Arc 51The Asgard Rescue

Lin Qiye rescued Sif, hid Number 27, and reunited with Si Xiaonan while searching for Jinian in Asgard. Jinian stayed behind to protect the mission, as the Shang Xie Association arrived with Gjallarhorn and began its own rescue effort.

  • Lin Qiye used Mumu and the Holy Grail to locate Sif, freed her from her dungeon, and escaped the underworld as Number 27 killed Loki and fled with his head.
  • Loki reformed in the Human Circle, while Tyr allowed Lin Qiye and Number 22 to move freely through Asgard after marking them with his sword.
  • Lin Qiye learned from Idunn that Fenrir guarded the Abyssal Dungeon, then hid Number 27 inside himself when Thor’s forces hunted the assassin.
  • An Qingyu used a ritual to locate Lin Qiye in Asgard, while Lin Qiye deceived Thor with a false prophecy and slipped toward the dungeon to find Jinian.
  • Si Xiaonan visited Jinian in disguise, and Jinian told Lin Qiye she had hidden Gjallarhorn in Utopia but would stay behind so Asgard would not suspect an insider.
  • Lin Qiye rescued Si Xiaonan from Phil, Rist, and their ally, killed Phil inside the Gray-White Colosseum, and escaped after Si Xiaonan tricked the domain into releasing him.
  • The Knight led An Qingyu, Baili Pangpang, Cao Yuan, Jiang Er, and the Shang Xie Association toward Asgard with Gjallarhorn to rescue Jinian.
  • Si Xiaonan woke beside Lin Qiye and nearly stabbed him before recognizing him, and Lin Qiye noticed her reopened wound.
Chapters 1254–1278 Vol. 13 Read

Ch. 1254Escaping the Cage

Thor failed to learn Sif’s whereabouts from Loki and Si Xiaonan, then heard that the prophet Miles could find her. Lin Qiye was released from his cell and entered a secluded hall to prepare a prophecy, leaving himself briefly free from surveillance and divine interference.

  • Thor confronted Loki over Sif, but Loki escaped as a flock of ravens after taunting Thor about his ambition and kindness.
  • Thor questioned Si Xiaonan about Sif and tortured her with lightning, then stopped when she insisted she knew nothing.
  • An attendant told Thor that the prophet he had brought back claimed he could locate Sif, and Thor went to see him.
  • Lin Qiye told Thor he could sense Sif’s direction and requested a quiet room, a map of Asgard, three items belonging to her, and no divine power nearby.
  • Thor’s attendants prepared an abandoned divine hall, and Lin Qiye entered it, confirmed it was clear, and shut the doors to make preparations in private.

Ch. 1255"Prophecy"

Lin Qiye concealed Jinian’s Pixel Walkie-Talkie inside Mumu, studied maps of Norse Mythology, and strengthened his disguise as Miles. His clue pointed toward the underworld, so Thor brought him and several others along to investigate Hela’s possible alliance with Loki.

  • Lin Qiye transformed Jinian’s pixelated armor plate into a Pixel Walkie-Talkie and hid it inside Mumu, leaving a summoning mark on it.
  • Lin Qiye memorized Thor’s maps and used Miracle to infer that the target was somewhere in the underworld.
  • Lin Qiye used the Holy Grail to perfect his disguise as Miles, then hid the Holy Grail inside Mumu.
  • Lin Qiye told Thor that his vague clue pointed to the underworld, prompting Thor to suspect Hela had joined forces with Loki.
  • Thor ordered Lin Qiye, No. 22, Tyr, and Hodur to accompany him to the underworld, and Hodur carried Lin Qiye after Thor flew ahead.

Ch. 1256City-Annihilating Mountain Corpses

Loki met with Hela in the Underworld, where she showed him twelve City-Annihilating Mountain Corpses, while he kept his true plan secret. Thor arrived with Lin Qiye and No. 22, launched an attack on Loki, and sent Hodur to take Lin Qiye away to find Sif; Hodur then ordered Lin Qiye to begin his prophecy.

