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I subconsciously held my breath, as if afraid of disturbing something, and slowed my breathing.
"This... is Asgard, one of the nine secret realms?"
"In Norse mythology, this place is called the Land of the Gods, so it seems it's not entirely a figment of people's imagination. If I hadn't come into contact with 'Qionghua,' I probably would have had the same thought the moment I saw this scene."
The conversation then shifted to a swordsman who had just stepped out of the portal. He extended his hand to Wen Junhui: "Sun Miao, Level Two Swordsman."
To adapt to the increasingly complex and ever-changing situation, the Swordholders have also divided themselves into various levels based on the number of "demons" they have killed. Among them, the third-level Swordholders have killed between one hundred and one thousand demons. Of course, even "Left Killing Sword" could not possibly kill one thousand demons, but he is now a Swordholder close to the fourth level. The reason for this situation is the different quality of the "demons" killed.
According to Earth's rules, killing a Level 1 mutant provides approximately one merit point as a reward, while a Level 2 mutant provides ten points, a Level 3 one hundred points, a Level 4 one thousand points, a Level 5 ten thousand points, and so on. In other words, if one can personally kill a "demon" of the level of Magneto or Professor X, the Swordholder can instantly become a top-tier being. The problem is that the two known Level 5 mutants on Earth have already fallen at the hands of the "Master of Qionghua." The remaining Swordholders either need to seek out ten Level 4 mutants to kill one by one, or they can only move to an unfamiliar environment to find new Level 5 demons.
锍冥陾(二?)彡事虾玐(四) Let's get back to the original topic.
Because of the unfamiliar environment, Wen Junhui did not refuse the familiar swordsman. After a brief exchange about their identities and abilities, they approached the high mountain standing in the center of the plain.
……
"Legend has it that Asgard is the abode of the gods. Does that mean everyone here is a 'god'?"
This question was not accidental. Shortly after Wen Junhui and Sun Miao set off, they encountered an indigenous person on the road.
He drove the cattle and sheep, wandering and singing on the grassland. In a different place, this should be the most beautiful scene. However, in Wen Junhui's eyes, who was gripping the magic sword, the only thing he paid attention to was the young man sitting on the back of the ox—not his excessively handsome appearance, but his arms and legs.
"His muscles aren't well-developed, so he doesn't seem to be very strong."
"Don't look at 'demons' with our human eyes."
After giving a quiet reminder, Sun Miao slowly drew the magic sword from his waist, imbued the sword with magic power, and then disappeared from his hand with a slight tremor.
The next second, an angry roar rang out, and to the as expected of the two swordsmen, the shooting magic sword was finally blocked—not by the panicked young man on the bull's back, but by the golden bull beneath him.
"It really is a demon..."
With these thoughts in mind, the swordsman drew the magic sword hanging at his waist: "Today, it is my turn to slay demons and eliminate evil!"
Marvel Universe: Chapter 856 The Secret Realm: Asgard (Part 2)
Odin, the chief god who controls all of Asgard and had just banished his son, Thor, to the mortal realm, was the first to notice the anomaly.
Unbeknownst to him, somewhere and at some point, an unknown intruder had already reached this blessed land, and was currently surrounding the sacred mountain where the gods resided, wantonly slaughtering and killing the innocent inhabitants...
Although Asgard is known as the Land of the Gods, not everyone who lives there is a god. Even the richest countries in the world have poor people, and Asgard is no exception. Powerful "gods" reside in palaces on the sacred mountains, while those who cannot live there mostly possess only a portion of divine blood. Faced with invaders wielding unknown powers, they are powerless to resist. In contrast, the wild beasts that roam freely play a more significant role. However, with the increasing number of invaders, the demise of these beasts is only a matter of time.
"Tyr, find their leader and defeat him."
He issued an order to his most capable warrior from the Celestial Palace, who responded and charged down the Holy Mountain, where he collided head-on with a group of swordsmen.
"Evil invaders!"
