Kurohane flapped his wings and slowly flew to Dormammu's side, using the Phoenix Force to control his body. This body was still composed of dark energy, appearing as Dormammu saw himself in the depths of his Soul. However, at this moment, he was not yet the King of the Dark Dimension.
"How do you feel? Do you have the sensation of being reborn?"
"Heh, a clumsy method." Dormammu had already admitted his failure internally. Having lost the dimension he controlled, he couldn't find any reason; it was just that he lost! He squeezed his fists tightly, feeling this false reality. Dormammu smiled with relief.
"You win, Kurohane. From now on, the Dark Dimension belongs to you. What do you want to do? Completely enslave my Soul?"
Kurohane frowned.
"We're on the same side, yet you're trying to mess with me? Even like this, you haven't given up on trying to screw me over?" Kurohane was keenly aware of Dormammu's plan, which was to use the Dark Dimension to re-corrode his Heaven Dimension. After all, the total volume of the Dark Dimension was much larger. Once Kurohane merged the two dimensions, the dark energy would definitely gain the upper hand!
Dormammu smiled strangely, and a bizarre symbol flew out of his body with a 'swoosh'. It was like a grinning ghostly face, directly imprinted on the back of Kurohane's right hand. There, there was already the bizarre goat head mark! The two marks merged into one in an instant, transforming into a demon face with goat horns on its head. Immediately afterward, all the dark energy in the Dark Dimension became active, starting to converge toward Kurohane!
"Humans have limits, that's why I chose not to be human back then, to become the King of the Dark Dimension. Now you no longer have the right to be human. Fall into darkness forever and become the new Dimension King!" Dormammu's figure gradually became blurry. After he finished his last sentence, he completely disappeared, and a sound from the system also appeared in Kurohane's mind.
[Ding! Dormammu, the King of the Dark Dimension, has died. Justice points +1000!]
What's the use of these justice points!
"All Valkyries, listen up! Retreat to Heaven immediately!" Kurohane had already sensed the dark energy riot. The dark creatures fighting the Valkyries all transformed into pure dark energy and started converging toward Kurohane! His current body was like a piece of silvery-white metal, and this dark energy was like pure water. The moment the two met, a terrifying explosion would occur. At that point, let alone these Valkyries, even the Dark Dimension might not be able to withstand it!
He wasn't just an ordinary piece of metal; he was sodium metal, which explodes on contact with water!
Skr~
Urd didn't want to leave. It was rare to meet such a good boss like Kurohane, who was still thinking about their safety at this moment. But as a part of Heaven, her soul did not allow her to resist Kurohane's orders. She couldn't even say a word and was uncontrollably flying back to the portal to Heaven!
Kurohane watched all the Valkyries retreat safely, and only then did he open a portal to leave the Dark Dimension. But he had no way to retreat. He only managed to throw the Infinity Gauntlet, inlaid with three Infinity Stones, through the portal. The portal was submerged by the rampaging dark energy, swallowing Kurohane along with it into endless darkness!
On the other side of the portal, The Ancient One was stunned when she saw the legendary equipment lying on the ground. When the portal opened just now, a terrifying dark energy surged out, making her think for a moment that Dormammu's main body had arrived! But only a glove and three Infinity Stones came through the portal, which made her feel a little relieved.
As for Kurohane's situation in the Dark Dimension, she guessed most of it in an instant. Kurohane definitely won! But Kurohane was tricked by Dormammu, designating Kurohane as the next King of the Dark Dimension. Either the Dark Dimension would turn Kurohane into a dark creature or the dark energy would corrode his Heaven Dimension, both were huge losses for Kurohane. With two completely opposing forces influencing each other, it would be a blessing if Kurohane didn't become disabled!
That's why Kurohane threw the Infinity Stones out of the Dark Dimension. One reason was that the Infinity Stones couldn't leave the Universe for too long. The second reason was that two different forces were already troublesome enough. If there were three more different forces... It wouldn't be a near-death experience, but a definite death!
The Ancient One picked up the Infinity Gauntlet from the ground and then found an empty spot on a shelf behind her to place it. This was the basement under the London Sanctum, which had been abandoned since the London Sanctum was destroyed. Stephen Strange had just succeeded as Sorcerer Supreme and hadn't had time to rebuild the Sanctum here, so The Ancient One had taken it over. She used a simple spell to make all sorcerers forget the existence of this Sanctum. It was the same spell that Stephen Strange used in Spider-Man: No Way Home to make everyone forget that Spider-Man was Peter Parker. Without outside influence, this spell was incredibly simple for The Ancient One!
The Ancient One let out a long, tired sigh.
"Good grief, I didn't expect to still have to guard the Infinity Stones after not being Sorcerer Supreme anymore, and now there are three of them! Fortunately, if Kurohane can return safely from the Dark Dimension, he won't need these three Infinity Stones. Send them out of Earth quickly, or they will cause problems sooner or later!"
While The Ancient One was enjoying the peace, Kurohane was suffering inside a frying pan. If he hadn't used the Phoenix Force to wrap his entire body, the endless dark energy might have exploded him long ago! He was currently frantically contracting the Holy Energy inside his body, compressing it into the Holy Scar on his left hand. Because as long as there was a trace of Holy Energy in his body, the dark mark on his right hand would burn his Soul. If it weren't for the Phoenix Force protecting his Soul, he might be an idiot by now!
As a result, after he withdrew all the Holy Energy from his body, a dense dark energy surged out from his right hand, quickly occupying his body. This time, it was Kurohane's left hand that started to rebel and burn!
"System!!! I'm giving you a chance to perform! I will never mention you blackening my justice points again! Use all the justice points on a lottery draw and get me a skill that can resolve the current situation!"
[Ding! Detecting that the host is in great danger, the lottery draw warranty mechanism is activated!]
[Drawing...]
[Congratulations to the host for obtaining the skill "Eighth Sense"]
(Eighth Sense: Alaya-Vijnana, even the barrier between life and death can be easily crossed!)
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