# 1344
Chapter 1345: Offer Yourself Once More
Sun Wukong gazed toward the direction of the Divine Mountain, his brow furrowed. After a moment, he turned to the others and said, "You all go ahead. I've still got some business to handle. I'll be right back."
Upon hearing this, those who hadn't yet crossed Bifröst paused in their steps.
"Now?" Yang Jian turned back, glancing at the sky gradually dyed crimson. "Is it that important?"
"You could say that." Sun Wukong replied calmly. "A friend ran into some trouble. I'm going to help him out."
Wisps of cloud gathered beneath Sun Wukong's feet as Somersault Cloud gradually took shape. Lin Qiye, upon seeing this,毫不犹豫地 stepped onto the cloud alongside Sun Wukong.
"Seven Nights?" Baili Pangpang said in confusion.
"I'm going with Monkey Brother for a bit. You all follow the others first." Lin Qiye said firmly.
Baili Pangpang opened his mouth, about to persuade him otherwise, when An Qingyu lightly patted his shoulder and shook her head.
An Qingyu said to Lin Qiye, "I understand. I'll wait for you all in the mist... Be careful."
"Mm."
As her words fell, An Qingyu led Baili Pangpang and Cao Yuan onto Bifröst, turning into a streak of rainbow light that vanished across the horizon.
"You're going too, Brother?" When Yang Jian saw Lin Qiye mount the Somersault Cloud, he immediately spoke up. "Let me come with you. If anything unexpected happens, I can be of help."
"No need." Sun Wukong pointed to the cloud beneath his feet. "The more people who go, the more complications. Both of us can ride the Somersault Cloud—we can escape directly if things go south. Don't worry. With me here, nothing will happen to Lin Qiye."
Hearing the firmness in Sun Wukong's words, Yang Jian's expression softened slightly. He helplessly glanced at Lin Qiye.
"Fine... I'll wait for you in the mist too. Go and come back quickly."
As Yang Jian's figure disappeared beyond the horizon, only Lin Qiye and Sun Wukong remained on Bifröst.
"Let's go." Sun Wukong steered the Somersault Cloud, flying directly toward the Divine King's Hall. "On the way, tell me what exactly happened to Bragi."
...
Divine King's Hall.
The crystalline light pillars gradually dispersed as surging divine power erupted from within Thor!
Thick bolts of lightning coiled around Thor, like a thunder pool with ten thousand birds singing. Deep blue light poured from his wide-open, furious eyes. His hands gripped the spear of eternity at his chest, and the muscles on his body exploded outward!
Thor let out a roar that echoed through the shattered hall. As his divine power continued to rise, the spear in his grasp loosened slightly, then slowly moved outward...
At this moment, he had borrowed the essence of Asgard to force one foot into the level of "Supreme."
Sizzle—!
Blood dripped from the spear tip and fell, quickly devoured by the lightning. Through Thor's efforts, the spear was finally pulled from his flesh and bone. Surrounded by countless bolts of lightning, it slammed into the broken wall opposite!
Thor dropped from the air, stumbling and half-kneeling on the ground. One hand covered the large hole in his chest, his expression twisted in agony.
Between the scorched flesh, the prism crystal had pierced his heart. Dreamy light rushed into his body like a surging river, forcibly elevating his realm further!
Thor spat out several mouthfuls of blood, his face deathly pale. He stood unsteadily, staring at his own hands. A strange smile crept across his lips.
"So this is 'Supreme'... Loki, it seems that in the end, I am the one who steps into the 'Supreme' realm!"
"I'm going to kill Odin right now. That way, Asgard will be saved!"
"Can't kill him? What are you talking about? How could I possibly not be able to kill him... He's 'Supreme,' I'm 'Supreme' too—why can't I kill him!"
"Shut up!! This is the last hope for saving Asgard! I can definitely kill him!!"
"There can only be ONE god-king of Asgard!!"
"..."
Nasty flesh growths burst forth from Thor's body one after another. Scarlet worm-like eyes writhed. Standing beneath the ruins of the divine throne, Thor's eyes were blood-red. He clutched the raging lightning and, like a madman, shouted at the empty air before him.
A terrifying killing intent erupted from within Thor. Just as he was about to leave the hall, a cloud of blood mist exploded from his left side. The illusory light of the essence疯狂涌出，像是决堤的洪水，倾泻着他体内的神力。
Thor的脚步顿时停了下来。
"你说什么？我的身体承受不住本源的力量？"Thor看着自己腰上的血口，睚眦欲裂，"不可能！我是Asgard最后的Chief God，除了我，没人能驾驭的了这个本源！我一定可以……"
砰——！
他的话音未落，后背又是一团血雾爆开！
Thor的身体，就像是被吹的膨胀到极限的气球，远远望去诡异无比。
"不……就算是死！我也不会把身体与灵魂交给你的！"Thor像是听到了什么，暴怒的对着身前吼道，"我不是Odin！你们这群脏东西，别想借机玷污我！"
砰砰砰——！
接连几道血雾从他身上爆开，Thor站在一片猩红血泊中，不断的喃喃自语：
"还有别的办法……一定还有别的办法！"
"有什么东西……能够修复我的身体，阻止爆开？"
Thor那双猩红的双眸环顾四周，突然间，定格在了殿顶那颗在幻海中浮沉的紫色水晶之上……
他的双眸逐渐亮起！
"伊登！"Thor忍不住笑了起来，"青春女神伊登！我怎么忘了你？！
Thor stopped mid-sentence. His body swelled like a balloon inflated to its limit, looking grotesquely distorted.
"No... even if I die! I will not surrender my body and soul to you!" Thor roared at the emptiness, as if responding to something. "I am not Odin! You disgusting things, don't you dare defile me!"
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Successive blood mists exploded from his body. Thor stood in a crimson pool of blood, muttering endlessly:
"There must be another way... there has to be another way!"
"What... could repair my body and stop the explosions?"
Thor scanned his surroundings with those blood-red eyes, which suddenly fixed upon the purple crystal floating in the sea of illusion at the hall's apex...
His eyes lit up!
"Idun!" Thor couldn't help but laugh. "Idun, the Goddess of Youth! How could I have forgotten you?!
The Goddess of Youth who governs the Fruit of Life, you are the very embodiment of life and vitality! A century ago, your fruit helped us Norse gods survive the Mist's corrosion. Now, it can surely save me!
For the continuation and future of Asgard... you, offer yourself once more!"
The fruit planted by the Goddess of Youth Idun had helped the Norse gods survive the Mist's corruption a century ago. Now, within this crystal, her soul and divine law resided! By absorbing her soul, the vast reserves of life energy contained within could stabilize his physical body, preventing it from being torn apart by the essence!
At that point, he would completely step into the "Supreme" realm and become the true God-King of Asgard!
Thor transformed into a bolt of lightning, streaking toward the center of the illusory sea at the hall's apex!
He reached out and grasped the floating purple crystal, bringing it to his lips...
And bit it to pieces!