Chapter 111: Ancient One's Worldview Reshaped! Dormammu Cursed into a Moron! Boom!
A gigantic explosion echoed throughout the entire different dimension.
Dormammu's sky-blocking black giant face was actually blown completely to pieces under this single "Crow Takes Flight" strike!
It was like a tragic multi-car collision; countless shattered fragments of black divine power fell down from the sky like a meteor shower.
Standing below, Ancient One felt as if she had been struck on the head by a bolt of thunder, freezing completely in place.
What did she see?!
Ryan actually used wind-type magic to blow up Dormammu directly?!
Even if that was merely a divine avatar of Dormammu, it was still the avatar of the Dark Dimension's ruler!
Also, that Nebula Storm Ryan used, which was the advanced version of the Winds of Watoomb... wasn't that damn thing a supporting blowing magic?!
Could supporting magic dish out this kind of heaven-destroying burst damage?!
Ancient One felt that the magical common sense she had built over hundreds of years had suffered extremely severe insults at this moment.
How strong Dormammu's power was, Ancient One knew better than anyone. Even if it was just an avatar, she had to handle it cautiously herself, crashing if she was slightly careless.
But now.
Ryan used just one move.
And Dormammu blew up?!
Blew up just like that without any ability to fight back?!
Ancient One even began to doubt whether that battered and torn guy in the sky was truly Dormammu.
This was simply too easy! This simply defied logic!
Looking at that severely deformed and riddled giant face in the sky, she could clearly feel that at least half of the divine power contained within this avatar had been blown away.
His power plummeted, which could be described as suffering extremely heavy damage.
Could it be... Dormammu had stayed in the Dark Dimension for too long, causing his strength to weaken?
A trace of doubt arose in Ancient One's heart.
She tentatively raised her hand, a beam of extremely pure golden magic condensing at her fingertips, shooting towards Dormammu's tattered face in the sky.
Puff.
With a soft sound.
Ancient One's face instantly darkened.
The magic beam she emitted hit Dormammu's residual dark energy like a clay ox entering the sea, not even stirring up a splash before being swallowed completely clean, causing no damage at all.
Ancient One silently withdrew her hand, once again casting her gaze toward Ryan in mid-air.
Sure enough.
It wasn't that Dormammu had weakened.
It was just that this kid Ryan... was simply too damn perverted!
Ancient One sighed deeply in her heart.
She even felt that there was no need to wait for Strange to grow up; she could just throw this kid Ryan straight into the Dark Dimension.
Perhaps in just a few years, Ryan could tear the entire Dark Dimension into ruins!
Ancient One was extremely certain of this point.
Just based on Ryan's monster-like growth rate, letting him cultivate for a few more years and beating Dormammu's true body up would definitely not be a difficult task.
This kid was simply an ancient fierce beast wearing human skin!
Ancient One felt that her worldview today had been completely reshaped.
...
In the sky.
Dormammu was truly beaten dumb this time.
He felt as if there were countless bees buzzing in his head, his consciousness blurring for a moment.
After a full half-day, he barely managed to recover his wits.
Afterwards, an extremely colossal surge of black energy crossed endless spatial barriers, continuously converging from the Dark Dimension.
Under the powerful support of his true body's energy.
Dormammu's shattered giant face began to rapidly reorganize at a speed visible to the naked eye.
In the blink of an eye.
That terrifying black giant face returned to its original state.
Having regained clarity, Dormammu at this very moment was staring fixedly at Ryan below with an expression of incomparable shock and disbelief.
The light emitted by his two huge eyes, like two rounds of blood moons, even illuminated the entire dim different dimension in a crimson glow.
Dormammu's heart was roaring wildly!
What on earth was this situation?!
Why could this seemingly insignificant human kid possess such terrifying destructive power!
He knew the strength of his divine avatar very well.
Even if it was just an avatar, it was condensed from high-density dimensional energy, and its sturdiness far exceeded any known matter.
Unless someone could instantly erupt with attacks dozens of times breaking through his energy upper limit, it was simply impossible to shatter his defense!
But!
This kid was clearly just a human! The energy fluctuations within his body were clearly not that strong!
By what right could he instantly erupt with that kind of heaven-destroying power!
This simply didn't conform to the law of conservation of cosmic energy!
Even a dimensional lord of his level didn't have such a perverted skill capable of instantly boosting explosive power by dozens of times!
How on earth could this kid manage to do it?!
Inside Dormammu's huge head, it was filled with shock and deep doubt.
No matter how hard he thought about it, he couldn't figure out how a pure human without even the bloodline of the Elder Gods could master this kind of power that surpassed common sense.
Dormammu took a deep breath, forcibly suppressing the shock and anger in his heart.
"Human, the power you displayed just now truly makes me look at you in a new light."
Dormammu's voice echoed in the space like muffled thunder.
"I have decided to give you a chance."
