Chapter 131: Little Witch
Chapter 131: Little Witch
Based on the original history, by the time she retired, Wanda's fate was just beginning, and what happened afterward had nothing to do with her.
After all, she had already slipped into another universe, so they couldn't catch her.
But now it's different. While she is still in office, Wanda has been exposed, attracting attention from various dimensions, which is very troublesome.
If it weren't for Bi Xiao, she would have wanted to step down immediately.
Ancient One merely gave a reminder and then slipped away. She still had to monitor those fools in other multiverses who intended to intervene. The first batch that intervened, in Ancient One's view, was no different from fools.
But fools, when they are many, can also be troublesome. At least she got busy again.
Bi Xiao also paid a bit of attention to this. Wanda being taken in by him meant that he had taken over this matter. It was inevitable that he would deal with the invading enemies later.
In any case, these things were all attributed to Wanda, and he would have to squeeze the little witch hard in the future.
He spent the past three days not idle but formulating a comprehensive training schedule based on the twins. Wanda's training was relatively simple; the old rogue methods could be completely overturned, especially since she even engaged in close combat with Thanos, which was utterly disgraceful.
It was a disgrace to Chaos Magic. If Chaos Magic had any intelligence, it would curse Wanda as the worst disciple it had ever taken.
A natural-born mage engaging in close combat, especially with a cosmic-level fighting master like Thanos.
Of course, Bi Xiao also understood Wanda. Unlike Strange, who had talent, was valued and trained by the Ancient One, and had access to a plethora of magical books to read and learn as he pleased without interference from the Ancient One.
Wanda's fate was much more miserable. She had nothing and couldn't even understand her own abilities, just throwing energy balls or high barriers, figuring out some things on her own, but couldn't compare to those with deeper foundations.
After turning dark and seeing the Darkhold, her combat power increased faster than a rocket.
Now, with Bi Xiao's guidance, Wanda's path would be smoother, and her growth curve would become very steady.
The magical system he created was actually very suitable for Wanda. With Chaos Magic inherently in her, she didn't need to draw energy from Vishanti. In fact, in terms of power, Vishanti was like a junior compared to Chaos Magic.
From basic to advanced magic, at a certain level of growth, both the Darkhold and the Book of Vishanti would serve as nutrients for Wanda's growth without affecting her.
But she would need to reach a certain level for these two books to be effective.
At least in terms of mental and soul protection, it must be in place. Otherwise, it would be easy to be influenced by the Darkhold, considering its high level. The Elder God Chthon, even Dormammu, was a junior compared to him.
The Darkhold was written by Chthon, one of the Great Old One of Earth, also Earth's first dark sorcerer, whose power surpassed even the Ancient One, Doctor Strange, and Dormammu, making him the most powerful sorcerer.
Chthon, driven by the desire for power, became a demon. To escape the God-Eater, he was forced to flee to other dimensions. Before leaving, he wrote down his evil deeds and dark spells on very resilient parchment as a future channel to influence Earth and release energy. These parchments were later compiled into the Darkhold.
From the moment Wanda read the Darkhold, it became a bridge for Chthon to take over her body.
But in Bi Xiao's memory, the little witch was also ruthless. When Chthon tried to occupy Wanda's body, Wanda instead killed Chthon and swallowed him, making her power swell to an unimaginable level, to the point where even the guardians of the dark fortress had to kneel to her.
It's better to be cautious now. Given Bi Xiao's current experience, he never thought about looking for the Darkhold.
That thing is better left to Wanda.
Of course, he would also help Wanda set up a series of insurance measures. Otherwise, if the little witch accidentally got possessed by Chthon, all his efforts would be wasted, and he would suffer great losses...
Additionally, he planned to help Wanda enhance her life level.
Magic may be strong, but the body shouldn't become the biggest shortcoming, especially in the early stages. Mature Wanda could disregard many things, erasing enemies with a single thought, without needing close combat.
But at least during the growth phase, physical strength significantly impacts overall combat power.
This applies to both Wanda and Pietro.
The latter has high-speed movement, easily reaching speeds of seven to eight hundred thousand kilometers per hour, running on water or vertical walls effortlessly.
Due to his abilities, his body is also strengthened, far exceeding ordinary people. His bones can withstand impacts that would crush normal people, and his Achilles tendons are harder than steel.
One of his key abilities is to turn himself into a state of high-speed particle vibration to penetrate objects. If properly developed, this would be a very powerful skill.
What Bi Xiao values most is that due to high-speed movement, Pietro's thinking speed is much faster than ordinary people. What others take a long time to learn, Pietro can learn in an instant, and his fast thinking mode can also make him immune to some mental attacks.
His natural high-speed movement ability and traits give Pietro high growth potential. Bi Xiao would never want to see a scene where he is gunned down.
Unlike Wanda, who requires different attention, Bi Xiao plans to modify Pietro well. He doesn't want to waste such good talent.
Pietro's flaw is simple: his speed far exceeds normal people, but his strength and physical fitness lag far behind. This shortcoming makes his attacks very weak, weak to the point of being absurd, at least against opponents like Thanos. Even if Quicksilver stood still and kept hitting, he couldn't kill Thanos in a day.
Speed is power, but when speed and power are unbalanced, the force generated by speeding up a punch is not very strong.
Because power is entirely linked to physical structure strength.
If power is strong, then the physical strength must not be weak. If power is weak, the body can't be strong.