Marvel: Killing Makes You Stronger

Chapter 161: Tiamut’s Death

He didn't know about the Celestial in the Earth's Core

However, Bi Xiao would never pass up such a massive BOSS.

After receiving a definitive answer, he began to search for the Celestial Tiamut within the Earth's core. Previously, he was unable to locate this Celestial using his psychic powers, evidently because Arishem the Judge had used some special means to conceal it.

This time, Bi Xiao straightforwardly did not use psychic powers to search; instead, he personally delved into the core.

With current human technology, it is impossible to explore the Earth's core, which remains largely speculative.

The exploration of the Earth's core has always been a scientific endeavor. One can say that when scientists take risks, the resulting damage can be significant. Fortunately, no technology yet allows them to delve into the core; otherwise, any mishap caused by these mad scientists might doom the surface civilization.

As a Celestial, he had means to penetrate the core's interior.

The extreme conditions of the core were not a problem for Bi Xiao.

The core's internal temperature reaches 6000 degrees Celsius, as hot as the sun's surface. Such an environment is akin to a hot spring for a Celestial. After spending a day searching, Bi Xiao discovered that the place where the Celestial slumbered was indeed within the Earth's core.

But it was not as imagined, a giant sleeping bathed in magma.

Instead, it was a specially created structure.

The building was situated in the center of the Earth's core, and using normal physical means to enter would require drilling through the crust, mantle, and core to reach this structure.

For Bi Xiao, it was much simpler. He used mirror dimension to isolate the real world and break in.

This structure was approximately 2000 square meters in size, constructed from a rare and unique material that resembled a leak-free form, allowing a giant to sleep within.

Mysterious patterns were carved around the walls.

The giant, several hundred meters tall, lay on a massive bed, with strands of golden light merging into his body, breathing steadily.

He appeared more like an energy body, glowing entirely in gold, eyes closed in deep slumber.

Seeing this colossal giant, Bi Xiao could sense his immense power.

This power was not in terms of strength but genetically superior, far surpassing human genes.

Like a natural suppression of a higher being over a lower one.

Although unable to suppress the current Bi Xiao, it did make him feel immense pressure.

Bi Xiao, upon seeing this giant, realized that killing it might have dire consequences. He sensed that if he attacked Tiamut, the Celestial would undoubtedly awaken and resist.

Battling within the core was too risky.

He could guarantee that if he killed this Celestial, the entire core would be destroyed in the ensuing battle, leading to Earth's destruction.

Moreover, if he took action, the Ancient One would likely appear to stop him.

In the end, he decided to lure the Celestial elsewhere to kill him.

Bi Xiao's eyes flashed coldly as he planned to act, but an ethereal, emotionless voice sounded in his ear.

"Do you intend to kill me?"

Bi Xiao looked up, seeing the giant on the bed still asleep, but a psychic force emanated from his body.

"Your awakening would destroy this world, causing billions of deaths, so you must die."

Bi Xiao firmly believed in righteous indignation.

"Death is not the end. Sacrificing a few will bring more opportunities to the universe. I believe this is part of the rules, so I shouldn't die."

The giant's ethereal voice echoed again.

He was discussing with Bi Xiao, yes, discussing, not fearing or resenting death. It seemed that this Celestial, Tiamut, had no concept of fear or anger, more like a fixed program or AI. He believed that sacrificing some for greater benefits was the correct and most reasonable choice.

So he hoped Bi Xiao would not kill him.

"People always have emotions. Sacrifice, giving for greater benefits, that has nothing to do with me. I only know that your existence would lead to my planet's, and billions of death. Maybe it's my selfishness, but I still insist."

Bi Xiao's attitude was resolute.

"I cannot understand your thinking, human. But you must know, if you try to kill me, this planet will still be destroyed. The arrival of the Celestial is inevitable."

"Not necessarily."

Crack~

In an instant, the mirror seemed to shatter, forcibly pulling the Celestial Tiamut into the mirror dimension. After succeeding, Bi Xiao felt a heavy burden.

The Celestial's energy was too immense, his status too high.

Pulling such a Celestial into the mirror dimension puts enormous strain on maintaining the magic.

However, this burden was within Bi Xiao's tolerance. He understood that to kill the Celestial Tiamut, he could not afford to delay.

