Ch: 560-569
Chapter 560: Seeing One-Punch Superman Again
Sollus flew backward, crashing through a large section of mountains.
Cosmic Captain Spider-Man directly slumped to the ground.
He let out a hoarse gasp, like a drowning person rescued from the water, and knelt on the ground, his body convulsing.
After several deep breaths, he recovered and managed to look up at Leon.
"Tha… thank you, Your Excellency."
As a messenger of Eternity, Cosmic Captain Spider-Man instantly recognized Leon as an abstract entity.
"Are you here to help us?" he asked, still breathing heavily to regain his strength.
Leon smiled: "I came to find the Inheritor Family and to see an old friend, but he doesn't seem to be here."
He looked at the large group of Spider-Men running over from the other side.
Cosmic Captain Spider-Man was momentarily stunned: "Your friend? Is he an abstract concept?"
"No, it's that Spider-Man from Earth-616," Leon said.
"Oh, it's him. He went to other Universes to find more Spider-Man companions for us."
Cosmic Captain Spider-Man hesitated slightly, then asked, "Is Your Excellency looking for the Inheritor Family to help 616 Spider-Man?"
"Not really." Golden light gradually emerged around Leon.
"I just intend to send the Inheritor Family to reunite."
Sollus was roaring and flying back from a distance.
Leon slowly clenched his fist.
For the powerhouses of the comic Universe, Leon still needed to be cautious.
Even though Sollus and Captain had fought a life-and-death battle without shattering a Planet, or even affecting the surrounding Little Spiders, they were still considered Universe-level powerhouses in the settings.
In the comics, if such powerhouses served the plot and exploded with emotion, they could even fight Eternity.
So Leon brought out his strongest state.
His Bio-field surrounded him, golden blood surged like a sea within his body, and every muscle contracted to its optimal position for exertion.
Leon did not use any rule power.
After becoming half of a Golden Superman, his physical body was his strongest weapon.
He clenched his fist and charged directly at Sollus, the distance between them instantly becoming Zero under the burst of his steel-like body.
Leon's silent punch struck Sollus's face.
There was no energy burst, only a solid punch.
This punch seemed light, but it was comparable to a Multiverse pressing down on Sollus's face.
Sollus's old face rapidly deformed, twisted, and shattered.
He had no reaction to this punch and could not make any counter-response.
He could only take it head-on.
Sollus was still roaring in anger from his throat.
But when Leon retracted his fist, Sollus's body, which could withstand 'Universe Force' attacks, had been incredibly pulverized into countless microscopic particles, merging into the Earth's environment.
Even Sollus's life core within him was destroyed by this single punch.
He simply dissipated like that.
And because Leon used his Bio-field to contain the power, preventing the shockwave from spreading, only Sollus seemed to be erased, vanishing into nothingness.
Around him, not even a single pebble moved.
Leon then silently clenched his fist slightly.
"It's been a long time since I felt the sensation of punching with full force… It's not bad."
Ever since his understanding of the World's rules reached the level of creation, Leon rarely fought with only his physical body.
One reason was that his physical strength was previously far weaker than the rule power he wielded.
Another reason was that fighting with his body sometimes made it difficult to control the force of his punches.
Leon didn't want to be like Wolf Superman, who, to avoid killing his enemies, had to let them hit him a few times first to assess their level.
But it had to be said, punching enemies flat with full force indeed brought a sense of exhilarating satisfaction.
At Leon's previous location, the Little Spiders of the comic Universe were dumbfounded.
"Hiss~ He just killed Sollus like that?"
"That Sollus almost defeated Captain."
"That punch, oh, it reminds me of the Hulk from our Universe."
"When 616 Spider-Man and Superior Spider-Man return, they're definitely going to be scared."
"Wait, now that Sollus is dead, will he revive? Can we take advantage of this to counterattack the Inheritor Family?"
The Little Spiders chattered noisily.
Meanwhile, the two surviving Inheritor Family members, Jennix and Daemos, who had been hiding on the scene, were preparing to quietly escape.
Leon glanced at them, and an invisible force descended, erasing them.
"Sollus, Morlun, Daemos…"
Leon briefly recalled that the main villains of the Inheritor Family who had appeared in the comics seemed to have been killed by him.
In the comics, even when the Spider-Men defeated the Inheritor Family, they only banished these guys into a ruined Universe.
This led to the Inheritor Family making a comeback later, causing an even greater crisis for the Spider-Men.
But this time, Leon destroyed the Inheritor Family's cloning factory with one move.
Then he successively killed the main members.
These guys, who specialized in hunting Spider-Men, would never be able to revive this time; they were thoroughly dead.
The plot of more than a dozen comic issues seemed to have been completely traversed by Leon.
"Then I'll go to their Universe again and send the other peripheral members of the family to reunite as well."
Leon waved to Cosmic Captain Spider-Man and prepared to leave.
But suddenly, the space next to everyone fluctuated, and a blue-glowing portal opened.
Leon and everyone looked over.
It wasn't someone from the Inheritor Family who arrived.
Instead, it was… a large group of Spider-Men.
Leading them was 616 Spider-Man from the Main Universe, whom Leon had met a few years ago.
He had returned with the other Spider-Men.
616 Spider-Man's heart instantly jolted when he saw the shattered ground and the disheveled crowd.
He quickly scanned the entire scene, searching for the Inheritor Family members.
But he saw nothing and instead was pleasantly surprised to find Leon.
"Leon! It's really you!"
616 Spider-Man exclaimed in surprise.
He swung on a web to Leon: "I didn't expect you to come here. The situation in our World is very strange right now, and I thought I'd never see you again."
Leon nodded: "Long time no see, Peter. Morlun ran to that Multiverse again, and to prevent them from causing more trouble, I simply came looking for them."
616 Spider-Man was a little surprised: "So you're here to help us?"
Leon shook his head: "Actually, those guys have already been…"
"Haha, Leon, it's okay! Although the Inheritor Family is strong, we've found powerful reinforcements this time!"
616 Spider-Man thought Leon was worried about the Inheritors.
He knew it was time to give everyone some confidence.
So he spread his arms towards the portal: "Everyone, look who I brought back!"
Chapter 561: Spider-Man Everywhere
616 Spider-Man shouted with great confidence, "He is very strong and a bit big. Everyone, please bear with it and step back a little!"
All the Spider-Men curiously stepped back, clearing an arc-shaped open space.
616 Spider-Man raised his arm, "Come out and show yourself, Spider-Man of Universe 51778, Takuya Yamashiro!"
A galaxy-like brilliant web-shaped light illuminated from the portal.
A pair of giant fists rushed out first.
Next, amidst the spatial fluctuations,
The massive body behind those fists also burst into everyone's view.
It was actually a giant robot.
At the same time, inside the robot,
A Spider-Man in a classic red and blue suit crossed his arms over his chest.
"The messenger from hell, Supaidaman, has arrived!"
The huge robot landed steadily, making the ground tremble.
The aid brought by 616 Spider-Man was actually one of the strongest Spider-Men, Toei Spider-Man, Supaidaman!
Leon remembered the comic plot, so he wasn't surprised.
He surveyed the giant robot, only a little curious.
This Spider-Man came from the Toei live-action Spider-Man series, and due to his accent, he was jokingly called Supaidaman.
But his strength was widely recognized as powerful. He piloted a robotic armor called Leopardon and wielded a "certain-hit, certain-kill" Sword Vigor.
"Guys, let's work together to take care of those damned Inheritors!" Supaidaman was full of fighting spirit inside the robot.
His strength was too great. In his daily battles with monsters in his World, he would often play around before unleashing his ultimate moves.
Now, being able to fight against powerhouses from the Multiverse, he was undoubtedly excited.
But at this moment, Leon floated up and spread his hands, "You're a step late, Supaidaman. The Inheritor Family is pretty much dead."
"Huh?"
...
A few minutes later.
In Universe 'Earth-01' where the Inheritor Family resided.
A group of Spider-Men followed the giant robot, charging towards the Inheritor's castle.
