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Chapter 428 Thor, you won't even call me Father.

A few minutes later.

Before he could say much more, Odin, amidst the reluctant gazes of Thor, Loki, and Frieza, transformed into countless golden specks of light and drifted into the sky above Asgard.

"Odin..."

After muttering something, Frika didn't have time to wipe away the tears on her face. She forced herself to stay awake and activated her illusion magic to cover up the golden specks of light that were falling into the sky.

Seeing Frieza's actions, Loki shook his head and said, "Although the phenomenon of Father God's physical body perishing and his soul returning to Valhalla has been concealed, the frost that previously stained the heavens and earth, darkening the sky of Asgard, and the aura of universal sorrow, cannot be hidden. Mother, have you thought of how to explain all this?"

Odin's death was too sudden.

He didn't have time to explain many things before his body perished and his soul returned to Valhalla.

and so.

How exactly to cover up Odin's fall is something Loki and his allies will have to figure out themselves.

Upon hearing this, Fricka wiped away her tears and said in a deep voice, "Besides your father, Asgard has always had a second god-king, Hela, who also has Odin's blood flowing through her veins, and is your sister."

"Hela is my and Odin's first child. She was born with great expectations. In the year that Hela successfully condensed her divine status and ascended to the level of a god-king, your father was so excited that he named Hela as the first heir to Asgard and even shared the power of Asgard with her."

"With this authority, as long as Hela sets foot on Asgardian territory, her power will be enhanced by Asgard, and the stronger Asgard becomes, the stronger Hela will become as well."

"Therefore, apart from your father, the death of Hela, who is also the god-king of Asgard, could also have caused the strange phenomenon of the god-king's fall that just now enveloped the entire Asgard."

"Coincidentally, your sister Hela was just in Asgard, and even demonstrated her power to all of Asgard."

"And in the end, most coincidentally, Hela and the Dark Elf King were banished to the universe by Odin using the energy of the Bifrost and a divine spell, becoming fireworks that lit up the universe together with the Dark Elf King."

"We can take advantage of this and transform the vision of universal mourning in Asgard into a vision of Hela's fall..."

Upon hearing Fricka's plan, Loki nodded: "A great plan, but what I'm more interested in is why Father, even after breaking with my dear sister and sealing her away in an unknown place, hasn't taken back the power she held."

"Doesn't he know how dangerous this is?"

In Loki's view

It is because of the existence of that authority that Hela is so attached to Asgard.

Otherwise, Hel, the land of the dead filled with death and spirits, would undoubtedly be more suitable for Hela, who has already embraced death.

If Odin had taken back Hela's authority in Asgard...

Would the other party then no longer be so attached to Asgard?

So, does that mean they won't have to face the terrifyingly powerful Hela anymore?

at this point.

Not only was Loki puzzled, but even Thor was somewhat baffled.

Seeing the confusion flash across her two sons' faces, Fricka sighed softly.

"Hela... after all, she is your older sister, and the first child of Odin and me."

"Although she was eventually blinded by death and slaughter and disobeyed your father, when Hela was first sealed away, your father still hoped that she could repent and start anew. So at the beginning, he did not take back the power from Hela."

"However, your father and I waited for a thousand years, but Hela did not repent. Just when Odin was completely disappointed and wanted to take back the Asgardian authority from Hela, he found that... he could no longer take back the authority from Hela."

"Because at some point, Hela's understanding of the laws of the Asgardian gods has become comparable to, or even surpassed, that of your father."

"That profound realization is etched deep into Hela's soul and can never be taken back. If Hela were to set foot on Asgardian territory again, the world's blessings she received from Asgard would likely surpass even those of your father..."

This is a classic case of raising a tiger only to cause trouble.

Hearing this, Loki shrugged helplessly but didn't say anything.

After all, Hela was Odin's first child.

What does it matter if Odin is a little more lenient with Hela?

In fact, if Odin hadn't later realized that death and killing weren't the best means for Asgard to rule the Nine Realms.

He might not even part ways with Hela, who reveres killing and death.

With that in mind, Loki changed the subject, saying, "Now that we have a suitable reason, we'd better hurry back and reassure people, lest they completely believe that the Father has fallen because of the strange phenomenon we just witnessed."

"Otherwise, once the impression of the Father God's fall is deeply ingrained in people's minds, even if I appear before them, it will be difficult to change their first impression."

"After all, I... am not the Father God."

"I am also unable to display my great power as freely as the Father God, relying on his overwhelming strength."

"Oh, right, speaking of which, I need to get used to it first."

talking.

Loki gently wiped his face.

Suddenly, in front of Thor and Frieza, Loki's face changed in an incredible way.

With a high, straight nose and extremely thin lips, his aged face carried a hint of wisdom, as well as a deeply hidden pride and domineering nature. His profound gaze seemed to pierce through everything, reflecting the darkness in people's hearts.

As Loki's face changed, his pores twitched, his body quickly adapted, and even his scent changed.

His hairline was also receding slowly, and even his once thick, black hair was becoming sparse and pale.

Judging by his face alone, Loki at this point was almost indistinguishable from Odin.

"Hmm, it's a little too high."

Thinking of Odin's stooped and shrunken figure due to age.

Loki closed his eyes, then his body jolted, and his bones and ligaments cracked and popped. The next second, Loki's body shrank dramatically, and he even became more hunched over.

In terms of appearance, Loki at this point was no different from Odin.

