Seeing Odin's solemn expression that was different from usual, Thor asked in confusion: "Father, what exactly is ether? Didn't mother tell us when she was a child that the dark elves had been extinct long ago? Why do their weapons still remain?"
Odin's one eye showed a look of reminiscence: "Your grandfather, my father, the ancestor God King Bor did send an army to destroy the dark elves, but their treasure ether was not destroyed as described in the story."
"Thor, your experiences in the past few years have made you mature a lot, and it's time to tell you some things."
Odin sat back on the throne and waved to the maids of the Asgard to temporarily take Jane down to rest.
"After the Battle of New York, the Midgardians obtained two treasures. One of them is the Cosmic Cube you brought back, and the other is the scepter that Loki once used."
"To be precise, it's the gem inlaid in the scepter."
"Thor, do you know what that is?"
Thor shook his head blankly. He was not a person like Loki who was good at using his brain. His body's instinctive reaction was always faster than his brain.
Odin smiled bitterly and sighed: "Forget it, I'll tell you now."
"Before the discovery of the Big Bang, there were six singularity essences existing in the original chaotic universe."
"After being tempered for countless epochs, the essence of these six singularities condensed into entities at the time of the Big Bang. People call them Infinity Stones."
"Each Infinity Stone has endless power, and they represent the six origins of the universe."
"Time, space, power, reality, mind, soul."
Odin took out a faint blue rectangular body from Asgard's treasure house through the air: "The Cosmic Cube you brought back from Midgard is the transformed form of the space gem."
"And the scepter used by Loki is inlaid with the Mind Stone. It is with the power of the stone that he can easily control the Midgardians."
Thor's expression was a little stunned. He rubbed his temples and questioned: "Wait a minute! Since the Infinity Stones are so important, why don't we take the Mind Stone back to Asgard for safekeeping?"
Odin shook his head: "It's not that easy, kid."
"The Infinity Stones will repel each other. You should have seen it in the Battle of New York. The Mind Stone Scepter used by Loki can interfere with the operation of the Space Stone and force the Chitauri to flow into Midgard.
The portal."
"Many powerful beings in the universe once owned, or still own, Infinity Stones. They are very aware of the repulsion between Infinity Stones and usually do not put two gems in the same world."
No matter how stupid Thor was, he could still figure out what Odin meant. He looked at his father with wide eyes and asked urgently in disbelief: "Is the ether parasitic in Jane's body also one of the infinite gems?"
Odin nodded heavily: "The ether is the Reality Stone. King Bor cannot destroy the infinitely powerful Infinity Stone. He can only seal it in a corner of the universe where no one can find it."
"This gathering of celestial bodies unexpectedly created a direct connection between the secret space sealed by the ether and other worlds. Unfortunately, your mortal girlfriend accidentally entered it and was treated as a parasite by the ether."
Ancient One has already told Thor about the consequences of being parasitized by the ether. It is impossible for a mere mortal to withstand the long-term life force absorption of the Reality Stone.
If the ether cannot be extracted from the body in time, the powerless Jane will be sucked into it sooner or later.
"Father!"
Odin raised his hand to stop Thor's anxious call: "Wait a minute, now that the ether has been unsealed again, the Dark Elf mothership that escaped by chance should have sensed its presence, and we may soon face a war.
"
"Put other things aside for now and let Fandral, Hogan and Volstagg come over. We must immediately arrange the defense of Asgard."
…
Lu Xiao looked at Thor speechlessly, who had just walked out of the rainbow bridge beam. The God of Thunder still had a simple and honest smile on his face.
But this time there was a hint of flattery in his smile, and Thor's hand was holding Jane, who looked even weaker than when they parted last time.
"As the Crown Prince of Asgard, I ask for help from the Supreme Mage. Jane's body will not be able to hold on anymore."
Although we don’t know what happened after Thor returned to Asgard, judging from the frightened expressions and dusty appearance of the two people, they probably escaped from Asgard in a hurry with the help of Heimdall.
.
"Hey~"
With a helpless sigh, Lu Xiao said hello to Daniel, and teleported the two of them to Kama Taj.
