Had anyone seen Mercer as he hid deep in the mountains of Cloud Heaven, the sight would have made their scalp crawl.
Countless transparent copies of Mercer kept trembling out from his main body, looking as though they were struggling, or as though his soul were trying to escape.
The bizarre spectacle lasted a full ten minutes or so. When he opened his eyes again, even his body felt weak, and his lips had gone noticeably pale.
A trace of exhaustion flickered in Mercer's eyes as he opened them. He sighed. "Only now do I realize how impressive the Eye of Agamotto, which holds the Time Stone, really is. Doctor Strange saw so many outcomes of fighting Thanos without wearing himself out much at all."
Simply using magic to probe the multiverse was already taking a tremendous toll on his mind and stamina.
After all, it was magic that probed the multiverse. Of course it would tax his body, and heavily at that.
He stretched his limbs, paying no heed to the strain. Azure spatial power formed a thin veil of energy over his body.
The veil connected to a star somewhere in the Milky Way, allowing him to draw directly on its energy.
"This is too exhausting. I need to find another way," Mercer murmured.
Although he could replenish his energy whenever he pleased, there were countless universes out there. Who knew how long it would take to search them one by one?
"Idiot. Do you think your Southern Heavenly Gate is just for laughs? You've got something that useful, and you're leaving it sitting there?"
Liang Bing's voice suddenly came from the cave entrance. He looked up to see her walking in with a large bag of fragrant food in her hand.
"Did you see all that just