Amidst the vast sea of stars.
That egg-shaped hover pod, styled in gold and white with a rounded design, abruptly intruded into this sector filled with a deadly aura.
Directly ahead of it.
That colossal behemoth resembling a giant bat spreading its wings—the Sanctuary II—lurked silently in the darkness.
Countless small frigates and Leviathan beasts surrounded it like stars encircling the moon.
Those densely packed, pitch-black cannon muzzles were enough to make the leader of any civilization lose control of their bladder.
But in Frieza's eyes.
This was merely a pile of scrap metal floating in the universe.
Beep! Beep! Beep!
The radar inside the hover pod emitted a faint alert.
"Oh my, my..."
Frieza looked at the cannon muzzles on the holographic screen that had already begun to charge and lock onto him, a helpless smile curling his lips.
"What a rude welcome ceremony."
"Since you are in such a hurry to reincarnate..."
"Then this Emperor will be merciful and save you the queuing time."
Pew! Pew! Pew!
No fancy moves, just a light tap of the fingertip.
Several purple death beams, with terrifying speed that struck before the sound arrived, instantly drew lines of death in space!
If the Chitauri fleet was made of paper.
Then Thanos's elite frigates were just slightly thicker cardboard.
Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!
Continuous explosions turned into silent, brilliant fireworks in the vacuum.
One battleship after another exploded into fragments amidst the purple light.
The firelight reflected on Frieza's elegant face, looking particularly eerie.
In just a single encounter.
Except for the largest flagship, Sanctuary II.
All surrounding escort forces were wiped out!
"Phew..."
Frieza blew on his finger, maneuvering the hover pod leisurely through the burning wreckage.
"Although the fireworks are nice, the smoke is a bit choking."
The hover pod drew an arc, flying straight towards the massive landing bay of Sanctuary II.
"Halt!!"
"For Lord Thanos!"
Just as he approached the landing bay, hundreds of heavily armored Outriders and Chitauri elites roared and rushed out.
Holding various strange energy weapons, they pulled triggers desperately at Frieza.
"Noisy."
Frieza didn't even lift an eyelid.
He simply pressed a red button on the armrest of the hover pod.
That was a little toy Magneto, Erik, specifically installed to please him—the Magnetic Shock Cannon.
Hum—!
A transparent ripple visible to the naked eye spread instantly outward with the hover pod as the center!
Bang bang bang bang!
Those alien soldiers charging at the front were like hitting a wall moving at high speed.
Their bodies instantly exploded into clouds of blood mist in the air!
Along with their armor and weapons, all were vibrated into fine powder!
The passage was cleared instantly.
"Tsk, old man Erik's craftsmanship is passable."
Frieza nodded with satisfaction, controlling the hover pod to swagger into the interior of Sanctuary II.
Then, he extremely arrogantly parked the pod in the exclusive parking spot that originally belonged to Ebony Maw.
"Alright."
Frieza floated out of the pod, adjusting his spotless white suit.
He didn't rush deeper but closed his eyes slightly, sensing the auras inside this ship.
Chaotic, tyrannical, filled with the desire for slaughter.
But in the deepest part of these ant-like auras.
There was one aura.
Steady, heavy, domineering.
That was the strongest aura he had felt since coming to this Marvel Universe.
Even a notch stronger than that so-called Captain Marvel.
"Ohohoho..."
Frieza opened his eyes, the smile on his lips growing richer.
"Found it."
"That purple sweet potato."
Frieza walked with elegant steps, not even using his flight ability.
Those expensive leather shoes stepped on the metal floor, making crisp click-clack sounds.
encountering some blind grunts along the way, Frieza was too lazy to even lift a hand.
Just a slight press of his aura.
Those grunts' eyeballs burst, bleeding from seven orifices, dead.
This was true Emperor's Haki!
Soon.
That massive metal door carved with Titan totems appeared in front of Frieza.
Without any hesitation.
Frieza raised his foot.
BOOM!
That alloy door, meters thick and capable of withstanding a nuclear blast, was kicked flying directly by him!
The door spun like a sheet of paper into the great hall, smashing ruthlessly into the far wall and embedding itself there.
Dust settled.
Frieza, hands in pockets, stepped on the wreckage of that door and walked into this center representing the dark power of the universe.
The hall was extremely spacious, dimly lit.
At the end of the hall, upon the throne.
A massive purple figure sat quietly.
He wore heavy golden battle armor, a helmet on his head, and held that iconic double-edged tyrant warblade in his hand.
That was Thanos.
The Mad Titan.
The Director of the Universal Family Planning Commission.
At this moment, this cosmic overlord was watching this uninvited guest with eyes as deep as black holes.
No anger.
No roaring.
There was only a heart-palpitating calmness.
Frieza stopped, standing in the center of the hall, looking up at Thanos on the throne.
He tilted his head, wearing that extremely insulting expression one uses when looking at a rare animal.
"Is this the legendary Thanos?"
"Why does he look..."
Frieza extended a finger, pointing at Thanos's purple face covered in vertical lines.
"Even uglier than I imagined?"
"Was your face stepped on by a shoe sole? So many wrinkles?"
Facing this naked humiliation.
Thanos did not fly into a rage.
He just stood up slowly.
In that instant, that mountain-like burly body brought a heavy oppression to the entire hall.
Carrying the warblade, he walked down from the throne step by step.
With every step, the ground trembled slightly.
Until he stopped just five meters away from Frieza.
The height difference between the two was huge.
Thanos was fully over 2.5 meters tall, while Frieza's human form was only 1.85 meters.
But in terms of aura, that small man in the white suit was not suppressed at all, and even faintly had the calmness of a guest usurping the host's role.
"Earthling."
Thanos spoke, his voice low and resonant.
"I watched your battle."
"Very impressive."
Thanos's gaze swept over Frieza.
"You killed my children, destroyed my fleet."
"And even possess the power to easily destroy planets."
Thanos paused, a trace of curiosity flashing in his tiger-like eyes.
"In the known records of this universe, your existence does not appear."
"Tell me."
"Who exactly are you?"
"Why do you possess strength rivaling the Celestials?"