Without hesitation, Bi Xiao activated EX Mode. Immense magical power surged through his body, immediately pushing it to its limits. The magic within him soared to tens or even hundreds of times its usual amount, causing a tremendous aura to shake the entire mirror dimension.

Sensing Bi Xiao's skyrocketing energy, the sleeping Celestial Tiamut's programmed brain flashed with a question mark.

A Celestial level being being attacked while still in its infancy might be understandable, but why did this little creature seem to go all out from the start? Was it planning to kill him in one strike?

If Tiamut had emotions, he would probably curse the inherently treacherous humans.

Bi Xiao never cared for honor in combat. From his weak beginnings to now, he had always prioritized his target's elimination over any notion of honor.

Boom!

Floating in the sky, Bi Xiao gripped the Sword of Promised Victory. Massive magical power poured into the sword, and in an instant, a torrent of golden energy erupted from it like a huge fountain, soaring into the sky before ruthlessly slashing down at Tiamut.

The wind roared wildly, and air currents surged. The terrifying light cannon rained down upon the ground like a flood.

Feeling the pure, immense, and destructive magical power, Tiamut finally opened his eyes, which shone as brightly as two suns.

An unusual wave emanated, and he seemed to utter an obscure term.

Immediately, a faint crack appeared above the Celestial, within which lay a galaxy-like expanse, devouring the vast magical power.

This made Bi Xiao's resolve to kill even stronger. An infant celestial capable of such power was just a biological weapon to him, devoid of emotion and driven only by programmed instincts.

From the moment Bi Xiao attacked, Tiamut had marked him as a threat.

To eliminate this threat and ensure his own birth, Tiamut would spare no effort to kill Bi Xiao.

The conflict was to the death, with no room for reconciliation.

Buzz!!

As magic continuously poured out, golden vortices resembling ripples on a water mirror appeared in the sky, numbering in the hundreds, thousands, and tens of thousands, completely covering the sky. As if in a sacred chant, countless weapons floated down, turning into brilliant meteors with long tails, bombarding Tiamut at light speed.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

The power of thousands of divine-grade weapons bombing at light speed was so overwhelming that the infant celestial was momentarily stunned, only able to instinctively defend with his immature power against the relentless onslaught.

Tiamut's premature awakening meant he had weak control over his power, akin to a premature baby with inherent deficiencies.

His divine status was undoubtedly high. Once fully grown, he would be a true Celestial with power surpassing a single universe. However, he had been prematurely awakened by Bi Xiao, disrupting his evolution.

This also caused issues in his thinking.

Under Bi Xiao's fierce bombardment, Tiamut was momentarily at a loss, only instinctively defending without knowing how to counterattack.

Seeing this, Bi Xiao seized the opportunity to strike the fallen enemy mercilessly.

With golden flames in his eyes, he summoned the Golden City.

Buzz!

The colossal shadow of the Golden City, existing between reality and fantasy, flickered. Epic chants and songs reverberated as if all beings were singing in unison.

The death knell sounded.

Within the Golden City, the constellations of the Zodiac, such as Gemini, Aries, Leo, and Taurus, each shone with their unique light, linking together.

The stars shimmered, transforming into a long river of stars, breaking through dimensional barriers, seemingly descending from a distant otherworld.

The rampaging river of stars represented both beauty and mystery.

It also signified death.

Tiamut, engulfed by the stellar river, was completely obliterated, not even leaving bone fragments. What remained was a massive essence of life, dense and golden like mercury.

This golden life essence collided with Bi Xiao's body.

To Bi Xiao's surprise, this immense life essence did not significantly increase his life level but only slightly, pushing him a small step further into the Celestial level, about one percent by his estimation.

While this one percent might take other Celestials millennia or tens of thousands of years to accumulate, it still surprised Bi Xiao.

Because this was a Celestial, even an infant celestial, the life essence should not be so meager. Moreover, the peculiar light sphere should not yield such little benefit.

Bi Xiao realized that the essence's focus must be elsewhere.

He began to observe his body.

Having reached the Celestial level, his body had transformed into a god, with genes and cells perfected to near perfection.

He was somewhat unique compared to other Celestials.

