Marvel: I became an ancestor by sacrificing offerings

"It seems that even if I try my best, I can only generate this much firework energy."

The girl's name was Li Qianhuan, and she was the first person in the academy to have contact with Peter.

Because of her cheerful and lively personality, and because her Asian features are very appealing to Peter, she has successfully become Peter's little follower in the past few days.

Peter extended a finger and tapped Li Qianhuan's palm:

"The source of energy is not your palm, but your entire body. What you need to do is not stare blankly at your palm."

"Instead, find your own power within yourself and guide it out little by little..."

As he spoke, Peter opened his right hand, and a blinding flash of electricity instantly formed in his palm.

Chirp chirp chirp~!

The lightning emitted a piercing shriek, sounding as if thousands of fledglings were chirping in unison.

It is the signature move of Kakashi and Sasuke in Naruto, Chidori, or Lightning Blade.

Peter then stuck his hand into a nearby stone pillar, and the terrifying piercing power of the Thousand Birds easily pierced through the pillar.

"This is just the first step. Once you're familiar with gathering energy in your palms, the next step is to let the energy extend on its own without going through your limbs, for example..."

As Peter explained, he demonstrated various abilities, including Chidori Stream, Chidori Sharp Spear, and Lightning Release: Rasengan.

This scene greatly shocked not only Li Qianhuan, but also the mutant teenagers around them.

A collective gasp rippled through the crowd, and the way they looked at Peter was even more respectful than when they saw Professor X.

……

In the principal's office on the second floor of the main building.

Charles sat in front of the huge French windows, watching the unbelievable scene on the lawn with a smile on his face.

Hank stood behind him, holding a steaming cup of coffee, his brow furrowed in a frown.

"I now seriously suspect that guy has a split personality," Hank guessed.

"That day we encountered his evil side, and now, it's his benevolent main personality?"

As soon as he finished speaking, a violent tremor suddenly came from beneath his feet!

The vibrations were so intense that even the ceiling lights began to sway from side to side, emitting a piercing, metallic screeching sound.

Large chunks of plaster peeled off the wall, leaving the beast and the professor covered in soot and grime.

"Holy crap, did he hear me talking badly about him behind his back?!"

Mr. Beast felt utterly panicked!

"If you're scared, don't keep talking about it behind people's backs!" Professor X started by making this sarcastic remark, then added:

"Furthermore, this earthquake should not be related to Mr. Peter; it may simply be a natural phenomenon."

He paused for a moment, because he noticed that Peter below... seemed to be laughing!

That smile wasn't the sly grin of someone who had succeeded in a scheme.

It's more like... the relaxed smile of someone who's finally gotten to play a game or celebrate an important holiday.

Why did that guy react like that? Could it be that... he's been living in the academy all this time, just waiting for today to come?

Are we waiting for such an earthquake?

Why do you want to do this?

What is his purpose?

Professor X suddenly felt a strong sense of unease:

"Alright, Henry, I've changed my mind. Let's find out where the earthquake originated. This matter seems to be more complicated than I thought!"

On the lawn below, Peter stretched contentedly, then patted Li Qianhuan's head and said:

"Alright, that concludes today's lesson. get out of class dismissed!"

Having said that, he vanished from the spot, secretly thinking to himself:

Has it finally begun? Now that Apocalypse has awakened, obtaining the Phoenix Force must be just around the corner, right?

Chapter 381 The Apocalypse Resurgence: You Need Tissues

That night.

"Have you found the source of the earthquake?" Professor X asked, sitting by the floor-to-ceiling window, his voice tinged with weariness.

"We've found it; the epicenter shows it occurred in Cairo." A look of confusion appeared on the beast's face.

"But... how could the epicenter in Cairo affect us here? Also..."

Before he could finish speaking, the professor interrupted:

“You’re right. We did misunderstand that young man. If this incident really was related to him, he could have gone directly to Cairo instead of staying here.”

Professor X breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this conclusion, thinking he could finally get some rest, when a mental shock suddenly swept through the entire college.

It wouldn't knock everyone unconscious like Peter's Conqueror's Haki, but it would be enough to wake up all the mutants who were sleeping.

“This is…” Beast and Professor X exchanged a glance, then rushed towards Jean’s room without thinking.

"Kids, it's nothing serious."

