Chapter 164

"awaken!"

Seeing that the Soul Extraction spell didn't work, Leo walked over to Thor and checked him. Finding that he was merely unconscious and not injured, he cast a Waking Spell on him.

"What happened to me? Why does my whole body feel numb? Did I succeed just now?"

Thor, forcibly awakened by the Waking Spell, felt an uncomfortable tingling all over his body.

Leo shrugged:

"No, it seems you'll need to keep reading those books."

"Leo Tolstoy once said, 'If a person does not undergo suffering, they do not know their limits and do not understand themselves.' Perhaps this is the punishment I deserve."

Thor stood up from the ground, immediately quoting a famous line from *War and Peace*.

Just then, a gold and red figure suddenly flew over from the distance and, in the blink of an eye, appeared above Leo and Thor, landing in a classic superhero pose.

"Finally, I've found you, Leo!"

"It looks like you've upgraded your suit again."

Leo noted the changes in Tony Stark's armor since last time, knowing he likely followed his advice and discovered a new element from the model, leading to a comprehensive upgrade of both the Arc Reactor and the suit.

The armor made a clanking noise as it automatically separated and opened. Tony, dressed in a suit, walked out proudly.

"I have to thank you for the tip. Now, this latest suit not only carries more powerful weapons but can also be worn and removed at any time.

By the way, I'm not too late, am I?"

The new element had elevated the Arc Reactor's energy by several levels, and the new suit could better utilize the reactor's capabilities. Tony now felt incredibly powerful, brimming with confidence about helping Leo.

He, Tony Stark, was now the most powerful superhero in the world!

That's how confident he was.

"No, you're just in time."

Leo nodded. With Tony's Iron Man suit providing fire support, the next steps in their plan could proceed more smoothly.

"Stronger, longer-lasting, more perfect—Tricolor Pills to save your happy life!"

Thor curiously examined Tony's Iron Man suit, noticing an advertisement slogan on the back of the armor. He asked, puzzled:

"What are these Tricolor Pills? How can they save one's life?"

Hearing Thor read out the slogan on the back of his suit, Tony, who had just been full of confidence, suddenly stiffened, his earlier swagger diminishing significantly.

Leo chuckled and waved it off:

"Thor, don't mind those details. With your physique, you don't need Tricolor Pills. Come, let me introduce you to my friend."

Calling Thor over, Leo briefly introduced the two to each other.

Thor wasn't too surprised by Tony's identity. To him, Tony was just a powerful mortal who made some rudimentary iron weapons.

But after hearing Leo's introduction of Thor's background and what had happened to him, Tony laughed out loud:

"Leo, you must be joking with me. Gods? There are no gods in this world, and I'm not a Christian.

And it's just a hammer—how could it be impossible to lift?"

Tony walked over to Mjölnir and gave it a strong tug, but the hammer didn't budge. He tried again, harder, but it still didn't move at all.

"Seems like this hammer's got some weight."

With an awkward smile, Tony quickly put on his Iron Man suit and tried once more to lift Mjölnir.

Unfortunately, even with the suit's full power, Mjölnir remained completely stationary, as if it were fused to the Earth itself.

"This is crazy!"

"Strictly speaking, it has nothing to do with Christianity. These are gods from Norse mythology, not Jesus or angels."

Leo shrugged at Tony, who was still struggling with the hammer. He was well aware of his own limits. Since coming here yesterday, he hadn't even tried to lift Mjölnir.

Unless you had power surpassing Odin's, you had to meet the requirements of Odin's enchantment to lift Mjölnir.

He knew he wasn't exactly a paragon of virtue, so he would never meet the conditions to lift Mjölnir.

"Who's Jesus? What are angels?"

Thor asked, looking puzzled.

Leo explained:

"One of humanity's belief systems."

In this world, there were no Jesuses or angels, but gods did exist—whether from the Norse mythological system, the Greek Olympian mythology, or the Egyptian Ennead, they were all real.

Many planets across the universe also had their own gods, and there was even a place where all gods congregated.

"Or you could think of these gods as powerful aliens; that might be easier to understand. They live long lives, thousands or even tens of thousands of years, and once visited Earth, so humans recorded them as gods."

Although this wasn't entirely accurate, it was close enough and probably the easiest way for Tony Stark to grasp the concept.

"This..."

Tony looked at Leo, who seemed to be serious, and felt a bit confused.

"Boom!"

Suddenly, in the distance, dark clouds gathered, and a rainbow beam descended from the sky, landing about fifteen miles to the northwest.

"It's the Bifrost! Someone from Asgard is coming!"

Thor immediately became excited upon seeing this.

"Tony, I'll take Thor over there first. Catch up as soon as you can."

Leo grabbed Thor's hand, and in a flash, they disappeared:

"Apparate!"

They reappeared near the Bifrost's landing point, fifteen miles away.

At this point, four warriors clad in Asgardian armor slowly emerged from a large, rune-like magical pattern on the ground.

When they saw Thor standing beside Leo, all four of them showed expressions of joy.

"Thor!"

"Hogun, Fandral, Volstagg, and Sif! It's so good to see you all!"

The four of them immediately embraced in joy.

At this moment, Tony, wearing his Iron Man suit, also arrived quickly, thanks to his suit's supersonic flight capability, landing beside Leo.

Seeing the Warriors Three and Sif in their Asgardian armor, Tony muttered under his breath:

"Alright Leo, I'm inclined to believe you for now. So, what do we do? Help these people defeat that Loki?"

"Exactly. We might have to take a trip to the legendary realm of Asgard. Aren't you a excited?"

Leo replied with a smile.

Thor quickly introduced his two human friends, and from their conversation, he confirmed one crucial piece of news: Odin wasn't dead; he had simply fallen into the OdinSleep.

Only then did he fully believe Leo's earlier speculation—that this was all part of his brother Loki's scheme.

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