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It's just that... in her current state, this strong woman's demeanor, isn't tough at all; instead, it gives people a strange kind of allure.

"Resignation is not an option for now."

"?" Susan asked, puzzled. "Why?"

"Is there a space exploration mission going on in your area recently?"

"Yes, how do you know?"

Locke did not answer the question directly, but continued, "Go participate in that space exploration activity, and after the activity is over, you can resign if you want."

Although she wasn't quite sure why Locke had asked her to do it, Susan wasn't really the type to pry into things.

“Going to participate in that mission is no problem, it’s just that this issue is being handled by Reed…”

"That's not important. In the few seconds you've hesitated, my people have already gone to negotiate the acquisition of that company."

"????"

Susan couldn't help but gasp. Although she knew that Locke, as the mastermind behind Hell's Kitchen, must have extraordinary power, the question was, wasn't this extraordinary power a bit too much?

A listed company, just like that, gets acquired?

Susan recalled the stack of documents she had seen earlier. At first, she thought Locke was a tycoon's son and those companies belonged to his conglomerate. But seeing Locke's current demeanor, she suddenly took a deep breath and had a bold idea.

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Could it be that Locke acquired those companies simply because she mentioned them once?

The more I think about it, the more likely it seems.

Seeing Susan's slightly surprised expression, Locke suddenly felt like teasing her again. However, before she could make a move, Locke's expression suddenly changed!

He suddenly turned around and looked into the void. His eyes seemed to be able to see through everything and peer into the unknown void beyond. After a moment, his expression became completely solemn.

"How can it be!"

Suddenly, he realized something, and a mental projection shot into the sky and disappeared into the void, heading towards Kamar-Taj.

A moment later, the projection appeared above Kamar-Taj, standing alongside the Ancient One, who was already prepared.

"Ancient One, it seems you sensed it too."

"Yes!" The Ancient One's expression also became extremely solemn.

"Do you know the reason?"

"I'm not sure, but I can guess."

"Tell me."

... ...... ....

Gu Yi looked up at the sky, a faint green light surging in his eyes.

"It possesses an incredibly terrifying power that has disrupted our spacetime and all timelines!"

"From this moment on, even the most supreme time-manipulating God-father will no longer be able to glimpse even the slightest bit of the past and future."

Upon hearing this, Locke's brows furrowed.

"Ancient One, do you mean that only by reaching the level of a time-based entity can one regain the ability to see through time?"

Gu Yi smiled slightly: "The true form of that sage does not exist in this time and space."

That Your Majesty naturally refers to the Eternal God, the Lord of Time. Without the Eternal God, the disruption of the entire spacetime timeline would only be caused by a single entity of the time system. Since it is a single entity of the time system, it can only be dealt with by a single entity of the time system.

"But..." Locke had a few guesses in his mind.

Time-based entities are the rarest of all entities, without a doubt. Excluding the three major forces of the universe, time is the strongest force, without exception in certain circumstances!

Even in a relatively powerful universe, there are at most twenty or thirty individual beings, most of whom are members of the Celestials.

The members of the Celestial Gods are mostly individuals who create laws, and apart from the members of the Celestial Gods and the five great gods that exist in every time and space, there are only a handful of wild individuals.

But can there really be other time-based entities among them?

If the answer is no, then it seems obvious who disrupted all the timelines.

A moment later, a smile appeared on Locke's lips.

"I roughly know what's going on."

"I never expected that what I did to make things more interesting would now attract them as well. This universe is probably going to become extremely interesting from now on."

Locke had no interest in opposing Thanos, who was at the level of a sub-Celestial Father; he might have a slight interest in opposing a dimensional demon at the level of a Celestial Father, but it would be extremely limited.

However, when it came to fighting against a single individual, or even against beings like the Five Great Gods, Locke inexplicably felt his body trembling slightly.

I'm getting excited! (Nine.)

