“So strong…” Seeing Gullveig sent flying backward, Leon’s emotions instantly surged like a rising tide.
Too strong!
His elder brother was simply too strong!
He had originally thought Odin was already powerful, but he had never expected him to be this powerful.
Defeating Gullveig with a single hammer strike had already surpassed Leon’s understanding.
“His Majesty is mighty!” Below the war fortress, Asgard’s soldiers waved their weapons and shouted excitedly toward the sky, “His Majesty Odin is mighty!” Vanaheim and Asgard had long-standing grudges.
For nearly a thousand years, friction between the two sides had never stopped.
Now, their king had actually defeated Gullveig in a single blow.
This allowed the resentment the Asgardian soldiers had held in their hearts for many years to finally be released in one breath.
Leon murmured to himself, “In Royal Brother’s hands… Mjolnir seems even stronger than it was in Thor’s.” Most members of Asgard’s royal family were skilled in both combat and magic.
This could be seen from Thor.
In the early days of the Avengers, Thor’s strength was definitely among the very top.
Under the attacks of Mjolnir, very few people could survive.
However, Thor simply could not compare to his father, Odin.
In Thor: Ragnarok, even after Odin had already died, he was still able to guide Thor.
It was precisely because of Odin’s guidance that Thor unleashed the most powerful bolt of lightning in his history.
Therefore, Leon believed that even ten peak Thors could not possibly be Odin’s opponent.
This elder brother of his was the one truly chosen by destiny.
As for the reason Thor could become powerful, it was most likely related to the Odin bloodline flowing within his body.
How strong was Odin at his peak?
Leon remained silent, secretly pondering this question.
“You…” Gullveig flew backward for several hundred meters.
Before he even had time to stand up, blood surged up his throat.
With a pfft, he spat it out and stared at Leon and Odin with a face full of resentment.
Back then, he had once almost killed Bor.
He never expected that now, he would actually fall into the hands of Bor’s two sons.
This kind of defeat was even more painful to Gullveig than being killed outright.
He had actually lost to two juniors.
Gullveig felt that he no longer had the face to rule the Vanir.
“You really are weak.” Odin calmly walked toward Gullveig.
“Your strength is decent, but you rely too much on the Magic Stone.
If the two of us fought one-on-one, I might not have been able to defeat you in a single exchange.
But after I forcefully broke free from the Space Magic Stone’s restraints, you were actually frightened.
You didn’t even have the slightest desire to fight…” In the end, Odin did not forget to add another sentence.
“In terms of strength, you are inferior to my father.” “You… you…” Hearing the disdain in Odin’s tone, Gullveig’s face flushed red and his neck thickened with anger.
He stammered for a long while, but still failed to make a single sound.
Clang!
Gullveig’s vision went black, and he collapsed once again.
“…” Leon blinked and said with a strange expression, “Someone like this is actually the leader of the Vanir?” Gullveig was not dead.
Leon could still feel his aura.
He had merely fainted.
More importantly, he had been angered unconscious by Odin’s few words.
There really was such a powerful figure in the world, and he was even a leader among the Nine Realms!
The Vanir were truly a strange bunch!
Leon silently slandered them in his heart.
“Someone like this is actually an enemy of Asgard!” Seeing Gullveig collapse to the ground again, Odin carried his hammer and walked toward him.
Old grudges and new hatred would be settled together.
This time, he would completely end Gullveig.
“Wait… Royal Brother!” When Leon saw Odin walking toward Gullveig with a fierce expression, how could he not understand what Odin intended to do?
Odin turned back and looked at Leon.
“Wells, what is it?” Leon smiled with ill intent.
“Royal Brother, why would you kill a king of this caliber?
Wouldn’t it be better to let him go back and continue leading the Vanir?
I believe… under his leadership, the Vanir will definitely not be our opponents in the future!” “Hahaha…” Odin froze for a moment, then burst into loud laughter.
That was right!
Why should he kill Gullveig?
Having such a foolish opponent was practically the Creator favoring Asgard.
Odin smiled and said, “In a while, I will contact the Vanir and have them bring gifts to ransom their leader.” He caught on quickly!
Hearing Odin’s words, Leon gave Odin a thumbs-up.
They had defeated Gullveig, taken his gifts, and finally allowed him to return and continue harming his own race.
This seemed… like a deal where they could not possibly lose.
Odin waved his hand, and the Space Stone that had originally been lying in Gullveig’s hand instantly fell into his palm.
Without the magical support of the Space Stone, Gullveig’s body was like a kite with its string cut, falling straight toward the ground.
Odin carefully played with the Space Stone in his hand.
Without raising his head, he said, “Keep Gullveig under close watch.
