Breaking the Historical Record!
"Master, rest assured. I understand the brutality of real combat."
Ren met Wong's gaze without the slightest retreat.
Give me a break. In this high-risk world where someone could snap their fingers and destroy half the universe at any moment...
Should I stay in the rear and work as a civil servant?
When Thanos arrives, am I supposed to recite poetry and persuade the alien warships to retreat?
Only by mastering absolute power could he control his own fate.
"Very good."
Seeing that Ren's eyes were clear and determined, Wong nodded in satisfaction.
Unlike the conservative Carter,
Wong was a battle Sorcerer who had spent years standing on the front lines against Demon Gods.
If Ren had been a spineless coward who feared death, then no matter how great his talent was, Wong would not have taught him even a single Fireball Spell.
"Come with me."
Wong rose to his feet and swept both hands sharply across his front.
Crack!
The space ahead shattered like a mirror, reflecting countless overlapping images.
Ren's eyes lit up.
So this was the legendary Mirror Dimension!
Wong stepped into the crack first, and Ren followed closely behind.
The moment he passed through the barrier, Ren felt no discomfort at all, as though he had merely crossed an ordinary threshold.
"This is the Mirror Dimension."
Wong turned around and introduced it expressionlessly.
"It is attached to reality, but nothing that happens here will affect the real world."
"High-level Sorcerers usually use it to practice highly destructive forbidden spells or trap enemies."
"And the Portal is the only way to enter or leave."
At this point, Wong paused and looked at Ren with a deep gaze.
"Carter told me you only learned to open a Portal yesterday?"
"Now, use your Sling Ring and try opening one here."
Ren did not question him. He immediately raised his left hand and prepared to cast the spell.
He had no idea.
Beneath Wong's seemingly calm instruction lay a huge trap. He had deliberately intended to put Ren in his place.
Opening a Portal in someone else's Mirror Dimension
was more than ten times harder than doing so outside!
That was because the Laws of the entire space were under its owner's control, and all spatial Magic would be subjected to tremendous suppression.
In Kamar-Taj's entire history, no apprentice had ever managed to accomplish this on their first day.
Wong intended to use this opportunity to thoroughly dampen Ren's spirit.
Ren closed his eyes, and his right hand began drawing circles in midair.
Sizzle—
Golden sparks struggled to appear, flickering intermittently like damp matches.
Ren clearly felt the resistance grow stronger.
But he did not panic. Instead, he focused his mind and made the Runes arrange themselves more tightly.
[**Ding!**] [Your Sling Ring sensed intense spatial suppression. Its fighting spirit of growing stronger against stronger foes was aroused, and spellcasting stability increased explosively!]
As the System Notifications sounded,
the sparks at Ren's fingertips instantly became dazzlingly bright, tearing through the Mirror Dimension's suppression as effortlessly as slicing tofu.
Buzz!
A stable, enormous golden Portal suddenly unfolded before the two of them!
Through the ring of light, they could even feel the cool morning breeze from outside.
Wong stood where he was, his expression still as impassive as it had been for ten thousand years.
But in a place outside Ren's line of sight,
the buildings on the far side of the entire Mirror Dimension were twisting, reversing, and collapsing wildly!
The heavens and earth were overturned!
This violent spatial phenomenon perfectly reflected the storm raging in Wong's heart at that moment.
How was this possible?!
He had actually opened one?!
Hadn't Carter said he had only just learned yesterday?
A novice who had studied spatial Magic for just one day had forcibly torn open the barrier of a Mirror Dimension constructed by a Master?!
Even The Ancient One had never managed something this absurd back then!
Wong felt as though his entire worldview had suffered a devastating blow.
Fortunately,
his perpetually expressionless face successfully concealed the collapse within him.
"Master, did I open it incorrectly?"
Ren looked at the silent Wong, feeling somewhat uneasy.
Spatial Magic was no joke. The slightest mistake could result in his body being separated from his head.
Wong drew a deep breath and forcibly suppressed the Mirror Dimension still collapsing wildly behind him.
"Not bad."
Wong forced out three dry words.
He finally understood completely why Carter had refused to continue teaching this monster, even if it killed him.
This kid was practically designed to crush a mentor's self-esteem!
Wong began to seriously wonder whether the reason it had taken him a full six months to learn how to open a door was because there was genuinely something wrong with his brain.
Damn it!
Wong cursed fiercely inwardly.
Was this guy even a carbon-based life-form?
However,
as Kamar-Taj's representative and its Master, he had to maintain his dignity.
"All right, put it away."
Wong's voice was low and revealed not the slightest fluctuation of emotion.
Ren turned his wrist, and the ring of sparks instantly dissipated.
Wong nodded slightly and gave a dry evaluation. "You've got a decent grasp of it. Looks like you really did put in a lot of work in private."
"It's all thanks to your guidance, Master."
Ren climbed smoothly up the ladder, maintaining a humble attitude.
Wong waved his hand.
"No need to be excessively modest. Naturally, your own efforts also played a part in reaching this level."
"Since basic Spells are no longer difficult for you, starting today, you're qualified to come into contact with true core cultivation."
Ren's eyes lit up.
Simply knowing how to cast a few Spells was nowhere near enough in the Marvel Universe.
If he wanted to survive the chaotic battles between all kinds of divine beings in the future, he had to possess formidable practical combat and killing ability!
Seeing the anticipation in Ren's eyes, Wong's expression became incomparably solemn.
"What I'm going to teach you next is practical combat!"
"Kamar-Taj has never cultivated frail scholars who only know how to hide among piles of books. Every one of us is a warrior!"
On the surface, he spoke with righteous conviction.
But Wong was harboring an entirely different plan.
You're indeed a monster with one-in-ten-thousand talent when it comes to Magic.
But close-quarters combat is different!
Combat techniques required countless trials and tempering, even crawling through the edge of life and death to hone them.
I refuse to believe you can be just as monstrous with fists, feet, and weapons!
Today, he had to use the excuse of sparring to properly temper the young man's arrogance.
"Cosmic Energy can not only be transformed into outward-released Spells; it can also nourish and strengthen our bodies."
As Wong explained, he casually drew a small ring of light in midair and reached inside to take out two objects.
"But the body's capacity to endure has limits, so we need artifacts."
Wong raised a short metal rod that gleamed with a metallic sheen.
He flicked his wrist.
The short rod instantly split into a three-section staff connected by glowing Energy Chains.
Bang!
The shadow of the staff slammed into the ground, leaving a deep, charred trench.
"This is the Living Tribunal's Staff."
Next, Wong lifted his heavy boots slightly.
A magical array flashed across the soles.
"What I'm wearing on my feet is Watoomb's Boots of Jumping."
After finishing his demonstration, Wong directly tossed the other oddly shaped staff to Ren.
"This is Watoomb's Wand."
"By convention, apprentices cannot easily come into contact with high-level artifacts. They can easily suffer an energy backlash."
"But your mental strength is stable enough, so you're an exception. Now, try infusing it with Magic."
Ren caught the wand securely, and his mind stirred.
The energy within his body surged wildly through his palm. The wand instantly erupted with dazzling golden light, like a long whip wreathed entirely in blazing flames.