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"Oh."
Fang Mo, of course, noticed Ancient One as well and greeted him with a smile: "Old thing, you're not dead yet."
"I wasn't dead to begin with."
Ancient One stepped out of the portal slowly, his face full of resignation: "But seeing you, I reckon it won't be long before I am."
"It's right for you to die. I came back this time specifically for your funeral."
Hearing this, Fang Mo also laughed, saying directly: "To be honest, I've even prepared your coffin, using crystals from myriad dimensions for the casket and cosmic neutronium for the coffin, bound by divine Uru chains to restrain the nine Kunlun slaves, carrying your coffin across the cosmic rivers…"
"Even if you're willing to pay extra, I could have Ghroth play the suona for you all the way. Oh, I forgot to ask, do you want a flip-cover or a sliding-cover coffin? Need 5G WIFI?"
"Can I not have a coffin?"
After hearing this, Ancient One couldn't help but say: "Although this is also part of your endless bad taste, this is a bit too much."
"Ah? Don't want a coffin?"
Fang Mo seemed a bit regretful upon hearing this but quickly laughed again: "Alright then, since it's your own death, you have the final say. We can go directly to the cremation process... How do you want to arrange the ashes?"
"The most popular option here is the indestructible ash box bound with a curse, so your relatives can never abandon you."
Fang Mo got more excited as he spoke, completely ignoring Ancient One's headache, as if he were a real salesman: "Apart from traditional ash boxes, we can also press your ashes into diamonds, dice, plates, or make them into pencils. It's quite popular now to use ash pencils for secondary creations of the deceased, allowing the deceased to be reborn into the two-dimensional world. Also, we can make them into fireworks, using high-purity uranium-235 to ensure you experience the most authentic 'Japanese' beauty."
"So you're not even going to spare my ashes?"
After listening, Ancient One felt a splitting headache. If it were someone else, she might not even bother, but Fang Mo was different. Not only did he have the capability, but he would actually do it.
"You don't know how long I've been waiting for this day."
Fang Mo was very happy: "Given your age, dying on that side (in the East) would be considered a happy funeral. I have a nickname, 'Mourner·Joyus', and I'm best at handling happy funerals. I plan to organize a banquet for seven days, then set up a stage in front of your spirit hall, and invite 20 meme celebrities to cheer you up, currently including figures like the Führer, Genghis Khan, etc..."
"Just be human."
Ancient One really didn't know what to say anymore, only able to plead with her hand on her forehead.
"I am absolutely not human!"
Fang Mo declared with great vigor.
"Let's put this aside for now; at least I won't die today." Ancient One didn't want to discuss it further, so she simply changed the subject: "Did you cause this dimensional rift?"
Saying this, Ancient One pointed at the portal in front of Fang Mo.
This thing was actually not much different from the Nether portal in MC, being five meters tall and four meters wide.
However, unlike the Nether portal, this one was made of something called Abyssal Stone, constructed into a rectangular frame one meter square, with a ghastly green energy flowing inside. Just looking at it felt ominous, almost as if one's soul could be sucked in at any moment.
"Oh, I forgot to introduce it to you, this is actually one of the dimensions I've newly adopted."
Fang Mo explained to Ancient One: "This is the first level of the Quadruple Abyss, known as the Abyssal Wasteland, but now it's part of me. If you're interested, we could study magical contracts or something. I could lend you some of this dimension's power."
"So you've laid your hands on another dimensional demon god?"
Ancient One looked at the portal in front of him: "You just said this is one of the new dimensions, are there other dimensions as well?"
"That's for sure." Fang Mo nodded directly in acknowledgment: "Just the Abyss Realm alone has four, not to mention the Pure White and Dark Superspace... But this new dimension is something I've just acquired, I haven't studied it in detail yet. Would you like to go in and have a look with me?"
Hearing Fang Mo's invitation, Ancient One also gave it some thought.
From his past actions, it was not hard to see that Fang Mo was different from the typical dimensional demons.
It seemed that leaving his own dimension did not greatly affect him, but conversely, his way of using the power of his dimension was also quite special, not directly drawing power, but more like interfering with or twisting the rules.
For this reason, he seemed to not be very good at controlling the energy of other dimensions themselves.
Ancient One was a bit worried that Fang Mo, studying these on his own, might accidentally cause some trouble, so after some thought, he nodded in agreement.
"Alright, I'll go have a look with you."
"Then let's go."
Fang Mo nodded, then stepped forward into the portal, with Ancient One following suit.
Accompanied by a brief feeling of weightlessness.
Fang Mo quickly arrived in the materialized Abyss Wilderness.
It looked similar to the MC world, only everything was more real and no longer pixelated.
As the first layer of the Abyss, it was as always dark and green, the ground made up of countless moist and sticky green sand, and the ponds in the distance filled with a weirdly bright green liquid. In the sky, huge stone chains could be seen everywhere, and of course, there was a multitude of monsters, wandering around, the entire dimension carrying a nearly rotten moist smell.
However, compared to the dimension itself, which hadn't changed much.
The materialized abyssal monsters were indeed scarier than before.
Take the so-called abyssal zombies, for instance. Initially, they were just walking blocks of pixels, but now, after materializing, their style drastically changed into humanoid creatures with a green-blue rotting exterior.
At first glance, this creature looked a bit like the zombies from Resident Evil, but the problem was that the abyssal zombie's head had no facial features. Instead, the entire face was sunken in to form a big, dark hole, and deep within this hole, one could vaguely see some blue fluorescent substance moving.
That was somewhat in line with the gothic style of the Abyssal Realm. Ordinary people seeing it would definitely lose their sanity.
However, Ancient One and Fang Mo present were not afraid, as one was a supreme sorcerer and the other was originally the master of this dimension, so of course, they weren't scared.
