In Norse mythology, the world tree supports the nine realms.
Asgard, the abode of the Norse gods, is a small planet.
It exists in another dimension just like the Heaven Dimension and the Holy Mountain of Ospis in the Greek pantheon, and its area is roughly equal to the Federation territory.
It is not a sphere like the Earth, it does not rotate on its axis, nor does it orbit the sun. It is a flat planetary substance with similar gravity to the surface of the Earth.
Among the nine realms, except for the Earth, which is called the Atrium, the other eight worlds do not exist in the solar system as people imagine, but are located in other dimensional planes.
The reason why the earth is called the atrium is because it is located in the central area of the nine realms, like a big tree with nine fruits hanging on it, and the one in the center exists in the real world. This is also the reason why the earth is called the real dimension by countless dimensions.
There are two ways for people from other dimensional worlds to come to Earth. The first is to directly find the coordinates of the Earth and descend directly to the world through a magic circle or some kind of holy descent ceremony.
However, there is a temple protection array set up by Master Ancient One on Earth. Some scattered demons or holy souls like Michael can avoid the detection of the temple protection array.
The temple protection array is like a fishing net covering the earth. The mesh of the net is neither too big nor too small. Some small fish and shrimps can freely shuttle through the mesh, but it is impossible for the huge army of angels to pass through this array.
Another way is to descend outside the earth, just like Michael's guards of nearly a thousand people. Similarly, the earth is located at the core of the world tree. If the number of angels coming is not large, Odin can turn a blind eye.
If the angel army from the heaven dimension wants to invade the earth, they must pass through the nine realms.
But there are tens of millions of angels, and even if Odin suffers from Alzheimer's disease or goes insane, it is impossible to allow them to enter the World Tree, the land of the Nine Realms.
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A gate of heaven with a side length of thousands of kilometers stood in the starry sky. The light it shed formed a platform tens of thousands of miles long and wide. Teams of angels flew out of the gate of heaven, flapping their wings and standing in line in the starry sky.
For these artificial puppets created in Mount Paradise, ordinary cosmic rays, low temperatures, and oxygen-free vacuum environments are no problem at all.
Tens of millions of angels flapped their wings, and the holy light emanating from their white wings was like fireflies lighting up in the starry sky, instantly illuminating the entire sky with stars.
These white streams of light gathered into a torrent and rushed towards the opposite side.
Opposite the Gate of Heaven is a gigantic ash tree branch that spans an unknown number of miles. It is the world tree in Norse mythology, a great existence between fantasy and reality, which was materialized by the God-King of Asgard and blocked the Gate of Heaven.
There were still some young leaves on the branches that blocked the way to the Gate of Heaven. The green and almost transparent leaves extended for hundreds of miles in radius.
It was filled with long-eared handsome elves wearing light armor and holding longbows. They had long golden hair and faces that were so handsome that they looked like they were feminine. They seemed to be emitting golden light all over. They were the light elves from Alfheim.
Tens of thousands of elves lined up in front of the tender leaves of the World Tree, facing the angels that were rushing towards them like a tide.
These elves drew their longbows, and golden energy gathered on the bowstrings, converging into a golden arrow.
“Buzz!”
“Whoosh!”
Under the cover of the World Tree, even the vacuum environment between the stars in the universe no longer exists, and the sound of bowstrings snapping can be heard in unison.
Tens of thousands of golden lights pierced through the bodies of tens of thousands of angels, creating transparent holes as big as washbasins on their bodies.
The bodies of tens of thousands of angels paused in the void for a few seconds before disintegrating. Countless white feathers fluttered in the air, making it look like a chicken coop that had just been hit by a heavy artillery shell.
The void was filled with white light balls and feathers left behind by their disintegrated bodies. The situation was horrific.
“Buzz!”
“Whoosh!”
As these angels of light continued to pull their bowstrings, golden arrows of light continued to rain down on the angel army that was rushing towards them.
Judging from the power, the destructive power of each of these arrows fired by the light elves is roughly equivalent to the power of a standard energy rifle.
Wave after wave of arrows were fired.
These angels seemed to have lost a nerve in their brains. They faced the deadly golden light stupidly without knowing how to fight back.
Next to the leaves occupied by the light elves was a group of dwarves wearing heavy armor and with beards growing to their chests. These dwarves had a variety of weapons.
The magic musket is similar to a standard energy rifle. It fires metal bullets with its own explosive effect, and each shot is as powerful as small and medium-sized missiles on Earth.
Often, one bullet can kill dozens of angels.
