From within the thick black fog, tentacles emerged, some covered in fine hairs, others teeming with suckers.
At the center of the tentacles are eyeballs.
These were the retinue of the Eye Demon Shuma Glass, called the Many-Angled Ones, who were now pounced on people one by one, sucking their souls.
"I will deal with Shuma Glass's power projection. Mordo, King, you take the mages to these Many-Angled Ones. Master Meikyō, please look after my students. If you have the capacity, you can come and help me."
The Ancient One gave instructions to the group.
Because she was unsure of Meikyō's true strength, the Ancient One decided to let herself deal with the truly troublesome enemy first.
Although those Many-Angled Ones possess some strength, the Ancient One believed that with the various spells that Meikyō had learned during this time, there would definitely be no problem.
This is also a good opportunity to let Meikyō show his face in front of these spells and establish some prestige.
After the Ancient One finished speaking, he used magic to fly into the sky and disappear into the black mist.
With the Space Stone in hand, unless the other side also possesses Infinity Stones, the Ancient One was confident he could hold off any invading extradimensional visitor on Earth.
"First, cast Mirror Magic to temporarily trap these Many-Angled Ones in the Mirror Dimension, preventing them from causing greater destruction. The rest of us, unite and rush to the center of the Black Mist! I learned from the witch Lilia Carl that in the seventh century, the ancient Arabs assisted the Sorcerer Supreme Zhang Jiao in repelling an attack by the Eye Demon Shuma Glass in North Africa and sealed his summoned creatures in an altar beneath Rabat. Now, we will go there and reseal the altar, preventing Shuma Glass from continuing to project his power here!"
"Mordo said in a deep voice."
"Okay, let's do as Mordo says!"
Wang shouted and began to cast hand seals, joining a group of mages in casting a mirror magic spell to trap the Many-Angled Ones in the Mirror Dimension.
Meikyō followed suit and then rushed into the thick black fog with the others.
"Be careful, this dense fog has a corrosive effect on people's spirits. If you stay in it for too long, you may be assimilated into a follower of Shuma Glass!"
Wang loudly reminded everyone.
"Ah!"
Kaelen suddenly let out a scream.
Meikyō could tell at a glance that this was the result of Kaelen's mental energy being eroded by the black mist because he used Mental Energy to probe his surroundings.
"His soul has been severely corrupted! Powerful mental magic is needed to stop the black mist from continuing its erosion!"
Wang wiped his eyes, cast a spell, and looked at Kaelen with shining eyes.
"I'll do it."
Meikyō reached out and formed a hand seal, then placed it on Kaelen's head.
In fact, Meikyō believed that Genjutsu might be very effective in this situation, but since Kaelen had no eyes, the power of the Rinnegan Genjutsu would be reduced if he used it on him.
Fortunately, his Genjutsu was already very strong, and after being guided by the Ancient One, he gained the ability to use Marvel's secret magic system in this area. The combination of the two was enough to dispel the black mist.
"Thank you, Master Meikyō."
Kaelen, now recovered, expressed his gratitude.
"What do we do next? Without Kaelen's perception abilities, we can't determine our direction in this black fog and could easily get separated!"
Mordo reminded everyone.
"Leave it to me."
Meikyō raised his hands and immediately created hundreds of Shadow Clones, which scattered in pairs.
"The Form of Ikhan? It can split into so many at once?"
Mordo stared blankly at Meikyō's numerous Shadow Clones.
Based on his knowledge, he could roughly tell that these were not ordinary clones, but clones with physical forms.
In the Marvel universe, Kamar-Taj also has a similar Shadow Clone spell called the Form of Ikhan. In Avengers: Infinity War, Doctor Strange used this spell to create hundreds of clones, which, together with Crimson Bands of Cyttorak, briefly controlled Thanos with the four Infinity Stones for a few seconds.
Many high-level mages can do this trick, but to create hundreds of them at once is something very few people besides the Sorcerer Supreme can do—it requires immense energy. The Sorcerer Supreme can summon and control so much energy from other dimensions, but other mages cannot.
