Chapter 162 : The power of Thor? I already have it!
Thor looked up at the starry sky and chuckled.
"I know you're very strong; even that big guy just now chose to retreat, but so what!"
He looked at Li Yu, and a fierce fighting spirit ignited in his one eye!
"Pick it up, and the Stone is yours. If you can't pick it up, then leave New Asgard, or choose to become an enemy of all Asgardians!"
As Thor spoke, the air instantly solidified.
Villagers mending fishing nets in the distance stopped their work, and warriors guarding the entrance quickly walked over. Everyone's gaze was fixed on the longhouse.
They all recognized the hammer and understood what this trial meant.
Even if they were stranded in a foreign land, the qualification represented by Mjolnir was still the last spiritual pillar of the Asgardians.
Li Yu's gaze swept between Thor's dejected face and the hammer for a moment, quickly weighing his options in his mind.
Bypass Thor to find the Space Stone?
New Asgard wasn't large, but the Stone was most likely hidden by Thor in a secret place, which would be a waste of time to search for.
Seize it by force?
That would only provoke the resistance of the Asgardians. Even killing all the Asgardians would be useless.
Li Yu could feel the barrier of Odin's divine power on the hammer. Although he could break through it by force, it would cause too much commotion, which went against his goal of quietly collecting the Stones.
Although the Thor in front of him was decadent, the more a warrior lost everything, the more terrifying he became. Having no worries, fighting desperately was commonplace for Thor!
So... Li Yu made a decision. He said no more, taking a step forward to stand before Mjolnir.
He didn't try to pull it up with brute force. He simply extended his right hand calmly, splayed his five fingers, and firmly grasped the cold, worn-leather-wrapped hammer handle.
The moment his fingertips touched the hammer handle, an invisible yet vast, star-sea-like field of will instantly enveloped Li Yu!
This was not a physical weight, but a judgment on the level of mind and law.
Odin's spell transformed into countless golden chains, fiercely wrapping around his soul, attempting to probe his inner self, measure his character, and judge whether he was worthy of this power.
Countless visions of Asgard flooded into his consciousness.
Odin's admonitions in Valhalla, Thor's battles in Jotunheim, the Asgardians' vows to protect their homeland... these images crashed against his will like a torrent, attempting to awaken his reverence for the laws of the divine realm.
Mjolnir remained motionless, as if fused with the earth of New Asgard, rooted deep in the sand, unbudged by even the sea breeze.
The coastline was silent, with only the sound of waves crashing against the rocks and the distant cries of a few seabirds.
Thor's one eye stared intently at Li Yu's hand and the hammer, his emotions complex.
There was scrutiny, self-mockery, and perhaps even a hint of expectation that he himself hadn't noticed—an expectation that someone could break this suffocating despondency.
Since Captain America grew old, he hadn't encountered a human worthy of this power for a long time.
Li Yu's eyes showed no fluctuation. He was never a citizen of Asgard, nor did he have a bloodline reverence for this hammer.
His worth was not defined by a few words from Odin.
What he pursued was never Odin's approval, but rather transcending all restraints and eliminating his own hidden dangers.
"Mere power of law, that's all. As for Thor's power, I happen to have some too!"
Li Yu snorted in his heart, and the dormant Cosmo within him suddenly roared!
The mighty Chaos Lightning power, capable of destroying Planets and annihilating steel bodies, was precisely compressed within the inch of space where his palm met the hammer handle.
The Chaos Lightning power was instantly activated, not for attack, but for control.
Driven by the Cosmo, purple lightning lit up on Li Yu's body. In the area where the hammer handle touched his palm, the lightning, like purple dragons and snakes, surged into Mjolnir!
Purple lightning glowed on Mjolnir's silver-gray Uru metal surface!
The beer bottle in Thor's hand clattered to the ground, and the surrounding Asgardian villagers all widened their eyes.
Only one thought filled their minds at this moment.
"No, it's impossible!"
As the endless power of lightning surged in, Mjolnir seemed to be surrounded by lightning, and purple lightning illuminated the entire Asgardian village.
The law field formed by Odin's spell was, at this moment, broken open by Li Yu's power of lightning, creating a gap.
Odin's spell was: whoever wields this hammer, if he be worthy, shall possess the power of Thor!
But what if the wielder already possessed the power of Thor?
At this moment, within Mjolnir, the power of law contained in Mjolnir froze!
Using this as a breakthrough point, the power of the Cosmo contained in Li Yu's arm, capable of crushing stars, surged forth mightily!
"Rise!"
A soft shout, without earth-shattering sounds or lightning and thunder anomalies.
Amidst Thor's shocked gaze and the incredulous gasps of the surrounding Asgardians, that Mjolnir, which carried Odin's law and which countless heroes had been unable to move!
Was steadily lifted from the sand by Li Yu, held in his hand as if it weighed nothing!
The moment the hammer handle left the sand and Li Yu took full control of it.
Boom!
An unprecedented, thick golden lightning, like a divine punishment, struck down from the heavens without warning!
This lightning was not an attack, but a baptism and a coronation.
The blinding golden light illuminated the entire gloomy coastline, causing Thor to instinctively squint his one eye and making all the watching Asgardians hold their breath.
The lightning struck Li Yu precisely!
But he was not harmed. The golden lightning, like a living thing, swirled around him, rapidly interweaving and condensing!
First to cover his body was a set of silver-gray armor radiating a cold metallic sheen.
The style of this armor was not traditional Norse chainmail, but rather combined the ornate complexity of Asgard with the streamlined design of Saint armor.
The armor plates were heavy yet flexible, their surface flowing with intricate, ancient runes that seemed to be made of lightning.
The shoulder pads were broad and majestic, and the center of the breastplate was inlaid with a simple yet supremely powerful lightning emblem.
Immediately following, a large, heavy scarlet cape unfurled behind his shoulders, moving on its own without wind!
The edges of the cape were not cloth, but composed of pure golden electrical light.
Finally, a silver-gray horned helmet formed, covering the upper half of Li Yu's face.
Curved horns, symbolizing lightning and power, extended upwards from both sides of the helmet, which was simple in design yet full of power.
Beneath the helmet's eye guard, Li Yu's calm yet sharp, ice-pick-like eyes lit up, as if golden electrical light danced within them, piercing through the faceplate, looking directly at the astonished Thor in front of him.
At this moment, Li Yu was no longer a Gold Saint, nor was he a mortal.
He wore the Thor Armor, wielded Mjolnir, and became the new God of Thunder, recognized by the World's laws.
Li Yu stood there, in silver armor and cape, surrounded by electrical light, his dark eyes peering through the faceplate, calmly fixing on the distraught Thunder God Thor in front of him.
"Now," his voice emerged through the faceplate, carrying a metallic resonance, mixed with the low hum of thunder and the penetrative power of the Cosmo, echoing clearly across the silent coastline.
"Give me the Space Stone."