"Surrender to me and become my apostle! I shall grant you eternal life and infinite power!"
Dormammu proclaimed condescendingly.
In his view, this was already an extremely generous handout. In the multiverse, countless powerhouses knelt and begged him to bestow power, yet he disdained them all.
He believed that faced with the temptation of eternal life and power, this human could definitely not refuse.
Ryan hovered in mid-air, picking his ear.
"Dormammu, I am not here to negotiate conditions with you," Ryan spoke in a flat tone.
"What?"
Dormammu was stunned for a moment. He clearly didn't understand what meme Ryan was playing.
"I'm saying, is your brain full of pits? Are you a moron?" Ryan mocked mercilessly.
Being a dog for Dormammu, yet speaking so grandiosely?
Who didn't know that once one became an apostle of the Dark Dimension, their soul would be completely distorted, turning into a mindless puppet without self-awareness?
Ryan wasn't stupid.
With the system in hand, he could gain heaven-destroying power and a long lifespan just by lying down and reading; why would he go be a dog for a giant alien coal ball?
"You old thing, you must be crazy wanting to recruit underlings," Ryan sneered.
Hearing Ryan's abuse, Dormammu instantly flew into a rage.
"Damned mortal!"
"You are courting Death!"
"How dare you refuse the supreme glory bestowed upon you by the great Dormammu!"
"Since you remain obstinately blind, I can only grant you eternal Death!"
Dormammu let out a hysterical roar.
"Death?"
Ryan sneered: "You've already said these words several times just now."
"Even when given a chance, you're useless!"
Ryan's fearless and even somewhat playful attitude made Dormammu's anger reach its absolute peak.
"Darkness Descends!"
Dormammu let out a deafening wild roar.
Instantly.
Endless thick black fog, like a breached flood, surged crazily from his huge face!
Seeing this, Ancient One standing at the rear changed her expression drastically.
"Ryan, wa—"
Before Ancient One's warning words could finish, her voice abruptly stopped.
Not just the voice.
All sounds and light around completely vanished at this very moment!
The thickness of the darkness, almost substantial, instantly filled the space around Ryan, completely engulfing him.
This was an ultimate darkness that made one's hair stand on end.
Within this darkness, Ryan felt that fatal dangers were lurking on all sides.
His eyes completely lost their function; what met his eyes was only despairing black.
Ryan did not panic.
He immediately moved his mind.
Hum! Hum! Hum! Hum!
Four [Deified Shield of the Seraphim] emitting golden-red light instantly emerged around his body, tightly protecting him in the middle.
Ryan closed his eyes, attempting to release his mental power outward to perceive the surrounding environment.
However.
He was astonished to discover.
Within this extremely bizarre dark domain, even his vast mental power was actually suppressed to a great extent, barely able to perceive movements within a few meters around his body.
Ryan slightly frowned.
Swish!
Suddenly.
Within this dead silent dark World, an extremely sharp sound of breaking air rang out!
This sound came extremely abruptly, its speed astonishingly fast.
Ryan's heart tightened.
Relying on his combat intuition, he instantly manipulated one of the Magic Shields, smashing fiercely toward the direction from which the sound came.
Chapter 112: Bloodlust State Activated! Dormammu Was Blasted Away! Clang!
Ryan's Magic Shield and that sharp piercing sound collided fiercely.
An overwhelming force transmitted through the shield, causing Ryan to slide backward uncontrollably for more than ten meters, his feet plowing two deep trenches in the ground.
The muscles all over his body instantly tensed to the limit.
In this Dark Dimension created by Dormammu, his vision and spiritual power both became useless, leaving him to rely entirely on combat instinct for defense.
Surrounding him was a horrifying murderous intent, as if countless pairs of eyes were staring intently at him from the darkness.
Ryan could only control four shields, spinning them rapidly around his body like helicopter propellers.
Swish! Swish! Swish!
Attack after attack struck from the darkness, slamming into the spinning shields and making Ryan's arms go numb from the shock.
"This old monster really does have some tricks up his sleeve."
Ryan mentally evaluated the situation. This should be Dormammu's domain-type skill, and it was indeed quite troublesome.
Just as Ryan was pondering how to break the deadlock.
The crisp system prompt in his mind suddenly turned somewhat miserable.
"Ding!"
"Your [Ancient Body of Hoggoth] senses that the host is suffering a ruthless beating!"
"[Ancient Body of Hoggoth] is grief-stricken by the host's plight! It feels like its sky has fallen!"
"[Ancient Body of Hoggoth]'s anger value is maxed out! Forcibly entering the 'Blood-Boiling' state!"
"In this state, once the host casts this skill, it will trigger uncontrollable and devastating chained explosions!"
Hearing the system prompt.
Ryan hadn't even had time to complain that this skill was being too dramatic.
An extremely dangerous warning instantly made the hairs all over Ryan's body stand on end!
