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Chapter 401 The Dragons Finally Survive
Chapter 401: The Dragons Finally Get Their Break
Under the King's command.
All the Forthcoming studentsstudents lined up in front of him.
Then, following him, they walked into the Kamar-Taj library one by one.
Shafika and Shirley were at the front of the line.
Except for the magic books displayed on the shelves.
The Kamar-Taj library was no different from most libraries in the World.
There were rows upon rows of tall, long wooden bookshelves.
The shelves also had a unique scent of books that had been stored there for years.
When you walked past one bookshelf, you would see another.
Logically speaking, walking in such a place.
No one would feel curious, except for people like Shafika who had lived in war-torn areas since childhood.
But precisely in the narrow passages between the long bookshelves.
Everyone's curiosity grew stronger and stronger.
They all knew they were going to attend the opening ceremony.
But at this moment, they were walking deeper into the library.
From the outside, the library looked only ten to twenty meters deep, and its interior was already filled with books, making it impossible to hold an opening ceremony there.
Some students at this point thought of the suddenly open cave in "The Peach Blossom Spring."
They felt that walking deeper might lead them into a paradise.
Some students thought of Diagon Alley from "Harry Potter."
They guessed that perhaps at the end of the library, Mr. Vice Principal would tap the third brick from the top with his magic wand, and then the wall would recede like flowing Water.
The further they walked, the darker the library became.
These areas were enchanted with protective magic to guard forbidden books.
In the dim candlelight, the students could only see the heads of the few people in front of them.
Everyone had to watch the head in front of them to move their feet; everywhere else was darkness.
The mystery of the magic World enveloped them at this moment.
They felt as if they were undergoing a baptism, or a ritual.
After walking through this passage, they would embrace a completely different life.
And indeed, that was the case.
After walking past the last row of bookshelves.
Everyone's view suddenly opened up.
This was a stone cave; the library was built against the mountain, and its deepest part was a stone cave within the mountain body.
Inside the stone cave were three giant stone doors, a small wooden house, and the wooden house also had a door.
Each door was carved with corresponding magic runes.
The King began to introduce: "This is the interaction center of the three great sanctuaries of Kamar-Taj, and also the only way to the Supreme Mage Academy. You will all understand it later."
"Now, starting with the first person, open the door of the wooden house and walk in."
Shirley was the first in line.
She calmly walked forward, paused for a second in front of the wooden house, then decisively opened the door and walked in.
Everyone saw that after the door opened, there was an unfathomable darkness.
As soon as Shirley stepped in, she was swallowed by the darkness, and there was no sound.
It was as if there was a man-eating monster inside, and anyone who walked in would be eaten.
There was some commotion in the crowd for a moment.
Everyone was expressing their confusion to their newly acquainted friends.
Fortunately, these people were all the best on Jarvis's list.
And Jarvis's list was compiled from the most ambitious, responsible, and righteous people selected from all over Earth.
So no one jumped out at this point to question whether the Academy might be an evil force that had tricked them into coming here to kill them.
Their panic was short-lived, and they quickly quieted down again, though with a bit more apprehension on their faces.
Second in line was Shafika.
She nervously hurried forward.
Facing the re-closed wooden door, she took a deep breath and closed her eyes tightly.
She recalled Shirley's courage in opening the door, and told herself in her heart that no accident would happen.
Then she pushed the door open with force and disappeared into the darkness, like a stone sinking into Water.
Shafika thought she would feel as if she were being immersed in liquid.
But when she crossed the threshold, she felt the sensation of a gentle breeze on her face.
The wind also carried the fresh scent of flowers and plants, completely different from the musty smell of books in the library.
Shafika's eyelashes trembled slightly, and she slowly opened her eyes.
Sunlight slanted down from the azure sky.
An endless forest and the sight of a group of giant dragons circling above the forest rushed into view.
The rustling sound of wind blowing through grass and leaves, the roar of giant dragons, the chirping of strange animals popping out from behind trees...
All sorts of wonderful sounds she had never heard before came rushing in.
This was a huge, mysterious, and vibrant World.
Shafika fell deeply in love with it at first sight.
She DiDi stared at every detail of the scenery before her.
She didn't even notice that other students had also begun to cross the wooden door one after another.
And every person who crossed the threshold would immediately be deeply shocked by the scene before them, as if a puppet had had its pause switch pressed.
The Old King was the last person to enter the Small World.
He casually closed the door, looked around, and a smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.
When Leon first opened up this World, it was still a barren wasteland.
Now, the Small World could be full of vitality, and he also contributed to it.
It was as if the Small World was a grand masterpiece, and he had also left his name as a co-author.
Seeing so many people utterly stunned.
The Old King suddenly understood the joy of showing off that Leon had spoken of.
"Ahem! Wake up, everyone, this is where the Academy is located. You'll have plenty of opportunities to see it later. Now it's time for the opening ceremony."
The King brought his thumb and forefinger together, placed them to his mouth, and blew a whistle.
Immediately, the group of giant dragons circling high in the sky suddenly swooped down.
Amidst a chorus of startled cries, they stopped abruptly above everyone's heads, then slowly folded their wings and landed.
Undoubtedly, this again elicited exclamations of admiration.
The Old King stood with his hands behind his back, listening to the sounds of 'Dragons!', 'I'm going crazy!', and so on, and the corners of his mouth unconsciously curved up to his ears.
"Everyone, get on the dragons' backs!"
The Old King suddenly formed a hand seal and waved his hand, and a strong gust of wind blew, carrying over three hundred people onto the dragons' saddles.
Currently, there were hundreds of giant dragons in the Small World.
So all the students had the ultimate experience of temporarily becoming dragon knights, each riding a giant dragon alone.
"To the Academy Plaza!"
The Old King gave another command, and all the giant dragons flapped their wings and soared into the sky in unison.
Their wings overlapped, raising large clouds of dust as they flapped, and it was no exaggeration to say they blotted out the sky when they flew over the forest.
All the students felt like they were going crazy.
They could fly into the sky on giant dragons even before school officially started.
They didn't dare to imagine what else the Academy could make them do in the future.
Amidst continuous cheers.
The group of giant dragons flew over the central lake.
A floating island, like an inverted mountain range, also came into everyone's view at this moment.
This was an even greater shock.
A floating island, and an Academy built on it!
This was simply the fairyland of their dreams, or the Hogwarts of their dreams!
This time, the students were so shocked they couldn't close their mouths and couldn't even make exclamations.
It wasn't until the giant dragons landed on the plaza of the floating island and the Old King pulled everyone off the dragons.
They were still a bit DiDi.
"Rooney, take your people to rest. You won't need to train for a while after this."
The Old King patted the head of the leading giant dragon.
As soon as that giant dragon heard it didn't need to train with Hulk anymore, tears of emotion immediately burst out.
Then all the giant dragons stared at the King with wide eyes, and after confirming it wasn't a joke, they all cried tears of joy.
Their huge dragon heads leaned against each other, embracing human-like, patting each other's shoulders with their wings.
They had been in so much pain during this time.
Who could understand the fear of a cloned dragon baby, opening its eyes to a green, grinning face?
One by one, the giant dragons soared into the sky, letting out long howls as they flew.
There was a sense of exhilaration, as if they had been trapped in a cage for a long time and finally returned to nature.
The students were even infected by the dragons' emotions, each deeply moved.
Shirley quietly walked up to the King: "Uncle King, what's wrong with them? Why are they crying so sadly?"
"No, they're crying because they're happy." The King smiled.
"Don't worry, maybe one day you'll also understand why they're happy."
"As for now..."
The King waved to the crowd.
"Everyone, follow me to the central Mage Tower for the opening ceremony!"
Chapter 402: Tony: You'd Better Hold Ancient One in Your Arms During Combat Class Too.
The river on the floating island divided the island into two.
On one side of the river were Gothic and palace-style Western buildings.
On the other side were red-walled, vermillion-tiled, high-walled, and spacious Eastern buildings.
In the very center of the river stood a towering Mage Tower that reached into the clouds.
If one observed closely, they would notice a faint golden light enveloping the outer layer of the Mage Tower, with mysterious runes flowing within the golden light.
That was the Vishanti's protection spell, covering the entire floating island.
In Dark Strange's hands, this protection spell could even withstand Infinite Ultron's Universe-destroying attacks.
At this moment, in the spacious hall on the first floor of the Mage Tower, Leon and the other nine instructors sat on the rostrum made of white marble steps.
Dark brown pure cotton felt embroidered with Kamar-Taj runes covered the long table.
