High above the Atlantic Ocean.
As Hawk Phoenix squeezed his right hand, Namo, who possessed immortality in the ocean, had his head instantly crushed after leaving the water.
Namo's headless body, under the force of gravity, plummeted towards the ocean below, scattering blood as he fell.
At the same time.
The moment Namo died, his soul appeared.
Hawk Phoenix's Netherworld Gate also opened at this moment, ready to guide Namo's soul into the Netherworld Prison, condemning him to eternal suffering.
But just as the Netherworld Gate opened wide, preparing to draw in Namo's soul...
Hawk Phoenix's six senses stirred.
The next second.
A deep blue light point suddenly appeared, followed by a vast azure sea in front of Hawk Phoenix, and slowly, a golden God emerged from within this sea.
The Olympian God—
Poseidon, God of the Sea!
Hawk Phoenix had initially thought Poseidon appeared to snatch Namo's soul.
But... until Namo's soul was drawn into the Netherworld and the Netherworld Gate closed, Poseidon, who had appeared, made no move.
Poseidon's golden pupils fixed on Hawk Phoenix, his voice filled with divinity.
"Hawk Phoenix!"
"..."
Hawk Phoenix raised an eyebrow, looking at Poseidon before him.
"Poseidon!"
"Don't be nervous, I am not here for him."
"Heh heh."
Hawk Phoenix chuckled, looking at Poseidon: "Even if you were here for him, I wouldn't be afraid. After all, your projection cannot snatch his soul from my hands."
A God's projection, huh.
He had seen them before, and not only seen them, but a while ago, he had even killed a God's projection.
Jehovah.
The old geezer, bragging about being omniscient and omnipotent, seemed to have fooled himself into believing it, projecting himself so brazenly before him.
Isn't that just asking for death?
Hawk Phoenix's thoughts raced, but he still maintained a minimum level of respect for the projected Poseidon.
His underworld cloth remained on.
This was Hawk Phoenix's respect for Poseidon.
Hawk Phoenix also didn't bother with idle chatter with the projected Poseidon.
"You projected yourself here just to tell me you're not here for Namo, are you?"
"I am here for you."
Poseidon, upon hearing this, held his golden trident, also filled with endless divinity, his golden eyes fixed on Hawk Phoenix.
And then—
"Thank you!"
"..."
Hawk Phoenix frowned instinctively, hearing Poseidon's inexplicable thanks.
"Thanks for what?"
"Boom!"
Poseidon raised his left hand, and a platform made entirely of Water instantly appeared on the Atlantic Ocean below.
On the platform, Namo's headless corpse was eerily clear.
Poseidon then squeezed his left hand, and the headless Namo's corpse on the platform exploded. At that moment, a drop of Water, a single drop of the purest blue seawater, appeared.
Hawk Phoenix's eyebrow twitched as he watched the blue seawater being recalled to Poseidon's hand.
"Law fragment."
"Yes."
"You gave it to Namo?"
"No!"
After Poseidon returned his own law fragment to his body, he looked at Hawk Phoenix, who was watching him, and said with a smile: "He killed me and then obtained it."
Hawk Phoenix's pupils involuntarily constricted upon hearing this.
"He killed you?"
"A clone I left behind before leaving Earth."
Poseidon smiled at Hawk Phoenix: "Haven't you already obtained the trident I left for my clone?"
Hawk Phoenix raised an eyebrow.
"I thought he was your descendant, that you left it for him."
"Haha!"
Poseidon laughed heartily, full of divinity, then looked at Hawk Phoenix: "I am not like my indiscriminate younger brother."
Hawk Phoenix's eyebrow twitched.
Zeus!
The chief of the twelve Olympian Gods, God of the Sky, God of Thunder, God of Clouds, King of the Gods, and King of Olympus.
But... compared to these titles, Hawk Phoenix would call Zeus the God of Studs.
As mentioned before, the higher the life level, the lower the probability of having offspring.
But Zeus was an exception.
Because throughout the entire Olympian Universe, Zeus had an astonishing number of children.
Zeus adopted a widespread approach, and for the sake of offspring, he was indiscriminate with people and Gods, even disregarding ethics.
Poseidon's statement was nothing more than denying he would have a dark-skinned descendant while simultaneously despising his brother, Zeus.
It was well known.
When Zeus, Poseidon, and Hades rebelled against the second-generation Celestial, Cronus, Zeus had promised to share the glory after their success.
The result... Zeus banished Hades to the Netherworld Prison and drove Poseidon into the sea.
So, neither Poseidon nor Hades liked Zeus.
However, Zeus had many lovers and many children, so even if they disliked him, they couldn't affect him in any way.
But this didn't prevent them from openly speaking ill of Zeus.
Poseidon looked at Hawk Phoenix, who had immediately understood and smiled knowingly after he finished saying he wasn't like his brother, and then recounted how the dark-skinned Namo came to possess his law fragment.
