The carpet, illuminated by that red light, immediately raised its head and transformed into a soft wall, shielding An.
Thor's hammer struck the carpet as if it had hit a thin sheet of paper, piercing straight through with ease. But the soft wall had more than one layer. After Mjolnir punched through one, it immediately met another, and after breaking through that one, there was yet another...
Even this divine hammer, extraordinary as it was and hurled by Thor with terrifying divine strength, gradually lost its force amid layer after layer of obstruction, eventually slowing more and more.
Thor did not hesitate. He raised his hand again and summoned back Mjolnir, which seemed to have fallen into a mire.
Their first exchange ended with Thor failing to achieve anything.
Yet An was not having an easy time either. His expression grew increasingly solemn. He had used the carpet beneath his feet as a wall to block Thor's strike, holding nothing back, but he had not expected that hammer to come within less than a step of him.
Had Thor not feared that Mjolnir would become entangled again once it ran out of strength, An would likely have been struck by that blow. Thus, An did not dare remain where he was and wait for Thor's second attack. The uppermost tier of his triple crown lit up as well,
However, An had still underestimated Thor. Though the latter was covered in wounds large and small, had lost an arm, and was exhausted in both body and mind, he remained unstoppable. He actually charged forward while swinging Mjolnir.
If An still had his scepter in hand, he might have been able to hold Thor off. Unfortunately, his scepter had been cut in half by Zhang Heng in the previous battle. He could