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This is because it was a prerequisite set by the Ancient One for teaching Depp new magic.

As Depp opened the portal to go home, a golden energy whip wrapped around his ankle.

Depp frowned, thinking to himself that these guys were definitely up to something!

With a slight flick of his foot, the energy whip shattered.

When the caster saw his energy whip shattered by Depp's gentle kick, he was completely dumbfounded.

"You useless piece of trash who's not even good at what he's learned!"

Upon seeing this, Arthas immediately concluded that the guy was unskilled, and the energy whip had shattered on its own due to structural instability. He then shoved him aside and shouted:

"Let's work together and show this newcomer what we're made of!"

As soon as Arthas finished speaking, the dozen or so men who were with him immediately stood up.

They simultaneously used their most proficient magic against Depp.

Five or six energy whips locked Depp's limbs together, and then a dozen energy missiles immediately flew towards Depp.

Following the energy missile, several people who had already formed the Ring of Raghadore in their hands rushed forward, preparing to engage Depp in close combat.

At the same time, the other apprentices who noticed Arthas's unusual movements also reacted immediately.

They immediately wanted to intervene to stop Arthas's group from breaking the rules.

It must be said that the vast majority of these apprentices are quite honest and kind.

The first person in the group to try to stop them was the chubby boy who had been beaten up yesterday.

Although he was badly beaten yesterday, his sense of justice still made him the first to stand up.

Seeing the others' unusual reactions, Arthas said, "We're just having a friendly sparring session with this new mentor, aren't we?"

"hehe."

Upon hearing this, Depp burst out laughing.

He gestured to stop his apprentices from helping him, saying, "That's right, this is just a friendly sparring match."

After saying that, Depp turned to Arthas and said, "Please continue your performance."

Seeing that Depp showed no signs of struggling, Arthas immediately understood what was going on.

"Just now, it was indeed because that idiot was not skilled in using magic that the energy whip disintegrated and collapsed on its own."

Depp was bound to the spot by the energy whip and remained motionless as magic missiles swarmed in, hitting him repeatedly.

The apprentices watching felt a pang of heartache. The chubby boy thought for a moment, then immediately ran to a corner and began drawing portals non-stop.

He wanted to draw the portal to the Sanctuary in New York and then report this to the Sorcerer Supreme.

However, since he had only been studying in Kamar-Taj for a month, as he turned his fingers, only handfuls of sparks appeared in front of him.

This made the chubby boy extremely anxious, his face covered in sweat.

As for the portal... not even a trace of it appeared.

The magic missiles exploded one after another on Depp, completely shredding his shirt and revealing the perfect muscles of his upper body.

This made the female apprentices somewhat uneasy.

They looked at each other and sent the same signal.

"We can't let our mentor Depp be bullied like this!"

Just as they were about to offer their assistance, Depp made his move.

His muscles twitched slightly, and then all the energy whips binding him snapped instantly.

clap clap clap!

clap clap clap!

The six energy whips broke and shattered together, causing Arthas, who was the last to strike, to shudder violently.

"This guy actually shattered the energy whip with his own body!"

A dark purple glint flashed in the corner of his eye, and his killing intent surged instantly.

Arthas was now influenced by some power within him and had forgotten that he had only wanted to teach Depp a lesson in the first place.

The Ring of Raghadore in his hand then transformed into two enormous cleavers.

Arthas gripped the machete and, without hesitation, swung the purplish-black blade toward Depp's neck.

Depp watched as the numerous magic apprentices rushed towards him, slapping them all away with a single blow, without even using magic.

The female apprentices, who had originally intended to help, were immediately stunned.

"Wow! He's so handsome! Those guys who tried to cause him trouble were just overestimating themselves."

"Yeah, yeah, how come some people can look so cool even when they're slapping someone!"

A beautiful Asian girl with jet-black hair and an extremely sweet and adorable face held her chubby little face in her hands and said, "Aaaaaah! Why didn't Johnny Depp slap me? I really want Johnny Depp to slap me in the face! If that's not possible, a spanking will do!"

Depp heard every word they said clearly.