In the dense darkness ahead, countless black rays as thin as hair yet exuding fatal fluctuations were shooting toward him overwhelmingly like an inescapable net!
This was Dormammu's long-plotted fatal strike!
The moment those four rapidly spinning Magic Shields came into contact with the black rays, they lasted less than a few milliseconds before letting out an unbearable shattering sound and collapsing with a boom!
At this life-or-Death moment.
Ryan stood in place without even dodging.
His gaze was calm, his lips moved slightly, and he silently chanted a spell.
"Ancient Body of Hoggoth."
Hum!
A dazzling green light suddenly blossomed in the darkness.
The second before those black rays were about to pierce his body, Ryan's figure vanished directly in place!
Replaced by tens of thousands of fluorescent green butterflies.
These beautiful butterflies fluttered gracefully in the dead and silent Dark Dimension, leisurely spreading in all directions.
Hiding deep in the darkness, Dormammu saw this scene, his huge eyeballs filled with confusion.
What the hell is this thing?
Since this brat couldn't beat him, was he planning to set off fireworks for himself to liven things up?
Bringing out so many butterflies, did he want to beg for mercy with a talent show?
However, Dormammu's confusion lasted for less than half a second.
The next moment.
A terrifying aura of Death that made even him, the ruler of the Dark Dimension, shudder, instantly locked onto his entire divine power avatar!
"No!"
Just as a trace of alarm arose in Dormammu's heart.
Those seemingly fragile and beautiful green butterflies were as if pressed with the same detonation button.
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
Chain explosions!
Tens of thousands of green butterflies shattered with a roar at the same time!
A dazzling white light instantly tore apart this dead silence of darkness.
Deafening explosions echoed back and forth throughout the entire Mirror Dimension, as if they were going to completely blow this dimension to pieces.
The power of this explosion completely exceeded the scope of human understanding. It not only destroyed matter, but even Dormammu's proud dark energy was ruthlessly evaporated and annihilated in this dazzling white light!
The explosion lasted for a full ten-plus minutes.
When everything finally calmed down.
The Mirror Dimension, which had already been scraped three feet deep, became even more desolate at this moment.
The ground was forcibly blown down more than ten meters deep, turning into an unimaginably huge crater.
Hum.
At the edge of the crater, a faint golden light door lit up.
Ancient One walked out from inside looking disheveled and covered in dust.
The usually high-and-mighty Sorcerer Supreme's appearance at this moment could simply be described as horrific.
The pristine plain-white robe on her body had been blown into countless shreds of cloth, barely hanging on her body and covering her vital parts.
If she hadn't run fast and applied dozens of layers of shields to herself in advance, she probably would have been buried along with that exiled alternate space by now.
Just as Ancient One was still patting the dust off her body with lingering fear.
Not far away, a green light flashed.
Ryan re-condensed his form intact, without even a speck of dust on his clothes.
Ancient One looked at the unscathed Ryan with black lines all over her head, her eyes full of question marks.
This kid...
Must be doing this on purpose!
Casting a forbidden spell of such magnitude without even giving a heads-up! Did he want to send me off together too?
Ryan seemed completely unaware of Ancient One's murderous gaze.
He looked around and scratched his head in some confusion.
"Sorcerer Supreme, where is that Dormammu?"
Ryan turned his head and asked Ancient One with a serious expression, his eyes as clear as a naive newly enrolled apprentice.
Ancient One took a deep breath, forcefully suppressing the urge to smash his head with a fan.
"He ran." Ancient One spat out two words unpleasantly.
"Ran?"
Ryan was full of astonishment: "That's not right! Isn't he the ruler of the Dark Dimension? Isn't he arrogant and overbearing? How did he just run away?"
Hearing this.
Ancient One looked Ryan up and down twice, the corners of her eyes twitching wildly.
Good grief.
She only discovered today that this kid Ryan not only had perverted magic talent, but his ability to play dumb had reached its pinnacle!
What do you mean a Dark Lord can't run away?
What the hell kind of ghost magic did you release just now, don't you have any idea in your mind!
Let alone an avatar of Dormammu.
Even if Dormammu's true body came, after taking that series of chained nuclear-like explosions just now, he probably would have been blown to the point of being unable to care for himself.
Didn't you see that Kaecilius, who originally had one breath left next to us, can't even find a speck of ash now? They all vanished into ashes with the explosion.
Ancient One was concentrating on cracking Dormammu's Dark Domain just now, who knew Ryan would suddenly detonate the whole audience. That world-destroying white light made even her feel a wave of palpitations.
Just how many trump cards did this kid still have hidden?
Ancient One truly didn't want to say a single word right now.
She felt that if she stayed with this kid Ryan for long, her heart would sooner or later have problems. This pressure was simply too great.
Watching Ancient One silently tidying up those shred-like cloth strips on her body that could barely cover her modesty.
Ryan very perceptively turned his head away and pretended to admire the surrounding desolate scenery.
