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Chapter 880 Odin's Test

An invisible, pale blue barrier appeared, blocking the incoming rainbow beam. Startled, Luenda collapsed to the ground.

However, she quickly realized what was happening and used their unique magic to disappear in a flash, reappearing beside Brock.

Brock and Sindri both breathed a sigh of relief. Looking back towards the cave, they saw several heroic warriors who had been chasing after Runda, and even a heroic captain leading the group.

Li You's eyes flickered, and then he reached out and made a grasping motion. The barrier that was originally used for defense instantly rolled back and turned into a cage, suppressing all the heroic warriors behind him.

The captain of the heroic spirits had already sensed something was wrong and tried to dodge, but he was still trapped in the barrier by the instantly swirling force field.

After that, Li You turned to Luenda beside him and asked in a deep voice, "What happened?"

Runda spoke up: "It's Odin, he..."

As soon as she spoke, everyone heard a voice resounding through the sky:
"Li You—!! Come out and see me!"

The voice echoed endlessly, and everyone recognized it; it was Odin's voice.

Li You frowned slightly, not expecting Odin to appear in this way.

Although the Spiral Sword was not at hand at the moment, he was not afraid of Odin, so he immediately raised his hand and opened the system portal, allowing Brock and the other two to temporarily hide inside.

Just like other functions of the system, the companion space is now much less restricted, making it easy to send friends who are not system companions to hide inside.

Then, Li You naturally took off and flew into the sky.

He flew out of the lake on the mountaintop in the blink of an eye, but as he left, he noticed the few heroic warriors below, so he grabbed them and took them with him.

Li You originally intended to fly down the mountain, but he had only gone a short distance from the summit when he saw a figure standing in the air ahead, waiting for him.

He stopped abruptly and looked over: "Odin? You look well. Is your hand injury healed?"

Odin, who had been calm and composed, couldn't help but change his expression upon hearing these words.

His expression darkened slightly, but he didn't lash out. He simply said, "I'm curious, you're clearly an outsider, so why are you so determined to oppose me and go down this dark path? Have you been misled by that guy Tyr? Or have you believed Frigga's words?"

Li You looked at him and said, "That's a ridiculous question. First, it was your men who attacked me, and then you tricked me into going to Asgard, with no good intentions either. And now you're asking me why I'm against you?"

“That’s right, that’s exactly how you are. Even though you’ve wronged me, I shouldn’t hold a grudge. Instead, I should be grateful to you, after all, you are the ‘Father of Gods’ of the Nine Realms.”

Although Li You spoke in a calm tone, everyone could hear the sarcasm in his words.

“It seems there’s no point in talking.” Odin didn’t react; he simply nodded.

Li You said nonchalantly, "You weren't planning to talk anyway. With so many heroic warriors lurking around down there, do you really expect me to believe you're sincere?"

The mountain path directly below the two appeared deserted, but in reality, squads of heroic warriors were lying in ambush in every corner.

Although they all used the power of the Rainbow Bridge to conceal their forms, it was impossible for them to escape Li You's notice.

Odin was not surprised by this, and even smiled and said, "You're right."

He immediately waved his hand: "Then come on! Let me see what gives you the confidence to oppose me on the battlefield of Ragnarok after your trip to Valhalla!"

Li You understood immediately; Odin had come to test his strength.
But who does he intend to send to test him? Should he take action himself?

Li You's eyes flickered slightly. If that were really the case, then he might have to keep Odin here this time.

Based on his understanding of Odin, this guy was most likely unwilling to take action himself, and even the "Odin" in front of him, although Li You could not detect anything amiss, was very likely not the real one.

As expected, what followed was exactly what he had anticipated. Odin had no intention of taking action himself; with a wave of his hand, a flock of black crows appeared beside him, followed by a heavily armored captain of the Heroic Spirits appearing before him.

This heroic spirit captain was different from the captains and battalion commanders we had seen before. Although his armor was still in the style of an ordinary captain, it wasn't dark silver or light gold; instead, it was entirely shrouded in black aura and blood-red light. Furthermore, this heroic spirit captain had a pair of wings resembling those of a Valkyrie on his back.

Li You frowned slightly, his eyes shining brightly as he carefully examined the pair of wings. Only after confirming that they did not belong to any of the Valkyries he had rescued did he feel relieved.

Odin saw through his thoughts and said, "Don't overthink it. It's all thanks to you guys. I'm short-handed here, and those traitors among the Valkyries haven't been caught yet. Otherwise, he would be wearing the wings of those traitors."

The Valkyries who still serve Freya have not appeared for a long time. This is not for any other reason than that Odin's perverse actions have caused a serious imbalance in life and death in the Nine Realms, and the nine Valkyries, including Sigriun, are busy correcting this situation.

They still regularly reported to Freya, but Li You didn't interfere with that anymore.

Odin, on the other hand, spoke very calmly about his lack of manpower, as if he really didn't care at all.

