Indeed!
Hawk has more than one way to manifest his Phoenix Cosmos.
However...
The Phoenix Star System is the simplest and most convenient one.
Because the Phoenix Star System is right there.
Visible.
Tangible.
And the divine authority he possesses also comes from there, so combining the Phoenix Star System with the Reality Gemstone is the best choice.
No comparison.
But right now, this best choice faces a problem.
A time trap!
Although all of this is his speculation after talking with Odin.
All of this is suspicion.
It is even possible that it's all Hawk overthinking things in the void where no issue initially existed.
But!
Once again.
Detectives solving a case need evidence.
Hawk only needs suspicion to act.
So even if it's just suspicion, it's enough to make him apprehensive.
After all, opportunities only come once.
Once he decides to manifest the Phoenix Cosmos, even if he discovers it's a trap, he can't just undo it like erasing something on a computer.
The moment the Phoenix Cosmos manifests, the energy released from the explosion is something even Hawk can't take back.
So...
There's only one shot!
This is a path conflict.
It's well known.
Conflicts over interests can be negotiated.
But a path conflict?
Path conflicts are unyielding.
Either you die.
Or I perish.
There's no third road!
Hawk wouldn't willingly give up on realizing his universe because doing so avoids a clash with time and allows him to continue living.
But...
What's the difference between that and lingering on?
Though the old saying goes, "A good death is better than a hard life."
There's also the saying, "A true man born in this world, how can he remain frustrated under others for long!"
"Shall kings and dukes be born of special stock?"
Therefore!
Only what is in your own hands is real; placing hope in others is truly a joke.
The most crucial point.
Even if he surrenders, time will not spare him unless he chooses to accept the death conclusion time has arranged for him. It may take a long time, but he is destined to die—only then will time be at peace.
Just like The Ancient One.
And also like Odin.
In summary.
Surrendering is losing half, that road leads nowhere.
So change the path.
After deciding to play a risky game with time, Hawk sat cross-legged above his Time Galaxy, the Mind Gemstone shone brightly, contemplating the Sense of Life he received from Odin while sparking another brainstorming session.
The core of his desire to manifest his Phoenix Cosmos is simple.
Much like Odin tried to invade the Main Cosmos years ago.
Both he and Odin need a lever, a fulcrum existing in the Main Cosmos so their power can manifest in this universe.
Hawk chose the Reality Gemstone.
He used the Reality Gemstone to correspond to his Little Cosmos to manifest his power in reality.
Odin chose Midgard, also known as Earth.
By cutting Midgard from the World Tree, he allowed it to enter the Main Cosmos and become Earth, thus making the power system of the World Tree Cosmos exist in the Main Cosmos.
Unfortunately, Odin was manipulated by time.
Died before he could even start.
But that's not the point.
The point is, Hawk's core method to manifest his Little Cosmos is essentially the same as Odin using Earth to manifest his World Tree power system.
He also needs a fulcrum.
Originally, Hawk considered using the Reality Gemstone as the fulcrum.
But is there a way without using the Reality Gemstone?
Yes.
Mephisto once told him he could use the Heaven Dimension as a fulcrum to manifest his Phoenix Cosmos.
Yahweh serves the Celestial God Team.
And the Celestial God Team serves the Eternal, created by time's Eternal to help maintain the time order of the Main Multiverse.
Thus Yahweh's Heaven Dimension, although a dimension, has the characteristics of the Main Multiverse Dimension.
That's why after Mephisto seized the Heaven Dimension, he could go to the Multiverse to expand territory for his Hell.
But...
Mephisto can use it, but he cannot.
Hawk thought of Yahweh's Heaven Dimension, his mind turning, and felt a silent relief.
Though it was due to the Blood God Dimension issue that he saw Yahweh as a shady character and thus gave the Heaven Dimension to Mephisto.
But fortunately, he considered Yahweh a shady figure; otherwise, using it would have trapped him in a time trap.
Because even if the Heaven Dimension were flawless, he couldn't use it.
The Heaven Dimension ultimately belongs to time's Eternal, using it as a fulcrum is like inviting yourself into a trap.
The "you" here refers to him, Hawk.
Is there another way to find a fulcrum besides the Heaven Dimension?
The answer is yes.
There is.
But it's rare.
Hawk calmed his mind, and two requirements for the 'fulcrum' he needed emerged in his thoughts.
First, it needs to exist within the Main Cosmos.
This is a must.
After all, if it doesn't exist in the Main Cosmos, even if he materializes the Phoenix Cosmos, his power still can't be projected into the Main Cosmos.
