Chapter 305 - 154: The Kamar-Taj Test, A Crushing Pass! (Part 1)

Chapter 305: Chapter 154: The Kamar-Taj Test, A Crushing Pass! (Part 1)

For Alex, Kamar-Taj’s entrance exam posed absolutely no difficulty from the very beginning.

As early as when he awakened his Sixth Sense, abilities such as telekinesis, telepathy, and precognition had already integrated into his instincts as naturally as eating and drinking.

During his ascension to a Gold Saint and the awakening of his Seventh Sense, he had further stimulated the astrological origin of Aquarius, mastering the Absolute Zero capable of freezing all things.

Let alone a sorcerer apprentice’s entry test, even if he faced high-level magical traps, he had the confidence to effortlessly dismantle them.

However, Alex knew very well that if he wanted to see Strange or the Sorcerer Supreme, Wong, as quickly as possible to obtain the whereabouts of the Soul Stone, he had to display sufficiently shocking potential. It would be best if it was the kind of unrivaled talent that would tempt even Wong to immediately entrust the position of Sorcerer Supreme to him.

Walking along the way, he keenly perceived that the interior of the Sanctum Sanctorum was nested with countless alternate dimensions; the fluctuations of the spatial barriers were far more complex than he had imagined.

Alex secretly rejoiced that he hadn’t chosen to forcefully intrude. Otherwise, given Kamar-Taj’s mastery over spatial magic, if they truly wanted to hide the Infinity Stones, he probably wouldn’t be able to find a trace of them in his lifetime.

Soon, the Black sorcerer led him to a stone chamber.

The stone chamber was built from light gray lapis lazuli. The walls were fully carved with bizarre runes flowing with a faint glimmer. The lighting inside was soft yet not dim. In the very center hovered a fist-sized crystal ball continuously shifting in color, and the air was permeated with the faint aura of magical energy.

"Sorcerer Miles, this is today’s thirty-ninth interviewee. Please proceed with his test."

After speaking to the person in the stone chamber, the Black sorcerer hurriedly turned and left, clearly needing to go and welcome the next interviewee.

Alex looked up. The one responsible for the test was a one-armed Master of the Mystic Arts. His left sleeve hung empty, neatly rolled up to the elbow, revealing several scars of varying depths.

Hearing footsteps, Miles looked up slightly. His gaze lingered briefly on Alex before falling back onto the crystal ball, his expression carrying a somewhat weary indifference.

He formed a hand seal with his single hand. Golden runes surfaced at his fingertips as he said softly,

"The first stage of Kamar-Taj’s entrance exam: the Mirror Dimension. You need to find a way out from within and walk over to me."

The moment his voice faded, the scenery within the stone chamber abruptly distorted!

The originally smooth walls folded and stretched like crumpled paper, instantly transforming into windows leading to a boundless starry sky. The ground beneath his feet was reduced to a single half-meter square rock. Surrounding it was entirely churning crimson magma. The scorching breath rushed at his face, as if it would swallow him whole in the next second.

"A reminder: one wrong step and you will fall into the magma, leaving not even bones behind."

Miles placed his single hand behind his back. His tone was flat, devoid of any discernible emotion.

Alex nodded slightly, a trace of comprehension flashing in the depths of his eyes.

Kamar-Taj’s spatial mystic arts were indeed exquisite. In just a brief moment, they had completed spatial folding. Miles, who had originally been directly in front of him, had now appeared behind him to his right.

However, to someone who had awakened the Eighth Sense Cosmo, this minor spatial transformation was like a child’s parlor trick.

With just a single burst of divine intent, he could effortlessly shatter this Mirror Dimension.

But he was playing the role of a newcomer with boundless potential, so naturally, he had to play by the rules.

Miles quietly watched the black-haired young man before him, his heart filled with melancholy sighs.

Once upon a time, Kamar-Taj never needed admission brochures to recruit apprentices; those seeking to learn came in an endless stream.

But ever since the attack by the Scarlet Witch, Wanda, Kamar-Taj’s outposts across the globe had lost hundreds of elites. His left arm was lost in that very battle, leaving Kamar-Taj’s power unprecedentedly weak.

They were responsible for protecting the Earth from invasions by the Dark Dimension, especially the threat of the evil lord Dormammu. Now, severely short-handed, there was no one to even patch the loopholes in the defensive grid. It was only because of this that the Sorcerer Supreme, Wong, was rushing to recruit fresh newbies.

The illusion he had cast appeared perilous, but in reality, the magma was merely a phantom.

What the first stage truly tested was foundational perception of dimensions and mental stability.

Last time, the Scarlet Witch, Wanda, had exploited fear to magnify the weakness of a timid mystic sorcerer to break through Kamar-Taj’s grand array, resulting in heavy casualties.

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