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Chapter 228 I see mortals as ants, and I guess the gods see me the same way.

Du Mu never expected that he would suddenly become immortal.

Although this immortality is more physical and needs to be updated manually, Kryptonians have a long lifespan after being exposed to the sun, so it is not a big deal.

However, it is also possible to rejuvenate aging cells in batches, a little bit each year, just like the Ship of Theseus, silently extending lifespan continuously.

Although Du Mu was already very powerful before, he did not have a means to prolong his life. The most he could do was to passively increase his lifespan with his vigorous vitality.

But for Du Mu, it has been less than a year since the martial arts school portal was opened.

His total age in both of his lives was less than 30 years.

Therefore, the issue of longevity ranks quite low on Du Mu's list, and he has no sense of urgency at all.

This also led to... Although Du Mu had obtained the means to continuously reshape cells throughout his body to achieve immortality, he did not feel so overjoyed.

After all, this is just a byproduct of improved capabilities.

With the ability of electromagnetic manipulation, Du Mu can almost reorganize substances other than basic elements at will.

With just a thought, Du Mu could extract enough trace elements from the air to condense any known substance for himself.

With the Kryptonian's precision and the powerful computing power brought by his great mental strength, the two biggest obstacles that restricted Eric became extremely docile and obedient in front of Du Mu.

Even creating a person out of thin air would not be difficult for Du Mu now.

It’s just that there’s a high probability... well, there’s no soul?

Du Mu has already tested the soul. Among the four fundamental forces, the soul is affected by gravity, strong nuclear force and weak nuclear force. This means that the soul will be destroyed by a nuclear bomb. No wonder there is a tradition that ghosts are afraid of the sun.

Only the electromagnetic force has no constraints on the soul, so ghosts appear so illusory. Even ghosts can easily penetrate walls that can block the air, because they do not produce any electromagnetic interaction force with the atoms in the wall.

However, this experiment was just out of interest. The soul and mental power are two sides of the same coin, just like the relationship between electricity and magnetism. Du Mu still has countless ways to control the soul.

After all, he is the Supreme Sorcerer.

As Du Mu put down his hand, the extremely hard diamond in his palm suddenly disappeared as if it were an illusion.

All the carbon elements that made up it lost all electromagnetic interactions in an instant, turned into the most basic atoms, and dissipated between heaven and earth.

This is the upper limit of Magneto's ability.

It's not just some trivial thing like controlling a block of iron or metal... At least in terms of pure expressiveness, it can do everything that the Phoenix Force can do in the movie.

Whether it is turning everything into dust, easily destroying passing planets, or reshaping reality and giving others powerful energy... the master of electromagnetism can do all of these.

After all, it was Eric's own human senses that constrained the performance of his X gene.

Du Mu was very satisfied with having mastered a powerful skill. Even Tianqi's face with an alternative aesthetic taste became more pleasing to his eyes.

If Tianqi had not directly strengthened the ability of Eric's X gene, allowing Du Mu to get sufficient feedback, he would not have been able to directly control the electromagnetism in microscopic atoms.

What Du Mu had obtained before was just a slight improvement in his abilities due to his slightly enhanced human senses and physical fitness after being infused with Eric's true qi. If it weren't for Du Mu's own strong mental strength, it would be a great achievement for him to be able to roll iron balls like Eric.

And Apocalypse's enhancement, which was almost close to the origin, after obtaining a tenfold amplification feedback, truly allowed Du Mu to possess a magnetic field control ability far stronger than Eric.

Coupled with his own powerful senses, he reached a state where he could easily shape everything.

For Du Mu now, any enemy who relies solely on macroscopic physics to fight is almost as hard as the air itself.

It will scatter if blown.

However, compared with the terrifying leap in strength, Du Mu's expression was quite indifferent, as if nothing had happened.

In one year, he went from being a warrior who relied on his fists and feet to being able to shape everything at will...

To be honest, not to mention others, even Du Mu was a little nervous.

Fortunately, during this process, Du Mu's mental strength also increased, and he continued to refine himself, so that Du Mu's personality did not change much. He did not become stronger and then be controlled by strength.

