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Chapter 125 Fairy Queen

Locke was deep in thought. He had wanted to try out a stronger Thanos because he was indifferent to Thanos at the level of a sub-father, but he never expected it to be this Thanos.

Of all the Thanos, the Heart of the Universe Thanos is the most special, so we'll exclude him directly, since he's ridiculously strong.

Aside from Thanos of the Heart of the Universe, Thanos of the Graveyard of Gods is not the strongest, but he has the greatest potential for development. By using the Graveyard of Gods, as long as he keeps killing powerful opponents, he can become stronger, which is countless times simpler than slowly cultivating.

Locke wasn't interested in the Graveyard of Gods; it was good, but it was far inferior to the three great forces of the universe.

The Graveyard of Gods does not possess the power to give rise to diversity; at most, it can only give rise to a top-tier single entity, with a slight possibility of creating a super single entity.

To reach that point, it would probably require the massacre of entire universes.

Locke wasn't interested in that; what he was really interested in was Thanos of the Graveyard of God, who was most likely currently attacking a single target, and who was clearly a cautious and even timid individual.

Otherwise, even with such an urgent need for Odin's body, they wouldn't have resorted to intrigue instead of taking direct action.

So, when we finally meet Thanos, the Graveyard of Gods, it might be the time when he officially breaks through the limitations of a single entity.

“A Thanos on a single-player level…” A faint glint appeared in Locke’s eyes.

The three great powers of the universe can advance by absorbing stronger forces. However, it is unknown whether the simultaneous possession of the three great powers of the universe caused some kind of change in them, or perhaps it is because Locke's normal combat strength is ridiculously strong, which led to the potential of the three great powers becoming stronger.

In short, devouring beings at the level of the Heavenly Father doesn't seem to have much effect on the Phoenix Force and Chaos Force within Locke. He had tried it before; Locke fed the Phoenix Force with the wings that he had torn off Lucifer, but it didn't work.

Lucifer is a fallen angel, and his wings are one of the sources of his power. The purity of his wings is definitely not low, but the effect is very poor. It's like feeding the Phoenix Force a chicken wing tip that isn't very tasty or plump.

If the Heavenly Father level doesn't work, then there's no reason why the individual level wouldn't work either.

Locke pursed his lips slightly. As for whether he could defeat his opponent, Locke had never doubted it. He was currently at the limit of a normal high-level Godfather. Once he absorbed the power of the fairies, he would definitely be able to become a normal omnipotent Godfather. At that time, challenging a lower-level single entity would definitely not be a problem.

Even with the ultimate move, Divine Power Convergence, it's not unreasonable for a mid-level Heavenly Father to inflict minor damage on a single target, while a high-level Heavenly Father could severely inflict damage. But once one reaches the level of an omnipotent Heavenly Father... is killing a single target really that excessive?

"Now, all that's left is to wait for the fairy's power~"

Locke raised his head, his gaze piercing through the void, looking at a large base in a remote area. Inside, the burly Mr. Ominous could be clearly seen, his expression of excitement growing stronger with each passing day.

"Come on, come on!"

"My power! The strongest power!"

"almost!"

At the same time, a smile also appeared on Locke's face.

Several days passed in the blink of an eye within this massive base.

Mr. Ominous looked at the fully formed beauty in the petri dish, his eyes surging with an incomparably fervent, peak-like light.

"The power of the Phoenix! The power of the Phoenix!"

Ever since that day when he witnessed the power of the Phoenix instantly annihilate the Apocalypse that had haunted his heart, his thousand-year fear of the Apocalypse has transformed into a mad anticipation of the power of the Phoenix, and he has almost gone mad!

And now, what he most urgently needed and longed for was right before his eyes. How could he not be excited!

"Next, all we need to do is inject false memories, and she will be fully awakened!"

Without hesitation, Mr. Ominous reached out a hand and placed it on the clone Phoenix's head from a distance, his eyes glowing crimson.

As a powerful mutant who has also lived for thousands of years, Mr. Ominous is no less powerful, having long since reached the first-rate level, and possesses many abilities.

As unfamiliar memories were continuously fed into her brain, the Phoenix clone's brows began to furrow, her eyebrows deeply furrowed, clearly indicating that she was feeling very uncomfortable.

Suddenly, for no apparent reason, the Phoenix clone's tightly furrowed brows relaxed. Seeing this, Mr. Ominous did not doubt it, or rather, under the influence of some force, he did not even have the concept of doubt in his mind.

