Chapter 198

"Sargeras, your generous and selfless help gave me new hope, even gave me the strength to keep living." the Ancient One said, somewhat excited.

"Stay calm, kid, this world will absolutely not be destroyed, as long as someone still wants to protect it." Sargeras smiled and patted the Ancient One's shoulder.

The mage called the Ancient One has excellent talent, but their magic is completely unrelated to the magic of their world.

In their own universe, holy light magic, dark magic, fel magic, arcane magic, life magic, necromancy, and the six primordial forces each represent a type of magic.

But among these, Sargeras is most familiar with chaotic fel and orderly arcane energy; to counter void shadow magic, Sargeras has had some contact with it, and even some demons of the Burning Legion have had varying degrees of contact with shadow magic.

However, to maintain his image as a towering god of magic and god of order in the Ancient One's mind, Sargeras only demonstrated his powerful arcane magic to her.

Life magic was demonstrated by Azeroth and Luode.

Sargeras can see that the mage called the Ancient One has endured tremendous pressure, although outwardly she appears carefree and sees through everything.

But in fact, the mage's inner self is quite fragile, she feels quite helpless, even desperate.

Sargeras saw through the Ancient One at a glance, so he gave her a path of light, helping her dispel the dark energy within her.

He even had Luode help, infusing the Ancient One with some life force, while Sargeras infused her with some order power, in this short half-month period.

Through multiple contacts, Sargeras gradually delved deep into the innermost heart of this female mage, finding her most vulnerable point.

Her inner despair was absolute, like when he himself once faced the void; but in despair, Sargeras decided to rise up and counterattack, to destroy everything in the world. He must absolutely stop the plan of the Void Overlord.

The woman called the Ancient One wanted to die, to just let go of everything, no longer attend to anything, to set down her burdens.

For someone plunged into despair, giving them a glimmer of light will make them seize the opportunity without hesitation; Sargeras has seen too many such people.

"Sargeras, Lord Luode, Lady Azeroth, the greatness of life magic, and the wonder of arcane magic.

I have already understood them; thank you both for giving me these two energies and letting me pass them on to my disciples?" the Ancient One bowed to Luode, Sargeras, and Azeroth.

In just half a month, the Ancient One began to feel less desperate; she warned future supreme mages not to lightly use the power of the Time Stone because she had seen too many desperate futures.

Having seen too many failures, she worried that a single misstep would plunge her into an irredeemable abyss; her inner self could no longer bear this pressure and was about to collapse.

But at this moment, the man called Sargeras appeared, giving her hope, teaching her more powerful magic, and handing over the two primal forces for her to use.

How selfless, generous, and noble this act is!

Not long ago, she attempted to use the Time Stone to view Sargeras's future and past, fearing she might be deceived.

But the Time Stone had no effect at all. Whether it was Sargeras, Azeroth, or Luode, the three of them seemed shrouded in a mist, so even the Time Stone's power could not peer through.

What could such a powerful being possibly gain from helping me? He must be after that member of the cosmic pantheon!

"Ancient One mage, can you help us go to Shandal Planet?" Luode asked.

"Yes, I am the Supreme Mage of Diqiu. Over the years, many aliens have visited our world—Kree, Skrull—who came here decades ago, even centuries ago.

I once fortunately seized one of their spacecraft; this ship has the coordinates for Shandal Planet, and I think I can send you there." the Ancient One nodded.

Soon they were brought to a basement where a Skrull ship was docked.

"This ship is one I captured decades ago; at that time, the Skrull and Kree came to Earth, but a woman stopped them, otherwise I would have had to intervene then.

I spent much time learning Skrull culture and language, gaining the qualification to operate this ship; you can fly this ship away from Earth."

"Thank you very much, Ancient One mage."

After chatting a while, the Ancient One began teaching everyone how to operate the ship; for someone like Sargeras, a top-tier big shot, a spaceship is nothing.

With the manual, he could easily operate the ship; soon Sargeras and Luode both learned how to pilot the Skrull ship.

After bidding farewell to the Ancient One, Luode, Sargeras, and the others piloted the ship away from Earth, heading into deep space.

The coordinates already marked the interstellar space near Shandal Planet; all they needed to do was operate the ship and they would arrive there automatically.

"We first need to find the scavengers in the universe; these folks know the exact location of Ego Planet, and his son Star-Lord is among them." Luode began to brief Azeroth on the situation.

Frankly, coming into space actually relieved Luode, because the most dangerous place in the Marvel universe is not space but Earth—Earth is the universe's most core dangerous place.

"What's your plan, Luode?" Sargeras asked.

"Um! This Skrull ship still has tens of thousands of star coins, which are tradable currency in the universe.

Once we reach the vicinity of Shandal Planet, we shouldn't rush to land, because we lack identification and aren't registered on Shandal Planet, so we'd be seen as invaders.

We can post a bounty to draw them in; once they accept the mission, the scavengers will come." Luode explained his plan.

Actually, he even wanted to bring Sarge to the Void, where there is the skull of a deceased cosmic titan.

Although it's been mined for a lot of material, it's still the head of a cosmic titan that was chopped off! (According to the comic storyline, this skull was actually severed by the symbiote god Nul.) "I want to know the exact combat power of this living planet." Sargeras asked.

