Meanwhile, Aaron's left hand, placed beneath the table, was holding a half-finished glass of wine—the very glass touched by the Ancient One's saliva.
Of course, he definitely didn't have a special fetish.
In the blink of an eye, the glass in his left hand was swallowed and refined by the Primordial Furnace.
With his current strength, his entire body could function as a furnace. He was simply more accustomed to using his right hand normally.
The Primordial Furnace was powerful, as always.
Within a few moments, countless streams of light surged up his arm and spread throughout his body.
[Magic Compendium (Ancient One): You have mastered various magic, such as the Portal Creation, Magic Whip, Rings of Raggadorr, Astral Projection, Winds of Watoomb, Vishanti's Sacred Sword, and the Shield of the Seraphim.]
[Dark Power: Similar abilities detected and fused. You have mastered the power of the Dark Dimension, allowing you to freely open Dark Dimension portals, draw magical energy from the Dark Dimension, absorb the life force of others, and manipulate Dark energy, etc.]
[Dimensional Teleportation: Similar abilities detected and fused. You can use various forms of cosmic energy or your own energy to teleport anywhere in the Universe, or to parallel Universes and other special dimensional worlds, at will.]
[Grand Unification Field: You have initially deciphered the four fundamental forces of the Universe, allowing them to freely convert into one another, thereby fusing and mastering the Grand Unification Force. This grants you a power comparable to creation on a cosmic scale (the specific extent is limited by personal understanding and energy, and not all matter is controlled by the Grand Unification Field).]
[Mirror Dimension Control: You can freely enter the Mirror Dimension World and control everything within it, like a God.]
[Super-Dimensional Body (Hoggoth's Ancient Body, Iron Body, Asgardian Body, Pseudo-Celestial Body, Mental Immunity, Super Healing...): Your body possesses Super-Dimensional characteristics. As long as you have sufficient energy, you can neutralize any force based on material rules (physical attacks) and most magic methods. You are also immune to psychic abilities and can easily integrate into any dimensional space, unaffected by that cosmic space, and unrestricted by any negative environmental effects in the real Universe.]
[Note: If you remain in other special dimensions for a long time, you might completely merge with that dimension and become a Dimensional Demon God.]
[Crimson Chains: You have mastered the Crimson Chains, which possess absolute restraining capabilities. As long as you have sufficient energy, no one can forcibly break free from the chains' restraints.]
[Sacred Phoenix Core: Similar abilities detected and fused. The miniature sun inside your body now possesses the characteristics of white magic, providing an attack bonus against Dimensional Demon Gods, and especially having an extra bonus effect against Dark Power.]
[...]
In an instant, Aaron felt an unprecedented huge change occur throughout his body.
This change surpassed any previous enhancement, resulting in a massive leap in his overall strength.
Dark Power, Dimensional Teleportation, Grand Unification Field, Super-Dimensional Body...
Aaron's eyes sparkled, his heart surging with excitement.
The Dark Power allowed him to freely mobilize the power of the Dark Dimension and forcibly use Dormammu's power without any adverse effects.
Theoretically speaking, he could even do anything Dormammu could do.
[Dimensional Teleportation] fused all the teleportation abilities he had previously acquired.
As long as he willed it, he could fully mobilize Dark Power, cosmic energy, or his own energy to easily perform cross-Universe teleportation.
Traveling back and forth between parallel Universes or dimensional spaces.
Moreover, compared to the teleportation magic used by Kamar-Taj and others, his ability was far more convenient and simple. Teleportation could be achieved with a single thought.
Of course, the specific results would require practical testing to confirm.
However, compared to the latter two abilities, Dark Power and Dimensional Teleportation were somewhat lacking.
Grand Unification Force!
Super-Dimensional Body!
The former allowed him to manipulate the structure and matter of the Universe freely. Given enough time, he could even recreate a Milky Way Galaxy.
The latter made him nearly invincible in the real Universe.
He was virtually immune to any physical damage and could freely incarnate as a Dimensional Demon God, immediately ascending to a Multiverse-level being.
In short, as long as Aaron found an ownerless or owned dark dimension now, and killed the ruler there, he could take their place, becoming a top-tier Dark Dimension Ruler like Dormammu, ignoring time and devouring Universes.
'As expected of the Ancient One. This round of gains is enormous.' Aaron sighed in admiration.
He knew, of course, that this wasn't due to the Ancient One's raw power, but rather the breadth of knowledge she possessed.
Only after the Primordial Furnace extracted it and combined it with Aaron's previous accumulation could he achieve such massive gains all at once.
The Grand Unification Force was mostly accumulated by him in the past, only lacking the final step before today. And now, the Ancient One was that catalyst.
Most of his other abilities were thanks to the ingenuity of the various Dark Dimension Rulers.
The magic the Ancient One learned were the signature abilities of various Dark Dimension Rulers.
Subsequent sorcerers only gained the authority to use these magic after generations of sorcerers engaged in private dealings.
The Ancient One's diverse learning and long-term accumulation suddenly benefited Aaron.
If it had been any other sorcerer, Aaron's improvement would definitely not have been this significant.
'Speaking of which, just how powerful am I now?'
Aaron pondered internally and realized that even he couldn't accurately estimate his own strength.
'My normal strength should be enough to shake the structure of the Universe, like the Milky Way Galaxy. My ultimate strength... perhaps I could destroy a Universe?'
Currently, his most important means of offense are the Grand Unification Force and the Sacred Phoenix Core.
Furthermore, he can freely mobilize and absorb any universal energy, allowing these two primary offensive methods, especially the former, to be maximized into damage.
His strongest defensive means is the Super-Dimensional Body, which combines powerful physical defense, the ability to neutralize attacks based on material laws, and super regeneration, among other abilities. Even Universe-level attacks pose no threat to him.
Moreover, if he can't win, he can leave anytime via Dimensional Teleportation.
Of course, the most convenient method is undoubtedly to immediately incarnate as a Dark Dimension Creature like Dormammu.
But then he would lose his freedom. For him, with his limitless potential, this choice would not be wise.
Just as Aaron was pondering, the Ancient One, sitting right in front of him and happily freeloading wine, was stunned.
She blinked, then blinked again.
She put down her wine glass and sat up straight, looking intently at Aaron.
"What is it?" Aaron had a guess, but he asked anyway.
The Ancient One remained motionless.
"Mr. Aaron, what did you just do?"
"As you can see, I'm just sitting here, doing nothing." Aaron said casually, the wine glass in his hand gently swaying.
He wasn't lying, after all, he was indeed drinking.
The Ancient One fell silent.
Was it an illusion?
Impossible, absolutely impossible!
Although she couldn't pinpoint exactly what Aaron had done, she clearly sensed that the Aaron of this moment was fundamentally different from the Aaron of the previous moment.
If the previous Aaron still seemed to belong to the human world, giving a feeling of kinship, then the current Aaron seemed to have suddenly elevated himself to another dimension, high above, looking down upon all living beings.
That aura...