At the same time, deep within the consciousness of the Phoenix clone, a curled-up consciousness slightly raised its head, looking somewhat bewildered at the distance.

A screen, almost like a television, was displaying countless images. More importantly, there was a handsome guy watching those images from the opposite side.

"Who are you? Why... do I feel like I know you?"

Locke rubbed his chin: "Who am I? That's not an easy question to answer."

"I should barely be considered half your husband."

The clone blushed. "Husband? Why are you suddenly bringing this up..."

She glanced cautiously at Locke's handsome face, and her heart skipped a beat. If he were a husband like this, it didn't seem so unacceptable.

The clone quickly came to its senses and asked in confusion, "Why is it only half?"

Locke pointed to the screen opposite him: "Because of that, Phoenix Jean Grey, that's my real woman, and you, you're only half of her."

The clone's expression immediately changed: "What do you mean by 'half of her'?"

"You already guessed it, didn't you?"

“You are a clone, a clone of my daughter, Phoenix Jean Grey, and these memories are the ones that the guy outside created for you.”

The clone's face turned deathly pale. Few people can accept being someone else's clone, let alone a new clone that has not experienced the trials of reality and is therefore less resilient.

"So, you're here to kill me?"

Just as no one can accept clones, naturally no one can accept someone cloning their wife.

"No, I never intended to kill you."

The clone's expression softened slightly, and his eyes became much gentler.

A hand, a strong, large hand, gently rested on the clone's head, softly stroking its hair.

"Do you want to stop being a clone?"

The clone was bewildered. A clone is a clone, how could it possibly become something else just by wanting to? Are there real and fake clones?

"Sure!"

The clone paused for a moment again.

"If it were someone else, perhaps it wouldn't work, but you're different."

"Ginger's power is the Phoenix Force, one of the supreme powers in the universe. Normal methods are insufficient to clone the Phoenix Force, yet you have appeared. Do you know why?"

The clone shook her head blankly. Mr. Ominous's memory infusion had been intercepted, and she no longer had the memories a normal person should have, let alone any understanding of certain things.

"Because you are a miracle!"

"A synonym for miracles, beings called Titans, born gods."

The clone's beautiful eyes widened in surprise. Was she really that powerful?

Locke had just discovered a problem: why would Jean Grey's clone inexplicably inherit the fairy power? He had originally thought it was because the clone was in despair and harbored endless hatred and resentment towards Jean Grey, which aroused the interest of the source of the fairy power.

Now it seems that this is not the case. This clone is more in line with the concept of Titan, a born Titan, composed of countless miracles, a born god, born great.

It is precisely because of this that she was able to inherit the power of the phoenix and gain the recognition of the fairy's power.

This clone's potential even surpasses that of Jean Grey/Phoenix in some respects.

"But I don't feel like I'm anything special."

"That depends on your choice."

The clone suddenly raised its head and looked at Locke with anticipation.

Locke's gaze fell upon the object: "You can choose to absorb this memory and then inherit a portion of the Phoenix Force to become a somewhat incomplete clone."

"Alternatively, you can choose to relinquish this power and instead draw upon and absorb another, the Fairy Power, which is comparable to the Phoenix Power and is one of the three great powers of the universe!"

"And you will be crowned Queen of the Fairies!"

"Madeline Pryor, this will also be your name, a name that belongs only to you, a truly unique individual, and has no relation to the original Jean Grey."

The clone's eyes lit up immediately. If given the choice, who would want to be someone else's clone?

“I want it! I want to choose the second option. I want to be the independent Madeline Pryor, not someone’s clone!”

"Then go! Calm down, and with your heart and all your will, call upon and draw upon the power known as the power of fairies!"

The clone immediately closed its eyes obediently, and following Locke's instructions, continuously called out, guided, and searched in its mind...

Finally, as her mind continued to descend, she saw... she saw a green world!

Brilliance and mystery beckoned to her, welcoming her arrival.

Outside, Mr. Ominous frowned as he looked at Jean Grey in the petri dish: "Why hasn't she woken up yet? Did I fail?"

Suddenly, Mr. Ominous's expression changed. He sensed a power, an unimaginable power that far exceeded his comprehension.

"The power of the phoenix! This is definitely the power of the phoenix! I succeeded!" Mr. Ominous's face turned incredibly fanatical.

However, the next moment, a dazzling green light shot into the sky, turning the excitement on his face into astonishment.

