What Kind of "Blessed Body" Are You?

"Mjolnir? What do you mean?! The Thor you're talking about couldn't possibly be Odin's son, Thor, from Norse mythology, could it?!" Natasha could not help but complain.

You could tell me there were mages in this world, but you weren't about to tell me Odin existed too, were you?!

People from mythological stories had all shown up?!

"Do you have a photo or something I can look at?" Luo Bai asked as he pondered.

Natasha nodded, then took out her phone.

"This is it. It landed in a small town in the State of Mexico. Coulson has already taken people over there, and S.H.I.E.L.D. is studying it now. I want to know whether this thing could harm Earth. When it landed, it caused enormous energy fluctuations." As Natasha spoke, she handed over the photo.

After one glance, Luo Bai confirmed it.

This was fucking Mjolnir. So Thor had been exiled by his father already?!

"Do you know what this is?" Seeing him stare at the picture without saying anything, Natasha asked again.

Luo Bai came back to his senses and calmly replied while eating, "Just an ordinary hammer. You don't need to study it too much. It won't have much impact on Earth."

An ordinary hammer??!

Just that??!

Come on, the force it generated when it landed was no joke.

There was still a massive crater where the hammer had landed!!

And he was telling her it was just an ordinary hammer?!

Of course, to a mage like Luo Bai,

it really might have been just an ordinary hammer.

Hearing Luo Bai say it was not much of a threat, Natasha finally felt relieved.

"That's good. We were worried it might be a warning or provocation toward Earth from some race beyond the universe," Natasha explained.

"Not quite that serious. All right, Miss Natasha, I need to go." Luo Bai quickly finished his dinner, then waved goodbye.

Natasha, who had still wanted to say something, froze.

She had thought that since she had invited Luo Bai out today, they would at least have a proper conversation.

Who would have thought their chat would last... less than half an hour.

"You're leaving so soon? Honestly, I'm rather reluctant to see you go," Natasha said wistfully.

She seemed to want to keep Luo Bai here, but Luo Bai was in quite a hurry.

"Then look forward to our next meeting," Luo Bai said.

As a yellow circle appeared, a Portal opened.

In the blink of an eye, Luo Bai vanished.

The sight drew the attention of the restaurant's patrons.

"What just happened? I saw someone suddenly disappear!"

"I think I've seen that yellow circle before. Wasn't it reported in the news before?!"

"It's the Soul Mage!! Oh my God, I was eating in the same restaurant as the Soul Mage just now?!"

"Damn it! I didn't even ask him for an autograph!!"

In an instant, heated discussions erupted throughout the restaurant.

Listening to the chatter around her, Natasha could not help smiling.

"What a mysterious Soul Mage, appearing and disappearing without a trace," Natasha muttered.

Luo Bai had left, and she no longer had any appetite.

She got up to pay the bill.

Meanwhile, Luo Bai had already arrived at Kamar-Taj's main hall.

By sheer coincidence, Gu Yi was meditating.

Sensing the disturbance, Gu Yi opened her eyes.

She was not surprised to see Luo Bai. She merely rose and poured two cups of tea.

"Mage Luo Bai, did you come to see me because you have a question?" Gu Yi asked.

She handed him one cup, then picked up the other herself.

"Yes. Supreme Sorcerer, I have a very important question to ask you," Luo Bai said.

Gu Yi was not nervous. She calmly said, "Don't rush. Sit down and tell me."

She then gestured for Luo Bai to sit.

After they were both seated, Gu Yi slowly asked, "Have you encountered a problem you cannot solve?"

Luo Bai nodded. "Yes, Supreme Sorcerer."

Gu Yi calmly replied, "Magic is also called the mystic arts because it contains endless mysteries throughout the Multiverse. It is normal to encounter problems. Perhaps you can patiently feel for the answer. Energy will guide you."

"But my problem... energy seems unable to guide me... I have to make the choice myself," Luo Bai could not help saying.

"I would very much like to know what kind of choice Mage Luo Bai is facing," Gu Yi asked.

Only then did a hint of curiosity appear in her eyes.

Looking at Gu Yi's sincere gaze, Luo Bai took a deep breath.

