
"Yes, she's quite powerful. Her life and power are bound to Asgard, making her hard to kill. I'll seal her for now and figure something out later. At worst, after these few years pass and Thor fully inherits Odinforce, he'll still be able to suppress Hela. He's over a thousand years younger than his sister; he can just outlive her."
"You're going to deal with her now? Can I come along and watch?" Tony asked curiously.
He was genuinely curious about how terrifying Qingshui's power had become.
Less than a year ago, when that dark god descended upon Earth, intent on devouring Earth's dimension, only Qingshui could stand up and repel him.
Just now, he had simply raised his hand and summoned countless bolts of lightning, turning the tide of battle with a single move, killing and severely wounding countless powerful enemies, and securing victory for the disadvantaged Earth allied forces.
Tony really wanted to know what level his friend had reached now and if he could still catch up.
"Alright, let's go. With your current strength, you should be fine against someone of that level as long as you're careful; you shouldn't be instantly killed. I should be able to protect you quite easily." Qingshui nodded slightly.
The next second, a Spatial Vortex emerged behind them, engulfing both their figures.
The battle between Carol and Hela had already moved from the Norwegian Sea north of Norway to the Greenland Sea.
Countless marine animals living in the ocean suffered as a result.
And a few minutes earlier, the addition of Thor and Loki had completely disgraced Hela, Odin's eldest daughter, causing her immense suffering.
With Stormbreaker and his mastery of the Power of Thunder, Thor's combat power could even suppress her when she wasn't on Asgard, and his individual burst damage was terrifying.
Loki's strength was considerably weaker, but not that much weaker, and his methods were cunning. With two powerful allies, he could still make her miserable.
Hela couldn't accept the fact that after being imprisoned by Odin for over a thousand years, she was immediately beaten up by Odin's younger, later-born brothers upon her release.
However, Hela still maintained her composure.
She hadn't lost yet!
She could still try to break through.
Even if she couldn't break through, as long as Asgard existed, she was immortal. If she could stall until these people ran out of energy, she would still have a chance to escape.
As long as she wasn't killed or sealed, she still had a chance to turn the tables!
It was just a matter of whether she could last until then or if Thor and the others would capture and imprison her before that.
"Is that Loki? Bambi's gone straight?" Tony said, looking at Loki below from mid-air.
"He's my student now. Before Odin died, he entrusted me with the role of Asgard's High Priest and also gave Loki to me as an apprentice. He knew Loki was a troublemaker, so he wanted to find someone after his death who could handle things and keep his youngest son in line."
Tony blinked.
"Bambi only got this strong after becoming your student?" Tony asked after watching for a while longer.
Of the four people fighting below, Tony felt that each was difficult to deal with. Even the relatively weaker Loki, even if Tony used some of his current trump cards, he wasn't very confident he could win.
Loki's strength had definitely entered the threshold of Skyfather Level, and with the Casket of Ancient Winters, even Hela couldn't underestimate his attacks.
If she were frozen, she'd be done for, definitely captured alive.
"Right, what, you want to learn too? I can teach you. If it's just magic or something, it shouldn't be too hard for you."
Qingshui smiled at Tony.
There were indeed parallel universe versions of Tony Stark who became the Sorcerer Supreme. In terms of talent for magic, he should be on par with Strange.
Moreover, Tony could dual-cultivate both science and magic, possessed extremely high intelligence, and could achieve results in many related fields. He was even very responsible and would proactively do many things.
This would allow him to be a more hands-off boss.
Tony's eyes lit up when he heard this.
"It's a deal then! I've shared so much of my research with you; you have to teach me some real skills too. At least I can't be weaker than Loki, right?"
"That depends on how well you learn. Loki's talent is genuinely not bad; his potential is very high."
"I'm very good at learning and research, you know. I entered MIT at fifteen and graduated before I was seventeen."
Tony looked confident.
He might not be able to compare to Qingshui's cheat-like speed of power growth, but he couldn't be worse than Loki, could he?
As they chatted, the four people on the ground had already noticed Qingshui and Stark above them.
Among the four, only Hela didn't recognize them.
So, this big sister decisively chose to break through towards Qingshui's direction.
She didn't recognize these two, but she recognized the Destroyer Armor, even with its altered appearance.
This meant these two were definitely on Thor's side.
What if they had the Destroyer Armor? If Odin had come wearing this armor, she certainly wouldn't be a match.
But as for the others...
What kind of joke was this!
There were already three powerful beings here; surely the two above couldn't be that strong too?
If that were truly the case, was this still Midgard?
Hela was full of confidence, thinking of the best way to take hostages and force Thor and the others to back down.
Then she saw a giant hand, shining with four colors of light and containing power far greater than Odin in his prime, descending from the sky and enveloping her.
Hela was stunned. Then she resisted frantically, raising her hand to summon endless thick, sharp, dark-green stone spikes, attacking the sky.
However, these giant spikes were completely crushed and shattered.
The four-colored giant hand instantly pressed down on Hela, who was still constantly trying to break free.