The giant robot raised the Sword Vigor, slicing the castle and the Inheritor Family members inside it in half.
The remaining members were also the bane of the Spider-Men.
But when Supaidaman wielded the Sword Vigor, no one in the Inheritor Family could pose a threat to him.
Leon floated in the air, watching the last of the Inheritor Family members being cut down.
"It seems I don't need to intervene. Just as the prophecy said, the Inheritor Family was annihilated by Spider-Man."
Leon had no intention of saying goodbye to 616 Spider-Man and directly turned and left Universe 01.
He flew into the void between Universes.
He once again activated his Super Vision, observing the surrounding Universes.
Leon quickly discerned the reason why the various Worlds in the comic Universe were colliding with each other.
"There are no entanglement phenomena between Universes, and there's no correlation in terms of space, reality, and other aspects."
"The reason these Universes are colliding is very similar to my side: it's all due to timeline contraction."
"However, on my side, the source of the timeline experienced contraction."
"Whereas on the comic Multiverse side, all timelines were squeezed together from beginning to end."
"This was undoubtedly caused by an external force, meaning it was done by the Transcenders."
Leon seemed to see it.
Not long ago, the Cosmic level Ivory Kings of the Transcenders.
Like flicking marbles, pushed all the Universes together, causing them to collide and be destroyed.
Normally, such an action would be stopped by sufficiently powerful Cosmic deities.
But precisely because the Transcenders' actions were actually to protect the Multiverse.
So from the Life Tribunal to the Four Abstract Entities, they all played along—appearing to stop them, then being swiftly killed.
The Transcenders' Incursions plan.
Seemingly aimed at destroying the Multiverse.
In reality, it was to prevent an existence that even they feared from appearing in the Multiverseand bringing about even more terrifying destruction.
Leon, however, felt that that existence would most likely not go to the movie Universe.
Therefore, the Transcenders' Incursions plan would also most likely not affect the movie Universe.
But he still carried a faint worry.
"They might not intervene in the movie Universe, but even a small chance is still a threat."
"After returning, I need to seriously consider how to face the possible impending crisis."
Leon successfully dealt with the Inheritor Family.
But he didn't stay to share the joy with the Spider-Men.
Just as he arrived silently.
He quietly left and returned to the movie Universe.
...
TVA Headquarters outside of time.
When Leon returned here, the first thing he saw was the bustling corridors and offices.
Hundreds of thousands of Spider-Men crowded the place.
Predominantly red, interspersed with various other styles and colors, the Spider-Men shuttled back and forth, carrying things.
Some were spray-painting desks, some were carrying large cardboard boxes to move files, and others were painting World Tree murals on the walls.
It was clear they were helping the TVA.
But because every Spider-Man's mouth was constantly moving,
The first moment Leon returned, he thought he had arrived at a parking lot.
And he had blocked the parking lot exit.
So, thousands of piercing horn sounds rang out around him.
Leon's face was covered in black lines; he realized he had been careless.
Spider-Men's abilities were indeed strong.
But having these guys help rebuild the TVA was still too premature for now.
"Hey, Leon, you're back!"
"Oh, Leon! Leon! How did it go with solving the Inheritor Family? Did you come back for backup?"
"Leon! Do we get paid for being at the TVA? The previous Spider-Alliance didn't pay, and I still have to go back and take pictures for Jameson."
As soon as Leon appeared, the Spider-Men paused for a moment, then immediately surrounded him, starting a 360-degree'symphony' without dead ends.
"Quiet down, everyone, quiet down. The Inheritors have been dealt with, you don't have to worry about those guys anymore."
"Alright everyone, please continue with your work. We can discuss any questions later."
Leon explained the Inheritor Family's outcome as concisely as possible.
Then, he squeezed out of the Spider-Men's encirclement and entered the command room.
Walking into the command room, he immediately smiled.
Because Black Strange and Jarvis were also surrounded by a group of Spider-Men, asking all sorts of questions.
Although Black Strange had turned over a new leaf, he was still named Strange, that somewhat aloof Doctor.
The noisy Spider-Men surrounding Black Strange made his face as dark as Dormammu's.
But these Little Spiders were brought by his superior, so he couldn't just kick them out.
Jarvis, as an intelligent life form, on the other hand, showed no impatience.
Even when surrounded by seven or eight Spider-Men asking questions,
Jarvis could organize the rambling questions they posed and answer them one by one.
The Spider-Men were too enthusiastic.
Even the original TVA employee, Gwen Daisy, was squeezed into a corner.
Leon couldn't help but laugh out loud.
He waved his hand, sending all the Spider-Men out of the command room.
"Alright, everyone, if you have any questions, ask Jarvis later. Now, go out and attend to your business."
After the door isolated all the Spider-Men outside.
Black Strange visibly sighed in relief.
"Your Eminence, could you reconsider recruiting Spider-Men into the TVA?"
Black Strange gave a wry smile, "I really can't handle all those Peters."
Chapter 562 The Disappearance of the Main Universe Earth
"You have a point, but Spider-Man is really useful, isn't he?" Leon said to Black Strange.
Most Spider-Men are Peters.
What kind of person is Peter? He is a top science student with extraordinary physical qualities, simply a chosen worker.
What's important is that the Peters are also very hardworking and uncomplaining.
They can work for that stingy boss at the Daily Bugle with pleasure.
Now, serving as temporary workers for the TVA is simply perfect.
Jarvis agreed: "The Spider-Men are indeed excellent. According to the work manual, they can quickly get started repairing various time technologies."
Jarvis said, glancing at the tightly closed door of the command room.
His program was connected to the TVA's internal system, and through monitoring, he could see more than a dozen Spider-Men crowded outside the door, eavesdropping.
More than a dozen heads were squeezed into the not-too-big doorframe.
The Spider-Men's faces were almost squashed into biscuits.
So Jarvis lowered his voice and said, "Young Master, if you are troubled by Spider-Man, I actually have a suggestion."
Leon was a bit surprised: "What suggestion do you have?"
"Young Master, if you want the Spider-Men to be more restrained, why don't we incorporate the Deadpool Corps?"
Jarvis's words were startling.
"Although those Deadpools are also very noisy, as long as they encounter Peter, they won't bother anyone else."
"And after the Spider-Men are entangled by Deadpool, they also won't have a chance to be verbose."
"This…" Leon's eyebrows raised upon hearing this.
This method seemed good, but wasn't it a bit too inhumane?
Leon himself hadn't thought in this direction.
For a moment, he looked at Jarvis with awe: "You've changed, Jarvis. You've become bad, do you know that?"
After Black Strange understood the Deadpool Corps,
he couldn't help but exclaim, "Jarvis, you are a genius!"
Jarvis smiled slightly: "This is actually a proverb Mr. Stark once said—'Find one Bandit to deal with another Bandit.'"
"Well, you've been led astray by Tony." Leon shifted the blame to Tony, then chuckled.
"But the method is indeed a good one. In the East, that proverb you mentioned is called 'An evil person needs an evil person to grind them down.'"
Leon brought up the timeline observation map on the command room's main console.
He looked at the several main branches at the source of the timeline, which were almost intertwined.
He whispered, "It just so happens that I need to find Doctor Doom, so I'll recruit the Deadpool Corps along the way."
Black Strange was a bit surprised: "Your Excellency, have you already found Doctor Doom's hiding spot?"
"I haven't looked for him," Leon said, "but in our Multiverse, the only place he can go is that place."
"That place?" Black Strange's mouth twitched, completely helpless against the Riddler.
"Hmm, but before going to that place, I need to go to our Main Universe to check the situation first."
Leon did not answer Black Strange's question but took a step forward, leaving the TVA once again.
After Leon left, Jarvis remotely opened the command room door.
The still-depressed Black Strange was once again surrounded by Spider-Men.
On the other side, Leon walked into the Void, flying along countless Worlds.
As he flew, he continuously threw out Rejedo's m-bodies.
At this point, preventing the Multiverse's destruction might be very difficult.
