The ascending Phoenix, enveloped in light, looked incredibly brilliant in the sky; the fiery red glow illuminated the darkness, banishing all traces of the aura of death.
In the dark sky, the Phoenix was like a dazzling sun, shining brightly and radiantly. The moment the Phoenix appeared, the dark world was completely changed, and everything was reversed.
"A fire phoenix?! It's a phoenix! Did that person summon it?!"
"This is unbelievable! It looks so much more powerful than that black dragon!"
"Did you notice? The hurricane is gone. Is this the power of the Phoenix?!"
"I thought we were done for, but I never imagined that guy's power would be so much greater than the old witch's!"
The public looked at the Phoenix above with reverence, as if they were looking at a god. The moment the Phoenix appeared, the hurricanes, tsunamis, and waterspouts all vanished. Even the suffocating atmosphere was completely gone, and they felt as if they had been reborn.
They could even feel a vibrant life force sprouting inside their bodies. Although there was still some black mist floating in the sky, the dark clouds were already starting to dissipate. Everything at this moment seemed so peaceful and tranquil, and their fear had been completely stripped away.
"How did he do that?! What is this power?!" Steve, who was leading the team toward the beach, ran while looking up at the distant Phoenix. Although he hadn't seen the Phoenix attack, the moment it appeared, he could feel the powerful aura contained within its holy light.
"I never thought the mysterious person Wanda knows would be this powerful!" Natasha, following Steve's pace, couldn't help but exclaim in her heart. She had known that this mysterious person's power would be strong, but the scene before her had completely broken her understanding of what was possible.
After all, this was not a power that technology could rival. She couldn't even begin to understand how it was done!
"Rhodey! Fly up and see what's going on!" Steve shouted to Rhodey next to him. At this moment, Rhodey was the only one on their team who could fly.
"I can't. I... I can't fly..." Rhodey said with a grim expression. He had no idea what was going on. Although the strong winds had stopped, they were replaced by a new sensation. It was an overwhelming mental resistance to flying, as if the sky was a domain that belonged solely to the Phoenix. Although he had tried his best to suppress the thought, he could only fly about three or four feet off the ground at most.
Meanwhile, Tony, who was on the other side, also felt this strong sensation. And what shocked him more was everything else that was happening around him.
Due to the hurricane and the aura of death, the trees and flowers had all withered and even turned into dust. But the moment the Phoenix appeared, the life around them seemed to have been reborn.
Patches of fresh green leaves quickly grew on the ground, and they were growing at a speed that was visible to the naked eye. At the same time, the ground was revived, and you could see large patches of green grass growing everywhere. Even the dead trees were now revitalized, and leaves began to grow on the branches. These leaves were even greener than before.
Steve and the others, who were running, couldn't help but slow down when they saw this. Their eyes almost popped out of their heads as they watched the changing scenery around them.
This was truly a miracle.
Destruction was easy, but reconstruction was much more difficult. At this moment, all things in the world were changing under the light of the Phoenix. They couldn't even describe this feeling, as if they were in a fairyland.
"Is this creation?" Wanda got closer to Cassius, grabbed the corner of his shirt, and murmured to herself.
As a sorceress, she could clearly feel how powerful this energy was. Even the light it emitted had the power to give life back to all things in the world. Not only that, but she could also clearly feel that this power hadn't even been fully unleashed yet. But even so, it had already changed everything around them.
Even her fear and worry began to disappear with the light. The surging power of the Phoenix felt endless, as if it was boundless. She had never thought that Cassius would possess such a terrifying power. She had thought he was already incredibly powerful in the morning, but this was what truly shocked her.
"Friday... analyze his energy signature!" After being stunned for a long time, Tony suddenly remembered the most crucial question. Now was the time to confirm the person's identity.
[Boss, this energy is the same as the one that killed the Minotaur!] Friday quickly gave a definitive answer.
"You are the one behind Wanda..." Tony looked up at the blurry figure and let out a sigh. He had already known that the moment this power appeared, this person was indeed the mysterious man who had been helping Wanda from behind the scenes.
