On the altar, Chthon showed no reaction to Logos's wails. He continued to chant mysterious incantations, cold and twisted.
As the mysterious runes continuously entered Logos's body, streaks of cracks appeared at the junction of Logos's three faces.
At the same time, wisps of mysterious, elusive, crystalline substance gradually exuded from Logos's body.
This was the law, the law that Master Order and Lord Chaos had seized from the Living Tribunal.
As the ritual progressed, the law continuously exuded, gradually gathering into a spherical shape in the void.
Instead of sharing it with the Vishanti and a mortal sorcerer, I might as well possess it alone.
Looking at this Law Sphere, a hint of madness flashed in the depths of Chthon's eyes, and in an instant, it spread, overwhelming his reason and devouring everything.
Chthon's hand movements and incantations both slowed down simultaneously. He began to distract himself with planning an escape route, thinking about how to flee after seizing the Law Sphere.
On the altar, Logos continued to wail. This pain of having his law stripped away, bit by bit, seemed to come from his soul, from the depths of his mind, and even as a Cosmic Being, he couldn't block it.
However, humans have a strong ability to adapt to pain, and Cosmic Beings are no different.
Opportunity!
Logos was waiting for a chance to escape.
While Chthon was extracting the Living Tribunal's law from Logos's body, he was also extracting Lucas's mysterious energy, destroying the seal.
Normally, Chthon would have noticed when the seal loosened, but at this moment, his eyes were already blinded by the power of the law.
Finally, the Living Tribunal's law and Lucas's energy were extracted, and the power belonging to Master Order and Lord Chaos awakened within Logos.
But Chthon was completely unaware of this. He merely stared obsessively at the Law Sphere in front of him, unable to resist reaching out to touch it.
Just then—
Boom!!!
The moment he touched the Law Sphere, Chthon was struck by lightning, an invisible attack hitting his mind.
This was the power of revenge symbolized in the Living Tribunal's law, and it was Logos's revenge against Chthon.
Opportunity!
This is the opportunity I've been waiting for!
Logos suddenly sprang up, and the face facing Chthon spat out acid, drenching Chthon's head and face, instantly corroding him beyond recognition.
"Ahhhhh!!!"
Chthon screamed, and scarlet blood mist rose from his body. The acid not only corroded his body, but also his soul, his origin, and everything about him.
Severely wounded, Chthon, however, didn't bother to heal, because he saw the arm on Logos's wing reaching for the Law Sphere.
"Mine! That's mine!"
"No! It's mine!" Logos snarled, his eyes releasing blue energy to attack Chthon.
Chthon, however, ignored it. At such a close distance, his first goal was to snatch back the Law Sphere, even if he got injured in the process.
However, the moment the blue energy hit Chthon, it transformed into a cube, imprisoning him.
"I said, this is mine."
Snap!
"No, it's mine."
The same words rang out, but they didn't come from Logos.
A plain white figure suddenly appeared before Logos and Chthon could react, grabbing the Law Sphere.
"You, you... how are you here?!"
Seeing the newcomer, Logos stammered, as if he had seen a ghost.
"Why wouldn't I be here?" Lucas asked with a puzzled expression.
Logos wasn't going crazy, was he? I captured him, so why wouldn't I be here?
...
"Success!"
Inside a spaceship in outer space of Earth-616, 1610 Mister Fantastic was gesticulating wildly, twisting and turning by himself.
After moonwalking around the spaceship and returning to the central control panel, 1610 Mister Fantastic couldn't help but burst into laughter again.
"Without Logos, I can still create a perfect world."
1610 Mister Fantastic opened a holographic projection, which displayed countless Earths from the Multiverse. They were separated by the Superflow, each experiencing birth and death in isolation, cut off from each other and not interfering, yet sharing a common characteristic.
—Fragility!
Like individual disposable chopsticks, they would snap with a slight bend.
...
In the Superflow Small World, Lucas suddenly looked up at the sky, his gaze piercing through the clouds, through the world barrier, and towards the gradually disappearing Superflow.
"What happened? The Superflow is rapidly collapsing." Chthon asked, who was using his divine power to heal his injuries.
"Nothing, Richards probably made a move." Lucas said, withdrawing his gaze and looking at Chthon.
"When the Superflow disappears, the barriers between reality and the different dimensions will also disappear, connecting them all into one Universe."
"This process might cause Universe collision events. I need to return to the 404 Universe as soon as possible to take charge. Farewell for now, Chthon."
