Cough syrup?
What did that even mean?
The great son of Odin was completely perplexed.
He had no idea about such an old, overused joke.
Buzz!
A blinding arc of light flashed, suddenly tearing through the sky. It instantly sliced apart the cartoon wings on the shapeshifter's back, sending him plummeting from the sky and into a quiet, clear lake.
"Loki!"
"Don't play dead!"
"Get back to your cell this instant!"
Thor descended from the heavens, his Viking-style armor crackling with electricity, his crimson cape billowing in the wind. He roared again, his voice echoing with power.
Splash!
Splash, splash!!
Waves suddenly surged across the lake, generating unprecedentedly large splashes.
It was as if an ancient river god had answered Thor's call.
An old man with a white beard and hair, looking weathered by time, sat cross-legged on the water's surface.
"I am the river god."
"Is this your brother, Loki?"
The old man's deep voice boomed. Then, he lifted a figure wearing a green hood. The figure was wide and stout, a familiar sight.
This!
Volstagg?
Why is the former Lion of Asgard here?!
"Looks like it's not."
"Then he must be your brother, Loki."
The aged elder raised his hand again, lifting a blonde youth wearing a green head covering.
Fandral!
Hailed as Asgard's strongest swordsman, proficient in all bladed weapons!
At this moment, the two Asgardian warriors were soaked to the bone, held in the hands of the disguised shapeshifter dressed as a river god, and were completely unable to move! It seemed as if all their strength was suppressed by some inexplicable force! They couldn't exert even a bit of it.
"Loki!"
"How much longer are you going to keep up this charade!"
Thor's expression was grim.
Volstagg.
Fandral.
They were both close friends of Odin's son, brothers who would entrust their wives and offer their children!
But now…
They were puppets, manipulated by the evil god Loki.
Their faces were etched with terror, but they couldn't make a sound.
This power…
It's truly bizarre!
Even the magical tomes and secret scrolls collected by Father and Mother don't have any records of it!
"Right!"
"Mother!"
"Inform Mother to persuade Loki!"
Thor's mind sparked, and he suddenly raised his warhammer, Mjolnir, and instantly struck out a massive, unprecedented forked lightning bolt.
BOOM!
The cloud of tribulation filled the sky.
The sudden disturbance alarmed Frigga, the queen, who was attending the tea party.
Whoosh!
A magical image materialized, weaving into the face of a mature woman, dignified and graceful.
She wore a beautifully crafted, Viking-style robe.
Even with the visible wrinkles around her eyes, her intelligence and beauty were undeniable.
This was Odin's wife.
The queen of Norse mythology.
The goddess of marriage and family.
She was arguably the greatest sorceress in the Nine Realms!
Loki's knowledge of magic basically came from Frigga.
Of course.
Including close-quarters assassination skills.
"Thor?"
"...Loki?"
"Why have you become like this?"
"Wait."
"You actually escaped from prison!"
Frigga's expression was complex. Her wise eyes gazed at Loki, disguised as an elderly river god, and saw through the facade to the truth. She directly exposed Loki's true identity.
"Mother..."
The shapeshifter suddenly became serious.
Loki always held genuine affection for the loving queen.
"Loki."
"Return to your cell."
"When Odin returns, I will persuade him to release you early."
Frigga urged.
Thump.
Thump, thump, thump.
The sound of rapidly approaching hooves echoed.
Lady Sif, riding a snow-white celestial steed, was the first to arrive in a remote province of Asgard.
This place was called Nornheim.
It was said that a mysterious, unfathomable cave existed here, leading to a secret realm inhabited by the Rock Trolls!
And the forbidden Shadow Lands…
An endless abyss, opened by Odin!
Unknown races that had attacked Asgard were sealed within it using runic magic!
"Mangog!"
"The embodiment of billions of souls' resentment and hatred…"
"Get out of here, quickly!"
"Nornheim is a restricted area deliberately set aside by Odin!" Frigga couldn't help but exclaim.
Restricted area?
The gods looked at each other in bewilderment.
Even the Demon Emperor, who had been following Loki, showed a look of confusion.
Mangog?
Shen Du had heard of this monster born from the fusion of a group.
This was a terrifying monster that even Odin and Thor had to team up to defeat!
Of course.
The ultimate goal of coming to Nornheim wasn't Mangog, but to liberate the Rock Trolls.
Fu Xi referenced the He Tu and Luo Shu to create the Eight Trigrams.
The I Ching used the Eight Trigrams to deduce the Sixty-Four Hexagrams!
Sixty-four element demons.
One of the holders of the power of the hexagrams was the Rock Troll!
"Yu Hexagram!"
Shen Du's eyes flickered as he carefully identified the location of the Yu Hexagram, the dimensional rift leading to the Rock Troll tribe.