It would be better to go with the flow, save them when the Worlds first collide, and promote the strengthening of the Rege Duo Clone.
Between the super-single entity and the Multiversal level is a chasm, a terrifying transformation from finite to infinite.
To make the Rege Duo Clone catch up with the main body as quickly as possible,
this major collision event is an opportunity.
By the time Leon arrived at the Main Universe, he had already thrown out hundreds of billions of m-bodies along the way.
His flying speed did not decrease, like a drop of Water far exceeding Light Speed, submerging into the Main Universe.
He directly descended to the location of the Main Universe's Earth.
Looking around, the dark cosmic scenery came into view, and Leon was somewhat silent.
Because Earth was gone…
Such a big Main Universe Earth, it was gone.
The rest of the Solar System's planets were still operating normally.
But in Earth's orbit, that little blue broken ball was gone.
However, the Moon was still there.
But the poor Moon had also shattered into countless pieces, barely maintaining a spherical shape by gravity.
"…"
Leon looked at the Solar System, which had lost Earth.
Then he looked back at the Universe.
After losing Earth, the Main Universe had gradually begun to collapse.
From Leon's high-dimensional perspective,
the Main Universe's various conceptual and physical rules were collapsing.
The entire Universe was like an aging person gradually losing vitality.
No, this is the Main Universe.
It's the source of the Sacred Timeline.
Is Doctor Doom that fierce, destroying the Main Universe's Earth right away?
Leon was momentarily thrown off by Doctor Doom's grand gesture.
He thought the beginning of this crisis would at most be the Main Universe starting to frequently collide with other Worlds.
But he didn't expect the Main Universe to just disappear.
Leon stood beside the shattered Moon.
He activated his super vision to gaze across the Universe.
Within the various dimensions of the Universe,
he saw various disasters occurring, and massive Death under World destruction.
But when he looked at the Eternity Dimension, Leon did not find Eternity's figure.
Looking at other high-dimensional spaces, he also couldn't see great gods like Death or Infinite.
Leon suspected that those guys were either hiding and watching the show, or they had been killed by Doctor Doom.
Of course, he thought the former was more likely.
"Infinite Ultron destroys Universes everywhere, and you don't care. Doctor Doom wants to destroy the entire Multiverse, and you don't care either."
Do the four abstract entities in this movie Universe really not do any proper business?
Or is this Multiverse pool too shallow for them to care about, treating it as an expendable stage?
Leon shook his head speechlessly.
Then he turned his head to look outside the Universe.
He could see that multiple Universes under the other main timelines were also closely adjacent to the Main Universe.
These Universes had already partially overlapped, and even begun to collide with each other.
It's just that now the Main Universe's Earth is gone.
And the collisions with other Universes have instead slowed down.
But the creatures in those surrounding Universes, such as Mutants and Superheroes,
would occasionally, inadvertently, pass through weak points in space and arrive at the Main Universe.
It was clear.
These several Universes were in precarious situations.
There was a risk of complete collision and destruction at any time.
After investigating the situation, Leon did not immediately push the Universes apart.
Instead, he merged into space and left the Main Universe in an instant.
He returned to the Void outside the Universe.
This time, he walked outwards along the Main Universe and its surrounding parallel Universes.
He continued to throw out Rejedo m-bodies as he went.
After traversing a long period of space-time, Leon broke through the shackles of time and arrived at the end of time.
Which is—the Void Land.
The Void Land is a special location in the MCU.
It is located at the end of time, and it can be said to be the garbage disposal plant of the entire Multiverse.
All Universes, after destruction, their remnants fall here.
Then the storm creature born from time and space rifts, Elios, is responsible for devouring these remnants into nothingness.
The last time Leon came here was when he fought Infinite Ultron.
Their battle affected hundreds of millions of Universes.
It also destroyed most of the matter in the Void Land.
Turning it back into vast expanses of black nothingness.
But this time when Leon returned, the Void Land had already become substantial again.
Boundless land stretched from beneath Leon's feet to the infinite distance, with tall mountains and low rivers.
During this period, a large number of Worlds were destroyed due to collisions, and their remnants formed this land.
Leon came here.
Because he judged that Doctor Doom's hiding place was in this Void Land.
After all, in the entire movie Multiverse,
there was probably no other place more suitable for Doctor Doom to build new forces and carry out his plans than here.
Chapter 563: Goodbye, Doom
Thinking about Dr. Doom's statements recorded by the Time Variance Authority's surveillance.
Things like, 'The World is sick,' and 'To save the World, we must tear it down and rebuild.'
Also, 'The answer lies at the end of time,' and 'To bring true peace to the Multiverse.'
It all sounds like this guy wants to destroy all Universes.
And then, on the ruins of the Universes, rebuild a completely new order.
In the comic Universe.
After the Multiverse was destroyed, Dr. Doom indeed achieved this.
He gained the power of the Transcenders, opened up 'Battleworld' on the ruins of the World, and rebuilt his own order.
But in the movie Universe, there's no Transcender power for Dr. Doom to absorb.
If he also wants to open up a Battleworld.
Then the best option is to take what's readily available.
Which means directly destroying all Universes.
And then, in the Void Land, this junkyard.
Using the fragments and wreckage of countless Universes to form a Battleworld.
Achieving this is actually not difficult.
Dr. Doom stole all of the Kang Council' time technology, which is already enough to create a Battleworld, or even a new Time Variance Authority.
After all, the former creator of the Time Variance Authority, Kang the One Who Remains, only possessed this technology.
But Dr. Doom's ambition clearly doesn't stop at creating a Battleworld.
Otherwise, he wouldn't have tried to seize Loki's power.
And it seems he succeeded…
Leon mentally sorted through the clues he had found so far.
Then he flew across the boundless land towards the central area.
He activated his Super Hearing, and all the movements in the Void Land entered his ears.
Gradually, his expression became strange.
He heard someone conversing in a small village—
'Banner, go move those boxes over here. We need to make some dough today.'
'Okay, Karl, come here and lend a hand.'
Leon followed the sound and saw that it was a small town made up of Hulks.
All the residents in the town were Hulks.
The voices he had just heard were the Dr. Banner of the Main Universe and his sister talking.
'How long has the Main Universe's Earth been destroyed? Why do Banner and the others look like they've been living in the Void Land for a long time?'
The closer he got to the center of the continent, the more various cities and tribes appeared.
Leon still kept his Super Hearing active.
He heard a conspiracy in a certain tavern—
'Everyone, things are very tense lately. After this gathering, we won't be able to meet again for a while.' That was Wang's voice.
'But, Wang, we agreed to rescue Steve. When do we start?' That was the voice of AmericaChavez.
'Don't mention that guy!' Wang was a bit annoyed, 'Last time I took the opportunity to see him, but he acted as if he didn't recognize me at all. He's completely become that tyrant's lackey!'
'Ah? Doctor Strange would truly become the tyrant Doom's subordinate? That's impossible, isn't it?' Yelena's voice emerged from the tavern.
'How is that impossible? What's more impossible than us waking up and going from Earth to this damned place?' Ms. Marvel's voice popped out.
'Alright, now is not the time to argue about this. In short, let's not meet again for now.'
Wang's voice said, 'A toast to everyone. We will ultimately succeed in finding the truth and overthrowing the tyrant's rule!'
'Find the truth, overthrow the tyrant's rule!'
The sound of clinking glasses rang out in the tavern, and then everyone concealed their appearances and quietly left.
It wasn't just the small tavern.
There were also Superheroes gathering in other places.
Some were conspiring to raise the Banner of rebellion and seize Dr. Doom's position.
Some were just trying to find out the truth of everything.
They didn't even seem to know why they appeared in the Void Land.
Oh, no, the fact is they don't even know this is the Void Land.
What Leon heard most people call this land they were on.
Was… Battleworld.
'It really is Battleworld… Doom's first step plan has successfully been achieved like this.'
Leon felt a bit emotional.
He didn't expect that most of the 'acquaintances' from the Main Universe were still alive.