The ceiling above switched between holographic outdoor scenes and ethereal magic drawings.
Beside the instructors' long table, Thunder God Thor, who had actively rushed over from Asgard, sat alone.
He laughed heartily, patting Loki behind the instructors' table, saying there was absolutely no problem with them choosing Loki as a teacher, as he was the Nine Realms's number one mage.
Loki's back was patted with thudding sounds, and he wore an awkward and forced smile.
It was clear he wanted to conjure a dagger and stab the big golden-haired man beside him in the kidney.
Unfortunately, his divine power was sealed at the moment.
He could only offer a polite smile, inwardly deciding to write Thor into his Loki's servant in the new movie.
Sitting on Loki's other side was Mordo.
Mordo's face was expressionless.
However, he held a portrait in his hand; the painting depicted a bald woman in yellow robes, as if he were holding a memorial portrait at a funeral.
Tony, on the other side, slapped his forehead and complained:
"I don't know how to describe it. We have two strangely dressed aliens here, and an old-fashioned person holding a memorial portrait with a mournful expression, like attending a funeral."
"When the students walk in later, will they think we're about to hold a Halloween party?"
Mordo couldn't help but retort, "This isn't a memorial portrait; it's a portrait of Sorcerer Ancient One, and it even has her own thoughts!"
"Mordo, in fact, this is my memorial portrait," Sorcerer Ancient One in the painting said with a gentle smile.
"Mr. Stark is right; you'd better put me down, or you'll scare your new students."
Ancient One was actually quite helpless.
Initially, what made her helpless was Leon's genuine plan to hang her at the entrance, so she could tell newcomers the Wi-Fi password.
He even grandiosely called it Kamar-Taj's "janitor," a return to simplicity.
And what made her helpless now was Mordo's desire to show her what the Academy looked like, so he insisted on carrying her everywhere.
And he was very stubborn.
Sure enough, Mordo immediately began to retort, "Sorcerer Ancient One, I think the students would be very happy to meet a great Sorcerer who once protected Earth for many years. It would be a pity if you weren't here."
"Oh my God, you'd better hold this bald lady in your arms during combat class too." Tony spread his hands helplessly.
Mordo still wanted to righteously refute.
Leon raised his hand to stop him: "The new students have arrived. Since Sorcerer Ancient Onedoesn't object, Mordo can carry her if he wants."
Ancient One, upon hearing this, stood with her hands behind her back in the portrait, silently.
She merely smiled, looking at Leon with eyes as clear as Water.
Most people truly couldn't stand being stared at with such a gaze.
But Leon remained composed, returning an equally clear smile.
At this moment, the bustling discussions of the new students began to sound from outside the hall.
Wong's voice, amplified by magic, followed.
"This is the Mage Tower. The Academy's faculty meetings, meals, simulated combat, and stargazing classes all take place here. Please remain quiet; the Principal and other teachers are already waiting for us."
The heavy magic metal doors slowly opened.
Wong led 345 new students inside.
They varied in height, weight, and build, and their eye colors and temperaments differed.
But they all quieted down, curiously observing their surroundings.
Seeing the setting sun on the dome, consistent with the outside, and the moving portraits on the surrounding walls, they lowered their voices even as they gasped in surprise.
Perhaps this was the benefit of screening students.
If they had recruited from billions of people worldwide, the hall would undoubtedly have become a chaotic mess by now.
The Supreme Mage Academy, after all, served Kamar-Taj and had a stance; it couldn't be indiscriminate in its teaching, accepting just anyone.
"Dear new students."
Leon stood up at this moment.
He wore a black mage robe, distinctly different from the other teachers at the same table who wore brown mage robes.
"Welcome to the Supreme Mage Academy. As the Principal, I am delighted that you all accepted the invitation and ultimately chose the Academy steadfastly."
"The Academy is affiliated with Kamar-Taj. This is your first time joining the Academy, and today is also the Academy's first time admitting new students."
"The next four, or perhaps six, years will be spent here."
"Believe me, this will be a wonderful and important time."
"You should have learned about the Academy's courses in your admission notice. Afterwards, Sorcerer Wong will give you a more detailed explanation."
"However, please note, new students, that you need to consider carefully when choosing your major courses, as that will determine whether you belong to the Academy of magic or the Academy of Mystical Arts."
"Each year, the two academies will hold combat competitions, and the winners can earn a large number of points. The Principal's scholarship will go to the person with the most points."
"Also, if any new students joined the Academy of magic to meet Superman, you can come find me after dinner."
Leon sat back down, his mage robe open, revealing the emblem on his chest.
A wave of uncontrollable gasps immediately erupted in the hall.
It turned out the Principal was Superman!
Only then did the new students recognize their familiar yet unfamiliar Principal.
Although Superman had not concealed his face when he appeared before, anyone could clearly see his appearance.
But afterwards, it was always inexplicably forgotten.
Today, without Leon deliberately hiding himself, all the new students firmly remembered that handsome face.
Among the crowd, Shafika was the most excited; she almost jumped up.
Unfortunately, after Superman Principal sat down, he shook his wrist.
Several long tables appeared before the new students.
Chairs automatically pushed the new students to the tables, and food perfectly suited to each new student's personal taste quietly appeared on the tables.
Shafika had no choice but to start eating first, waiting to find the Principal after finishing her meal.
During the meal, everyone finally relaxed and began to converse animatedly.
Each person at this moment seemed to have an endless desire to share.
Shafika heard someone nearby say that Nightmares were indeed the kind of Nightmares from Hogwarts, requiring one to have witnessed Death to see them.
He mentioned that he had seen a saddle floating alone to pick him up earlier, which had given his family quite a fright.
Shafika thought to herself, if she could see Nightmares, did that mean she had witnessed Death?
That's right, she had seen Superman kill two Terrorists back then, which was why she could see Nightmares.
If Superman hadn't appeared then, a very bad outcome might have awaited her.
As Shafika thought, she sped up her eating.
She couldn't wait to thank Superman again.
Chapter 403 Unreliable Person
Wang planned the entire ceremony for the opening ceremony.
In his original arrangement, the harmonious exchange between teachers and students would take place after dinner.
But he ultimately underestimated the unreliability of some mentors, and the extent of unreliability of some mentors' family members.
The new students were still eating.
Thor, with a hearty laugh, dragged Loki and blended in among the new students.
Perhaps in Asgard, this was considered an act of being close to the people.
He boisterously snatched an orange juice from a new student, who was around ten years old, drank it all in one gulp, and then smashed the cup with satisfaction.
Then, pointing at the startled new student, he declared that it was a good taste, but a bit effeminate, and that at such a moment, it would be more appropriate to drink some fine wine.
After speaking, he patted Loki, who was rolling his eyes beside him, on the chest.
He loudly introduced, "My brother, Loki, the Nine Realms' first Mage, will teach you Shadow and illusion-type magic. Trust me, choose his class; he will definitely not disappoint you."
Then he lowered his voice, cupping his hand over his mouth.
He whispered, loud enough for everyone to hear, "Actually, he thinks Loki's skill is even suitable for a Vice Principal."
Wang, who had just sat down at the teachers' table, heard this and his face began to redden with anger.
He pressed on the table and stood up, wanting to remind Thor that this was Kamar-Taj, and that Thor, as a guest, should behave himself.
But at this moment, Tony stood up first.
This mustachioed man, who had personally pinned 'Hot Weapon Application Class Professor' and 'Nominal Principal' titles to his chest, deliberately vaulted over the long table as if showing off.
Amidst the new students' exclamations as they recognized his true identity,
Tony spread his arms: "It seems everyone knows Iron Man, huh?"
He was clearly pleased with the new students' excited reaction.
He pressed his hand down, pointing at Thor and saying:
"Calm down, guys, you can get autographs after dinner. We'd better not let that Point Break guy over there know that on Earth, he's nowhere near as popular as Iron Man."
The new students immediately quieted down, beginning to curiously eye Thor.
"Excuse me." Thor narrowed his eyes, "I am Thunder God Thor, Son of Odin, King of Asgard. Once they know my name, no one will like an Iron Man anymore."
He raised Mjolnir in his hand, and the external projection on the ceiling immediately displayed streaks of lightning.
"Who wants an autograph? You can get one now. I'll write Thunder God Thor's and Loki's names on it. If you want Odin's, I can sign that too!"
Watching the exaggerated scene before them, the new students' mouths all formed O shapes.
