In the massive circular plaza of Kamar-Taj.
With the arrival of another morning, the young magic apprentices had already begun their daily morning practice on the rune-engraved plaza floor.
Some apprentices cheered excitedly as they finally conjured a spark portal.
Others, however, looked at their failed spells with some frustration, but quickly recovered and re-engaged in their training.
Gwen stood in the library corridor, propping her chin, watching the magic apprentices training in the circular plaza.
After Hawkcorp, she no longer envied these mages who studied magic.
Well.
Gwen still felt a little envious.
But the thought that it required exchanging her soul, and that she might become a bargaining chip to threaten her fiancé, shattered Gwen's filter for mages completely.
No matter what, she couldn't drag Hawk down.
However...
Is this magic really that difficult? Isn't it just drawing a circle?
How could they fail so many times?
Gwen looked at an apprentice who failed again, thinking curiously, then thought of Hawk, turning her head to look at the still-closed library behind her, a hint of worry in her eyes.
Hawk had been inside for a day and still hadn't come out.
Just then.
The library door opened.
Gwen's eyes lit up.
The next second.
She saw Wang, who emerged from the library with a serious expression, withdrew the anticipation from her eyes, and then greeted Wang.
"Good morning, Wang."
"Good morning."
Wang looked at Gwen standing in the corridor, nodded in response, then turned to glance at the library behind him, and then looked towards Gwen, just about to say that Hawk probably wouldn't be out so soon, when his gaze swept past Gwen and landed on the Sorcerer Supreme who appeared not far away.
"Sorcerer Supreme."
"…"
Gwen followed Wang's gaze and looked behind her, seeing the Ancient One who had appeared behind her at some point, and composed herself: "Sorcerer Supreme, when will Hawk come out?"
The Ancient One did not immediately answer Gwen's question, but first nodded to Wang, who had just walked out of the library.
Wang understood, turned, and left.
After Wang had gone far, the Ancient One then looked at Gwen, standing with Gwen by the railing of the corridor, her seemingly all-seeing gaze falling on the magic apprentices who were diligently cultivating in the circular plaza: "He will come out when he wants to."
What's the difference between saying that and saying nothing?
Gwen listened to the Ancient One's words, her mouth twitching subconsciously like Hawk's, but she didn't retort, instead taking a deep breath.
"Alright."
"If you're bored, you can learn Kamar-Taj's magic."
"No, no."
Gwen quickly waved her hand in refusal upon hearing this: "It looks very difficult, I probably can't learn it."
The Ancient One listened to Gwen's explanation, looked at Gwen, and smiled slightly.
"For you, if you want to learn, with your wisdom, it would be very easy."
"Forget it."
Gwen didn't hesitate, once again refusing the Ancient One's suggestion.
Seeing this, the Ancient One said no more, changed the topic, and invited Gwen: "Let's have some tea together, Hawk should be out in a while."
Gwen turned to glance at the still library, thought for a moment, and nodded to the Ancient One, accepting the Ancient One's invitation.
Inside the library.
Within the Vishanti Stone Chamber.
Hawk sat cross-legged, suspended in mid-air, the eye of agamotto, which housed the Time Stone, continuously emitting its unique green light of time between his palms.
Time is very fast, and at the same time, time is very slow.
However, when you are within time, time itself actually loses all meaning.
In the Little Universe.
Hawk's time still lingered in an instant, a breath.
In sight.
The Underworld has been born!
At this moment, under the cheat of time, in an instant, almost at the very moment the Underworld was born, massive, suffocating buildings had already appeared within the Underworld.
Also under the cheat of the Time Stone, the nascent Underworld's invisible aura of the laws of life and death rapidly spread throughout the entire Little Universe, covering the entire Little Universe with the laws of life and death in an instant.
At that time, when the Little Universe materializes, any life forms born on these Planets will undergo reincarnation through the Underworld.
But now there is no life.
He currently only used the Reality Stone to materialize the power of his Sixth Sense Little Universe, and had not yet truly materialized the Little Universe.
So Hawk's current Little Universe is devoid of any life.
Solitude.
Coldness.
Like the nascent Underworld.
A massive, incredibly large Underworld gate, appearing to be both crystal and metal, and looking cold and eerie, stood at the sole entrance to the Underworld.
Passing through the Underworld Gate led to a vast, desolate, and silent plain.
The ground was grey-black grit and jagged strange rocks, with not a single blade of grass.
The sky was perpetually dim, filled with ominous dark clouds.
The end of the plain was not the end of souls, but a cliff.
Below the cliff, a wide, slow-flowing but ominous river.
