Marvel: I became an ancestor by sacrificing offerings.

Because Apocalypse disappeared so suddenly and so easily.

So much so that it took a long time for everyone present to recover from the shock.

The beast Hank stared wide-eyed, his large, blue-furred face filled with bewilderment.

Laser Eyes subconsciously pushed up his glasses, as if trying to confirm whether he was seeing things.

That extreme "god" who lived for thousands of years, determined to overthrow human rule and enslave the earth with mutants, just like that... disappeared?

Professor X maintained his "holding a thousand killers in his arms" attitude.

His lips moved slightly, clearly wanting to say something, but when the words reached his lips, he didn't know what to say.

Facing Peter floating in mid-air, he felt only pure awe.

Just as everyone was gradually recovering from their shock and wondering if the crisis was truly over.

Anomalies recur in the field.

"Hey~!!!"

Jean Grey suddenly let out a sharp phoenix cry!

She was lifted into the air by a golden-red energy, and under her fair skin, it seemed as if magma was flowing, outlining countless strange golden patterns.

He looked exactly like—a second Peter!

That's right!

The phoenix power within her went berserk!

Because it discovered that the power it had just released to "delete" Apocalypse not only did not return to its body, but had completely disappeared.

This is something that has never happened in its billions of years of existence!

This sense of unease and threat stemming from her own life safety led her to decide without hesitation to directly "delete" the source of that unknown risk—Peter Parker!

boom!

With a flick of her wrist, a ball of golden-red flames, even more violent and intense than when it burned Apocalypse, transformed into a streak of light powerful enough to pierce through heaven and earth, and hurtled toward Peter!

"Jin! Calm down!"

Professor X couldn't help but shout in an attempt to calm the berserk Jean down.

But at this moment, the Phoenix Force had already completely taken over Jean's body, so how could it stop just because of a human's call?

As Peter was struck by the golden-red energy, a terrible thought simultaneously crossed everyone's minds:

Ruined.

Although Peter had previously successfully absorbed the flames that had landed on Apocalypse.

But the flames that Qin released this time were on a completely different level from those she used to deal with Apocalypse!

No matter how strong Peter is, he probably can't withstand this world-destroying power!

Will things finally calm down after Peter dies?

If not... who is her next target?

Thinking of this, Professor X didn't even have time to mourn Peter's "death," but instead decisively looked at two people in the crowd and said:

"Nightcrawler and Quicksilver, please, take as many children as you can!"

As he spoke, he slowly and resolutely stood up, determined to use his strength to delay as long as possible after Peter's death.

Beast, Shockwave, Mystique, and the others watched as the professor made this choice. They said nothing and simply stood silently behind him.

If their deaths can save the lives of children, then their deaths are meaningful.

After all, the future belongs to them!

Just as the atmosphere at the scene reached its most solemn point due to the choices made by the X-Men, a lazy and indifferent voice quietly rang out:

"What are you all doing standing there? Cosplaying as Gold Saints?"

Professor X and the others were stunned when they heard the voice, and then looked up in disbelief.

Only then did they realize that Peter had actually been standing there unharmed the whole time!

Even the gesture of putting his hands in his pockets has never changed!

The world-destroying power, upon contact with Peter's body, was absorbed silently, like water dripping into a sponge.

When the flames faded, Peter remained suspended in place, his clothes not even slightly dirty, and his hair not a single hair was out of place.

He even... stuck out his tongue and licked his lips, as if savoring something.

After a moment, he turned his gaze to Jean Grey, who was completely controlled by the Phoenix Force, and a playful smile appeared on his face:

"Is the little bird breathing?"

"That's interesting!"

Peter certainly had reason to appear so calm.

When the Phoenix Force strikes Apocalypse, it deals true damage, ignoring Apocalypse's self-healing abilities and reducing him to subatomic ash.

But if it's hit on him, the nature of the situation changes completely.

Because he already possesses a variant of Jean Grey's genes, he is essentially qualified to receive the power of the Phoenix.

In addition, the Phoenix Power that had been absorbed into Apocalypse earlier served as a seed, along with the unreasonable Tiger and Horse Talismans.

It's like having a bird's nest built inside your body that's even more comfortable than Jean Grey's.

The Phoenix Force originally intended to storm in and wreak havoc, but after entering and seeing this five-star suite, it decided not to leave.

So what hit Peter wasn't a real injury at all, not even magical damage.

It's purely for healing, where you recover health while fighting!

Phoenix Force clearly didn't understand Peter's sarcasm.

Because it received no feedback whatsoever from the energy it released, it was on high alert, yet dared not make a move rashly.

Peter couldn't help but find its behavior somewhat amusing.

He originally wanted to play with this "little red bird" a little longer, perhaps by switching to divine energy and the power of the phoenix.

Or perhaps we could test whether burning Amaterasu with the Phoenix Fire could destroy it.

But just as he was about to make a move, he suddenly noticed something unusual out of the corner of his eye.

The row of profile picture frames in the lower left corner of his field of vision suddenly started flashing violently!

This is... the teleportation option for the Merciful Soul Salvation!

Although the health bar hasn't changed yet, the flashing avatars indicate that his teammates are currently facing great danger!

To be more precise—something's wrong with Earth!

The source of this danger is self-evident—Thanos!

In an instant, the nonchalant expression on Peter's face vanished completely.

A chilling, bone-chilling killing intent emanated from him.

It wasn't just the pure spiritual intimidation of Conqueror's Haki; it was the purest killing intent that had been distilled after defeating countless powerful opponents.

The X-Men, who felt like they were about to be roasted alive just a moment ago, suddenly felt as if they had fallen into an ice cave, as if their souls were about to be completely frozen.

They looked up in alarm, only to find that Peter in the air had somehow lost the relaxed smile on his face:

"I was hoping to play with you a little longer."

Peter's voice was soft, yet it reached the ears of everyone present with unmistakable coldness, as if it came from the deepest hell.

"But something happened back home, so I can't waste my time here."

"So please be smart and enter my body yourself, don't waste my time."