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Master Mordo withdrew all his hostility and energy, and respectfully bowed deeply to his teacher.

"Teacher, I..."

He tried to explain his reckless behavior.

"Your duty is to protect the temple, Mordo. Your judgment is correct."

"But you need to broaden your horizons. The world is much more complex than you imagine."

"As for you, Dr. Strange."

A meaningful smile appeared on Gu Yi's face.

"It seems you have quite a talent for gardening. The little guy on top is very energetic."

Strange opened his mouth, as if to say, "Could you please take this thing off for me first?"

But in the end, they wisely chose to keep quiet.

"You two, tidy up the courtyard first."

Gu Yi pointed with a folding fan to the cracked bluestone slab that the two little ones had smashed when they made their entrance.

"Then go to the meditation room and reflect on what you've learned today."

After speaking, he gave a kind smile to the two little ones who were still in a forced standby state.

"Gentlemen, guests who have traveled from afar. Please follow me. Let's find a quieter place to discuss the specific details of this collaboration."

The Ancient One led Black Gold and Lucerne through the corridors of the Sanctum Sanctorum.

Finally, she stopped in front of a seemingly ordinary wooden door.

She knocked three times on the door with her folding fan.

"Knock, knock, knock."

Behind the door, there was a flowing starry sky!

Gu Yi stepped inside.

After receiving Shuen's remote command to follow her, the Black Gold Carnivorous Plant and Lucerne also stepped into that galaxy.

The wooden door disappeared the moment they entered.

They discovered that they were in a strange dimension completely separate from reality.

Here, in all directions, above, below, left, right, and in all directions, there are endless nebulae and galaxies.

In the center of that starry sky, a wooden coffee table and several cushions floated.

Gu Yi was already kneeling in the main seat, and she poured herself a cup of tea.

"Please sit down."

She extended an invitation to the two little ones.

"Here, our conversation will not be overheard by any ears in any time or space. Of course, Shuen can see it."

The Black Gold Carnivorous Plant and Luceria exchanged a glance.

They imitated the Ancient One; one shrank its body and curled up its metal vines, while the other lay down on the cushion.

"First, I need you two, as well as Mr. Hugh and Ms. Ivy behind you, to understand one thing."

Gu Yi took a sip of tea.

"My life is coming to an end."

"Because I have been drawing power from the Dark Dimension to protect this world for so long, my soul has become inextricably linked to Dormammu, the greedy dimensional lord. Every victory I achieve only deepens this bond. It's a vicious cycle."

"Therefore, I need a death."

"Only by dying as the Sorcerer Supreme can I deceive the laws of the Dark Dimension and free my soul from this eternal covenant."

"And this sacrifice requires Slantchi, the child with the plant on his head just now."

"Dr. Strange has all the potential to become the next Sorcerer Supreme. But he is too proud, too self-centered. He hasn't truly grasped the weight of sacrifice and protection."

"So I need to use my death to teach him a final lesson."

A sly yet helpless smile played on Gu Yi's lips.

"I need him to witness firsthand how his teacher, in trying to protect him and the world, was powerless to change anything and ultimately died."

"Only in this way can this legacy be imprinted on his soul, allowing him to grow into a true guardian."

"Instead of a surgeon who only knows how to show off his magic."

Xi Mu Jie.

"Tsk, just a clumsy attempt at emotional blackmail."

The sunflower scoffed, but its pen never stopped recording.

Project Title: The Death of the Sorcerer Supreme

Project Director: Gu Yi

[Project Objectives: 1. To free the director himself from his misery; 2. To forcefully mature the male lead, Strange.]

[Our roles: Props Team / Stage Management / Security]

These records were then published to the two little ones by the Sun Ring.

The Sanctuary, the Starry Sky Tea Room.

The two little ones tilted their heads.

For them, concepts like retirement, succession, and responsibility are somewhat difficult to understand.

However, with the help of the Sun Ring, they understood three points.

First, acting.

Second, there is a dark fellow named Dormammu.

Third, it needs to be watched over by a lousy guy named Strange.

Lucerne scratched at the nebula on the ground with its claws, finding this plan far more complicated than its previous plan to kill any bad guys it saw.

Black Gold tapped the table with its vines.

It's asking what our specific job is.

Gu Yi understood their confusion.

"It's very simple."

"My two professional actors."

"It's very simple."

