Loki: You've finally got a brain? Odin's satisfaction!

Asgard, the hub of the Rainbow Bridge.

This is the edge of the divine realm, where a magnificent galaxy flows beneath your feet.

However, at this moment, this beautiful starry sky is being torn apart by violent energy.

The Rainbow Bridge's beam of light, powerful enough to destroy planets, is locked onto distant Jotunheim.

Loki stood in front of the control panel, slamming the Eternal Spear heavily to the ground.

He wore the golden armor that symbolized a god-king, and the bull horns on his helmet looked particularly ferocious in the energy storm.

"You're too late, Thor!"

Loki's eyes were filled with madness and triumph as he watched Thor walk towards him from the end of the Rainbow Bridge.

"The Rainbow Bridge has been opened, and no one can stop it! Jotunheim will soon become cosmic dust, and those filthy frost giants... will all vanish!"

Thor didn't speak; his red cloak rustled behind him.

"What? You don't even have the courage to take out a hammer?"

Loki chuckled, a flicker of apprehension in his eyes. "Or has that mortal truly turned you into a coward?"

"Loki." Thor stopped, still a hundred meters from the control panel.

His voice wasn't loud, but it pierced through the roar of the energy storm: "I used to be a fool who only knew how to swing a hammer."

"But I now understand that true power lies not in destruction, but in control."

"Control? Ha!" Loki thought as if he had heard the biggest joke in the world.

He swung the Eternal Spear with a sudden burst of power.

hum!

The air twisted, and Loki's figure split in two, then in four...

In the blink of an eye, dozens of Lokis appeared on the Rainbow Bridge.

Each of them held a long spear, each wore a mocking smile, and each looked incredibly real.

"Do you think you understand me, brother?"

Dozens of Lokis spoke simultaneously, their voices overlapping and echoing with a hallucinatory resonance, "You'll always just be a simple-minded brute!"

Dozens of Lokis simultaneously raised their spears and charged towards Thor.

The tip of the spear flashed with a cold light, exuding a chilling killing intent.

Faced with this overwhelming attack, Thor did not dodge, and even... closed his eyes.

"How long are you going to keep up this pretense?!"

Loki roared, and a clone of him rushed in front of Thor, the sharp tip of his spear aimed straight for Thor's throat.

Just a split second before the tip of the gun touched the skin.

zizi.

A barely perceptible arc of blue-white electricity danced at Thor's fingertips.

"It's noisy."

Thor said calmly.

boom!

Without any complicated movements, Thor simply raised his right hand and lightly tapped it with his index finger.

A bolt of lightning pierced through the air and refracted at an odd angle toward the empty corner on the left!

"What?!"

A startled scream echoed through the air.

All the illusions shattered like bubbles.

In that seemingly empty corner, Loki's true form was revealed.

He clutched his shoulder in a disheveled state, where a piece of divine golden armor had been completely carbonized, the charred wound emitting wisps of smoke, the intense pain making it difficult for him to hold the Eternal Spear.

"This is impossible..."

Loki stared in horror at Thor, whose eyes were still closed. "How could you have seen through me?"

Thor slowly opened his eyes, his once azure eyes now replaced by pure, blazing white lightning.

"I can hear the fear in your heart."

The Rumble-Rumble Fruit's power: Mind Map.

In this realm filled with bio-electromagnetic waves, Loki's illusions, which rely on the refraction of light and shadow, appear as clumsy as mosaics in a high-definition image to Thor.

"No... I don't believe it! I'm stronger than you! I am the king!"

Loki has completely lost control.

The humiliation overwhelmed his reason. He roared and turned around, gripping the control panel tightly with both hands, pushing it recklessly toward the overload red line.

"Since you're so eager to be a hero, then go and die with Jotunheim!"

Rumble! ...

The Rainbow Bridge let out a mournful cry, overwhelmed by the weight.

The originally colorful beams of light turned pale white, and the massive energy backflow even began to melt the crystalline structure of the Rainbow Bridge itself.

If this energy were to erupt, not only Jotunheim, but even half of Asgard would be blown to smithereens!

"You're insane, Loki," Thor sighed.

"Then come and stop me!"

Loki laughed maniacally, pointing at the Rainbow Bridge beneath his feet, "Just like you used to be, only knowing how to destroy everything with violence!"

Thor looked at the violent flow of energy, a confident smile reminiscent of Leon's.

"Li Ang taught me that a problem that can be solved with energy is not a problem at all."

Thor took a deep breath and clasped his hands together sharply.

"Two hundred million volts..."

Zzzzzzzzzzz!

The terrifying crackling of electricity drowned out the roar of the Rainbow Bridge.

Thor's body began to transform into elements; his skin disappeared, and Mjolnir flew in swiftly, unleashing the thunderous power of the God of Thunder.

Then, to Loki's stunned gaze, his body began to grow rapidly.

Three meters, ten meters, fifty meters...

Endless lightning gathered behind him, coalescing into an ancient thunder god dharma image draped in thunder drums and with a majestic face.

