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Chapter 213: The Darkness Is Shattered

"What's going on here? What the hell happened?"

Dormammu himself was unaware of the tremor in his voice.

"Maybe we can talk?" he asked Thor tentatively.

"Start negotiating now? It's too late!" Thor flatly refused. Besides, Jean was no longer under his control...

The Phoenix Force poured down towards Dormammu again in the form of flames.

"Ah! Stop it!"

Dormammu let out a loud scream.

Earlier, the Phoenix Force was like a mere drop in the ocean compared to Dormammu. Even though water can extinguish fire, it requires enough of it.

But now, it had become a torrential flood...

"Stop! I can leave; I promise not to invade Asgard again! No, I promise never to enter this universe again..."

Dormammu had gone mad. For the first time in many years, he felt a sensation of impending death.

He already felt his body slowly disintegrating—an experience he had never known before—and began to fear...

The output of the Phoenix Force continued to increase. Jean's red hair whipped around her, her once-clear blue eyes turned a ghostly golden yellow, and lines of Phoenix energy covered her face.

She suddenly ceased increasing the Phoenix Force's release and looked at Thor with conflicted eyes.

If she continued, it would spiral out of control...

Dormammu, understanding the situation in an instant, laughed maniacally: "You can't control it! If you kill me, you'll destroy your friends as well!"

Jean trembled all over as memories from her childhood resurfaced.

When she was young, her powers had gone out of control while her family was driving, resulting in her mother's death. Her father had then handed her over to the professor to raise her.

She knew Thor was telling the truth five years ago.

If the Phoenix Force got out of control again, it would be more terrifying than ever...

Jean looked at Thor once more.

"Don't worry, it will be fine," Thor reassured her, giving her a comforting look. "No matter what happens, I will take you home!"

"Hahaha... foolish mortals, always bound by emotions! Emotions only make you weak!"

Dormammu sneered, feeling as though he had walked through the gates of hell. He even thought that if he could just hold out a bit longer, Asgard would be dismantled by Surtur, and the situation could be reversed.

One of life's great illusions: I can still fight back.

Jean looked at Dormammu again. The confusion and hesitation on her face vanished, replaced by resolve: "No, you are wrong."

"My feelings make me strong!"

"Boom..."

The Phoenix Force erupted violently, sweeping through the entire dark space...

Near the battlefield, in a hidden corner, Modu observed everything happening.

Suddenly, he felt his heart twitch, and his flesh and blood began to transform into energy, gathering towards his chest before heading into the Dark Dimension.

"Ah... no, my lord, why are you doing this? No..."

Simultaneously, across the world, countless seemingly ordinary magicians were pulled by an inexplicable force. Their bodies turned into streaks of black energy, rising into the air and vanishing...

"What happened?" Fatty Wang asked, bewildered.

"They are all Dormammu's followers," Strange said with a troubled expression. "Dormammu is facing a crisis and has to withdraw all its power to fight it. From the moment they accepted Dormammu's power, this day was inevitable. Including Mordo, he is dead."

"What?" Fatty Wang was stunned, his jaw nearly dropping. "How is that possible? Even the teacher couldn't force Dormammu to this extent, could he?"

Strange didn't reply, his concern evident.

"No, you can't kill me! Darkness is eternal, and the Dark Dimension will not disappear!"

Dormammu roared in despair.

"The darkness won't vanish, but you will!" Thor retorted coldly. "You were merely a Socceror who accidentally discovered the Dark Dimension and entered it. To become its ruler, you abandoned your original body and were consumed by dark magic."

"The Dark Dimension may persist, and darkness may endure, but you, Dormammu, will not!"

...

The Phoenix Force surged, and Dormammu's colossal form finally crumbled into primordial dust.

A soul escaped from the remains, fleeing at high speed.

As long as it could escape, it believed it could eventually recover with the countless dark energies present.

It thought so in its heart.

An irresistible force began to pull it back.

"No!!!"