However, this person's power far exceeded his expectations. At this moment, he couldn't help but feel grateful for Cassius's advice not to continue looking into his identity. If he had accidentally angered the other party, the consequences would have been unimaginable.
Chirp! Chirp! Chirp!
The Phoenix soared in the sky, chirping as it spread its wings. The wings shot out a tidal wave of fiery red flames. The sound wasn't harsh, but it gave a feeling of unquestionable power. It was as if this power was the most powerful existence.
The black dragon's abyssal mouth was getting closer, but the Phoenix simply flapped its wings. With a flash of light, the fiery red energy rushed down from its wings.
Roar!!!
The moment the energy touched the black dragon, the black dragon let out a deafening wail and was sent flying backward.
But this energy didn't just disappear. Instead, it turned into a strong wind that blew away the ink-black clouds that were shrouding the deep sky. Even the continuously swirling vortex began to rapidly dissolve when it came into contact with this power.
Whoosh!
The next second, a blinding sun instantly appeared before everyone's eyes. With just a flap of its wings, the shrouding black clouds vanished. The sky was now a clear blue, as if it were a sunny day after a storm. The warm sunlight now slowly shone down on the earth. The revitalized trees and flowers on the ground were mixed with the undissipated raindrops, making them look incredibly green. It was as if the whole world had been cleansed.
After the black dragon was sent flying backward, it let out a roar of fear. It was constantly retreating, and its previously high-held head was now lowered to its chest.
"How is this possible!" Agatha's body trembled, and her voice was filled with fear. "How can he have such immense power! It's impossible!"
She knew that Cassius's Phoenix Force was pure, but it was an extremely difficult thing to use the Phoenix Force. The Phoenix Force had its own will and would never willingly allow itself to be used so wantonly by someone. To achieve this kind of effect, it would take at least a hundred years of communication for it to be this mature.
"You've lived for so long, but you have such a limited vision. Nothing is impossible!" Cassius said coldly with a calm expression. Although Agatha's power was strong, it was, in the end, a power she had obtained from the Darkhold. It was not on the same level as the Phoenix Force, which was one of the three ancient magics.
Although she had used her lifespan to summon the black dragon, this death energy was ultimately limited. In front of the Phoenix, this death energy was nothing more than a decoration.
"Damn you!" Agatha gritted her teeth, her voice sounding as if it was squeezed out from between them. She was truly unwilling to give up, and she would not give up. As long as there was even a tiny possibility, she would get the Phoenix Force. She was even more obsessed with this terrifying power now.
"Die!" She took a deep breath, enduring the pain in her body, and a purple glow appeared in her palms. The purple glow in the center of her palms began to twist and entwine, looking like vines. In just the blink of an eye, the speed of the purple glow became faster and faster, instantly forming a black vortex.
"Hah!"
Boom!
As Agatha pushed her hands out, the black vortex quickly formed a horizontal tornado in the air and rushed toward Cassius. At the same time, she gave another command in her heart, telling the black dragon to fly toward Cassius with a roar.
With two powers attacking at the same time, as long as she could touch Cassius, she might be able to regain control of the situation. She was gambling that Cassius couldn't multitask, as such a powerful Phoenix would surely require a lot of concentration to control!
"Heh, heh." Cassius let out a cold laugh, his eyes filled with disdain and contempt. "You're overestimating yourself. You're still struggling even in your death throes!"
Although this power looked powerful, it was nothing more than a joke in front of him. He slowly extended his right hand and snapped his fingers.
The Phoenix, which was soaring in the sky, suddenly dived down. It carried a massive force and quickly rushed toward the black dragon below. The black vortex it passed through instantly vanished without a trace the moment it was touched.
The moment the Phoenix slammed into the black dragon, the black dragon, which was rushing toward Cassius, was pierced right through. A massive wound appeared on its body, and a sound of fear echoed in the sky.
