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"Gu Yi, you guys are so unethical!"

Dormammu had lost his previous arrogance, and his voice was trembling.

Can you not panic?

On the left stood Lin Jie, who was being dragged along by force, and on the right stood his nemesis, Gu Yi.

An absolute dead end.

"Are you guys sore losers? What happened to being a beginner? Is this what you call only learning magic for a month?"

The old monster's eyes shone with aggrieved indignation, his face full of accusation, "Why didn't you just call in a multiverse-level power-leveler?! Why didn't you just bring Merlin?!"

Gu Yi chuckled, slowly waving his folding fan: "Lin Jie has indeed only been learning for a month at most, but I've never boasted about it. Old monster, who tipped you off?"

Upon hearing this, Lucian, who was in the corner of the crowd, trembled violently with fear.

He was the one who secretly leaked the intelligence.

From the moment Lin Jie pulled the demon god's true form out of his bare hands, Lucian felt like the sky had fallen.

They thought Lin Jie would be doomed if he broke into the lair.

As a result, the big boss was carried to Earth like a chicken.

If the Ancient One finds out that I secretly betrayed them, I'll definitely be thrown into another dimension and fed to dogs.

He didn't want to die!

In desperation, Lucian gritted his teeth, rushed out of the crowd, and solemnly declared his loyalty to the Ancient One: "Supreme One! This old monster has harmed countless of our fellow disciples; his crimes are heinous. Please order the immediate slaying of this evil spirit!"

Before Dormammu could even retort, he was betrayed and stabbed in the back by one of his underlings.

The old monster was so angry that smoke was coming out of his head.

Gu Yi was secretly overjoyed, but her face remained expressionless. She went along with it and shifted the blame: "The matter of eliminating evil forces should be decided by our highest-ranking administrators."

Anyway, Lin Jie took over, so he can use the traitor to establish his authority.

Swish!

Hundreds of eyes instantly focused on Lin Jie.

At this moment, all the monks present were filled with deep awe.

Even the ultimate demon god can be treated like a dog; this method is simply heaven-defying. Who would dare to provoke him?

Not to mention Dormammu himself, who looked at Lin Jie as if he were the living Yama.

The old monster was racking his brains, but he just couldn't figure out how a newbie could ignore the laws of the universe and grab people with his bare hands.

If he hadn't experienced it himself, he would never have believed it, not even if you beat him to death.

Can someone be this good just because of talent?

If he had known that talent could put food on the table, he would have been so foolish as to work for the Dark Dimension back then!

I think...

Lin Jie had just opened his mouth, but he had only gotten halfway through his sentence.

"ah!!!"

A bloodcurdling scream, like a pig being slaughtered, suddenly rang out.

The commotion was so loud that it startled everyone.

The screams originated from Lucian.

All that could be seen was smoke billowing from the traitor's body. Although no flames were visible, his body began to crumble and disintegrate little by little, like burning paper money.

The surrounding monks panicked upon seeing this and quickly retreated.

Everyone watched helplessly as Lucian writhed on the ground in pain, letting out a beast-like dying roar. Finally, unable to bear it any longer, he collapsed to his knees with a thud.

He stared intently ahead, his face filled with resentment and bitterness.

Following their gaze, the mages discovered that Dormammu had raised a giant skeletal hand.

He held a strange, eerie, dark green fireball in his large hand.

With each tightening of the old monster's fingers, Lucian's screams grew even more agonizing.

Dormammu looked down at the dying man on the ground, his voice low and cruel: "Fool, you really think you can rise to power just because I've left my lair? Your soul is already marked by me. A mere insect dares to devour its master?"

Dormammu didn't bother with unnecessary words when dealing with a traitor like Lucian; all he could do was express his utter disdain.

Believers are nothing.

It was all just food he used to fill his stomach.

The moment you surrender your soul, your life and death are entirely in Dormammu's hands.

Even though the old monster is now offline and can't use his infinite mana, he's still a top-tier figure in the universe thanks to his dark magic.

"Wow, no wonder you're a dimensional demon, you've even extended your reach to Kamar-Taj."

Upon hearing Lin Jie's words, the old monster's attitude underwent a complete 180-degree turn, and he quickly put on an honest and docile expression.

"Hey, we're all just trying to make a living in the magical world. You take on apprentices, I take on followers, there's really no difference."

Dormammu started spouting nonsense as soon as he opened his mouth.

"It's just a difference in perspective. We're both doing the work of expanding the magical cause. You're the righteous ones, responsible for teaching; I'm the villain, responsible for collecting souls. We're just doing different things, right?"

The old monster was spouting nonsense with a straight face.

Their twisted logic completely fooled hundreds of mages.

Only Gu Yi seemed unfazed, fanning himself and suppressing a laugh.

The old man knows this ugly monster too well. If you want to trick someone into handing over their soul, how can you do it without the eloquence of a pyramid scheme leader?

Lin Jie frowned and turned to Gu Yi, asking, "Master, just based on this old monster's loose tongue, would any fool really be willing to sell their soul to him?"

Gu Yi pointed to a pool of black ash on the ground with her fan and calmly replied, "One just died."

Lin Jie suddenly realized and nodded seriously.

It seems there are still a lot of idiots in the universe; some people actually believe this fallacy.

As they chatted, Gu Yi abruptly changed the subject, passing the buck back to Gu Yi: "So, what exactly do you plan to do with this monster?"

Dormammu: "..."

The old monster cursed inwardly, "Gu Yi, you wicked old woman!"

You only feel relieved when you see me die, right?

Without his stronghold as a backup, Dormammu could only swallow his anger.

A true man can bend and stretch; he was just about to open his mouth to plead for himself.

The surrounding monks had long been unable to contain themselves and were filled with indignation.

"Dormammu must be killed! The evil god cannot be allowed to live!"

"Yes! Kill him to prevent future trouble!"

Hundreds of people shouted at the top of their lungs, the sound waves rising higher and higher.

What goes around comes around. Dormammu used to be the one riding roughshod over them, but now that he's finally got a chance, he's going to kick them while they're down!

However, these ordinary mages had no understanding of dimensional laws at all.

Dormammu was already completely bound to the Dark Dimension, and the body before him was purely formed from hellfire.

To put it bluntly, as long as the dark world exists, he is immortal.

Even without infinite mana, the only way to completely kill him is to destroy the entire dimension.

Lin Jie and Gu Yi knew exactly what was going on.

Hearing everyone shouting for violence, Lin Jie remained silent.

Seeing that the new leader remained silent, the monks gradually quieted down as well.

After a long while, Lin Jie stroked his chin, stared at Dormammu for several moments, and then suddenly turned to face the entire audience and said, "I've been thinking that Kamar-Taj is lacking a decent sparring partner. Letting him stay and serve as a sparring partner for everyone is a good way to make use of him, and it seems quite suitable."

Dormammu: "???"

What the hell?

The old monster's eyes nearly popped out of his head as he asked incredulously, "You want me to stay in Kamar-Taj and teach you magic?!"

What kind of cosmic joke is this!

I am the ultimate villain, a ruthless killer, and you want me to be your mentor?

Dormammu felt greatly insulted and was about to refuse him sternly.

Before he could finish speaking, Lin Jie delivered a merciless blow.

Lin Jie waved his hand, correcting him with a look of disdain, "Don't flatter yourself. Who needs your teaching? What I mean is, we're keeping you as a natural human punching bag, specifically for everyone to test the power of the new magic."

Dormammu: "..."

The old monster's defenses were completely breached.

Well, so it turns out she was just taking her anger out on him!