Seeing this, Thor immediately raised Mjolnir and Stormbreaker with both hands, gathered his Power of Thunder, and struck at Hela's back.
Carol also followed, clenching her fists and unleashing a Photon Energy Blast in the same direction.
Hela was severely wounded again, and her resistance immediately weakened.
The four-colored energy giant palm quickly shrunk to about a few meters, its palm firmly restraining Hela and pressing her towards the sea surface frozen by the Casket of Ancient Winters.
Loki quickly stepped forward, activating the Casket of Ancient Winters' cold energy, freezing Hela.
Under Qingshui's guidance, the Infinity Stone energy within the four-colored giant hand transformed into Runes, sealing Hela using Sealing Jutsu.
Finally, an ice sculpture, its surface flowing with golden, red, orange, and green light, appeared on the frozen sea.
"So now, Thanos and all the other messy forces have been dealt with?"
Carol stood with her hands on her hips, letting out a long sigh.
"As you can see, yes."
Qingshui nodded, raised his hand, and snapped his fingers.
The blue light of the Space Stone lit up, opening a Portal to Niflheim.
"Send your sister back to where she belongs. Odin must have told you where to keep her before he died. The power in this seal should last for about ten years.
Thor, you need to speed up the development of your Power of Thunder and draw out the Odinforce inherited from your bloodline. That way, you should be able to suppress your sister in Niflheim with the Odinforce before the energy runs out."
The deal Qingshui made with Odin was for five years; the additional five years were a friendly bonus.
With Thor and Loki's current abilities, working together was actually enough to suppress Hela.
Both their powers are currently undergoing a rapid growth period due to their respective experiences. For their lifespan, this short term could be ten years, or even a hundred years.
Of course, as long as they don't just lie down and do nothing, it shouldn't take decades or centuries. With their talent, as long as they put in the effort and use their brains, they can compress the time to five to ten years.
Hmm, the "brain" part for Thor will probably have to be handled by Loki.
"Leave it to us. Loki, let's go. Watt, after we've imprisoned Hela, I plan to hold a huge celebration banquet in the Asgardian Palace. You absolutely must come!"
Thor cheerfully hoisted the Hela ice sculpture, said a word to Qingshui, and entered the Portal with Loki.
Qingshui's gaze shifted to Carol.
She also moved her gaze from the disappearing Portal and looked at Qingshui:
"What are you going to do next? You have four Infinity Stones now; you can't possibly be content staying on Earth, can you?
Oh, and these two extra Stones you have, they aren't Thanos's, are they?"
"Those two were destroyed by Thanos. They've probably regenerated somewhere in the universe by now. As for the two new ones I have, one is the Space Stone from the Tesseract, which you should be very familiar with. Odin gave it to me in exchange for my assistance and protection of Asgard.
As for this Reality Stone, it's spoils of war from when I helped Thor and the others defeat the Dark Elves who invaded Asgard during the Convergence, when the Nine Realms were connected."
As Qingshui spoke, he willed his Destroyer Armor to retract, leaving only a single iron left arm gauntlet to serve as a container for the Space Stone and Reality Stone.
The remaining nanoparticles still connected to the gauntlet, but they were stored within the Devouring Pouch inside it.
Qingshui still needed a complete Destroyer to bear the backlash of the four Infinity Stones.
"Interested in joining me? With your power, you could protect more than just Earth. There are many places in this universe where life is suffering danger and hardship. I think that's where our power needs to be used."
Carol looked at Qingshui and smiled.
"What, you don't trust me? Afraid I'll use my great power to do evil, beyond anyone's control, so you want to keep an eye on me?"
Qingshui saw through Carol's thoughts immediately.
If it were some other righteous superhero, they might actually agree with what Carol said and try to expand the scope of justice from Earth to the entire universe, while still maintaining their ties to Earth.
"After all, Nick Fury described you as one of the world's few super-ambitious individuals, who went from a mere businessman and scholar to the director of S.H.I.E.L.D. and the strongest person on Earth, all through manipulation, and somehow acquired two Infinity Stones.
Of course, he also said some good things about you, like how capable you are and how you genuinely defended Earth during several crises."
Carol joked, not hesitating to sell out Nick Fury in the process.
"Heh, that bald guy praised me? And, calling my achievements today the result of manipulation trivializes all the effort I put in along the way."
Qingshui scoffed.
"So, what's your answer? Are you an ambitious person like Thanos?"
"Then I ask you, have I plunged Earth into chaos and misery? Have I massacred half of Earth's population like Thanos? Answer me! Look into my eyes!
Oh, an ambitious person, Watt is an ambitious person, always hiding a bunch of secrets, to hell with him! If I hadn't suppressed and forcibly stopped the war in the Middle East, who knows how many more people would have died on Earth by now, not to mention that I've resolved several crises.
Nick Fury is just a freeloader who gets lucky; I, Clear Watt, am the real MVP!"
Qingshui spoke to Carol with impassioned fervor.
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