  • Loki visited Hela in the corpse palace and confirmed that Sif was being held there while Thor searched for her.
  • Hela revealed twelve City-Annihilating Mountain Corpses, and Loki refused to explain why he had wanted them prepared.
  • Thor arrived with Lin Qiye, No. 22, and Hodur, and demanded that Loki hand over Sif.
  • Thor charged at Loki, while Hodur grabbed Lin Qiye and fled from the battlefield with him.
  • Hodur emerged with Lin Qiye beneath a boulder as the gods fought in the distance, then told Lin Qiye to begin his prophecy.

Ch. 1257This Really Isn't My Fault

Lin Qiye tricked Hodur into following a false prophecy, but the mountain he pointed to awakened as a colossal beast. Hodur discovered that Sif might be nearby, then found himself surrounded by even more enormous mountain creatures.

  • Hodur forced Lin Qiye to make another prophecy to locate Sif, and Lin Qiye pretended to perform one before pointing toward a nearby mountain.
  • Hodur flew to the mountain and struck it with his giant axe, awakening a colossal beast hidden within it.
  • The beast attacked Hodur, who concluded that Sif was likely nearby and prepared to fight back.
  • Twelve pairs of ghostly eyes appeared as the surrounding mountains rose and revealed more gigantic Bone Beast Heads around Hodur.

Ch. 1258Mumu, Make a Wish

Thor and No. 22 turned the battle against Loki and Hela, while twelve City Annihilation Corpse Mountains overwhelmed Hodur. As No. 22 fled a pursuing Underworld Bone Dragon toward Lin Qiye, Lin Qiye summoned Mumu and asked him to locate Sif.

  • Twelve City Annihilation Corpse Mountains sealed Hodur inside a pale bone sphere and attacked him.
  • Thor confronted Loki as No. 22 used the King's Scepter to drain half of Loki and Hela's divine power.
  • Thor struck Loki repeatedly, leaving him badly wounded before Loki escaped with Trickery.
  • Hela sent an Underworld Bone Dragon after No. 22, who grabbed the scepter and ran toward Lin Qiye.
  • Lin Qiye summoned Mumu, flew away from the bone dragon, and asked Mumu to make a wish to locate Sif.

Ch. 1259Extreme Tug-of-War

Lin Qiye followed Mumu to Sif’s underground prison while No. 22 and an Underworld Bone Dragon pursued them. Lin Qiye freed Sif and introduced himself as the prophet Miles sent by Thor, leaving No. 22 stunned by the rescue.

  • Mumu’s swallowed Holy Grail reacted to Lin Qiye’s wish and led him toward Sif, while No. 22 followed with the Underworld Bone Dragon on his trail.
  • Lin Qiye ordered Mumu to fire at No. 22, who redirected the shells toward the Bone Dragon as they fled.
  • Lin Qiye kept firing while pretending to help No. 22, slowing him down until Mumu indicated Sif was beneath the ground.
  • Lin Qiye kicked No. 22 away from the Bone Dragon’s attack, and the dragon’s claws tore open the ground to reveal Sif’s dungeon.
  • Lin Qiye entered the dungeon, freed the chained Sif, and introduced himself as Miles, Thor’s prophet, while No. 22 watched in shock.

Ch. 1260A Sudden Twist

Thor and Tyr rescued Sif and Lin Qiye, but Loki threatened Asgard with the City-Annihilating Mountain Corpses. As Thor prepared to retreat, a hooded attacker emerged from Tyr’s shadow and killed Loki with two daggers.

  • Hela questioned how Thor had found Sif, and Thor denied seeking help from foreign gods.
  • Thor followed Sif’s divine aura and destroyed the Underworld Bone Dragon before reuniting with her and Lin Qiye.
  • The City-Annihilating Mountain Corpses revealed that they had torn Hodur apart, and Thor and Tyr carried his mangled body.
  • Loki warned that he could destroy half of Asgard, so Thor began evacuating his group as No. 22’s scepter failed.
  • A hooded figure emerged from Tyr’s shadow, stabbed Loki through the heart, and beheaded him; the figure’s cloak revealed the number 27.

