Chapter 222: A series of events that broke out in advance
Thanos released the aether particle, and the sleeping dark elves in the darkness of the universe revived, opened their eyes in that darkness, gathered the former warriors, and prepared to return to the nine kingdoms to seize the aether particles.
This is only the first step, Thanos needs an ally strong enough to help him delay Odin's reinforcements to Earth, and he has decided to collect all the Infinity Stones as soon as possible to start his plan. After all, the opponent controls the three Infinity Stones in his hands, which is the same as his own, and even the opponent's attributes have a certain advantage, and the two anti-heaven attributes of time and space are in the hands of the enemy.
And Odin, that old fellow, who claims to be the guardian of the Nine Kingdoms, will definitely not sit idly by and watch himself come to Earth. So he needs a strong ally to even bring Ragnarok in Asgard forward directly. He thought of something Odin had done, the woman who had been hailed as the next god-king of Asgard.
"Your name disgusts me greatly, but nothing is intolerable in the face of my greatest purpose. Hela...... goddess of death, "Thanos raised his left hand with the Infinity Gauntlet, breaking the spatial barrier in an instant, and the incomparably powerful power attribute directly shattered the void and opened a passage.
Thanos' space jump and Ding Hao's space door are two completely different concepts, Ding Hao can use the space gem to open the space at will, as long as he knows the coordinates of the opposite side. It's like holding the corresponding key to open the corresponding ones, but Ding Hao's hand is just a master key.
And the power gem in Thanos's hand is also to open a number of spatial doors, but the way he uses it is not to use a key to open the lock, but to directly use a hammer to smash the door open a hole. Although it is possible to enter the interior of the room from the outside, the effect is very different.
This time, Thanos came to a grassy grassland, where it was empty, and facing the sea seemed to be a cliff by the sea. But Thanos does know what this place is, and he's been paying attention to it since a long time ago, because there's something here that he needs right now.
"Hela, daughter of Odin, goddess of death in charge of the Nine Kingdoms, is nothing but a lie, you who were supposed to inherit the glory of Asgard were sealed by your own father, and now it's time to see the light of day again! Go ahead! Go and drag Asgard into the quagmire of war once and for all! Thanos clenched his left hand into a fist, and the purple power gem formed a purple halo, enveloping the fist, and then smashed down with a punch, completely shattering this piece of cliff near the sea, revealing the seal below, and countless magic runes were engraved on it, intertwined into an incomparably complex magic array, at this time, it was impacted by the energy of the power gem, and it was constantly shattered, like a piece of crystal cracking, and in a blink of an eye, the cracks spread all over the entire magic array.
The shattered cliff of "Boom ......" kicked up dust that rose into the sky, and after the magic array below the cliff cracked, Thanos disappeared into this space, and then the entire space began to shatter. This is a general place of dimensional space, which does not belong to the entire universe, but is a small space that exists dependent on the universe.
Such a space is not stable, and it is only because of Odin's seal that it is stable, but it is also accompanied by the destruction of Odin's seal, which is broken. And with the rupture of space, Hala will reappear, this time with enough strength to compete with the aging Odin.
When Thanos wants to find a helper to drag Asgard's footsteps, no one will be more suitable than Hela, as Odin's eldest daughter, Thor's never masked sister, after breaking the seal this time, will definitely want Asgard to get back everything she once deserved.
But just Hela, Thanos didn't feel safe enough, he shuttled through space again, and even used the power of the power gem to break through the gap between the dimensions and enter that dark and forbidden realm: the dark dimension.
As the ruler of the dark dimension, the transcendent wizard Dormammu, who gave up his body, appeared in front of him at the first moment of Thanos's arrival, for Dormammu, the entire dark dimension is him, he is the dark master, as long as he wants, any place where the dark dimension exists, is his home field.
"Sanos, why did you come to my territory?" Dormammu's huge body is revealed, this is Dormammu's body after controlling the dark dimension, it can be huge or incomparably small at will, but relatively speaking, the larger the body, the stronger the power. So, in general, Dormammu would appear in a large, planet-like body.
"Dormammu, do you want to be a rat hiding in the darkness all the time? The faces of the cosmic-level powerhouses have been disgraced by you. Thanos said to Dormammu, obviously for this guy, Thanos is also very disdainful of his behavior. Such a cosmic-level powerhouse, even older than the previous generation of god king Pol in Asgard, but he has been hiding in the dark dimension and living like a thief.
