Reincarnation Paradise: The Crucible.

Chapter 427 Apollo, the Sun God
Cairo, Pyramid Temple.

The spacious interior of the temple was not affected in the slightest by the chaotic battlefield outside, and the five tall stone statues still stood tall.

In the center of the temple, under the gaze of the five statues, two rectangular stone platforms with mysterious inscriptions on their surfaces were facing each other side by side, and Professor X, who was still in a coma, was lying safely on a stone platform on the right.

As for Apocalypse who had just returned to the temple, he was standing quietly beside the stone platform with his eyebrows slightly lowered. He looked at the bald old man on the stone platform with an undisguised fanatical greed in his eyes.

Obviously, compared to the doomsday judgment that will be held soon, Apocalypse is undoubtedly more interested in devouring Professor X.

After all, no matter how grand the scale of this judgment is, it can only destroy the flesh and eliminate matter.

However, the professor's ability is to truly control the mind. Not to mention the ability to see through people's hearts, the ability to weave memories alone is enough for him to change the entire world without bloodshed.

Even if the current technologically advanced human civilization were to be traced back to the Stone Age thousands of years ago, it would not be a difficult task for Apocalypse who controlled such great power. He could easily manipulate the entire human civilization at his fingertips.

In fact, if he had not been worried about the recurrence of the past incident that was buried deep underground, he would have been eager to start the seizure ceremony as soon as he found Professor X.

But it is not too late now, because human resistance has almost been completely destroyed by him, as for the mutants mixed in human society.

On the one hand, destroying human civilization can be said to be beneficial rather than harmful to this group of oppressed people.

On the other hand, the mutants Bipolar, who were the leaders and had the highest combat power, were now in his hands. One was captured and the other was subdued. In this situation, the remaining stragglers basically could not pose any threat to him.

So now he only needs to wait for a moment, and then he can calmly carry out the seizure ceremony without any worries.

And when he finishes the ceremony and returns again, he will become a true god who is completely above all living beings!

“It’s almost there, it’s almost there…”

As he murmured, Apocalypse's gaze towards Professor X became more and more fanatical.

However, the next second, Professor X, who should have been in a coma on the stone platform, suddenly opened his eyes.

When their eyes met, the smile on Apocalypse's lips suddenly froze, but before he could react, countless translucent illusory chains gushed out from Professor X's eyes like mad pythons, and then rushed straight into Apocalypse's body.

The moment the chain entered the body, the pupils of both parties almost simultaneously collapsed from solid to blank. With the professor's mental strength, plus the assistance of the mind chain and the unexpected timing, even if he could not completely crush Apocalypse, it would not be a problem to briefly control him for a few breaths.

In order to create this opportunity, he endured in the hands of Apocalypse for two days, waiting for this moment.

If it were an ordinary time, the short period of stagnation of a few breaths would have no effect on Apocalypse, but in a deliberate and unintentional manner, these few seconds were enough to decide life or death.

In the first second of being controlled, a cloud of blue smoke and silver electric light exploded in the empty temple.

Soon the two strange visions dissipated, and in the blue smoke appeared Nightcrawler, who had stretched out his hand and grabbed Professor X's shoulder.

On the other side, in the silver electric light, Quicksilver and Phantom were approaching Apocalypse quickly.

At the same time, a terrifying rolling heat wave occupied all the space inside the temple. Looking to the source, one could see that the heat wave came from a blazing red fireball held tightly in the hand of the Phantom Cat.

The fireball continued to expand and contract in the white palm. Every rise and fall would cause layer upon layer of red ripples in the void. At the same time, the terrifying sense of threat that made people's hair numb also spread out.

The moment he sensed this threat, even Apocalypse, who was in control, couldn't help but have a distorted expression.

Fortunately, just as he started to change, the professor's mental suppression from deep in his heart intensified again, forcibly extinguishing the possibility of him breaking free from his restraints.

…………

The next second, after noticing the change on Apocalypse's face, Quicksilver, who had already approached the target, raised his eyebrows slightly and shouted in a deep voice:
"quick!"

As soon as he finished speaking, several blue potions in his hand were injected into Apocalypse's blood vessels at the same time. This was a high-concentration antidote extracted from Jimmy's blood. Its effect could be said to be dozens of times that of the potions produced by the Worthington Group.

Even someone as strong as Magneto would have his mutant abilities forcibly suppressed for more than ten years, or even longer, after being injected with an injection.

