At this moment, the Ancient One no longer held back her power.
She gently raised her right hand, and to Tony and the others' shock, the ground beneath their feet rose with it, instantly soaring into the clouds and sending all of them into the dark world of the sky.
At the same time, Dormammu in the Dark Dimension also sensed someone intruding into his territory.
And one of them had an aura he found very familiar—it was the culprit who had been hindering him from devouring Earth for centuries.
Moreover, that person was constantly siphoning dark energy from his territory, the Dark Dimension.
It was this dark energy that gave Dormammu immense power and an almost immortal life.
To constantly have his life essence stolen, one can imagine how furious Dormammu was!
While Dormammu was seething with rage, the Ancient One and the others had already arrived before him.
After another series of inexplicable gestures from the Ancient One, a brilliant green light appeared on everyone, then vanished instantly.
At this very moment, a great battle was about to erupt!
...Thump, thump, thump!
Tony, who was lost in his memories, was suddenly interrupted by the sound of metal clanging!
"Ugh, Li Yue, you're finally back.
Do you know how I've spent these five years... ah, no, this past month?"
Snapping back to reality, Tony saw Li Yue in front of him.
It was Li Yue who had just knocked on his head, startling him out of his reverie.
"In less than three hours, I died 81 times in a row.
I've experienced almost every possible way to die, and I still remember it vividly."
Tony could still feel waves of pain assaulting his body.
Although his Iron Man suit was made of hard material, being directly struck by Dormammu's massive hand, even with his black-tech-like shock absorption, his body still sustained considerable damage!
"But my strength is still formidable.
That Captain Icicle and those two sorcerers died even more times than me; they've already died over a hundred times."
Tony stretched his body while boasting about his strength to Li Yue.
"So, how many times did he die?"
Li Yue pointed at Thor, who was still fighting Dormammu, and asked Tony.
"Uh, he hasn't died even once... *cough, cough*, let's not discuss that.
Instead, do you have a way to deal with that monster called Dormammu?"
Tony was a bit embarrassed.
It was because Thor hadn't died even once up to this point; he could even directly confront that giant monster without being at a disadvantage!
It had only been a month.
Why had Thor's power increased so much?
Tony felt that Thor must have been cheating.
He had tolerated it when Thor regained his divine power and shattered the Destroyer, which was even stronger than himself, with a single hammer blow.
But upon meeting again today, Tony felt that Thor, wielding an axe, was much more powerful than he had been when using a hammer.
"Also, is that woman over there, the one named Ancient One, very familiar with you?
I always feel like she has ulterior motives.
It was the same when guarding the Sanctum; she kept holding back her strength and didn't help.
It's still the same now, watching us come to die while she watches the show!"
Tony suddenly leaned conspiratorially towards Li Yue and whispered.
"Uh, Tony, you're overthinking.
She's the Sorcerer Supreme who has protected Earth for centuries!
How could she have ulterior motives?"
Li Yue felt that Tony was indeed Tony, even suspecting the Ancient One.
"What?
You said she's lived for centuries?
My goodness, that's incredible!
You really can't tell."
Tony was instantly dumbfounded by Li Yue's words.
This was the first time he had heard of someone living for centuries.
He had previously thought the Ancient One was only a few decades old.
However, despite his shock, Tony didn't feel that Li Yue would lie to him.
He couldn't help but recall the Ancient One's time-controlling magic.
Given such an invincible ability, Tony gradually found the idea of living for centuries not so hard to accept!
"Alright, you don't need to dwell on the Ancient One's matters.
But what you just said about you all being wiped out 81 times, you're not saying that just because you died 81 times, are you?"
Li Yue felt a bit speechless!
He had thought it was exactly as Tony had said.
"Is there something wrong with that?
If I, the main damage dealer, died, doesn't that count as a wipe?"
Although Tony also felt a bit awkward, he still said defiantly, without a doubt, he believed he was the main damage dealer!
As for Thor? He was cheating and shouldn't be counted!
"Alright, you all worked hard earlier.
You should go rest too.
Leave the rest to me!"
Li Yue patted Tony, who was wearing his Iron Man suit, on the shoulder, telling him to go back and rest first.
"Then I'll leave it to you.
Go give that giant-faced monster a good beating!"
Tony knew Li Yue's personality.
If Li Yue wasn't confident, he generally wouldn't do it.
Moreover, Li Yue knew the future and should understand this monster very well.
And Li Yue daring to confront this monster head-on showed that he had extreme confidence, so Tony had nothing to worry about for Li Yue!
He directly controlled his suit, flew into the sky, and headed in the Ancient One's direction!
..."Hey, everyone, how are you?
Didn't I perform bravely just now?"
Tony, in his suit, flew to the others, still waving to them.
"Oh!
This lady looks a bit unfamiliar?
I'm Tony Stark!
May I have the honor of knowing your name?"
Tony, who had just descended from the sky, immediately spotted Annie, whom Li Yue had brought, and couldn't help but fall back into his flirtatious habits!
"I'm Annie.
Li Yue brought me."
Annie didn't have a good impression of Tony.
Looking at the man in the suit, she was reminded of a similar superhero in her previous world, though that person was only a third-tier superhero.
He was far inferior to the Seven!
"So you were brought by Li Yue.
Li Yue is my friend, and you're his friend, so you're my friend too.
If you have any difficulties, you can come to me.
I guarantee I'll sort it out for you!"
Tony still didn't know that he had already been categorized as a third-tier superhero in Annie's mind, and he was still chattering, wanting to say more.
"Mr.
Stark, I seem to recall hearing you suspect me of having ulterior motives?"
Seeing that Tony was about to continue rambling, the Ancient One suddenly smiled and spoke to Tony.
"Uh... no, absolutely not.
How could I suspect you!
You must have misheard.
Let's quietly watch the battle between Li Yue and that monster!"
Hearing that the person in front of him was a monster who had lived for centuries, coupled with the Ancient One's awe-inspiring act of freezing time, Tony felt a sense of nervousness when facing her.
So, when faced with the Ancient One's question, Tony directly "backed down" in front of her...
Meanwhile, watching Tony leave, Li Yue once again flew towards Dormammu, whose giant face resembled dry tree bark, with wrinkles on his face constantly rolling outwards like waves.
However, this time Li Yue did not attack again but merely floated over slowly, arriving in front of Dormammu's giant face, landing on the ground, and spoke with a somewhat mischievous tone!
"Dormammu, I've come to bargain with you!"
Just as Li Yue was about to impersonate Doctor Strange, a burst of laughter suddenly erupted!
"Haha, Li Yue, so it was you who came!
I was wondering who had such formidable power!
But what's there to bargain with this monster?
If the two of us team up, we can just take him down!"
The owner of this voice was Thor.
Upon seeing Li Yue, his face was filled with excitement.
Wielding Stormbreaker, he landed in front of Li Yue and suggested they team up to defeat Dormammu, seemingly forgetting that he had just been chased and beaten by Dormammu.
"Watch out behind you!"
Li Yue warned in a calm voice, though he wasn't worried that Thor would be harmed.
Bang!!!
Thor was indeed the famous lovable oaf.
He got a bit too carried away and forgot that he was currently facing away from Dormammu.
In his excitement at seeing Li Yue, he also forgot to be wary of Dormammu's sneak attack, and was directly swatted away by Dormammu's massive hand!
After swatting Thor away with one slap, Dormammu's booming voice reached Li Yue's ears!
"What terms do you wish to discuss with me?"