Marvel: The other side of the double-passing door is Devouring the Stars

Chapter 314 Thor's Forbidden Move?

Lynch returned to the rest area and announced the next matchup to the four: "Second match, Bella vs. Thor."

Thor, invigorated by the news, stretched his limbs: "Finally, it's my turn. That blue-skinned lady seems quite skilled."

Bella stood not far away, and upon hearing her name called, gave Thor a confident smile. Her body emitted a faint blue light, and a hint of dampness seemed to emanate from the air.

“She’s a master of water-based energy,” Lynch whispered a reminder. “She excels in fluid combat styles and ranged attacks. Lightning has an advantage against water, but be careful of water’s conductivity.”

Thor nodded, a glint of electricity flashing in his eyes: "Understood. This will be an interesting elemental battle."

With Lynch's announcement, the second match was about to begin. The atmosphere in the stands grew even more heated, everyone anticipating another exciting battle.

Thor walked to the center of the arena, a faint electric current beginning to flicker around his body. He knew this battle might be more difficult than he imagined, but that was precisely what made it all the more anticipated.

Bella gracefully moved to the center of the arena, standing opposite Thor. Her eyes were as deep as the ocean, and a pale blue mist swirled around her, with a faint ocean scent filling the air.

The two stood in the center of the arena, awaiting Lynch's signal. This clash of elements was destined to be a visual feast.

Lynch raised his hand, looked around, and confirmed that both sides and the venue were ready.

"The second match begins!"

As Lynch's arm descended, the two figures in the center of the arena moved almost simultaneously, and a fierce collision of lightning and water was about to unfold.

Meanwhile, on the other side of the capital, inside a magnificent palace, a young man dressed in a splendid robe was watching the Star Martial Pavilion's live competition via holographic projection. A thoughtful expression crossed his face, revealing a deep interest in the martial artists from Earth.

“Interesting, very interesting,” the third prince of the Black Dragon Mountain Empire murmured to himself. “It seems my earlier assessment was correct. These Earth warriors are indeed extraordinary.”

His gaze swept over the four people in the image, finally settling on Hong, who had just won: "Especially this one, his understanding and control of energy has reached an astonishing level. Although Earth's civilization is young, it seems to have nurtured some unique and profound wisdom."

The attendant beside him asked in a low voice, "Is Your Highness very interested in them?"

Lin Hongze smiled slightly: "Yes, I'm very interested. I'll continue to follow the upcoming matches and see how the other three perform."

The attendant nodded respectfully and withdrew, leaving the Third Prince to continue watching the live broadcast of the match with focused attention.

the other side.

In the center of the arena, Thor and Bella stood ten meters apart, a tense yet exciting atmosphere filling the air. In the stands, almost everyone held their breath, anticipating the start of this elemental duel.

The moment Lynch's arm fell, the two of them moved almost simultaneously.

Bella struck first, drawing a graceful arc in the air with her hands. The water vapor around her instantly condensed into dozens of slender water whips, which, like agile tentacles, attacked Thor. These water whips constantly changed direction as they traveled, forming an impenetrable net that blocked any possible escape routes for Thor.

Faced with such an attack, Thor did not choose to meet it head-on. Instead, he lowered his body slightly, crossed his arms in front of his chest, and his entire body burst forth with dazzling blue-purple lightning. Enveloped in the current, his body instantly transformed into a bolt of lightning, passing through the gaps in the water whip at a speed almost imperceptible to the naked eye, and appeared to Bella's side.

"Lightning!" someone in the audience exclaimed, clearly recognizing the lightning displacement technique as originating from a high-level civilization.

Bella was clearly taken aback by Thor's advanced technique, a flicker of surprise crossing her eyes, but her reaction speed was equally astonishing. Almost the instant Thor appeared, her body twisted like flowing water, while the surrounding steam formed a curtain of water, blocking Thor's oncoming fist.

"Crack!"

The instant electricity and water came into contact, the entire arena flashed with a blinding blue light, accompanied by a deafening explosion. The water curtain instantly vaporized under the impact of the electric current, forming a cloud of steam that enveloped the entire battle area.

