The Three Warriors of Asgard—Volstagg, the Lion of Asgard; Hogun, the Master of Weapons; and Fandral, the Master Swordsman—along with Lady Sif, one of Thor's devoted followers.
All four were Thor's closest friends.
Previously, they had accompanied him in storming Jotunheim, causing quite a commotion.
In the original Marvel movie, these four only came to Earth to find Thor after discovering that Loki had usurped the throne. But now, due to the sudden departure of the Ancient One, Kei had taken over as the Sorcerer Supreme.
Odin, who knew little about him, found it difficult to fully trust a stranger he had only met once. So, when he cast Mjölnir and the powerless Thor to Earth, he also secretly sent Fandral to protect his son from the shadows.
The reason Kei had just included [Asgardian Bloodline] in the selection list was precisely because he had seen Fandral during the trial.
For the first time, he activated [Divine Entertainment Competition]. When offering something, it was best to use well-known high-quality items to pique the participants' interest.
If he had simply listed some obscure "King's Bloodline" from some unknown origin, no one would have known what it was.
How could he possibly build anticipation for the first-ever hundred-player competition?
As for the true purpose of [Divine Entertainment Competition]…
He looked at Natasha, who was fusing with the [Asgardian Bloodline]. Her entire aura was surging violently, and the corners of his lips curled into a subtle smile.
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[Major alteration to an important character's fate.]
[Slight interference with the timeline detected.]
[Obtained:
- 1 trait extraction
- 3 trait duplication
- 2 gifting opportunity
- 1 essential trait search navigation
- 1 trait downgrading
- 1 trait removal
- 1 trait reset]
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A familiar system notification sounded.
He looked at the long list of rewards that had popped up, and his smile grew even wider.
A situation where his gains far exceeded his efforts. To him, [Divine Entertainment Competition] was merely a tool to continuously alter the timeline's trajectory and rapidly earn system rewards.
He didn't need to interact with his targets too much, didn't need to know them personally, and didn't even need to waste effort persuading or guiding them. All he had to do was make some subtle adjustments to the rewards, and he could easily rewrite their fate. As for whether the winner was someone whose fate he intended to change…
The trial space of [Divine Entertainment Competition] had already merged into the dimensions of the Primal Realm. Not to mention, he could tweak the participants' power levels by up to 20%.
Even if he used some discreet methods in secret… Who would ever notice?
Of course, under normal circumstances, he didn't want to interfere directly in the trials' process or outcome. After all, the unknown was the most interesting part. Besides, if someone who wasn't in the original story ended up winning the hundred-player trial, that would undoubtedly prove that they possessed exceptional qualities that others did not.
Giving such a person a chance to change their fate would only make them eternally grateful to him, why not?
As for those villainous bosses who wanted to go against him…
He looked at his personal panel, which was filled with an overwhelming number of negative traits he had no use for, and rubbed his chin thoughtfully.
Using the final rewards to give out negative traits might be a bit discouraging.
Maybe a different approach… How about calling it a penalty for breaking the rules?
Tsk~ I really am a genius!
A flood of thoughts raced through his mind, and he immediately spoke to the system.
System, use the trait extractions.
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[Obtained:
- Cheering Voices from Both Sides (Green)
- Inflatable Spirit (Blue)
- Firestarter Girl (White)]
[Cheering Voices from Both Sides (Green):
"This car seat is burning hot—ahh~"
With your versatile voice, you can effortlessly switch between a loli voice and a mature woman's voice. Slightly enhances the pleasantness, clarity, allure, and recognition of your voice among the opposite sex. When nervous, you may unconsciously start voice-changing.]
[Inflatable Spirit (Blue):
A spirit born from rage, capable of absorbing your own anger and converting it into energy. The higher your anger, the greater your energy threshold. While enraged, your strength, speed, reflexes, and energy increase.]
[Firestarter Girl (White):
Stirring up trouble is your specialty, and sowing discord is your nature. With elegance and a sharp tongue, you are a natural provocateur. Increases taunting effectiveness, manipulation ability, aggro attraction, personal charm, and vocabulary for insults. Also increases the likelihood of getting beaten up, injury probability, and durability against attacks.]
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The moment he saw these three traits, his mind immediately recalled those annoying voice-changers he had encountered while gaming in the past.
They were professional mental disruptors. If these traits appeared on a burly, muscular warrior like Thor... The native residents of the 2011 Marvel Cinematic Universe probably had never experienced such an extreme contrast before!
And then, there was [Inflatable Spirit].
Looking at the description, it was undoubtedly an excellent and highly effective combat trait. But the name, how could anyone keep a straight face?
After all, anything inflatable had… too many common associations!
As for [Firestarter Girl]... If you didn't get beaten to death, it was purely because of your ability to endure punishment!
Kei glanced at the Trait Upgrading displayed on his system interface. After scanning through a long list of inactive traits, he decisively used it on [Inflatable Spirit].
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[Upgraded Inflatable Spirit (Blue) into Flames of the Burning City (Purple)]
[Flames of the Burning City (Purple):
Born from anger, wielding flames as weapons to slay enemies. Your fury transforms into immense power, converting into flames that can burn everything. While enraged, your strength, speed, reflexes, and energy increase significantly. Greatly enhances fire control abilities and fire element affinity. Allows absorption and manipulation of flames within your endurance limit.]
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Hm?
Kei's eyebrows raised slightly as he examined [Flames of the Burning City]'s description.
The existence of the Hulk had already proven that rage-fueled strength, while unstable, possessed immense potential. He just hadn't expected that after the trait upgrade, it would also grant him the ability to absorb and control various types of fire!
[Primordial Realm Lord] already granted him supreme control over the elements of metal, wood, water, fire, earth, yin, and yang. However, against special flames imbued with primal power or unique rules, he had previously been powerless.
But now, with this additional fire absorption and control ability... The enhancement from [Primordial Realm Lord] should be enough to absorb Surtur's Eternal Flame!
Kei's eyes flashed as he immediately chose to activate [Flames of the Burning City]. A surge of information flooded his mind. In an instant, he fully grasped the conversion mechanism between rage and energy, as well as the techniques for absorbing and controlling special flames.
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[Compatibility detected:
- Flames of the Burning City (Purple)
- Primordial Realm Lord (Rainbow)]
[Fusion? Yes/No]
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Yes.
Upon integrating with [Primordial Realm Lord], the ability of [Flames of the Burning City] to absorb rage and convert it into energy evolved into a mastery over the emotion of 'anger' itself.
Not only could he absorb his own rage, but he could also absorb the anger of others, or even manipulate emotions to incite others into rage! Furthermore, his ability to absorb and control flames had improved tremendously. Any fire that could not inflict lethal damage upon him would now be completely absorbed and utilized by him.
The so-called Eternal Flame, in the end, it was no different from any other fire. The only difference was that absorbing and mastering it might take a little longer.