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"Take back that page from the dark book! It absolutely cannot fall into the Sorcerer Supreme's hands."
Clea's command seemed to contain some magical restraints specifically used to control Lilith.
Although the latter resisted internally, she was utterly powerless to defy it.
At this moment, the Ancient One below looked at the altar on the island that connected to the Hell Dimension, and the endless demonic army pouring out from it, frowning as she said, "Large-scale invasion of the reality dimension, Demon Lord, your actions have crossed the line!"
"Sorcerer Supreme, I am not here to provoke war. The reason I descended into this World is merely for revenge."
Lilith stared intently at the Ancient One, discussing word by word, "Now that my great revenge has been avenged, I can lead the demonic army back to Hell, and I can also close the dimensional portal..."
After a slight pause, she raised her hand and pointed at Karl, who had transformed into a "Skeleton Man" below, continuing, "But the premise is, that guy must return what he stole from me!"
The Ancient One turned to look at Karl, but the latter remained unmoved, with no intention of explaining himself.
The Ancient One couldn't help but feel a little annoyed.
Sure enough, this abominable dimensional demon only causes trouble!
Everything related to him becomes incredibly complicated and headache-inducing.
But then again, they were in a "strategic alliance."
Furthermore, Lilith's illegal invasion of the reality dimension this time indeed touched upon Kamar-Taj's bottom line.
Naturally, it was impossible to negotiate with her.
Otherwise, if word got out, those who thought Kamar-Taj was weak and easily bullied might follow suit!
If that happened everywhere, that would be real trouble!
So...
"I don't care about what grievances exist between you, but your actions have violated Kamar-Taj's rules."
The Ancient One's gaze was profound, and her tone was deep and firm as she said, "You must immediately take all demons and leave Earth, stop committing evil in the real World, and make a soul-bound contract that you will never appear on Earth again!"
"If you agree, I will let you go..."
The Ancient One did not utter the second half of the sentence, but everyone knew what that part would be.
Facing such a strong stance, a trace of struggle flashed in Lilith's eyes.
Reason told her that she should do as the Ancient One said now to save her life.
The real World was not her home turf, and if a fight broke out, she would gain no advantage whatsoever.
But Clea's control over her made her choose a completely different path, "So there's nothing to discuss, then? Attack!"
As the command was given, the surrounding demonic army immediately lunged at the people on the "Ghost Yacht."
These low-level demons were not like Lilith and other great demons who feared the Ancient One.
Their minds were always relatively simple; they simply didn't know what fear was.
And they didn't care what Sorcerer Supreme that bald person opposite them was!
Because unless specific methods or special powers were used to eliminate them.
Otherwise, even if they died, their souls would return to the Hell Dimension.
And then, as long as they spent a certain amount of time... 18 years later, they would be a good man again!
So what was there to be afraid of? Just do it!
However, just as Lilith was preparing to take advantage of the demonic army's distraction to snatch back the Immortality Trait from Karl's hands.
She saw the Ancient One, who had originally stood with her hands behind her back, extend her right arm and gently wave it in Lilith's direction.
Crack—
Accompanied by a crisp sound, in the next instant, the space where Lilith was located was immediately enveloped by layers of flowing mirrors.
The figures of the Ancient One and Karl and others gradually blurred, eventually disappearing completely.
Clearly, she had been drawn into the Mirror Dimension.
"Damn it, Ancient One, let me out!"
Lilith's eyes flickered with crimson light, and wisps of Dark Energy emanated from her body, as if she wanted to forcefully break through the Mirror Dimension's confinement with her innate power.
Swish—
But she had barely made a move when sharp crystal cones suddenly shot out from the surrounding mirrors, locking her in place, unable to move.
Lilith, full of unwillingness, urged her Dark Energy, wanting to shatter these crystal cones, but it was utterly useless. Instead, she was pierced all over by the crystal cones, bleeding profusely in the process.
Clearly, her strength was not enough to contend with the Ancient One head-on.
"When you've thought it through, I'll let you go..."