Due to his pathetically low starting point, humanity, despite being intelligent life, has a genetic sequence so low that it focuses almost entirely on reproduction and intelligence.

Aside from these two aspects, such as lifespan, strength, and speed, humanity ranks at the bottom among intelligent species in the universe.

But Bi Xiao is a unique exception, evolving comprehensively from this lowest genetic sequence.

He has made up for genetic defects, continuously improving, to the point where few at this level in the universe can match him.

However, beings of the Celestial group, as universe-level lifeforms, certainly have differences.

He can see his seemingly perfect genes being refined and optimized once again by that golden life essence, and this process is continuous.

Bi Xiao immediately realized that this golden life essence is enhancing his most fundamental aspects.

His magic and normal life essence drive this process, but the life essence of the celestial Tiamut directly acts on this aspect, thereby enhancing his potential and foundation.

In essence, it is a transformation from a mortal body to various sacred bodies in the cultivation world.

As a postnatal Celestial transitioning to a prenatal Celestial, his future offspring will be born as prenatal god with noble bloodlines. The stronger he becomes, the greater the potential of his offspring.

The benefits are implicit.

They are not apparent, perhaps eliminating bottlenecks in his future rise.

Bi Xiao fell into contemplation, then finally sighed helplessly. Well, this thing is actually more beneficial to his future offspring, and although it is very beneficial to him, it is not as great as he imagined.

Because he fundamentally does not need this, his golden finger can ensure that while his power grows comprehensively and rapidly, his genetic level will be simultaneously improved.

What the celestial Tiamut provided at most allowed him to skip this process.

Or maybe it enables him to awaken and grasp some other abilities unique to the celestial group in the future?

This made him quite expectant.

After Tiamut's death, Bi Xiao's eyebrows twitched. He released the mirror dimension and saw the Supreme Sorcerer Ancient One appear in front of him with a wooden expression, looking at him, then at the cleaned ground.

She was genuinely numb.

"Your efficiency is indeed quick."

The Ancient One sighed helplessly. Previously, when Bi Xiao discussed the celestial Tiamut in the Earth's core with her, she had a premonition, but she did not expect that after getting a conclusion from her, this brat would go and kill it without a word.

Moreover, the speed was surprisingly fast, probably taking less than a minute for the whole process.

Given the uniqueness of celestials, killing one within a minute, even if it was a sleeping juvenile, showed how exaggerated Bi Xiao's power had become, reaching the top level among celestial beings. Ancient One considered herself definitely unable to beat him.

Probably only Odin could compete with him.

Of course, it would be the peak Odin in his youth. Now, Odin is entirely a self-destruct bomb; if Odin strikes, it is basically a fight to the death.

Bi Xiao is not a fool; if he encounters Odin, he will certainly run away first.

"With such a hidden danger on Earth, how can it not be resolved quickly? We can't rely on future generations to solve it," Bi Xiao said matter-of-factly.

With his rhetoric, the Ancient One had no choice.

What else could she do with her invested person? She could only pamper him.

She glanced around, her eyes flickering slightly, seemingly receiving some information, then looked at Bi Xiao: "Currently, their attention is not on Earth, but since you killed a celestial, you..."

The Ancient One was speaking when her eyes suddenly widened, looking at Bi Xiao with suspicion.

"You, your aura?"

"Did you consume him?"

Ancient One's sharp eyes immediately noticed something incredible about Bi Xiao.

Bi Xiao remained calm: "After the celestial died, some residual power burst into me. I am also puzzled; it seems that power is modifying my genes."

This was not a lie, just that the process was his active plundering, not a "gift."

"You were actually given the power of a celestial; this means you are transforming into a celestial..."

Ancient One was speechless.

Bi Xiao understood Ancient One's meaning. This means that power is transforming his body into that of a celestial or close to it, indicating he might be assigned a celestial task.

Every celestial has their mission; if he is marked as a celestial, the celestial group might come to him to fulfill Tiamut's mission and task.

"Do you think they will detect my existence?"

This "my" ref

ers to his current state of transformation, whether the celestials will detect him as a potential celestial.

"I don't know; they are almost cold beings, executing predefined tasks. We cannot understand their thinking."

The Ancient One shook her head.