Marvel: Killing Makes You Stronger

Chapter 189: Folding the Space

In the mirrored dimension, Thor, Loki, and others were completely stunned, almost speechless.

They were well aware of Bi Xiao's immense strength. Standing in the same league as Odin, Bi Xiao's feats, such as breaking into hell and killing Asmodeus and Lilith, were crystal clear.

So, for Bi Xiao, ordinary Hell lords were nothing more than prey.

But now it was entirely different. Among the Hell lords that appeared, aside from the legendary Mephisto who bore the name of Satan, most had come to the human world. Each one was incredibly powerful. Yet, in front of this group of Hell lords, Bi Xiao instantly killed one and even repelled the others as they tried to attack.

What kind of immense power could achieve this?

Such a feat was simply unimaginable, beyond belief. Even someone as clever as Loki understood that Bi Xiao's profound strategy had always been prepared for the Hell lords, but this level of preparation was truly terrifying.

It was a bit too overwhelming.

Thor and the others had somewhat prepared themselves mentally, but Dark Phoenix Jean was completely shocked, her facial expression twisted with fear.

Through the mirrored space, Dark Phoenix Jean glanced at the trembling ground and the enraged Hell lords. Then she looked at Bi Xiao, who stood aloof, overlooking them with an indifferent expression, and she couldn't help but gasp.

"This is too terrifying. No wonder Wanda was so confident when she bet with me."

Dark Phoenix Jean was fully alarmed internally, recognizing a complete and enormous threat. Beyond his formidable strength, Bi Xiao's appearance alone was mesmerizing, even for someone like her, who was usually drawn to such power.

Jean wouldn't deny it; as a persona driven by dark desires, she was filled with all sorts of cravings, not just pure violence and destruction.

In boldness, Dark Phoenix had always been audacious.

Furthermore, she felt equally troubled by Bi Xiao's vast and boundless power. Just by looking at him, Dark Phoenix knew she was no match, the difference in their life force was too great, so vast that even her incomplete Phoenix Force couldn't bridge the gap.

She couldn't win. Dark Phoenix cast a resentful glance at the Scarlet Witch, realizing she had fallen into a huge trap set by her.

The Scarlet Witch, who had been admiring Bi Xiao's display, noticed Dark Phoenix's resentful gaze and immediately turned to meet her eyes, flashing a sweet, innocent smile while feeling quite devious inside.

Hmph, still trying? She wasn't interested in girls; she was contemplating how to win over her beloved man. How could she let herself be associated with Dark Phoenix?

Dark Phoenix, enraged by the Scarlet Witch's innocent yet sinister expression, felt her teeth gnashing. But unable to win a fight, what could she do?

After a while, Dark Phoenix started to think that since she couldn't monopolize the Scarlet Witch, perhaps she could capture the man first and then together threaten the Scarlet Witch, effectively having it all.

This seemed like a good idea.

With this in mind, Dark Phoenix revealed an evil smile, making the Scarlet Witch shiver and look at her warily, completely clueless about her thoughts but sensing it wasn't good.

The Scarlet Witch immediately became vigilant; she couldn't let this crazy woman succeed.

In the real world outside the mirrored space, Bi Xiao looked down at the Hell lords below. They had been repelled by his holy flames and weren't severely injured. Although he had an absolute advantage against them one-on-one, it didn't mean he could crush this group of Hell lords.

The sky had gathered dark clouds, with terrifying lightning crisscrossing, rolling and brewing a dreadful storm. The scene looked like doomsday.

Despite Earth's uniqueness and strength compared to other planets, the pressure of a group of gods was immense.

If Bi Xiao unleashed his full power, even if the battle ended quickly, Earth couldn't withstand the clash between his power and the Hell lords, leading to its destruction.

The Hell lords also realized this. They saw Bi Xiao instantly kill a Hell lord of their level and knew his power was far above theirs. But being on Earth, they believed Bi Xiao would have reservations.

"Incredible strength. You are stronger than that old Yahweh. I wonder how the Almighty God would react to this scene."

A tall, dark-skinned but unusually beautiful figure gazed up at Bi Xiao and remarked.

