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Ch. 350 Power Cosmic
🕑 Added 2024-04-13 16:00:10 +0000 UTCPower Cosmic.
As the name suggests, this is an ability to manipulate cosmic energy.
Due to the different users, Power Cosmic often exhibits completely different effects.
For example, Silver Surfer and Stardust, who both possess Power Cosmic, have completely different abilities.
Power Cosmic has granted Silver Surfer, originally an astronomer, superhuman strength, an invincible body, and an almost eternal life.
Furthermore, Silver Surfer can harness near-endless cosmic energy by connecting to a silver surfboard.
This cosmic energy can be used for both offense and defense, as well as for replenishing himself and flying.
Moreover, when Silver Surfer pushes his Power Cosmic to the limit, he gains the ability to glimpse into the future and the past, much like the Time Stone.
Among the four envoys of the Planet Devourer, Silver Surfer is considered the most versatile in utilizing Power Cosmic.
As for Stardust, Terrax the Tamer, and Firelord, their use of Power Cosmic carries distinct personal traits.
Stardust's body is entirely composed of cosmic particles and energy, which leans his use of Power Cosmic towards energy manipulation.
For instance, he can release destructive energy shocks from his eyes and hands.
He can also repair his energy-based body through his will.
Or use Power Cosmic for lightspeed travel and more.
Terrax the Tamer, on the other hand, heavily augments his existing extraordinary abilities using Power Cosmic.
Even before gaining Power Cosmic from the Planet Devourer, Terrax the Tamer could manipulate rocks and soil and lift objects weighing up to 100 tons.
After obtaining Power Cosmic, these abilities were significantly amplified.
Unlike Stardust and Terrax the Tamer, Firelord's use of Power Cosmic is more similar to Silver Surfer's.
However, Firelord didn't fully enhance himself in every aspect with Power Cosmic; instead, he used it in the cosmic flame form.
This way of using the power turned Firelord into a miniature sun-like entity.
Similar to Silver Surfer, Firelord was a relatively ordinary person before becoming an envoy of the Planet Devourer.
His original name was Pyreus Krill, and he was an officer in the Nova Corps.
Though he had the "Nova Energy" possessed by all Nova Corps members, he wasn't particularly well-known within the Nova Corps.
He became an envoy of the Planet Devourer primarily to seek the whereabouts of his good friend, Gabriel Lan.
Gabriel Lan, a close friend of Firelord, was abducted by the Planet Devourer and transformed into an envoy named "Air-Walker."
In his quest to find Gabriel Lan, Firelord sought out the Planet Devourer and willingly became one of its envoys.
Aside from using Power Cosmic in the cosmic flame form, Firelord can also release his energy in almost all forms, such as heat, light, gravity, radio waves, and charged particles.
Similar to Silver Surfer and Stardust, he can travel at lightspeed and even traverse hyperspace.
The usage of Power Cosmic by Silver Surfer, Stardust, and others illustrates a fundamental aspect: Power Cosmic is a very versatile ability, often dictated by the user's desires.
In other words, Power Cosmic can adapt to different forms of usage based on the user's needs.
While Power Cosmic brings some common enhancements to the users, each Power Cosmic user generally has their own usage habits.
Russell didn't intend to use Power Cosmic in the same way as Stardust and Firelord.
Since Power Cosmic can be tailored to the user's needs, he planned to use it to strengthen his already acquired divine power.
As he had already ascended to the Skyfather level, Russell's divine realm, City of Sin, could continuously absorb energy from the astral realm and convert it into divine power.
The increase in divine power from the divine realm would also boost Russell's overall power.
In terms of growth efficiency, absorbing and converting astral energy into divine power was already quite effective.
However, Russell was still somewhat dissatisfied.
Especially after learning about the gap between the Skyfather level and the Universe level, which involved domains and energy.
Just relying on the divine realm to absorb astral energy and convert it into divine power seemed too slow.
Now that he had acquired Power Cosmic from the Planet Devourer, he decided to speed up the growth of his divine power.
For example, absorbing cosmic energy and converting it into divine power.
As for the physical enhancement and energy attacks brought about by Power Cosmic, Russell wasn't particularly concerned.
He already had an abundance of physical capabilities and energy attack methods at his disposal.
Though divine power might seem mysterious, it was an all-purpose energy.
As long as the effects weren't too bizarre or had no connection to his own authority, he could essentially manifest them using divine power.
In fact, this was a characteristic shared by many advanced energies.
Compared to ordinary energies, the most typical characteristic of advanced energies was their broader range of applications, spanning multiple domains.
To provide a simple example, if it were natural energy, such as wind-based natural energy.
No matter how it was developed, wind-based natural energy could never develop abilities related to life or the earth.
But advanced energy was different.
The reason why it was considered advanced was because it could transform into many different forms of ordinary energy.
For example, Russell could now convert his divine power into wind-based natural energy or earth-based natural energy.
Although there was some loss during the conversion process.
For beings with advanced energy, such losses could be almost negligible.
Deciding how to use the newly acquired Power Cosmic, Russell wasted no time and immediately began establishing a connection between Power Cosmic and his divine power, creating a stable channel for automatic conversion without needing his direct control.
