Light (Part 3)

Planet Sakaar is not a normal planet, or rather, the Teyo System is not a normal system. It is surrounded by a dense network of cosmic tunnels, and the forces of nature are not the decisive factors for the development of civilization here.

Planet Sakaar is a satellite of that giant planet in the sky. The climate here is extremely arid, with no rain, storms, or thunder. So when thunder is heard, none of the Planet Sakaar inhabitants know what it is.

Chaos erupted in the arena, with someone shouting, "The earth has cracked open! The god of the earth is angry!"

Some people were shouting, "Another huge meteorite is about to fall! Run!"

The Red King instructed the guards behind him to keep striking their spears, saying, "Don't panic! The earth can't possibly crack open; we have anti-meteor weapons!"

No matter what he said, the loud noise grew stronger and stronger. Of all the sounds in nature, thunder is the most powerful and oppressive. When layers of dark clouds covered the sky, everyone realized that something terrible was about to happen.

The Grandmaster looked up, his hair whipping back in the wind. When that familiar voice rang out, he couldn't help but recall that fleeting glimpse he had made at the edge of Sagittarius, the same thunder, the same power... After that day, a name resounded throughout Sagittarius— All-Father Odin.

His gaze fell on the spear in Thor's hand, which gave him a very bad feeling. He muttered to himself, "This can't be... Gungnir is Odin's weapon..."

No matter what he thought, a huge storm began to gather at the tip of Thor's spear. A massive vortex stretched from the tip of the spear all the way to the sky, stirring up the dark clouds and gathering a gale.

Everything in the arena was spinning and fluttering with the storm. First, clothes, flags, and hair were blown around, and then sand, planks, and bricks began to fly up like schools of fish swimming in the sea.

Finally, there were the Sakaaran and the entire arena.

Dark clouds gathered, the wind howled, and the thunder grew louder and louder. In the entire arena, only the Grandmaster, the Red King, and their companions were still able to stand on the ground. The rest of them had been swept into the sky by the roaring hurricane and had disappeared to who knows where.

The Grandmaster, his body shimmering with magical light, gritted his teeth and said, "If it were your father, All-Father Odin, who came here personally, I might speak with him. But you, an Asgardian without even a divine position..."

As he spoke, a storm of Mind Stone power began to swirl around him, making his blue skin appear even more eerie under the magic. He soared into the air, and several magical orbs spread out around him. As he opened his arms, the orbs connected to form the Web, and magical power surged out, seemingly trying to freeze the storm.

But the powerful hurricane only paused for a moment before becoming even more violent.

Thor's previous divine power as the god of storms and weather returned completely to his body, even more so. The Grandmaster released even more power, and the Red King on the opposite side also leaped into the sky and began to use his spear to attack Thor at the center of the storm.

However, during the release of divine power, no one could stop this violent force.

Originally, the divine power of a subordinate deity was not enough to harm a powerful being of the Grandmaster's caliber. However, the Grandmaster sensed the Blade of willpower mixed within the storm, which directly cut into the soul. He could only erect a magical barrier to keep the storm out.

Prince Ashan, behind the Red King Mountain, saw that even his father and the mighty Grandmaster could only withstand the burst of divine power. His gaze fell on Loki, who lay on the ground, and he shouted to his father, "Your His Majesty the Emperor! Seize that Asgard, seize his brother!"

The Red King looked down at Loki, Loki lay unconscious in the center of the eye of the storm. With his immense physical strength, the Red King withstood the storm of divine power and then leaped from the platform towards Loki in the eye of the storm.

The moment the divine power erupted, not only were everyone in the arena affected, Thor himself was the most impacted.

When the divine power sealed by Odin returned, the immense impact caused him to lose control. In that brief moment, the Red King seized the opportunity to capture Loki.

When all the divine power returned, a streak of light flashed across the distant sky, and Mjolnir's Mjolnir, appeared above the arena. Just as the weapon was about to return to its master's embrace and fight alongside Thor, whose divine power had been restored, it did not receive Thor's summons.

Conversely, after the initial impact of the divine power eruption subsided, the hurricane gradually calmed down. The rumbling thunder still echoed in the sky, and the dark clouds did not disperse, but the divine power storm gradually dissipated.

