Chapter 325

I tell you, Thali, the wine of our Asgard is excellent—I'd estimate you'd pass out after five cups at most. Thor Thor said to Thali Gusa.

Honestly, this woman fits my aesthetic in every way, her personality is also quite good, very much in line with Asgardians, but how should I deal with Jian over there? Saying I have no interest in this blue dragon lady is a lie, after all, before meeting Earth's Dr. Jian, Thor Thor wasn't a pure-hearted young man either—he even had an alien girlfriend.

"Is that so? Don't forget, Thor, although I'm female, I'm at least a giant dragon—when we had our drinking contest earlier, you won't forget who passed out, will you?" Thali Gusa smiled teasingly.

Please, Thor, you won't have forgotten, will you!

When we traveled to the Storm Fjord Vikur people's nation, you were supposed to have a drinking contest with those Vikur folk, and you said the wine they brewed was only slightly inferior to the mead of the Immortal Palace.

Back then you even challenged me to a drinking match, but you forgot—I may look like a female elf on the outside, but I'm a genuine dragon, you know? A dragon's belly can hold more than yours, can't it?

Thus, that drinking contest ended in Thor Thor's crushing defeat.

"Hahaha! That's because the Immortal Palace's top-secret liquor—I can only manage three cups myself! With your tolerance, I'd say five cups is your limit." Thor Thor rubbed his nose as he spoke.

Frankly, losing a drinking contest to a woman is deeply embarrassing for him, but don't underestimate Asgard's wines.

As the group exited the palace, Thor intended to summon an Immortal Palace soldier to inform his father Odin that he, the Crown Prince of Asgard, had finally completed his investigation and returned.

However, at this moment the people of the Immortal Palace seemed extremely tense, their expressions all flustered.

Many troops had been mobilized, the atmosphere of the Immortal Palace looked heavy, and even some coming-and-going Immortal Palace soldiers failed to notice the sudden appearance of Thor and Luode's party.

"It looks like something has happened, or perhaps your homeland has always been like this?" Thali Gusa asked.

"The situation seems off—something likely happened. You all wait a moment."

At this moment Thor Thor furrowed his brow and immediately stopped a flustered Immortal Palace soldier.

"Don't stop me—outside, you, you are! Lord Thor, you've returned." The soldier, who had just been stopped, looked at Thor Thor and broke into a delighted expression.

"What's wrong? Why are you all so flustered?" Thor asked.

"Thanos, Thanos has come—Thanos has led his legion in an attack on Asgard." The Immortal Palace soldier spoke up.

"What! You mean Thanos Thanos? That mad Titan? He actually dares to attack Asgard!" Luode said in disbelief.

Has someone mistaken the timing—didn't we just leave? Four or five months, maybe! According to the plot, even the Ultron crisis on Earth hasn't occurred yet! Even if Thanos were to collect the Infinity Stones, it shouldn't be now! Why would he attack Asgard? And has someone forgotten—while Odin was alive, Thanos wouldn't dare act recklessly; only after Odin's death did he begin his quest for the Infinity Stones.

But now you dare to strike first, even while Odin is stronger than his original self!

The current Odin has restored his youthful physique, even stronger than before, and the divine power of the Asgardians has also grown greater.

Under these circumstances, for you to come attack Odin's Asgard, seize the Infinity Stones—this is sheer lunacy! The current Odin is terrifyingly formidable!

Once the Asgardians' divine power awakens, Thanos stands no chance against Odin unless he obtains those cheat-code divine artifacts!

"Just what is going on? Why has that Thanos come to our Asgard?" Thor Thor asked.

"Not long after your departure, the gods launched a joint encirclement campaign against the wielder of the God-Slayer Sword, and Odin the Almighty used overwhelming force to blast the God-Slayer to pieces.

And that black Death Sword of the God-Slayer—its whereabouts became unknown, later hidden away due to unknown reasons, but for some unknown reason, it ended up in Thanos's hands.

After Thanos obtained the God-Slayer's sword, his power became terrifyingly formidable—he attacked our Asgard, and the Divine King is already engaged in battle with him!" An Asgardian soldier spoke up.

"Never mind all that, Thor—it seems we've returned just in time; your father surely needs our help. Come on! Let's go see exactly what kind of deity this Thanos is." Thali Gusa patted Thor's shoulder as she spoke.

With the mighty Luode here, plus Thor Thor and myself, we should be able to handle any situation or crisis.

But Luode standing nearby looks utterly bewildered—has someone made a mistake? The God-Slayer's sword? The God-Slayer's sword shouldn't have gone to that Ge'er—how did it end up in Thanos's hands? Moreover, the previous wielder of the God-Slayer's sword was actually killed by Odin himself!

This is completely messed up! "Come on! Let's go out and see what's actually happening."

The three nodded in unison and immediately flew out of Asgard's palace toward the outskirts. At this moment, the outskirts of Asgard were docked with an incomprehensibly massive starship, vast numbers of Chitauri, and some unknown armies.