If this person, who looked very much like the Point Break guy, wasn't lying,
then he was Thunder God Thor from mythology.
Oh my, what kind of Academy is this Supreme Mage Academy? It even has deities.
"Wait, wait!" Tony said at this moment, "I've changed my mind. Everyone can ask me for an autograph now, thank you."
"But there's one condition: once you have my autograph, you can't go ask the Point Break guy anymore."
"Haha!" Across a long table, Thor, on the other side, tapped Tony with Mjolnir.
He narrowed his eyes and chuckled.
He said to everyone, "As long as I can sign my name before the Iron Man's, you can come find me anytime."
"What? Then, in that case, I can sign two names for you!" Tony held up two fingers.
"Three for me!"
"Four!"
"Five…"
Watching Tony and Thor argue like two children, while the new students beside them, holding the autograph paper and pens they had just pulled out, were at a loss.
At the teachers' long table, all the Professors simultaneously covered their faces with their hands.
Not to mention people like Banner and Wang, who cared about their reputation.
Even Lilia and Jennifer, who had just joined, and the naive Diana, felt a mix of amusement and mortification.
"What do they want to do? Do they want to ruin our Mage image?" The most rigid Mordo was righteously indignant and stood up abruptly.
Then he held Ancient One's portrait and walked out from the side of the long table.
As he walked, he pointed at Ancient One and loudly said to the new students.
"Look over here, children! This is Ancient One, the great Mage of Kamar-Taj. If you want an autograph, you should come here! Don't mind those two Beatles!"
Everyone was greatly surprised by what they heard.
Was this still the rigid Mordo they knew?
Even Sorcerer Ancient One, who was always composed in the portrait, couldn't help but question reality.
She was just a painting.
Was asking her for an autograph a bit too much to ask?
The three unreliable fellows successfully enlivened the atmosphere of the opening ceremony.
Fortunately, the new students were still well-behaved and remained in their seats.
Even if they wanted an autograph, they only stretched out their arms.
At the teachers' long table, Leon rang the bell on the table: "Alright, don't be restrained, if you want an autograph, go get one. It's a good opportunity for all the Professors to introduce themselves."
He glanced at Wang and whispered, "Don't even think about it, Wang. With Tony and Thor here, it's truly unlikely you'll be able to run the opening ceremony as orderly as Hogwarts."
Leon gave a comforting look: "Why not join them? Start with self-introductions."
"Alright… It seems this is the only way." Wang reluctantly stood up and formally introduced himself.
The other Professors followed suit, standing up one by one.
As applause resonated again and again, the last Professor, Daniel, also finished his self-introduction.
All the new students sitting at the dining tables finally moved.
They uniformly pushed back their chairs and stood up.
Tony and Thor exchanged glances, sparks flying, already prepared to compete on the number of autographs.
However, the next second,
almost all the new students, waving paper and pens, surged towards the teachers' long table on the stage.
The raised autograph papers flew like snowflakes, drifting into the distance.
But they left Tony and Thor frozen in place.
The new students all gathered around Leon's table.
They excitedly and incoherently handed paper and pens to Leon.
"It's really Superman! Oh my god, my Principal is Superman, and he's so close to me!!"
"Superman, Superman, Principal, please give me an autograph!"
"Please sign your name on my face!"
"Principal, if I get the Principal's scholarship, can I exchange the scholarship for other rewards?"
Leon's front was crowded with people; the opening ceremony instantly turned into a signing event.
"Okay, okay, don't push, everyone will get one."
Leon casually took the paper and pen.
He wrote "Superman" in the language of wherever the person handing over the autograph paper was from.
The new students also consciously lined up.
Tony and Thor, who had just been competing, were now completely ignored.
The two exchanged glances.
"The fact is, Superman is the most popular on Earth." Tony raised an eyebrow.
Thor took it as a matter of course: "This is respect for the strong. Mage Leon is also very popular in Asgard."
He added, "But at least I'm more popular than the Iron Man."
Tony wagged his finger: "Only in Asgard. On Earth, I'm more popular than you."
"That's just because Midgardians aren't familiar with me, otherwise they'd definitely think Thor is much better than the Iron Man."
"I don't think so," Tony said, crossing his arms.
He was about to retort a few more sentences when he suddenly thought of something, and his tone shifted.
"Unless... you join the Avengers, then there's a slight possibility."
"Oh? What is the Avengers?" Thor became curious.
Chapter 404: Interlude after the ceremony
Meanwhile, Shafika, who had been eagerly waiting, finally reached the front of the line to see Superman.
She nervously handed over her paper and pen.
Before she could even introduce herself, she saw Superman had already started signing in Pashto, an Afghan language.
He even asked her familiar questions: "Shafika, right? How is your family doing now? No other bad guys bothering them anymore, are there?"
Shafika froze like a computer crashing upon hearing this.
Superman actually remembered her!
In Shafika's imagination, Superman should be constantly thinking about the World's safety every day, busy saving the World.
Compared to the entire World, how insignificant she was.
But even so, Superman still remembered her!
Shafika felt as if a bolt of lightning had struck her, making her uncontrollably excited and joyful.
"No, no, they're not!"
She nodded vigorously, her fluffy curly hair rising and falling like waves, her small face filled with happiness.
At this moment, Superman handed back the notebook with "Superman" written on it to Shafika.
He gently ruffled her curly hair and said, "Keep it up, study magic diligently. In the future, you can also use your own strength to protect your hometown."
"Mmm! Mmm!" Shafika's eyes were full of little stars.
Even after leaving the teachers' long table and returning to her dining table, she remained in a daze.
It wasn't until someone else sat beside her that Shafika emerged from her excited state, remembering that she hadn't thanked Superman again.
"Oh no!" She pouted and tapped her forehead.
"How could I forget the most important thing!"
She looked back at the teachers' long table; there was still a long queue in front of Superman.
"It seems impossible this time… If I want to express my gratitude face-to-face again, I can only get the principal's scholarship, right?"
Shafika's mind replayed Superman's voice encouraging her to study magic diligently.
She couldn't help but clench her small fists.
The desire to become the most outstanding student and win the principal's scholarship gradually sprouted in her heart.
Superman's autograph session lasted for more than ten minutes.
He was able to offer specific words of encouragement to each new student.
After the new students contentedly received Superman's autograph, they began to pay attention to the other mentors.
Besides Superman, Iron Man, and the God Thor, they were equally curious about the other magicteachers.
The orientation ceremony lasted for over two hours.
Finally, Mordo led the new students out of the Sorcerer Tower to arrange their dormitories.
After the new students had attended classes for a few weeks and chosen their major subjects, the academy would divide them into two branches—Mystic Arts and magic—based on their major.
Then, dormitories and teaching venues would be reallocated.
The supporting facilities for the Mystic Arts branch were naturally in the area with Eastern architecture.
The magic branch was in the Western architectural area.
The orientation ceremony ended.
The new students followed Mordo, who was holding a portrait of Ancient One, out of the Sorcerer Tower.
The portrait of Ancient One, as per Superman's request, introduced in a helpless voice: "Everyone can also use Wi-Fi in the academy. The password is…"
As Ancient One's voice faded, the mentors also began to disperse.
Except for teachers like Tony, who enjoyed improvising, the others still had to return to their offices to prepare lessons.
Originally, the mentors should have completed their lesson preparations during the enrollment period.
But they were all led astray by Tony, becoming deeply engrossed in "The Three-Body Problem" and unable to extricate themselves.
The day before the orientation ceremony, Hamir and Lilia realized they still needed to prepare lessons.
When they asked Tony what to do, Tony spread his hands, looking puzzled: "Prepare lessons? Prepare what lessons? Do you need to prepare lessons for using hot weapons?"
Only then did everyone remember that Stark Industries used to be one of the largest arms dealers in the World.
This guy could talk about hot weapon knowledge effortlessly.
He was not like them.
The mentors could only rush back to their offices to prepare lessons overnight.
…
As the mentors gradually left, Loki finally found an opportunity to secretly stab Thor in the lower back with a small knife.
Clang!
With a crisp sound, the dining knife in Loki's hand broke into two pieces.
Thor was unharmed.
"What are you doing, Loki? By Odin, you actually stained my clothes with a small knife that just forked a cream bun!" Thor exclaimed in surprise.
Loki disdainfully tossed aside the dining knife.
When he was thrown to Earth after losing his divine power, he hadn't brought his Uru metal knife.
Otherwise, Thor would definitely have bled just now.