He saw many familiar figures in buildings in different areas.
Star-Lord and White Vision watching TV and having a drink in a certain apartment building.
The Wakanda Black Panther Legion guarding the city wall at the base of a huge wall.
And Winter Soldier imprisoned in a Water prison…
Huh? Winter Soldier is imprisoned again?
Leon paused for a moment, looked carefully for a few glances, and then continued flying towards the central area.
In the comics, the core ruling area of Battleworld, which is the central area where Doom is located, is called the Kingdom of Washington.
However, the situation in the movie Universe seems to be a bit different.
Leon didn't hear detailed names for each area from the living beings.
Many Superheroes didn't even call Dr. Doom 'God King Doom'.
Instead, they called him a tyrant, saying he fooled everyone.
When Leon arrived above the tall palace building in the central area.
His Super Vision penetrated the top floor of the palace, and he saw a court meeting taking place inside.
In the magnificent hall.
Dr. Doom was still wearing his green cape and metal mask, seated on the throne.
Next to him was Invisible Woman Susan.
Susan was leaning on the backrest of Dr. Doom's throne, appearing to have a close relationship with him.
And below the throne.
Doctor Strange of the Main Universe, wearing a long robe that dragged on the ground.
Was actually reporting on the livelihood situation within Battleworld.
Seeing this scene.
Leon couldn't help but feel a bit strange.
After Dr. Doom created Battleworld in the comics.
He brainwashed Mister Fantastic's wife, Susan, into becoming his own wife.
Mister Fantastic's son, Franklin, and daughter, Valeria, also became Dr. Doom's children.
Such a melodramatic event happening in the comic Universe is one thing.
In the movie Universe, could it also be this same plot?
Oh, Doom, on the surface, you're 'Doom' who talks about Universe peace, but secretly you have Cao Cao's hobby of taking other men's wives.
Leon watched Doctor Strange's court report for a few minutes.
From the report, he roughly understood that this Battleworld had only been formed for a few years.
Moreover, due to the small actions of various Superhero groups, the internal situation was not very stable.
However, as more and more World remnants merge into Battleworld.
This World established by Doom will eventually prosper.
The court report quickly ended.
Doctor Strange hesitated slightly, then surprisingly asked, 'Regarding the matter of searching for Loki again…'
Chapter 564: Invitation to Leon
"Regarding searching for Loki again… our people have already captured most of the Lokis on Battleworld."
Strange said, lowering his head, "I used magic to investigate them, but unfortunately, the Loki we are looking for is not among them."
Dr. Doom remained unmoved on his throne: "Then continue to search for other Lokis."
"Strange, you know how important he is to us. Only by finding him can this World return to its original state and embrace a better future."
Dr. Doom's voice boomed and echoed in the vast hall.
At this moment, he was like a monarch, and also like a god.
He had become the High God-Monarch.
Strange nodded, his right hand on his chest, bowing slightly: "Understood, Doom. I will continue to search for the remaining Lokis."
"However, those Superheroes have noticed our actions."
"They always think that causing us trouble is upholding justice, so the subsequent actions might not go too smoothly."
Strange's words made Doom snort.
"Superheroes, those self-righteous fellows again."
"They believe they are protecting the World, but the World's turmoil often arises because of them."
"A bunch of nonsensical rats…"
"Of course, I am not talking about you, Strange."
"You once went astray, but now you have seen the truth and stood by my side, so you no longer need to repent for your past mistakes."
"Go, continue to search for Loki. We need his remaining power."
Doom looked at the front of the hall, his gaze ethereal, as if piercing through the walls to see a distant future.
As the God-Monarch who looked down on all beings and would bring true order and peace to the World.
It was as if he had already grasped the future in his hand.
"I will… Then, I'll take my leave now, Doom." Strange nodded slightly, then bowed out.
After a slight bow, he dragged the long hem of his robe, preparing to leave the hall.
But at that moment, a voice sounded from above everyone's heads.
"Doom, I didn't expect you to quietly build a kingdom on your own without even telling me."
Everyone in the hall looked up at the same time, following the voice.
Doom and Strange saw Leon, like a ghost, Penetrating the Dome, floating into the hall.
Both their pupils constricted sharply.
Doom instinctively stood up, his left hand reaching into his right sleeve, subconsciously pressing the time device bound there.
But his reactive response only lasted for a second, and he quickly relaxed again.
Doom instinctively felt nervous because he knew how strong Leon was.
Before he began his actions to destroy the TVA, the first preparation he made was to completely cut off all contact between the TVA and everyone on Leon's side.
Because even if he mastered all the time technology in the Kang Council.
He was not confident that he could retreat unscathed in front of Leon.
This Superman was simply too strong. Anyone who saw him casually creating a Universe would find it difficult to entertain thoughts of being his enemy.
But now it was different.
When he pressed the time device inside the cuff of his robe.
Dr. Doom realized.
He had now gained the power of Shen Loki, possessing true divine power.
The balance of power had shifted.
No matter how strong Leon was, he could not be stronger than him, who possessed the power of Shen Loki and could freely manipulate time.
One should know that Shen Loki's control over time was even far greater than that of the Infinity Stones.
The Infinity Stones changing the past only created a new timeline.
But Shen Loki changing the past was a true change.
And the scope of this change was the entire Multiverse.
After a moment of tension, Dr. Doom calmed down again.
He looked at Leon calmly and serenely: "Long time no see, Leon. I didn't expect you to discover the TVA's anomaly so quickly."
"Quickly? When I got to the TVA, I found out that you actually started a rebellion decades ago."
Leon slowly floated to the ground, looking at Dr. Doom.
"Doom, do you know what you are doing?"
Upon hearing this, Dr. Doom's face, which was identical to Tony's beneath the mask, stiffened slightly.
He said in a muffled voice: "If you are worried about the TVA employees, you can rest assured. They are all still alive and have been sent back to their respective homelands."
"If you are worried about the Multiverse, then…"
Dr. Doom's voice was as harsh as rust.
"Leon, I invite you to join my plan."
Leon didn't expect that with his accusatory demeanor, he would actually receive an invitation from Dr. Doom.
"Join you?"
"That's right. You are here to solve the crisis of the Multiverse, and I am precisely the same."
Dr. Doom was very candid; everything he said was from his heart.
Leon couldn't help but feel a little curious.
From the surveillance footage from Jarvis earlier.
He learned that Dr. Doom rebelled against the TVA to bring peace to the Universe.
But he did not yet know the details.
"How do you solve the crisis? Isn't this crisis caused by you?"
Leon said, looking at Dr. Doom.
"You have a very meticulous plan, Doom."
"You collect the technology of the Kang Council, win over people's hearts, and rebel against the TVA."
"Then you find Shen Loki and use time technology to seize power from him."
"Finally, you use this power to tamper with the timeline, causing the entire Multiverse to be destroyed in collisions."
With each sentence Leon spoke, the shock in Doom's eyes beneath his steel mask increased by a few points.
He didn't expect Leon to have such a clear understanding of his plan.
"You know a lot, more than I thought… As expected of an Abstract Entity." Doom said in a deep voice.
He waved his hand, and the other people in the hall very consciously bowed and left.
"Yes, I know a lot, so I won't be deceived by you like Strange and the others."
Leon said, "You say you want to protect the World and bring peace, but everything you have done is destroying this Multiverse."
The moment his name was mentioned by Leon, Strange's steps as he walked out paused slightly, but then immediately returned to normal.
Doom fell silent.
Not until everyone else had left.
Did he speak again: "That's right, I am destroying the entire Multiverse."
Dr. Doom's voice was very low, as if he was carrying a huge mountain on his back.
He gazed at Leon, and his unyielding eyes showed no sign of guilt.
"But I destroy it because it should be destroyed."
Dr. Doom said, "This World is wrong, and the actions of Superheroes are also wrong."
"The so-called Superheroes, Mister Fantastic, Fire, Iron Man… they will only bring disaster to the World."
"Under their protection, the World will only head towards a worse outcome."
