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The air grew tense and the atmosphere uneasy. The gods were taken aback by the god of man's incredibly tough attitude from the outset, but they did not utter a mocking laugh.

Unlike last time when they didn't fully understand the power of the human god, the gods now knew that the human Sallyvan had easily defeated the gods of the sun and moon, and vaguely guessed that Iton had also used the power of the Sun King to defeat the storm giant.

The god of humanity has already shown them his power; he is not only powerful himself, but he can also make those around him stronger, bestowing upon them great power.

This also made the gods no longer underestimate the human race.

He has now earned the right to negotiate with the gods...

Chapter 129 The Gods Are Uneasy: What Trial? Odin Did Not Refuse Outright

Faced with a disease called the Sun King, under the sun's radiance, chlorophyll, an essential component of photosynthesis, is produced—a vital part of the human body.

At this moment, what should be called the 'Night' element... caused their hearts to race! When the gods faced such a captivating human god... it was no longer just about her breathtaking beauty...

Judging from the limited foundation he has shown so far... just the tip of the iceberg, Gwyn, the Sun King, is at least a God-King level powerhouse, and not just a God-King in name only, but a true god-king who can conquer other gods with his strength.

Only His Majesty the God-King, who possesses the authority of the 'King of the World,' could possibly suppress him?!

The gods all held the power of Gwyn, the Sun King, in a very high position with such awe.

Just as Odin's power as the king of the gods was overwhelming to the rest of the gods, conversely—with each of his subordinates being incredibly powerful—the Sun King was only stronger to the point of being terrifying and frightening! The word 'weak' should not even be used to describe him!

One of the most charismatic and powerful deities in the world—! Only the Sun King could possess both of these qualities!

On the other hand, Odin was unwilling to agree to any of the unreasonable and outrageous demands made by Night. However, Odin, who had been unable to subdue the human race for a long time, was indeed getting impatient.

He frowned slightly, and just as he was about to speak, he suddenly heard the Sun King before him—who was known for his outrageous words—utter a statement that shook him to his core.

"Only through unity can we overcome that devastating ordeal, a trial that civilizations must overcome as they develop... This applies to both humans and gods. Odin—! Show me the sincerity of our alliance!"

Odin, who should have been the powerful one on his high seat, joining forces with the weak to intimidate others and utter similar words, was completely stunned by Night's sudden turn of events, where he took the lead and usurped the lines.

As the lord of all gods, he turned around and showed 'sincerity' to the god of mankind?

That night, the previous conditions were used as a prerequisite for the alliance. Odin's focus at this moment was not on the domineering nature of the god of men, but on the shock of what the night had 'seen'.

A trial that civilization must overcome!

These words made Odin's breath quicken, and made the gods frown and wonder.

Odin, the king of the gods—he was able to see the only constant among countless possibilities in the future—Ragnarok—because he possessed infinite wisdom.

No matter which timeline you choose, Ragnarok will inevitably come; this is an unchanging consequence... something that has been the foundation since the beginning of the world and cannot be altered.

Similar to the all-seeing eye in the neighboring lunar world, the 'wisdom' that can see through the past, present, and future is not something everyone can possess.

The chat room next door, filled with all sorts of beings, consists of rulers from ancient mythologies, sages, or god-kings.

Ye's words revealed that he also knew a lot.

Faced with the Night, which also has the perspective of God, Odin finally began to truly value the foreign god before him, and began to solemnly place him in a position where he was qualified to communicate with him as an equal, rather than with the other gods who were also kept in the dark by him.

By nature, those who know the truth of the world from the beginning are the ones who deserve to be equals, just as a chess player cannot interact with a chess piece.

No matter how powerful you are, if you can't even see through the truth of the world, you're nothing more than a frog in a well.

If the god of mankind knew nothing, Odin could still find a way to deceive and incorporate him and the human civilization under him.

But now everyone is well aware of the future crisis, and with everything laid out openly—Odin knows it will be much harder to win over humanity through deception.

This made him start to seriously consider the requests Ye had just made.

Let the surviving giants go? No problem... He can also agree to let the Sun King retrieve the Well of Urd himself.