"I've had enough! You stupid, reckless, loud-mouthed fellow, how long are you going to stay on Earth? Why aren't you going back to cursed Asgard to sit on your disgusting throne?"
Loki looked impatient, spitting at Thor.
"Why are you suddenly so angry?" Thor wiped his face, bewildered.
"Are you uncomfortable living on Earth? Well, I'll have them take care of you, because I'm going to be an Avenger soon!"
Loki raised one eyebrow in surprise: "An Avenger? Why are you joining the Avengers?"
"Of course, because they are the most popular group of people on Earth!"
Thor, disregarding Loki's resistance, hooked his arm around his brother's neck.
He winked and said, "Don't worry, once all the Earthlings worship me, I'll make them treat you better."
Loki couldn't help but roll his eyes.
Heaven knew how many times he had rolled his eyes today because of Thor.
Since coming to Earth, he had never been so speechless.
His stupid brother had been fooled into idiocy by the Earthlings in less than a day on Earth.
Oh no, that's not right, this guy was already an idiot, he's just even dumber now.
"Impossible," Loki said directly, "Do you know what I want to say? You want to be worshipped by Earthlings? Not possible at all!"
"Why not possible?" Thor looked innocent.
"Because you will never become the most popular person on Earth!" Loki shouted.
"I know, Superman is the most popular, so it's fine if I'm the second most popular, isn't it?"
"No, what I mean is, I will make all Earthlings despise you!"
Loki poked Thor's chest with his finger.
"On Earth, only Superheroes actors are the most popular!"
"And I, Loki, God of Mischief, son of Odin… Anyway, I am the strongest, most excellent, and most charming actor!"
Loki grinned, "I will portray you as the worst god in 'Thor 2.' Only I can ascend to the divine throne, and by then, everyone on the entire Earth will know that I am far superior to you!!"
"Thor 1," starring Loki, had recently been released.
He had completely rewritten the script.
The original exiled Thor became the exiled God of Mischief, and the ending became the God of Mischief regaining his divine power and saving Asgard.
Although the plot sounded a bit strange (to Superman), it made Loki one of the most popular actors recently.
Now, whenever he appeared in public, a dozen or so fans would immediately come forward to request a photo.
Sometimes, when Loki was impatient, he would disdainfully glare at those people and shout for them to kneel.
Some strange people would also kneel and prostrate themselves with excited expressions (some even wanted to kiss Loki's instep).
Even a pervert like Loki sometimes felt a bit uncomfortable about this.
But without a doubt, the love and cheers from Earthlings gave Loki a sense of accomplishment he rarely experienced in Asgard.
He had fallen in love with this profession and with Earth.
Now, with the script for "Thor 2" entirely in his hands, Loki decided that this time, he would portray Thor as a pervert who would strew naked at the Council of Gods.
He would make Earthlings despise this exhibitionist.
Loki could almost imagine the scene of Thor being spat on by passersby on the street in the future.
As he thought about it, he couldn't help but smile.
Chapter 405 Loki's Thor
Meanwhile, Thor was completely bewildered.
"Uh… are you talking about plays or something like that? They actually let you act in a play?"
Thor scratched his head in confusion, completely failing to grasp the meaning behind Loki's grand pronouncements.
He even wanted to reach out and touch Loki's forehead, suspecting that Loki had gone mad.
"Is your life too terrible, Loki? Perhaps I should sell some Uru metal to Kamar-Taj, so I can give you Earth money to make your life easier."
Thor patted Loki's shoulder.
"You don't have to worry about Asgard. Although Father is still in slumber, Mother is doing well."
Thor, like a true older brother, looked after Loki, trying to share good news.
"And because of the Bifrost Bridge, the Frost Giant rebellion hasn't caused too much turmoil in the Nine Realms."
Loki heard the news from Asgard and nodded in slight silence.
Among these pieces of news, only his mother's situation was of greater concern to him.
"If you want to sell Uru metal, why not just give it to me, like for my daggers?" Loki said.
"Daggers? Ha, I actually brought some!"
Thor pulled out two daggers from his waist and handed them to Loki.
"Here, I knew you'd want them, so I specifically brought them this time!"
"…" Loki took the daggers in a daze.
The cold gleam and chill from them were so familiar.
"Thank you," Loki muttered, feeling the blades.
Then he smirked, gripping a dagger in each hand.
Suddenly, without warning, he plunged both of them into Thor's waist.
Pfft!
The sound of the blades entering flesh was slightly noticeable.
The few people still in the hall couldn't help but look over.
They saw Loki stabbing Thor's waist, while Thor stared blankly at the sinister grin on his brother's face.
The scene was silent for a few seconds.
"Loki!!"
Thor roared Loki's name in a fit of rage.
Loki, meanwhile, deftly pulled out both daggers, swung them to shake off the blood, gave a triumphant sneer, and turned to run, his posture elegant.
As he ran, he pulled out a communication device and dialed a number.
The call connected.
Loki deliberately raised his voice: "Kingo, yes, it's me. You'll play Thor again this time. I've agreed to your proposal. This time, Thor has to dance naked Indian dance in the movie!"
"Hey! Loki! Don't run!" Thor roared from behind.
Although he didn't know what Loki's intention was in finding someone to play Thor.
But now he at least understood that it certainly wouldn't be anything good.
Loki summoned a giant dragon outside the Mage Tower, a privilege all the mentors possessed.
Then he rode the dragon and flew towards the entrance of the Small World.
Thor hobbled behind him, clutching his waist.
He tried several times to swing Mjolnir and knock Loki down.
But in the end, he didn't do it.
"Damn Loki!" Thor said, gritting his teeth, his words having little impact.
"Next time I see him, I'm going to give him a good beating!"
"Oh really, but I don't think you can blame him for this."
Tony, who had watched a good show, now walked out of the Mage Tower.
He habitually spoke with a sharp tongue: "They're both brothers, both adopted younger brothers, but why is there such a huge difference between Loki and Leon?"
Tony patted Thor's back with the back of his hand: "It must be because the older brother is too different, so you need to reflect, Thor."
Thor was stunned: "Leon is your brother, and adopted?"
"That's right, didn't I tell you?"
"You did?" Thor looked at Tony and Leon, then at Loki flying away on the giant dragon, and fell into thought.
Could it really be his fault?
Thor couldn't help but reflect on himself.
Not far from the two, Leon couldn't help but chuckle.
Tony himself was unreliable, yet he was putting on an act for Thor.
Normally, Leon would definitely expose Tony.
However, what he was more concerned about at this moment was another matter—
The "Kingo" that Loki called.
He was actually an Eternal who looked similar to an Indian.
In ancient times.
Ten Eternals, bearing a mission bestowed by the Celestials, came to Earth.
After resolving almost all the Deviants that could threaten human survival on Earth.
They then dispersed to various parts of the World.
Among them, Kingo loved acting, so he went to Bollywood and became a star actor.
He had even been acting in Bollywood for over a hundred years, under the identity of three generations of grandfather and grandson.
In the past two years, Kingo had begun to try to develop in Hollywood.
Coincidentally, when Loki was filming 'Thor 1', he wanted to find an actor who could blacken Thor's image but still portray his divine charm.
So, both parties hit it off immediately.
Kingo played Thor in 'Thor 1', and there was a strong curry flavor even when he called Mjolnir.
But he was surprisingly good at acting and didn't make people feel out of place.
Leon started thinking about the Eternals when he heard Kingo's name.
He hadn't forgotten that a Celestial baby, Tiamut, was still gestating in the core of Earth.
That baby wanted to be born and needed a large amount of energy from intelligent life—
Which meant sacrificing all of humanity on Earth for him.
To avoid the tragedy, either the number of Earthlings would never reach the amount required by the Celestial baby.
Or the Celestial baby could only be strangled.
Of course, Leon also had other ideas.
For example, using the Space Stone to move the Celestial baby out of Earth.
Then using the Reality Stone to provide the baby with the required intelligent life energy.
But this method might not be feasible.
After all, there are many Cosmic level beings in the Celestials.
It's impossible for them to have few Infinity Stones in their hands.
Since the Celestials can only conceive new members by sacrificing intelligent life.
Then the Reality Stone would probably be difficult to use.
Leon thought about it and felt that the best way was to let the Black Light Clone eat the Celestial baby Tiamut.
This way, resources would be fully utilized, and no one would get hurt…
Well, only Tiamut would get hurt.
However, just as the Celestials didn't need Earthlings' permission to sacrifice intelligent life.
Leon felt he didn't need to ask the Celestials for permission beforehand either.
