Simultaneous traversal: All Abyss difficulty.

Chapter 785 The Death of Thanos
Before the sound faded, the person had vanished!
No, not disappear!

It's because the speed exceeded the limits of visual capture!

The lava ground beneath their feet was instantly wiped out by an invisible, immense force!

A deep abyss, tens of meters in diameter, appeared out of nowhere!
Stephen Fang's body transformed into a pure blood-red stream of light!
Space itself was forcibly distorted and shattered in the face of this violent and unreasonable physical force!
The hideous phantom of a blood dragon, composed entirely of boiling life energy, coiled around him, carrying a destructive will that could tear apart souls and annihilate existence, and slammed fiercely towards Thanos, who had just regained his footing!

Time seemed to be stretched out or frozen!
Thanos saw the blood-red trail of destruction reflected in his eyes, and the gems on the Infinity Gauntlet simultaneously erupted with an unprecedentedly dazzling light!
That crimson light, like a red-hot knife cutting into solidified butter, pierced through the distorted halo of the Reality Gem without hindrance, crushed the ripples of the Time Gem's rewinding, tore apart the barrier constructed by the Soul Gem, and ignored the interference of the Mind Gem!

Thanos only had time to cross his remaining left arm in front of his chest to protect himself, and the gems on the Infinity Gauntlet flashed wildly as he tried to put up a final stand!

Thump—! ! ! !

The sound of the impact was indescribable!
That was the echo of stars falling silent! That was the lament of the universe at its birth!

A blinding burst of blood-red light erupted from the point of impact! A dark singularity that devoured everything instantly formed and then expanded!
Thanos's proud Titan body crumbled and vaporized inch by inch, starting from his arms, the moment it came into contact with the object, like an ice sculpture thrown into the core of a star!
The horror, resentment, and obsession with some kind of cosmic balance on its face were all frozen in the last moment when the blood light devoured it.

There was no explosion, no shock wave.

Only silent annihilation.

When the bloodstains faded, only a bottomless, enormous crater remained, its edges made of crystallized lava.

The air was filled with the burnt smell of ionized high-energy particles and a deathly stillness.

Thanos is dead.

Stephen Fang knelt on one knee at the edge of the pit, the crimson steam burning around him quickly extinguishing like a candle flickering in the wind.

He was breathing heavily, each breath carrying fragments of his internal organs. His skin was cracked and bleeding profusely, and the breath of life was rapidly fading away like the receding tide.

He slowly raised his head, looked at the place where Thanos had disappeared, grinned, and revealed a tired but exhilarating smile.

But the next second...
Thanos's massive body instantly reformed in the green light of the Time Stone; his broken arm, damaged armor, and even the marks of being severely injured by Nightbringer all disappeared without a trace.

It stood firmly atop the ruins of the Sanctuary, the five gems on the Infinity Gauntlet gleaming with a chilling light, exuding an overwhelming sense of oppression!
Thanos looked at Stephen Fang, who was kneeling on one knee not far away, covered in blood, his life force flickering like a candle in the wind, and for the first time, a complex expression appeared on his deep purple face.

It's not anger.

Instead, it carried a hint of condescending regret from a cosmic overlord towards a rare powerhouse.

Thanos's voice was deep and resonant. "You possessed the power to shake the stars, and a pure warrior's heart that fought for survival. In the endless universe, beings like you are extremely rare. Your fall is a regrettable loss in the process of balancing the universe."

It slowly raised its hand, and the purple light of the Power Gem began to condense. Destructive energy compressed and hissed on its fist, ionizing the air and producing a piercing crackling sound.

"But the price of balance must be paid." Thanos's eyes turned cold and resolute again, a testament to his absolute belief in his mission. "Rest in peace, warrior. Your name, along with those who fell before me, will become the cornerstone of a new era in the universe."

The giant fist, wreathed in destructive purple light, slammed down with the power to end everything towards Stephen Fang's almost immobile head!
At this critical moment!
Thanos's cold pupils suddenly contracted!

It saw it!

It saw that on Stephen Fang's drooping, blood-stained face, the corners of his mouth were actually slightly turned up!

That was an arc it was extremely familiar with!
"This?!" Thanos's mind froze instantly, and an indescribable chill spread through his entire body like ice water!
How could this be?! He was clearly on his last legs, his life force could be extinguished at any moment!
That smile.
The thought flashed through Thanos's mind like lightning, but it was too late!
boom--! ! !
A terrifying aura, even more violent and pure than before, seemingly never having been consumed, suddenly erupted from Stephen Fang's seemingly broken body!

