…Asgard, the Grand Arena.
This magnificent circular structure was a symbol of glory and power within the divine realm. Its walls were forged from undying Uru god-stone, towering into the sky. The ground was paved with obsidian slabs that could absorb energy impacts, carved with countless scars left by god-kings and warriors of past dynasties.
"Lucci."
Odin's deep, majestic voice echoed through the empty arena, carrying a faint expectation and solemnity.
"You have shown talent far beyond my expectations in knowledge, runes, illusion, and many other fields."
"Today, I will show you the foundation of Asgard's inheritance—and also the foundation of my existence as God-King…"
"Odin's power."
"This power has accompanied me for nearly ten thousand years. It is wisdom taken from the World Tree, and from my own blood and soul, tempered through countless life-and-death battles."
"It is the guardian of order across the Nine Realms—the end of all chaos and evil!"
His tone brimmed with supreme pride in his strength.
Lucci listened quietly. Only now did real interest appear in his deep eyes.
Since coming to this world, whether it was Surtur's Twilight flames, Thor's thunder, or Loki's illusions—none of it seemed more than surface-level energy application to him.
But Odin, a being of the All-Father tier, claiming this as the foundation of the God-King…
Maybe it would let him see something different.
"I'm looking forward to it, Father," Lucci replied calmly.
Odin stared at Lucci's composed gaze and nodded inwardly.
Not arrogant. Not impatient. A mind as still as water.
With that temperament alone, he already surpassed Thor and Loki by far.
Odin took a deep breath, saying no more.
"Watch!"
Boom—!
A force beyond words exploded from Odin's body.
In an instant, the entire arena seemed to roar. The clouds overhead froze; the air felt like it had solidified.
Behind Odin rose an enormous, ancient, supreme golden divine power, like a newborn sun.
The golden light wasn't blinding—yet it contained a peerless majesty that shook the soul.
Wherever the light reached, space warped slightly, and even laws seemed to retreat before it.
Even the ancient battlefield reliefs carved into the arena walls looked as if they had come alive under the reflection of Odin's divine power. Warriors in the carvings screamed silently; fallen enemies wailed in terror.
This was Odin's power!
With a mere breath, it could trigger visions of heaven and earth!
Yet before such overwhelming might—enough to make gods kneel and even cosmic demon gods tremble—Lucci's expression did not change at all.
His eyes remained calm, detached.
But deep within that serenity, an unnoticed, earth-shaking analysis began.
Heaven-Defying Comprehension—fully unleashed.
In Lucci's vision, the world's colors and shapes vanished in an instant.
Odin was no longer a majestic God-King; the arena was no longer a grand building.
Everything became lines and nodes—only the most essential structures remained.
And in this moment, in Lucci's "eyes," the golden torrent known as "Odin's power" revealed itself as an unprecedented, extremely complex aggregate.
Not merely an energy eruption anymore—
It was precise, massive, and made of four entirely different yet perfectly integrated powers: a composite divine structure.
[You are observing "Odin's Divine Power"]
[Your comprehension defies the heavens and begins analyzing the origin…]
[Analysis begins… Structural separation…]
Lucci's consciousness became an invisible scalpel, cutting precisely into the interior and analyzing its components layer by layer.
First Layer: the Bearing of the King—woven from countless golden threads of law.
[Insight gained: one core—God-King Authority!]
These threads weren't naturally formed. They were "edicts" carved by Odin's own will.
They represented rule, decree, judgment, and protection.
This layer—God-King Authority—gave Odin's power its highest characteristic: to speak, and define order.
It was the true identity of the God-King, the embodiment of the Nine Realms' supreme authority.
Second Layer: All-knowing—an endless and multicolored.
[Insight gained: core composition—Power of the Nine Realms!]
Lucci "saw" nine different torrents of energy continuously extracted from the void and fused into Odin's system: raging fire of Muspelheim, extreme ice of Jotunheim, life energy of Vanaheim…
These nine powers were forcibly suppressed and harmonized by the "God-King Authority" layer, becoming Odin's greatest energy source.
Third Layer: a Rune Matrix, serving as the skeleton of the entire structure.
[Insight gained: core composition—Rune Power!]
Countless ancient, esoteric, radiant runes—like stars—formed the core framework.
Each rune represented a function, linked into an extremely advanced "operating system."
This was what allowed Odin to mobilize and utilize the vast powers of the Nine Realms freely, unleashing all manner of wondrous divine arts.
Fourth Layer: the deepest core.
[Insight gained: core composition—Odin's Soul!]
A soul-flame that had burned for tens of thousands of years, condensed to the extreme.
It was both the "central processor" of the entire system and the ultimate energy source.
From it, Lucci could "see" Odin's life: countless battles, descents of wisdom, emotional imprints, and an unextinguishable kingly will.
God-King Authority as the crown.
Nine Realms' Power as the body.
Rune Power as the bones.
The King's Soul as the core.
Together they formed the supreme force feared across the Nine Realms.
But Lucci's analysis didn't stop there.
He followed the energy flow deeper, more meticulously, until he discovered…
flaws.
[Deep scan…]
[Rune Matrix: micro-cracks found due to energy overload…]
[Nine Realms Energy River: energy accumulation formed from law collisions…]
[Odin's Soul Flame: faint gloom and deficiency at the origin under constant high-intensity burning…]
These flaws were like the faintest over-line on exquisite porcelain—like the most hidden ant-nest within a magnificent dam.
They were hidden wounds inevitably left by Odin's ten-thousand-year campaigns.
Individually, they were negligible.
But over time, they would limit Odin's further growth and become a hidden danger that eroded his origin.
To the beings of the Nine Realms, Odin's power remained mysterious.
But before Lucci, it was no longer secret—its composition, operation, strengths, and… weaknesses.
"Understood…" Lucci's heart remained anciently calm.
"This structure is magnificent and brilliantly designed."
"But… it isn't perfect."
"Yes… it can be optimized."
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