He was now a conceptual entity, albeit a reserve, but his Universe authority was no lower than that of the Celestials.
Moreover, he could also try to communicate with Tiamut first.
In the comics, Tiamut is a sleeping Celestial, a top-tier powerhouse among the Celestials.
His strength is also Cosmic level.
He has shown the ability to easily destroy Universes by using Cosmic energy.
And in the movie Universe, there are so many parallel Worlds, so many Tiamuts.
It is very likely that they are all m-bodies of the comic Tiamut.
How many m-bodies has Tiamut sacrificed? On average, 0.99 m-bodies are sacrificed on each Earth.
Only in a small number of Universes will the Tiamut in the core of Earth be born.
Chapter 406: Tiamu's Self-Sacrifice
Accompanied by a flickering spatial fluctuation, Leon appeared inside Earth's core.
Here, high-temperature molten material surged everywhere.
Iron and nickel from Earth's early formation melted and flowed here, forming the core.
And the enormous Celestial baby, Tiamut, was immersed within these molten materials.
He curled up, sleeping in the lava, his body covered by a solid and impenetrable armor.
Nothing on Earth could harm him.
All Tiamut needed to do was wait for the day he would emerge.
"This guy really sleeps soundly."
Leon swam towards Tiamut in the Earth's core; the tens of thousands of degrees of high temperature were just right for him.
Upon getting closer, he placed his palm on Tiamut's armor.
The Black Light Clone, which had long transformed into a battle suit, detached from Leon's arm and covered Tiamut's surface.
Like liquid permeating soil, it slowly infiltrated Tiamut's body.
Before deciding whether to completely devour Tiamut or help him with a premature birth, Leon felt it was necessary to collect the Celestials' genes beforehand.
The Black Light Clone quickly adhered to the body beneath Tiamut's armor.
The devouring ability was unleashed at full power, every virus particle eroding the sleeping God.
Even as an unborn baby, Tiamut's body was as solid as a rock.
The Black Light Clone, through both infection-assimilation and devouring-absorption, expended considerable effort before finally biting off a piece of flesh.
In fact, the Celestials cannot be considered pure biological entities.
Everything about them is connected to cosmic energy.
To some extent, they are also a type of cosmic entity, representing certain operational mechanisms of the Universe.
As soon as the Black Light Clone'swallowed' Tiamut's flesh, it felt overwhelmed.
After returning to Marvel from the DC Universe, the Black Light Clone had successively devoured the genes of the Sea of Blood and the main body.
Its genetic level had now reached 1120 times.
But even so, devouring the Celestials' flesh still made Leon feel an unbearable sensation.
"It's a good thing I devoured the genes of ten Eternal previously; they're useful now."
The Eternal genes within the Black Light Clone suddenly linked up.
Healing ability, mind control, matter manipulation, super strength...
The Eternal's superpowers surged, and golden, mysterious runes appeared on the Black Light Clone's surface.
Those runes interconnected, like a phantom robe covering the Black Light Clone.
Under the effect of these runes, the Black Light Clone suddenly synchronized with the unassimilated flesh within its body.
These golden runes were a contingency left by the Celestials on the ten Eternal.
They allowed them to share power with Tiamut during the Emergence, the moment Tiamut was born, and survive the destruction of Earth.
And the Black Light Clone simultaneously linked the genetic fragments of ten Eternal, successfully activating this contingency and achieving synchronization with Tiamut's flesh.
The feeling of being overwhelmed instantly vanished.
That flesh seemed to open up everything to Leon.
The Black Light Clone's devouring talent activated without any further obstruction, as if it were absorbing genes that originally belonged to it.
1120, 1200... 2000, 3000... 10081 times!
In just a few minutes, the Black Light Clone completely digested Tiamut's flesh.
Its genes also transformed to the perfect level, becoming Leon's second clone to achieve perfect genes!
Then, a strong sense of emptiness struck.
A tenfold increase in genetic level meant a tenfold increase in strength.
But the Black Light Clone's energy did not increase much due to devouring the flesh.
Therefore, it fell into a weak state where its strength was less than one-tenth of its peak.
Leon was about to store the Black Light Clone in his inner World and replenish its energy with the Space Stone.
But suddenly, a vast river-like cosmic energy surged into the Black Light Clone's body, rapidly filling every weakened virus particle.
Leon lowered his head slightly.
Strands of golden light connected the Black Light Clone and Tiamut.
After the Celestials' contingency was triggered, it not only allowed the Black Light Clone to synchronize with the flesh but also connected him to Tiamut.
And now, Tiamut was supplying energy to the Black Light Clone, which had just devoured his flesh...
"Emergence is coming, Earth will be destroyed. Devour me, stranger, to protect this Planet and the humans here."
Tiamut's voice passed through the golden light into Leon's consciousness.
He was probably awakened by Leon, or perhaps he happened not to be in deep slumber.
And the first thing he did after being able to communicate was to ask Leon to kill him.
"You're asking me to kill you?" Leon didn't expect Tiamut to ask nothing, opening with a declaration of self-sacrifice.
However, this was indeed something this sleeping God would do.
In the comics, Tiamut particularly loved Earth.
In the movie, he even actively joined the energy connection of the Eternal Sersi and others, lending his energy to the Eternal, thereby transforming himself into metal rock, completely interrupting the Emergence.
"Earth is beautiful, and the development of civilization is not easy. I have observed the World's evolution for millions of years in my slumber; it's like my child," Tiamut said.
"Stranger, I can sense the vast energy within you. You seem to be a conceptual entity."
"Please kill me, and if you wish, you can also devour me, using my power to protect this Planet."
Tiamut's goodwill towards Earth was pure.
Leon even felt like he was talking to Ultraman Seven.
Seven was also someone who would put the Land of Light behind him for the sake of Earth.
Honestly, Leon usually didn't get along well with such people.
Their goodwill always caught him off guard with a sense of emotion.
"Let me think, perhaps you don't need to sacrifice yourself to save Earth."
Leon stroked his chin, the scorching lava enveloping him, but it didn't affect his communication with Tiamut.
"We can try other ways to help you complete the Emergence—without affecting Earth."
However, Tiamut was not optimistic about this: "Once Emergence begins, it won't stop unless I am killed or sealed. You shouldn't take the risk."
"No, no, I mean, we can move you to the Universe, and then try to fill you with the energy needed for Emergence in other ways," Leon explained.
"I'm afraid that's not feasible. Not even Arishem the Judge can change the conditions required for a Celestial's birth."
"How do you know if you don't try? In any case, no matter how bad the situation gets, it won't be worse than you staying in Earth's core."
"But... if I leave, the Earth's core will experience severe imbalance."
"I can solve that."
"Then let's try, stranger. You can call me Tiamut."
"Okay, Tiamut, get ready. I'm going to move you to the Universe."
Leon retracted the Black Light Clone, and the azure energy of the Space Stone and the crimson energy of the Reality Stone surged from his palm.
"By the way, my name is Leon."
Chapter 407: Inducing labor and delivering Tiamu
The energy of the Infinity Stones covered Tiamut's massive body.
The space of the Universe was pried open at this moment, and the rules of Reality were modified.
Tiamut completely disappeared from the Earth's core and appeared in the starry sky outside the Earth.
However, the molten lava in the Earth's core, which was missing a large amount of solid infill, still churned around the vacant part.
Li Ang released the power of the World, combining it with the Reality Stone.
He quickly created a large amount of molten material and filled it into the Earth's core.
A moment later, Li Ang dispersed the power of the Stones that had fixed space.
The lava continued to churn, but the position that originally belonged to Tiamut had been replaced by new molten material, identical to its surroundings.
"Next is Tiamut."
Li Ang's figure disappeared from the Earth's core, instantly reappearing outside the Earth.
Having left the environment that nurtured his life, Tiamut had already begun to gradually fall into slumber.
If he were allowed to sleep in the Universe,
his life force would gradually dissipate until Death.
Not far away, the energy belonging to Earthlings began to slowly drift towards Tiamut.
Those invisible energies were unconsciously drawn.
That was the Celestials' self-preservation mechanism.
Tiamut was passively beginning his emergence prematurely.
If he did not want all Earthlings to perish today,
Li Ang would have to accelerate the process of Tiamut achieving the conditions for "birth" in his own way.
Or he would have to quickly throw Tiamut to a place far from the Earth.
However, he did not immediately take action.
Instead, all his clones stopped what they were doing and began to observe and study the human energy drifting towards Tiamut.
