Stonehenge?The Brotherhood of Sorcery?Mephisto hiding in London?!
A string of thoughts burst through Shen Du's mind.
In the next moment, everything clicked.
In the Jackie Chan Adventures world, a dark organization specializing in magic was entrenched in London—the Brotherhood of Sorcery.Its members came from all walks of life, frequently abusing magic to spread fear.
Until the age of technology arrived, and magic gradually lost its luster.
To restore the Brotherhood's glory, the current leader once planned to use Stonehenge to destroy London and rule the world.
Of course—Because of an archaeologist and his niece, the plan ultimately failed.
But the key point was:
Shen Du never imagined that Stonehenge also possessed the power to tear open the barrier between two realms and summon an Outer God into Midgard!
Outer Gods.
Chaotic existences born from all negative emotions and extreme feelings of the natural world.
Unspeakable, twisted beings.Weird.Grotesque.Tainted.
Even mere accidental awareness of their existence would plunge a mortal into madness—Because the human brain cannot process the overwhelming flood of information.
The negative consciousnesses that make up the forms of Outer Gods—Terror, despair, impotent rage, sin, malice—Were too enormous, too vast.
With a weak soul, one would inevitably be crushed.Becoming a vegetable would already be a blessing.
In theory…
All mental-institution patients have subtle connections to Outer Gods.
Because the Astral Plane sometimes overlaps with the physical world.Anyone within such an overlap would certainly see… unclean things.
"Correct.""The source of all evil.""A walking plague of insanity—great, blind, and mad—more than enough to drag Earth into corruption. A hundred benefits and not a single drawback."
The seductive, magnificent woman in ornate robes smiled with sinister delight.
"As expected of you."
"Mephisto."
Nightmare applauded first.
"...A hundred benefits and not a single drawback?""Are you insulting the Outer Gods?"
A colossal octopus-like ancient demon with a giant single eye let out a harsh, disdainful noise.
Its countless thick tentacles writhed arrogantly as a sinister aura filled the grand hall.
Boom! Boom!Boom! Boom!
The tentacles slammed against the ornate palace floor.Its body exuded terrifying strength and monstrous toughness.
It could withstand high-energy bombardment, shrug off most magical attacks, ignore natural laws, and easily tear open the barrier of time and space—Interfering with reality through whispered dreams,Toying with the minds of any target.
This Old One knew very well how terrifying the Outer Gods birthed by negative emotion truly were.
Even multidimensional beings—The native forces dominating the Astral Plane, beings born of positive, hopeful emotional energy—Could not truly destroy an Outer God.
Outer Gods—
Almost all of them possessed the trait of eternal, undying existence.
Summon or dismiss them at will?Delusional.
Once an Outer God slipped out of control, even additional dimensions would suffer calamity and burn out of existence.
A being this powerful—a unique Lord of the Multiverse—had spoken.
Who would dare disobey?
Even Mephisto fell silent.
"I heard you once created a multi-eyed tentacle monster in your own image… and named it Quigos?"
Dormammu suddenly asked.
"Quigos…""A familiar yet distant name."
"Yes.But he betrayed me.To punish that traitor, I sealed him beneath the deep sea, doomed to eternal torment."
In the eye demon's jewel-like, prismatic gaze, memories surfaced—filled with sighs.
Countless ages had passed.
Has Quigos awakened?
"How about releasing him?"
Nightmare sneered.
"I cannot set foot in the physical world.""Idiot."
The eye demon scoffed.
Ah—That was indeed a problem.
Looking around the hall, only Mephisto existed in the real world.The others were rooted in their respective dimensions, occasionally sending their spiritual projections to wander the inner-outer realms and exert faint influence.
Wait.
There was also a Hell-lord from the East—Kaido!
…
The vast land of Shenzhou, rich and fertile, with spiritual veins interwoven like rivers—It had birthed countless secret realms and blessed paradises.
Even a minor underworld official could walk the mortal world.So Kaido…
Very likely existed physically as well.
With Kaido leading his demonic followers to raze the Sanctum Sanctorum of the sorcerers—It would be killing several birds with one stone.
"Yes. I do exist in the real world."
Shen Du spoke after some thought, openly.
"But I don't possess the power to carry out the plan. The Warrior Monk sealed my magic!"
"Unless you can remove the binding of the divine relic."
Wait—This setting felt oddly familiar.
Mephisto and Dormammu exchanged looks.
The ones who sealed ancient demons…Were indeed the Warrior Monks!
Could it be…
Kaido was also of the ancient demon lineage?!
"Shenzhou cultivators truly are all the same.""Whenever they find evil or outsiders, they immediately try to kill or seal them.""Seal.""Banish.""They use every method imaginable!"
The towering bull-horned giant—Chiyou—erupted with fury.
Buzz!!!
Invisible psychic force burst outward.
The fire brazier exploded instantly.The palace trembled, the dimension cracked.
Even the outer consciousness-ocean filled with deep-space stars roared in turbulence—
Countless beings jolted awake in their sleep.A chilling dread washed over all of them.
This mysterious abstract space—A plane built from the thoughts and emotions of the cosmos—Had its own laws of balance and harmony.
Even so—
Not even a multiversal, supreme demon god like Chiyou dared vent for too long.
After a brief outburst, he calmed quickly.
Toward this newcomer's experience, he felt deep sympathy.
"So the Warrior Monks sealed other demons as well?"Hades asked suspiciously.
"Yes."
"Shenzhou has a long tradition of exorcising demons and defending the Dao."
Shen Du kept a straight face—But inside his heart was in chaos.
He nearly exposed himself!Thankfully, Chiyou's outburst saved him.
Otherwise, he would have had no way to explain himself.
Originally, Shen Du planned to use the Black-Qi Wizard Daolong to deal with the divine relic binding him.But with Marvel's infamous dimensional lords sitting before him—Who could suppress their long-pent-up cravings?
Without the divine relic's restraint, ancient demons would certainly gain a huge boost in power—Ascending to exalted ranks,Unbanishable and indomitable.
Even descendants of the Warrior Monks would be helpless.
"There is a way."
"Asgard's secret tomes seem to mention something.""Odin's pre-historic collection."
"Also, he plundered artifacts from seven demon palaces."
Hela crossed her slender legs, smiling seductively, offering a path forward.
Asgard?
That didn't sound like a lie.
Shen Du's pupils tightened slightly, nearly laughing.
Of course—As the leader of the prehistoric Avengers, Odin had fought ancient demons many times.After the Warrior Monks sealed them, plundering their palaces counted as justice.
"Good.""Perfect.""May the eyesore that is the Sanctum Sanctorum cease to exist!"
The tall, bare-footed enchantress raised her arm in triumph.
"My followers will help as well!"
Chiyou added harshly.
What?
Followers of a mighty demon god?
Were they descendants of the Jiuli tribe?!
Shen Du stiffened.
He planned to reclaim dominion over Shenzhou—But Chiyou was also preparing to return?!
"Seems Kaido knows nothing of this?"
Hela smiled.
"I suggest you look into the 'Save-the-Raccoon Association.'"
Save the Raccoon?
Jiuli?!
It seemed all mysterious Shenzhou organizations had changed their names—Posing as private charity groups?!
"Correct.""Don't forget to check on the Save-the-Raccoon Association, Kaido."
Chiyou's voice boomed like a divine bell.
"No time to waste.""Before the Demon Sorcerer senses anything—""Strike swiftly.""Raze all three Sanctums!"
Dormammu urged.