Gu Yi's Terrible Acting!

Wong was feeling rather depressed.

Magic talent varied from person to person, and Gu Yi had told him that Luo Bai possessed great magical talent.

But... wasn't this a little too great?!

Who could possibly compete with him?!

Wong had spent more than half his life learning to open portals with his mind, yet Luo Bai had mastered it so quickly.

Thinking of this, Wong could not help sighing. "No wonder Master Gu Yi chose you. You truly are exceptional."

Luo Bai did not answer. He simply stepped through the portal and arrived at Kamar-Taj.

Everything at Kamar-Taj was normal at the moment, and nothing seemed any different.

After closing the portal, Luo Bai asked, "You were in such a hurry to bring me back. Did something happen?"

Wong explained seriously, "Master Gu Yi said you had not spent much time at Kamar-Taj, so there are many things you still do not understand. I need to tell you about them. Earth is not safe right now. Outsiders could invade at any time, so I had to bring you back as quickly as possible."

A major disaster could strike at any moment. Countless races throughout the Multiverse coveted Earth, this fertile planet, especially Dormammu.

Gu Yi was "dead," and no one could guarantee that Dormammu would not take advantage of the situation.

It was both necessary and urgent to bring Luo Bai back, which was why Wong had been so anxious.

Still, learning that Earth was not in immediate danger made Luo Bai breathe a sigh of relief.

He looked around Kamar-Taj.

Although he had come here several times before, his change in status made him feel noticeably different this time.

It was difficult to describe that state of mind, but fortunately, he quickly calmed himself.

"Lead the way," Luo Bai said.

Wong nodded and led him forward.

Because Luo Bai's hearing was so sharp, he inadvertently overheard several sorcerers talking as they made their way to their destination.

"How could the Sorcerer Supreme suddenly die?"

"I heard she fell to her death."

"Fell to her death? How is that possible?"

"It seemed that a powerful dark force invaded Earth at night. The Sorcerer Supreme went to resist it and suffered fatal injuries, which caused her to fall to her death. More accurately, she was killed by that dark force."

"A dark force? Was it Dormammu?!"

"No idea, but it was incredibly powerful. Even Kamar-Taj's formations failed to detect it!"

"That's terrifying. The enemy can evade the formations' detection now?!"

"Yeah. Earth is becoming more and more dangerous, and our enemies are getting stronger. We need to improve our strength as soon as possible."

"I still can't believe the Sorcerer Supreme left us just like that..."

"You should change how you address her. We should call her Master Gu Yi now, because a new Sorcerer Supreme has arrived. I heard he's a genius sorcerer."

"..."

Luo Bai stopped listening after that, because he was utterly shocked.

Too shocked and incredulous, Luo Bai could not help asking, "Wong, did Master Gu Yi... fall to her death?"

"More accurately, she was severely injured while resisting a dark force, then fell to her death," Wong answered seriously.

Luo Bai: "..."

He fell silent, and the expression on his face was quite something.

Gu Yi's soul now followed Eternity, so she had abandoned her physical body as well.

She would create a reasonable "death" to announce her departure, while also announcing the arrival of the new Sorcerer Supreme.

In the original plot, Gu Yi's "death" came during her battle with the traitorous Kaecilius.

After taking a stab, she fell from a high-rise building and died from the fall.

But that was supposed to happen at least a year later.

Kaecilius had not yet betrayed them, nor had he fallen into darkness.

Luo Bai had thought that Gu Yi would at least come up with a different way to announce her "death."

But he had not expected Gu Yi to be too lazy to even devise a new plan, instead using the exact same "routine."

She had even made up some unknown "dark force" that even the Sanctums could not detect?!

In an instant, Luo Bai could already imagine how Gu Yi's terrible acting would play out.

Thinking of this, he could not help asking, "May I ask what dark force killed Master Gu Yi?"

"I don't know. Master Gu Yi fought the dark force beyond Earth, and the Sanctums did not even detect it," Wong answered seriously.

"..."

Luo Bai fell silent.

Fine, fine, fine.

Gu Yi was still Gu Yi!

The moment she could retire, she rushed to retire. She did not even bother changing the script?!

Thinking of this, Luo Bai could not help remarking, "That must have been a terrifying evil god or dark sorcerer. Otherwise, the Sanctums could not possibly have failed to detect it."

"Earth has always been dangerous. What we have to face is far more terrifying than we imagine. This incident involving Master Gu Yi tells us that perhaps the detection formations should be upgraded." Wong's expression was extremely grave as he spoke.

Luo Bai said nothing more and simply continued following Wong.

Soon, the two arrived in a dim space, where Mordo stood in the center.

"You're here." Seeing them arrive, Mordo greeted them first.

Wong nodded, then walked toward the magical dais in the center.

As he walked, he said, "Sorcerers have always protected the world from the harm of magic. Agamotto, the first Sorcerer Supreme, was regarded as the first to glimpse the mysteries of the universe. He founded the lineage of sorcerers on Earth and created the Eye of Agamotto, along with the three Sanctums in the cities today."

As Wong spoke, he looked up at the shining spherical object rotating overhead. It was Earth.

It was a simulated Earth within the Sanctum, formed through magic.

Through this Earth, many dangers could be detected.

"Look around. There are stone doors marked with symbols. They are portals leading to different Sanctums. Passing through them will take you to the cities where the Sanctums are located. This one leads to Hong Kong, this one to London, and the last one to New York."

"The three Sanctums form the protective network of our modern world, also known as the detection formation. The Sanctums protect the world, while we protect the Sanctums."

"The Sanctums are extremely important to Kamar-Taj. They can detect and protect Earth. You could say they are Earth's first line of defense. Creatures from other dimensions, invaders from the Multiverse, and the like may all try to destroy the Sanctums."

Wong continued his introduction.

As his words fell, magical protective formations appeared at the locations of the three Sanctums on the simulated Earth.

The protective formations spread outward until the three Sanctums connected, and the formations covered the entire Earth.

"I understand." Luo Bai nodded.

He more or less understood the connection between the Sanctums and Earth as a whole.

Seeing that he understood enough, Mordo quickly handed him a list. "This is the list of Kamar-Taj's sorcerers so far. I checked it. There are no omissions."

This list had clearly been specially prepared for Luo Bai.

After all, Luo Bai had just become the Sorcerer Supreme, so he certainly needed to familiarize himself with the names of all these sorcerers first.

After taking the list and giving it a look, Luo Bai nodded. "I'll remember them."

As soon as he finished speaking, Mordo handed him several more documents.

They recorded Kamar-Taj's existing magical artifacts, the books currently in the library, and so on. They had explained nearly everything that needed explaining.

After standing there and listening to Wong and Mordo explain matters for roughly half an hour,

Luo Bai finally could not help asking, "Is there anything else?"

The two thought for a long time. Once they confirmed that everything had been explained, they replied, "There should be nothing else, Sorcerer Supreme."

Luo Bai nodded.

Just as he was preparing to visit the artifact chamber and the Sanctums, he heard Mordo say, "We may need to trouble you to visit the training grounds around six tomorrow morning. You are the new Sorcerer Supreme, after all. The sorcerers should get to know you."

"...All right."