Ch. 1261No. 27's Assassination

Number 27 assassinated Loki in front of Thor, Hela, and Lin Qiye, but Tyr suspected Loki had escaped through another death-substitution ritual. Loki then reconstituted himself in Asgard’s Human Circle, worried over the assassination and prepared to replenish the lives his ritual had consumed.

  • Number 27 emerged from Tyr’s shadow, beheaded Loki, and escaped Thor and Hela’s attacks after stealing Loki’s head.
  • Thor and Hela pursued Number 27 while Tyr examined Loki’s corpse, and Lin Qiye recognized the assassin as Number 27.
  • Tyr told Sif that Loki would survive through another death-substitution ritual, and Loki’s corpse began to dissolve into mismatched bones.
  • Tyr took Lin Qiye, No. 22, and Sif away from the City Annihilation Corpse Mountain.
  • Loki reformed in the Human Circle by draining nearly ten thousand corpses, then lamented that he had spent twenty thousand lives in half a year.

Ch. 1262His Holiness the Pope

Loki returned to the Human Circle and ordered a task after learning the city had reached a population of forty thousand. In Asgard, Tyr allowed Lin Qiye and No. 22 to move freely after marking them with his sword, leaving Lin Qiye with a foothold in the realm.

  • Loki passed through the streets of the Human Circle, where people knelt before him, and asked how many people remained in the city.
  • Loki learned the population totaled forty thousand when unborn children were counted and said he had a task for the clerics.
  • Leng Xuan spotted Loki with a telescope, then went to a jade-green lake and carved marks beside it before tossing a red flower onto the water.
  • Tyr told Lin Qiye and No. 22 to return to their cages, but Lin Qiye reminded him that he had helped rescue Sif and invoked Thor's name.
  • Tyr cut Lin Qiye and No. 22's shoulders to mark their blood with his sword, then permitted them to move freely through Asgard while warning them not to provoke the gods, especially Loki.

Ch. 1263Scouting the Way

After Tyr freed Lin Qiye and Number 22, Lin Qiye explored Asgard and secretly planned how to reach the Sacred Rainbow Sword and find Jinian. He discovered Odin’s veiled statue in Miracle Square, while Number 22 secretly tracked him with flesh-bugs.

  • Lin Qiye and Number 22 discussed their escape, Tyr’s blood-tracking sword wound, and the dangers of being trapped in Asgard.
  • Lin Qiye parted from Number 22 to scout, and Number 22 sent tiny flesh-bugs after him to keep watch.
  • Lin Qiye walked through Asgard, observed its residents and guards, and used the route to plan how to reach the Sacred Rainbow Sword and locate Jinian.
  • Lin Qiye inspected the heavily guarded dungeon temple but continued on without probing inside.
  • Lin Qiye arrived at Miracle Square and recognized the black-gauzed statue as Odin, the former Norse God King.

Ch. 1264Bragi's Letter

Lin Qiye reflected on the Asgardian gods’ fear and suspicion of Odin before visiting the Psychiatric Hospital of the Gods and learning that Bragi’s treatment progress had reached 93%. Bragi remained eager to leave and reunite with Idunn, while Lin Qiye worried that learning she was dead would devastate him and resolved to keep him from leaving until his mission in Asgard was complete.

  • Lin Qiye observed that many Asgardian gods feared Odin after seeing his true form, and some had even covered his statue.
  • Bragi wrote Idunn a letter describing his hopes for their reunion, his admiration for the Monkey King, and his wish to leave the hospital soon.
  • Lin Qiye told Bragi his treatment progress had reached 93% and that he might be discharged in a month or two.
  • Bragi insisted that Idunn was waiting for him in Asgard and promised to bring her to visit Lin Qiye.
  • Lin Qiye worried that Bragi would be devastated to learn Idunn was dead and decided to keep him from leaving until his Asgard mission was finished.

Ch. 1265Fantasy Bubble

Lin Qiye learned how the hospital staff secretly preserved Bragi’s letters to Idunn and discussed with Li Yifei how to protect Bragi from the truth. He waited for Bragi to sleep, then headed to Ward 3 to find Idunn and ask about Asgard.