This figure resembled a human but was over two meters tall, with a perfect face and pure black wings filled with evil. This was none other than Lucifer, the renowned fallen angel.

Having failed in his pursuit of power in Heaven, Lucifer fled to Hell, becoming one of its powerful Hell lords.

Lucifer had a keen eye and high intelligence.

He could see Bi Xiao's terrifying power, a kind of suppression that indicated, despite his many years of existence, he couldn't compare to this human.

No, Lucifer knew deeply that the man in the sky, once a human, had become a true god, and a very powerful one at that.

"Enough about that old fool. Besides you, no one cares about him." A nearby Hell lord said darkly.

"Marduk, angering Lucifer is unwise.”

The Hell lord known as Marduk wore a look of disdain, paying no attention to the provocations of the one beside him.

"Satannish, that human is very arrogant. I've heard you dislike him greatly and once even wanted to kill him. Now's your chance, do you want to try?" Marduk retorted.

The Hell lord called Satannish didn't care at all. At this point, mere verbal sparring had no effect.

However, Marduk was unaware that Satannish was indeed very displeased with Bi Xiao.

The reason was not some nonsense about the dignity of hell, but because, despite being a Hell lord, Satannish had long served the Dark Dimension Lord Dormammu. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to call him one of Dormammu's strongest subordinates.

Serving Dormammu faithfully was the reason Satannish had grown to his current power.

Dormammu planned to descend upon this world. Unfortunately, no orders were given before, causing many matters to veer in different directions. In hell, Satannish felt the presence of Kaecilius and the dark cultists wielding dark power.

However, due to other Hell lords, he couldn't directly intervene, otherwise the plan might have been more successful.

Now, everything was in complete disarray; obviously, Dormammu's plan had failed.

Naturally, Satannish harbored the most hatred for the human in the sky.

"The previous plan encountered some errors. This human is much stronger than we believed. What should we do next?" Satannish, now a more than three-meter-tall dark green monster with two devil horns on his head, had a huge, ugly face on his abdomen besides his head.

Sharp teeth allowed him to gnaw through any hard substance.

However, contrary to his appearance, he ruled over the mental domain, filled with cursed souls, mostly those who signed contracts and were enslaved by Satannish during their lifetimes.

Satannish, along with other hell lords, originated from the residual dark magical energy of the god-eaters and evil old gods.

His power was second only to a few Hell lords like Mephisto and Lucifer.

Despite the strength differences among Hell lords, conflicts rarely escalated to extreme levels. Wars would be protracted, and with heaven constantly eyeing them, Hell lords wouldn't easily start wars, preferring to engage in sarcastic exchanges and conspiracies.

Those who were deceived had only themselves to blame and would seek revenge later.

Satannish understood the game rules well and never revealed his true allegiance to Dormammu. Otherwise, he would certainly face exclusion from other Hell lords.

He hid it well, and the other Hell lords didn't suspect Satannish's proposals.

"Mephisto truly knows how to play his cards, hiding behind the scenes while reaping some benefits."

"Who wouldn't do that if they were Satan?"

"Satan? Who hasn’t borne that title before?"

"Do you doubt Mephisto’s strength? Maybe you should challenge him for the Satan throne."

"Hmph~"

"Stop wasting time. That human seems impatient." Lucifer's figure gradually floated up, spreading his black wings, with black feathers falling and contaminating the scorched ground with his power.

Once sacred and bright, Lucifer's power had turned to extreme darkness, evil, and filth.

Lucifer hated what he had become, but he had no choice. Failing to overthrow Yahweh's throne, he became a failure defined as evil.

Thus, Lucifer was determined to become stronger, hoping to one day lead his army to break through heaven and kill Yahweh.

And Earth was the starting point of his plan.

First, however, he had to deal with the powerful human.

"Human, waging war against us is unwise, so let’s negotiate." Lucifer finally chose the path of negotiation. His goal was Earth, and he didn't want a war with Bi Xiao. Regardless of the outcome, Earth would be left in ruins, leaving nothing behind.

The immense benefits and resources of Earth and humanity were clear.

Hell and heaven fought over Earth for this reason.

