He's in Marvel, working behind the scenes.

"How dare you injure my body!"

Surtur's eyes widened, and he swung the Twilight Sword, unleashing an endless surge of heat.

Hela raises Thor's hammer.

The sky was filled with dense clouds, sweeping across the vast expanse, with lightning snakes darting through it.

"Die, Surtur!"

As he spoke, Thor's hammer fell, attracting a bolt of lightning that struck Surtur, knocking him to the ground.

Gu Qing raised the divine sword high, as if a shooting star had fallen.

puff!

The meteor pierced the fire giant's head, and the curse of Nibelungen spread outwards from the hole, eroding and dissolving the massive body.

"No, it's impossible!"

"I am the terminator of all things. I have not yet completed my mission. I cannot die!"

"I will come back!"

Surtur struggled, relying on his terrifying divine power to continuously regenerate his body.

"Your mission is to become our stepping stone!"

Escanor crashed onto Surtur's mangled body, and the Fallen Sword plunged into his heart without hesitation.

puff!

"No!"

The roar of resentment echoed until it faded away.

The Fallen Sword absorbed Surtur's dissipating energy like a whale swallowing the ocean.

Powerful, incredibly powerful.

Although the sword was absorbing energy to become stronger, Escanor was also affected, his body continued to expand and grow larger, and the blazing sun became even more intense and overwhelming.

He seems to truly embody the sun.

Hela stared in horror at the scene, then, as if she had discovered something, a playful smile appeared on her lips. "Mortals are mortals after all. Pursuing power that does not belong to them will only lead to their destruction."

Gu Qing looked on with a serious expression, but made no move.

Morgan spoke up to warn, "The energy absorbed this time is too strong; Escanor can't withstand it."

This sword was never meant for mortals...

Swords are inanimate objects that absorb various forms of energy, so they don't go mad like living beings—but the energy absorbed by swords is so strong that even without absorbing the energy into the body, mere contact is enough to have an effect.

Generally speaking, it is the mind that cannot withstand the strain first.

However, since Escanor is Gu Qing's puppet, it doesn't matter what changes occur in his mind, as he will always obey Gu Qing's commands.

But now, even the body can't take it anymore.

Although Escanor had already been affected by the sword and his physical strength far surpassed that of ordinary people, Surtur's power was too great, and even such a superhuman body could not withstand it.

"Gu Qing, think of something quick!"

Hawke was so anxious that tears streamed down his face as he tugged at Gu Qing's trouser leg and yelled at him.

"All we need to do is abandon the Sword of Corruption."

Morgan suggested a solution, shouting at Escanor, "Throw away the sword and let Hawke take it."

Is this okay?

Hawke glanced worriedly at Escanor, whose body was still growing rapidly and whose expression was pained, and then made up his mind, "Escanor, throw away the sword quickly."

"Don't be so arrogant with just a sword!"

Escanor roared furiously, showing no intention of abandoning his sword.

"What time is it? Stop arguing!"

Hawke couldn't help but curse.

Morgan then looked at Gu Qing.

She knew that the arrogant knight would only listen to this man's opinion, and only he could make Escanor lay down his sword.

But Gu Qing gently shook her head, "I respect Escanor's opinion."

"What?!"

Hawke's eyes widened, and he shouted, "This isn't the time to worry about that! Escanor will die!"

"You guys should have more faith in Escanor!" Gu Qing sighed helplessly, then said firmly, "He's the man who symbolizes the sun!"

As soon as the words were spoken, a blinding light flashed.

A sun the size of a basketball, yet containing terrifying energy, flew out from Escanor's body.

Favor: The Sun.

It finally could no longer endure Escanor's body, which was made up of many mixed energies, and decided to leave him.

And thus lost the sun's favor.

Escanor's body instantly weakened, unable to withstand Surtur's energy any longer, and exploded with a 'bang'.

"Ah! Escanor!"

Hawke screamed.

Gu Qing smiled slightly, "Now is the time, Escanor!"

Chapter 251 Nirvana Evolution

Escanor's body was ripped into powder, but the Fallen Sword remained suspended in the air, absorbing the energy released by Surtur after his death, like a river of flames.

After Gu Qing shouted those words, the torrent of flames flowed towards the spot where Escanor had originally stood, forming a human-shaped flame.

"That is!?"

Hela looked surprised.

Morgan remained calm, yet he uttered the essence of the flame: "It is the eternal fire."

“Surtur, as the prophesied terminator, cannot possibly die before he completes his mission,” Gu Qing said calmly. “No matter how many times he dies, he will eventually be reborn in the Eternal Flame, and the Eternal Flame is inextinguishable.”

"What do you mean?"

Hawke was a little confused.

"The Fallen Sword has absorbed the Eternal Flame, and Escanor, as the sword's master, is using the properties of the Eternal Flame to be reborn," Morgan explained.

"Not only that."

Looking at the gradually revealed flesh, Gu Qing smiled slightly, "Although Escanor is human, he is fundamentally different from the Earthlings of this world."

"What do you mean?"

Everyone turned to look.

Gu Qing explained, "Leaving aside the origins of humanity in this world, the humans of the world of Escanor were created by the Mother of Chaos."

"The Mother of Chaos was born from chaos and created the goddess race representing light, the demon race representing darkness, the giant race representing the earth, and the elf race representing nature. However, no matter how powerful these races are, they are very monotonous, completely opposite to the Mother of Chaos's all-encompassing yet contradictory nature, possessing only a single nature."

Upon hearing this, Morgan had a sudden thought and quickly said, "So, humans who conform to chaos were created?"

"Yes."

Gu Qing nodded slightly. "Humans are complex and ever-changing, both kind and evil, both strong and weak. They seem to be a collection of contradictions, yet they also encompass the essence of all things. They are the creatures closest to chaos."

"But what does that have to do with the current situation?"

Gu Qing smiled slightly and said, "Do you remember what I told you about Hawke before?"

"How did this get dragged into this?"

Hawke looked completely bewildered.

Morgan pondered for a moment, then a sudden thought struck him, and he exclaimed incredulously, "Could it be that Escanor is undergoing a physical transformation like Hawke?"

"You got it right!"

Gu Qing snapped his fingers and smiled, "Strictly speaking, humans, like Hawke, are children of the Mother of Chaos. The difference is that humans, through reproduction, have diluted their bloodline and no longer possess Hawke's potential."

However, it has been baptized by thousands of energies.

His body, forged from virtually every energy existing in the world, mutated. Escanor's chaotic potential was showing signs of awakening. Now, his body was about to burst, but he was reborn with the help of the Eternal Flame, returning to his original state.

As soon as the words were spoken, the flames suddenly dispersed.

Escanor's radiant body stood proudly in the world.

"I told you long ago, it's just a sword."

Escanor calmly gripped the hilt of his sword, and the Fallen Sword seemed to be switched on, absorbing energy a hundred times greater than before, instantly draining Surtur's enormous energy.

But his body showed no change.

It was as if this energy had always been a part of him, and was simply returning to him.

At that moment, the sun began to buzz.

Escanor looked up and sneered, "Over the years, I've been taken care of by you. Now that you've decided to abandon me, don't think about coming back. I'm not someone you can just choose to discard."

The sun vibrated and continued to hum.

It seems he is negotiating or pleading with Escanor.

But Escanor glanced to the side, ignoring him, leaving everyone speechless.

Although the sun is unstable, with its rising and setting, and its power increasing and decreasing, it is still such a powerful force that it cannot be easily discarded.

Hela hesitated for a moment, then stepped forward and said, "Sun, come to me. He doesn't want you, but I do."

The sun turned a circle, as if sizing up Hela.