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

Chapter 444 Infinity Stones (x), Fragments of the Investiture of the Gods (√) (Seeking monthly votes! Seeking subscriptions!)
Unlike the Creation Jade Disc wielded by Dao Ancestor Hongjun in the Primordial Era, the infinitely diverse Creation Jade Disc does not possess the so-called Three Thousand Great Daos, nor does it have any powerful abilities. Strictly speaking, it is not even a Primordial Spiritual Treasure, but rather a rather special cultivation artifact.

Its greatest and only function is to complete the Great Thousand Artifacts Investiture of the Gods, offset the backlash, and be unaffected by the temporal and spatial turbulence, so as to maximize the true power of this Great Thousand Artifacts.

How about that? Does it sound familiar? Does it remind you of a combination of the Infinity Stones and the Infinity Gauntlet?

Comparing the abilities of the Infinity Stones and the Investiture of the Gods reveals even more similarities.

Instant teleportation, dimensional travel, future observation, time reversal, alteration of reality, control of cause and effect... It's no exaggeration to say that almost all the abilities possessed by these Infinity Stones can be found in the Investiture of the Gods. Coupled with the fact that they also require a combination of items to be used, it's hard not to imagine all sorts of things.

Okay, that's a bit of an exaggeration. At least before Chu Xuan descended into the Marvel dimension, he didn't immediately connect the two.

It wasn't until he obtained the Time Stone from the Ancient One, and the Creation Disc in his spatial bag also exhibited unusual behavior, that he had a bold conjecture.

Is it possible that the Infinity Stones in the Marvel universe are actually fragments of the Investiture of the Gods?

Chu Xuan disliked unfounded speculation, so after resolving the zombie battle in New York City, he immediately conducted verification.

That is to fuse the half of the Creation Jade Disc in my hand with the Infinity Gauntlet and see if it will have a strange reaction with the Infinity Stones.

And so, under the influence of the Divine Refinement, the Creation Jade Disc and the Infinity Gauntlet slowly fused together. The process was incredibly smooth, as if the two had many similar structural principles, which was why they could fit together perfectly.

Soon, half of the Creation Jade Disc was completely integrated into the Infinity Gauntlet. Many mysterious and obscure runes appeared on its surface, and the four Infinity Stones embedded in it became even brighter, much stronger than before.

Chu Xuan narrowed his eyes and clenched his left hand, which was wearing the Infinity Gauntlet.

The next second, an energy fluctuation several times more terrifying than before spread out instantly, causing the ground beneath their feet to tremble slightly.

At the same time, the members of the Central Continent team and the mages of Kamar-Taj who were watching from the sidelines also took two steps back in unison, looking at Chu Xuan with a hint of surprise in their eyes.

Especially for fourth-tier powerhouses like Zhan Lan, Zheng Zha, and Zhao Yingkong, the stronger their life essence, the more alarmed they became by Chu Xuan's current state.

The feeling was like a weak herbivore encountering a prehistoric dragon. Even if the dragon did nothing, the animal would feel unimaginable pressure, and would tremble from soul to body.

"I see……"

Ignoring the reactions of those around him, Chu Xuan looked at the four gems on the Infinity Gauntlet and murmured to himself.

The truth of the matter differed slightly from Chu Xuan's guess.

First of all, the Infinity Stones are indeed related to the fragments of the Investiture of the Gods.

To be precise, this is the product of a powerful being at the high saint level who, after accidentally obtaining a fragment of the Investiture of the Gods, remodeled and fused it with his own spiritual light.

The other party has great ambitions. They are trying to use this fragment of the Great Thousand Artifact to comprehend the fundamental laws, break through to the Innate Saint position, or even ascend to the heavens in one step and directly become a top powerhouse at the near-Emperor level.

Unfortunately, the high-level saint known as "Nemesis" ultimately failed. Not only did she fail to become a Primordial Being, she was also backfired by the power of the Investiture of the Gods, her saintly path was directly obliterated, and she perished completely.

His saintly body disintegrated, leaving only the six Infinity Stones caught in the turbulent currents of time and space, projected into countless parallel universes in the Marvel universe, and fought over by various forces.

This is why these gems become useless broken stones once they leave the Marvel dimension, because they are just projections, not the gems themselves.

Thinking of this, Chu Xuan looked at the main quest on the God Watch again—collect the true Infinity Stones.

In this way, by connecting all the currently known clues, many things become clear.

"You mean, the true purpose of the main god is the fragments of the Investiture of the Gods?"

Upon hearing this, Zhan Lan frowned slightly. As the person who held the pillow whip, she often heard Wu Xian mention the secrets of the infinite multiverse, including the Investiture of the Gods. She knew that it was an extremely powerful artifact, whose abilities in some aspects even surpassed those of saints.

If the Central Continent team can obtain this artifact in this team battle, then even if they don't get the last Reincarnator's head, it will still be a huge win.

"So, how do we obtain the real Infinity Stones?"

