pappabearbooks #366 - The tentacles of Earth extend deep into the multiverse! Kamar-Taj Grandmaster!
#366 - The tentacles of Earth extend deep into the multiverse! Kamar-Taj Grandmaster!
Kamar-Taj actually does not lack coercive means like contracts.
But obviously, Kamar-Taj's so-called contractual means are actually fundamentally inapplicable to beings like Lofou.
The only thing they can do is to hope to attract Lofou's attention in an eye-catching way, drawing Lofou's attention.
Even so, it is possible that Lofou will at most glance at it and then ignore it.
The pointillism of ants is aimed at the cognition of ants. Even if they imitate humans in every possible way, they will never be able to make humans look at them with admiration, or even regard them as works of art. At most, it will only make people take a curious glance.
More often, it's just like ants piecing together an image that vaguely resembles Lofou's name.
Forgetting about this bloody sacrifice, what Lofou cares more about now is the figure in front of him that has been completely reduced to energy.
Because the moment he saw this figure, Lofou had already recognized the other party's identity.
The former Supreme Mage of Kamar-Taj, Gu Yi.
That's right, in this universe, Lofou saw Master Gu Yi again.
But the difference is that whether in his own universe or in the parallel world of the Infinity Stone prison, the Master Gu Yi he saw had a flesh and blood body, but the Master Gu Yi who appeared in front of him at this moment had completely lost the image of a flesh and blood body.
To be precise, the current Master Gu Yi should be considered to be following the Eternal God.
But it was precisely because of this that Lofou found it a little difficult to understand.
After all, since Master Gu Yi followed the Eternal God, he can still appear in front of Lofou in the form of energy or soul, astral projection, etc., which means that he has not been subjected to too much restraint from the Eternal God.
Being able to appear here means that Master Gu Yi is definitely not a nobody by the side of the Eternal God.
If so, why doesn't he ask for the help of the Eternal God, but instead watches helplessly as the mages of Kamar-Taj cooperate with Deadpool to perform such a bloody sacrifice to summon him?
"Long time no see, Master Gu Yi. I didn't expect that I would be able to see you in this state in another universe." After Lofou revealed Master Gu Yi's identity, he said, "Since you can appear in front of me in this way, then obviously, you have been paying attention to Earth. If so, why don't you ask for Eternal's help, but instead watch helplessly as these Kamar-Taj mages cooperate with Deadpool?"
"For the Eternal God, the current situation facing Earth is simply an insignificant matter." Master Gu Yi's tone revealed obvious helplessness.
Fortunately, he is now in a state of energy body similar to astral projection, otherwise, he would probably have a wry smile on his face.
"If possible, I actually hope to get the help of the Eternal God, but unfortunately, the existence of the Eternal God will not be attracted by Earth at all. Even the destruction of Earth is just a fleeting trivial matter in the Eternal God's heart."
Lofou looked at Master Gu Yi meaningfully and said, "I think, I'm afraid it's not just that, right?"
Bowing to Lofou, Master Gu Yi said, "I apologize for making you laugh, Your Majesty. I do have some small thoughts. Although I am fortunate enough to follow the Eternal God, after I leave, because of the Phoenix Force, Kamar-Taj will inevitably be abandoned by the Vishanti…"
Before Master Gu Yi could finish speaking, Lofou interrupted directly this time and took the initiative to say for Master Gu Yi, "So, you hope that these people from Kamar-Taj can really gain my favor and personally descend, hoping that Kamar-Taj can use my power next, right?"
"Your Majesty has keen insight." Master Gu Yi said frankly, "In fact, I not only hope that Your Majesty can become Kamar-Taj's new partner, but I also hope that Your Majesty can become Kamar-Taj's patriarch."
This time, Lofou was a little surprised and puzzled.
Hoping that he can become Kamar-Taj's backer, Lofou can understand this. But how did the patriarch come about?
As if knowing that his words would cause Lofou's doubts, Master Gu Yi took the initiative to explain, "I hope you can become Kamar-Taj's patriarch, just like the Zhenwu Emperor of Wudang Mountain."
In that instant, Lofou suddenly understood.
Gu Yi is not just looking for a new backer for Kamar-Taj.
He clearly hopes that he can leave his own inheritance in Kamar-Taj.
Lofou himself is the existence of an Outer God, and his abilities are incompatible with the entire Marvel multiverse.
