Lin Feng placed the gauntlet on the table, displaying several gemstones of different colors to everyone.
He took the Reality Stone and held it in his hand, then exerted force. The entire villa instantly transformed into a sea of stars.
The origin of the Infinity Stones was unfurled before the three like a scroll, a truly breathtaking spectacle.
"The Infinity Stones were born at the moment of the Big Bang."
"There are six of them, and each controls a fundamental attribute of the universe..."
"Something akin to an authority, or perhaps a rule," Lin Feng explained concisely.
"Do you remember the Chitauri invasion?" Lin Feng pointed to the blue gem on the gauntlet, simultaneously conjuring a phantom of the Tesseract with the Reality Stone.
"That blue cube, the Tesseract, its core is the Space Stone."
"It can open a portal to any location in the universe."
As he spoke, the phantom of the Tesseract split open, revealing the blue gem within, identical to the one on Lin Feng's gauntlet.
Before Tony could marvel, Lin Feng pointed to the green Infinity Stone.
"The Time Stone!"
"It allows the user to manipulate time at will, whether fast-forwarding or rewinding."
"It can even stop time."
"You should have seen it. Carol's injuries were reversed using the Time Stone..."
"Oh right, her name is Carol..." Lin Feng explained to Tony.
"Time reversal?" Tony touched his chin in disbelief.
"Fuck, I thought that was some new trick you learned."
Tony would never have imagined that a small gem could reverse time.
Lin Feng shook his head and continued to introduce the Infinity Stones.
"The orange one is the Mind Stone, the scepter Loki used. It can control the thoughts of any living being."
"The purple Power Stone, it grants the user unimaginable physical attack power, capable of shattering Earth with a single blow."
"And the red Reality Stone, as the name suggests, can alter reality. All scientific laws and natural principles are meaningless before it. It can be modified at will."
After his explanation, everyone wore a grim expression.
Tony, in particular, was captivated.
He had never imagined such things existed in the universe.
Lin Feng continued his lecture.
"Each Infinity Stone contains an immense amount of energy."
"When you gather all six, all it takes is a snap of your fingers!"
Saying this, Lin Feng looked at them and snapped his fingers.
With Lin Feng's snap, the cosmic illusion conjured by the Reality Stone instantly exploded.
The entire universe, with that snap, was reduced to nothingness.
Captain America's face became solemn. "A single snap."
"Can restart the entire universe, or turn it to dust..."
"What the fuck?" Tony exclaimed, adopting Nick Fury's catchphrase.
He looked at Lin Feng incredulously.
Lin Feng nodded, confirming Captain America's words.
Tony placed absolute trust in Lin Feng's words.
After all, there was no need to lie about such a significant matter, was there?
"You have five of these goddamn things?!"
Tony gasped, his heart pounding uncontrollably.
Each of these items surpassed the bounds of science!
"Meaning, you're only one away from being able to wipe out the universe?"
Huh?
Lin Feng waved his hand, dispelling the illusion, a look of utter confusion on his face.
"Why would I destroy the universe?"
"Isn't that why you're collecting them?"
"Get lost!" Lin Feng's face darkened.
"I am collecting these Infinity Stones for other reasons."
"In the universe, there's a fully realized purple brute, also collecting these stones."
"His name is Thanos."
As he spoke, Lin Feng conjured another image, this time of a large purple head.
It was the cosmic overlord, Thanos.
"He is the last survivor of the Titan race."
"And his goal is to use the Infinity Stones to randomly destroy half of all life in the universe."
"May I interrupt, why would he do that?" Tony raised his hand again to ask.
"Good question! From what I understand, he believes that life in the universe consumes too many resources."
"And by eliminating half the cosmic population, the universe will become more prosperous and sustainable."
Lin Feng explained.
Thanos, the cosmic family planning director, had an aggressively progressive mindset.
"Also, the Chitauri invasion was orchestrated by him," Lin Feng emphasized.
"He's had his eye on Earth's Infinity Stone for a long time."
"So, I am collecting these things to prevent a disaster."
"I doubt you'd want to see half of your loved ones suddenly vanish without reason..."
After demonstrating the origin of the universe, Lin Feng retracted the gauntlet.
The amount of information was immense, yet simply put and easy to understand.
The group nodded with somber expressions.
From this perspective, Lin Feng's collection of the Infinity Stones was justifiable.
He was merely preventing a future catastrophe.
"However, the news that you possess five Infinity Stones has spread throughout the universe."
"This has brought a crisis to Earth!" Captain America exclaimed.
Lin Feng's intentions were good, but clearly, a conspiracy was targeting him, with Earth merely an incidental casualty.
The dissemination of this news was a signal that the conspiracy had begun to unfold.
Lin Feng nodded with a heavy heart, of course he knew this.
"But it's too dangerous to scatter the Infinity Stones."
"Thanos could easily find them."
As he spoke, Lin Feng suspected that Thanos himself might have leaked the information.
However, it was clearly too late.
The news had already spread, and killing Thanos now would be futile.
"But I might have a solution," Lin Feng assured them not to worry too much.
He had already devised a plan.
One was for Lin Feng to leave Earth and make a name for himself across the universe with the Infinity Stones.
This would divert the attention of villains who desired the Infinity Stones, significantly reducing the danger to Earth.
The other was for Lin Feng to retrieve the remaining Soul Stone.
Then, with all six Infinity Stones, he could snap his fingers and make everyone forget the location of the Infinity Stones, or the fact that they were on Earth.
However, both these methods would require Lin Feng to temporarily leave Earth.
Lin Feng intended to depart Earth after the planetary alignment.
First, he would obtain the last stone.
But Lin Feng had no intention of performing that snap.
He planned to use the Infinity Stones more often in the universe.
At that point, villains coveting the Infinity Stones would come to him.
Lin Feng could then follow their trail and investigate who leaked the information.