Chapter 58: Leaving

After an unknown amount of time.

Jack opened his eyes. His irises were a pure indigo blue, but the color quickly disappeared and returned to normal in the next second.

"Mmm~"

He slowly sat up from the ground, took a deep breath, closed his eyes, and quietly felt the preciousness of his life.

Just now, he almost thought he was going to die, but now he was alive again. The experience of being on the brink of death was suffocating.

He closed his eyes and carefully felt his body, and Jack's heart delighted.

The hidden danger in his body was completely resolved.

The space energy in his body had disappeared, and even Athena's divine power and the energy of the power stone he had absorbed were gone. Instead, drop-shaped indigo energy floated quietly above the Multiverse Salvage Pool.

As he looked at the indigo, Jack could feel its power surpassing that of the Space Energy and Power Energy he had previously contained. The indigo remained stable, just sitting there on the ground.

Slowly but surely, streams of energy were being absorbed from his body. They converted into indigo energy before being released back into his body, strengthening him every second. It was a perfect cycle.

Furthermore, his health issues were solved, and he no longer had to worry about being killed. It was a double whammy.

Jack was so excited that he almost jumped up in joy. He suspected this energy was the product of the fusion of the Space and Power Stones with Athena's godly power.

While it may not be as powerful as the real Infinity Stones, he was confident that, given enough time, it would be just as powerful.

Even if he could gather the energy of all six Infinity Stones and merge it into this new stone, he would be invincible in this universe.

Of course, these are all just assumptions, which would be extremely difficult to achieve. First of all, his body cannot withstand that energy.

When the energy of the two stones merged, it nearly killed him. If it weren't for Athena's divine power to balance it, he would have died more than eight hundred times.

That was just a small amount of energy leaked from the Infinity Stones. If he were to directly come into contact with the actual Infinity Stones, he wouldn't be able to handle it.

Looking back, his previous idea of trying to find the Power Stone to absorb energy seems ridiculous now. He would have turned into dust on the spot if he had done that. Fortunately, he was lucky enough to survive.

This experience taught Jack that if he wanted to endure the energy of the stones without dying, he must have a strong body.

Even Thanos couldn't withstand the energy erosion from all six Infinity Stones, the Hulk almost lost an arm, and Iron Man, a mere mortal, was basically toast.

He must have a physique stronger than Thanos.

And he has just the thing for that.

Growth Codex

When he salvaged this thing, Jack learned that he could use it to transform himself into a Kryptonian physique. However, it didn't provide specific instructions on how to do it.

Otherwise, he would have transformed himself already and not been running from the Chitauri like a scared mouse.

Jack has suspected that completing the transformation to a Kryptonian physique likely involves biological knowledge, which he is not professional in. Still, he happens to know a few people who are experts in this field.

The assumption was that he could return to Earth.

Speaking of which, there was some bad news. Although the new energy was his own power, his body was weak. If he used too much power at once, there was a risk of his body collapsing.

Although he could strengthen himself with energy absorbed through his ability, the process was too slow, and he couldn't wait.

Jack raised his hand, and the indigo-colored light flowed between his fingers. This light had the properties of both the Space and Power Stones, which meant he could open a portal and leave at any time.

But not right now. The energy stored in his body wasn't enough to open a long-distance portal. He had to wait for some time.

Thinking this, Jack released the wreckage of the spacecraft and walked inside. All he could do now was wait.

Two weeks later...

With a loud bang, the explosion suddenly stopped, like a choked person unable to make any sound.

Jack threw away the trash in his hand and dusted off the dirt on his clothes.

"Phew, it's finally over!"

For the past half month, he had stayed there without leaving, using most of his stored weapons to speed up energy absorption.

With his body now filled with energy, the indigo stone inside him was able to absorb and convert it much faster.

Opening a long-distance teleportation door was now not a problem. He had even tried it last Sunday, going to Xandar with ease.

After all this time, he stayed here to prepare and avoid encountering any of Thanos' forces again.

Now he has enough energy and can easily take down a Chitauri mothership like before

So it's time to leave.

Sighing, he looked around. Despite the extremely harsh environment, he felt hesitant to leave.

This place had saved his life and granted him extraordinary power to protect himself. It's a pity he had to leave.

"I'll be back," he said as he left an energy mark behind. This meant that as long as he wanted to, he could return to this place at any time, one of the many benefits of space energy. "Let's go."

Jack gathered his strength, waved his hand to summon a portal, and stepped into it without looking back. The portal disappeared without a trace, and this barren planet that had been deserted for thousands of years returned to its peacefulness.

Xandar

Although some aspects were not satisfactory, a beautiful and charming planet still attracted people from all over the universe to come.

The Nova Corps guarding the capital star had a heavy responsibility, and they had to ensure the safety and order here, and today, they seemed to have been a little negligent because there was some chaos in central park...

"Run! You stupid tree!"

A raccoon wearing clothes scurried around in the crowd, seemingly avoiding something.

A Raccoon and a tree is running around in a busy square, trying to hide from something. Up in the sky, some small star-shaped spaceships slowly follow them, and the pilots are just watching them play around.

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