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"You'll get to know them gradually."

Tony spoke up upon hearing this.

"Yes, everyone starts as a weakling with no experience and grows step by step."

"Experiencing it firsthand can bring even greater surprises and awe."

"It's a wonderful process."

Banner nodded in agreement and comforted Stephen.

He was initially quite ignorant, but later he met Kyle and others, mainly under Kyle's guidance.

As they gradually came to understand the state of the universe, their strength and personality underwent a gradual transformation.

It took him several years to evolve and successfully master the art of soft power, eventually making him one of the top experts in the Void God Cult.

“I know they have accepted me as the new Sorcerer Supreme.”

"However, my knowledge and abilities are not yet commensurate with this status."

"I need to know more."

Stephen spoke up upon hearing this.

Tony understood immediately upon hearing this.

Both he and Banner rose to prominence step by step through their own efforts.

Iron Man's identity didn't bring him much arrogance, and the Hulk's abilities didn't give Banner any sense of self-esteem that he needed to prove himself.

Although both of them possessed extraordinary talents in their respective fields when they were on Earth, their expertise was only useful on Earth.

Looking across the universe and various civilizations, there are so many things that Tony and Banner could learn from scratch.

They were initially just nobody in the universe, but through the blessings of the void and their hard work, they gradually gained some fame.

However, Stephen carries the title of the successor of the Sorcerer Supreme, a title that, if known throughout the universe, would generally garner him some recognition and respect.

This makes Stephen more acceptable to others, but it also brings some burdens.

Stephen found it hard to bear being completely ignorant of himself.

This was not only because of Stephen's proud self-esteem, but also because of the expectations others had of him and his desire not to tarnish his identity as the Sorcerer Supreme.

So when Stephen realized that his knowledge of the universe was still very limited, he immediately longed to acquire more knowledge in order to broaden his horizons and perspectives.

"Alright, then let the two of us explain the situation of the universe to you in detail."

So Tony didn't refuse to help explain the situation.

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"Since Stephen believes that it is a fall from grace for a civilization to become an agent of the void."

"Then let me explain this matter first."

Banner and his friends sat together, drinking and chatting about these things.

"That's fine too."

Tony heard Banner's suggestion and thought it made sense.

"Stephen, first you need to understand that the universe is a vast and boundless stage."

“Apart from civilizations like the Kree Empire and the Xandar Empire, whose technology is at the pinnacle of the universe.”

"Possessing all kinds of advanced technologies, they directly use technology to kill gods."

"It can be regarded as the upper stage encompassing several galaxies, and is also known as one of the major forces in the universe."

"Within such a powerful force, one does not need to stand at the top of the Xandar Empire; merely getting in at the middle level and possessing some power is sufficient."

"It would allow one to directly command one or even several spaceships."

"Moreover, it is the most advanced spaceship in the universe. With such a warship, along with dozens to hundreds of fighter jets, we can travel to various civilizations."

"Unless this civilization has superhuman beings with superhuman strength or extraordinary abilities, or super strong individuals."

"Otherwise, they will not have any chance to fight back at all; it would be a complete dimensional reduction attack."

Banner began explaining to Stephen.

"Are space battleships really that powerful?"

"During the Battle of New York, wasn't the Chitauri army's offensive even more intense?"

"It seems that the Ancient One didn't intervene at the time. Relying on you guys, although you paid a price, you still managed to hold them off, didn't you?"

Stephen, upon hearing this, thoughtfully voiced his doubts.

"What merit do the Chitauri have to compare with the Xandar Empire?"

"This is the fundamental reason why the Chitauri dared not openly fly towards Earth and could only attempt to seize the Space Stone to invade Earth."

"This is because the Milky Way, as a neighboring galaxy to the Andromeda Galaxy, falls within the galaxy range protected by the Xandar Empire."

"The Xandar Empire has a universal peace treaty."

"It is forbidden for interstellar civilizations to wage interstellar wars against backward civilizations that have not yet reached the interstellar age."

"Although the Xandar Empire did not send troops to guard Blue Star, it was within their protection zone."

"This would allow them to directly restrict other civilizations from forming large fleets to attack Earth."

"If the Xandar Empire appears, we will issue a warning or directly intercept them."