"Sorcerer Lucas, what about the Law Sphere?"
"Come see me after your injuries are healed."
"Sorcerer Lucas, my injuries are not an issue."
"Are you sure?" Lucas raised an eyebrow, pointing at Chthon's still sizzling and constantly repairing, yet being corroded, half-body.
Upon it, Lord Chaos's power clung like a parasite, making it difficult for Chthon to remove it in a short time, no matter how he used his divine power to cleanse it.
Chthon fell silent, also looking down with a headache.
He hadn't expected to be severely injured by Logos due to a moment of carelessness, nearly overturning. And it seemed that completely resolving this injury would require a lot of time and resources.
"Sorcerer Lucas, then I will return to the Flickering Realm first. I will come to see you after my injuries improve."
"Alright, don't worry, Chthon. I will keep 'your part' of the Law for you." Lucas smiled, giving Chthon a meaningful look that startled him.
Chthon should thank Logos. If Logos hadn't ambushed and severely injured him, causing his ambition to monopolize the Law to remain just a thought and not be put into action, then Lucas wouldn't mind kicking him out of the game.
He pointed his fingers across the void, and golden-yellow sparks flickered as a portal formed. Lucas stepped through and disappeared.
It wasn't just Lucas and Chthon who noticed the Superflow rapidly collapsing, many Cosmic beings also discovered it.
In fact, it wasn't just them. This massive commotion, spread throughout the entire Multiverse, was noticed by almost all high-level sorcerers and technologically advanced civilizations, who sensed something was amiss.
However, due to their limited knowledge, they couldn't immediately discover the truth.
...
Earth-404, New York, Lucas Bookstore lounge.
Golden-yellow sparks flickered, and a portal slowly formed. A figure in plain white walked out of it, who was the male Ancient One.
He looked around and, seeing no one in the lounge, formed hand seals. A detection spell swept through. Although this spell couldn't detect Lucas, it could be detected by Lucas, which had the same effect.
The spell was cast, but there was no response for a long time.
Ancient One's brows furrowed slightly. "Where did that kid go?"
...
In a certain Shadow Dimension within the Superflow, golden-yellow sparks flickered, and a portal formed.
Lucas emerged from it.
Looking up and briefly confirming his direction, Lucas transformed into a streak of light, soaring into the sky and speeding towards the distant stars.
The stars twinkled, and a profound figure emerged from within them.
Landing on an asteroid, Lucas looked at the Creator in front of him and asked, "What happened in the middle?"
The Creator asked in confusion, "What do you mean, Sorcerer Lucas?"
"Eternity previously rejected Reed Richards' proposal to transform the Multiverse into a single Universe. Why isn't he stopping Richards' actions now?"
"I don't think Reed Richards can hide his thoughts from Eternity."
"Ah... that?"
The Creator smiled and informed Lucas of the decision made by the embodiments of the successive Multiverses.
"As long as there's enough energy, with the five of us working together, the First Firmament won't be able to stir up any trouble."
Upon hearing this, Lucas raised an eyebrow and said slowly, "Not long ago, someone confidently declared that he wouldn't make a low-level mistake, and then he overturned."
After briefly explaining the matter of Chthon and Logos, Lucas asked in confusion, "Even Logos, under absolutely unfavorable conditions, had a chance to turn the tables."
"As you said, the First Firmament is a more powerful single Universe than all previous Multiverses. How can you guarantee that you can absolutely control him?"
"Because of you."
"Me?"
"Sorcerer Lucas, do you know where the source of your power comes from?" The Creator asked with a mysterious smile.
Lucas shook his head, somewhat expectantly asking, "What? Creator, you know?"
The Creator nodded and then shook his head. "Not sure, perhaps it's the Other Side, the place where Multiverse entities are reborn after the destruction of the previous Multiverses."
Lucas frowned. "I don't quite understand."
The Creator said, "That is the beginning of all things, and also the end of all things. It possesses more complete rules and more incredible power. Compared to the Other Side, the Multiverse is like a drop of water in the ocean."
Lucas asked, "But what does that have to do with me?"
The Creator said wisely, "Your power does not belong to the Multiverse nor does it belong to the First Firmament, nor to this void we are in."
Lucas retorted, "That doesn't necessarily mean it's the Other Side you speak of."
"Beyond this place is the Other Side."
After hearing this, Lucas shook his head helplessly.
According to this logic, the source of his power truly came from the Other Side.