Ch. 162The Curtain Falls

Moffett defeated Archangel Valentine and claimed his corpse and Angel's Heart, while a fiery Level Four Wizard killed a demon. The two Wizards returned to the Folded Plane and planned to trade with Taylor for samples of Ghidorah's blood.

  • Moffett attacked the injured Archangel Valentine beyond the plane, overwhelming his light-based powers with cold, purified rays.
  • Valentine used the Blade of Punishment, but Moffett's ray pierced his wing and prevented the wound from healing.
  • After three months, Moffett emerged victorious, though Valentine's final counterattack had injured him, and he took the Angel's corpse and Angel's Heart.
  • Moffett met a fiery Level Four Wizard, who said he had killed the demon by hurling millions of suns at it.
  • The two Wizards discussed exchanging unused resources with Taylor for two tubes of Ghidorah's blood to study its spatial bloodline.

Ch. 163Leaving

After recovering from the battle in the False Heaven, Taylor left with Hawkes and the Achilles Warriors, bringing back a large haul of corpses and stronger fire magic. He returned to his temporary Wizard tower, reunited with Sargeras and Archimonde, and set out for a nearby trading post to exchange supplies.

  • Taylor woke to find the invasion nearly over, collected the battlefield’s corpses, and grew golden, scale-armored wings after absorbing the platinum-white flames.
  • Taylor judged his gains sufficient and led Hawkes and the Achilles Warriors through the teleportation array, returning to the region where elemental concentration had doubled.
  • Taylor returned to his temporary Wizard tower and found Sargeras and Archimonde waiting for him.
  • Sargeras told Taylor that Wizards were trading supplies at the former Holy Light Cathedral, where angel and demon materials were in demand.
  • Sargeras produced a carriage pulled by three magma direwolves, and Taylor enchanted it before setting off for the trading post.

Ch. 164Exchange

Sargeras teased Hawkes after Taylor left, while Archimonde struggled with feeling overlooked. Taylor then explored the Wizards’ exchange and traded angel materials before assessing a black-robed Wizard’s demon goods and hearing the requested prices.

  • Hawkes glared at Sargeras and left with his Achilles Warriors after accusing him of acting like a villain.
  • Sargeras laughed at having gotten the better of Hawkes, then told Archimonde to watch the rival legion and fight for respect and rewards.
  • Taylor arrived at the Wizards’ resource exchange, trading two vials of angel blood for Space Crystals and fifteen angel feathers for Elemental Iron.
  • Taylor inspected a demon heart fragment, purified demon blood, and half a demon horn offered by a black-robed Wizard.
  • The black-robed Wizard asked for two vials of purified angel blood, nearly half an angel arm, and one hundred angel feathers in exchange for the demon materials.

Ch. 165Exchange

After returning from the planar invasion, Taylor was summoned by two powerful Wizards who wanted to study the Ghidorah bloodline in his body. Taylor offered Ghidorah's head instead of his own blood, and the red-robed Wizard agreed to negotiate a straightforward exchange.

  • Taylor returned to the Floating City with Hawkes after storing Sargeras, the Burning Legion, and the Achilles Warriors in spatial storage rings.
  • Wizard Moust intercepted Taylor and brought him to meet a red-robed Wizard and the white-robed Wizard Moffett.
  • The red-robed Wizard praised Taylor's role in the invasion and asked for two tubes of his blood to study his Ghidorah bloodline.
  • Taylor refused to give his blood and offered Ghidorah's head instead, which impressed both Wizards.
  • The red-robed Wizard accepted the offer and asked Taylor to name the price, clarifying that they wanted a transaction rather than a favor or obligation.

Ch. 166New Mission

Taylor traded Ghidorah’s head for valuable Wizard resources, returned to Silver Castle to arrange a stronger body for Kano, and gathered resources in the Zombie Plane. There, a mysterious puppet identified as Mr. Lunna warned Taylor that a new crisis and mission were approaching.

  • Taylor accepted fifty high-purity Space Crystals and fire-element research from the red-robed Wizard, while Moffett gave him three Archangel feathers and a stone containing a powerful spell in exchange for Ghidorah’s blood.
  • Taylor returned to his Wizard Tower and stored his new resources, which he planned to use to strengthen himself and advance his Wizard research.
  • Taylor returned to Silver Castle, cleaned the grounds, and implanted Kano’s consciousness into his puppet body.
  • Taylor and Kano discussed using cloning technology to create a stronger body, and Taylor asked Kano to bring him cloning equipment and related knowledge for study.
  • Taylor collected Energy-Conducting Iron and Mana Ore in the Zombie Plane and stationed Sargeras, Archimonde, and the Burning Legion there.
  • Bobby brought Taylor an unfamiliar puppet that identified itself as Mr. Lunna and warned that a new crisis and mission were coming.

