Chapter 1398: Soul Battle

Ghost Rider is very special. In a sense, he can even be said to be invincible and cannot be killed. Even Kai can't completely kill this ghost thing. For example, Kai's holy sword, even if it has the ability to kill everything in the world, can't completely destroy Ghost Rider.

There is no way. The essence of the Soul of Vengeance is more like a conceptual thing. All the concepts it relies on are called revenge. It can even be said that he is a special god. Although he is not as tall and majestic as the gods, nor does he have as terrible power as the gods, he has surpassed all gods in one point, that is eternity!

As long as the concept of revenge still exists, and there are intelligent creatures who will take revenge because of hatred, then he will always exist!

Kai can destroy his external form with the holy sword, but as long as the concept he relies on still exists, it will still be resurrected.

Otherwise, the demon lord Mephisto would not send this thing to the earth. In fact, he can't do anything with this thing. He corrupted the original Soul of Vengeance and gave him the characteristics of a demon, but he couldn't control him. In his hands, the Soul of Vengeance is a weapon that is totally out of control and may explode at any time, so he will not be stupid enough to hold it in his hands, and he is even unwilling to let it stay in the demon world. After all, if the Soul of Vengeance hates someone the most... it is obviously Mephisto, after all, it was Mephisto who captured it, tortured and corrupted it, and made it endure permanent madness and pain.

This made Mephisto dare not throw this weapon to the territory of other lords in the demon world... because once the Soul of Vengeance breaks free from control, it will turn around and bite itself in the first place!

It is better to throw it directly into the earth and let it earn souls for itself on the earth, and even if it gets out of control, it is the human beings who are unlucky, and it has nothing to do with him, Mephisto.

But if you say that the Soul of Vengeance cannot be defeated, you are wrong.

After all, he has failed many times, such as being captured by Mephisto, and he has always failed in the battle for Johnny's body. In fact, Ghost Rider has failed many times. He appeared on the earth very early, but was exiled many times.

It's just that the time interval is too long, and there is no record.

However, the most restrained Ghost Rider is the wizard of Kamar-Taj.

Because they have the power to suppress souls!

That's why Kamar-Taj doesn't regard Ghost Rider as a threat.

Of course, this doesn't mean that Ghost Rider is really not a threat. If you are not careful, the wizard of Kamar-Taj will also be taken away by the Spirit of Vengeance.

Strange has been cheering himself up.

Strictly speaking, this is the first time Strange has performed a mission alone.

In the past, he always followed his senior brothers, such as Mordo or Kaecilius, to perform missions, because strictly speaking, he has never been a master.

It's not that he is not capable, on the contrary, Strange's talent is very outstanding. Even Mordo and Kaecilius had to admit that their junior brother's talent far exceeded theirs. Strange completed the basic training of wizards within a year, and even during this period he was recognized by the Book of Vishanti. He opened the Book of Vishanti.

He also got the recognition of the levitation cloak!

The levitation cloak is a magical artifact created by the first generation of the Supreme Sorcerer Agamotto. This red cloak is almost indestructible. It can also be used as a shield to protect the wearer from physical and magical attacks. It can also allow people to float in the air, and its flying speed is super fast, and it can move and participate in battles as the owner wishes. The magic floating cloak can also be used as a weapon to attack or capture opponents. The user can use spells to change its appearance, such as turning it into a suit, a cloak, and other clothing. The floating cloak can also be shrunk and infinitely extended, and the owner can summon and control it remotely or even across dimensions. It can also give the wearer the ability to float and fly, which is more effective than using flying spells. It can also carry other people or objects to float and fly.

But its most important ability is "autonomous consciousness". Although the floating cloak is a divine artifact, it is alive and has autonomous consciousness, which can help the doctor fight, rescue, and defend.

It has been placed in the temple of Kamar-Taj.

It is placed there openly without any seals or supervision. Because it will choose its owner according to its own preferences, people who are not recognized cannot use it. However, after so many years, there are very few wizards who can become its master.