Of course, the effects of potions are by no means omnipotent. With Apocalypse's almost god-like ability, if you expect to easily defeat the opponent with just these few antidote potions, then it can be said to be a pipe dream.

Not to mention just these genetic drugs extracted from the blood, even if Jimmy was squeezed into juice and then injected into Apocalypse's body, it would be difficult to completely suppress the opponent's tens of thousands of mutant abilities, so this was only a weakening before the real killing move was implemented.

On the other side, when Quicksilver had injected all the potions, Phantom Cat, whose back was almost soaked with cold sweat, also took action at the same time.

Resisting the trembling feeling that kept rising in her heart, she stretched forward with her right hand holding the blazing fireball, and it pierced straight into Apocalypse's chest like a phantom.

Then when he pulled his right hand out again, the blazing red fireball in his palm had completely remained inside Apocalypse's body.

…………

In the third second, after making sure that all the planned objectives had been completed, without any hesitation, Quicksilver immediately pulled the Phantom Cat beside him, and quickly turned into a beam of lightning and disappeared on the spot in an instant.

If they don't run away now, all of them will have to stay here forever.

Although he didn't know what the fiery red ball named 'Sun God Apollo' was, he was absolutely sure that it was much more terrifying than a nuclear bomb.

After taking this thing from Xinhuo, he only held it for less than thirty seconds, but every second felt like a year.

It was a terrifying experience as if one's own life was out of control, as if all the flesh, blood and bones would turn to ashes in the next moment.

So after finally getting rid of it, he started to flee with all his might. In just a second, Quicksilver and Phantom Cat crossed the temple, Cairo, and even the banks of the Nile, and escaped more than ten thousand meters away.

...............

Inside the temple, when the fourth second arrived, Apocalypse, who had been forcibly suppressed by the mind chains, was finally able to break free from control.

The scattered pupils recondensed, but the first emotion revealed was not anger, but a deep fear that had not been seen for thousands of years.

Without having time to pay attention to Professor X who disappeared in a cloud of blue smoke not far away, the first thing Apocalypse did after taking control of his body was to suddenly raise his arm and thrust it hard into his own chest.

In an instant, blood splattered everywhere. No matter the metal armor on the body, or the flesh and bones, they were all pierced one by one by the ruthless big hand.

He had no idea what the ants had stuffed into his chest, but the intense burning sensation that kept coming from his chest and abdomen reminded him very clearly that if this thing really exploded in his body, even if he was not burned to death on the spot, he would at least end up seriously injured and on the verge of death.

After thousands of years from becoming so powerful that he called himself a god, he once again smelled the breath of death so close. The terrifying threat that was enough to kill him made his whole body tremble unconsciously.

Therefore, under the trend of extreme fear, Tianqi no longer cared about the damage. He just wanted to take out the damn threat in his body immediately, even in the most brutal way.

But the killing move that Xu Yue had planned for a long time would not be released so easily. Phantom Cat almost put Apollo into Apocalypse's body before the 30-second detonation deadline.

So when his fingertips forcibly tore open the flesh and blood and just touched the heat inside, infinite brilliant light exploded in his body at the same moment.

"No!"

"boom!!!"

...............

Outside, above the pyramid temple.

A pair of golden-red wings made of pure flames are constantly stirring up a hurricane in the sky, and beside the wings are Magneto with a fluttering scarlet cloak behind him, and Jean with countless red air currents swirling around her.

As for the others, they had fled far away from Cairo as soon as Xu Yue's plan was implemented.

Not long ago, the human coalition had proved one thing with the massive corpses under the yellow sand, that is, in the face of apocalypse, the weak would be useless except serving as cannon fodder that was sacrificed in vain.

"Xinhuo boy, are you sure that 'Apollo' can really work on Apocalypse?"

A slightly hoarse questioning voice broke the silence high in the sky. After the words were spoken, Magneto glanced sideways at Xu Yue, who had a cold expression beside him, and a hint of worry lingered between his slightly frowned brows.

As one of the Four Horsemen of Apocalypse, he had deeply experienced the terrible power contained in the other party in the Cairo Battle that broke out not long ago, which was a level that neither he nor Charles could ever reach. On the side, Xu Yue did not immediately respond to Magneto's question after hearing the words, but just glanced at him lightly, and then he lowered his eyes again to look at the towering giant pyramid temple below him.

