"Could it be… that I activated this dimension in the wrong place?" Marvel Qi muttered, frowning.
Kossacky had been in the chaos longer and had a better grasp of the situation. He shrugged. "Let him be. Old Master Strange really is the kind of teacher who pushes his students to greatness."
"The old man has been through so much torment lately… he's under tremendous pressure."
Meanwhile, in the Marvel Universe, Marvel Qi made his return. With a loud bang, he threw off his covers and leapt from his oversized, soft bed, landing nimbly on the floor.
Without even changing out of his pajamas, he slipped into his loose slippers, placed his hands on his hips, and rang the summoning bell. Loudly, he called out to the elder: "Grandmaster Strange… respected teacher, Supreme Sorcerer, do you have a moment?"
"I now possess divinity… I can become a Dimension God!"
At first, there was no response. Even though it was late at night, and Strange awoke grumpily, the words "divinity" and "Dimension God" finally drew a reaction. With a flash, the elder, still in his pajamas, teleported directly in front of Marvel Qi.
He looked pleasantly surprised. "Are you serious?"
"Of course, Master. I'm a rare genius, one in billions of years!" Marvel Qi said proudly. "This is a small matter. I handled it effortlessly, didn't I?"
Strictly speaking, this was thanks to Greek Qi. But no matter the elder couldn't read his mind about the consciousness space. Marvel Qi had grown stronger, and he had every reason to be confident and proud.
"Good, good, good!" Master Strange exclaimed. He was overjoyed. Marvel Qi's timing couldn't have been better; in the past few days, he had been tirelessly urging the students to surpass themselves.
"Time is precious. We cannot waste it. Let's depart immediately!"
As he spoke, a massive golden ring, similar to before, enveloped both of them from top to bottom. In the blink of an eye, thanks to the convenience of space magic, Marvel Qi and Master Strange arrived once more at the promised location.
Looking over the ruined landscape of Iron Hell, Marvel Qi felt moved. "If I become the ruler of this hellish dimension, I will inherit its past, continue its legacy, and lead it to a new pinnacle!"
As he spoke, the broken fragments of Iron Hell began to stir and bubble, as if a hungry mother wolf had finally spotted prey. Its initiative was not merely "active" it was automatic, instinctive!
The remaining molten lava roared to life, the fractured land struggled to grow, even the scattered rare minerals fought for first place, and small stone piles surged toward Marvel Qi's eyes as if trying to reach him first.
In that instant, the broken dimension welcomed him in every way. Becoming a Dimension God in Iron Hell was no longer a problem; the rest depended solely on his own will.
Thus began a new ritual for Marvel Qi. The grand ceremony unfolded before him, though the exact details were left to the reader's imagination.
From the shadows emerged a steel demon goat head the emblem of his predecessor, Grand Duke Dester, whose name echoed across the multiverse. This was the true core of Iron Hell.
Marvel Qi studied the steel goat, considering ways to redesign the emblem. The previous mark, though cool, suggested evil and would mislead anyone about his true intentions. He, Marvel Qi, was a guardian of justice, not a villain.
Suddenly, an idea struck him, and he locked his gaze on Master Strange. "Should I form an alliance with them?" he wondered.
Noticing this, Master Strange, theoretically unable to read Marvel Qi's mind, looked down at him with a faint smile. "Do not stray. Kamar-Taj is a serious magical sanctuary. The allegiance of dimensions like Iron Hell cannot be displayed publicly!"
His firm tone made it clear: the Supreme Sorcerer's guidance in this ascension was no casual gesture.
Marvel Qi bristled inwardly. This old man dares to look down on me?
Stepping closer, Marvel Qi locked eyes with Master Strange. Around him, Iron Hell's recovered energies surged once more. Dark clouds rose from the ground, sulfur-laced rain fell, and steel mountains shivered, behaving as if they were pliable like clay.
Remaining lava creatures morphed briefly into fierce demonic beasts, all fixated on the ground and on their master, ready to serve the Dimension God.
Most sorcerers would have trembled before such a scene, yet Master Strange remained calm, even amused. "Oh? You want to…?"
Before he could finish, Qi, Marvel's devoted but opportunistic student, gripped his master's hands and earnestly pleaded, "Master, please, give me a path forward!"
Master Strange's expression softened. The sternness faded, replaced by warmth. "You mischievous monkey," he chuckled. "Very well, I will grant this to you."
From his other hand, a small, exquisite gold ring appeared, refined from his space magic, and floated to Marvel Qi's wrist.
"Use this. If blind Dimension Gods dare to challenge you, show it to them. Make them see, and then tell them to leave!"
Marvel Qi's eyes lit up. "Master, this is… beautiful! How is it possible?"
Master Strange smiled. "It is my personal token. Naturally, it is more refined. Use it wisely."
Marvel Qi, thrilled at this opportunity, quickly complimented his master, praising his vast power. Yet even as he flattered him, he remained cautious, knowing that meeting true multiversal titans like Mephisto or Satannish would require more than words.
The next day, behind the counter of the Mickey Mouse Club store, Marvel Qi appeared lively, munching on Italian meat sauce pizza. He had not slept all night, yet his youthful Titan-like body and Dimension God endurance made the exhaustion negligible.
He had even replicated a pattern from countless IP modes, enough to enhance his appearance and aura. The grand opening of Iron Hell's Mickey Mouse Club energized him further. Though this new responsibility demanded effort, he could handle it. Marvel Qi wielded both reality and magic with equal skill, fully immersing himself in his dual roles.
Only a few weak demons accidentally trespassed, and they were swiftly absorbed into his operations, digging and working on the infrastructure. Meanwhile, the club quietly opened for business in the real world, welcoming its first small wave of college customers by 9:27 a.m.