Even the Ancient One is not recognized by it.

But Strange was recognized, which surprised many wizards. After all, the last time the cloak chose a master was more than a thousand years ago.

This made many wizards in Kamar-Taj very optimistic about Strange and believed that he could take over the mantle of the Ancient One.

Don't think that this is a rebellious idea in Kamar-Taj.

In fact, in the philosophy of the wizards of Kamar-Taj, death is not a terrible thing. After all, they themselves are studying the soul, and they are also curious about where the soul will go after death.

In the impression of other people, after death, the soul will dissipate.

But in the eyes of the wizards of Kamar-Taj, this is not the case. After all, they have the ability to keep their souls alive. But no wizard would do this. They would let their souls disappear.

Many wizards believe that the human soul will merge with the great guardian and enter a new level.

This is definitely a new topic for wizards.

They think death is another starting point.

So they don't shy away from death.

In fact, the life span of many generations of Supreme Sorcerers is not too long.

They have the ability to extend their life span, but few people do so.

The Ancient One, who lived for five hundred years, is a minority.

So a long time ago, the question of the successor of the Ancient One was put on the agenda, but the Ancient One was unlucky. Either he didn't meet a suitable successor, or he met a successor but the successor died, so it has been delayed until now.

When Mordo was accepted as a disciple by the Ancient One, many people speculated that it was him.

Until Kaecilius appeared.

He is more talented than Mordo.

Mordo also thinks so.

This is the philosophy of Kamar-Taj. They do not advocate fighting for power and profit, and even resist such things.

As a result, Kaecilius even fell into darkness because of his own experience. Although he woke up in time, it was basically equal to the possibility of becoming the Supreme Sorcerer. After all, the Supreme Sorcerer can be weak, but he must not have spiritual defects.

The responsibilities of the Supreme Sorcerer are too important.

It was also at this time that Strange appeared.

Logically speaking, Strange was very suitable.

Unfortunately, he also had his own problems.

He was a doctor, and his past thinking bound him, which made him unable to believe in the principles of Kamar-Taj wholeheartedly, which led to his inability to make further progress in magic.

Although the wizard advocates rationality, the power of magic itself comes from the soul. If he does not firmly believe in the power of the soul, then his achievements in this regard will certainly not be too high.

This is the current situation for Strange.

He seems to believe in the power of the soul, but in fact he still looks at the world with his previous worldview.

This is the enemy of the wizard.

It is indeed difficult to think about it, to let a top doctor who has believed in science all his life believe in the soul...

"Huh! Believe in yourself! I can do it!"

There is no need to look at the power of the battle with the Spirit of Vengeance, anyway, it cannot be compared.

The battle between them is at the soul level.

At this time, the Ghost Rider was still looking for the remaining enemies everywhere. Those were the Skrulls who had no time to retreat. Their aircraft were shot down by the Ghost Rider. They had no choice but to fight the Ghost Rider to death.

But they were going to be killed soon.

Just after the last Skrull was burned to ashes, a sparkling halo suddenly appeared behind the Ghost Rider. Strange flew out of it, made a hand gesture, and then hit the Ghost Rider's vest with his left hand!

Then two figures were shot out of the Ghost Rider's body!

One was on fire and kept roaring.

The other closed his eyes and looked like an ordinary person.

It was the Spirit of Vengeance and Johnny!

Seeing this scene, Strange immediately made a hand gesture again, and his hands drew mysterious traces, and then a chain with sparks suddenly tied up the flame!

Squeak! ! ! !

A sharp roar that could make people's heads explode suddenly sounded. It was obviously in another dimension, but the sound still affected reality. The surrounding steel began to twist and deform, as if it was violently destroyed by something.

Then a ball of fire ran towards Strange along the chain! Soon Strange's hands were ignited by the Hellfire!

