Since Asgard is such an advanced civilization with long lifespans and no survival pressures, a low birth rate is understandable.
Therefore, it's also understandable why the vast civilization of Asgard is only the size of a single city.
This indicates that the level of civilization and the territory occupied cannot be directly equated; it still depends on the method and efficiency of energy utilization.
After all, humanity, even after all this time, is still just boiling water, continuously improving the efficiency of boiling water.
And the magic side obviously has a different development logic.
"If civilizations like Asgard and the Dark Elves can become interstellar civilizations, maybe interstellar civilizations aren't as strong as I thought," Tony Stark murmured, "Maybe there are other shortcuts?"
Lately, he's been thinking about dealing with aliens and those gods every day. He's starting to get a bit paranoid, constantly wondering what he would do if these people invaded Earth, and how he could protect it.
But if those alien civilizations, those gods and demons and whatnot, weren't as strong as imagined, that would be wonderful for him.
Even a staunch atheist like him would thank God for the blessing.
After all, humanity's current imagination of alien civilizations was based on projections from its own technology, right?
Nobody said aliens had to be that strong.
Who said aliens couldn't have weaknesses?
Or that their tech trees couldn't be skewed?
"No, I can't be so lax!" Tony Stark shook his head. Having such a speculative mindset would be disastrous for Earth.
If they were only as strong as the videos suggested, would Lin Feng be so worried?
For instance, that Dark Elf probably wouldn't survive a single punch from Lin Feng.
He didn't want to be helpless when facing an alien invasion in the future; that would be too tragic.
"Tony, what are you saying?" Natasha noticed that Tony Stark had muted his own audio and seemed to be muttering to himself.
"I was just saying, I don't know what the Aether is that Malekith mentioned. I wonder if it's the same Aether we understand," Tony Stark replied.
Everyone paused, then thought about it. It seemed true.
Their understanding of the Aether was a concept from a long time ago. Westerners used to believe that something omnipresent existed between heaven and earth, a medium like air, the so-called Aether.
Since it was a medium like air, it had no form and was everywhere. How could it be inside Jane Foster?
Everyone had many questions, but soon, Tony Stark's expression changed slightly. He said, "I think we have a big problem. Take a look at this."
With that, Tony Stark took out his phone and projected a live stream. "This is footage from my satellite."
Everyone watched as the satellite footage showed two terrifying figures colliding in mid-air, like two terrifying gods fighting.
No, to be precise, one of them was indeed a god.
They were surrounded by a force that seemed to warp the environment, making it impossible to tell who they were.
The satellite images looked pixelated, but even through the distortion, they could guess a lot. For example, the storm and lightning caused by these two people gave them a good idea.
Who else on Earth could wield the power of lightning besides Thor? The identity of the other person was also not hard to guess: Lin Feng.
"Thor is getting beat up pretty badly," Hawkeye Barton said, dumbfounded.
The images showed Thor constantly being knocked back, each blow unbelievably powerful. Although they couldn't see clearly, they could still make out a lot.
"But weren't they still at the base? How is this possible?" Bruce Banner asked.
"Look at this," Tony Stark said, switching to a projection.
The projection showed the images taken by Tony Stark's satellite. Lin Feng had used a dimensional portal to take Thor away.
"Isn't that the ability of those mages?" Bruce Banner said, clearly shocked.
"That's right, it's exactly the ability of those mages. Obviously, Lin Feng's strength has significantly increased in ways we don't know about!" Tony Stark said. "He even found time to learn the mages' magic. Clearly, he didn't mention a single thing about this in his diary. His power source is very suspicious!"
"His power source has been suspicious for quite some time now. Isn't the source of his freakish strength already suspicious?" Natasha chimed in.
Apparently, she was already used to all of this. Lin Feng's power showed clear signs of phased growth, and all of this was under S.H.I.E.L.D.'s surveillance, so no one knew better than they did.
"Never mind that. No matter where he learned it from, we just need to know it!" Tony Stark said.
