I Created a Sanctuary in Marvel

Chapter 101 Fierce Battle, Comprehending the Microcosm

"roll!"

Johnny roared, and the flames of judgment around him surged, attempting to completely incinerate the encroaching darkness.

Flames and darkness clashed violently, and the entire dilapidated church seemed to be split in two by an invisible force.

The bright firelight and the deathly shadows clashed and eroded each other, with a constant, teeth-grinding sizzling sound emanating from their boundary.

"Damn it! This can't go on!"

Johnny gritted his teeth and growled. Although the Judgment Fire could temporarily ward off the darkness, he could feel his power being rapidly depleted.

Moro also realized the situation was dire; their escape route was completely blocked.

He quickly scanned his surroundings, his gaze finally settling on a wall shrouded in deep darkness.

In his mind, that should be a glass window.

Having locked onto the direction, he then took out a crystal ball from his dragon scale storage bag, which shimmered with a soft and pure light.

"Your Holiness, I hope the holy relic you bestowed is truly effective!"

"Whoosh!"

The crystal ball traced an arc and struck precisely the window swallowed by darkness.

"Buzz!"

The crystal ball shattered the moment it touched the darkness.

The power of light contained within surged forth like a tide, and the dazzling holy light dispelled the surrounding darkness, brightening the originally gloomy and oppressive interior of the church. Even the thick darkness outside the windows was noticeably thinner.

"Well done, Moro!"

Johnny was invigorated.

He was under immense pressure. Although his opponent was merely a dark mage, the threat level increased exponentially due to the influence of Dormammu and the fragments of the Dark Tome.

The mere aura emanating from the fragments of the Dark Tome was enough to suppress the vengeful spirit within him.

Johnny dared not be negligent. He pushed his hands forward with all his might, and the Judgment Fire beneath his feet spread out, instantly transforming into a raging wall of fire that temporarily blocked the enemy's view.

"Walk!"

He let out a low shout, turned and charged toward Moro and the other two, simultaneously slamming his flame-covered shoulder into the stained-glass window that had been purified by holy light.

"Splash!"

The glass shattered with a crash. The four people jumped out of the window one after another, landing on the cold ground outside the church.

"Trying to run away?!"

The dark mage's hoarse and distorted roar came from behind.

His charcoal-black fingers flew rapidly, forming a complex and sinister mark.

In an instant, countless dark runes exuding an ominous aura appeared out of thin air, swimming in the air like living things, and quickly forming a huge magic circle that enveloped the four of them.

"This is--?"

Johnny's expression changed drastically. He could clearly feel that the surging flames of judgment around him were rapidly waning.

"These runes—are suppressing my power!"

Moro, Nadja, and Dani also immediately felt their own power dwindling, and a sense of weakness spread through them.

"We have no choice but to take a gamble!"

"Moro, take out everything usable from the dragon scale storage bag to buy me some time!"

A resolute glint flashed in Johnny's eyes, and he made a decision without hesitation.

As soon as he finished speaking, disregarding the danger he was in, he sat down cross-legged, closed his eyes, and forced himself into a meditative state.

"Meditate now?!"

Moro was taken aback, but seeing Johnny's unwavering expression, he immediately suppressed his doubts and took out all the crystal balls stored in his storage bag without hesitation, surrounding Johnny to form a temporary defensive line.

Johnny cleared his mind of all distractions and completely immersed himself in his body.

Under the powerful suppression of the Dark Tome runes, the vengeful spirit that was originally active within him became unusually dormant.

However, it was precisely this silence that allowed him to perceive for the first time so clearly the seed of a small universe buried deep within his soul!

"So that's how it is—the problem that I've been unable to resonate with my cosmos all this time is actually with the Spirit of Vengeance."

Johnny suddenly realized.

With his immortality, he has surpassed his limits countless times, and his physical strength has long since reached the required level, but he is always just one step away from achieving it.

Now, with the Spirit of Vengeance temporarily suppressed, his connection with the Seed of the Cosmos instantly becomes clear and intense.

"Buzz!"

A point of starlight shone from his body, followed by a second, a third—countless tiny phantom stars appeared around him, forming a miniature cosmic star map.

"What—what is that?"

Moro, who was concentrating on resisting the invasion of the black mist, stared wide-eyed, almost unable to believe what he was seeing.

Countless stars suddenly appeared out of thin air, surrounding Johnny as if isolating him from this space and placing him in the boundless universe.

Blue flames, like a flowing galaxy, began to spread across Johnny's body.

"We finally succeeded!"

Johnny suddenly opened his eyes, azure flames burning in his pupils, a confident smile playing on his lips.

He finally resonated with the Seed of the Universe and broke through to the early stage of the Sixth Sense!

Deep within the Sacred Realm, Ye Feng slowly opened his eyes, a satisfied smile appearing on his lips: "Hmm? This fluctuation—this kid did a good job."

He clearly felt the power returning to him from Johnny.

