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Hmm?
You little punk, again?!
This time you changed it to a Dimensional Demon?!!
The Ancient One frowned deeply upon hearing this, clearly not quite believing Carl's explanation.
But she did not think he was a madman spouting nonsense, either.
Because before this, she had used secret arts to try to observe Carl's past and future, yet every attempt had ended in failure.
The Ancient One had never encountered a situation like this, one where he was "unobservable."
It had even made her question whether her own training was lacking.
She had 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."
However, this time, the Ancient One did not immediately speak. Instead, she signaled with her eyes for him to continue.
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 the Ancient One's thoughts.
He first let out a somewhat helpless sigh.
Then, with a grave expression, he continued:
"Now, to answer your previous question: those souls were actually collected by my Warp Dimension itself. But that was not my intention..."
"About twenty years ago, I was born within the Warp Dimension and became its master.
"But because the Warp could gather the energy formed from the spiritual fluctuations of intelligent life throughout 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 wanted to join forces with me
"and use 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 failed to withstand the invasion of the Four Chaos Gods. Using wicked Chaos sorcery, they forcibly expelled my consciousness from my demon body and the Warp."
"But at the instant my consciousness was expelled, I unleashed all the power of my demon body
"and sealed all four of them within the Warp Dimension forever, so they could no longer directly appear in the physical universe!!"
"Just when I thought my consciousness would scatter away, I unexpectedly appeared in this world and successfully merged into this body."
"Because I share an inseverable karmic connection with the Warp, as long as someone is killed by me, their soul will be unconstrained by any laws and directly seized by the Warp."
The Ancient One immediately fell into deep thought.
Seeing this, the corner of Carl's lips rose in an imperceptible curve.
Then he continued without hesitation:
"If you, Sorcerer Ancient One, intend to eliminate me in order to cut off the influence of the Warp and the Four Chaos Gods on this world, I suggest you abandon that idea as soon as possible..."
"Even though my consciousness was expelled from my demon body, my connection with the Warp allows me to continuously reinforce the seal on the Four Chaos Gods, keeping their true forms trapped within the Warp."
As he reached the end.
The corner of Carl's mouth curled up again, and he said in a slightly provocative and threatening tone:
"Sorcerer Ancient One, you wouldn't want anything to happen to Earth, would you?!!"
"If I lose my restraining influence, the Four Chaos Gods will inevitably devour my demon body directly,
"and then their claws will surely reach for the entire physical universe... By then, Earth will likely be unable to escape disaster."
As the saying went, it was better to believe there were ghosts in this world than to believe a salesperson's mouth.
Because when they got ruthless, they could even fool themselves!
Before Carl transmigrated, one of his daily tasks had been making up stories for all kinds of clients... Or rather, creating dreams.
So this impromptu performance was practically effortless for him. He did not even need to draft it beforehand!
Moreover, this time, he had deliberately used the setting of Warhammer 40,000 as his foundation.
The story was nine parts true and one part false... Ahem, so even someone as perceptive as the Ancient One had no way to distinguish it.
"Sure enough, all demons are evil things!"
The Ancient One was not angered by Carl's vaguely threatening words.
Instead, in her view,
the more arrogant his attitude was and the more indifferent he was to human life, the more credible he seemed.
After all, every Dimensional Demon Lord she had encountered before had been an idiotic bastard who acted like they alone reigned supreme over the entire universe!
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, the 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 broader.
Nice. The story from earlier had clearly begun to work!
But when weaving a basket, the key was finishing it properly.
Whether he could completely dispel the Ancient One's hostility would depend on this final touch.
So Carl swiftly organized his thoughts and continued:
"The Four Chaos Gods represent four extreme emotions: hatred, hope, despair, and pleasure."
"They have each been given a unique divine name by their loyal followers. They are:
[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 craving 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 'hope born of despair' that drives one to seek survival by every possible means when trapped in a desperate situation!
"Nurgle loves life the most. He influences all things in the world through 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. Through irresistible 'satisfaction and pleasure,' he stirs the deepest desires within all living things, gradually causing them to become obsessed and fall into corruption. His sources of power are exceptionally broad... desire, indulgence, longing, pleasure, unspeakable torment—even pride and love can provide him with power!"
The Ancient One fell silent once more.
Without question, the Four Chaos Gods were both powerful and evil.
And they belonged to the exceedingly rare category of Conceptual Gods.
Within the Marvel Universe, the strongest Conceptual Gods were the four primordial deities born from the Big Bang: Eternity, Infinity, Death, and Oblivion!!!
They were the embodiments of certain concepts within the Multiverse, as well as the physical incarnations of the Multiverse itself.
Beyond that,
there were also some Conceptual Gods in the universe who were not particularly powerful, yet were exceptionally troublesome!!
Take the demon Nightmare, 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 one could devour the Dream Dimension or absorb every "dream and imagination" in the universe, Nightmare would exist forever.
Thus, in the Ancient One's view, these Conceptual Gods were an even greater threat than major Dimensional Demons like Dormammu and Cyttorak.
And the Four Chaos Gods were clearly far more powerful, far more troublesome, and far more pervasive than Nightmare...
For the Ancient One, as the Sorcerer Supreme, and every mage of Kamar-Taj, this would be an extremely grave new challenge!
It might even be an unprecedented catastrophe for Earth and the entire universe.
So... this time, she truly did not dare to gamble.
At this point, the Ancient One had no choice but to reevaluate the existence of the young demon before her!!!
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