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To be precise, this method of obtaining the Soul Stone was set up by a certain top-level being—yes, this top-level being is the true creator god, the embodiment of the entire Marvel multiverse, Eternity.

The reason for this is that the entire Marvel multiverse was created by Eternity. Although the Infinity Stones were left as a bug, a lock was placed on this bug, and that lock is the Soul Stone.

To obtain a Soul Gem, one must sacrifice the soul of a beloved being; this condition is, in fact, extremely demanding.

Even the Celestials find it difficult to obtain—because the orthodox Celestials are beings of absolute rationality and have almost no capacity for the emotion of love.

A deity like Tiamat, who cherishes life on Earth, is truly unique.

In the realm of mortal life, those who are theoretically capable of doing this should not be considered to have "abused" the gems—even Thanos, a political figure, cannot be considered to have "abused" them.

Now that Josie wants the Soul Stone, who is she willing to sacrifice?

Margot? Obviously not.

If Josie wanted to sacrifice her, why did she go to all the trouble of promoting her?

Several children? That's somewhat possible, but not very likely.

"What are you thinking? I never said we needed the Soul Stone right now. There's no rule that says you have to get it yourself... right?" Seeing Margot's slightly suspicious look, Josie chuckled. "Before the Soul Stone appears, we can just collect the other gems. The Soul Stone... we can wait!"

“Fine, I don’t know what you’re up to, but just tell me and I’ll do it!” Margot rolled her eyes and said.

"Hehe, let's start with the Reality Stone then, and while we're at it, let's meet the head of House Odin!" Josie said with a smile.

"Thor?"

"No, it's Hela!"

Chapter 358 Reality Gem

In a desolate and dark world, a portal of light illuminated the surrounding area.

Then Qiaoxi and Margot stepped out of the portal.

"What a desolate and dark planet!" Margot exclaimed, looking at her surroundings.

This is the former world of the Dark Elves, Wat Alheim, where dark matter permeates the air.

However, what's strange is that this seemingly dark world actually has gravity, atmosphere, and other environmental factors that are suitable for human survival. Otherwise, Jane Foster would have died if she had accidentally come to this world in the original story.

However, although humans can survive in such an environment, they are not nocturnal creatures after all. They would go crazy after a short time in such a dark, lifeless, and oppressive environment.

“Although it’s desolate and dark, it’s not entirely without value!” Josie chimed in. “Can you pinpoint the location of those dark elves?”

While long-term human habitation here would certainly cause problems, it's manageable in the short term. Moreover, it's unknown how many dark elf ruins are here; judging from the movies, the dark elves' technology was actually quite advanced.

“It’s a bit difficult to do it with just my will. These dark elves are quite skilled at hiding and Bauer’s seal. I need some time!” Margot replied, then squatted down and placed her hands on the ground.

As her hand touched the ground, strands of golden divine power seeped into the earth's surface and dispersed into the planet's interior.

Josie wasn't too surprised by this.

Although the gods are far more powerful than deities like Asgard, they are not omnipotent, and they need time to accomplish things.

“No dark elves were found, but the Reality Stone was located!” After a few minutes, Margot withdrew all her energy and said to Josie.

“Let’s go then!” Josie replied without hesitation.

Margot nodded upon hearing this and immediately opened a portal as well.

After passing through the portal again, the two found themselves in a ruin.

The Pillar of Revelation, which appeared in the movie Thor: The Dark World and contains the Reality Stone, is located right in the center of this ruin.

"It's quite beautiful, isn't it?" Josie walked up to the stone pillar and looked at the Reality Gem that shimmered with a dark red light like flowing blood in the crack.

“Indeed, but beneath that beautiful exterior lies a far from docile nature!” Margot replied.

As she finished speaking, the Reality Stone within the sealing pillar seemed to sense their presence and began to stir.

He hesitated for a moment, then lunged toward Josh.

The seal has been in place for far too long. The war between Asgard and the Dark Elves took place when Odin's father, Bauer, was young, at least seven or eight thousand years ago. Odin might not even have been born yet.

Now, Paul has been dead for thousands of years, and the seal here has been weakened to the extreme. Although it can still hide the energy aura of the Reality Stone from leaking out, it is actually powerless to stop the power of the Reality Stone itself.