When Gu Yi, who had just come out of seclusion, saw Thor again, there was no trace of surprise on his face. He just smiled lightly and said, "Thunder God Thor, I haven't seen you for a few days. You look a little embarrassed."
Thor rarely lowered his arrogant head and begged Ancient One: "Supreme Mage, please save Jane. I am willing to pay any price for this."
Ancient Yi's eyes swept over Jane's body, and his originally indifferent expression became heavy: "I don't need you to pay the price, I just hope that Odin can be less wary of the earth."
"Back to business, the ether is still extracting life force from Jane's body, and the speed is even faster. Did anything happen to you in Asgard?"
Thor said with a sad face: "It's a long story. Father said that the ether...the unblocking of the Reality Stone will inevitably attract the covetousness of the dark elves. He is discussing how to arrange defense with the senior officers of the Asgard and has no time to treat Jane.
."
"My father sealed off the entire Asgard on the grounds that the war was imminent. When I escaped from the palace with Jane, I was chased by the guards. The ether seemed to be aware of the danger of the host and spontaneously exploded, causing Jane to fall into a coma.
a period of time."
"As expected, you should step away first."
After pushing Thor, Lu Xiao and others, Gu Yi hypnotized the weak Jian and laid her flat on the floor of the training room. He quickly connected seals with his hands to cast spells. Dozens of complex magic arrays with complex patterns appeared in the room almost at the same time.
As Gu Yi's gestures changed, golden-red energy chains rushed out from the magic circle, part of which bound Jane's body.
Sensing that the host was facing a crisis, bright red ether particles automatically poured out of Jane's body again. The energy chains caused by Gu Yi's spell were immediately entangled with the materialized ether particles.
"Uhhhhhh!"
As an ether carrier, Jane was awakened from a coma by pain, her emaciated body arched upward in pain, and a shrill scream came from her mouth.
"simple!"
In desperation, Thor made no plans to step into the range of Ancient One's magic circle.
Gu Yi couldn't draw his hand at this moment, and with a serious expression he ordered Lu Xiao and Mo Du, who were guarding the law: "Stop him! Otherwise, all the previous efforts will be in vain!"
Lu Xiao and Mo Du took action at the same time, summoning energy chains like Gu Yi, and tied Thor's left and right hands respectively.
The brute strength of the Asgardians is not comparable to that of humans. Even Lu Xiao, whose strength has been greatly enhanced, cannot hold back the powerful Thor.
"let me go!"
Thor, who had bulging veins on his forehead, forced Lu Xiao and Modu to continue walking forward with difficulty.
"You bastard, calm down!"
Lu Xiao activated the ability of the Golden Apple of Eden, and his words had a certain effect on what he said under the mental control effect of the Golden Apple. Thor's struggle paused for a moment because his brain was not clear.
While Thor was controlled by Lu Xiao and Modu, Gu Yi's gestures changed one after another, and Jane's body gradually floated into the air. The golden energy chains wrapped around her body slowly pulled the red ether particles out of Jane's body.
This process was obviously very painful. Jane's voice became hoarse from the continuous screams. Thor's eyes were red and he wanted to rush forward immediately to stop Gu Yi's "treatment".
"ah!!"
With the last scream, the ether particles were finally forcibly stripped from Jane's body. Ancient Yi immediately changed his gestures to build a rectangular energy prison, sealing the ether particles that were still clashing left and right.
"Okay, let him go."
Relying on his own power to seal an infinite gem, Gu Yi consumed a lot of money. After wiping the sweat from his forehead, Gu Yi, who looked a little pale, waved to Lu Xiao and Mo Du to let go.
After the pain ended, Jane's body immediately activated automatic protection, and she fainted again.
Lu Xiao and Modu did not pay attention to the interaction between Thor and his girlfriend. Everyone else present turned their attention to the ether particles that were condensing into a physical form in the seal.
"Is this the Reality Stone?"
There was a glint of unknown meaning in Mo Du's eyes, and Lu Xiao, who noticed this, narrowed his eyes slightly.