"Don't worry, we'll handle everything. All you need to do now is go back and get some rest."

After comforting the children who had been awakened by Jean's mental attack, Professor X went to Jean's bedroom.

Jean Grey was lying on the bed in agony, her thin nightgown soaked with cold sweat, her long red hair clinging wetly to her pale cheeks.

As she struggled in her sleep, the temperature in the room was rising at an alarmingly abnormal rate!

"Chichi-"

The exquisite vintage wallpaper on the wall began to curl automatically, its edges turning a scorched yellow color, and then sparks appeared out of nowhere.

The bedside lamp, the glass filled with water, the heavy hardcover books... everything in the room, under this uncontrollable and violent mental force, broke free from gravity and floated in mid-air.

Qin let out a suppressed groan of pain, her hands gripping the sheets so tightly her nails almost tore the mattress apart. Beneath her skin, a chilling, flowing, dark red light emanated from her skin!

Professor X didn't even need to consciously read it to feel the immense pressure from that mental shock.

Countless fragments of scenes pierced his mind like needles—

The sky was ablaze with flames, cities were reduced to ruins, and above that endless destruction, a majestic blue figure looked down upon all living beings like a god.

"Qin! Wake up!"

Finally, with Professor X's gritted teeth and desperate calls, Jean Grey was jolted awake from her sleep, and the terrifying mental shock dissipated.

Having barely calmed Qin's unease, the professor left the bedroom and, without thinking, spoke to the beast beside him:

"Qin's nightmare this time is not so simple. I sensed an ancient, powerful, and extremely dangerous existence in her nightmare! We must find the source immediately, or the whole world may be in big trouble!"

"So you mean...using the mainframe?" the beast asked.

“That’s right!” The professor took a deep breath and nodded.

"This may be the only way to uncover the truth!"

Shortly after, the two entered the main brain room located underground.

As Professor X donned the specially designed helmet, a vast array of points of light immediately appeared on the metal walls of the entire spherical room, representing every vibrant life on Earth.

"Egypt...Cairo..."

Charles closed his eyes, and his immense mental power swept across half the earth like a radar, quickly locking onto the energy source that made his heart pound.

Suddenly, he opened his eyes wide, a hint of surprise in his voice, "Wait, this is...this is Moira?!"

"Agent Moira McTaggart, what's she doing there?!"

Looking at Moira's photo on the screen, a complex emotion suddenly appeared on Charles's gentle face, a mixture of deep longing and undisguised worry, and his eyes were momentarily lost in thought.

"In the middle of the night, instead of sleeping, you come to the basement and stare blankly at the person you secretly admired whose memories you personally erased... I know this plot all too well."

A lazy, even slightly mocking voice suddenly rang out behind the two of them.

"Who?!"

Hank instantly bristled, his blue muscles tensing violently. Almost out of animal instinct, he turned around, revealing his sharp claws and assuming a fighting stance.

A ripple like water appeared in the air, and Peter's figure appeared out of thin air without warning.

At this moment, a barely perceptible wisp of energy lingered around his fingertips.

But the moment his figure appeared, the energy disappeared into his body—it was the wisp of phoenix power he had captured when Qin went berserk during her nightmare.

Although this wisp of Phoenix Force was thinner than a hair and almost unusable in combat, it confirmed Peter's earlier guess—he had indeed gained the ability to absorb Phoenix Force by copying Jean's mutant genes!

Peter was in a great mood after having this thought, and when he looked at Professor X, he even had a rare hint of joking.

Then, with a flash of light from the storage ring in his hand, a pack of tissues instantly appeared in his hand:

"Professor, I think you need this~"

Professor X blushed, his usual gentle and refined demeanor vanishing.

"Don't talk nonsense, I don't have that kind of bad habit!"

"Hmm?" Peter blinked, feigning innocence.

Is wiping away tears with tissues a bad habit?

Professor X: ...

666, so you were wiping your tears with a tissue. I thought you were wiping something else with a tissue...

To ease the awkwardness, the professor quickly came up with a new topic:

"You...you've been here all along?"

"I suppose so," Peter said seriously, though he was thinking to himself.

It's really nice to watch the show from the sidelines using Susan's Invisible Woman abilities.

Should I use this ability to peek at Harry's date next time?