In Thanos's view, this is undoubtedly an insult to a cosmic-level powerhouse, and there is no pride and domineering that a powerhouse in the universe should have.
However, although Dormammu has an obscene style, his strength is indeed real, and if the dark dimension is not destroyed, Dormammu will not die, which is undoubtedly the most suitable ability for him who is afraid of death.
"Rats? Perhaps, but even as a mouse, if it lives longer than anyone else, then it is a rat that is stronger than anyone else. "Dormammu is not ashamed, he is one with the dark dimension, he doesn't care about this at all, he pursues eternal life, devouring the planet is just to strengthen the dark dimension, so that the end of this eternal life can be infinitely extended to the future.
"I have to say that I deeply admire your attitude, but I still want to make a deal with you, a deal with the planet you have always wanted to devour." Thanos said that since Dormammu didn't care about his stimulation, he wouldn't take advantage of this anymore and just said what he meant.
"Really? That delicious planet, that planet where the abominable woman is stationed? Dormammu said, he had been coveting the planet Thanos was talking about for a long time, and Dormammu could feel the attraction of Earth to the dark dimension, a special planet with countless things that could strengthen the dark dimension.
"Yes, that planet called Earth, the Ancient One Mage who prevented you from devouring the Earth has died, and now there is no cosmic-level powerhouse there, it is the best time for you to invade." Thanos said.
"Really? Don't think I don't know what you're up to, do you think I don't know anything about the outside world when I'm in the dark dimension? On that planet, a new powerhouse is rising, the ant riding the dragon of light! "For a cosmic-level powerhouse, any existence that has not reached the cosmic level is an ant.
"Moreover, it's not just that ant that is holding you back, that Odin kid in Asgard is also a difficult guy, his thunder and lightning energy is very strong, and Asgard, who treats the Nine Kingdoms as a forbidden one, probably won't let you and me achieve your goal so easily!" Dormam continued.
"That's true, that's why I'll join you to act, Asgard's side, I'm also prepared, I believe that now they can't protect themselves, and there will be no obstacles." Thanos said that he had released Hela, the former hero of Asgard and now the Avenger, believing that the aged Odin and the immature Thor could no longer meddle in the affairs of the Earth.
"So...... Deal! Dormammu pondered for a while, not thinking about it, but using the tentacles of the dark dimension to penetrate into the universe, contacting the outside world, and learning that before a space in the universe was shattered and swallowed by the dark dimension, a powerful aura rose into the sky, allowing him to see the possibility of Asgard's immaculate clone.
"So happy to work together!" Thanos said, and then he turned around and left without hesitation, now it is time to deploy this last hunt, the other party has three Infinity Stones in his hands, and he also has three in his own hands, which is considered the final battle, a key decisive battle that will determine the direction of everything in the universe in the future.
"Huh...... The earth has devoured you, and perhaps I may also be able to impact a higher level of power! Dormammu's figure vanished, leaving behind a faint voice.
Ding Hao didn't know about these changes, he was using the Time Stone to carry out an ascension at this time, turning decay into a magical transformation. This transformation from an ordinary transcendent existence to a cosmic-level powerhouse, which took hundreds of years of precipitation, finally came to the door.
Holding a knight's sword, wearing a vibranium armor, the whole person stood in the void of the universe like a sculpture, because this transformation would cause an incomparably powerful energy riot, and the earth was not suitable for Ding Hao to break through. So I chose to do it in this cosmic void, and it was in a cosmic void where Ding Hao didn't know what it was.
He used the space gem to randomly open a space door, and then entered it, at this time it had reached a critical point, his body had been immovable, his energy was constantly rising, and a light flame enveloped his whole body was generated around him, showing a golden yellow color with merit, just like the qi around the Super Saiyan body in the Dragon Ball comics, and a bit like the golden universe behind the Golden Saint Seiya.
This breath wrapped Ding Hao, constantly expanding, and the cosmic rays around him were all blocked, and his whole person fell into an ethereal state at this time, and endless feelings rose in his heart, for cutting, sharpness, and the perception of the sharp power of breaking everything, this is the rule represented by the paladin sword, the rule power of cutting everything and destroying everything.
This is the power that Ding Hao brought to this universe, different from other cutting methods, but a complete pure cutting and breaking rule, a bit like the rule represented by the axe of Pangu in Eastern mythology, broken, this power completely belongs to a branch of the Holy Knight, the Holy Sword Knight, which is different from the rest of the rule power of the entire universe.
