Mordo, Punched into the Dark Dimension

"The portal has been covered by that old man Ancient One's astral form!"

Staring at the pitch-black darkness within the portal, Natasha had a bad feeling.

"What if she discovered us and did this on purpose?"

The question made Mordo and Kaecilius, who had still been standing there in a daze, shudder all over.

Then they shook their heads as if they were having seizures. "Impossible, absolutely impossible. It must be a coincidence that it got blocked!"

"Otherwise, our teacher would have rushed over, closed the portal, beaten us up, and turned us into things like trash cans or sanitary pads for a month!"

"Uh... were you two always this perverted?" Natasha unconsciously took several steps back.

She decided that afterward, she would burn the stools they had sat on, along with all the materials she had given them, and scatter the ashes.

It was not that she was wasteful. She simply found it disgusting.

Noticing Natasha's look as though she were staring at perverts, Mordo, an upstanding man, immediately grew anxious.

"Don't get the wrong idea. We were only displayed in the middle of the square. We weren't given to anyone else to use!"

"Really?" Natasha looked suspicious, still unconvinced.

"It's true. If you don't believe me, ask Kaecilius."

Called out by name, Kaecilius rolled his eyes, seeming to recall something. Smacking his lips, he said,

"Natasha, did you know that Mordo used to be white?"

"White?"

"I was white?"

Not only was Natasha dumbfounded, Mordo was equally covered in question marks.

"That's right, white. But that all changed after our teacher punished him by turning him into toilet paper, then forgot to take him to the middle of the square..."

Mordo: "???"

"Fuck you, you piece of shit! You'd better sleep with one eye open tonight, or you'll be black for the rest of your life!"

While cursing Kaecilius furiously, Mordo frantically explained himself to Natasha.

"Nothing like that ever happened! Natasha, don't look at me like that. He's slandering me! My ancestors and I have always been black!"

As if afraid Natasha would not believe him, Mordo stepped forward and rubbed his dark skin to prove his innocence.

But all that earned him was Natasha's scream. "Don't get worked up... Ah—don't come near me, Golden Armored Warrior!!!"

Bang—boom!

Under the threat of white paper turning into black paper, a Golden Armored Warrior was instantly summoned.

Then, with one punch, it sent Mordo flying backward, striking him with uncanny precision straight into the portal behind him.

Even the astral form blocking the portal was knocked aside with a thunderous crash, drifting into the distance.

"!!!"

"Mordo!"

Kaecilius, who had been laughing so hard he was practically doubled over, instantly turned from amusement to panic and concern.

His feet moved at once, taking three steps as one as he crossed to the portal in an instant.

"Kaecilius, wait! I'll send the Golden Armored Warrior in to save him!"

Realizing she had gone too far, Natasha hurriedly shouted, afraid Kaecilius might lose his mind and jump in after him.

But Natasha had clearly underestimated the bond between the two men.

By the time she shouted, half of Kaecilius's body had already crossed through.

Still, her shout was not entirely wasted. At least it reminded Kaecilius that Natasha was there.

"Natasha, go ask Teacher Ancient One and the Sect Master for help. Once I'm inside, I'll sever the portal's connection to prevent Dormammu from using it to invade!"

"No, that's too dangerous!" Natasha rejected the suggestion without a second thought.

This had happened because of her in the first place. If anyone had to take a risk, it should be her.

"I'll go in and find Senior Brother Mordo. You tell Teacher and Ancient One. I have the Immortal Artifact Jade Pendant, so I can hold out for a long time..."

Before she could finish, Kaecilius interrupted her. "I can't afford the shame of sending my junior sister into danger!"

Without another glance back, he jumped into the portal.

"At least take my jade pendant with you, you reckless idiot!"

Looking at the portal slowly shrinking away, Natasha gritted her teeth and hurried after him.

Before entering, however, Natasha barely managed to stretch out a hand and summon an immortal crane, ordering it to fly toward Feng Xu.

Atop Kamar-Taj's platform.

A swaying immortal crane flew up and stopped before Feng Xu and Ancient One.

