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Chapter 258 First Contact with Thor's Hammer

This is very interesting.

In short, Odin was dissatisfied with Thor's recklessness, especially his taking the final elements of Ragnarok as his spoils to Asgard.

So Odin, the king of the gods, sealed away Thor's divine power and banished him to Earth to reflect on his actions, hoping to use human emotions to help him understand the true nature of a king.

But the old father forgot that his son was a simpleton and was living a carefree and happy life, so he staged a fake death.

The cunning Odin successfully deceived his adopted son, Loki, inducing him to be driven by desire, steal the power of the God-King, and launch a hunt for Thor.

Thor's fiancée, Sif, the goddess of land and harvest, discovers Loki's plot. She and three of Thor's friends sneak from Asgard to Earth to save Thor.

When Sif saw Thor, she discovered that this scoundrel had fallen in love with Jane Foster, a beautiful woman from Earth.

In the world of female-oriented novels, this would be enough to unfold a poignant and moving story of her running away, him chasing, and her being unable to escape in a "wife-chasing-in-the-cremation" drama.

Unfortunately, this is the world of gods.

According to the goddess Sif, Earth women have a lifespan of at most 100 years, which is equivalent to only one month compared to her and Thor's lifespan of thousands of years.

It doesn't even take as long as raising a pet.

So it doesn't matter how much Thor likes Foster; she'll be gone soon anyway, so there's no need to argue about it.

Moreover, gods are inherently lustful; although not every god is like Zeus, the king of the gods, they are only different in degree.

Unless there are restrictions imposed by God's divine authority, what god wouldn't act recklessly?

These are all minor matters.

Xia Zuo imagined all sorts of random things, and finally remembered that there should be a rare thing nearby.

He took the girl's hand and used electromagnetic force to lift them both into the sky: "Come on, I'll take you to see the work of Odin, the strongest being in the Nine Realms."

Because S.H.I.E.L.D. had surrounded Thor's hammer with white makeshift buildings, Shazor could easily spot the conspicuous structure after taking flight.

Then he took Skye and flew over there openly.

While still in flight, Hawkeye Patton spotted them and quickly issued a warning.

Shazor ignored the S.H.I.E.L.D. agents' warnings and disregarded their vigilance and tension; he knew perfectly well that the agents had no way of harming him.

But if they dare to attack me—that would be wonderful!

Xia Zuo's mind is now filled with thoughts of where to fleece people. If a S.H.I.E.L.D. agent were to hand him any leverage, they would definitely squeeze him for a hefty sum, making him feel the pinch.

Perhaps because of the repeated emphasis, or perhaps because of the sheer awe of flying over without relying on any tools, the S.H.I.E.L.D. agents did not fire.

Xia Zuoan landed safely in the center of the temporary building and watched with Skye as they examined the legendary Thor's hammer.

Within minutes, Phil Coulson ran over with a smile and asked very politely, "Mr. Shazo, do you know what this is?"

Shazo replied, "Thor's hammer, Mjolnir—you should have found out about something as obvious as that, right?"

Coulson shook his head and smiled wryly, "It really is a mythical artifact. Although we have found relevant information, we have no way of confirming that it is a divine artifact."

Skye asked, "My boss said that only the right person can lift Thor's hammer, and that those with ugly hearts cannot move it even a fraction of an inch. Is that true?"

Coulson, like a serious teacher, replied earnestly, "We tried everything, including high-powered off-road vehicles and tracked trailers, but nothing worked to move it."

"Everyone around here has tried, but no one can lift it."

"But we can dig out the soil underneath it, and then it will fall slowly and steadily, as light as a feather."

Xia Zuo said, "Skye, you give it a try."

The girl, unable to contain her curiosity any longer, jumped up upon hearing this and placed her hand on the handle of the hammer.

After feeling the warm, smooth texture of the hammer handle, Skye gripped it tightly and then slowly applied force.

From one hand to both hands, until she used all her strength, Skye couldn't move the hammer an inch.

As expected, Skye and this hammer were not meant to be.

But the girl didn't stop there. She knew that Shazo wanted her to try not only to see if she could lift the hammer, but also to demonstrate her power to S.H.I.E.L.D.

Skye took a deep breath, closed her eyes, and launched the faintest vibrations from every cell in her body, which resonated and amplified to converge on the nearest bones.