They were wildly attacking Asgard, while Asgard's soldiers defended their homeland.

Thanos's Chitauri soldiers, plus a frenzied beast-like bioweapon unit, the Five Generals of Black Yao Star, and the black monsters formed by the power of the Black Death Sword.

Inflicting unimaginable damage on Asgard's soldiers—though Asgardians are the finest warriors in the universe, their opponents are no weaklings either.

"Luode, help us."

"Don't worry! Leave it to me—you first get all the Asgardians to retreat, I'll handle these monsters." Luode said confidently with a smile.

Now, clearing out the grunts—no one is faster than me.

Thor Thor nodded, brandished Mjölnir, and flew into the sky, his entire body crackling with lightning.

"I am Thor Thor, warriors of Asgard—fall back first!"

"It's Thor Thor, Thor Thor has returned."

"Hahaha! Thor Thor has come—we're saved!" The four warriors of the Immortal Palace led the cheers, then began gathering all Asgardian warriors to retreat backward.

Thali Gusa waved both hands, began casting her arcane magic—first creating an arcane barrier, then an arcane shockwave, arcane missiles, sending all the pursuing monsters flying.

Luode, after all warriors had retreated, clapped his hands together.

"Wood Release! Multiple Wooden Human Technique!"

The edge of Asgard instantly sprouted countless towering giant trees, then formed individuals tens of meters tall—Luode directly channeled his power.

He created a full ten Wood Release giants, and these green wooden giants began attacking Asgard's invaders.

These wooden giants all had two colossal wooden dragons coiled around them—the dragons' mouths could spew fire, lightning, gales, and malevolent energy; combined with the giants' huge mouths, they could unleash various attribute-stacked ninjutsu and sorcery, inflicting sustained large-area long-range attack damage.

The wooden giants Luode summoned, besides possessing the same abilities as the First Hokage, can also perform five types of escape techniques and wield malevolent energy—power so great it's absurd.

In the sky, a black-purple light and a golden light are fiercely colliding.

The black-purple light is a purple-skinned muscular man, nearly three meters tall, wielding a pitch-black greatsaw, with black mist coiling around his body.

Asgard's Divine King Odin wields the Eternal Spear, divine power surging through his entire body, locked in fierce combat with Thanos.

"Divine King Odin, if you agree to my terms, I will spare Asgard, spare your people." Thanos brandished the God-Slayer's sword in his hand, relentlessly attacking Odin.

"I am the Divine King of Asgard—no one can threaten Asgard! Thanos! Don't think that merely obtaining a weapon like this lets you stand against me—you're ultimately just a petty brat."

Odin brandished his Eternal Spear, showing no weakness as he fought Thanos alongside him. "Is that so? But look—we've already fought for a day and a night!

Has the outcome been decided yet? You're too arrogant, Odin—restoring your youthful body has made you overconfident.

Your strength is indeed formidable now, but I'm not far behind you—this God-Slayer's sword has granted me unimaginable power." Thanos coldly chuckled, his black greatsword executing a reverse slash that struck the Eternal Spear, forcing Odin to retreat.

"I will make you witness my power, Thanos—your defeat is already fated! You merely rely on that sword for combat strength; your true power falls far short of mine—at most another half day, and you'll die by my Eternal Spear." Divine King Odin, brandishing his Eternal Spear, unleashed a golden beam of light that struck Thanos.

"Hmph! Then let's compare—see whose endurance is greater, whether you defeat me first or I defeat you first! But! I think your warriors might not hold out—this sword has given me a mighty cannon fodder army, those monsters formed from black substance are my summons.

In addition to my own army, you Asgardians will have to face a hundred enemies per warrior, and even more." Thanos said with a cold laugh.

The Asgardians are indeed brave. But my own army is no slouch—after traversing the universe for so many years and clearing countless planets, Thanos does not rely solely on his personal strength; his army is also top-tier among the elite.

Upon hearing this, the face of King Odin grew solemn. Indeed, as Thanos said, our situation here is not optimistic.

I myself am fine—capturing this boy, I am still confident—but the Asgardians may not be able to hold out! The enemy's numbers are simply too great.

Could it be that Ragnarök is truly unavoidable? Even after I dealt with the fire giant and even my eldest daughter Hela? Now the God-Slayer's Sword, this Black Death Sword, has actually fallen into Thanos's hands, bringing a genocide crisis upon Asgard!

Even if I ultimately defeat Thanos, only one god-king would remain! What kind of god-king would that be?

Taking advantage of Odin's momentary distraction, Thanos once again gripped the God-Slayer Black Death Sword and charged forward, beginning his attack on Odin.

After regaining his senses, Odin hastily used the Eternal Spear to block the Black Death Sword—this sword is extremely dangerous and must not be touched; if touched, any god would die instantly.