After recognizing their faces, it exploded with a bang, turning into spiritual energy that formed two large words in the air.

"Help? What the hell?"

Ancient One had only just returned and had not even settled into her seat when she found herself unable to make sense of the situation.

Feng Xu took a sip of the tea before him, then set down his cup and leisurely said,

"Natasha and your two disciples accidentally entered the Dark Dimension."

"What!?" Ancient One's eyes widened as she braced both hands against the table in disbelief.

She had never imagined that, after seeing Dormammu's strength, the three would still dare to rush in so recklessly!

She was so angry that even the beard on her chin began to tremble.

"Bastards! Those two brats are getting bolder and bolder!"

"Didn't they see me fighting Dormammu just now? Going in themselves would have been one thing, but they even dragged little Natasha along!"

With that, she disregarded everything else and rose, preparing to open a portal to save them.

Feng Xu glanced at Ancient One and raised a hand to stop her, sounding displeased.

"Don't worry. Natasha brought this upon herself. Why would I take it out on you?"

"Besides, there's no need to save them. They have cultivated bitterly in the sect for so long; this is a good chance to let them gain experience and broaden their horizons. They should stop acting like the heavens are first, the earth is second, and they are third."

"Ahaha, Sect Master, you are wise."

Ancient One wiped the sweat from her forehead with an ingratiating smile before asking, "But isn't the difficulty of surviving a little too high?"

Using the territory of a dimensional demon god like Dormammu as a training ground made Ancient One afraid Feng Xu might truly overdo it!

"It's fine. Natasha's jade pendant was personally refined by me, and it carries a trace of my divine consciousness. Should they encounter mortal danger, it can keep them from dying."

"Hiss—" Ancient One sucked in a breath, instantly beginning to sympathize with Dormammu.

If Dormammu truly lost his mind and used his strength to bully the weak, trying to kill Natasha and the other two, then the Dark Dimension might have a new master before long!

As a local, Ancient One had no idea what silent protection a great cultivator bestowed upon their disciples.

A trace of divine consciousness, talismans containing a full-power strike, and countless other safeguards existed.

In the Cultivation World, no one foolish enough to provoke a disciple of such a great figure would show their face. Even if they did provoke one, they would wear a mask and at most give them a beating.

The Dark Dimension.

"Mordo!"

Kicking off fiercely from a decaying celestial body that looked like a virus, Kaecilius rushed toward another celestial body drifting into the distance.

On that celestial body, Mordo was embedded deeply in the brown-and-purple ground, looking as though he had been knocked unconscious.

"Wake up already! Damn it, don't fucking sleep!"

Seeing Mordo roll his eyes without waking, Kaecilius stepped forward and slapped him twice across the face.

Behind him, Natasha, riding atop the Golden Armored Warrior, caught up as well.

"How is Mordo? Is he hurt?"

"Natasha!? Why did you come in too?" After seeing who it was, Kaecilius nearly spat out a mouthful of blood.

Were the three of them really determined to come in here together and feed themselves to the enemy?

"Don't look at me like that. I already used a method to notify Teacher and the others. They should be here to save us soon."

Natasha lowered her head awkwardly toward the unconscious Mordo and changed the subject. "It's all because of how disgustingly you put it earlier. I couldn't hold back my strength."

Kaecilius's mouth twitched at Natasha's words.

That was not failing to hold back. If it had been Mordo before he embarked on the path of cultivation, that blow would have killed him!

As the two spoke, the surrounding space began flashing with strange colors like a dance club.

Purple-black mist also started gathering in the center, and a terrifying giant face gradually emerged.

"It's Dormammu!"

"Fortune and Virtue Deity, take us underground!"

Natasha reacted swiftly, raising her hand to summon the Earth Deity.

Although this place belonged to a higher-dimensional space, the Earth Deity's power was not weakened.

With a single turn, he brought the three of them underground in the form of green smoke.

At that moment, the giant face in the sky had just finished forming, its purple eyes as large as stars constantly sweeping across the area.

Only after looking everywhere did it turn back into mist and disperse through the air.