As a good mage who respected his teacher and valued the Tao.
When a leader was making a fool of herself, acting like a blind person was a basic professional quality.
Chapter 113: A Mysterious Powerful Being Descends upon Kamar-Taj!
As that World-destroying storm subsided.
This alternate dimension left behind by an ancient powerhouse was now completely empty, unable to yield even a decent stone.
Ancient One stood in this brand-new space and took a deep breath.
She lowered her head to glance at her tattered magic robe, which was even somewhat exposing, and then glanced at the innocent-looking Ryan beside her.
"Sorcerer Supreme, that coward Dormammu has already run away. What should we do now?"
Ryan respectfully asked for instructions, just like an obedient good baby.
Ancient One's mouth twitched slightly.
This kid really puts on such an innocent act so well!
Directly blowing up Dormammu's divine power avatar and still acting stupid here asking what to do?
Besides the two living people here, there is not even a ghost's shadow left. What else can be done? Of course everyone goes back to their own homes!
"Let's go, back to Kamar-Taj."
Ancient One suppressed the urge to roll her eyes and calmly spat out a few words.
She raised her right hand and casually made a swipe in mid-air.
A dazzling golden Portal unfolded instantly.
With the fall of Dormammu's divine power avatar, the dimensional blockade imposed on this alternate dimension was also lifted, returning it to the normal material Universedimension.
Ancient One did not stay and stepped directly into the Portal.
Ryan followed closely behind.
Light and shadow flashed.
The two returned once again to that quaint quiet room in Kamar-Taj.
"Wait here."
"I still have matters to attend to with you."
Ancient One dropped a sentence, her figure flashed, and she directly disappeared in the quiet room.
Ryan knew that this Sorcerer Supreme, who always valued her image, must have gone to change clothes. After all, her appearance just now truly impaired the dignity of the EarthGuardian.
Ryan sat down on the chair, took a sip of the already cold tea on the table, and waited leisurely.
...
Meanwhile.
In the Dark Dimension, an unknown number of light-years away from Earth.
This was a place of absolute dead silence with no time, no space, no light, and no color. There was only pure, despair-inducing darkness.
Suddenly!
In this endless darkness, two unimaginably huge blood-red eyes suddenly opened!
Just the size of this pair of eyes was as huge as the sum of several Planets combined.
As this pair of eyes opened, the entire Dark Dimensionseemed to be lit up for an instant.
"Bastard!"
"Ancient One! And that damn mortal bug!"
A roar filled with endless fury suddenly exploded within the Dark Dimension!
Dormammu was furious!
Along with his anger, the energy of the entire Dark Dimension began to boil wildly. Those extremely viscous black substances rolled and roared like a tsunami.
The powerful energy fluctuations even penetrated the dimensional barriers and directly affected the prime material Universe.
In a galaxy closest to the Dark Dimension.
A massive dark shadow appeared out of thin air, instantly swallowing a vibrant Planet entirely!
Tens of billions of living lives didn't even have time to let out a scream before they were completely digested by the Dark Dimension in an instant.
However.
Swallowing a Planet did not appease Dormammu's anger by even a fraction.
Instead, it made him feel even more humiliated!
"How dare you humiliate the great master of the Dark Dimension like this!"
"I will definitely devour Earth! I want you to pay the most painful price!"
Dormammu roared crazily in the Dark Dimension.
Tens of thousands of years!
Ever since he became the lord of the Dark Dimension, he had run amok in the multiverse and swallowed countless spaces.
Which dimensional lords and cosmic deities were not polite when they saw him?
But today.
He actually stumbled such a big tumble in this remote corner of Earth!
Not only did he lose a divine power avatar condensed at the cost of a large amount of origin, but he was also ridden on the neck and severely humiliated by a human kid whose name he didn't even know!
How could Dormammu swallow this anger!
However, recalling that World-destroying explosion just now.
In Dormammu's pair of huge blood-red eyes, a trace of undisguised palpitation flashed again.
The power of that magic was simply too bizarre!
Even he, the master of the Dark Dimension, could not understand how a mortal could instantly burst out with that level of energy.
If it were his true body descending, facing that level of attack, although he wouldn't perish, he would definitely suffer heavy damage.
"That forbidden magic of overdrawing life and soul, he absolutely cannot cast it twice in a row!"
Dormammu calculated inwardly.
He was very certain that there was no creature in the Universe that could release that kind of terrifying energy without a price. That arrogant human kid must have already suffered a backlash by now, and even if he didn't die, he would be crippled!
Thinking of this, Dormammu hesitated no longer.
He immediately mobilized the power of the entire Dark Dimension, like a black cosmic comet, rushing wildly toward the direction of Earth!
He wanted to take advantage of the perverted kid's weakness to devour Earth completely in one fell swoop!
Soon.
The edge of the Dark Dimension had already touched Earth's dimensional barrier.
At this moment.