Then he used Teleportation Magic to retrieve the Darkhold that had been sealed within his teleportation space.

"Supreme Sorcerer, this is the choice I'm facing," Luo Bai said.

Gu Yi: "!!!!!"

She was instantly dumbfounded.

Good grief!

Wasn't this the Darkhold??!!!

For a moment, Luo Bai saw Gu Yi go blank.

Gu Yi was not surprised that Luo Bai had come to see her.

After all, when learning magic... what mage did not have questions?

Although Luo Bai was highly talented, it was perfectly normal for him to encounter an obstacle he could not overcome.

Because she had experience teaching others, Gu Yi had remained calm and composed at first.

Until he took out the Darkhold.

Gu Yi was dumbfounded.

I thought you were stuck in your studies.

I never expected you to tell me that the Darkhold had chosen you?!

Now this was a serious problem.

"Where did you find this book?!" Gu Yi asked.

Luo Bai answered honestly, "I was eating at a restaurant, and this book was sitting on the sofa. I noticed something was wrong when I saw it. Only after opening it did I learn that it was the Darkhold."

The main reason Luo Bai was being so honest was that he believed honesty would be met with leniency.

Besides, he believed Gu Yi would understand him.

In a sense, Gu Yi was his teacher, and she also had experience studying Black Magic, so he trusted that she would give him the right guidance.

To be frank,

after coming to the Marvel Universe, Gu Yi was the person Luo Bai trusted most.

Gu Yi had given him the Time Stone.

That alone was enough for Luo Bai to believe that Gu Yi truly wanted to nurture him.

So he could only seek Gu Yi's help.

Perhaps because she had seen the Darkhold, Gu Yi stood stunned for a full half second.

After all, this book was not so easily obtained.

Gu Yi knew very well how many ill-intentioned mages in the Mage Realm wanted to acquire this Darkhold.

To find it, they would stop at nothing and pay any price.

But did they think Chthon was some kind of philanthropist?

Would he give it to them just because they wanted it?

No. As an Elder God,

he had requirements when choosing his followers too.

That was why most mages struggled to find this book even after exhausting every effort.

Yet Luo Bai had found it.

Though it was a book of Black Magic, it had to be said that it was also a divine book.

Thinking of this, Gu Yi fell silent.

After a long while, Gu Yi finally said, "I don't know how I can help you with this."

There truly was nothing she could do about this.

The Darkhold had chosen Luo Bai, which meant Chthon had set his sights on him.

It was like Vishanti coming to bestow a blessing upon Luo Bai. Now, it was as though Chthon was bestowing a blessing upon him.

What kind of "blessed body" was Luo Bai? Why were so many Elder Gods chasing after him to bless him?

With that thought, Gu Yi explained, "I cannot help you. Only you can help yourself. A mage will face many choices in life. No one else can interfere with any of those choices; a mage can only rely on himself. This is your fate, and you should make the choice yourself. But no one can stop Chthon from watching you."

Gu Yi telling Luo Bai to choose for himself caught him somewhat by surprise.

"Supreme Sorcerer, Kamar-Taj expressly forbids the study of witchcraft and Black Magic. Aren't you going to stop me?" Luo Bai asked.

Gu Yi did not answer. Only after an unknown amount of time did she slowly explain, "That restriction is for other mages. But you are the future Supreme Sorcerer. No one can stop you, not even me."

After saying that, Gu Yi seemed to remember something, and her expression turned somewhat grave.

Before Luo Bai could speak, she continued, "Moreover... when it comes to protecting Earth, sometimes we have no choice."

No choice.

Those words carried Gu Yi's helplessness.

She also understood very clearly that the power granted by Vishanti was ultimately weak. Compared with the witches and Black Magic practitioners throughout the universe,

the power Vishanti granted was far too little.

But for the Supreme Sorcerer to protect Earth and face the threats of the entire Multiverse alone, how could that be easy?

In the end, human mages were merely attachments of the gods of the Multiverse.

Most importantly, one had to choose the right god and stand on the right side.

That was why Gu Yi had chosen to pursue Eternity.