From Hydra Leader to Ruler of the Dark Dimension
A pitch-black chain swept in with overwhelming force, enveloping the Phoenix Phantom in a giant black cocoon. In an instant, a raging fire erupted from within the black cocoon, burning everything in its path.
The crimson light is brilliant!
A vibrant red glow flickered layer by layer amidst the darkness, igniting the giant black cocoon from within and bursting into flames with unstoppable force.
Almost effortlessly, the menacing chains were burned by the flames, first expanding and exploding, and then completely incinerated.
The Phoenix Force manifests as flames, but this does not mean it is actually a flame; rather, it means that all things are eradicated at their very source.
Making rash contact with this destructive force will only cause it to devour everything like a virus, like a maggot clinging to a bone—even severing its limbs cannot stop its spread.
Therefore, the red flames followed the trail, burning straight into the void along hundreds of black chains.
Russell's eyes flashed with a sharp light. Seeing how powerful the Phoenix Phantom was, his confidence immediately soared, and he accelerated as he charged toward Dormammu.
It's called speed, but that concept doesn't really exist; it's a competition based on rules.
Dormammu altered the rules of the Dark Dimension, creating an infinite spatial distance that separated himself from the Phoenix Phantom. Even flying with only wings, it would take ten thousand years to reach him.
Russell wings and flight are a visual representation, but in reality, they sever the rules of dimensional space, knocking down all the obstructing lines and arcs, and crushing Dormammu's living space all the way.
"Damn it! What on earth is going on?"
Dormammu's heart was filled with turmoil. Ever since the Phoenix Phantom appeared, it had been constantly devouring the mysterious power in the Dark Dimension to strengthen itself.
If it were just about devouring, that would be one thing; Dormammu's family is large and powerful enough to afford it. But this guy has absolutely no table manners, smashing plates while eating. It looks like he'll be flipping the table if this continues.
Dormammu was originally Wizard accidentally discovered and entered the Dark Dimension, thus becoming the ruler of the Dark Dimension. In order to gain greater power, he abandoned his physical body and merged with the Dark Dimension.
In other words, the table that the Phoenix Phantom overturned was not only from the Dark Dimension, but also from Dormammu himself.
He is bound to the Dark Dimension; their fortunes are intertwined, one prospers and the other suffers.
Now that the unfriendly guest has arrived, with a show of force that seems determined to fight to the death, he has no choice but to fight back head-on and see who has the tougher head.
"No, this is the Dark Dimension. I am the sole master here. Even if he relies on devouring my power to strengthen himself, he will never surpass me..."
Dormammu was terrified, but he calmed down and made a judgment that was closest to the truth, based on his years of experience devouring other dimensions.
The opponent got off to a fast start, but they're all just putting on a show. I can win this game!
However, Dormammu misunderstood. The Phoenix Force does not devour, but rather annihilates everything it touches.
As for the reason why the Phoenix Phantom gradually expanded and grew stronger, it was because Russell became more and more accustomed to this power, and in the constant destruction and creation, he stimulated the life passion hidden deep within the Phoenix Force.
The cards obtained from the system are easy to use quickly; in comparison, the perfect Phoenix Force container, Jean Grey, cannot achieve even a fraction of that.
The rules of the Dark Dimension collapsed rapidly like Domino, shrinking at a visible speed in the perception of its master, Dormammu, who keenly sensed that his own power was also shrinking.
The loss of just a few breaths caused Dormammu immense grief. He didn't know how long it would take to recover by absorbing other dimensions. His hatred for Russell surpassed that of the Ancient One, the Sorcerer Supreme, and he vowed to extract Russell's soul and burn it with dark fire for ten thousand years.
"Master, your soul will pay the price for your actions!"
Dormammu dared not hold back, and with all his might, he drew upon the mysterious power from the Dark Dimension, intending to deliver a fatal blow to the Phoenix Phantom.
This might severely damage the Dark Dimension, but there's no other way now; cutting off one's own arm is better than being chopped in half.
