Juggernaut's charge finally gave Yan, Black Phoenix, and Hela some breathing room.
Meanwhile, Ganata wasn't doing much better.
Even after revealing her true cosmic form, she was still being suppressed by her opponent. She had never managed to gain the upper hand and could only keep the Celestial occupied.
Defeating him, let alone killing him, was almost impossible.
After seeing everyone's situation, Karl's expression darkened.
He immediately mobilized the Law of Light.
The vast torrent of golden radiance behind him began to surge.
Whoosh!
Several beams of golden light descended upon Ganata, Yan, Black Phoenix, Hela, and Juggernaut.
The instant the light enveloped them, all five felt their strength increase dramatically.
Karl had used the conceptual authority of the Law of Light to temporarily enhance their overall combat power by twenty percent.
At the same time, the golden light restored fifty percent of the energy they had already consumed.
With the amplification of the Law of Light, their situations immediately improved.
But Karl's expression remained grim.
"Vastness!"
[Sir.]
"Use the previously recorded reality modifications and conceptual definitions."
"Define every early-stage Single-Universe-level Celestial on the battlefield as null!"
Karl's eyes turned cold.
"And use the Infinity Stones to redefine the peak Single-Universe-level Celestial fighting Ganata into an energy source we can use!"
Karl had originally intended to save these abilities until later.
He wanted the Celestials completely unprepared when he finally revealed them.
But after seeing Yan and the others being overwhelmed, he no longer cared.
[Understood, Sir.]
[Beginning execution...]
[Conceptual definition simulation initiated.]
[Reality modification simulation initiated.]
[All Infinity Stones mobilized.]
[Definition successful.]
[Modification successful.]
Buzz!
The early-stage Single-Universe Celestials surrounding Yan, Black Phoenix, Hela, and Juggernaut suddenly vanished.
There was no explosion.
No corpse.
No remaining energy.
They simply ceased to exist.
Vastness had conceptually defined their existence as null.
Within the range of the modification, they no longer existed as physical beings, energy signatures, or valid concepts.
Even the attacks they had already launched disappeared with them.
Only the shocked expressions on Yan, Hela, Black Phoenix, and the others proved that the Celestials had ever stood there at all.
At the same time—
Buzz!
Seven-colored light enveloped the peak Single-Universe Celestial fighting Ganata.
Its enormous body immediately began breaking apart.
Flesh.
Armor.
Cosmic energy.
Everything was transformed into pure usable energy.
Ganata stared blankly for a moment.
Then she opened her mouth.
The transformed energy surged directly into her body.
Ganata's eyes brightened.
It actually filled her hunger.
Without hesitation, she swallowed all of it.
The remaining Super Single-Universe Celestial immediately attacked Karl again.
Boom!
Karl was already furious after seeing Yan and the others suppressed earlier.
The moment the Celestial's weapon descended toward him, Karl charged forward with the Holy Light Sword in hand.
Clang!
The enormous weapon collided with Karl's blade.
The impact shattered the surrounding fabric of space.
Dimensional barriers collapsed instantly.
Both combatants were thrown directly into violent spatial turbulence.
But neither cared.
Spatial currents and dimensional blades continuously struck their bodies as they fought within the chaotic void.
Boom!
Boom!
Boom!
The energy released by Karl and the Celestial became increasingly terrifying.
Hundreds of surrounding star systems were already being affected by the battle.
Some were completely destroyed by the spreading shock waves.
Yan, Hela, Ganata, and Black Phoenix had already withdrawn to the flagship to watch.
Juggernaut returned to Skyblade VII instead, apparently unconcerned about Cyttorak's brief possession of his body.
Inside Karl's enormous quarters, the Olympian goddesses were also watching the battle.
Their eyes were filled with worry as they stared at Karl's golden figure.
Karl himself remained calm.
He still had many abilities he hadn't used.
Especially the Law of Light.
Otherwise, dealing with an early-stage Super Single-Universe Celestial wouldn't have required such a prolonged battle.
As the fight continued, powerful gazes throughout the universe gradually turned toward them.
Even Galactus, the Devourer of Worlds, was watching.
Elsewhere, within an unknown dimension, a beautiful woman dressed entirely in black slowly opened her eyes.
Her gaze crossed countless layers of reality and settled upon Karl.
A faint smile appeared on her lips.
On Earth, Stephen Strange also noticed the battle while his astral form wandered through the cosmos.
The moment he recognized one of the combatants as his senior brother, he remained stunned for a long time.
He had never imagined that Karl had already become this powerful.
Karl knew nothing about any of this.
Bang!
After thousands of exchanges, neither side had managed to overpower the other through raw physical strength alone.
But Karl had barely used any of his special abilities.
The next moment—
the torrent of light behind him suddenly erupted.
Golden radiance began wrapping around Karl's entire body.
His aura surged again.
When Karl opened his eyes, his pupils were no longer visible.
Only two blazing points of golden light remained.
Karl slowly sheathed the Holy Light Sword.
Then he raised his right hand.
His index finger pointed toward the Super Single-Universe Celestial.
Buzz!
In an instant, every concept and form of light Karl could influence throughout the surrounding universe began responding.
The universe itself seemed to tremble.
Countless powerful beings immediately sensed the disturbance.
Even the leader of the Celestials opened its eyes.
Light from tens of thousands of star systems surged toward Karl's fingertip.
Stars dimmed.
Planets were swallowed by the spreading radiance.
An unimaginable torrent of light swept across the cosmos toward Karl's target.
BOOM!
The Super Single-Universe Celestial naturally had no intention of waiting to die.
Purple cosmic energy erupted from its enormous body.
Space around it twisted violently.
Yet even facing the attack head-on, the Celestial clearly had no confidence in stopping it.
Just before Karl's torrent of light struck—
Buzz!
Space suddenly distorted.
An enormous hand emerged from the fluctuating void.
A vast barrier appeared before the Celestial.
BOOM!
Karl's attack crashed into it.
The concepts and energies of light within the attack were extinguished upon contact.
Whoosh!
When the radiance finally faded, an even larger Celestial stood before the one Karl had been fighting.
Karl's expression immediately became solemn.
He couldn't sense this new Celestial at all.
No energy.
No soul.
No presence.
Nothing.
His eyes could clearly see it standing there, yet every other sense told him that nothing existed in that location.
But Karl was certain—
it wasn't an illusion.
The next moment—
Buzz!
A gigantic blue sphere appeared behind Karl.
An enormous blue-black void began devouring everything around it.
Then a massive blue figure materialized beside him.
Galactus.
The Devourer of Worlds who had saved Karl before.
And Ganata's father—
which also made him Karl's prospective father-in-law.
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