Chapter 75: 2 Years
"Thank you for the reminder, Master Ancient One."
Bi Xiao gratefully accepted the gesture. He was not one to be unappreciative. On the path of magical knowledge, he was a complete novice and certainly wouldn't question the credibility of Master Ancient One in this field.
Master Ancient One nodded with a smile.
Subsequently, she formally began to teach some precautions about magic.
Bi Xiao noted each point diligently, and after finishing his tea and bidding farewell to Master Ancient One, he eagerly headed to the library.
The guardian was not the Asian, portly sorcerer from his memories but rather an old, white-haired, taciturn sorcerer. Having received authorization from Master Ancient One, Bi Xiao was free to enter and leave the library. He didn't reach for the high-level magic books but started from the very basic spells.
He thoroughly mastered these spells from the ground up, laying a foundation for the magic he planned to create later.
...
Time flew by, and two years passed with the seasons changing.
During these two years, Earth was relatively calm, but some observant people noticed that a particularly unique individual had settled down.
That was Bi Xiao.
Bi Xiao's notorious name as a "Butcher" was clear to some. The fact that he had bought a villa in Long Island, New York, was also known to others.
This included a certain snake—Hydra. Since learning of the existence of the butcher Bi Xiao, they had covertly initiated a plan against him under extremely secretive conditions.
This was particularly challenging because Nick Fury himself was exceptionally capable, arguably the most adept leader since the establishment of S.H.I.E.L.D.
It was immensely difficult for the Hydra within to deceive Nick Fury and plant spies around people he was very concerned about.
Still, they managed to accomplish this after much time and effort.
What baffled Hydra most was that after convincing and successfully brainwashing two maids to spy on Bi Xiao, the butcher, nothing followed.
Various weapons slowly floated out of the golden vortexes, each imbued with tremendous power.
The originally arrogant Lava Demon's visage visibly stilled in confusion.
"Huh?"
The lava demon instinctively emitted a sound of soulful puzzlement.
Then, its massive body trembled as it sensed danger, an extremely terrifying danger.
At this moment, the Lava Demon suddenly regretted why it had smuggled itself to Earth.
And why it had encountered such a terrifying sorcerer.
Bi Xiao, with one hand on his waist, paid no attention to the Lava Demon below, already scared stupid. His figure, backlit by dazzling golden light, appeared sacred and majestic. Squinting his eyes in pleasure, his right hand made a gentle downward sweep.
Boom!
As his palm swung down, the weapons, trailing long golden tails, fell like meteors toward the ground, targeting the lava demon.
By the time the Lava Demon recovered from its stupor, it was too late to dodge or defend.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Loud explosions resonated, accompanied by faint screams, as the earth was thoroughly purged, with golden mushroom clouds erupting from the ground, spreading terror with each blast.
The terrifying tremors caused the world of the Mirror Dimension to shake as if it was about to shatter.
The air on the ground twisted and inverted, pure destruction ravaging everything, devouring the Lava Demon's body and soul.
The most terrifying aspect was the unending emergence of weapons from the golden vortexes behind Bi Xiao.
Like a torrential downpour, the barrage continued for a full minute before slowly ceasing, leaving behind a shockingly ravaged landscape as the fierce storm of explosions faded.