The disparity between independent worlds and the outside remains enormous.
Several members of Yongdu’s crew also harbored such hidden risks, and Tao Yu removed them from the team to avoid staining the Space Airship with their presence, which he deemed unlucky.
"Master Jack, let Natasha act as our emissary. Come back and visit when you have time."
Nick Fury truly knew how to handle situations. Although he was aware that Tao Yu might not think highly of him, some of his decisions were quite effective.
At that moment, Natasha stood beside Airi Suzuki, dressed in a tight black leather outfit. She brushed the ends of her hair and flashed a seductive smile as Tao Yu looked her way, prompting Tao Yu to return a casual grin.
Quite understanding...
However, controlling the opposite sex indeed tends to be more convenient and relatively more reliable.
Just like the New Development Zone, most of the managing efforts in secret still relied on the Enchantresses of the Yin Kui Sect.
"Enough, the Abyss crisis is ever-present. Stay vigilant, and I look forward to our next meeting."
Tao Yu finished speaking, waved casually, and without resorting to flight or teleportation, led Minato Namikaze and others through the boarding ramp toward the deck of the Space Airship.
The rest watched silently as Tao Yu departed from view.
Then, they turned their gaze to a massive ten-thousand-ton ship docked at the port. Assisted by tugboats, the ship slowly left the harbor, its whistle reverberating as it sailed into the depths of the ocean.
On the deck, the ocean breeze carried a salty, damp scent. Seagulls glided along the direction of the deck, as if they hadn’t moved at all.
Looking at the vast and undulating ocean ahead, Tao Yu’s eyes gradually emitted a radiant glow, his pupils transforming into dark golden crosses, while a pitch-black halo materialized above his head.
A terrifying ripple spread outward, encompassing the entire aircraft carrier.
"Such a colossal object—I have to establish a connection to it, or else the World Will of my realm may not be willing to expend effort to bring it out."
The surrounding sky and earth dimmed as Tao Yu’s Negative Universe engulfed the area.
If he were in that eerie independent world from before, he wouldn’t dare act so recklessly. Now, with Eternity half-considered an ally, he needn’t worry too much...
As the ripples spread, the Gate of Guf opened.
In the past, within Tao Yu’s Negative Universe, those without the Saintly Position couldn’t perceive anything; beings without Sacred Intent couldn’t even sense it.
But this time, under Tao Yu’s coverage, the sky merely darkened slightly.
The processing enabled by the newly acquired [Information Control] talent allowed Tao Yu to wield his powers delicately in various ways.
He could even shape and fill his Negative Universe with whatever he desired!
With the completion of the informational pathway, Tao Yu integrated the entire Space Airship as part of his spoils, thereby reestablishing communication with the World Will.
Thanks to temporarily absorbing some of the Yuan Force stored in Vibranium while in Wakanda, Tao Yu managed to pay the costs of this return.
With the sudden embrace of the World Will, everyone aboard the Space Airship experienced the dizziness of being extracted from their world.
As Marvel World natives, even a being as powerful as Thanos felt an inexplicable sadness rise—a poignant homesickness from leaving their homeland.
These spontaneous emotions even dulled the sluggishness brought on by his waning energy...
The tumultuous red sea of the EVA World churned violently, yet in the next moment, an overwhelming force rudely parted its crimson waters.
A cross-shaped AT Field beam erupted, generating towering waves hundreds of meters high.
It seemed as though a waterless path had been carved in the middle of the ocean.
Within this hollowed ocean corridor, a vast aircraft carrier slowly floated upward.
The enormous vessel possessed four gigantic turbine engines, complemented by internal anti-gravity engines, and buoyed by the energy provided by the Ark Reactor, it ascended steadily.
The turbine engines extracted airflow from above, directing distorted streams downward, clearly visible to the naked eye.
As the ’Manbo’ Space Airship gradually rose above the ocean surface, Tao Yu dispelled the AT Field that had parted the waters.
The previously hollowed sea abruptly reunited under the force of gravity, the surging waters forming a massive upward "artillery shot."
All of it, however, was blocked by the AT Field beneath the Space Airship.
"The World Will is so unreliable—dragging us out only to toss us straight into the seabed and leave. If I didn’t have some tricks up my sleeve, even the spoils would have been lost."
The World Will merely extracted them, dumped them into the ocean depths, and vanished without a trace.
It was only because Tao Yu had comprehensive abilities—a textbook Hexagonal Warrior—that he managed to salvage large-scale spoils under such circumstances.
"How are you faring?"
Tao Yu turned to address Thanos and Natasha.
"I’m fine. Aside from feeling a bit heavier, it’s hardly an issue. Just a bit of training to adapt should fix it."
Natasha stretched her limbs, still agile, her movements perfectly accentuating her figure.
On the other hand, Thanos appeared outwardly composed, rubbing his shoulder slightly, but Tao Yu could sense the dormancy in his body’s energy.
"I’m not doing well. Now, even my physical strength is likely equivalent to the ’normal’ power of someone my size."
Thanos, whose body was once harder than Vibranium and whose strength was immensely formidable, now had physical capabilities akin merely to those of a tyrant.