  • Lin Qiye decided not to question Bragi about Asgard and planned to ask Idunn later instead.
  • A little raccoon orderly collected Bragi’s letters and showed Lin Qiye the storage room where more than a thousand letters and replies had been kept in chronological order.
  • Lin Qiye praised Li Yifei’s management and invited him to share a drink.
  • Lin Qiye told Li Yifei he feared Bragi would suffer if he learned the truth and considered separating Bragi and Idunn, possibly with the Holy Grail’s help.
  • Lin Qiye said Asgard might hold a chance to cure Bragi, then went to Ward 3 after Bragi’s lights went out.

Ch. 1266Idunn's Intelligence

Lin Qiye visited Idunn to ask about Asgard’s Abyssal Dungeon, and she gave him a map and warned him about its deadly guardian, Fenrir. After returning to the Real World, Lin Qiye prepared to leave, but a smoky black shadow suddenly flew into his shadow.

  • Idunn told Lin Qiye that she continued to exchange letters with Bragi while borrowing his body each night.
  • Lin Qiye asked Idunn about the Abyssal Dungeon because he intended to rescue Jinian.
  • Idunn drew Lin Qiye a rough map of the dungeon and warned him that Fenrir guarded it.
  • Lin Qiye returned his consciousness to the Real World after failing to find a way to deal with Fenrir.
  • Lin Qiye rose to leave Miracle Square, and a smoky black shadow crashed into his shadow.

Ch. 1267Perfect Disguise

Lin Qiye hid the wounded Number 27 from Thor and the Norse War Department during their search across Asgard. After his perfect disguise fooled their detection, he went to Thor’s temple, where he prepared to let Number 27 emerge in private.

  • Number 27 told Lin Qiye he was being hunted by Thor and planned to escape through the Sacred River.
  • As the Norse War Department approached, Lin Qiye suggested hiding Number 27 as gas inside his lungs, and Number 27 entered his body.
  • Thor confronted Lin Qiye, who showed his scars from Tyr and claimed he had seen nothing fly past.
  • A Norse god used azure light to inspect Lin Qiye but failed to detect Number 27, and Thor invited Lin Qiye to stay at his temple.
  • Lin Qiye reached a residence behind Thor’s temple, checked that no one was watching, and told Number 27 to come out.

Ch. 1268Shang Xie Order

After learning that Lin Qiye and the president had disappeared together, the Shang Xie Association issued an order recalling its envoys and began searching for clues. Cao Yuan, Baili Pangpang, and the Knight Commander sought help from Director An, who emerged from the research institute when told Qiye was in trouble.

  • The Knight Commander learned that the president had sent a brief distress signal while trying to save Lin Qiye and ordered a search team to investigate where he was last seen.
  • The Knight Commander issued the Shang Xie Order, recalling all envoys on missions in the mist to Utopia.
  • Cao Yuan pressed Jia for information, and Jia revealed that Lin Qiye and the president had disappeared together.
  • Cao Yuan and Baili Pangpang compared what they had learned, then met the Knight Commander, who said their location remained unknown.
  • Baili Pangpang suggested that Director An might be able to find them, and the group asked the researcher at Institute No. 3 to summon him.
  • Director An emerged from the institute carrying the Black Coffin after the researcher told him that Qiye was in trouble.

Ch. 1269This Is the Place

An Qingyu used several abilities to locate Lin Qiye after he disappeared in the Mist. His ritual pointed to Asgard, and he realized that was where they needed to go.

  • An Qingyu arrived carrying a Black Coffin and a colossal beast's head, and his immense Mental Power shocked Cao Yuan and Baili Pangpang.
  • After hearing that Qiye was missing in the Mist, An Qingyu requested Mystery blood, Star Sand, Mystery bones, and a personal item belonging to the president.
  • An Qingyu combined several abilities in a ritual to search for Qiye, using multiple pairs of arms to perform different methods at once.
  • The ritual formed a map of the Mist, and its pen circled a region the knight identified as Asgard.
  • An Qingyu recognized Asgard as the place they needed to go.