The Ancient One's voice echoed faintly in this space, but it was quickly covered by Lilith's furious roar.
In the real World.
The Ancient One held a magical seal with both hands, slowly spreading them outwards in front of her. The Eye of Agamotto, hanging at her chest, rotated accordingly, immediately emitting a faint green light from within.
"It's the Time Stone!"
Karl glanced at it subtly, then forcibly suppressed the impulse to "take advantage of the situation" in his heart.
Because it wasn't time yet...
The Ancient One's palm gently rotated, and her fingertips once again formed a complex magical seal. Then, she forcefully pushed her hands in the direction of the altar from a distance.
Boom—
The Time Stone, which had originally only emitted a faint glow, immediately burst forth with dazzling light.
The powerful White magic, aided by the might of the Time Stone, instantly transformed the "two-way" portal in the center of the altar that connected to the Hell Dimension.
It became a "one-way" portal that only allowed entry into the Hell Dimension from the real World, but prevented passage from the Hell Dimension to the real World!
Even the Ancient One, who held the title of Sorcerer Supreme, had to rely on the power of the Time Stone to completely seal this portal.
And the reason she left it half-open was simply to drive more demons back.
After all, compared to slaughter, expulsion was more convenient and carried less risk.
While the Ancient One was making her move, the Arcane Masters who had originally stood behind her also moved to meet the demonic army.
Some wielded magical artifacts, while others directly used the Rings of Raggadorr and Energy Whips to fight.
Under the blessing of the Vishanti's White magic, their attacks often caused immense damage to demonic creatures from the Hell Dimension.
But in stark contrast to the many "melee mages," Kaecilius and Wanda displayed extremely brilliant ranged magic attacks.
The former rapidly formed hand seals in front of him. After a brief charge, he pressed his hands heavily towards the ground.
Boom boom—
Two orange-red chain lightning bolts immediately surged forth like two swimming dragons, leaping and conducting between the demons.
Any demon struck by these two lightning bolts, no matter how sturdy their physique or how tough their skin, would have a large hole instantly burned through their body by the scorching high temperature.
This was the large-scale, offensive, high-level magic—Bolts of Balthakk!
In the original work, Doctor Strange used this move when fighting the "four-gem" Thanos on Titan.
However, because the conduction speed was not as fast as Thanos's reaction, it failed to hit.
But now, it was perfectly suited for dealing with these low-level demons who were densely packed and not very intelligent.
The surrounding demons fell in swathes, like wheat being cut down.
The fierce offensive immediately stalled!
It was just that during this process, Bolts of Balthakk several times nearly injured the mages who chose to fight in close quarters, causing some dissatisfaction among the crowd.
However, Kaecilius chose to ignore this.
The conflict between the mages seemed to be quietly escalating.
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Prestige +99, +79, +59...
Detected collectible demon soul fragments, Warp soul count +1, +1, +1...
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As for Wanda, after the battle began, she flew into mid-air, relying on the abundant magic in her body.
Crimson Chaos Magic continuously dispersed from her fair fingertips.
In the blink of an eye, it wove into an indestructible giant spider web in mid-air.
The demons flapping their wings and rushing towards her in the air had no time to react and were all stuck to it like insects.
No matter how much they struggled, it was useless; they couldn't escape!
Immediately after, Wanda slowly clenched her Five Fingers.
The giant spider web in mid-air also crumpled into a ball and continuously contracted inwards... Finally, with a "plop," black blood with a sulfuric stench flowed down.
In the face of the incredibly powerful Chaos Magic, these Hell creatures were utterly powerless to resist.
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Prestige +201, +137, +88...
Detected collectible demon soul fragments, Warp soul count +1, +1, +1...
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The reason Wanda was so ruthless was, on one hand, because these demons threatened Karl's safety, so she was very angry, and the consequences were severe!
On the other hand, she had only recently learned how to control the "awakened" Chaos Magic within her, so she was not yet very proficient at it.
The Ancient One looked at Wanda's figure in the sky and said with some concern, "Her killing intent is very strong, just like yours..."