In the Marvel multiverse, there is a funny saying that the rich rely on technology, and the poor rely on mutation, but there are also several special situations.
One is the power of innate bloodlines, and the other is to be favored by certain demon gods.
The way to improve oneself independently does not actually exist in the entire Marvel multiverse. Even in the case of Kunlun or even the Chinese pantheon, the so-called improvement of strength still requires preconditions, and the upper limit is clearly placed there from the beginning.
Only Lofou's inheritance is truly capable of allowing ordinary people to embark on the path to heaven step by step.
Gu Yi is not hoping that Lofou will become Kamar-Taj's patriarch, but clearly hoping that Lofou can preach in Kamar-Taj.
After knowing Gu Yi's thoughts, Lofou couldn't help but laugh and said, "Master Gu Yi, Kamar-Taj seems to have always had its own clear inheritance since the first Supreme Mage Kamar-Taj. Why do you have such thoughts now?"
"Because Kamar-Taj has now lost the Trinity Vishanti." Master Gu Yi said without any concealment, "The magic of Kamar-Taj is ultimately just using the power of the strong to carry out energy application. For oneself, there is not much improvement. The so-called cultivation is just to make oneself more compatible with the energy of the strong and to stabilize one's mind as much as possible to avoid being affected by the borrowed energy, but except for the Vishanti, all energy borrowing comes at a price, even the Vishanti are no exception!"
After nodding in understanding, Lofou suddenly had some understanding.
What Gu Yi wants is not only to spread his own power system from Kamar-Taj from this point in time in this universe.
He is probably also plotting other multiverses.
Even when he was the Supreme Mage, relying on the Eye of Agamotto, Gu Yi was able to kill countless demon gods and leave their corpses in the solar system; I don't know how many dimensional demon gods were blocked outside the Earth because of Gu Yi.
And now, even if he has lost his physical body, because of the Eternal God, Gu Yi's strength has not decreased but increased. To put it simply, his current strength is even stronger than before he followed Eternity.
This also means that, in theory, Gu Yi can see everything in the infinite multiverse, and he can also read the past and the future.
Under this circumstance, Gu Yi will definitely not find it difficult to discover the drawbacks of the Kamar-Taj system.
When he saw in Lofou the possibility of letting Kamar-Taj embark on a path of true power belonging to oneself, it is not surprising that Gu Yi would personally appear.
At this moment, although Lofou is facing the Gu Yi of this universe, his request is definitely not just for this universe.
But for all the Kamar-Taj mages in the multiverse.
As an Outer God, when the mages of Kamar-Taj really become Lofou's disciples, it also means that Kamar-Taj has become Lofou's tentacles penetrating into the Earth of the multiverse.
Looking at Gu Yi meaningfully, Lofou seemed to understand why Gu Yi was so special to him back then.
With Gu Yi's character, even if he valued Lofou's potential as a dimensional demon god, in theory, he should not have provided Lofou with help so wholeheartedly.
You must know that in order to help Lofou's dimension grow, Gu Yi offended all the dimensional demon gods, and forcibly plundered a huge amount of power from the hands of countless dimensional demon gods.
Now it seems that all the karma should be fulfilled at this moment.
Of course, this is not to say that Gu Yi's ability has even seen the moment when Lofou grew into an Outer God at this moment.
Gu Yi himself still needs to follow Eternity. The power of the Time Stone alone, even with the inheritance of Kamar-Taj, can allow Gu Yi to view the multiverse, but it is definitely impossible for Gu Yi to reach the level of observing an Outer God like Lofou.
The only explanation is that Lofou gave Gu Yi the opportunity to observe himself after he used Gu Yi to achieve the Outer God.
From the perspective of cause and effect, he completed the reversed order of Gu Yi providing help in Lofou's growth process.
The enlightened Lofou actually had the feeling that Gu Yi had come to collect debts.
After all, according to this guess, Gu Yi was equivalent to being used by Lofou for free; and the price of the use, or even the price, was that Lofou gave Kamar-Taj the path to his own power.
Seeing that Lofou did not respond to him for a long time, Gu Yi, who was in a state of energy body like astral projection, looked at Cassandra Nova Xavier next to him with great interest.
"You seem to have a Mystic Ring of Kamar-Taj in your hand?"
"Mystic Ring?" Cassandra Nova Xavier raised an eyebrow and looked at Gu Yi meaningfully and said, "Are you talking about this?"