The sky on Earth suddenly darkened without warning. The sunlight was completely blocked, and the entire Worldseemed to instantly plunge into eternal night.
Dormammu's massive true body was preparing to forcibly tear apart Earth's magic defense barrier.
However.
Right at the moment before he was about to launch his attack.
He suddenly sensed an extremely obscure, yet terrifying to the extreme aura from Earth!
Dormammu's massive body stiffened abruptly.
The next second.
It was as if he had seen the most terrifying monster in the Universe, letting out an extremely panicked scream.
"He... how could he be here?!"
Terrified to the point that he didn't even dare to turn his head, Dormammu immediately manipulated the massive Dark Dimension, fleeing frantically toward the depths of the Universe at a speed ten times faster than when he came!
That panicked escape back was simply wretched to the extreme, fearing that if he ran a step slower, he would be completely annihilated by someone.
...
Earth, Kamar-Taj.
In the quiet room.
Ryan sat on the chair listlessly.
"Did Sorcerer Supreme Ancient One go to change clothes or go spin yarn and weave cloth? Why is she so slow?"
Ryan complained silently in his heart.
Sure enough, no matter how strong a woman's strength was, when it came to changing clothes, her concept of time was Schrödinger's cat.
Just as Ryan was letting his imagination run wild.
A gentle voice, even carrying a bit of scholarly air, suddenly rang out behind him without warning.
"She didn't go to change clothes."
"She is injured."
Hearing this voice.
Ryan only felt a bone-chilling coldness instantly rush straight from the soles of his feet to his spiritual crown!
"What person?!"
To be able to sneak up behind him without anyone knowing?!
With Ryan's current mental power intensity, even Ancient One or Odin couldn't get this close without disturbing him!
"Ding!"
"Warning! An extremely terrifying unknown dimensional power has been detected descending!"
"All your defensive magic has automatically entered the highest level of combat readiness status!"
"[Deified Shield of the Seraphim] automatically activated! Defense boosted to the limit!"
"[Sword of Vishanti] sensed irresistible coercion, sword intent skyrocketed, preparing to fight to the death!"
"[Crimson Contract Chains] entered a crazed bloodthirsty mode, ready to strangle the target at any time!"
"[Yagami Style Ancient Martial Arts] has automatically locked the host's muscles, entering an instinctive counterattack state!"
"[Multiple Mirror Dimensions] has completely sealed off the surrounding space! Spatial barrier strength increased tenfold!"
...
The exact moment the voice sounded behind him.
The system alarm sounds in Ryan's mind became a chorus!
All the skills on his body were frantically transmitting an extremely clear signal to him: Extremely dangerous! Will die!
Ryan turned around abruptly.
He saw.
A middle-aged man wearing an ordinary casual suit, looking like a gentle and refined university Professor, was quietly standing not far behind him.
This man's appearance was very ordinary, belonging to the type that would definitely not be found if thrown into a crowd.
However.
Ryan was shocked to find.
As long as he shifted his vision slightly away, the memory of this man's appearance in his mind would instantly become blurred!
Cognitive interference!
This was a high-dimensional mental power suppression!
Only when the opponent's mental power and life level far surpassed his own would this extremely terrifying phenomenon appear. This meant that as long as the opponent was willing, they could tamper with his memory or even obliterate his thoughts anytime and anywhere!
If it wasn't for the automatic master-protecting warning of the system skill, if this man wanted to kill him just now, Ryan wouldn't even know how he died!
Ryan stared fixedly at the middle-aged man in front of him.
Where on Earth did this super big shot pop out from?!
Chapter 114: The Five Creation Gods, Eternity! Alarm bells rang wildly in Ren's heart.
He forcefully suppressed the shock in his heart and asked tentatively: "Senior, are you a friend of the Sorcerer Supreme?"
The middle-aged man smiled slightly and replied amiably: "Sort of."
"You don't have to be so nervous; it's not like I'm going to eat you."
Ren muttered inwardly to himself.
You may not eat people, old sir.
But your strength is unfathomable, even frightening all the system defense mechanisms on my body into activating. How could I not be nervous?
"Please take a seat, Senior."
"I'll pour you some tea."
Although he was panicking like crazy inside, Ren's outward etiquette was flawless. He hurriedly and attentively invited the middle-aged man to sit down, then respectfully poured a cup of hot tea.
The middle-aged man picked up the teacup, smiling faintly as he looked Ren up and down.
His gaze carried undisguised appreciation.
"Little fellow, you're not bad."
"You flatter me, Senior. I'm just an ordinary mage." Ren hurriedly lowered his head modestly.
"There's no need to be overly modest."
The middle-aged man's tone carried a congenital absolute confidence: "I am never wrong about people."
Ren could only accompany him with a smiling face and nod repeatedly in agreement.
Your fists are big, so whatever you say is right.
While smiling ingratiatingly, Ren rapidly searched his mind for those hidden super big shots in the Marvel Universe.
