"What a pity. If Ego were a fully developed Celestial, the abilities I would gain would be even more powerful, right?"
Aaron couldn't wait hundreds of millions of years to slowly hatch. Even if he could eventually become a stellar system-level god, capable of smashing the sun with one slap, that was still too much time.
Even so, due to the characteristics of the Celestials, he can now swim in the core of a planet, absorbing its life force to strengthen himself.
Moreover, he also possesses excellent psychic abilities and matter manipulation abilities.
He can absorb energy in different ways to allow his life level to grow to its complete form, and thus more quickly master the power of a complete Celestial.
He can create a sun with his bare hands.
With a single thought, he can mobilize the four fundamental forces of the universe for his own use.
He can master the power of cosmic rules and possess an indestructible dimensional armor, capable of withstanding stellar explosions with ease.
Currently, the abilities Aaron obtained only allow him to master a weakened, malformed version of the Celestials's power.
But for Aaron, it was still a huge improvement. He felt his power had grown even stronger.
His physical strength seemed to be inexhaustible.
With Celestial Power plus the supply from the Solar Core, Aaron didn't even know his own limits.
"I really want a hearty battle. The current me is terrifying."
Aaron took a deep breath, and with a casual wave, the surrounding molecules gathered at his thought, and once again transformed into a celestial flower. But this was no longer Ego's parasitic seed, but his own.
After thinking for a moment, Aaron stripped it of its characteristics, and the flower quickly withered. He placed it back in its original position, then turned and left.
"Let's go, we're going back."
Norman tilted his head and glanced at the alien living plant, which was distinctly different from Earth's plants.
Watching it rapidly wither, he couldn't help but feel a deep sense of pity.
If anyone else had done this, Norman would have shown them a capitalist's wrath.
But now...
"Didn't you hear? Demolish everything here, and burn all research data on the spot."
"Then everyone, go to the finance department and get your money, all bonuses doubled."
Norman was stationed there, ensuring all data was incinerated.
Aaron trusted Norman completely.
He glanced at Helen, who was reluctant to leave, and a mysterious smile appeared on his face.
"Want to study that plant?"
Helen nodded.
"Then let's go back. I have something similar here. As long as you…"
Helen's face suddenly turned red. After serious thought, for the sake of truth and great science, she decided to go for it.
Felicia, standing nearby, remained expressionless, as if she hadn't heard anything, but her plump black-stockinged legs felt a bit weak.
Meanwhile, on the distant Ego's Planet.
Ego awoke from a nightmare.
"My seed!"
"Master?"
Mantis frantically released her hands from Ego's temple. She had never sensed such anger from Ego.
Mantis asked, "Did my ability fail?"
Ego shook his head, his face somewhat anxious. "No, it's not your fault, you're excellent."
Ego rose and walked to the temple hall. With a wave of his right hand, a star map of the Milky Way Galaxy appeared before him. There were countless glowing points on it.
But these light points were not stars or planets, but "life planets" he had deliberately marked.
After spending hundreds of thousands, even millions of years creating a planet for his brain in his early years, he had always been in solitude.
That undying urge for his own kind, for life, drove him to explore the stars, searching for other life forms.
However, when he encountered those life forms, his joy and excitement vanished, replaced by deep disappointment.
Those life forms were too weak, too ignorant, too insignificant.
Compared to his magnificent self, their existence on the world was a waste of air, a waste of matter.
From that moment on, Ego understood.
His deep-seated desire to find other life was not to transform into a human and wander among living beings.
It was for eternity.
He wanted to create a world of equal, intelligent life, identical to himself.
That would be himself, the entire world would be him.
So, he travelled to different life planets, mating with women from one civilization after another, and then having descendants containing his genes.
He hoped to have a descendant who inherited his Celestial genes. The two of them would work together to activate the Celestial seeds on those marked life planets, transforming each world into him.
That would be eternity.
However, thousands of years passed.
He experienced disappointment after disappointment. His descendants were as foolish and fragile as ordinary life forms. So he ruthlessly executed them, their remains casually piled underground.
The pain of being unable to achieve his goal forced him to find Mantis and, with her empathy-modifying ability, help him alleviate this anxious pain and fall asleep.
At this very moment, he searched and saw a dead star.
With a light tap of his index finger, he pulled it open and magnified it with both hands. Looking at the blue planet, Ego's face showed a complex expression.
"This is… Meredith's world…"
He once deeply loved her, at least during that period, he loved only her, a true and absolute love.
Then, after Meredith became pregnant and gave birth to Peter Quill, he personally planted a brain tumor in her brain and left alone to find another true love.
Before leaving, he, as always, planted a seed on the planet, waiting for it to blossom and bear fruit.
However…
"Who destroyed my seed?!"
All his feelings for Meredith vanished, and anger filled his heart. Ego's bloodshot eyes fixed on this planet.
This world that had given him a tiny bit of emotion, but would ultimately be ruthlessly erased by him.
His rage resonated throughout the entire planet. This moon-sized sphere experienced violent tremors everywhere, as if in anger.
"Master?"
Facing the suddenly furious Ego, Mantis was at a loss.
Her empathy ability allowed her to clearly sense Ego's current rage, like a volcano on the verge of erupting, harboring infinite power.
Ego took a deep breath, and everything returned to calm.
"It's nothing, just some ignorant fools trying to hinder my plan."
Ego didn't care about a mere avatar seed. If he wanted, he could create more seeds to parasitize other planets. But he could not tolerate anyone destroying his plan.
Regardless of whether the other party acted intentionally, he had to figure out the situation.
"Meredith, please forgive my rudeness. I must descend upon your world once again."
"You know how much I love you, avoiding it until now."
"But now…"
Ego waved his black cloak, and it billowed without a breeze.
A blue chain of light broke through the surface and extended to his body, seemingly providing him with more power.
At the same time, a huge oval spaceship slowly descended under his control.
"No one can stop my plan, no one."
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