The moment the voice fell, Cassandra Nova Xavier took out a Mystic Ring with a backhand.
Slightly nodding, the Ancient One said, "Take good care of it. In the future, this Mystic Ring will be of great help to you!"
Just as the Ancient One's voice fell, Cassandra Nova Xavier, who had been treasuring this Mystic Ring, threw it back to the Ancient One.
You must know that Cassandra Nova Xavier cherished this Mystic Ring quite a bit, and it was definitely not as simple as treating the Mystic Ring as a trophy.
Even if Luo Fu hadn't appeared, Cassandra Nova Xavier would have eventually relied on the power of the Mystic Ring to open a door to leave the Void World.
From this point alone, it is enough to make people feel how much Cassandra Nova Xavier valued the Mystic Ring. There was a hidden meaning of treating the Mystic Ring as a trump card.
The reason why Cassandra Nova Xavier was able to dominate one side in the Void World, in addition to her own strength, was also due to the special tool of the Mystic Ring, which could open the door to the Void World.
After all, don't think that Cassandra Nova Xavier is really the unique overlord in the Void World. She can only be regarded as a regional overlord within a certain range, and in the entire Void World, I don't know how many time criminals have been exiled by the Time Variance Authority.
Among these time criminals, there are not many who are truly unworthy of their reputation. In fact, many of them, whether in terms of strength or power, are no worse than Cassandra Nova Xavier.
At this moment, Cassandra Nova Xavier was able to return the Mystic Ring to the Ancient One without hesitation.
Even the Ancient One herself seemed to be slightly stunned for a moment.
As if she really didn't take the Mystic Ring to heart at all, a deep look flashed in Cassandra Nova Xavier's eyes, she glanced in Luo Fu's direction, and said, "Following the Outer God, I am no longer interested in this kind of small tool. Besides, I and you that… Kama-Taj's mages, right? I have fought against these mages, your power is at most borrowed from other real powerhouses. Since it is borrowed, then it needs to be returned. Now even you need to ask the Crown for help, do you think I would still care about such a strange ring?"
After a moment of silence, the Ancient One said, "Kama-Taj's magic does have many shortcomings, but it is undeniable that Kama-Taj's system also has its merits."
Looking at the error-free version one by one!
"That has nothing to do with me." Cassandra Nova Xavier said indifferently, "Now that I have the qualifications to follow the Outer God, then why should I learn magic that needs to borrow power from others?"
Her personality may indeed be unruly, but Cassandra Nova Xavier is definitely not a fool.
She had witnessed with her own eyes how Luo Fu broke free from the Infinity Stone cage, and how he created his own physical body out of thin air in the Void World, and Luo Fu easily brought them directly from the Void World to this parallel world.
Cassandra Nova Xavier had already truly felt how powerful and terrifying Luo Fu's existence was.
On one side is Luo Fu, such an unfathomable powerhouse, and on the other side is Kama-Taj, which even the Ancient One herself has to ask Luo Fu for help.
Cassandra Nova Xavier, of course, knows who is the big and small king.
To put it bluntly, if following a powerhouse is equal to being a lackey of the powerhouse.
Then now, with Luo Fu as a thigh to hug, why should she be a lackey's lackey?
Isn't this losing the watermelon to pick up sesame seeds?
Yes.
In Cassandra Nova Xavier's eyes, the Ancient One asked herself to keep the Mystic Ring, hoping that she would become a member of Kama-Taj.
And obviously, Kama-Taj still has the Ancient One, the real boss in the true sense.
Then what if she becomes a mage of Kama-Taj?
It's better to directly choose to be loyal to Luo Fu.
Although she is Professor X's sister, Cassandra Nova Xavier obviously does not have her brother's knowledge, and her understanding of human society is also filled with a primitive and barbaric feeling.
Like a pack of beasts, like the tribal system of the human barbaric era.
In Cassandra Nova Xavier's eyes, it is a matter of course to follow the strong. In the eyes of the strong, the weak have no right to resist. The so-called self-esteem and unruliness are vulnerable in the face of power.
This can barely be regarded as a kind of primitive social Darwinism, but more of it is actually a somewhat biased understanding of Cassandra Nova Xavier's pursuit of power.
"You will accept it." The Ancient One took a deep look at the Mystic Ring thrown back by Cassandra Nova Xavier. She stretched out her semi-transparent energy arm and gently stroked the Mystic Ring.
