Looking at the thunder dragon behind him, formed by lightning and frozen in the sky amidst the fierce wind and snow.
Looking at the ice that froze the entire town.
Looking at the red glow emanating from his eyes, striking fear into people's hearts,
Loki finally bowed his noble head.
He had never seen such a terrifying figure, like a demon god of annihilation.
The pillar of light soaring into the sky stirred the clouds.
The rampant energy tide dispelled the wind and snow.
The coiled muscles, inch by inch, had already accumulated the power to destroy heaven and earth.
Loki had to admit that, in that instant, he felt a fear of facing death.
It was as if if he didn't answer, the world would collapse in the next moment.
Even he, crowned as the God of Mischief and Lies, had no chance of survival in the face of such absolute power!
Indeed,
The Destroyer armor was the strongest armor specially crafted by Odin, possessing indestructible defense and almost infinite energy, enough to kill any enemy.
But Loki felt that the Destroyer armor might not withstand Aaron's punch.
He also didn't want to experiment with his life.
Just as he said before,
Loki, wearing the Destroyer armor, offered the treasure with both hands.
Moreover, he knelt on one knee, just as Thor had knelt before Odin during his coronation ceremony.
He, the temporary King of Asgard, presented the treasures from Odin's vault to Aaron with this most solemn etiquette.
Loki's head was bowed deeply, avoiding the contemptuous gazes of Thor and the others.
However, Loki didn't realize that,
Compared to him, Thor and Sif were not doing much better.
"Thor, is… is this the god of Midgard?"
"Why do I feel like he's even more powerful than you?"
Sif poked Thor's arm guard and whispered.
Fandral nodded in agreement, "Maybe you don't believe it, I even feel that his aura surpasses..."
He didn't say the rest, but everyone understood.
The few of them were loyal fans of Odin; they blindly worshipped him.
But at this moment, they also had to admit that, at least in the over a thousand years they had grown up, Odin, who had long since ceased fighting and enjoyed peace and prosperity, had indeed never unleashed such great power in front of them.
Perhaps, to know whether the Odin of the past or the Aaron of today was more terrifying, one would have to ask Laufey, or ask Surtur.
Thor inwardly somewhat agreed with this view, but he still retorted, "My lightning is absolutely not weaker than his!"
"Damn it, aren't those the Eye of the Sorcerer and the Tablet of Life and Time?"
"Those are all treasures of Asgard, symbols of its glory, that Father seized from his enemies!"
Thor saw the two treasures Loki conjured in his hand and couldn't help but be furious.
"Loki, you are the King of Asgard, even if temporary, you should not take Father's treasures and give them to others without permission!"
Loki looked up at him askance, 'My foolish brother, I can't do anything to Aaron, but I can do something to you?'
"Enough, Thor, I am the King of the Gods!"
Loki's single sentence left Thor speechless.
Loki then plastered on a fawning smile, "These are the treasures I offer: the Eye of the Sorcerer, which contains mental power and the ability to break illusions, and the Tablet of Life and Time, which holds the secret to godhood and can make one even stronger."
"These treasures, cherished for many years by the previous King of the Gods, Odin, should be enough to fulfill the promise!"
Aaron heard this, lowered his head, and glanced at the two items.
With a thought,
Loki, who was kneeling on the ground, suddenly discovered in horror that he could no longer control the Destroyer armor!
His body, oh no, the Destroyer armor, was moving forward with him!
"What... what's going on?"
Loki summoned the Gungnir, but still couldn't reclaim control of the Destroyer armor.
Telekinesis?
No, this isn't it!
Another power was internally controlling the Destroyer armor, making it move on its own!
Loki's face was taut, his eyes filled with fear, as he took step after step, arriving directly beneath Aaron.
Aaron slowly descended, looking down at Loki from above.
Loki then understood that Aaron was controlling the Destroyer armor!
The Destroyer armor, the pride of all Asgard, was actually hacked and controlled by an outsider!
Even with the Gungnir in his hand, he couldn't command the Destroyer!
"How did you do that?"
"The Destroyer armor can only be controlled by the Gungnir; it shouldn't be susceptible to electromagnetic abilities, and it's impossible for an outsider to control it. This is an object under the absolute control of the Asgardian God-King!"
Loki was a bit incoherent.
Every time he faced Aaron, he felt as if he was staring into an abyss, filled with the unknown and the mysterious.
He thought he understood Aaron well enough, but each time, Aaron gave him a sufficiently shocking surprise (or fright).
"Who knows? Perhaps... I am also an Asgardian God-King?"
"It's well known that three God-Kings are quite normal!"
Aaron had no obligation to answer him and instead said:
"Not enough!"
"What?"
