Chapter 974 Rules Energy
On the endless yellow sandy plain.

There is a fierce battle going on.

This is a battle that could affect the entire world and even the entire universe.

The Mad Titan Thanos, who possesses six [Infinity Stones], comes into this world with the idea of ​​erasing all life and then going on to seek revenge on someone.

but,

The strength of the local combat power of this world shocked him again and again.

He came into this world many years ago and was badly tricked by Professor X, Charles, using a brain wave enhancer.

But that was when he didn't have the [Mind Gem] to protect himself. Now he has the [Mind Gem] which is enough to shield him from any psychic attacks.

The opponent he entered with was replaced by another person.

Thanos looked at the man opposite him with blue-gray skin.

In the previous battle, he had already figured out the level of his opponent's strength. He found that enemy difficult to deal with.

Especially when there is a group of helpers around assisting that person.

“Chichi!!!”

Two red and scorching light beams swept towards Thanos. Wherever the beams passed, the earth, rocks and steel bars would be cut instantly, like an indestructible laser cutting knife that could cut through anything.

In response to this attack, Thanos stretched out his hand with the [Infinity Gauntlet] and used his palm to block the energy shooting towards his eyes. The huge energy impact caused Thanos' body to slide backwards a few steps, leaving two deep footprints on the ground.

This is an attack released at full power by the mutant Cyclops Scott, and the damage is extremely terrible.

Cyclops' attack damage has never been underestimated among mutants. The main reason for his poor combat record is that his body is too fragile. He basically loses his resistance once touched by the enemy.

Thanos' eyes focused, and his left hand instantly exerted force and clenched into a fist. The azure gem above the [Infinity Gauntlet] lit up brightly, and at the same time a circular shield was formed.

"Scott, be careful!" Jean Grey shouted in surprise.

A space portal opened next to Cyclops, emitting two beams of energy of the same color as the light from his eyes.

Cyclops has almost no defense, and will be evaporated immediately if he is touched.

"bump!!!!"

Two very thick steel plates fell from the sky, helping Scott block the fatal blow. The next moment, a skinny man with green skin and a long pointed tail teleported to Scott's side, put his hand on his shoulder, and took him away. At the same time as he left, the two steel plates were also dissolved and pierced by the blazing beam.

Thanos looked at Cyclops and Nightcrawler who rescued him, and murderous intent appeared in his eyes. Scott's attack was the fastest among those present, so every time he wanted to snap his fingers, he was interrupted by him.

Although he wanted to get rid of the annoying guy immediately, his opponents were not limited to Cyclops.

Thanos' situation is very bad.

Storm was suspended high in the sky, controlling the wind, rain, thunder and lightning in the sky, allowing them to accumulate in the sky without being released, which posed a great deterrent to Thanos.

Countless gold and iron materials attacked his body like dense locusts. Although they could not break his defense, they also made him very uncomfortable.

The ground beneath his feet was as soft as a swamp, ready to swallow him up at any time. He had to use the power of the [Power Stone] to cover his body at all times to prevent himself from getting stuck in it. He knew that was the superpower of Apocalypse, his most feared opponent. He had suffered several losses in the pyramids. Once covered by soft soil and rocks, they would solidify instantly. If it weren't for his strong body, he would have basically lost his resistance if he was bound.

At the same time, there were two telepaths constantly attacking his brain.

"Why are there so many people in this world who can control the elements?" Thanos began to doubt his life.

It’s not that Thanos has never seen people with super powers, but he has never seen so many people at once. Even when he fights the final battle, he cannot see so many people with super powers.

Because the power of the laws of nature in this world is open to the world, many people can easily comprehend the abilities related to the rules.

It can be said that if one suddenly realizes one's abilities, one can catch up with those who have practiced for thousands of years.

It’s just that their strengths are often too single.

For example: Storm's power to control lightning is stronger than that of Thor, the god of thunder. But if a fight really breaks out, Storm will definitely be the one who dies. Her power of lightning is very strong, but her other abilities are not, as she is too biased.

It is true that professionals are better than all-rounders.

But they were wrong in this development.

In battle, it often depends on who has the more obvious weakness. The simpler the ability, the faster they die.

How much water a wooden barrel can hold is not determined by the longest board, but by the shortest board.

