MCU- CH-170. All stones are gathered

In addition to collecting the World Tree, Luke found the sealed Reality Stone by relying on the slight connection between the Infinity Stones.

"Is this the Reality Gem? It is indeed unique." Looking at the dark red substance in front of him that looked like fluid, Luke felt a little strange.

With a wave of his hand, the fluid slowly gathered towards him and finally condensed into a dark red stone, which was then set into the Infinity Gauntlet.

"Now, it's complete!"

Feeling the terrifying energy fluctuations coming from the Infinity Gauntlet, now adorned with five stones, Luke murmured softly. Along with the Mind Stone he had obtained from Thanos, Luke now possessed five of the six Infinity Stones, with only the Soul Stone remaining.

Luke decided to go to Vormir in person.

Though the Infinity Stones are some of the most precious treasures in their respective universes, they do have certain limitations. Once a infinity stone leaves the universe where it was created, its power doesn't become completely useless but is significantly diminished. However, this had little to do with Luke's plans. After all, he wasn't like Thanos, willing to destroy half of all life with a snap of his fingers.

What Luke needed was to use the power of the Infinity Stones to take another leap in his evolution and truly ascend to a multidimensional level of existence. He had learned a crucial lesson from countless past events: all power obtained through external objects is illusory. Only when that power belongs to oneself is it truly real.

After a war amongst the gods that was not insignificant, the universe might finally enjoy a brief period of peace. But for how long? Who could say?

"Luke, you've saved the Nine Realms once again. We in Asgard owe you more and more!"

At that moment, Thor, who sensed the Nine Realms had returned to peace, approached Luke. Although Thor hadn't been able to stop him from taking the World Tree, he didn't hold any resentment towards Luke for it.

"Thor, I told you, we're friends!"

"Besides, even if it wasn't for Asgard, I'd still have tried to stop the conflict." Luke patted Thor's shoulder indifferently, though he kept one thing to himself: he had only intervened because of the system task. Not something he could easily share with Thor.

"Master, may I stay with you?" At this time, Hela approached Luke humbly, pleading to remain by his side.

"Well, your gloomy kingdom of death isn't exactly a pleasant place to stay. I'm heading somewhere now, so just follow me!"

Luke glanced at Hela, who had returned to her normal form, and did not refuse her request. After all, she was the one he had chosen to take over his position as the Priestess of Death.

"Thank you, my master!" Hela seemed genuinely happy to receive Luke's approval. Thor, watching his sister act so humble, didn't find anything wrong with it. After all, in Asgard, the strong were revered.

"Then, Luke, I need to return to Asgard. I'm worried about my people!" Thor was increasingly taking on the mantle of a true God-King.

With that, Thor turned into a bolt of lightning and streaked through space. The God of Thunder was now truly embodying his title.

"Let's go too!" Luke said to Hela and then opened a space portal in front of him. The other end of the portal led to the planet Vormir.

"Master, where is this?" Hela asked as she stepped onto the barren planet, feeling an inexplicable pull at her core.

When Odin collected the Infinity Stones, he hadn't told Hela about this place, so she had no knowledge of Vormir's existence. As the Asgardian goddess of death, whose powers were partly linked to souls, it wasn't surprising that she could feel the strange energy of Vormir.

"This is where the last Infinity Stone is kept. Let's go." With that, Luke led Hela toward a cliff ahead.

Alexander Pierce, the new guardian of the stone, sensed their arrival and prepared to fulfill his duties. However, when Luke looked up at the approaching figure, he couldn't help but frown.

"Something's off!" Luke muttered. He clearly remembered that the one guarding the Soul Stone was supposed to be the Red Skull. So who was this old man approaching him now?

He quickly searched his memory, matching the face of the man before him, and found the answer almost instantly.

Before the man could speak, Luke addressed him directly, "If I recall correctly, the guardian here should be your Hydra predecessor, Schmidt. Alexander Pierce, right?"

"Perhaps you can explain what's going on here?"

Hearing his name and the reference to the previous guardian, Pierce was momentarily stunned. He had intended to remain mysterious, but Luke's knowledge caught him off guard.

Without waiting, Luke used the power of the Mind Stone to scan Pierce's memories and instantly understood what had transpired.

"Well, it's interesting how all this happened because of me." Luke smirked, "As for the Red Skull, it seems he's finally escaped from here. I imagine his greatest wish is to return to Earth to settle scores with Captain America—his old love and hate all rolled into one!"

After learning the truth, Luke had no interest in helping Red Skull escape from trouble. After all, the gap in their power levels was far too great.

"Are you from Earth too? You look like a mutant!" Pierce, after recovering from his initial shock, examined the man with scarlet eyes and the horns on his head, guessing that Luke might be a mutant.

"Okay, there's nothing for you to do here, get out of the way!" Luke had no desire to answer Pierce's question. With a simple wave of his hand, he sent Pierce flying thousands of miles away.

Walking to the edge of the cliff, Luke jumped directly into the Sea of Souls.

At that moment, the five Infinity Stones in Luke's possession began to glow, as if summoning the Soul Stone. The entire Sea of Souls beneath him began to radiate an orange light, but the Soul Stone did not reveal itself immediately, behaving like a shy lady reluctant to show herself.

"Hmph! Just a Soul Stone, I've come all this way to get you. Do you expect me to sacrifice my most beloved person like everyone else?" Luke snorted coldly, and the five stones in the gauntlet shone even more brightly.

An immense pulling force emanated from the final empty slot in the Infinity Gauntlet, and the sea of souls in front of him seemed to boil instantly. The orange light slowly began to contract, eventually condensing into a small point that flew toward Luke.

Without hesitation, Luke raised his right hand, and the Soul Stone embedded itself into the final concave slot. The six Infinity Stones were now complete.

In an instant, the terrifying energy contained within the Infinity Stones surged through Luke's body.

"It's time!"

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