Ch. 167The Assistant's Assistant

Taylor confronted Mr. Lunna about his hidden motives and offered him a place in his organization as Bobby’s assistant. Lunna accepted, and Taylor secretly planted a spiritual mark in his puppet, leaving him under Taylor’s control with the promise of knowledge and greater power.

  • Mr. Lunna told Taylor that an evil genius had created a magical toxin that turned the plane’s humans into walking corpses, and that a powerful monster formed from their deaths was beginning to awaken.
  • Taylor and Bobby suspected that Mr. Lunna had concealed his presence and approached them because he wanted access to their knowledge and the means to travel between worlds.
  • Bobby exposed Mr. Lunna’s act of pretending not to know what Wizards were, and Lunna admitted that Taylor had seen through him.
  • Taylor offered to take Mr. Lunna in as Bobby’s assistant in exchange for loyalty, while promising to teach him about Wizards and possibly restore his body.
  • Mr. Lunna accepted Taylor as his Master, and Taylor secretly planted a spiritual mark in the core of Lunna’s puppet.

Ch. 168Taken In

Taylor and his companions reached the chamber containing the monster egg, and Taylor opened the way through its reinforced wall. He subdued and stored the growing creature for later study after learning its creator had intended to prove his theories at the cost of humanity.

  • Lunna led Taylor, Bobby, Sargeras, and Archimonde to the chamber sealed behind a magically reinforced alloy wall.
  • Taylor judged the wall brittle and poorly made, then ordered Sargeras to break through it.
  • Sargeras smashed the wall, revealing a skeleton, a note, and a pulsing monster egg inside the chamber.
  • Taylor read the note and told Lunna that the evil genius had created the monster to prove his views, despite intending to sacrifice humanity.
  • Taylor examined the monster, removed its unconscious brutality, stopped its growth, and stored it in his spatial storage ring.

Ch. 169A Peaceful Life

Taylor enjoyed a quiet day at Silver Castle while planning a potion made from angel feathers and considering who should manage supplies. Tony Stark studied enchanted armor, and Hawkes defeated Hulk in a sparring match, leaving Tony furious after Hulk crushed his prototype.

  • Taylor relaxed at Silver Castle, reviewed the uses of angel feathers, and considered creating a potion that would grant angelic traits and improve healing and light affinity.
  • Tony Stark boasted to Gwen about combining technology and wizardry to build powerful armor, while Gwen returned to her studies.
  • Hawkes fought Hulk in the wasteland and won by knocking him outside the sparring area.
  • Hulk crashed into the grassland and covered Tony with dirt, ruining his carefully styled hair.
  • Hulk crushed Tony's enchanted armor prototype and called him a weakling, prompting Tony to vow to build a Hulkbuster Armor.

Ch. 170Preparing to Advance to Level Two

After developing a potion from angel materials, Taylor strengthened his magic power, mental strength, and affinity for light, then considered advancing to Level Two Wizard. He wondered whether the genius and his two brothers might eventually help him break out of fixed patterns of thought.

  • Taylor continued guiding Hulk's loyalty through psychological suggestions without using mental control.
  • Taylor finished a potion made from angel bloodline essence and feather tissue, then drank the second successful batch.
  • The potion improved Taylor's magic power, mental strength, physical condition, and perception of light elements, while changing the mark on his transformed arm.
  • Taylor considered pursuing Level Two Wizard advancement and reflected on how Wizards needed to escape fixed thinking to reach Level Three.
  • Taylor watched a figure in enormous armor challenge a green-skinned beast and thought the genius and his two brothers might help him break through his mental limits.

Ch. 171Challenge

Tony tested his newly built Hulkbuster Armor against Hulk while Taylor began experimenting with spatial magic and pursuing advancement to a second-rank Wizard. Although Tony initially overpowered Hulk, Hulk eventually broke the armor’s linked runes and sent Tony crashing into a forest.

  • Tony brought his rune-enchanted Hulkbuster Armor to the wasteland and challenged Hulk, who dismissed him as a weakling.
  • Taylor scanned the armor, returned to his laboratory, and used three Space Crystals to study spatial spells and advance his Ghidorah bloodline.
  • Tony’s Hulkbuster initially suppressed Hulk with enhanced strength, durability, and fire-powered lasers.
  • Hawkes left his training grounds and headed to the wasteland to watch Tony and Hulk fight.
  • Hulk caught the armor’s mechanical arm, punched its chest, and blasted Tony into a forest, where the armor’s linked runes failed.

