At this moment, Loki finally understood whose death threat the chat group had been referring to.
He had considered Hela before, but the timeline didn't match.
Hela shouldn't be appearing at this point in time.
He had only temporarily pawned the slumbering Odin — it shouldn't be enough to make Hela appear early, right?
Loki thought nervously.
It seemed like temporarily pawning something was indeed no different from death — or rather, temporary pawning was even more like death than actual death.
After all, when dead, the soul still existed in this world. After pawning, even the soul vanished.
"Hoo..."
Regardless, he still had to face the situation before him properly.
Did he think he would be afraid just because Hela was helping them?
As if!
He was the King of Asgard!
After slightly adjusting his clothing, a gentle smile appeared on Loki's face.
"A pleasure to meet you, King of Jotunheim."
"I apologize for this sudden visit. My purpose in coming here was also to… HEIMDALL!"
"BOOM!"
The dazzling rainbow light flashed again, and Loki's figure dissolved.
Leaving behind a group of confused Frost Giants and the Frost Giant King Laufey.
At this moment, Laufey's face was completely blank, not understanding why Asgard's new king would suddenly leave.
Meanwhile.
On Asgard's Bifrost.
In Heimdall's odd, puzzled, blank stare, Loki, Gungnir in hand, returned to the palace with an unchanging expression.
Then he posted his greeting in the chat group.
Loki: "Ahem."
Loki: "Dear friends from different worlds, I sincerely invite you to come visit Asgard."
Ordinary Group Leader: "???"
Richest Man: "???"
Most Ancient Godslayer: "???"
Ice Queen: "???"
Utaha: "???"
Ninth Prince of Qin: "It seems an unexpected change occurred."
Otherwise Loki's attitude before and after wouldn't be so drastically different.
It's just that no one knew exactly what happened.
Ordinary Group Leader: "Did he get beaten up by Laufey just now?"
Su Yunqing said suspiciously.
Child of Nature: "With Odin's bloodline fused and Gungnir in hand, I can't think of a reason Loki would lose."
Child of Nature: "The only possibility is Loki discovered an enemy he cannot currently handle."
Ordinary Group Leader: "Hela?"
Ninth Prince of Qin: "If it's a native character, it can only be Hela."
Ninth Prince of Qin: "It can't possibly be Thanos getting involved in this war between Asgard and Jotunheim."
Ninth Prince of Qin: "Although the timing is a bit early, considering Odin's been pawned — even his soul vanished from Loki's world — the seal naturally couldn't hold Hela back. Her appearance isn't strange."
Odin had vanished from the Marvel world with body and soul. Naturally, it was impossible to keep Hela imprisoned.
Ordinary Group Leader: "@Loki, you just went to Jotunheim, right?"
Ordinary Group Leader: "How did you discover it? Could you have刚好 seen Hela and Laufey meeting?"
Ordinary Group Leader: "Do you have a memory replica?"
Su Yunqing curiously asked Loki.
She wasn't surprised that Hela and the Frost Giants had allied.
After all, the timeline was different. Hela's entrance was earlier. At this time, Laufey hadn't died yet.
Using their desire for the Coffin of Infinite Winter, the two sides reaching a deal to take on Asgard together was entirely possible.
As for why Hela didn't just charge straight into Asgard?
Maybe she was being cautious. Maybe she wanted to sit back and let others do the work.
Whatever the reason.
Su Yunqing just wanted to know how Loki discovered it.
Loki: "Just tell me if you're coming or not."
As if.
Would Loki — HE — post the scene of himself shouting "HEIMDALL" for everyone to see!
Most Ancient Godslayer: "Mission reward."
Vovin couldn't be bothered with all that. As long as there were point rewards, he'd go.
Uchiha Dance King: "Oh, are you not afraid of death, Vovin?"
Uchiha Dance King: "Or do you think your current self is strong enough to face Hela without dying?"
Most Ancient Godslayer: "Hmph."
Most Ancient Godslayer: "Parallel worlds have made you forget your own growth, Madara."
Most Ancient Godslayer: "You have no idea how powerful this old man has become!"
In the Campione! world, Vovin said coolly.
He was no longer the Vovin who — even after breaking his limits — had still been one-shotted by Uchiha Madara. Now, he wasn't the least bit afraid of Madara.
Although he would still lose, it was more that he couldn't break through Madara's doujutsu, not a gap in pure strength.
Shendu: "@Uchiha Dance King, after this mission ends, let's go to the Virtual Battle."
At this moment, Shendu slightly clenched his fist. A space with absolutely no light, incomparably dark, profound, and resembling a black hole appeared before him.
He had stepped into the Dou Zun realm and mastered spatial power.
Spatial translocation, spatial annihilation, spatial lockdown — and other abilities were now extremely well-practiced.
His physique, already powerful, had become terrifying through the refinements of the Dou Qi system. Add the Ox Talisman on top of that — in terms of strength alone, he had surpassed his eldest sister, the Mountain Demon, Po Gang.
And that was without channeling Dou Qi.
With Dou Qi enhancement, even if all the other demons attacked together, they wouldn't be his match. Even if the Eight Immortals made their return, he might not lose.
This was how confident Shendu was now!
In such a short time after obtaining the Flame Method, he had trained to Dou Zun realm. While his strength grew, Shendu had also paid a great price.
To exchange for the异火, he had consumed all his hoarded items and magic. He had even gone to raid the treasures his siblings had hidden away.
If the Shadow Clan still had some use to him, he would have been prepared to sell them off too.
Shendu's scarlet-red eyes flickered with light.
With the strength he now possessed, it was time to wash away his past defeats.
Uchiha Dance King: "I hope the current you can bring me some amusement."
Uchiha Madara crossed his arms. While extremely confident in himself, he also looked forward to Shendu and Vovin's progress.
He had indeed wasted a lot of time recently, but during his bloodline transformation period, even without training, he was rapidly growing stronger.
His enhanced Rinnegan and Byakugan were accelerating his bloodline reversion.
Not Kaguya Ōtsutsuki — but an ancestor of the Ōtsutsuki clan above Kaguya Ōtsutsuki.
Shendu: "@Demon Queen, after Uchiha Madara, it's your turn."
Demon Queen: "Fine, fine. This lady will play with you."
Demon Queen: "This lady is also very curious what the Dou Qi system gave you such confidence — to think in just this short time you believe you can defeat me."
Last time in the Virtual Battle Arena, Shendu hadn't reached Dou Zun realm yet and had no spatial abilities. Naturally, he had been beaten down by Morgana.
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