At this moment, the vibrations were so strong that they caused the girl's body to vibrate. She skillfully manipulated the vibration waves, focusing and resonating them around her bones.

After the vibrations are focused and resonated by the bones, and the frequency is unified, they become extremely destructive shock waves, enough to tear apart soft internal organs and break hard femurs.

Through formal physical training and long-term practice of the "Tiger Roar Thunder Sound Technique," Skye's potential was unlocked. Not only did her vibration ability grow stronger, but her physical strength also became astonishing.

The delicate and slender young girl's fair and tender hands can lift a 160-kilogram barbell, far exceeding the world record for weightlifting by men of the same weight.

A strong body is like the barrel of a gun; only under the constraint of the barrel can the power of a bullet undergo a qualitative change, transforming it from a firecracker that can only make a sound into a deadly weapon.

Only when a girl can withstand the destructive shock after focusing can she fully control the power of the shock and release its power in the most effective way, exerting a hundredfold, a thousandfold, or even ten thousandfold destructive force.

As Skye transmitted the vibrations along her bones to her hands, visible shockwaves formed in her palms.

The next instant, the shockwave was poured into Thor's hammer. The unshakeable artifact seemed to have encountered its natural enemy, instantly unleashing all its lightning power to expel the shockwave from its body.

The power of lightning transformed into bright, dazzling arcs of electricity, and the shockwaves distorted the air. The clash between lightning and shockwaves tore the air and the earth apart.

The ground suddenly sank, forming a huge depression centered on Thor's hammer, resembling a meteorite crater. In that instant, the soft sand was compressed into sandstone.

The torn air was pulled down by the suddenly caved-in earth, then rebounded and exploded, triggering an explosive storm.

The gale instantly destroyed the white temporary building, and the S.H.I.E.L.D. agents around it were sent flying into the sky with screams like autumn leaves, before crashing heavily to the sand.

Fortunately, the storm didn't last long, and the agents weren't blown very high. Moreover, the surrounding area was soft sand, so at most they would get injured if they fell, but there would be no danger to their lives.

At the epicenter of the destruction, Skye gripped the hammer handle tightly with both hands. The misty air manifested a terrifying shockwave covering her body, resisting the relentless lightning attacks from Thor's hammer.

The girl ultimately failed to budge Thor's hammer, but Thor's hammer's attacks also failed to harm her. In fact, the relentless lightning attacks revealed a hint of fear and bravado.

Skye shook her head, released Thor's hammer, returned to Shazo's side, and pouted, saying, "No, it's resisting me desperately, as if I'm going to kill it."

Shazo was unaffected by the explosion and shockwave, and even Coulson next to him wasn't blown away, though his hair was slightly disheveled.

Coulson reached up and rubbed his head, magically smoothing his messy hair as if it were made of hair gel.

By combing his hair, Coulson concealed his shock.

S.H.I.E.L.D.'s intelligence had thoroughly investigated Skye, the Chinese-American girl who was with Shazo Dawson, but they never discovered that she was a superhuman, and such a powerful one at that.

Coulson felt a lingering fear, but secretly rejoiced. He didn't know who had proposed the kidnapping of Skye, but it had been shelved because of Shazo's strong-willedness.

Otherwise, the consequences would be unimaginable.

Hearing the girl's complaint, Xia Zuo replied with a smile, "Your 'Tiger Roar Thunder Sound Technique' has reached a high level. For a hard divine weapon like Thor's Hammer, your shockwave already has the ability to destroy it."

"The artifact has a spirit; it can sense the deadly danger you pose, so of course it will desperately resist your contact."

Skye was a little annoyed but not disappointed. Hearing Xia Zuo's explanation, her annoyance dissipated, and a smile returned to the girl's face.

She smiled and suggested, "Boss, why don't you give it a try?"

Xia Zuo nodded: "Since we're already here, we should give it a try."

After saying that, he walked over and reached out to grasp the handle of Thor's hammer.

This time, Thor's hammer reacted even more violently, unleashing a burst of lightning power as if the true god of thunder had descended upon the world. The light of the lightning was so intense that it momentarily obscured the sun's brilliance.

Everyone who was watching Thor's hammer and Shazor felt a sudden brightness before their vision dimmed, and they were temporarily blinded.

