The Marvel Omniverse did not contain only Norse mythology. The Norse pantheon simply received more attention; other mythological systems had appeared too, and quite a few of them.
Moon Knight, for example, drew his powers from Khonshu, the moon god of Egyptian mythology.
Ares was a deity from Greek mythology.
The renowned Ghost Rider belonged to Christian mythology, whose supreme deity was God.
Even Chinese Taoist mythology had appeared in the Marvel Omniverse.
Take the Jade Emperor, for instance. Supposedly, the Son of Odin, Thor, had once asked the Jade Emperor to help repair Mjolnir. The Jade Emperor had generously supplied the necessary energy, helping Thor restore his hammer.
When Lu Chen had read that storyline back then, he had almost gone numb. He wondered what Leizhenzi would have thought of it.
The Eight Immortals of Shangdong existed there too, and had even clashed with the X-Men.
In short, the Marvel Omniverse encompassed everything, including numerous mythological systems.
Unlike DC next door, where it was all Greek mythology.
But that was getting off track. Back to the matter at hand.
"I slept for countless years and only woke up recently. I came out to see the powerful beings in the outside world. I meant no harm."
Lu Chen wore a smile of positively lethal friendliness.
The corner of Odin's mouth twitched.
Oh, you're so great. So noble!
You slept for so long, then nearly killed me the moment you woke up. What a delightful pastime!
Lu Chen raised his hand, releasing green energy brimming with vitality. Pure origin of wood poured over Odin.
Odin felt warmth wash over him. His injuries healed in an instant, returning him to peak condition.
"What miraculous power!" Odin exclaimed.
Lu Chen smiled faintly. His figure flickered, and he appeared above Asgard in an instant.
Looking at the floating continent before him, Lu Chen said, "Asgard truly is beautiful."
As his words faded,
Lu Chen raised his hand, and the laws of earth and fire surged forth together.
Hum!
The two laws converged in the void, forming a massive formation that settled over Asgard.
Lu Chen lowered his hand and turned to Odin with a warm smile. "Odin, I've reinforced Asgard's protective formation. It can withstand attacks from beings beyond the single-universe level. Consider it compensation."
Odin's eyes lit up. He placed his right arm across his chest and bowed to Lu Chen. "Thank you for your generosity, esteemed Demon God!"
At that moment, Odin was thoroughly won over.
Lu Chen was different from the other Dimension Demons.
Although his strength was terrifying, his aura felt majestic and upright, though not gentle.
"Just call me Heavenly Dao, or use the name of my human incarnation, Lu Chen," Lu Chen said.
"Heavenly Dao? Lu Chen?"
Lu Chen smiled faintly. Without lingering in Asgard, he vanished in an instant.
"Ah, I was arrogant after all. To think such a powerful being existed in the universe."
Odin gazed in the direction Lu Chen had departed, his eyes filled with admiration.
His arrogance had been shattered, but his pride and convictions had grown firmer.
After this battle, his strength would not decline. Instead, he would advance even further.
"There really is always someone stronger, always a sky beyond the sky!"
Balder, too, sighed in wonder.
Hela silently vowed that she would surpass Odin and become as powerful as Lu Chen.
Meanwhile, having left Asgard, Lu Chen was wandering aimlessly through the universe.
As he watched the brilliant, thriving galaxies before him, a gleam gradually entered his eyes.
When he learned that this was the Marvel Omniverse, an idea had come to him.
Once it appeared, that idea grew wildly beyond restraint!
Lu Chen wanted to devour other universes and strengthen the Ming Realm!
The mere status of a Dimension Demon could never satisfy him.
As the embodiment of the Ming Realm's Heavenly Dao, his strength was terrifying. But measured against all the worlds across existence, he had yet to reach the true pinnacle. He could only rank as the strongest in the second tier.
There were worlds and powerhouses in the first tier.
For example, the Hunyuan Wuji Daluo Golden Immortals of the supreme Primordial World.
The three beings beyond the Sacrificial Dao in Sacred Ruins.