Dr. Doom suddenly spread his arms, immensely grand.
"And I, only I, can bring true peace to the World!"
Chapter 565 Dr. Doom's Time Power
"Leon, look at this World, use your super vision to see my Battleworld!"
Dr. Doom pointed outside the hall, his voice brimming with excitement.
"Here, Elios guards the city walls, and my subordinates protect humanity; no accidents or crises will ever arrive."
"To use a classical story from Earth as an analogy, this is the Peach Blossom Spring, this is Avalon!"
"Galactus cannot devour this place, and Thanos' snap is blocked from entering here."
"There are no Multiverse disputes in Battleworld; there is only one God here, and that is I, Doom."
"I will bring true peace!"
Dr. Doom described his beautiful blueprint, his eyes shining with light as he spoke.
He was indeed preparing to destroy the Multiverse out of justice, out of his own ideals and noble pursuits.
Just like… Thanos, who was preparing to snap his fingers back then.
Leon could feel Doom's ambition.
He could even understand the other party's desire to establish Battleworld at the end of time.
According to the intelligence Leon gathered from Galan.
Doom's original Universe seemed to have been destroyed by Galactus.
That's why he was so obsessed with creating Battleworld.
But understanding is one thing.
Leon couldn't possibly let his own Earth merge into this Battleworld.
"What you said is very good, Doom, but that doesn't make me accept this future you've chosen for the Multiverse."
The shirt and pants on Leon's body transformed, turning into a set of pitch-black battle armor.
Before, he had been running around various Worlds, even taking a trip to the comic Universe.
But he had always been in a relatively relaxed state.
Even when he instantly killed Sollus, he was serious, but at the same time, very relaxed.
Because he was sure he could win easily.
But facing the current Doom, he had to be more serious.
This wasn't a lack of self-confidence, but rather respect for the source of Doom's power—Shen Loki.
"Come on, you can't persuade me; try to see if you can use power to change my mind."
Leon floated with his back to the light from the entrance of the hall.
He was like a true God appearing out of nowhere.
The light rays projecting in seemed to rotate around him, bowing to him.
A layer of shadow fell over Dr. Doom's eyes.
He said in a deep voice, "You know I've taken that person's power; you can't defeat me, give up."
Leon shook his head: "It seems Shen Loki's power makes you very confident; then let's try to escape from my palm first."
A thought, a Universe born!
Leon attacked without any warning.
An infinite Universe was created out of thin air by him, swallowing Dr. Doom.
From the outside, that Universe looked like a black sphere with a diameter of five meters.
Inside, however, it was an infinite space composed of the Six-Gem Rules.
To break out of this Universe, one had to contend with the endless energy and terrifying rules within the Universe.
It wasn't wrong to say it was like being an enemy to an entire Universe.
Leon beckoned with his left hand towards the Universe.
The five-meter-diameter black sphere shrunk to a few centimeters in size, floating in his palm.
Dr. Doom escaping this Universe would be equivalent to escaping from Leon's palm.
"Try to escape, Doom."
Leon said, "If you can't get out of the Universe, then wait until I restore the Multiverse to its original state before I let you out."
Inside the Universe.
Dr. Doom stood on a Planet.
Listening to Leon's words echoing thunderously within the Universe.
He once again realized Leon's terrifying power.
Dr. Doom carefully considered the power he currently wielded.
First, there was the time technology from the Kang Council.
That technology allowed him to erase most living beings by erasing timelines (similar to the Time Crusher in "Deadpool & Wolverine").
However, this method was difficult to work against powerful beings like Infinite Ultron.
And Leon's strength was even greater than Infinite Ultron's, so there was even less to say.
The other power, of course, was the Time Power from Shen Loki.
When this power was applied to himself.
It allowed him to restart again and again, or jump to other time points, constantly trying and failing until he succeeded.
When applied to others, it was a series of attack methods such as time Tailoring, time overlap, and time chaos.
The rank of this power could be said to be extremely high.
Within the entire Multiverse, perhaps no power had a higher priority than this Time Power.
So, at the moment he seized the power.
Dr. Doom himself was shocked, even doubting how he managed to successfully obtain the power.
He pondered deeply, and finally could only attribute the reason to Shen Loki's arrogance and carelessness.
Perhaps that God, having been in a divine position for too long, had forgotten to maintain respect for all things.
Now with this power in hand.
Dr. Doom naturally no longer felt that Leon was so invulnerable.
He even felt that his chances of winning were greater.
After all, how strong could Leon be?
Before the highest-ranked Time Power, all beings were equal.
Dr. Doom no longer felt any pressure.
He looked around, even beginning to admire the surrounding Universe scenery.
Leon's power was indeed incredibly powerful.
Dr. Doom decided that even if he defeated Leon, he would treat the other party as an ally.
After retracting his gaze, he activated the power from Shen Loki.
Brilliant green Divine Time Power surged out like a river, spreading throughout the entire Universe in the blink of an eye.
In just an instant.
Leon felt that some rule around him had changed.
Then the scene in his eyes seemed to suddenly drop a frame.
The pitch-black Universe in his palm disappeared.
Dr. Doom, who had been imprisoned in the Universe, reappeared before him.
"You can't defeat me, give up."
Dr. Doom held up his palm to Leon.
Everything seemed to have returned to the moment before Leon used "A thought, a Universeborn."
However, this time Dr. Doom advised, "Don't try to create a Universe to imprison me; you've already tried."
Even through the mask, one could almost see the smile on Dr. Doom's face.
"Leon, your memory has disappeared in the time rewind, so I'm reminding you."
Dr. Doom's voice was somewhat light and triumphant: "Any further resistance from you is futile; I don't want to attack you, surrender, and then come join me."
Leon looked at the very confident Dr. Doom, somewhat speechless.
So, it was a time rewind just now.
It wasn't that Leon hadn't rewound time before, but that was at most a regional rewind.
That kind of rewind couldn't even affect a dimension lord like Dormammu.
In the Void Land, it was even harder to say how effective time rewinding would be.
But Dr. Doom's time rewind just now was different.
He had rewound the entire Multiverse; that was a Multiverse-level power, with extremely high priority.
Even the current Leon was only unaffected himself, but the abilities he displayed would also be rewound.
Leon was inwardly amazed.
As expected of Shen Loki's power, even if it was only a part of it, it was incredibly powerful.
But amazement was amazement.
Leon also admitted that the time rules he currently controlled.
Couldn't yet achieve what Doom had just done.
If it were him before returning from the Heavens, he might also have lost his memory in this time rewind.
But unfortunately, he was now also Multiverse-level, and his physical body had transcended the influence of the Sacred Timeline.
One of the characteristics of Golden Superman, for example, was that he could freely travel through time and ignore time paradoxes.
Leon's mastery of time rules indeed wasn't high enough in priority yet.
But his current physical body was enough to overcome all laws with sheer force.
"Indeed, it's a very strong power."
Leon reminded Dr. Doom.
"Then next, I'm going to punch you; try to defend yourself as best as you can, Doom."
Chapter 566: The Dragon Slayer Will Eventually Become a Dragon
Leon's Super Brain told him it was time to use his super strength!
He floated in the air, his hands clenched into fists, staring at Doctor Doom from afar.
Doctor Doom was startled.
Leon hadn't done anything yet.
But the moment their eyes met, the World in Doctor Doom's eyes seemed to turn completely dark.
It was as if he had already stepped onto a one-way road to Death.
He had never experienced such a feeling, not even when he faced the Destroyer.
Doctor Doom had a premonition that if he did nothing, he might really be beaten to Death.
But he was, after all, the God-King of Battleworld, Doctor Doom.
Doctor Doom forced himself to calm down and began to use the power of time, which he was not yet very proficient with.
When the power of time was applied to himself, it was the strongest life-saving measure.
When applied to an enemy, it could also become the most terrifying offensive method.
Time distortion, time disorder, time erasure…
The moment Leon clenched his fist and began to move, dozens of time attacks were superimposed on him.
