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Chapter 841: Trading Pieces
Celestials are artificial beings; this is a well-known fact. These constructs have no so-called clones, only their main bodies. If the main body is finished, then everything is finished.
Tony's expression remained grim. This time, he had truly steeled his heart, willing to sacrifice his own main body to cripple these five Celestials!
In a direct confrontation, Tony was no match for the Celestials, and he was self-aware enough to know it.
Unless he unleashed that mad dog, Doomsday King Kong. But the drawback was obvious: if Doomsday King Kong's power ceiling far exceeded Tony's own limits, it was highly likely it would turn on him and attack.
Alternatively, he could completely release his suppression of Wanda, allowing her to be consumed by Chaos Power and become that terrifying being from the comics, capable of rebooting the Multiverse with a single, casual "Chaos Wave."
Both of these methods came at too high a price. They were tantamount to giving up the chance to turn the tables on his own. Tony would never be able to catch up to and counter Doomsday King Kong, nor could he bear the enormous cost of defeating or even killing Wanda. Neither outcome was acceptable.
Unless it was a last resort, he couldn't drag Cybertron into the battlefield.
Not unless a few of the Top Ten Celestials were taken out.
Which was exactly what Tony was doing right now. If things went smoothly, he could drag five Celestials down with him in one fell swoop! And the price... was his own main body!
His cold gaze swept across the area. Countless unstable, even shattering, universes were being swallowed by the Speed Force Wall. It was impossible to tell if they were being annihilated or if they had been made safe, shielded from the dangerous powers by the Speed Force.
"I thought the Sleeping Celestial would come, but instead, it was you lot..." Tony sighed and murmured to himself.
The Destroyer Celestial and the other gods were livid.
"Destroyer, this is all your fault! We should have listened to the Sleeping Celestial and the Analyzer back then! We shouldn't have come!" the Controller complained, then immediately cursed his younger brother, "Experimenter, my foolish brother, you've doomed me!"
The Experimenter, for once, said nothing. He silently faced the Speed Force Wall, his azure figure darting swiftly through the Blood Realm. But he was inevitably struck by the Speed Force, his body staggering.
Not to mention, the power of the Allspark was also interfering with him.
As the worlds were compressed, the Speed Force Wall drew ever closer, filled with a biting malice. It was locked onto these few who had disrupted the order of the Multiverse.
To be precise, it was locked onto Tony. The other Celestials were just collateral damage.
This was also why the Destroyer and the other Celestials were so enraged.
The Speed Force Wall was not God, nor was it a babysitter. It generally turned a blind eye to the rampages of some quasi-unique gods and multiversal gods. Even when the Multiverse was rebooted time and again, the Speed Force couldn't be bothered to intervene.
Except when it came to a unique god.
In the multiverse, a unique god was practically a natural-born archenemy, as conspicuous as a spark in the darkness or a drop of ink on a white sheet of paper.
"You lunatic! I have no idea how you became a unique god! Trading your main body for a few enemies?!" The Seeker smashed at Tony with a hammer, but the intrusion of the Allspark made him falter for a moment. Immediately after, Tony threw out a ray of divine light that struck him, nearly blasting him into the Speed Force Wall and scaring him senseless.
In the eyes of the Top Ten Celestials, trading the main body of a unique god for a few multiversal-level enemies was the worst deal in the world—no, it was the most foolish thing imaginable.
Throughout the long ages, countless ruthless figures had, for a moment's gain, shattered the Multiverse with a single slap or committed even crazier acts.
Tony, this new god, possessed the Allspark, a divine artifact that completely countered them. His potential was limitless, and his growth rate was terrifyingly fast. Yet now, he was using his main body to take out the five of them in a trade...
"The Top Ten Celestials... after this battle, half will be crippled, leaving only five." Tony dodged an attack, his figure retreating rapidly as he spoke coldly. "In that case, the Five Creator Deities will likely no longer hold back. And those gods you failed to exterminate in the past will start to get restless."
"Besides, you've forgotten one thing."
Tony revealed a strange smile. "One of my clones once entered the Speed Force Prison. I don't know how many tens of thousands of years it was imprisoned, but its research on the Speed Force Wall is far more extensive than yours. It even has some experience in finding loopholes..."
That clone of his had dragged The Spectre down with it, sending him into the Speed Force Prison.
"If I'm killed by the Speed Force Wall and my godhood shatters, that actually makes things easier. I can calmly recollect my godhood. If I'm imprisoned instead, I'm confident I can find a loophole and escape before any of you."
Tony's expression grew even more bizarre, and he looked at the other four Celestials as if they were idiots.