Originally, no one was to be allowed to come into contact with the three Fates, but the Sun King, who knew the true nature of the world, was not among them.

Even the truth of Ragnarok was perfectly clear to Odin, who understood what he was trying to hide. This enigmatic god of men may have known all along.

But—the goddess of youth, Eidolon…Odin simply couldn’t bear to let this goddess go, thanks to the golden apples on the Tree of Life.

Odin fell into deep thought, weighing the pros and cons. Night did not urge the king of gods, and in the eyes of the other gods, it was already incredible that he did not refuse outright. They all looked at their own king of gods.

Could His Majesty the God-King really agree to such an impudent request? Just because of that seemingly inexplicable yet subtly unsettling remark.

What kind of trial? Must even the mighty gods unite with humanity to overcome it?

Odin: "I can promise to spare those giants, in return... have your men release the goddess Shur and the moon god Manni as well..."

Night: "That's how it should be."

He didn't really intend to kill those two gods. As long as the god of light, Bod, hadn't yet seized all the power of light and heat in the Norse world, the Norse world still needed these two gods to pull the chariot through day and night...

Just like in the Greek mythology of the gods of war, when the sun god dies, the whole earth will be plunged into endless night.

The gods who are responsible for pulling the cart may not be very powerful, but the importance of their duties is self-evident. This kind of thankless job is done by the tool gods in both pantheons.

Just like the Helios siblings next door, who seemed to have a great reputation but were always excluded by Zeus.

“I can also grant your second request, but you have to fetch it yourself… I am only responsible for conveying the divine decree that permission is granted; whether you can obtain the Well of Urd depends on your own abilities,” Odin continued.

Clearly, he still didn't want to see the three Fates, especially not with other people. If it were any other person or god, Odin would never give them the chance to get close to such an important spring as Urd. From now on, there will only be this one exception!

Since the god of mankind already understood the existence of the 'final trial of the world,' he must also know the true purpose of the Well of Urd, so Odin turned a blind eye.

He knew the Sun King was not easily fooled, and with him protecting him, it would be difficult for others to surpass him and control the fate of mankind. So he decided to curry favor with him.

Just as Odin was about to bring up the third point, negotiation is an art of tug-of-war.

He agreed to the second request unconditionally, but objected to the third.

However, before Odin could even speak...

A chilling, bone-piercing power of law suddenly emanated from the outside, seemingly freezing the entire temple of the Aesir gods in an instant.

When a cold wind swept in from the distant north, before any figure had appeared, the biting, calamity-like power and the cold wave that had begun to frost over the temple's ground and pillars, freezing them into beautiful, icy crystals, immediately provoked the gods' alarm and anger.

"who is it?!"

"Another attack?"

Chapter 130 Skadi vs. a second-generation god-king who should have surpassed mythology?

It's been a long time since I've done that.

Since their founding, the powerful Aesir had never been challenged. After securing a large number of frost giants through a wager, the Aesir gained an absolute advantage in the war against their archenemy, the frost giants.

But just when they should have been full of vigor and high spirits, new problems kept arising.

One Storm Giant just died—is a new one coming?

Night, along with the gods, came to the temple to deal with the arrival of this uninvited guest.

Then, a figure riding a winged horse, fully armed and dressed in armor, arrived in Asgard. Unlike Scáthach with her twin spears, Skadi wielded a gleaming spear in one hand and a shield inlaid with gold and jade in the other, carrying a stag-antler bow and iron-feathered arrows on her back, but she was equally dashing.

"Skadi, daughter of the Storm Giant Serasi—my name is Skadi…! I come to challenge the gods!" In the cold wind, her beautiful long braid fluttered, her eyes like clear, cold pools, steadfastly gazing at the gods, and issuing an invitation to battle.

Her aura, which was in no way inferior to that of male gods and was like that of a queen, immediately stunned the gods.

It must be said that Skadi, the goddess of winter, was once the enchantress of the gods in mythology, and was almost nominated by them as one of the top three goddesses they most wanted to marry.

When she first appeared in mythology, her beautiful and heroic appearance captivated all the gods.

Even among the frost giants, where the men are ugly and the women are beautiful, Skadi is exceptionally beautiful. Even though she is a descendant of the evil storm giants, and even though she offended the majesty of the gods by daring to challenge them alone, she was still forgiven by the gods for her disrespect.

