#567 - Soul Stone and the Fifth General

"Whoosh!"

The dark purple sky and dilapidated buildings were all within sight. Everything before Thanos's eyes made him feel a bit dazed. This place was just like the planets he had once destroyed, devoid of any vitality.

After stepping out of the portal, Corvus Glaive and Proxima Midnight consciously moved in front of Thanos, acting as his guards, even though their master was countless times stronger than them. However, the necessary etiquette could not be omitted.

The three began to walk forward along the only path under their feet until a figure hidden under a black robe appeared before them.

Corvus Glaive and Proxima Midnight raised their weapons at the first moment, the blades and spear tips simultaneously pointed at the person in front of them, but the latter was not afraid at all, instead calmly opening his mouth.

"Welcome, son of A'lars, cosmic emperor Thanos, and leaders of the Black Order, Corvus Glaive and his wife, Proxima Midnight."

"You seem to know us?" Thanos stared at the black-robed man in front of him, waiting for the other party to give him an explanation.

"Since I came here, I have been cursed." The black-robed man raised his head, and with the faint light, Thanos and others could see the appearance of the black-robed man, the scarlet skull face was indeed unique.

Red Skull slowly said, "I know everyone who comes here, just like you."

"Where is the Soul Stone?" Thanos went straight to the point.

"It's here." Red Skull slightly stepped aside. "But I must remind you, obtaining it requires a great price."

"I am ready." Thanos's expression remained calm. "Always."

Having received the answer, Red Skull no longer wasted words, signaled everyone to follow, and then turned to walk behind him. While Corvus Glaive and Proxima Midnight were still hesitating, Thanos had already strode to follow.

After walking a road that was neither long nor short, they reached the summit of a mountain. Two huge stone pillars pierced the sky like two gateposts, but the path sandwiched in the middle led directly to the cliff.

"This is empty!" Corvus Glaive sternly rebuked Red Skull. "Are you playing us?"

"If it were the old me, maybe." Red Skull sighed. "A long time ago, I also pursued these supreme powers. Although not as legendary as you, I also personally touched one of them."

"It's a pity that I am not the destined person. It abandoned me and left me here, taking others to find treasure, but I can never get it myself."

"What does this mean?" Thanos walked to the edge of the cliff, asking the Red Skull beside him.

"The Soul Stone is different." Red Skull explained. "It has a noble status, and to obtain it, you must pass the test."

"Tell me, what does it want?" Thanos's tone did not allow refusal.

"To ensure that the user knows its power, knows its uniqueness, the Soul Stone needs your sacrifice." A strange light flashed in Red Skull's eyes.

"To get it, you must sacrifice your beloved, soul for soul."

After hearing Red Skull's words, everyone present looked at each other. Proxima Midnight felt a bad premonition in her heart and immediately said.

"We will immediately go and grab two people who truly love each other, please give us some time, Your Majesty."

"No need." Thanos did not turn around, still staring at the abyss under his feet, but the Mind Stone on his hand lit up with a strange light.

"Clang!"

Proxima Midnight's body began to tremble uncontrollably, even the peerless spear in her hand could not be held and fell to the ground. So was Corvus Glaive beside her, the two walked towards the cliff together.

"You shouldn't have spoken." Red Skull shook his head, the moment Proxima Midnight spoke, everything was already doomed.

Here, only Proxima Midnight and Corvus Glaive had the bond that could be called true love. If she didn't speak, it would prove that she didn't care about Corvus Glaive's life or death, but she spoke and eagerly wanted to find a replacement.

Whose replacement? The replacement of her beloved.

"No! Your Majesty! No!" Proxima Midnight roared, in front of her was Corvus Glaive, only one step away from the cliff. Under the control of the Mind Stone, her hand was constantly reaching out to her beloved.

"Pa."

Finally, there was nothing in front of Proxima Midnight. The beloved who had blocked the scenery in front of her disappeared without a trace. On the contrary, a gem shining with orange light appeared in her hand.

"Thanos!" Proxima Midnight roared, turned around and waved her hand forward. The peerless spear lying on the ground immediately came to her hand. Just now, the Soul Stone told her that Corvus Glaive, her beloved, would never come back.

The orange light bloomed in an instant, Proxima Midnight held the gem in one hand and the spear in the other, determined to fight Thanos to the death.

But Thanos just snapped his fingers, after the red light, the just now majestic Proxima Midnight turned into a cloud of petals. The unheld Soul Stone fell to the ground but was summoned to Thanos's hand by the Space Stone.

Pinching the Soul Stone, embedding it into the hole, looking at the only remaining hole, Thanos murmured: "There is still one left."

He snapped his fingers again, and those petals transformed by Proxima Midnight gathered together again, and after a short reorganization, turned into a new figure.

Spotless white all over, the same blue face as Proxima Midnight was hidden under the white hood, and the slender figure knelt down to Thanos at the first moment after appearing.

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"Lord Thanos, please give me a name."

"Supergiant." Thanos indifferently threw out a name. "I bestow upon you supreme power, help me find that last gem, it is on Earth."

"As you command." Supergiant slowly raised her head, revealing a charming smile.

…

"What are we going to do now?" Rocket looked at the blue planet in the distance, even as a veteran in the universe, he had to admit that the beauty of the earth was one of the best in the universe.

But at this time, this beautiful planet was surrounded by dense fleets. Obviously, as Gamora guessed, Thanos's fleet was still here, which proved that they were not late, but…

"How are we going to get in?" Rocket patted the control panel in front of him. "This group of bugs didn't even leave a gap for us!"

"If we rush in rashly, we can only become space junk." Star-Lord was still cold, but he could already communicate.

Gamora also frowned, she did not expect that Thanos would send out all his fleets, not even leaving any to guard the house, looking like he would never give up until he achieved his goal.

Just when everyone was at a loss, a strange voice suddenly sounded.

"I think I can help with this."

A gentle and steady voice, easy to gain the goodwill of others, but for the Guardians of the Galaxy who had just experienced almost the same thing, this was more terrifying than anything.

"Who's there!" Star-Lord drew out his double guns at the first moment, aimlessly aiming at something, and the others were also like frightened birds.

"Wait everyone." Mantis stopped everyone. "This voice is coming from our minds."