The riverbanks were barren, covered with black reeds or twisted dead trees, but at the end of the river, the massive Underworld architectural complex was vaguely visible.
At that time, souls would jump or be pushed from the cliff into this river, and flow downstream through this river to reach the true core area of the Underworld.
The Court of Judgment!
The Eight Hells!
Elysium!
Everything was there.
With the thought of 'use it now or lose it', Hawk utilized the Time Stone to perfect everything in the Underworld as much as possible.
Hawk, feeling as if he was playing a live-action version of My World, had a great time, especially when he perfectly hand-sculpted a one-to-one replica of the Underworld King's Palace and placed it in the center of Elysium, feeling an unparalleled sense of satisfaction.
And just as he stepped into the Underworld King's Temple.
The phoenix, bathed entirely in black flames, also emerged, and with a whoosh, perfectly merged with the temple before him.
The Black Phoenix's body was imprinted on the temple floor, and its wings, burning with black flames, were also imprinted on the sky-supporting pillars of the temple, transforming into intricate patterns.
As for the head, it naturally merged with the Underworld King's Throne on the high platform before Hawk, and its equally dark phoenix eyes became two black gems adorning both sides of the Underworld King's Throne.
Hawk seemed to sense something.
He looked up at the vast interior of the temple.
In sight.
Also under the black flames, countless Underworld black gems, obtained through the Time Stone's cheat, merged into the flames, continuously melting and aggregating.
Visibly.
A battle armor, appearing to be both crystal and metal, was being nurtured within.
Hawk looked at the Black Phoenix underworld cloth being nurtured within, and Mephisto's image appeared in his mind.
"Mephisto!"
"I hope you like this gift of mine."
Hawk thought to himself.
The next second.
Hawk, sitting cross-legged and suspended in mid-air, opened his eyes.
The moment he opened his eyes, on the stone wall, the Vishanti, the Triune Gods, surged with magic, instantly closing the eye of agamotto before Hawk, and with the surge of magic, the closed eye of agamotto quietly reappeared on the display stand on the stone platform.
Hawk raised an eyebrow and met the gaze of the Vishanti, the Triune Gods carved on the stone wall.
As their eight eyes met.
"Tsk, stingy, no wonder you three have to combine to have one dimension."
"Let's make a deal."
"Give me the Time Stone, and in the future, I'll allow your dimension to enter my Universe, how about that?"
"…"
After closing the eye of agamotto and completing all of this, the Vishanti remained as still as a stone carving.
Seeing this, Hawk said no more.
He was just saying it casually.
After all, even if his Phoenix Parallel Universe was born, its foundation would still be weak compared to the Marvel Main Universe.
In Marvel's Main Universe, the Vishanti's power can spread throughout the main multiverse.
But Hawk's Phoenix Parallel Universe?
It was just a single Universe, like the World Tree Universe, also attached to the Marvel Main Universe, but an independently autonomous parallel Universe within it.
Why would they give up being a dimensional god of the Main Universe to become a dimensional god of a parallel Universe?
The Vishanti weren't fools.
Hawk also respected the Vishanti's choice, and in the instant his Sixth Sense rapidly released, he had already quietly disappeared from the Vishanti Stone Chamber.
When Hawk reappeared, he saw his fiancée sitting not far away, happily chatting with the Ancient One, as if they had become good friends.
The Ancient One looked at the appearing Hawk and stopped speaking.
Gwen looked at the silent Ancient One, and also seemed to have thought of something, turning her head to look at Hawk who appeared behind her, her eyes instantly brimming with joy, and she quickly stood up, hugged Gwen, then looked at Hawk curiously: "Do you know how long you've been gone?"
Hawk nodded: "Two days."
The moment he returned and left the Time Stone, he already knew the time that had passed.
However...
This deal was very worthwhile.
Because he only used two days to push his Little Universe to its current limit, and at the same time, he also made the Underworld, which should have taken thousands or even tens of thousands of years to conceive, appear ahead of schedule after the time cheat.
But...
Worthwhile or not, an apology was still due.
Hawk looked at Gwen seriously.
"Sorry."
"I forgive you."
After Hawk appeared, Gwen's constantly worried heart completely settled, and she said with a brilliant smile.
Hawk and Gwen exchanged glances, he smiled and embraced Gwen, kissed her, then looked at the Sorcerer Supreme sitting at the tea table and bid farewell.
His business at Kamar-Taj was perfectly completed.
Next—
It was time to see the surprise Mephisto had prepared for him.
At the same time!
It was also time for Mephisto to see the surprise he had prepared for him!
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