Karl continued moving forward.
As he approached the Self Stone, waves of energy erupted from it.
The powers of the six Infinity Stones were unleashed against him.
Fortunately, the six stones embedded within Karl's Saint Cloth immediately resonated and neutralized the attacks.
Without that protection, Karl might have been killed long ago.
Finally, Karl reached the stone pillar.
The Self Stone floated before him.
He reached out and removed it from the pillar.
At that moment—
A beam of golden light shot directly from the Self Stone into Karl's forehead.
Suddenly, Karl felt something forcefully entering his mind.
The sensation lasted only a moment.
When Karl opened his eyes again, he realized that new memories had appeared within his consciousness.
Memories that did not belong to him.
After examining them briefly, Karl understood the source.
The Self Stone was connected to the entity known as the Goddess of Nemesis, the primordial being whose power had once been divided into the Infinity Stones.
The memories belonged to that ancient existence.
Karl did not dwell on them.
Moments later, the Self Stone merged directly into Karl's heart.
At the same time, his power began evolving rapidly.
His strength advanced to the level of a Skyfather-tier existence.
More importantly—
His life level and soul had now reached the Single-Universe Level.
With the Golden Saint Cloth embedded with the six Infinity Stones, Karl had truly become a Single-Universe Level powerhouse.
Karl slowly clenched his fist.
A smile appeared on his face.
The power flowing through his body was unlike anything he had ever felt before.
At the same time, he could clearly sense something else.
His lifeform had changed.
He was no longer truly human.
He could not yet define what he had become—
But it was certainly something beyond humanity.
Along with the evolution of his lifeform, Karl discovered he had gained another ability.
An ability that manifested naturally after his ascension.
When Karl examined it, he was stunned.
The ability allowed him to create objects directly from the void.
As long as he possessed sufficient energy and enough understanding of the structure of an object—
He could create it out of nothing.
Karl immediately thought of something familiar.
In Yan's universe, there existed technology known as a Void Engine, capable of materializing matter through advanced computation.
But Karl's ability was different.
Theirs was technology.
His was a cosmic ability.
And it would grow stronger as his life level increased.
Karl smiled slightly.
The potential of this ability was terrifying.
If he reached higher levels of power—
He might eventually be able to create life itself.
A perfect ability for a creator-level being.
Karl decided to test it.
For now, he could only create simple objects—
Small stones, fragments of metal, and similar materials.
More complicated items were impossible.
Even if he attempted to create them, the result would not match his intention.
For example, creating a dagger required precise knowledge of:
The metal compositionMolecular densityStructural balance
And other complex physical details.
Karl sighed helplessly.
He had never been a particularly good student.
Expecting him to memorize such technical knowledge was harder than fighting an enemy.
He decided that later he would ask Yan to teach him properly.
After all, wasting such a powerful ability would be a terrible loss.
The next moment—
Karl appeared instantly beside Hela.
Hela was still hiding behind a large rock.
She had already fallen asleep.
Earlier, she had exhausted nearly all of her divine power attacking Karl.
As an Asgardian goddess, her body had automatically entered a deep recovery state.
She was absorbing ambient energy to restore her divine power.
Karl looked down at the sleeping girl.
He fell into deep thought.
He briefly considered killing Hela.
If Hela died now—
Ragnarök might never occur.
But after reflecting on his own strength, Karl sighed softly.
He bent down and gently lifted the small girl from the ground.
Then—
They vanished instantly.
As for Odin's sealing magic?
It no longer mattered.
Even when Karl was only pseudo single-universal level, the seal could not stop him.
Now that he had reached true single-universe level, the seal was meaningless.
In the next moment—
Karl appeared inside Odin's palace, holding Hela in his arms.
Odin still sat upon his throne.
Beside him now stood Frigga.
Both of them were startled by Karl's sudden arrival.
But almost immediately, they sensed something unusual.
Karl had changed.
They could not describe exactly how—
But his presence was clearly different.
Frigga suddenly gasped.
Her eyes widened as she looked at the girl in Karl's arms.
"Hela…?"
Even in this childlike form, Frigga instantly recognized her daughter.
Regardless of the years that had passed—
A mother could never mistake her child.
"This… this is Hela?"
Frigga approached Karl slowly.
Her voice trembled.
"What happened to her…?"
Karl carefully handed Hela to her.
Frigga held the sleeping girl tightly in her arms.
Her voice began to choke with emotion.
She knew where Hela had been sealed.
But she had never been able to free her.
That had been Odin's decision.
Looking at Hela's small body, Frigga felt overwhelming sorrow.
She didn't know what had caused Hela to become a child.
But she knew that Hela must have suffered terribly.
Frigga turned toward Odin.
Her eyes were filled with pleading.
Odin closed his eyes.
He understood exactly what Frigga was asking.
After a long silence—
He nodded.
Frigga's face lit with joy.
She embraced Hela tightly and left the hall.
Now only Karl and Odin remained.
"You have already reached the Single-Universe Level, haven't you?"
Odin spoke slowly.
"Although my divine power is fading…"
"I can sense that your life level has surpassed mine."
"That is why I allowed Frigga to take Hela."
Odin sighed.
"Even if Hela regains her original power…"
"You will still be able to suppress her."
His voice carried deep guilt.
After all—
Hela's current state was also the result of his own decisions as her father.
"Yes."
Karl nodded calmly.
"I was fortunate enough to advance."
He then looked carefully at Odin.
"Let me examine your condition."
"Perhaps reaching the Single-Universe Level will allow me to slow the loss of your divine power."
Odin nodded.
Karl stepped forward.
In the next moment, he appeared beside the throne.
He began channeling energy through his body.
Using the Self Stone and the Space Stone, Karl created a divine energy circulation field.
The divine power leaking from Odin's body began circulating back into him.
Although this could not completely stop Odin's decline—
It would greatly slow the loss of divine power.
At the same time, Karl injected a trace of Single-Universe Level energy into Odin's body.
The divine energy within Odin began flowing through the circulation space.
After finishing the process, Karl slowly stepped back.
Odin kept his eyes closed for a moment.
He carefully sensed the divine power inside his body.
His complexion had noticeably improved.
Finally—
Odin opened his eyes.
And let out a long sigh.
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