Even if I restored myself to peak condition, or even surpassed my peak, I would still be killed instantly.

At this moment, the battlefield below suddenly underwent a great change. A man whose entire body flashed with lightning suddenly appeared and then defeated a wave of monsters.

Odin's expression brightened—he recognized him: it was his son, Thor.

Thor has returned, which means Luode has also come—I don't know if the other two have arrived as well? Immediately afterward, ten enormous wooden giants appeared and began unleashing various elemental powers, wildly attacking Thanos's army.

"It seems the tide has turned—Thanos, the Asgardians' allies have arrived!" Odin said with a cold laugh.

"That brat Luode is back! And this time he seems to have unleashed a new power—those wooden giants have tremendous combat strength! On the battlefield, Luode directly created several shadow clones, then had them continue using large-scale ninjutsu to attack the enemy, while his true body flew toward the battlefield in the sky."

"Sorry, Thanos, but you probably won't be able to carry out your plan—I will never hand over the Infinity Stones to you." Luode stood beside Odin and spoke.

At this moment, Luode had already activated Chakra Mode and merged it with Life Force, his entire body radiating a jade-green light, with twelve Truth-Seeking Orbs floating behind him.

In his hand, he held his own giant wolf-tooth club.

"Is that the so-called Space God who recently appeared? Who told you my goal was the Infinity Stones? I don't even need such things now." Thanos swung his Black Death Sword once, then looked at Luode and said.

"??? Aren't you trying to seize the Infinity Stones and then carry out your plan to destroy all life in the universe?"

"I have seen some future events—some fools made me understand that even if I completed my mission,

they would still go mad trying to change everything, even using the power of time, so I came up with a method to make it impossible for them to ever alter anything." Thanos said.

Wait! What's going on? What do you mean by saying that, Thanos? You're not collecting the Infinity Stones anymore!

And you said a few fools proved it to you! And someone will still come to change everything you've altered! And it's future information!

No way! Is this the plot of Avengers 4?

So this Thanos is very likely the endgame Thanos from Avengers 4? "This Black Death Sword told me a secret—the creator of this universe.

The creator of the entire multiverse, Eternal, the first being to witness Eternal's existence—Eternal will grant him one wish, no matter what it is.

And once this wish is fulfilled, even if all six Infinity Stones are gathered, it cannot be changed—it will become an immutable fact, forever unalterable." Thanos said.

After collecting the Infinity Stones and snapping his fingers, someone will still come to ruin his plan. Nebula's mind has already shown me everything.

Those foolish rats actually traversed the multiverse, even broke the timeline, came to other worlds to collect the Infinity Stones, and then altered their own success! So, having obtained the power of the Infinity Stones, no matter how many times I succeed, this bunch of fools will go and alter it that many times.

After learning all this, Thanos instantly abandoned this idea, abandoned the thought of obtaining the Infinity Stones.

And not long ago, I unexpectedly obtained the Black Death Sword—this sword that can kill gods told me a secret.

The creator god of the multiverse, the great Eternal, the first being in this universe to witness its existence—will be granted one wish.

And once this wish is fulfilled, even if someone collects six Infinity Stones, they cannot change any of this.

"So you learned from this sword that the key to opening the Eternal Palace is the Rainbow Bridge—that's why you came to Asgard!" King Odin pointed the Eternal Spear at Thanos and asked.

The Rainbow Bridge, besides allowing Asgardians to move quickly through the universe, actually possesses another power.

But ordinary Rainbow Bridges cannot open the Eternal Palace—it must be Thor's royal weapon, or rather, my own Eternal Spear.

"Correct, I wish to make a wish! When the resources of this universe can no longer sustain its population, Eternal's power will randomly eradicate half of all life.

Not just once, but countless times—whenever this universe faces a resource crisis, Eternal will act.

Isn't this better than the Infinity Stones? The Infinity Stones can only be used once, but life will reproduce.

Moreover, the growth rate of life is extremely high—they will undergo geometric, explosive growth.

Therefore, the best method is periodic cleansing—when I meet Eternal, I will make this wish: whenever cosmic resources begin to tighten, I will eradicate half of all life in the universe." Thanos said.

Damn, Thanos, after getting the Black Death Sword, you've gone even more insane.

"Looks like I have to stop your plan, Thanos—you and this sword are too dangerous and must be sealed away."

Luode clasped his hands together and summoned a colossal wooden man, towering thousands of meters high, floating in the universe.

Then he equipped the giant wooden man with a massive Susanoo outer shell, countless giant Susanoo wooden dragons surged toward Thanos.

These wooden dragons were also interwoven with vast amounts of malevolent energy.

Seeing this, Thanos was shocked and terrified, waving his Black Death Sword with difficulty, barely fending off the assault of countless wooden dragons.

These wooden dragons can actually devour his stamina, and the green energy on them will also scorch his life force.

Damn it, are you the dangerous one, or am I? (End of chapter)