Magneto cannot be appeased by simple words. Only after witnessing his power with one's own eyes can the other party understand why he is so confident.

Faced with Apollo's killing radius of up to 2 kilometers, which instantly caused 1000 points of real burning damage to all existences within a range of 6000 meters after the explosion, even if Apocalypse did not die, he would have to lose a layer of skin to barely survive.

Apart from the relatively long detonation time, this thing has basically no flaws, and its terrifying destructive power far exceeds the scope of the second stage.

So all he needs to do now is wait quietly.

Soon, when he saw a fleeting silver light appear outside the temple, Xu Yue, who had remained silent all the time, quickly spoke:

"They've got it done, pull up the golden top immediately!"

A low roar reached Magneto's ears, and without any hesitation, he raised his hand slightly, and the huge magnetic force that had long been wrapped around the surface of the Sun-Shining Golden Dome took effect immediately, turning it directly into a beam of golden light and leaping towards the direction of Xu Yue and others.

Apocalypse can die, but this special pale golden item must not be buried with him.

In fact, in Xu Yue's eyes, the value of the Sun Shining Golden Dome is no less than that of Apocalypse itself. If it were not for the purpose of avoiding alerting the enemy, he would have already put this rare energy item in his pocket and kept it properly.

Below, shortly after the golden dome had just separated from the towering pyramid on the surface, a giant fireball about a kilometer in size suddenly leaped out from the inside out.

In just a short moment, the entire pyramid temple was directly engulfed by the rapidly expanding giant fireball.

It did not collapse, nor did it burst apart, but was completely swallowed up and vaporized. In an instant, countless light and heat filled the entire world.

It was like a scorching sun falling from the sky to the ground, and wherever it hit, all living beings disappeared and all things were burned.

The surface temperature of the sun can reach 6000℃, and although the high temperature generated instantly after the Apollo detonation cannot reach such an exaggerated degree for the time being, it is still more than half of it.

You know, even the melting point of steel is only about 1500℃, so under the terrifying high temperature of this falling sun, no matter it is rock or metal, it will only appear vulnerable!
"Om~"

Above the fireball, even though they had anticipated it and were far away, Xu Yue and the others who were facing the Apollo explosion could still feel a buzzing in their ears.

The scorching heat waves rushed towards them. Just by touching them, the surging high temperature made their clothes, hair and other quite fragile materials begin to curl and blacken. They could even smell the strong smell of burning that was rushing into their noses.

After a long time, the dazzling white light that occupied the entire field of vision finally dissipated slowly. Blinking his dry eyes, Xu Yue quickly lowered his eyes and looked downward.

As far as the eye can see, the once majestic temple has long disappeared, and all that remains is a huge circular pit with a diameter of about one kilometer and an depth that is so deep that it seems impossible to see the bottom.

Inside the giant pit, long rivers of magma crisscrossed and golden afterflames lingered and scattered. Outside it was a vast expanse of dark, dry, scorched earth. It could be said that Apollo completely destroyed the entire landform structure of Cairo with just this one explosion. For at least a hundred years, this place would be a miserable place with no grass growing.

This level of lethality is beyond the reach of even nuclear weapons, which symbolize the most powerful destructive force of mankind. Not to mention the second level, even the third level and above cannot basically withstand the blow of the falling sun head-on. It is hard to imagine that this thing is a power that Su Xiao can fully control and mass-produce when he is at the first level.

"Gulu~"

While he was deep in thought, he suddenly heard the sound of swallowing dry saliva. After witnessing the specific power of Apollo with his own eyes, compared to Xu Yue's emotion, Magneto on the side was more shocked and unable to suppress his feeling.

The vast scorched earth covering thousands of meters on the surface once again proved to him that the power controlled by Xu Yue was definitely far beyond his expectations.

Apart from anything else, if that fist-sized red ball had landed on Kiyo Island, the Brotherhood of Mutants would most likely have been destroyed on the spot.

Of course, this possibility is almost zero. After all, up to now, Xu Yue has always stood firmly on the side of mutants, so instead of being afraid, he should be grateful that this extraordinary power belongs to the mutant side.

After thinking this through, his agitated emotions quickly calmed down. His eyes moved around the huge pit on the surface for several times. After making sure that he had not seen the familiar blue figure, a hint of joy gradually crept up his brows.

"With this kind of power, and it explodes from within the body, it should be able to take care of him, right?"

