Xia Yu Disappeared

In the Asgard Golden Palace Vault, Xia Yu has been holding the Tesseract has transformed into a cocoon for seven days.

For the past seven days, Odin has been watching over Xia Yu without moving, while Thor and the others have been coming to check on him for a while each day. They have gradually gotten used to it, starting from their initial shock.

Natasha remained worried. She had a feeling that Xia Yu didn't belong to this world, and she was afraid that he would suddenly leave one day. So, apart from eating and sleeping, Natasha almost always guarded the Vault.

Today was no different. The others followed Thor, touring Asgard, while Natasha stayed less than two meters away from the cocoon, keeping a close watch. Odin stood to the side, squinting, seemingly doing nothing.

There had always been a violent surge of energy inside the cocoon, making a sound like the ebb and flow of tides. But now, the sound suddenly stopped. It felt like being on a train and getting used to the sound of it moving, only to have it suddenly stop in complete silence.

"Your Majesty Odin, something seems different," Natasha asked immediately, her voice filled with concern.

"I already know. Don't worry, child. Xia Yu's vital signs are extremely stable, even stronger than before. Rest assured, he's perfectly fine," Odin said slowly, opening his eyes.

Although Odin spoke with utmost calmness, he still stared intently at the cocoon before him, his eyes wide with curiosity. What would Xia Yu become? Or rather, how powerful would he become?

Natasha and Odin stared intently at the blue energy cocoon. Suddenly, a large amount of energy surged out of it, causing the cocoon to expand rapidly, growing more than two meters in all directions.

Natasha was probably too worried about Xia Yu's safety, and didn't react at all when the energy came. Fortunately, Odin pulled Natasha back five or six meters away in time.

"Xia!!" Natasha called out worriedly, and was about to go forward to check on the situation.

"Don't go, he's alright." Odin held onto Natasha tightly.

The sheer power of the Infinity Stones would be enough to make even Odin, in his current state, struggle to escape unscathed, let alone Natasha.

Fortunately, Odin pulled Natasha away in time, and the cocoon, which had been enlarged to more than twice its original size, slowly shrank until it was only slightly larger than Xia Yu's human form. Then, it suddenly expanded again, becoming two meters larger than before.

This process was repeated six times, with the circular energy expanding larger each time. The last time, it reached a diameter of nearly twenty meters. Fortunately, the Vault was large and high enough, or it would have been punctured.

Odin had already retreated with Natasha to the entrance of the Vault.

The energy cocoon expanded to its limit and remained there for a full five minutes before slowly shrinking back towards Xia Yu at the center.

Getting smaller and smaller...

Fading further and further...

The two people outside could already vaguely see Xia Yu's figure.

Xia Yu remained seated cross-legged, floating in mid-air, the energy cocoon transforming into wisps of energy that seeped into Xia Yu body.

As the last trace of energy disappeared, Xia Yu slowly opened his eyes.

The moment Odin opened his eyes, he clearly saw the stars and cosmos swirling in Xia Yu's eyes, and blue light shooting out from his eyes for about ten meters.

Accompanied by blue light, a pressure as vast as the primordial universe slowly emanated. Natasha was alright; with her abilities, she couldn't specifically sense this pressure.

Odin's expression was priceless; at that moment, Xia Yu seemed to him like the entire Milky Way.

Huge...

Ancient...

Tyrannical...

Like a deity that has existed in the universe since time immemorial...

The true gods...

Odin, the All-Father, actually felt an urge to kneel down and worship Xia Yu when he faced him.

Even when he was a child facing his father, Odin, he didn't have this feeling.

If Natasha were to look at Odin at this moment, she would see that the All-Father's knees were trembling slightly, and cold sweat, which he hadn't shed in years, was beginning to trickle down his forehead.

Those few seconds felt like centuries to Odin.

Finally...

Just as Odin was about to collapse and kneel down in worship.

Xia Yu's eyes finally opened fully, and all the power returned to Xia Yu's body, or rather, his soul, like a tidal wave.

Xia Yu is awake...

For Xia Yu, these seven days were completely devoid of any concept of time. He only knew of the blissful, comfortable feeling that came from the depths of his soul, and he had no idea what changes had occurred to him or how much time had passed in the outside world.

As his consciousness returned to his body, Xia Yu hadn't even had a chance to feel any specific changes in his body.

"Oops!"

With a scream, Xia Yu fell heavily from mid-air.

Xia Yu scratched his head, still confused about what had happened.

All she could see was Odin standing fully armed at the entrance to the Vault, while Natasha looked at her with a worried expression.

Seeing that Xia Yu had finally returned to normal, Natasha cheered and ran towards Xia Yu. Natasha had never been so worried in her life as she had been these past few days.

Odin did not stop him this time, although he was very curious to know how Xia Yu had changed.

But the young girl had been worried about him for days, and he felt bad about trying to take her away at this time.

No longer affected by the inexplicable pressure emanating from Xia Yu, Odin regained his composure All-Father.

He smiled like a kind old man, watching Natasha run towards Xia Yu.

"Twenty more steps, nineteen, eighteen, and soon there will definitely be a warm hug." Odin even mischievously calculated how many more steps it would take for Natasha to get ahead of Xia Yu.

As Natasha ran towards Xia Yu was looking at his body in surprise. He felt a very uncomfortable sensation, as if he were carrying the weight of his limit, swaying and unable to fully control his body.

However, Xia Yu felt completely that there was nothing wrong with his body, and he was even stronger than before. It was more of a mental or spiritual issue, or rather, a spiritual one...

Xia Yu didn't know...

I just feel like something's wrong with me, but my body is fine. I can't quite put my finger on it, I can't quite put my finger on it.

Then, just as Natasha was about to run up to Xia Yu...

The two were now less than three meters apart.

Suddenly, a lot of blue energy appeared on Xia Yu's body.

It happened very suddenly.

Xia Yu himself was completely bewildered, having no idea where this energy came from.

I didn't feel anything myself, and it didn't come from the Tesseract.

Just now, when Xia Yu fell from mid-air, the Tesseract had already rolled to one side.

Tmall...

Xia Yu only had time to shout those two words into his mind.

The blue energy that had suddenly appeared and surrounded Xia Yu's body abruptly contracted inwards.

Xia Yu simply vanished from Natasha's sight.

All of this happened so fast that Natasha didn't even have time to retract her outstretched arms.

Her body was still running towards Xia Yu, and she didn't have time to stop herself. Due to the inertia of the movement, she ended up hugging empty air.

Natasha turned her head to look at Odin with a blank expression...

I stayed with my wife at her parents' house for several days, and we just moved back today. It took me ages to unpack and settle in, hence the late chapter. Writing hasn't been very convenient lately, so updates have been less frequent. I'll see how busy I am tomorrow, and at the latest, the day after tomorrow. I'll start updating at least three chapters of 6000 words each day, and I'll try my best to reach 8000 words, but that's not guaranteed every day. Thank you everyone.