Of course, part of the reason may be that Du Mu knows that there are countless powerful people in the DC and Marvel universes.

Let’s not talk about background characters like God... DC’s Dr. Manhattan, Marvel’s Beyonder, and the Phoenix of the Mutant Universe all have real appearance records and combat records.

Since there are people who are at the same level as him or even stronger than him, Du Mu doesn't feel there is anything to be proud of.

Even though those he compared himself with were almost all real beings that could easily destroy the universe...

From this point of view, he seemed extremely proud.

Unlike Du Mu's calm expression, the other four mutants seemed much more excited.

Even...even Apocalypse himself was secretly staring at Charles, feeling excited.

During the strengthening just now, Apocalypse finally figured out this man's abilities.

It's not just mind reading...but the ability to directly use one's thoughts to control and even overwrite the minds of others.

This made Tianqi feel surprised. Obviously, this young man had such powerful abilities, why didn't the God allow him to directly turn all the people on the earth into obedient subjects, but instead spent energy to create some kind of God-protection system.

Isn't this a superfluous move? It's even more of a waste of natural resources!

Allowing those ignorant people to have self-awareness will only lead to them spending all their energy on fighting each other. Preventing human internal fighting is the real confrontation with every individual of the human race.

It would be fine if he didn't have the ability to unify global thoughts, but he clearly could, and his agents could easily help the God accomplish this.

Tianqi couldn't figure it out.

But he had already taken it to heart, and his expression became increasingly relaxed, revealing his amiable side as a ruler.

There may be no hope for the God.

But the man in front of me...

You must find an opportunity to gain the other party's power.

Well, the prerequisite is that he has the ability to resist the wrath of the God.

On that note…

Apocalypse glanced at Pietro, whose figure flickered, and narrowed his eyes slightly.

Perhaps only with such a fast speed can one temporarily escape from the God's sight?

So first you have to acquire the boy's extreme speed, then the young man's telepathy, and finally...

Tianqi didn't dare to think further.

If he could really obtain the power of a God, he would no longer be a king of the mortal world, but a true God. However, he still had to think long-term, as exposing himself right at the start could easily lead to his death.

Tianqi didn't know that Du Mu saw through all his little thoughts.

When Pietro's figure stabilized, his expression had changed from meticulous to tired and sad.

Although Eric was excited about the increase in his strength, he still paid attention to his son.

Seeing this, he quickly stepped forward and asked, "What's wrong, Pietro? Are you feeling uncomfortable after your abilities were enhanced?"

Pietro shook his head helplessly, scratched his hair that had become a mess, and looked at Eric with eyes as innocent as an eighteen-year-old child.

"I... just now when I was at top speed, Master wanted to test my speed limit..."

"So, he made me memorize half of the spell book."

Du Mu shook his head and said unhappily, "It took you 0.769 seconds to memorize the second half of the book. Your speed is actually almost enough, but you can forget what you memorized in such a short time. Is your brain incinerated after reading it?"

Pietro felt aggrieved, but he didn't dare to speak.

Not everyone has the ability to remember everything they see.

It was Apocalypse on the side who opened his mouth, looked at Pietro, and then looked at Du Mu.

What did he just hear?
In less than a second, they actually went to class without telling me or anyone else.

This... at this speed, wouldn't it be torturous and painful to talk to them as if in slow motion?
The answer is no, Pietro can subjectively control his speed, and his reaction speed is the same as that of a normal person. It's just that when ordinary people face a sudden attack, as long as they have the opportunity to subconsciously blink to protect their eyes, it is enough for Pietro to turn on the extreme speed state and enter the high-speed mode to act.

But if it is a sneak attack, you will still be hit.

Du Mu, on the other hand, relied on his powerful mental strength to realize the dual-track system of time perception.

On the one hand, like Pietro, the Flash, Superman and others, under normal circumstances, the speed at which his nerves transmit signals is similar to that of ordinary people, so that he can maintain normal communication with other people.

But on the other hand... there is indeed a part of mental power that is continuously in high-speed mode.

This part of mental power is very subtle, almost just a conditioned reflex. Any high-speed moving object that enters Du Mu's sensory range will immediately make Du Mu enter a high-speed state.

