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Chapter 84 The White-Bearded Ancient One: Mere Hell

Earth-65, Nepal, Kamar-Taj.

The Whitebearded Ancient One had been silently watching over these Spider-Men.

Although Russell was not a decent person and arbitrarily ordered around his teacher.

After that, they blocked the signal, and since no one could be found, they just ran back to Earth-404.

But what could he, as a teacher, do?

Forgive him.

At most, we'll just throw a few more universes onto his shoulders later.

While the Spider-Men and the Ancient One waited, a ripple appeared in the spacetime of Earth-65.

This is the fluctuation of the web of life and destiny, belonging to the master weaver.

Following the ripples, Whitebeard Guy's eyes lit up.

The heirs have arrived!

Using the Time Stone (the fake) as a reference, Whitebeard Gu drew a circle with one finger and opened a portal.

The show is about to begin, and he wants to invite Russell to watch it with him.

Sparks flickered, and the portal slowly opened.

Contrary to what the Ancient One had anticipated, Russell was not on the other side of the portal.

Instead, it was a young female sorceress dressed in a plain white robe from Kamar-Taj.

The white-bearded Ancient One carefully examined the young female mage on the other side of the portal, hesitated for a moment, and then asked:

"You are, Wanda?"

Wanda looked at the white-bearded Ancient One with some annoyance.

That white-bearded old man is so rude!

Open a portal near anyone.

Seeing Wanda's expression, the Whitebeard Ancient One realized that she might have misunderstood something.

So he slowly began to explain:

"I'm here to see Russell."

"I just don't know why it located you here."

"Did he give you the Time Stone?"

Wanda believed the Ancient One's explanation and understood that it was probably a misunderstanding.

Few people know the crucial information about the Time Stone.

"I am Wanda Maximov. Russell did lend me the Time Stone for a period of time. And who are you, and why do you know me?"

Wanda first answered Whitebeard Ancient One's question, then raised her own.

First Russell, and now this mysterious white-bearded old man.

What, do they all know me?

"I am the Ancient One, the Ancient One of Earth-616."

Whitebeard Gu Yi answered the first question first, then answered the second question in a somewhat strange tone.

"As for why I know you?"

"The Scarlet Witch is renowned even in the multiverse."

"Of course, you are Wanda now, not Scarlet Witch."

Wanda pressed, "Scarlet Witch? What's that? Wanda from another universe?"

She felt she had found the truth that Russell understood her and believed in her immense potential.

Whitebeard Guy nodded: "Yes."

"Will I be able to become as strong as Wanda from another universe someday?"

Wanda continued to press for answers, somewhat excitedly.

She remembered Russell saying that if you are strong enough, you can snatch your parents' souls back from hell.

Whitebeard Ancient One slowly shook his head.

"It's hard to say, Wanda."

"You should know that even the same person in different universes can be very different."

"Including personality, height, appearance, and even gender, etc."

"Take myself as an example. The Ancient One in your universe is a woman, isn't she?"

"If I don't tell you, can you connect the two of us?"

"However, you are all Sorcerers Supreme, and you are all equally powerful."

"Ancient One is not my real name. The version of me from many other universes died before I became the Sorcerer Supreme."

Moreover, we are not equally strong; I am stronger.

Whitebeard Ancient One explained, then asked Wanda.

"Wanda, why are you so obsessed with power? A mage's practice should strive to maintain a peaceful mind, especially for someone like you who possesses chaotic magic."

Wanda remained silent; the Ancient One had said the same thing to her.

"Russell said that only the strongest could snatch my parents' souls back from hell."

Whitebeard Gu's face darkened.

"This wicked disciple is ruining the future of our students!"

"Master, why are you speaking ill of me behind my back? What did I say wrong?"

Russell's voice rang out.

Whitebeard Gu Yi reprimanded with a dark face:

"Wanda has only just begun her spiritual practice, and you've already set her such a difficult goal."

"How do you act as a teacher? Do you know how to teach? Do you understand the importance of gradual progression?"

Under the Ancient One's three consecutive questions, Russell's eyes darted around before he finally managed to utter a single sentence.

"I am not Teacher Wanda, you are."

"Besides, I think pressure is a motivator."

"Am I really Teacher Wanda?"

"Whitebeard, Ancient One, asked in confusion."

Upon learning that Russell had given the Time Stone to Wanda, the Ancient One's first thought was that Wanda was Russell's disciple.

After all, that's a Time Stone (fake), not something you can just throw around.

"Yes." Russell nodded.

Whitebeard Ancient One looked at Wanda.

Wanda hesitated for a moment before saying, "My teacher is indeed the Ancient One. However, I don't know about different universes..."

Whitebeard Gu nodded.

First, he instructed Russell:

"You should put less pressure on Wanda in the future."

"It's true that pressure can be a motivator, but you can't just add pressure like you do."

"We must proceed step by step and not force things to grow too fast."

"You should study psychology properly when you have time."

"For an excellent Sorcerer Supreme, knowledge of psychology is also very important."

"You should know that many sorcerers encounter psychological problems during the process of practicing magic."