The Reality Stone has remained in this place only because there is almost no life in the entire Vat Alheim.

If any living organism passes through here, it will become its host and take it away from here.

And now, Josie is its host.

"It seems it likes me!" Seeing this, Josie smiled slightly and did not refuse the Reality Stone's presence. Instead, she reached out and let it flow into her body.

"...Likes you? Is it possible that it just thinks you're easy to bully?" Margot said with a slight smile upon hearing Josie's words.

Like the other Infinity Stones, the Reality Stone is also somewhat sentient.

Just as Margot said, the Reality Gem chose Josie not because it liked her at all.

Rather, it was because the Reality Stone sensed a threat from Margot and knew it could not draw life energy from her, so it chose to reside in Josie, whose strength was obviously many times weaker.

“Margot, it’s no fun if you make it all so clear!” Josie rolled her eyes.

He certainly knew the real reason why the Reality Stone chose him, but that didn't stop him from pretending a little, did it?

Margot's blunt honesty made him feel a little embarrassed.

He then vented his anger on the Reality Gem.

That's right, his strength is much weaker compared to Margot's current level.

But it's definitely not something that can be bullied by a mere Infinity Stone.

Just as the Reality Stone was residing within Josie's body, preparing to absorb Josie's life energy to strengthen itself, a surge of violent purple energy, guided by a wisp of golden divine power, suddenly erupted and directly struck the Reality Stone.

The Reality Stone, which was originally floating in liquid form within Josie's body, was forced to concentrate under the influence of this energy, eventually coalescing into the form of a red gemstone that appeared in Josie's palm!

This violent purple energy naturally originated from the Power Gem that Josie had already obtained.

In the past, in many online rankings of the Infinity Stones, the Power Stone was ranked last among the six Infinity Stones because of its relatively simple characteristics.

But the truth is actually quite the opposite.

The Power Gem, which can enhance the power of the other five gems, may be the most powerful of the six gems.

This is the conclusion Josie reached after obtaining the Space Stone and the Time Stone respectively.

Although the other Infinity Stones may seem to have amazing abilities, they are actually mutually restraining.

When different Infinity Stones meet, they can nullify each other's effects.

This is why Doctor Strange didn't use the Time Stone to fight Thanos in Avengers: Infinity War.

Because Thanos already possessed four Infinity Stones at that time, the Time Stone was completely ineffective against him.

Once the effects of the Infinity Stones cancel each other out, what remains is the most basic contest of energy.

In this respect, there is no doubt that the Power Gem, which possesses the most violent and powerful energy, is the most powerful.

This is why the Power Gem can enhance the other five gems.

The ability to strengthen often also implies the ability to suppress.

This may be why Thanos chose the Power Stone as his primary target.

At least with the Space and Time Stones, Josie had already verified this hypothesis.

And now, the power of the Power Stone's energy suppressing the Reality Stone, causing it to obediently reveal its true form, proves this point.

"I've found them! They weren't on this planet after all!" Just as Josie was taming the Reality Stone, Margot suddenly looked up and gazed towards the direction beyond the planet.

She had just sensed a faint fluctuation of dark energy emanating from somewhere in this galaxy.

"You mean the dark elves?" Josie was taken aback, then realized that the dark elves might not actually be on the planet.

In the original storyline, the Dark Elves awakened on their space mothership.

Since it is a space mothership, the most likely location is in space.

However, Josie's memory of this part of the story was a little hazy, so she overlooked this point.

“Yes!” Margot nodded.

"Then what are we waiting for? Let's go and meet them!" Josie said with a slight smile.

“No need, they’re coming towards us!” Margot shook her head and replied.

Chapter 359 Hela and Locken

"They're coming!"

As a spatial fluctuation emanated from the atmosphere of Watt Alheim, Margot, who was sitting peacefully on a piece of wasteland, setting up a table and drinking tea, reminded Josie.

The Dark Elves' invisibility and spatial technology are very advanced. In the original story, when they invaded Asgard, Heimdall and Odin could not detect them immediately, and Josie is no exception now.

But this couldn't be hidden from Margot now.

Not long after, Josie also sensed something approaching.

After a surge of energy, a dark elf spaceship, resembling a giant sword, appeared not far away.

A group of dark elves immediately surrounded Josie and Margot, led by Malekith, the king of the dark elves, and his retinue.