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Dormammu dared not move or speak.

He could sense that although the luminous figure outside the window was just a projection, its true form possessed a terrifying power capable of nurturing an ancient god of Xisorn's caliber like a bonsai.

Xiu En, however, is a discipline inspection committee leader with professional ethics.

Before dealing with any person who violates regulations, the procedure always involves verifying their background.

So he raised his hand.

The Eye of Truth opened in his palm.

"Let me see what kind of bad things you've done."

Golden divine light pierced through the window and through the barriers of dimensions.

It swept over Dormammu's conceptual body, which was composed of countless stars!

[Target: Dormammu]

[Faction: Dark Dimension/Devourer]

[Criminal Record (Excerpt)]:

……

[Cosmic Era: Negative 120 billion years]: Devoured his kinsman Uma, occupied the Dark Dimension, and became the sole ruler.

[Cosmic Era: -89 billion years]: Invaded the Fardin dimension, enslaved all fire-attribute life forms in that dimension, and transformed them into his own army of heartless beings.

[Cosmic Year: -53 billion years]: It lured the guardian of the Apollonian Dimension into corruption, causing the laws of that dimension to collapse and ultimately assimilating it completely.

……

Images flashed rapidly through Xiu En's mind.

He saw that each dimension, which once possessed its own civilization and its own life, was corrupted by Dormammu's greed, ultimately being devoured and becoming an insignificant patch on his dark map.

He witnessed countless lives being transformed into mindless zombies amidst wailing and weeping.

This is a cosmic-level criminal record spanning hundreds of billions of years!

"Whoa..."

"This guy has an impressive resume."

In theory, Xiu En could easily send people to pack up this big-faced guy, along with his hometown, and give him to Ivy as a super-duper fertilizer.

but……

I've flipped to the last page of the scan report from [The Eye of Truth].

[A record of crimes committed on Earth's surface]:

[An attempt was made to corrupt this dimension through the believer Kaecilius.]

[Result of the action: Failure.]

[Reason: Effectively blocked by the Ancient One, the guardian of this dimension, for many years.]

[Substantial damage assessment: zero.]

Final verdict: Intrusion attempt unsuccessful.

Attempted intrusion?

In other words, this guy has carried out countless inhumane forced demolitions and massacres outside.

However, to Earth, he was just a street urchin who loitered around the entrance of the community every day, shouting that he wanted to rush in, but never managed to get in.

How should this be judged?

"Little Flower".

"I've found another bug."

"explain."

Sunflower had an "I knew it" look on her face.

"This Dormammu committed heinous crimes in another universe. But in the universe where the Ancient One is, he didn't accomplish anything; at most, it was just an attempted crime."

Xiu En used a very vivid metaphor.

"It's like a serial killer who has murdered countless people around the world. Then he goes to a certain country to commit another crime. But before he can even enter the country, he's stopped by customs."

"Does that country have the right to try him for crimes he committed in other countries?"

The sunflower leaf was deep in thought.

"no."

A few seconds later, she gave her answer.

"From my understanding of legal principles, we do not have cross-dimensional law enforcement power."

"Our 'Eye of Truth' and 'Disciplinary Agreement' have jurisdiction only over events and individuals that have a direct causal relationship with us."

"While Dormammu is notorious in other dimensions, he has not caused any substantial harm to our current mission world. Therefore, we cannot judge him based on the crimes he committed in other countries."

"This does not comply with procedural justice."

"ha?"

Xiu En listened, completely stunned.

"Procedural justice? We're a religious society, not an international court. Why should we concern ourselves with that?"

"Of course we should manage it!"

"Shuen, you need to understand this. The purpose of establishing this system is for order, not simply for revenge."

"If we can arbitrarily cross dimensions to enforce the law simply because we don't like something, then what's the difference between us and tyrants like Dormammu who devour other dimensions at will?"

"Every trial we conduct must be based on irrefutable legal principles. Only in this way can the order we establish be stable and credible, and prevent it from being exploited by those with good intentions to do bad things. Such an existence is quite dangerous, and I don't want you to be in danger because of being used by others."

"Otherwise, our religion might eventually become a new dark dimension."

Xiu En only understood half of what he heard.

But he understood the meaning of Ivy's last sentence.

"Okay, you're right."

He helplessly shrugged, temporarily suppressing the urge to execute Dormammu on the spot.

"So tell me, what do we do now? We can't just let him go like this, can we?"

"It's very simple."

"Regarding internationally wanted criminals like Dormammu, we can choose not to prosecute him. However, we can package up evidence of his crimes, as well as the fact that he attempted an invasion, and send it to the gods or organizations in the multiverse that are dedicated to maintaining cosmic order."

"For example, the court of life."

"Let them go through the extradition and prosecution process."

"And us."

On Sunflower's face, a shrewd smile appeared. As the whistleblower and provider of evidence, he could, legally and legitimately, take a share of the final fine. When we reach the level of the Tribunal of Life, we will decide the sins of this different universe ourselves.

"Shuen, from now on all holders of the Sun Ring will unconsciously imitate you. They will be influenced by you because you are the source of their power and the source of information interference that will affect them. If you don't set a good example, it's hard to say what those Sun Ring holders will do in the future."

"..."

Xiu En fell into a long silence once again as he watched Ivy's endless stream of explanations.

"That distant water can't quench immediate thirst."

