8000 Anomaly Points?
Holy cow, that was the largest number of Anomaly Points he had obtained in a single instance so far!
As expected of the Phoenix Force. Even a fragment contained such a high level of anomaly.
Oh wait—Jean Grey herself should also be included in that calculation.
Looking at it that way, an Omega-level Mutant plus a fragment of the Phoenix Force was only worth 8000? That seemed too little.
Mjolnir plus Thor had also been worth 8000.
Luke thought about it carefully. This was probably related to Jean Grey not having realized her full potential.
Of those eight thousand points, perhaps only one thousand came from Jean Grey herself, acting as a bonus.
Luke then turned his attention to the new functions.
He discovered that after this major version update, the Reality Editor had changed significantly.
First of all, all skills and items now had corresponding version levels.
For example, the Tiger Talisman now had "4.0" appended after its name, representing its version level or magnitude.
The can of spinach, on the other hand, had "Special Item" added after it.
This meant that the item currently could not be enhanced.
These classifications mainly existed to support the new functions: item and skill enhancement and fusion.
It was now possible to directly raise the upper limit of items and skills by increasing their version levels through the Reality Editor.
As for the cost, it was no longer Anomaly Points, but Luke's own energy.
It was essentially an enchantment-like enhancement, consuming energy to strengthen an item's level.
The Fusion function allowed different items or skills to be randomly merged into a new special item or special ability.
It might inherit all the functions of the merged equipment, or it might simply turn into useless scrap.
The cost also required consuming Luke's energy.
As for the final function, Template Entry Manifestation, it allowed living anomaly targets that had already been entered into the Reality Editor to be manifested by consuming energy.
For example, Godzilla, Behemoth (The Mist), and others.
Moreover, the summoned lifeforms would completely obey Luke's will.
He could also choose whether to retain their memories.
Luke could even consume energy to strengthen these permanent summons, allowing them to grow stronger along with him.
When Luke saw this function, his eyes lit up.
If he could manifest recorded characters now, would the next major update allow him to summon characters directly from the Reality Editor's character library?
Luke could hardly wait to summon those special characters. Even if he couldn't instantly summon multiverse-level beings, they could at least relieve some of the pressure on him.
In fact, Luke could also comprehensively enhance the women around him, but if he did, they might become addicted to power.
Not everyone could perfectly adjust to the mindset that comes with suddenly gaining overwhelming strength.
Especially since some of them already had intentions that were not entirely righteous.
If things went wrong, they might turn into female Homelanders the moment they were enhanced.
They might even try to overthrow him and become the master themselves.
That's right—I'm talking about you, psycho yanderes! Emma! Yulinka!
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"Jean! What happened just now? Are you… are you alright?"
Seeing Luke walk out holding Jean Grey, Scott's heart skipped a beat. He hurried forward and reached out his hand.
Only when he got closer did he notice that Jean Grey's cheeks were flushed and slightly moist, as if they had been thoroughly nourished by something. Even her clothing had changed from the previous red leather outfit to a light red dress.
It exposed her fair arms and calves.
What chilled Scott's heart even more was that ever since Jean Grey appeared, she had been acting like a shy young woman, wrapping her arms around Luke's neck and pressing her body tightly against his.
Jean stared fixedly at Luke, as if her world contained only one man.. and it wasn't him.
Hearing Scott's concern, Jean's moist eyes swept over him.
Her voice was very flat, as if she were speaking to a stranger.
"I'm fine."
Scott's heart ached even more. Those eyes were so cold and distant.
No! They had only been apart for a few hours, so why… why had Jean Grey completely succumbed to Luke?
Could he really be that fierce?
Then he thought about how he had known Jean for ten years and had never even held her hand. (a/n: pfft~!)
Scott felt as if his heart were being cut by a knife.
"Jean…"
"Summers, please call me Grey. Our relationship is not close enough for that. Please maintain an appropriate distance so as not to cause my Beloved to misunderstand."
