Aaron was quite unfamiliar with the place, but with the help of the All-Seeing Eye, the room held no secrets for him.
He casually glanced around.
The first floor contained the living room, dining room, kitchen, and library.
This was not his target this time.
However, in the dining room, Aaron found many strange ingredients. The food on the table featured Cthulhu style elements like large eyeballs and tentacles.
If he didn't know this was the Sanctum Sanctorum, Aaron would have thought he had transmigrated into the Cthulhu world.
In any case, these things did not look like food a normal person would eat.
The second floor held the bedrooms for Stephen, his assistant Wong, and others, as well as the guest rooms.
Aaron also saw a portrait of a woman, whom he remembered as Stephen's disciple.
Ugly, rejected.
This was also not his target this time.
Aaron walked straight up to the third floor. This was the most important area of the Sanctum Sanctorum.
It contained the Meditation Room, the magic Library, and the storage room for mysterious Magical Artifacts.
Aaron remembered that the Book of Vishanti seemed to be here too.
However, when he arrived at the storage room, he found that the locker marked for the Book of Vishanti was empty.
However, the other lockers had not been touched.
Thinking about it, the Book of Vishanti was arguably the most important Divine Artifact. If it were left carelessly inside the Sanctum Sanctorum, no one would feel safe.
"Ivory Idol of Ikonn, Purple Gem, Cloak of Levitation, Third Eye of Horus, Sword of Ultimate Shadow, Wand of Watoomb, Axe of Angarruumus, World Tree Staff, Scrolls of Watoomb, Brazier of Balthakk..."
"Tsk tsk, a whole bunch of Divine Artifacts just casually placed here. As expected of the Marvel Universe."
"As expected of the Sanctum Sanctorum."
Aaron couldn't understand why these sorcerers would place Divine Artifacts so carelessly in the Sanctum Sanctorum.
Were they not afraid of someone coming in to steal them?
If any villain intended to come shopping, they could easily trigger a series of major and minor incidents with these Divine Artifacts. It might even lead to the destruction of the world.
Aaron did not sense any magic restriction here. These Divine Artifacts were just openly displayed, as if saying to others, "Come look at me! Hurry up and grab me!"
Did Stephen think others wouldn't recognize their value? Or was he very confident in his own magic attainments?
Thinking of Stephen being brutally beaten by Dracula in the Sanctum Sanctorum, Aaron felt it was highly unreliable.
It was well known that Stephen lacked prowess. He would lose for various reasons until a crucial moment arrived.
After thinking for a moment, Aaron decided not to dwell on Stephen's affairs.
Since Stephen was so generous in displaying them, Aaron didn't mind giving him a small lesson.
Aaron devoured the lockers along with all the Magical Artifacts inside.
One, two, three...
[Key of Ikonn (Ivory Idol of Ikonn): You can freely open and close the gateway to the Ikahn Dimension.]
[Purple Key (Purple Gem): You can freely open and close the gateway to the Purple Dimension.]
[Rubber Power (Mister Fantastic Reed + Cloak of Levitation): Your body possesses astonishing elasticity, can stretch to incredible lengths, freely change its size and form, and is immune to physical attacks.]
[All-Seeing Eye (Third Eye of Horus): Building upon the original ability, you gain a special vision capable of peering into high dimensions and other special existing creatures.]
[Soulsword (Sword of Ultimate Shadow): Your attacks possess a stronger anti-magic effect, capable of ignoring magic defenses and dealing true damage to enemies.]
[Magic Enhancement (Wand of Watoomb): Your magic power can be amplified tenfold (including energy) based on the original amount, allowing you to unleash greater power.]
[Note: If you can collect the other half of the Wand of Watoomb, the effect will be even stronger.]
[Magic Invisibility (Brazier of Balthakk): Detected similar ability (Invisibility). Fusion completed. You can achieve multi-faceted invisibility by absorbing light, radio waves, heat, kinetic energy, etc, while also concealing your magic and energy aura, hiding your tracks, making it difficult for most methods to detect you.]
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"Not bad." Aaron nodded in satisfaction.
The World Tree Staff was directly ignored by him.
The other Magical Artifacts also brought Aaron a significant wave of improvement, making his power more comprehensive and his overall methods stronger.
Aaron was originally preparing to leave but his gaze suddenly fell upon the lowest level.
The Underground Room of the Sanctum Sanctorum.
Aaron's figure flashed, and he appeared in front of a seemingly ordinary staircase.
However, through the All-Seeing Eye, it was easy to see through the true nature of this staircase.
This was the Penrose Staircase, a special infinite loop creation that exists in the real dimension but also in higher dimensions—it constantly goes up or down but never reaches an end.
It was somewhat similar to a Mobius Strip or a Klein Bottle.
If someone truly walked down it unknowingly, attempting to reach the highest point, they would surely feel what despair was like.
It was like a direct path to Hell, utterly endless.
This was because it existed between the three-dimensional and high-dimensional spaces. Seemingly ordinary, it had actually already traveled to another dimension.
The ability granted to Aaron by the Third Eye of Horus allowed him to instantly see through its essence.
"A bit interesting."
Aaron nodded and looked at the locked room next to him.
Through the chains and wooden door, Aaron saw the endless fire contained within the room.
This was Flames of the Faltine, a special dimensional fire.
Aaron thought about it and decided that devouring them one by one was too much trouble. It would be better if he could solve it once and for all.
He suddenly looked down at the floor.
Aaron had a good idea.
Before the operation began, Aaron first arrived at the junction between the Astral Plane and the Sanctum Sanctorum.
There was still a Ghost Dog in its soul state here.
It was Doctor Strange's pet, Bats, and also the guardian of the Sanctum Sanctorum.
When Stephen and the others were out, it was responsible for protecting the Sanctum Sanctorum from outside intrusion.
However, its effectiveness couldn't be described as strong, it was merely better than nothing.
Any master thief could easily sneak past it.
Moreover, Aaron had shielded his own aura.
This so-called guardian was like a blind man. It slowly wandered around inside the Sanctum Sanctorum.
By the time Aaron walked into the section belonging to the Astral Plane, Bats still hadn't noticed that someone had taken Stephen's treasured possessions right under its nose.
He was tempted to devour the Astral Plane. But considering that it contained too many deities, and he might even encounter the Four Elder Gods or even higher-level beings, he gave up.
If he dared to devour the Astral Plane, those countless deities who lost their lair would definitely pay him a very "enthusiastic" visit.
Therefore, Aaron used time and spatial power to separate the Astral Plane and the Sanctum Sanctorum.
Returning outside the Sanctum Sanctorum, Aaron opened his right hand, and a black hole suddenly rose from the ground, like the maw of a giant beast, swallowing the Sanctum Sanctorum whole.
[Chaos Core: Possesses the characteristics of Flames of the Faltine within the body, granting stronger destructive power.]
[Ghost Wall (Penrose Staircase): You can create a special space that transcends reality. No matter which direction is chosen, you will return to the starting point. Here, space holds no meaning.]
[Realm of White Magic: You can create a magic seal capable of isolating most supernatural intrusions, especially effective against Dark Power.]
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