Even the gods acted like sycophants, actively courting Skadi. To please Skadi, they even sent Serasi, a terrorist who had offended the Aesir, to heaven, granting her the glory of having her eyes transformed into the morning star.

The gods dealt a heavy blow to the male Titan, but turned into complete sycophants to the female Titan.

When Skadi, wielding her crimson magic spear, challenges the gods to a one-on-one duel—!

Ye stared intently at the figure before her. Was this the Loki who had handed the Sword of Victory to her?

It must be said that you can doubt Loki's restless and mischievous nature, but you have absolutely no doubt about his aesthetic sense and taste.

Whether it was Eto before or Skadi after, they were both goddesses who could make even the gods fall for them.

With fair skin, beautiful faces, and lustrous legs, each possessing a unique charm, Loki's discerning eye remains sharp.

What is a true goddess? It is someone who, even among a crowd of beautiful figures, can still catch your eye at a glance, making it impossible to look away—like a ray of light shining into your heart, making all the surrounding figures pale in comparison.

Skadi, who possesses exceptionally high looks but doesn't rely on them for a living, is now ready to challenge the gods to avenge her father.

What she wanted was not to conquer and defeat the gods with her charm, but with her strength.

Although she came under the guise of revenge, she wasn't stupid. She knew that going straight into battle would only lead to her death, so she took the initiative to challenge the gods to a one-on-one duel.

When Odin asked who was willing to fight, all the gods withdrew, expressing their unwillingness to fight, saying that even if they won, it would be an unfair victory and it would be a pity to kill them.

???

Odin's face turned completely dark at this point.

Although he was also a pervert, he was amazed at first sight. In fact, in the original myth, after Skadi had chosen her husband, Odin secretly did something bad—he transformed into another god and took advantage of the situation after the two divorced to conquer Skadi and give birth to the ancestor of the Danish royal family.

But Odin's newly ignited desire was quickly extinguished by his own kidneys, allowing him to remain calm.

Odin's dark expression was partly due to this. No—he had to find an opportunity to resolve this matter. For a dignified god-king to be practically impotent was a tremendous disgrace to Odin.

Once his desires were suppressed, Odin saw that none of the gods dared to accept the challenge, and their reasons were so absurd...

What is considered an unfair victory? What is unfair about winning a one-on-one fight?

When you slaughtered the giants who were in a weakened state, you were all incredibly brutal and excited, and extremely enthusiastic. How come you didn't feel the slightest bit that the victory was unfair?

Especially the regrettable killing later on completely exposed the gods' ulterior motives.

Odin frowned, glanced around at the gods, and finally fixed his gaze on a towering figure: "Vedal, you go...!"

At this moment, Odin commanded the forest god Vidal to enter the arena in a majestic tone.

Vidar, the god of the forest, was the son of Odin and the forest giantess Greed. One day, Odin was traveling the world when he stumbled upon a cave and saw a beautiful woman sleeping naked. He was immediately captivated and forced himself on her, and she gave birth to his son, Vidar.

This happened at the beginning of creation, when his kidneys were still his own kidneys.

As he grew up, Vidal inherited his mother's power and became the Guardian of the Forest, a demigod symbolizing life and trees. His beloved Odin specially took him to the Well of Urd to receive a prophecy from the three Fates—he would disregard the byproducts of becoming a hero—loneliness and solitude—and become a hero who conquers loneliness. His life would be accompanied by solitude and silence; solitude and silence were his wife and children!

Many poets also made prophecies—

Verdani declared that he would defeat an enemy that even Odin could not face in the future!

Skodzer stated that Vidal will be reborn in the Ragnarok, igniting the light of life in the new world and becoming its ruler!

If there were a sequel to the original Norse mythology, then this god of heroes and the god of the forest, who rose from the ranks of demigods, would be the new god-king who, after 'wisdom,' symbolizes 'infinite vitality,' the second-generation god-king of Norse mythology.

He is regarded as the personification of the immortal forces of nature.

It was only when Odin called out this name that Ye noticed this man who had always been silent among the gods for the first time.