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Click! A giant clock suddenly appeared in the center of the battlefield, freezing time in the surrounding area. Only a few legendary figures could barely move and sense the changes in time nearby.

Those below the legendary level have their minds frozen, just like time itself. In this space where time stands still, they are completely unaware of anything that happens.

*Snap!* A gigantic hand burst through the gap, forcefully breaking through the frozen time, and fell from the sky, slamming directly onto the large clock. The enormous tremor shook the entire world.

Tick-tock, the hands of the clock continued to turn, and the power of time climbed up the palm, preparing to pull this creature, who resembled Dormammu, into the infinite loop of time.

Just then, the hand pressing on the clock suddenly exploded, spewing out countless hellfires and revealing the aura of the hell dimension. The intrusion of hellish rules also connected this space to a new timeline.

Clearly, this Dormammu was an imposter created by Mephisto, with the simple goal of completely drawing Dracula into his camp.

After a brief and limited break from the effects of the Great Clock, a whirlwind swept up Dracula, intending to take him into the rift of hell.

"Since you're already here, aren't you planning to leave something behind?"

Clocks representing the power of time appeared in the air, accompanied by a refined and gentle voice. Time in this area stopped again, as did the timelines branching out from Hell.

Immediately afterwards, the large clock in the center of the battlefield shrank rapidly and fell into the hands of Kieran, who had just emerged from the air.

So strong!

Thor, watching from the sidelines, was filled with shock. Without using the Infinity Stones, Thor had only ever seen such overwhelming power from his father in his prime, besides Zilean.

Time travel!

Looking at Mephisto's avatar and Dracula standing in front of the spatial gap, Yang Qiu simply manipulated the timeline of the entire solar system, turning back time to the point when Mephisto appeared.

Having clearly sensed what was happening, Dracula returned from Mephisto's grasp to the encirclement of Ryze and the other two, all he wanted to do was curse. Yang Qiu's actions reminded him of the Ancient One.

Meanwhile, Mephisto was gradually expelled from this dimension of reality.

Yang Qiu calmly watched as the gap between the worlds that had been opened gradually closed. The matter was far from over. He sensed a familiar aura behind the rift.

Sure enough, just as the rift was about to close completely, a giant hand grabbed the edge of the rift and pulled hard, and Thanos and Mephisto appeared in front of Yang Qiu, separated by an entire layer of world barrier.

With a rustling sound, the pages of the book turned, and the suddenly appearing large book seemed completely unaffected by the solidified space around it. As the last page closed, a figure radiating golden light appeared beside Kieran.

Looking at Kieran and the Emperor opposite him, Mephisto felt uncertain. Even if he and Thanos could match the two of them in a one-on-one fight, the other side still had six Infinity Stones.

Any legend who possesses an Infinity Stone could intervene in their four-way battle. Once the balance of power shifts, it will be questionable whether either Thanos or Thanos can safely leave this world. Therefore, it is clear that now is not the time for the final battle.

Boom! Having made his decision, Mephisto acted decisively. Before the Celestial Emperor and Zilean could regain full control of the rules of this area, Mephisto's avatar disintegrated.

Fragments of the Hell dimension fell into this space, and the Hell consciousness used these fragments to extend the rules of Hell into the material world.

Thanos seized the opportunity presented by the chaos of the rules, scooped Dracula into the Hell dimension, and then disappeared from everyone's sight along with Mephisto.

This fragment of hell was sold directly to Yang Qiu by Mephisto and Thanos.

When Thanos tried to rescue people, Yang Qiu compared the importance of Dracula and the Hell Shards, as well as the energy consumption after the conflict, and abandoned the difficult-to-kill Dracula without hesitation.

The great clock started spinning, and realizing something was wrong, the fragments of hell that were trying to retreat froze in mid-air, unable to move. Then, a scroll of the Book of Time collected the fragments of hell and locked them inside.

Chapter 299 The World Begins to Change

Even after the battle on the main battlefield ended, the Heavenly Plague Department continued to work. After the timeline was deciphered, it was clear that the activity of the memetic virus in the bodies of the infected people had decreased significantly.

This is inconsistent with the initial prediction of the Plague Department. According to Asgard's report, once the meme virus officially begins to spread, its impact from the original point of transmission should be relatively small. However, this time it is obviously different. The impact of Dracula's departure cannot be described as small.

However, just as the Plague Department predicted, Dracula not only left Earth, but he also left the real dimension, and the memetic virus still existed.

Furthermore, as time went on, the citizens of the People's Federation also sensed that something was wrong.

