"Space Blade? A new type of space magic attack?"
The Ancient One listened silently, taking note of the ability—perhaps she could develop it further in the future.
But her eyes remained sharp and cautious. This strange, unpredictable attack had already put her on edge.
The next second, the Eye of Agamotto released a dazzling green light that swept over her wounded arm.
In an instant, the torn flesh and dripping blood vanished, as if the injury had never existed.
"Heh, the Time Stone… this is really something."
Leo chuckled softly, watching without any intention to interrupt.
When the Ancient One finished healing and turned her gaze back toward him, her expression was no longer calm and composed.
Instead, her eyes were filled with deep apprehension—and a deadly killing intent.
This young man was already giving her unprecedented pressure.
If she didn't act now, she might not stand a chance against him in the next moment.
She had no choice.
For the sake of Earth's future, for the safety of her successor—she had to fight with everything she had.
"Alas, it seems I must go all out."
"Young powerhouse… I'm sorry."
With those words, the Ancient One's aura changed dramatically. Her energy surged, rippling through space itself.
"Space Magic—Space Banishment!"
She formed a series of rapid hand seals.
In an instant, a yellowish halo, flickering with sparks of light, flashed toward Leo with incredible speed.
But the next moment stunned her.
Leo didn't even move. He stood there with an easy smile, as if watching a performance.
His eyes seemed to say, Go on. I'm waiting to see what else you've got.
"You…!"
The Ancient One's expression faltered. Impossible. Could it be that this man's mastery of space magic exceeded her own?
No—wait.
The Space Stone!
It hit her all at once. This man possessed so many unactivated Infinity Stones; why couldn't he have the Space Stone as well?
After all, it was a spatial fluctuation that first drew her to him.
"Haha, keep going."
Leo smiled lightly. "Let's see what you've really got. I want you to be convinced."
The Ancient One took a deep breath and slowly removed the Eye of Agamotto from her neck.
"Then let's see if you can block this one."
"Time-Space Magic—Time Banishment!"
Buzz!!
The Eye of Agamotto flared with blinding green light, its radiance engulfing the entire space.
A mysterious rule—one that governed time itself—rushed toward Leo, attempting to erase his entire timeline, to exile him into an abandoned reality where he would never return.
But what happened next shattered all logic.
A deep azure light erupted from Leo's body, radiating the supreme power of space.
The blue divine energy instantly overwhelmed the green current of time!
Pop!
A ripple burst outward—a collision between the Laws of Time and Space.
The Time Stone's power was utterly suppressed.
Even with all her might, the Ancient One's attack vanished like a stone sinking into the sea, while she herself was thrown backward by the backlash.
Thud!
She didn't resist the wave that flung her away. Because she had seen it—seen the Space Stone in Leo's hand, shining even more powerfully than her Time Stone.
"Why…? Why do you possess such a powerful Space Stone?"
The Ancient One's voice trembled as she stood there, dazed.
Was this the favoritism of the Living Tribunal?
She knew there was no "god" ruling this universe—only the supreme cosmic judge, the Living Tribunal.
But perhaps there were beings even beyond him—ones she could not comprehend.
The man standing before her was no longer someone she could stop.
A being with dozens of Infinity Stones in his grasp… was practically invincible.
"My possession of these is simply my luck," Leo said calmly. "Are you afraid I'll disrupt the timeline—or destroy the Earth?"
The Ancient One lowered her gaze, her expression unreadable.
"I don't understand. I can't comprehend you."
Leo didn't look surprised. The human heart was always the hardest thing to predict—ever-changing, ever-shifting.
Friends one moment, enemies the next.
"What are you afraid of?" he asked quietly. "Dormammu? Thanos? Or is it me—because my presence changes everything?"
The Ancient One didn't answer. She merely nodded slightly.
What she feared most were the unknown—the variables beyond her sight and control.
As Sorcerer Supreme, her duty was to protect Earth from all external threats.
Leo laughed softly.
"Dormammu? His true body can't even descend here. At best, he has the power of a Sky Father. Hardly something to be scared of."
"As for Thanos—the so-called 'Purple Sweet Potato'? That guy won't appear until long after you're gone. Odin, Hela—both dead.
He's probably still somewhere in the galaxy, rambling about his 'kill half, leave half' philosophy.
That guy doesn't even understand basic biology."
Leo's crude words carried a strange kind of truth.
But he failed to notice what the Ancient One truly feared.
Because the greatest variable in the entire universe… was him.
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