"Did you see this?" Lin Feng returned to the same spot after touring the universe with Shanhai.
He pointed to the ground, where Hela had been sitting, a cluster of red veins.
Shanhai bent down and reached out to touch it.
"It seems to be some kind of energy convergence point?"
Shanhai frowned and activated the same x-ray vision ability as his main body.
The red veins were perfectly visible under the x-ray vision.
They had countless branches, large and small, spread intricately across the planet.
"It's a bit like the Star Clan? But it should be the opposite!" Shanhai's gaze followed the red veins.
The Star Clan also had terrestrial veins and convergence points.
But the Star Clan's convergence point was currently presided over by a Space Stone, constantly pumping energy into the terrestrial veins.
And this place was the exact opposite.
The energy in the planet's veins seemed to be flowing towards this convergence point.
And the source of those energies turned out to be lost souls.
"Holy crap, this must be a mechanism Hela set up!"
Shanhai turned off his x-ray vision and had a pretty good grasp of the veins' function.
Using souls for energy could only mean one thing: evil.
"Using souls as nourishment, that's truly disgusting!"
"Right? You think it's disgusting too!" Lin Feng nodded in agreement.
Shanhai vaguely felt that something was not right, but also that nothing was wrong…
"And then what?"
"What then?"
"What are you telling me all this for?" Shanhai asked, confused.
Lin Feng pursed his lips and glanced at him.
"Speaking of which, it's almost Christmas, right?"
Shanhai gasped.
Was the main body's thought process really this jumpy and disconnected? That transition was so abrupt!
After a moment's hesitation, Shanhai still responded.
"Yes, Christmas is just a few days away, and then it will be New Year's Day."
"After New Year's Day, it'll be Spring Festival!"
"Spring Festival is quite early this year…" Shanhai clasped his hands behind his back, a hint of melancholy in his voice.
As a clone, he naturally shared his main body's emotions.
Lin Feng had experienced these holidays in the Marvel universe before.
But this year was different; Lin Feng couldn't quite pinpoint why.
Perhaps it was because he felt completely integrated into life in the Marvel universe? Or perhaps his strength had finally reached a point where he could truly feel at ease?
Lin Feng felt the latter was more likely.
If Lin Feng were an indigenous inhabitant of the Marvel universe, it would be one thing. But as a transmigration, he knew how terrifying the Marvel universe was.
In such a context, Superman wasn't omnipotent, and there were always existences that could threaten Lin Feng.
If he were an ordinary person, it would be fine. But possessing Superman's abilities meant that Lin Feng would inevitably face some inescapable troubles in the future.
Now, with the complete Infinity Heart and the unlimited growth of Silver Age Superman.
Furthermore, with Hela, a major threat, eliminated, there seemed to be only the Boys' universe left to deal with.
This allowed Lin Feng to feel a sense of relief.
The Boys' universe couldn't be resolved overnight, but this year, he could have a comfortable holiday season!
What? Did he mention the conflicts with the Time Variance Authority?
Lin Feng indicated that he paid them no mind at all.
One clone, one main body, they both sighed and mused for a while.
Lin Feng smiled happily.
"With these three holidays clustered together, I'll probably be spending time with Susan and the others at home!"
Although he didn't really celebrate Christmas, he would still respect Susan's wishes.
Of course, Susan would also spend New Year's Day and Spring Festival with him!
"If you're going to spend time with them, then spend time with them. What are you telling me this for?" Shanhai shrugged, then looked at Lin Feng with suspicion.
"So, you called me here just to show off your affection?"
Seriously, what kind of insane operation was this, trying to flaunt affection towards him?
Lin Feng shot him a glance.
"You're my clone, why would I flaunt affection towards you?!"
"Yeah, that makes sense. Then I'm heading back!" Shanhai said, about to leave.
For some reason, he had a gut feeling that his main body was going to trick him.
Don't ask where this feeling came from; he inherited it from his main body!
"Hey, don't go! I haven't finished speaking!"
Lin Feng wouldn't let him go so easily and quickly pulled him back!
Shanhai was somewhat helpless.
"I say, Main Body, is there something you need me to do? Just say it, why beat around the bush?"
This was ridiculous. As a clone, he was tired of his main body acting this way.
"Heh heh." Lin Feng chuckled mischievously.
"Look, this Death Realm, this soul-absorbing terrestrial vein, we can't just leave it like this, can we?"
"And we can't blow it up. If all those souls were destroyed, who knows what strange things we might attract."
"So, I want you to stay here, research what Hela did in the Death Realm, and then restore this realm to normal!"
Lin Feng finally revealed his purpose.
Hela's creation was constantly absorbing souls to convert them into energy.
Lin Feng didn't dare to abruptly sever those red veins, so he could only research them.
But he himself was lazy, and with the holidays approaching, he naturally didn't want to stay here doing research.
Shanhai's expression was blank.
"I knew it, you definitely have something for me to do!"
"So that's it? Couldn't you have just said so? Did you have to build up so much anticipation?"
As a clone, he couldn't refuse the main body's orders, and Shanhai didn't understand why his main body was acting this way.
"Uh…" Lin Feng scratched the back of his head and then sighed faintly.
"It's almost the New Year, and I'm making you work, I feel a bit reluctant…"
"Huh?" Shanhai slowly formed a question mark.
"Did you get hit by the Sentimental Curse?"
"I am you, your clone. In other words, aren't you the one working?!"
"Besides, you send clones to work in so many universes, don't they also not celebrate the New Year?"
Lin Feng fell silent.
He suddenly sat down on the ground, looking somewhat weary, which confused Shanhai.
"You, and the clone on Krypton, are unique…"
After a long while, Lin Feng gazed up at the sky with a melancholic expression.
The gray, bloody sky.
But in Shanhai's eyes, it was his main body acting crazy again.
"You have independent thought and self-awareness."
"But the clones sent to sabotage the Boys' ore plan do not…" Lin Feng continued.
Shanhai froze.
"What does it mean to have independent thought and self-awareness…"
"Do clones not… aren't all clones supposed to be like this?"
He didn't understand what his main body was trying to say.
But he had a feeling that Lin Feng was about to reveal something he didn't know…
For a moment, Shanhai's mind was filled with questions.