The Red King, with Loki by the neck, stood opposite Thor and said to Thor, "You destroyed my arena. Whoever you are, you must pay the price."

Loki seemed to have lost consciousness, with blood still flowing out. Thor silently looked at the Red King, the Red King saw that the storm in his eyes had not subsided, and even a glance from him carried a sharp, hurtful gaze.

At this moment, the Grandmaster floated down from the high platform and said, "Capture the brothers, and All-Father Odin, will be happy to have a good talk with us."

The Red King grinned wickedly and asked the Grandmaster, "He's the heir to Asgard, so this one I have is useless, isn't it?"

As he spoke, his arms began to tighten, and Loki found himself in the same predicament as Thor had been. The Red King grabbed him by the neck, and Loki could no longer breathe.

Mjolnir, bathed in the light of thunder, descended upon Thor's head. Thor could simply reach out and grasp this powerful Divine Artifact, and then, as before, fight alongside Mjolnir, becoming Asgard's most valiant warrior.

But now, Thor wants something different.

He didn't reach for Mjolnir; instead, he gripped the spear tighter and tighter. As his eyes narrowed, the thunder in the sky grew stronger until it became a deafening roar that made the Grandmaster and the Red King's eardrums throb.

The moment Thor raised his arm, a massive bolt of lightning erupted from the tip of his spear, illuminating the entire sky above Planet Sakaar.

In the dark depths of space, a burst of intense light erupted from the surface of this small planet, countless bolts of lightning enveloping the entire planet and illuminating the universe.

In that instant, the light of this tiny planet shone brighter than that of a star.

Thunder was the First Light after the birth of the universe.

The intense light caused the Grandmaster to shield his eyes with his arm. As the thunder and storm returned, the Grandmaster shouted, "Are you insane, Thor?! You're competing with the God King for the title of God of Thunder!!"

Thor, spear in hand, channeled the power of Thunder into his grasp, saying, "I'm not fighting for it..."

"The divine offices of your Asgardian are originally different evolutions of the origin of the universe. Only one person can fully control the power of Thunder. Odin will not allow you to do that; he is the God King..."

"I told you, I'm not trying to take God of Thunder's divine office."

The Grandmaster blurted out a curse word in his native tongue, but he had no energy to continue speaking, as violent lightning spread from Thor's body, instantly destroying everything around him.

"He's gone mad, he's gone mad!"

"What exactly is going on?" The Red King asked.

"As I said, the divine function of the Asgardian is the evolution of the Primal Power of the universe, 'Nature.' This power is extremely strong, especially when divine power erupts..."

"This madman wants to forcibly control the thunder; he wants to usurp God of Thunder's divine position! Odin will teach him a lesson!"

Before the Grandmaster's portal could even open, a violent storm of lightning swept across everything, sending everyone flying backward and crashing heavily to the ground.

Just then, the even more violent power of Thunder they had envisioned did not appear.

Suddenly, the whole world fell silent; even the wind stopped. Only the surrounding broken bricks and tiles testified that what had just happened was not an illusion.

The Grandmaster looked up at the sky. At this moment, the dark clouds grew thicker and thicker, obscuring the light of all the stars and creating an almost dark area. In this darkness, tiny points of light lit up, like tiny flashes of lightning.

After countless points of light lit up, this place resembled the depths of the starry sky. Suddenly, in the very center of the darkness, a small flame lit up.

The Grandmaster narrowed his eyes. He seemed to see some illusory Shade. The flame flickered, first turning into a torch that moved forward in the dark cave, then a campfire with figures singing and dancing around it, followed by fireplaces, stoves, vehicles, skyscrapers, spaceships, and stellar furnaces...

The flames of civilization ignited in one universe after another, until they wove all the civilizations in the stars into the Web. The flames flickered faster and faster, and the fire grew brighter and brighter, transforming from sparks into a raging inferno.

If lightning is the First Light to illuminate the universe, then fire is the first force to inspire civilization. If lightning symbolizes pioneering and the Qidian, then fire symbolizes development and prosperity.

When these two forces merge, a portion of the Creative Power is fully revealed.

Thunder is light, fire is illumination; when the power of thunder and fire is combined into one—

Light has arrived.