Simultaneous travel: Starting from returning to the main god space.

Chapter 432 Central Continent Team VS Zombie Superheroes (Seeking monthly votes! Seeking follow-up subscriptions!)
As Zheng Zha unlocked the fourth stage of his gene lock, his aura instantly became violent and chaotic, as if a wild and ferocious beast was gradually awakening within him.

But then, the azure flames around him suddenly flickered, burning and suppressing the negative emotions that were rapidly growing in his mind.

Although it cannot be completely eliminated, the two have reached a delicate balance, which allows Zheng Zha's bloodshot eyes to retain a trace of clarity and prevents him from completely falling into madness.

This is the normal state after the gene lock enters the fourth stage. Although the strength will be explosively improved, and the power in the body can be exerted at will, it will also generate a powerful berserk consciousness, turning the person who unlocks the fourth stage gene lock into a beast with only destructive desires.

If this violent consciousness is suppressed, a demon will be born in the heart. The next step is to either resolve the inner conflict, overcome it with force, or merge with the demon.

Regardless of which of the three is successful, one can advance to the intermediate level of the fourth tier and greatly increase their strength.

Conversely, death or becoming a zombie without self-will is possible, similar to Sun Wukong in Black Myth, who turned into a stone ape after losing his six senses.

As for Zheng Zha's current state, it is even more complicated.

Back when he unlocked the third stage of the gene lock, he accidentally caused the Blood Flame skill of the vampires to mutate and evolve into the Karmic Fire it is today.

After Wu Xian verified it multiple times, he learned that this karmic fire was a prototype of a spiritual light, and it was very similar to the fiery flames of Zheng Zha, the copy in the standard state.

However, the Li Yan uses negative emotions as fuel to enhance the power of the flames, and the user's personality will become more and more violent. Therefore, to reach the fourth level, one can only take the path of uniting inner demons.

Zheng Zha's Karmic Fire is different; its ability is to erase or purify negative emotions, making it the natural enemy of all evil and filth. As his strength gradually increases, this characteristic becomes more and more pronounced. Now, he can even suppress his own inner demons and unleash fourth-tier combat power without any restraint for a short period of time.

Rumble————! ! !
With a loud bang, Zheng Zha's body, engulfed in flames, shot out like a rocket launcher. His target was none other than Thanos, the zombie who posed the greatest threat to the Central Continent Team.

However, seemingly having already sensed Zheng Zha's intentions, the Space Stone in the zombie Thanos's left hand glowed slightly the instant Zheng Zha's figure disappeared.

The next instant, Zheng Zha's fist was already right in front of his purple bald head, ready to smash it apart.

Strangely, Zheng Zha did not feel any physical contact. Instead, it felt like he had punched thin air. Due to inertia, he was propelled more than a hundred meters away and almost tripped.

"Roar roar roar————!!!" xN
Sensing the approaching amount of fresh meat, countless zombie superheroes and supervillains around them opened their blood-red mouths and pounced, trying to bite off a piece of flesh from Zheng Zha's body to fill their seemingly endless hunger.

"Inferno - Mountain of Knives and Prison of Swords!!"

The azure flames sculpted countless blades and swords, blooming like lotus flowers, each containing a unique power to purify sins.

Normally, these flames wouldn't be anything special to superheroes or villains; even if they got touched, they would only feel the pain of being burned.

But things are different now. After they turn into zombies, every cell in their bodies contains various negative energies and substances. Karmic fire is a deadly poison to them. Once they are infected, the zombie virus in their bodies will gradually lose its activity and eventually perish completely.

Rumble——! !

The flames erupted, and the first few zombie superheroes/villains to charge were hit, pierced by the swords and spears formed from the karmic fire, burning from the inside out, and in the blink of an eye turned into several wailing humanoid torches.

Upon seeing this scene, most of the zombie superheroes/villains stopped in their tracks. When they looked at the azure flames, their faces showed disgust and fear, and for a moment they dared not go forward.

Of course, there are exceptions. "Hulk!!"

The zombie Hulk descended from the sky and delivered a standard "Hulk Smash" to Zheng Zha, who was engulfed in flames.

Zheng Zha knew something was wrong, so he raised his arms to catch the powerful blow.

With a deafening roar, a gust of wind carrying astonishing energy swept down, scraping across the ground and walls, instantly creating terrifying spiderweb-like cracks.

As the smoke cleared, a huge crater appeared on the ground. Zheng Zha was surrounded by flames, his knees were slightly bent, but he did not fall. Instead, he raised his arms to block the Hulk's fists that came crashing down, and manipulated the karmic fire to spread upwards, trying to burn away the virus inside the Hulk and get rid of this troublesome enemy.

"Roar----!!!"

Flames scorched the diseased skin of the zombie Hulk, emitting a burnt stench. Pieces of rotting flesh burned, revealing the gray bones beneath.

However, as the excruciating pain struck, it triggered the Hulk's trait of becoming stronger the angrier he got. His burning body began to regenerate, and large amounts of flesh appeared out of thin air. But it was soon contaminated by the zombie virus, which to some extent blocked the purification of the karmic fire.

Hulk, having missed his first attack, immediately launched a relentless and ferocious offensive, raising his fists high and then slamming them down, bombarding Zheng Zha like a pile driver.

Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom—

A surge of power erupted, and Zheng Zha's body gradually sank, plunging into the ground like a nail. The surrounding crater expanded rapidly, and pebbles and dust on the ground jumped up and down with each tremor, as if there was no end to it.

Meanwhile, the other members of the Central Continent Team also began their respective battles.

Just as Thanos used the Space Stone to make his body ethereal and dodge Zheng Zha's attack, Zhan Lan also made her move.

The Phoenix Force, combined with the Mind Blast, ignored the barriers of space and struck Thanos, causing his body to stiffen abruptly, but he quickly broke free of the restraints and returned to normal.

The zombies' mental will is controlled by intense hunger, which makes any psychological manipulation ineffective against them. They may even turn against their controllers, corrupting them mentally and causing them to become zombie-like, ultimately affecting their physical bodies.

Zhan Lan seemed to realize this, so she quickly gave up controlling Thanos, but the fleeting glimpse of his memories just now made her understand many things.

It turns out that the Thanos in front of us is not the Thanos of the current timeline, but the Thanos from Avengers: Endgame who learned about the future from Nebula's memories, traveled through timelines, and tried to steal the Infinity Stones from the Avengers.

However, it's unclear whether something went wrong, but Nebula in 2014, who was supposed to be the guide, did not help Thanos travel to 2023 as agreed.

Thanos, once a top scientist, used Nebula's memories to rebuild a new time machine, then created the Pym Particles and traveled to other parallel universes in the Marvel universe.

However, perhaps due to a misadjustment of time, they traveled through time several times without reaching 2023. Instead, they unexpectedly obtained two gems, one of power and one of space, during the process.

As for the last time, they arrived in New York in 2012, which is right here, and then... nothing more.

Countless zombies, drawn by the scent, swarmed in and, led by Captain Marvel, devoured the entire Dark Legion, including Thanos, resulting in the scene before us.

(End of this chapter)