Li Congxin: “Get lost!” Dormammu: “Fine…”

Why was Li Congxin able to utterly crush Dormammu in hand-to-hand combat, beating this veteran Multiversal Level powerhouse senseless?

The reason was actually quite simple. It was entirely determined by the two men’s fighting styles, and there was nothing unreasonable about it.

Once a powerhouse reached the Singular Universe level, there was no longer any division between different combat professions.

At that level, the use of energy was completely governed by one’s will. Whether they wanted to channel their energy into their fists or weapons and strike their enemies directly, or hurl it out for a ranged attack, they could do so as they pleased.

They could fight however they wanted.

Even so, every powerhouse would inevitably develop certain tendencies in battle, based on their experiences, personality, and other factors.

For example, whether they preferred close-quarters combat or all-out bombardment.

In that regard, Dormammu was a mage—and a rather unconventional one who specialized particularly in ranged attacks.

Although Li Congxin had also learned magic, he had invested most of his skill points in warrior abilities. His style was therefore more like that of a warrior, or at least a battle mage.

If they had been in an open area, they could have used every method available, attacking their enemy’s weakness with their own strength.

However, this spatial passage was far too narrow for Multiversal Level powerhouses. It was so cramped that even Li Congxin, who favored close combat, found it difficult to move freely—let alone Dormammu, a mage.

And so, he suffered a tragedy.

The dignified veteran Multiversal Level powerhouse had been reduced completely to Li Congxin’s punching bag!

"Bang!"

After another crisp straight punch sent Dormammu staggering several steps backward, Li Congxin had no choice but to give up the thrill of beating a Multiversal Level powerhouse and stop pursuing him.

Dormammu likewise made no attempt to counterattack.

That was because this spatial passage, which Dormammu had painstakingly constructed and which was not particularly stable to begin with, had already been shaken to the verge of collapse by the battle between the two powerhouses!

After all, this was merely a passage connecting the material plane and the Dark Dimension. Its space was inherently unstable and could not withstand the prolonged collision of the peak power of two Singular Universe-level beings.

If they continued fighting, the collapse of the spatial passage would be inevitable. There would be no escaping it.

By then, both Earth and the vast regions of the Dark Dimension on the other end would be affected.

Neither of them wanted to see that happen.

Thus, after fighting for a while and realizing that this was not a suitable battlefield for deciding the victor, the two Multiversal Level powerhouses tacitly chose to cease hostilities.

Floating in midair, Li Congxin looked coldly at Dormammu and softly uttered a single word: "Get lost!"

Dormammu snorted coldly and said ominously, "What an utterly shameless thief. You’re acting so arrogantly just because I can’t use my full strength here."

"Just you wait. I’ll be back!"

"When I return, it won’t just be Earth. Your entire universe will belong to me!"

Li Congxin waved dismissively. "Get lost, quickly!"

Seeing that Li Congxin did not take him seriously in the slightest, Dormammu knew that he was no match for the young man in a battle of words. He immediately stopped wasting time, flew backward at high speed, and vanished together with the spatial passage he had created above the Pearl of the Orient.

When Li Congxin returned to the street outside the Sanctum, he happened to see Strange, Mordo, and Fatty Wang staring blankly at the sky. Everything around them remained frozen in place.

The moment they saw Li Congxin emerge, Strange hurried forward and asked anxiously, "Is the problem solved?"

Li Congxin gently shook his head. "Dormammu isn’t that easy to deal with. At least, I don’t yet have the ability to eliminate him completely. I merely advised him not to come to Earth and cause trouble for the time being, and he agreed."

"That simple?" Strange asked again. "How exactly did you talk to him?"

Strange had already begun to admire Li Congxin’s conversational skills. For that reason, he was even willing to set aside his usual arrogance and humbly ask for guidance.

Since Doctor Strange had asked so sincerely, Li Congxin naturally had to answer him magnanimously: "I told him to get lost. He said fine, and then he left."

Received +6666 Impression Points from Stephen Strange!

Received Impression Points from Mordo...

They naturally knew that the matter could not possibly have been that simple. There had definitely been other crucial factors that Li Congxin had not mentioned.

However, the fact that Li Congxin had managed to drive Dormammu back under those circumstances still allowed them to breathe a sigh of relief.

Li Congxin, meanwhile, had no interest in explaining anything further. He turned around, and the Time Stone on his shoulder lit up once again. Driven by divine power, time rapidly began flowing backward without any need for magical incantations or hand gestures.

