The moment the sound appeared, a dazzling golden-red circular halo tore open in mid-air, and space was ruthlessly ripped open like a piece of cloth.
A tall figure slowly emerged from within, clad in black armor and a scarlet cloak draped over his shoulders. That familiar, somewhat cynical face—who else could it be but Thor?!
"Thor... Thor?" For the first time, Heimdall's eyes, which could see through the Nine Realms, revealed a bewilderment and shock that only mortals could have.
He witnessed Thor's demise in Ragnarok, his body never to be found again. And who... is this person before him?
Angela's pupils shrank to pinpoints, and her hand gripping the Glaive trembled slightly, not from fear, but because the scene before her completely overturned her understanding.
Valkyrie also looked up from a break in her mental torment, and in a daze, she saw the figure who had fought alongside her, unable to tell if it was a hallucination or reality.
The worst off are Amora and Lorelei.
For the first time, Amora's eternally proud and elegant face lost control, her emerald eyes filled with disbelief.
The man she had been jealous of and schemed against her entire life had actually come back to life in such a commanding manner?
"Hahahaha! Another prey has come to its death!" The Ghost Green Goblin's madness interrupted everyone's thoughts. He didn't care who the newcomer was; he just felt that the party had gained another new toy.
His flying machine let out a shriek, and he transformed into a burning ghost, charging straight towards Thor. At the same time, he raised his arm, and three Pumpkin Bomb burning with Hellfire formed a triangular shape, blocking all of Thor's escape routes!
However, Thor merely glanced at it listlessly. He didn't even move.
The three bombs, powerful enough to level a hilltop, passed straight through his body, as if he were Void but a phantom.
The bomb exploded behind him with a deafening roar, sending up a massive Heat Wave, but it didn't even stir a corner of his cloak.
"What?!" The eerie laughter beneath the Ghost Green Goblin mask abruptly stopped.
The next second, he felt a light tap on his shoulder.
A chill ran down his spine and straight to the top of his head. He stiffly turned around and met Thor's mocking eyes.
" Norman Osborn," Thor's voice was soft, yet it struck Green Goblin like a hammer blow, "You're quite the show-off, aren't you?"
Before he could finish speaking, Thor's hand, which had been casually resting on his shoulder, gently pressed down.
boom--!!!
There was no earth-shattering energy burst, only pure, ultimate power.
Before the Ghost Green Goblin could even let out a scream, he was slammed down from mid-air by an irresistible force, like a meteorite crashing into the hard ground!
The earth cracked open, and a huge, human-shaped crater instantly formed. The Green Goblin at the center of the crater had all his bones shattered, with only Hellfire remaining to prove that he was not completely dead.
One slap, and it's a serious injury!
Thor didn't even glance at the creature in the pit that was slowly writhing and trying to recover using Hellfire.
His gaze shifted and landed on Killmonger not far away, and he casually pointed at him.
"Sizzle!"
A thin, golden bolt of lightning appeared out of thin air and struck Killmonger precisely.
The indestructible Vibranium Suit couldn't even withstand the heat for a second, instantly melting away. Then, Killmonger was reduced to a charred corpse in the lightning, falling straight down in a cloud of smoke, never to be seen again.
All of this happened too fast; from Thor's appearance to the crippling and death of two powerful enemies, only a few breaths had passed.
The five Asgardians lying on the ground were completely dumbfounded.
Is this Thor? The brute who used to only know how to swing a hammer?
What exactly is this power that allows it to effortlessly annihilate powerful enemies, almost like a god?
"Interesting..."
Black Phoenix Mystique had been silent all along, finally spoke. Excitement blazed in her dark red eyes, and immense Phoenix Force coalesced behind her into a gigantic, ominous fire phoenix emanating a dark purple aura.
She could sense that the power contained within the man before her was even more vast and ancient than the Phoenix Fragment on her body!
"Finally, a worthy prey has arrived." She licked her lips, unleashing the Phoenix Force, the terrifying pressure causing the entire Vanaheim to tremble. "I will burn you to ashes, then devour all your power!"
Thor sensed the strength of the opponent's power and got a sense of what was going on.
Universe Level, and it even touches the edge of the multiverse. It seems that the Phoenix Force Fragment has really given her a significant boost.