Ch. 1270I Can Only Try

Lin Qiye hid the injured Number 27 in his body and learned how the assassin had infiltrated Asgard to attack Loki. The next morning, Thor asked Lin Qiye to use his Prophecy Arts to find the very assassin he was concealing.

  • Number 27 explained that he had infiltrated Asgard after Thor and the other gods entered through the Rainbow Bridge, then attacked Loki while Thor and the one-armed God of War were weakened.
  • Number 27 said he would recover in Lin Qiye's shadow and promised his next assassination would succeed.
  • The next morning, Number 27 warned Lin Qiye that Thor was coming, so Lin Qiye hid him inside his body again.
  • Thor asked Lin Qiye to use his Prophecy Arts to locate the foreign god who had attacked Loki, and gave him a vial of the assassin's blood.
  • Lin Qiye accepted the blood and asked Thor what the assassin had been.

Ch. 1271Lure the Tiger from the Mountain

Lin Qiye learned that Number 27 was likely an ancient God of Hunting who had become the God of Assassination and Assassins, then fabricated a prophecy to send Thor and the other gods away from Asgard. With them gone, Lin Qiye used Mumu and the Holy Grail to conceal himself and headed for the Abyssal Dungeon to rescue Jinian.

  • Thor told Lin Qiye that Number 27 was probably a survivor of primal mythology, once the nameless God of Hunting.
  • Lin Qiye used prophecy to locate Number 27 in the northern snow mountains of Giant Country, claiming the effort had left him gravely weakened.
  • After Thor left to gather Tyr and the Norse War Department, Lin Qiye revealed that he had fabricated the location to buy himself two days.
  • Lin Qiye went to the Abyssal Dungeon, summoned Mumu, and wished for absolute concealment.
  • Concealed by the Holy Grail's power, Lin Qiye headed toward the dungeon to rescue Jinian.

Ch. 1272Beneath the Dungeon

Si Xiaonan infiltrated the Abyssal Dungeon to rescue Jinian, who had been captured by Thor, but Jinian refused to leave before completing her purpose. Jinian asked whether Si Xiaonan had seen Lin Qiye and confirmed that she had received the item Jinian sent her.

  • Si Xiaonan disguised herself as a wounded Norse War Department member and used Loki’s appearance to pass Demon Wolf Fenrir.
  • Si Xiaonan forged Thor’s written order with her Divine Realm and persuaded the guards to let her enter Jinian’s cell alone.
  • Si Xiaonan revealed her identity to Jinian, who asked whether she had seen Lin Qiye; Si Xiaonan said she had not.
  • Jinian confirmed that she had received the item delivered to Si Xiaonan, then refused to leave the dungeon despite her injuries.

Ch. 1273Jinian's Resolve

Lin Qiye secretly reached Jinian in the Abyssal Dungeon and found her badly injured but determined to stay imprisoned so she would not jeopardize their mission. After learning Loki planned to attempt the Supreme Realm in three days, Lin Qiye left with the mission more urgent than ever.

  • Lin Qiye used the Holy Grail to conceal himself and slipped through the dungeon, where he briefly saw an injured man leaving the direction of Jinian’s cell.
  • Lin Qiye found Jinian tortured in her cell and learned Si Xiaonan had visited disguised as a man before him.
  • Jinian told Lin Qiye that she had stolen Gjallarhorn and hidden it in Utopia, but refused to escape because Asgard would suspect an insider and the mission would be endangered.
  • Jinian explained that Loki would attempt to reach the Supreme Realm in three days and urged Lin Qiye to meet Si Xiaonan and continue the mission while she stayed behind.

Ch. 1274Reunion

Lin Qiye left Jinian in the dungeon and went after Si Xiaonan, finding her badly wounded and surrounded by three God's Agents. He rescued her from Phil and Rist, then revealed his identity to her.

  • Lin Qiye left Jinian in the cell as guards approached and hurried out of the dungeon to catch up with Si Xiaonan.
  • Lin Qiye sensed a fight in the forest and found Si Xiaonan bleeding while Phil, Rist, and a short woman attacked her.
  • Si Xiaonan feigned weakness and killed the short woman with a dagger, then challenged Phil to fight her alone.
  • Phil ordered Rist to kill Si Xiaonan, but Lin Qiye appeared and severed Rist's paws before cutting the giant bear in half.
  • Lin Qiye landed beside Si Xiaonan, who recognized him as No. 33 or Miles, and he addressed her as Xiao Nan.