Meikyō's current energy is certainly not comparable to that of Dimensional Demon God like Dormammu, but it is far more than that of mages who basically rely on contracts to obtain more energy, and can be used more recklessly.
"Found it!"
Meikyō suddenly turned her head and looked in a certain direction.
Just now, one of the Shadow Clones automatically disbanded and sent the information back.
"Come with me."
Meikyō pointed in the air and used another Shadow Clone that had been paired with this Shadow Clone as a coordinate to open Teleportation Circle.
Mordo was even more confused.
His teleportation seems to be a little different from ours?
What about the process of drawing circles?
What about the Sling Ring?
Actually, Meikyō didn't wear the Sling Ring because she thought it would interfere with her hand seals and energy manipulation.
This seemed quite shocking to the sorcerers like Mordo.
No wonder she was chosen by the Ancient One as the next Sorcerer Supreme!
"The altar should be more than a hundred meters below here."
Upon arriving at their destination, Mordo touched the ground and addressed the group.
"More than a hundred meters? If there are no other entrances, that will be difficult to handle."
Wang frowned, then looked at Meikyō with expectant eyes.
"Over a hundred meters? No big deal."
Meikyō clenched his fist and then threw a punch downwards.
One punch after another!
The huge commotion forced Mordo and the other mages to temporarily create some distance between themselves.
The Ancient One, who was temporarily holding back Shuma Glass's power projection in the sky with the Time Stone, also looked down at the ground in surprise.
The location is more than 100 meters underground.
Seven wizards wearing green hoods sat in a row, chanting eerie scriptures in front of a huge statue more than ten meters tall in the center.
The main body of the statue looks very similar to the multi-horned demons outside—one eye with countless tentacles growing from it.
Among these tentacles, some extended forward, enveloping a sphere.
Upon closer inspection, the sphere actually resembles the Earth!
It's hard to believe that this is a creation from the seventh century AD.
Perhaps people back then could have created such a large statue, but the technology at that time was not advanced enough for humanity to fully understand the Earth.
Inscribed on the statue are profound yet eerie runes, a script that the Salem Seven could only master through the Book of Cagliostro. By reciting scriptures around the area bearing the mark of Shuma Glass and offering relatively pure energies such as souls as sacrifices, one could draw the power of this Great Old One from the outer dimensions.
Once a world is completely corrupted by Shuma Glass's power, it will become one of the hundreds of time-spaces under his control. Shuma Glass only needs to stand at the end of the time-space to receive everything in it.
This makes his power among the top-tier beings in the Multiverse.
"Boom!"
"Boom!"
"Boom!"
A dull thud echoed through the underground space as small pieces of gravel fell from the ceiling.
The seven people in Salem stopped what they were doing and looked up at the same time.
"Boom!"
The ceiling was smashed by a giant, golden-orange skeletal arm, revealing the figure of Meikyō floating in mid-air.
"Seven? Looks like this is the place. As long as we deal with the seven of you and the statue in the middle, we should be fine, right?"
Meikyō glanced at the Seven of Salem and said.
"I don't recall having a sorcerer like you in Kamar-Taj. Are you reinforcements they brought in? What did the Ancient One give you? We can pay you double."
A witch removed her hood, revealing a head full of golden hair, and looked at Meikyō with a wary expression.
She felt an immense pressure emanating from the person in front of her!
Their father, Scratch, the lord of Salem, couldn't instill this sense of oppression in them either. But the question is, when did another great sorcerer of this caliber appear on Earth besides the Ancient One?
"You don't need to know this, because I generally don't intend to waste words with a dead enemy."
Meikyō chuckled and raised his hand towards the Seven of Salem.
How many villains have been defeated because they talked too much?
That's a bad habit!
Not to mention that ninjas in the Naruto World have the ability to obtain information from the dead. Whether it's the Yamanaka Clan's secret techniques or soul-related Ninjutsu like the Impure World Reincarnation, they can do this. From a long time ago, Meikyō has developed the habit of not wasting words with his enemies.
"Shinra Tensei!"
A powerful repulsive force erupted, sending most of the Seven of Salem flying.
This group was quite capable; two of the seven managed to escape.
One Black woman used her spellbook to create a semi-transparent black passport to protect herself, while another vanished on the spot, leaving behind a green cloak.
