章 260: Hidden Benefits
It's a bit hard to understand, right? How could Zane's past weakness be a vulnerability now that he's already become a god?
You have to know, the Marvel universe has some incredibly powerful beings.
Let's not even mention the Living Tribunal; there's also the OAA, OBA, Beyonder ,etc.
Even beings, who are a tier below them, can easily manipulate the timeline.
They can travel back through the river of time, going upstream to reach the past.
According to Zane's speculation, the beings of that level are very likely beings of the seventh dimension.
The Living Tribunal, a level above them, would be an eighth-dimensional being.
As for the OAA he could be a ninth or even tenth-dimensional being.
For them, time is like a toy they can play with at will, molding and shaping it however they please.
What if Zane ends up facing them in the future?
Who knows if these ancient beings might just travel back in time to kill Zane before he grows powerful, erasing his future self completely from the river of time.
Remember, Zane is only 26 years old, and it's only been a little over a decade since he truly entered the Marvel universe.
For ancient beings who have lived for billions of years, it would only take a fleeting thought to travel back and kill the still-weak Zane.
Yet the same tactic wouldn't work against them.
Not only because their existence spans such an unimaginable length of time that it would be impossible to travel back to when they were vulnerable, but also because none of them gained their power through normal means.
They were born gods, with no process of growing from weak to strong.
They were top-level beings from the moment they were born—doesn't that just make you mad?
Even if you travel back in time, they'd still crush you.
Throughout the countless years since the universe's birth, numerous prodigies have challenged their authority.
But they were all completely erased using this sneaky tactic.
The prodigies erased from the past had all the things they did during their growth corrected on the timeline.
So much so that no one even remembers they ever existed.
This is why the current universe seems devoid of strong individuals, with technology reigning supreme—it's just an illusion.
But now that Zane has the Time Stone, he no longer has to worry about that.
This "uniqueness," though it hasn't given Zane any power boost, has completely eliminated the possibility of being erased by higher-dimensional beings in the future.
That's pretty nice!
The thought of being erased from the past, disappearing entirely from the memories of all your loved ones...
Just the idea sends chills down your spine.
Compared to that, things like being torn apart or decapitated are nothing.
Overjoyed, Zane immediately rushed out of his study and scooped up Lorna, who was still playing a game, and started kissing her wildly.
"Stop... Stop it, my character's about to die!" Lorna struggled.
Zane ignored her protests and kissed her a few more times with a smile.
Seeing this, Rocket quickly pressed the buttons on his controller, executing a combo that drained the health bar of Lorna's character.
After finishing, he smugly glanced at Lorna.
Locked in Zane's embrace, Lorna could only glare angrily at the shameless raccoon!
However, Zane, still immersed in his excitement, was unaware of something crucial.
The [Uniqueness] attribute added by the Time Stone does far more than just that!
Countless parallel timelines and temporal nodes are merging different versions of Zane together.
At first glance, this doesn't seem to bring any noticeable change to Zane.
But that's only because Zane's current level is too low to notice.
With the fusion of countless life sources of the same origin, Zane's life level is advancing slowly but steadily.
To put it more concretely, Zane's comprehension, innate potential, and even his fortune—those intangible and hard-to-explain qualities—have all seen an unprecedented boost.
In Zane's past life, there a movie where the situation was somewhat similar to Zane's now.
In the movie, the protagonist traveled through countless parallel worlds, killing every version of himself.
In the end, he gained power beyond that of an ordinary human.
Unfortunately, he was caught when only one version of himself remained.
If Zane were to calm down now and quietly reflect on the rules of death, he would discover something.
But at this moment, he's busy messing around with Lorna and the others.
Still absorbed in his joy, how could he possibly calm down?
When night falls and he begins his training, he will naturally become aware.
Late at night, after Lorna in his arms has fallen asleep due to exhaustion, Zane finally closes his eyes, as he does every night.
He immerses his consciousness into the death rules left by the previous God of Death.
But the next moment, Zane's eyes suddenly snap open.
A flash of disbelief passes through them.
Because just now, it felt like he was using a cheat code.
What was originally an incredibly profound set of rules appeared so clear and simple to him.
It was as if they were elementary school math problems, and Zane could easily grasp those rules.
In just a few seconds, Zane achieved progress that would have taken him days to complete before.
Even though Zane's mind had long been honed to be as unyielding as a diamond, he was still shocked by what had just happened.
After the initial shock, a trace of ecstasy appeared in Zane's eyes.
With his sharp intuition, he immediately understood the fundamental reason for his change.
He hadn't expected that merging with the Time Stone would have such an additional effect.
Overcome with excitement, Zane instinctively wanted to kiss Lorna a few times.
But seeing Lorna's sleeping face, he restrained the impulse.
He waved his right hand, which wasn't holding Lorna, in the air a few times, slightly venting his overflowing joy.
Then he closed his eyes again, forcing himself into a calm state.
Once more, he submerged his consciousness into the Scythe of Death.
Slowly, he began to absorb and internalize the death rules left by the previous God of Death.
In truth, Zane hadn't really slept in a long time.
Every night he spent like this.
Of course, during the process of understanding the death rules, Zane's soul was receiving the best nourishment, fully compensating for the need for sleep.
But no amount of training could be as comfortable as a good night's sleep.
Zane deeply understood that although he could now easily destroy a civilization, and even though 99% of the beings in the universe might see him as an omnipotent god, there were still dozens of transcendent beings above him.
In their eyes, Zane was no different from the ordinary people on Earth—just a slightly stronger ant.
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