Godslayer: Starting with a sword god, the Night Watchers can't hold on any longer.

Chapter 405 Reunion, the Turbulent Norse Pantheon

Although the gods of Asgard had many doubts, since Thor had given the order, there was no need for them to continue insisting.

Before long, the demoralized Norse gods abandoned their divine realm, where they had lived for many years, and retreated to the sinful city, the underworld, a place they usually avoided...

"Run away now?"

Sun Wukong's staff missed its target, and he frowned. He flew back to Yang Jian's side and asked a question.

Logically speaking, these Norse gods were fighting on their home turf, and with the power of their divine kingdom, they might not have been without a fighting chance. So why did they choose to retreat at this time?

Is there something bigger going on here?

"Perhaps... he was frightened..."

"Scared? Surely not... We didn't kill that many gods, did we?" Hearing Yang Jian's explanation, Sun Wukong's expression of doubt deepened.

When he fought the Norse gods before, he did not feel such a strong sense of fear from them. If that's the case, why did Yang Jian say that they were frightened?

Upon hearing this, Yang Jian rolled his eyes at him in annoyance.

"Who said I was scared by you? Look behind you."

"What's behind that?" Sun Wukong looked in the direction Yang Jian was pointing, and the towering sword aura standing in the Asgardian back garden had not disappeared.

"Let me, Old Sun, take a look... Is that a sword aura? Just because of that, they abandoned this divine realm? That's outrageous..."

“They don’t fear the sword energy,” Yang Jian shook his head. “They fear the one who wields the sword.”

As he said this, a sly smile appeared on his face.

"Upon seeing that sword aura, Thor from Norse mythology must have been reminded of something unpleasant."

"I don't understand, I don't understand. You people are overthinking things. What's the plan now? Continue? Or wait and see?"

"That's not something you or I can decide."

Yang Jian spread his hands, looking somewhat helplessly at his old partner with whom he had been entangled for many years, and said softly.

"However, one thing I am certain of is that the Heavenly Venerable will not return empty-handed after deciding to mobilize so many Great Xia Gods."

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Asgard, the back garden.

Li Jie frowned upon returning to the Divine Realm.

"The atmosphere here... is a bit strange..."

It's no wonder he felt that way, because Asgard is indeed too quiet right now...

Shouldn't a battle of gods be taking place here?

While he was still in a daze, Si Xiaonan and Xian'er walked out of the passage and returned to the Divine Realm.

Similarly, they also showed a look of confusion on their faces.

After observing the surrounding scenery, Si Xiaonan walked to Li Jie's side and said softly.

“This is the back garden. Your sword must have missed. This is not the original entrance connecting to the human circle.”

"Whatever, we're back in the Divine Realm anyway. How do we get to the Divine Miracle Plaza? Can you show us the way?"

"Miracle Square? That's still quite a distance away."

"Please... you're the God of Deception now, can't you fly?"

Although Si Xiaonan recovered quickly under the influence of the Dao's laws, now...

She doesn't seem to have accepted that she has become the new Goddess of Tricks.

"Sorry... I really didn't react in time..." Upon hearing this, Si Xiaonan gave a shy and embarrassed smile.

Then, as if she had just thought of something, she suddenly slapped her thigh.

"Oh no, I was so busy coming to find you that I forgot I used a trick to heal Leng Xuan's injuries earlier."

Li Jie: ...........

Leng Xuan: .........

Xian'er: Is this girl... really reliable?

"It's alright. Let's take care of things here first. With Xiao Jue here, he won't die anytime soon."

"That's good, that's good..."

After saying that, Si Xiaonan quickly determined the direction, then lightly touched the ground with her toes and transformed into a streak of light, flying away into the distance.

Li Jie and Xian'er exchanged a glance, unsuspecting, and followed closely behind her in a flash.

But when they arrived at Miracle Square, they discovered...

The Great Xia God's top combat force is sitting together with the Night's Watch leadership and the pinnacle of human power...

"Am I blinded?"

Somewhat confused, Si Xiaonan stopped, rubbed her eyes, and asked suspiciously.

Li Jie was also confused about the current situation.

Isn't this the Miracle Square in Asgard?

Why are all these people beneath my feet powerful figures from the Great Xia faction...?

Is everything finished here?

