Their movements were uniform, and golden sparks of magic lit up in each of their hands.
Facing the shining stars rushing toward them, dozens of Ancient Ones cast spells simultaneously.
"Winds of Watoomb."
A terrifying magical storm formed in the void, turning into a massive tornado that swept countless Planets into it, their powerful magical centrifugal force tearing them to shreds.
Facing the high-density miniature neutron star, another ten Ancient Ones threw out their hands simultaneously.
"Crimson magic Bands."
Magical chains emitting red light whipped out like long lashes, tightly binding the neutron star.
The neutron star's terrifying gravity and kinetic energy made the red glowing chains tremble violently, but the Ancient Ones exerted force together, forcibly changing the neutron star's flight trajectory.
It was swung away like a meteor hammer, simultaneously dragging dozens of Planets off their orbits.
Next, all kinds of Kamar-Taj magic bloomed in the hands of the Ancient Ones.
Bolts of Balthakk, Images of Ikonn, Holy Sword of Vishanti, etc.
Every move and every stance of the Ancient One was fluid, precise, and elegant.
In the most efficient way, she dismantled Ebony Maw's star-based offensive one by one.
The two launched an incredibly magnificent space offensive and defensive battle within this miniature Universe.
Golden magic circles, purple thunder, and red energy bands intersected and collided with the colorful Planets.
These brilliant, realistic special effects left these alien hillbillies cheering for more! The Grandmaster was even dancing with excitement.
They had seen violent melee combat and high-tech firepower exchanges, but this magical confrontation, filled with a sense of artistry and the beauty of rules, ignited their dopamine.
"What the hell! Are all Earthlings monsters like this?"
"What kind of godly place is Earth, anyway? Why hasn't the Order conquered it before?"
"This ticket was so worth it! My eyes are almost blinded by this light pollution, but it's so spectacular!"
"Haha! I bet three million credits on this woman! Hurry up and kill that ugly freak!"
The live broadcast room on Earth was equally crazy.
"Homelander's teacher is certainly no ordinary person; she is undoubtedly the MVP!"
"Reporting Squidward for using an aimbot, but the mage has activated clones."
"Squidward, are you even capable? You think you can kill our Earth's Archmage by throwing a few lousy rocks?"
"Wait, if she's this strong, what was she doing when the Chitauri invaded New York? Was she on vacation?"
"To the person above, if you still want to apply to the Vought Vanguard Academy, I advise you to retract that."
...
On the battlefield, Ebony Maw's attacks were all neutralized, yet he still showed no signs of frustration.
Head-on collision was not his greatest strength.
As the strategist of the Black Order, he was better at seeing through the enemy's psychology and finding flaws.
While maintaining his attack, Ebony Maw also began to launch a psychological offensive.
"I have investigated you, Sorcerer Supreme of Kamar-Taj."
"You have lived for a long time, haven't you? I can smell the traces of passing time in your soul."
"You guard that blue Planet, resisting the invasion of interdimensional demons."
"But all of this is futile. The humans you protect are greedy, selfish, and stupid; they are not worth you sacrificing your life for."
"The great Thanos has seen the root of all this. He intends to bring balance, to bring true peace."
"And your resistance will only drag your Planet into the abyss. Give up; before long, everything you protect will welcome the salvation of the chosen one."
"This will also be the fate of the entire Universe."
The Ancient One's eyes remained like a stagnant pool of water; this bit of verbal manipulation was far inferior to Dormammu's.
"Fate is not predetermined, but composed of choices," the Ancient One responded calmly. "The salvation you speak of is merely an excuse for slaughter. Your Master is nothing but a butcher blinded by arrogance."
Ebony Maw was not disappointed by the Ancient One's words.
He hadn't said all that just to debate philosophy with the Ancient One.
It was just to buy time and divert the Ancient One's attention.
He had not expected those few words to deal with his opponent.
"You are good at reasoning. Unfortunately, that cannot save your life."
Ebony Maw suddenly clenched his fists.
In that instant, the void around the Ancient One suddenly twisted violently.
It turned out that during the previous exchange, Ebony Maw had deliberately let those miniature Planets be shattered.
Then, using telekinesis, he silently arranged all the planetary debris, core fragments, and high-density meteorites around the Ancient One.
At this moment, he drained the telekinetic suppression on these fragments.
Countless high-density miniature planetary cores lost control within the narrow space, their own gravitational fields undergoing terrifying superposition and collapse in an instant.
A powerful miniature gravitational vortex formed instantly behind the Ancient One.
This was an artificially created embryonic micro-black hole, yet it erupted with unimaginable pulling force.
One "Ancient One" after another was sucked in by this gravity and dissipated into nothingness.
"It is over, Sorcerer," Ebony Maw declared coldly. "Before the mass of the Universe, turn into nothingness."
The entire audience could not help but exclaim.
However, the only remaining Ancient One in the gravitational vortex still showed no trace of panic on her face.
She did not even turn back to look at the deadly black hole behind her.
"You are very skilled at using tactics, Ebony Maw."
The Ancient One slowly cast a spell seal.
"But you have forgotten one thing... in a mage's battle, never trust your eyes."
With that, the "Ancient One" being pulled by gravity suddenly turned into countless golden light spots and dissipated in the vacuum.
That was an illusion!
Ebony Maw's pupils shrank.
At the same time. Hiss—!
Golden sparks lit up in the vacuum, and a huge space Portal opened instantly.
Moreover, the position of the Portal was extremely precise, opening exactly at the center of the gravitational vortex.
But the other end of the Portal opened directly above Ebony Maw's head.
This was simply a stroke of genius.
The gravitational vortex that Ebony Maw had carefully arranged not only failed to crush the Ancient One but instead turned into a super vacuum cleaner.
"What?!"
The ever-composed Ebony Maw's expression finally changed.
He had never expected that the Ancient One would use his trap to counter him in such a desperate situation.
At the critical moment, Ebony Maw could only push all his telekinetic power upwards.
Ebony Maw's body trembled violently, and even his bones made creaking sounds of being unable to bear the load.
Drops of blood oozed from his nostrils and congealed in the vacuum.
Since he began following Thanos to conquer the Universe, he couldn't remember how many years it had been since he last bled.
"I said it before, your arrogance will be the reason for your failure."
The Ancient One stood in the distance, her hands maintaining the spell seal, her expression devoid of sorrow or joy.
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