In an instant, the vast and boundless Dark Dimension suddenly contracted, directly manifested as a surge of energy.
The vast darkness compressed into a black sea, rushing towards the Phoenix Phantom from all directions, determined to extinguish this alien red.
The two sides were completely disproportionate in size, but once they made contact, the trend changed. The red dot in the darkness swept through the waves and won with overwhelming force. All the black things that came into contact with it disappeared instantly, and it absorbed them all, no matter how many came.
"Damn it, I don't believe you can keep eating like that."
Dormammu fully manipulated the Dark Dimension, folding space and stirring up energy vortexes, causing a massive Riptide of energy to crash into the Phoenix Phantom at an even faster speed.
At the same time, he unleashed a mysterious power from the darkness, transforming it into magical attacks and inflicting layers of negative effects.
Depravity! Wrath! Lust! Greed! Madness! Hatred!
The combined effects of reality and Mind Stone, combined with Dormammu's unfettered control over dimensions, resulted in a seamless attack that permeated the entire space.
Whether it's a destructive energy surge that can be touched or an invisible negative factor, both contain the terrifying destructive power to destroy a planet with a mere touch.
Russell neither dodged nor avoided it; in fact, he had nowhere to hide. All around him were decaying celestial bodies swept in by the raging tide. The chaotic energy altered the fundamental rules of gravity and electromagnetism, reversed the concepts of up and down space, and even made time itself contradictory, making it impossible for him to find Dormammu's exact location.
There's nothing to talk about then, let's just fight back!
With a thought, Russell 'Phoenix Phantom extended infinitely, instantly expanding to the size of a galaxy, and soared freely amidst the energy surge.
Like having a super armor buff, the Phoenix Phantom was prioritized, rendering any attack ineffective. Whether it was an energy surge, a stellar impact, or even negative effects aimed directly at the Mind Stone, all were futile...
No, it was completely erased!
If you dare touch me, I'll make you disappear from this world!
The Phoenix Phantom flapped its wings in mid-air, its enormous, unobservable fiery wings sweeping out shockwaves that annihilated everything, creating new life from destruction, and reversing the rules of the Dark Dimension in one fell swoop, causing most of the Dark Dimension to collapse, and the remaining part could no longer be called darkness.
"No!!!"
An angry roar echoed from the void.
Immediately afterwards, highly corrosive black flames rained down from the sky. In this darkness, there was also a kind of evil energy that resembled mental pollution, which seemed to be... specially for the Phoenix Phantom to feast on.
This shows that Dormammu went down the wrong path of believing that the Phoenix Phantom was a glutton, convinced that he could kill it with energy, and had unwavering faith in his own judgment and experience.
The power of the Phoenix Force was far beyond what the black flames could withstand, and the Dark Magic, which carried mental pollution, was even more helpless, being dispersed by the Phoenix Phantom wings before it could even get close.
Russell rode the Phoenix Phantom straight up, but limited by his personal cultivation level, he used the Phoenix Force somewhat weakly. Fortunately, his momentum remained invincible, rampaging through the black flames, breaking through numerous constraints, and crushing everything in his path.
Rumble!!
With a deafening roar, amidst the raging black flames, a red force suddenly emerged, twisting and turning the world, advancing left and right, changing the entire world to its own color.
The Dark Dimension had reached a point where it was no longer Dormammu's shape; his power was gradually declining, and the plummeting trend was causing his heart to bleed.
"Roar roar roar————"
The Dark Dimension shifted again. In the space that had shrunk by almost half, a colossal hand pressed down, enveloping the Phoenix Phantom.
"Found you!"
Russell's eyes sharpened, Phoenix Phantom burst forth with a red light far stronger than before, shattering the sky-covering hand in one fell swoop. After disappearing into the void, it swept away boundless, irregular lines and arcs.
The Dark Dimension trembled, shrinking into a ball like a dehydrated SpongeBob SquarePants.