However, it seems that the firing frequency of this magic musket is not very high. Fortunately, thousands of dwarves formed a three-stage shooting formation, which increased the firing rate of the magic musket.
Behind these dwarves who were killed by volleys of gunfire, some dwarves were busy operating their mechanical weapons.
The crossbow has a range of dozens of miles. Senhan's arrows are as thick as an ordinary person's thigh and are engraved with magic runes.
Some dwarves looked through the monocular sights on the crossbow carts, searching for their targets in the vast expanse of white. Their targets were the angels with four wings or more.
Once they lock on to you, they will fire a crossbow arrow with a tracking function. Often, one arrow can reveal a ball of holy light in the angel army.
The dwarves from Nidwear are the most famous weapons makers in the entire Nine Realms and even the entire Milky Way.
Even Odin's Eternal Spear and Thor's Mjolnir came from their hands.
The magic weapons carried by these dwarves summoned by Odin are varied. In addition to magic muskets and ballistas, there are also magic cannons, airships...
Dozens of magic artillery shells fired, each one was as powerful as a small nuclear tactical missile on Earth.
With every cannon shot, at least thousands of angels were turned into ashes in the fire.
For a time, the angel army that launched an attack on the Nine Realms suffered heavy losses.
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In front of the gate of heaven, Gabriel, as the initiator of this battle, did not seem to care about the casualties of the angel army. Behind him, dense crowds of angels continued to file out.
If thousands of angels fall every second at the forefront of the battlefield, then tens of thousands of angels pour out of the gate of heaven every second.
As an angel legion supported by cosmic locusts, their number of troops is enough to intimidate any force.
Gabriel's eyes shone with a faint silver light as he looked towards Asgard shrouded by the World Tree.
On Asgard's Rainbow Bridge, a thousand-foot-tall shadow stood, with long white hair floating behind its head like waves.
Inside the deep eye sockets are deep blue eyes, emitting lightning-like light;
His straight and dignified face and full beard make him look extremely bold and straightforward;
He was wearing only a small animal-skin apron on his body as strong as a mountain, and his snow-white skin was covered with ancient pale golden patterns. There was an elegant and mysterious power hidden in it.
Thin electric lights slowly moved around his body, and he looked like a god of thunder and lightning, full of domineering aura. With a few crisp "sizzle" sounds, several blue electric snakes rushed to the top of his head, forming the phantom of a crown, and then disappeared immediately.
There are always strange golden statues looming in the distance, emitting an extremely uncomfortable pressure.
"God Odin!"
Gabriel looked at the shadowy figure leaning on the spear with fear. Odin, in the mythological genealogy, was no less important than the Lord.
The power of Odin is far beyond his own, which is why Gabriel has been standing in front of the Gate of Heaven. If Odin really joins the battlefield in person, he will retreat into the Gate of Heaven without saying a word.
On the Rainbow Bridge of Asgard, apart from using the Spear of Eternity to summon the phantom of the World Tree, the god Odin had no intention of personally participating in the battle.
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In Norse mythology, the god Odin rules over the nine realms, but in fact Asgard does not completely rule over the nine realms. It is considered the overlord of the other eight worlds.
Just like the Ming Dynasty, Goryeo, Tang Dynasty and Japan, except for the special world of Earth, the other seven worlds are not submissive to Asgard, and even launch a rebellion every once in a while.
Just like the dark elves, the giants of Jotunheim, and the fire demons of Muspelheim,
In Marvel's original plot, the first two caused considerable trouble to Asgard. As for the latter, Surtur, the monarch of Muspelheim, even destroyed Asgard himself.
However, most of these things happened after Odin fell into Ragnarok.
In the current Nine Realms, after Odin issued the conscription order, even the unruly Frost Giants and Fire Demons had to send their armies to join the war.
To avoid giving the dying Odin an excuse to conquer.
It's just that each of them has at most a few hundred thousand or even tens of thousands of people. Even if all of them are added together compared with the tens of millions of angel legions, it still seems a drop in the bucket.
Hidden in the void, the huge three-headed dragon Ghidorah was suspended in the air, and its huge head was covered with countless scales.
Each scale is half a meter square.
The scales were covered with fiery runes and had sharp barbs scattered on them.
Tang Song stood in the middle of the three dragon heads, overlooking the erupting war between the Heaven God System and the Asgard God System.
Relying on their huge numbers, the Angel Legion didn't care about casualties at all, and soon reached the front of the World Tree relying on their lives. Tang Song looked at a familiar figure wielding Thor's hammer, leading hundreds of thousands of Asgard and Vanir troops to block the long-range attacks of the light elves and dwarves.