"What?! Jean, we—"
Before Scott could finish speaking, a powerful pressure instantly forced him to bend over. What an immensely powerful aura!
Especially the vast killing intent within it, which made Scott feel as if he would be torn apart in the very next second.
Jean Grey tightened her arms around Luke again, a fierce look appearing in her eyes.
"Summers, I'm warning you one last time. If you call out again, I will kill you."
Scott's eyes widened as he met Jean Grey's gaze, sharp and cold like winter frost. He knew she was serious.
"Ahem… Grey, how are you feeling now?"
Charles sensed that the atmosphere had turned strange. Under the curious gazes of Tony and the others, he gestured for Storm to push his wheelchair forward.
With Scott's experience as a warning, he didn't dare call her Jean.
"I'm doing very well now. I feel more relaxed than ever before."
Although Jean Grey's tone was much gentler, there was still a trace of distance in it.
"My Beloved has completely resolved the danger of the Phoenix going berserk for me. I can now perfectly control this wild power without worrying about losing control."
Jean Grey left one thing unsaid.
She hadn't merely resolved the Phoenix crisis. She had merged with the Dark Phoenix personality, and the two were now intertwined, each carrying a part of the other.
Just as the Dark Phoenix had told Luke before disappearing—they would meet again very soon.
And it was indeed soon.
No sooner had she finished speaking than the two of them were tangled together.
After that, Luke disciplined her severely with his "big stick."
From body to heart, she had been completely conquered.
Jean had always held a good impression of Charles.
But the Dark Phoenix utterly hated him.
If it weren't for the fact that Charles was still useful to Luke, she could have decomposed and killed him at any moment.
Now that she had merged with fragments of the Phoenix Force, even without further developing her Omega-level telepathy, she could easily crush Charles.
Even Thor, the God of Thunder, would be powerless against her.
Charles let out a sigh of relief. It was good that the issue had been resolved; Luke's efficiency was incredibly high.
It was just that… Jean Grey's impression of him seemed to have worsened.
But it didn't matter. As long as the problem was solved, that was enough.
Charles smiled gratefully at Luke.
Luke returned the smile.
If Charles hadn't brought Jean here, it wouldn't have been so easy for him to obtain the power of the Phoenix Force.
Yes, he had already applied the template of the current Phoenix Jean Grey, thereby becoming a perfect host for the Phoenix Force himself.
His strength had increased tremendously as a result.
He was now even stronger than the current Phoenix Jean in terms of the Phoenix Force.
The Phoenix Jean template granted Luke a variety of powerful abilities, including Phoenix Fire, the power of decomposition, and telepathy.
He could destroy matter at the molecular level and crush cells.
As long as he had enough energy, Luke could even directly decompose the Earth.
With Luke's current energy reserves, he suspected that if he went all out, he could definitely turn an area of a million square kilometers into dust.
"Buddy, congratulations on winning the beauty!"
Thor gave Luke an envious thumbs-up. Jean Grey was beautiful and graceful, with a curvaceous figure—truly a rare beauty.
The only minor flaw was that Jean Grey still possessed a mortal body, so they couldn't fully enjoy themselves.
But that wasn't a problem. Luke had many women.
If one wasn't enough, then ten. Thinking of this, Thor nodded to himself.
"Thor, how are things on the Pacific Ocean side? Is everything handled?"
Luke asked this while still holding Jean Grey, with no intention of putting her down.
Thor nodded proudly.
"Although those guys always like to hide in the water, how could that possibly trouble Thor?"
"I used a little trick to lure them up, then casually threw down a few bolts of lightning, frying them until they were crispy on the outside and tender on the inside."
"Next time I return to Asgard, I'll put their teeth in my collection room."
Luke chatted with Thor for a while, then carried Jean back home.
With a beauty in his arms, what was the point of talking to men?
He might as well spend that time doting on his other girls.
Besides, he still needed to research new functions.
After Luke left, Thor and the others departed as well, each lost in their own thoughts.
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