Unlike annihilation, which completely destroys all the inherent states of an object and changes its own properties, this rule is closer to shattering, where everything can be broken, but it still belongs to its original characteristics, but it is only destroyed.
It doesn't seem to be as domineering as that kind of complete annihilation, but it can't be seen according to the appearance, because this kind of destruction is a power that can be broken by any energy and any attribute. Even the power of annihilation will be broken, because it is more condensed, more violent, although it itself will also be destroyed by the power of annihilation, but the same amount of the two, the power of destruction is more condensed and the volume is smaller.
When these enlightenments were thoroughly engraved into Ding Hao's mind, all this completely changed, and the long sword in his hand released a strong silver brilliance, reflecting the most subtle components of every cell and every cell that entered Ding Hao's body, completely becoming one with him. As long as Ding Hao is willing, this knight's long sword can overlap with a certain part of his body at any time to obtain the strongest power of destruction.
And at this time, a mysterious aura entered the cosmic void and instantly spread throughout the entire universe in an indescribable way, so that all the beings in the entire universe who had reached a limit could feel the birth of a new cosmic powerhouse.
"Someone broke through the cosmic level...... Who is it? The ancient cosmic-level powerhouses transmitted their voices, trying to find Ding Hao's existence, but Ding Hao instantly disappeared into the universe and returned to the earth, at this time he was completely like an ordinary person, all the edges were hidden in his body, without the slightest transcendent aura.
"The Time Stone is really the most suitable Infinity Stone for me, in just a few days, I have spent hundreds of years of accumulation, and I have broken through to the Knight Chief, and I already knew that even if I turned my face, I would have to rob the Ancient One Mage once." Ding Hao felt that his previous time was a complete waste, but he also didn't want to think about whether he was able to snatch the Time Stone from the Ancient One Mage?
Not to mention that it was time to break through, even now Ding Hao may not be able to snatch the Time Gem from the hands of the Ancient One Mage, although he is already at the cosmic level, and he has mastered the power of destruction with the help of the knight's sword, the magic of the Ancient One Mage is infinitely useful, and he may not be able to snatch it.
When Ding Hao returned to the earth, he changed the equipment on his body, and then bathed and changed, from the accumulation of the time from the senior knight to the knight chief, it took hundreds of years, just changed the vibranium armor, the clothes he was wearing inside were completely turned into ashes, hundreds of years of time, as well as cosmic rays, the impact of his own energy, these clothes have long been overwhelmed.
"I finally have the power to protect myself!" After Ding Hao changed his clothes, the string that had been tense in his heart finally eased, he had been working hard for this goal all along, and now it was finally completed, with cosmic-level strength, it was no longer a situation where he had no power to fight back, which made him a lot easier.
"Next, it is to continue to reap merits, continue to improve strength, and before reaching the limit, the stronger the strength, the better!" Ding Hao decided on the goal in the future, after all, the enemy was the veteran universe-level powerhouse Thanos Thanos, and there were countless cosmic civilizations destroyed in his hands, and he didn't dare to underestimate it at all.
There are still a lot of merits, and it didn't cost too much to break through the boundaries of the knight chief, after all, one Ronan gave him countless merit points, and the merit points that Ding Hao absorbed now are equivalent to destroying three or four life planets, even if you add the total number of those that have been deducted, it is only four or five life planets, but only about one percent.
But these merit points are not necessarily enough for him to continue to improve in the future, after all, every skill activation at the level of the knight chief needs to start with 100 billion, although he has a lot of merit points, it is almost enough to be able to hold on to the knight chief consummation, and the remaining big knight chief level needs ten trillion merits to open, so how much does it need?
I'm afraid that only the sins caused by Thanos after erasing half of the life in the entire universe can be supported, so Ding Hao needs to plan carefully, it is not easy to achieve his goal, and the urine nature of the talent tree also needs Ding Hao to consider it carefully before he can completely withdraw from it, after all, he can't let the talent tree count the sins on his head.
After all, the talent tree is to offset the merits of Ding Hao's own sins, if this matter is counted on Ding Hao's head, his own merits will be deducted upside down, then the merits on his body will definitely be deducted to the end in an instant, and it will directly become a negative number, and he will definitely not be as simple as returning to his original form at that time.
