Simulate the universe, starting with speedrunning Greek.

Silent Vidal—! If there had been no Crusades invasion, would the future second-generation God-King have developed normally according to the Norse cycle of reincarnation?

He was tall and strong, wearing armor and helmet, carrying a broadsword and wearing iron gauntlets, looking very imposing.

In Ragnarok, it is prophesied that he will become the terminator of Fenrir, the god-slaying wolf, and ultimately tear Fenrir apart, thus achieving the status of god-king.

However, due to the late emergence of human civilization in the Norse world under the influence of the night, Vidal did not have the opportunity to grow in human civilization during the demigod period, like Heracles of Greece, and to undergo trials on earth before ascending to godhood.

Therefore, Vidal, who lacks this experience of being a hero in his own right... was brought directly back to Asgard by Odin and subsequently granted the position of god of the forest. Now, this god, who should be incredibly powerful, is severely lacking in the combat experience required for battle.

But even with his lack of experience, he was still the prophesied second-generation god-king. As a man destined to shatter the greatest doomsday prophecy in Norse mythology, he immediately attracted Ye's attention.

Chapter 131 Only by transcending mythology can the second-generation universe continue.

Vidal was Odin's last trump card, a way to avoid utter despair even though he knew about Ragnarok.

Even though Odin, as the king of the gods of the old world, was destined to die, the Aesir would not truly perish. This was the only way he and the three Fates could change the outcome of Ragnarok—though they could not change the annihilation of the Aesir, they could allow them to be reborn and continue.

As someone destined never to love another, or whose loved ones are destined to die, Vidal, also known as the God of Silence, is one of the few gods who is not attracted to Skadi. Only loneliness accompanies him.

After receiving the prophecy of the three Fates, Vidal never spoke again, his smile vanished completely, and he remained forever silent and contemplative. As one of the few gods who knew the truth of Ragnarok, he constantly trained and honed his power, and at the same time, he no longer harbored any illusions about having a partner.

Only power and solitude will not abandon him—so, whether it is the power of a god or the powerful body inherited from his mother, the frost giant! Day after day of training is what will give him the physical body that can tear Fenrir apart.

But the silent Vidal wouldn't volunteer. Only after Odin commanded him to step forward did this tall figure, resembling Hercules and also possessing the blood of the frost giants, emerge from the ranks of the gods.

Without uttering a single wasted word, he charged straight at Skadi. Skadi, on the other side, showed no fear and spurred her horse forward. The two sides quickly engaged in a fierce battle!

Skadi, who had initially been very aggressive and even though she was a woman, still took the initiative to fight back, used her divine spear as swift as red lightning. The frost giant's powerful strength, combined with her superb martial arts skills, immediately suppressed the forest god.

However—Skadi's face showed no sign of victory at this moment.

I never expected that the first god Odin sent would be so troublesome...

When Skadi saw her attacks landing on her opponent's muscles, even though they had pierced through his shoulder blade, the gaping, bloody holes healed rapidly in his silence.

This terrifying self-regeneration ability—similar to the Twelve Trials of Berserker in the neighboring Moon World—is like a cheat code for normal melee warriors.

Facing such a formidable tank, whose attacks were equally ferocious...

Despite also being of frost giant blood and possessing terrifying strength, the forest god Vidal, without riding Pegasus, managed to suppress Skadi, who was in a human-horse fusion state.

Skadi, as a Frost Giant, is associated with shadow and winter...

As the most prominent feature of the Nordic world's landscape—a symbol and embodiment of the harsh winter...

It is the severe cold that can freeze even the most boundless vitality.

Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! In the final moments of battle, using the cold wave to coat the divine spear with the power of the laws, continuously piercing and freezing every joint on Vidal's body, finally—

At a certain moment, this berserker, who had been silent all along but became increasingly ferocious and violent with each fight, unleashing a terrifying burst of power, was finally 'controlled'.

Seeing this, Skadi finally breathed a sigh of relief, her whole body drenched in sweat... her arms were trembling from forcibly unleashing the potential of power beyond her body's original limits.

How could an unknown and obscure forest god be so powerful?

Did I underestimate the gods?

Skadi's will had been somewhat thwarted, and her fighting spirit wasn't as fierce as before. It seemed that even without Ito's earlier shot, if the gods were all as terrifying monsters as they had been, defeating her father head-on wouldn't have been difficult.

Despite being the frost giant, who represents absolute power, she was repeatedly suppressed by the opposing god in direct confrontations.

Although he originally intended to kill a god (the Joker) to vindicate his father, he almost became the Joker himself and failed to even pass the first level.

That was close! At least we've secured one win now! It's not too embarrassing to be completely wiped out.

However—just as Skadi lowered her guard, snap, snap!

