The mont the low, divine oracle echoed across the sky, Luke raised both arms high toward the heavens.
Woosh!
A torrential surge of energy erupted from his seemingly ordinary body, the violent tide whipping his clothes into loud flutters.
Countless energy particles gathered around his fingertips, transforming into flowing, dark star vortices. Above the ground, a circle of golden, unknown symbolic magic arrays silently manifested, before erupting with terrifying divine power.
The do of the Mirror Dinsion suddenly fractured, and billons of streams of gilded light tore through the clouds and poured downward. It was not the blazing Sun itself, yet it carried a surging power comparable to it.
Wherever the light passed, everything within the Mirror Dinsion shattered and disintegrated.
Even the Mirror Dinsion itself trembled violently under the wash of this power of judgnt.
Thin cracks soon began to spread everywhere.
This was no ordinary magic, but vast divine power originating from the very essence of Earth.
The Great Serpent was originally Earth's will incarnate, the embodint of its power, possessing the terrifying ability to destroy the world at its peak.
Even though Luke's current output was far inferior to the Great Serpent's, which drew upon Earth itself, it was still utterly beyond comparison with the sorcerers of Kamar-Taj, who relied on self-sacrifice to borrow magical power.
Moreover, this power transcended magic itself. It was the Power of Life that only deities could wield—and the Judgnt of Destruction as well.
Led by Kaecilius, the ten senior sorcerers jointly erected an enormous Shield of the Seraphim.
This was the strongest defensive spell they knew.
Yet in the face of Judgnt Power striking from all directions, it lasted only three seconds before being drowned in the sea of light, leaving them no chance to resist.
Their screams had barely begun before they were swallowed by eternal silence.
An area spanning several miles was completely pulverized by Sunlight Radiance!
[Anomaly: Kaecilius eliminated. Recorded. 700 Anomaly Points gained. Current Anomaly Points: 800 / 1200.]
Luke cut off the energy supply, and the sunlike radiance flowed back into his palm.
Looking at the ravaged Mirror Dinsion, Luke took a step forward, returning to reality through space that shattered like glass shards.
"Ancient One, how long were you planning to watch?"
Luke spoke calmly to the empty street.
With a sudden gust of wind, the Ancient One appeared before Luke.
This was not invisibility, but rapid movent using the Mirror Dinsion as a transfer node, creating the illusion of invisibility.
"Esteed Luke Rowling, we have finally t."
The Ancient One showed no anger over the deaths of Mordo and the others. Instead, she inclined her head slightly toward Luke, her expression carrying a sense of joy and respect.
Luke raised an eyebrow. "Please, I can't bear the title of 'esteed.'"
"I believe no one is more worthy than you—a being who has already stepped into the realm of divinity."
The Ancient One gently shook her head, her eyes flickering with an emotion called joy.
Yet the more she behaved this way, the more wary Luke beca.
Excessive courtesy often concealed ulterior motives.
He would rather fight the Ancient One outright than face a Sorcerer Supre acting like this.
"You just stood by and watched as your disciples were killed by ?" Although Luke had already suspected as much, he was still sowhat puzzled by the Ancient One's choice.
"Oh, right—and them as well."
The Ancient One ford a strange mudra with her hands. The Eye of Agamotto on her chest floated into the air, and with a flash of brilliant green light—
Mordo, Kaecilius, and the other fallen sorcerers returned to reality, completely unhard.
"The Ancient One!"
Mordo and the others looked at the Ancient One in delighted surprise and perford a respectful sorcerer's salute.
It was only when they noticed Luke again that the terror they had felt at the mont of death surged back into their hearts.
That was a divine might they could not resist, a supre power that made them tremble from the depths of their souls.
For an instant, it felt as though they were facing a Dinsional Demon God itself.
They even began to suspect that Luke was the true master of the Mirror Dinsion.
In reality, Mirror Dinsion magic itself was rely a key, a key used to open the Mirror Dinsion.
The Mirror Dinsion was one of the countless dinsions within the Marvel Universe. Because of its special nature as a reflection of the visible world, no Demon God had taken up residence within it, and it was not influenced by Kamar-Taj's three Sanctums.
Each Sorcerer Supre could freely enter and exit this dinsion and make use of its unique properties in combat.
It was not strange for Kaecilius to think this way.
Naturally, they had no idea that Luke possessed a cheat ability.
Within the Reality Editor's 3D stereoscopic view, Luke could control all unowned objects and all objects that lacked intelligent life.
Even though Mordo could open the Mirror Dinsion, he was not its master. Strictly speaking, all mirrored objects within it were unowned.
And whatever was unowned naturally fell under the control of the Reality Editor.
The authority of this cheat ability was above that of Mirror Dinsion magic.
Let alone Mordo—even if the Ancient One herself intervened, she would still be helpless.
At the very least, everything within a one-kiloter radius could not be controlled by her.
But here was the real issue.
Even if the Ancient One could manipulate Mirror Dinsion objects farther away, the mont they entered the domain of the 3D stereoscopic view—what was yours beca mine.
So what could you possibly fight with?
"Wow. The Ti Stone, huh?"
Luke cast a glance at the Eye of Agamotto, sowhat surprised. "If I rember correctly, you don't casually use the Ti Stone to interfere with real-world ti."
Hearing this, Kaecilius, Mordo, and the others were stunned, and their gazes toward the Ancient One took on a subtle, complicated emotion.
Until now, the Ancient One had repeatedly warned them never to violate the laws of nature.
Mordo, in particular, had always upheld this belief—and it was precisely why he would later choose to part ways after Stephen repeatedly used the Ti Stone.
But now, even though he knew the Ancient One had done it to save them, Mordo still felt deeply uneasy.
The Ancient One had taken the lead in violating the precepts of Kamar-Taj.
Even if she was the one who established those rules, a rule-maker should not casually trifle with them.
"You're right. The bottom line is that the laws of nature must not be broken—but things are different now."
The Ancient One did not explain further. She simply waved her hand. "All of you, return for now."
Mordo opened his mouth, wanting to say sothing more, but in the end he gave up, retreating despondently along with the others.
"So, what are you planning to do now?"
Luke did not stop Mordo and the others from leaving. To him, those sorcerers were already of no use.
He had already applied the templates of Mordo and Kaecilius, automatically mastering a range of relatively conventional mystic arts, including the Sling Ring of Kamar-Taj, magic whips, magical shaping, Bozart's Lightning, the Rings of Raggadorr, and the Shield of the Seraphim.
As for more advanced spells—such as the Ancient One's Body of Hoggoth, the Winds of Watoomb, and gravity manipulation—he gained nothing at all.
After all, not everyone was a magical prodigy like Stephen or Wanda.
"I originally had many ideas, but now… I think we should fight first."
The Ancient One raised the Ti Stone and ford a mudra. The Eye of Agamotto opened of its own accord before Luke, revealing the green gem resting quietly within.
"I think you understand the power contained in this jewel."
"As long as you kill —or defeat —you will beco the new Sorcerer Supre, and the Ti Stone will belong to you."
Luke fell silent for a mont.
Then he turned around and walked away.
"Hey, Mr. Rowling, we can talk this out!"
"Don't go! I beg you, don't go!"
Luke ignored the Ancient One completely.
He had imagined countless possibilities for what would happen when he encountered the Ancient One—but he had never expected her to actually go mad.
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