"Thor!"
As Sif let out a cry of anguish, she saw the mortal girl beside her dash forward like an arrow.
Tears still clung to the corners of her eyes.
"Thor, Thor! No—don't sleep! You promised to take me to Asgard to see the Endless Sea! Thor!"
The sorrow in her voice made Sif—who had stood by Thor's side for more than a thousand years—feel deeply ashamed.
She could only stop in frustration.
No matter how cruel Loki had become, there was still something pure in his nature.Even though he had nearly killed Thor… how could he feel so calm?
The Destroyer began moving again, striding toward Thor's fallen body.
Its massive metal feet stepped into the sand one by one, producing a strange scraping sound—
Like the ticking of a death countdown.
Jane heard the Destroyer's footsteps. She raised her head and glared at it with hatred.
Then, without hesitation, she stood up and spread her arms wide, placing herself between Thor and the Destroyer.
Her gesture was clear: If you want to touch him, you'll have to step over my body first.
Qin Xiao thought this was even more touching than Titanic's "You jump, I jump."
"Way more dramatic," he muttered.
"Ah… blessed are the fools," Qin Xiao sighed softly.
"I envy her," the Ancient One said with a smile as she turned around."Don't worry—you possess far more 'foolish blessings' than he ever will."
"Hey—are you insulting me, or praising me?"Qin Xiao scratched the back of his head.
The Ancient One simply smiled and ignored him.
Jane stood firmly in front of Thor.
Sif and the others exchanged glances, then rushed forward as well, spreading their arms just like Jane.
"A bunch of foolish idiots," Loki sneered from Asgard as he watched the images transmitted by the Destroyer.
Out of caution, he ordered the Destroyer to turn and glance again at the Ancient One and Qin Xiao.
They still looked completely uninterested—like none of this concerned them.
Only then did Loki fully release the flames within the Destroyer.
He intended to kill the five people standing in front—and the Thunder God behind them.
Blazing fire gathered inside the Destroyer's body.
Jane turned back, glanced once at Thor lying motionless on the ground, then closed her eyes and faced the Destroyer.
At that moment—
Thor's fingers twitched slightly.
Just that tiny movement sent ripples through the world.
Dark clouds instantly covered the sky. Lightning tore through the heavens, each bolt seeming to rip the sky apart.
Looking again at Thor's right hand, a small whirlwind formed around it—as if summoning something.
At S.H.I.E.L.D.'s temporary base, the hammer that had not moved since landing on Earth began to tremble violently.
Countless arcs of lightning danced around it.
In the next instant, the hammer shot straight into the sky.
It rose high, drew in a massive surge of lightning, then streaked toward Thor like a meteor.
They were more than ten kilometers outside the town.
Almost instantly—
With a thunderous roar, Mjolnir appeared in Thor's hand.
Before Thor even opened his eyes, his right hand had already closed around the hammer's grip.
Lightning finally found its master, crashing down relentlessly into the hammer.
Power surged from Mjolnir into Thor's nearly charred body.
So this is what instant resurrection and full recovery looks like…Qin Xiao finally understood.
The once-burnt, lifeless giant suddenly snapped his eyes open like a reanimated corpse.
Then—
He rose into the air.
Thor pointed his hammer toward the sky, and countless bolts of lightning rained down upon it.
The trial was complete.A god had returned.
Scale-like inner armor materialized, covering his body and limbs.A simple chestplate followed, and finally, a red cape slowly formed, draping from his shoulders.
Majestic.A true Thunder God had descended upon Earth.
"Oh my god—I'm sold!"Jane covered her mouth with both hands, staring at Thor with stars in her eyes.
"Damn it…"Qin Xiao spat in frustration.
He'd tried so hard to look cool earlier—and failed miserably.Look at this guy.
All of Thor's wounds healed instantly. Even the black scorch marks on his face vanished.
The burned hair had regrown, perfectly styled—like it had even been set with gel.
Annoying. Extremely annoying.
Fully transformed, Thor struck the Destroyer with Mjolnir, knocking it back before it could fire.
Boom!It slammed into the ground again.
Then Thor hurled himself into the sky, spinning his hammer at high speed.
A massive tornado formed in midair.
Yellow sand was sucked upward, and even the Destroyer's enormous body was slowly lifted into the sky.
"This is completely unscientific!" Qin Xiao muttered."That's a hammer, not a fan! This violates basic aerodynamics!"
When the Destroyer reached a certain height, Thor spun within the storm and hurled his hammer downward.
Loki could no longer wait. He activated the flames inside the Destroyer, firing a beam straight upward.
Unfortunately—
Against a divine artifact like Mjolnir, the flame beam couldn't even slow Thor down.
The hammer forced the fire straight back into the Destroyer.
BOOM!
A violent explosion shook the sky.
The shockwave spread outward, scattering yellow sand in a perfect circle—
Like a massive smoke ring that slowly expanded… and faded away.
Watching the spectacle, Qin Xiao spoke again.
"Impossible… wasn't it supposed to be stronger than that?"
The Ancient One calmly explained the importance of having a good father.
"That was Odin's sealed power. Theoretically, even a pig could smash that metal shell with the hammer. Otherwise, with Thor's current strength alone—even wielding Mjolnir—he wouldn't be able to break a magical construct forged from Uru metal."
"…Alright."Qin Xiao spread his hands."Turns out reincarnation matters more than hard work."
For the first time, he felt that being chosen as the next Sorcerer Supreme might not be such a bad thing.
Of course—
Only if you understood the schemes of that thousand-year-old fox.
"Host, don't worry. No one in this world can defeat you—because you have a system, Dad."
A flat, emotionless voice echoed in Qin Xiao's mind.
Qin Xiao slapped his forehead hard.
Right!I have a system—what am I afraid of?!
…Wait.
Huh?
Something's wrong.
"System, why did you suddenly show up?"
"And who exactly is whose dad? Come out and explain yourself clearly—SYSTEM!!"
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