The glowing orb resembled the cocoon-like energy spheres that everyone had absorbed during their ascension to godhood.
Both were spherical and large enough to accommodate a single adult.
"This is indeed consistent with chaotic magic fluctuations," Zane confirmed after conducting rigorous magical tests.
"Chaotic magic?"
Everyone was surprised to hear a new term from Zane. One of them, Lorna, asked, "What is this?"
Zane glanced at the orb hanging from Lorna's neck and explained, "Chaotic magic is somewhat related to that bead you once wore around your neck."
"The Phoenix Pearl?"
Hearing this, Lorna looked down at her neck. After she absorbed the power of the Phoenix, the once-black bead had transformed into a golden hue, reflecting the energy of the [Divine Realm].
Lorna had thought that without the Phoenix's power, the bead might return to her body or undergo some other change. But unexpectedly, the Transcender's intervention had ensured that the [Divine Realm] would permanently reside in the bead on her neck.
Later, as Lorna advanced to the eighth dimension, the [Divine Realm] transitioned in color from black to dark gold. This transformation left her even more in awe of the Transcender's incredible power. Even now, as an eighth-dimensional being, she still had a long way to go to reach his level.
"Yes. In some ways, both are products of the Transcender."
"In fact, traces of chaotic magic still linger on this bead," Zane added. However, with Lorna standing right beside Lorna, Zane refrained from directly inspecting the bead and instead cast a deep, thoughtful glance at it before continuing.
"My father once told me about an event that occurred in an unknown era. On Earth in the Prime Universe 616, there was a temporal annihilation event called the 'Tunguska Explosion.'"
"That explosion instantaneously obliterated the most stable version of Earth's Prime Universe."
"The aftermath of that annihilation was far worse than the apocalyptic destruction we witnessed in the Ultimate Universe."
"It erased not just the Prime Earth's existence but its entire history up to that point."
"Later, the Living Tribunal, who is tasked with guarding the MK Crystal, used the power of the Heart of the Universe to directly resurrect the destroyed Earth and its timeline."
"It allowed Earth to be reborn from within."
"At the same time, it erased all records of the event across the Omniverse. In other words, under the influence of the Living Tribunal, no one remembers this incident."
"Furthermore, since Earth's temporal axis was destroyed in the explosion, even those who know of the event can't pinpoint its exact occurrence."
Zane picked up on the implication—he realized that the Living Tribunal's intervention hadn't affected Roma's father, Merlin. Otherwise, Roma wouldn't have been able to share this information.
"Even your father doesn't know when it happened?" Zane asked.
"Yes, even though my father has unparalleled knowledge of time, he still doesn't know when that temporal annihilation occurred," Roma replied, glancing at Zane before continuing.
"In fact, even those directly involved in the event—like the Elder Observer, Uatu, whom you've met—can't clearly remember what happened back then."
"Uatu, huh? So it really was him," Zane said, feeling validated that Roma had confirmed his suspicion. However, after a moment of thought, he asked in confusion,
"Didn't he claim to have spent countless years in the Watcher's Domain?"
"The Watcher's Domain doesn't achieve absolute temporal stasis like the Omnipresent Zone, but it does allow for fluctuations in relative time flow," Roma explained.
"That's why using an individual's timeline as a reference is unreliable."
Though Zane understood her point, he was still puzzled and pressed further,
"Didn't you say that under the interference of the Living Tribunal, very few could remember this event? Why does Uatu remember it? I don't believe he's capable of the same feats as your father."
"That's because what Uatu remembers isn't entirely accurate," Roma said.
She then revealed, "That event wasn't caused by an invasion of extracosmic forces but by the birth of a being known as the Transcender."
"My father told me that the Tunguska Explosion was caused by this entity—a lifeform from beyond the Transcendent Realm—suddenly descending upon Earth in the Prime Universe for reasons unknown."
"The vast energy contained within him, combined with his incompatibility with the rules of our Omniverse, triggered an energy explosion the moment he arrived, annihilating Earth instantly."
"When the Living Tribunal arrived using the Heart of the Universe to repair Earth, he discovered the existence of the Transcender. However, when he tried to hold the Transcender accountable, he was defeated in a matter of moments. The Transcender even assimilated one of his avatar projections."
"Since then, the Living Tribunal has been unable to send avatars into any universe without risking a similar explosion that could annihilate not just a planet but an entire universe—or even this Omniverse—in an instant."
"I see... No wonder the Living Tribunal has never taken action against me," Zane thought to himself before asking,
"Then why do you say this chaotic magic is related to the Transcender?"
"Because chaotic magic is the power that connects to the chaotic region surrounding the Transcendent Realm," Roma explained.
"Previously, no one had discovered a way to connect to that region through magic. But when the Transcender appeared, it opened a connection between the chaotic zone and our Omniverse."
"Since then, only one being—just one lifeform in the entire Omniverse—has gained the ability to wield chaotic magic," Roma concluded slowly.
"And that person is Wanda Django Maximoff, a human from Earth."
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