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Pietro and Wanda's training plan had to be temporarily put on hold. Fortunately, after their battle the previous day, both of them were now able to grasp and control their abilities to a certain extent.
Soon, three days slipped away quietly.
During this time, Fini spent almost every moment by Ancient One's side, researching the power of the Wicked Eye and the Sanctums. Of course, his primary role in this endeavor was to be the subject under research.
They made several trips back and forth between the three major Sanctums, carefully analyzing their mystic barriers. Ultimately, they concluded that the only way to be sure was to conduct a live test.
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Deep within the Kamar-Taj library, Fini and the Ancient One stood side by side.
The Ancient One wore her usual attire—a simple, elegant practitioner's robe. The only difference was the eye-shaped mystic artifact resting against her chest. It was the Eye of Agamotto, the relic forged to house the Time Stone.
"Are you ready?" the Ancient One asked, her voice calm and resonant as she looked over at Fini.
"Yeah," Fini nodded, a trace of nervousness tightening his chest.
In truth, even if he couldn't unleash the Wicked Eye on Earth, it wouldn't be the end of the world. But if he could, it would be a massive advantage.
Their plan was straightforward: the Ancient One would use the Eye of Agamotto to stabilize the barrier of the three Sanctums while Fini unsealed the Wicked Eye. If the Sanctums' automated defense mechanism recognized his power as an alien threat and attacked, the Ancient One would use the Time Stone to reverse time, reverting the Sanctums back to their stable state to ensure Fini's safety.
If nothing attacked him, then Fini would have every reason to celebrate.
Though, whether or not the Ancient One would use that outcome as a reason to upgrade the Sanctums' security system remained to be seen.
Seeing Fini's nod, the Ancient One began to channel her secret arts to activate the Eye of Agamotto. A soft, vibrant green light bloomed from the relic, and the ethereal energy of time instantly enveloped the surrounding space.
Taking a deep breath, Fini braced himself and initiated the unsealing sequence.
"Explode, reality! Shred, alignment! Banishment, this world!"
A brilliant golden radiance erupted from Fini's right eye, piercing the gloom of the secret chamber. Under the absolute authority of the Wicked Eye, the dimensional fabric of Earth was instantly overlapped, fused, and overwritten.
Surprisingly, he encountered no resistance whatsoever.
"That's it!?"
Fini, who had been completely tense and braced for a violent backlash from the Sanctums, was utterly stupefied.
The Ancient One's expression shifted into one of surprise. She carefully inspected the mystic web surrounding the planet. The power of the Sanctums remained perfectly stable, flowing smoothly without a single ripple. It was as if the defense network couldn't even perceive the existence of Fini's dimension.
"So that's how it is..."
The Ancient One quickly deduced the underlying cause. A mixture of shock and awe filled her eyes as she stared at Fini's glowing right eye, praising, "That eye of yours is far more powerful and unique than I ever imagined."
As the master of his own pocket dimension, Fini snapped out of his daze and immediately noticed that this unsealing was drastically different from his previous attempt in Muspelheim.
The spatial dimension, which originally had a radius of only about six meters, had suddenly expanded nearly tenfold. Fini stared around the space, completely bewildered.
Sensing the domain more closely, he was astonished to discover that this newly opened dimension had actually integrated a portion of Earth's local space, along with the protective energy of the Sanctums. This assimilation was what had caused the massive expansion.
"Because it merged with Earth's dimension and absorbed its native energy, the Sanctums can't differentiate it from the planet itself. Naturally, it won't block it," Fini muttered.
After spending the last few days studying the Sanctums, he wasn't entirely ignorant of how they worked. He instantly deduced why the planetary defense system hadn't triggered.
To put it simply, the Sanctums mistook Fini's personal dimension for a standard Mirror Dimension cast by a Kamar-Taj sorcerer.
"But why did this happen?" Fini asked, turning to the Ancient One for answers. "Why is my dimension capable of merging with Earth's space and the energy of the Sanctums?"
