"Have."
The Ancient One remained composed, her voice calm and resolute. "Of all the possibilities I have foreseen, your invasion today has still failed."
Before the words were even finished, a terrifying force suddenly tore through the void, forcefully smashing through the dimensional barrier, transforming into a blazing flame that plunged straight into the densest part of the demons.
boom!
The moment Chen Xiao landed, the rapidly rotating Mirror Dimension around him collapsed under an invisible pressure.
Along with the countless dark monsters within the space, they were all crushed into nothingness.
Amidst the roaring, surging void, Chen Xiao, clad in dark red armor with a fiery robe billowing behind him, exuded a suffocating sense of oppression.
Its sudden arrival brought the entire battlefield to a standstill.
The figure of the black-haired youth came into view, and the Ancient One, who was sitting at the core of the myriad mirror images, had a glint in her eyes.
We've finally arrived.
Agatha, however, beneath the rift, felt a sudden tightening in her expression. She knew all too well just how terrifying this young man was.
She whispered intently, "Lord Dormammu, please be careful; this man is extremely difficult to deal with."
" Mutants?"
Beyond the rift, Dormammu gazed at the figure within the turbulent currents, sensing the overwhelming aura emanating from it, and slowly asked, " Mutants... what are they?"
Agatha was speechless for a moment.
Indeed, Dormammu was unaware that although he was the Lord of the Dark Dimension, when he attempted to invade this dimension hundreds of years ago, he was firmly blocked outside the rift by the Ancient One and never truly set foot there.
If it had known that such a powerful enemy was guarding this place, it would never have chosen this location as its point of attack.
If it had simply shifted to a weak, unguarded spot, it would have succeeded long ago.
Agatha quickly explained, "Lord Dormammu, Mutants are a type of human being born with abnormalities. They awaken to immense power without needing to cultivate or seek external help; they can be considered innate sorcerers."
"This person's codename is ' Superman,' his Vitas, and his combat power is comparable to the Ancient One, but in terms of destructive power alone, he is even greater."
"I see."
These words caused Dormammu to pause slightly, but he only showed a hint of wariness, not the slightest fear.
As the supreme ruler of darkness, its true power surpasses that of the Ancient One, but it is limited by the laws of this world, which is why its full power cannot be revealed.
Once it successfully infiltrates and corrupts a region of reality with its dark power, it can gradually unleash its true strength. At that point, even ten Ancient One wouldn't be able to withstand a single blow from it.
Conversely, if the Ancient One dared to enter its Dark Dimension, it would be suppressed like an ant, at the mercy of its power.
Therefore, Dormammu didn't take the suddenly appearing Mutants seriously.
Just wait a little longer, until Ancient One dies from exhaustion, and the magic array chain sealing the crack completely collapses, then it can drive the dark torrent to erode reality in the opposite direction.
At that time, its true form will truly descend.
Dormammu ignored Chen Xiao, and Chen Xiao didn't even glance at him.
Chen Xiao glanced around, his gaze piercing through the layers of mirrors before finally landing on Ancient One. His tone was calm. "It seems there's a traitor within your Secret Alliance."
He hovered high in the sky, looking down at the Earth, his ears ringing in all directions. Suddenly, he noticed something amiss with Kamar-Taj. He initially thought it was just a normal crisis, but it turned out that someone had sided with Dormammu and openly betrayed him.
To his even greater surprise, the traitor was none other than Agatha, a wizard he had only met once and who always presented herself as compassionate.
At the same moment, Chen Xiao seemed to realize something.
He realized that his Super Hearing was not omnipotent: sound could not penetrate areas like the Mirror Dimension, which were completely isolated by magic.
Ancient One Yi remained composed, her tone calm. "Everyone has their own ambitions. I deeply regret Agatha's misguided path, and it was indeed unexpected."
She looked up at Chen Xiao, her gaze clear. "But you are very different."
"In the past, I have repeatedly peered into the river of fate through the Eye of Agamotto. The vast majority of the endings were that Dormammu broke through the barriers of reality, dragging all things into eternal night."
"Only a handful of tributaries showed signs of improvement, and the optimal solution was a Inheritors I personally chose, who defeated Dormammu and turned the tide."
"But just a few months ago, all futures suddenly became blurred, a chaotic mess, impossible to discern."
"Even with the full power of my Eye of Agamotto, I could only capture a few fragmented frames. And within those frames stood a person who shouldn't have been there."
Chen Xiao said calmly, "The monk is referring to me."
He wasn't surprised that the Ancient One could 'see' him, after all, in the original timeline, " Superman Vitas " had never appeared.
In other words, in the normal course of events, the Mutants Vitas would be nothing more than an unknown nobody, not even worthy of being remembered.
Ancient One nodded. "That's right. I also know that what you seek here is the Eye of Agamotto."
Chen Xiao's eyes flickered slightly, but his tone remained calm. "Judging from the Master's attitude, it seems he's willing to hand it over to me."
Ancient One nodded readily. "I can give it to you, but only after you defeat Dormammu."
Chen Xiao's pupils contracted slightly. "So, you mean, as long as I do this, the gem will be mine?"
"What if I don't agree?" His voice was slightly somber, and a chill crept in. He had always hated being coerced, even though he occasionally used that tactic himself.