"Go down and have a look."

Li Jie shook his head, not wanting to think about it any further.

The reason is simple.

Since we're all on the same side, why don't we just go down and ask?

"Heavenly Venerable, Commander Zuo, Qi Ye, everyone's here..."

Seeing these familiar figures, Li Jie felt a deep sense of warmth and familiarity.

You know what... it's actually quite lively.

Before he could resolve his doubts, Sun Wukong, clad in chainmail, had already grabbed him and pulled him over.

"Brother Monkey... what's going on?"

"what have you done?"

"What did what?"

"Tell me the truth, why do those Norse gods act like they've met the King of Hell the moment you appear? They abandon their divine realm and run away. I haven't had my fill of fighting yet."

"ha?!......"

Not understanding Sun Wukong's meaning, Li Jie turned to Yang Jin, who was covering his mouth and chuckling, with a pleading look.

"What's going on with Monkey King?"

"Oh... um... well, it's just..."

Yang Jin then recounted what had just happened to Li Jie.

After understanding the cause and effect, Li Jie finally understood why Monkey King had such a strange reaction.

"You mean this? Well, it's nothing really. It's just that Ah Jin and I each cut off one of Thor's arms before, so that's why He reacted so extremely when He sensed my presence..."

"Hey, that damn Thor is such a coward. So what if he lost two hands? He's scared already?!"

"Both hands are gone... Hmm... Fighting will be a bit tough then..."

Seeing the monkey's adorable reaction, Li Jie burst into laughter.

"Alright, we can talk about this later." Just then, Yuanshi Tianzun flew forward and interrupted everyone.

"The Norse gods have now retreated to the underworld. Young friend Li, what are your thoughts?"

“My lord, I wouldn’t call it a profound insight, but I feel that… the Norse pantheon has been corrupted by the Kreece gods for too long, and they’ve become acquainted with those bastards… so they have no reason to exist anymore.”

Li Jie's calm voice echoed in the sky above the Miracle Square, directly igniting the high fighting spirit of the gods of Great Xia!

"I've disliked these bastards for a long time!"

"That's right! Our presence here today can be considered as eliminating a great scourge for the divine realms of all nations!"

"We second that proposal!..."

"........"

"We beg the Heavenly Venerable to give the order, and we will surely annihilate the Norse pantheon!"

"........"

After hearing the gods' petition for battle, the Celestial Venerable smiled slightly.

"It seems that annihilating the Norse pantheon is what our Great Xia desires. In that case... let's fight!"

"We respectfully obey the Heavenly Lord's decree!"

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In the underworld, the still-powerful Norse gods reside atop the destroyed palace of bones.

"Lord Thor, what do we do now?"

Baldr, the God of Light, raised an eyebrow and spoke with a mocking tone.

"If you cannot lead the Norse pantheon to its peak, please voluntarily withdraw from the 'covenant of kingship'."

"How foolish." Thor, now calm, stared at Baldr, who had spoken rudely, as if he were looking at a dead dog.

"It's been so long, and Loki still hasn't arrived... You should realize the situation by now."

"Oh? I wonder what situation Lord Thor is referring to?"

"You saw that sword light just now, didn't you?"

"So what if I saw it? I'm not like you, who was so scared by a sword light that I abandoned the divine realm."

Upon hearing this, Thor chuckled, bent down, narrowed his eyes, and said, word by word.

“Foolish Badr…”

"The god of trickery you worship may have already passed away in the human world."

Upon hearing this, Badr remained completely unmoved.

As a loyal follower of Loki's faction, he was naturally very familiar with His methods of self-preservation.

In His view, Thor's words were nothing more than an attempt to divide the gods of Loki's faction and strengthen His own side.

"You might not believe me..."

"The owner of that sword light is a terrifying being who could chase after my father and slash him."

"By the way, that person has an irreconcilable blood feud with Loki."

"If I'm not mistaken, Loki originally planned to break through to the highest level within the human realm..."

What does it mean that the person returned to the realm of gods from the human realm?

At this point, Thor's smile vanished, and he flashed in front of Baldr, grabbed him by the collar, and said angrily.

"This means... Loki not only failed to break through to the Supreme Realm, but he has also been killed by Li Jie!"

"Now I'm giving you two choices: one is to follow your leader and go to the afterlife together..."