The Yu Hexagram.
It belonged to one of the superimposed hexagrams.
The main trigram was Kun, and the guest trigram was Zhen.
It could manipulate the elemental powers of earth and thunder.
Its power was naturally incomparable to the Eight Demons.
But it still possessed astonishing effects!
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Soon, Shen Du arrived at the foot of a towering mountain that pierced the clouds. His gaze penetrated the layers of rock, and in an area concealed by vines, he found a winding, secluded cave!
Waves of ominous aura permeated the air.
Almost able to clearly sense the scent of a Fire Demon!
"Who has touched the seal?"
Frigga's beautiful eyes suddenly froze.
Immediately, a deafening roar suddenly exploded.
The barrier woven by magic instantly disintegrated!
Nornheim.
The area within a hundred miles began to shake violently.
Thor.
Sif.
Volstagg and Fandral.
…Including Heimdall, the gatekeeper god clad in golden armor, who successively displayed expressions of astonishment and bewilderment!
As if an ancient, primordial gate had opened!
One after another, burly, robust, and ferocious figures with flowing, thick manes emerged in droves, stepping out of the dimensional secret realm fostered by the spiritual vein nodes!
"Rock Trolls!"
"They were actually trapped in Nornheim?"
"The turmoil of the Nine Realms hasn't even subsided, and new monsters have appeared?"
"Form ranks!!"
The late-arriving Asgardian soldiers chattered amongst themselves.
Then, a heart-wrenching roar echoed out.
Hogun, with his typical prairie face, quickly steadied the troops and reformed the ranks.
They were determined to kill all the Rock Trolls!
"Ah."
"The taste of freedom!"
"How many years!"
"Haven't seen the blue sky and white clouds?"
The leading Rock Troll, unusually fierce and robust, was nearly five meters tall. He wore ancient, wild-looking scale armor and had strong, agile limbs, exuding explosive power.
"Ulik!"
Thor's eyes widened.
This was one of his sworn enemies!
He had once secretly infiltrated Asgard, nearly stealing Thor's Mjolnir!
Of course.
Thor had not only successfully retrieved Mjolnir, but also banished Ulik to a mysterious dimension.
The key question was: why was Ulik appearing in Nornheim?!
"Yu Hexagram."
"Ulik got it?"
Shen Du's lips curled into a smile, instantly understanding who currently possessed the Yu Hexagram!
Sixty-Four Hexagrams.
Except for the Eight Trigrams, the remaining fifty-six hexagrams would be passed down through inheritance, to the strongest warrior of each generation!
It seems...
The current strongest Rock Troll is Ulik!
"Not only the return of the Demon Monarch."
"The other elemental demons will also see the light of day."
Shen Du's smile broadened.
Then, he manipulated the Tesseract, releasing an unprecedented surge of spatial energy.
A wave of azure light spread outwards.
Suddenly, it enveloped all the Rock Trolls and Loki.
"What?!"
"Who's controlling the Tesseract!"
"Not good!!"
"Ulik is about to escape to Midgard!"
The sound of gasps rang out one after another.
The gods present immediately changed their expressions!
The key!
No one could stop the Tesseract's teleportation!
"We must notify Stark!"
"Find out the coordinates of the Rock Troll's teleportation!"
Thor's voice was deep and filled with fury. The Viking-style armor covering his body was ablaze with brilliant arcs of light, clearly indicating he understood the gravity of the situation.
Rock Trolls.
They possessed the characteristics of immortals.
They could only be sealed, not destroyed! Once they reached Midgard, they would inevitably cause a horrific disaster and turmoil.
The harm wouldn't be less than the Battle of New York!
The world spun before my eyes.
When I opened my eyes again, I was already standing in the wilderness of Wakanda!
Clang! Clang!
A rhythmic sound like a drill hitting rock echoed around me.
Dark-skinned, powerfully built Kunlun slaves were carving one after another of the Yan Rock giants.
The details were incredibly lifelike, almost as if they were real.
Exquisite!
The faces carved into the mountain, from left to right, were:
Lord Saint.
Zhong Su.
Di Kui.
Bo Gang.
Ba Sha.
They were arranged in the order of their liberation!
The design concept referenced the Mount Rushmore of the Star-Striped Federation!
Undoubtedly, the demon lord was planning to carefully manage a utopian, science-fiction city, like Wakanda!
If Shen Du hadn't seen Asgard…
He would definitely have agreed with his siblings' actions.
However, compared to the magnificent fairy palace between the sun and the moon, a great wonder shaped like an organ…
Wakanda was like a rural manor.
It had no value in terms of management.
"Sooner or later, we'll conquer Asgard!"
Shen Du snapped his fingers.
Buzz!
His form subsequently reappeared.
"My Lord Saint!"
