Within the majestic and brilliant Phoenix Universe,
countless stars twinkled.
The phantom of the Phoenix flickered in and out of existence against the backdrop of countless stars. One of the Phoenix's eyes, the Mind Stone, continuously emitted a faint yellow light, helping Hawke to constantly comprehend the Seventh Sense.
As his understanding of the Seventh Sense deepened, his Little Universe continuously expanded.
As his Little Universe continuously expanded, he grew closer and closer to the Eighth Sense.
The Phoenix's second eye, the Reality Stone, continuously emitted a deep red light, helping Hawke to constantly materialize the power of his current Little Universe.
Above the Little Universe, was the River of Time, which spanned the entire Universe, formed by Hawke contracting his own time.
Above the River of Time,
Hawke hovered, looking down at his own River of Time, trying to figure out exactly what had happened.
His time ran parallel to the current Universe's time, separating from the past, and then branching out from the present.
At first, Hawke thought the timeline had changed.
But… his time had not changed at all.
What had changed was the Universe's River of Time.
The River of Time had branched.
Yes.
Branched.
If the River of Time before was a straight line moving forward, then now, the River of Time was like an electrocardiogram, first going up, then going down.
Hawke found this trembling node.
Counting the time, it was precisely the moment Doctor Strange reversed time to restore the damaged Hong Kong Island.
But… it was indeed caused by the fluctuation at the moment Doctor Strange reversed time, but not because Doctor Strange reversed time.
It was because of Kamar-Taj.
To be precise, at the moment Doctor Strange restored time, Kamar-Taj on Hong Kong Island had already collapsed.
Although Kamar-Taj was restored by Doctor Strange, the destruction of Kamar-Taj had already become a thing of the past.
Simply put.
The Kamar-Taj temple on Hong Kong Island was indeed destroyed, only to be restored by Doctor Strange with lightning speed after its destruction.
But Kamar-Taj on Hong Kong Island was indeed destroyed, and it was at that moment that the time fluctuation occurred.
"Hiss, it wasn't Doctor Strange reversing the timeline?"
"Of course not!"
"…"
Hawke listened to the voice in his ear and looked in the direction it came from.
Then… a golden light almost blinded his eyes.
Hawke looked at the newcomer and opened his mouth.
"Sorcerer Supreme?"
"No."
The Ancient One, wearing a gold cloth and appearing to be projected directly from the future, said calmly, "The Sorcerer Supreme died three hours ago. The Ancient One you see now is the Ancient One who guards the sixth house of the Zodiac."
Hawke's mouth twitched.
"I remember, I gave you the position of God of Time."
"Yes."
The Ancient One, whose Virgo gold cloth shimmered, shrugged, "But in my timeline, you seem to have forgotten to let me resign from my position in the Zodiac. However, I strongly suspect you want me to work two jobs. You probably want me to teach your children how to become qualified Gold Saint, and for free."
Hawke's expression was serious, "Ancient One, I have always respected you. I absolutely have no intention of taking advantage of you."
After saying that.
He immediately changed the subject.
"What the hell is going on?"
"I thought you already knew."
The Ancient One said, floating next to Hawke and looking at Hawke's River of Time, her gaze fixed on the future in the distance of Hawke's time, which still shimmered like a seductive flirt, tempting Hawke to take a look.
"That's a time trap."
"I know."
Hawke followed the Ancient One's gaze and scoffed, "As long as I look, my time will never be able to transcend."
As long as he looked at the future that the Marvel main Universe's time had arranged for him, then his life and death would no longer be up to him!
The Ancient One nodded, "The three Kamar-Taj Sanctuaries were used to stabilize the Earth's timeline and to make Earth's time fall into the main time of the Universe it was in. But the moment the three Sanctuaries of Kamar-Taj were destroyed, Earth's time also merged into the main time of the Universe…"
Hawke heard this and quickly raised his hand.
"Wait, isn't Earth's time already in the main Universe's time?"
"When it was in my hands, no. Now, it is."
The Ancient One's voice was calm, even after putting on the gold cloth, her voice was no different from when she was the Sorcerer Supreme, "When it was in my hands, Earth's time was unchangeable in the past. Otherwise, why do you think Doctor Strange could reverse time?"
Hawke's eyebrows raised when he heard this sentence.
The Ancient One smiled calmly, her right hand instantly swept across her front, and in an instant, a projected River of Time appeared.
"Earth is called Terra in the main Universe, but before that, it was called Midgard."
"And Midgard belongs to the World Tree parallel Universe."
"When Odin unified the Nine Realms, the main Universe's time trap also targeted Odin, and Odin fell for it."
