When Strange heard Karl mention Baron Mordo, he also sighed.
Other worlds were all branches of the Main Universe.
Most of the time, the history of the Main Universe was not that different from the history of other universes.
In the history of the Main Universe, Mordo had also been Strange's teacher.
It was Mordo who had brought him in from the outside and guided him onto the path of magic.
At first, the Ancient One had wanted to continue testing Strange.
It was only because of Mordo's help that Strange had been allowed inside.
Strange's feelings toward Mordo were very complicated.
To Strange, Mordo was his guide, and also his teacher.
So when Mordo was mentioned, his emotions naturally became extremely complicated.
After a long while, Strange finally spoke.
"Mordo walked down the wrong path."
"His thirst for power and truth has already destroyed his reason."
"He stopped being a sorcerer of Kamar-Taj long ago."
The expression on Strange's face was extremely firm, with a trace of hatred mixed into it.
Karl's expression also became serious.
"What happened?"
As Karl grew serious, the powerful aura on his body could not help but spread outward.
Strange's body immediately stiffened.
Inwardly, he was shocked.
He had still underestimated Karl's strength.
This aura was truly terrifying. He felt a sense of pressure coming from the very source of his soul.
Only when Karl saw that Strange's expression was wrong did he notice it.
"I'm really sorry."
"The rules of the Main Universe are somewhat powerful. They affected my control over my strength."
Karl apologized sincerely.
"It's fine. It's fine."
Strange replied.
Strange felt extremely helpless. In the end, he was the one who could not remain calm.
But there was nothing he could do about it.
What could he say?
"I'll explain it to you in detail."
"Mordo betrayed our beliefs and walked the path of dark magic."
"He became too obsessed with soul magic, to the point that he even began using mortal souls for experiments."
"Many sorcerers were even poisoned by him and turned into evil weapons."
Strange spoke with a cold expression.
When Karl heard this, he frowned.
Using human souls to practice magic and create weapons?
That was an absolute taboo.
In Kamar-Taj, anyone who did this would be executed directly.
Because in this world, magic was a real existing power.
The magic of the Marvel world was different from magic in other worlds.
It was not something that became righteous simply because it was used for righteous purposes.
Magic itself could affect a person's mind.
Those who practiced dark magic would also be influenced by dark magic.
Their souls would gradually become dark, arrogant, cold, and merciless.
This was also why dark magic was forbidden.
In Karl's view, this was because, at its essence, Chthon was the source of all dark magic.
By learning dark magic, one would naturally become stained with Chthon's mark, and one's personality would naturally be affected to a tremendous degree.
Mordo had actually begun using the souls of sorcerers for experiments.
He had already fallen very deeply.
"How did this happen?"
"In my world, Mordo has always been very obedient."
"He has always been the one handling Kamar-Taj's affairs, and nothing like this has ever happened."
Karl spoke in confusion.
Hearing this, the corner of Strange's mouth twitched.
What a joke.
Which sorcerer would dare be disobedient in front of you?
For someone like this, you would probably have scattered even his ashes long ago.
Mordo did indeed have a deep thirst for power, but he would not seek death.
However, Strange naturally would not say this out loud.
"Ahem. Have you considered that he may have been positively influenced by you?"
Strange said in an extremely tactful tone.
With one look at his eyes, Karl understood what Strange meant.
If Mordo had practiced dark magic like the Mordo of the Main Universe, he probably would not have survived until this day.
There was also another reason.
It was true that Mordo pursued power. In this world, he had pursued dark magic and studied the path of the soul.
However, under Karl's guidance, he did not need to pursue dangerous dark magic in order to increase his strength.
Why would he go toward dark magic?
It was like someone who had already eaten meat and fish until he was sick of them. How could that person still go eat leftovers that might harm him?
Thinking of this, Karl immediately understood.
A person would be influenced by all kinds of factors, then make different choices.
Mordo's tragedy had long since been destined.
"Let's not talk about that."
"Where is Mordo now?"
"Since he committed something so vile, he absolutely cannot be spared."
"Even if it pains me greatly, we cannot allow Kamar-Taj's traditions to be corrupted."
Karl spoke with great firmness.
He constantly reminded himself that the Mordo of this world was no longer the Mordo of his world.
Since he had done something like this, he had to receive the punishment he deserved.
Hearing this, Strange's expression also became extremely resolute.
He had been dealing with Mordo all along.
"I don't know where he is now either."
"Some time ago, I managed to track him down."
"But for some reason, he seemed to suddenly suffer a heavy injury."
"Then he suddenly escaped."
"Now, I don't know where he is either."
Strange also had a terrible headache over this.
Mordo was extremely proficient in soul magic. If he wanted to hide, it was simply too easy.
The Law of Soul could change one's soul aura. If he hid among ordinary people, no one would be able to find him at all.
Even if Strange wanted to find him, he could not.
Strange shook his head. He could not believe that he could no longer even defeat Mordo.
Karl's expression, however, became somewhat strange.
He had heard several key factors.
A dark sorcerer, proficient in dark magic, who had suddenly suffered an inexplicable heavy injury a few days ago.
Aside from suffering magical backlash, there was only one possible reason.
The source of dark magic: Chthon.
Converting the difference in the flow of time between the two universes, the time when Mordo had suddenly gone wrong seemed to be around the same time Karl had violently beaten Chthon a few days ago.
At that time, Chthon seemed to have paid some kind of price.
He had directly and forcibly drawn power from every dark sorcerer.
At that time, Mordo had indeed suffered a heavy injury.
But now, things were definitely different.
The rules of the world were fair.
When sorcerers borrowed the power of gods, they had to pay a price.
Then if gods wanted to borrow the power of sorcerers, they naturally also had to pay a price.
It was just that gods usually did not do this.
Another reason was that ordinary sorcerers were too weak, so their power was basically useless.
This time was an exception.
When Chthon had fallen into a desperate situation, he had forcibly drawn power from the dark sorcerers.
Naturally, he now needed to pay the price and return it.
In that case, Mordo would not only no longer be heavily injured.
On the contrary, he might become even stronger!
Chthon's power was not simple at all.
Karl's eyes narrowed.
(End of Chapter)
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