Chapter 180: Divine Might

Facing the barrage of lightning hurled by Thor, Azu smiled, not even lifting his hand from the armrest of the throne.

He simply expanded his bio-field to envelop the entire throne, directly withstanding the might of Thor's lightning.

At this stage, Thor was not yet the true 'God of Thunder'.

The lightning he summoned all came from the 'Mjolnir' in his hand.

So, to be precise, Thor at this moment was the 'God of the Hammer'.

This level of thunder could not break through Azu's bio-field.

Not even two layers.

Not even one layer could be torn apart.

Thus, under the electric light, amidst the thunder and lightning, Azu and the throne did not move an inch.

By this time, Thor had already landed on the throne, swinging his hammer at Azu.

Azu raised his hand, pressed it against Mjolnir, then his eyes lit up, emitting golden flames.

The violent kinetic energy immediately pushed Thor off the throne, hurling him towards the ground.

Thor landed on the ground, pointing his hammer high.

Suddenly, the sky roared, dark clouds rapidly gathering and spreading above.

Within the dark clouds, massive bolts of lightning swiftly danced, releasing a destructive aura.

Then, as Thor swung his hammer down, countless lightning bolts poured down like golden snakes, striking towards Azu.

This time, the lightning was much more powerful than before.

Moreover, Thor's control over the lightning had improved significantly compared to a year ago.

Under his control, the lightning condensed, forming a thunder pillar that descended from the sky.

Azu slightly closed his eyes, the smile still on his lips, remaining seated, allowing the thunder pillar to strike him and the throne.

Boom! Crack!

Terrifying thunder roared across the land, the lightning exploding, dazzling and brilliant.

Making the Dark Elves and Asgardian warriors shield their eyes, not daring to look directly.

Taking advantage of Thor's attack on Azu, Odin suddenly turned, releasing a powerful aura from the old man.

Such an aura had not been seen even when the Dark Elves invaded Asgard.

But now, the aura released and erupted from Odin was so powerful.

This was the aura of a god!

The aura of a supreme deity, causing the heavens and earth to change color.

In the sky, the wind and clouds shifted abruptly.

The wind howled, the sea of clouds churned.

On the ground, the earth shook, mountains trembled!

Thor did not turn around, but an incredulous expression appeared on his face.

Such an aura.

Such a powerful divine pressure.

He had never seen it before!

Among the people present.

Probably only Frigga had felt it before.

And the last time she felt it was thousands of years ago.

Back then, Odin was still young.

Battling across the Nine Realms, he released such a terrifying and powerful aura on the battlefield.

Divine might like a prison!

Under such a powerful aura, Odin seemed to regain his youth.

His pale hair regained its luster, gradually turning golden.

His aged, lifeless eyes became sharp again, with golden light shining from his pupils, as if a blazing sun was within.

His muscles were reinvigorated, one after another, continuously bulging, making Odin appear tall and straight.

Even the 'Gungnir' seemed to resonate with its master, the spear shining with golden light, becoming incredibly radiant.

At this moment, Odin had returned to his form from a thousand years ago when he battled across the Nine Realms, holding 'Gungnir', his divine might overwhelming, shining with golden light.

Making the Asgardian warriors feel the urge to bow in worship.

The Dark Elves were awakened to the ancient fear embedded in their genes, retreating one after another.

At this moment.

Odin tightly gripped 'Gungnir', suddenly thrusting towards a distant Asgardian warrior.

The spear tip shot out a dazzling golden light stream, roaring towards the warrior.

At this moment, a flash of green light appeared on the warrior's body, and after the green light, Jane Foster appeared within!

On the ground, there were now two Jane Fosters.

The Dark Elf Kurse couldn't help but look at the woman beside her, who had now turned into an Asgardian warrior.

What was going on?

Kurse was bewildered.

Originally.

When the Dark Elves arrived, Odin quietly said a sentence.

That sentence was: "Switch Jane Foster."

This was said to Loki.

Only he, the 'Great Sorcerer', could silently switch Jane Foster under the eyes of Thor and the Conqueror.

Now, seeing Frigga safe and the Conqueror temporarily distracted.

Odin seized the opportunity, using his full divine power, intending to destroy Jane Foster along with the 'Aether' within her!

Jane Foster closed her eyes, accepting her impending fate.

At this moment.

Her mind flashed back to the afternoon when Odin came to see her.

At that time.

Odin's arrival had greatly surprised her.

After closing the door, Odin smiled slightly: "Sorry for restricting your freedom."

Jane Foster shook her head, saying she didn't mind would be a lie, but she knew Odin had separated her from Thor.

To prevent Thor from doing something foolish.

Odin sighed, saying: "The Aether awakening at this time is not without reason."

"It awakened now because the Nine Realms will soon align."

"At that time, if the Conqueror uses the 'Aether' to attack the Nine Realms, the entire universe, including your Earth, will perish."

"So."

"Miss Jane Foster, I will try to find a way to extract the 'Aether' from your body before that."

