Odin's clash with Jiang Siming did not last long.
After only a few seconds of exchanging blows, the two of them withdrew at the same time.
Odin looked at Jiang Siming and said, "Your strength far exceeded my expectations."
"The old gentleman is still going strong. The reputation of the Norse God King is well deserved." Jiang Siming responded courteously.
In truth, after just a few seconds of fighting, both of them had already learned the extent of the gap between them.
Otherwise, Odin would not have said something like that.
"You came to my Asgard for some purpose, didn't you? Or are you trying to seize my throne?" Odin did not relax his guard.
"You misunderstand. I have no interest whatsoever in your throne or in your Asgard," Jiang Siming said in a calm tone.
Odin was silent for a moment before finally deciding to temporarily believe Jiang Siming. He turned his gaze toward Kate, who was hiding behind Jiang Siming.
Before Thor and Jiang Siming had even spoken, he had already spotted the key issue.
"The Aether! How could this be? This is bad—very bad!"
Odin's expression turned solemn.
Then, after the three of them pressed him for answers, Odin finally explained everything in detail.
The Aether was the Reality Stone.
More than a thousand years ago, the Dark Elves' king found this thing and wanted to use it to control the universe.
However, Odin's father defeated him and joined forces with the gods to seal the Aether. The Dark Elves' king narrowly escaped.
The place where the Aether had been buried happened to be the hub of the interfacial passage Kate had discovered while searching for a way back to the past.
As a result, the Reality Gemstone ended up residing inside Kate's body.
The reason Kate