Dark Magic? Going to See The Ancient One

Regardless of what Skye thought, Lin Feng had already made some plans.

"Susan, stay home and behave yourself. I'm heading out!"

With that, Lin Feng turned and headed outside.

"Lin! Where are you going?"

Susan called after him.

Lin Feng turned around, his expression somewhat ferocious.

"I'm going to snap those two bitches' necks first!"

Those words nearly scared Susan out of her wits.

She rushed forward in two strides, wrapped her arms around Lin Feng's waist, and dragged him back.

"No! Lin!"

"Calm down! You'll go to jail!"

She felt that Lin Feng had truly gone mad.

After going out and coming back, Lin Feng seemed like a completely different person.

Lin Feng chuckled. He really had wanted to snap the necks of those two instigators.

But he had not lost his reason. He knew that was not the best way to solve the problem.

Amused and helpless, he pulled Susan away.

"I was joking, you silly girl!"

"I'm going to see Tony Stark and discuss this matter with him!"

Susan stared into his eyes.

"Promise me you won't lie to me!"

"Alright, alright, I promise!" Lin Feng replied helplessly as he met Susan's gaze.

Only when she saw that his eyes did not evade hers and that he did not seem to be lying did Susan finally relax.

He had truly frightened her just now.

Who was Lin Feng? Superman!

If he wanted to snap someone's neck, probably no one could stop him.

However, snapping those two people's necks would likely leave Lin Feng with a negative image in the minds of the public.

That was something Susan did not want to see.

Lin Feng understood that as well. Snapping their necks would be easy, but the aftermath would be somewhat Uncontrollable.

If things went wrong, Susan would be dragged into an even greater public backlash.

"If it gets too late, I'll sleep over at Tony's," Lin Feng said.

"Don't worry about me."

Susan nodded. "Remember what you promised me! Don't do anything rash!"

Lin Feng smiled and nodded in agreement.

After saying goodbye to Susan, Lin Feng ran to a secluded corner.

His black battle suit appeared, and Lin Feng soared into the sky, flying straight upward.

Several sonic booms lingered in the air.

Before long, Lin Feng flew beyond the atmosphere and entered outer space.

Sunlight shone upon him, and the evil fire in his heart gradually dissipated.

"System!" Lin Feng closed his eyes and called out.

"Is there something wrong with my body?!"

Lin Feng already had some suspicions, but he was not entirely certain.

The system said nothing, merely bringing up a video and playing it.

The scene showed Lin Feng in the DC World.

He and Diana's group stood before a Portal.

On the other side of the Portal were Darkseid and his subordinates.

As the camera zoomed in, Lin Feng watched carefully.

The Mother Box had been separated, and the Portal was slowly closing.

Yet none of the people in the footage noticed.

A nearly invisible black thread crawled over from the other side of the Portal.

It then silently attached itself to Lin Feng.

The video ended there.

Lin Feng's expression darkened, but he understood what had happened.

Just as he had suspected, someone had tampered with him.

"Was it that Exile?" Lin Feng muttered to himself.

The system popped up at that moment as well.

"That's right, it was that Exile!"

"I reminded you to be careful of Exiles. Is this how careful you were?"

The system questioned him irritably.

Lin Feng was somewhat embarrassed by that. They had just finished a battle.

That black thread had been so tiny. How was he supposed to notice it?!

"Why didn't you warn me? You noticed it at the time, didn't you?" Lin Feng countered, shifting the blame onto the system.

Since the system had this footage, that meant it had definitely noticed the black thread at the time.

Yet it had not warned him. That was rather unkind, was it not?

"Heh..." The system sneered.

"I didn't warn you so you'd learn your lesson!"

"Only after falling for it once will you be more careful next time!"

"I told you, no Exile can be underestimated," the system continued.

"They do not appear often, but whenever they do, someone gets caught by them."

"And the people who get caught are careless people like you!"

The system's few words left Lin Feng standing there awkwardly.

"Alright, alright, I really was careless."