"Bastard!"
The Destroyer Celestial roared, already consumed by hatred.
A shattered godhood, to be honest, wasn't a huge deal. Although Tony had never experienced his main godhood being destroyed, based on his understanding of godhood over the years and his experience with splitting off clones, he was confident he could piece the shattered godhood back together.
Don't forget, that's exactly what Darkseid did. A Dark Walker assassinated him, shattering Darkseid's godhood with a single strike. But in the end, Darkseid was perfectly fine. Most of the fragments reconverged into his main body, while the scattered godhood fragments took the opportunity to cross the Speed Force Wall into the Multiverse, transforming into clones of all sizes to madly search for the Anti-Life Equation.
It's said that unique gods are hard to kill. This is precisely why even the Celestials despise them. It's simply like using a cheat; you can't kill them no matter how you try, and no one can figure out just how many clones a unique god has secretly scattered.
Therefore, if Darkseid could do it, there was no reason Tony couldn't. No matter how finely shattered the fragments were, they were still godhood and could still become clones. It was just a matter of controlling countless clones to converge from across the multiverse.
Perhaps Tony could even use this opportunity to scatter countless godhood fragments throughout the entire multiverse.
No matter how you calculated it, using his main body to cripple five of the Top Ten Celestials was an incredibly worthwhile trade. This exchange of pieces was worth it.
As he thought this, Tony's gaze grew increasingly ferocious and dangerous.
Rumble...
The Speed Force Wall closed in completely, forming a sealed time-space. All paths were blocked by the powerful walls. Inside were four unharmed Celestials, one Celestial who had been maimed by Tony, and Tony's own main body, which was frequently being heavily injured and then healing.
The six Level-Eight beings had finally reached the moment for an all-out war with the Speed Force Wall.
"We're finished, but don't think you'll get off easy! We will never let you search for the prison's loopholes at your leisure!" the Destroyer Celestial roared, a chill rising from him.
Tony looked at him in surprise, then at the other four Celestials. He brandished the Collector's head, a simple action that caused a tremendous upheaval in the remaining energy of the Blood Realm.
"There's one more thing you seem to have forgotten." Tony dodged a burst of Speed Force. "I am the God of Technology! In a sealed prison where you can't even kill me, it's only a matter of time before you all become my playthings..."
(end of chapter)
Celestials are artificial beings; this is a well-known fact. These constructs have no so-called clones, only their main bodies. If the main body is finished, then everything is finished.
Tony's expression remained grim. This time, he had truly steeled his heart, willing to sacrifice his own main body to cripple these five Celestials!
In a direct confrontation, Tony was no match for the Celestials, and he was self-aware enough to know it.
Unless he unleashed that mad dog, Doomsday King Kong. But the drawback was obvious: if Doomsday King Kong's power ceiling far exceeded Tony's own limits, it was highly likely it would turn on him and attack.
Alternatively, he could completely release his suppression of Wanda, allowing her to be consumed by Chaos Power and become that terrifying being from the comics, capable of rebooting the Multiverse with a single, casual "Chaos Wave."
Both of these methods came at too high a price. They were tantamount to giving up the chance to turn the tables on his own. Tony would never be able to catch up to and counter Doomsday King Kong, nor could he bear the enormous cost of defeating or even killing Wanda. Neither outcome was acceptable.
Unless it was a last resort, he couldn't drag Cybertron into the battlefield.
Not unless a few of the Top Ten Celestials were taken out.
Which was exactly what Tony was doing right now. If things went smoothly, he could drag five Celestials down with him in one fell swoop! And the price... was his own main body!
His cold gaze swept across the area. Countless unstable, even shattering, universes were being swallowed by the Speed Force Wall. It was impossible to tell if they were being annihilated or if they had been made safe, shielded from the dangerous powers by the Speed Force.
"I thought the Sleeping Celestial would come, but instead, it was you lot..." Tony sighed and murmured to himself.
The Destroyer Celestial and the other gods were livid.
"Destroyer, this is all your fault! We should have listened to the Sleeping Celestial and the Analyzer back then! We shouldn't have come!" the Controller complained, then immediately cursed his younger brother, "Experimenter, my foolish brother, you've doomed me!"
The Experimenter, for once, said nothing. He silently faced the Speed Force Wall, his azure figure darting swiftly through the Blood Realm. But he was inevitably struck by the Speed Force, his body staggering.
Not to mention, the power of the Allspark was also interfering with him.
As the worlds were compressed, the Speed Force Wall drew ever closer, filled with a biting malice. It was locked onto these few who had disrupted the order of the Multiverse.
