No Successor

In just a few minutes, Loki has ruled out ninety-nine eighty-one impossible hypotheses in his mind.

Just when Loki was about to change his mind and continue to reason about what happened in the Sanctuary, Ancient One stepped out of the portal and appeared in front of him.

When Ancient One saw Loki for the first time, her eyes not only showed her surprise that Loki appeared in the Sanctuary.

But this surprised look was fleeting, and was quickly covered up by the happy smile on her face.

Loki looked at the clothes on Ancient One's body, her clothes were not damaged, and she was very neatly dressed, she didn't look like she just went through a fierce battle.

But her face was pale, and there were still beads of sweat on her forehead. It was obvious that there was something wrong with her current physical condition.

But what shocked Loki most was the appearance of Ancient One At the moment, the two hadn't seen each other in fifty years.

But the appearance of Ancient One still looks the same as when Loki first met her fifty years ago.

Combined with some of the information he knew as a time traveler, the truth of this whole matter will be revealed soon.

Loki guessed that Ancient One At the moment should have been exposed to the energy of the dark dimension, and successfully used this energy to delay his own aging.

That's why Ancient One At the moment looks so young.

But stealing energy from Dormammu and using it is not an easy task.

Ancient One may have been affected by Dormammu in his mind during this process, causing the dark energy in his body to lose control.

And she entered the mirror space in order to control the energy that conflicted with Weishandi's white magic power.

After some hard work, although she successfully controlled the dark energy in her body, her body was still inevitably affected, which resulted in her current pale and weak appearance.

But she didn't notice until she entered the mirror space that the runaway dark energy accidentally activated the magic mark Loki left in the Sanctuary.

That's why Ancient One was so surprised when he saw Loki for the first time when he returned to the Sanctuary after solving his physical problems.

"I sensed that the magic imprint of Sanctuary was activated just now, so I rushed over to take a look. But now, it seems that there is nothing that needs my help here. Could it be that you want to ask me to catch up on the past?"

Ancient One's expression was a little stiff, his mouth half-opened but he didn't know how to explain it to Loki.

Seeing her appearance, Loki stopped playing around with her, and said straight to the point: "You tried to communicate with the dark dimension, I can sense the traces of black magic left in the room."

Ancient One just lowered his head in shame, but still didn't respond to Loki.

"I can tell even if you don't open your mouth. As a mortal, you have gained immortal youth, unless you are the illegitimate daughter of an Asgard who stayed in Midgard. Otherwise, this kind of thing that obviously violates the laws of nature, Only black magic can do it."

This time, Ancient One finally did not continue to keep silent: "I did not steal energy from the dark dimension in pursuit of immortal youth and immortal life."

"Kamar-Taj must have a supreme Mage who can take on important responsibilities, otherwise, in the face of more and more frequent dimensional intrusions, Midgard will not be able to resist those powerful dimensional Mephistas."

"I have been trying to find a suitable heir among the Mages like Da Yeshi Mage did. But as I get older and my body functions gradually deteriorate, I have not been able to find a candidate who meets the requirements."

"So until I find a suitable candidate for the next Supreme Mage, I must persevere. For this reason, even if I have to use the power of black magic, I will not hesitate."

"Sigh~" Loki sighed, "Your requirements are too high, Ancient One. Daresi once said that you are the most outstanding Mage among all previous Supreme Mages."

"If you use yourself as the standard to select the next successor, it will definitely be difficult to find a suitable candidate. Why not try to relax some standards?"

Ancient One shook his head: "It's not that I don't want to relax the standards, but the reality does not allow me to lower the requirements. For Mephista, the dimension with almost eternal life, they will only become stronger and stronger."

"If one day our Kamar-Taj can't keep up with the enemy's growing strength, then we will be helpless in the face of invasion. Such a thing will be devastating to our dimension. blow."

"So every Supreme Mage must become the best one among the previous Supreme Mages. Because only in this way can he support Kamar-Taj's inheritance and responsibility, and continue to move forward."

Loki nodded thoughtfully, indeed what Ancient One said. For Mephista, the dimension with endless life, eternal time is the capital for them to become stronger.

Dimensional Mephistas can afford countless failures for the occasional success.

But on Kamar-Taj's side, as long as they fail once, they will only be greeted with destruction.

"But how long can you last if this goes on? As long as these dark energies stay in your body for a day, Dormammu will find a way to constantly wear down your will and invade your mind."

"You have also realized how dangerous it was just now. Those dark energies may be out of your control at some point."

"If you are not careful, you may become Kamar-Taj's greatest enemy from the Supreme Mage. With your strength, there will be no Mage who can stand up and stop you."

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