Magneto's ability is also single, but he has developed his ability very comprehensively.

When he was fighting, he didn't really carry a stadium and fight anyone head-on. Instead, he collected huge amounts of steel, wrapped himself in it, and weaved a thick tortoise shell for himself.

Then he developed a series of extended abilities, such as flight, electromagnetic pulses, and electromagnetic energy. He can also achieve invisibility by bending the visible light around him.

Another ability that Magneto often uses in the anime is to generate a force field that isolates matter and energy. This force field is strong enough to withstand the impact of several thermonuclear weapons, so Magneto is almost immune to most damage when surrounded by the force field and can therefore survive in the universe.

Even manipulate magnetism to form a wormhole to safely teleport yourself and others.

This comprehensiveness means that one must unify and develop the three aspects of attack, defense, and movement in an all-round way.

The attack power of Storm and Cyclops is absolutely second to none among mutants, but their combat record is extremely poor. They are almost like a target when attacking, and their own means of defense can be said to be zero.

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On the distant horizon,
Wang Ming's clone lay casually on a clean rock, watching the battle between Apocalypse and Thanos.

The battle between Thanos and Apocalypse is basically evenly matched.

Wang Ming was not surprised by the outcome of the battle.

Although Thanos's sphere of activity is the universe and Apocalypse is only king on Earth, when it comes to naked combat power of both sides, Thanos is still weaker than Apocalypse.

The main difference between Thanos and Apocalypse is the Power Stone. With just the Power Stone, Thanos can be on par with Apocalypse in energy, but due to his limited skills, he will only lose if he really faces Apocalypse.

Now Thanos has all six gems in his hand, so why is it still so evenly matched?
[Space Gem]?
Apocalypse has spatial abilities, which simply offsets that.

[Reality Gem] is used to modify opponents at the same level, but it is basically unsuccessful and the spell will be interrupted halfway through.

[Reality Gem] In battle, it basically just cancels the opponent's skills, or inflicts some fatal injuries on itself, but it cannot directly make enemies of the same level disappear.

Thanos cannot use the [Time Stone], [Mind Stone], and [Soul Stone] during battle.

The energy bonus they provide is actually meaningless.

Only one [Power Gem] is enough to break the defense of Apocalypse, and any extra gems are just a waste of excess power.

There is no difference between beheading once and beheading ten times.

Then comes the competition of combat skills and combat experience.

In the battle, it seems that it is basically Magneto, Cyclops, Nightcrawler, and Storm fighting, but in fact, the real main force of the battle is Apocalypse.

Most of Thanos' power is tied up by Apocalypse, and the reason why he can't feel it is because his attacks have no "special effects".

Apocalypse tried many super powers, but finally found that his thousands of super powers were just tricks against Thanos, and could not harm Thanos at all. In the end, Apocalypse only used one of his super powers - [Sand Decomposition]

Wang Ming can also transform matter into sand and dust using the power of rules he learned from the [Reality Gem], but he cannot use this ability as a means of combat because that would be too troublesome.

There are also many hair techniques in the immortal way of martial arts that can achieve similar effects.

But in essence it is just a matter of replacing matter, like converting gasoline into fire.

Apocalypse's ability is the power at the rule level. He is decomposing everything from the molecular and atomic levels that construct matter and turning it into dust.

This ability is extremely terrifying.

Thanos relies on the Infinity Stones to resist the decomposition of this power, which is a rebellion of matter from within his own body.

The ability to control matter at the atomic and molecular levels is not uncommon among mutants, such as Magneto and Jean.

They are the lucky ones among mutants who resonate with the rules of heaven and earth.

Magneto is still just a mortal in terms of life level, but his fighting strength is no less than that of gods and Buddhas.

The power of rules is a higher level of power than the power of energy.

This allows Magneto and his group of mortals to have the qualifications to cross the levels of life and challenge the gods and Buddhas.

Although the power of the rules they controlled was powerful, they were unable to transcend the life level of mortals, and in the end they were just nourishment for the way of heaven.

This may be the fundamental reason why this Heavenly Dao is so generous as not to conceal the power of rules!

It can be said that there is almost no way to cultivate abilities in this world.

