The power of the Sorcerer Supreme was vividly displayed through this series of contrasts.
Everyone also understood that from the very beginning of the fight, Doctor Strange was completely unable to control the Mirror Dimension.
Kaecilius, leveraging his connection with the Dark Dimension, enhanced his strength within the Mirror Dimension, effortlessly taking control of it.
Therefore, within this Mirror Dimension, Doctor Strange was chased to the point of no escape.
The disparity in strength between the two sides was evident.
But when the Ancient One appeared, she immediately regained control of the Mirror Dimension. The space that Kaecilius had controlled was instantly taken over by her.
"So, a part of the battle between sorcerers is vying for control of this Mirror Dimension," Tony Stark analyzed in secret, "It's like competing for the authority of a certain program."
Tony Stark tried to understand this in a way that made sense to him.
The size of their authority was likely directly related to their own strength.
Whoever controlled the Mirror Dimension would gain a huge advantage in battle. Before, Kaecilius and his followers didn't dare fight the Ancient One in the Mirror Dimension. The Ancient One had even crushed several of Kaecilius's followers just by using the rotating, blocky city in the Mirror Dimension.
This proved that those rotating cities in the Mirror Dimension had the ability to kill.
The sorcerers were clearly aware of all this, knowing that a powerful sorcerer's mastery of the Mirror Dimension was almost irreversible.
Before, they only knew to watch the fighting, but they didn't realize that in battles between sorcerers, besides competing with spells, they also had to see who could completely control the Mirror Dimension.
Kaecilius knew he couldn't compete with the Ancient One, so he didn't even bother struggling. He just ran for it.
It was a bit like Doctor Strange, who didn't try to continue fighting Kaecilius, and just ran away as well. Every man for himself.
Because struggling was pointless anyway.
However, what would a battle between two mages of similar strength look like?
What would it be like when they fought for control of the Mirror Dimension? Would they see city buildings attacking each other?
In the scene, Baron Mordo looked at the symbol on the Ancient One's forehead and said in shock, "That's actually true. He did absorb energy from the Dark Dimension."
"Kaecilius!"
The Ancient One ignored the shock of her disciple, Baron Mordo, and didn't even bother to explain why she had the energy of the Dark Dimension. Instead, she looked at Kaecilius, who had dark circles under his eyes.
Obviously, those weren't dark circles, but a kind of mutation caused by the entry of dark energy into his body.
Kaecilius looked at the Ancient One, who had appeared, and glared at her with hatred, then said, "I was desperate, confused, and helpless back then. I trusted you and respected you as my mentor, but you lied to me!"
"I was protecting you!"
The Ancient One explained.
She knew what her disciple was confused about, and what he misunderstood – that she had prolonged her life by absorbing energy from the Dark Dimension but was unwilling to share it.
While that was true, the more important point was that dark energy could completely warp a person's will, and not everyone could withstand it.
For example, Kaecilius – it hadn't been long since he'd obtained the method to summon Dormammu from Kamar-Taj, nor had he practiced dark magic for long, and yet he had already become like this.
"You won't let me know the truth?" Kaecilius just kept sneering. "But I have a new master now!"
This person, without a doubt, was the Dark Dimension Lord Dormammu.
He had previously led people back to Kamar-Taj and, under the Ancient One's very nose, seized the Darkhold. From it, he learned how to contact Dormammu. Now, he was different.
Hearing this, the Ancient One shook her head in disappointment. She knew her disciple was beyond saving. She shook her head and said, "I was protecting you! Dormammu is deceiving you; you have no idea what he truly is!"
Although these people had followed her for a long time, they were still like children, growing up in this world like flowers in a greenhouse, completely unaware of how terrifying the world could be.
They didn't know the true nature of a dimensional Demon like Dormammu, nor the extent of his terrifying power.
She had absorbed Dark energy, and in doing so, she had paid a heavy price, something they couldn't see.
All they saw were power and eternal life.
Power without conviction would only bring endless suffering.
"The eternal life he offers isn't paradise, but endless torment!" the Ancient One said.
