Stupid Odin

Thanos's relentless onslaught was too much for Odin, who, despite being suppressed by Thanos since childhood, reached his breaking point. To not explode at this moment would be uncharacteristic of a true hero.

After all, a hero, no matter how adept at enduring, would never sit idly by when the stakes were this high!

Just as he had done in Ragnarok, even though he knew the situation was entirely his fault, he at least had the courage to lead his entire race in a desperate fight to the death, even if it meant their demise.

When Thanos uttered the words 'God-King Throne,' the last thread of reason in Odin's mind snapped.

"Even if you are my elder brother, you cannot humiliate me like this!" Odin roared, his hand darting towards Gungnir. His three sons, excluding the hopelessly inept Bragi, Hoder and Vali, acted simultaneously.

A dense swarm of dark creatures emerged from the void behind Hoder, clearly intending to compensate for their lack of quality with sheer numbers. He didn't aim to defeat Thanos, only to distract him and create an opening for his father, Odin.

However, Thanos didn't even turn his head, not even a sideways glance. A large net of golden light descended from the sky.

The Sword of Light, Alfheim, poured down its radiance from mid-air!

One, five, fifty, hundreds of beams. Countless fine strands of light, like beaded curtains, hung from the dome of the palace.

These overlapping veils of light were so fine that no dark creature could penetrate them. Even a mere touch caused the affected dark creature to emit a horrifying scream, turning to dust within a few breaths.

Moreover, the tip of the sword suspended in mid-air shot out an extremely terrifying beam of light. The ultra-high temperature of tens of thousands of degrees, merely brushing against the air, generated heatwaves that instinctively frightened Hoder into backing away.

On the other side, Vali drew his bow and nocked an arrow, only to discover, to his astonishment, that the world before him had changed.

The Sword of Mist, Niflheim, waved in mid-air, and Vali seemed to see a world instantly swallowed by an exaggerated mist.

The deep, boundless Land of Mist was like a canvas of mystery and strangeness. He couldn't even find Thanos, let alone attack, completely enveloped by the misty world woven by the divine sword.

Meanwhile, Odin prepared to strike, making no unnecessary movements.

Since the Vanir race was destroyed, Odin hadn't sparred with his elder brother in a long time.

He knew his spear skills couldn't match his elder brother's swordsmanship. Dragging it out would only lead to his eventual demise by the sword.

Although his elder brother might not really want to kill him, perhaps even intending to capture him alive, this was Odin's chance.

Elder brother Thanos governed the world with honor and righteousness. Unless he could convince the gods and giants, Odin didn't believe his elder brother would dare to kill him just like that.

One side left room to maneuver, unwilling to kill, while the other went all out, fighting for their life.

Odin calculated that Thanos didn't have anything like the triangular heart of the strongest giant on Earth, Hrungnir. As long as he threw the Spear of Eternity, he still had a chance to kill his elder brother!

This was also his only chance!

Odin gripped the spear shaft.

At that moment, time seemed to freeze!

Perhaps having anticipated this, Thanos wasn't surprised at all by Odin's ruthlessness.

That's right!

Your Gungnir possesses the power of space, striking the heart upon release.

But the prerequisite is that you, Odin, must be able to throw it!

Odin was fast!

Thanos was even faster!

The three divine swords suddenly vanished from above Thanos's shoulders, turning into a white blur, then a thrust, a press, and a push.

Thanos's movements were too fast. In the eyes of Odin's offspring, it looked as if Thanos had simultaneously slashed out with three swords.

The Sword of Midgard pressed down on the back of Odin's hand, the Sword of Jotunheim pressed on Odin's left shoulder, and finally, the Sword of Muspelheim pressed on Odin's right shoulder.

"Roar—" The three swords actually transformed, emitting three almost synchronized roars.

The angry roars of the two giant progenitors and one god of the deep sea, after they transformed into sword spirits, simultaneously produced a shock to Odin.

For a moment, Odin's spirit wavered, his head thumping, unable to distinguish east from west.

And the three swords with different attributes simultaneously erupted with immense pressure, which Odin simply couldn't bear.

At first, it felt like two great mountains were pressing down on his shoulders, then one after another, real and tangible, the two worlds supported by the World Tree!

How could he withstand it?!

In front of his three sons, Odin knelt down before Thanos with a thud.

Whether he was willing or not, kneeling was kneeling!

At this moment, Thanos was still sitting upright on horseback, unscathed, with an elegant demeanor.

From the three gods taking action to being completely countered by Thanos.

How long did their seemingly fierce exchange last?

One second? Two seconds? At most three seconds!

A duel that seemed incredibly fierce in the eyes of the god of poetry, Bragi, came to an end with an extremely absurd, overwhelmingly one-sided result.

The palace was in a silent, deathly stillness.

If this hadn't happened to his own father and brothers, Bragi would definitely have been inspired to write a long poem about it, passing it down through the ages and making it an immortal epic.

Unfortunately, when the God-King's sword fell on his father and brothers... sadly, Bragi's mind was left blank.

Is this the power of the God-King?

Did my reckless father actually attempt to raise the flag of rebellion against such a great and invincible Majesty?!

Doesn't Father find this ridiculous?

Bragi only felt his legs trembling uncontrollably, and his back was instantly soaked with cold sweat.

Over there, having subdued Odin with one move, Thanos didn't hide his contempt.

"My foolish brother! This is the weight of the world. Can you... bear it?"

Odin's face was flushed red, his single eye filled with bloodshot, extremely protruding, feeling as if it was about to pop out of its socket.

Odin was still gritting his teeth, not saying a word!

At this point, he had become tough!

Thanos laughed again: "Heh heh heh! So you still have some backbone. Very well, I'll give you a chance. A month from now, you personally come to Asgard, in front of the Palace of Valhalla, and challenge me. If you win, I'll give you my God-King throne, and even my life! If you don't come by then, I'll reveal to the gods and giants your evil deeds of poisoning Vili and attempting to poison even me!"

Having said that, the divine swords suppressing Odin and his sons suddenly withdrew at the same time.

Before they could react, Thanos had already ridden his horse out of the palace.

As his figure almost disappeared into the rainbow light, he dropped a sentence from afar: "My foolish brother! For the sake of sharing the same last name, Borrson, I will give you a final moment of dignity!"

Having said that, Thanos's excessively great figure disappeared just like that.

Back at the Rainbow Bridge, Heimdall and Gulveig were kneeling beside, waiting.

Gulveig said: "Your Majesty, your subject dares to speak frankly—your subject believes that Odin will not come to the duel."

"I know!"

What I want is to force Odin to rebel!