Ancient One looked at the metal carnivorous plant.

"Your task is to play the role of an excellent scene destroyer."

She stretched out her finger and gently tapped it in the air.

A holographic image of a Hong Kong temple made of starlight appeared above the coffee table.

"One of my worthless students, Casillas, will soon lead his fanatics to attack this place."

The Ancient One's finger touched the most crucial energy node of the temple in the image.

"They will destroy this place. But their destruction can be repaired. What I need you to do is, after they've finished destroying it, use your abilities to rework this energy node."

"Twist it into a ball. Melt it, reshape it. Turn it from a magical structure into a lump of scrap metal that no one can unravel."

"I need the power of the Dark Dimension to successfully invade our real world through this unblockable breach."

"I need to build a desperate stage for my final battle."

Black Gold looked at the holographic image.

Its metallic vines trembled with excitement.

Disassembling things?

Or should we disassemble these shiny, delicious-looking metal things?

Great!

It tapped the table three times with its vines!

Mission accomplished!

"very good."

Gu Yi nodded in satisfaction.

Then she looked at Lucerne, the hellhound that had been staring at her expectantly since earlier, as if saying, "Hey, hey, hey!"

"As for you."

The Ancient One's tone even carried a hint of doting affection, similar to feeding someone.

"Your mission is more important. And more delicious."

She stretched out her hand and made a light sweeping motion in the air.

The images of the Hong Kong Temple have disappeared.

Then there's the hologram of the Ancient One herself.

The image, severely damaged in a violent explosion, fell and eventually faded away.

"After I fell asleep."

"My soul will temporarily leave my body. At that time, many flies and vultures from different dimensions will swarm around me."

"Some wanted to steal the remaining power of the Sorcerer Supreme within my soul. Some wanted to desecrate my soul in order to curry favor with their dark masters. And some simply wanted to taste what the soul of an old mage was like."

She looked into Luceria's eyes.

"Your job is very simple."

"Eat them all up."

"Leave no one alive."

"I need you to be the guardian of my soul. Make sure that no unworthy scum can touch my soul before I go where I want to go."

Gu Yi touched his bald head.

Not even a single hair!

"Woof woof—!!!"

Luceries jumped up from the cushion!

Its tail wags like a powerful black propeller!

He even excitedly spun around twice on the spot!

Is there really such a good thing?!

This is a paid buffet!

I like you!

Lucery wished he could pounce on the Ancient One right now and give her a passionate spit in his face!

Xi Mu Jie.

Xiu En couldn't help but laugh as he watched the dog on the screen, who was so excited about receiving the task of eating at a buffet that it was almost flying on the spot.

"Hahaha! Look at its silly face!"

He pointed at Lucerne and laughed so hard he almost fell over.

"That old lady, Gu Yi, is so shrewd! She got the dog all excited with just a few words!"

"I've made up my mind! After this internship ends, I'm going to award Lucerne the Employee of the Year medal!"

"You should worry about whether your best employees will mess up the task. These two are just like you."

The Sanctuary, the Starry Sky Tea Room.

Gu Yi's enthusiasm was ignited as she watched the two little ones in front of her.

She nodded in satisfaction.

"very good."

"It seems we've reached a perfect consensus."

She stood up and waved her folding fan.

The endless starry sky around us began to fade away.

The walls and floors of the real world reappeared.

Black Gold Carnivorous Plant and Lucerne hadn't even had time to savor the wonderful paid buffet they had just received.

The next second, the wooden floor beneath their feet transformed into a rotating magic circle composed of countless sparks and runes!

"Then, my two professional actors."

The voice of the Ancient One is like the final voice-over.

Let's begin.

"Our story, the first act, is about to begin."

The words fell.

A spatial pulling force acted on the two judges!

When their gaze refocused, they were already on a battlefield!

The sky was overcast, and a light drizzle was falling.

The stone building is on fire!

Magical flames are spreading across the walls.

A group of mages dressed in the same robes as Master Mordo, but with eyes filled with madness and fanaticism, are slaughtering another group of temple guardians who are fighting to the death!

"For Lord Casillas!"

"For eternal life!"

"Shatter the cage of time!"

The frenzied shouts and the explosions of colliding energy, the tearing sounds of clashing weapons, and the screams of those about to die.

This is the London Temple.

The stage for the trial has been set.

The two lead actors then descended from the sky.