He could feel the time around him being twisted and destroyed.
The World seen by his left eye had already separated from that seen by his right eye, and the time in different parts of his body had become disordered.
Leon even saw his own past and future.
His own timeline was twisted and overlapping at this moment.
A tearing sensation came from every angle around him, and even from the depths of his soul.
It was as if countless invisible hands were falling, tearing apart every segment of time within his body.
From an observer's perspective, Leon had already become a blurred afterimage.
Each afterimage was himself, extending from him, representing his past and his future.
Countless versions of him were overlapped by the power of the World, and would be damaged or even die in the collision of time.
Doctor Doom looked at the slowly moving, blurred afterimage that Leon had become, without the slightest hint of the previous pressure.
He couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
Although the cold mask on his face made him appear calm.
But he was indeed much more relaxed inside.
He had seen Leon and Infinite Ultron's battle at the TVA.
That speed of instantly crossing hundreds of millions of light-years, the power of punching through a Universe.
It was the ultimate in physical combat power.
It was a power he could not contend with.
But sure enough, even a strong person like Leon could only face defeat under the high-level power of time.
"Heh…" Doctor Doom chuckled softly, "Only those who know how to use rules can be considered strong; relying on brute force is just recklessness."
"Leon, you lost. If you don't want to die like this, then join me…"
He stood with his hands behind his back, looking at Leon, preparing to recruit him again.
Doctor Doom was actually not a benevolent person.
His creed was very similar to Emiya Kiritsugu's.
As long as sacrificing a few people could bring greater benefits.
Then he would do it without hesitation.
But Leon's combat power was too dazzling.
So dazzling that even though the two sides were already on opposing sides.
Doctor Doom still felt it was too great a pity to let Leon die like this.
So he planned to persuade him patiently.
Hadn't Strange and the TVA staff all joined him for a greater good?
Doctor Doom was confident in his personal charisma.
But before he could finish his recruitment speech.
He suddenly widened his eyes, his pupils contracted sharply, and his words were stuck in his mouth.
Because the afterimages around Leon were rapidly decreasing.
The distorted and inhuman appearance caused by time dislocation, time distortion, and other attacks also returned to normal.
The Shadow in the paint black battle suit became clear again.
And Leon's moving speed was also accelerating.
"This… this is impossible."
Doctor Doom's eyes widened.
It was one thing for his time pause to be useless, but why did the time overlap and other attack methods also lose their effect almost simultaneously?
Crack, crack…
A clear cracking sound seemed to echo in the hall.
It was as if a barrier was being torn apart bit by bit by someone's hand.
Doctor Doom stared intently at Leon.
He saw it clearly.
It was Leon's fist, that fist maintaining a forward swinging posture.
Then all the time power superimposed on Leon shattered under the fist.
As one crisp shattering sound after another rang out.
All the negative statuses on Leon were being shattered one after another.
"You're actually using your fist to shatter rules? This is incredible…"
Doctor Doom felt like he was dreaming at this moment.
If it wasn't a dream, how could something like physical power breaking rule power happen?
But when he saw Leon's calm eyes, he suddenly felt as if his whole body was drenched in ice water, and he woke up with a start.
"No, even if you are truly powerful to a degree I cannot comprehend, you cannot stop me!"
Doctor Doom gritted his teeth. After realizing that he truly could not defeat Leon, he felt no pressure whatsoever.
He still stood with his hands behind his back, a hint of the shock of Death lingering in his eyes.
But he stared straight at Leon: "You have no other way to stop me except to kill me."
"If you want to save the Multiverse, then try your best to see if you can kill me!"
As the last shattering sound rang out.
Leon shattered the last layer of time power around him.
At this moment, his speed returned to normal, and he instantly appeared in front of Doctor Doom.
He swung his fist.
Doctor Doom, deceased.
Doom and the green cloak on him turned into subatomic particles under Leon's fist.
Leon stood on the steps, quietly watching the ashes dissipate.
But the familiar sense of dislocation quickly struck again.
The scene before Leon's eyes changed, Doom reappeared in front, and he himself returned to his position before he swung his fist.
"It seems I still won," Doom said after a slight silence.
"Kill me, and you can save the World, but unfortunately, you can't kill me."
Doctor Doom stood with his hands behind his back, a trace of the fright of Death lingering in his eyes, but the demeanor of a God-King remained undiminished.
Leon silently looked around.
"Time loop… Did you learn this from Strange?"
Doctor Doom had cast a time loop in advance.
When it was cast was unknown.
But Leon felt that.
Doom most likely applied a time loop to himself immediately after obtaining the power of time, to prevent accidents.
In the past, when he saw Dormammu repeatedly trapped in time loops by Strange in different Worlds.
Leon found it quite interesting.
But he didn't expect that one day he would also fall into the same predicament as Dormammu.
Is this considered becoming a dragon after slaying the dragon?
"Our situation is not the same as Strange and Dormammu's."
Doctor Doom said in a deep voice.
"Their time loop is limited to Strange and Earth."
"But my time loop will cause the entire Multiverse to rewind to before my Death."
"You can't defeat me, just as Dormammu couldn't defeat Strange."
"Come on, Leon, let's discuss terms."
Chapter 567: Shattering Time
"You want to bargain with me?"
Leon shook his head.
"Doom, I will not let my Universe be destroyed in a collision, nor will I let my Earth fall into the Void Land."
"There are irreconcilable contradictions between us, contradictions of ideology."
"And it's impossible for me to become your subordinate."
"If someone like me joins Battleworld, will you be the Divine Monarch, or will I?"
Doctor Doom stared intently at Leon.
After a long time.
He suddenly sighed.
"Then let's do it."
Doctor Doom removed his metal mask, revealing a face identical to Tony's.
He turned and sat on the throne, his hands resting on the armrests.
He said calmly, "Then come and kill me again."
"You want to protect your Earth, and I want to protect my Multiverse."
"You can try in vain."
"This World will eventually submit to me; this is its destiny."
Doctor Doom's face was calm; he had prepared for Death countless times.
He wanted to outlast Leon, just as Strange had outlasted Dormammu.
Leon shook his head slightly.
"Time is great, but it is not the most powerful force, and your power is only a part of it."
"You told Strange to continue searching for Shen Loki because you only obtained a portion of the power of time."
"That power isn't even enough to directly achieve the outcome you desire."
"Unfortunately, our ideas are ultimately at odds."
"This time I won't hold back, Doom. It's a pity, I actually admire your determination to protect the Universe."
Leon clenched his fist again.
The two looked at each other across the space.
Doom's 'Tony face' was very taut.
Leon was also very serious.
After a brief silence, Leon suddenly pointed at the mask in Doom's hand.
"Wait, before we start, how about you put the mask back on? Facing your old... uh, handsome face, I find it a bit hard to strike."
Leon felt a bit Strange about punching an old face identical to Tony's.
Doom's taut face immediately relaxed.
His mouth twitched fiercely; instead of putting on the mask, he threw it on the ground.
Doom spread his hands: "Either kill me, or leave now."
He still had that look of facing Death calmly, but with a hint of solemnity.
Before, he was absolutely confident he could survive through time loops.
Now, however, there was some uncertainty.
Because he understood Leon very well.
Although they had only met a few times, he knew that the other person was somewhat similar to himself.
Leon's sudden jest just now seemed frivolous.
But in fact, Leon was using a relaxed manner to say a true goodbye.
This made Doom's confidence suddenly wane a bit.
He stared intently at Leon like a falcon hunting prey.
He watched Leon retract his fist from a dozen meters away, then instantly appear before him and punch him.
The shadow of Death spread in Doom's heart.
He told himself this was just another time loop.
Doom comforted himself.
But a few seconds later, he froze, realizing something was wrong.
How could Leon's punching speed allow him to react?
He should have lost consciousness in an instant.
Doom's pupils constricted slightly.
It was then that he noticed.
The entire World had slowed down in his eyes.
And Leon, in front of the throne, was slowly punching him.
"What... what's going on?"
