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Chapter 877 The Last Realm, Svartalfheim
Between the nine realms, in a mysterious place.

The environment here is extremely unique, with neither sky nor land; looking into the far distance of space, there is only endless void.

However, this space is not empty. On the contrary, countless nebula-like substances drift in the boundless void, slowly swirling under the guidance of some force.

One side of the void is a cold blue, and the other side is a scorching red. The two nebulae drifted in from one side and met at the center of this space, transforming into a vortex that radiates pure light.

Here, the red and blue glow filled the entire field of vision. At the center of the vortex, countless black fragments slowly flowed out, drifting outwards in the opposite direction of the nebula vortex, flying towards the unknown end of the void.

Whether these fragments were formed from the dust or not, twinkling stars dotted the distant void, emitting a cool, clear light as if projected from a faraway land.

The scene here is almost dreamlike, resembling both the boundless universe and the origin of all things.

In fact, neither of these statements is wrong. This place, called "Spark of the World," is the border between Muspelheim and Niflheim, and in a sense, it is indeed the origin of everything.

At this moment, in the center of this space, near the vortex where the red and blue nebulae meet, a black boulder floats alone in the void, without any support, without the slightest tremor.

At the edge of that giant rock, a tall figure sat cross-legged, his golden eyes silently watching the center of the vortex below.

Tyre.

He stared motionlessly at the vortex below, a strange look in his eyes, but no worry on his face.

After waiting for a while, a figure finally flew out from the vortex below and landed on the giant rock where Tyr was.

Tyr immediately looked at him: "It seems that it is indeed feasible?"

Naturally, this person was Li You.

In response to Tyre's question, he simply nodded: "Just wait until His gestation is complete and the trumpet sounds."

After the brief exchange, neither of them said anything more, simply standing on the edge of the giant rock, looking down at the whirlpool below.

Only those with Tyr's eyesight could barely see that at the center of the vortex below, at the "Spark of the World," a huge, motionless humanoid shadow floated.

As for Li You, through their mental connection, he was able to clearly see the scene at the center of the spark.

Suspended amidst the sparks of the world is the colossus that had awakened earlier.

And it goes without saying that this colossus is the one Li You obtained in the Devil May Cry world, the one the Cult of the Sword called the "Savior".

Of course, in the system's judgment, its name is distinguished according to different growth stages.

[Divine Embryo Cocoon: The dormant core of the divine embryo, requiring a massive amount of energy to activate.]

[Divine Embryo Core (Semi-Activated): The core of the Savior. Although it has the appearance of an infant, it is not a living being, but a unique magical artifact created by the Order of the Demon Sword.]

[Divine Embryo Core (Activated): The core of the Savior, a unique magical artifact created by the Order of the Demon Sword, now fully activated, capable of controlling the colossus "Savior".]

The core of the colossus is divided into three stages, while the outer statues also have separate explanatory sections.

[“Savior”: A colossal stone statue controlled by the core of the divine embryo, now fully grown and possessing pseudo-god-level strength. Besides being controlled by the core of the divine embryo, it can also integrate other individuals into the core of its divine organs, allowing them to control the Savior with their own consciousness.]

This was the first time Li You had fully activated the Divine Embryo Cocoon since obtaining it. Relying on the remains of the Frost Giant Somur, the core of the Divine Embryo fully matured, reaching its maximum height of 150 meters.

Li You only just realized that he could also choose to merge with the Savior, just like the Pope did, and actively control that huge body.

When the Pope and the Savior merged into one, the Savior's appearance also changed. His face changed from imitating the Demon Swordsman Sparta to being extremely similar to the Pope.

However, although Li You has not merged with the Savior, the appearance of this giant statue, which has grown to its limit, has become five or six parts similar to him.

Leaving aside the facial features of the colossus, its body was originally decorated with several feathers, and its head had a pair of huge, downward-curving horns symbolizing Sparta.

But now, the savior's joints and vital points are covered with rock-like dragon scales, and the huge curved horn on his head has become two pairs of upward-pointing dragon horns, one large and one small, almost identical to Li You's appearance when he first became a dragon-human.

Clearly, when Li You activated the Divine Embryo Cocoon, the Divine Embryo had already absorbed some of his power, and used it as a reference for the appearance of the Savior Colossus.