Then, he said kindly to Wanda:

Wanda, don't put too much pressure on yourself.

"In a few days, when your teacher has time, he will go to hell and bring your parents' souls back for you."

Normally, the Whitebeard Ancient One wouldn't do this, but Russell had to do it anyway.

Upon hearing this, Wanda was overjoyed and exclaimed incredulously, "Really, Ancient One?"

Whitebeard Guy nodded: "Just hell."

The heavy burden that had been weighing on her heart for so many days was suddenly lifted, and Wanda wept with joy.

He turned around, hugged Russell, and buried his face in his hands, weeping bitterly.

Whitebeard Gu Yi: "?"

Shouldn't you have rushed through the portal, embraced your teacher, and wept bitterly?

Why are you holding that wicked disciple?

Russell was somewhat at a loss; he hadn't expected Wanda to suddenly have such an emotional outburst.

Have I been putting too much pressure on her lately?

As he gently patted Wanda on the back, Russell pondered to himself.

It seems I'm really not suited to be a teacher; I can't even draw a pretty picture.

Looking at Wanda, who was burying her face in her arms and crying uncontrollably, he realized that she was not going to stop crying anytime soon.

To avoid disturbing Wanda, Russell secretly established a private conversation with the Ancient One.

Russell: "Master, what brings you here?"

Whitebeard, the Ancient One: "The real show is about to begin on Earth-65. Do you want to come and watch?"

Russell: "Have the Spider-Men discovered the Heirs? Why isn't my pager beeping?"

Whitebeard, Gu Yi: "No, but it'll be soon. Anyway, there's going to be a good show, do you want to come?"

Russell: "Yes! But I need to bring a few more people, so it might be a bit late."

Whitebeard Gu Yi: "Hurry, I'll try to buy you some time."

Russell: "Yes, thank you, Master."

As Russell's private conversation with the Ancient One ended, the portal slowly dissipated.

Russell looked at Wanda, who was still sobbing softly in his arms, and felt helpless.

He needed to hurry to find Tony.

Energy flow, spell: Form of Ekron!

A clone emerged from behind Russell.

After walking a distance, instead of calling Tony directly, he dialed Jarvis's number first.

It was late at night in New York.

Russell didn't want to hear any strange noises when the call connected.

The call was answered instantly.

"Hello, Mr. Russell."

"Hi Jarvis, could you check if Tony is available right now?"

"Yes, Mr. Russell."

A moment later, Tony's voice came from the other end of the phone.

"Russell, is there any news about the heir family?"

"Yes, Tony, let's get going."

As soon as Russell finished speaking, a circle of fire appeared in the open space of the courtyard.

As the portal opened, Tony emerged carrying a briefcase.

Tony's gaze lingered between the two Russells, and he asked in confusion:

"What's going on? Wanda, she..."

Russell's clone briefly told Tony what had just happened, explaining why Wanda was sobbing in his arms.

After hearing this, Tony patted Russell's clone on the shoulder:

"Take my advice, Bertrand Russell, you're really not suited to be a teacher."

Russell: "."

Russell: "Tony, I have a task for you."

Tony: "?"

Russell: "Go tell Pietro this news." (The Whitebeard Ancient One agrees to help retrieve the souls of Wanda and Pietro's parents from Hell.)

Tony looked at Wanda, who was hugging Russell and sobbing softly, and asked in exasperation:

"Russell, why aren't you going? I don't want Pietro to be crying in my arms later."

Russell looked at Tony quietly: "You owe me a favor."

Tony pursed his lips and turned to look for Pietro.

A moment later, Russell heard suppressed sobbing coming from afar.

They really are siblings; their reactions to the news were almost identical.

The only pity was that Pietro failed to catch Tony.

Earth-65, New York.

In a monitoring room, Penny Spider-Man is playing a mobile game out of boredom.

She had already set up a program that would trigger an alarm whenever someone suspected of being from the heir's family was detected.

She will hear the alarm when it sounds; she doesn't need to keep staring at the screen.

Beep! Beep!

Just as Penny was engrossed in playing her Spider-Man game, a short, sharp alarm sounded.

Exit the game and put down your phone.

Penny Spider-Man looked up.

On the large screen was a photo of a face taken by one of the cameras.

That contemptuous look, that wicked smile.

Even through the screen, the aura was enough to make Spider-Man loathe it.

Moron!

One of Spider-Man's most powerful and dangerous enemies, Moron of the Heirs!

With just one glance, Penny Spider-Man recognized who was on the big screen.

Without much thought, Penny Spider-Man decisively pressed the walkie-talkie, connecting with the other four Spider-Men, and quickly said:

"The heirs have appeared; it's Moron."

"Come to the monitoring room for a meeting now."

"Be careful, keep a low profile, don't use your abilities, and don't reveal your location prematurely."

"Received!" x4.

The four Spider-Men, who were originally scattered throughout New York, hiding their identities and busy with their own affairs, quickly sprang into action and headed towards the Metropolitan Opera.

The war between Spider-Man and the Heirs is about to begin.

(End of this chapter)