Wenwu returned to headquarters with the sealed Ghost Rider.
He knew very well that an ordinary cage could not contain this thing, and for now he could only use the power of the Ten Rings to temporarily seal and suppress it.
Wenwu casually tossed Ghost Rider to a corner of the laboratory, then sat cross-legged on the ground, closed his eyes, and carefully recalled the dark magic Mephisto had given him.
He had no intention of practicing these dark magics at all.
Mephisto is cunning and shrewd. His hellish black magic has an inherent corrosive quality; once someone practices it, their mind and soul will inevitably be corrupted and corrupted by the dark forces.
His real purpose was to reverse-engineer the underlying principles of magic, understand its operating rules, and attempt to replicate and simulate its use using his own Spiritual Power.
Time flew by, and before we knew it, it was the early hours of the morning.
The Ghost Rider's form, sealed by the Ten Rings, slowly faded, and he reverted to his human form.
It was none other than the human form Johnny Blaze.
Johnny shook his throbbing head violently, his eyes glazed over.
His memory of last night was incredibly hazy; he only vaguely remembered that the Spirit of Vengeance within him had completely gone berserk, suppressing his consciousness and dominating his body throughout.
The process of fighting against the demonic consciousness was too painful, and he had no idea exactly what he had done or what he had experienced.
Upon regaining consciousness, he found himself firmly locked in a golden ring, with a thick energy barrier surrounding his entire body, rendering him completely immobile.
At this moment, Wenwu slowly opened his eyes, turned to look at him, and spoke in a calm tone.
" Johnny, this is the Ten Rings Empire. Last night you lost control and trespassed into our territory, personally killing thirteen Ten Rings soldiers."
"Well..."
Johnny gave a wry smile and spread his hands helplessly. "Would you believe me if I said none of this was my intention, that I was being controlled by the demon inside me?"
He was filled with remorse.
The Ten Rings is a newly rising super empire, and the Ten Rings leader before us possesses terrifying strength that is almost godlike.
Having committed murder on the other side's territory for no reason, and now in the hands of such a top-tier expert, there's no way he can escape easily.
Whether you intentionally committed the act is no longer important.
Wenwu's expression remained unchanged, his tone calm, "But since that Spirit of Vengeance is parasitizing your body, you can't escape responsibility. From now on, you'd better stay at the base and cooperate with me. Maybe I can help you completely eradicate the demonic curse from your body."
"What?! You can cure me?!"
Johnny's eyes widened instantly, a look of surprise flashing within them.
The thing he regretted most in his life was signing a soul contract with Mephisto.
This led to him being possessed by a demon, causing him to commit murder against his will, which filled him with despair.
"We can't guarantee it 100% at the moment; we need to study it further before we can be certain."
Wenwu's tone left no room for argument, "During the day you can move freely in the base, but of course you'll need to work; you'll be a laborer. However, every night when the evil spirits revive, you must undergo my forced sealing."
"Okay, I agree!"
Johnny shrugged helplessly; this was his only way out at the moment.
With a thought, Wenwu sent all Ten Rings that were on Johnny flying back to his arm.
He then instructed the lab guards to take Johnny down and assign him work.
After dealing with Johnny's matter, Wenwu closed his eyes again and focused his mind, repeatedly deducing and analyzing Mephisto's magic system in his mind.
Mephisto taught many types of magic, all of which were high-level dark magic.
This includes soul imprisonment, physical transformation and disguise, mental Mind Stone invasion, memory alteration, illusion creation, astral projection, interdimensional teleportation, and the summoning of hellish demons, among others.
Anyone with a modicum of common sense can see that this seemingly generous old fox is actually hiding a huge conspiracy.
The deeper the analysis, the more Wenwu saw the essence of magic.
Magic, in essence, is a special power that forcibly distorts and subverts the physical rules of reality.
Ordinary people, without dimensional permissions or external power, are simply unable to perform this action.
To put it simply, magic is just a special formula for generating and transmitting power; the real source of power is borrowed by the spellcaster from other dimensions.
It seems that the entire magical system of the Marvel Universe is like this; even orthodox Kamar-Taj sorcerers rely on borrowing power from other dimensions to cast spells.
The vast majority of other-dimensional realms are controlled by demons; borrowing dimensional power is equivalent to using their power.
And this will inevitably come at a price; it's not something you're given away for free.
"Borrowing external power? Then can I use my own Spiritual Power?"
A bold idea suddenly popped into Wenwu's mind.
