Chapitre 310: Chapter 310: I Have Three of Such Stones!
Malekith has actually pledged allegiance to Dormammu?
Upon hearing this news, Clark's first reaction was a frown, puzzled that a king who once contended with Odin's father would succumb to Dormammu's temptation and willingly serve him.
However, his surprise was fleeting.
Clark soon understood. Before coming to Asgard, Malekith was indeed a king, as he had a formidable army of Dark Elves capable of contending with Asgard.
But now, Malekith, the Dark Elf, had been reduced to nothing more than a leader without followers.
Their original goal to bring darkness back to the Nine Realms was merely to restore the rule of the Dark Elves; naturally, they wouldn't consider allying with someone like Dormammu, who intended to consume the Nine Realms outright.
Now that Malekith had nothing left to lose, his choices were not surprising.
However, his alliance with Dormammu, while a major complication for Clark, also presented an opportunity to activate the "Task of Passing the Flame," which was a chance for Clark to further enhance his strength.
Realizing this, Clark stood up, and with a flash of blue light from the Space Stone on his right collar, he instantly teleported to confront the now far more powerful Malekith.
Malekith's appearance had drastically changed, looking like he had endured a month of sleepless nights. Dark circles surrounded his eyes, and his skin showed grid-like, snake-like patterns. Above his head, a familiar bull's head mark glowed with a jewel-like radiance, a sign that Malekith had fused his powers with those of the dark magic and the stone.
The extent of this new power was uncertain even to Clark.
Only a battle could reveal who was stronger.
Upon seeing Clark, a mad smile spread across Malekith's face: "It's you again! It was your people from Asgard who destroyed our empire, forcing us into a millennia-long slumber."
In Malekith's eyes, there was no difference between Clark and the Asgardians, just as humans often couldn't distinguish between different alien species.
"The day we finally awakened," Malekith continued, growing angrier, "you Asgardians went even further, destroying any hope we had of reclaiming our dominion over the Nine Realms, and pushing us towards extinction!"
Clark responded with a cold laugh: "Quite the orator for a former king. So, after I thwarted your plan to plunge the Nine Realms into darkness, you turned to Dormammu for revenge, as if you had the moral high ground?"
At that moment, Malekith raised his right hand above his head, gathering a huge sphere of energy made from a mix of dark magic and ether particles: "If the Dark Elves can't rule the Nine Realms, then let's destroy them!"
With a thrust of his hand, the dark purple energy transformed into a monstrous beast that lunged at Clark.
Clark, unfazed, extended his right hand and formed a purple energy shield around him. The dark beast struggled and roared but could only cause ripples on the shield, unable to penetrate it.
"Divine Ascension!"
It was an old move, but in Clark's hands, it was many times more powerful than before. Under the laws of cosmic power, the unique divine strength from the Power Stone quietly infiltrated the beast, assembled from purple energy.
Following that, the energies of the Power Stone and the Reality Stone canceled each other out. The beast, having lost its energy support, collapsed into nothingness as if its bones had been removed.
Clark wasn't one to receive a blow without returning it. After resolving Malekith's first attack with "Divine Ascension," he drew back his right hand, gathering the surrounding energy into a spiral vortex in front of his clenched fist. With a swing, he hurled it at Malekith.
"Massive Rasengan!"
It sounded a bit silly shouting that, but it felt quite satisfying.
As he thought this, Malekith spread his hands in front of him, and a miniature black hole formed, swallowing Clark's charged attack and dissipating it into nothingness.
Seizing the moment, Clark disappeared from the spot, using the power of the Space Stone to appear behind Malekith. Unknown to Malekith, Clark had already transformed his healing hand into a sword, which he swung down, bisecting Malekith.
However, the next moment, the bisected Malekith vanished, and a whole Malekith reappeared not far away, having used the Reality Stone's power to alter reality under Dormammu's influence, reversing life and death with terrifying potency.
"An impressive move," Clark remarked, seeing the black blood on his sword blade vanish. "With Dormammu's power, you have indeed pushed the ether particles to breathtaking limits. Unfortunately, external power is still just that—external. You are you, and the ether particles are the ether particles; the two are distinct and cannot fully harness the stone's power."
As he spoke, Clark's eyes blazed with intent to kill: "Continuing this fight, your defeat is only a matter of time!"
Realizing the truth in Clark's words, Malekith retorted indifferently, "So what? I have now merged with Dormammu's power, granting me godlike strength beyond imagination. I can even open a portal to the Dark Dimension along with this universe if I push the ether particles to their limit!"
At that, a surge of dark energy began to swell recklessly, as if Malekith was preparing to fully activate the Reality Stone in a desperate attempt to bridge the material plane with the Dark Dimension.
Clark's brow furrowed, his murderous intent growing: "Originally, I didn't plan to use my real trump cards, as you weren't worthy. But since you're so eager to die, I'll oblige!"
With that, Clark snapped his fingers lightly.
Suddenly, in the dim world, a melodious guzheng played, the music starting slowly then speeding up, enveloped in an uncountable chorus:
"Laughing as we exhaust clever schemes for love, chasing after the beautiful illusion in the mirror, fearing that luck might quickly fade, entranced by greed, hatred, joy, and rage…"
As the music played, Clark felt an unprecedented surge of passion, and as his fighting spirit soared, he felt his already formidable power increase several levels.
With a slight exertion of his feet, he shattered the rocky mountain beneath him and turned into a streak of light shooting towards Malekith.
Malekith, seeing Clark's approach, nonchalantly split a portion of the ether particles to set up layers of miniature spatial black holes between them.
In movies, such black holes could instantly kill a warrior at the level of the cursed warrior. Now, Malekith had suddenly created nearly a thousand of them to stop Clark—his determination to drag the Nine Realms into the Dark Dimension was truly fierce!
Faced with these antimatter black holes capable of devouring everything, Clark's healing hand reverted from a solid sword to its original cloak form.
The power of the Space Stone was fully activated, and the cloak, enveloped in a pale blue halo, swept through the black holes like a brush dipped in ink, erasing them with a few strokes, causing all the destructive black holes to vanish into thin air.
Clark also took the opportunity to reach Malekith
, pushing out a palm that turned his purple divine power into a fierce dragon, which he then thrust into Malekith's torso.
"Boom!"
The intense divine power exploded within Malekith, blasting his body into pieces.
However, the shattered body vanished again, and Malekith used the Reality Stone's power to fully revive himself.
As a consequence, the ether particles he had been vigorously stimulating also calmed down.
Clark received an impression score of +999 from Malekith!
"Damn, you actually possess such formidable power. It seems that to open the dimensional gate, I must avoid you," Malekith said as he turned and fled towards a nearby spatial rift.
However, as he plunged into the wormhole, he reappeared, baffled, right in front of Clark.
Clark received an impression score of +999 from Malekith!
Seeing the baffled Malekith, Clark had no intention of explaining the function of the Space Stone.
In the next moment, the power of the Space Stone burst forth again, locking Malekith's form in place. Simultaneously, as Clark waved his left hand, the Soul Stone appeared in his palm, firmly locking onto Malekith's soul.
In shock, Malekith desperately stimulated the ether particles within him, but as one of the six Infinity Stones, the Reality Stone, while canceling the constraints of the Space Stone, could not address the lock of the Soul Stone, and vice versa.
Seeing everything was settled, Clark finally spoke leisurely: "I'm not afraid to tell you the truth—I have three of such stones!"
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État de l’alimentation hebdomadaire
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