Ancient One gently shook her head, still composed. "I know you won't refuse. And whether you agree or not, the Eye of Agamotto will ultimately be yours."
"Because of all the remaining signs, you alone truly succeeded in defeating Dormammu."
"Right now, I need the power of the gem to maintain the stability of the entire magic array, so I can only leave it for now and hand it over when you have succeeded."
"Furthermore... my time is running out."
Ancient One gave Chen Xiao a very special feeling.
Unlike Agatha and Belasco, who lived for countless years yet remained obsessed with acquiring greater power, she was more like a wise woman who had long since seen through the ways of the world and was detached from worldly affairs.
Since the Ancient One was determined to hand over the Time Stone no matter what, Chen Xiao gave up the idea of forcibly taking it.
As the other party said, he was already planning to make a move regardless of whether a deal was made or not.
He wanted to test just how strong he had become.
For him now, Earth can no longer bear his full power; not to mention that once he awakens Second Awakening and unleashes destructive power comparable to Omega-level, when he enters the " Destruction Superman " form, the entire planet may collapse in the aftershocks.
"Transaction complete."
boom!
The moment he finished speaking, an overwhelming torrent of spiritual energy erupted from Chen Xiao's body, sweeping across hundreds of layers of Mirror Dimension.
Wherever that extremely domineering mental force passed, the void trembled, and hordes of dark demons exploded, instantly turning to ashes.
The sudden change caused all the mages and wizards present to change color and their pupils to shrink.
These monsters are no ordinary beings; they all come from worlds that Dormammu once devoured, and after being corrupted by darkness, they became his loyal minions.
Even the weakest can tear dozens of ordinary people apart with their bare hands; the strongest can leap into the air and burrow underground, leveling skyscrapers with a single blow; what's even more terrifying is that their numbers are virtually endless.
If it weren't for the continuous distortion and suppression of his actions by the Mirror Dimension, the so-called "top mage" would have long been reduced to dust under the overwhelming onslaught.
The only true pillars of this place are the Ancient One and Wanda, the Scarlet Witch.
The Ancient One, severely injured by Agatha's ambush, could only barely hold the fort at the core of the formation, struggling to control the layers of Mirror Dimension; Wanda, on the other hand, stood alone before the dimensional rift, forcefully suppressing the countless demonic shadows with Chaos Magic, and only then did she manage to hold on until now.
The power Chen Xiao displayed at this moment left everyone speechless with shock.
With a mere thought, he cleared the entire area; such power far exceeded the boundaries of their understanding. The Sorcerer Supreme's words were not false; this person indeed possessed the qualifications to repel Dormammu.
As his mental power boiled over and sublimated into a concrete torrent of pure will, Chen Xiao's immense spiritual power, which rose with his body and was as vast as a starry sea, finally poured out without reservation.
Boom! Boom! Boom!!
The materialized psychic power stirred the heavens, producing a roar like a raging torrent, crushing the endless stream of demons pouring out of the dimensional rift into dust, overwhelming and unstoppable.
Only when nothing else emerged did Chen Xiao slowly suppress his aura.
On the other side of the rift, Dormammu's expression suddenly turned solemn.
It suddenly realized that this Mutants was far more terrifying than it had imagined, having already slaughtered most of its elite legion with just its mental pressure.
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!!
Chen Xiao flashed forward, smashing through several layers of mirrored barriers in succession, and took a step forward, already standing beside Wanda.
In an instant, Wanda and Agatha simultaneously felt an indescribable pressure wash over them, as if what stood before them was not flesh and blood, but a giant star falling from the heavens.
The monsters retreated, easing Wanda's pressure, but she remained tense, urgently warning, " Vitas, be careful! She stole my Chaos Magic; her strength should not be underestimated!"
Chen Xiao remained silent for a moment, then nodded slightly.
He has always found the Marvel Universe's concept of "abilities that can be copied, stolen, and overwritten" absurd.
One second they're boasting of being invincible, the next they're being restrained, imitated, and have their power stolen, leaving them utterly helpless.
Typical examples include the Phoenix Force and Jean Grey; whether in movies or comics, they either go out of control or are brutally wiped out.
Wanda's Chaos Magic was not spared either, as it was quietly Plunder by this so-called mentor, the wizard who claimed to have helped her tame her power.
This ultimately led to the Chaos Magic going out of control.
This time, however, whether it was related to him or not, Agatha successfully stole a small portion of Chaos Magic and openly joined forces with Dormammu.
Lost in thought, Chen Xiao slowly raised his eyes, a sharp glint flashing in his pupils.
boom!
A beam of ultra-high temperature energy shot out, tearing through the void and carrying violent heat that could incinerate everything. In an instant, it was in front of Agatha, and her expression changed drastically.
Fortunately, she had already experienced the Mutants's tendency to attack without warning. With a wave of her arms, the Chaos Magic she had forcibly seized from her body instantly condensed into a crimson light barrier.
This barrier, stretching for tens of meters, is far beyond ordinary magical shields; it directly alters the local laws of reality...
boom!!
Under the devastating Heat Vision, space crumbled inch by inch, not to mention the fragmented magic that Agatha had hastily gathered, which disintegrated in an instant.