To put it simply, he was creating a "digestive system" similar to that of humans.
However, he even skipped the eating part.
Because Power Cosmic would automatically absorb various cosmic energies like breathing, without requiring any control.
So, as long as he established a stable conversion channel for Power Cosmic to transform into divine power, he wouldn't need to actively absorb and convert cosmic energy in a specific manner. He could absorb cosmic energy and enhance his divine power anytime, anywhere.
Time flew by.
In the blink of an eye, a week had passed.
During this week, Russell had been staying on Pluto, establishing the channel for the conversion of Power Cosmic and divine power.
Although he hadn't eaten or drunk for a week, it was not an issue for him, now being a Skyfather-level being.
At this moment, Russell, while finishing the final touches on the conversion channel, slowly opened his eyes.
Since ascending to the Skyfather level, he had lost track of the passage of time.
Whether it was a week or a month, there was no significant difference in his perception.
After completing the setup, Russell stood up from the ice and tested the connection between Power Cosmic and divine power.
As he had expected, once he left the real world and arrived in the divine realm, he could no longer absorb any cosmic energy.
After confirming this, he reactivated the connection to the divine realm and returned to the study at the central headquarters.
As soon as his form solidified, he sensed the cosmic energy freely floating in the air.
Although the amount of cosmic energy floating in the air was not comparable to the vastness of outer space, Russell could still clearly sense its presence.
Earth's atmosphere shielded against various cosmic radiations and energies, ensuring that humans and other terrestrial organisms did not succumb to the effects of these energies.
However, the atmosphere did not completely isolate Earth from cosmic energies.
Sunlight and ultraviolet rays were typical examples.
The atmosphere, however, controlled them to levels that would not be fatally harmful to terrestrial life.
After experiencing the efficiency of absorbing cosmic energy on Earth, Russell nodded in satisfaction.
Due to the Earth's atmosphere, the concentration of cosmic energy was not particularly high, far from what could be found on Pluto or in outer space.
However, this did not mean that cosmic energy on Earth was scarce.
The efficiency of Power Cosmic in absorbing and converting energy into divine power was much higher than when Russell had sunbathed to enhance his Kryptonian physiology.
At that time, Kryptonian physiology could only absorb sunlight for enhancement, but now, Power Cosmic could absorb various cosmic energies to strengthen divine power.
Though it was not the same thing being strengthened, Russell was not concerned about the difference in results.
After experiencing the efficiency of absorbing cosmic energy and converting it into divine power, Russell instructed his AI assistant, No. 3's program, "Retrieve the recent research reports from Peter and Banner."
"Of course, sir!"
No. 3's program did not hesitate and immediately replied.
The next moment, a virtual holographic screen appeared in front of Russell.
The situation with Peter and Banner regarding Vibranium was resolved even more easily than he had anticipated.
Since there were no other matters to attend to at the moment, Russell intended to see the progress Peter and Banner had made in their research on Vibranium.
Peter and Banner hadn't previously encountered Vibranium, but once they had Vibranium in their possession, they became completely absorbed in studying this unique metal.
In addition to entrusting them with Vibranium for research, Russell also provided them with all the Vibranium technology data collected from Wakanda, to help them get started.
After more than a year of research, Peter and Banner now had an understanding of Vibranium that was not inferior to that of the only researcher on Wakanda, Princess Shuri.
With the Vibranium technology data from Wakanda, they embarked on some interesting research.
For instance, they were attempting to merge Vibranium atoms with organic cells.
Upon seeing the research report displayed on the holographic screen, Russell couldn't help but furrow his brow.
Could it really be this coincidental?
What Peter and Banner were currently researching was nothing other than merging Vibranium atoms with biological cells.
To put it more accurately, they were researching the construction of Vision's body.
What were they thinking?
Russell temporarily closed the research report about the fusion of Vibranium atoms and organic cells, choosing instead to review the previous reports.
Soon, he came across a series of Vibranium research reports that Peter and Banner had submitted earlier.
The decision of Peter and Banner to conduct experiments that involved merging Vibranium atoms with organic cells was not a sudden whim but a natural deduction based on their previous research.
In the beginning, they had been exploring the possibility of nanosizing Vibranium.
Building upon the research report by Princess Shuri, they successfully addressed this issue, creating Vibranium nanoweapons and suits.
Having accomplished this, they proceeded to investigate further, including the potential for Vibranium to heal injuries.
Initially, their focus was on creating portable, multifunctional Vibranium nano-treatment devices for immediate injury recovery on the battlefield or during crises.
In simpler terms, they aimed to miniaturize existing large-scale treatment devices using Vibranium nanotechnology.
In terms of purpose, their idea was entirely reasonable.
Having successfully weaponized Vibranium nanotechnology, it was only natural to move on to the everyday applications of Vibranium nanotechnology.
However, during their research into creating a portable and versatile Vibranium nanomedical device, they ventured into a slightly radical direction.
They didn't prioritize the treatment of external injuries but instead began to explore the possibilities of the self-healing of human injuries.