Li Ang flipped his wrist and used the power of Space to bring Jarvis from the Earth to his side.
He placed his hand on Jarvis's head, borrowing the power of the Mind Stone.
At the same time, in his inner World, the Rege Duo Clone held the anti-life equation, using the equation to analyze the human energy.
The components of those energies were quickly analyzed by Li Ang.
"Besides the bodily energy of life, the main components are consciousness and emotional energy."
"Love, hatred, pain… all can become nourishment for the Celestials."
Li Ang gradually formed an idea: "It seems that artificially providing emergence nourishment is not entirely impossible."
He flew towards Tiamut, who was not far away.
He did not forget to apologize to Jarvis through the Mind Stone, "Sorry, Jarvis, I need to borrow the Mind Stone, so you'll have to bear with it for a while."
"I feel fine now, young master. I can see that what you are about to do is very important for the Earth, and I am honored." Jarvis, held by Li Ang's head while flying, remained elegant.
"You are truly thoughtful." Li Ang smiled.
He stopped in front of Tiamut, placing his palm on the armor that already had an ice layer.
"Tiamut, I'm taking you to a farther place for your emergence, do not resist."
The light in the four cylinders on Tiamut's head was gradually extinguishing.
But he still used his consciousness to persuade Li Ang: "Li Ang, it's still not too late to kill me now."
"I am grateful for your effort, but the conditions for emergence will not change, and other methods are unlikely to be effective."
"The gestation conditions of the Celestials are the natural laws of the Universe's own development."
"Destruction can only bring new life, and only a balance between the two can maintain the order of the Universe."
"Any action that changes this process is an attempt to violate the laws of the Universe's operation and cannot succeed."
Li Ang shook his head upon hearing this: "It's not too late to say 'impossible' after we've failed."
"Although the Universe has rules of operation, the Infinity Stones are precisely things that can reverse and modify all laws and principles, Tiamut."
In the movie, Old Wang once told Strange, who used the Time Stone, that changing time violated the laws of the Universe.
And every Infinity Stone naturally possesses the energy to reverse the laws of the Universe.
Li Ang brought Tiamut and Jarvis into his inner World.
Then, the Black Light Clone within his inner World began to perform a "premature birth operation" on Tiamut.
With the help of the anti-life equation and the Mind Stone,
Li Ang had already analyzed the essence of the energy required for emergence.
Next was to simulate and synthesize similar or even identical energy to accelerate Tiamut's emergence.
Blacklight Lyon once again transformed into a Hasiki, with several tentacles extending from his back.
They connected separately to the Mind Stone on Jarvis's head,
the Time, Space, and Reality Stones floating in the air,
as well as the anti-life equation in Rejedo's hand, and the Blood Sea Clone.
The Blood Sea Clone has the ability to create life, which could also be helpful at this time.
Li Ang first gathered a large amount of World power, capable of creating Worlds, and poured it into Tiamut's body.
This Celestial, whose head was a four-cylinder.
Immediately seemed to be injected with a powerful stimulant.
The four cylinders brightened again.
"This power… it's so peculiar, it seems very similar to the power we use to create Worlds." Tiamut's consciousness exclaimed.
"This is just the beginning, get ready!"
Li Ang let out a low shout, simultaneously controlling several Stones to begin operating.
The Space Stone provided energy, and the Reality Stone modified the energy's form.
The Mind Stone, combined with Li Ang's understanding of the mental World, performed the final energy shaping…
Emotional energy, material energy, spiritual energy…
Complex energy, synthesized to simulate human energy, was created through the Stones and flowed into Tiamut's body.
"This feeling… incredible, I think you must have succeeded, Li Ang!"
Tiamut's body began to emit light.
His armor, condensed from cosmic energy, became stronger again.
His body was growing taller, and his power was surging.
Millions of years of accumulation, with the energy provided by Li Ang as a catalyst, erupted like a flood.
Blacklight Lyon breathed a sigh of relief; it was good that it was effective, everything else would be much simpler now.
"Success is a given."
Li Ang continued to synthesize new energy and infuse it into Tiamut.
But then his expression suddenly changed slightly.
"Tiamut, you must absorb the energy as quickly as possible, Arishem the Judge is here!"
… … … …
Arishem the Judge descended to the Earth, crossing the barrier from outside the Universe.
His body was entirely crimson.
He could be described as magnificent.
He floated outside the Earth, his palm extended forward, looking like an adult human holding a basketball.
Except that what floated in his palm at this moment was not the Earth, but ten Eternal.
Those tiny figures were bound by rings, unable to move.
"The Celestial member of this Planet has disappeared, tell me everything you know, and I will judge here."
Among the Eternal, some looked bewildered, not knowing what Arishem the Judge was saying.
Others looked panicked.
"We, we don't know what happened, Judge."
Ajak, the Eternal Captain, said, "We've recently been tracking a… a Hasiki, which is a dog, because it knocked us out a while ago. Regarding the disappearance of the Celestial member, we don't know anything."
"Dog…"
Arishem the Judge seemed to be silent for a few seconds.
"I will find the answer from your memories."
Chapter 408 It was just a misunderstanding
Arishem the Judge immediately began to probe the Eternal's memories.
Inside his gigantic palm, the ten individuals instantly let out agonizing wails.
It was as if their brains were being forcibly extracted from their skulls.
Their faces were contorted with bulging green veins, their bodies tensed, and they were in so much pain they almost doubled over, but they were firmly bound in place by the rings.
Fortunately, Arishem the Judge quickly finished browsing their memories.
"A dog… Is Tiamut missing because of the creatures on this Planet? Could it be another Agatha?"
In another Multiverse.
An Earthling named Agatha had successively drained Tiamut and his, Arishem the Judge's, m-body.
Even the other Celestials who went to crusade against her mostly went and never returned, becoming her nourishment.
That Agatha had now surpassed the Universe structure and become a major hidden danger to the Celestials.
It was only because dangerous changes were occurring in the Multiverse.
That's why more Celestials hadn't gathered immediately to crusade against her.
If a creature similar to Agatha also appeared in this Universe.
Then he, Arishem the Judge, must nip the danger that disrupts the Universe's order in the bud.
"Your mission is complete; I will take you away to receive your next mission."
Arishem the Judge lowered his palm, and the ten Eternals, bound by the rings, floated away into the distance.
Ajak, the Eternal Captain, saw that Arishem the Judge had no intention of leaving immediately.
He couldn't help but ask, "Arishem the Judge, may I ask what else you intend to do?"
"The humans on this Planet have violated the laws of Universe development; I shall deliver judgment here!"
A dazzling red light flashed in Arishem the Judge's hand.
He held a red energy orb and slammed his palm towards Earth.
There was no need to mention the energy orb; just looking at Arishem the Judge's palm, which was comparable to a continental plate, was enough to explode the Earth.
"Stop! Arishem the Judge, the Celestial member you are looking for is safe and sound; he is currently undergoing God manifestation!"
At the critical moment, Leon appeared in front of Arishem the Judge's palm.
He had already used time acceleration to make Tiamut complete his God manifestation quickly.
But it still couldn't finish before Arishem the Judge made his move.
To avoid affecting the surroundings, Leon first absorbed the Earth and Moon into his inner World.
Then, he instantly exceeded Light Speed and met Arishem the Judge's palm.
"So it was you who presumptuously tried to absorb the power of a Celestial member!"
Arishem the Judge snorted disdainfully, and the energy orb in his hand grew even more powerful.
From the beginning, his intention was to force the person behind the scenes to appear.
And the true purpose was, of course, annihilation.
The moment Leon collided with the energy orb, his expression changed drastically.
His will operated at the fastest speed, instantly capturing the stars and Planets within the Solar System with his thoughts, absorbing them all into his inner World.
The next moment, a brilliant Firework, like a supernova explosion, erupted in the empty Solar System.
The immense energy from the center of the explosion swept out, clearing all asteroids within the Solar System.
Those energies spread layer by layer, and everywhere they reached, all cosmic medium turned to dust.
But immediately, those energies and mediums retracted as if time were flowing backward.
Including the center of the explosion.
All matter and Fire were collapsing towards the same point.
A black hole appeared at the center of the explosion!
Arishem the Judge's casual palm strike directly annihilated all matter in the Solar System.
At the same time, the highly concentrated energy explosion formed a small black hole!
Arishem the Judge stood silently before the black hole, the Eternals protected behind him filled with shock.
"Even like this, you didn't die; it was indeed you who swallowed Tiamut!" At a certain moment, Arishem the Judge roared.