Schicksal Qing'er from Supreme Sword God, who needed only one sword strike regardless of how powerful her opponent was.
Gu Chensha from Dragon Talisman had the most outrageous premise of all. He was unconstrained by cultivation realms, and all distinctions of strength were meaningless to him. In other words, no matter how strong you were, what realm you occupied, or how much power you possessed, you were inferior to Gu Chensha.
Lu Chen's current strength had yet to reach such a level.
"The road to greater strength is long, and there's much to do!"
Lu Chen gazed at the galaxies before him with a trace of wistfulness in his eyes.
Then he remembered the Transcendent-Dimensional Chat Group.
For a dimension to grow stronger, it needed to devour other dimensions or universes.
Countless universes existed within the Marvel Omniverse, but Marvel's cosmic standing kept them firmly suppressed, turning them into dead, worthless universes.
These lifeless universes were far too weak to withstand the might of the Heavenly Dao. Devouring them would do nothing for the Ming Realm beyond expanding its territory.
The members of the Transcendent-Dimensional Chat Group, however, each came from a world with a complete system and extremely stable development.
The Ming Realm's power and cosmic standing far surpassed those of the members' worlds. Devouring them should not be very difficult.
But how was he supposed to locate their worlds?
The Fox Spirit World where Tushan Susu lived, the Super God World where Morgana lived, and the Dragon Ball World where Frieza lived were all outside the Marvel Omniverse.
"I'll look into it first. At least I have a direction for getting stronger now."
As he pondered, Lu Chen opened the chat group.
Playboy Stark: "@The Group's Only Admin, hey, admin girl, I heard someone new joined. How about introducing our newcomer's background?"
Snack-Loving Tushan Susu: "Big Brother Heavenly Dao hasn't shown up for a whole day."
Heavenly Dao: "I'm here."
Qin Shi Huang: "Gai Nie actually defected. Damn it!"
Maoshan Taoist: "Uh, well..."
The Group's Only Admin: "@Heavenly Dao, hello, mighty one! Ahem, just as his group ID suggests, he is the ruler of the Light Universe, the Lord of the Ming Realm, the Heavenly Dao Emperor!"
Playboy Stark: "Can you tell us something useful? What good are impressive titles? Tell us about his strength or something."
Oh? Looks like you're not convinced!
In the spiritual energy revival plane, Jiang Xiaoyu sneered and began typing. "Let me put it this way. The Heavenly Dao of a supreme world can create countless worlds like the Marvel Universe you live in with a single thought, Stark. He can also destroy countless Marvel Universes with a single thought. Understand?"
At that moment, in one of the Marvel Omniverse's timelines,
Iron Man, who was at S.H.I.E.L.D., stared at the message before him and sucked in a sharp breath.
Was this newcomer, Heavenly Dao, really that powerful???
There were plenty of cosmic overlords in their world!
Dormammu, Mephisto, and the like were all fearsome beings who could easily destroy an entire universe!
Yet now the admin was saying that this newcomer could destroy countless worlds like his with a single thought.
She had to be joking, right?!
In the spiritual energy revival plane,
Jiang Xiaoyu lay on her stomach on her bed, swinging her smooth little feet back and forth.
When she saw that Stark had fallen silent, she felt rather pleased with herself.
Amateur. I've got you wrapped around my finger.
After Lu Chen revealed his identity in the group that day, she had understood how powerful he was.
The Lord of the Ming Realm, the Heavenly Dao Emperor!
Although he was not a first-tier powerhouse among all the worlds across existence, he was undoubtedly the strongest in the second tier.
Just look at who occupied the first tier.
Any powerhouse who possessed the Golden Immortal attainment in the supreme Primordial World.
The beings beyond the Sacrificial Dao in Sacred Ruins, within Old Demon Chen's cosmology.
Then there was Gu Chensha, whose realm was always one level above everyone else's, who refined a host of protagonists chosen by destiny into weapons and tossed them into the myriad worlds like garbage.
As long as those beings stayed out of the picture, the Heavenly Dao Emperor was the strongest existence!