Johnny reached out and solemnly removed the Saint Cloth plaque hanging on his chest.

"Now, let me verify whether the runes of the Dark Book can suppress the power of the cosmos!"

"Ding~"

A crisp metallic clang rang out. The Saint Cloth Card was thrown into the air, and a complex and mysterious array suddenly unfolded beneath Johnny's feet.

The ancient sacred armor box slowly rose from the center of the formation, emanating a powerful aura.

"Clang!"

The Saint Cloth Box opened with a bang, and countless radiant Saint Cloth parts transformed into streaks of light that shot into the sky, then drew perfect trajectories in the air, precisely covering every part of Johnny's body!

The constellation Cancer unfolds magnificently behind him, its light reflecting off the illusory images of the stars around him.

The Gold Saint of Cancer! Johnny Blaze makes his official debut!

An unprecedented sense of power filled Johnny's entire body.

The power of the Saint Cloth and the burning of his cosmos made him feel as if he could tear the heavens apart.

All the combat skills he had cultivated in the past were integrated at this moment and transformed into an almost instinctive memory.

He raised his hand, pointing to the continuously shrinking and suppressing dark rune array, with azure angelic flames highly concentrated at his fingertips.

"Sekishiki! Meikai Ha!"

boom!

The blue pillar of fire surged forth like a roaring galaxy, instantly clearing away large swathes of the viscous darkness that enveloped the surroundings, and the church ruins were once again exposed to the cold moonlight.

The dark mage's gaunt figure reappeared, his face filled with disbelief and horror, his dark eyes almost bulging out of their sockets: "No—impossible! You—you actually managed to destroy the runes of the Dark Tome!?"

That power originated from the original fragments of the Dark Book!

"The power of the Dark Book is indeed unfathomable."

Johnny, clad in his holy armor, stepped forward, each step causing the earth to tremble slightly, a brilliant trail of azure flames trailing behind him.

"But you—are too weak!"

Before he finished speaking, Johnny vanished from his spot like a ghost, reappearing right before the dark mage's eyes.

"Your soul has long been utterly corrupted by darkness, and is burdened with grave sins!"

Johnny's voice was as cold as a judgment.

A flash of azure light streaked past.

"Ugh!"

The dark mage let out a short scream as a dark, phantom soul was forcibly blasted out of his body, causing his physical body to collapse to the ground, lifeless.

"Your soul has no value anymore."

"Rather than being condemned to eternal damnation, I'd rather help you find liberation!"

Angelic flames danced at Johnny's fingertips, the blue flames containing the dual divine power of purification and judgment.

"No!!"

Amidst desperate and mournful wails, the dark mage's pitch-black soul rapidly melted away under the scorching heat of the bright yellow flames.

His physical body, which he left behind, also turned to ashes in the flames and vanished completely.

"Um?

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Johnny's gaze sharpened.

He saw the darkness still flickering amidst the azure flames.

Those were fragments of the Dark Book.

"Even the flames of angels cannot burn it—"

"The Dark Book—truly bizarre and unpredictable. No wonder His Majesty repeatedly warned us to be careful in everything we do."

He recalled Ye Feng's warning to him, and his fear of this dark creation deepened.

Using layers of angelic flames, Johnny temporarily contained the fragments of the Dark Book.

This kind of thing can only be handled by Ye Feng.

If it falls into the hands of any dark creature in the underworld, it will be a disaster.

That dark mage must be the culprit behind the commotion in the underworld earlier.

It devoured the lives and power of many living beings.

"Is the knot—over?"

Nadya held her son Danny tightly, her voice still trembling, clearly shaken.

"The threat has been temporarily eliminated, but we can't stay here any longer."

"Mephisto already knows what's going on here; we must leave immediately."

Johnny composed himself and said in a deep voice.

Despite successfully awakening his inner cosmos and transforming his Hellfire into the even stronger Angel Flame, Johnny's wariness of Mephisto did not diminish in the slightest.

The power of that Hell Lord is unfathomable. Although his strength has increased dramatically, his chances of defeating Mephisto are still slim.

After all, he couldn't even handle Mephisto's son, the Heart Demon.

Even if it's not the real body that descends, we shouldn't underestimate this Lord of Hell.

Moro, standing to the side, let out a long sigh of relief and wiped the cold sweat from his forehead.

This mission was arguably the most dangerous one he had ever experienced in his many years in the underworld.

"Let's go!"

Johnny no longer hesitated. He used his cosmic energy to protect Morrow, Nadia, and Danny. The four of them quickly left the ruined church, their figures disappearing into the thick darkness of the suburbs.

They urgently need a safe temporary shelter and then contact the Sanctuary Foundation to arrange their return to the Sanctuary as quickly as possible.

"That Clarisse, of all people, chose to go into seclusion at such a crucial moment, really—"

Johnny couldn't help but miss his companion who could manipulate space.

If she were here, a single portal would allow her to return directly to the safe Sanctuary, instead of the current chaotic and anxious journey.

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