Ch. 172What a Weakling

Tony Stark was overwhelmed by Hulk, who stopped pursuing him after Hawkes reminded him that Tony was Taylor’s friend. Elsewhere, Odin stripped Thor of his power and exiled him to Earth, secretly sending ravens and Mjolnir after him.

  • Hulk grew stronger in his rage and chased Tony through the forest, uprooting trees as Tony fled.
  • Hawkes stopped Hulk by reminding him that Tony was Taylor’s friend, and Hulk mocked Tony before leaving.
  • Tony vowed to build a stronger Hulkbuster Armor, while Taylor continued his research, Gwen fought crime, and Kano expanded his network.
  • Odin judged Thor unfit to inherit the throne after Thor demanded war against the Frost Giants and called Odin weak.
  • Odin exiled Thor through the Bifrost, then sent two ravens and Mjolnir after him.

Ch. 173Level Two Wizard

After days of relative peace, Taylor advanced to a Level Two Wizard and unveiled his immense Three-Headed Golden Dragon form over Silver Castle. Tony and Hulk felt the pressure of Taylor’s power, while Hawkes vowed to grow strong enough to follow him.

  • Gwen continued acting as New York City’s Spider-Woman, helping people and animals as her strength grew.
  • Tony returned to Silver Castle, where he developed a fourth-generation Hulkbuster Armor but lost to Hulk and broke two fingers.
  • Taylor absorbed a potion made with a Level Four Angel’s feather and two Space Crystals, then created the Level Two spell Spatial Calamity and became a Level Two Wizard.
  • Taylor’s Ghidorah bloodline advanced, and he transformed into a 170-meter Three-Headed Golden Dragon that silenced the creatures of Silver Castle.
  • Tony was overwhelmed by Taylor’s aura, Hulk recognized Taylor as stronger than himself, and Hawkes vowed to improve and become his master’s sharpest battle blade.

Ch. 174King's Call

After Taylor became a second-level Wizard, he gained two new bloodline spells and stronger versions of his existing abilities. His joyful King's Call spread across Earth, alarming powerful beings, while Kano planned to seize the Tesseract for him.

  • Taylor gained Supernatural Storm and King's Call, and his Energy Absorption and Gravity Beams advanced into stronger forms.
  • Taylor discovered that his spiritual and magical power had increased dramatically, then unleashed King's Call across the planet in celebration.
  • Thor, the Black Panther king, Namor, Ghost Rider, and the vampires sensed Taylor's call and reacted to his overwhelming presence.
  • Kano sensed Taylor's advancement, dismissed the Hydra executives, and decided to move against Alexander Pierce and take the Tesseract for Taylor.

Ch. 175Materials

After transforming back from his Ghidorah form, Taylor learned that Thor and Ghost Rider had appeared on Earth, and planned to investigate Asgard’s Runes and capture Ghost Rider for study. He returned to his experiments, viewing the planet’s many powerful beings as potential research subjects.

  • Taylor transformed from a three-headed golden dragon into a young man, and Tony Stark excitedly inspected him until Taylor flicked him on the forehead and threatened to have Hulk deal with him.
  • Taylor flew back to Silver Castle to resume research, then answered Kano’s telepathic call and learned that he had noticed Taylor’s advancement to Level Two Wizard.
  • Kano reported that Thor had arrived on Earth and that his men had copied the surface of Mjolnir; Taylor became interested in studying Asgard’s Rune system.
  • Taylor told Kano to watch Thor and alert him when Loki prepared to kill him, and Kano also reported a flame-wreathed Ghost Rider near Thor’s location.
  • Taylor ordered Kano to keep watch on Ghost Rider and capture him during the day if needed, then considered the many powerful beings in the plane as research material.

Ch. 176New World

Taylor opened a portal to a new world and discovered it was the pirate world of Captain Jack Sparrow. Intrigued by its sea goddess and the way souls were condensed there, he began considering what he could obtain from the world.

  • Taylor decided to explore a new world while waiting for Ghost Rider to arrive and Thor's troubles with his brother to begin.
  • Taylor opened a portal and sent a scouting puppet through to gather books and wanted posters from the other world.
  • Taylor recognized Captain Jack Sparrow on a wanted poster and identified the world as the famous pirate world.
  • Taylor recalled the world's supernatural figures and artifacts, including Davy Jones, the sea goddess, and the Fountain of Youth.
  • Taylor focused on finding the weakened sea goddess and learning how the world condensed souls, which he needed to improve the intelligence of the Achilles Warriors.