"Is this the new dimension you've acquired?"
Ancient One looked around observantly: "It indeed seems like a very dangerous dimension. I can feel a terrifying plague here, which, if leaked to Earth, would have unimaginable consequences."
"Oh, that's called Coral Plague."
Fang Mo nodded, then started studying on his own: "Wait a moment, I'll try to share some of the power with you..."
With the Pure White Space-Time as a reference, Fang Mo's research speed was quite fast. It didn't take long for him to grasp most of the settings of this dimension. He raised his hand towards Ancient One, and an invisible green thread appeared out of thin air, directly connecting to Ancient One.
This was probably what the dimensional demons referred to as bestowing power.
Essentially, it was like giving them a valve, with the dimension itself being the water supply system. They could use the power of the dimension just by thinking about it, but of course, this was not unlimited. Dimensional demons could cut off this connection with their will or control the output power.
After establishing a connection with the Abyssal Wasteland, Ancient One immediately began her research. Raising her hand, she rubbed it to create an orange-red magic circle that flew up and down, quickly transforming into a complex geometric shape.
Following this, she flicked her hand.
Several cyan-gray rock chains flew out from her hand.
At that moment, a message suddenly appeared in Fang Mo's mind, inexplicably recognizing the name of the magic used by the other party, including its scale, power, construction principle, applicants, and a series of information.
Abyssal Magic: The Wasteland's Chains of the Sleeper, Asora.
"Wow, can you even play like this?"
Seeing this scene, Fang Mo also tried to wave his hand forward.
Unexpectedly, in an instant, hundreds of giant chains appeared out of nowhere, flying forward and covering the sky, directly smashing the sandy ground into a huge pit, revealing the shattered abyssal stones below.
"What the hell?"
Seeing this power, Fang Mo couldn't help but exclaim.
"You are the master of dimensions, so there are no restrictions on using the power here," Ancient One, who was still researching something, explained to Fang Mo after seeing his action:
"However, I suggest you not use this magic on Earth, as the power of this dimension is filled with a sense of despair and death, and it's not even dark magic..."
"This is probably called Abyssal Magic."
Fang Mo nodded and then continued to Ancient One: "Come on, show me a few more spells."
"..."
Ancient One was somewhat speechless, but still rubbed the orange-red magic circle.
In the next second, she clasped her hands together and then pulled outward, suddenly pulling out a ball of bright cyan weird liquid, which quickly solidified into a weapon resembling a crystal.
At the same time, new information appeared in Fang Mo's mind.
Abyssal Magic: The Blade of the Coral Plague.
"666."
Seeing this, Fang Mo clapped and cheered: "Keep going, if you perform well, I'll get you an urn with music."
Ancient One didn't say anything, just continued to study the power here. The magic system of Kamar-Taj originally utilized the power of other dimensions. Given that Fang Mo, the master of dimensions, was so cooperative, magic spells kept popping out one after another. Honestly, even Ancient One herself didn't expect that she would be teaching a dimensional god how to use the power of her own dimension. This was utterly absurd, the first time she had seen such a dimensional god.
It's like a baby who can't drink milk right after being born, instead needing the father to demonstrate how to drink milk.
Not that it's not possible... it just feels really strange.
Anyway, after a bit of research, Fang Mo became somewhat interested, so he simply took Ancient One to other dimensions, such as the second layer of the Abyss, the Land of Fear.
Ancient One didn't mind.
After a bit of research, she continued to create magic circles.
However, she had just released two spells when her expression suddenly changed.
"Kaecilius…"
Having said that, the Ancient One directly opened a portal with the Sling Ring.
On the other side of the portal, several oddly dressed sorcerers were causing havoc. From the surrounding architectural structures, it was not hard to tell that this place was supposed to be a temple built by Kamar-Taj. Of course, which specific one was unclear, but in Fang Mo's view, the architectural styles all seemed the same.
Without a word, the Ancient One stepped through the portal and immediately began to construct the Mirror Dimension.
The leader of the group on the opposite side looked up, noticed the Ancient One, and immediately frowned deeply.
"Let's go."
Without seeking to fight, Kaecilius directly ordered his followers to move, then turned and ran, clearly aware that he was no match for the Ancient One.
The Ancient One seemed to be holding back, casting a few magical attacks, but she did not pay attention to the portal, so it soon began to shrink. Fang Mo, now without the Space Stone, quickly activated the Ender Shift to follow.
Upon exiting, Fang Mo immediately felt some resistance between himself and the previous dimension.
The deep abyss magic that could be used freely in the dimension felt somewhat weakened. It was unclear whether this was due to the dimensional demon god's settings or the effect of the temple's barrier.
However, Fang Mo was studying dimensional magic just for fun, not intending to use it for combat, so he didn't mind much.
However, what Fang Mo disregarded, Kaecilius suddenly paused at.
He unconsciously turned his head to look at Fang Mo.
"I never expected this, teacher."
Kaecilius glanced at Fang Mo, then suddenly showed a mocking smile to the Ancient One: "You have always been preventing me from breaking the temple barrier, but look at yourself now. Isn't the dark power of Dormammu alone not enough to satisfy you?"
"Kaecilius…"
The Ancient One indeed had a bit of trouble explaining, since Fang Mo was genuinely a dimensional demon god. Kaecilius, having gained the power of the Dark Dimension, was able to identify other dimensional demon gods, so making excuses was futile.
"You wouldn't be thinking of using the power of other dimensional demon gods to resist the great Dormammu, would you?"
Seeing the Ancient One silent, Kaecilius immediately spoke up: "It's useless. Dormammu is a great existence that transcends all, even granting us the power of eternal life. I will eventually kill you and bring the Dark Dimension's descent!"