In the face of the Phoenix's attack, the black dragon didn't even have the thought of fighting back and was being unilaterally crushed. The Phoenix's claws were tightly gripping the black dragon's body. With every tear, it would rip off a piece of the black dragon's scales.
Roar!
Although the black dragon was constantly wailing, the Phoenix didn't show any mercy. And at that moment, the fiery red Phoenix suddenly became a little darker and instantly changed its aura.
This was the purest aura of death.
As the aura of death spread, the black dragon under its claws began to show signs of decomposing into black particles. This made the black dragon struggle even more, as if it had seen the one thing that countered it.
Compared to the black dragon's aura of death, the aura of death the Phoenix was now emitting was like opening the doors to the abyss. The terrifying aura of death spread quickly, even though the power was being restrained.
But the flowers and trees that felt the aura of death quickly withered and died. In just under a second, the green land had instantly turned yellow.
"What is going on! This is the aura of destruction!" Tony's pupils were trembling. He had never thought that such a change would happen at this moment.
This guy could not only create life and revitalize all things, but what was even more terrifying was that he could also annihilate life and destroy all things in an instant. Even the slightest aura he emitted was enough to make everything lose its life.
"Tony!" At the same time, Steve and the others finally arrived. "What's going on?!" They also noticed the changes around them. The changes were just too drastic. It made them not even know what to do right now. And from the current situation, this was no longer a battle they could intervene in.
"I don't know either. But what's certain is that the mysterious person is responsible for all of this!" Tony looked up at the figure. He now wished more than anything that he knew this person's identity. This power was so terrifying, yet they had never heard of it before. If it weren't for Wanda, they probably wouldn't have known that such a terrifying person existed on Earth.
Clang.
"Look, everyone! The flowers and trees around us!" Just as the few of them were talking, Natasha cried out in surprise. They all turned their heads to look around them.
The withered flowers and trees had changed again. The edges of the flowers and trees had now started to dissipate and turn into tiny black particles that floated toward the sky. It was as if something was slowly crushing and annihilating them one by one.
These black particles slowly floated upward, like the black ashes that fall after a fire.
Everyone was shocked. They could all feel the extremely terrifying pressure. This feeling of death was far more oppressive and terrifying than the one Agatha had brought. It could even be said that the two powers were not on the same level at all.
At this moment, the black dragon, which was dissipating, slowly faded away. It couldn't even let out a thunderous roar, as if it was begging for something.
The Phoenix flapped its wings, and the fiery red glow on its wings surged like a tide! The next second, an overwhelming tide of flames gushed out from its body. The flames, which carried a will of destruction, covered half of the sky.
In the face of this terrifying power, Agatha gritted her teeth and slammed her hands together, creating a vortex in her palms!
She was planning to absorb as much of the Phoenix Force as she could. But the next second, her eyes widened. She could keenly feel that the Phoenix Force was rejecting her. This power couldn't be digested after she absorbed it, and it was even struggling. It had even severely injured her body!
As the fiery red tide of flames covered her, she was swallowed by this irresistible force. She couldn't control her body and was now falling.
"Damn it, what is this power?!" A sense of helplessness welled up in Agatha's heart. She hadn't expected the Phoenix Force to have a master. Only then would it reject her absorption so strongly.
"It seems... I have no choice but to give up!" Although Agatha was very unwilling, she knew very well that the result of staying here was death. She waved her hands violently, and a black aura appeared from within her black robe, which was now in tatters from the flames.
Just as she was about to leave, a figure instantly appeared diagonally above her. Following him was a terrifying power that enveloped her whole body. Even her black energy instantly dissipated.
"Where do you think you're going?" Cassius lightly tapped the top of Agatha's head with his index finger!
Whoosh!
Boom!
She felt an intense pain and plummeted downward, crashing into the ground like a cannonball! It caused a loud whistling sound and a visible vortex of air. She landed on the beach. In an instant, the ground shook violently, the earth shattered, and sand and dust filled the air.
Everyone was shocked when they saw this. Wait a minute... this guy isn't just a magic user!
His physical strength is also this powerful!
And to think, it was just with a single finger!!!
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