But clearly, his son, generals, and Valkyries had all been killed by Li You and his men, and now his only remaining fighting force was Thor, who had begun to rebel against Odin's orders.

Even Odin's army of heroes prepared for Ragnarok was largely wiped out by Li You's immortality, so he should have been extremely anxious.

But he was surprisingly calm, and even Li You couldn't figure out where that one eye was looking.

Just like the black-armored heroic captain before us. His aura itself was not strong, but wisps of black energy flowed around his body, elevating his power to a level comparable to that of a god.

The peculiar aura and the way it was formed even gave Li You a sense of déjà vu.

"Is this..."

"You try dealing with him first!" Odin sneered. "Stinnar, go!"

Stinnar immediately gripped his scythe, let out a muffled roar, flapped his wings, and charged toward Li You!

His speed was incredibly fast, almost as fast as Heimdall's back then. As he rapidly approached, wielding his scythe, he either slashed or thrust, and intense magical energy emanated from his body and weapon, the force of which was absolutely terrifying.

However, this level of attack was not enough to harm Li You. He didn't even retaliate; he simply moved through the air to meet Stinnar's attack, and not a single wisp of those terrifying ripples touched him.

Li You was certainly not so good-natured as to not fight back when beaten; he was simply observing Stinnar's power composition.

This process didn't last long. After Stinnar had made about ten moves, Li You had already seen through his power form. Immediately, a glint flashed in his eyes, and he quickly retreated, creating distance in an instant.

Stinnar was taken aback, but then flapped his wings to give chase. However, with a dragon's roar, a black dragon emerged from the void and roared as it charged toward Stinnar!

With a slight shake of its head, the black dragon deflected the scythe that Stinnar was swinging down. Then, with a coil of its body, it imprisoned Stinnar in mid-air, rendering him unable to move.

Li You looked at the captured Stinnar, his gaze turning cold, and his raised left hand clenched in mid-air!
The Immortal Blade Dragon immediately let out a long roar, its figure flashed and disappeared from the spot, then revealed its true form as a black longsword, which fell into Li You's hand.

Li You flashed his sword and cleaved Stinnar in two!
However, at that moment, a glint of triumph flashed in Odin's eyes in the distance, and Li You heard Luenda's shout from the companion space, which was automatically relayed by the system: "Don't... be careful!!"

But it was too late. In that instant, Stinnar's body, which had been split in two, began to expand rapidly from the inside and exploded in the blink of an eye!
"boom--!!"

In that instant, countless black mists surged out from his body, even breaking through the constraints of spatial distance, and trapped Li You inside!

Meanwhile, the heroic warriors lying in ambush on the mountain path below, including the small squad that Li You was still holding onto, also exploded, releasing larger, darker, but far fewer black lights that followed and swept towards Li You! These black lights were so fast they seemed to teleport. Even Li You, in the instant affected by Stinnar's change, was inadvertently covered by the black light, and his entire body was suddenly coated with a layer of mist.

"Well……!?"

Enveloped by this black aura, Li You felt his divine power flow was somewhat obstructed, making his movements difficult and temporarily trapping him in the air.

From the swirling black mist around them, countless screams could be faintly heard.

Combining the tragic state of the heroic warriors on the mountain path below with the strange aura emanating from Stinnar earlier, Li You instantly understood, and his gaze towards Odin immediately turned icy cold:
"...You imitated my séance, and even used a blood sacrifice to forcibly enhance Stinnar's power?"

Odin floated in the air, shook his head and said coldly, "You are a smart man, but unfortunately you chose to oppose me."

Ignoring all that, Li You stared at Odin and asked, "The magic on Stinnar is different from that of the heroic warriors later on. It must be due to a large-scale blood sacrifice. Where did you hold this kind of ritual?"

Odin remained silent, but Lunda's voice reached Li You's ears: "...No need to ask that old ghost anymore. Those people should all be dwarves who stayed behind at the mountain camp."

"While I was waiting for you to come out, I heard strange noises coming from down the mountain, so I quietly went to check it out, and then..."

The rest is self-evident; Li You understood everything.

He took a deep breath and looked at Odin: "Svartalfheim has pledged allegiance to you, and those dwarves are also your subjects. Is this how you treat them?"

Odin didn't react. He didn't hesitate to use even his loyal army of heroes as pawns, let alone these ordinary dwarves who had just joined him and had little use to him.

Li You wasn't criticizing Odin; he was simply lamenting how low Odin's moral standards were. For a god-king of a pantheon to do something like this...

Odin looked at him and said, "To be precise, I didn't kill those dwarves. I simply used ancient magic to extract their souls and imbue them into Stinnar. If Stinnar is alright, their souls can return to their bodies afterward."

"In other words, you're the one who truly killed them. Oh, and you still have some remnant souls around you. Perhaps if you stop resisting, they might be able to resurrect?"

Li You's gaze sharpened.