Chapter 114 Preparations for War

Several days passed in the blink of an eye, and Locke touched his brows slightly, somewhat puzzled.

Still no movement~

"She's quite good at being patient."

"It seems that my opponent this time is someone who likes to use his brain."

After a moment, Locke shook his head.

Whether you use your brain or resort to violence, it doesn't matter what kind of opponent you face, as long as they are strong enough.

He gently rubbed his slightly sore eyes: "Speaking of which, losing the ability to see through time means everything has become unknown. It's interesting, but for a period of time, it's like being blind. There's very little we can see outside of Earth right now, and it'll take some time to get used to it."

His gaze shifted, piercing through space, and fixed on a certain direction, a smile curving his lips.

"Mr. Ominous's cloning experiment is nearing completion."

This also means that the fairy power is already showing signs of emerging.

Once Locke obtains the last supreme power, his strength will undoubtedly increase dramatically once again.

Currently, his normal combat power is top-tier among mid-level Celestials, and his ultimate attack is powerful enough to damage a single target. Once he absorbs the final fairy power, his combat power will undoubtedly increase further, and he will most likely reach the level of a high-level Celestial, "397," with his ultimate burst power further enhanced. He will then be fearless against any low-level single target.

Most importantly, once he obtains the power of the fairies and all three powers are gathered, Locke will no longer need to worry about the imbalance of the three powers causing them to devour each other. At that time, he can rapidly increase his strength by slaughtering some Heavenly Father-level dimensional demons.

With the three powers at the level of a sub-father, plus other powers, Locke would have the normal combat power of a superior father. Once all three powers break through to the level of a father, well, even Locke himself can't predict how strong he will become at that time.

It can only be roughly estimated that it might be able to hold its own against the five great gods' avatars in this universe.

Locke stroked his chin for a moment: "Speaking of which, this opponent is a smart one, and the existence that is suspected to be the Eternal God has disrupted the timeline, so he is most likely a development-type opponent."

Poison Thanos?

The possibility is not small.

If Thanos really is this type of character, then what he wants to do with Locke later will definitely be a large-scale, large-scale final battle.

The Hellfire currently possesses considerable combat power. Wanda and the White Queen have both reached the level of the Sub-Father. Wanda is a holder of Chaos Power, and once she reaches the Sub-Father level, she becomes a top-tier fighter. The White Queen is slightly weaker, but as the Mind Queen, her combat power is estimated to be at a mid-range level. In addition, there is the high-level Sub-Father Ancaragan.

The four generals have basically reached or are close to the top level.

This force can be observed anywhere.

But it's not enough, not nearly enough.

That Thanos, who seems to be in a developmental stage, is definitely not at the level of two or three sub-Celestial Fathers when he starts to play big games.

"Thinking about it this way, perhaps it's time to bring the creator gods Ilúvatar and the like over."

Ilúvatar, the creator god of the Lord of the Rings world, has always wanted to come here because the Marvel universe is his only hope for ascending to a single entity. However, Locke has not yet allowed it because the new Hellfire base has not been fully completed.

Now, we can talk about the importance of this matter.

Locke's figure vanished from the spot in an instant, and when he reappeared, he was already on another planet.

This is the giant rock that was once taken from S.H.I.E.L.D., and the world it connects to is the world where the Inhuman King Hive once lived. Now, it has naturally become Locke's territory.

Today, thanks to the continuous efforts of the Hellfire members, the entire planet has been transformed into a respectable form. At least, it is no longer a barren planet. Forests, vegetation, rivers, and various other elements are gradually taking shape, and it is not far from becoming a fully habitable planet.

"In this state, perhaps we can already take them over."

With that thought in mind, Locke casually opened the interdimensional trading interface and started an interdimensional trading channel in the Lord of the Rings world.

A moment later, the Elf Queen's aloof and tall figure came into view.

"Get ready, I'm going over there."

