As soon as Zhai Nizi stepped into the magic array, magic enveloped his entire body.
He closed his eyes, feeling the flow of magic, and with the incantation, allowed his soul to leave his body.
Ancient One raised her hand and waved, and Zhai Nizi's soul immediately left its original spot, flying out at an extremely fast speed.
Zhai Nizi looked at the scene before him, feeling like Ant-Man entering the Quantum Realm.
Then, the scene before him began to shatter, and each shattering brought him to a new scene.
After an unknown number of scene changes, Zhai Nizi found himself stopped.
It seemed this was the destination. Zhai Nizi immediately looked around but did not see anyone.
Before he could figure out the situation, he immediately felt his body begin to move again.
Just as he was about to leave this space, he saw something very blurry and abstract, something that transcended the realm of things. Zhai Nizi didn't know how to describe what he saw.
Soon, Zhai Nizi found himself back in his body, back in front of Ancient One.
From Ancient One's anxious gaze, Zhai Nizi guessed something and asked her, "Was what I just saw the target? Did he discover my existence so quickly?"
Ancient One nodded and said, "I knew you were very strong, and the opponent's strength must not be underestimated, but I didn't expect it to be it."
"It? What is it?"
Ancient One looked into Zhai Nizi's eyes and said seriously,
"Living Tribunal!"
Zhai Nizi was also startled by the name he heard. Living Tribunal?! That was an existence whose strength was above the five great creator gods. Was he really that strong?
While Zhai Nizi was thinking, his body glowed again, then disappeared in front of Ancient One.
Ancient One broke out in a cold sweat when she saw this, because she knew that Zhai Nizi had been taken away by Living Tribunal.
...
A day passed, and Zhai Nizi did not reappear. Ancient One paced back and forth anxiously.
At this moment, Mordo and Kaecilius rushed to Ancient One, telling her that something had happened: an extremely dangerous Mutant had appeared.
This Mutant was Apocalypse, who had awakened. Born in Egypt, he would choose an outstanding Mutant and, by uploading his consciousness into that person's body, gain immortal life and also acquire that person's abilities. (Infinite stacking buffs)
Not long before this, a CIA Agent (the one who broke into Hellfire Club in X-Men: First Class, Professor X's admirer, whom Professor X later erased memories of to protect her) discovered Apocalypse's awakening.
With the help of Impact (Cyclops's brother), she found Professor X and began investigating all of this.
Professor X brought Mystique, Beast, Impact, and the CIA Agent to Cerebro.
Professor X found Magneto, which also made Apocalypse sense Professor X's presence and covet his abilities. So, Apocalypse controlled Professor X to launch nuclear missiles worldwide.
Ancient One frowned after hearing this. It just had to be at this time that a Mutant caused trouble. If Zhai Nizi were here, he would definitely handle this, but he had been taken away by Living Tribunal.
"Apocalypse? Don't worry, leave the Mutant matter to me."
A voice came from behind.
The three people who were talking turned around when they heard the voice and found it was Zhai Nizi. They didn't know when he had returned; he was standing in the same spot where he had disappeared.
Ancient One looked at the unharmed Zhai Nizi and immediately let out a long sigh of relief.
Zhai Nizi told Ancient One not to worry, smiling as he said to her, "Living Tribunal and I got along very well. He provided me with great help. I'll tell you all about it when I get back. I'm going to meet Apocalypse first."
Zhai Nizi snapped his fingers and disappeared in front of them.
Mordo and Kaecilius looked at each other, bewildered, then both looked at Ancient One.
"Did he just say Living Tribunal? What's going on?" Mordo thought he had misheard.
Ancient One smiled and shook her head, saying to them, "He's always so hurried. Let's wait for him to come back and tell us himself."
At this moment, Ancient One had already sensed Zhai Nizi's difference, because she could no longer see Zhai Nizi's future.
She found that Zhai Nizi was no longer subject to any restrictions; space, time, and even Death could no longer restrain Zhai Nizi.
Ancient One thought of a possibility: the reason Zhai Nizi was not bound by rules was because Zhai Nizi was 【the rule】.
If he could fully control his power, then he could do whatever he wanted.
Thinking of this, Ancient One suddenly felt a sense of powerlessness in her heart. She began to hope, and could only hope, that Zhai Nizi stood on the side of justice.
...
After Zhai Nizi left Kamar-Taj, he did not go directly to find Apocalypse but returned to his manor.
White Queen sensed his return and ran to greet him.
Before she could speak, he said he already knew about Apocalypse.
"You said you would be gone for a week. I originally planned to inform you only when Charles and the others couldn't handle it. But since you're back now, it means my calculations were mistaken."
Zhai Nizi stroked her head and said, "Your calculations were correct. I'm back now because I want to play with Apocalypse, but before that, I need to ensure your safety. Fortunately, he hasn't caused you any trouble."
After Apocalypse awakened, he recruited four Mutants (Storm, Psylocke, Angel, Magneto) to serve as his right-hand men.
The Four Horsemen were the four people Apocalypse considered the strongest. Zhai Nizi was worried that he would covet White Queen, who also possessed telepathy, so he returned to the manor first to confirm her safety.
Zhai Nizi kissed White Queen, then teleported to Professor X's school.
...
Coincidentally, at the same time Zhai Nizi appeared, Apocalypse and his Four Horsemen also teleported over, wanting to take Professor X. They appeared right in front of Zhai Nizi.
Magneto was first stunned when he saw Zhai Nizi, but his eyes immediately became arrogant.