He looked at the lovely black-haired girl in shock.

No, girl, your XP is a bit strange?

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After swatting away the apprentices in front of him, Depp saw Arthas at the very back.

Depp keenly noticed that there were faint purplish-black lines at the corners of this guy's eyes, exactly the same as those on the blade!

"Go to hell, you damned newbie!"

Arthas roared and brandished his twin swords, aiming to strangle Depp's neck.

“Young man, something’s wrong with you!” Depp held up two fingers and placed them on Arthas’s blade. “I think you might need me to perform a physical exorcism.”

After saying that, Depp pushed Arthas's twin swords away, and finally pointed his finger at the latter's forehead, giving him a flick on the forehead.

Boom~

After a sharp crack, Arthas tumbled several times in the air and was thrown more than ten meters away.

Depp put on the Mirror of Introduction and looked at the guy who was acting a bit strangely.

Arthas Siegfried, Servant of Dormammu

Main ability: Dark Dimensional Power.

Affection level: Hostile.

Seeing this, Depp said, "You've really fallen from grace!"

At the same time, the apprentices who had been slapped away by Depp also stood up.

With identical handprints on their faces, they, like the other apprentices, stared in terror at Arthas not far away.

They knew that the purplish-black lines at the corners of Arthas's eyes were a sign of being corrupted by the Dark Dimension.

Given Depp's personality, since the other party has fallen to the dark side and become Dormammu's servant, there's no need for him to hold back.

If this thing isn't eradicated directly, it will definitely cause endless trouble in the future.

Thinking of this, Depp immediately rushed forward and punched Arthas.

This time, Depp didn't hold back and delivered a serious punch!

Just then, a complete portal finally appeared in front of the chubby boy.

And the Ancient One was right across from him.

The moment the portal opened, the Ancient One vanished from her spot and appeared between Depp and Arthas.

In the Ancient One's hand, the red Ring of Laggardore condensed, blocking Depp's fist.

With a loud thud, the fist collided with the Ring of Raghadore, producing a deafening impact.

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Feeling the power emanating from the Ring of Laggardore, the Ancient One was once again astonished by Depp.

She hadn't expected that Depp's power had reached such a level.

The red ring of Laggardor that Depp had summoned was actually cracked by Depp's punch.

"This will kill him."

"Gu Yi said to Depp."

Depp said noncommittally, "He has fallen into darkness and become Dormammu's servant."

“But he was first and foremost my apprentice,” the Ancient One said. “You actually knew of Dormammu’s existence?”

Regarding Dormammu, the Ancient One always believed that only the Sorcerer Supreme, who had protected Earth from its invasion for thousands of years, knew about him.

The other temple guardian apprentices only knew that Arthas's changes were symptoms of falling into darkness and being corrupted by the dark dimension, and they were unaware of the existence of Dormammu, the controller of the dark dimension.

As for Arthas, he probably learned all this by secretly reading the forbidden books in the library.

Depp, however, seemed to have known all this all along, and showed no signs of being corrupted by Dormammu.

Considering his behavior just now, it even seems like he harbors a deep-seated hatred for Dormammu.

Who exactly is Johnny Depp?

The Ancient One grew increasingly curious, feeling that Depp seemed to know many unknown and obscure secrets.

Among these secrets are even some that even they themselves are unaware of.

"It's not only the Temple Guardians who know about Dormammu and the Dark Dimension, but it's true that only you are protecting Earth from Dormammu's invasion."

Depp said with respect, "And you should know that your dear apprentice has long since fallen into depravity and become a part of Dormammu."

Upon hearing this, Gu Yi turned to look at Arthas, a hint of sorrow in her eyes.

Those who are corrupted by Dormammu are almost impossible to return to the light. They can only be slowly and completely corrupted by Dormammu over time, becoming a part of the dark dimension and Dormammu himself.

Seeing the Ancient One's gaze, Arthas, struggling to his feet, said with a hint of mockery in his eyes, "Apprentice? Yes, I've been here for a year, three months, and fourteen days. But I'm still a fucking apprentice, a damn apprentice!"