Reborn with Steve Stand

Chapter 689: Dark Phoenix lame as hell

"Be careful!"

Upon seeing Jean's actions, Charles immediately voiced a warning.

Although he was an Omega-level telepath, he instinctively sensed the danger posed by the power Jean was releasing at that moment.

After all, his abilities only allowed him to control others' minds and thoughts.

But Jean Grey was different.

Not only could she do the same as him, but she could also manipulate the real world with her mind—what is commonly known as telekinesis. If she wanted, she could disintegrate, tear apart, or reassemble any material with just a thought.

At this moment, Jean merely had a fleeting thought.

The entire passageway in front of her seemed to be crushed by an invisible force, causing the surrounding walls to crack and collapse.

A massive psychic storm shredded all matter ahead and swept the debris forward, resembling a chaotic golden-red dust cloud imbued with a destructive aura, rapidly approaching the group.

As a member of the original X-Men, Darwin reacted swiftly, immediately positioning himself in front of Charles.

In the face of imminent danger, Darwin had no time to consider his own safety.

He only knew that he had to shield Charles.

Darwin crossed his arms in front of him, activating his mutant ability. His skin rapidly hardened and thickened, turning into a dense layer of keratin in an attempt to block the terrifying telekinetic surge.

However, at this critical moment, a questioning voice suddenly came from beside them.

"Uh... this is it?"

Accompanying the voice, Fang Mo calmly stepped forward and lightly pointed a finger ahead.

"Sever."

A soft voice echoed, and immediately a massive light wall appeared out of nowhere.

The raging psychic storm collided with it, causing a thunderous roar. In an instant, the surrounding room and walls were completely obliterated, even the heavy metal doors turned to dust.

Yet, behind this light wall, everything remained intact.

Even Darwin and Charles were unharmed.

"What... is this?"

The two were obviously stunned.

"...?"

In fact, not only they but even Jean, or rather the Dark Phoenix, was somewhat surprised. She had never seen such a thing before.

"Damn, the moves Aizen used are indeed stylish."

Fang Mo couldn't help but mutter to himself.

Yes, the move he just used wasn't anything else but a technique from the "Bleach" universe, specifically Kido, a type of spell driven by Reiatsu. He even had a Reiatsu battery made from Aizen, so using Kido was definitely not a problem.

After all, it wasn't much different from using ninjutsu.

One is powered by chakra, and the other by spiritual energy.

But for some reason, Fang Mo felt that Kido seemed a bit more prestigious. Could it be because Aizen was too prestigious?

"You all..."

While Fang Mo was pondering this, the Dark Phoenix spoke, her face dark and frightening: "You all... are trying to imprison me again, aren't you?"

"Jean, I never wanted to imprison you!"

Hearing this, Charles immediately explained: "I only want to help you. Don't be controlled by your power; you should control it instead..."

"Shut up!"

Before he could finish, the Dark Phoenix erupted again: "Get out of my mind!"

"Jean, you're endangering yourself and everyone..."

"Oh, shut up already."

Charles was about to say something more, but Fang Mo interrupted him this time. He pulled out a giant bright purple blade from somewhere: "Preaching is useless, a severed head is the best textbook... I'm going in!"

"Wait..."

Before Charles could open his mouth, Fang Mo had already teleported and rushed forward.

Without any unnecessary words, the Manyullyn Cleaver slashed down towards the Dark Phoenix's face like lightning.

"..."

Seeing this, Dark Phoenix also raised her head suddenly. She did not make any significant movements, but an infinite mental force began to swirl around her. Fang Mo clearly felt the resistance on his blade gradually increasing.

"Not bad, you've got some moves."

However, despite his strike being blocked, Fang Mo was not angry. Instead, he teased his opponent cheerfully.

"..."

Dark Phoenix said nothing, but the blackness in her pupils suddenly began to spread, and in an instant, her entire eyes turned pitch black, as if they were not eyes but two black holes, appearing incredibly eerie.

In this state.

Dark Phoenix launched her attack instantly.

Although calling it an attack might be inaccurate, as it was more like releasing her power. A circular ripple erupted from her body, and the next second, everything around began to shatter and disintegrate indiscriminately.

Except for the two behind the light barrier.

Everything around them.

The research lab, the medical room, the conference hall, even the brainwave amplifier, everything in the X-Men base vanished. Every structure on that floor, including the ceiling above, was crushed, blown away, and then disintegrated into fine dust.

From the outside, one would see that the top floor of the Xavier Mansion had disappeared as if it had been evaporated.

"What the f***!"

Darwin was terrified upon seeing this: "Cha... Charles!"

"Leave here immediately!" Charles almost shouted, "They haven't even gotten serious yet. Evacuate the students quickly, or the consequences will be unimaginable!"

Without waiting for a reply, Darwin abandoned even the wheelchair and carried Charles away.

For now, let's not discuss their evacuation efforts.

The scene shifted back to Fang Mo.

Despite the formidable power of Dark Phoenix's psychic storm, capable of directly disintegrating matter, Fang Mo was hardly harmed.

Though it appeared intense.

Fang Mo was not composed of matter.

In fact, Fang Mo felt as if he had just been brushed by a breeze, his health bar flickered, and no damage was visible, likely because of rapid regeneration.

"Weak."

Seeing this, Fang Mo mocked again, "And you want to be Dark Phoenix? You might as well be a dark pineapple..."

"Shut up!"

Unlike Jean, Dark Phoenix had a terrible temper: "I will kill you!"

After these words, Dark Phoenix suddenly spread her arms, and her red hair began to whip wildly. An even more powerful force erupted from her body.