Being able to appear silently in the deepest part of Kamar-Taj, and even making Ancient One go change clothes to prepare for a welcome...
Exactly which deity was this person?
Just as Ren was guessing wildly,
the door of the quiet room was pushed open.
Ancient One had changed into an extremely solemn and intricate golden mage robe and walked in briskly.
When she saw the middle-aged man sitting opposite Ren, a trace of extremely rare shock flashed through Ancient One's eyes, but it immediately turned into deep awe.
"Your Eminence!"
"Why have you descended to Earth in person?"
Ancient One hurriedly stepped forward quickly, deeply bowed, and executed the highest-standard mage etiquette that Ren had never seen before.
"I sensed some interesting fluctuations in the causal threads on you, so I dropped by to take a look."
The middle-aged man waved his hand casually, signaling Ancient One to waive the courtesy.
"Now it seems that the choice you made is much better than I expected."
"Thank you for your concern, Your Eminence." Ancient Onestill maintained an extremely respectful posture.
Ren, standing to the side, was dumbfounded.
Holy crap!
What the heck kind of existence level is this!
To be able to make the high and aloft Sorcerer Supreme Gu Yi bow respectfully like an elementary school student?
And,
he just said he looked at Ancient One's causal threads?
This is simply bragging without even blinking!
You must know that for a multiverse powerhouse of Ancient One's caliber, her causal threads had long become blurred. If an ordinary person dared to forcibly peep, they would instantly suffer backlash from the cosmic laws, turning their soul to ashes.
Even with Ren's current soaring strength, he wouldn't dare to easily touch Ancient One's causal threads.
And this big shot,
saying he looked at Ancient One's causal threads was as easy and casual as reading the newspaper when waking up in the morning?
Ren's brain worked at high speed.
He suddenly remembered the Marvel settings he had seen in his past life.
After dying in battle resisting Dormammu, Ancient One did not truly die, but instead transformed into a pure soul holy spirit, roaming the multiverse with a certain highest cosmic God.
An existence that could make Ancient One follow wholeheartedly and be called "Your Eminence"...
Ren drew in a sharp breath of cold air!
Eternity?!
One of the Five Creation Gods of the Marvel Main Universe! The materialized entity representing the entire Universe's space and time!
This ultimate ceiling stood at the absolute pyramid peak of the multiverse, capable of casually crushing countless single Universes with a wave of the hand!
No wonder he couldn't remember this person's face no matter what when he looked at it just now!
Because for mortals, trying to understand and remember the appearance of a "cosmic materialized entity" is itself an extravagant hope that exceeds the limits of cognition!
Ren only felt his scalp tingling.
Eternity, sitting opposite, seemed to perceive Ren's violent emotional fluctuations.
He looked at Ren with some surprise.
Afterwards, he turned his head and smiled at Ancient One:
"Ancient One, this trip of yours as the Earth Guardian was worth it."
"You have found an incredible successor."
"This child was actually able to guess my identity."
"If it weren't for the fact that his body already bears the traces of his own extremely special dimensional laws,"
"I would even want to take him as a disciple in person."
Eternity did not stint his praise for Ren at all.
Hearing this,
a trace of pleasant surprise also flashed through Ancient One's eyes.
"Being favored by Your Eminence is Ren's greatest honor."
Ancient One smiled and said: "Ren is indeed the most outstanding mage I have ever seen on Earth."
"Even that child of destiny named Strange falls far short of him in talent."
"Oh? Strange?"
A Strange stream of light flashed in Eternity's eyes.
As if in this single instant, Strange's past, present, and countless possible futures had all been seen through by him at a glance.
After a moment, Eternity nodded slightly.
"That Strange is indeed a rare talent as well. He possesses an extremely resilient soul."
"But..."
Eternity turned his gaze back to Ren.
"Compared to this child, Strange can only be considered a brilliant star. While he..."
Eternity did not continue, his gaze simply filled with an extremely profound meaning.
Such talent, which made even the five creation Gods Marvel, was extremely rare even in his long river of life.
However, Eternity was a creation God after all.
Although Ren's current power was astonishing, in Eternity's eyes, he was still just a sapling growing sturdily. Only when Ren truly grew enough to affect the layout of the multiverse would he be truly valued by him.
Ancient One and Ren naturally couldn't guess the thoughts of an existence of Eternity's caliber.
However, to be able to receive face-to-face praise from a creation God,
Ancient One was still very happy in her heart. She had long regarded Ren as the next successor of Kamar-Taj; for Ren to win Eternity's approval was definitely a tremendous blessing for Earth.
Ren hurriedly lowered his head submissively.
"Thank you for the praise, Your Eminence."
In front of others, Ren might still act cool.
But in front of this big shot,
acting cool? That was purely having a Death wish!
With a single thought from him, the entire Universe could be rebooted dozens of times. In front of him, keeping a low profile was the wisest choice. He couldn't be provoked, truly couldn't be provoked.