Li You had no objection to this. At least this way, Dante wouldn't suddenly appear in front of him and accuse him of using his father's appearance to swindle people.

—Furthermore, it goes without saying that this colossal statue of the savior was chosen by Li You to be the vessel to hold the power of Surtur and Simara in order to create Ragnarok.

Initially, Li You activated the Divine Embryo simply to obtain the fragments of Somur's Magic Chisel, and also to prepare for any eventuality and reserve a trump card for his future.

Later, as he continued his adventures in the Nine Realms, he also came up with the most suitable use for this giant statue.

When he first discussed the plan with Tyr, he brought Tyr to see this colossus. At that time, the savior had not yet fully grown, but Tyr had already seen its enormous potential and the possibility of the plan being realized, which is why he spared no effort in helping Li You in this matter.

Now, the project is coming to an end.

After activating the Savior in the Northern Ice Plains, Li You used the Savior's stored magic power and his current understanding of spatial power to activate a super-large portal, bringing it here—the Spark of the World.

As for why the savior was brought here specifically, it's because in the new God of War universe, this is the true birthplace of the destructive giant known as "Ragnarok."

In the game, Surtr brought Kratos and his son here, and Kratos used the Chaos Blades, which contained his primal flames, to pierce the heart of Simara in his chest.

And Surtr herself was thus plunged into the world's sparks.

Within that, Ragnarok was conceived and born.

From the moment of his fall, Surtr was already dead, leaving only the monster known as Ragnarok.

Because it is ultimately incomplete, this monster is mentally deficient. Apart from responding to the call of the Galar Horn and appearing in Asgard at Ragnarok, no one and no other can control it.

So in the game, even though there was a war going on and manpower was indeed scarce, Kratos still had to send Frey to stop Ragnarok from affecting civilians, and in the end, Frey also sacrificed himself to stop Ragnarok.

What Li You wanted to avoid was what happened in the game: painstakingly summoning Ragnarok, only to find that it not only failed to help but also caused the deaths of his own companions. That's why he came up with the plan to create his own Ragnarok.

The spiral sword absorbs the core power of Surtr and Simara, then fuses it and injects it into the body of the Savior. If all goes well, a weakened but controllable Ragnarok will be born.

At this point, Li You had completed most of the work for this plan. The Colossus of Saviors had fully matured, and he himself had become a god. He now possessed sufficient power to control the powerful energy born from the fusion of Surtr and Simara's core forces through the Spiral Sword, an energy approaching the creative power of the Nine Realms.

Right now, the Spiral Sword is floating in the core of the Savior in its original form, continuously releasing the creative power generated from its internal fusion into the Savior.

At the same time, the spark of the world itself is also releasing power and merging with the savior, as if it is also propelling the birth of Ragnarok.

So even though it hasn't been long since it was part of the sparks of the world, the essence of the Colossus of Saviors has already begun to change.

Besides the colossus itself, even the stone hammer and magic chisel that Li You had brought with him, originally belonging to Somur, were melted down by this power and reforged into a giant sword capable of tearing the heavens and the earth next to the savior's body.

Their plan went even more smoothly than expected.

Li You didn't need to explain further; Tyr could see it all. So after a brief conversation, the two prepared to leave.

During the gestation of Ragnarok, Tyr can't offer much help, but Li You will leave the avatar of the Imitation Tear here to continuously control the Spiral Sword's power.

Of course, the spiral sword cannot be used during this process.

However, now that the Mortal Blade has been unsealed, Li You's combat power will not be greatly weakened.

As for safety, not to mention that ordinary people cannot even get close to the Spark of the World, there are only two ways to get here: to enter and traverse the deepest part of Muspelheim or Niflheim to reach the intersection of these two primordial realms.

And coincidentally, each of these two roads is inhabited by one of the oldest giants.

Therefore, neither Li You nor Tyr were too worried about the safety of this place. Moreover, because the giants concealed the true prophecy, even Odin did not know that this place would be the birthplace of Ragnarok.

After leaving behind the clone of the teardrop, Li You returned to Sindri's cabin with Tyr.

There are still things waiting for them to do here.