Hearing this, Xu Yue glanced at the unchanged paradise prompt calmly and said in a deep voice:

"Apocalypse is not that easy to deal with, but even if he doesn't die, his end won't be any better."

As soon as the words fell, something strange happened in the scorched earth of the pit below. Strands of dense yellow sand were seen pouring out from every corner of the ground. The friction sound of the fine sand gradually grew louder and soon became as harsh and unpleasant as the buzzing of thousands of insects.

As the hissing sound continued to intensify, the yellow sand rising from the surface also increased rapidly, and all gathered together above the pit, roaring and churning.

After a while, the churning yellow sand actually formed a huge head nearly 100 meters in size. Looking closely, it was the Apocalypse that disappeared along with the temple a few minutes ago.

The feeling of having Apollo explode from within the body was not pleasant. That was a huge amount of energy known as the falling sun. Even someone as strong as Apocalypse could not withstand the 6000 points of real burning damage in an instant.

So in order to save his life, he had no choice but to abandon his strong body that had been tempered for thousands of years and accumulated tens of thousands of mutant abilities. Now, he is nothing more than a broken spirit barely living in a sea of ​​yellow sand.

If he could not forcibly seize a body in a short period of time, he would be completely destroyed in 6 hours at most. Regardless of whether he could succeed or not, all the mutant talents he had accumulated over thousands of years would have basically been wiped out in the explosion.

Faced with such a cruel reality, the rising rage almost completely burned away Apocalypse's remaining sanity.

"Why……"

"Why do you lowly ants always disobey God again and again..."

"Disobey me!"

"You...all deserve to die!!"

"Roar!!!"

The roar that continued to rise spread out from the yellow sand head in the air, and finally turned into a deafening hoarse roar!

The violent sound waves that seemed to be real created layers of undulating ripples in the void. Before the rolling sound waves could subside, the yellow sand head with a pair of scarlet eyes had already brazenly brought up a huge sandstorm and rushed straight into the sky.

Suddenly, a hurricane roared, and a deep yellow color that covered the sky and the sun quickly occupied the entire world. In the center of the yellow sand, there was a giant head that was constantly roaring.

There was no need to waste time on confrontation and questioning. After sensing Xu Yue, Magneto and others in the sky, Apocalypse immediately realized who had caused him to fall into this situation. Therefore, revenge became the top priority of this yellow sand head after it was completed.

You know, although Apocalypse has lost his former strong body, it does not mean that he is no longer a threat from now on. On the contrary, he is more dangerous than before without caring about any losses.

Although only a helpless and broken spirit body was left, apart from the rare soul damage, he was also immune to almost all conventional physical attacks by accident.

And with Apocalypse's deliberate preservation, its ability to analyze matter at the molecular level has not been lost.

High in the sky, looking at the sandstorm rapidly approaching below, the gloomy-faced Magneto couldn't help but twitch his eyebrows slightly. On the battlefield in Cairo not long ago, Apocalypse used this trick to easily bury nearly one million human coalition forces.

He was extremely familiar with this scene. Although he had never actually faced it, he knew its actual power very well.

Once engulfed by this sandstorm, no matter whether it is him or Xu Yue, they will most likely end up being worn away and crushed by the endless yellow sand. The only difference will be how long they can last. So no matter what, he must not allow this sandstorm to continue approaching.

"Stop him! Quick!"

Without too much time to explain, Magneto glanced at Xu Yue beside him and whispered, then immediately raised his arms high. Then the thick cloud curtain above his head was forcibly torn open, revealing a metal sky curtain that had been hidden behind the clouds for a long time.

Then, under the pull of the vast magnetic force, the entire metal sky began to split into countless irregular metal bodies of various shapes, and fell from the sky one after another at an extremely fast speed.

The dense sound of breaking through the air resounded through the sky. From afar, it seemed as if a huge black meteor shower was slowly beginning here.

For a moment, the entire sky seemed to be divided into two distinct colors by humans. Above, there was a black meteor shower falling from the sky, while below, there was a yellow sandstorm rising into the sky. The scene was unprecedentedly grand.

After a few breaths, the two objects, which were getting faster and faster, finally collided fiercely in the sky. However, unexpectedly, after the collision, there was no huge noise as expected.

There was no shocking roar, nor any surging air waves; all that was revealed was a one-sided and complete crushing.

(End of this chapter)