The moment Loki opened his eyes again, his entire demeanor underwent a dramatic change.

Even Loki's clothes, thanks to a deceptively realistic illusion, were transformed into the same outfit Odin had been wearing.

This scene left even Fricka and Thor speechless.

Had Thor not witnessed Odin's death firsthand and seen Loki transform into Odin's likeness right before their eyes, he would have thought Odin's passing was just a cruel joke by Loki.

While Thor stared in disbelief at Loki, who had transformed into "Odin."

A sly smile flashed in Loki's eyes.

next second.

A magical light flashed from Odin's hands behind his back, and instantly, the Mind Scepter transformed into the shape of Gungnir, the spear of eternity, right in front of Fryka.

After exchanging yourself and the [Scepter of the Mind].

Loki subtly channeled a wisp of mental energy into the Mind Scepter.

With the infusion of that spiritual power, the power of the spiritual gem within the [Scepter of the Mind] was immediately activated.

Immediately afterwards, Erin's mental power was amplified dozens of times by the [Mind Scepter].

Then, as Loki's mental magnetic field rotated, it transformed into an invisible giant net that enveloped Thor.

As he finished doing all this, Loki—no, Odin—looked at Thor with a subtle hint of affection and satisfaction in his eyes.

"Thor!"

When that familiar and affectionate call reached Thor's ears again.

Thor, already grieving Odin's passing and yearning for Odin to reappear before him, had his desire amplified by the Mind Scepter, causing his consciousness to become hazy.

This moment.

Thor couldn't even distinguish between reality and illusion; his face was filled with struggle.

Looking at the Father God before him, who was no different from any other day, Thor opened and closed his mouth several times, but the word "Father God" that he used to utter without hesitation could not be uttered at this moment.

Seeing the struggle on Thor's face, Odin's cunning deepened.

Immediately afterward, Loki, in a tone identical to Odin's, asked Thor, "What's wrong, Thor? What's making you so hesitant?"

Those words, imbued with the power of the mind, seemed to carry Thor out of the void and back into reality.

It also swept away the jumbled thoughts in his mind.

After a moment of silence, Thor shook his head: "It's nothing."

Seeing that Thor seemed to be affected by the power of the Mind Scepter, Odin's lips curled slightly, and he asked, "Are you really alright? Then why won't you call me Father?"

It's sizzling!

"Bang!"

The instant Odin finished speaking, a fist crackling with lightning tore through the air and smashed toward "Odin's" face.

However, just as it was about to strike Odin, the lightning-infused fist suddenly changed direction and smashed into Odin's chest, sending him flying.

"Father God? Ha."

Looking at "Odin" who had been sent flying by his punch, Thor said coldly, "Stop playing your little tricks, Loki, or even if you have the face of the Father, my fists won't hold back."

"Really not?"

Loki, who was sent flying by Thor's punch, rolled on the ground, but the corners of his mouth were still slightly upturned as he looked at the charred fist mark on his chest with that smile.

If I really didn't know how, that punch wouldn't have hit my chest, it would have hit my face instead.

Clutching his slightly stinging and stuffy chest, Loki chuckled as he got up from the ground and patted the mud off his clothes.

Before Loki could use his spiritual powers to brush off the mud from his body...

Standing to the side, having witnessed the farce, Fricka glanced helplessly at her two sons and shook her head, saying:

"That's enough, you two, stop fooling around."

After speaking to stop the two, Frika looked at the face that was identical to Odin's, the light in her eyes dimming slightly before she asked:

"This isn't an illusion, is it, Loki? Tell me, how did you do that?"

As the Queen of Asgard and the most powerful witch in Asgard, Frieza, it is clear that Loki was not using illusion magic at this time.

That's why she was even more surprised at how Loki managed to do it.

She had never taught Loki such unbelievable methods.

Upon hearing Fricka's words, Loki dismissively replied, "It's an ancient flesh-transformation technique. When I joined Thanos, he used a special method to instill some ancient knowledge into my mind."

"On the surface, this was a reward for my defection, but in reality, it was a way for him to control his subordinates."

"After being infused with that 'gift,' and after gaining a lot of useful forbidden magic, strange murmurs and whispers would occasionally flood my mind, constantly affecting my spirit and even making my actions crazy and extreme. Otherwise, I wouldn't have been so... well, so stupid on Earth."

Hearing this, Thor, who had just punched Loki, frowned slightly and pondered:

Is this the reason for Loki's insane behavior on Earth?

Or is this guy lying to me again?

Intrigued by the history of being deceived throughout his life, Thor did not readily believe Loki's explanation.

However, I also felt a little lost.

"Flesh-transformation magic? And eerie whispers and murmurs?"

Upon hearing this, Fricka's expression turned slightly grave as she asked, "Is this... the corruption of an evil god?"

"After rescuing my dear sister, she thought the same thing and gave me some advice on how to remove the pollution. Although these suggestions did not completely solve my problems, they made me feel much better."

"Don't worry, I'm not that easy to go crazy."

Loki knew very well that he was never the real Loki.

Although he managed to learn some Asgardian magic from the Asgardian library.

But learning and using are never the same thing.

So, in order to avoid revealing his role, he started looking for reasons for Loki's transformation the moment he decided to play Loki.

And "corruption by evil gods" is a ready-made excuse.

Furthermore, due to the unique nature of the evil god's corruption, in order to avoid being corrupted by the evil god, no one would dare to probe Loki's body with their own mind to verify this.

(End of this chapter)