"demon!"
Without explanation or communication, a single glance or a single word sealed their irreconcilable enmity.
The magical sword it wielded slashed at the body of the Celestial Warrior, but got stuck in his bone amidst the latter's angry shouts—his skin was harder than a bullet, and if it weren't for the special properties of the magical sword, even close-range machine gun fire might not be able to penetrate his skin.
Upon experiencing this intense pain, Tyr did not back down. Instead, he unleashed even greater power amidst the pain and rage. His fifty-ton fist struck the shoulder of a swordsman who was unable to dodge in time. The swordsman's magic sword was rendered useless and was sent flying by the immense force. As for the swordsman who remained on the spot... there was nothing left but a mass of flesh and blood that was no longer recognizable as human.
Tyr's immense power scattered the other swordsmen, but they did not retreat; instead, they sought a more appropriate "way of dealing with the situation."
Among the numerous mutants on Earth, there are many with similar abilities. Often, while possessing great power, these individuals also lose some of their other abilities, such as speed and reaction time.
As expected, after the sword wielders took to the air and created distance, Tyr, who could only run on the ground, lost the ability to threaten them. Under the repeated attacks of dozens of sword wielders, he was finally pierced through the heart by a sword and fell down.
Amid cheers, Tyr's body was cut into several pieces.
The flesh and blood of "demons" contain energy, which may be used to make soup—no, to refine pills. It is unknown who proposed this "common sense," but considering that even cultivators and secret realms have appeared, this "common sense of cultivation" may actually be true. Therefore, the sword wielders accepted this statement without much hesitation.
A few minutes later, the only evidence left of the former Asgardian warriors was a pool of blood on the ground...
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Sensing the fading presence of Tyr, the God-King, seated high on his throne, sighed.
As the strongest being in the Nine Realms, Odin would undoubtedly be confident enough to quell the invasion if he were to take action himself, but he dared not.
He could sense the instability of Odin's power within him. If he forced himself to use his abilities, he might fall into Odin's Sleep (the divine power of Asgardians is proportional to their age. When their divine power reaches a certain level, they need to adjust their divine power through sleep. Odin's Odin's power is too strong, and he adjusts himself through Odin's Sleep every certain period of time). At that time, a weakened strongest being in the Nine Realms would be unable to do anything. Rather than exposing his weakness, sitting in Asgard in this deterrent way could actually play a role.
At least a resurrected Odin could be seen as a great threat and a stable rear, preventing these invaders from becoming too rampant and allowing the warriors of Asgard to fight bravely.
The only thing he regretted was that Thor, the god of thunder, who was second only to him in power in Asgard, had been stripped of his divine power and banished to the mortal realm not long ago; otherwise, he wouldn't be so helpless in the face of this situation now.
While Odin was pondering this, another of his "sons" appeared in the palace.
"Father, you absolutely cannot believe what I saw! A group of fragile mortals are attacking the Celestial Palace!"
"I saw it all."
While pondering whether he could temporarily entrust Asgard to Loki, Odin shook his head and said, "They are not ordinary people, but enemies who have invaded from another realm. They are not as fragile as you see them... Tyr has already sacrificed himself. You should take up arms and fight them, Loki."
"……what?"
It's clear that this prince hasn't grasped the current situation. Why have these mortals, who are less than ants, suddenly become the greatest enemy of Asgard? And what did Odin just say?
"Tyr? The strongest warrior in Asgard?"
"he died."
Looking at Loki, Odin's face showed a hint of disappointment: "Retreat to the back, our enemy is coming."
Without waiting for Loki's reaction, he pushed him to the back of the palace.
"Your actions have offended the Court of Life, intruder."
……
"Your actions have offended the Court of Life, intruder."
Looking at the seemingly powerful but actually incredibly weak "God King Odin" before him, Lin Yi felt a little regretful.