Her veins glowed with a faint golden-red light.

Her aura surged to an unmeasurable level.

"Die!"

Having unleashed her power, Dark Phoenix suddenly grabbed Fang Mo, intending to disintegrate him into dust.

Upon being grabbed, Fang Mo did feel an invisible force attacking him.

From Steve's perspective, the red hearts representing life were flashing rapidly, but unfortunately, the attack seemed unable to break through his defense.

Fang Mo could see smoke rising from his body, likely an effect of matter disintegration, but it felt so weak, even less impactful than a punch from Thanos, not causing any damage at all.

"…Hmm?"

Fang Mo paused briefly.

But then he suddenly understood.

As mentioned earlier, Dark Phoenix's power was somewhat like telekinesis, able to disintegrate matter at the atomic level.

However, her power was a physical attack, akin to grinding something down with mental force. Fang Mo's outer shell was always covered by a Soul Armor materialized in reality, made from the most powerful Crystal Matrix Ingot, with double protection from the original Soul Armor and the Indestructible trait.

The Indestructible trait's only rule is that it cannot be damaged.

Dark Phoenix using telekinesis to grind down the armor was impossible to break through.

Years ago, Malekith, holding the Infinity Stones, used all his might to pierce a hole in Fang Mo's armor, which immediately repaired itself due to the Indestructible trait.

"Weak."

Understanding this, Fang Mo chuckled again.

"You…"

Dark Phoenix clearly sensed that something was wrong. She frowned instinctively, but before she could figure out what was happening, Fang Mo had already lashed out with a whip kick.

Even in his normal state, Fang Mo's kick was not something an ordinary person could withstand.

Even Dark Phoenix was not an exception. Despite having a psychic shield for protection, she was sent flying by the kick.

She vanished from her original position in an instant. Her speed was so fast that it left a straight line cavity in the air, which was rapidly filled in the next second, causing a series of explosive sounds. White shockwaves spread wildly in all directions.

As for Dark Phoenix herself, she had turned into a beam of light and crashed into a distant hill.

Charles' estate was quite idyllic, located far from the city with a serene and beautiful environment. There were even a few small hills around, with lush interweaving forests on the ground and an artificial lake nearby.

Although Dark Phoenix was kicked away, it was unrealistic to think she could be killed with just one kick.

For someone with Dark Phoenix's extreme personality, any setback or humiliation would only make her angrier.

Soon, the entire distant hill was completely disintegrated.

A cloud of dust driven by psychic force spread like ocean waves in all directions.

In the midst of the chaotic mist, Dark Phoenix's figure suddenly appeared. She floated slowly into the air, her eyes glaring at Fang Mo from a distance. Her gaze was no longer just angry, but filled with a more profound malice, brimming with boundless malevolence.

She suddenly waved her hand to the side.

A fierce red light seemed to flash in her dark pupils.

An immense power was activated, accompanied by continuous booming sounds, causing the ground to shake. The hill beside her then inexplicably rose into the air, floating there eerily.

With a malicious wave towards Fang Mo, the hill began accelerating towards Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters.

"Playing with rocks? I can do that too," Fang Mo, standing at the highest point of the school, smiled as he saw this. Then he clasped his hands and said, "Tengai Shinsei."

The clouds in the sky darkened rapidly, and then a gigantic meteor pierced through the clouds, hurtling straight towards the airborne hill. The next second, an earth-shattering explosion occurred, with countless rocks scattering in all directions like a meteoric shower, indiscriminately bombarding everything around.

The forest below was instantly turned into a dead zone.

Some areas even turned into a sea of fire, resembling an inferno.

"Emmm…" Fang Mo pondered slightly as he observed this scene.

Although he did not know many of the students, his maid and daughter were still here. So if a fight was inevitable, he felt he should be a bit more careful.

With that thought, Fang Mo promptly used his spatial teleportation.

A flash of dark light later, he was already in front of Dark Phoenix.

"Alright, I'll stay here and play with you."

Catching up again, Fang Mo slightly stretched his shoulders. "I've been holding back just now, worried about hurting the kids. Now it's fine, I can go all out with you."

"You think I'm playing with you?" Dark Phoenix, visibly furious, was annoyed by Fang Mo's earlier kick. She immediately raised her hand towards him. "No one has ever dared treat me like this… You and Charles are equally despicable. Both of you deserve to die!"

With Dark Phoenix's words, Fang Mo suddenly felt an immense force on his neck, as if something was trying to twist it off. Unexpectedly, the force was quite strong, showing that Dark Phoenix had learned quickly. Since she couldn't disintegrate him, she decided to try another method. Fang Mo cooperatively shouted, "Ah! My neck! My neck..."

"Heh…" Dark Phoenix smiled cruelly at this sight. "Even if you beg for mercy, it won't..."

Before she could finish, Fang Mo suddenly shouted, "Neck twist to the right!"

With those words, his entire neck and head vanished, leaving him standing like a headless corpse. Dark Phoenix was momentarily stunned, unable to understand what was happening.

But in that instant, the headless Fang Mo moved.

Using the same teleportation ability, Fang Mo appeared behind Dark Phoenix without warning. He discarded the cleaver carelessly, replacing it with a blazing red giant sword, which he thrust forward.

"Ah!!!"

Dark Phoenix couldn't react in time, letting out a scream as the blade emerged from her abdomen.

"Headless man frequently visiting barber shops, arousing high attention from anti-vice units..."

As he uttered this nonsensical phrase, Fang Mo's head reappeared. He smiled while holding the handle of Laevatein. "By the way, let me ask you, are you interested in becoming the Toilet God?"