Seeing that Li You remained silent, Odin sneered inwardly. He had studied Li You's style of doing things and knew that Li You disliked harming innocent people, so using this tactic was a perfect example of hitting his weakness...

However, the next moment, a terrifying divine power suddenly erupted from Li You's body!

"boom--!!"

Odin only felt a blinding light flash before his eyes, followed by endless darkness!

From an outsider's perspective, Li You instantly unleashed divine power, breaking free from the shackles of the black energy.

A dragon-man phantom appeared behind him, wielding a massive immortal blade formed from black and red flames. With a flap of its wings, it flashed to Odin's side, unleashing a thousand blades of light that tore Odin's body into countless tiny fragments!

Li You's main body didn't move; he just frowned as he looked at Odin's "corpse parts" that had been shattered by the dragon-man's phantom. In mid-air, they burst into countless broken black feathers, which then turned into specks of gray light and disappeared.

Immediately afterwards, Odin's figure reappeared in mid-air not far away.

He looked at Li You and the dragon-man phantom that had previously torn him to pieces. His expression was not good, but he was still able to maintain his composure.

"As expected, what came was not your true form. However, if I were to shatter this wisp of your consciousness, I wonder if your main body would remain unaffected?" Li You looked at Odin and spoke coldly.

Odin looked at him and said, "I didn't expect you to be so decisive... I misjudged you. But it doesn't matter anymore, I have gotten what I wanted, and we... will meet again at Ragnarok."

As he spoke, a flock of crows flew out of nothingness, intending to take him away.

Li You raised an eyebrow: "Trying to leave?"

He was about to join forces with the dragon-man phantom to intercept Odin's clone. Given his current understanding of spatial power, it was hard to say whether Odin's clone could escape.

However, at that moment, a roar from below caught Li You's attention.

"Boom boom boom——"

At that moment, hundreds of large points of light simultaneously lit up in the middle section and at the foot of the entire Forge Mountain, around most of the mountain. Magic circles appeared one after another, each surrounded by runes!
Li You glanced at the rune arrays, and his expression finally changed: "That is..."

He could tell at a glance that those rune arrays had only one function: to release flames and shocks to stimulate and activate the dormant lava beneath the mantle!

Mount Forge was originally a dormant volcano, and the small lake at its summit, where the Lady of the Forge resided, was a typical volcanic lake. This mountain was not supposed to awaken, but the magical arrays prepared by Odin have caused it to erupt violently today!
Even disregarding the mountain camps, the main city where the dwarves live is built at the foot of this mountain!

Although wetlands and waterways separate the city from the volcano, these obstacles are virtually negligible in the face of a devastating eruption.

Although Odin did not expect Li You to be so decisive and completely unmoved by his moral blackmail tactics, he still made contingency plans based on Li You's personality.

With almost no time to hesitate, Li You decisively abandoned the pursuit of Odin's clone. His main body and the dragon phantom flew swiftly towards the Forge Mountain, one on the left and one on the right!
The massive number of rune arrays almost circled the Forge Mountain twice. To disable the arrays, precise attacks were needed to destroy their magical patterns, rather than using large-scale bombardment, which would only prematurely activate the arrays' effects.

Logically speaking, it is almost impossible for anyone to stop it in the short period from the beginning of its activation to its final outburst.

But Li You's current abilities are completely beyond the imagination of ordinary people and gods. He and the dragon-man phantom acted separately, their figures flashing rapidly in the air. With each flash, they would appear at the location of the next magic circle that was about to be detonated.

The two were incredibly swift, capable of paralyzing a magic array with a single strike. Their speed was so great that they had already moved dozens of times in the blink of an eye.

With their speed that was completely beyond reason, most of the runes were destroyed before they could be activated.

In the end, Li You was too late to stop the eruption of the magic arrays. There were only a handful left, which were not powerful enough to cause a volcanic eruption. They were just a tickle to the Forge Mountain.

"Rumble--"

After a series of intermittent explosions, a red light flashed, and Li You's figure appeared in mid-air, while the dragon-man phantom returned behind him.

Looking at the settled Forge Mountain, Li You breathed a slight sigh of relief.

"That's it..."

"Om-!!"

Even Li You didn't expect that Odin's plans were not yet finished.

The magic array at the foot of the mountain had just been dealt with when a violent energy fluctuation came from the mountaintop. Li You looked up and saw that a ring of runes had lit up at the crater of the mountaintop.

Although the magic arrays there are much smaller than those on the mountainside and at the foot of the mountain, they emit several times more powerful magic and have different effects.

Once they detonate, although they may not trigger a volcanic eruption, they are enough to make the volcanic lake on the mountaintop disappear from the surface.

At this moment, the light of those runes had reached its limit, and the burst could no longer be stopped!

The three members of Brock's companion space witnessed this scene through the system's vision, and their expressions changed drastically: "Oh no, the lady...!!"

But before they could say anything more, Li You had already flashed away, transforming into a shooting star and piercing straight for the mountain peak!
(End of this chapter)