The appearance of Black Gold and Lucerne drew the attention of everyone on the battlefield.

Both the fanatics and the guardians stopped what they were doing and stared at these two uninvited guests whose style was completely out of place in this world.

"What is that thing?!"

A fanatic cried out.

"Is it a new dimensional demon?!"

The other guardian's voice trembled.

However, before they could even recover from their shock...

Black Gold moved.

It enlarged its size and then lifted up the metal vines that wore the sun ring.

The purple patterns on the surface of the ring lit up!

[Eye of Truth], activate!

Golden divine light swept over every Casillas fanatic present!

Above the heads of every fanatic swept by the divine light,

A holographic image composed of light appeared!

And what was playing in that video was the sins buried deep in their own souls!

Above a fanatic's head, a video was playing, showing him secretly murdering his fellow disciple with a poisoned dagger in order to secure a promotion before joining Casillas. Even his trembling hands from nervousness and his maniacal, excited laugh were clearly captured.

Another one is showing records of his secret transactions of selling homeless children to human traffickers in exchange for knowledge of black magic.

……

One pile, one piece.

Betrayal, greed ,envy……

All their selfish desires and crimes, which they had concealed under the high-sounding reason of pursuing eternity, were exposed to the public at this moment!

The traitors, who had been shouting fervently, were all dumbfounded.

They looked at the crime records playing on a loop above their heads and began to feel fear.

Even the temple guardians, who had already fallen into despair, all watched this miracle that was nothing short of a death scene.

They even forgot to attack their own enemies.

Meanwhile, in the Ximu Realm.

"Brother Xiu'en, Brother Xiu'en!"

Serafina, pulling Jenny along, jogged all the way to a clone of Shuen, who was sunbathing by the flower field.

"What's wrong, little Serafina?" Shuen smiled and squatted down.

"The little black dot is gone!"

Serafina's voice carried a childlike anxiety.

"I just searched the entire meadow, but I couldn't find it! Normally, I should be able to find it no matter how far away it is!"

"I can no longer see the color of that big, dark dog's soul."

Jenny, who was standing next to her, added.

"Oh, you mean the little black dots?"

Xiu En gave a knowing smile.

"Don't worry, it's gone to work."

"work?"

The two little girls' faces were full of confusion.

"Yes, I'm going to work."

Xiu En winked mysteriously.

"Would you like to see what they're doing?"

"think!"

"Okay, sit down."

A huge and clear light screen appeared.

The screen was showing a live broadcast of the infamous "scream of evil" unfolding on the battlefield of the London Temple!

Of course, Xiu En also censored some parts that were not suitable for children.

Two little girls, curious, gathered in front of the light screen.

They saw the burning temple and the horrified villains.

Then they saw it—the black, gold, man-eating flower that majestically controlled the movie screen in the center of the frame.

And then there's Lucerne, squatting next to the carnivorous plant, sticking out his tongue and looking impatiently waiting for his meal!

"Wow! It's a little black dot!"

Serafina recognized her dog and excitedly pointed at the screen, barking!

"Seraphine, that big flower is called Black Gold!"

Jenny's focus, however, was somewhat different.

They saw their friend doing something really cool in a really cool place!

"Brother Xiuen, are those little black dots showing movies to those bad uncles?"

Serafina asked innocently.

"That's one way to understand it."

Xiu En nodded solemnly.

"This is a special open-air film festival. The theme is 'leniency for those who confess, severity for those who resist.'"

Just then, the crime news broadcast on the screen finally ended.

All the holograms disappeared.

Some people dropped their weapons, knelt on the ground, and wept bitterly.

Some people went berserk, attacking their companions and shouting incoherently, "You're the one who ruined me!"

The fanatics' lines collapsed on their own!

The Black Gold Carnivorous Plant withdrew its Eye of Truth.

It growled a few times at Luceria beside it.

It roughly means...

Your turn, you dog.

I need to finish this quickly so I can get off work and go home to eat steel bars.

With the help of the Sun Ring, Lucerne understood the meaning of the black gold and stood up.

It opened the gaping maw of the abyss.

"Woof!"

I don't eat steel bars!

In front of the light screen.

Serafina looked at the imposing Lucerne on the screen.

She jumped up excitedly and waved her little fists vigorously at the screen!

"The little black dot is awesome!"

"The dog is amazing!"

Jenny happily echoed her sentiment.