Lin Feng scratched his head and admitted his mistake.

He felt that the bigger problem truly lay with himself.

Although he had gained Superman's abilities, Lin Feng's combat experience and attitude toward enemies

still needed to grow and be tempered.

The system's approach was understandable as well. Only after suffering a loss would he remember the lesson.

"What exactly is that black thread?" Lin Feng asked.

"Why do I feel as though there's always an evil fire inside me that I can't get rid of?"

Hearing Lin Feng admit his mistake, the system no longer pressed him step by step.

It was enough that he had learned his lesson. It only wanted Lin Feng to grow as quickly as possible.

"That is a type of Dark Magic," the system explained.

"It can infinitely amplify the seven deadly sins in a living being's heart."

"Namely gluttony, greed, pride, sloth, lust, envy, and wrath."

"Can Superman be affected too?" Lin Feng could not help asking.

"As long as you possess these desires, you will be affected!"

"Once the host feels anger, the Dark Magic will infinitely amplify it."

"Until you are completely controlled by anger and become its puppet!"

"It is extremely similar to the magic that controlled Clark."

After that explanation, Lin Feng completely understood.

After returning and learning about what had happened to Susan,

he had felt anger in his heart.

So the Dark Magic had activated, infinitely amplifying his anger.

Fortunately, Lin Feng had not completely lost control.

Thinking of that, Lin Feng felt a lingering sense of fear.

If he had truly lost control, the consequences would have been unimaginable.

Wouldn't countless people have had their necks snapped by him?

"Is there a way to solve this?" Lin Feng asked the system.

Since the system had not warned him, there should be a solution.

Otherwise, it would not have allowed him to foolishly fall for it.

"There is a solution," the system answered.

Just as expected! The system would not truly expose him to danger.

"A Blessing Potion in the store costs 500,000 Reputation Points per bottle."

"One bottle can neutralize the Dark Magic."

Lin Feng leaned back dramatically.

"What kind of thing is that? Why is it so expensive?"

"A tiny bottle of potion costs 500,000 Reputation Points?" Lin Feng could not help complaining. "Don't go taking advantage of a crisis, Dog System!"

"Is there any other way?"

Although Lin Feng now had tens of millions of Reputation Points, he did not want to be treated like a cash cow.

The system rolled its eyes. "Think it's expensive?"

"Then go find The Ancient One."

"She can also remove the Dark Magic from your body."

"It just depends on whether she's willing to help you!"

The system's answer made Lin Feng curl his lip.

He felt that The Ancient One would not refuse him. He had even given her a packet of tea leaves last time.

He opened the system and bought another packet of Tree of Life Leaf Tea.

One packet of tea leaves cost only 50,000 Reputation Points.

Lin Feng felt that bringing something along when asking someone for help was perfectly normal!

Why would he spend 500,000 on something that could be solved with 50,000 Reputation Points?

After storing it temporarily in the system warehouse, Lin Feng flew toward the Himalayas on Blue Star.

He remembered that The Ancient One's headquarters, Kamar-Taj, was there.

As he approached the Himalayas,

Lin Feng noticed that not far ahead of him,

a flash of light suddenly appeared, followed by a golden ring of light.

It was a Portal!

Lin Feng stopped in midair and clicked his tongue.

There was an eighty percent chance that The Ancient One had opened this Portal.

Without thinking further, Lin Feng flew toward it.

As he approached the Portal, Lin Feng saw The Ancient One behind it.

She was sitting at a tea table, smiling at him.

It seemed that The Ancient One knew he was coming to find her.

Lin Feng flew through the Portal somewhat speechlessly and landed on the ground.

"I know why you've come, Lin Feng."

The Ancient One smiled, invited Lin Feng to sit, and poured him a cup of tea.

Lin Feng's eyes flickered, but inwardly he kept complaining.

Another one of those big-shot opening lines!

With the Time Stone, The Ancient One could see the past and future!

To be honest, Lin Feng was a little jealous...