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Thanos lay sprawled on the ground, his snake eyes wide open, staring intently at the large handful of colorful stones in Lin Jie's hand.

A few seconds later, Thanos's wildly beating heart slowly calmed down.

It's fake! Absolutely fake!

Thanos reached a conclusion in his mind with absolute certainty.

Everyone in the universe knows that there is only one unique Infinity Stone of each color. This kid has a handful of them—what else could they be but glass beads?

However, do the sorcerers of Kamar-Taj have nothing better to do than create so many fake stones to fool people?

Although Thanos was puzzled, his vertical pupils still darted back and forth between Lin Jie and the Ancient One, trying to figure out what the master and disciple were up to.

Ancient One didn't even glance at Thanos on the ground, only at the stone in Lin Jie's hand, and said indifferently, "You can take these stones with you. However, when facing mages, I suggest you bring the Sword in the Stone. The Sword in the Stone has a connection with Merlin, and its sword aura is more intimidating to mages."

"Understood, Master." Lin Jie nodded, readily accepting the advice.

Ancient One picked up her teacup, then suddenly remembered something: "Since you've already brought out the stone, perfect, you can practice your spatial magic here. Practice makes perfect, and you'll find it useful when you fight in Sokovia."

"Okay."

Lin Jie stuffed the handful of raw stones back into his wide sleeve, leaving only a "Cosmic Cube" that emitted a faint blue light.

He tossed the Rubik's Cube into the air, quickly formed hand seals, and instantly channeled his magical energy into the blue stone.

hum-

Accompanied by a deep hum, a bright blue light shone forth.

Then, an unbelievable scene unfolded.

The incredibly sturdy Ancient One Temple, under the intervention of spatial magic, began to disintegrate piece by piece, like a jigsaw puzzle!

The walls, roof, and stone pillars all detached from their original positions and tumbled and spun erratically in mid-air.

The entire hall transformed into a giant kaleidoscope, except for the floor where the Ancient One, Lin Jie, and Thanos, who was lying on the ground, remained steadily suspended in place.

Lin Jie was completely focused on manipulating the dismantling of space, while Gu Yi quietly observed her apprentice's level of understanding of magic.

Neither the master nor the apprentice noticed that Thanos, who was lying at their feet, had completely changed his expression.

Greed! Madness!

This blue stone is definitely a real Cosmic Cube!

Thanos watched as the stone easily tore apart the entire space of the great hall.

Nothing but the true Cosmic Cube can produce this pure spatial power!

The opportunity is coming!

Thanos was overjoyed.

As long as he gets his hands on the Tesseract, he can immediately use spatial powers to open a portal and escape from this hellish place, Kamar-Taj!

As for seeking revenge against Lin Jie, there will be plenty of time later; getting away first is the priority.

Thinking of this, Thanos's muscles tensed up suddenly, like a fully drawn bow.

Whoosh!

Its thick, serpentine body shot up like a bolt of lightning.

Thanos opened his mouth wide, and his tail swept through the air, directly grabbing the "Cosmic Cube" that was floating in front of Lin Jie.

The movements were swift, precise, and ruthless, executed in one smooth motion.

This sudden turn of events directly interrupted Lin Jie's spellcasting.

The rotating walls and pillars around them instantly lost control and crashed back to their original positions with a thunderous roar, raising a huge cloud of dust in the temple.

Lin Jie and Gu Yi were both stunned. They turned their heads in unison to look at the giant snake that had rolled up the Rubik's Cube and fallen back to the ground.

Thanos clutched the Tesseract tightly to his stomach, his eyes closed, desperately trying to activate the Tesseract and open a portal to escape.

Open the door! Open the door now!

Thanos screamed inwardly.

A second passed.

Two seconds passed.

The surroundings were deathly silent; not even a spark could be seen.

Thanos: "???"

What's going on?

Thanos was a little confused. Was it because he had turned into a snake and didn't have hands, so he couldn't trigger the Tesseract's mechanism?

Wait a minute! Among the Infinite Stones, the Space Stone requires the least coordination; anyone can use it as long as they consciously guide it.

Does this broken rock engage in species discrimination?!

Thanos refused to give up, gritted his teeth, and used all his strength, squeezing the cube so hard that it creaked, as he tried to activate it again.

The result was still the same: no reaction. After being freed from Lin Jie's control, the stone became like an ordinary piece of glass, even its original blue light dimmed.

Thanos was completely dumbfounded.

He slowly raised his enormous snake head, meeting two pairs of eyes.

Lin Jie looked at him with a puzzled expression, as if he were looking at a fool.

The Ancient One's gaze, however, was rather intriguing.

The Ancient One's gaze was so deep it seemed to see through everything. Although her face was expressionless, the condescending scrutiny made Thanos's scales stand up uncontrollably.

Thanos's heart pounded wildly.

That woman's eyes are terrifying! She's definitely a ruthless character who'll devour people without spitting out the bones.

No, I absolutely cannot reveal that I am Thanos, or I'm doomed today!

Thanos took a deep breath, forcibly suppressing the panic in his heart.

He was willing to risk everything to survive.

Suddenly, the seven- or eight-meter-long python coiled its body into a circle, brought its enormous head close to Lin Jie's feet, and opened its eyes wide, with tears of grievance glistening in them.

"Ee... Ee-ya~"

An extremely affected and coquettish voice came from the giant python's mouth.

This time, even the Ancient One couldn't withstand it.

What others may not know, Gu Yi had already used her soul-seeing magic to see through the snake's secrets!

From the very first day Lin Jie picked up this giant serpent, Gu Yi knew that Thanos, the cosmic overlord, resided in its soul!

The Ancient One didn't expose him before because she wanted to leave it for Thanos to see.

But now, watching the soul of a muscular man with a wrinkled face and a purple shoehorn chin, dressed as a snake, acting cute and coquettish...

Gu Yi felt that this scene was even more disgusting than Mordo turning into a shy girl back then.

Gu Yi looked away with disgust, suppressing the nausea in her stomach, and turned to look at Lin Jie, her tone revealing a hint of annoyance:

"Disciple, I think it's time to arrange this snake hot pot for today."

Lin Jie nodded in strong agreement: "I also think it's time; this snake is becoming increasingly abnormal."

Thanos: "..."

No! I can still be saved! Give me a chance to explain!