Second, it must not exist within the time of the Main Cosmos.
This is also easy to explain.
What does he want to materialize the Cosmos for?
To be the boss.
If he materializes the Cosmos, only to find that the time of the Main Cosmos is still prevailing over him, then what's the point of all the effort?
Might as well surrender and negotiate with time for a painless end in billions of years.
So...
The fulcrum he needs must exist in the Main Cosmos but not within its timeline.
While Hawk was summarizing the fulcrum he needed, a name suddenly shot into his mind.
World Tree!
In the past, Odin sacrificed Midgard so the power of the World Tree System could manifest in the Main Cosmos.
So the World Tree Cosmos exists within the Main Cosmos.
At the same time, the World Tree Cosmos is not within the time of the Main Cosmos.
At least until the end of the Twilight of the Gods, it's like this.
Therefore!
The World Tree perfectly matches all of Hawk's requirements for materializing the Phoenix Cosmos with a 'fulcrum'.
"There's just a small problem."
"What kind of problem?"
The next morning, while Gwen was busy preparing breakfast for the two in the kitchen, she listened to Hawk's words and turned her head to glance at him from the stove.
Hawk, sitting on a high stool at the kitchen island, laughed at her words and looked at Gwen.
"You told me to proceed steadily, remember?"
"Entering the scene to snatch the World Tree from time is not proceeding steadily, that's a head-on confrontation."
Originally, for time, the World Tree was already something in its grasp.
Odin was about to step down.
Once the Twilight of the Gods script orchestrated by time finishes playing out, there would be no independent World Tree Cosmos within the Main Cosmos.
But if he enters the scene, it's tantamount to taking the World Tree from time's hands.
What's the difference from snatching food from a tiger's mouth?
Listening to Hawk's explanation, Gwen put some sliced bread into the toaster, then turned around to meet Hawk's gaze.
"Can you snatch it?"
"What?"
Hawk raised an eyebrow.
Gwen shrugged, "Can you ensure you'll get hold of the World Tree?"
Hawk frowned then thought for a moment.
The next second.
He nodded.
"Of course."
Before talking with Odin, Hawk originally thought that the traps of time were all orchestrated by the Eternal.
But after talking with Odin, he learned the traps were reactions made by time itself out of instinct.
It's not about the Eternal, only about time.
So...
If the Eternal doesn't intervene, and it's just time, he can snatch food from the tiger's mouth.
Though Hawk previously said he wasn't keen on meddling in the Twilight of the Gods.
A high EQ explanation would be: things change.
Low EQ.
Previously, meddling in this matter had no rewards for him; but now, there's not only a reward, but it's substantial.
Of course.
High returns also come with high risks.
Let's put it this way.
If he doesn't use the World Tree as a fulcrum, he could materialize his Little Cosmos anytime after awakening the Eighth Sense.
But once he decides to use the World Tree as a fulcrum, the Phoenix Cosmos won't emerge until at least the awakening of the Ninth Sense, also known as Amalric.
The Ninth Sense is also Creator God Kurumada Masami's ultimate terminus.
As for the Omega class Little Cosmos.
Sorry.
That's not part of the power system.
As for why using the World Tree Cosmos as a fulcrum requires the awakening of the Ninth Sense to manifest the Phoenix Cosmos, it's quite simple.
Hawk looked at Gwen's puzzled face, thought for a moment, and gave a metaphor.
"You can think of it as if I didn't use the World Tree as a fulcrum, I'm enveloped by an eggshell; a gentle peck and it breaks, I can come out."
"But with the World Tree as a fulcrum, hehe, that's truly the difficulty of a Phoenix breaking out of its shell."
Gwen blinked.
Hawk opened his mouth: "Crocodile, baby crocodile breaking the shell."
Gwen was enlightened.
Phoenix, she didn't understand, being a legendary creature.
But crocodile, she was familiar.
It is well known.
Crocodile eggs are very sturdy; except for some powerful baby crocodiles that can break the shell on their own, others can't break out and need the crocodile mother to hold the egg in her mouth and carefully help the baby break the shell with her sharp back teeth.
But...
Gwen looked at Hawk with some confusion.
"Why does using the World Tree as a fulcrum make the difficulty of breaking the shell increase?"
"The reason is simple."
"What?"
"Because..."
Hawk looked at Gwen's puzzled face, smiled faintly, and said in a mysterious tone.
"When the phoenix arrives, it won't roost without a Wu Tong tree!"
"The World Tree..."
"can also be a Wu Tong tree!"
"..."