He immediately dropped to one knee.
"I am Hela, Goddess of Death of Asgard. I pay my respects to Your Majesty, Death."
Hela might refuse to submit to Odin, or even to the Heavenly God Group.
But when it came to Death, she had no temper at all.
Because all her power came from Death.
If Death fell or disappeared,
then every living being in the entire Omniverse would lose the concept of death.
All the gods associated with death would lose their divine power, effectively being stripped of it.
That was a rule, and even Hela couldn't escape it.
"Was what you just said true?"
Hela stared at Huang Yun, her eyes burning.
"Of course."
"I agree!"
Hela accepted.
Huang Yun's power was already formidable.
Even now, Hela was still shaken by his strength.
Huang Yun's first battle after emerging had been in Asgard, where he'd left Odin utterly unable to fight back.
Now he had grown even stronger.
Even Death could only remain by his side.
If even Death had been conquered, then there was nothing wrong with her submitting, either.
Hearing Hela's answer, Huang Yun smiled.
He hadn't expected Death to be useful in this way.
If it had been Eternity, Oblivion, or Infinity who came this time, none of them could have had such an effect.
"So when can I leave?"
Having just suffered a defeat, Hela wanted only revenge.
She wanted to make Odin pay.
"Not yet. You need time to settle. The Death Godhead has affected you too much. You've lost your reason."
Huang Yun had no intention of letting Hela leave just yet.
Hela's mind was full of slaughter. She was no different from a madwoman.
"Then how long do I have to wait?"
Hela asked.
"Until you can fully control the Death Godhead."
Death spoke up.
She had noticed Hela's problem, too.
And she knew that Huang Yun thought highly of Hela.
So Death didn't mind helping her out.
"I'll help you master the Death Godhead in Helheim. When I'm sure it can no longer affect your personality, I'll let you leave."
Death's words surprised even Huang Yun.
He hadn't expected her to go this far.
"Fine."
Hela swallowed the words she'd been about to say.
Since Death had put it that way, there was nothing more she could say.
"Are all you Creator Gods this free?"
Huang Yun asked Death curiously.
"More or less. Our very existence represents the rules."
"As long as we're alive, the rules are still in operation."
"So we have almost nothing to do."
"If something happens to us, that means there's a problem with the universe, and that's not a good thing."
Death answered in a cool voice.
"Thanks for the effort."
Huang Yun thanked Death.
Not only had she helped him subdue Hela, she was also going to help Hela fully master the Death Godhead.
Wouldn't that be like pushing Hela to the peak of the God King level?
Fully mastering the power of a Godhead was like the old Thor, whose strength had been unmatched.
With Asgard's power behind her, Hela could have the strength of a Single Universe.
And once Hela regained her reason, she wouldn't be so violent. She was undoubtedly more suited to being king of Asgard than Thor.
With Death's help, Huang Yun had no reason to stay in Helheim.
"Phew... That guy's finally gone."
Surtur watched the battle in Asgard from Muspelheim.
He'd originally been watching for fun, but then Huang Yun had suddenly appeared and subdued Hela.
That meant half of Asgard had already fallen into Huang Yun's hands. It was terrible news.
As for why Huang Yun hadn't noticed him,
it was only because a demon had tipped Surtur off.
Huang Yun and Death naturally wouldn't pay any attention to those little demons.
There were living beings in Helheim, too.
The movies probably hadn't shown them
because Hela had gone berserk after her defeat and killed them all.
And there were gaps between the Nine Realms; they weren't completely sealed off from one another.
Loki had later used those little loopholes to let the Frost Giants break into Odin's vault.
After leaving Helheim, Huang Yun headed for his next destination.
It was, of course, the location of the Soul Gem.
Vormir Star was a desolate wasteland.
Almost no one would have guessed that an Infinity Gem existed on this planet.
And relatively speaking, it was also the easiest Infinity Gem to obtain.
Compared with the other Gems, this one had no war and no competition, but of course, it wasn't easy to find, either.
To be honest, this planet looked a lot like the Eternal Secret Realm.
Huang Yun walked up the altar one step at a time.
"Bright Realm Dimensional Demon God, Your Majesty Huang Yun..."
"Hmm?"
Huang Yun glanced over. It was a guardian he didn't recognize.
"So the Soul Gem has always had a guardian."
Judging only from the movies he'd watched in his previous life, he'd thought the Soul Gem's guardian had been sent there by the Space Gem because it couldn't stand to see the Soul Gem left alone.
He hadn't expected there had always been one.
"Even if you are a Dimensional Demon God, the rules of the trade will not change."
"A soul in exchange for a soul."
The guardian explained the rules of the trade.
"Heh..."
Huang Yun smiled.
"Are you coming out on your own, or should I shatter this world and drag you out by force?"
The Soul Gem was special.
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