Karl, who was originally concentrating on why Wanda could suddenly help him harvest Prestige and souls, immediately retorted with some displeasure after hearing her words, "I warn you not to talk nonsense, or I'll sue you for defamation!"
Who would have thought that the Ancient One would gently shake her head and say with unusual seriousness:
"Wanda's fate is obscured by a powerful force. Originally, I thought it was influenced by you, but as the Chaos Magic awakened within her, I realized that was not the case..."
???
If Karl's head hadn't already turned into a flaming skull at this moment, the Ancient One would surely have seen the wonderful changes on his face.
No, wait a minute... You bald-headed one, you didn't know about the Chaos Magic in Wanda before this?
And here I thought you were "omniscient"!
Karl couldn't help but grumble in his heart.
Unbeknownst to him, he had also fallen into the common problem that almost all transmigrators face.
That is, their subjective consciousness is easily influenced by movies or comics, leading to the over-deification or even self-imagination of certain specific characters!
But facts have proven that sometimes, some "gods" are simply "gods" because you think they are!
Just like the Ancient One in front of him.
Although she appeared "omniscient and omnipotent" in the film and television works.
Some people even exaggerated her death by Kaecilius as being tired of long-term guardianship, thus leaving the opportunity and responsibility to the next successor.
Karl used to think that way too.
But now, thinking about it carefully, he found such remarks quite amusing.
Leaving other things aside.
If the Ancient One really wanted to make way for the next generation, why would she choose the most foolish way of being "intentionally" killed?
Couldn't she just find any reason to retire?
Or simply enter the Mirror Dimension to live alone?
Did she not think of it, or could she not do it?
So...
Where is there any "omniscient and omnipotent" Sorcerer Supreme?
Even if the Ancient One survived for hundreds of years through "borrowing," she still couldn't escape the essence of humanity... Humans make mistakes!
However, there was one thing Karl would never deny.
That was the Ancient One's undeniable power; her instant "kill" of Lilith was the best proof!
So Karl thought for a moment and tentatively asked, "So, Wanda will be in uncontrollable danger in the future?"
The Ancient One was equally puzzled by this. "This... I don't know yet."
Damn it!
Next time, remember, if you don't know something, hold your tongue!
Karl no longer paid attention to the Ancient One, who was deep in thought. He first used Mind Chains to check on Selena's situation.
Then, he consciously ordered Frank and the others, who were far away in Sokovia, "Act!"
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In Impossible City.
The conference hall had fallen into an eerie silence.
Almost everyone's gaze was focused on Selena.
No one had expected that this Moon Goddess would dare to openly refuse... No, it should be said that she openly defied Salus.
Although many secretly admired Selena's courage and boldness in not fearing power.
But such a confrontational approach was simply too unwise.
As long as one could save their life, being a dog for anyone was still being a dog, wasn't it? Letting anyone ride was still letting them ride?
"Selena, as the leader of the Wizard Society, I presume you know what the consequences of refusing me will be, don't you?"
Salus was stunned for a moment before he said with a livid face, threateningly,
"While I admire the courage you've shown, your reckless action just now could very well lead to the downfall of the Wizard Society. Are you prepared to bear those consequences?"
Perhaps it was out of a man's desire for conquest... The more he was rejected, the more he wanted to possess!
Or perhaps he simply wanted to display his strong hand in front of the various Cult leaders.
In any case, Salus did not immediately erupt but chose to use the Wizard Society's survival as leverage to force Selena to compromise!
However.
This time, he was destined to miscalculate again.
Facing the threat, Selena's face still maintained that composure and calmness that drove Salus crazy, and she retorted dismissively,
"Of course, I'm prepared for that. But to destroy the Wizard Society... you'll have to survive today first, won't you?"
"Hmm? What do you mean?"
Salus frowned at her words. Although he acted recklessly, he wasn't completely brainless.
Naturally, he wouldn't believe that Selena would speak carelessly at a time like this.
The composure she displayed on her face absolutely could not be faked through mere bluster!
But this was precisely what made Salus so incredibly confused...