"Therefore, if the Chitauri want to attack Earth, they must do so through a surprise attack."

"Loki used the Space Stone to open a teleportation portal to reach Earth directly, thus avoiding directly violating the treaty and starting a war with the Xandar Empire."

"There are only a handful of major powers in the entire universe capable of waging a full-scale war against the Xandar Empire."

Tony thought it was a bit absurd that Stephen used the Chitauri as a standard, but considering Stephen's limited understanding of the universe, it made perfect sense.

The Chitauri army's attack left a very deep impression on countless humans on Earth.

Stephen had only been the Sorcerer Supreme for a short time and had not participated in any major battles.

It is perfectly reasonable to use the Chitauri as a first impression to measure the danger of the universe.

However, the universe is a dark stage where the survival of the fittest prevails.

Now, thanks to the Xandar Empire, several star systems nearby have a place where light converges.

Beyond these star systems lies a chaotic zone where survival is precarious.

If we want time to develop, we can only pray that a more powerful civilization doesn't have designs on us, otherwise being destroyed would be true destruction.

No one will stand up for you, and no one will help you get through it, except for man-made disasters such as natural calamities and landslides.

If the Xandar Empire were to disappear, then the bright side of the universe would essentially be gone, and the universe would become even more chaotic, a world engulfed in war.

"That battle lasted very short time, less than ten minutes."

"So much so that the Chitauri initially only sent out an advance force, and their main force and spaceships were unable to reach Earth directly."

"Therefore, that battle was not a full-scale confrontation, but a brief one."

"That's why only a few people were lost."

"If the Chitauri could launch a full-scale attack."

"It was unrealistic for us on Earth to rely solely on the Avengers at that time if we wanted to drive back the Chitauri."

"Only someone of the Ancient One's or Odin's caliber can ensure the safety of Earth."

"Moreover, just to protect the safety of Earth, the number of human casualties will reach an astonishing figure."

Banner added in response.

Before he set foot in the universe and understood its structure.

Banner also believes that the technology of the universe is not as terrible as he imagined.

But after truly understanding the situation, I realized that fortunately, Blue Star was within the protection zone of the Xandar Empire's Universal Peace Treaty.

So at that time, humanity only lost a few people, which was considered a stroke of good luck.

In severe cases, it's not impossible for human civilization to regress by hundreds or thousands of years, or even be completely destroyed.

This is still the case with the Chitauri, a civilization that is only considered mid-level among cosmic civilizations.

If we were to directly confront behemoths like the Xandar Empire and the Cree Empire, which represent the pinnacle of civilization.

Even if Odin himself could not die, and even later completely destroy the Xandar Empire or the Kree Empire.

Once these two empires activate their star-destroying starships, the Nine Realms will be utterly destroyed.

The number of dead must be in the tens of billions.

War is fought with the aim of victory, not with the result of mutual destruction or even annihilation.

Therefore, major powers usually only have minor frictions and will not escalate to the point of a full-scale war.

At this moment, the overwhelming power of the universe's pinnacle beings, who care about nothing and are above all technology, becomes apparent.

Lord Kassadin, the God of the Void, can teleport them to various parts of the universe and then single-handedly destroy the Xandar Empire or the Kree Empire.

"In other words, the major powers in the universe are all at the national level, while other weaker civilizations are equivalent to states, counties, cities, villages, etc."

Stephen wasn't stupid; upon hearing this, he immediately understood.

"Although the metaphor is still somewhat inappropriate, it can be understood in this way."

"The hegemon of a civilization may only be equivalent to a county tyrant, a city tyrant, or even just a village tyrant in some remote corner."

"You can be a king in your own little corner of the world, but once you connect with the grand stage of the universe..."

"Unless you are strong enough to ignore the environment or become a strong person who follows the rules, you will be forced to adapt to a larger stage, whether you like it or not."

After hearing Stephen's simple yet extremely concise explanation, Tony thought for a moment and nodded.

"Let's not talk about the entire universe, but just a few galaxies in the vicinity."

"There are the Xandar Empire, the Kree Empire, the Celestials, the Cosmic Elders, the Council of Gods, Asgard, Olympus, and so on."