American Comic Dimensional Trading Device

A New Year’s letter to book friends

Greetings!

2022 has passed. It was a rather special year, and also a rather difficult year for everyone.

But all the setbacks will pass, and we should all embrace a new future.

There's no need for further empty talk.

I only wish everyone peace and tranquility in the days to come!

Chapter 343 Arithm Appears

"Child, are you really determined to give her this Seed of the Gods?" Inside Tiamat's Nest, the Earth Mother asked Josie with great confusion.

Beside Josie was Margot, who was holding the Seed of the Gods and looked somewhat uneasy.

Compared to Josie's composure and calmness when facing Tiamat, Margot seemed more apprehensive.

“Yes, Mother Goddess, I think this Seed of God is still too weak. If it only becomes the weakest of the gods, I don’t think it can bring you much help!” Josie replied.

“…Child, I never expected you to help me too much. You’ve already done enough. And you should know that it’s not so easy for me to condense the Seed of God now. This Seed of God has already consumed too much of my essence. I don’t know how long it will take to condense the next one. And powerful enough Star Soul Essence is not easy to obtain!” Hearing Josie’s answer, the forgiving Mother Goddess did not show any dissatisfaction. She was more disappointed that Josie was giving up this opportunity.

After all, Tiamat is not yet fully mature and cannot easily condense a seed of a god like established gods such as Aristem.

Margot is also a human, and is Tiamat's child.

But just as even the gentlest mother cannot treat all her children equally, in Tiamat's eyes, Josie's importance was far beyond what Margot could compare to.

“I understand, Mother Goddess, but I can wait. I also believe I have the ability to find even more powerful Star Souls and obtain their essence!” Josie said confidently.

“I understand… Let’s begin then…” Seeing that Josie insisted, Tiamat didn’t say anything more and sighed.

“Thank you for your understanding, great Mother Goddess!” Josie bowed respectfully, and Margot beside her also bowed very respectfully.

Josie then opened a portal and brought Margot back to the ground, to an open area on Fuerteventura Island. In the distance was one of the headquarters of the Ouroboros, and also the place where four unfortunate dimensional demons, including the Black Panther God, were sealed.

Although they have been sealed away for many years and their power is drained by the Ouroboros every year to create powerful warriors, these four gods are still alive and kicking.

As long as the dimension exists, the dimensional demons will never die; they are practically an infinite power bank.

However, we won't need them this time.

Although, according to Tiamat, the more energy supplied when using the Seed of the Gods to ascend, the better.

But don't forget, Josie now has the Space Stone. This thing can provide the most primal energy from the depths of the universe, and its efficiency is far superior to those few weak dimensional demons.

However, due to the special nature of dimensions, the Infinity Stones become ineffective within those dimensions.

However, as you can see from the movie Doctor Strange, once inside the physical universe, even a high-level dimensional demigod like Dormammu cannot escape the influence of the Infinity Stones.

At this moment, Josie and the others were in a huge magic circle, and in the center of the magic circle was the space gem.

Beside the Space Stone, there was a guardian figure.

It was another top-tier powerhouse on Earth who possessed an Infinity Stone—the Ancient One.

That's right, the Sorcerer Supreme has been dragged into doing hard labor by Josie again!

But there was nothing he could do. On this earth, besides his own spouse, the only other person Josie could trust was the Ancient One, the Sorcerer Supreme.

Moreover, Margot's promotion will be a major event.

After all, the birth of a god, even the weakest one, is more powerful than the entire Ouroboros.

The Kirin Tor, which is attached to Ouroboros, is definitely not enough to cover up the commotion during this period. Only the Ancient One's intervention can cover up most of the anomalies.

"This time, I'll have to trouble you again, Master!" Josie chuckled dryly and greeted the Ancient One.

"It's nothing, just don't forget your promise, Josie!" Gu Yi smiled.

“…That’s natural!” Upon hearing Gu Yi’s words, Josie’s expression immediately turned serious.

"Then let's begin!" Gu Yi nodded and walked outside the formation.

Josie nodded to Margot beside her.

Without hesitation, Margot, holding the Seed of the Gods, stood in the very center of the magic circle.

Seeing that Margot was ready, Josie also withdrew from the magic circle.

Once everything was ready, Josie connected with Tiamat underground via her senses.

Immediately, golden divine energy began to surge from the ground, instantly filling the entire magic array. It then transformed into beams of golden energy that enveloped Margot, forming a giant golden cocoon! At the same time, the Cosmic Cube was also activated under the stimulation of the divine energy, with endless energy surging out from it, continuously charging the magic array.

With an endless supply of energy, the golden cocoon grew larger and larger, soon exceeding the range of the magic array.