Ch. 1275Gray-White Colosseum

Lin Qiye revealed his identity to rescue the wounded Si Xiaonan, but Phil trapped them in a fragment of the Gray-White Colosseum and chose to fight. Lin Qiye killed Rist and turned to face Phil.

  • Lin Qiye refused to leave Si Xiaonan behind, and Phil decided to attack them despite the risk of Thor's retaliation.
  • Phil used a fragment of the Gray-White Colosseum to seal Lin Qiye, Si Xiaonan, and their enemies inside a five-kilometer domain.
  • Lin Qiye revealed his true appearance and drew Kusanagi-no-Tsurugi, while Si Xiaonan warned him about Phil and Rist.
  • Lin Qiye used Shadow Clone Night to mislead Rist, then wounded him with Zhanbai and beheaded him with Kusanagi-no-Tsurugi.
  • Lin Qiye set Rist's body ablaze and turned toward Phil.

Ch. 1276Slaying the Light

Lin Qiye defeated Phil by using End King's Law to seize control of part of the God of Light's divine realm, then overcame Phil's imitation of the God of Light and killed him. The colosseum remained in place because Lin Qiye and the wounded Si Xiaonan were still inside, and only one person could leave alive.

  • After Phil recognized Lin Qiye as Great Xia's Dual God Agent, Lin Qiye used End King's Law to turn Phil's light attacks against him and control part of his divine realm.
  • Phil transformed into a giant imitation of the God of Light, and Lin Qiye summoned his towering Dharma form to fight him.
  • Lin Qiye's Dharma form overpowered Phil, and Lin Qiye cut through his defenses and stabbed his heart with the Kusanagi-no-Tsurugi, killing him.
  • Lin Qiye wondered why the colosseum had not disappeared, and Si Xiaonan reminded him that only one of them could walk out alive.

Ch. 1277Gjallarhorn

Si Xiaonan faked her death to escape the Gray-White Colosseum, and Lin Qiye carried her to safety after she revived. Meanwhile, Knight’s group approached Asgard through its Human Circle, where he revealed that the Shang Xie Association had brought Gjallarhorn.

  • Si Xiaonan stabbed herself and used a trick to make her body appear dead, causing the Gray-White Colosseum to release Lin Qiye.
  • Si Xiaonan revived after the trick ended, and Lin Qiye carried her out of the forest while collecting the colosseum fragment for Mumu.
  • Knight’s group sailed toward the entrance to Asgard’s Human Circle, and An Qingyu explained why they could not enter through Asgard’s main route.
  • Knight introduced the Shang Xie Association’s Four Great Envoys as powerful allies for the rescue mission.
  • Knight opened a black box and revealed Asgard’s supreme divine artifact, Gjallarhorn.

Ch. 1278Horn of Disaster

An Qingyu and the others agreed to join the Shang Xie Association’s dangerous plan to enter Asgard and rescue Lin Qiye and Jinian. In Asgard, Si Xiaonan woke up and accidentally reopened her wound when she mistook Lin Qiye for a threat.

  • The knight explained that Gjallarhorn, the Horn of Disaster, could bring catastrophe to Asgard, but its effects were unpredictable.
  • An Qingyu warned that using the horn was a dangerous gamble, and the knight declared the Shang Xie Association would risk everything to save Jinian.
  • Baili Pangpang, An Qingyu, Cao Yuan, and Jiang Er chose to join the rescue rather than return to Great Xia.
  • The knight led them and the Shang Xie Association toward Asgard’s Human Circle, where a masked envoy formed a Heavy Water Corridor to the mountain summit.
  • Si Xiaonan woke in Asgard and thrust a dagger at Lin Qiye before recognizing him and withdrawing it.
  • Lin Qiye noticed Si Xiaonan had reopened her abdominal wound and said the little mummy would bandage it.
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