Doom wanted to stand up but found his movements equally slow.
So slow that he could barely move his fingers.
Doom tried to use the power of time.
Then he discovered the reason with horror.
"The power of time is automatically protecting me; it's... a protection triggered automatically before I'm on the verge of Death!"
Doom had never triggered the protection of the power of time before.
Not even the time he was killed by Leon earlier.
But now it was triggered.
Which means.
"Leon used his fist to break the time loop; this time, he can truly kill me completely..."
Doom looked at Leon with a solemn expression.
The next second, he was completely engulfed in immense shock—
On Leon's incoming fist, there were intricate, spiderweb-like cracks extending outwards.
Those cracks had no end, extending to places beyond Doom's sight.
Continuous sounds of shattering came from all directions, like falling dominoes.
Doom didn't need to think to know that the time loop enveloping the entire Multiverse had been broken.
Broken by a single fist, forcefully, with unimaginable physical power.
Doom was horrified.
He couldn't believe such power existed in the World.
"Wait, what I need to do now is use the protection of the power of time to escape quickly!"
Doom suddenly realized with a start.
The time of the entire World slowed down at this moment.
This was clearly to allow him to seize the opportunity to use his time-slipping ability and escape back to other points in time.
After realizing this, Doom immediately used the power of time, preparing to rewind to an earlier time.
But this time.
The pure green light, like the World Tree, had just blossomed and began to spread across the entire Multiverse.
But upon contact with Leon.
All the power of time, all the green light, transformed from an intangible concept into something substantial.
Then, under Leon's fist, it emitted a crisp cracking sound.
The next moment, the dazzling green light extinguished, and the power of time shattered.
The World, which had been sluggish in Doom's eyes, began to resume normal operation.
Leon's punching motion began to accelerate, rapidly becoming a blur.
Time reversal failed, and the spontaneous protection of the power of time was also broken.
Leon was not Dormammu, and Doom was not Strange.
Similar time could not trap Leon.
Doom stared blankly at Leon's incoming fist.
The speed of that fist was faster than his neural processing speed.
This time, he truly had no time to think about anything before his consciousness plunged into darkness.
...
"Do you think Doom's choice is correct, and you want to stand with him?"
Leon changed his fist to a palm, knocking Doom unconscious with a single knife-hand strike, speaking as if to himself.
He had shattered Doom's time loop and then shattered the suddenly erupting power of time.
But at the very end, he suddenly held back and did not kill Doom.
Because at that last moment, a familiar yet unfamiliar voice appeared behind him.
It said to him, "Please wait, Mr. Stark, you don't need to kill Doom."
Leon was all too familiar with that voice.
He knocked Doom unconscious, then turned around.
"I don't want to kill Doom either, but countless Worlds have been destroyed because of him, and the Multiverse is heading towards collapse because of him."
"Are you telling me not to kill him because you're on his side, or do you have a better way?"
"You'd better have a good reason, Loki... Shen Loki, it's our first meeting, and you wouldn't want to give me a bad impression, would you."
Behind Leon.
It was none other than Shen Loki, who should have been sitting high at the end of time.
This guy was dressed in green robes, with a green cape trailing behind him, the same color scheme as Doom.
However, this was also a characteristic of all Lokis' attire.
What truly distinguished Shen Loki from other Lokis.
Was his somewhat compassionate demeanor.
And... the endless timelines in his hand.
Even though he had appeared in the Void Land.
This Loki still hadn't put down the timelines that formed the World Tree in his hand.
Chapter 568: The Divided Sacred Timeline
"Of course… of course, there are very complex reasons for all of this."
Shen Loki raised his left and right hands, gesturing to Leon with the timelines in his hands.
"Seeing as my hands are still full of these things, how about you let me finish?"
"Go ahead," Leon said, crossing his arms and gesturing with his right hand for him to continue.
"As long as your reasons are appropriate, I think I'll be an absolutely qualified listener."
"Very good…" Shen Loki revealed a smile tinged with a hint of nostalgia.
"This is a very long story, but of course, I'll make it short."
Loki noticed Leon raising an eyebrow and explained with a smile.
"Don't worry, I'm not talking about my own story. In this World, no one knows my story better than you, right?"
Leon wasn't surprised that Loki revealed he was a transmigrator: "You know me well, just like Eternity and the others. Were you one of those who spied on me before?"
Loki didn't deny it: "In fact, I know you better than them. I watched your story unfold with my own eyes, watched you being pinned to Tony Stark's chest while he danced."
"...You peeping tom, you're quite proud. Please, there's no need to mention embarrassing babyhood stories, is there?" Leon covered his face.
Loki shrugged: "If you had also sat on a golden chair for countless years, watching Universe after Universe come into being and be destroyed, then you could also be as carefree as I am."
"Are you carefree?" Leon eyed him askance.
"If I were to mention someone being smashed around by Hulk in Stark Tower back in the day, and someone falling in love with his female Variant from a parallel World, would you still be carefree?"
Shen Loki was immediately choked.
His eye twitched, and his gaze drifted elsewhere, naturally returning to the main topic.
"Speaking of that distant story… that was before time was covered by me."
Shen Loki said, "In the history of the current Multiverse, the origin of the TVA is closely related to me."
"But before I ascended to the throne at the End of Time…"
"The creator and controller of the TVA was actually Kang the One Who Remains."
"As you know, there are countless Kangs in the Multiverse, each possessing powerful time technology."
"They came from different Worlds and all harbored ambitions to rule the Multiverse."
"In the distant past, they ignited the Multiversal War."
"Kang the One Who Remains was the victor of that war."
"To prevent the Multiverse from once again giving birth to those ambitious Kang Variants…"
"He chose to prune the timelines of the Multiverse, leaving only the singular Sacred Timeline."
"This should be the past of the Multiverse as you know it, right?"
Shen Loki paused slightly here.
He looked at Doctor Doom with complex eyes, and the endless green timelines behind him pulsed like seaweed.
Leon nodded, somewhat hesitant: "Are you saying… that the past I know is actually wrong?"
"No, that past isn't wrong; it's just not complete."
Shen Loki said, "I only learned this after ascending to the divine seat at the End of Time and witnessing the stories of countless Worlds…"
"When Kang the One Who Remains pruned the timelines, he also divided the Sacred Timeline."
Leon was puzzled: "Divided?"
Loki looked at Leon: "Do you remember the Mutant Universe that invaded your World not long ago?"
"Mutant, Ghost Rider, Blade… and Doom. The Universes they belong to are all independent of each other."
"But those Universes were originally also part of the Sacred Timeline."
"They were just all divided out by Kang the One Who Remains."
"Forming what you see now—the other main timelines on the World Tree, besides the Sacred Timeline."
Loki said, "What Doom said is actually correct. The current World is indeed a kind of error. Mutant, Fantastic Four, and others should all be part of the Main World."
Leon mused: "So what Doom truly wants to do is not just destroy the Multiverse and create Battleworld."
"He… also wants to merge those main timelines into the Sacred Timeline, to make the Worldreturn to its original state?"
"Exactly, that's also why I gave him a portion of my power," Shen Loki confessed.
Leon squinted: "Wait, it's not just that, is it?"
"Another reason is that you got tired of sitting on that golden toilet and wanted to come down to find Sylvie, right?"
"Let me see…" Leon said, activating his Super Vision.
His gaze instantly saw through Loki.
The Loki in front of him was actually just an illusory time Shadow.
"Hey, you guy, you didn't even come here in your true form, just a time afterimage!"
As for where the real Shen Loki was…
Leon followed the countless timelines, tracing them back to their source.
Finally, on a cliff in Battleworld.
He saw the true form of Shen Loki, leaning against Sylvie, both gazing out at the sea.
Shen Loki had his left hand on Sylvie's shoulder, still holding the green timeline in his hand.
The sea breeze blew over their shoulders, making their clothes and hair flutter freely.
The scene looked both sacred and romantic, but also very strange.
Shen Loki on the cliff turned his head and met Leon's gaze, feeling a bit awkward for a moment.
