The Ancient One had created an improved version of the Dark Ritual, and Kaecilius had just demonstrated how powerful the spell was.
Luo Xia wasn't surprised that Kaecilius had used his AllSpark energy to block Mjolnir's attack. What shocked him was that, despite never having encountered this new spell before, he had completely understood and mastered it after seeing Kaecilius use it once.
Part of that might have been due to the incredible computational abilities of his body, which was made of Liquid Vibranium. But there was another reason: when their energies connected, everything about Kaecilius had been laid bare to Luo Xia.
It wasn't just the spell's structure and the way it was cast. Even Kaecilius's thoughts at the time had been directly linked to Luo Xia's. If Luo Xia had wanted to, he could have taken complete control of Kaecilius in that instant, from his thoughts to his body—or even down to every single cell.
Wherever the AllSpark energy reached, Kaecilius was completely defenseless against Luo Xia.
With a single thought, Luo Xia could decide whether Kaecilius lived or died.
That was the feeling the Ancient One had specifically mentioned—the feeling of being a god!
Everyone who used this new spell would have every part of themselves laid bare to Luo Xia. They would become his puppets.
Luo Xia felt a little shaken now. If he had tried using the Dark Ritual in the real world back then, he might have ended up under the control of Dormammu, ruler of the Dark Dimension.
That would have been worse than death.
The Ancient One didn't try to keep Luo Xia there. She simply gave him enough hints to guide him toward figuring it out for himself. This ancient sage, who had lived for countless years, seemed especially skilled at