Stupid Odin

Henceforth, fate would head in an unknown direction.

Thanos raised his head, his profound gaze cast towards the world next door.

Whether it was a flutter of fate or something else, it seemed both worlds were experiencing similar pangs at roughly the same time.

This was no illusion. Just by looking, the opposite world had shrunk by at least half, so much so that it was now smaller than the Jötunheimr world.

"Oh? That's quite rare! Could it be that they're also having a [Twilight of the Gods]?" Thanos found it quite strange.

Clearly, Thanos's Jötunheimr world was faring much better than the other.

Thanos projected his divine sense, looking at both worlds from the greatest possible overhead perspective.

Previously, the other side was larger and this side was slightly smaller, roughly forming the shape of the [∞] symbol.

After a period of intense change, the other side became smaller and this side larger, overall forming the shape of a gourd.

Thanos retracted his gaze, thinking: If the Jötunheimr world were handed over to Odin, then the Aesir gods who barely survived would likely face a large-scale divine invasion. Relying on Vidar, who survived from the epic, and the brothers Baldr and Höðr, who returned from the underworld, the situation would definitely be dire.

According to the epic, there would be Njord and Ægir, two old schemers on the inside, and an entire pantheon invading from the outside.

Thanos would bet that the Aesir gods in that situation would be doomed to become history.

But, this life was different.

Despite the Aesir gods appearing severely weakened, the core deities had retained most of their strength. As long as Thanos's descendants formed the backbone, and more fourth and fifth-generation gods were born in the future, the foundation for a massive pantheon would be laid.

At the very least, maintaining the current framework meant that the total number of gods was still considerable.

In this Twilight War, any goddess who had some confidence in her martial prowess had participated, including Frigg, Freyja, Iðunn, and even those wave goddesses who were daughters of Ægir.

Firstly, the Chaos was coming on fiercely, and it could very well be a war of extermination. Thanos wasn't so arrogant as to allow these goddesses with some combat power to hide in the rear.

Secondly, they also yearned to change their status through battle merits. Apart from Frigg, most of the other goddesses were descended gods. To put it bluntly, they were divine slaves.

Even if the Aesir gods were very discriminatory and abusive towards slaves, no one wanted to be a slave.

The only way to achieve a class leap in the Aesir gods was through battle merits.

It was a pity that most of them didn't gain much.

Killing a few giants was the most they could do, which was only enough for them to prove their loyalty to the Aesir gods and be promoted from slave gods to attendant gods.

Even so, this was a great improvement.

They were also secretly working hard, hoping for another great war so that they could be promoted to full gods.

Victory could bring about the integration of the pantheon.

Moreover, Odin's fall was an opportunity for the gods below to be promoted.

Even if Thor, as the crown prince, had more battle merits, it was useless because Thor couldn't be promoted any further. But it was different for Thanos's other sons. Being crowned king of a sub-world was their ultimate goal.

The one with the most confidence was actually the god of war, Tyr. His severely injured right arm seemed to be salvageable. This life had Gullveig, a master of detoxification and dispelling curses, who actually managed to remove Níðhöggr's venom from Tyr's hand!

This was good news for Thanos.

Tyr with one arm was completely different in combat power from Tyr with two arms.

"Phew! Let's rest for today."

Returning to his palace, Thanos was a little surprised to see Frigg, Gullveig, and Freyja already waiting there.

"Aren't you going to the Hall of Joy?"

"Our hearts are always with Your Majesty!" The three goddesses said in unison, clearly having discussed it beforehand.

"Although Your Majesty has lost a brother, don't forget, Vili is still here. Your parents are still here, and so are your children," Frigg comforted.

"We are here too," Freyja chimed in.

"Please rest for a while, Your Majesty. In the future, the Aesir gods will still be waiting for Your Majesty's leadership," Gullveig advised.

"Alright, I understand."

At least his dear brother had died, this wasn't something worth celebrating. Thanos quietly embraced the three goddesses and fell asleep.

This was his final respect for Odin.

Thanos didn't know that another small interlude had occurred that night.

Loki visited the Golden Palace Treasury's designated secret room at night.

Thanos had specially allowed Loki to visit here at any time, but Thanos didn't expect Loki to come that very night.

Apart from the stone platform in the middle, the room could be described as empty.

On the stone platform was a crystal ball, which sealed a part of Odin's soul.

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Loki, drunk from the Hall of Joy, didn't return to his small palace in Asgard with Angrboða's support. Instead, he came straight here.

"Wait for me outside. I want to have a good chat with my good brother."

The giantess nodded obediently and waited outside.

Under the gaze of two golden-armored royal guards, Loki staggered in, carrying a large wine bottle.

He jumped onto the wide stone platform, sat down next to Odin's soul crystal ball, and actually poured mead onto the crystal ball.

Loki slurred his words, talking to himself:

"Hey! Brother! Tonight, I mingled with the Aesir gods, drinking so much wine. Those guys who used to look down on me, today they all came to toast me? Whether they were sincere or fake!"

"Do you know why this is?"

"My second son, Jörmungandr, is now the Aesir gods' sacred beast!"

"My third daughter, Hela, is now in charge of a realm, and even the hellhound under her command is also a sacred beast."

"I should be happy."

"But when I think that this was exchanged for my good brother's head, I feel sad —"

Loki hugged the crystal ball fixed on the stone platform and suddenly vomited everywhere.

Just as Loki was sobering up a little, a phantom that he would recognize even if it turned to ashes suddenly appeared in his mind.

【Loki! Save me —】

Loki peed himself on the spot.

"Ah ah ah! Odin?!"

Loki certainly knew that the fall of a deity wasn't that simple. As long as the soul was completely preserved and could be released by the god of death, it could theoretically be resurrected.

Loki never expected that Thanos would actually allow Odin's soul to retain its will.

"…" At this moment, Loki was completely sober. Of course, he knew what Odin meant to the entire Aesir gods now. Odin was the greatest blasphemer of order and the greatest rebel. If Loki got entangled with Odin's remnant soul, nothing good would come of it.

【It's me, good brother, I, I'm in a bad situation, but I still retain my self-awareness.】 Odin rarely showed timidity. In his current state, he certainly couldn't threaten Loki, so he could only play the emotional card: 【Don't be afraid, my soul has already been punished and cut apart. Most of my soul has already become sword spirits.】

Loki didn't dare to respond at all and ran away in fear, his pants wet.