Shun pointed at Strange, who was still standing there dumbfounded, muttering to Dormammu, "I've come to negotiate." "By the time your extradition treaty is in effect, it'll be too late. We need to deal with the immediate problem first, right?"

"Well, so, before the official launch of version V3.2, for this situation, I suggest adopting a three-step approach: temporary deterrence + verbal warning + promoting reconciliation."

"First, use the bottled Sithon in your hand to intimidate him enough to make him dare not act rashly."

"Then he was clearly warned that his actions had been recorded by a higher-level organization, and he should think twice before he acted."

"Finally, we need to find a way to get him to accept Strange's conditions for a peaceful withdrawal."

"This not only resolved the immediate crisis, but also left room for us to pursue legal action later."

I listened to Ivy's lecture, which was full of procedural justice and cross-dimensional jurisdiction.

On Xiu En's face, which always wore a sun-like smile, an uncontrollable irritation and disgust surfaced.

He stared at the dark dimension on the screen, composed of countless twisted energies. He looked at the enormous, hideous face of Dormammu, radiating an aura of decay and greed.

Instinct was raging within him!

Burn it!

Purify it!

Let the sunlight shine into this dirty corner!

There should be no darkness there!

"Although I can understand the reasoning you're making."

Xiu En's voice became somewhat low.

Two clusters of golden flames danced in his golden eyes, growing ever brighter.

"But I really wanted to rush in and set that big face plate and his dark, dilapidated house on fire."

In that instant, the aura emanating from Xiu En caused the temperature of the entire Xi Mu Realm to rise several degrees.

"I know."

The sunflower clone didn't try to reason with him anymore.

She simply floated down from in front of the light screen.

The small ruler appeared and disappeared.

She touched Xiu En's hand with her green leaf.

"Do whatever you want to do."

"You are my sun, whatever you do is right."

"Even if you do order it, at worst we'll forgo the merits from this dimension. I'll just go with you to find an even better world."

Sunflower looked intently at Xiu En.

"You are the most important."

Xiu En felt the touch of the leaves on the back of his hand, and the two clusters of golden flames that were about to burst forth in his eyes gradually subsided.

He took a breath and then exhaled.

It was as if he wanted to vomit out all the tyranny that originated from divinity within his chest.

"never mind."

He finally shook his head, and a smile returned to his face.

"I'll listen to you."

He grabbed a cookie and stuffed it into his mouth; this time, Sunflower didn't snatch it.

"After all, barbecue requires preparing ingredients in advance. Today was too rushed."

This was a brief internal exchange.

Dormammu, who resides in the Dark Dimension, knows nothing about this.

But he could sense it.

He could clearly sense it from the black-haired, golden-eyed, radiant figure outside the window!

In just a few seconds, the other party exuded a destructive aura as if it were about to explode, rising to a terrifying peak that even made his soul tremble!

In that instant, he had no doubt that if he said just one more word or made just one more unnecessary movement, he would succeed.

The other party will immediately tear through that window and rush in, turning themselves and the entire dark dimension into a cosmic firework!

That was a death premonition ten thousand times more terrifying than facing a time loop!

That luminous man looks like a madman!

A madman with the power of the sun!

Just as the invisible suffix of death was about to take shape above Dormammu's head.

The terrifying atmosphere suddenly subsided.

The expression on the face of the bald man outside the window returned to a smile.

He shook the bottle of Sisson fertilizer in his hand and spoke in a friendly, persuasive tone.

"Hey, big face. I just looked at your resume. Pretty impressive."

"Let me tell you, our company will be in talks with a multinational corporation called the Tribunal for Life. They specialize in dealing with international fugitives like you who like to cause trouble and carry out forced demolitions."

"I've already submitted your case. The evidence is your self-statement."

"So, I advise you to behave yourself for now."

Xiu En gave him a kind and bright smile.

"Otherwise, the next time someone comes to negotiate with you, it might not be that little mage inside who only knows how to play with time loops."

Dormammu remained silent.

He understood.

This was a warning to him.

It's also giving him a way out.

He knew that anyone who could use Sithon as fertilizer was someone he absolutely couldn't afford to mess with.

On his face, composed of countless planets, flashed a calmness that could be described as "a wise man submits to circumstances."

Where there is life, there is hope.

He doesn't want this damn lower dimension anymore!

He's willing to lose face!

But I absolutely cannot lose my life!

We absolutely cannot let it fall into the hands of a madman!

then.

He moved.

He stepped back.

His voice was filled with resentment and anger, but even more so with an impatience to get rid of the trouble.

His voice also reached Strange's ears, who was already prepared to face death.

"That's enough!"

"I accept your terms!"

Strange was stunned.

He was ready, but the next sentence, "Dormaham, I'm here to negotiate," got stuck in his throat.

He looked at the dark lord, who retreated into the depths of the dimension, cursing like a defeated overlord.

With a wave of his hand, he swept Casillas and his men, who were still kneeling in the Hong Kong Temple looking completely bewildered, into the depths of the Dark Dimension.

"Get out of here, and never come back!"

With a final, unwilling roar.

The Dark Dimension is closed.

The sunlight shone down again.

Strange floated alone in this empty space.

He won.

He saved the world.

"That's it?"

He stared at the Eye of Agamotto, his face filled with a huge question mark.

"I thought we'd have to do it at least a thousand or eight hundred more times?"

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