Seeing Ren's cautious appearance,
Eternity couldn't help laughing.
"Little fellow, don't be so nervous."
"I won't make a move against you."
"If I really harbored the thought of making a move, it might mean that this single Universe would have to be reset."
"That would be too troublesome and too boring."
Eternity comforted Ren in a relaxed tone.
Ren rolled his eyes frantically in his heart.
Good grief!
I call that a real masterclass!
Listen! This right here is true humblebragging! This is the ultimate realm of acting cool!
Resetting the Universe at every turn!
He, Ren, worked himself to Death with cheats, and at most could only blast a God Planet half to Death.
As for the other person, destroying the Universe was just because they felt bored and wanted to stretch their muscles!
This gap was simply further than the distance from Earthto the Andromeda Galaxy!
Ren's mentality, which had swelled somewhat due to consecutively instantly killing formidable enemies,
at this moment, was shattered to pieces by Eternity's understatement.
The revolution has not yet succeeded, comrades still need to cheat!
"Alright."
"I am very satisfied with this trip to Earth."
Eternity stood up, looked at Ancient One and said,
"Ancient One, since you have chosen another destiny line belonging to yourself because of this little fellow,"
"then grasp it well."
"Earth still needs your protection."
"If there is a chance in the future, I will come to find you again."
As soon as the voice fell,
Eternity's figure, like a reflection in Water, vanished silently in the quiet room without a sound.
There were no spatial fluctuations, no magic traces.
As if he had never appeared at all.
Ren blankly looked at the empty seat.
"This... leaving just like that?"
"Is this the top combat power of the multiverse..."
Ren took a deep breath, feeling that his horizons had been infinitely broadened today.
Chapter 115: heart of the universe Fragment! Ebony MawSecretly Releases Hela! The Arrival of Eternity.
For the vast majority of mages in Kamar-Taj, it was like a gentle breeze sweeping across the snow-capped mountains in the early morning, causing not a single ripple.
Because His form of existence was simply too high-dimensional.
That was an absolute will that transcended time and space, representing the entire multiverse.
Ordinary life forms, let alone perceiving Him, couldn't even hope to understand His existence.
In the quiet room.
Ryan and Ancient One sat blankly in their chairs.
The hot tea on the table before the two of them had long since grown cold.
"Sorcerer Supreme, what... just happened?"
Ryan gave a sudden shudder, snapping out of an extremely arcane state, and asked somewhat blankly.
Ancient One glanced at the cold tea before her, her tone calm:
"Obviously, Eternity has already left. Moreover, He didn't want us to see the process of His departure."
Ryan rubbed his temples, trying to replay the appearance of that middle-aged man in his mind.
But.
He discovered to his horror.
No matter how hard he tried to recall, his mind was entirely blank. That man's facial features, voice, and even the color of the clothes he wore seemed to have been completely erased from the depths of his memory by an eraser!
"I... I can't remember what He looks like."
Ryan's expression changed drastically, a deep sense of powerlessness welling up in his heart.
Ancient One, however, acted very calm about this.
"Do you feel that no matter what, you can't outline His image in your mind?"
"That's right! What on Earth is going on here?" Ryan asked hurriedly.
"Eternity is the personified entity of the multiverse. His true form cannot be peeped at by life forms like us who exist within a single Universe."
Ancient One explained patiently:
"To prevent our brains from collapsing due to receiving information that exceeds dimensions, what we saw just now was merely a false image projected into our minds by Him to cater to our cognition."
"When He leaves or withdraws the projection, that false cognition will naturally dissipate."
"When one day your strength manages to break through the shackles of the single Universe, you will naturally be able to see what you want to see."
Hearing Ancient One's explanation, Ryan finally let out a sigh of sudden realization.
Is this the top-tier combat power of the Marvel Universe?
Incapable of being perceived, incapable of being remembered, existing even only within an abstract concept.
Ryan felt that the path he had to walk was still very, very long.
At least, when facing entities of the level of the five major Gods, he was still far from enough.
Not to mention that deep within the multiverse, there were dimensional demon Gods even older and more short-tempered than Cyttorak. The Crimson Chains he usually used were power borrowed from Cyttorak. If he ever truly ran into the real deal one day, the scene would probably be very awkward.
"Alright."
Ancient One stood up, interrupting Ryan's thoughts.
"These high-dimensional matters are still too early for you right now. Knowing them is useless."
"The burden on Kamar-Taj right now is heavy. Go back and cultivate diligently, mastering those high-tier magic as soon as possible. I need you to be able to stand on your own two feet as soon as possible."
Ancient One looked at Ryan, her eyes filled with expectations.
"Understood, Sorcerer Supreme."
Ryan respectfully nodded and withdrew from the quiet room.
...
Meanwhile.
The other end of Earth. Norway, cliffside coast.