A gasp rippled through the audience, with many even standing up to try and see what was happening through the fog.

A few seconds later, the clouds gradually dissipated, and the two figures reappeared. Thor and Bella both took a few steps back, about twenty meters apart. Neither of them was injured, but their breathing was slightly rapid, clearly indicating that the collision had consumed a lot of energy.

“A good reaction,” Bella commented with a smile, her voice as clear and melodious as flowing water. “It seems Earth’s martial artists do have some skill. But this is just the beginning.”

With that, she lightly tapped the ground with her feet, instantly transforming into a stream of azure water, rushing towards Thor at astonishing speed. This attack was even more swift than before; the water stream constantly changed shape in the air, sometimes transforming into sharp water spikes, sometimes into massive water hammers, making it impossible to defend against.

In the rest area, Hong frowned: "This is bad. Water conducts electricity, but it can also dilute and disperse the power of the current. This Bella is clearly a master of water-based energy; her fluid attacks have virtually no blind spots."

Rowan nodded: "And she seems to be intentionally guiding Thor to release more electrical energy, perhaps trying to use the conductivity of water to counter him."

On the field, Thor remained calm in the face of the surging water attack. He took a deep breath, drew a peculiar rune in front of his chest with both hands, and at the same time, the electricity in his body began to flow in an orderly manner, forming a complex electric grid.

"This is..." A hint of surprise flashed in Lin Qi's eyes. "He's mastered the 'Thunder Chains'? That's an extremely advanced technique for controlling lightning energy. I didn't expect him to comprehend it in such a short time."

When Bella's water flow collided with Thor's electric grid, the expected explosion did not occur. Instead, the currents, as if alive, coiled around the water, forming countless tiny chains that held the water firmly in place.

Bella's attack was forced to stop, and she had to dissipate the water flow and reform into human form, but by this time her body was covered with countless tiny electric currents, which restricted her movements.

"What incredible control!" someone in the audience exclaimed. "He can actually manipulate lightning energy at such a microscopic level!" Thor didn't give Bella a chance to catch her breath. He stomped his right foot on the ground and rushed forward like a bolt of lightning. At the same time, a large amount of electrical energy gathered in his right fist, forming a rotating lightning vortex.

"Thunder Fist!"

Bella's expression changed slightly. She quickly formed hand seals, and the moisture around her body rapidly condensed into a thick ice shield. However, just as Thor's fist was about to make contact with the ice shield, it suddenly changed direction, bypassing the shield and striking directly at Bella's side.

"So fast!" Luo Feng exclaimed. "This is the 'curved attack' technique that Coach Lin taught us, and Thor can already apply it while moving at high speed!"

Bella clearly hadn't anticipated that Thor's attack would change direction mid-flight, and in her haste, she only had time to form a thin film of water around her waist. Thor's fist pierced through the water film and struck her body, instantly sending a powerful electric current through her.

"Ah!" Bella cried out in pain, blasted several meters away by the blow. She rolled a distance after landing before barely regaining her balance. Her right side of her clothes was charred, and her breathing became rapid.

The audience erupted in cheers; no one had expected that this warrior from Earth could inflict such significant damage on a former Imperial officer.

However, Bella quickly straightened up, her face showing no sign of frustration, but rather a slight smile: "Not bad, it's been a long time since anyone has been able to hit me in a head-on confrontation. Looks like I need to get serious."

As soon as she finished speaking, her eyes suddenly turned deep blue, and her whole body emitted a dazzling blue light. The temperature in the venue plummeted, and people in the audience could even see their own breath.

"This is... ice energy?" Rowan exclaimed in surprise. "She not only masters water energy, but she can also manipulate ice?"

Lynch nodded: "Bella comes from a planet with extremely abundant water energy. Her race is born with the ability to manipulate water and ice. In her homeland, water and ice are considered to be the same energy source, just manifesting in different forms."

On the field, countless tiny ice crystals began to condense in the air around Bella. These ice crystals danced in the air and gradually formed an ice crystal storm with a radius of about ten meters, surrounding her and Thor in the center.

