Ancient One, You Wouldn't Want...

Σ(⊙▽⊙"a???

Huh?

You brat, again?!

This time you changed it to Dimensional Demon?!!

Ancient One frowned deeply at his words, clearly not believing Carl's explanation all that much.

But she did not think he was some madman spouting nonsense either.

Because before this, she had used secret arts to observe Carl's past and future, yet every attempt had ended in failure.

Ancient One had never encountered a situation like this before—one that could not be observed.

To the point that she had begun to wonder whether her own skills were lacking.

She had even planned to return to [Kamar-Taj] and go into seclusion for some serious study.

And that was precisely why she had called Carl "very special."

This time, however, Ancient One did not rush to speak. Instead, she signaled for him to continue with her eyes.

If it was a lie, the more he said, the more flaws it would naturally reveal!

"I know this explanation is indeed difficult to believe, but that is the truth..."

Carl seemed to have seen through Ancient One's thoughts.

He first let out a somewhat helpless sigh.

Then, with a grave expression, he continued:

"Now I'll answer your earlier question. Those souls were actually collected by my [Warp Dimension] on its own, but that was not my intention..."

"About twenty years ago, I was born in the [Warp Dimension] and became its master.

"But because the [Warp] could collect energy formed from the spiritual fluctuations of intelligent life across the universe, it soon drew the attention of other Dimensional Demons."

"The strongest among them were the four conceptual demons known as the [Four Chaos Gods]. They tried to join forces with me,

"using the properties of the [Warp Dimension] to corrupt all intelligent life in the universe. But I righteously refused them, and so a war for control of the dimension began..."

"However, in the end, I still could not withstand the invasion of the [Four Chaos Gods]. They used evil Chaos sorcery to forcibly expel my consciousness from my demonic body and the Warp."

"But at the very instant my consciousness was expelled, I unleashed all the power of my demonic body,

"sealing all four of them forever within the [Warp Dimension], leaving them unable to directly appear in the real universe ever again!!"

"Just when I thought my consciousness was about to dissipate, I unexpectedly appeared in this world and successfully merged into this body."

"Because I share an inseparable karmic connection with the [Warp], the souls of anyone I kill are no longer bound by any laws and are directly taken by the [Warp]."

Ancient One immediately fell into deep thought.

Seeing this, the corner of Carl's mouth curled up in an almost imperceptible arc.

Then he continued without the slightest hesitation:

"If Sorcerer Ancient One intends to eliminate me in order to sever the influence of the [Warp] and the [Four Chaos Gods] over this world, I advise you to abandon that idea as soon as possible..."

"Even though my consciousness was expelled from my demonic body, my connection to the [Warp] allows me to constantly reinforce the imprisonment of the [Four Chaos Gods], forcing their true forms to remain hidden within the [Warp]."

By the end of it.

Carl's lips curved upward again as he said in a mildly provocative and threatening tone:

"Sorcerer Ancient One, you wouldn't want anything to happen to Earth either, would you?!!"

"If I lose my restraining influence, the [Four Chaos Gods] will inevitably devour my demonic body,

"and then their claws will reach for the entire real universe... By then, Earth probably will not escape disaster either."

As the saying went: better to believe there were ghosts in this world than believe a salesperson's mouth.

Because when they got ruthless, they could even deceive themselves!

Before Carl transmigrated, one of his daily jobs had been making up stories for all kinds of clients... or rather, creating dreams.

So this bit of improvisation was as easy as breathing for him. He did not even need to prepare a draft in advance!

And this time, he had deliberately based it on the setting of [Warhammer 40,000].

The story was nine parts truth and one part lie—cough, cough—so no matter how well Ancient One understood human nature, she had no way to tell.

"Sure enough, all demons are evil things!"

Ancient One was not angered by Carl's vaguely threatening words.

On the contrary, in her eyes.

The more arrogant he was and the more indifferent he was toward human life, the more credible he seemed.

After all, every Dimensional Demon Lord she had encountered before had been a complete idiot who acted like they alone reigned supreme over heaven and earth!

And it also reasonably explained why Carl could bypass the defenses of the Three Sanctums and forcibly seize souls directly from Earth.

After pondering for a moment, Ancient One looked at Carl and said, "Can you tell me more specifically about those four [Chaos Demons]?"

"No problem."

The smile on Carl's face grew even wider.

Nice. The story from just now had clearly started working!

But when weaving a basket, the key was finishing the rim.

Whether he could completely dispel Ancient One's hostility next depended on this final touch.

Thus, Carl quickly organized his thoughts and continued:

"The [Four Chaos Gods] represent four extreme emotions: [hatred], [hope], [despair], and [pleasure]."

"They were given unique divine names by their loyal followers:

"[Khorne, Blood God],

"[Tzeentch, Lord of Change],

"[Nurgle, Father of Decay],

"[Slaanesh, Source of Pleasure]!"

"Among them:

"Khorne is the most brutal and bloodthirsty, possessing an uncontrollable thirst for blood and battle. His power comes from hatred, as well as every negative emotion born from war and slaughter!

"Tzeentch is the most cunning and ever-changing. With infinite wisdom, he can perceive the laws and changes of all things, weaving the fates of others. His power comes from 'hope'—the 'desperate hope' of struggling by every possible means to survive in the face of hopelessness!

"Nurgle loves life the most. He affects all things in the world with disease, plague, decay, and death. His power comes from living beings' fear of illness and death; the more desperate mortals become, the stronger he grows!

"Slaanesh is the most indulgent and depraved, tempting the deepest desires in all living beings with irresistible 'satisfaction and pleasure,' gradually drawing them into obsession and corruption. The sources of his power are exceptionally broad... desire, indulgence, yearning, pleasure, unspeakable torment—even pride and love can provide him with power!"

Ancient One fell silent once more.

Without question, the [Four Chaos Gods] were both powerful and evil.

And they belonged to the extremely rare category of [Conceptual Gods].

In the [Marvel Universe], the strongest [Conceptual Gods] were the four creator deities born from the Big Bang: [Eternity], [Infinity], [Death], and [Oblivion]!!!

They were the personifications of certain concepts within the Multiverse, and at the same time, the physical embodiments of the Multiverse.

Besides that.

There were also some [Conceptual Gods] in the universe that were not particularly powerful, yet were extraordinarily troublesome!!

Take Nightmare, the demon who ruled the [Dream Dimension], for example.

Within his own domain, no matter how many times he was defeated, he could not be completely destroyed.

Unless someone could devour the [Dream Dimension] or absorb every dream and all imagination in the universe, Nightmare would exist forever.

Thus, in Ancient One's view, these [Conceptual Gods] were even more threatening than top-tier Dimensional Demons like Dormammu and Cyttorak.

And the [Four Chaos Gods] were clearly far more powerful, more troublesome, and more pervasive than Nightmare...

For Ancient One as the [Sorcerer Supreme], as well as every mage of [Kamar-Taj], this would be an incredibly severe new challenge!

It was even an unprecedented and immense crisis for Earth, and perhaps the entire universe.

So... this time, she truly did not dare gamble.

At this point, Ancient One had no choice but to reassess the existence of the young demon before her!!!

Please keep reading. I'm a newbie and don't understand anything. The veterans in the contract group told me that without readers keeping up, I won't even make it past the trial stage, and then this book will be finished. So I sincerely ask all you "readers with happy, prosperous, healthy, kind, long-lived lives, handsome faces, and lots of money" to support your little brother when you have time. Read to the end before closing it, and if you have spare recommendation votes, please toss me two. I would be immensely grateful!!!