Currently, this avatar of mine is roughly stronger than Archimonde and Kil'jaeden, and Luode is similarly so.

On the contrary, Azeroth can unleash the greatest power, far surpassing the two of them, because Azeroth is a complete soul descended into this body.

His divine power is very strong! If it's merely to kill him purely, then your fel magic should be able to restrain him well, and mine is the same.

But the most important thing is, how do we imprison it? Luode said.

If needed, I can use the power of darkness to temporarily suppress his soul; if his strength isn't too strong, I should be able to suppress him for a period of time. Then, Luode, as long as you open a portal.

We just need to capture him directly; once he reaches Sargeras' true form, he won't be able to make any waves. Azeroth said.

I can help with this; I also have the ability to manipulate souls. Our goal this time is not to destroy him, but to capture him alive.

The planetary substance on his surface is like a layer of armor; its core is actually something similar to a brain. Luode began to introduce this to Sargeras and the others.

Hmm! If what you say is true, then the combat power of this living planet shouldn't be too strong; the three of us have enough strength to suppress him.

Before that, we need to find his son; I want to study the heavenly god power within him, to make full preparations. Sargeras said.

No problem, he'll come to our ship by himself. As long as there's work that pays, these scavengers in the universe run faster than anyone.

After formulating a detailed capture plan, everyone immediately began action; after the ship made several jumps, they arrived at a star region near Shandar planet.

Luode quickly operated the ship's computer, and after connecting to the cosmic network, he posted a bounty mission.

As an exploration mission, serving as a guide for a period of time earns a reward of one hundred thousand universal star coins.

This bounty immediately began to spread near Shandar planet, and many cosmic mercenaries and scavengers received the news.

However, Luode refused some requests from cosmic mercenaries, but accepted the scavengers' employment request; Luode, Sargeras, and others controlled the cosmic ship and stopped on a desolate planet, beginning to wait for the scavengers' arrival.

A few days later, two cosmic ships arrived above the barren planet where Luode and the others were.

"Boss, is this job really that easy? Just being a tour guide and guide? Can we earn 100,000 star coins?" A cosmic scavenger looked at his boss.

Yongdu had the same skin tone as a Kree.

"I think it's quite possible that a member of some cosmic royal family wants to go out and play; otherwise, how about we rob them?" a scavenger said.

"Shut up! We scavengers also have our own rules; some jobs we can do, but some jobs we won't."

"We are interstellar scavengers, we are not space pirates." Yongdu backhanded a slap and knocked his subordinate to the ground.

"You see, the boss doesn't like anyone questioning his decision; be careful."

"Boss, what about that kid's situation? That kid seems to want to go solo; once he even piloted a spaceship alone and left."

"First handle this matter at hand, then we'll go find Kuier's kid; this time I will properly enforce the family law." Yongdu revealed a ferocious expression.

Under Yongdu's leadership, a group arrived at the agreed location, where a medium-sized spaceship was docked.

Three people were already waiting here: a man and woman with purple skin, and a man who somewhat resembled an Earthling.

"That spaceship! It looks like it belongs to the Skrulls; I heard they're not to be messed with." A sharp-eyed cosmic scavenger immediately recognized the spaceship that Luode and others were piloting.

The Skrulls' reputation in the universe isn't great; even long ago, they were much worse than the Kree, being outright invaders.

Yongdu nodded upon hearing this; the Skrulls have shapeshifting abilities, even at the genetic level, so gene scans can't distinguish their true forms.

Yongdu felt that this matter might be a big deal.

"Welcome, cosmic scavengers; this is the money prepared for you. Next, you will serve as our guides and take us to a place." Luode glanced over the group of cosmic scavengers but did not see Xingjue's presence.

"Alright! It looks like that kid might have already run off to go solo."

"Gentlemen, you're not Skrulls, are you?" Yongdu looked at Luode, and Sargeras and Azeroth spoke up.

"Don't worry, we're not Skrulls."

"Then can you tell me where you want to go for fun? We can take you there and tell you which places in the universe are extremely dangerous and off-limits."

"We want to go to a special place; you should be very familiar with it, after all, you've delivered goods to that guy."

"I've delivered goods to many people; be specific, like give a name or nickname." Yongdu spoke up.

"It is a living planet named Ego; you once sent countless of his children to him."

"What? Please, don't tell me you want to go find that guy; what's your relationship with him?" Yongdu's eyes widened.

"That's none of your business; you just need to take us there."

"Sorry, it looks like we can't do this business; that guy is quite dangerous, I'll kindly warn you."

"Don't provoke him; a wave of his hand can destroy an entire space fleet." Yongdu directly refused Luode.

"What a joke to go find that guy; do you know how strong his combat power is? This guy is a true cosmic deity."

Upon hearing this, Sargeras' expression visibly flared with anger, and fel energy began to surge.

The cosmic scavengers instantly felt immense pressure; for these remnants in the universe, Sargeras would not show the demeanor of an order god.

"Asking again, are you going to refuse our request?" Luode asked with a smile.

"I can at most send you to the vicinity of his planet, but I won't get involved in anything else." Yongdu's forehead beaded with cold sweat.

"No problem, by the way, where did your adopted son go? Which Xingjue guy?"

(End of chapter)