Upon seeing this, Josie and Gu Yi also retreated rapidly.

Finally, the golden cocoon expanded to be several hundred meters wide and over a thousand meters high before it stopped.

However, this change did not surprise Josie.

Anyone who has seen the movie knows how exaggerated the Celestials' size is under normal circumstances. The entire Earth is only the size of a fitness ball in front of Arithm the Judge.

Tiamat had already told him that even if someone ascends from a mortal body to become a Celestial, their physique would be extremely exaggerated.

However, this body type is not static.

Once the Celestials have mastered their power, changing size will be a simple matter.

So Josie doesn't need to worry about her body shape not matching Margot's in the future.

The reason Tiamat destroys the Earth when she manifests is simply because she is unable to control her body before she is fully mature.

Before the gods appeared, the consciousness of the gods and their own bodies were, to some extent, isolated from each other.

Their bodies instinctively draw upon all the life essence of the planet that nurtured them, something they cannot control themselves.

Actually, Margot's situation is similar now.

In the process of evolution, the golden cocoon constantly tries to absorb all the life energy around it.

Fortunately, the entire area around the magic circle had been blocked by the Ancient One's spells, and the Space Stone was continuously supplying energy within it.

Otherwise, not only on this island, but also on the entire African and European continents, all living beings would suffer.

Fortunately, Josie was well-prepared, and with his and the Ancient One's combined efforts, Margot's golden cocoon ultimately did not have a significant impact on Earth.

"If it were you next time, you definitely wouldn't be able to advance on Earth!" After sensing that Margot's golden cocoon had stopped absorbing energy, the Ancient One stopped, wiped her sweat, and said to Josie in an annoyed tone.

"I understand without the master saying it. I don't want to ruin my home just to advance in my career!" Josie said, looking at the towering cocoon in front of her, still slightly shaken.

At the same time, I truly felt how much Tiamat sacrificed for this promotion.

Just as the two breathed a slight sigh of relief, a strong spatial and energy fluctuation came from space.

In particular, the energy fluctuations it emitted were extremely similar to those of Tiamat and now Margot, but many times stronger.

Josie and Gu Yi exchanged a glance, their expressions changing simultaneously, and looked up into space.

But they saw an enormous red figure staring at them and Margot's golden cocoon behind them, with six huge eyes—if they could be called eyes!

Although it was their first meeting, both Josie and Gu Yi were very familiar with this figure!

The first god, Arithm the Judge.

Has come.

Although Josie had already guessed before that Margot's advancement might attract the attention of the other Celestials.

And numerous contingency plans have been prepared for this.

But when the other person actually appeared in front of her, Josie couldn't help but feel a flutter in her heart.

The immense pressure emanating from the strongest being in the physical universe was simply too overwhelming.

In contrast, the Ancient One appeared much calmer. She formed a hand seal, and the Time Stone flashed. At the same time, space in outer space distorted. The people on Earth, who had been terrified by Arithm's appearance, could no longer see Arithm and forgot the scene where Arithm had just appeared.

This is certainly not because the Ancient One was powerful enough to pull Arithm into the Mirror Dimension. Compared to doing that, changing the refraction of light in Earth's outer atmosphere would be much easier.

As for forgetting what just happened, it was simply a matter of using the Time Stone to rewind Earth's time for a few seconds.

After doing all this, the Ancient One opened the portal, signaled Josie to follow, and then the two appeared in space, in front of Arithm.

"Welcome, Your Excellency Aristom!" Ancient One said with utmost respect, bowing deeply.

Josie also bowed in response.

However, Arithm did not respond to the two.

It wasn't that Aristom was arrogant; rather, he was currently communicating with Tiamat!

In the movie, Arithmour wants to capture several Eternals because Tiamat is dead, and he needs to use the memories of the Eternals to determine whether Earth needs to be destroyed.

But Tiamat is still alive and well, so Arithm can communicate directly with Tiamat.

The two gods communicated quickly, and in just a few seconds, Arithm understood Tiamat's attitude.

“I understand. Although I don’t agree with Tiamat’s idea, I respect her choice and can accept the existence of this pseudo-Celestial. However, I’m taking this child with me!” Tiamat said something to Aristem, and a few seconds later, Aristem turned his gaze to the Ancient One and Josie.

"What? Take Margot away? Are you kidding me?" At first, Josh breathed a sigh of relief when he heard Aristom say that he respected Tiamat's choice, but what the other party said next made Josh nervous.

The child that Aristom mentioned as a pseudo-celestial being was clearly referring to Margot, who was still undergoing her final metamorphosis in her cocoon.