He is now our distinguished guest.” “Yes!” Hearing Odin’s order, the soldiers on the ground quickly restrained Gullveig.
A short while later, Odin put away the Space Stone in his hand.
He turned his head toward the Dwarf King and said, “Zemo, what do you think now… will you surrender, or continue resisting?” Zemo: the king of the dwarves, and at the same time, the greatest forging master in the history of the dwarf race.
According to the original course of history, he could have left a heavy mark in the history of the dwarves.
But now that Odin’s army had arrived beneath the city, this strongest forging master of the dwarf race was very likely to become the shame of his people.
Odin intentionally or unintentionally waved the Space Stone in front of the Dwarf King.
At the same time, the corner of his mouth curved into a cruel arc.
Seeing this, the Dwarf King’s heart skipped a beat.
The Space Stone.
This war fortress could no longer stop Odin!
An inexplicable panic rose from the bottom of Zemo’s heart.
At that moment, Leon also secretly rejoiced.
He roared wildly in his heart, “We won!” The Space Stone had the ability to tear through space.
Back when Loki descended upon Earth, it was also because of it that Thanos’s army successfully invaded the realm below.
Its accuracy was far greater than the Rainbow Bridge.
With the Space Stone, his elder brother could enter the dwarves’ ancient fortress at will.
With his skills, inside the dwarves’ fortress, he would be an invincible existence.
Even if there were no great army surrounding them outside, the dwarven side would still collapse from within the fortress.
The Dwarf King looked around.
Wherever his gaze swept, the dwarves lowered their heads one after another.
The Dwarf King smiled miserably, his face filled with sorrow.
Even if he did not want to surrender, the dwarf race had already been frightened by Odin’s strength.
They no longer had the will to fight.
How could they possibly be a match for Asgard?
“Hehe…” The Dwarf King looked at Odin and smiled in desolation.
“Do the conditions you offered earlier still count?” Being allowed to possess an army and keep his throne were the conditions Odin had promised the Dwarf King earlier.
Since defeat was now certain, he still wanted to seek some benefits for the dwarf race.
After all, he might be the last king of the dwarves.
“Of course they count…” Odin nodded without hesitation.
“A king does not speak lightly.
Naturally, the conditions from earlier still count.
However, if you continue to hesitate… then I cannot guarantee anything.
After all, the current situation is no longer the same as before…” Earlier, I could not break in.
But now… I have the Space Stone.
What place in the Nine Realms can stop me?
Not to mention a small dwarf fortress, even if all the experts of the Vanir came out, they would not be able to keep him here now.
Odin was calm and unhurried as he faced the Dwarf King.
After several great battles had ended, this was actually the moment when he was the calmest.
After today, Odin knew that he would become the most dazzling powerhouse in the Nine Realms.
He would possess both Nidavellir and Asgard at the same time.
His achievements would surpass those of any king in Asgard’s history.
“I…” The Dwarf King’s body trembled, as if he had to use all his strength to say the words.
“I surrender!” Odin forcefully suppressed the joy in his heart.
“Good.
Very good.
Zemo, thousands of years, or even tens of thousands of years from now, you will know just how wise this decision of yours was…” “Hehe…” The Dwarf King shook his head with a bitter smile.
He took these words as nothing more than Odin comforting him.
Odin said to Leon, “I’ll leave this place to you…” After saying that, space tore open once more, and Odin stepped into it without hesitation.
“He really is a hands-off boss…” Leon silently complained in his heart.
A short while later, Leon flew to the Dwarf King’s side.
“Please have the dwarf race lay down their weapons.
I swear in the name of Asgard’s royal family that the dwarves will receive fair treatment…” Leon knew that this was the moment for him to step forward.
After all, Odin was Asgard’s king.
At this moment, he needed to maintain a just and majestic image.
Words that might offend the dwarves were not something Odin could say himself.
Because in the future, the dwarves of Nidavellir would also be Odin’s subjects.
In status, they would be the same as the people of Asgard.
“Very well!” The Dwarf King closed his eyes, then nodded.
Soon, the flying ancient fortress in the sky landed on the ground.
Leon waved his hand, and Asgard’s soldiers quickly gathered toward the castle.
… As Nidavellir submitted to Asgard, the news swept through the Nine Realms like a stormy wave.
Although the dwarf race was not a top-tier power, it had existed for tens of thousands of years.
At first, many people did not believe the news.
But when they saw Asgard’s army officially stationed in Nidavellir, everyone finally accepted it.
In the history of the Nine Realms, this was an unprecedented major event.
And from that very year onward, the various realms also began expanding their armies, officially entering an era of chaotic war.