Lin Feng ignored the Red Skull, who began to drift towards the edge of the cliff.
Lin Feng was talking nonsense.
If it wasn't for the Soul Stone, who would come to this godforsaken place?
"The Soul Stone holds a supreme position among the Infinity Stones."
"It possesses its own intelligence."
"To obtain it, you must fulfill its conditions!" The Red Skull began to narrate to himself.
"If it weren't for the Soul Stone, you wouldn't be here."
"To ensure that the one who obtains the Soul Stone truly understands its capabilities."
"The Soul Stone demands a sacrifice..."
The Red Skull spoke of the conditions for acquiring the Soul Stone in a voice filled with ancient weariness.
Perhaps he had been in this desolate place for too long; the Red Skull's mind was not as sharp as it used to be.
His words carried the weight of eons, yet simultaneously sounded a bit dull.
"Sacrifice your beloved, correct?" Lin Feng interrupted again.
The Red Skull turned back: "..."
"How did you know?"
Lin Feng curled his lip.
*I know who your dad is too!*
"To gain the gem, you must lose your beloved."
"One soul for one soul..."
"This is an eternal transaction..."
The Red Skull maintained his dignified, almost pompous demeanor.
Even after Lin Feng interrupted his pretense, he managed to continue.
"Ah!"
"Unfortunately, I didn't bring my beloved today!"
"But I still want the Soul Stone. Is there any other way?"
Lin Feng shrugged, completely unfazed by the solemn atmosphere the Red Skull was trying to create.
Sacrifice Susan?
That was out of the question.
Talking about eternal transactions.
In Avengers 4, didn't Lin Feng get Black Widow back through coercion?
Lin Feng couldn't bring himself to push Susan off a cliff.
The Red Skull fell silent for a long time.
Perhaps he didn't expect his visitor to be so troublesome.
Compared to someone seeking the Soul Stone, Lin Feng seemed more like he was here to play a prank.
"There is no other way..." the Red Skull's tone remained solemn and grave.
"These are the conditions set by the Soul Stone. No one can break them."
"You have plenty of time to consider..."
With that, the Red Skull turned his head away and fell silent.
Lin Feng curiously followed the Red Skull's gaze.
Before him lay only desolation. He couldn't tell what the Red Skull was looking at.
Perhaps, after spending so much time here, putting on a show was one of the Red Skull's few remaining pleasures.
Lin Feng sighed and looked up at the sky.
"Must I sacrifice..."
"No chance given..."
The sky was a dull gray, adding to the utter desolation.
*Should I go back to the Avengers 4 world and get all six Infinity Stones, then threaten the Soul Stone?*
But didn't Captain America send the Infinity Stones back to their own timelines?
However, Lin Feng was not entirely helpless.
The Infinity Stones primarily emitted gamma rays.
And Lin Feng already possessed five Infinity Stones.
If he used the Infinity Stones to unleash destructive energy at a high frequency, there was a high probability of destroying Vormir and the Soul Stone together.
The Infinity Stones were not indestructible.
Didn't Thanos destroy all the Infinity Stones after snapping his fingers?
He believed that after the universe was corrected, the stones were useless except for temptation, so he used the stones to destroy them.
In Avengers 3, Wanda had also used a similar method to destroy the Mind Stone.
However, Thanos later restored it with the Time Stone.
Therefore, Lin Feng wasn't afraid of shattering the Soul Stone. If it did shatter, he could just use the Time Stone.
With this thought, Lin Feng looked back at the Red Skull.
"Hey, Red!" Lin Feng's tone was tinged with melancholy, but his expression was mischievous.
"Find a place to hide. Vormir..."
"Is about to disappear..."
"?????" The Red Skull was utterly confused.
*What the hell?*
Lin Feng couldn't be bothered to explain. He took to the air directly.
*I'll show you how Vormir disappears!*
Lin Feng took out his custom-made twin gauntlets.
These were the handheld energy launchers forged by the Dwarven King Eitri and enchanted by Queen Frigga.
They were capable of firing Infinity Stone energy.
Up to this point, Lin Feng hadn't had a chance to use them.
Now, the opportunity had arrived!
Lin Feng no longer intended to call these things guns.
They were more than twice the size of a gun and resembled gauntlets more than firearms.
Without further ado, Lin Feng activated the Power Stone.
He intended to give the planet Vormir a grand funeral!
Wisps of purple energy began to envelop the body of the gauntlet.
Patterns on the weapon pulsed with purple light.
A powerful bio-field encompassed the entire planet Vormir.
"Soul Stone, can you hear me!" Lin Feng's voice echoed across every corner of Vormir.
He was confident that the Soul Stone could hear him, as it possessed self-awareness.
"I know that similar or identical gamma rays are enough to destroy your existence!"
"I'll give you a chance. Come out yourself!"
"Just like before, I'll give you one minute to consider!"
His voice reverberated throughout Vormir, and the Red Skull certainly heard it.
He looked up, observing Lin Feng, who had ascended high into the sky and was now a mere speck.
He couldn't help but mutter, "What is he doing..."
He completely failed to comprehend Lin Feng's perplexing actions.
*Is he threatening the Soul Stone?*
The Red Skull wanted to laugh.
But he hadn't laughed in so long, he seemed to have forgotten how.
Until a minute later.
The speck in the sky representing Lin Feng began to glow purple.
At this point, the Red Skull began to sense that something was amiss.
Immediately after, he witnessed a scene that would forever be etched in his memory.
More terrifying than his first arrival on Vormir!
An immense, heart-pounding energy condensed in the high heavens.
Then, with a hum, a purple beam of energy descended like a pillar of light.
Like an electric drill, it instantly bored a massive hole in the center of Vormir!
The entire planet Vormir trembled violently, as if struck by a magnitude 12 earthquake.
The Red Skull didn't understand this absurd power, but he was utterly awestruck!
His eyes widened, never before having been so wide.
His mouth also fell open, wider than it had ever been.
Before the Red Skull could recover from the shocking sight before him.
Another beam of purple light descended from the sky.
A second one.
And a third.
Vormir was facing its true apocalypse.
The entire planet was torn apart under Lin Feng's barrage.
Like a brilliant purple firework, Lin Feng's attack signaled the funeral of Vormir.