A faint cracking sound came from the frozen statue, which was frozen in place by its spear.

Night, who had been watching the battle closely, thought: '...As expected, the Forest God, who can become the future second-generation God-King and symbolizes a more inclusive natural force, far surpasses the Winter Goddess Skadi in combat talent and potential. That boundless natural force cannot be frozen by mere winter.'

Boom~! !

As Skadi's pupils contracted and she turned around in shock, she discovered that Vidal, who had been frozen, had broken free once again.

—It roared to the sky, emitting a deep hiss, a roar like that of a wild beast that was deafening. Although it did not utter a single word from beginning to end, this cold war weapon, devoid of blood and tears and with only the thought of fighting, and the beastly posture, completely shocked the gods who had never paid much attention to this little nobody.

Its massive form emerged like a towering black shadow shattering the earth, its shadow completely enveloping Skadi.

goodong...

The gods all swallowed hard. But Odin, whose face had remained impassive since the start of the battle, finally broke into a slight smile.

That's right—this is his proud son!

Unlike his most powerful son Thor, who was out in the open, and Blach, who was the most beloved and was known as the god of poetry, and even Baldr, the god of light whom Frigga was supposed to have given birth to, who was said to be loved by all the gods and had received all the blessings in the world, none of them were Odin's most important offspring.

Only the forest god Vedal, the more powerful he became, the happier Odin was.

In order to ensure the success of the prophecy and the continuation of the second-generation Norse universe, even though he lost the trials he had undergone in human civilization as a demigod, Odin is still consciously seeking out opponents to nurture his growth.

When Odin saw Vidar frozen, he almost couldn't resist killing Skadi and took matters into his own hands to prevent her from killing Vidar.

In the eyes of the world, as a symbol of the forest, even Odin, who possesses endless wisdom, misunderstood Vidal's true power, regarding it as a symbol of life. This power, which should have been firmly restrained by the cold winter, has now transcended its own nature!

Just like Hercules, the mighty god of the neighboring lunar world, who transcended his own mythology in battle against the ancient hero-king Gilgamesh, breaking free from the chains of heaven that bound him with powerful divinity.

At this moment, in Odin's eyes, this was a symbol of Vidal transcending his destiny and his own mythology! How could he not be excited, how could he not be thrilled...

No wonder Vidal was able to surpass Ragnarok! If fate and mythology can be transcended once, they can certainly be transcended a second time!

Chapter 132 What kind of Nordic version of Uncle B? The analysis of the immortal natural force begins.

Night: —A symbol of natural forces!

Unlike Odin, it is a matter of seeing the truth at a glance—understanding the origin of the forest gods and the true essence of the night through mythology.

What sets Norse mythology apart from other pantheons is its strong message about destruction and rebirth.

It's not a simple cycle of reincarnation, nor is it a fateful inheritance like the Greek concept of the son killing the father...

His succession of gods represents more of a natural phenomenon than a mythological turning point in the continuation of civilization...

In the eyes of the Scandinavians, the world is inherently imperfect and destined for destruction.

On the other hand, their fear of death led them to believe that after all things perish, new life should be formed again, and everything in the world should be recyclable. Vidal was seen as the personification of this immortal natural force.

Since it dares to claim to be an 'immortal force of nature,' it may essentially be one of the most powerful and indelible mysteries in a world mythology system, just like the Egyptian sun, the Greek thunder, and the Persian eternal and invincible good.

Isn't it perfectly normal for higher mysticism to crush lower mysticism?

Even if water can extinguish fire, a sufficiently powerful flame can also evaporate the water...

Natural forces are not merely symbols of forests and vitality; they encompass everything that exists in nature. Even the cold winter is just one of the four seasons, yet natural forces do not only include the four seasons.

In the myth, Vidal was almost eaten by Fenrir, but in the end, a new potential burst forth from his body, causing him to grow and force open Fenrir's mouth, tearing it apart alive.

He killed Fenrir so easily and effortlessly, as if it were child's play.

In Ye's view, this seemingly infinite potential and possibility, born from immortality, is actually the most terrifying thing.

Sooner or later, when humanity begins to surpass the gods, exploring the universe and leaving its original ecosystem and mythological system, humanity will eventually face the day of parting ways with the gods. Moreover, the Norse gods are not easy to deal with; in fact, in mythology where they didn't originally exist, the gods, led by Odin, were symbols of 'evil' and 'chaos' to humanity. They were beings who instigated war, death, extreme violence, and chaos on earth.

Even if it's just a temporary alliance of interests, Ye understands that once humanity has fully developed and can threaten the gods' position, even if Odin is wary of him, he won't let humanity off the hook. There might even be a day when he has to face off against Vidal.