"That is a question only your eye can answer," the Ancient One replied, her gaze fixed on his golden right eye. Even she was at a loss to explain the exact mechanics.
Dimensional merging was not something that could be casually achieved. In fact, that was the exact method used by Dimensional Dreadlords when they invaded other realms—devouring and fusing foreign dimensions to expand their own domains.
However, Fini's method of merging was fundamentally different from a hostile invasion. What made it truly extraordinary was its ability to seamlessly incorporate the defensive matrix of the Sanctums without setting off alarms. Because of this, she couldn't help but marvel at the sheer uniqueness of the Wicked Eye.
"Uh..."
Fini stood frozen for a moment. When he really thought about it, it hadn't even been a week since he obtained the Wicked Eye. There were still countless hidden properties and sub-abilities waiting for him to uncover and test.
Now that the test had yielded a successful result, the Ancient One closed the Eye of Agamotto. Since she was currently standing inside Fini's pocket dimension, she wouldn't be able to leave unless she opened a Sling Ring portal or forcibly shattered the spatial boundary.
Meanwhile, Fini was buzzing with excitement as he explored the unique pocket realm that now belonged entirely to him on Earth.
Bolstered by the spatial energy of the Earth, the ten-fold expansion meant the space no longer felt suffocatingly cramped. Although the Sanctums categorized it as a Mirror Dimension, it differed from a standard mirror reflection in one major way: this dimension was under his absolute control, and he could reshape its reality at will.
With a simple thought from Fini, the surrounding scenery shifted instantly. The bleak stone chamber vanished, replaced by a lush green meadow filled with blooming flowers. The distinct, crisp fragrance of flora filled the air—something completely impossible to replicate within a standard Mirror Dimension.
"Light!" Fini murmured softly.
The garden-like space was instantly flooded with warm, gentle sunlight.
"Night!"
The brilliant sky vanished in a flash, plunging the realm into a serene, starry night.
"Water!"
A small, crystal-clear lake rippled into existence.
"Fire!"
The terrain shifted once more, throwing up a miniature volcano that bubbled with glowing, molten magma. Because the absolute size of the domain was still limited, these terrain features appeared somewhat scaled-down and compact.
Watching Fini's effortless manipulation of reality, a rare flicker of profound shock surfaced in the Ancient One's eyes. Within this specific dimension, backed by the reality-warping power of the Golden Alchemist, Fini truly reigned supreme like a god, reshaping existence according to his whims.
Feeling the staggering surge of raw power coursing through him within this space, Fini felt incredibly refreshed, though a strange irony struck him.
Because of the three Sanctums, his reality-warping capabilities had always been heavily suppressed on Earth, severely limiting his combat potential. He never expected that the very defense system that restricted him would one day 'compensate' him in such a spectacular fashion. From this moment on, Earth could officially be considered his ultimate home turf.
As he marveled internally at his newfound strength, his gaze drifted to the Ancient One, who was standing quietly a short distance away. Feeling a sudden surge of confidence from his massive power spike, a bold, provocative idea formed in his mind.
"Master, how about a spar? Let me see just how wide the gap is between me and the Sorcerer Supreme!"
Fini didn't actually expect her to agree. To his surprise, the Ancient One merely blinked in slight startlement before a calm smile touched her lips. She didn't reject the challenge. Instead, she elegantly adjusted the sleeves of her robe and extended an open palm, settling into a flawless combat stance.
Fini's excitement instantly spiked.
Losing was completely fine and expected. After all, this was the Sorcerer Supreme—the absolute ceiling of the mystic arts, a legendary figure capable of making even universal entities like Dormammu back down.
But if the Ancient One happened to hold back a bit too much, and he somehow managed to pull off a win... that would be an absolute jackpot.
The sheer amount of Experience Points the Sorcerer Supreme would yield...
At that thought, Fini's heart began to thud wildly against his ribs. Having just completed his ninth system draw, he was desperately starved for experience points. There was no greater temptation in the world than the person standing right in front of him.
(End of Chapter)