……

"—You two, you're finally back?"

As soon as they returned to the cabin, Brock's loud voice rang in Li You and his companion's ears.

"You two seem to have got it sorted out. But that's normal; if the two of you couldn't have managed it together, then we'd be in real trouble."

Brock glanced at the two of them and grumbled, "You're back just in time! Li You, it's your turn now! Have you prepared what I told you to prepare?"

Li You smiled and took out two items from his backpack.

Those were two extremely peculiar props, one red and one blue. The red one resembled a solidified yet still burning flame, while the blue one looked like flowing, drifting ice.

As soon as these two strange substances were taken out, everyone in the cabin immediately felt a strong alternation of hot and cold auras, and the weaker people trembled.

This is even after Li You has locked away most of the power of these two masses of matter, preventing any leakage.

As soon as he took out the two items, Brock, Sindri, and Lunda all shuddered in unison, then immediately surrounded them, their eyes shining as they stared at them.

“That’s right… these are the ones, this is what old Brock wanted!” Brock swallowed and said.

"My God... These are energy crystals condensed from one of the oldest beings in the Nine Realms. They are so beautiful." Sindri stared at the two clumps of matter, his eyes somewhat dazed.

"Alright, guys! Enough talk!" Runda was the first to recover, patting Brock and Sindri on the shoulder. "Now, process the materials! Pack everything up and get ready to go!"

Brock and Sindri both nodded. Brock didn't care about Runda's tone, and Sindri didn't even mind Runda patting him on the shoulder. They immediately went back to their blacksmith shop and started tidying up.

Li You seemed slightly puzzled: "Depart? Where to?"

Brock and Sindri didn't respond, so Lunda explained, "Go to Nidwell, find 'that lady,' and have your armor forged!"

Nidver, also known as Svartalfheim, is the land of the dwarves and the home of blacksmiths. Nidver is what the dwarves call their own land.

As for the "lady" that Lunda mentioned, if it were anyone else, they would probably still be confused after hearing this, but Li You had already realized that the three legendary blacksmiths were planning to go find the "forge lady".

Lady Forge is a mermaid with special powers worshipped by the dwarves atop the mountains of Nidwell. Even legendary blacksmiths like Brock, who are proud and arrogant, are convinced of her abilities and treat her with utmost respect.

In the game, it was this forge lady who forged the spear Dropnir for Kratos, which became the weapon Kratos used to kill Heimdall.

The Forge Lady is not only an extremely skilled forger, but more importantly, she bestows a "blessing" upon a very small number of works. According to Block, any work that has been blessed is a true masterpiece.

Unfortunately, Dropnir did not receive the blessing of the Forge Lady, because Brock had accompanied Kratos to the summit, but he was missing a quarter of his soul due to his previous resurrection.

Unfortunately, the woman who runs the forge is a mermaid. Mermaids do not communicate with other people's physical bodies, but rather with their souls.

Therefore, because Brock's soul is flawed, his words will never be heard by the Lady of the Forge—meaning that Brock will never be able to forge blessed weapons again.

In the game, after discovering this fact, Brock was so angry that he cursed Sindri and almost broke down, but Kratos asked him to bless Dropnir.

This is also one of the rare moments when Kratos shows his true feelings; he genuinely considers Brock a close friend—unfortunately, Brock ultimately dies at Odin's hands.

Of course, these are all things that happen in the game's timeline. Now, the three of them, Brock and Kratos, are gathered not to forge Kratos's weapon, but to travel with Li You to Forge Mountain to forge his armor.

Sindri mingled among them, tidying up while his eyes darted around.

He certainly wanted to meet the Lady of the Forge and forge the strongest armor, but he was more worried that Brock would discover the truth about his own soul.

If, like in the game, only one person could go this time, Sindri would have pestered Li You to take him. But since all three of them went this time, Sindri was actually relieved.

As long as you are careful to react when the time comes, Brock should have a hard time noticing anything amiss, since his older brother has never been very bright anyway.

With that thought in mind, Sindri put the last piece of material they had prepared into his magic pocket.

Brock looked at everyone and snorted, "Everyone's ready? Let's go! I'm going to see Lady Forge this time, ha—!"

(End of this chapter)