The entire form of the Dharma was wrapped in dark blue electric snakes, illuminating the entire Asgardian sky as bright as day.

"Thor!"

Feeling the terrifying power of Thor within Thor, Loki's legs went weak, and he collapsed to the ground.

What... what is this?

Previously, through the Destroyer, he had only seen Thor transformed into ordinary lightning.

Thor here is filled with the power of thunder, and this level of life gives him the feeling of facing Odin.

"Stop...right now!"

Thor, transformed into the form of lightning, let out a soul-shaking roar.

Instead of attacking Loki, he extended his enormous hands, which were entirely composed of high-pressure lightning.

boom!

The giant hand directly grasped the rampaging energy beam of the Rainbow Bridge!

Hiss!

Two destructive energies are clashing violently.

The Rainbow Bridge energy, powerful enough to destroy everything, was actually contained by those giant lightning hands!

Although Thor has become an elemental being, the energy of the Rainbow Bridge is still a high-level divine power, which is fully capable of affecting his physical body.

"Ugh..."

His face gradually contorted into a ferocious expression, and his body emitted a series of explosive sounds as if it were about to collapse under the strain.

"Give me... a counter-current!"

Thor roared, and the thunder drums behind him shone brightly.

He changed tactics, forcibly absorbing the violent energy of the Rainbow Bridge and converting it into his own bioelectricity, which he then channeled into the divine energy channels of Asgard through his feet.

Crackling sounds!

A barrier lit up the entire Asgard, and countless electric dragons leaped and rolled on it.

three seconds.

Just three seconds.

The control panel, which was about to explode, turned off its red light and turned green.

The destructive beam of light from the Rainbow Bridge rapidly contracted and finally shut down completely, returning to its original tranquil, seven-colored radiance.

A crisis that could have destroyed the world was extinguished by a single hand.

boom.

Thor was thrown back by the suddenly contracting energy shockwave, de-energizing him and landing heavily on the bridge.

Although he was a little out of breath, he still stood straight, and even his hair was perfectly styled.

Meanwhile, Loki was thrown off, half his body falling off the edge of the Rainbow Bridge, clinging desperately to one side of the bridge with his hands, while beneath his feet lay the endless cosmos.

"This...this is impossible..."

Loki watched Thor walk towards him, and the light in his eyes went out completely.

despair.

What drove him to despair even more than the failure of his plan was this power gap.

He had always thought Thor was just a little stronger than him.

But what just happened...

That was a miracle that even King Odin might not be able to perform.

Why...?

Loki's voice trembled, tears mingling with blackened dust streaming down his face. "Why have you become so strong? You were just a..."

"Just what? A fool?"

Thor walked to the edge and knelt down.

He looked at his younger brother, who was hanging on the edge of the abyss, with a complicated expression.

"Li Ang taught me a lesson through his actions: only by acknowledging your own weakness can you become strong."

"Loki, you too."

Thor extended his hand.

"Come on up, little brother."

"We can have a good talk, about my father, about Asgard... or about my experiences in Midgard."

Loki looked at the hand.

There was a time when he longed for this recognition, for this equal gaze.

But now, when that moment has finally arrived, his proud and twisted self-esteem has shattered completely.

"Talk to me? Thor, you actually got a brain this time you went to Midgard."

Loki gave a bitter laugh and looked up into the distance.

There, the aged Odin was riding his eight-legged winged horse.

He saw the disappointment in his father's eyes, but also the relief he felt for Thor.

This is the end.

Even though he did so much, even though he tried to destroy a race to prove himself, in the end... he was still the "younger brother" who needed to be saved by Thor.

"No, Thor."

Loki looked into Thor's eyes, and for the first time, there was no longer any cunning in them, only a heartbreaking resolve.

"I don't need your pity."

"I don't want to listen to your lectures either."

Loki loosened his fingers one by one.

"Loki! No!!"

Thor's pupils contracted sharply, and he lunged forward to grab the hem of that green garment.

But he missed.

Loki's figure plummeted into the abyss of the dazzling starry sky. As he fell, he looked at his brother on the Rainbow Bridge, a relieved smile on his face.

Then, darkness engulfed everything.

"Aaaaaaahhhhh!!"

Thor knelt by the Rainbow Bridge and let out a painful roar.

The raging lightning exploded around him, blasting countless cracks into the seemingly indestructible rainbow bridge.

……

The Golden Palace in Asgard was shrouded in a somber atmosphere.

No victory celebration banquet was held.

Although Thor saved Jotunheim and preserved the Rainbow Bridge, the fall of the second prince aged Odin by ten years.

However, in the unknown depths of the universe...

On a floating pebble, Loki, who was almost unconscious, slowly opened his eyes.

A shadow fell over him.

It was a tall figure dressed in a black robe, with a wrinkled, alien face visible beneath the hood, holding a scepter in his hand.

"The gods of Asgard?"

"Take him back...the master will be very interested in the knowledge in his mind."