On the other side, the Frost Giants and Fire Demons, led by their respective leaders, engaged in a melee with the angels of the Angel Legion and fought in close combat.
"Asgard's army is indeed good. I thought that since you Aesir put your weapons into storage and your horses into the mountains, you would not fight any more wars?"
Tang Song tilted his head slightly, and an old man in a white robe appeared on the other dragon head of King Ghidorah.
"Tang, this is trouble caused by you Earthlings! And now you want us Asgard to bear the responsibility!?"
Odin looked at Tang Song with his one eye, somewhat confused about his intention of provoking the heaven dimension.
"What exactly is your purpose?"
Tang Song looked at Odin and asked a question: "How long do you and Ancient One have?"
Odin was silent for a moment. "According to the words of your Midgard, I still have one standard year of your time before I fall into eternal sleep!"
Tang Song clasped his hands together and said, "Master Ancient One's time is almost up. Once the Nine Realms lose the two of you as guardians, the situation will be bad. Apart from anything else, once you enter Ragnarok, do you think you can hold these guys back with Thor and these Asgardian soldiers?"
Odin followed Tang Song's gaze and looked at the fighting Frost Giants, Fire Demons, and even the Vanir who had a good relationship with Asgard.
Odin sighed in his heart. He knew that the human in front of him was right. Once he entered Ragnarok.
Asgard's fall is inevitable.
When he invaded the Heaven Dimension this time, he issued a summons to the nine realms, intending to use the Angel Legion to eliminate dissidents and weaken the strength of each realm.
If the strength of the other worlds in the Nine Realms is damaged in this war, then after he leaves, Thor may be able to stabilize the current situation in the Nine Realms.
But whether it is Laufey or Surtur of the Frost Giants, they are not easy to deal with. Judging from the number of troops they sent out, they are obviously deliberately conserving their strength.
Like a poisonous snake lurking in a cave, waiting for the day when Asgard is weak.
"So?" God Odin looked at Tang Song questioningly.
"Shall we chat here?" Tang Song asked back!
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"In ancient times on Earth, there was a king who, before his son ascended the throne, feared that his son would not be able to rule the vast territory, so he cleared away the thorns that would hinder his son's rule in advance!"
In the golden palace of Asgard, Tang Song talked to Odin with a golden cup in hand!
"Since Your Majesty still has one year before entering Ragnarok, why don't you pave the way for Thor in advance!?"
God Odin looked at Tang Song and understood Tang Song's intention: "You want me to help you and Ancient One eliminate the hidden dangers that threaten the Nine Realms before entering Ragnarok!"
"No, Your Majesty is protecting Asgard and the Nine Realms. Mephisto is dead. Lucifer, who coveted the Earth, was severely injured and will not recover for hundreds of years. He will not pose a threat to the Earth and Asgard. Who else is left? Dormammu or those Lords of Hell? I have a way. They can't pose a threat for the time being!
Oh, there is a paradise! Let’s join forces and give them to... "
Odin stared at Tang Song with his one eye and was silent for a long time. "Human, I now doubt Ancient One's judgment. You are a scary guy. I don't know whether it was right or wrong to listen to Ancient One and indulge you—"
"I saved your queen, and in the future I will save Asgard and prevent it from Ragnarok!" Tang Song played with the golden cup in his hand and looked at Odin without showing any weakness.
"Without me, how good will the ending of your Asgard be? The whole of Asgard will return to dust, and the Aesir will merge with the earth and disappear."
"One condition," Odin shook his head, "I need a guarantee to ensure the safety of Asgard!"
"What guarantee does Your Majesty want?" Tang Song asked.
"In Asgard, there is an army of the dead, invincible! I will leave them to Thor to keep the Nine Realms safe!"
Tang Song put down the golden cup in his hand and looked at Odin with interest: "Are you going to release Hela? Your Majesty, are you not afraid of falling into the prophecy of Ragnarok?"
Hela's strength is definitely at the level of God the Father, but after being released, it is hard to say who the knife will hit.
If he had been locked up in a small dark room for thousands of years, he would be unworthy of his family name if he didn't kill people in large numbers after he came out.
Odin glanced at Tang Song and nodded slowly.
"After I step into Ragnarok, the seal that seals Hela won't last long. I heard from Ancient One that the Mind Stone is in your hands!"
Tang Song's eyes narrowed when he looked at Odin. This was asking him to use the power of the Mind Gem to control Hela. From the look in his eyes, he knew that this was a ruthless man.