The hyperspace was also out of luck.
It didn't know what mistake it had made, for these two people to choose to fight here instead of in their own universe.
The energy balls were fired everywhere by the old Thanos.
Some, dodged or batted away by Lin Feng, were absorbed into the bubble universes.
As the energy balls exploded in other universes, they quickly caused the entire cosmos to tremble.
Most of the cosmic beings in the affected universes felt this tremor.
Suddenly, there was widespread panic, with everyone believing the end of the world had arrived – a truly undeserved disaster.
Inside the hyperspace, heat rays and energy balls flew everywhere.
Lin Feng was having an absolute blast.
He rarely got such an opportunity to unleash himself with impunity.
In the past, enemies were either dealt with in a single punch or a heat ray.
At most, if he got bored, he'd throw in a few extra punches.
This was the first time he didn't have to worry about his opponent dying too quickly.
"This is exhilarating, you old bastard!" Lin Feng roared with laughter, his eyes turning bright red from the constant barrage of heat rays.
The more he fought, the more excited he became, and the heavier his blows landed.
However, the old Thanos was far from having such an easy time.
From initially holding his own against Lin Feng, he was now being passively beaten.
He no longer dared to fire energy balls recklessly.
He was suffering immensely.
To the old Thanos, Lin Feng had now become a monster.
He had considered that Lin Feng's strength might grow over the years.
But he was confident that after obtaining a certain item, he could block any interference from the cosmic consciousness and eliminate Lin Feng, no matter how strong he became.
Yet, reality seemed to be playing a cruel joke on him.
In these few years, Lin Feng had grown to a level he couldn't comprehend.
It felt akin to him slaughtering all the undead in the cosmos as an offering to Death, only for the Goddess of Death to then pull out her own inexhaustible reserves, leaving him powerless.
He thought he had presented a grand gift, unaware it was but a single grain of rice from her boundless stores.
The old Thanos's face was ashen, and the circular orb at his heart was dim.
It wasn't that the orb lacked energy, but that the old Thanos dared not drive it recklessly anymore.
His own strength wasn't as formidable as Lin Feng's.
Using the item to forcibly boost his power came with side effects.
If he continued to use it without regard for the consequences, he would die at his own hands long before Lin Feng could defeat him.
Lin Feng, throughout the entire ordeal, had only sustained minor injuries that healed in the blink of an eye.
In contrast, he himself had several new holes.
Initially, these wounds healed quickly, but now, their recovery speed was diminishing.
However, there was no turning back now.
Even if the old Thanos gave up, Lin Feng wouldn't let him go. It was better to take a gamble, for there might be a sliver of hope.
"I'm going all out!"
The old Thanos gritted his teeth, stamped his foot, and once again activated the orb.
Vast streams of energy surged through his veins, more immense and potent than before.
This time, the old Thanos's physique grew even larger.
His entire body erupted in golden light, as radiant as the sun.
Lin Feng's pupils constricted, his mind racing as he realized.
Seeing that he couldn't defeat Lin Feng, the old Thanos was about to unleash his ultimate move?
The golden light intensified, and an aura of world-ending destruction washed over them.
Fragments of space appeared around him, only to be annihilated – a sign of his inability to perfectly control his power.
This was the downside of relying on external forces.
If Lin Feng couldn't control himself, standing on Earth, the planet would be obliterated in the next second.
The old Thanos's momentum continued to climb, as if he had undergone a second surge of power.
His skin began to crack, and dark red blood spurted out, turning to dust and vanishing into the cosmos.
Several gaping wounds spread across the old Thanos's body, making his golden form appear as if it were about to explode.
Finally, after the orb forcibly propelled the old Thanos to the super-cosmic level, it stopped.
It inflated him like a balloon to an immense size, but it had reached its limit.
Any more, and he would likely truly explode.
The old Thanos's body heaved as he adjusted to this new power, then he fixed his gaze on Lin Feng.
Lin Feng's scalp prickled as an indescribable aura of slaughter and annihilation enveloped him.
Simultaneously, an inexplicable feeling suddenly arose.
It was as if something had locked onto him.
His scalp tingled, his eyelids twitched wildly, and his internal alarms blared.
As he was locked on, he felt trapped, unable to move.
All the golden light radiating from the old Thanos converged towards his fist.
There was no need for words; the old Thanos's actions confirmed it.
Just as Lin Feng suspected, this was essentially the old Thanos's last resort.
The golden light on his fist cast a reflection even on the countless bubble universes outside.
The bubble universes near the old Thanos began to crack on their surfaces, proving how terrifying the upcoming strike would be!
Lin Feng tried to break free from the feeling of being locked down.
But now that the old Thanos had forcibly reached the super-cosmic level with the orb, and Lin Feng didn't have Ling Jili with him to assist, escaping would require some time.
Lin Feng attempted to teleport, but it was as if he were trapped inside a transparent box, utterly immobile.
His expression grew grave, and Lin Feng inwardly felt a sense of foreboding.
After the old Thanos was killed, this orb must fall into his hands.
It was too damn bizarre; Lin Feng had never encountered anything like it before.
"System, get your ass in gear!"
Lin Feng tried to break free from the lockdown while calling out to the system in his mind.
He couldn't recognize it, but the system might know, and perhaps have a solution.
"What is that thing? Can you analyze it?"
The system yawned and appeared.
Its gaze followed Lin Feng's direction, and it was immediately stunned.
"Holy shit, the Heart of the Universe!"
"What the hell?" Lin Feng blinked, then was also shocked.
This was the Heart of the Universe?
"Are you kidding me?"
What was the Heart of the Universe? It was an artifact far superior to the Cosmic Cube and the Infinity Gems, a weapon second only to the Reality Stone, a true, albeit incomplete, fragment of the Living Tribunal.
Lin Feng was momentarily dazed.
When he became Silver Superman, Lin Feng had considered that Thanos might only be able to contend with him if he possessed the Heart of the Universe.
But it was just a casual remark, who could have imagined that a Heart of the Universe would actually appear?
Would a Reality Stone-wielding Thanos appear next?
How could he possibly fight then?