Otherwise, if Du Mu maintained his body's maximum speed all the time, even if there was no burden problem, what would be the difference between that and being imprisoned in the abyss of the universe by Thanos?
Anyway, everything around cannot move, and they are all unreactive carbon elements. So Du Mu can now achieve eternal life. Wouldn't it be wonderful to stay directly in the abyss of the universe and enjoy an endless and unchanging world?

After all, Du Mu had only been in transcendence for less than a year, and he was not so mentally ill as to enjoy self-torture.

Tianqi had no way of knowing these details, but he felt a little dizzy.

No wonder they can easily handle conflicts among people all over the world without any burden and stand here comfortably and relaxedly.

It turns out that for other people, processing that information doesn't take up any time at all.

The previous Tianqi had not been in despair, but the current Tianqi, looking at the calm and composed Du Mu, really felt a little uneasy.

The strong are not scary, what is scary is that the strong are a million times more efficient than you.

This abyss-like gap made Tianqi feel helpless and at a loss.

At this time, Tianqi was grateful to himself for being more cautious when he just woke up.

Fortunately, after he woke up, he realized that something was wrong with the surrounding environment and immediately kept a low profile.

If I continue to use the same attitude I have had for thousands of years, I will most likely not see the sun tomorrow.

Du Mu looked at Tianqi and felt that the other party was indeed deeply rooted in fear of him, so he didn't say anything more.

The other party was very sensible and had been keeping a low profile from the beginning. After meeting Du Mu, he obeyed all the arrangements made by the God and did whatever he was told to do without any hesitation.

Unlike the villains Du Mu faced before, the evil deeds committed by Tianqi happened thousands of years ago. At this stage, there are no victims of his in the entire world, so there is no question of punishment.

In this case, Du Mu did not make things too difficult for the other party.

Unlike other worlds, every inch of the mutant world is completely under Du Mu's surveillance.

And Apocalypse is not a powerful being like Brainiac with an intelligence level of 13. He will not gain one second of technological progress if he lives one second longer.

In general... there is no threat at all. To Du Mu now, the threat level is as high as that of the naughty kids in kindergarten who snatch lollipops from their classmates.

So, Apocalypse successfully saved his life with his attitude.

Apocalypse, who didn't know that he had escaped, was also secretly thinking about what to do next.

He was indeed a little confused.

When Tianqi was born, he was ostracized by his surroundings because of his ugly appearance and struggled to survive.

At that time, survival was the main theme, his biggest goal and desire, so he naturally moved forward courageously.

What ended the survival phase was, of course, his ever-increasing abilities.

After that, it was the period when Apocalypse became the ruler... and after his abilities were awakened, his greatest desire gradually changed from survival to power, and then as he reached the pinnacle of power, it became immortality.

Finally, when he was old, the Four Horsemen found him a mutant with the ability to bring him immortality, which allowed Apocalypse to once again achieve his desires and goals.

But who would have known that after the ceremony of gaining power was over, a thousand years would have passed in the blink of an eye.

The civilization he once ruled had long since vanished, and the entire world was once under the rule of mortals.

There is no doubt that if Du Mu did not exist, Tianqi would quickly find his new goal: to become the ruler of everything again, eliminate the borders of his ancient empire, and completely control the entire world.

Then, he learned about the God through TV.

Tianqi: I see mortals as ants, and I guess the gods see me the same way.

The tip of the iceberg of strength is revealed step by step, as well as the horrifying details of the application of power.

Du Mu did not flatten a mountain in front of Tianqi, but Tianqi saw the truth in the details and heard thunder in silence.

Every time Du Mu showed a bit of strength, Tianqi was shocked. By now, he had completely given up the idea of ​​competing with Du Mu.

This state...

Du Mu said: "Charles, this Mr. Tianqi has just awakened from the ancient times thousands of years ago and is not very adaptable to modern society. Please help to arrange it."

Well, in the original work, Apocalypse’s aesthetics are still on point, apart from other things, and the new images he gave to his four horsemen are all exceptionally cool.

It should be because he was disliked for his ugliness since he was a child, which forced him to develop aesthetic and modeling skills.

Maybe... I can be a qualified art teacher.

(End of this chapter)