Marvel: I became an ancestor by sacrificing offerings.

Ego remained silent in the face of Star-Lord's roar.

It wasn't because he had figured things out, but because he no longer had the energy to continue speaking out.

Peter clenched his fist, and at that moment, Igor gasped.

I felt that all my last means of resistance had completely collapsed.

Peter's absorption rate more than doubled again.

Correspondingly, Ego's energy form began to disintegrate. The scattered blue and white particles did not disappear, but instead gathered towards Peter along some invisible trajectory, gradually drilling into his body.

A feeling of unprecedented fullness surged through his body, causing Peter to unconsciously squint his eyes in comfort.

Igor's last sob was swallowed up by the air; he didn't even leave behind a single last word.

This twisted god, who had lived for billions of years, traveled through countless galaxies, fathered a bunch of children, and then personally killed them and their mother, vanished from the universe in an extremely undignified manner.

They died silently.

As Peter withdrew his hand, he subconsciously clenched his fist, feeling as if his skin had become slightly transparent.

It has to be said that the energy Ego had accumulated was indeed somewhat exaggerated. Even with the help of the Little Broken Watch and the Tiger Talisman, it almost caused him to burst.

Of course, when he said "burst out," he didn't mean he would explode and die.

Rather, it means that it almost lost its human form and was about to become a conscious planet like Ego.

Just as he was reflecting on this, Star-Lord and the others discovered a fact that sent chills down their spines.

The planet beneath their feet... is disappearing.

No wonder.

This entire planet was once Ego's body, but now Peter has completely absorbed Ego.

The remaining energy remnants will dissipate with the wind; it's only a matter of time.

"Sea Bull~"

A crack appeared between the rocket and Groot, nearly swallowing the rocket whole.

Fortunately, Groot is still in his large form, which allowed him to quickly grab the rocket's branch.

"Run!" Rocket shouted, quickly gesturing for Groot to head in the direction of the Destiny.

It wasn't that he wanted to be lazy, but if he tried to travel with his short legs, it would inevitably end in tragedy...

The group began to run wildly in the direction of the Destiny.

But they seemed to be too slow; their running speed was far from keeping up with the speed at which the planet was collapsing.

Even more critically, as the planet collapses, gravity is also rapidly disappearing.

If nothing unexpected happens, in less than half a minute, they will be completely exposed to space, where the extremely low temperatures and lack of oxygen will kill them quickly!

"No, we can't catch up at all!" Drax couldn't help but let out a desperate roar!

The Mantis Woman had already given up struggling.

She simply stopped where she was and looked in the direction where Igor had disappeared.

The antennae on its forehead drooped, and its expression was inscrutable, a mixture of joy and sorrow, perhaps both grief and relief, but neither was complete.

"Hello!"

Peter called out to her:

"Don't tell me you're planning to die with your scumbag father."

The Mantis Woman snapped out of her daze, looked up at Peter, her lips trembled, but she didn't know what to say.

Perhaps it wouldn't be so bad to die here, since she didn't really have any reason or value to exist anyway.

She was merely a tool needed by Igor, and now that Igor is dead, the tool naturally has no reason to exist.

With that thought, she slowly closed her eyes, already prepared to die in the endless space.

Just then, she felt a hand grab her wrist.

Then, with an undeniable domineering attitude, the other party forcibly pulled her into his arms!

The Mantis opened her eyes and looked at Peter with a look of astonishment.

"Don't get me wrong, I just can't stand by and watch someone die."

Peter continued to fly with her toward the Destiny as he spoke.

"Thank you," she said softly.

"It's still not working, we're just too far from the Destiny!" Rocket couldn't help but turn back to look at Peter:

"Dude, is now the time to pick up girls?"

"Quickly use your invincible brain to think of a solution!"

Peter glanced at the spoilsporty, foul-mouthed raccoon, then snapped his fingers.

The next second, the Destiny, under the control of the Wheel of Fate, flew rapidly toward the crowd.

In the process, countless mechanical arms even appeared, which directly grabbed them firmly, then quickly retracted and threw them one by one into the cabin of the Destiny.

"Phew~ I'm saved!"

The Rockets couldn't help but let out such a sigh.

Everyone looked like they had just escaped death.

Peter, however, frowned slightly as he looked in the direction of Ego, who had vanished completely from the universe.

He suddenly felt like he had been cheated.

I was so focused on using the Celestial Race's genes to absorb the energy within Igor's body that I forgot to find an opportunity to grab something of Igor's to offer as a sacrifice to the system.

For example, that energy spaceship that looks like an egg—if you sacrificed it to the system, you could probably get at least ten or twenty thousand sacrifice points.

However, putting that aside, the trip to Planet Igor was still very fruitful.

Not only did they directly obtain Ego's Celestial genes, but they also absorbed all of Ego's energy.

The energy of Igor alone, which he digested and purified, was roughly equivalent to...

He frowned, did a quick calculation, and realized it was roughly equivalent to... more than half the energy reserves of an Infinity Stone?

Not bad, this journey through space can now be considered a perfect ending.

With that thought in mind, Peter took a deep breath and decided to say goodbye to Star-Lord and the others on Xandar.

They continued as the Guardians of the Galaxy, while Peter himself had to prepare to return to Earth.

Star-Lord and the others naturally wouldn't object to his choice; they were all used to being free and easy and didn't want to go back to Earth to live with Peter.

The best option right now is to part ways.

Of course, if Peter ever needs anything in the future, they will definitely come back to repay Peter's kindness as soon as possible.

But... will Peter really need them someday in his life?

……

After waving goodbye to Star-Lord and the others on Xandar, Peter prepared to turn back to Earth.

Just as he finished setting the flight path, he suddenly heard footsteps behind him.

It's the Mantis Woman.

She stood at the cockpit door, not coming in, just standing there, her antennae twitching slightly, as if she were considering something.

Peter didn't turn around: "What's up?"

"I..." she paused, "I have nowhere to go now."

This is very direct, so direct that there's not much room for negotiation.

Peter was silent for a moment, then glanced at Sif not far away:

"So what do you mean?"

"Can I come to Earth with you?" The Mantis Woman finally mustered the courage to ask. "I won't take up too much space, and I don't need much food..."

Before she could finish speaking, Sif's slightly amused voice came from the cockpit:

"Peter, does this conversation seem familiar to you?"