But Skye did not go blind; her body is now extraordinary, with an incredible ability to withstand all kinds of damage.

Coulson wasn't blind either; he had just put on sunglasses to conceal his vision and luckily avoided the flash.

Therefore, only the two of them saw countless arcs of electricity being drawn out of Thor's hammer and flowing into Xia Zuo's body like a great river flowing into the sea.

Despite absorbing such a massive amount of lightning power, Xia Zuo did not leak any of it, and even his hair was not affected by static electricity.

It was obvious that even such terrifying lightning posed no threat to him; on the contrary, he absorbed it with ease.

Coulson felt a chill run down his spine; he couldn't think of any way to restrain or deal with such a monster.

For some reason, the idea of ​​a mushroom bomb appeared in its mind, and it wouldn't go away, growing stronger and stronger.

But Coulson knew that was impossible.

Shazor is a clearly identified American and a leader recognized by Anglo-Saxon financial groups. Using nuclear weapons against him would absolutely detonate the entire United States.

If things go wrong, it could trigger a civil war in the United States, or even a global mushroom war.

Not only would Coulson not dare to do that, but Nick Fury wouldn't dare either, and even the hidden Hydra wouldn't dare.

Hydra may be evil, but they are not stupid. They know very well that what they want is to rule the world, not to destroy it.

Moreover, Hydra is very clear about its stance: now and in the future, they want to be friends with the financial groups, not enemies.

At this moment, Xia Zuo sensed that Thor's Hammer was clearly panicking.

Electromagnetism and electricity are inseparable. Xia Zuo, who possesses the ability of [Electromagnetic Control], directly absorbs lightning and transforms it into his own power.

When Thor's hammer discovered that its lightning bolts were not only failing to harm its enemies but were actually making them stronger, the magical artifact attempted to stop emitting lightning power.

But how could Xia Zuo let it have its way?

The lightning released by Thor's hammer is different from the lightning in the thunderclouds. The energy in the lightning is exceptionally pure and can be directly absorbed and utilized by Shazo.

Moreover, the lightning also carried information about Odin's divine power, a trace left by the lightning power he infused when forging Thor's hammer.

Xia Zuo felt that if he could obtain more information about Odin's divine power, he might even be able to reproduce the true power of Odin.

The "Power of Odin" is the most awe-inspiring force in the Marvel Universe and the pinnacle of divine power in the entire universe.

This great power was named after Odin because it was created by Odin, the king of Asgard, the "King of the Gods".

Odin's power was not created out of thin air.

His grandfather, the "First God-King" Budi, unified the Aesir gods and, through wisdom and courage, united the divinity of the entire race, thus laying the foundation for the God-King's power.

Odin's father, the "Second God-King" Bauer, inherited the power and throne of the God-King, and continued to improve upon it, reaching the limit of the Aesir gods.

When Odin inherited the power of the God-King, he felt that this power had reached its limit and that it was necessary to break through and continue to grow, so as to form the foundation for his unification of the nine realms and the establishment of peace.

So Odin climbed the World Tree, offering one of his eyes as a sacrifice in exchange for boundless wisdom, which enabled him to create unique runes.

By combining the power of runes and the power of the god-king, Odin's power finally broke through the divine limits of the Aesir, reaching the strongest level in the universe.

From then on, the one-eyed Odin roamed the universe, looking down upon all others with unparalleled arrogance.

He once shot Thanos, who had invaded the Nine Realms, with a single shot. This cosmic emperor almost died on the spot and never dared to approach the Nine Realms again.

Odin even dared to challenge the Celestials, the highest known powers in the Marvel Universe.

The battle lasted only a few seconds before Odin was defeated, but this does not mean that there was a huge gap between Odin and the Celestials.

The battles between higher life forms may last for centuries or be a fleeting moment, but this is only the surface that mayflies-like lower life forms perceive.

In those few short seconds, the Celestials and Odin had fought from the birth of the universe to its end, and even experienced the cycle of the universe more than once.

Most importantly, although Odin was defeated, he saved the lives of Asgard, the Aesir, and himself.

This is the most incredible miracle.

After that, Odin fought for a thousand years, defeating the frost giants, driving away the dark elves, and conquering the dwarves.

Above the sea of ​​blood, Odin unified the nine realms, forging the glorious glory of Asgard.

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