To be precise, it was locked onto Tony. The other Celestials were just collateral damage.
This was also why the Destroyer and the other Celestials were so enraged.
The Speed Force Wall was not God, nor was it a babysitter. It generally turned a blind eye to the rampages of some quasi-unique gods and multiversal gods. Even when the Multiverse was rebooted time and again, the Speed Force couldn't be bothered to intervene.
Except when it came to a unique god.
In the multiverse, a unique god was practically a natural-born archenemy, as conspicuous as a spark in the darkness or a drop of ink on a white sheet of paper.
"You lunatic! I have no idea how you became a unique god! Trading your main body for a few enemies?!" The Seeker smashed at Tony with a hammer, but the intrusion of the Allspark made him falter for a moment. Immediately after, Tony threw out a ray of divine light that struck him, nearly blasting him into the Speed Force Wall and scaring him senseless.
In the eyes of the Top Ten Celestials, trading the main body of a unique god for a few multiversal-level enemies was the worst deal in the world—no, it was the most foolish thing imaginable.
Throughout the long ages, countless ruthless figures had, for a moment's gain, shattered the Multiverse with a single slap or committed even crazier acts.
Tony, this new god, possessed the Allspark, a divine artifact that completely countered them. His potential was limitless, and his growth rate was terrifyingly fast. Yet now, he was using his main body to take out the five of them in a trade...
"The Top Ten Celestials... after this battle, half will be crippled, leaving only five." Tony dodged an attack, his figure retreating rapidly as he spoke coldly. "In that case, the Five Creator Deities will likely no longer hold back. And those gods you failed to exterminate in the past will start to get restless."
"Besides, you've forgotten one thing."
Tony revealed a strange smile. "One of my clones once entered the Speed Force Prison. I don't know how many tens of thousands of years it was imprisoned, but its research on the Speed Force Wall is far more extensive than yours. It even has some experience in finding loopholes..."
That clone of his had dragged The Spectre down with it, sending him into the Speed Force Prison.
"If I'm killed by the Speed Force Wall and my godhood shatters, that actually makes things easier. I can calmly recollect my godhood. If I'm imprisoned instead, I'm confident I can find a loophole and escape before any of you."
Tony's expression grew even more bizarre, and he looked at the other four Celestials as if they were idiots.
"Bastard!"
The Destroyer Celestial roared, already consumed by hatred.
A shattered godhood, to be honest, wasn't a huge deal. Although Tony had never experienced his main godhood being destroyed, based on his understanding of godhood over the years and his experience with splitting off clones, he was confident he could piece the shattered godhood back together.
Don't forget, that's exactly what Darkseid did. A Dark Walker assassinated him, shattering Darkseid's godhood with a single strike. But in the end, Darkseid was perfectly fine. Most of the fragments reconverged into his main body, while the scattered godhood fragments took the opportunity to cross the Speed Force Wall into the Multiverse, transforming into clones of all sizes to madly search for the Anti-Life Equation.
It's said that unique gods are hard to kill. This is precisely why even the Celestials despise them. It's simply like using a cheat; you can't kill them no matter how you try, and no one can figure out just how many clones a unique god has secretly scattered.
Therefore, if Darkseid could do it, there was no reason Tony couldn't. No matter how finely shattered the fragments were, they were still godhood and could still become clones. It was just a matter of controlling countless clones to converge from across the multiverse.
Perhaps Tony could even use this opportunity to scatter countless godhood fragments throughout the entire multiverse.
No matter how you calculated it, using his main body to cripple five of the Top Ten Celestials was an incredibly worthwhile trade. This exchange of pieces was worth it.
As he thought this, Tony's gaze grew increasingly ferocious and dangerous.
Rumble...
The Speed Force Wall closed in completely, forming a sealed time-space. All paths were blocked by the powerful walls. Inside were four unharmed Celestials, one Celestial who had been maimed by Tony, and Tony's own main body, which was frequently being heavily injured and then healing.
The six Level-Eight beings had finally reached the moment for an all-out war with the Speed Force Wall.
"We're finished, but don't think you'll get off easy! We will never let you search for the prison's loopholes at your leisure!" the Destroyer Celestial roared, a chill rising from him.
Tony looked at him in surprise, then at the other four Celestials. He brandished the Collector's head, a simple action that caused a tremendous upheaval in the remaining energy of the Blood Realm.
"There's one more thing you seem to have forgotten." Tony dodged a burst of Speed Force. "I am the God of Technology! In a sealed prison where you can't even kill me, it's only a matter of time before you all become my playthings..."
(end of chapter)