"The other is to withstand the invasion of the Great Xia God..."

"Help me buy myself time to ascend to the highest point!"

Upon hearing this, Badr's expression became even more conflicted, even though he had doubts about the veracity of what Thor had said.

But He truly saw the cold killing intent in the latter's eyes.

If he continued to disobey Him, Thor would likely kill him without hesitation.

"You...give the order."

After a moment, Baldr chose to remain patient for the time being. Resisting the invasion of the Great Xia God was a matter of shared prosperity and shared loss, and all the gods of the Norse pantheon had an inescapable responsibility.

Even if Loki were here, He would support His decision.

Upon hearing this, all the gods who had previously supported Loki knelt down in the direction Thor was standing, telling him their choice.

"A wise decision..."

"Sif, Tyr, Hoddle... the rest is up to you!"

"Rest assured! The Netherworld City-State will not fall before you ascend to the highest realm!"

Sif stepped forward, took Thor's arm, and gave him a reassuring look.

"wait me back."

Thor nodded without further ado, and in a flash, he transformed into a streak of lightning and sped toward the central hub of Asgard.

After He left, Sif took a deep breath and gave an order to Hoddle beside her.

"Find a way to activate the City-Destroying Mountain Corpse left behind by Hela..."

"Sif, this... won't cause any problems, will it?"

If you have a better idea, tell me and I will adopt it.

Upon hearing this, all the gods who had hesitated fell silent.

Indeed, the Norse pantheon suffered heavy casualties in the battle at Miracle Square, and without external assistance...

They could hardly withstand the frenzied attacks of the Great Xia God.

"Let's do it this way..."

........

Asgard, the Mirror of the Sky.

Through the shimmering golden light, Li Jie could vaguely see the writhing corpses of the Destroyer Mountain within the Netherworld City-State.

"It seems that the Norse pantheon has abandoned factional disputes and begun to unite against external forces."

"I really didn't expect that even without Hela, they could still mobilize the Mountain Corpses of Annihilation..."

"But...why isn't Thor's presence here?"

"Could it be that..."

Thinking of this, Li Jie narrowed his eyes, raised his head, and gazed at the summit of the sacred mountain located in the very center of Asgard.

"It seems... He's planning to go all in?"

"Ah......"

Pulling himself back to his senses, Li Jie turned around and returned to Tianzun and the others, bowing respectfully.

"Heavenly Venerable, the remaining gods of Norse mythology have joined forces to activate the Mountain Corpse of Annihilation. The Netherworld City-State is now easy to defend and difficult to attack. My suggestion is that you all besiege it here. Without the support of the laws of the Netherworld, they cannot use the Mountain Corpse of Annihilation for too long."

"And what about you?" The Celestial Venerable nodded slightly, then pointed out the flaw in Li Jie's words.

He was referring to you all, not us.

There must be another meaning behind his words.

"I need to go to the top of the sacred mountain to confirm some things."

"Understood." After saying this, Yuanshi Tianzun waved his hand in the direction of Daode Tianzun, then stepped forward and stood beside Li Jie.

“I’ll go with you. We’re already here, so we can’t let you go on an adventure alone. With our junior brother overseeing things here, there won’t be any problems.”

Li Jie was stunned for a moment, then felt a warmth in his heart and did not refuse the Heavenly Venerable's kindness. Immediately afterwards, he led the Primordial Heavenly Venerable and the two women, Xian'er, to the top of the divine mountain without stopping.

..........

Asgard, the sacred mountain.

At the top of the ladder to heaven, Thor looked at the magnificent temple before him with a look of reminiscence.

Only the successive kings of Asgard were entitled to reside in this temple. From here, one could take in the entire panorama of Asgard, therefore...

Standing here symbolizes the supreme power of the king of the Norse pantheon!

Thor wasn't too sentimental. After all, the gods of Great Xia were still walking in the realm of gods. The sooner he ascended to the highest position, the sooner he could truly control the power of the origin of this divine kingdom. Only then could he drive these invaders out of the realm of Asgard!

Pulling his thoughts back, Thor lightly tapped his fingertip, and a crystal-clear fingertip, as clear as a prism, flew out from the Temple of the Gods.

That is the true foundation of the Norse pantheon, the primordial power of Asgard!

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