Taming the Power Stone

Mirror Dimension!

Independent of the real world.

It could isolate the battlefield, serve as an offensive tool, and monitor suspicious targets.

Throughout all of Kamar-Taj, only the Sorcerer Supreme, the Ancient One, had mastered this ability.

It was not that other Mystic Arts Masters found the mysteries of the Mirror Dimension difficult to comprehend.

Rather...

Mystic Arts Masters lacked sufficient magical power!

Every second spent opening the Mirror Dimension consumed an enormous amount of magical power.

Mystic Arts Masters preferred to defeat enemies with fists and kicks not by choice, but to conserve mana.

However, Chen Ji had no such concern!

Not only did he possess a Power Stone, but he also had the mutant gift of Energy Absorption.

Why worry about such details?

Chen Ji flipped through the book Mirror Dimension.

A sharp gleam flashed through his eyes.

Ever since gaining the [Born Knowing] gift, he had felt that all mystical knowledge possessed a spirit of its own, as though it could communicate with him and voluntarily enter his mind.

Making it easier for him to understand and master.

Chen Ji found this incredibly marvelous!

"Awesome!"

In an instant.

Chen Ji understood the secrets of the Mirror Dimension.

To enter the Mirror Dimension.

First, one needed a mirror!

Nearly every mirror was an entrance to the Mirror Dimension!

Even if one were trapped in the Mirror Dimension and accidentally lost their Sling Ring, they could still return to the real world through the ever-present mirrors!

Thinking of this, Chen Ji hurriedly grabbed a mirror.

He infused it with magical power.

The next second.

The mirror's surface faintly glimmered.

Ripples spread across it like the surface of water.

He inserted a finger into it.

It sank all the way to the root.

Chen Ji was overjoyed!

Then, he walked toward a full-length mirror nearby.

Wrapping his body in magical power, he burst forward and plunged into the full-length mirror in a single leap, arriving in another world!

Everything in this space appeared as a reflection of its original form. Left became right, right became left, and front and back were reversed.

The entire sky was also covered in rifts like shattered prism fragments!

Chen Ji paced through it.

And discovered that the rules of the Mirror Dimension were not fundamentally different from those of the real world.

For instance, if he wanted to leave the room, he still had to turn the doorknob.

The power he possessed was still insufficient to reshape heaven and earth or control the workings of the Mirror Dimension.

Unless...

He could draw upon the Power Stone's energy anytime, anywhere!

Chen Ji's eyes flickered.

Then, he took out the Orb of the Cosmos. While within the Mirror Dimension, the Power Stone's fluctuations could be isolated.

There was no longer any need for him to teleport to Morag to absorb the Power Stone's energy!

He gently twisted open the Orb of the Cosmos.

A sound of mechanisms turning rang out.

The Power Stone.

It shimmered with purple light.

Dazzling and brilliant.

Even one glance was enough to reveal the boundless, immense energy surging within the gem.

If an ordinary person reached out and touched it, both body and soul would be annihilated, triggering an energy explosion!

However.

Chen Ji's eyes flashed.

He had awakened an Alpha-Level mutant ability!

Much like the Black King!

His physique had long since become extraordinary.

He could actively absorb every form of cosmic energy.

Even the Concussive Beams fired by Cyclops could be claimed and converted into his own magical power!

Then...

He should be able to withstand the Power Stone as well!

Chen Ji's eyes filled with anticipation.

Then, he spread open his right hand and grasped the Power Stone!

In an instant!

A tidal wave of violent energy surged through his right hand and swept across his entire body, causing his expression to change drastically as purple light spread over him!

His skin twisted, tore, and collapsed without end!

Chen Ji gritted his teeth.

Forcing himself to focus!

He activated his innate mutant ability.

Boom!

The Power Stone's violent fluctuations, like floodwaters bursting through a broken dam, finally found an outlet!

Chen Ji's magical power began to rise steadily!

In the blink of an eye, it broke through its barriers and shackles!

Purple light glowed in his eyes!

A mysterious symbol faintly emerged!

This was—

The Power Rune!

Like Dormammu's demon god mark, it represented rules and order itself, and it also contained boundless magic and energy.

With this mark, one could control the rules!

Even without touching the Power Stone, he could draw upon cosmic energy anytime, anywhere!

The Infinity Stones.

There were six in total.

Each represented a rule of the current universe.

Time, Space, Mind, Reality, Soul, and Power!

Even if all six Infinity Stones were gathered, they could at most reach the level of a Single Universe.

Because the omnipotent judges of the Multiverse had downgraded the power of the Infinity Stones!

Therefore...

Every universe possessed a set of Infinity Stones.

And the Power Rune Chen Ji had mastered was neither complete nor perfect.

If he wanted to completely master the law of "Power," he would have to find more Power Stones!

"Phew."

"Looks like I'll be able to cast spells infinitely from now on."

Chen Ji secretly rejoiced.

No matter what, he had already tamed the Power Stone!

However...

His Entry Panel had not changed at all.

Looking at one of the entries.

Chen Ji's expression darkened.

[Covetous Burden] (Black): You have secretly hidden an object Thanos desires. Once the Dark Order discovers your existence, Kamar-Taj will surely face total destruction.

This Black Entry was like a sword hanging above his head, always leaving Chen Ji with a thorn in his throat.

Thanos...

If he piloted Sanctuary II into Kamar-Taj.

A single barrage would likely reduce Kamar-Taj to rubble!

Titan's technological power far surpassed Earth's!

Of course.

The universe's most advanced technological civilization still belonged to Asgard!

Odin had integrated Rune Magic with Asgardian Technology. Even the Rainbow Bridge employed the "Einstein-Rosen Bridge" theory!

Rather than calling the Asgardians gods, it was more accurate to call them highly advanced extraterrestrial beings!

The Odinforce.

Could also be simply understood as a "Kekkei Genkai."

Runes.

They turned magical technology from impossible into possible!

Perhaps...

Runes were the source code of the Multiverse, and whoever mastered that source code could control everything!

Chen Ji's eyes shone as understanding dawned on him.

And all of this was thanks to [Born Knowing]!

[Born Knowing] (Purple): Your talent in the field of magic is utterly heaven-defying. No matter what kind of mystical knowledge it is, you will understand it at a glance and master it without study.

Understand it at a glance!

Master it without study!

Even Chen Ji marveled at the effect of the [Born Knowing] entry!

Afterward, he left the Mirror Dimension.

And locked the Orb of the Cosmos inside a hidden compartment.

To ensure the Orb of the Cosmos's safety, he also set up a Concealment Magic Array.

After all, this was the Power Stone!

There was only one in the entire universe!

Scarcity often represented value!

No amount of precaution was excessive!

Just then.

As the hour and minute hands overlapped at midnight.

Whoosh!

A powerful current of suction surged from a painting beside him.

Chen Ji's body grew weightless.

The next second.

When he opened his eyes again, he had already appeared in a sinister world shrouded in fog!

Pitch-black.

Dim.

Without even a trace of light.

A cold wind swept toward him.

It sounded like ghosts wailing and wolves howling!

"Today, I have to upgrade another Blue Entry!"

Chen Ji clenched both fists tightly.

A dazzling, radiant magic shield condensed before him.

Runes were etched across it.

Then, he heard a rustling sound.

Sugar, the Weird Doll, had joy flash through her beautiful eyes and immediately threw herself into Chen Ji's arms.

"Big brother!"

"I missed you so much..."

Tears welled in Sugar's eyes as she desperately acted cute.

It made Chen Ji's heart melt.

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