This was a picturesque yet extremely desolate cliff. Normally, not even a ghost's shadow could be seen here.
No one would ever think.
That beneath that seemingly ordinary patch of grass on the edge of the cliff was actually sealed Asgard's most terrifying goddess of Death — Hela.
This afternoon.
The originally clear sky was suddenly obscured by a huge shadow.
A strangely shaped alien spaceship, resembling a giant doughnut, quietly pierced through the clouds and slowly landed on the grass.
The cabin door opened.
An alien who was tall and thin, with grayish-white skin and wearing something similar to a mage's robe, walked down slowly.
It was none other than Thanos's most capable confidant, one of the Black Order, Ebony Maw!
Following behind Ebony Maw was Black Dwarf, whose size was as huge as a small mountain.
At this moment, in Black Dwarf's hands, he was carefully holding a black metal square box.
Although it was just a box.
But Black Dwarf acted as if he were supporting a mountain weighing ten thousand jun, his muscles tensed all over, blue veins bulging on his thick arms, and his expression appearing exceptionally painful and strained.
Ebony Maw ignored Black Dwarf's struggle.
He walked to the edge of the cliff, raised his hand, and a compact detection instrument materialized in his palm.
After confirming the coordinates, Ebony Maw nodded with satisfaction.
"That's right, this is the place."
"The sleeping place of the Goddess of Death, Hela."
Ebony Maw's extremely hoarse and low voice echoed in the sea breeze.
Even for Ebony Maw, whose personality was cold and who always held himself in high regard.
When mentioning the name "Hela", his tone couldn't help but carry a trace of deep dread. Thanos had once warned them that this woman sealed by Odin was a complete war maniac.
"Maw... hurry up and do it..."
"This thing... I can't hold it much longer..."
Black Dwarf behind him let out a painful low roar.
Ebony Maw glanced back.
He saw that Black Dwarf's gray skin, which was originally as hard as iron, was now beginning to turn somewhat translucent, as if it could collapse and disintegrate at any moment under the power emitted by the box.
"Useless trash."
Ebony Maw snorted coldly.
He raised both hands, and a telekinetic power so powerful it was almost visible to the naked eye instantly erupted from his body.
The surrounding space, under the tug of this telekinetic power, rippled violently like water waves.
The huge blue lightning seal hidden behind space finally slowly revealed its magnificent outline.
Ebony Maw's eyes narrowed, and his telekinesis transformed into an invisible giant hand, directly taking the metal box from Black Dwarf's hands.
Even with the support of powerful telekinesis, cold sweat seeped out from Ebony Maw's forehead.
The thing inside this box was simply too heavy!
He controlled the box, slowly floating it to the front of the sealing formation.
As Ebony Maw urged his spiritual power.
Snap! Snap!
The metal box emitted a series of complex mechanical transformation sounds, its outer shell blooming open like a lotus flower.
At the center of the box.
Quietly suspended was a square crystal emitting an extremely eerie, translucent glow.
The edges of the crystal obviously bore traces of being incomplete.
"A fragment of the heart of the universe..."
Ebony Maw looked at this incomplete crystal, his eyes filled with fanaticism and awe.
This was the ultimate trump card that even Thanostreasured as a priceless treasure!
Although it was only a small fragment, it contained terrifying power sufficient to alter reality and subvert the rules of the Universe!
In order to cause some trouble for Earth and tie down that mysterious powerhouse capable of single-handedly fighting Gods, Thanos could be said to have spared no expense this time.
Because every time this fragment was used, it required recharging for over a hundred years in a place extremely rich in universal energy!
"Begin!"
Ebony Maw took a deep breath.
He injected his spiritual power without reservation into that incomplete heart of the universe.
Hum!
The heart of the universe fragment instantly erupted with blinding white light.
An intangible and formless yet irresistible force of rules directly ignored the obstruction of space, blanketing the divine seal jointly cast by the three of them—Odin, Ancient One, and Ryan!
"Go and turn this World completely upside down, Goddess of Death!"
Ebony Maw shouted excitedly.
As his voice fell.
The light on the heart of the universe fragment flashed abruptly, then dimmed completely, turning into a piece of ordinary, lusterless glass.
Seeing this, not only was Ebony Maw not disappointed, but he was overjoyed instead.
He knew this meant that the power of the heart of the universe had taken effect, successfully altering the underlying reality rules of the seal!
"Mission accomplished! Fall back quickly!"
Ebony Maw grabbed the dimmed fragment, shouted at Black Dwarf, and the two hurriedly fled back to the spaceship.
The giant doughnut spaceship rose into the air once more, disappearing into the depths of the clouds in the blink of an eye.
Everything around them seemed to have returned to peace once again.
But.
Not long after.
Snap!
Above the cliff.
That blue divine seal, which had always been indestructible and which even Odin couldn't break.
Suddenly, without any warning.
A glaring black crack split open across it!