At the center of the black hole.
Leon, wearing a tattered Dormammu Armor, flew out against the terrifying gravity.
He stabilized himself with the law of space.
Then, he looked around, and the energy from the three Infinity Stones of Space, Time, and Reality spread from his body.
Thus, within the already ruined Solar System.
The black hole disappeared, asteroids reshaped, and matter flowed backward.
"Infinity Stones…" Arishem the Judge murmured softly, his tone completely indifferent.
As a top-tier powerhouse among the Celestials, even with an m-body, he possessed the ability to destroy Universes.
Let alone three Infinity Stones.
Even six… five.
Even if five were gathered together, he was still not afraid in the slightest.
Arishem the Judge raised his arm again, condensing Universe energy.
This time, he used even more energy.
If Leon had watched "What If…?" Season 3.
He would know that Arishem the Judge, even when facing Agatha who had absorbed Tiamut's power, never used Universe energy, relying entirely on close combat throughout.
So much so that in the end, he himself became Agatha's meal.
Now, Arishem the Judge immediately launched continuous Universe energy bombardments upon meeting Leon.
This was undoubtedly due to Agatha.
Making him extremely wary of Leon, who was suspected of having also absorbed Tiamut.
And in front of Arishem the Judge, Leon wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth.
It was the first time he had sustained such a severe injury in battle.
Even the Dormammu Armor was half-destroyed.
Arishem the Judge's attacks, which were capable of destroying galaxies, made it difficult for him to even dodge.
Even with the Infinity Stones, at most, it would only expand the battle's affected area from the Solar System to the Milky Way Galaxy.
"Tiamut, your birthing process is truly long."
Leon grinned, his gaze burning as he looked at Arishem the Judge.
He decided that once he became stronger, he would definitely "spar" with Arishem the Judgeagain.
As for now.
"Arishem the Judge! Look closely, who exactly are you trying to attack!"
The Rege Duo Clone used the ability of One Mind, One Body within the inner World, transforming into light and dissipating.
Outside, in Leon's main body, a courage stick (cosmos) appeared in his left hand and a Miracle Wing Transformation Device in his right.
Leon held his hands out level, and both transformation devices simultaneously glowed.
Using himself as the human host, he transformed into Leijedo Ultraman.
Leijedo, at ninety thousand kilometers tall, was even a bit taller than Arishem the Judge.
"What?" Arishem the Judge paused, his arm suspended in the air.
He carefully scrutinized Leijedo, into whom Leon had transformed, and suddenly his tone rose a few octaves.
"You are a conceptual entity!? This, this…"
Arishem the Judge stared fixedly at Leon, his raised arm slowly, slowly lowering, finally hiding behind his back.
The Celestials were created by Marvel's first Universe — the 'First Firmament'.
Marvel's Universes are iterative, undergoing cycles of destruction, like reincarnation, and then being reborn in a Big Bang.
The current movie Universe belongs to the seventh-generation Universe, and the embodiment of the Universe is Eternity.
Eternity also created His own Celestials.
Some members of the past generations of Celestials had to obey Him.
And, to some extent, Leon was equivalent to Eternity's newly chosen colleague.
Therefore, it was uncertain who had higher authority when Arishem the Judge's m-body faced Leon.
If it came down to strength, then Arishem the Judge's voice would certainly be louder.
But he couldn't fight someone from Eternity's side.
Considering the potential possessed by a conceptual entity.
Arishem the Judge's attitude immediately became a bit more humble: "This esteemed Sir, that was actually just a misunderstanding."
Chapter 409 The Cycle of the Universe
"A misunderstanding?"
Rejedo-Leon reached out and put his hand on Arishem the Judge's shoulder.
Their sizes and postures made it seem as if a leader visiting a rural area was patting a child's shoulder, asking if they had a lot of holiday homework.
"Arishem the Judge, what makes you want to destroy the Earth without even bothering to understand the truth?"
Leon's posture at this moment perfectly matched that of a high-and-mighty, mysterious Abstract Entity.
"Do you know, Tiamut has already begun to hatch in another place with my help."
"And you, you don't investigate the truth, and you wantonly destroy Planets, not abiding by the Universe's operating rules. Do you want to destroy this Universe? Is Eternity making you do this?"
Arishem the Judge's aura visibly weakened.
"I apologize, Your Excellency, I prejudged that the Celestial on this Planet had been absorbed by someone."
As the Judge, Arishem the Judge was undoubtedly the part of the Celestials that most adhered to the Universe's rules.
Hearing Leon's questioning, he hurriedly explained:
"On an Earth in another Universe, there was a Witch named Agatha who continuously absorbed the power of several Gods, including myself."
"Because of Agatha's existence, and my apprehension of Your Excellency's power, I chose to act rashly."
Leon was slightly silent, as if he had heard a strange tale of a mouse drinking the entire Pacific Ocean in one gulp.
"Wait, Agatha can absorb Celestials?"
Agatha isn't a comedic character; how could she absorb a God? Wouldn't she explode?
Leon found it unbelievable.
But then he thought of something.
Previously, his Black Light Clone had accelerated the speed of devouring Tiamut's flesh and blood by gathering the energy of ten Eternals.
Perhaps Agatha also used a similar method—
First, she drained ten Eternals, then used Tiamut's goodwill towards the Earth to drain Tiamut.
This way, Agatha would at least possess power above the Skyfather level, allowing her to continue plotting for the power of other Celestials.
The ways to grow stronger in the Marvel Universe are truly bizarre.
Anyone, as long as they find the right crooked path,
Could be an ordinary Earthling one second and be able to casually destroy the Universe the next.
"Even so, Arishem the Judge, you were wrong from the start... Hmm?"
Leon was about to criticize Arishem the Judge a bit more when he suddenly paused.
He waved his hand, took out the Sun and the major Planets from his inner World, and returned them to their original positions.
He then used the Space and Reality Stone to re-stabilize the gravitational balance within the Solar System.
Finally, he released Tiamut, who had already completed the Emergence.
"Arishem the Judge, stop! Leon helped me!"
As soon as Tiamut appeared, his mental power filled the Solar System, 'loudly' urging Arishem the Judge to stop.
But when he turned his head,
He saw Leon transformed into a giant Abstract Entity.
His right hand was resting on Arishem the Judge's shoulder.
It was the posture of a leader visiting a branch company to offer criticism and guidance.
Tiamut couldn't help but be stunned: "You... So Leon, you know Arishem the Judge?"
"We met through conflict. Arishem the Judge is apologizing for his rashness just now," Leon said.
"He really did act? Then he certainly should apologize! Leon, you didn't just help me, you also saved billions of Earthlings," Tiamut agreed wholeheartedly.
Arishem the Judge did not refute.
But he looked at Tiamut in surprise.
From the other party, he couldn't see any abnormalities.
It was as if Tiamut was a perfectly nourished, normally developed Celestial.
But how could this be?
"Tiamut... you, the Earth is still intact, how did you complete the Emergence?" Arishem the Judgeasked.
"Leon helped me. He used the Infinity Stones to create the energy I needed..."
"Absurd!" Arishem the Judge suddenly became angry.
"Even if this Excellency meant well, how could you agree? You are violating the laws of the Universe!"
In the mental domain, Arishem the Judge's voice echoed.
"We Celestials gathered the power of everyone, triggered the Big Bang above the six singularities to create the Universe, and then created Stars in the Universe, sowing the seeds of life."
"These seeds nurture intelligent life, and they continuously reproduce. They will use their wisdom and energy to nourish the newborn Gods, expand the Celestials, and thus create more Stars."
"This cycle of destruction and birth is a necessary means to maintain the balance of the Universeand create more life!"
"And now you have violated it!"
Arishem the Judge's voice was like thunder.
What he said was not wrong.
Most of the life in the Marvel Universe was created by the Celestials.
This was also why Leon's Black Light Clone, even after devouring the genes of most races in the entire Universe, still didn't grow much.
After all, they were all created by the same creator, so the species diversity wasn't high.
And since intelligent life was all created by the Celestials,
Then the so-called Emergence,
Was actually about letting intelligent beings use their own lives to nourish their creators.
Although cruel, it seemed reasonable.
Tiamut retorted in a deep voice: "If my birth would lead to the destruction of the Earth and the Death of billions of Earthlings, then I would rather the Emergence never happen!"
"Foolishness," Arishem the Judge pointed at him, "You are to create Stars, to create more life. The Earthlings who die because of you are sacrificing for the entire Universe!"