"What is this? The Phoenix Force isn't this color!"

"That's not the power of the phoenix, it's the power of the fairy, a more mysterious and powerful force!"

Mr. Ominous turned around in horror and saw that, without him noticing, the clone in the petri dish had opened its eyes. She reached out a hand and gently touched it, and the petri dish made of composite materials vanished without a trace.

The next moment, the mysterious and profound fairy power around her immediately obeyed her control and poured into her body in an endless stream. At the same time, the influence of the clone was constantly changing. Her delicate face and elegant temperament, which were originally almost identical to Phoenix Jean Grey, were quietly changing. Her face became more charming, and her temperament became more and more evil and seductive, like a seductive queen!

"You, what exactly are you..."

Mr. Omen retreated in horror. Madeline Pryor turned her head, her eerily beautiful eyes falling on Mr. Omen, as if she could see right through him in an instant.

The next moment, Mr. Ominous's entire body began to dissolve, unable to even utter a cry of pain, and vanished without a trace, as if he had been completely swallowed up.

Absorbing Mr. Ominous's memories, Madeline Pryor opened her eyes again after a moment, a strange light surging in her eerie eyes: "He didn't lie to me, it was all this guy's doing."

Suddenly, a figure appeared out of thin air opposite her, extending a hand to Madeline Pryor: "Come with me~"

Madeline Pryor looked at Locke with a strange gaze. Having absorbed all of Mr. Ominous's memories and inherited the power of the fairy, she was quite different from before.

"So what are you going to do with me? My other half husband?"

Locke smiled faintly: "In Hellfire there are two queens, the White Queen and the Red Queen, and one queen, the Phoenix Queen. Now, it's time to welcome the last queen, the Fairy Queen."

A strange light flashed across Madeline Pryor's eyes: "The same status as her?"

To say that he would treat Ginger as a stranger would be absolutely impossible.

"Sounds pretty good~"

A slender hand landed on Locke's hand. Locke gently pulled her, wrapping his arm around her slender waist, and the two disappeared from the spot at the same time.

Chapter 126 The Undefeated Fairy Power

Locke began his seclusion, his expression somewhat solemn.

He had already mastered the third level of the Forbidden Meditation Technique, so absorbing the power of fairies was naturally no problem. However, the real problem was never these things, but rather the devouring nature of the three great forces of the universe.

Absorbing the power of the fairies and elevating it to the level of the sub-father will take time. During this time, it remains to be seen whether Locke's other energies can suppress the power of the phoenix and the power of chaos.

"The Three Great Powers have only reached the sub-Celestial Father level, while my Time Power and Space Power have reached the Celestial Father level. Even though the quality of my Time Power and Space Power is slightly lower than that of the Three Great Powers, the difference of one major level is enough to make up for this. Theoretically, I can suppress it."

However, theory is just theory. What was rare was that Locke brought Tom, whom he hadn't seen for a while, with him and gently patted Tom's head.

"Tom, keep a close eye on the energy within me. If the power of time and space can't suppress the power of chaos and the power of the phoenix from devouring the fairy power, then it'll be up to you."

Tom patted his chest hard and immediately gave a thumbs up!

Seeing Tom's confident expression, as if to say, "Leave it to Tom, Tom will definitely not let you down," Locke's expression softened slightly.

A drop of blood, shimmering with a green light, appeared before Locke's eyes. He opened his mouth, and the blood instantly entered his stomach.

In an instant, the chaotic power and phoenix power within his body became excited almost simultaneously, as if they had smelled the most delicious food in the world, and began to rush madly towards the fairy power!

At the same time, the forces of time and space also moved, and the four forces immediately became entangled.

The green representing time, the blue representing space, the scarlet of chaos, and the black of the phoenix—the four colors intertwined, and at this moment, Locke's entire body was like a lantern that had been lit, sparkling and shimmering.

Tom was instantly drawn to Locke's glowing body, curiously watching it. He reached out with his little paw, but then suddenly remembered something and used his other paw to press down on the first paw, slapping it hard a few times.

Don't move! Don't move, it will hinder Locke!

He casually picked up the high-purity crystal that he had prepared beforehand, and Locke began to refine the high-purity crystal with the power of the fairy. The quality and quantity of the fairy power also began to rise rapidly.

Third-class surface water, second-class surface water...

As time passed, the fairy's power grew stronger at an astonishing rate.