Global Abyss: My Skills Can Enhance Infinitely-Chapter 1052 - 815: Star Explosion

"Haha, I knew you’d handle it, no wonder you’re the man I vouch for. Thanos has quite the reputation in the starry sky."

Thor laughed heartily and gave Tao Yu a hug.

He brought Sif along with five hundred elite Asgardian warriors to visit the Ziritans’ stronghold.

Although the Ziritans followed Thanos and had their own backing,

they could only swallow their pride when faced with the Asgardians knocking on their door.

The disappearance of three motherships without a word had already brought them significant pressure.

Odin’s famed exploits in the past were still remembered.

But Thor hadn’t expected that his casual trip around would turn out to be more than just spreading Asgard’s presence to prevent future provocations.

He didn’t imagine Tao Yu would have temporarily roped Thanos in already!

That guy’s a true powerhouse in the cosmos!

Though in Thor’s eyes, he still couldn’t rival his father, the Divine King, Odin,

he undeniably now had the qualification to sit at the negotiating table.

"Mr. Thanos is a partner. People misunderstand him in many ways, actually."

Tao Yu said casually.

Thanos wasn’t serving him; the current alliance stemmed from shared goals, with a hint of surveillance mixed in.

When it came to disregard for life, Thanos undoubtedly took the crown.

For years, he had diligently roamed the universe, reducing populations by half wherever he went—a name many feared, that haunted their nightmares.

Yet speaking of his motives, Thanos was that classic "savior villain."

He wasn’t afraid of being misunderstood, believing his actions were righteous, with the ultimate goal of improving the universe.

Because of this, his focus shifted, and the purpose of collecting the Infinite Gems became battling the Abyss.

Despite being soaked in blood, Tao Yu didn’t claim to like or admire Thanos.

But at his current level, outright obliterating Thanos also wasn’t his solution.

Keeping Thanos around could be a valuable force against the Abyss.

"Oh, a partnership, huh? Got it."

Thor cast a challenging glance at the purple potato-looking fellow who appeared harmless for the moment, a faint smirk curling his lips.

"Big guy, let’s spar when there’s a chance."

Thor slammed his fists together, unleashing a burst of thunderbolts.

"The awakened Crown Prince of Asgard..."

Thanos lifted his eyelids slightly and glanced at Thor, but only indifferently nodded.

"Well then, you can get on with it, but go easy."

Seeing the still untempered and somewhat reckless Thor, Tao Yu thought it was time to let him experience the harshness of the world.

"Relax, I know how to hold back."

Thor flashed a don’t-worry expression.

Sure, he had lost to Master Jack before, but the guy also lost to him.

And that guy had the Infinite Gems, a definite game-changer—so Thor certainly didn’t think he was weak.

"Alright."

Thanos nodded again. They were on his massive floating-mothership-like vessel, "Sanctuary II."

The ship housed a vast Thanos army—a single vessel capable of annihilating civilizations—and also contained a training room for duels like this.

"A pity, this ship isn’t a Yuan Force artifact."

Tao Yu lamented, thinking that maybe the S.H.I.E.L.D. space airship could be the only thing he could properly take out and use for now.

At this moment, a man with a walkman slung at his waist, exuding a hint of roguishness, looked at Thor’s departing figure as if mimicking Thor’s moves on the sly.

"What’s up? Think Thor’s got style?"

Tao Yu glanced at Star-Lord, who’d just been hauled back by Yongdu.

"Style? Mimicry? Do you know how many species I’ve slept with?"

Star-Lord, startled by being caught, seemed a bit flustered and tried to argue his way out.

"Shut it! Is that how you talk to the boss? Try me, I’ll beat you to a pulp!"

Yongdu cut him off furiously, clearly agitated.

Yet Tao Yu could sense Yongdu was just worried Star-Lord might offend him.

"Seriously, I’m not some petty-minded guy. You’ve really got me wrong."

Tao Yu loosened the shackles he’d prepared for Star-Lord, feeling a tinge of sadness.

"I saw it too. He was totally mimicking that big guy just now. Haha, hilarious."

Rocket wasn’t about to go easy on Star-Lord either, babbling non-stop beside him, while Gamora cast a couple more glances in Thor’s direction.

This left Star-Lord feeling a bit wounded. But seeing Yongdu’s fiery temper, he didn’t dare retort.

"I’ve also heard about Gall. He killed the Divine Spirit he worshipped."

Star-Lord shared what he’d seen and heard during his wandering days.

Then he looked curiously at Tao Yu and hesitated before asking,

"You’re from Earth, right?"

Earth was referred to in the starry sky primarily by two names: Midgard in Asgard’s Nine Realms, or Tlan Star.

Star-Lord had been abducted into space as a child, and his impression of Earth was scant—just his vague memory of his mother and the songs in his walkman playlist.

"The one you were mimicking earlier is actually, in a sense, Earth-related too. Thor, Northern European myth’s God of Thunder. Hah, when you left Earth, you probably hadn’t heard of him yet. On Earth, he’s a mythological Divine Spirit."

Northern European mythology wasn’t that popular. Given Star-Lord’s age when he left Earth, it wouldn’t have been surprising for him not to know.