There were almost no visitors to Kamar-Taj ever since the black magic master attacked. Even the mages that studied in Kamar-Taj rarely came to Li Yue!
It was unknown whether it was because of Li Yue's fierce reputation!
It was rumored that a lot of mages secretly watched Kamar-Taj during the situation with the black mage and afterwards. Some of them were simple bystanders, but some of them had ulterior motives!
While their goals were different, they had been watching Kamar-Taj, the holy land of the Mystic Arts. They wanted to see how the new Sorcerer Supreme would navigate this incident!
However, what they discovered was that the famous black magician was never seen again. Moreover, there was no violent fluctuation of magical energy within Kamar-Taj.
The lack of fluctuation means that there wasn't any magical battle ongoing within Kamar-Taj. The black mage had smashed his way into Kamar-Taj and was obviously looking for trouble, yet how come there wasn't a battle ongoing?
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The situation naturally invites suspicion. Could it be that the black mage had been dealt with? But it couldn't be. That black mage wasn't just a random apprentice.
He was a black mage that had studied all kinds of magic for nearly a hundred years!
Moreover, he was a former apprentice of the previous Sorcerer Supreme, Master Ancient One. He had studied for a full twenty years under her wings.
For some unknown reason, he suddenly went against Kamar-Taj and then started studying all kinds of black magic!
His temperament changed greatly after he began practicing black magic. He became cold and murderous, killing countless mages and even civilians in his quest to obtain grimoires and prolonging his life.
After nearly a hundred years, his mastery of magic is unimaginable. Some had speculated that he did all this to seek revenge on his former master, Ancient One!
There were many white mages who tried to put a halt on his evil deed, but most of them were killed due to the sheer difference in their strength.
In the end, his former master Ancient One had personally intervened and severely injured him, though he had somehow escaped without a trace! It had been decades since that battle.
For some reason, he had appeared again. He must have heard about Ancient One's passing, and thus returned to exact his vengeance on Kamar-Taj!
All these facts made the matter more suspicious for the mages that are in the know!
While he was previously injured, such powerful person must've almost recovered with the decades of cultivation after that battle!
Even if his magic hadn't improved since then, it was impossible for this upstart Sorcerer Supreme to subdue him without a fierce battle!
Even a starved camel would still be larger than a horse. This new Sorcerer Supreme didn't have any reputation among mages. He had only learned magic for a little over a year! How could the matter be resolved without a battle?!
But those mages couldn't find any other explanation. There was no way to explain the absence of magical energy fluctuation—or even sounds. What other explanation would account for the missing black mage?
The black mage definitely bit more than he could chew, but it was still a mystery how the new Sorcerer Supreme had dealt with him.
The outside world was abuzz with all kinds of speculations about this situation. However, it seemed that most of them agreed that messing with Kamar-Taj would be a bad idea! The number of people that seek trouble with Kamar-Taj decreased a lot! Thus, Li Yue had gained some time to rest!
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After the Sanctum reconstruction were finished, Mordo told Li Yue about the rumors that circulated in the outside world. That was how Li Yue learned about the grudge between the black mage and Ancient One!
However, Li Yue did not care too much about this. Indeed, he had killed the black mage without caring about his identity. Moreover, that person had committed all sorts of crimes before. Li Yue's action could be considered justice on behalf of the heavens!
More importantly, the amount of visitors to Kamar-Taj had dropped after the incident, giving Li Yue more and more free time. He felt that the peace and quiet was nice.
Every weekend, he would find time to go on a date with Louise. Of course, the details of the date could not be explained...
Other times, he would go visit Tony, Annie, and the others!
Tony and Dr. Banner had been holed up in the laboratory, studying the medicine that Li Yue had brought back, as well as the technology for the Nanoarmor!
Every time Li Yue visit them, they would just take a short break to meet Li Yue, before returning to the laboratory without sleeping or eating! Li Yue let them be. After all, it was better for him if Tony was diligent!
He was still waiting on the analysis of the Compound V, so he could test it on himself and see how it would affect his powers!
What Li Yue didn't expect was the fact that Annie would get close to the prince that they imported from Wakanda!
Annie had also resumed her old work as the super hero "Starlight," protecting the city and saving innocent people! And for some reason T'Challa followed suit and used the Black Panther armor to become the superhero Black Panther!
Li Yue also didn't expect that Annie had chosen the city he wanted to protect, which was Queens! She didn't have any high-speed movement ability, so it was better to protect a small area!
As expected, the appearance of the superhero Starlight made the people in Queens extremely excited. Their city finally had the protection of a superhero!
Although some people and the police were concerned that the superhero that called herself Starlight refused to reveal her identity, most people still supported her very much!
The media also had mixed feelings about this, some supported and some objected!
Of course, these were not important to Li Yue, but when he first heard about the city that Annie chose, he fell into a long silence!
"Queens...isn't that where the little spider would also operate? Annie had accidentally taken it over! What would happen to the little spider?"
Li Yue couldn't help but recall the little boy who helped him perform magic when he first came to this world, Peter Parker! I wonder how he is now!
I wonder if there would still be a little figure in red tights wandering around the streets of Queens in the future!
"But it shouldn't be all that bad. I shouldn't interfere for now! After all, he is still around ten right now!"
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"Master Li Yue, Kamar-Taj has a guest! Please go out and meet him!"
A voice suddenly interrupted Li Yue as he was lost in thoughts. It was Mordo!
"Oh? It has been a few months since someone came! What is their business?"
Li Yue was a little curious. There hadn't been any outsiders for months. Why would someone suddenly come today?
"Let's go and meet this guest together!"
Li Yue put down the teacup on his hand, stood up, and then called Mordo to go with him!
During this period, Li Yue had somehow fell in love with tea! Ancient One had left a lot of high-quality tea leaves behind, so Li Yue took it upon himself to enjoy them. He felt that Ancient One wouldn't mind!
After all, he had guarded Kamar-Taj for so long, some tea shouldn't be unfair payment!
"By the way, Mordo, do you know who this guest is?"
Li Yue was too lazy to use his spiritual sense, so he asked Mordo directly!
"The one who came this time is a martial monk from Kunlun!"
Mordo immediately answered!