Ancient One Draws Upon Dark Power

Clearly, the Ancient One had witnessed everything that had just happened.

Whether it was Morris's methods or Kaecilius's actions, it all mattered.

Upon seeing the Ancient One appear, Wong and Stephen Strange instantly breathed a sigh of relief, their tense emotions easing.

"Supreme One," the king called out respectfully.

Ancient One nodded.

At this moment, Stephen Strange couldn't hold back any longer and asked the Ancient One with concern, "It seems that Three Sanctums are in trouble. What should we do now?"

In an instant, all eyes were on the Ancient One.

Ancient One said solemnly, "I came here to resolve this matter."

"The Three Sanctums could protect us from the Dark Dimension, but now that the Sanctum have been destroyed, the Dark Dimension will soon invade, and Dormammu will appear."

"I'll deal with Dormammu; you can handle the mages who have fallen into darkness."

As she spoke, she walked up to Stephen Strange and extended her right hand.

"What?" Stephen Strange was a little confused.

Ancient One glanced at his neck. "The Eye of Agamotto."

Stephen Strange then remembered that the Eye of Agamotto was still around his neck, so he quickly took the artifact off and handed it to the Supreme Mage, the Ancient One.

After hanging the Eye of Agamotto around her neck, the Ancient One raised her head and quietly looked at the sky, waiting for something.

As for Morris and Kaecilius, she completely ignored them and said nothing more.

Even so, the powerful energy emanating from Kaecilius surprised her.

At this moment, Mordo, who had been injured not long ago, staggered over.

Wang quickly stepped forward to help him up and asked, "Are you alright?"

Mordo shook his head.

While the two were talking, Stephen Strange, who had been idling, suddenly said, "Ancient One, may I ask you a question?"

"Can Dormammu really grant immortality?"

After he finished speaking, the room fell silent. No one expected him to ask such a question, and astonished gazes were cast over.

The Ancient One turned her head, stared at him for a while, and said, "That is false immortality. Dormammu is deceiving his followers. Afterwards, they will become part of the Dark Dimension and suffer eternal torment."

"By then, they won't even be human."

"The more humans fear death, the more life force Dormammu has; his power comes from our fear."

The Ancient One gave Stephen Strange a final reminder.

However, Stephen Strange didn't take this to heart. Perhaps spurred by the power emanating from Kaecilius, he said, "I don't think things are as you say. There's another way, just like you!"

"I've seen the ritual on the missing page of the Book of Cagliostro!"

Seemingly knowing what he was going to say, Ancient One slowly said, "Watch your next words, Doctor."

Seeing that she was still trying to hide it, Stephen Strange couldn't help but say, "Because you probably don't want to hear it, right?"

"Because you probably don't know what you're really talking about," the Ancient One said in a deep voice.

At that moment, Mordo was some distance away, asked, "What are you talking about?"

Stephen Strange glanced at him, then turned to the Ancient One, the Supreme Mage, and said, "I'm talking about her lifespan and the secret of her immortality."

The next second, Stephen Strange, completely disregarding the occasion, said something that shocked Mordo, the King, and the other wizards.

"I suspect she drew power from the Dark Dimension, thus gaining immortality!"

Without a second thought, Mordo retorted, "What you're saying is absolutely not true!"

At this moment, looking at the Ancient One, the Supreme Mage, Stephen Strange continued, "I saw the ritual and I understand how you did it."

Silence fell over the scene.

Ancient One looked at him but said nothing.

Finally, she said, "The fanatics of Dormammu have gathered, and they are now in your hands."

With that, she opened the portal, stepped inside, and disappeared.

Seeing her disappear, Mordo couldn't hold back any longer and questioned, "Strange, do you know what you're saying?"

Stephen Strange countered, "I know exactly what I'm saying; I'm just stating the facts."

Mordo frowned. "She's not what you see. You have no right to say that. You have no idea how heavy the burden on her shoulders is!"

Just as the two were about to start arguing, Kaecilius, who had been silently watching everything, suddenly said, "Stephen Strange, I advise you not to get involved in that ritual."

At this moment, Morris, who had been silent until now, laughed and said, "Dormammu's power is so great that even the Ancient One, the Supreme One, coveted that power. Why can't he have designs on that ritual?"

"Don't believe Stephen Strange!"

Ignoring him, Stephen Strange stared at Kaecilius in astonishment and asked, "You saw that ceremony too?"

"Why do you say I can't participate in this ceremony?"

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, Kaecilius calmly replied, "Of course I've seen it."

He paused, turned to look at Morris, pointed to his dark purple eye sockets that were being corrupted by dark energy, and said, "You should know what he looks like."

"Dormammu's dark power is not so easy to control; it will corrupt your Soul Stone and tempt you to fall at every moment!"

"Your mind will be affected every moment. Once your will falters, that will be the time when you become Dormammu's puppet. You will no longer be yourself..."

He paused, then said meaningfully, "Not everyone is Supreme One..."

"If you're willing to experience this terrible state, you can give it a try."

Upon hearing his words, Stephen Strange paused, then glanced at Morris instinctively.

His intuition told him that Kaecilius was telling the truth.

"Don't believe him..." Morris started to say something, but before he could finish, his mouth was sealed shut by golden energy.

"And what about you?" Stephen Strange suddenly looked at Kaecilius.

As soon as he finished speaking, Wang and Mordo's gazes also fell on him.

"I?"

"I am different from him. My will is free, and I sincerely believe in the Great Lord, the Savior of the world!"

Kaecilius smiled and said, "Moreover, the Lord's power is divine, unlike Dormammu's power. You can see that from the way I look at him."

Wang and the others were taken aback.

Indeed, looking at him alone, there was no sign of him being corrupted at all; in fact, his body looked more than ten years younger...

At this moment, Stephen Strange frowned and asked, "You've been saying that the Dimensional Demon God you worship is the savior of the world, what do you mean?"