So, unless necessary, Lucifer preferred negotiating with Bi Xiao over Earth's dominion.

Lucifer believed Bi Xiao would not refuse his negotiation unless he was mad.

Lucifer's confidence, when placed on Bi Xiao, has absolutely no effect.

Bi Xiao is not a madman, but he is even more terrifying than one.

As he watched the fallen angel Lucifer gradually ascend, Bi Xiao's eyes shone with a holy golden light that grew brighter, but beneath this sanctity was a hidden, piercing coldness.

"Who gave you the illusion that you could negotiate with me using Earth?"

Bi Xiao's lips moved slightly. As his words fell, he gently snapped his fingers.

Snap~

The crisp sound was very small, but to the ears of all the Hell lords, it exploded like a thunderclap. The heavens and earth trembled, the ground surged madly, and an invisible force swept through. It was as if time sped up and everything transformed into another dimension.

Charred land was covered by smooth marble slabs, the melting icebergs rose up to become stone pillars, walls tinted with gold shot up thousands of meters away, and the sky became bright and azure.

The gloom was dispelled. In almost an instant, the world before them had changed into an unfamiliar space.

Earth was still the same Earth, still in the Arctic Circle at the gate of Hell, but while the location remained the same, the space had already transformed into a world completely different from the real one through various folds and reflections.

Feeling this unfamiliar space, Lucifer, Satannish, Marduk, and the other Hell lords couldn't believe it.

........

As Hell lords, their perception was completely different from that of ordinary people.

They immediately understood how this extremely contradictory real world was formed. Lucifer's flying figure suddenly paused, hovering in the sky less than a kilometer below Bi Xiao, looking up in astonishment, "Is this your doing?"

"You actually folded such a space by yourself. No, you must have been preparing for this for a long time. This world is your hunting ground, and you’ve made us your prey?"

The other Hell lords felt a chill in their hearts.

They knew how high their statuses as Hell lords were, completely on the same level as that human, though his life level was slightly higher and his combat power possibly stronger.

But for someone of the same status to pull them into such a folded space world without any warning required an enormous amount of energy.

Being stronger than the Celestial could easily achieve this, they had no doubt.

But Bi Xiao was just a Celestial. Even with long preparations, it was still beyond imagination, and he had locked them in the same space world, which was completely sealed.

Although it seemed only tens of thousands of meters away, the space was vast and boundless, not inferior to any dimension.

Bi Xiao not only succeeded but also showed his madness, which even terrified the Hell lords.

He intended to fight all the Hell lords alone.

Only the victor could leave this place.

"You are a madman, crazier than I am." Lucifer's once confident face turned grim, gritting his teeth as he spoke.

It sounded like praise, but in reality, he was very angry.

He was also a madman, never afraid of fighting and killing.

But originally, when it seemed they were about to divide the interests and resources of Earth and were close to success, Bi Xiao decided to solve the situation in the most extreme way.

From the determination shown by Bi Xiao, it was clear that at least one Hell lord would fall.

Maybe one, maybe more.

Lucifer believed that a Celestial who surpassed them all, disregarding life and death, would unleash terrifying energy, inevitably taking down one or two Hell lords.

Who would want to be the one to sacrifice?

Lucifer didn't want to, Satannish didn't want to, Marduk didn't want to, and the other Hell lords didn't want to either.

Now, they were forced onto this path of decision.

All of them were angry and uneasy.

And they were on guard against each other. Facing a powerful opponent ready to self-destruct, they also had to be wary of their "companions". The situation immediately became strange and murderous.

Bi Xiao looked at the cautious Hell lords below, a cruel smile curling at the corner of his mouth.

This was a variant of the prisoner's dilemma.

Trust was always the most luxurious thing.

His eyes shone brightly, and he was filled with excitement. If he killed all these Hell lords, could he transcend the Celestial and reach the level of a single-universe being?

Bi Xiao was looking forward to it.

Boom!

Thus, the hunt began. The raging, turbulent aura exploded without any concealment, spreading throughout the entire space world, unleashing Bi Xiao's power.

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Single-Universe Being? Like Infinity and Eternity? Or First Firmament?