He looked at Mystique and grinned, "Since you're using the Phoenix Force, I'll play along with you."
As he spoke, Thor slowly extended his right hand.
A small wisp of golden-red flame flickered in his palm.
The color of the flames was purer and more dazzling than that on Mystique's body, as if it were the first ray of light at the beginning of the universe.
The laws of the Phoenix Force have long been understood.
Speaking of which, I wonder when I'll be able to get my hands on the Fairy Force; that would be the perfect ending.
Thor was still leisurely making his plans, while Mystique across from him looked as if she had seen a ghost!
"Impossible! How could you also possess the Phoenix Force?!" she screamed, finding it even more unacceptable than Thor instantly killing her teammates.
Thor didn't bother to answer, and simply tossed the flame in his hand aside.
"Uh--!"
A clear and melodious phoenix cry resounded throughout the heavens and earth!
The golden-red flames grew longer in the wind, instantly transforming into a golden phoenix that blotted out the sky, its wings spread wide, each feather composed of the purest Law of Destruction!
"Go," Thor said calmly.
The golden phoenix let out a long cry and charged towards the dark purple phoenix!
At that moment, Mystique launched a desperate charge, channeling all her power into her Dark Phoenix and crashing into Thor's attack!
Boom--!!!!
Two colossal fiery birds, representing the ultimate power of the universe, collided with a deafening roar!
There was no loud explosion, only an eerie silence.
The next second, an indescribable, golden-purple halo of intense heat swept across the entire surface of Vanaheim, centered on the point of impact!
The horde of undead skeletons that crawled out from the ground didn't even have time to utter a wail under this intense heat before they were vaporized and evaporated in an instant, completely erased from the physical realm.
On the entire surface of the planet, apart from Thor and the few people he was protecting, all the undead skeletons had vanished completely.
However, this is just the beginning.
The dark purple Dark Phoenix let out a painful wail as it clashed with the golden phoenix.
Its power, though formidable, is filled with chaos and turmoil, while Thor's Phoenix Force is pure, refined, and regal.
"That's it?" Thor scoffed, finding it rather uninteresting.
He swung his arm.
"Bah! Bah! Bah! Bah!..."
In an instant, hundreds and thousands of slightly smaller golden flame phoenixes emerged from behind him, forming a mighty phoenix legion that surged towards the retreating Dark Phoenix!
The scene was like a hundred birds paying homage to the phoenix, but it was a worship of death!
The Dark Phoenix burst open under the impact of the first Golden Phoenix, and then the second, the third... countless Golden Phoenixes followed one after another, using their beaks and claws to frantically tear and peck at the massive dark purple energy body.
The Dark Phoenix couldn't even last a minute before being completely torn apart and Oblivion amidst the golden light.
"No--!" Mystique let out a desperate scream. The Phoenix Force was shattered, and she suffered a devastating backlash.
But she didn't even have a chance to escape.
After annihilating the Dark Phoenix, the hundreds and thousands of golden phoenixes turned around and, as if they had found new prey, swarmed towards Mystique, who stood frozen in place.
A phoenix pierced through her chest, taking away a piece of flesh; another pecked off her arm... In an instant, her body was completely engulfed by countless phoenixes.
There were no screams, no struggles. When the golden light faded, Black Phoenix Mystique had vanished without a trace, not even a single atom remained.
Thor casually collected the Phoenix Force that had been released after Mystique's death.
Then he snapped his the Snap, and a bolt of purple lightning as thick as a baby's arm descended from the sky, striking precisely the Ghost Green Goblin who had just crawled out of the pit and whose body had recovered halfway.
"Sizzle--"
The Ghost Green Goblin was reduced to ashes by the purple Oblivion Divine Lightning.
Thus, the three arrogant Masters of Evil were all wiped out.
The whole world fell silent instantly.
Thor then clapped his hands, turned around, looked at the five Asgard "acquaintances" who were completely petrified and whose brains had shut down, and gave them a bright smile.
"Long time no see, guys."
His gaze swept over the group's disheveled appearance, his tone carrying a hint of mockery.
"How come you guys have gotten so bad after not seeing you for a while?"
"They can't even beat three little kami?"