"When Earth was just born, the Olympian Gods had already noticed this brand new life Planet."
"However, we withdrew before Jehovah arrived."
"Because Zeus made a deal with the Celestials."
"So Zeus ordered us to withdraw from this Planet, but to protect my kingdom here, Atlantis, I left behind a law clone."
"At the same time, I left the nemo trident I had forged when I arrived here, to guard my kingdom."
"Jehovah descended and unleashed the great flood."
"To protect my kingdom, my law clone was severely damaged and fell into slumber."
"By the time I awoke, my kingdom had already been occupied by these people."
"Then Namo killed my clone and obtained my law fragment."
"However, this law fragment was a small matter to me, just the Water law of a Planet."
"I projected myself here only after sensing the nemo trident's pain."
As Poseidon spoke, the nemo trident, which Hawk Phoenix had impaled into the Vibranium mountain at the bottom of the sea, hummed and vibrated the moment he summoned it with his left hand.
Hawk Phoenix looked down.
The nemo trident on the Vibranium mountain instantly quieted down.
Hawk Phoenix's lips curved upwards, and he spread his right hand. The nemo trident instantly left the Vibranium mountain, broke through the Water surface, and flew into his right hand.
He was very satisfied with the nemo trident's performance just now.
That's right.
Whoever you pledge allegiance to, you must pledge it to the end.
It was well known.
If loyalty wasn't absolute, it was absolute disloyalty.
Especially for weapons.
If the nemo trident had just obediently floated up at the summons of Poseidon, its fate would have been complete destruction.
But now?
Hawk Phoenix held the nemo trident, looking at Poseidon, who held the Sea King's trident.
"It is now my Phoenix Trident."
"Haha!"
Poseidon was slightly stunned, then laughed heartily again, looking at Hawk Phoenix, who had completely subdued the trident he had once left behind.
"Congratulations."
"Thank you."
Hawk Phoenix smiled slightly, then raised an eyebrow, looking at Poseidon: "Do you want to take that dark-skinned soul to your World and entertain him well? I can give you that dark-skinned soul."
It was well known.
He always treated others with double the respect they showed him.
So... Hawk Phoenix didn't mind giving Namo's soul to Poseidon now, as a return gift for Poseidon congratulating him on obtaining the trident.
Poseidon shook his head.
"Although my kingdom has many creatures, I will not allow a dark-skinned person to defile my kingdom."
"Alright."
Hawk Phoenix chuckled upon hearing this: "I will entertain this dark-skinned person well, including your share."
Poseidon smiled at Hawk Phoenix, then said nothing more. After retrieving the law fragment left in this World, he turned, and with a 'bang', transformed into a mist of Water and left this World.
Just as Poseidon's projection was about to leave this World.
Poseidon's voice finally echoed in Hawk Phoenix's ear: "Jehovah went to Olympus a while ago and met with my dear brother."
Hawk Phoenix's eyebrow twitched.
Jehovah met with Zeus?
What did they talk about?
Teaming up to chop him up?
Hawk Phoenix thought to himself, and just as he was about to ask more questions, Poseidon's projection had completely vanished from Earth.
With a whoosh!
His underworld cloth disintegrated, returning to the sanctuary of the Netherworld Prison.
Hawk Phoenix, bare-chested and suspended in the air above the Atlantic Ocean, held his 'Phoenix Trident' and pondered deeply.
New York S.H.I.E.L.D. Headquarters.
Sharon and Gwen watched Hawk Phoenix, who had just reappeared and was standing in the air after crushing Namo's head, with some curiosity.
In the S.H.I.E.L.D. satellite footage, Hawk Phoenix was always alone.
Poseidon was a projection.
Let alone the S.H.I.E.L.D. satellites, even if they were face to face, they wouldn't be able to see Poseidon.
Because a God's projection could only be seen by other Gods, or by those whom the God wished to be seen by. As for others, even if Poseidon was pressed against their faces, they wouldn't see him.
However, Hawk Phoenix didn't ponder for long where he stood.
Because the news Poseidon brought wasn't worth him pondering for long.
At most, Jehovah and Zeus might have teamed up.
So what!
Whoever comes, he'll deal with them.
If Jehovah comes, he'll deal with Jehovah; if Zeus comes, he'll deal with Zeus.
It was that simple.
The most important point.
Instead of thinking about the possible alliance between Jehovah and Zeus, it was better to continue striving to improve his own strength.
In a word.
He had the Mind Stone now.
So... Hawk Phoenix's mind sank into his Little Universe, looking at the Mind Stone quietly floating within his Little Universe, his eyes becoming somewhat fervent.
The next second.
The moment he retracted his gaze, he looked in the direction of New York City, and his figure instantly vanished from where he stood.
Seventh Sense... I'm coming for you!
... (End of this chapter)
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