Similar to mutants on Earth, although his energy level has surpassed that of Level 5 mutants, reaching Level 6 or near Level 7, he is essentially still just a "derivative." He does not carry any concepts directly related to "fragments."
besides……
"I doubt it."
Looking at the spear Odin was pointing at him, Lin Yi said expressionlessly, "After this attack is launched, will I be hit first or will you be the first to fall?"
Odin's movements stiffened for a moment, but he quickly recovered. Far from stopping, he redoubled his efforts, connecting his mind with the most powerful artifact of Asgard in the distance—
Along with a tremor felt throughout Asgard, including the palace itself, a rainbow rose slowly from the horizon, stretching towards the top of the palace...
A look of surprise appeared on his face, and his outstretched hand stopped because of this unexpected turn of events.
Before falling into Odin's slumber, the god-king left behind his final words: "If you attack Asgard, the entire kingdom of Asgard will perish, and whatever your purpose may be, you will gain nothing."
Marvel Universe: Chapter 857 Rainbow Bridge
In terms of the outcome, Odin, the king of gods, who fell into a deep slumber, succeeded.
With Asgard's existence tied to the palace, it's hard to say whether continuing to attack the palace will trigger the Rainbow Bridge's reaction mechanism.
As for the Rainbow Bridge... although it appears to be just a mechanism similar to a teleportation portal, Lin Yi immediately saw its true nature as a weapon: a small wormhole.
If this small wormhole were to fully erupt, regardless of whether it would affect the mortal realm, destroying Asgard and Yomhaiden would be a piece of cake.
When things really come to that, the projected clones are fine, but the sword wielders who are staying here, as well as those "magic swords" that will be of great use later, can no longer stay. In addition, having confirmed that Asgard does not contain the "thing" he needs, Lin Yi hesitated for a moment and then gave up his plan to sink this "secret realm" - although it claims to have the ability to destroy a world, in the system of the main gods, it is only a star level.
In comparison, treating Asgard as a second "dummy" outside of Earth for the Swordholders is more in line with expectations, at least the "resources" here will prevent them from remaining at the rudimentary stage where they haven't even reached the level of a city.
……
While Asgard was undergoing a dramatic change, what was the Asgardian prince, stripped of his divine powers and banished to the mortal realm, doing?
Our gaze shifts to Earth.
After Thunder's two failed attempts to pull out Thor's hammer, he was imprisoned as a criminal. At the same time, the Avengers, led by Black Widow, arrived in the area, preparing for their future cooperation...
"And then what? Don't tell me that a supervillain who requires so many people to take action is hiding in a place like this."
"The target of this operation is not anyone else, but yourselves."
Regarding the mission of this operation, Black Widow stated bluntly: "Find a way for each of you to cooperate. You should all know to some extent why the Avengers were formed, and you shouldn't still have thoughts like 'I can do it myself'."
Steve, who had a premonition, was the first to accept. He immediately started talking to Hawkeye while carrying his shield. Bruce Banner, who hadn't transformed into the Hulk, stayed by Black Widow's side. The others had also found their own partners to talk to, except for Tony Stark, who remained standing still.
“Okay, I’m better suited to cocktail parties than social gatherings like this.”
Shrugging, he walked directly to a makeshift hut not far away, where he happened to see the Asgardian prince being interrogated. Of course, even if he claimed it himself now, no one would believe that this disheveled and filthy fellow was the famous "Thor" from mythology.
He casually asked the interrogator, "What did he do wrong?"
"Theft, sir."
"Damn it, Thor's hammer was originally mine. How is taking back what's mine considered theft?"
He gave a gesturing look, as if to let Tony Stark understand what had happened.
This, ironically, piqued the playboy's interest: "What kind of hammer is it?"
"A hammer fell from the sky, but strangely, no one could lift it."
Almost as soon as the soldier finished explaining, Thor shouted again, "Hey, that's Mjolnir, the hammer of Thor. Only I can lift it. Don't expect to take it away."
Unfortunately, this "Thor" was unable to lift that hammer.
