Hearing Ancient One directly admit that she had used Dark Energy, Baron Mordo's body jolted. His expression went blank, as though the world were spinning and he could barely keep his footing. He staggered back a step, his pained eyes wide with disbelief as he instinctively shook his head, unable to accept it.
He looked Ancient One over from head to toe. At that moment, he found the teacher who had taught him to be utterly unfamiliar.
"Supreme Sorcerer... you..." The Kamar-Taj sorcerers beside him all changed color. They had never expected the Sorcerer Supreme to truly have used Dark Energy to extend her life.
All along, no one had doubted that Ancient One possessed some special means of extending her lifespan.
In the field of magic, there were many ways to extend one's life. Some directly altered their lifeform into another species—for example, transforming their very essence into that of a tortoise or sea turtle while retaining human thought and inspiration. Others used petrification, hibernation, or reduced consumption to preserve their lives, leaving behind a safeguard for future generations and sacrificing a portion of their power when necessary.
Some even took more extreme measures, turning themselves into ordinary ghosts. Most failed and became evil spirits, only to be exorcised. There were also methods such as embedding one's consciousness into paintings. It was not as though no sorcerer had tried such ways of extending life.
But drawing upon Dark Energy was forbidden, no matter the reason.
Even if it was only to extend one's lifespan.
Dark Energy could even grant a state of immortality, yet among every sorcerer Kamar-Taj had known, none had actively sought such fleeting immortality. Nor had anyone achieved eternal life after drawing Dark Energy from the Dark Dimension.
Those who drew upon Dark Energy and ultimately