Therefore, against Thanos Ding Hao, you need to do your best, and you can't release water at all. But in this way, Thanos will not be able to complete the collection of Infinity Stones, and Ding Hao's plan will be completely frustrated.
"What should I do?" Ding Hao has a bit of a headache, he needs merit, and he can't put water on the Infinity Stones to Thanos, this is a dead loop, there is no solution.
"Forget it, take one step at a time!" Ding Hao really couldn't think of a way to get the best of both worlds, so in the end, he could only put it all down and prepare to continue to improve his strength.
When Ding Hao was about to continue the retreat, the entire universe pattern quietly changed, and an incomparably large army in the universe gathered together and began to march towards the earth. This is Thanos's legion, the four generals of Black Yao are leading their own legions, plus the Chitarians who have not been destroyed, the ship that covers half of the galaxy can be said to be the strongest fleet that is difficult to meet in the entire universe.
In Asgard, where civil strife is brewing, Hela, the goddess of death, returns to Asgard and infiltrates the treasury of Asgard, stealing the Eternal Flame from it to increase her strength, summoning her old Ministries back and launching a surprise attack on Asgard.
As the daughter of Odin, the god king of Asgard, and the sister of Thor, the god of thunder, this goddess is incomparably powerful, not even weaker than Odin, because of the huge power of the Eternal Flame, her strength has returned to its peak or even further. Hela, who was already a cosmic-level powerhouse, completely surpassed Odin at this time, after all, Odin was already old and had only the last time left before death.
Hela's invasion of Asgard has caused the Aesir Protoss, which has always guarded the Nine Kingdoms, to fall into a split, and the two sides are fighting endlessly, and they have no time to care about the Nine Kingdoms and the rest of the universe.
"Hela, after all these years, are you still so obsessed?" Odin held the Eternal Spear Gangnir and stood in front of the gate of Asgard, looking at Hela who led countless armies to block the door.
"Obsessed? Who took me to conquer other kingdoms in the first place? At the last minute, you relented? Other kingdoms that have died at your hands have killed more than I have killed, and you still want to live in peace with them? In this world, Asgard is the strongest of the Nine Kingdoms, so why can't he become the ruler of the Nine Kingdoms? Integrating all the resources of the nine kingdoms, we can even surpass the three major empires of the universe and become the strongest civilization in the entire universe. Hella still stands by her point.
"War and conquest cannot bring peace, the Nine Kingdoms do not need Asgard to rule, all we do is to protect, guard the balance of the Nine Kingdoms, and protect the peace of the World Tree." Odin said.
"But the killing and hatred that was caused at the beginning will never bring peace and tranquility, but only blood and war. You haven't seen through these thousands of years? Odin, is your heart blind with your eyes? Hella said.
"You are not allowed to speak to your father like that!" Thor stood behind Odin and shot directly at Hela's disrespectful attitude towards Odin.
"Huh...... This is the successor you chose? It's really weak! Odin! Didn't you tell him that this Mjoernir was once my weapon, and that I knew more about this ice hammer than he did, and wielded it better than he did! Hai stretched out his hand and grabbed the hammer head directly with one hand, just like on the MCU timeline, and directly grabbed the hammer in the palm of his hand.
"No......" Thor felt his divine power quickly dissipate, and Thor's hammer was destroyed, making him lose his Thor's divine power.
"Boom...... A purple thunderbolt appeared in front of Odin and blasted towards Hela.
"Odin, I didn't expect you to actually make a move on me......" Hela looked at Odin, the fire on her body was shining, and the fire of the Eternal Holy Flame continued to rise, like a flame burning on her. It was the power she had chosen in Asgard's treasury, and she was dismissive of the Ice Crate, even the Infinity Gauntlet in Odin's collection, even though that glove was the same pair as Thanos'.
Because she knew that collecting Infinity Stones was not something she could do, even if the power of Infinity Stones made the entire universe tremble, it was not uncommon for her to be strong enough to be unsuitable. This is a very self-aware goddess, after all, when she broke the seal, she had already felt the power of the Infinity Gauntlet that broke the seal, and there was also the breath of the Titan Sanos, which was destroyed.
Even if this is not the case, Hela has no love for the Infinity Gauntlet, thinking that this thing is far less useful than her strength, and the burden on the body is too great, and every time she uses this power, it is a destruction of the body, and this kind of destruction cannot even be quickly recovered by the cosmic-level powerhouse, and can only be raised by recuperation little by little.