Legend had it that the galaxy was a World Tree.
The World Tree bore nine realms.
Odin the God King's Gungnir was made from a branch of the World Tree, and Thor's Hammer was made the same way.
Midgard, also known as Earth, lay at the center of the World Tree.
Li Ang flew away from Earth and headed upward. Before long, he saw Asgard.
From space, Asgard looked tiny, less than a third the size of Earth.
Of course, the Asgardians were few in number, too.
But every one of them was powerful and long-lived, and they had conquered the Nine Realms.
In fact, the Asgardians hadn't been the strongest race in the Nine Realms at first.
That changed with Odin's arrival. Hela the Death Goddess became Asgard's vanguard, and Odin married Frigga of the Vanir. Together, they conquered the Nine Realms.
Even so, the giants had never accepted Asgardian rule.
The giants were the oldest race in the Nine Realms.
They had existed long before the Asgardians appeared.
But the turmoil in Asgard this time wasn't caused by the giants.
The giants had been suppressed by Asgard for many years.
Asgard had also stationed troops in Jotunheim for ages.
The Ice Giants and Wind Giants of Jotunheim weren't capable of attacking Asgard.
As for Muspelheim, the realm of fire, it was so filled with flames and scorching heat that Asgard couldn't send troops there.
Li Ang passed through the magical barrier and arrived safely inside Asgard.
Asgard was surrounded by white clouds and looked breathtaking from every angle.
Its borders also held a Spaceport, where Asgard's various spaceships were usually docked.
But the once-bustling port had ground to a halt.
The spaceships docked there looked abandoned, and the place seemed desolate.
Li Ang flew to Asgard's Bifrost.
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