Eternal life in the Dark Dimension was an endless hell. She, herself, was tired of living, which was why she wanted Doctor Strange to become her successor.
Even she found it difficult to handle the energy of the Dark Dimension, let alone them.
"Liar!"
Kaecilius clearly didn't want to listen any further and directly launched an attack with his followers.
Facing Kaecilius and his villainous followers, the Ancient One also displayed her astonishing strength. Although they were all corrupted by dark energy, their strength was significantly enhanced, but they still had no chance of winning against the Ancient One.
The Ancient One was too strong; a being at the level of a Skyfather was simply on a different plane.
Whether it was combat experience, magical power, or the various spells she mastered, they couldn't compare.
But at this moment, Kaecilius seized the opportunity to launch a sneak attack, directly stabbing his sword through one of his followers, then his longsword pierced the Ancient One.
He then kicked her out of the Mirror Dimension, killing her.
When Doctor Strange and Baron Mordo chased after them, they only saw the Ancient One, who was on the verge of death and in critical condition.
The whole process was too fast, especially for the fall of a big shot of this level; it was simply outrageous.
Take a look at Thanos, who Lin Feng also rated as a Father-level big shot. The pressure he exerted in battle was terrifying.
When it was the Ancient One's turn, she did indeed display overwhelming combat power. Especially her mastery of the Mirror Dimension, Kaecilius's counterattacks were completely ineffective against her.
In other words, if they were to fight it out, Kaecilius wouldn't have any chance of winning.
Yet, she was easily schemed against, pierced with a sword so easily, all by simply exploiting a visual blind spot?
Although this Kaecilius was also quite ruthless, killing his own subordinates just to kill the Ancient One.
"Lin Feng is right, this is too sloppy... too outrageous..." Hawkeye Barton couldn't help but say. "Could there be a twist later? Like, she's actually not dead, or she recovers? Didn't they say she absorbed the Dark Dimension's energy? Doesn't she have any recovery ability?"
He was still in a state of mental shock. What the hell was this? Why was this so absurd?
How did Lin Feng praise the Ancient One in his earlier diary? Various Father-level big shots, slaying Demons like they were chickens, a top-tier big shot.
Died just like that?
This is just too ridiculous. If they hadn't seen it with their own eyes, they probably wouldn't have believed it.
"I think I understand what Lin Feng meant by 'casual'. It's really… casual!" Black Widow Natasha said, speechless. "If you say she died due to negligence, I'd rather believe Lin Feng's words that the Ancient One died because the special effects were too expensive.
She might have wanted to clock out, but isn't this too hasty?"
"But judging from the fact that she possessed the Time Stone, Lin Feng said she could observe the future, which means she couldn't have failed to see this person's sneak attack..." Nick Fury said. "That can only prove that this might also be the correct thing on the so-called correct timeline, or at least her own choice."
Everyone nodded, their CPUs almost fried by what they saw. Just died like that?
He was a big shot at the Skyfather level! He was the Ancient One! How could he die like this?
In the Asgardian palace, Odin and Thor, father and son, looked at each other.
They were probably also shocked by this sloppy death.
Especially Thor. He still remembered how his father had explained the situation on Earth to him before. Earth was a deep pool, and he couldn't handle it.
Even Asgard, as the nominal overlord of Earth, was only that in name.
There were even many Demons coveting Earth.
And now, what did he see? He saw that one of the biggest crocodiles, the Ancient One, had just died like that? The reason Lin Feng gave was also incredibly funny. She had died because the special effects budget was too expensive?
Could that reason convince anyone?
He knew that in Lin Feng's diary, the Ancient One was mentioned alongside his father, the cosmic overlord Thanos, as the three top-tier, Father-level bosses of the first phase, and yet she just died like that? Are you kidding me? His worldview as a god was collapsing.
Even Odin felt speechless because he knew the Ancient One's strength very well. They had fought, and they more or less knew each other.
There were not many like her in the entire universe, and then she died so quietly.
Thor suddenly looked at Odin, remembering that Lin Feng's diary mentioned his own father also died very hastily, leaving in a rush.
Suddenly, he thought, This isn't good.
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