However, Strange was obviously prepared for this. A halo suddenly appeared on each of his wrists, and then a spell light blocked the Hellfire!

"Johnny!!! Wake up!!!"

Strange kept using spells to block the burning of the Hellfire, while constantly calling Johnny's soul!

When the Soul of Vengeance fell into a killing frenzy, Johnny's soul was suppressed by the Soul of Vengeance. At this moment, Johnny had fallen into a state of dormancy.

But with Strange's shouting.

Johnny's eyelids moved.

"Fuck! Wake up! I'm going to be burned!"

Although most of the power of the Hellfire was blocked, Strange's hands still received inhuman torture, which reminded Strange of the first time he woke up and saw his hands after the car accident. That kind of despair and pain was now endured by him again at a hundred times the degree!

This is not a collision of mana.

It is the interference of the soul in reality. To put it bluntly, this is a collision of souls between the two.

The Spirit of Vengeance was temporarily driven out of Johnny's body, so their fight was also at the soul level.

The Spirit of Vengeance can attack Strange through the loophole in his soul.

Once Strange is defeated, he will also be in the hands of the Spirit of Vengeance.

Here we need to explain Strange's problem.

He has never been able to face up to his responsibilities, and what he pursues in his heart is to restore his hands.

In other words, he still cares about real life, and he hopes to return to his original state of respect.

He practices magic to serve this purpose.

He is not pure.

This is the weakness.

But Strange doesn't know it.

Just like Casillas, because he is not pure, he is corrupted by darkness and degenerates. This is very dangerous.

This is also the reason why the Ancient One arranged him to carry out this task. He must face up to his shortcomings and decide on his future path. If he still cannot change this concept, then he will not be suitable to become the Supreme Sorcerer.

Strange can only recall the teachings of the Ancient One and others to him over and over again.

However, it is in a place that Strange can't see.

Ancient One and his two disciples were always paying attention to Strange.

"Teacher Ancient One... Can Strange really do it?" Mordo asked a little nervously.

"I don't know." Ancient One was very calm. She had Agamotto and could see the past and the future, but the future she saw was not immutable, because the earth had no so-called destiny. There were countless possibilities in the future. Ancient One could only see these possibilities, but didn't know which one would become a reality. "Maybe he would fail, maybe he would succeed. Everything depends on him."

Ancient One was very tired. She had lived for five hundred years.

But living a long life is not necessarily something to be thankful for. This is especially true for people like them.

Her soul was exhausted.

She longed for a successor, and then she could retire.

But this did not mean that she would choose anyone to be her successor.

The title of Supreme Sorcerer does not only mean dignity and power, but also means that she will bear great responsibilities!

A wrong choice is enough to put the whole world in crisis.

This is unacceptable to Ancient One and Kamar-Taj.

If Strange is not okay, then change another one.

There will always be the right one.

A trace of worry flashed in Kaecilius's eyes.

Unlike Mordo who was worried about Strange, Kaecilius was more worried about the Ancient One.

He had fallen into darkness, so he was very familiar with the dark power.

He could already feel the dark power that was ready to move in the Ancient One.

The Ancient One had the dark power, and this was the price.

When you stare into the abyss, the abyss will also stare at you!

The Ancient One often had to face those extremely strange and terrifying beings. If she wanted to fight them, she must understand them, and many enemies, even if they were connected to it at the cognitive level, would be infected by its power.

It can even be said that the strength of the Ancient One also benefited from this infection to some extent.

But this comes at a price.

The price is that the Ancient One's soul constantly bears the pressure brought by those dark forces.

Kaecilius didn't understand before, and even thought that the Ancient One deceived all the wizards. After repenting, he understood what the Ancient One had paid.

That kind of pressure is constantly eroding the Ancient One, and no matter how powerful the Ancient One is, there is a limit.

Casillas has sensed that the limit is coming, even though the Ancient One has been supporting and delaying the arrival of the limit.

But...

So Casillas hopes Strange can succeed.