Supreme Magic

"Mortals, you are not the Sorcerer Supreme, Ancient One."

In truth, Loki was trying to intimidate Chen Xu.

From the moment Chen Xu appeared until now, Loki had never sensed his presence. Loki knew Chen Xu's strength was absolutely terrifying, perhaps even far beyond his own. If they truly fought, it was impossible to say who would win. That was why Loki had not dared to make a move against Chen Xu.

Loki had also sensed the surveillance spell on Thor. He assumed Odin had cast it and paid it no attention.

"You placed the surveillance spell on my brother, didn't you?"

Chen Xu did not deny it after hearing Loki's question.

"Did the Sorcerer Supreme, Ancient One, send you?"

"Of course."

"You didn't even inform us? You just tore through the barrier we established and came to Earth. How rude. You act as though Earth is your home—coming and going whenever you please?"

"Of course we came to see what you were planning."

"Foolish mortal, you..."

Loki was furious and dissatisfied with Chen Xu's contemptuous attitude, with how Chen Xu did not take him or Asgard seriously. He wanted to teach Chen Xu a lesson, but Chen Xu represented the Sorcerer Supreme, Ancient One—the being who had driven Asgard off Earth. More importantly, Chen Xu might be far stronger than him. Loki still had no idea when Chen Xu had appeared, and that made him deeply uneasy.

Seeing Loki so enraged yet unable to do anything about it made Chen Xu feel immensely satisfied.

"So what exactly is Asgard's purpose in coming to Earth? Or rather, what is your purpose?"

Chen Xu naturally knew what Loki had come to Earth for.

"We naturally have our own purpose. As long as you do not interfere with our plans, we will not cause trouble for you."

After saying that, Loki vanished. Chen Xu also left, leaving only Thor, who had been deceived by Loki, sobbing bitterly in the interrogation room.

Just as Chen Xu was about to return to his hotel, he instantly sensed a powerful energy in the sky distort space, creating intense spatial fluctuations. A multicolored beam descended from the heavens before vanishing in an instant. Chen Xu knew it was the Bifrost, Asgard's means of traveling through the universe. Loki had returned to Asgard as well.

Chen Xu waited at the hotel for an opportunity to go to Asgard. That opportunity would be the arrival of the Destroyer.

At this time, Loki returned to Asgard and found that the Warriors Three and Sif, who should have been guarding the Bifrost, were gone. Loki had spent considerable time with them before, and they would never abandon their posts without permission. When Loki saw the Sword of the Guardians used to activate the Bifrost, he knew the Warriors Three and Sif had gone to find Thor. More importantly, Heimdall was gone as well. It was obvious that he had deliberately let them leave. This made Loki incomparably furious. Having only just become king of Asgard, Loki felt that his authority had been challenged, and he immediately stormed off to find Heimdall.

"Heimdall, this is a betrayal of Asgard!"

A man in golden armor, with dark golden eyes, stood there leisurely gazing at the stars.

Hearing Loki's furious accusation, he turned around and looked at Loki.

"Your Majesty Loki, I merely went to... what was it called again?"

"The toilet."

"Oh, right. The toilet."

"Then where is the Sword of the Guardians?"

"Ah, I only went for a moment, so I didn't take it with me."

Loki's composure shattered again. The last time he had lost control was because of Chen Xu's contempt, which had made him furious, yet left him helpless. Now Heimdall was opposing him too. Loki could already imagine Thor's reaction after learning the truth. All of Loki's plans had been thrown into disarray.

Loki glared at Heimdall furiously and made another decision. He directly took out a blue ice casket, which appeared in his hand.

When Heimdall saw the ice casket, he shuddered violently and recognized it at once.

It was the Frost Giants' divine artifact, possessing the power to freeze planets and halt time. It could instantly freeze an entire planet, and its might was incomparably immense.

Then Heimdall instantly roared at Loki,

"Loki, what are you trying to do? Put down the Casket of Ancient Winters! You cannot control it at all."

Loki looked at Heimdall with a furious expression and paid him no heed.

Heimdall looked at Loki nervously. He naturally knew what Loki intended to do. He wanted to placate Loki first, then seize the Casket of Ancient Winters when the opportunity arose.

But Loki gave him no chance. In an instant, he froze him solid, sealing the Bifrost along with him.

Heimdall had struck a pose as though he were rushing toward Loki, one hand reaching for the Casket of Ancient Winters, but before he could touch it, Loki froze him with the Casket of Ancient Winters. He could not move at all.

Loki picked up Gungnir and tapped it against the ground. After coldly snorting at Heimdall a few times, he turned around without looking back and walked toward the palace of Asgard.

On Earth, another terrifying force distorted space. Chen Xu noticed it as well. His opportunity to go to Asgard had come again.

Chen Xu had not returned to the New York Sanctum and had instead remained here observing. However, someone often came over to strike up conversations with him. That person was naturally Agent Phil Coulson. Chen Xu naturally knew who he was, but did not expose him.

Thor had also been stripped of his power. Coulson and the other agents had considered him mentally unstable and released him. At this moment, the God of Thunder had completely shed his former arrogance and pride, treating himself as an ordinary man. He no longer smashed things at the slightest provocation and was even learning how to cook. But these days were broken by four people in strange clothing. They were naturally the Warriors Three and Sif, whom Heimdall had deliberately let go, and they successfully found Thor.

"Hey, Thor, we found you."

"Brother, what are you doing?"

Thor saw them too and was instantly overjoyed, as though he had seen family in the midst of despair. His heart was filled with comfort.

"Ah, Sif."

However, the Destroyer did not descend as Chen Xu had expected. Chen Xu waited several more days, yet the Destroyer still showed no signs of arriving on Earth.

Chen Xu was deeply puzzled.

"What the hell is going on? Could my appearance have triggered the butterfly effect and changed the plot?"

"Or did Loki chicken out?"

That possibility seemed somewhat unrealistic, but it was the most likely explanation Chen Xu could think of at the moment.

In Asgard, Loki sat on the throne, handling Asgard's affairs.