"Welcome back!"
"The demon lords have been waiting for you!"
Wakanda's young chieftain, W'Kabi, immediately bowed, showing a pious and fervent respect.
Wakanda.
Now belonged to the demons!
To defy a demon was simply courting death!
"Lord Saint?"
"No wonder the smell of you is so familiar!"
"It's actually a Fire Demon who controls the power of the Hexagrams!"
The burly rock troll, Ulik, instantly saw through Shen Du's true identity.
The rock tribe had their own oral traditions about the Hexagrams and elemental demons, so they weren't completely unfamiliar with the concept.
Theoretically, elemental demons who controlled the power of the Hexagrams were all brothers and sisters!
Of course.
Times changed, and long years passed.
Other Hexagrams were passed down through several generations.
There were bound to be unworthy descendants!
Who dared to challenge the status of their elder demon.
For example, Ulik!
The current leader of the Rock Trolls.
The Master of the Yu Hexagram!
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Suddenly, the heavens shifted, and a strong wind arose.
It stirred up the sand and stones on the ground, creating an unprecedented sandstorm.
"Fourth brother!"
"Surprised to see me?"
A purple demon, shaped like a giant toad, with rough, tough skin on its back and distended, contracting cheek pouches that could inhale and exhale the wind, hopped in front of Shen Du.
This was the Wind Demon!
Xiao Feng!
He ranked third in terms of seniority.
Lord Saint should call him Second Brother.
"I'm free!"
Xiao Feng greeted enthusiastically.
"Eh?"
"While I was away, someone actually deciphered the fifth Hellgate?"
Shen Du was pleasantly surprised.
To date, there are still two demon lords trapped in Hell!
Bluemoon.
Surtur.
"Elemental demons?!"
Ulik and his people looked at each other, instantly feeling a sense of insignificance, like a tiny boat in a vast ocean, tossed about by storms.
"Not just any elemental demons!"
"I am Xiao Feng."
The Wind Demon looked down at the disrespectful younger ones.
"Xiao Feng who's good at blowing up balloons?"
In Ulik's mind, the embellished stories of his ancestors' tales resurfaced.
Whoosh! Woosh woosh woosh!!
Xiao Feng took a deep breath, his cheeks immediately inflating to an impossible degree!
Whoosh! Whoosh!
He exhaled forcefully.
The sky-covering dark clouds instantly scattered, and even the silent mountains trembled. The sandstorm abruptly transformed into a tidal wave, crashing against the rock giant!
It blew him away into the distance!
Dizzy.
A wave of dizziness washed over him!
It felt as though his internal organs were twisting.
Completely bewildered!
"I am the indomitable Xiao Feng!"
"Watch your attitude!"
The wind demon's face was ferocious and menacing.
Then, one burly figure after another descended from the sky.
The lightning demon!
The earth demon!
The mountain demon!
The water demon!
Including Lord Saint, six demon lords who dominated the ancient times have appeared, their demonic flames reaching the heavens!
"This!!"
"Six ancient demons have appeared in Midgard?!"
Ulik was completely dumbfounded, and couldn't help but exclaim in shock.
His crooked thoughts of challenging Shen Du vanished instantly!
Especially in the face of Zhong Su and Di Kui, the children of the Rock Tribe didn't even dare to breathe loudly!
Yu Hexagram.
It granted the Rock Trolls unprecedented physique and martial strength.
However, the innate hexagrams that make up the Yu Hexagram are Kun and Zhen!
Strictly speaking, the energy of the Yu Hexagram comes from the two demon lords!
Offend Zhong Su and Di Kui?
The power of the Yu Hexagram would likely be greatly reduced!
"Greetings, Your Majesties!"
Plop.
Plop.
The Rock Troll clan, led by Ulik, suddenly prostrated themselves in worship before the two demon lords.
"Right."
"Where is Xiaofeng's Hellgate located?"
Shen Du asked in confusion.
"Egypt!"
"Near the Sphinx!"
"Although it caused a negligible negative impact..."
"Don't worry!"
"Everything will be fine!"
Zhongsu Di Kui Boggonbasa spoke, offering comforting words in a flurry of voices.
"Have you found the spell to release the Divine Artifacts' binding?"
Xiaofeng's eyes were bloodshot, as if he couldn't wait any longer.
Divine Artifacts.
They were like an invisible shackle, restricting the use of Divination Power and also siphoning off some of the Ancient Demons' energy.
If they could be released...
It would undoubtedly bring about a transformation for all the Ancient Demons!
"The key lies within the I Ching (Book of Changes)!"
Shen Du chuckled.
However, in the depths of his being, he always sensed a looming crisis, stealthily drawing near.
Was it because he hadn't participated in Xiaofeng's liberation? Or was it just an illusion?
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