Although there is no official news dissemination, the difference between receiving purification from the Earth's defense network outdoors and receiving purification at home is still quite noticeable.

This has also created a problem: the number of people staying at home has decreased significantly, and the time people around the world are waking up has shifted upwards.

With more people getting up early, one obvious impact is that breakfast shops are doing better business.

"Boss, I'd like a bowl of mixed rice noodles and a soup with an egg and meatloaf. Please serve it to me."

"Okay."

The breakfast shop owner was all smiles. He had been incredibly lucky lately, having conceived twins and his wife had a smooth delivery without much pain.

Moreover, after the expenses increased, the business suddenly became very active. I was busy every day, but I felt great because it was all money.

"Honey, take the kids out to get some sun, remember to wear sun-protective clothing," the boss called out to the kitchen.

"Okay, okay." My wife came out from behind, pushing two small strollers with two porcelain dolls lying on them. The children were still asleep.

Despite the noisy surroundings, they were still biting their thumbs and sleeping soundly.

As the sunlight mixed with purifying particles fell, the child struggled to turn over and turn his body face up.

For young children, meme viruses are practically nonexistent; after all, they don't even know the word "vampire," let alone the vampire culture.

Besides the environment, the reason they feel comfortable outdoors is that their innate senses, which have not yet degenerated, are still functioning. Moreover, because they receive far less information than adults, this feeling of purifying particles leaves a deep impression on their young minds.

So given the choice, they'll prefer to stay outside. Once inside, they'll start making a ruckus, unless they're really tired and just fall asleep.

“Let me tell you, I had a dream yesterday. In the dream, I seemed to be on the sun, and I saw a three-legged bird flying over my head. I feel that I might be the reincarnation of some great being, and I am about to awaken.”

One of the customers in the store joked with his friend.

"Come on, the official statement has already denied it. Ninety-nine percent of reincarnations are fake, and the remaining one percent are only possible for someone like Principal Li."

His companion rolled his eyes and said, "Even a fool could guess that the country would never allow a possible reincarnation to go unchecked. Even the reincarnation of a Living Buddha requires approval from the relevant departments."

“Speaking of dreams, I recently had a dream too, a very vivid one. In the dream, there was a beautiful woman whose face I couldn’t see clearly, but who was radiating light,” his companion said, slurping up a mouthful of noodles.

"Oh, having a wet dream? How about I introduce you to someone? You're getting on in years," the customer teased.

“Don’t talk nonsense. Let me tell you, that was definitely not a wet dream. I know my own limitations. If that kind of beauty were my wife, I’d probably be unable to sleep at night.” His companion continued to recall, “Besides, she really had a kind of, hard-to-understand but real quality about her.”

"Wow, you've even managed to make a dream sound sophisticated. Why don't you get it interpreted?" The customer, on the other hand, didn't really believe it. After all, dreams are just the result of your brain reorganizing information.

"You want your dreams interpreted? I recommend the feng shui shop next door, it's really amazing, but unfortunately it's been closed for a long time," the owner casually interjected.

"Next to you?" The customer paused for a moment, "The one with the sign that says 'Ten calculations are all wrong'?"

"Yes, I even asked Master Lin before my wife gave birth, and he immediately said it was twins, a boy and a girl. See, wasn't that accurate?" The shopkeeper enthusiastically pulled customers towards Lin Zhengying.

"No need, I don't really believe in this stuff. Those 'ten predictions, ten failures' signs are just gimmicks." The customer waved his hand. "They're just like those headlines in browsers, designed to attract traffic."

"Not necessarily." His companion lowered his voice mysteriously. "Think about it, there are staff cracking down on illegal superstitious sites everywhere now. That supposedly very effective feng shui master from Hong Kong was arrested, and his signboard is gone. But the people at that shop are still here, and the signboard is still there. Maybe it really is a bit effective."

“This young man is right. If you have this kind of problem, you can’t go wrong by finding Master Lin. I’ve been running a noodle shop here for over ten years and I’ve never heard of a dispute. In fact, when the shop was first closed, there were customers waiting at the door. It’s really effective.”

What the boss said was an exaggeration. When people are in a good mood, they tend to unconsciously romanticize the past.

"No, no, it's not that serious." Suddenly a familiar voice rang out.

The shop owner turned around and saw Lam Ching-ying walking into the store dressed in casual clothes.

Lin Zhengying felt a little embarrassed. Back then, in order to avoid violating regulations when opening a shop, he usually just used some psychological knowledge, like other feng shui masters, to fool people.