"But if it's too late, whether you are willing or not, at that time, I will destroy you along with the 'Aether' within you."

Jane Foster's face turned pale.

She had always been strong.

But even the strongest person would find it hard to remain calm upon hearing their impending death.

Odin looked at her, saying: "You might wonder, why not let the Conqueror extract the 'Aether' before destroying it."

"But that's impossible."

"When the Aether is not parasitic within any living being, it cannot be destroyed."

"And even when parasitic within a living being, destroying it is not an easy task."

"At least, I need to return to my full power to possibly achieve it."

"These two conditions are indispensable."

"So in ancient times, my father might have had the chance to destroy the 'Aether', but at that time, Malekith had not yet contained the 'Aether'."

"Under such circumstances, my father could only choose to take it away and then seal it."

"But now, we have no time."

"For the sake of the Nine Realms, I can only treat you in an extreme manner."

"I am very sorry, child."

"And my compensation is to ensure the safety of the Nine Realms."

"As well as my remaining limited lifespan."

"Yes, even we have the limits of lifespan."

"I do not have much longer to live, and restoring my full divine power will greatly shorten my lifespan."

"So after resolving this event, I should disappear soon."

"This matter, I hope you can keep it secret from Thor."

These things, these words.

Flashed through Jane Foster's mind.

At this moment.

She accepted her fate.

Even a high and mighty god like Odin could sacrifice his life.

As a mortal, she also wanted to do something for Earth.

The golden light was already close at hand.

Jane Foster felt as if she was diving into the sun.

She felt she was about to burn up.

Her consciousness was already beginning to blur.

Just before she completely fell into darkness, she saw a figure come to her side.

Holding her.

Then she no longer felt the scorching heat.

Is it you, Thor?

She barely lifted her head, seeing a pair of blue eyes.

It really seemed to be Thor.

Jane Foster smiled slightly, then passed out.

However.

The one holding her was not Thor.

It was Azu!

When the scene changed, when Odin launched an attack towards Jane Foster.

Azu instantly understood everything.

In fact.

From the beginning, he knew that the Jane Foster brought by Loki was not the real one.

The appearance of an Asgardian warrior could change, but the mental coordinates could not.

Azu did not expose it, just wanting to see what tricks these Asgardians were playing.

When he saw Odin attacking Jane Foster, he was surprised and understood Odin and Jane Foster's resolve.

He even admired these two.

But that did not stop him from immediately using 'teleportation', escaping Thor's thunder pillar, appearing beside Jane Foster, and covering her with his bio-field.

Then his eyes emitted golden flames, slightly resisting Odin's attack.

Azu quickly took Jane Foster, flying towards the cave from which Thor and the others had emerged.

According to the movie's plot, when the Nine Realms began to align, the passages between worlds would also open.

From that cave, he could go to Earth, or even if not Earth, to other worlds would be fine, as long as he could escape the Asgardians, Azu would have time to extract the 'Aether' from Jane Foster and try to activate the Reality Stone's power, seeing if he could gain any benefits.

On the other side.

Seeing Azu flying away with Jane Foster, Odin was both shocked and furious.

He had temporarily restored his full divine power at the cost of shortening his lifespan, and if he failed to destroy the 'Aether', his sacrifice would be in vain.

He immediately roared.

"Stop him!"

Odin himself was about to give chase.

Suddenly.

From behind them, a bone-chilling cold wind blew!

Kurse's hand now held something.

The Casket of Ancient Winters!

This artifact, after being taken by Azu, was handed to Kurse.

Now was the time to use it.

Immediately.

Many people were covered in frost.

Odin was no exception.

However, Thor and Loki, facing the Dark Elves, the former immediately flew away with Mjolnir, avoiding the direct blast of the cold wind; the latter, relying on his Frost Giant bloodline, was immune to the cold wind's attack and shielded Frigga, preventing his mother from being hurt.

In the sky, Thor roared, and Mjolnir flew out of his hand, smashing towards Claire.

Claire could only dodge, and as a result, the cold wind ceased to blow.

But at that moment, a loud shout came from among the dark elves.

A cursed warrior rushed out, picked up a huge stone from the ground, and hurled it like a cannonball towards Thor.

Thor was hit squarely and was sent flying out of the battlefield.

At this moment, the frost covering Odin's body suddenly exploded.

The All-Father whistled, and a heavenly horse flew over.

Odin leaped onto the horse's back and chased after Azoth.

The other Asgardian warriors, including Thor and Loki, were busy dealing with the dark elves and evacuating the queen.

Under the effect of the first cosmic velocity, Azoth effortlessly carried Jane Foster into the cave.

Suddenly, a bright light appeared.

When he came to his senses, he found himself in an open area.

There were red and blue containers placed around, and a police car was parked in the distance, with uniformed officers looking over.

Indeed, they had returned to Earth!

Azoth was delighted and quickly took out something resembling a large syringe.

This was a tool made by the dark elves to extract the 'Aether'.

Azoth immediately inserted the extractor into Jane Foster's mouth and activated it. Her body began to glow with red light.