If we were to use a describable volume as an analogy, it was a Patrick Star just now, but now it's just a snail.
No, he's a rogue boss.
The sudden shrinking of the Dark Dimension, along with the weakening of Dormammu's power, caused him immense anguish. He remembered how much stronger he was when he first became the master of the Dark Dimension, before he merged with and devoured other dimensions.
Countless years of effort were reduced to ashes. Dormammu lost all reason and transformed into a black hole that devoured everything, concentrating all the energy of the Dark Dimension into one.
A massive black sun hovered in the void, with a distorted black vortex at its center and a halo of even deeper darkness at its edges.
A tyrannical darkness, brimming with destructive power, burst forth, instantly piercing through the endless void, locking onto time, space, and all matter, and drawing upon an unstoppable gravitational force that enveloped the Phoenix Phantom.
Faced with Dormammu's relentless counterattack, Russell, with the tough-guy spirit of "it's either you or me," flapped his wings and pounced.
Accelerate!
Accelerate!
Accelerate again!
The Phoenix Phantom accelerated continuously, leaving a trail of red light in its wake. With each step forward, its size increased, and its aura underwent a dramatic transformation.
Creation ceases, only destruction remains!
The violent energy changed from before, and the shockwave it generated Oblivion all possibilities. The distorted space closed, transforming into the initial chaos.
Finally, when Russell arrived in front of Dormammu atop the Phoenix Phantom, an overwhelming aura erupted, sweeping across the entire dimension.
Dormammu, who had transformed into a massive black hole the size of a galaxy, was dumbfounded. The Phoenix Phantom rushing towards him was beyond measure; even one of its eyes was larger than him.
The Phoenix Phantom opened its beak wide and swallowed the black hole whole. The Evil God Dormammu vanished like a bubble.
The death was so swift that it practically melted in the mouth, not even touching the Phoenix Phantom throat.
Rumble—
The Phoenix Phantom flapped its wings in mid-air, unleashing a surge of energy that stirred the dimensions. Its immeasurable size shrank along with the entire dimension until it finally vanished as a single flame.
"Pah, you're a complete noob!"
Russell stood in the void and spat out a mouthful of spittle in disdain.
What kind of dimensional Evil God? He hadn't even used his power yet, and his opponent was already dead.
Dormammu, who was blocking the door, was dead. Russell didn't plan to stay any longer and prepared to use his invincible strength, which had slain Dimensional Demon God, to go to Kamar-Taj and fight the old man, the Sorcerer Supreme, to the death...
Cough cough, it's no big deal, let's all sit down and have some tea.
Russell was the most magnanimous person. After all, the Sorcerer Supreme was quite old; why bother arguing with him over such trivial matters? What if getting angry damaged his liver and caused the Sorcerer Supreme to die? Wouldn't that be a tragedy for loved ones and a boon for enemies?
Russell smiled nonchalantly, letting go of his hatred, and felt as if his spiritual realm had instantly broken through several bottlenecks.
Thinking about it this way, Russell didn't even want to go to Kamar-Taj anymore. He hadn't seen Natasha for a while and was starting to miss her.
Just as Russell stepped out of the Dark Dimension, a series of lines shot out from the void and entangled his back foot.
"WTF!?"
To Russell's horror, the lines tightened, dragging him down to the ground and pulling him into the void.
Ten minutes... ten days... ten years... a century...
After an unknown amount of time, Russell emerged from the void, dumbfounded, and it took him a long while to come to his senses.
He looked down at the golden holy mark on the back of his right hand, which contained Angel's Power, and then at the black holy mark that had appeared on his left hand, which contained dark power and was also the key to open the gate to the Dark Dimension.
Russell: (one-one)
Damn, he went from being the leader of Hydra to the ruler of the Dark Dimension in Hydra. He's going further and further down the path of villainy, heading straight for the final boss!
"Damn it, what happened? Where's the promised Sin Buster?"