The Ancient One understood at once. She began channeling her energy, drawing on the power of rules Zhang Yang had once transferred to her to cast a barrier spell. An invisible barrier spread out.
Even the overwhelmingly powerful Phoenix Force failed to break straight through the Ancient One's barrier. The two energies resisted each other without merging.
The Phoenix Force could not absorb this power of rules. Ultimately, the Phoenix Force Kalu controlled was still too weak. In theory, the complete Phoenix Force could assimilate any energy, but Kalu could not wield it at that level.
"Huh? What is this ability? How have I never seen it before?" Kalu was startled to see his all-out strike neutralized just like that.
"Ancient One, did you acquire some unknown power too?"
Kalu's Phoenix Force was far too powerful and destructive. She could not fight him on Earth; they needed another battlefield.
The Ancient One flicked a finger, conjuring a teleportation circle. She gave Kalu a sidelong glance and said,
"Come duel me in another dimension, and I'll tell you the answer. Do you dare?"
"What wouldn't I dare do?" Kalu replied disdainfully. "Do you think I'm still afraid of you?"
The two stepped into the teleportation circle and departed for another dimension.
With Kalu gone, the pressure on the Avengers eased considerably. Still, the Dark Army gave them a terrible headache. How were they supposed to fight it?
As the Avengers struggled to find a solution, countless Portals appeared out of thin air. The mages from Asgard had arrived.
Mordo led the mages into battle. Wanda and Qing were there as well. Wanda possessed chaos power, and while it was not as formidable as Kalu's Phoenix Force, it was more than enough to deal with the Dark Army.
Wanda gathered chaos power