Marvel: Killing Makes You Stronger

Chapter 73: Ancient One’s Investment?

Regardless of whether it was the Blood God or the Ancient Old God Sargeras, Bi Xiao had already detected them early on, yet he still allowed them to be summoned successfully, annihilating them completely with his own power.

This display of his warlike nature was exceptionally vivid.

Indeed, a warlike disposition is, to some extent, a form of arrogance.

However, Ancient One understood this quite well, considering that everyone has their own unique personality, and she has always been amazed by Bi Xiao's rapid growth.

Growing too fast, from an ordinary person to reaching a level capable of effortlessly destroying the Ancient God Sargeras within a year, represents a strength that is likely second only to the Sky Father.

As far as Ancient One knew, even the two future kings of the millennia-old Asgard, in the face of Bi Xiao, could only be utterly defeated, and Thor, who also possesses the bloodline of the Odin and divine power, has a top-tier foundation in the universe.

Yet now, Bi Xiao has surpassed them in just one year, a rate of growth that is monstrously fast.

Ancient One thought that this belligerence might play a role, as it is in his nature to be warlike, accelerating his growth through continuous battle, similar to Thor in this respect.

Growing through battle is a trait Ancient One has seen often and finds unremarkable.

Thus, she does not dislike Bi Xiao's combative nature. Moreover, while being warlike, he also maintains extreme rationality, allowing him to keep a clear mind against enemies, assess their strengths and weaknesses, and these dual traits do not conflict significantly.

With rational analysis ensuring that his opponents are not vastly superior, Bi Xiao engages in battle without hesitation, using combat as nourishment for his growth.

Ancient One finds this combination of characteristics quite intriguing.

She appreciates Bi Xiao, and as long as he maintains his stance and personality, she is happy to invest in him.

Indeed, Ancient One's current attitude toward Bi Xiao is one of investment.

It is undeniable that the historical timeline has been altered, and even killing Bi Xiao now would not revert the changed future; it would follow an unpredictable path that she cannot mend.

Under these circumstances, the traits displayed by Bi Xiao lead Ancient One to believe that, barring any accidents, the heights he might reach are unimaginable even to herself.

Since that is the case, investing in him before he has fully matured promises unimaginably rich returns.

This is just the harsh reality.

Bi Xiao has guessed most of these thoughts, so he is currently sitting back and fishing, not to mention that it seems quite unlikely that he would easily deceive Ancient One, a Sorcerer of Odin’s caliber.

In fact, much is based on numerous layouts and coincidences.

The first is his soul occupying the body, merging with the original memory, and then embarking on a path of killing to become stronger, fully integrating the soul with the body without side effects, which, according to the cultivation settings, means obtaining the recognition of the earth as a local.

Ancient One is held back and cannot find him immediately, taking advantage of his weakest moments to probe his soul.

Later, Bi Xiao deliberately crafted his persona to ease Ancient One's mind.

Plus, his natural speed of progression is monstrously fast, presenting a potential for investment.

A series of coincidences and strategies allowed Bi Xiao to create an information gap, managing to deceive Ancient One, missing even a single element could have led to failure.

Unfortunately, this is the reality of being weak; as the saying goes, ‘To Be A Master, One Must First Play The Role Of A Servant.’

These thoughts are merely momentary.

Since Ancient One has formally met with Bi Xiao and confirmed his personality, it logically follows that she begins to invest.

Thus, she smoothly issued an invitation to Bi Xiao.

"If you have time, consider visiting Kamar-Taj. While your growth has been rapid, you still lack knowledge about this world and much other knowledge."

"To embark on a great path, knowledge is like bricks and mortar, laying a solid foundation for your journey."

Seemingly recalling Bi Xiao's proud and combative nature, she added another reason: "You need more and stronger opponents, and I believe Kamar-Taj can satisfy this need."

"Thank you, Master Ancient One, but is this to make amends?"

"No, I only hope that this world can have one more guardian, and I hope you can become strong enough..." Ancient One said with a compassionate tone: "The predetermined future has already changed, and as someone who changes the future, you need to grow quickly to face those crises."

Quite a lofty reason, isn't this just considering me a new tool for your retirement plans?

(TL: Nah, Ancient One had enough and wants to retire lol)

Bi Xiao secretly sneered, this bald woman, in her eagerness to retire as soon as possible, would play dead; now that there's him, who looks like a high-quality tool, she certainly wouldn't pass up the opportunity.

Perhaps Ancient One even wants to hand over the position of Supreme Sorcerer to him.

If she wants to use him as a tool, he also wants to learn magic and accumulate knowledge; it can only be said that it is a mutual rush.

"OK, sounds interesting, but I am indeed curious about magic, so see you tomorrow?"

"You can find this location; someone will take you to Kamar-Taj, looking forward to meeting you tomorrow, Mr. Bi Xiao."

Ancient One smiled and transmitted the location information to Bi Xiao through mental power.

Then, scanning the surroundings, a fiery, circular teleportation array mysteriously appeared behind her.

Ancient One stepped into the teleportation array, disappearing as the array faded.

At this moment, the world quietly changed; Bi Xiao turned his head to look, the previously ravaged mountain range had somehow returned to its original state, still serene under the moonlight.

Or rather, from the beginning, he, and everyone else, had always existed in a world of mirror space.

Truly a miraculous technique, Bi Xiao's desire for magical knowledge grew even stronger.

"Just now, the teleportation magic..." At that moment, under the moonlight, standing at the edge of a cliff, he seemed thoughtful, his mind recalling the scene of the teleportation magic.

Why does it always seem like he, too, could do it?

Bi Xiao has always been confident in his comprehension and is sure that his talent in learning magic will not be inferior, probably much stronger than someone's retirement plan.