Starting as a Class Five Mutant

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"Too bad I don't have a mental illness. If I did..." Syd couldn't help but sigh.

As for the Space Stone, or the Cosmic Cube, its side effect was instability, occasionally causing uncontrollable surges.

When it came to the Reality Stone...

Syd thought back.

Roughly speaking, when the Reality Stone was in its Aether form, it would automatically seek out a host, invading their body. If the host couldn't withstand such immense power, they would die.

"I wonder what would happen if the Reality Stone used me as a host?"

Syd was curious as he recalled something from the past.

In Thor: The Dark World, Jane, the woman who had fought alongside Thor during the battle with the Destroyer armor, had accidentally stumbled upon the Aether in an unknown dimension and became its host.

An ordinary person like Jane becoming the host of the still-liquid Reality Stone had disastrous consequences. If it wasn't extracted, she would have died.

Although the Aether was eventually removed from her, Jane later developed cancer, likely due to the radiation emitted by the Reality Stone.

Scientifically speaking, it was probably the gamma rays from the Infinity Stones that caused Jane's cancer.

And because of the cancer, she eventually passed away...

"If it were me, it wouldn't matter..." Syd shrugged it off, unconcerned.

It was just cancer, after all. With so much already happening to him, a little more wouldn't hurt. At most, it would be a minor inconvenience-nothing too serious.

Thinking of this, he glanced at his remaining lifespan. Thanks to the appearance of divine light energy, his lifespan had increased again, now up to 141 days.

Overall, cancer wouldn't be able to kill him anytime soon. He imagined that whatever ancient gods were behind it must be feeling confused by now.

Syd thought this with a sense of amusement.

As for the Soul Stone and the Mind Stone...

The side effects of the Soul Stone weren't clear, but it likely required the sacrifice of a loved one to obtain it, or it could be tied to the stone's own consciousness.

This stone could steal, manipulate, or alter souls. It not only controlled the souls of the living but could even command the dead.

If the user was powerful enough, they could even create souls from nothing.

Unlike the other stones, the Soul Stone had its own consciousness, which was incredibly hungry and craved souls.

Syd frowned as he pondered this.

In the future, Thanos sacrificed Gamora to obtain the Soul Stone, falling unconscious during the process. When he woke up, the Soul Stone was in his hand.

Who knew what strange things the stone had done?

Syd sneered at the thought.

"Following the rules? Who knows what kind of trap the Soul Stone might spring. Only a fool would do that..."

Following the rules was something only those without enough power did. If it were him, Syd would simply destroy the entire planet of Vormir, where the Soul Stone resided. He didn't believe the stone wouldn't appear after that.

And even if it didn't, with the help of the Mind Stone and other Infinity Stones, he was sure he could find the Soul Stone eventually.

Once found, it would be easy. Syd speculated that with his mastery of Chaos Magic, he could completely erase the Soul Stone's so-called consciousness.

After all, Chaos Magic was powerful enough to destroy the stone itself, let alone its consciousness.

Moreover, Chaos Magic was deeply connected to mental powers, and once he grew strong enough, not even Professor X would be a match for him.

Glancing at the Cosmic Cube in his hand, Syd couldn't help but feel tempted to try.

As long as he had a clear image in his mind, the Cosmic Cube could take him to Vormir, where the Soul Stone resided!

However, his current strength wasn't enough. If he went now, he would at best be able to enjoy the view-and at worst, fall victim to the Soul Stone's trap.

He would have to wait until his Chaos Magic reached level five to be confident enough to go there.

As for the last stone, the Mind Stone, Syd turned his gaze to the Mind Scepter in his hand, frowning slightly.

The scepter not only controlled people's minds but also seemed to subtly influence its user. However, due to the presence of Chaos Magic, the Mind Stone alone wasn't enough to affect him without him noticing.

Compared to the Mind Stone, Chaos Magic was the real game-changer.

Syd furrowed his brow in contemplation.

He had a feeling that something was off with the Infinity Stones, and perhaps, aside from the Soul Stone, the other stones also had a certain degree of consciousness.

For example, several decades ago, when Captain America fought Red Skull, Red Skull had touched the Cosmic Cube with his bare hand and was instantly transported to another galaxy.

It was likely that he had been sent to Vormir, the location of the Soul Stone, and somehow died in the process, becoming a wraith.

It was clear that Red Skull had been enslaved by the Soul Stone, becoming its guardian and tasked with explaining the price of obtaining the stone to anyone who sought it. Everything revolved around the Infinity Stones. To say that none of the other stones had similar issues seemed highly unlikely to Syd.

"Whatever, once my Chaos Magic reaches level five, I'll cleanse them all."

Syd thought dismissively.

He didn't believe that the Infinity Stones could withstand the purification of Chaos Magic.

For now...

Syd casually picked up the Mind Scepter.

Later, he caught a large wild boar and began his experiment.

As expected, the scepter's mind-control abilities worked flawlessly, and under his control,

the wild boar became extremely obedient.

Unfortunately, this ability wasn't particularly useful. Anything the Mind Scepter could do, Chaos Magic could do as well.

Syd knew the issue lay in his crude, superficial way of controlling the Mind Stone.

Like the Time Stone, it would require specific magic to truly unlock the Mind Stone's full

potential.

That said, even as things were, Syd could feel his own mental strength being amplified while

using the scepter.

From this moment on, no one could influence him mentally.

In essence, his mental power through Chaos Magic had reached level five ahead of time.

After testing both the Cosmic Cube and the Mind Scepter, Syd's attention shifted to his energy

points.

"I've accumulated over twenty thousand energy points. I wonder if I can unlock Baldr's new

abilities?"

"Divinity, dominion, or something else?"

Syd's eyes gleamed with curiosity.

Just as he was about to invest his energy points into unlocking progress, a rumor began

circulating in a distant galaxy.

No one knew where the rumor had started, but it spoke of planet C-53, or Earth, and mentioned the emergence of two incredibly powerful individuals.

Even major alien forces, like the Kree and the Supreme Intelligence, had heard of this rumor.

Even the Guardians of the Galaxy, far away in space, including Star-Lord, had caught wind of

the story.

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