In this instant, the Mystic Ring suddenly disappeared.
Watching all this happen, Luo Fu sighed faintly and said, "The Ancient One is right, although you have rejected the Mystic Ring now, you will soon accept it again."
"Is this the Crown's intention? If the Crown needs me to accept it, then I am willing to obey the Crown's orders." Cassandra Nova Xavier clearly showed her intention to regard herself as Luo Fu's subordinate.
Luo Fu did not correct anything on this point.
Because like the Ancient One, he can also see all kinds of possibilities in the infinite future.
It has to be admitted that as Professor X's sister, Cassandra Nova Xavier may not be as powerful in terms of psychic superpowers as Professor X, who can invade the consciousness of others from a distance.
But to some extent, Cassandra Nova Xavier seems to be more comprehensive and omnipotent than Professor X.
At the very least, Professor X has almost no combat ability other than his mental abilities, and most of the time he relies on the help of other X-Men.
But Cassandra Nova Xavier's powerful mental power brings telekinetic-like methods, which can instantly extract all the bones from the whole body of a living person with superpowers.
Leaving aside whether it is brutal or not, this method and lethality are enough to be among the best even among the mutants with many strong people.
The reason why Luo Fu defaulted to Cassandra Nova Xavier's allegiance and following him is also because Cassandra Nova Xavier is a person with great ambitions.
Unlike the naive, pedantic, and even stupid Professor X, Cassandra Nova Xavier's personality, when Luo Fu's strength is something she can't reach, she will be a subordinate who makes people feel extremely at ease.
But conversely, when the powerhouse she follows is in dire straits, she will definitely be the first to betray.
There is no need to doubt this.
She has strength, ambition, ruthless methods, and is not a reckless man without brains.
The combination of these factors, even if Cassandra Nova Xavier is solely focused on strength, and even believes that the strong can have everything, Luo Fu is still confident that he can always firmly suppress Cassandra Nova Xavier.
As time goes by, one day, Cassandra Nova Xavier's deepest thoughts about any resistance to Luo Fu will completely disappear.
Luo Fu smiled softly and felt an incomparably noble existence in terms of power level flying towards the altar at an incredible speed.
He casually said to Cassandra Nova Xavier, "This Mystic Ring is destined to be yours."
Cassandra Nova Xavier didn't even hesitate for a moment and directly stretched out her hand to the Ancient One and said, "Give me that ring."
This time, the Ancient One did not fulfill Cassandra Nova Xavier's wish, but said, "You are destined to have a Mystic Ring, but it will not be the one you just threw away."
Before Cassandra Nova Xavier could ask.
In the sky above the altar, terrifying energy instantly gathered, and in an instant, it formed a blurred outline of a phoenix.
In that vast and terrifying energy, the black close-fitting dress and the crimson hair danced wildly as if completely unaffected by gravity.
Her eyes revealed a faint indifference, as if she regarded the creatures on the altar and even the entire earth as existences to be taken from.
Her figure floated down. At this moment, the personality of the Dark Phoenix was completely transformed. Jean Grey appeared undisguised in front of Professor X, Wolverine, and the two Deadpools.
When they saw the appearance of the Dark Phoenix with their own eyes, whether it was the two Deadpools who were still fighting each other, or Wolverine and Professor X, they all looked at the Dark Phoenix at the same time.
Deadpool couldn't help but whistle and said, "Wow! When did this crazy woman change into such a sexy dress? I suddenly feel like I can choose to follow her, after all, she is much sexier than Professor X."
Compared to Deadpool's flattery, Wolverine's eyes were blurred, as if he was immersed in some kind of memory, and after a while, he sighed and said, "Although there are some differences in appearance, she should be the Jean of your universe, right?"
Professor X nodded and said, "That's right, it's all my fault. If it wasn't for my initial conceit, another personality wouldn't have appeared in Jean's body."
"Professor, this has nothing to do with you."
"Does your universe also have a Jean? Is she different in appearance from the Jean in our universe?"
Hearing Professor X's question, Deadpool took the initiative to say, "Because these are played by two actors, the actors are different, although the roles they play are both Jean Grey, they will definitely be different,"
After Wolverine glanced at Deadpool, he couldn't help but frown and said, "Damn it, which of you two is Wade?"
"I am."
"No, I am."