"This… I'm just meeting an old friend before Doom completes his plan."
In the great hall, the Loki afterimage awkwardly explained.
Leon teased: "Is that so? Is that really true, Loki? Do you know that if you were to go to the adjacent Universe looking like this, you'd be criticized by Wizard Shazam for having an impure heart!"
Wizard Shazam's evaluation had left too deep an impression on Leon.
He always thought of that old guy from time to time.
"Impure…" The Loki afterimage was speechless at these words.
He stared blankly at Leon for a few moments, then suddenly burst into laughter.
"Leon, as Loki, I've been accused of being evil, and called ambitious, but no one has ever said I was impure."
Loki laughed for a while before shaking his head: "You saying that about me is quite novel… Let's get back to the topic we were just discussing."
"Alright, back to the topic," Leon said, no longer teasing.
He held up two fingers, summarizing.
"So, you stopped me from killing Doom because one reason is to let him reset the timeline, and the other is so you can step down from the divine seat and go on a date with Sylvie, right?"
Loki's mouth hung open for a few seconds before he said: "Actually… just the first reason is enough."
"Only the first reason?" Leon chuckled, "Then I have a question."
"Doom wants to merge several main timelines together."
"But now, due to insufficient power, he can only make the main timelines contract towards each other."
"This is causing the entire Multiverse to head towards destruction."
"If it's just to reset the timeline, why don't you give him all your power?"
Chapter 569: A Glimpse of the Future
Hearing the question, Loki actually sighed slightly.
"Doom's body isn't strong enough to bear the entire Multiverse's timeline."
"When I gave him my power, I was essentially having him share some of the burden for me."
"Only then could I step out of the end of time and descend from that divine throne."
Loki gestured towards the unconscious Doom on the throne.
Leon looked over.
At this moment, Doom's body was also entwined with a large number of green timelines.
Those timelines previously had no physical form, only emitting green light when Doom used his power.
Now, Loki was controlling those timelines to become visible.
Undoubtedly, Doom's power came from those timelines.
At the same time, he also became a vessel for maintaining the normal operation of those timelines.
Leon withdrew his gaze.
Then Loki said, "Merging timelines requires a World reboot, but destroying the Multiverse is not my original intention either."
"My initial plan was to keep this reboot contained within a small area."
"Only the Main Universe and a few other Universes would be destroyed, allowing Doom to build Battleworld in the Void Land."
"Then the Superheroes, in their struggle with Doom, would receive my help to reboot the Sacred Timeline."
"The new Sacred Timeline would quickly cover other Universes, spreading like a virus, reshaping the entire Multiverse back to its original state."
"This was my original plan."
Loki's expression suddenly turned somewhat gloomy.
"But a few years ago, following your Crossing, I glimpsed several other Multiverses nearby."
"Especially that one much stronger than ours, which you called the Comic Universe."
"There, a group of unimaginable Transcenders are pushing for the destruction of that Multiverse."
"Those guys are very likely to set their sights on us here as well."
Loki frowned and said, "So… I made the decision I have now."
Leon suddenly understood: "So it's because of the Transcenders…"
"Indeed, rather than letting the Transcenders destroy us, it's better if we ourselves instigate the Universe's destruction."
Leon completely understood Shen Loki's plan.
If there were no neighboring comic Multiverse.
Then this World collision would actually have been confined to a very small range by Shen Loki.
But reality doesn't have that many 'ifs'.
The Marvel Universe Leon crossed into has multiple cinematic and comic Multiverses coexisting.
And the comic Universe was also in the midst of a full reboot during the "Secret Wars 2015" period.
One could only say it was a good time to catch up.
When it's destined to rain, unless one's power is overwhelmingly strong, there's nothing to do but let it rain.
"Since that's your plan… then I have no objections," Leon said.
Rather, when facing the Transcenders, he himself had already prepared to escape with his little Earth.
"It's good that you understand." Shen Loki showed a hint of a smile.
But his tone shifted: "However… I didn't come to see you today just to stop you from killing Doom."
"Hmm? Then are you here for an offline meetup with me? Or are you planning to apologize for spying on me for over a decade?" Leon struck a pose as if to say, 'Hurry up and apologize.'
Loki's expression stiffened, and his smile was stifled.
"No, I'm here to offer you a hint."
Loki said, "You have already transcended the time of our World; I cannot see your clear future."
"But when you returned to our World before, I still saw some possibilities for the future."
Loki looked at Leon with piercing eyes.
"Besides complete destruction and then rebooting, our World can have another future."
Leon also became serious: "What kind of future?"
If the World could avoid destruction, that would certainly be the best outcome.
Leon couldn't help but feel a sense of anticipation.
However, Loki shook his head: "I don't know."
"?"
Leon froze, a thousand alpacas stampeding through his mind.
Then Loki said, "I only saw a scene where, after the entire Multiverse was destroyed in the future, laughter and joy still surrounded you."
"This might not give you an accurate direction, but I'm telling you this in hopes that you can bring us that future."
Shen Loki spoke very earnestly.
Although it sounded like he was speaking from a position of ease.
But this Loki was a Loki who had sacrificed everything for the Multiverse.
Even if he was a Riddler.
Leon chose to accept: "Are you some kind of Gypsy witch, speaking such vague prophecies… Never mind, I'll think of a way when I get back."
Loki smiled again: "Good, as expected of our World's Superman. Well then, we'll meet again next time."
In the grand hall, Loki's temporal afterimage gradually turned into a transparent Shadow.
At the very last moment before he disappeared, he remembered something else.
"One more thing, Leon, attributing the Multiverse collision solely to Doom is actually a bit extreme."
Before Leon could ask.
Loki's figure completely vanished.
Leaving only his final words: "Even without Doom, the Multiverse would still continuously collide."
"A few years ago, the Main Universe's 'Photon' Monica, accidentally entered the Mutant Universe, unconsciously pulling the Main Universe and the Mutant Universe towards each other."
"Her crossing directly led to the conflict between the Main Universe's Avengers and the X-Men, indirectly causing the destruction of the Main Universe's Earth."
"In addition, Mister Fantastic Reed's frequent exploration of the Multiverse also laid hidden dangers for multiple Universe collisions."
"Similar things are not uncommon in our World."
"Doom witnessed those very events."
"He knew that even without him, the Multiverse would eventually head towards destruction one day."
"That's why he decided to create Battleworld and then reboot a brand new timeline."
"You understand Doom; he wouldn't confide these things in you, so I've said them for him."
Loki's voice gradually faded from Leon's ears.
Leon fell into deep thought.
When he had investigated the Universe collision before, Doom had already retracted the source of the timeline.
So he naturally hadn't noticed that there were so many Superheroes actively causing trouble for the Multiverse.
"Doom was right, Superheroes can sometimes be the source of disaster."
Leon shook his head and walked to Doom's throne.
He extended a finger, and a speck of golden energy entered Doom's body, spreading throughout his bloodstream.
Leon hadn't just knocked Doom out earlier.
To prevent Doom from waking up prematurely, he had directly locked Doom's soul.
Now, the golden energy spread within Doom's body.
Doom's sealed soul slowly regained consciousness.
He slowly opened his eyes, and the moment he saw Leon, his pupils constricted, and he instinctively tried to jump through time to escape.
But Leon's palm was pressed against his shoulder, preventing him from even using his temporal power.
"The battle is over, you lost, Doom."
Leon said, "So the terms you wanted to discuss can only be set by me."
"My condition is this: you manage your Battleworld, and I won't interfere; but I will also save the World in my own way, and you shouldn't interfere either."
"No need to sign a contract; if you go back on your word, I'll come find you again."
After Leon finished speaking, he took a step and left Doom's palace temple.
Doom was left alone in the hall, his expression fluctuating between cloudy and clear.
After a long while, he slowly got up, dragging his heavy body down from the divine throne, and picked up his mask.
After putting the mask back on.
He reverted to being Doctor Doom, the God-King Doom, who had created Battleworld.