Boom! Boom! Boom!
In just three strikes, the magical defense shields of the three Sanctum Sanctorum were directly shattered.
The Ancient One possessed the power of a Skyfather-level being, and with the combined strength of the three Sanctum Sanctorum and the Time Stone, she could indeed reach the threshold of a single Universe level.
That's why Dimensional Demon Godss, who were originally single Universe level but had their power reduced to Skyfather level upon leaving their own dimension and arriving on Earth, were always repelled by the Ancient One.
But Arishem the Judge was different.
He was inherently a relatively powerful existence among single Universe level beings, and even though he was injured now, he was not comparable to the Ancient One, who had just entered the single Universe level.
Especially to rescue the celestial embryo, Arishem the Judge used his full power in each of these three strikes.
Mirror Dimension!
Seeing the Sanctum's defenses shattered, the Ancient One, in conjunction with all the mages of Kamar-Taj, opened the Mirror Dimension, pulling Arishem the Judge and the heavily injured Celestials inside, and then took out the Space Stone.
She wasn't taking out the Space Stone now to use its power to send Arishem the Judge away, but to use its power to reinforce the Mirror Dimension.
Otherwise, with the power of Arishem the Judge, the Mirror Dimension would not be able to contain him at all.
Arishem the Judge was different from Galactus; once Galactus was sent away, he generally wouldn't bother to travel so far back to Earth.
He could eat anywhere; he would just find another Planet.
But Arishem the Judge, for the sake of the celestial embryo, would definitely rush back immediately.
So, dealing with Arishem the Judge required the other plan Adam mentioned, and the most important thing now was to buy Time.
Time Freeze!
Seeing that the Mirror Dimension, reinforced by the Space Stone, did not collapse due to the power of Arishem the Judge, the Ancient One dared not delay and immediately took out the Time Stone from the Eye of Agamotto.
A vast amount of Time power flew out from the Time Stone, enveloping Arishem the Judge's body, and Arishem the Judge immediately entered a state of Time Freeze.
However, the Celestials, who could create the Sun and life, naturally could not be trapped by a single Time Stone, not even a Time Stone fully activated by the Ancient One.
[Arishem the Judge was not Dormammu.]
[Arishem the Judge, whose Time was frozen, erupted with a special law fluctuation from his body; the Time power surrounding him immediately began to tremble, seemingly on the verge of being dispelled at any moment.]
Adam, Arishem the Judge's power is too strong, I can't maintain it for long, you need to hurry!
Seeing this, the Ancient One quickly shouted a reminder to Adam.
At this moment, Adam's Shadow Clone instantly disappeared, and when he reappeared, he held a star scepter and a magic book containing all the clow cards.
It was Adam's main body, at the core of the Earth, who had loaded the Kinomoto Sakura template.
Originally, there was no rush, but now the situation is special, so I will perform the conversion.
Drawing the "time card" from the clow cards magic book, Adam channeled his powerful magic and chanted:
clow cards created by Clow Reed, please abandon your old form and transform anew!
Adam possessed the same vast magic as Sakura, and could freely wield this magic.
If he wished, he could completely help Sakura convert all the clow cards into sakura cards together.
But he didn't do that, because converting clow cards into sakura cards was originally a process for Sakura to learn and control magic; if he completed it for her, Sakura would not get the training.
Hiragizawa Eriol constantly created magical events precisely to continuously temper Sakura.
However, the situation was special now; he needed the time card to exert its maximum power, and the residual magic left by Clow Reed in the time card was definitely not enough.
So he had to convert the time card in advance and then infuse it with his own magic.
Key of the Star's power, show me your true strength before me, release the seal!
With the time card successfully converted, the Shadow Clone Adam quickly used the star scepter to activate the time card's power, then poured all the magic within his Shadow Clone body into the time card.
The time card transformed into an old man holding a funnel, flying towards Arishem the Judge with immense Time power. Arishem the Judge, whose body had already begun to move slightly, quieted down once again.
This made everyone breathe a sigh of relief.
While he's like this, let's attack together!
Seeing Arishem the Judge frozen again, the heroes immediately became restless.
Such a massive target was a living bullseye, impossible to miss.
If everyone attacked together, they might be able to seize the opportunity to kill Arishem the Judge directly and resolve this crisis.
Don't be so eager to act yet. That area is enveloped by Time power; your attacks will also be frozen by the Time law if they enter it, and won't hit him.
Moreover, it's not yet at the point where we need to go all out. Wait for my command!
The Shadow Clone Adam immediately spoke up to stop everyone.
His primary goal was not to kill Arishem the Judge, but to make Arishem the Judge leave.
As long as the celestial embryo was killed, Arishem the Judge would have no reason to attack Earth, and perhaps this crisis could be resolved without a fight.
But if everyone started fighting before things were clarified, it could become very troublesome.
Unless absolutely necessary, he still hoped to draw all the aggro onto himself first. If there was no other way, then everyone could join in for a desperate fight; it wouldn't be too late.
It's finished!
Just as Arishem the Judge was temporarily delayed in the Mirror Dimension, a fruit finally grew from the flower of the God Tree.
Although the fruit was only the size of a fingernail, it should ripen soon.
He's actually using the power of the Infinity Stones to obstruct me!
Ten seconds. Even with the assistance of the time card, which contained half of Adam's body's magic, it only lasted ten seconds before Arishem the Judge broke free from the Time shackles and returned to normal.
And feeling the celestial embryo growing weaker, he became even more furious.
Don't move yet, I'll do it!
Seeing this, the Shadow Clone Adam directly transformed into his Great Ape mode, unleashing a three-million-combat-power Mouth Cannon that caused Arishem the Judge, who was heavily injured from his battle with Galactus, to wince.
Susanoo!
A pitch-black Susanoo cloak unfolded along the Great Ape Adam, reaching a height of ten thousand meters.
This was one of his research achievements during this period.
Susanoo is an important ability of the Mangekyo Sharingan. Under normal circumstances, when the Sharingan evolves into the Rinnegan, this ability is lost.
However, through Adam's research, that was only because the power of the Rinnegan was too strong to be fully controlled. If one could fully control it, reaching a level similar to the Sage of Six Paths, they could once again acquire the power of Susanoo.
Zanpakuto!
The ten-thousand-meter Susanoo extended a hand, and an enormous Zanpakuto appeared in its grip.
The fusion of Chakra, Ki, and Shinigami Power was also a new form that his Shadow Clone had completed during his main body's recent training.
Take this!
Before Arishem the Judge could react, Adam, piloting the Susanoo, flashed behind his neck and delivered a decapitating blow.