The Elf Queen Galadriel's expression instantly hardened: "I understand, I'll prepare immediately."

"No preparation is needed, just start trading."

"Okay, I understand."

A moment later, the interdimensional trading channel was fully opened, and Locke stepped into it.

Upon appearing, he immediately enveloped the Elf Queen, casually tore through the void, and stepped into it.

The Temple of Creation, the abode of Ilúvatar, the creator god.

A gentle voice, like that of the mother of all things, filled the entire temple.

"Our distinguished guest has arrived. Please prepare to welcome him."

“Ilúvatar, you’re too kind. I don’t care about those things.” Locke, who had torn through the void, descended before Ilúvatar’s phantom.

Before Ilúvatar could continue with her polite remarks, Locke spoke directly.

“Iluvita, I can take you away now.”

The phantom of Ilúvatar immediately showed joy; He had been waiting for this day for quite some time.

"You mean the building over there is finished?"

Locke had mentioned to Him that he planned to rebuild an area to entertain the Lord of the Rings gods.

Locke shook his head: "It's not fully formed yet, but it's barely usable. We might need your help later."

“That’s no problem, and it’s what we should do,” Ilúvatar said with a smile.

"However, there is something I need to tell you in advance."

"Please speak, Your Excellency Locke."

"I have a rival on my side, a pretty strong one. He's going to start a war with me, not a one-on-one duel. That guy seems to prefer big battles, so it'll probably be a large-scale, all-out war."

"We'll participate!" Ilúvatar responded with a smile before Locke could finish speaking.

"Does Lord Locke have some misunderstanding? Does he think that I, Vera, and Veri are all the type who are not good at fighting?"

"That's not the case. It's just that this world is too weak. I stopped the warlike spirit of the Vera and Veri. In fact, they really look forward to fighting, especially a battle where they have to give it their all. If it weren't for that, wars wouldn't have been constantly breaking out on the Middle-earth."

Everyone knows that the White Wizard is a demotion of the lesser god Maiar. Whether it's the White Wizard on the side of good or the boss, the Demon Lord Sauron, they are all demotions of the lesser god Maiar. In the end, it's just a fight between their own people. So here's the question: if these higher-level gods hadn't all been watching the show, would the Demon Lord Sauron have dared to keep starting wars?

In reality, the so-called wars across Middle-earth were nothing more than a massive, '0% realistic' television drama starring these gods.

Ultimately, it's because of the restrictions imposed by the Mother Goddess Ilúvatar that the gods cannot intervene and can only watch 'television' for their own amusement.

Locke understood. It wasn't surprising. They all possessed world-destroying divine power, yet they were all just nice guys who didn't like war and preferred to stay home watching TV and being shut-ins.

That seems unlikely!

Locke laughed: "In that case, I don't need to worry."

"Furthermore, this war will have a wide impact, and there is a high probability that some dimensional demons will join the war. At that time, it is not impossible for your Veri and Vera to advance further."

Upon hearing this, Ilúvatar's smile deepened.

"As for you, Ilúvatar~"

Locke pondered for a moment: "My world also has large dimensions capable of supporting single-dimensional entities, but they are not suitable for you."

Putting everything else aside, even considering Dormammu's dimension, Dormammu's sheer size is larger than a planet, and he could destroy a planet with a single blow. He even transcends the limitations of time. Do you really think he's just an ordinary Celestial Father?

As for why he was constantly being beaten by the Ancient One, one was probably just an ordinary lower-level single entity, while the other was a time-based Celestial Father who was infinitely close to a single entity. The Ancient One also had a lot of good things in her hands, plus the entire Earth had a special protective array. How could there be any problem in fighting against her?

Clearly, that dark dimension is absolutely unsuitable for Ilúvatar, whose primary element is life.

Ilúvatar did not show any obvious disappointment, but simply smiled slightly.

“I have waited for millions of years, so waiting a little longer is no problem.”

"No, that's not what I meant."