Then, the red light continuously flowed into the extractor, quickly filling its space.

The Aether!

Azoth smiled.

In just a few seconds.

The 'Aether' in Jane Foster's body had been completely extracted.

At that moment, a police officer walked over, pointing at Azoth and shouting, "Hey, who are you?"

Azoth had no time to deal with a mere police officer and threw Jane Foster towards him.

The officer quickly reached out to catch her.

At that very moment.

His vision blurred.

He saw a snow-white, winged horse appear out of thin air.

On the legendary steed sat a blond man, clad in golden armor, holding a golden spear.

The man seemed to be coated in a layer of golden light, shining with a divine radiance, as if a god had descended.

It was Odin!

After breaking free from the frost control of the 'Casket of Ancient Winters', Odin rushed into the cave and, like Azoth, arrived on Earth.

He glanced at the sky, where the nine realms were gradually aligning.

Looking back at Azoth, Odin took a deep breath.

The Conqueror had already extracted the 'Aether'!

This meant.

The 'Aether' could no longer be destroyed!

In that case.

Odin narrowed his eyes slightly and made a decision in an instant.

He would seize the 'Aether' from the Conqueror and, like his father before him, re-seal this weapon!

"Unnecessary."

Azoth didn't need to think to know what the All-Father across from him was thinking.

He smiled and said, "Believe me, I have no interest in destroying the nine realms."

"That's the dark elves' long-cherished wish, but for me, it's a boring one."

"I won't help those elves fulfill a wish that holds no benefit for me."

"I just want to study this thing."

"One day."

"No, three hours."

"After three hours, I'll return it to you."

He sensed Odin's majestic aura, completely different from their previous battle in Asgard.

Although Azoth was not afraid, fighting would still be troublesome.

So he actively tried to persuade the All-Father.

Unfortunately, Odin simply didn't believe him.

After all, today.

The Conqueror had invaded Asgard, destroyed the treasure vault, taken the artifacts, and abducted his queen, Frigga.

Now he was talking about borrowing it for three hours.

If Odin believed that, he wouldn't be the All-Father.

He shouted, "Heimdall, send us to a deserted place."

Suddenly, a colorful, dazzling light descended from the sky.

The Bifrost!

The Bifrost, descending from the heavens, enveloped not only Odin but also Azoth.

Instantly, Azoth experienced the sensation of interstellar travel.

Before he could fully grasp the feeling, his vision suddenly darkened as the Bifrost retracted.

And at that moment.

He found himself in a snowy wasteland.

Jotunheim!

The land of ice and snow!

This was Loki's homeland, a frozen world.

The Bifrost had directly transported them here.

Azoth silently felt sorry for the frost giants, but he didn't waste any time. He immediately pulled out the 'Darkhold' and flipped to the 'Dark Dungeon' page.

He pressed his hand on it.

Black smoke immediately rose around Odin, rapidly forming into humanoid shapes, resembling ancient demon gods.

They connected, forming a dark dungeon, a dark world, trapping Odin within.

Seeing that Odin was sufficiently trapped by the 'Dark Dungeon', Azoth immediately flew away, simultaneously expanding his psychic field, quickly locating the psychic coordinates he sought.

It was an incredibly lonely and cold psyche.

It was the frost giant king, Laufey!

Azoth knew that with Odin's current strength, the 'Dark Dungeon' probably wouldn't hold him for long.

So, he needed help.

Who was the best ally?

Naturally, the enemy of his enemy, the frost giant king, Laufey!

Svartalfheim.

Loki pulled his mother, Frigga, dodging the red death rays flying past them, and took cover behind a huge rock.

"Loki, why are you here?" Frigga looked at this child, who, though not her own, had received her endless care and love.

Loki smiled, "Because I thought that relying solely on Thor, my muscle-headed brother, probably wouldn't be enough to bring you back safely."

"But don't get me wrong, Queen Frigga, I did this for myself."

"To get out of that damned prison."

"Not for you."

Frigga smiled, then looked towards the distant mountains, "I'm worried about your father."

"You mean the great All-Father?"

"I think we both know he's not my father," Loki stubbornly said.

Frigga didn't argue with him this time, "Now is not the time for quarrels, Loki."

"Your father, he probably won't last much longer."

Loki scoffed, "How could that be? Did you see the aura he had earlier? I was almost scared to death."

Frigga shook her head, her expression somber, "Ever since he fell into a coma last time, I knew he was approaching the end of his life."

"Yes, he is going to die, Loki."

"Now he has regained that aura, that power."

"It won't come without a cost."

"Possibly, once this is over, he will die immediately."

"Every minute he stays in that state, it shortens his lifespan significantly."

"He won't last long."

Loki was stunned, then said, "Damn it!"

"No wonder he suddenly told us about Hela."

"So he planned to die in battle here all along."

"I hate that about him the most!"

Loki looked into the distance, at Thor.

He shouted.

"Thor, come here quickly."

"The old man needs help!"

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