"Watch out!" Hong suddenly stood up and shouted a warning, "Those ice crystals can not only hurt people, but they can also conduct electricity! She's trying to use the conductivity of the ice crystals to disperse Thor's electrical energy!"

Thor seemed to realize the danger and immediately adjusted his energy flow, making the current more inward and reducing the tendency to spread outward.

Bella formed a hand seal in front of her chest and then thrust it forward with a vengeance. Instantly, the ice crystals floating in the air shot towards Thor like bullets, their speed almost impossible to react to.

Faced with such a dense attack, an ordinary person would have nowhere to hide. But Thor is no ordinary person. His body once again transformed into a bolt of lightning, traversing the ice crystal storm at an astonishing speed, while releasing streams of electricity to form an electric net in the air, attempting to neutralize the attacks of the ice crystals.

The audience held their breath, their eyes glued to the bolt of lightning flashing amidst the ice storm. Even the most professional martial artists had to admit that the level of this duel far exceeded that of ordinary sparring.

"That was amazing!" an excited audience member shouted. "It was like a clash of ice and fire!"

"It's thunder and water!" someone nearby corrected, equally excited.

However, even with Thor's lightning-fast reflexes and speed, he was not immune to slip-ups in the face of such a dense barrage of attacks. Several ice crystals struck his shoulder and leg, and instantly, a powerful electric current surged back along the ice crystals, causing him to groan and stumble to the ground.

Bella didn't let this opportunity pass. With a wave of her hands, the surrounding ice crystals instantly coalesced into a giant ice dragon, which roared and pounced towards Thor.

A gasp rippled through the audience; everyone held their breath for Thor. Such an attack, even for a seasoned warrior, would be difficult to completely withstand.

At that critical moment, a strange light flashed in Thor's eyes. Instead of dodging, he steadied himself, swiftly forming hand seals while simultaneously uttering a low shout: "Nine Heavens Thunder!"

In an instant, the air in the entire arena seemed to freeze. An unprecedentedly powerful energy surge erupted from Thor's body, forming a massive pillar of lightning that shot straight into the sky. The energy contained within that pillar was so strong that it even caused the arena's energy barrier to fluctuate slightly.

"This is... Thor's forbidden technique?" Luo Feng stood up in shock. "When did he master such a powerful skill?"

Hong's eyes widened: "He must have gained some insights from his training on the Thunder Planet, and combined with the special training with Coach Lin these past two weeks, his understanding of lightning energy has reached a new level."

On the field, the lightning pillar collided with the ice dragon, producing a deafening explosion. The powerful energy shockwave spread in all directions, even causing the protective shields in the stands to glow with a pale blue light, barely managing to withstand the impact.

When visibility returned, everyone was surprised to see that the center of the field had become a shallow pit about twenty meters in diameter, with vitrification marks all over the pit walls, obviously caused by extremely high temperatures.

Thor and Bella stood on the edge of the pit, neither of them in good condition. Thor had obvious frostbite marks on his right arm, was breathing rapidly, and his forehead was covered in sweat; Bella wasn't in much better shape, with obvious burn marks on her left shoulder and a thin layer of frost covering her blue scales, clearly a self-protective mechanism caused by excessive energy consumption.

The two exchanged a glance and saw respect in each other's eyes.

“A brilliant duel,” Bella said with a smile, a hint of weariness in her voice. “I admit, I underestimated you.”

Thor returned the smile: "You are one of the most formidable opponents I have ever faced. Your control over water and ice is truly breathtaking."

Just then, the two simultaneously sensed a new energy fluctuation forming within the field. They looked around warily and discovered that the scattered ice crystals and arcs of electricity were flowing and gathering in a peculiar way.

"This is..." Lin Qi suddenly stood up, a look of surprise on his face, "Elemental resonance?"

In the center of the arena, the ice crystals and electric arcs gradually coalesced, forming a peculiar energy vortex. Water and electricity, two elements that should normally cancel each other out, began to resonate harmoniously under the influence of some mysterious force, producing a completely new form of energy.

This phenomenon clearly exceeded everyone's expectations, and Thor and Bella watched in astonishment.

(End of this chapter)