Odin is like a brother you don't have a very close relationship with; he's afraid his brother will suffer, but he's also afraid his brother will drive a Land Rover. He can accept alliances with others, but he can't accept the other party's power being too strong, threatening his position and the dignity of the gods. In the original story, Loki's later years were unfortunate, and most of his children were too powerful and terrifying, which made Odin feel wary.

In reality, Odin, whom we might face in the future, is a much less threatening version of the god-king Odin who has lost his divine declaration and runes, and only retains the powerful frost giant body and endless wisdom. There is no need for Ye Tai to take him seriously.

In the Norse world, the strong are more like those of bloodlines, with the strongest being direct descendants of the various progenitors of giants and gods. Among Odin's many offspring, apart from a few gods like Thor who are already extremely powerful and require the Night's attention, Vidal's power doesn't seem too great yet, but the oppressive aura of his sudden power surge is definitely that of an epic protagonist.

At this moment, Ye was already trying to analyze the essence of the 'natural force' contained in Vidal during this battle, to find out exactly what it was.

With the status of a world administrator, and the enchantment of runes directly maximizing its effect on the five senses, and even the sixth and seventh senses, it frantically analyzed the scene before it.

Especially just now, it seemed as if the law of conservation of energy had been broken within Vidal's body, with a sudden surge in entropy! Unleashing an inexhaustible power!

If we could artificially solidify this process, turning this random outbreak into a fixed outbreak and a rule for breakthroughs, we could codify it into runes.

Possessing this power is, in a sense, like having a switch that allows you to manually unlock the limits of the human body.

Even if it is not true infinity corresponding to immortality, as long as this finite growth can be replicated, then the danger contained in Vidal will disappear.

Humanity's greatest strength lies in its insatiable desire to explore and learn; it can transform the unknown into the known, and this process is science.

Even the process of gods constantly studying and comprehending their own power is essentially the same spirit. It's just that compared to gods and other races who are born with great power, humans have brought this best weapon for turning weakness into strength to its extreme.

The god, who has the name of wisdom but no substance, never explores or studies the possibilities beyond mythology; instead, he only thinks about how to prevent or delay the day of his destiny.

At this point, Odin's perspective was already set; he could never escape Norse fatalism (a view of destiny) in his lifetime. However, Night, having already established his own unique 'cosmology,' already possessed the passport to break through these limitations. He began to frantically fill his cosmology with all the wisdom (knowledge) he had learned, whether from the Norse universe or the former Greek universe.

At this moment, what appears to the gods as a simple, epic tale of a hero's sudden rise to power is a completely different scene in the eyes of the night.

……

Roar! With bronze skin, the powerful warrior, in the instant of unleashing new power, lost consciousness and his pupils became unfocused and turned crimson. His body remained standing on the ground—his face contorted and his hair disheveled.

His armor had long since shattered in the battle, revealing a massive body as strong as a pure-blooded frost giant. He gripped a broken greatsword that had been struck countless times in the fight, and his muscles suddenly bulged and throbbed powerfully like rolling waves.

With a thud, the next moment—his single foot stomped on the ground, suddenly unleashing a speed that was disproportionate to before, and his strong and powerful arm twisted out a terrifying burst of force, slashing down with a dreadful metallic clang.

Skadi used her crimson spear to shield herself at the crucial moment, but her beloved horse, with a mournful cry, knelt down and then its legs exploded off the ground.

Boom~!!

——! ! !

Feeling the soaring, indomitable fighting spirit emanating from in front of her, like an inextinguishable flame, along with the terrifying, dragon-like strength and the seemingly more fluid fighting stance—Skadi felt immense pressure!

The opponent seems to be evolving! Yes, evolving—he evolved during the battle?

Chapter 133 Fiancé, please help!! *Sobbing*

How can it be……!

Skadi's pride in her martial arts skills and powerful physique was instantly replaced by a sense of psychological trauma and self-doubt when she encountered a cheater. Her throat became dry and hoarse, as if it were about to burst into flames.

Meanwhile, Ye, watching from the sidelines, couldn't understand why Skadi hadn't used the Golden Knife at this crucial moment.

Could she possibly expect the divine spear in her hand to suddenly transform into Scáthach's Piercing Thorn Spear from the neighboring Shadow Kingdom?

Even if she transforms into the Piercing Thorn Spear, she cannot defeat the Forest God if she cannot extinguish that indestructible natural force.

But if it is a golden knife that symbolizes the ultimate, simple and brutal concept of 'victory', a sword of victory that can even prevent the destruction of the world, then perhaps it can shatter that indestructible force.

For Yoru, who is now frantically analyzing the essence of Vidar's power, it would be more pleasant to see Skadi looking serious, preferably 'going all out' to force out more of Vidar's potential.

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