Does It Taste Good?
Chatting with Odin is very comfortable. He's open and honest with you, explaining what I need from you and why I do it this way. He talks about business first and then builds a relationship.
Moreover, the core of this deal is friendship. Odin's request is simple: let Thor go with Xia Yu. He will arrange everything, including their return to Earth together.
Odin allowed Xia Yu to spend a few days exploring Asgard. Xia Yu knew he needed time to arrange some things, especially now that the Bifrost had been shattered. The only way back to Earth would be for Odin or Heimdall to use Dark Magic.
Odin said he would give Xia Yu a gift, which Xia Yu doesn't know yet. However, as a civilized, polite, and respectful Huaxia person, Xia Yu naturally understands the principle of reciprocity.
"Uncle, you seem to be in pretty good health, and Aunt is quite young too, yet you've worked so hard for your child. Being a parent isn't easy, and being a parent of a god is even harder. I have something good that can save you this trouble in the future; consider it a small gift for this visit." Xia Yu sincerely placed a small cardboard box wrapped in plastic, then turned and followed the man. Odin had arranged for people to take care of Xia Yu's daily needs in Asgard.
Although Odin could see glimpses of the future, he had never actually seen certain things from Earth. Curious, he opened the box and found about a dozen square bags with packaging inside. Odin curiously opened one and even blew on it, wondering why it was so oily. The mighty All-Father couldn't understand what it was for.
That is, until Odin saw the instruction manual in the box.
Odin's roar was heard throughout half of Asgard, and everyone assumed Odin was because he had lost Loki. Only Xia Yu had a vague idea of what was going on.
"That old guy probably thought it was a balloon and was just blowing it up for fun," Xia Yu muttered to himself.
"Blow, blow up a big balloon, blow up a big balloon and play with it." Xia Yu stood by the broken Bifrost, admiring the scenery. Odin had sent someone to deliver a gift to Xia Yu.
It was a golden rune, the legacy of the Asgard God of War of war. According to Odin's theory, he was pouring Xia Yu a cup of tea from his own cup of justice.
This is the most powerful divine Godhood in Asgard, a Godhood Odin hasn't given away for tens of thousands of years. Unexpectedly, it's fallen into Xia Yu's lap for free.
"Master, absorbable energy detected. Do you wish to absorb it immediately?" Tmall's voice rang out.
Xia Yu quickly ran back to his room and chose to absorb the energy.
"Congratulations, Master, your Dragon Elephant Prajna Skill has been upgraded to level ten."
"Congratulations, Master, your Dragon Elephant Prajna Skill has been upgraded to level eleven."
"Congratulations, Master, your Dragon Elephant Prajna Skill has been upgraded to level 12."
"Congratulations, Master, your Dragon Elephant Prajna Skill has reached the top level."
"The energy absorbed this time exceeded the limit of the Dragon Elephant Prajna Skill, and the Dragon Elephant Prajna Skill has automatically advanced to the Black Tortoise Golden Body Art."
"Congratulations, Master, the Black Tortoise Golden Body Art has been upgraded to level one."
"Congratulations, Master, the Black Tortoise Golden Body Art has been upgraded to level two."
"Congratulations, Master, the Black Tortoise Golden Body Art has been upgraded to level three."
Finally, Xia Yu absorbed all the energy God of War Inheritance. Compared to before, this time it felt like his whole body was being pounded by a giant Mjolnir. Xia Yu was in so much pain that snot was running down his face.
The Dragon Elephant Prajna Skill evolved into the Black Tortoise Golden Body Art. Xia Yu tested it and found that his physical strength had increased by about three times. In other words, he now had a force of about 30 tons, which was very good and powerful. He was definitely stronger than Thor at this stage, but it was uncertain whether the Hulk would be stronger if he went berserk.
The Points required to upgrade the Black Tortoise Golden Body Art are terrifying; each level requires 100,000 Points. Also, after Xia Yu finished absorbing the God of War's energy, the system issued a task.
Task:
Absorb a portion of the Eternity Flame to purify the Internal Energy the Nine Yang Divine Skill.
It's just a simple sentence, with no reward and no penalty. In fact, the task itself is the reward; it's more like a hint.
"Tmall, why didn't you tell me to absorb the Eternity Flame when we arrived in Asgard?" Xia Yu asked curiously.
"Because the master's previous body could not withstand the Eternity Flame," Tmall replied.
Xia Yu was a little embarrassed to ask if he needed to completely absorb the Eternity Flame, but he didn't mind absorbing only a portion.
So Xia Yu approached Odin and asked to see the Vaults of Asgard.
Odin not only readily accepted, allowing Thor to show Xia Yu around his Vault, but also offered to give Xia Yu anything Xia Yu fancied in the Vault.
Xia Yu expressed his deep gratitude for Odin's generosity and offered to give Odin some local specialties from Earth, but Odin resolutely refused.
If it weren't for Thor's presence, Odin would have thrown Xia Yu right out of the Golden Palace.
Aside from some weapons and equipment, Odin's Vault doesn't actually contain anything of great value: a replica of the Infinity Gauntlet, the Frost Giant's Casket of Ancient Winters Frost Giants, the Space Stone, and the Tesseract, which is currently not in Asgard. Thor will need to bring the Tesseract and Loki back to Asgard after Avengers 1.
The Bifrost was repaired by the Tesseract.
"Thor, what's this? Is it also part of your collection?" Xia Yu asked Thor, pointing to a pot of flames.
"This is the Eternity Flame, from King Surtur of the Realm of Fire, also known as the Fire Giant. That guy was quite difficult to deal with, but now my father has stripped him of the Eternity Flame, and his strength is much weaker than before," Thor explained to Xia Yu.
"The Eternity flame, will it never be extinguished?" Xia Yu pretended to be curious and reached out his hand.
"Hey..." Thor didn't have time to stop Xia Yu. The power of the Eternity Flame was immense, and he didn't dare to touch it lightly.
Thor had expected Xia Yu to be injured, but Xia Yu managed to hold the Eternity Flame steadily without burning Xia Yu in the slightest.
"How is this possible? How did you do it?" Thor asked Xia Yu.
"It's burning non-stop, looks really fun. I just took it out and it came out easily. Why don't you try it?" Xia Yu handed it to Thor.
Thor shook his head repeatedly. Xia Yu was a monster, and he dared not touch him. He thought that Xia Yu, this human, had already surprised him enough, but Xia Yu's next sentence almost scared Thor to death.
"It looks delicious! I've never had fire before!" Xia Yu said, staring intently at the Eternity Flame in his hand.
"Hey, you're kidding, right? Put it back. You can't take this out; it'll be a real problem if it catches fire," Thor said, worried that Xia Yu might do something reckless.
Who knew that Xia Yu would actually swallow the Eternity Flame with one open mouth?
"Hey!~!" Thor was so startled he almost smashed his hammer down. Xia Yu actually ate it and seemed fine. Wouldn't he burn to death?
"Um..." Thor asked Xia Yu cautiously from a meter away, "Is it good?"