He tried to replicate the spell using his own pure Spiritual Power, following the magic formula, but there was absolutely no response.
Just like a key and a lock that don't match, a template that doesn't fit its own power system can't be triggered at all.
"Since the lock remains the same, I'll change the key myself!"
A glint of light flashed in Wenwu's eyes, and he instantly finalized his strategy.
However, Mephisto's magic template was built entirely on the power of hell, and to completely modify it to fit his own Spiritual Power system would require a lot of time and effort to experiment one by one.
Time flew by, and it was already afternoon.
Wenwu temporarily halted his research on magical improvements and instead set about building a special cage to imprison the Ghost Rider.
Soon, an electromagnetic cage made entirely of energy was completed.
As night fell, Wenwu led Johnny into the cage, then activated the high-voltage electric shock device to stimulate the Spirit of Vengeance and forcibly awaken the Ghost Rider form.
The resurrected Ghost Rider instantly went berserk, charging wildly against the prison walls amidst Hellfire.
However, each impact would send them flying violently through the thick electromagnetic energy field.
This cage is a pure energy field, without any physical mechanical structure, and cannot be corrupted by Hellfire.
Even Hellfire can't break through the energy barrier!
Its only way to escape now is to force open the gates of hell and flee back to hell.
But as an ancient demon of vengeance, it is proud and arrogant. If it were to return, it would only be manipulated by Mephisto and become his puppet. It would never accept such an ending.
"It works well."
Wenwu looked at the stable and unmoving energy cage and nodded in satisfaction.
Unless Ghost Rider returns to Hell, he'll never escape this cage.
"In the future, we can also create something to suppress the demon spirit and prevent it from transforming!"
In the following time, Wenwu immediately began in-depth research, analyzing the spiritual structure of the Spirit of Vengeance and the energy source of Hellfire.
Legend has it that the Spirit of Vengeance is a special spiritual weapon born in Heaven to purify the evils of the world, containing a trace of divine power.
The spirit parasitizing Johnny's body is not a pure, orthodox Spirit of Vengeance.
It was a brutal ancient demon that was sealed and suppressed by the orthodox Spirit of Vengeance. The two powers merged and eventually formed this special evil spirit that possesses both demonic nature and the power of judgment.
Combining cutting-edge scientific theories with newly acquired rudimentary magical knowledge, this Wenwu provides a two-way analysis of the composition of spirits and the rules of Hellfire.
If one can grasp even a fraction of the core principles, it will be of great reference value for one's own Spiritual Power cultivation and power transformation.
Of course, he knew that this level of research could not be completed overnight and required long-term dedication.
In the days that followed, Wenwu resumed his regular routine.
He spends most of his day researching magic and evil spirits, and the rest of his time traveling to hidden locations around the world to establish new secret bases. At the same time, he uses his metal powers to assist in the construction of bases, fighter jets, and the creation of massive armaments.
This happened at a base in Libya that day.
Wenwu is using his supernatural abilities to rapidly shape a 10,000-ton special alloy, building the main framework of a 300-meter-long giant Helicarrier.
A holographic image of Ching-Lin suddenly appeared beside him and quickly reported:
"My lord, we have detected a Mutants with bizarre abilities who has infiltrated our military factory area, intending to gather intelligence!"
"Oh? How is it strange?"
Wenwu continued sculpting the object with his hands, raising an eyebrow slightly with a hint of curiosity.
Ching-Lin opened the holographic monitoring screen and brought up the video.
In the footage, a man dressed in black is seen quietly approaching the core military factory Amba City late at night.
But as soon as he stepped into the restricted area, the factory's intelligent detectors immediately locked onto him, and the laser cannon on the platform opened fire instantly, killing him on the spot.
Everyone thought the intruders had been eliminated, but then something strange happened.
Just one day later, the same man in black, who looked exactly the same, reappeared on the outskirts of a military factory in another city. He tried to infiltrate again, but was once again locked onto by the intelligent system and shot dead on the spot.
The Ten Rings Intelligent System subsequently retrieved and screened nationwide surveillance footage, and was shocked to discover dozens of identical individuals operating simultaneously across the country, gathering intelligence in different locations!
Since the Ten Rings publicly announced its policy of protecting Mutants, all intelligent surveillance systems, gene detectors, and anomaly detectors have been manufactured nationwide to screen for hidden Mutants around the clock and prevent Mutants and superpowered individuals from causing trouble or stealing intelligence.
It was precisely because of the comprehensive equipment that this incredibly bizarre ability to create clones was captured in time.