Ch. 177Waiting for Someone

Taylor settled into an estate near Port Royal and discovered that the world’s magical elements were fading, then studied how to dissect a god in preparation for capturing the Sea Goddess. Three days later, Captain Jack Sparrow arrived at Port Royal in a leaking boat, intent on reclaiming the Black Pearl.

  • Taylor bought a remote estate, released Hawkes and three Achilles Warriors, and ordered them to clean it.
  • Taylor analyzed the air and concluded that magical elements would disappear from the world in about a hundred years.
  • Taylor studied a Wizard’s notes on dissecting gods while Hawkes and the others guarded the estate.
  • Three days later, Captain Jack Sparrow rowed toward Port Royal in a stolen, leaking boat after escaping an island of exile.
  • Jack focused on reclaiming the Black Pearl, which he had heard was appearing more often than usual.

Ch. 178Snatching Someone

Elizabeth fell from the cliff into the sea, and Jack Sparrow rescued her. Before Commodore Norrington could arrest Jack for being a pirate, Hawkes and his men arrived to take Jack away for Taylor, leaving the harbor at an armed standoff.

  • Commodore Norrington tried to confess his feelings to Elizabeth, but she fainted from her tight corset and fell into the sea.
  • Commodore Norrington tried to jump in after Elizabeth, but his aide and soldiers held him back when they spotted someone diving to rescue her.
  • Jack Sparrow cut Elizabeth's corset open, and she coughed up seawater and regained consciousness.
  • Commodore Norrington recognized Jack as a pirate and prepared to arrest him.
  • Hawkes arrived with three armored men on Taylor's orders, grabbed Jack, and refused to hand him over to Commodore Norrington.
  • Commodore Norrington's soldiers aimed their muskets at Hawkes, whose companions drew their greatswords.

Ch. 179Killing

Hawkes and three Achilles Warriors slaughtered the naval soldiers who tried to stop them from taking Jack Sparrow. They left with Jack after Taylor ordered them to spare Commodore Norrington and the governor’s family, whose memories were altered to make them believe elite pirates had attacked.

  • Commodore Norrington ordered his soldiers to aim and fire at Hawkes and his men when they insisted on taking Jack Sparrow.
  • Hawkes killed two naval soldiers, and Norrington’s bullets failed to harm him.
  • Hawkes and the three Achilles Warriors slaughtered the naval soldiers, leaving Norrington and the governor as survivors while Elizabeth fainted.
  • Hawkes and his men took Jack Sparrow away, and invisible rays altered the survivors’ memories to make the slaughter seem like an invasion by elite pirates.
  • Elizabeth’s skull-shaped gold coin disappeared, and Taylor’s order to spare the survivors preserved order at the port.

Ch. 180Curse

Captain Jack Sparrow was brought to Taylor, who revealed that a Cursed Gold Coin had placed a tracking curse on him. Taylor said he had summoned Jack out of curiosity and to see the silver coin in Jack’s headscarf.

  • After Jack shouted his familiar boast while being taken away, Commodore Norrington blamed him for the massacre and vowed to capture him.
  • Jack asked Hawkes and the armored knights who their master was, but none of them answered.
  • Hawkes and the knights brought Jack to Taylor’s manor, where Jack felt the air and his body change.
  • Taylor showed Jack a Cursed Gold Coin and explained that seawater had activated its tracking curse.
  • Jack accepted that the immortal pirates would come for him, and Taylor said he had summoned Jack to meet him and inspect the coin in his headscarf.

Ch. 181State of Chaos

Taylor confined Jack Sparrow and waited for his mutinous crew, while the Black Pearl attacked Port Royal under cover of fog. As the town fell into chaos, Taylor prepared to make his move against the pirates.

  • Taylor sent Jack Sparrow into a locked house and said he wanted to study the Black Pearl and its curse.
  • Commodore Norrington resolved to assemble a fleet to hunt Jack Sparrow, while the Governor urged caution.
  • The Black Pearl emerged from the fog and bombarded Port Royal, setting buildings ablaze and sending residents fleeing.
  • William grabbed a hand axe and the sword he had forged, then rushed toward the Governor's residence to protect Elizabeth.
  • Taylor ordered his servant to smash the people aboard the Black Pearl without making things too ugly.
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