Collapsed buildings began restoring themselves, fleeing crowds ran backward, and shattered porcelain bowls on the ground gathered together and became whole again… Everything around them appeared in reverse, while only Li Congxin and the four mages in front of him remained unaffected by the reversal of time.

With Li Congxin’s strength, he naturally did not need to be like the Strange in the movie, first reversing all time and then undoing the magic on several specific people. That was far too troublesome.

By controlling the Time Stone, Li Congxin could wield this supernatural power completely as he pleased!

Only after the final magical Sanctum had been fully restored and the magical radiance once again shone from the array on its dome did Li Congxin release his control over time. Everything returned to normal once more.

People continued eating or chatting as they pleased, as though they had not been affected in the slightest.

Seeing that everything had been handled, Li Congxin finally let out a sigh of relief and smiled casually. "The matter is over. Next, I’ll have to ask you to return and quickly repair the two magical Sanctums in New York and London, so Earth’s other enemies won’t have a chance to take advantage of the situation."

Unexpectedly, Mordo spoke with an unfriendly expression. "You still violated the laws of nature, and judging by your expression, you seem to think it was nothing."

"What else should I do?" Li Congxin shrugged. "Should I be devastated and loudly repent?"

Mordo’s expression grew complicated. He said, with deep anguish, "Don’t you understand? Violating the laws of nature means accepting nature’s punishment in the end!"

As expected, this man was still just as stubborn as ever.

Li Congxin shook his head, then suddenly asked in return, "A person’s birth, aging, illness, and death are also laws of nature. According to your logic, then, do the hospitals in this world have any reason to exist?"

Mordo said indignantly, "How can those be the same? Patients treated by hospitals still cannot escape death in the end. Medical treatment merely prolongs their lives. That is still within the scope of natural law. But you and Ancient One are different. She violated that law by absorbing Dark Energy to sustain her life for so long, and that was what attracted Kaecilius and his fanatics, and even Dormammu."

"Dormammu has already been driven back, and before long, I’ll personally deal with this problem. I’ll solve it permanently—crush that fellow who has always coveted Earth, just like crushing a bug!"

As he spoke, Li Congxin grew angry as well, and his tone became increasingly hostile, though he was not directing it at Mordo.

"But his fanatics are still here. Just now, when you entered the Dark Dimension, Kaecilius escaped from here. The three of us all saw it!"

Kaecilius had actually escaped?

Li Congxin had been focused on dealing with Dormammu. How could he have had the time to pay attention to such a minor character?

However…

His gaze swept across the three men in front of him. "Why didn’t you stop him?"

Strange and Mordo were both rendered speechless by the question. Only Fatty Wang was an Honest Person, so he answered truthfully, "The three of us were no match for him. After absorbing Dark Energy, his strength became terrifying."

Li Congxin waved his hand and said, with some reluctance, "Forget it. He’s just a little bug. He can’t cause any real waves."

After saying that, he turned to Mordo again. "Mordo, for the sake of the friendship we once shared, I’ll tell you one more thing. You cannot say for certain what the laws of nature are, and you certainly do not represent nature. Since you admit that birth, aging, illness, and death are natural laws, allow me to tell you a cruel fact: I broke that law four years ago."

Received +999 Impression Points from Mordo!

Ignoring Mordo’s reaction, Li Congxin continued, "There are five highly respected celestial beings in the universe. I met the one who governs death, and I thoroughly offended her. As a result, she stripped me of the right to die."

"Don’t question it. She herself represents that portion of the universe’s laws. If she says I cannot die, then that change is within the laws of nature. My not dying is what conforms to the laws of nature. If I died, that would instead violate them."

Li Congxin gave Mordo one last deep look, then took a step forward and vanished from the three men’s sight.

Even after he had left, his voice rang out beside Mordo’s ear once again: "That is all I have to say. I hope you can think it over carefully after you return. But whether you understand it or not, please don’t do anything excessive."

"I don’t care about any laws of nature, but I absolutely will not allow anyone to try to destroy the Earth where I once lived. The magical Sanctums are a powerful line of defense protecting Earth, and I will not let anything happen to them."

Kaecilius’s escape had been far beyond Li Congxin’s expectations.

He had unleashed his spiritual power fully, yet he still could not find even a trace of the man. How could Li Congxin fail to realize that Dormammu had certainly been behind it?

Perhaps the reason Dormammu had been beaten into the ground by Li Congxin earlier was that he had been distracted by sending that fellow away.

If so, that escaped fish must be an important piece on Dormammu’s chessboard. At some point, he might trigger a tremendous disaster. His threat might even rival that of the two portions of the Phoenix Force that had escaped earlier!

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