Cosmic energy was the purest form of energy that had existed in the universe since the Big Bang. Anyone capable of absorbing it and wielding it freely was basically a god.
The most typical example would be the Elders of the Universe. That bunch were the last remnants of destroyed races, and after the Big Bang, they absorbed massive amounts of cosmic energy, gaining immortal bodies and invincible divine power. Another example was Galactus, one of the five primordial cosmic gods. Uncle Galactus and the Four Heralds under him, including the Silver Surfer, could all use cosmic energy with ease. Then there were the Celestials, jokingly called "Marvel's unit of measurement for god-tier combat power." Thanks to their racial gifts, every Celestial could absorb cosmic energy for their own use and even derive all kinds of bizarre abilities from it.
Among those beneath the true god-tier, there was also one exception: the Eternals, the race Thanos belonged to. As the most perfect lifeforms created by the Celestials, the Eternals could also absorb cosmic energy with their physical bodies. At the end of one Marvel timeline, there was an old Thanos who wore no Infinity Gauntlet and had no outside buffs at all. He simply absorbed cosmic energy into his body, and his power instantly soared into a transcendent realm. He beat up Celestials with his fists, trampled the Living Tribunal underfoot, and was so absurdly strong it was almost unfair.
Other than those big shots from those systems, if any ordinary lifeform in the universe overestimated itself and tried to absorb cosmic energy, then there was only one possible ending: their body would explode and they would die.
As far as Zodhis knew, there were practically no alien races in the Marvel Universe that could truly control cosmic energy. The Kree Empire should have been second to none in this field of research, but even so, at most they could only use an extremely, extremely tiny trace of cosmic energy for biological modification. Even then, out of a hundred Kree who underwent the procedure, there might not be even one survivor.
Zodhis felt the Ancient One might know how to make use of cosmic energy, but if he went looking for her, he was a little worried.
So in the end, he decided to forget it.
In his Super Kryptonian state, Zodhis burst forth with unimaginable speed, flew out of the solar system, then rushed back in a single round trip.
He tested the speed and strength of that state.
The results left him very satisfied. After all, Kryptonians already possessed a whole set of superpowers to begin with. Compared to Saiyans, who primarily relied on ki to strengthen themselves, becoming a Super Kryptonian took things to another level entirely. Even the toughness of his steel body had risen a hundredfold. That complete, all-around hundredfold enhancement made Zodhis somewhat reluctant to leave the state.
Still, the energy leakage was severe, even if his recovery speed was also very fast.
So Zodhis planned to see whether he could develop a Full-Power Super Kryptonian form.
Since Son Goku could do it, Zodhis felt he should be able to do it too.
After maintaining the Super Kryptonian state for an entire day, Zodhis found a way to prevent the leakage.
In fact, it was very simple. He used electromagnetic force in place of his senses to reach down into the microscopic realm, then controlled his own atoms and energy.
If this were Terror Infinity, this would be the micro-level control technique of the Fourth Stage Gene Lock. Zodhis skipped straight to the final result in one step. Not only did he manage to stop the leakage of his own energy, he also mastered the technique of driving his attacks down to the atomic and energy level.
Killing Wolverine with a single punch was no longer just a dream. In front of him, an immortal body was nothing but a joke.
Of course, if it was the mystical kind of immortality, then Zodhis still wouldn't be able to kill it.
"Just electromagnetism alone is already more than enough for me to keep digging into."
Zodhis lamented the fact that even now, he still had not stepped beyond the domain of electromagnetism, let alone mastered the four fundamental forces.
The depths here were truly unfathomable.
As for following the path of Magnetic Field Martial Arts, Zodhis still could not figure out how rubbing cells together could produce such terrifying power.
Can cells even be rubbed together?
Or was the reason I still haven't been able to cultivate Magnetic Field Martial Arts because my worldview is too grounded in reality? Do I have to abandon that mindset and just think, if I believe I can rub my cells, then I can actually do it?
After thinking it over, Zodhis decided to drop it.
That kind of style really was not for him.
He leisurely made his way back to Earth.
The Ancient One sensed that Zodhis seemed to have grown stronger again. He truly kept surprising her over and over.
Ordinary time-based abilities were probably already useless against Zodhis. If it were not for the fact that what she used was the power of the Time Stone, Zodhis could probably distort time itself through electromagnetism and gravity, breaking free from time's influence on him.
Unfortunately, the Time Stone's priority was simply too high. No matter how hard Zodhis struggled, he would still be affected by it. That was what made it so frustrating.
Otherwise, with his current strength, Zodhis would have started making major moves long ago. He would not be proceeding step by step with such caution, carefully probing the Ancient One's limits. The moment she showed the slightest reaction, he immediately pulled back without hesitation.
"Come to think of it, the Ancient One didn't react at all when I made those monsters and staged that whole show."
Zodhis returned to his usual routine.
The monsters were the first step Zodhis had taken. When the Ancient One did not come out to stop him, it left Zodhis somewhat confused about her standards for judgment.
If she only dealt with dimensional demon gods and various invasions, then why had she come out to interfere before?
But if invasion-type incidents were not the only things she dealt with, then his monster business had already become this outrageous, so why was she still not showing herself?
Master Ancient One, you keep wavering back and forth like this, and it's making things really difficult for me.
...
A beautiful and mature woman in a coat stepped out of a black Chevrolet-like car bearing a "T1" plate. Only two buttons on her coat were fastened, leaving the white blouse underneath visible. She still looked dignified and elegant, yet at the same time, the proud fullness of her chest was impossible to miss.
A woman like that held a powerful attraction for men of any age, especially when she was not intentionally showing it off and still wore such a cool, distant expression.
The agents maintaining the lockdown at the scene, dressed in black protective suits rather than business suits, all unconsciously straightened their backs.
"Ma'am!"
One of the agents raised his hand in salute.
"What's the situation?"
Tifa asked.
"It should be a Tiger-level disaster, but it's escalating very quickly. We're responsible for sealing off the surrounding area while waiting for instructions from above."
The agent answered.
"Tiger-level? There aren't any other superheroes nearby? What about the symbiote unit?"
Tifa nodded, then continued asking.
"All nearby superheroes have gone to deal with other monster-related disasters. The symbiote unit is currently in another city clearing out alien xenomorph creatures."
The agent hurriedly explained.
Wearing white fiber gloves, Tifa lifted the cordon and walked straight in.
She had discovered by accident that Zod actually had a thing for gloves. Wearing gloves made him more excited. Of course, not just any gloves would do. Zod only accepted the feel of leather gloves and fiber gloves, so Tifa had prepared quite a few pairs.
Of course, Zod was not really a glove lover.
It was simply because the one wearing them was Tifa.
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