Chapter 722: I gave you a chance, but you couldn't grasp it

"Whoosh—"

On the D'Bari spaceship, Su Quan teleported in with great fanfare, instantly making the D'Bari, who had just witnessed what he had done, nervous.

"We are D'Bari. My name is Smith. You can also call me Walker or Starhammer. I am the captain of this ship."

"Earthling, what do you call yourself?"

Compared to the other D'Bari, Smith's performance was very calm. He walked forward a few steps to Su Quan, neither humble nor arrogant, and even took the lead with a somewhat inscrutable posture.

"Do you want it?"

The first sentence Su Quan said made Smith stunned. I asked you what your name is, and you answer me "do you want it?"

What kind of answer is this...

Could your name be "Do you want it?"

"I don't understand what you mean. Is, is this your name?" Smith asked hesitantly.

Su Quan raised his hand, and the flame-like Phoenix Force instantly condensed into a miniature Phoenix totem above his palm.

Although the totem was small, it had the posture of spreading its wings and flying high!

The other D'Bari subconsciously retreated, only Smith remained in place, revealing a thoughtful expression.

Su Quan asked again: "Do you want it?"

Do you want it?

Remove the "do you"!

This is the Phoenix Force, one of the most powerful forces in the universe. If he could obtain the Phoenix Force, he would have the power to protect his clansmen and lead them to start over!

But...

This is the Phoenix Force, after all. How could anyone give away such powerful power for no reason?

There is a conspiracy.

There must be a conspiracy.

Smith shook his head: "I know what this is. With such powerful power, no one would voluntarily give it up, so..."

"Do you want it?"

This sentence again!

This person definitely has some problems. It's the Phoenix Force, and he doesn't want it just like that?

Smith originally thought the other party must have some conspiracy, but now, he was a bit uncertain.

Who plots a conspiracy like this?

Coming up, asking nothing, saying nothing, directly wanting to give the Phoenix Force to someone, and asking three times!

Is this a conspiracy?

This is clearly an open plot!

Smith, who couldn't figure out the other party's intentions, was a bit hesitant. In fact, whether it was a conspiracy or an open plot, as long as he ignored it, he naturally wouldn't be fooled.

But the attraction of the Phoenix Force was too great. Although there were certain risks, if he really obtained the Phoenix Force, all the risks and sacrifices would be worth it!

"Hoo..." Smith exhaled a long breath and asked seriously: "What do I need to pay?"

Su Quan looked around and smiled faintly: "Your entire clan, work for me from now on!"

"You want to recruit us D'Bari?" Hearing the other party's request, Smith was not angry or furious, but instead relieved.

It's easy to handle if you know the other party's goal!

I don't know what the other party is thinking, but he is actually willing to use the Phoenix Force in exchange for the allegiance of their D'Bari.

This is like clearly possessing heavy firepower and being able to easily make the other party pledge allegiance, but instead choosing to use a transaction method to hand the heavy firepower to the other party, making the other party pledge allegiance.

Once the heavy firepower is in the other party's hands, will the other party still keep their promise and pledge allegiance to you?

I'm afraid they will directly turn around and use the heavy firepower to force you to pledge allegiance to them.

Power is the truth!

What a naive and stupid Earthling...

"I can agree to your conditions, but you must hand the Phoenix Force to me first."

Smith agreed and put forward his own request.

Su Quan said with a smile that wasn't a smile: "That's fine, but you must guarantee that you will keep your promise after obtaining the Phoenix Force, otherwise your entire clan will die!"

"I guarantee it!"

Smith made the guarantee without hesitation, but thought nothing of it in his heart. Once I have the Phoenix Force, who can make my entire clan die?

"Good!"

The "simple" Su Quan seemed to have no doubts and directly believed the other party's guarantee.

Then...

With a backhand wave, he directly injected the Phoenix Force into Smith's body.

At the same time, Smith began to absorb the Phoenix Force.

"Hum!"

Flame-like energy light waves lit up on Su Quan and Smith. In the light waves, the Phoenix Force quickly surged from Su Quan's body into Smith's body.

Dots of flowing light appeared on Smith's face, reflecting his excited and manic face.

"Ding!"

"Battle detected, reward dropped: Energy Absorption (Smith)"

Along with the sound of the reward drop, the Phoenix Force had settled into Smith's body.

"Bang!"

With a loud noise of energy agitation, Smith, with a Phoenix totem appearing behind him, floated in mid-air, excitedly feeling the powerful power in his body!

"Too strong... too strong... truly too strong..."

Smith muttered to himself excitedly.

Su Quan curled his lips: "Look at you, so inexperienced. Alright, get ready to return to Earth with me."

Smith watched Su Quan slowly land, his mouth curling up as he said: "We will go to Earth, because that will become the new home for us D'Bari."

Su Quan frowned: "What do you mean by that?"

Smith sneered: "Nothing special, just want to tell you that we are very grateful for the contribution you made to the future of the D'Bari."

Su Quan shouted: "You want to break your promise?"

"No, the D'Bari will still work for you, but I will replace you!"

As the words fell, Smith's body and appearance changed. In just a few moments, he had become Su Quan's appearance.

At a glance, the two were exactly the same!

"Good!"

"Too good!"

"Is this your choice, your choice?"

Su Quan clapped his hands and cheered. He seemed to be laughing out of extreme anger, but in reality—he was truly laughing!

I gave you the opportunity, but you didn't grasp it, so don't blame me!

Looking at the smug Smith and the other excited D'Bari, Su Quan suddenly calmed down.

"Do you know why I easily gave you the Phoenix Force? Not because I believe you, but because..."

"I am the Phoenix Force!"

The moment the words fell, only a boom was heard, and the Phoenix Force in Smith's body suddenly erupted uncontrollably.

The monstrous flames turned into a phoenix, adjudicating Smith's life and desires. In just the blink of an eye, Smith, who could absorb energy and possessed extremely strong self-healing abilities, turned into ashes, becoming stored energy for the life and emotions of future generations.

Subsequently, the flame phoenix flapped its wings and flew high, letting out chirps that shook the soul, rushing toward the other D'Bari.

"Boom!"

"Boom!"

"Boom!"

Balls of fire rose, and fire people swayed.

When the Phoenix Force returned to Su Quan's body, the D'Bari on the spaceship had all turned into ashes. Except for the various abilities dropped and this spaceship, there were no traces of their existence in this world!

— Author's Notes —

PS: The plot of this transitional stage is a bit stuck. After returning to the main Marvel world, it should be the plot of the Time Variance Authority.