"Midgard never fell from the World Tree automatically."
"Instead, Odin made a deal with time to obtain visions of the future, and then saw the Ragnarok that time had prepared for him."
"Odin also realized it, but it was too late."
"He saw the future Ragnarok, and Ragnarok became a destined past."
"Ragnarok will begin the moment Midgard's time merges into the main Universe's time."
"The moment Midgard's time merges into the main Universe's time, the gears of Ragnarok, prepared for Odin by time, will turn."
"When Ragnarok shatters Asgard, the World Tree Universe's time will also merge into the main Universe's time, becoming one of many Universes in the main multiverse."
"So Odin tried every means to delay the onset of Ragnarok."
"He tried to prevent Midgard's time from merging into the main Universe's time."
"So at the moment Midgard fell, while Midgard's time was still in the World Tree, Odin, as the main god and king of gods of the World Tree Universe, at the last moment, allowed Midgard to give birth to the ancient gods."
"The all-powerful Oshtur, the all-seeing Agamotto, and the ancient Hoggoth, that is, the trinity god Vishanti, appeared."
"Vishanti built three Kamar-Taj Time Sanctuaries on Earth. They sacrificed themselves and made a vow that as long as the three Time Sanctuaries remained, Earth's time would always exist within the main Universe's time but independently of it."
"From then on, every Sorcerer Supreme took the maintenance of time as their responsibility."
"And they established the rule that the past cannot be changed, and the future cannot be observed."
"But…"
"Kulan Gath, the third Sorcerer Supreme, an evil sorcerer, he murdered the second Sorcerer Supreme. Under the temptation of time, he broke the rule that the future cannot be observed, and saw the time when the three Kamar-Taj Time Sanctuaries would be destroyed."
"And then…"
"Boom!"
As the Ancient One spoke, with a gentle tap, the three Time Sanctuaries collapsed, and Earth's time, which was independent of the River of Time, instantly merged into the main Universe's time.
Immediately after.
It was the scene of Doctor Strange activating the Time Stone to reverse time.
"How did the numerous multiverses of the main Universe come into being?"
"Isn't it by making any choice at any node, thereby giving rise to different futures?"
"So…"
"The rule that the past cannot be changed was also completely abolished after Earth merged into the main Universe's time."
"…"
Hawke listened to the Ancient One's "Time Class," opened his mouth, and looked at the Ancient One, "Can you explain it in one sentence?"
Time is the most annoying thing.
This is another reason why he preferred an unknown future over a known future.
It's very simple.
No need to think, just go for it.
How does that saying go?
Ignorance, sometimes, is the happiest state.
Hawke always wanted to be a happy person, but fate had other plans, forcing him onto the path of becoming stronger.
It's still that saying.
If his sister hadn't had an accident back then, he wouldn't have been sorrowful, allowing the lost system to locate him, and then obtaining the Little Universe cultivation method.
So… The Ancient One smiled, merging Earth's time, which was originally independent of the main Universe's time, with the main Universe's time, then looked at Hawke.
"Do you think changing the past merely creates a fork in the road?"
"Isn't it?"
"Time doesn't work that way."
"When Earth's time merged into the main Universe's time, it not only created a new future, but also a new past."
"New future."
"New past."
"And in this newly created past time, there is no Peter Parker…"
"At least not the Peter Parker you are familiar with."
"…"
Hawke listened to the Ancient One's "new future, new past" argument, his brows furrowed, and then he heard this sentence, raising an eyebrow.
"What do you mean there's no Peter Parker I'm familiar with?"
"I should go."
The Ancient One smiled slightly, "Time is urging me to leave."
Hawke frowned.
"Your time should belong to the Phoenix Universe now, and you are the God of Time, so who is urging you? The Phoenix's time itself? Has it developed self-awareness?"
"No, it's the rules I set to prevent those New Gods from wantonly playing with the timeline."
"New Gods…"
Hawke's brows furrowed even tighter.
"Nonsense, are timelines for them to mess around with? How could I possibly bestow titles on these uncouth New Gods? Damn it, what am I doing? These New Gods who play with time should be…"
"They are your children with Gwen."
The Ancient One's voice was faint.
Hawke's eyebrows shot up, the anger on his face instantly vanished, he let out an "oh," then awkwardly rubbed his nose, like a parent called into the office, not quite daring to meet the teacher, the Ancient One's, eyes.
"They're too mischievous. What about Gwen? They're so naughty, doesn't she discipline them?"
"She did."
"And then?"
"You said that children being mischievous is normal, and that if the timeline gets messed up, the God of Time will fix it, so it's not a big deal."
"…" (End of chapter)
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