"Interesting. Invisibility? Or is it transforming oneself into something intangible, like the wind?"
Meikyō was surprised to release a Psychic Power shield behind her, blocking the attack from behind. Then she reached out and tried to grab the ethereal ball of energy.
"Grip of Xithome!"
A giant hand, glowing red, materialized in mid-air and pressed down on Meikyō. At the same time, a powerful Mental Power attacked Meikyō's consciousness.
It was that black female mage in the white robe, holding a spellbook.
Her name is Vertigo, and she is one of the few Seven of Salem who can maintain a normal human form during battle.
As for the other six...
"Roar!"
"Aww!"
Strange screams rose and fell in waves.
The blonde woman from before had her body twisted, her arms and legs turned into giant green snakes, and her skin turned green. She used to look quite attractive, but now she was ridiculously ugly.
She is the second oldest of the Seven of Salem, the reptile Reptilla.
Also rushing toward the Meikyō were Brutask, who had turned into a lion's head; Hydron, who had turned into Fish-Man; Gazelle, who had turned into an antelope; and Thorn, whose body was covered with Thornn.
They are mostly oddly shaped.
Since most of them were born from their Pops Scratch and some strange magical creatures, it's unclear how this guy managed to get into dio.
Meikyō frowned slightly, extended a Susanoo arm burning with the blue flames of Blaze Release, and clashed with the giant red hand. At the same time, he released the Crimson Bands of Cyttorak with his right hand, releasing energy lines that repelled the group.
"Cough, cough!"
The air twisted, and a figure covered in purple fell out of mid-air.
Vacuum looked at Meikyō in fear.
He can transform into nothingness, create wind and vacuum, and even possesses some spatial attributes due to his race. His survival ability is the strongest among the Seven of Salem, yet he almost died just now.
If it weren't for his brothers and sisters helping him, he definitely wouldn't be alive today.
"Spells from the Book of Cagliostro? So there are some magical imprints in this book that allow you to cast spells even if you haven't learned them. That's pretty amazing."
Meikyō saw through the deception at a glance.
Because his Susanoo arm was actually destroyed!
Vertigo is indeed a pretty strong mage, but she definitely doesn't have this kind of power. The only explanation is the Book of Cagliostro in her possession!
The energy contained in that magic was of extremely high quality!
Then they set their sights on the Book of Cagliostro.
Such a precious thing... no, such a dangerous thing, must be personally guarded by the Sorcerer Supreme!
Although he is not the Sorcerer Supreme yet, the next Sorcerer Supreme will be!
But we need to deal with these guys first.
The space here is too small, and above it is the city center of a megacity with a population of one million. If we were to use methods such as the Perfect Susanoo, it would likely cause considerable casualties.
Fortunately, Meikyō's strength was indeed far superior to these people.
If an ordinary Kage Level shinobi came, they would most likely be finished. A Super Kage-level like Hashirama Senju could definitely take care of these people, but it would definitely cause too much of a commotion. However, someone of the Meikyō caliber could be perfectly dealt with if they were serious and used a little trickery.
I was just testing whether these people had any trump cards or anything given to them by Evil God.
Now is the time to get serious!
Two more Susanoo arms emerged, one on the left and one on the right, suppressing the lion-man Brutask and the antelope Gazelle. Then, the Meikyō Rinnegan glared, stunning the air-man Vacuum and the Thornn Thorn.
He then formed a hand seal and unleashed a Scorch Release: Over-Steam Kill, blasting the Fish-Man who had fired the water cannon to death. Immediately afterward, he punched the snake woman's head, shattering it.
"The Eye of Set!"
Vertigo's eyes were bloodshot, and with all his might, he used the little time his brothers and sisters had bought him to cast the next spell from the Book of Cagliostro.
The power of Seth, one of the Old Gods and the god of destruction and reptiles, condensed into an eyeball in mid-air and shot a black Inazuma as thick as an arm toward the Meikyō.
This time, Meikyō truly felt threatened.
He felt that even if he used his spatial abilities to dodge, he would still be hit—the power of these powerful gods could already transcend space.