The magical heritage of Kamar-Taj is just like the "Six Meridians Divine Sword". In the entire world, Wang Ming has not found any method of internal strength cultivation like the "Zixia Secret Book".

The Supreme Sorcerer Gu Yi has practiced magic for five hundred years. In fact, he has not only practiced the "Six Meridians Divine Sword" but also learned the "Eighteen Palms of the Dragon Subduing", but his own life level has not changed at all, or the energy has not changed in his body.

The "internal force" that drives the "Six Meridians Divine Sword" is not their own.

The magical power of the Sorcerer Supreme, Ancient One, mainly comes from Vishanti, the god of white magic. What allows him to live for five hundred years is the dark energy in Dormammu's "Dark Dimension".

The power of the Asgard royal family comes from Odin, and Odin's power comes from the world tree.

If you only comprehend the power of rules but do not practice the power of energy, you will ultimately be nothing but a rootless duckweed.

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As time went on, the battle became more and more dangerous and fierce.

Thanos' power mainly comes from the Infinity Stones. The power of the Infinity Stones is infinite in this world, and his Eternal body makes him feel immune to fatigue.

The mutants' strength is not unlimited, and their spirits will fatigue.

At this time, Cyclops Scott and Storm were still too tired to fight.

Now the angels are flying in the air, firing iron feathers to attack Thanos, while Psylocke is fighting Thanos in close combat with telekinetic weapons.

Psylocke's fighting skills are no worse than Thanos', what she lacks is strength!

But Magneto and Apocalypse helped limit Thanos' power.

The more Thanos fights, the more frightened he becomes, and the more he wants to run away.

Apocalypse is using the ability of [Decomposition into Sand] to decompose his body, while Magneto is trying to control the [Infinity Gauntlet].

Thanos was so scared that he activated the power of all six Infinity Stones, covering the entire glove with such power that Magneto could not change its shape.

"boom--"

A huge rock hit Thanos, causing him to stagger.

This was done by red-haired Jean Grey.

琴！
It is generally believed that her ability is the [Phoenix Force], but in fact she is an Omega-level mutant.

Both [Mind Reading] and [Mind Control] abilities are very strong.

After Jean used her [Telepathy] ability to attack Thanos several times and was blocked by the [Mind Stone], she directly used the power of [Telepathy] to attack Thanos.

Magneto can only control magnetic fields and gold metal, but Jean can indeed control all matter.

For a moment, Thanos was put in a passive position.

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"Who is better, Jean or Wanda?" Wang Ming said to himself.

The two have similar abilities.

Jean's [Phoenix Power] and Wanda's [Chaos Magic] are on the same level.

【Mind Control】!
This is a skill that all strong people must possess, and both of them can use it skillfully.

Wanda controls objects by creating a red magic field to support the objects and move them.

Qin controls the particles within matter itself, and the range of her control is extremely terrifying. When she awakened her ability as a child, she could control all objects in a parking lot.

There is no doubt that Qin's [Mind Control] ability is stronger, which is the control of objects from within.

"I wonder if I can analyze this ability." Wang Ming pondered.

Wang Ming and Wanda have similar abilities to control objects, the difference is that one uses magic and the other uses mana.

【Mind Reading】

Wanda needs magic as a medium to read thoughts, creating illusions to confuse the enemy and thus read their minds.

The idea of ​​Qin reading is very rough, without any fancy tricks, it is read directly and arbitrarily, just like watching a short video, you can drag the progress bar, which is extremely unreasonable.

Both of them have very little combat experience.

[Power of Chaos] is more stable and can be controlled freely by Wanda, similar to an active skill.

[Power of the Phoenix] is more violent and may backfire on Jean at any time. It can be considered a passive skill.

In fact, they fight by relying on power that is stronger than the enemy to crush the enemy, like a prodigal son using money to hit people and using his ultimate moves infinitely.

Although Wanda can modify reality, it is ineffective against the same level of [Phoenix Force].

Moreover, [Phoenix Power] is extremely violent. The reason why it is harmless is actually because Jean's mental power suppresses [Phoenix Power]. Once Jean releases the suppression, [Phoenix Power] will completely erupt.

So in a fight, Qin is most likely to win.

Wang Ming thought to himself, "How about I go gather some helpers?"

(End of this chapter)