"I'm glad you brought the treasures as promised, but you harbored a fluke, attempting to humiliate me with a guard dog, and I am very displeased!"
"Loki, how does one appease the wrath of a god?"
Aaron's cold eyes stared at Loki, his reddish pupils seeming to possess the power to directly penetrate the soul.
"I... I remember!"
"I brought something else!"
Green light surged from Loki's right hand, and he pulled out another item from his small treasury.
"This is a tuning fork, possessing the ability to summon extra-dimensional beings. It is said that Father used to summon those things to train Asgardian warriors, until about a thousand years ago, this item entered the palace vault and has been kept there ever since."
"This is truly the last item..."
"I can't touch anything else, otherwise Father will surely wake up from his bed..."
Loki's face was filled with bitterness.
Aaron knew Loki was lying; for someone who was a habitual liar, seven out of ten of his words couldn't be trusted.
But he wasn't going to press Loki further, even though he knew the other party surely possessed the Casket of Ancient Winters; these things could be pursued gradually.
"Good!"
Aaron was concise. With a wave of his hand, an invisible telekinetic force took the three items away.
"Now you two can have a good brotherly chat; I won't interfere."
Aaron turned and stepped into a blue circle of light.
Loki felt a strange sense of familiarity; this seemed to be... short-range teleportation magic?
No, Aaron wasn't a Vanir god, nor was he a sorcerer. How could he know this trick?
Loki himself still didn't know how to do this!
"But it's really convenient! I remember it's like this and that? I'll try it when I have time."
Loki had seen Frigga use this magic, and he had read the corresponding spellbook, but he hadn't systematically studied it.
After all, he could ride a horse!
"My foolish brother, now, it's time to talk about our problems!"
Aaron left, and Loki was back in action!
Looking at Thor and Sif, he puffed out his chest, displaying his God-King persona without reservation!
Paired with the Destroyer armor, he felt invincible!
"Loki, even if you possess Father's armor, you are not Father!"
"Come and try my new power!"
Thor raised his golden-silver hammer, and the previously calmed lightning was once again summoned by Thor!
"Look, I am also the God of Storms!"
Thor seemed to be talking to Loki, and also seemed to be speaking to Aaron.
Sif and the others' faces lit up slightly; their familiar Thor was back!
The invincible one, who wielded lightning.
"What the f—?"
Sif and the others were brimming with fighting spirit and excitement, when they saw Loki pull out two golden hammers from somewhere!
Exactly alike, as if they came from the same mold!
"Foolish brother, do you think you are the only God of Thunder?"
"Now, I, Loki, am also the God of Storms!"
Loki, wearing the Destroyer armor and wielding Mjolnir, looked more like the God of Thunder than Thor at this moment!
"Impossible! Absolutely impossible!" Thor exclaimed in shock.
"But it is reality!"
"Come on, let's see who is the strongest warrior of Asgard, who is the true champion!"
Loki laughed as he swung the two golden hammers, taking heavy strides and charging at Thor!
Forget the dream of being a sorcerer, forget being the King of Asgard—all of that can wait.
He was the most dazzling one on the field right now, and no one could stop him from showing off!
In the distance,
Aaron watched Thor and Loki's brotherly love-hate battle, completely oblivious to his own role as the indirect instigator of this situation.
"Do you want watermelon or melon seeds?"
Aaron, holding a small stool, asked Jane and Darcy.
"They..." Jane looked at the raging lightning in surprise.
"It's nothing, they're just playing around."
Aaron was unconcerned and began to smelt the newly acquired items.
[Super Intelligence (Tablet of Life): Similar ability detected and fused (Super Brain). Your brain is further enhanced and upgraded, surpassing human limits and reaching another level incomprehensible to mortals. As long as you wish, you can always acquire endless knowledge and become the smartest being in the universe!]
[Ultimate Lifeform (Tablet of Life): Similar ability detected and fused (Super Vitality, Super Immunity, Adaptive Survival, Super Healing...). Your life level is further elevated, and you have become the legendary ultimate lifeform. Your life force is vast and profound, you are immune to 99.999% and above of viruses, bacteria, and curses in the endless multiverse, curses are difficult to afflict you, your recovery power is astonishing, and you can easily adapt to various extreme environments!]
[Infinite Evolution (Tablet of Life): Similar ability detected and fused (Adaptive Survival, Asgardian Physique, Pseudo-Celestial Body...). You possess the potential for infinite evolution; you will evolve forever simply by absorbing energy. After each death and subsequent revival, you will specifically evolve adaptive means. As time passes, you will eventually become invincible!]
[Psychic Power (Eye of the Sorcerer): You have gained powerful psychic abilities and strong psychic resistance, unstoppable by anyone below the level of a Skyfather!]