Unless someone suddenly advanced to the Skyfather level with unstable power, it was almost impossible for them to die suddenly.
Take the Ancient One as an example.
She cultivated her strength step by step over centuries. Living for a thousand years was not an exaggeration—it might even be considered conservative.
If she truly wished to continue living, who in the world could possibly threaten her?
Even if she occasionally drew energy from the Dark Dimension, it was most likely done to better protect Earth, not to prolong her life.
Unfortunately, many of the disciples she trained turned out to be ungrateful.
The Ancient One had traveled through countless universes within the multiverse.
It wasn't surprising that she understood what was happening across different realities.
She had likely foreseen Mordo's fall into darkness long ago.
At that moment, Stephen Strange was deep in thought.
Between Karl and Mordo, Karl's explanation clearly made far more sense.
Strange himself understood the power of a Skyfather-level being.
Would such a powerful existence really need to rely on dark energy simply to survive?
That was nothing short of a joke.
"This is impossible!!"
"This can't be true!!"
After hearing Karl's words, Mordo subconsciously realized that he might have been wrong.
But he simply could not accept it.
He began shouting hysterically.
The dark energy surrounding him surged violently.
BOOM!
Karl had no interest in arguing further.
He simply raised his hand.
The Golden Cudgel appeared.
Then he swung it down.
The strike smashed directly into Mordo's head.
Mordo had never reached the Sub-Skyfather level in the first place.
Even after falling into darkness, the corrupted power only barely pushed him to that level.
Against Karl—
He stood no chance whatsoever.
Karl possessed:
Six Infinity Stones
The Sagittarius Gold Cloth
The Golden Cudgel
The Heaven-Turning Seal
And Karl himself was already at the Sub-Skyfather level.
Defeating Mordo was effortless.
Meanwhile, Stephen Strange dealt with the corrupted mages nearby.
The battle ended quickly.
Karl then walked toward the Sanctum's magic circle.
He removed the Time Stone.
Activating it, he began rewinding time locally to observe the events that had occurred earlier.
Soon he saw the truth.
Dormammu had personally tempted Mordo.
Karl sneered in disdain.
Afterward, Karl linked together the magical defenses of the three Sanctums.
Once again, Earth's planetary magic barrier was restored.
Karl turned toward Strange.
"Go back to Kamar-Taj and investigate."
"Mordo couldn't have corrupted only a few mages."
"Deal with the rest of them."
"I still have other matters to handle."
Strange nodded immediately.
"Understood, Senior Brother."
Karl drew a portal in the air.
A circular gateway appeared instantly.
He stepped through it and disappeared.
Strange then opened his own portal and returned to Kamar-Taj.
After returning to the manor, Karl did not immediately go to Tony.
Instead, he walked up to the third floor.
There, he removed all the Infinity Stones from his system space.
Karl activated the rule-based energy contained within each stone.
Using his mental power, he guided that energy into the Celestial Evolution Stone Tablet inside his body.
Soon—
The tablet began emitting a soft green glow.
As the energy flowed into it, Karl could clearly feel his life level and soul steadily rising.
Thirty minutes later—
The stone tablet erupted with dazzling light.
Then it completely merged into Karl's body.
When the light faded—
There was no trace of the tablet remaining inside him.
Karl carefully examined himself.
His physical body had grown significantly stronger.
His spiritual power had also increased dramatically.
Even his soul strength had risen to an entirely new level.
Karl fell into deep thought.
Had he reached the stage where he could advance toward the Single-Universe level?
Or had the tablet now completely fused with him, continuously evolving his life form over time?
Unable to determine the exact answer, Karl stopped thinking about it.
Regardless of the explanation—
The fusion could only benefit him, not harm him.
Karl then used one of the Ten Rings to manipulate matter.
He modified the Gold Cloth, carving six stable grooves into its chest plate.
Using the Mind Stone and Soul Stone, he reconstructed the armor's material.
Even the Horse Talisman's healing power could not repair these grooves.
Only then did Karl embed the six Infinity Stones into the armor.
The moment the stones settled into place—
The Gold Cloth erupted with terrifying energy.
Its aura reached the level of a Skyfather.
Karl realized something astonishing.
If he wore the Gold Cloth with all six Infinity Stones—
His power could likely reach the level of a Pseudo-Single-Universe entity.
At that moment—
The constellation Sagittarius appeared again in the sky above New York.
Many citizens looked upward.
They immediately understood what it meant.
The Gold Saint was about to act again.
Karl donned the Sagittarius Gold Cloth fully equipped with the six Infinity Stones.
His power surged to the Pseudo-Single-Universe level.
A white cape fluttered behind him.
Without even using the armor's wings—
Karl floated in midair purely through his own power.
Then he descended toward the first floor.
Barton, Natasha, and Peggy Carter saw him coming down.
The six glowing stones embedded in his chest were unmistakable.
They immediately realized what those gems were.
And they understood just how terrifying Karl's current power must be.
Karl merely glanced at them calmly.
Then he turned into a streak of golden light and flew toward the Speed warehouse.
"Tony."
"Have you found it yet?"
Karl asked after arriving.
He noticed Charles and Magneto there as well.
But he didn't comment.
Right now, the priority was dealing with the unknown AI.
Tony nodded quickly.
"Found it!"
"There's a location with a large number of steel robots."
"My vibranium armor is there too."
"It's in Sokovia!"
Karl was slightly surprised.
Sokovia again.
That was also the location in the original timeline.
But he didn't dwell on it.
"Alright."
Tony, gather the Avengers.
"Call Juggernaut immediately."
"You stay here and protect the manor."
Karl issued the orders calmly.
A few minutes later—
A fighter jet launched from Karl's manor.
At the same time, Karl himself transformed into a beam of golden light and shot into the sky.
People across the city saw the scene.
Within minutes, news spread across the world.
The Gold Saint was moving again.
Meanwhile—
Certain members of the United States government began to panic.
They were the ones secretly stirring public opinion against the Avengers.
They hoped to gain control over the Avengers.
But now Karl had personally intervened.
And he was clearly going to help the Avengers resolve the crisis.
Once the crisis ended—
Would Karl deal with them next?
Generals, senators, and government officials began quietly distancing themselves from the people responsible.
No one wanted to be associated with them anymore.
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