Luca's words still echoed in the courtyard.
The king on the other side was completely dumbfounded.
In his eyes, Kamar-Taj is a sacred place that protects the earth; how can it be measured by worldly money?
Mordo, who had just arrived and was standing behind the Ancient One, was immediately thrown off guard.
As a conservative of Kamar-Taj, Mordo cannot tolerate the desecration of magic.
He quickly stepped forward, pulled his hands across his chest, and a long whip flashing with dazzling golden sparks instantly took shape.
"Ignorant fools!" Mordo glared at Luca and Tony.
"This is a sacred place protecting the real world, not Wall Street stock exchange! Put away your dirty money, and don't use your pitiful assets to insult sacred magic!"
Luca didn't even glance at Mordo's angry rebuke.
Instead, he turned his head and shrugged helplessly at Tony.
" Tony, do you see this? This place doesn't even have proper security training, and the employees are so temperamental, they're always threatening customers with whips."
"After the acquisition, we must conduct the first major round of layoffs. Send all the impolite guys to Siberia to dig potatoes."
Tony nodded in deep agreement, glancing at Mordo in the process.
"Agreed. That long green robe is so tasteless; it makes him look like a walking green pepper. Stark Industries employees should never dress like that."
"It seems the so-called Sorcerer Supreme isn't all that great after all; his disciples are so arrogant, thinking themselves superior."
"You cannot insult the Sorcerer Supreme!!"
Mordo was utterly enraged by the two brothers' disregard.
He then raised his long whip, ready to teach these two arrogant fools a lesson.
But as expected, something unexpected is about to happen.
Steve stepped forward silently and took a slow, deliberate drag on his cigarette.
Then, his cold gaze locked onto Mordo.
"A sissy who wears a skirt."
You'd better put that jump rope away right away.
"If you dare throw that thing at me, I promise I'll snatch it away and shove it inch by inch down your ass until you burp and spit out shit. Got it?"
Mordo was stunned.
For a moment, I didn't know how to respond.
He had never seen a man use profanity as everyday language and speak it with such confidence.
"Enough, Mordo. Step back."
The Ancient One broke the deadlock at the opportune moment.
She raised her hand, signaling Mordo not to act rashly.
Mordo gritted his teeth and could only angrily dismiss his whip and retreat to the back.
The Ancient One turned his gaze back to Luca and Tony.
This time, she revealed a smile that reflected her understanding of the world.
" Mr. Stark, money is the most useless thing in the universe for measuring value."
As they spoke, the Ancient One took a step forward.
"You're used to solving everything with money and technology because you've always been at the top of the material world."
"But today, I need to show you just how big this world really is."
As soon as she finished speaking, her body suddenly moved.
Incredibly fast!
Even Luca's superhuman senses could only detect a fleeting afterimage.
The Ancient One had already appeared in front of Tony and Luca.
Then he stretched out his hands and slapped Tony and Luca hard on the chest respectively!
Bang! Bang!
Two muffled thuds sounded simultaneously.
The instant his palm touched her chest.
Tony and Luca felt an irresistible force pierce through their bodies and affect their consciousness.
The next second, everything went black before their eyes.
When they opened their eyes again, they witnessed a scene they would never forget.
Tony saw his physical body standing still, while he himself had transformed into a semi-transparent spirit floating in mid-air!
Luca is the same.
It seems their souls have been forced out.
"Oh, damn it! What is this phenomenon?!" Tony's spirit cried out in mid-air.
Before they could react, the Ancient One lightly tapped her finger in the air.
boom!
Their souls were instantly pulled backward by the immense force.
The surrounding courtyard and snow-capped mountains vanished instantly.
They crossed the boundary of matter.
Tony witnessed the infinite division of cells and the microscopic world of atoms and quanta.
They also saw the eleven-dimensional space model that he could only derive using a supercomputer normally.
And now, all of this is vividly unfolding before his eyes!
Luca saw countless violent energies flowing through the universe.
He saw parallel universes colliding in the void like bubbles, and he saw Mirror Dimension filled with eerie colors.
The sheer volume of information, exceeding human comprehension, was relentlessly assaulting their consciousness.
Faced with the vastness of the multiverse, everything on Earth seems so insignificant.
One minute later.
The immense suction force returned once more.
Whoosh!
Luca and Tony's souls were put back into their bodies.
The two opened their eyes at the same time, their bodies uncontrollably staggering forward half a step, panting heavily.
The courtyard was completely silent.
Mordo and Wang Jingjing watched them, waiting for the two to show an expression of fear or awe.
Because when ordinary people experience out-of-body experiences and the baptism of the multiverse for the first time, they are almost always so frightened that they kneel on the ground and question the meaning of life.
However.
A second passed.
Two seconds passed.
Tony straightened up, his mask automatically opened, and he laughed excitedly.
"My God... the frequency of space folding... and the color shifts in the Quantum Realm..."
Tony's eyes blazed with an unprecedented fervor.
It's like an explorer who has discovered a priceless treasure.
Is there anything more exciting than this?!
"This is so exciting! It defies the laws of physics!"
"If I could incorporate the multidimensional space algorithm I just saw into the nanotech armor, I could solve the spatial storage exclusion problem!"
Luca also stood up straight.
He then took a deep breath, his face showing a lingering sense of exhilaration.
"I must say, a master."
"That was really cool. The weightlessness of the soul leaving the body was thrilling. If this business were developed into VR experience centers, I guarantee we could monopolize the global entertainment industry."
Seeing the two brothers' reaction, Mordo was completely dumbfounded.
Wang Ye helplessly covered his face.
Even the Ancient One showed a hint of surprise.
The two people's mental fortitude and ability to accept the unknown far exceeded her expectations.
However, after this out-of-body experience, Luca and Tony also realized it.
This so-called Sorcerer Supreme is definitely a being with unfathomable power.
They were no longer as frivolous and hostile as before.
After all, you can talk business with a true strongman, but you can't be arrogant all the time.
Thinking of this, Luca smiled slightly.
"Alright, Ancient One. You've successfully piqued our interest."
"Now that we have a basic understanding of each other, I think we can sit down and have a proper talk about what your purpose is in bringing us to this godforsaken place."
The Ancient One smiled in response and then pointed to the location of the tea room.
"Extremely happy to."