Sky Temple in peril
A small seaside house in Odin, Norway.
It's unclear whether Sif was trying to escape Xia Yu, or, as she herself said, to see the universe.
Anyway, Odin didn't want her to stay here with this old man who was about to die, so he let Sif leave. It's unknown whether she returned to Asgard or went to explore the universe.
Odin didn't like Xia Yu and the others hiring caregivers or nannies, so later Xia Yu started having people deliver various daily necessities regularly.
After the Ancient One arrived, she greatly admired Odin's attitude of letting go of everything and quietly enjoying life, so she decided to stay here for a few days.
These two big shots seem to have lost their minds today; they insisted on eating hot pot.
So, Xia Yu was summoned.
Faced with two elderly people who were nearing the end of their lives, what could Xia Yu say? He could only serve them diligently like a waiter.
"As you get older, your appetite decreases."
Odin reached into the hot pot, picked up a large chopstick of beef, casually dipped it in sauce, and stuffed it into his mouth.
He chewed haphazardly while yelling loudly at Xia Yu.
"Young man, bring out another ten pounds of beef. Why are you so stingy with your food? Look at me, a dying old man, how much of your food can I possibly eat?"
Xia Yu looked at him strangely, then casually took out a large pile of meat from his ring and placed it on the table without expression.
Odin has eaten at least several dozen kilograms of meat, plus various seafood and vegetables, for this meal.
Is this what they call a poor appetite?
"Uncle Odin, I'm just curious, how much could you eat in one meal when you were young?"
Odin glanced at Xia Yu.
She answered Xia Yu while reaching into the pot to put something in.
"When my appetite is so-so, I'll have a few cows or sheep, half a cart of fruit, and a few barrels of wine. When my appetite is good? Hehe..."
Odin, for some unknown reason, suddenly chuckled strangely twice and fell silent.
The Ancient One chimed in, echoing Odin's words.
"Before I became the Sorcerer Supreme, I heard my master tell a legend: In a galaxy in the universe, there was a giant bird called Silver Shadow, a very beautiful bird, whose meat was said to be extremely delicious. Later, the All-Father fell in love with the taste of this bird."
As she spoke, the Ancient One looked at Odin.
"And then?" Xia Yu asked innocently.
"Later, I just ate it to my heart's content for two years and somehow managed to eat it to extinction. But Silver Shadow is really delicious when grilled. I've lived for so long and I've never eaten anything so delicious again. It's such a pity. I should have been more restrained back then."
Xia Yu slapped himself. He had eaten up the species of an entire galaxy in two years; it seemed his appetite really wasn't very good anymore.
"Grandpa, please eat more."
Xia Yu then took out a whole bunch of random things from the ring.
Xia Yu still held Odin and the Ancient One, two powerful beings who had protected Earth for many years, in high esteem.
I once tried to think about whether I could save them, but neither of them wanted to add any more variables to the future disaster.
As Odin had told Xia Yu long ago, Ragnarok was inevitable. If he hadn't died, Asgard might not have even had a single seed left.
Xia Yu didn't know whether to say these two were incredibly carefree or had great faith in Doctor Strange or Thor. Odin was quietly enjoying life in Norway, while Loki continued to cause trouble on his throne.
As for the Ancient One, two days had passed since the destruction of the London Sanctum, and the entire Kamar-Taj was in chaos. The King had even managed to find out that Xia Yu was here, but the Ancient One remained calm and composed.
From Wang's vivid description of Xia Yu knew that it was because of his own butterfly effect.
Kaecilius was far, far more powerful than he was in the movies.
Xia Yu that the Ancient One wanted to leave Kaecilius to Doctor Strange, but could Doctor Strange still be a match for Kaecilius now?
"The London Sanctum has been destroyed for two days now. Aren't you going to do anything to stop Kaecilius? Wang Ke told me that Kaecilius's power is now beyond their capabilities."
Xia Yu couldn't help but ask.
"Before Stephen becomes the Sorcerer Supreme, he needs a life-or-death experience. This is his opportunity. Dormammu is constantly infiltrating the Earth with dark power. In order to fight Dormammu, I have to borrow his Dark Magic to maintain my life."
The Ancient One picked up her glass and clinked it against Odin's; clearly, Odin knew about this.
"I used Dark Magic to fight him, but this also means leaving him a beacon on Earth. The Sanctum's array isn't 100% safe; otherwise, Kamar-Taj wouldn't have any reason to exist. This time, I'm going to solve this problem once and for all."
Ancient One glanced at Xia Yu indifferently.
"Kaecilius has become so powerful because of you, this variable. When necessary, you'll have to step in and deal with him."
Upon hearing this, Xia Yu thought, "Well, since the director is sitting here, I can just go along with it."
Xia Yu originally thought that Kaecilius would be the last to return to the Sky Temple, since, according to normal thinking, the Sky Temple should be the most difficult to conquer among the four Sanctum.
But unexpectedly, while they were eating hotpot, the New York Sanctum, like the London Sanctum, was instantly destroyed by Kaecilius and his men.
Unlike the two days that followed the destruction of the London Sanctum, after the New York Sanctum was destroyed, Kaecilius led his men to immediately ascend to the Sky Temple.
Xia Yu used the Tesseract to create a defensive perimeter around the entire floating continent. Apart from Xia Yu using his Source power derived from cosmic magic, no one else could directly open a portal to enter.
Even the Ancient One wouldn't work; Xia Yu tried it himself.
Unexpectedly, Kaecilius hijacked the tour group's transport ship and landed directly on the floating continent.
The defensive shield faces outwards, but it does not prevent the opening of portals from the inside.
Fortunately, Kaecilius did not cause any additional damage and instead led his people directly into the Sky Temple.
When New York was destroyed, Mordo was in Kamar-Taj with Doctor Strange researching an ancient spell.
After the New York Sanctum was destroyed, the two rushed to the scene, but it was too late. Master Daniel had already been killed, and the New York Sanctum was destroyed.
Shortly after the two returned to Kamar-Taj, the Sky Temple began sounding the alarm.
Without hesitation, the two teleported directly to the Sky Temple.
The Sky Temple has a dedicated, fixed portal leading here. In fact, there are portals between the major Sanctum, but once Sanctum is destroyed, the portals also cease to exist.
That's why Kaecilius hijacked a transport ship and landed on the floating continent.
As soon as Kaecilius landed, the King sounded the alarm as soon as the dark forces entered the area.
The good news is that the restrictions surrounding the Sky Temple aren't so easy to break through; the bad news is that they haven't found the Ancient One yet, so they can't hold out for long.