Benefits

"Better off dead."

"What benefits did Ancient One give you to make you help him like this?"

"No real benefits."

"I was already about to successfully control the souls of Ancient One, Erbi. Monbilia, and Mordo. The Sanctum's seal was about to be undone as well, yet you came here to cause trouble at this moment. It seems I can only make you disappear from this world."

The more Dormammu spoke, the more agitated he became. A terrifying dark power erupted directly from his body, and the other Sanctum sorcerers also attacked Chen Xu.

"Die! Your soul is mine."

Dormammu condensed a black hand and grabbed at Chen Xu. Chen Xu could feel the terror of this attack; even the surrounding space was twisted by its grasp. It also carried a terrifying dark energy, a power from the Dark Dimension.

Chen Xu had seen in a list, Ranking of the Universe's Top Demon Gods by Strength, that Dormammu had merged with the Dark Dimension. The stronger the Dark Dimension became, the stronger Dormammu became. As long as the Dark Dimension remained, Dormammu would be immortal. This was why Dormammu could neither die nor be destroyed, and why he had always been devoted to devouring the universe. However, this also had a drawback: once Dormammu left the Dark Dimension, his strength would be greatly reduced.

Chen Xu had not expected Dormammu to possess such strength even after leaving the Dark Dimension. He truly was terrifying. But it was obviously still far from enough to kill Chen Xu.

Chen Xu directly used the Phoenix Force. A phoenix appeared behind him, not golden, but crimson-gold, radiating an incomparably vigorous, mysterious, ancient aura. A terrifying force directly knocked those Sanctum sorcerers unconscious and blasted Dormammu's soul out of Ancient One's body.

Dormammu cried out in utter shock.

"You actually blasted me out of Ancient One's body? How is that possible?"

In truth, Dormammu had dared to attack Chen Xu because he believed Chen Xu would not dare attack him, nor would he dare attack Ancient One's physical body. Once Ancient One's body died, Ancient One's soul would also completely perish. Yet Dormammu had never expected Chen Xu to directly force him out of Ancient One's body.

What shocked him even more was that Chen Xu actually possessed the Phoenix Force. Dormammu was also a top-tier existence in the universe, so he naturally knew how powerful the Phoenix Force was. Yet he sensed not only the Phoenix Force, but also the Chaos Force. One person actually possessed two of the universe's greatest divine powers—this was simply unbelievable.

And such a person—no, such a creature—had appeared before his eyes.

Afterward, Dormammu gradually vanished. Chen Xu withdrew the Phoenix Force, caught Ancient One's body, and placed it in his Sanctum. Before leaving, Chen Xu set up some spells in the Sanctum to protect the safety of their bodies.

Afterward, Chen Xu went directly to the Dark Dimension to find Dormammu.

The moment Chen Xu entered the Dark Dimension, he finally understood where those dark creatures had gone. They had been here all along.

They covered the mountains and plains, densely packed and stretching as far as the eye could see. There were countless Dark Hounds, black flame wolves, and other dark creatures Chen Xu had never seen before. Even Chen Xu, who did not have trypophobia, did not dare look at them. Chen Xu directly used the Phoenix Force and his mental power, strong enough to pierce through the multiverse, to break down every dark creature before him into atoms, then grind them away. All the dark creatures before him were instantly killed.

Chen Xu walked directly toward the place where the dark power was strongest. That place should have been Dormammu's Dark Sanctum.

At that moment, Dormammu sat upon a throne within the Dark Sanctum, surrounded by four dark lords. Sensing Chen Xu's arrival and what Chen Xu had done, Dormammu rose to his feet in shock. The other four dark lords were stunned as they looked at the shocked Dormammu.

"My lord, what has shocked you so greatly?"

"That interesting soul has appeared. It is continuously approaching this place. Go and bring his soul back to me."

"Understood. Since it is something that interests you, we will certainly bring it back. Please wait."

In truth, Dormammu wanted to send them to their deaths, to test Chen Xu's true strength and determine just how many methods he still had hidden.

Chen Xu was also continuously making his way toward the Dark Sanctum. Along the way, some relatively powerful dark creatures kept attacking him, but it was useless. Chen Xu blocked them all with a magic shield, broke them down into atoms, and returned them to the Dark Dimension.

"Are you the creature that interests Lord Dormammu?"

Chen Xu was also startled and turned toward the voice.

"Who are you?"

"We are, of course, Lord Dormammu's four dark lords."

"We came today to bring your soul back. Our lord is interested in your soul. Hurry up and die."

The other lords joined in laughter.

"Hahahahaha..."

Chen Xu looked at their suicidal behavior with helplessness. He did not waste words with them and used Omega Rays, directly piercing through one dark lord's body. In an instant, he was erased by Chen Xu from the level of causality, disappearing without a trace. Not even dust remained. It was as though he had never existed. The other three dark lords instantly stopped laughing and looked at Chen Xu with a hint of nervousness.

"Laugh. Why aren't you laughing anymore?"

"Who exactly are you?"

"I'm your grandfather."

Omega Rays shot from Chen Xu's eyes once again, striking one of them at an incomprehensible angle. He was instantly erased from the level of causality once more. The remaining two dark lords directly summoned the power of the Dark Dimension and charged at Chen Xu, but was that of any use?

Chen Xu directly used the Phoenix Force. Those two dark lords were directly broken down into atoms, returning to the Dark Dimension as extremely tiny particles. The other two dark lords naturally could not return to the Dark Dimension again; Chen Xu had directly erased them from the level of causality, and they vanished forever from this dimension.

Chen Xu thought, I didn't expect Darkseid's skill to be so useful.

What Chen Xu did not know was that his Omega Rays would become even more powerful than Darkseid's. The fusion of the Phoenix Force and the Chaos Force had offset all their respective flaws: the Chaos Force was difficult to control, while the Phoenix Force was so powerful that it directly devoured its host.