A crimson aura shot into the sky, instantly dispelling the gloom in the Sanctuary. Its power even dimmed the light of the gems on Thanos's gauntlet!
Thanos was jolted, instinctively following Stephen Fang's suddenly raised gaze, and nervously looked up at the sky—what was there? Reinforcements? Or some unknown attack?!

Just as Thanos's attention was drawn to the sudden burst of power and Stephen Fong's gaze,
laugh!
A very faint yet incredibly clear sound of metal cutting into flesh rang out!

Thanos felt a piercing pain in his left wrist!

It looked down sharply, horrified to see—a longsword, crackling with raging lightning and possessing an ancient and majestic design, had somehow pierced its wrist! It had pierced through!

The sword was deeply embedded, almost severing its wrist bone!

From the pit in the ground, a figure holding a sword was revealed!

That guy looks exactly like Stephen Fang!
Incarnation!

"Time Rewind!" Thanos was terrified and roared almost instinctively! The green light of the Time Stone on the Infinity Gauntlet instantly reached its peak!

hum!
Turn back time!

The excruciating pain in his wrist vanished, and the damned Thunder Sword disappeared like a phantom from the gap in his glove, as if it had never existed.

Thanos's physical state returned to the moment before he was stabbed by the sword.

Then, it leaped backward, dodging the ambush it had just been in.

"Phew," Thanos thought, a flicker of relief rising within him as if he had survived a catastrophe.

puff!

An unimaginable, excruciating pain suddenly exploded from its chest!

Thanos lowered his head in disbelief.

A sword tip, flashing with blinding lightning, suddenly pierced through the center of his thick chest!

Hot, purple blood dripped down the blade, sizzling on the scorched ground.

"No, it's impossible!"

Thanos's mind was completely confused; the Time Stone had clearly been activated!
It clearly returned to the state before the sneak attack! Why... why did the attack still hit?! This violates the rules!

Despite the excruciating pain and the debilitating weakness of its rapidly fading life force, it frantically activated the Time Stone once more! The green light shone again!
However, this time...
Nothing happened.

Thanos was shocked to discover that his left hand, the one with the Infinity Gauntlet, was gone!
Only a smooth cut remained at the wrist, and purple blood gushed out like a fountain!

The glove that held the five Infinity Stones and granted him near-divine power had vanished!

It suddenly turned its head and looked at Stephen Fang.

The man was still lying in the ruins, covered in blood, his breath so weak it seemed he would stop at any moment.

He seemed to have no strength left to even move a finger.

but!

His eyes!

Those eyes, burning with dark red flames and with nine tomoe slowly rotating in their pupils, were silently staring at Thanos.

There was no smugness or mockery in his eyes, only a cold wisdom that seemed to see through everything and control the whole situation, and a hint of weariness after the plan had succeeded.

Thanos understood instantly!
It's similar to mental control!
Or it can be called...
Illusion
From that damned smile, to his outburst of energy that led me to look at the sky, to the "real" pain of my wrist being stabbed for the first time, and even the illusion of "safety" after the first time time rewind, everything was a meticulously woven illusion trap!
"Uh-huh." Thanos opened his mouth, but could only make a hoarse sound like a broken bellows.

Its massive body swayed, and its power receded like a receding tide.

It looked down at the lightning sword tip emanating from its chest, then at its empty left wrist, and finally, its gaze settled on Stephen Fang's nine-tomoe Rinnegan eyes, which seemed to see through the soul.

despair.

An unprecedented, deep-seated despair, like an icy tide, completely overwhelmed this cosmic overlord.

It schemed against countless civilizations and plotted a great undertaking for half its life, but in the end, it was defeated by a human.

Pfft!
Thanos's massive body, now deprived of the power of the Infinity Stones, could no longer support itself and he collapsed to his knees.

The purple head drooped limply, and the last light in the scarlet pupils went out completely.

The Thunder God's sword, crackling with lightning, was slowly pulled from Thanos's chest, leaving a trail of purple blood before dissipating in the hand of Stephen Fong's avatar.

He glanced at Stephen Fang, who was like a candle flickering in the wind, then took a deep breath: "Phew, finally I can catch my breath."

(End of this chapter)