The Marvel Omniverse.
Within the Dark Dimension.
"Dormammu, why did you summon us?"
Mephisto, Lord of Hell, sounded rather impatient. He had only just secured a promising soul contract when Dormammu summoned him here.
"Wait a little longer. A few more are coming," Dormammu said.
Soon, three more powerful presences appeared in the Dark Dimension.
Mephisto glanced at them. "You roped in three more old fossils?"
There were now no fewer than seven Dimension Demons gathered in the Dark Dimension. All belonged to the forces of darkness, infamous throughout the universe for their ruthless tyranny.
The three newly arrived Dimension Demons were:
Lucifer, the Demon King; Hades, Lord of the Underworld; and Surtur, the Flame King.
"Mephisto, it's been a hundred thousand years, and that mouth of yours still begs for a beating," Surtur said irritably.
A mocking smile appeared on Mephisto's face. "Well, if it isn't the illustrious Flame King, Surtur. Still haven't reclaimed your Eternal Flame?"
As he spoke, Mephisto turned to Dormammu. "Why recruit someone who's half crippled? What difference does it make whether he's here or not?"
"Who are you calling half crippled?!"
Surtur lost his composure.
Back when he possessed the Eternal Flame, his strength had ranked among the highest of all the Dimension Demons. At the very least, he had been far stronger than Dormammu.
Ever since Bor had taken his Eternal Flame, his power had suffered a devastating blow. He had fallen straight from hyper-multiverse-level to multiverse-level and was on the verge of being pushed out of the ranks of the Dimension Demons altogether.
Mephisto shrugged. "Whoever answers to it."
Dormammu stepped forward to intervene. "Enough arguing. I summoned you here for something important."
"Go on, then. What is it?" Lucifer asked curiously.
They were all Hyper-Multi-Universe-level beings who could create and destroy countless Multi-Universes with a thought. What could possibly make Dormammu summon them for a meeting?
Dormammu pondered for a moment before saying, "I've observed that the Lord of the Ming Realm has recently been expanding his following on a massive scale. He poses a tremendous threat to us. I think..."
Before he could finish, Mephisto interrupted him. "Dormammu, I almost hate to call you out. What do you mean, 'to us'? You mean to you, don't you? Everyone knows your Dark Dimension is the closest to the physical universe."
Hades chimed in. "You're afraid the Lord of the Ming Realm will devour your Dark Dimension, aren't you? Just say what you mean instead of dancing around it."
Dormammu scoffed. "Don't just point fingers at me. Aren't you afraid too? If he devours my Dark Dimension, he'll only grow stronger. When that happens, none of your dimensions will escape."
All the Dimension Demons fell silent.
Indeed, this newly emerged Lord of the Ming Realm was far too powerful. He had smashed straight through Eternity's Divine Kingdom.
Although it was a single-universe Eternity's Divine Kingdom, no matter which universe it belonged to, the enormous might of the Celestials stood behind it!
Afterward, the multiverse-level Arishem had descended into that universe, only to receive a brutal thrashing from Lu Chen.
Even the leader of the Multi-Universe Celestials had intervened, only for Lu Chen to snatch a Primordial Space Stone from him on the spot.
Such strength was enough to terrify the entire universe.
Dormammu swept his gaze over the gods. "What I mean is that, since we've formed an alliance, we should stand together and help one another. From now on, whenever any of us encounters the Lord of the Ming Realm, the others must rush to support them immediately, so their dimension isn't devoured."
"That's it? It's that simple?"
"Yes."
"What do we get out of it?" Lucifer asked.
"Name your terms. I'm hyper-multiverse-level, after all. I've got more than a little power to spare."
Dormammu was quite proud of himself. Although he was weak compared with the other Dimension Demons, that was only relative. Against anyone below hyper-multiverse-level, who couldn't he beat?
Surtur was blunt. "I want the Eternal Flame."
Dormammu spread his hands. "No problem."
Mephisto said, "A hundred pocket dimensions inhabited by Eternals."
Dormammu replied, "Of course."
Lucifer said, "I want..."
Hades said, "I..."
"Don't push your luck!" Dormammu roared furiously.
"Then our cooperation ends here."
Dormammu gritted his teeth and finally agreed. He had no choice; he needed as many allies as possible now. If his strength had allowed it, he would even have tried to recruit the hyper-multiversal Celestials.
Elsewhere.
Lu Chen wandered aimlessly through the universe.
He had spread the Armor System throughout the universe, rapidly expanding his following and harvesting sentient willpower. It still helped him grow somewhat stronger.
"Boring."
Lu Chen shook his head. His figure vanished, and he appeared in the Ming Realm Dimension.
Without another word, he took Su Yuexi and Tushan Susu into a lavish, glittering bedchamber.
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Lu Chen took one in each hand and began a long period of cultivation.
Time flew by.
In the blink of an eye, a thousand years had passed.
Lu Chen had squandered a full thousand years in the Ming Realm Dimension.
Under Lu Chen's cultivation, the two women became increasingly radiant and alluring.
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There was no helping it; Tushan Susu's contrast was simply too striking!
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Five hundred years had passed in the outside world.
Several Dimension Demons, led by Dormammu, launched another assault on Midgard.
Five Hundred Years Ago, Dormammu waged war against Midgard. Mother Earth Gaia emerged out of nowhere and stopped him.
Gaia was also a top-tier deity among hyper-multiversal beings, slightly stronger than Dormammu. But Dormammu was not the only attacker; Mephisto, Surtur, and other Dimension Demons had joined him.
Surrounded and attacked by so many opponents of the same level, Mother Earth Gaia suffered grievous injuries, and her strength fell to the Multi-Universe level. By now, more than half of Midgard had been occupied. Once Mother Earth Gaia was slain, Dormammu and the other Dimension Demons would carve Midgard up among themselves.
Mother Earth Gaia's Divine Core would be divided among them as well!
"Damn the Hell Dimension!"
A red-robed mage from Midgard slew the Hell Messenger before him with a single slash of his sword, then looked toward a mass of crimson fire in the cosmos.
Those were demonic flames from the Hell Dimension, blazing fiercely. Wherever they spread, they burned through time and space, throwing both into chaos.
By this point, the Multi-Universe containing Midgard was on the verge of total collapse.
That was what made Hyper-Multi-Universe-level beings so terrifying. There were countless Multi-Universes, but only ten Hyper-Multi-Universes.
These included the Hell Dimension, the Serpent God's dimension, the Dark Dimension, and Helheim.
With just a casual strike, a Hyper-Multi-Universe-level being could shatter a Multi-Universe, despite its immensely thick barriers of cosmic laws.