Inside Odin's vault, most of the items were spoils collected from various realms. The Casket of Ancient Winters, for instance, was an inherited divine artifact of the Frost Giants. Another of the most famous trophies was this never-extinguishing flame—the Eternal Flame, and Luo Xia's greatest purpose in coming to Asgard.
It came from Muspelheim, the world of the Fire Giants: the undying fire from the sword of Surtur, King of the Fire Giants.
It was a divine artifact on the same level as the Casket of Ancient Winters, but only half of it remained. With no one empowering it, the cold had compressed it until only a flame the size of a bean was left.
Even so, the Eternal Flame was still a divine artifact. Its power had been suppressed to the limit, yet it continued to burn, never going out.
Luo Xia realized that this was probably his greatest chance to turn things around.
But the moment Luo Xia saw the Eternal Flame, Laufey reacted as well and hurriedly raised the Casket of Ancient Winters' power another level.
A mass of ice and snow appeared out of nowhere, forming a thick wall of ice that enveloped a vast area around the Eternal Flame.
Luo Xia felt that even the space near the Eternal Flame had frozen solid. He actually could not teleport through that wall of ice.
"Die! You will be the first sacrifice in my conquest of the Nine Realms!" Laufey laughed wildly as he continuously unleashed his power, intending to freeze Luo Xia solid.
With even spatial stability affected, Luo Xia could not summon Gustav. He could only rely on his super speed to keep dodging.
The wind and snow grew denser and denser, turning the entire vault into a frozen wasteland. Even the floor had formed