The collapse of the Magic Array stripped Asgard of much of its radiance, throwing all its inhabitants into panic.
How could the Magic Array that had protected their divine realm for countless ages have collapsed?
Inside Asgard's central palace.
"Who destroyed the protective Magic Array?"
A powerfully built, golden-haired god looked shocked.
He was Odin!
As the Lord of the Nine Realms and the Norse God King, Odin stood at the peak of the Skyfather-level, powerful enough to reign supreme within that realm.
Even Zeus, the Greek God King, fell somewhat short of him.
"Tsk, tsk. As expected of Odin, the conqueror of the Nine Realms."
Lu Chen materialized out of thin air, a hint of surprise in his voice.
Although he had not deliberately concealed his presence, not just anyone could detect him.
Odin truly deserved his title as God King, having immediately sensed Lu Chen in his human form.
"Who are you? Why have you come to Asgard?"
Odin's expression was grave.
This man had not only shattered the protective Magic Array but also entered the central palace without a sound.
His strength was terrifying-at the very least, he was no weaker than Odin!
Lu Chen studied Odin.
He was a muscular, golden-haired god with one eye and a long white beard. Wearing the Eagle Helmet and the Lion Armor, he radiated a savage aura.
Looking at the wary Odin before him, Lu Chen smiled. "Hmm, in your Marvel terminology, I suppose I'd count as a Dimension Demon?"
The Ming Realm lay within the Marvel omniverse yet transcended reality, a property very similar to the dimensions of those Dimension Demons.
So calling Lu Chen a Dimension Demon was not wrong.
Odin's pupil contracted. "A Dimension Demon? You want to devour Asgard?!"
Boom!
Amid the sudden roar.
Terrifying killing intent shone from Odin's lone eye, and golden divine power surged outward like a tidal wave.
Others sensed the fluctuations of his divine power as well.
Hela, the goddess of death, and Balder, the god of light, rushed over together from their training.
"Father!"
Hela reached the entrance to the central palace first and was about to enter.
"Stay out!"
Odin's grave voice rang out from inside the central palace.
Balder and Hela exchanged a look, both visibly horrified.
Their father was the Lord of the Nine Realms, the supreme God King who ruled all of Asgard.
Even Zeus, a fellow king of the gods, was slightly inferior to Odin.
Yet someone had cornered such a powerful being inside the central palace!
Just how terrifying was this enemy?!
"Come, Odin. Let me see the strength of the Lord of the Nine Realms."
Lu Chen remained utterly calm.
Odin was indeed powerful, his strength at Skyfather Peak, but he still could not surpass Lu Chen's human form. At best, they were evenly matched.
That was because even the lower limit of his ordinary emperor form was beyond single-universe level.
By that reckoning, the upper limit of Lu Chen's human form was Single-Universe-level.
The peak of the Skyfather-level could only rival single-universe level, still far short of surpassing it.
"You court death!"
Odin roared in fury!
Surging golden divine power poured forth and swept toward Lu Chen!
"That kind of power isn't enough."
Lu Chen shook his head slightly.
With a thought.
A fiery feather drifted down.
Then it transformed into towering flames!
Boom!
The two streams of divine power collided in midair!
Terrifying energy fluctuations erupted from the point of impact, sweeping wildly in every direction!
Crack! Crack!
The sharp sound of shattering glass rang out.
Unable to withstand the collision of the two divine powers, space collapsed layer by layer!
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The statues and structures inside the central palace exploded outright, reduced to ash!
Outside the palace, Hela and Balder were caught in the blast and instantly sent flying.
Pfft!
They crashed to the ground, their bodies split open and golden divine blood spraying out, barely clinging to life.
In just a single instant!
The two sub-Skyfather-level gods had been left gravely injured and dying by nothing more than a single wave of residual energy.
"Hela! Balder!"
Odin roared.
Lu Chen extended his hand, releasing green energy brimming with vitality that washed over the gravely wounded Hela and Balder.
A miraculous scene unfolded.
The wounds splitting their bodies healed completely in an instant, and divine power stirred within them once more.
Lu Chen had used the power of the origin of wood to save their lives.
"Let's fight outside this universe instead. I have no intention of destroying Asgard," Lu Chen said.
"Father..."
Hela and Balder both looked at Odin with worry in their eyes.
They had already experienced Lu Chen's power firsthand!
Odin was definitely no match for him!
"Protect Asgard!"
With those words, rainbow divine light enveloped Odin and carried him into the depths of the universe!
Lu Chen vanished right after him.
"Damn it!"
After Lu Chen left.
Hela gritted her teeth.
Proud and arrogant as she was, she could not accept this outcome.
She was a sub-Skyfather-level powerhouse, only one step away from becoming a true Skyfather!
She believed her talent was unparalleled and that she would one day become a supreme god like Odin, leading the Asgardians to the pinnacle of the universe!
Yet she could not even withstand a single shock wave from his battle. Had Lu Chen not saved her with the origin of wood, she would already have been dead.
"To think such a powerful being exists in the universe. Why have we never heard of him before?"
Balder came to Hela's side, staring at the sky far in the distance.
Hela ignored him and stood there sulking.
In space, hundreds of light-years from Asgard.
A vast beam of rainbow divine light came hurtling through.
Lu Chen followed at a leisurely pace, watching Odin's body shrouded in rainbow divine light with a hint of interest in his eyes. "So this is the Bifrost, capable of traversing space and time? Interesting."
Odin, who was riding the Bifrost, glanced back, and his pupil abruptly contracted.
Lu Chen appeared to be taking a leisurely stroll, but every step carried him through space and time. His speed was almost on par with the Bifrost.
Damn it, where did this powerhouse come from? Why have I never heard of him before?
Odin's face darkened.
Countless powerful figures flashed through his mind as he tried to determine Lu Chen's origins.
Cyttorak, ruler of the Crimson Cosmos.
Mephisto, ruler of the Hell Dimension.
Dormammu, Lord of the Dark Dimension.
The Trinity Gods, the Vishanti.
Even Infinity Thanos, the Celestials, the Living Tribunal, and others.
But none of the powerful beings in his mind matched Lu Chen.
"That's enough, Odin. We're far enough from Asgard now."
Lu Chen stopped and looked at Odin with a faint smile.
Odin dispersed the Bifrost and reached his right hand into empty space.
Hum!
Space vibrated, and golden divine power surged forth!
Odin brought forth the strongest weapon in the Nine Realms-Gungnir!
Lu Chen glanced at Gungnir in Odin's hand. "So this is Gungnir, the spear said to pierce the Nine Realms, or even an entire universe?"
As his words fell.
Boom!
A thunderous explosion rang out.
A fiery-red portal of light appeared.
Lu Chen reached inside and grasped the Flame Dragon Blade.
He had not transformed into the Flame Dragon Armor, but he still drew its exclusive weapon, the Flame Dragon Blade.
After all, Gungnir could pierce an entire universe. In his human form, fighting without a weapon would leave him at a slight disadvantage.