"No! You are wrong, Arishem the Judge! All of you Celestials are wrong!" Leon suddenly spoke.
Arishem the Judge's righteous reprimand of Tiamut was stifled.
He looked at Leon, and had no choice but to adopt a gentle tone, highly diplomatic.
"Your Excellency, perhaps you have only just been born, and your understanding of the Celestials' functions is not yet complete."
Arishem the Judge tried to refute, "Destruction and rebirth are the core order for the stable development of the Universe. The Universe can only grow stronger through cycles."
"If no new Celestials are born to create new Suns and life for the ever-increasing Universe,"
"The resources in various Universes will eventually be exhausted, ultimately leading to destruction."
Leon nodded upon hearing this: "No need to say more, I understand your duties very well."
The Celestials' theory of cosmic cyclical development has some similarities with Thanos.
It's just that Thanos aimed to achieve cosmic resource balance by eliminating half of the population.
And the Celestials sacrifice a small number of people to ensure larger-scale creation and survival.
"But wrong is wrong. Everything else you do is right, but you were wrong to implant the Celestial seed into the Earth," Leon said.
Arishem the Judge silently looked at Leon.
At this moment, he might have thought Leon was an Abstract Entity who didn't distinguish right from wrong.
He couldn't help but say in a slightly cold and hard tone: "Does the Earth hold a special meaning for Your Excellency?"
"I grew up on Earth, so it indeed holds extraordinary significance for me."
Leon patted Arishem the Judge's shoulder once more.
"However, Arishem the Judge, do you know about the Time Variance Authority?"
Chapter 410 What? The people at the anchor point are so terrifying!
When Leon called him 'Ari', if Arishem the Judge's helmet could display expressions, his mouth would definitely be twitching at this moment.
He didn't know what Leon wanted to say.
He could only respond indifferently, "I know the TVA, but the Celestials don't have much interaction with them."
"Then you should also know about the Anchor Person?" Leon asked again.
"...The Anchor Person?" Arishem the Judge paused.
His understanding of this term was at the level of having heard of it but not caring.
After all, if Shen Loki was ignored.
In the eyes of the Celestials, even the entire TVA combined could only be classified as something not presentable.
Let alone a concept like 'Anchor Person' proposed by the TVA.
Leon noticed this.
He proactively explained, "The Anchor Person is the core of the World. When this core dies or is destroyed, the entire Universe will also be destroyed with it."
"At that time, even if you Celestials create ten thousand or a hundred million Suns every day, it will be useless."
Arishem the Judge and Tiamut were both stunned, "The Anchor Person dies, and the Universe is also destroyed? How is this possible?"
One person is connected to the entire Universe.
What kind of person is this, Eternity's biological son?
If he dies, so many people in the entire Universe, so many Celestials' seeds, have to be buried with him?
Even Eternity, even if he died today, the Universe couldn't possibly be destroyed.
Arishem the Judge couldn't help but confirm again, "Sir, are you perhaps telling a joke?"
"Of course I'm not joking. Isn't our topic serious enough?"
The brightness of Leon's two large eyes increased a few points, combined with Rejedo's appearance, full of righteousness and persuasiveness.
Arishem the Judge immediately believed him; a conceptual entity had no reason to lie to him.
He said in a daze, "No wonder... no wonder so many Universes always inexplicably and uncontrollably head towards destruction..."
"The Anchor Person... I must find him and protect him as the core of the Universe!" he said slowly and decisively.
Leon then patted Arishem the Judge's head.
"Ari, in fact, the best protection you can offer is to stop putting Celestials' seeds into Earth."
"Because almost all Anchor Persons are Earthlings."
"When you put Celestials' seeds into Earth, you are tying a time bomb to the Anchor Person's life."
"When the bomb explodes, the Anchor Person will either die or try to get revenge on you from the remnants of Earth."
"So, perhaps the destruction of some Universe even has your contribution."
"By the way, Ari, you haven't destroyed Earth, have you?"
"No way, what's with that expression? Don't tell me you actually did that."
"This is terrible, that's almost like you destroying a Universe with your own hands!"
"Tiamut, what should happen if the Judge destroys a Universe without reason? Will he be beheaded by the leader?"
After speaking to Arishem the Judge, Leon turned to ask Tiamut.
If Arishem the Judge were a human.
Then he would certainly be sweating profusely at this moment.
After all, even though Leon had been patting Arishem the Judge's head with loud thumps.
This guy still stood ramrod straight, not saying a word.
As if he had suddenly dropped dead, his warm body stiffening directly while standing upright.
He wouldn't even need makeup to play a zombie.
Tiamut, on the side, was clearly also stunned by Leon's words.
"Beheading is not necessary... but, but... Leon, is what you said really true?"
Leon stroked Arishem the Judge's smooth head, "The situation will only be worse than what I said. You can go to the TVA and ask the person in charge for details."
Tiamut now knew that the situation was indeed getting a bit out of control.
The Celestials had planted seeds of young Gods on Earth in every Universe.
They even specifically dispatched the Eternal to guard them.
And let Arishem the Judge, this top-tier powerhouse, escort the seed baby's God manifestation.
But now, an Anchor Person has appeared, linked to the destruction of the Universe.
And all Anchor Persons are Earthlings...
This...
Tiamut remembered a character named Joker from an Earth comic.
He suddenly felt that the Celestials' actions, at this moment, seemed to have all become a Joker.
Especially Arishem the Judge...
Tiamut secretly glanced at Arishem the Judge.
His powerful compatriot had been standing stiffly and silently for a long time.
That crimson armor of his seemed to have grown even redder in a trance.
Tiamut had a strong sense of empathy; if he were Arishem the Judge at this moment, he would probably wish he could drill into the Earth's core lava to hide.
No, Arishem the Judge is bigger than Earth, he would have to hide in the Sun.
"Uh, I... well, thank you for the information, this is very important to us, Leon."
Tiamut clasped Leon's fingers with both hands and shook them vigorously—after all, his body was too small.
He realized the importance of this information and quickly said goodbye to Leon.
"Perhaps we should leave now and quickly tell our other companions, then urgently deal with my counterparts in other Universes... right, Arishem the Judge?"
At this moment, Arishem the Judge still showed no response.
If it weren't for the six barrels on his head still lit up.
Leon and Tiamut would probably have thought he was dead.
"Arishem the Judge? Hey! I said! We should go! Damn it, we need to go back now!"
After Tiamut shouted a few times, he began to yell loudly in the mental realm.
Clearly, after hearing Leon's message, his mental state was also worrying.
After all, those 'germinating' on Earth were all other versions of him.
Compared to Arishem the Judge, he wasn't much better off.
Tiamut's shouts finally seemed to help Arishem the Judge get his soul back.
This guy slowly moved his head and slowly nodded towards Tiamut.
"Go."
Arishem the Judge was originally a taciturn God with exceptionally strong executive power.
Now, he had directly become a man of few words.
He grabbed Tiamut with his huge palm, pushed out a palm in front of him, opening a deep spatial passage, and immediately prepared to leave.
"Wait, Ari!" Leon suddenly called out to Arishem the Judge again.
The two Gods thought Leon had more important information, so they quickly stopped and waited for Leon to continue.
As a result, Leon released Rejedo's One Heart, One Body, returning to his original form.
The injuries on his body from taking a direct hit from Arishem the Judge had completely recovered.
But the Dormammu Armor was still tattered, practically declared scrapped.
The damage resistance limit of this armor was to withstand an attack capable of destroying a star system with a single blow.
Even such an armor was destroyed, which was enough to show how powerful Arishem the Judge's casual palm strike was.
Leon pointed to the tattered armor on his body and said, "Ari, before you leave, shouldn't you take another look at this set of armor? They accompanied me as I grew, and they are very significant to me!"
Arishem the Judge was silent, seemingly not understanding the meaning of Leon's words.
At this point, Tiamut said something to him.
After a slight thought, he nodded and, with a palm strike from a distance towards Leon, tore open a spatial rift.
A Celestials' corpse floated out of the rift, wearing crimson armor and having six barrels on its head.
"This is compensation. Goodbye, sir."
Arishem the Judge nodded slightly towards Leon, then took Tiamut and ten Eternal into the passage and disappeared.
A few seconds later, the passage closed, and Leon caught the huge corpse.
"This is... another Arishem the Judge?" Leon was speechless.
Arishem the Judge actually gave him the corpse of another Arishem the Judge.
(The part about the Anchor Person in this chapter is purely a wild idea, please do not delve into it.)