The sky cleared, the rain stopped, and he felt he could do it again.
Now Magneto's abilities have been enhanced by Apocalypse; he is no longer just a Magnet King who can only control metal, but a Magneto who can control magnetic fields!
Apocalypse gave Magneto a look, and Magneto reached out to Professor X, who, along with his wheelchair, flew towards Magneto.
Zhai Nizi also reached out to Professor X, and then everything in the corridor twisted, as if entering the Mirror Dimension, but this was happening in the real World.
As the two pulled, the unconscious Professor X stopped in mid-air.
Magneto's originally arrogant face now showed great confusion.
The other three Horsemen were eager to attack Zhai Nizi, but Apocalypse raised his hand to stop them.
Apocalypse looked at the twisted space, then at Zhai Nizi.
"Are you also a Mutant?"
After Zhai Nizi made a pushing motion with his raised hand, the twisted corridor, like a conveyor belt, sent Professor X back to Beast's side.
"Are you looking down on me? Do only Mutants have this ability?" Zhai Nizi's answer greatly angered Apocalypse.
"Foolish human, you will pay a heavy price for your arrogance!"
The high and mighty Apocalypse could not accept such an answer, and he decided to teach Zhai Nizi a lesson.
Apocalypse stretched out his hand towards Zhai Nizi; he was sure the other party was definitely a Mutant, as humans could not possess such power.
Then came a silence.
Zhai Nizi looked down at his body and asked, "Can you tell me what you did to me?"
Apocalypse's eyes widened in confusion; he had intended to activate the power within Zhai Nizi, just as he had done with the Four Horsemen.
But Zhai Nizi showed no reaction, which proved one thing: Zhai Nizi was not a Mutant; he was indeed a human.
Human! How could a human possess such power!
Apocalypse couldn't believe such a thing was possible, so he immediately ordered the Four Horsemen to capture him.
Zhai Nizi smiled.
"What? Let them fight Sukuna?"
Apocalypse and the others didn't understand what this meant, and the Four Horsemen obediently began to attack Zhai Nizi.
Psylocke created an energy sword in her hand, and Storm gathered lightning in her hand, both attacking Zhai Nizi simultaneously.
But they did not cause any harm to Zhai Nizi; only the clothes on Zhai Nizi's body were shattered.
The naked Zhai Nizi then raised his hand and drew a circle, and a portal leading to the sky opened beneath Psylocke and Storm's feet; the two didn't react in time, screamed, and fell down.
At the same time, Zhai Nizi waved his hand at his body, and the shattered clothes returned to him as if time had reversed.
Zhai Nizi closed the portal, and Angel immediately spread his wings and flew out to save Storm and Psylocke, who were falling from the sky.
Beast, Impact, and Mystique, who were by Professor X's side, also wanted to rush up to help.
Zhai Nizi stopped them, telling them to take the Professor away first.
However, Apocalypse would not let them go; he told Magneto to snatch Professor X, while he personally fought Zhai Nizi.
Apocalypse rushed up and grabbed Zhai Nizi, trying to pin him against the wall. But no matter how hard Apocalypse tried, Zhai Nizi stood still.
Instead, Zhai Nizi reached out and grabbed Apocalypse's arm, lifted him up, and slammed him to the ground.
Apocalypse crashed through the ground and fell, smashing through several floors.
The students in the Mutant school all began to flee.
Zhai Nizi jumped straight down from above, pushing aside the rubble with one hand, and Apocalypse ran out from within, throwing a punch at him.
But with that punch, Zhai Nizi was unharmed, while Apocalypse's fist twisted and deformed, though it quickly recovered to normal under his self-healing ability.
Apocalypse's rage burned to the extreme; he stretched out both hands, and the school building vibrated violently as Apocalypse disintegrated the molecules of the surrounding matter, then reassembled them into countless sharp blades to stab Zhai Nizi.
The blades shattered upon hitting Zhai Nizi's body, turning back into dust.
As the dust became more and more, Zhai Nizi's vision became increasingly blurry. Zhai Nizi cast magic again, and the dust transformed back into sharp blades, but these blades were all controlled by Zhai Nizi.
He waved his hand, and the blades flew towards Apocalypse. Apocalypse had no choice but to activate an energy shield to block the attack, and soon the dust blurred their vision again.
Apocalypse used spatial teleportation at this moment, appearing behind Zhai Nizi.
He reassembled molecules at a faster speed, trapping Zhai Nizi in a square cage, intending to seal Zhai Nizi.
The building was crumbling, and constantly reassembled matter flew towards the cage.
Apocalypse then released an energy wave onto the seal, covering the surface of the cage, and then clenched his hands, causing the seal's volume to continuously shrink, and the density inside to become greater and greater.
Slowly, the seal stopped after shrinking to roughly the size of a human body.
Apocalypse teleported and returned to Magneto's side.
Magneto had already used metal to control Beast, Impact, Mystique, and a female Agent, who also lay on the ground, unresponsive.
The reason Magneto hadn't left was because Mystique kept talking to Magneto, trying to move him with love.
Apocalypse controlled the molecules near Mystique, sealing her mouth, then turned to Magneto and said, "Let's leave here first, we have more important things to do."
When Magneto saw Apocalypse appear beside him, he knew Apocalypse had dealt with Zhai Nizi. In his eyes, Apocalypse was now the most terrifying existence in this World.
Just as the two were about to take Professor X away, the buildings around them began to twist.