Zheng Zha frowned. He didn't understand what spacetime turbulence was, but his intuition told him that it must be extremely dangerous.

Upon hearing this, Chu Xuan closed his eyes and fell silent again. After a long while, he opened his eyes and said calmly:
"The Jade Disc of Creation has fused with the Infinity Gauntlet, greatly enhancing its power. I have sensed the location of its true form through the projection of the gem, but with my strength, it is difficult to reach it... or rather, only the power of a saint-level being can survive in the spacetime turbulence."

"Saint-level power... Captain?"

Zheng Zha smiled wryly. Although the Zhongzhou team is now the strongest team in the Samsara World, the Sage is still far away from them. Only the unfathomable Wu Xian has the potential to reach that level.

"Perhaps, but before that, we need to find him first." With that, a blue and white ball of light appeared in Chu Xuan's empty palm, containing the memories that the Ancient One wanted to give him.

This time, Chu Xuan didn't hesitate at all and crushed the ball of light.

Immediately afterwards, a flood of memories rushed into his mind, making his dark eyes behind his glasses appear even more profound, as if he were gradually understanding everything.

……

2014, Igor's Star!

A beautiful planet with a colorful surface, resembling paradise. The sky is filled with iridescent light, the ground is lush and green, and the birds sing and flowers bloom, just like a fairyland in a fairy tale.

Unfortunately, all of this is an illusion. The objects on the planet's surface are illusions created by the reshaping of matter. The real Star of Ego is a planet with a human face, or rather, this planet is a self-aware life form, and that human face is the manifestation of its self-awareness.

At this very moment, on this strange planet, two figures are moving rapidly.

One after the other, chasing and fleeing, it reminds one of a cough syrup commercial from childhood, and the infectious laughter of "You chase me, and if you catch me, I'll give you a hehehehe" seems to echo in one's mind.

"Peter! Stop struggling. You're inside me, and you'll never escape. Now surrender obediently and become the master of this universe with me!"

The middle-aged man chasing behind roared loudly, his expression excited and agitated. A surge of powerful energy flowed around him, propelling him to fly at a speed exceeding the speed of sound. Clearly, he was no ordinary person.

"Don't even dream about it, there's no way I'm going to help you. And... get the hell away from me, or I'm going to lose it!"

The young man being chased shouted without turning his head, his well-developed abs jiggling as he ran, looking rather comical.

"Is that so? Then let's see how much of my power you can actually use!"

The middle-aged man sneered and sped up again, closing the distance between himself and the young man.

"Aaaaaahh ...

The young man roared, his legs spinning wildly like wheels, leaving afterimages in mid-air.

“Hehehehehe——!!”

……

Clearly, judging from the conversation between the two and the name of the planet they are on, this is the scene from the movie "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2".

The two men playing "chase and escape" on this asteroid are Ego, a member of the Celestials, and his silly son, Star-Lord, the captain of the Guardians of the Galaxy.

According to the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Ego is a Celestial who awakens prematurely and is underdeveloped. Because he forgets his mission, he gradually becomes monstrous in his long period of solitude and even develops the idea of ​​wanting to devour the entire universe.

So he took on the form of a human and began to spread his clones among many planets, attempting to devour these planets and the life on them, in order to achieve the eternal state of becoming one with all things.

Without a doubt, Ego's actions were utterly futile. Not to mention that the Marvel Universe is vast and boundless, even if he worked himself to death, he could not possibly scatter the seeds throughout the entire universe. Even if he could, he alone could not accomplish this task.

Therefore, Ego later began to hunt for women everywhere, having relations with countless females of various races, in an attempt to create a god of the same origin as him, and then combine the power of the two gods to try to devour the planets he had planted and turn them into Ego's shape.

However, the Celestials' life essence was too high. Ego had lived and died countless years, but only Star-Lord inherited the genes of the gods and was able to wield their power.

Ego was overjoyed and revealed his plan, inviting Star-Lord to share the entire universe with him. However, Star-Lord refused without hesitation and instead raised his weapon, demonstrating the meaning of filial piety.

The reason for this is not only that Ego accidentally revealed that he was the one who killed Star-Lord's mother, but more importantly, Star-Lord himself did not have such great ambitions and had no intention of helping this suddenly appearing unrelated father with his plan to devour the universe.

Ego was completely unconcerned about Star-Lord's rebellion, despite his filial piety.

His only goal is to devour everything in the universe and achieve eternal uniqueness. If Star-Lord is willing to obey, he is his good son; if he doesn't, he is just a backup battery, and it doesn't matter whether he lives or dies.

With the meager divine power that the opponent had just awakened, it was not enough to threaten him. He was merely struggling in his death throes, and it was only a matter of time before he was captured.

As he was thinking this, Ego's lips curled up, and he prepared to increase his power to capture Star-Lord in one fell swoop.

However, at that moment, Ego's expression suddenly changed. He looked up at the sky and felt an immense power descend upon him. Brilliant purple light filled Ego and Star-Lord's vision and almost instantly enveloped the entire Star of Ego.

(End of this chapter)