Tony's interest grew as he watched the two talk, and he asked directly, "Can I give it a try? Maybe I can actually lift it."
After hesitating for a moment, considering the special status of the "Iron Man" in front of him within the military, he finally agreed. Thor, who was on the side, also got the chance to go along after repeated requests—he still hadn't given up.
A few minutes later, the group arrived at the side of a large pit, where at the bottom was a hammer with a peculiar design that had a technological feel to it.
Tony Stark was the first to go down. After realizing that he couldn't move the hammer, he put on his Iron Man suit and tried again, but the result was the same.
“I’m starting to believe this thing is Thor’s hammer. At least there’s no object this heavy on Earth. What’s strange is that it didn’t sink directly into the ground… Now it’s your turn, Mr. Thor.”
With a mocking expression, Tony watched Thor walk step by step to the bottom of the pit, then grip the hammer handle and try to lift it with all his might—of course, it was impossible.
Similar to Tony Stark's experience, Thor couldn't lift the weapon that once belonged to him even slightly, no matter how hard he tried. In his powerless and desperate cry, he finally collapsed to the ground from exhaustion.
"Impossible, how could this happen..."
Just as the soldiers, with an "I knew it" look on their faces, were about to bring the "criminal" who had fallen to the ground back, a sudden flash of bright light in the sky attracted the attention of the people below.
A panicked cry was followed by a short, sharp scream that abruptly ceased.
……
The rapidly changing scenery alerted Wen Junhui. Together with several sword-wielders, after the sacred mountain was surrounded by the rainbow-colored light and they were unable to enter, they changed their target and traced back in the direction from which the rainbow had been projected. As expected, they discovered three "demons" attempting to infiltrate the mountain.
Compared to ordinary demons, these three "demons" were obviously much stronger. Caught off guard, one of the sword wielders was smashed away and turned into mincemeat. The remaining sword wielders, while on guard, pursued and killed them all the way. Finally, when they returned to the source of the rainbow, they were swallowed up by a circle of rainbow light. Before that, Wen Junhui's attack, which used all his magic power, had been effective.
As the surrounding scenery returned to normal, he felt the pure magic power transmitted from the magic sword. Not only did it restore the parts he had lost, but it also directly crossed the boundary and became a formal level four sword wielder!
While excited, he became even more fascinated by the remaining two "demons," but the familiar scene below also aroused his vigilance.
"here it is……"
One of the sword-wielders pulled out a locator, paused for a moment, and then said, "Earth, America."
"what happened?"
"Weren't we in a secret realm? How did we end up back here?"
"Calm down, this must be related to those two demons down there. If we capture them, we'll be able to find out the truth."
"That's right, we need to hurry back, or we won't even get any soup."
After reaching a consensus, the group landed on the ground. Apart from the two demons, there were quite a few other people in front of them.
Marvel Universe: Chapter 858 Thor (Part 1)
Just as the Swordholders recognized several superheroes who were registered on the forum (suspected to be demons), the superheroes also recognized the Swordholders' identities. After all, it was hard to tell from their attire, but the "magic swords" on each Swordholder's body were the best way to identify them.
"Why are they here?"
Black Widow's first reaction upon seeing the swordsman was trouble. She had gone to such a remote place, but she still ran into them. And if she wasn't mistaken, they had just been chasing these three people.
Glancing at the one that had already turned into a corpse, Natasha Romanov silently corrected it to two.
If we were to be even slightly rational, what we should do now is not get involved in this conflict. After all, the Avengers are still in the early stages of their formation and haven't even gone through the adjustment period yet. They clearly don't have the ability to directly challenge a large organization with nearly 130,000 "super soldiers".
However, while individuals who can be called superheroes may differ in other ways, they share one thing in common: they are not easily swayed by others. When Iron Man, who had made his first contact with the enemy, donned his Iron Man suit and stood between the two sides, the S.H.I.E.L.D. level 10 agent knew it was too late.
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