" The Ancient One?" Qin Xiao knew who the newcomer was without even seeing their full appearance.
The Ancient One's gaunt figure stepped out of the portal.
"Qin, this is 177A Bleecker Street?"
Coulson suddenly appeared out of nowhere and asked Qin Xiao.
"Yes, that's right, the Sorcerer Supreme The Ancient One. Compared to you, she is the true guardian of Earth."
Qin Xiao introduced Coulson.
The Ancient One glanced at Coulson, smiled, and nodded as a greeting.
Coulson swallowed hard, his mind racing with thoughts of how he should deal with this Sorcerer Supreme in the future.
The Ancient One and Coulson politely patted Qin Xiao's shoulder gently.
"You don't need to get involved. Let Asgard handle its own affairs. Odin has already made the arrangements!"
Odin had made the arrangements, so Qin Xiao wasn't surprised. However, according to Odin, Thor's current performance was much better than in the original storyline, so he should have been able to regain his power by now.
Qin Xiao subtly shared his thoughts with the Ancient One.
"If it's just for training, Thor is so much better than before, why can't he reclaim his power? According to Odin's account of Thor, Thor should be qualified to obtain the power of the God of Thor now!"
"What a load of bull!"
The Ancient One laughed dismissively.
"You actually believe Odin's lies to fool children? What qualifications? Odin may have been right to train Thor, but the key to getting the hammer back and the power isn't some character transformation, but whether Thor's life is in danger."
"Nani?"
Qin Xiao hadn't expected this at all.
"What do you think? Even if Thor had just crashed onto Earth, if you had just rushed up and beaten him to a pulp, would that hammer have come to you by itself?"
"Damn it, you old fox!"
Qin Xiao muttered something under his breath.
The Ancient One glanced at Qin Xiao sideways.
"Do you think Odin conquered the universe solely through sheer power? Do you really think those ancient beings in the universe are as foolish as these rookies in front of you?"
"But since we're already here, as an elder, I should at least make an example. Come with me!"
The Ancient One called out to Qin Xiao, made a gesture in the air, and took a step forward, arriving in front of Thor and the others.
Just then, the Destroyer arrived, flames erupting from its head, and a beam of fire shot towards the group.
The Ancient One stretched out one hand and rapidly drew several circles in the air.
Golden beams of light shot out, forming a massive magic shield in mid-air with a diameter of about two meters.
Then, the Ancient One gently pushed her fair little hand against the magic shield covered with dense runes.
The magic shield immediately shot towards the Destroyer.
The powerful beam of fire struck the magic shield like a baby bumping into a rapidly running Hulk; the shield didn't slow down in the slightest.
Instead, it went against the flow of the flames and struck the Destroyer's massive form directly.
Then, it carried the Destroyer backward for hundreds of meters before slowly dissipating into the air.
"Hiss!!!"
Everyone present, except Qin Xiao, gasped in shock.
Fandral, with a long face, spoke to Hogun was equally dumbfounded beside him.
"Who is this? I feel like we need to protect the Earth!"
Only Qin Xiao muttered something under his breath.
"She's thousands of years old, I don't know how she takes care of her hands, they're like a young girl's!"
Thump!
The Ancient One reached out and tapped Qin Xiao on the head, then walked up to Thor with his hands behind his back.
" Odin and I have known each other for thousands of years. I know about your exile to Earth. If you want to reclaim your Power of Thor, you must know what you are fighting for. Everyone here today needs your protection. We will no longer help you fight that Destroyer. Think carefully about how to protect those around you!"
Without waiting for their reaction, she pulled Qin Xiao back to where they had started.
That wasn't all; she also created another portal for the Destroyer, bringing it to a location less than a hundred meters from Thor and the others.
"That's a bit unfair of you. Either you watch the show, lend a hand, say a few sarcastic remarks, and then pull the monster back—that's just asking for trouble!"
Qin Xiao pouted and grumbled.
The Ancient One's delicate white hand reached out again and gave Qin Xiao's head another 'thump'.
I don't know where he got such strength, but Qin Xiao, with his physical strength, actually jumped up in pain.
He covered his head and shouted.
"Just talk, why do you keep hitting me?"
You deserve a beating!
The Ancient One produced a palace fan from somewhere and gently fanned herself a few times before speaking.
"I took action to let Odin know that I didn't just stand by and do nothing when his son came to Earth. Otherwise, after you've been his son's babysitter for so long, wouldn't I have brought you over to ask for more benefits if the next Sorcerer Supreme were to be his good-for-nothing son's babysitter?"
Qin Xiao covered his head, looking aggrieved. "I have no interest in being the Sorcerer Supreme. Not only do I have to suffer guarding the temple, but I also get tortured by Dormammu a thousand times over. Am I crazy?!"
These words came out without thinking. Qin Xiao had always suspected that there was some kind of conspiracy behind the Ancient One's suggestion that he inherit the Time Stone.
So when the Ancient One brought it up again, Qin Xiao casually made a sarcastic remark.
Only after I finished speaking did I realize something was wrong.
Then he looked at the Ancient One, who was staring at him with a smile on her face, without saying a word.
He had an expression that said, "You knew it all along."
"Cough cough! Look over there, Thor got beaten up again, look!"
Qin Xiao awkwardly changed the subject.
Without asking any further questions, the Ancient One looked towards Thor and the others.
As expected, after the Ancient One finished speaking, Thor ignored his companions' attempts to stop him and ran straight to Destroyer. This time, he didn't say anything unnecessary and simply opened his arms.
" Loki, if you insist on killing me, then do it now and end this. Don't drag them into this!"
Loki was probably startled by the Ancient One's attack, and instinctively glanced at the Ancient One and Qin Xiao while controlling the Destroyer.
Seeing that neither of them intended to make a move, he steeled himself.
A massive beam of fire shot towards Thor.
"No!"
" Thor!"
Several gasps of surprise rang out as the beam of fire mercilessly slammed into Thor.
They pushed him several dozen meters away before dispersing.
Then look at Thor, his whole body is burned like charcoal, and his clothes are tattered.
His face was so dark that you could hardly tell who he was.
Wisps of white smoke were still rising from his body; in this state, even a god couldn't save him.