Divine Descent

Sif felt deeply conflicted when faced with Thor's condition.

If they went back now, they could probably save Thor's life.

But if the flagship suddenly vanished from the battlefield, leaving aside how much harder the war would become without its support—

The blow to morale caused by the flagship's disappearance alone would be devastating.

On one side was the life of the man she loved; on the other was a war they would lose.

She did not know what to choose.

Just then, the flagship suddenly shook violently.

A series of "Rumble..." sounds followed, and the lights turned red.

"Attention, all units. The warship is under attack. Please take protective measures."

Hearing this, Sif instead calmed down from her dilemma.

Judging by the current situation, this war was probably already very difficult to win.

Rather than sit here and wait to die, she might as well save Thor first.

With that thought, she immediately ran toward the main control room.

After much persuasion,

Faced with the flagship's steadily dwindling energy, Lucy could only close her eyes and agree to the retreat plan.

However, before the flagship left, she chose to leave and go outside to live and die alongside the warriors.

And just as Sif had expected, the flagship's departure dealt a massive blow to battlefield morale.

Some Asgard warriors even believed Odin had fallen. They abandoned the enemies before them and chose to flee.

But in the Vacuum of space, the nearest Planet was millions of kilometers away. Where could they possibly run?

So in the end, they could only flee back to the warship.

This threw the warship into chaos, making it impossible to mount an effective attack.

The resulting chain reaction only led to even greater losses for Asgard.

From the current situation, unless something unexpected happened, Asgard's defeat was inevitable.

Within the Fixed Star system.

Odin and Thanos fought as they flew, soon arriving near another Planet.

Odin had not wanted to come here, but Thanos had been suppressing him the whole way, forcing him to fly in this direction.

The instant he saw the Planet, he understood what his opponent intended.

Thanos wanted nothing more than to drag him into another battle on the Planet and exhaust what little energy he had left.

Thinking of this, Odin began to grow anxious.

Thor's injuries were still unknown, and so was the state of the battle. He was frantic with worry.

Whether his son died or the battle was lost, neither was something he could accept.

After a while, during one exchange, he was pushed to the edge of the Planet's atmosphere. A resolute look appeared in his eyes.

"Thanos, you forced my hand! Ah!"

With a roar, golden light burst from Odin's entire body.

At the same time, his muscles swelled, seeming to brim with power, while his hair turned golden as well.

In the blink of an eye, Odin, who had originally looked old and frail, became a brawny man in his thirties.

Then an immense aura surged outward, instantly tearing a huge hole through the atmosphere beneath his feet.

Powerful air currents continuously battered his body.

As if sensing mortal danger, the planet's clouds gradually darkened, and bolts of dazzling lightning shot outward.

Yes, outward.

With the atmosphere gone, the air escaped into space, causing atmospheric pressure to plummet.

The chain reaction that followed lowered water's vaporization and melting points. Vast amounts of water turned to vapor, causing the clouds to darken.

As enormous quantities of water evaporated, large numbers of positive and negative electrons separated as well, forming lightning.

Lightning struck in the direction of the rain. Since the rainwater was rising, the lightning shot outward.

But at Odin's level, lightning was little more than a scratch to him, so he ignored it completely.

The moment Thanos sensed the powerful aura coming from his opponent, his expression turned grave.

He had not expected this old man to still have a trump card at this point. He had hidden it well.

Soon, the purple light around his body churned violently.

This meant the destructive energy within him had been pushed to its limit.

At this moment, Odin's aura stopped expanding.

Feeling the vast divine power within his body, he revealed a savage smile.

"You are the second person to force me to use this move. Even if you die, you can consider it an honor."

"Gungnir, come!"

With an enraged roar, Gungnir seemed to undergo a transformation. Its length instantly grew from 2.2 meters to 3.2 meters, and its appearance changed drastically.

It became incredibly ferocious, looking utterly terrifying.

"Die!"

An instant later, Odin crossed a distance of one kilometer and appeared directly before Thanos.

The name of this transformation was Divine Descent. Unless absolutely necessary, he would never use it.

Because Divine Descent had side effects.

It would consume his lifespan, make him fall into slumber early, and leave him weakened for a time.

With a deafening Clang!

The impact of the two divine weapons even scattered the lightning shooting from the Planet.

And for the first time, Thanos felt immense pressure.

In the next instant, the golden light around Odin transformed into spearheads and stabbed toward him.

Those spearheads passed through the purple light around his body and struck him.

A burst of "Clang, clang, clang..." rang out.

Most of the spearheads were blocked by the Tyrant Armor, but some struck his exposed arms and face.

But Thanos's powerful physique allowed him to ignore the damage.

Seeing this, Odin's face filled with disbelief.

Those spearheads formed from his manifested aura might not have been as hard as Gungnir, but they had still reached half the hardness of Vibranium.

Yet they could not even break through his opponent's exposed skin. How thick was that skin?

In response to Odin's shock, Thanos merely gave a faint smile.

He was a classic warrior with high attack, high defense, and high health—the three highs.

If such an attack could make him lose health, what would be the point of fighting?

Very soon, he gripped Tyrant's Blade in one hand, clenched the other into a fist, and threw a punch.

With a thunderous Bang!

His fist landed on Odin's armor, but it did not cause much damage.

The armor on his opponent seemed even harder than the Tyrant Armor he wore.

That left him a little embarrassed.

Seeing this, Odin immediately clenched his fist and returned the punch.

After another thunderous Bang!

He was embarrassed too.

Likewise, he could not break through Thanos's defense.