"Everyone, pay attention. Based on the model calculations by Jarvis, Thor's threat level has already surpassed the Hulk, but even so, he's still getting thrashed by Lin Feng." Tony Stark said. "Lin Feng mentioned in his diary that his strength should be much stronger than Thor's, and it seems that's not just empty words now. But even so, he's still very wary of those Skyfather Level beings, so we probably have to overturn all our previous judgments about the Skyfather Level. They are even more powerful than we imagined."
Everyone nodded. They could still make this basic judgment.
"This world is getting more and more dangerous. It would be great if everything was like in the video, with not much danger," Hawkeye Barton complained at this moment.
Everyone nodded frantically in agreement.
If only it were like the videos, but in a real fight, the reality would likely be far more terrifying than what was shown.
These two weren't even Skyfather Level, yet their fight was already so intense, let alone those who were.
Meanwhile, in the Sahara Desert, the clash between the two continued. To be more precise, Thor was being unilaterally beaten.
After Lin Feng's constant refinement, he had finally broken through and even stabilized his realm, but he was still no match for Lin Feng.
This made him incredibly depressed. He had clearly awakened his divine power origin, becoming the true Thor, but he was still being suppressed when facing Lin Feng.
At the same realm, Lin Feng had clearly reached the pinnacle.
He even seemed on the verge of a breakthrough.
However, after entering this realm, Thor was clearly much more durable.
A moment later, a dimensional portal appeared, and a bald woman materialized before them, saying, "If you two continue fighting like this, the impact will be too great, Thor, and Lin Feng!"
As she spoke, she waved her hand, and the surrounding space instantly transformed into the Mirror Dimension.
Lin Feng and Thor, who were in the midst of their battle, both stopped, exchanging glances.
"Ancient One!" Thor stepped forward, greeting her respectfully. He was panting heavily, and his body was covered in countless wounds, but they were recovering at an astonishing speed.
He had regarded this battle as a rare opportunity.
Lin Feng looked at the Ancient One with a guarded expression.
Unlike Thor, he knew very well that the Ancient One wasn't known for her leniency towards those who didn't belong to the original timeline.
He didn't know the purpose of the Ancient One's sudden appearance. Was she here to interrogate him?
"Ancient One!" Lin Feng said.
He was very willing to give enough respect to a Skyfather Level being who was willing to look after Earth and protect it from various threats.
"It seems that Mr. Lin Feng knows me?" Ancient One said, seemingly a little surprised.
"Doesn't the Ancient One also know me? That's not strange!" Lin Feng smiled wryly and then said.
It wasn't very strange to Lin Feng that the Ancient One knew him. After all, she was a big shot with the Time Stone, able to watch the timelines of the future at any time.
Who knew if he knew the Ancient One in the future timelines, or if he had dealings with her.
But this also proved that his low profile was ultimately limited; no matter how low-key he was, he was still discovered.
Whether it was in the future or now.
The Ancient One smiled slightly, looking at Lin Feng. She had already confirmed that the Lin Feng before her eyes was likely the culprit who had made it impossible for her to observe the future.
Unlike what Lin Feng thought, he believed that she could observe the entire timeline using the Time Stone, and that everything on the timeline was already fixed, so it was reasonable for the Ancient One to know him.
But in reality, the Ancient One could no longer see the future from the moment Lin Feng appeared. The Time Stone also completely lost its related functions at this time, and could no longer watch any event at any point in time as it had initially.
This was something the Ancient One herself hadn't figured out completely, only knowing that Lin Feng held a huge secret.
But she had been investigating bit by bit, observing the fates of individuals one by one, and discovered huge changes in some key figures.
And the network of relationships of these people all pointed towards Lin Feng.
Although Lin Feng thought he was hiding it well, in the eyes of the Ancient One, that network was glaringly obvious.
Even though she could no longer casually observe the past and future, she was still a Skyfather Level big shot.
So she could easily recognize Lin Feng and call out his name.
What surprised her was that Lin Feng could also easily call out her name. Moreover, he didn't just say it after hearing Thor, but genuinely knew of her existence, and she was certain she had never met Lin Feng before.
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