"This is the last time I'll say it—hand over the Space Stone!"
Cosmic energy surged around Carol, the dazzling visual effects amplifying her overwhelming presence.
"Then fight already. Enough talk," Lucas snorted.
Despite his dismissive tone, Lucas remained deeply wary.
Captain Marvel was truly powerful.
Leaving aside her comic-book peak—where she could connect to white holes and wield near-infinite energy—
Even her ability to devour black holes and casually destroy planets placed her at a terrifying level.
In the cinematic universe alone, she had torn through Kree warships the moment she awakened.
And now?
She had spent years battling across the cosmos, her mastery over energy far beyond her former self.
"You've got quite the mouth," Carol replied coldly.
"In that case, let's see how long you last."
Her hands rose as cosmic energy rapidly condensed around them.
In the next instant, two massive energy cannons blasted forward, aimed straight at Lucas.
Lucas remained calm.
He raised his hand—and space itself rippled.
The space in front of the energy beams twisted violently.
The twin blasts vanished as if swallowed by an invisible monster.
"Spatial trap?"
Carol's expression shifted slightly.
Suddenly, space above her rippled again.
The same two energy blasts reappeared—now plunging down toward her.
Carol simply raised her right arm.
With a single motion, the incoming beams dissolved into streaks of cosmic light and flowed back into her body.
"Before absolute power," she said coldly,
"all tricks are meaningless."
Her energy exploded outward as she transformed into a streak of blinding light and charged straight at Lucas.
Along her path, the spatial distortions Lucas had prepared were crushed and forced apart by her overwhelming energy, rendered completely ineffective.
Lucas wasn't surprised.
After all, Carol's power originated from the Space Stone itself.
With sufficient strength, she could easily overwhelm spatial techniques using energy of the same origin.
Empowered by extreme speed, she crossed dozens of meters in an instant.
This time, Lucas didn't rely on the Space Stone.
He unleashed his own power.
Their fists collided in the void.
Both possessed extraordinary control over energy.
The moment their punches met, the explosive force was restrained—then violently redirected forward.
Blinding light erupted.
The shockwave blasted both of them backward through space.
"No wonder you're so arrogant," Carol said, steadying herself.
"You've got some real substance."
"Enough testing," she continued.
"Let's end this properly."
The cosmic energy surrounding her suddenly evolved—becoming brighter, purer, more radiant.
Lucas clearly sensed it.
Radiation, electromagnetic waves, even surrounding gravitational fields were being drawn into her body at an insane rate.
At that moment, Carol became the core of the surrounding space.
Brilliant energy condensed around her, especially in her hands—strong enough to warp space itself.
Lucas knew it instantly.
This was her Binary form.
A state powered by electromagnetic spectra and gravitational domain energy of the universe itself.
If she were strong enough, she could theoretically draw upon power from the entire cosmos.
Yet Lucas felt no fear.
Instead, excitement surged through him.
Even Blood butcher Superman had not stirred this instinctive thrill.
Now, every drop of blood in his body felt as if it had awakened and begun to boil.
He threw his head back in a silent roar.
Golden energy exploded outward.
In a flash of blazing light, Lucas entered Super Saiyan form.
Golden hair flared upward, surrounded by jet-like energy streams.
Crackling arcs of lightning danced around his body.
His aura surged relentlessly.
"So it was you," Carol said, a smile forming.
"That powerful presence I felt while rushing to Earth—it was yours."
Seeing Lucas transform, her interest deepened.
"Good," she said softly.
"This fight won't be boring."
Boom!
One golden light and one blazing white light vanished—
Then collided violently in the depths of space.
Fist met fist.
Neither yielded.
They charged head-on, abandoning all defense.
Blazing flashes illuminated the dark universe as their arms crossed and locked.
They stared into each other's eyes, muscles screaming as they struggled for dominance.
Their sheer physical power alone was enough to distort space—even in the vacuum of the cosmos.
Lucas's gaze sharpened.
In Super Saiyan form, his strength had reached an unprecedented height—
Yet he could only barely hold Carol at bay.
And that only fueled his exhilaration.
True combat pleasure came only when facing an equal!
Carol, however, was shaken.
Since entering the universe over a decade ago, she had never encountered anyone capable of standing against her head-on.
Not a single opponent had ever endured more than a few direct blows.
Lucas's strength ignited her competitive fire.
Their energy surged again.
At the same moment, they released their grip and drew all their scattered power back into themselves—
Preparing for the next decisive clash.
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