"Hey! Master Lin, a rare guest! Please wait a moment, the usual routine, right?" The shopkeeper was even more delighted to see his long-lost neighbor.

Lam Ching-ying smiled and found a table in the shop to sit down. The shop was relatively empty, and most of the customers were eating at the small tables outside.

"Master Lin, your braised pork intestine noodles." The owner walked over to Lin Zhengying with a bowl of noodles and placed it on the table.

The generous amount of toppings piled on top of the noodles shook twice and almost fell off.

Just these large intestines alone would make a whole dish. What do you think the chefs at Lanzhou Ramen think? Everyone knows that the cow they bought to open the chain store is still eating grass.

"Boss, are you sure you won't lose money with this stuff?" Lam Ching-ying asked with a wry smile.

The boss chuckled, displaying the cunning of a small business owner.

"Master Lin, are you back to keep the shop open?" the owner asked, turning his head.

"Let's see," Lin Zhengying said, taking a pair of chopsticks from the chopstick holder.

He is no longer the ambassador of Asgard; a legend has taken his place, given the current unstable situation.

However, Lam Ching-ying also benefited greatly, as he accumulated a wealth of achievements and seniority.

Chapter 300 Postal Express, Worldwide Delivery Guaranteed

After having a breakfast overflowing with ingredients, Lam Ching-ying paid by scanning a QR code, exchanged a few pleasantries with the breakfast shop owner, and, feeling a bit of the feeling he had when he used to run a shop nearby, turned and walked towards his own shop.

With a whoosh, the roller shutter door was lifted up, and as the air flowed, dust sprayed out of the store.

The shop had been undisturbed for so long that the floor was covered in a thick layer of dust. Fortunately, there wasn't much inside that needed maintenance, as the important items had been taken away by Lam Ching-ying before he went to Hong Kong.

After thinking for a few seconds, Lin Zhengying chose to clean in the most ordinary way. The faucet was still running normally despite not being used for a long time, and the electricity in the shop remained stable because the bill was paid on time.

While Lam Ching-ying was cleaning, a customer who had been intrigued by the breakfast shop owner passed by the feng shui shop and shook his head. "What kind of feng shui master is this? He makes you clean up yourself. He's definitely a fraud."

After the shop was cleaned up, Lin Zhengying set up the altar. The altar was divided into two parts: the inner altar was for worshipping the statue of the Heavenly Emperor, and the outer altar was for the patriarch of Lin Zhengying's school.

Meanwhile, the Bagua mirrors hanging in the four corners of the room brought in sunlight from outside, making the brightness even brighter than that of electric lights.

Feeling the rapidly rising temperature and concentrated light in the room, Lin Zhengying was a little surprised. The speed of waking up was a bit fast. The energy contained in the sunlight had increased so much?

Just then, Lin Zhengying's phone rang. After glancing at the number on the screen, he pressed the answer button.

"Hello, teacher, is there anything I can help you with?"

"Yes, I've reached the location. The energy level has risen significantly. I'll continue to monitor it and report back to you immediately if it affects the balance."

"Okay, I'll be careful. I definitely won't put on airs with the government here."

After hanging up the phone, Lam Ching-ying shrugged. He didn't know if it was because he hadn't seen his teacher for a long time or what, but every time he called, the teacher would ramble on and on.

Lin Zhengying is an adult, how could he not understand those things, especially dealing with the Chinese? No one in the entire cultivation world has more experience than him.

In addition to the change of ambassador to Asgard, another reason for Lin Zhengying's return to Earth was to monitor the impact of increased solar activity on his region. If the level exceeded the warning threshold, he needed to report it to his superiors immediately.

There are many people like Lam Ching-ying on Earth, covering every region of the Earth's surface. After all, even the slightest change in the sun can have a great impact on the Earth's ecology. If we don't protect it well, it would be inappropriate to do something that backfires.

Although this change mainly occurred on the mystical side, it cannot be ruled out that it may have an impact on the real-world ecosystem.

Meanwhile, at Tony's villa, the Avengers, having completed their demolition mission, were resting.

Natasha and Hawkeye sat together, with an empty chuck and Caitlin rifle in front of them.

"Eh~" Hawkeye suddenly let out a long sigh.

Natasha remained silent, but she understood Hawkeye's thoughts perfectly, because she felt the same way. It seemed that even with unprecedented equipment, she and Hawkeye were still unable to make any difference.

Thinking about it carefully, even if two of you were to lose, it probably wouldn't make a big difference to the team.