Thanos didn't want to be a villain.

Chapter 190 Take it for your own use

The victory came so easily that Chen Ergou wondered if he was the chosen one.

Subsequently, Chen Ergou relied on his puppet army and his own cultivation to overwhelmingly defeat those god-kings and various cosmic superpowers.

When he finally won, even he himself didn't know how he had won.

He attributed it to luck.

During this period, he continuously built palaces for himself and expanded his harem.

Perhaps he had been here for too long and was too thirsty, so he took in all kinds of women, like a humanoid form of a living planet, indiscriminate in his lust.

Incidentally, Ego was drained of his energy and used as a mount.

Perhaps because he had been deceived too many times, he didn't trust anyone. As a result, he had no subordinates and used puppets to do many things. Even Igor was only given energy when needed, otherwise he would just float around half-dead.

"So you mean you don't even know where it came from?" Dio smacked his lips, realizing what he meant.

Chen Ergou nodded frantically.

He doesn't want to die now. He finally reached the pinnacle of cultivation, and although his cultivation has been destroyed, there will always be a chance to start over.

I guess so……

But there has to be hope, right?

Chen Ergou looked at Dio with hopeful eyes, kneeling on the ground as a devout believer who had seen God descend to earth.

Dio stared at him expressionlessly, and the two gazed at each other for a long time.

Chen Ergou suddenly collapsed to the ground, his eyes glazed over.

"Just kill him like that?"

Observer Yuatu looked at the protective barrier that had appeared around them at some unknown time, and at the white-glowing but still semi-transparent soul in Dio's hand, and asked.

"Why keep him alive for the New Year?" Dio retorted, casually crushing him with his psionic energy and absorbing him completely.

You can't just crush and scatter a soul like that. Who knows if some fragment of the soul might suddenly gain sentience and start a story about finding the original soul and taking revenge?

However, he only absorbed the good stuff, simply absorbing soul energy. Dio was still worried, so he specially made a net using the power of the phoenix and psionic energy to filter out the excess.

The observer, Yuatu, had clearly grown considerably. He showed no emotion in response to Dio's retort, and after seeing Dio absorb the soul and remove the shield, he bowed and left.

Dio muttered "How meticulous" before destroying Chen Ergou's body and leaving the scene.

According to Chen Ergou's memory, he spared the lives of a few people in this world and often trained them in order to hone his skills.

However, the difference in their levels was too great, so these people were basically just punching bags for Chen Ergou to vent his anger on.

However, all the high-ranking officials in this world have been killed by Chen Ergou, leaving nothing but a group of civilians.

But this is a very good world for Dio, because he can get a world for free with almost no effort!

.........

Soon, Dio found Thanos and his two companions who had fled to the former site of Asgard.

At this moment, Thor was kneeling on the ground in a prayer-like manner, while the other two were cleaning up the ruins of Asgard, looking for a place where they could shelter from the wind and rain.

When Dio arrived, he saw that the three of them were already preparing to go hunting.

Thanos found a broken sword and asked, "By the way, what's good to eat in Asgard? Like those loud, bellowing goats?"

Thor rolled his eyes.

Hyperion laughed, "Come on, if Asgard were all like this, would anyone still be able to live there?"

The three were playfully bickering as they prepared to enter the back mountains of Asgard, but just as they were about to set off, Hyperion suddenly stopped the other two with a serious expression.

Upon seeing this, the two grabbed their weapons and became alert.

They rushed to Asgard only after sensing that the restrictions Chen Ergou had placed on their bodies had disappeared, without even determining the specific reason why the restrictions had disappeared.

"Well, looks like he's come up with a new trick, a cat-and-mouse game for us," Thanos muttered with a grim expression.

However, Hyperion frowned and denied it, saying, "No, it shouldn't be that guy. If it were him, he would have appeared instantly and sent us flying!"

"And judging from his face, it doesn't look like him."

Soon, a humanoid object flew towards them; it was Dio.

Dio slammed heavily to the ground, kicking up a huge cloud of dust.

“It seems you’ve learned to be cautious in this world.” Dio raised his hand, sweeping away the smoke and dust to reveal a face that looked somewhat familiar to the three of them.

Dio felt that he couldn't always appear behind others; such a startling entrance was rather unethical, so this time he chose not to conceal his presence.

Sure enough, Hyperion, one of the three, discovered it.

"Who are you?" Thanos frowned, feeling somewhat uncomfortable looking at Dio.

Thor elbowed Thanos in the leg: "He's a bit like you."

Thanos glanced at him expressionlessly, which made Thor smile awkwardly and take a few steps back.

After thinking for a while, Thanos remembered where he had seen this face before. He was about to speak excitedly when Hyperion suddenly shouted, "I know!"

"This is your long-lost brother!"

But all he got in return were two speechless stares.

“My only brother, Starfox, died a long time ago. If I’m not mistaken…” Thanos took a deep breath and continued, “You must be me from a parallel universe, right?”

"Clap clap clap!"

Dio clapped his hands and nodded, saying, "That's right, as expected of me in this world. It seems this world is indeed extraordinary; even Hyperion has become more rational."

Thanos forced a grim smile: "If I were as impulsive as Hulk, I would be dead already."

Goodness, is Thanos in this world the ultimate conversation killer?

Dio was immediately in a dilemma; he couldn't accept the question, nor could he ignore it.

Thor spoke up, asking, "Is it Thanos from another world? When you came here, did you see a man dressed strangely, like a theatrical performer...?"

“I saw it,” Dio said calmly.

The three immediately became alert, especially Thanos, who was already prepared to attack.

After all, Thanos, who could traverse worlds, must have had his power and ambition swell to an absolute peak.

"Oh? Where is he?"

Seeing the three wary men, Dio threw out a head.

The three of them looked at it cautiously and found that it was actually Chen Ergou's head. Instead of feeling relieved, they felt a chill run down their spines.

The three felt as if they had fallen into an ice cellar.

The person who treated them like playthings actually died?

"So what are you planning to do next?" Thor asked nervously, his voice trembling as he held Chen Ergou's head.

"Of course, we should take over this world and use it for our own purposes!"

Upon hearing this, the entire area fell silent; even the birds, beasts, and insects in the mountains of Asgard ceased their chirping.

Hyperion looked at Thanos, his face pale, and said, "As expected of you."

Thanos also looked troubled; he really couldn't beat this guy!