Scenes of the familiar Asgard surfaced in Thor's mind. Suddenly he realized that the Asgard he remembered was not just these buildings or structures. It was not even the realm of Asgard itself. The Asgard he remembered was its people.
Family, friends, comrades, soldiers, citizens...
These people made Asgard what it truly was, and these were the true Asgard.
Only where the people were gathered was the true Asgard!
A complex golden spearhead-like mark gradually emerged between Thor's brows. Then, this golden spearhead mark merged with Thor's own mark of thunder Authority. It transformed into a golden mark like thunder itself. A completely different power emanated from Thor's body. The electricity swirling around him gradually turned golden in color. Golden light emanated from his left eye socket, making him resemble a true god!
At this moment, Hela gazed upon the transformed Thor. Suddenly she realized she was seeing the young Odin from her distant memories. She also felt a distinct sense that her control over Asgard was weakening rapidly. The Authority of the God-King within her body was being steadily drained away. The direction of this drain was toward the transformed Thor standing before her.
"The Authority of the God-King is being plundered from me... How could that worthless person reclaim it from me? How is that possible?"
Hela knew that the Authority of the God-King could only be taken away if someone more worthy than she was to become the Lord of Asgard appeared. Otherwise, it would remain untapped and unclaimed.
If this continued, until the Authority of the God-King within her was completely stripped away, not only would her power decline dramatically, but she would also completely lose her immortality and the various blessings she received within Asgard.
To regain the Authority of the God-King, or to halt its continued drain from her body, there was only one way: to kill the one who had robbed her of it before it was completely stripped away from her!
Without hesitation, Hela acted immediately.
She swung her hands violently in Thor's direction. A mountain of swords, spears, and other weapons erupted from the sword mountain beneath her feet. They swept towards Thor like a violent storm.
At this moment, Bill tried to advance forward to help Thor. But he was grabbed by Sebastian and quickly pulled back. Sebastian was leaving the battlefield to Hela and Thor alone.
Boom...
Countless weapons launched from the mountain, instantly engulfing Thor's position.
Seeing this, Hela's face flickered with a smile of satisfaction. But before her smile could fully unfold across her features, a streak of golden lightning suddenly appeared in Hela's sight. Then, this golden lightning quickly blossomed outward, transforming into a golden lightning grid. It instantly unfolded, shattering all the weapons into fragments.
At this moment, Thor was surrounded by golden lightning. He was suspended in mid-air. He suddenly raised both his hands. Countless thunderbolts expanded outward from his body. At the same time, the clouds in the sky surged violently. Thunderbolts fell from the clouds above. Under Thor's control, the lightning transformed into an illusory hammer composed of countless thunderbolts. It smashed down from top to bottom towards the sword mountain where Hela stood.
Although Sebastian wanted to comment on Thor's enormous illusory hammer construction, he had to admit that its power was truly tremendous. The thunderbolt attack, like divine punishment itself, instantly destroyed the sword mountain. It blasted Hela down into the waters below Asgard.
Seeing this scene, the Warriors Three and Sif, who were standing beside Sebastian, instinctively cheered in celebration. Just as they were about to rush to Thor's side to celebrate Hela's defeat, the water suddenly exploded upward. Hela flew straight out from beneath the surface. She was shrouded in the unmistakable Authority of Death, mingled with the ever-dwindling Authority of the God-King. She slammed directly into Thor, grabbing him by the neck and head. The two of them soared into the air at high speed, flying diagonally. They instantly collapsed part of the palace roof. They landed heavily in the mountains within the realm of Asgard.
Mountains of necroswords rose from the ground. Countless bolts of lightning rained down from the sky above.
Within the mountains of Asgard, Hela and Thor were visible, engaged in close combat. A vast array of weapons flew around them. Countless bolts of lightning swirled in the air. Whether weapons or lightning, Hela and Thor handled them effortlessly. They lifted heavy objects with ease. Their control of their own power had reached an immense level.
"Thor Odinson, return my Authority of the God-King to me!"
Hela roared furiously, slashing with her necrosword. But Thor caught the blade with his bare hand and crushed it. He then unleashed a bolt of lightning to strike Hela's chest directly, forcing Hela backwards.
At this moment, the Authority of the God-King within Thor surpassed Hela's remaining power. From the beginning of this battle, Hela had suppressed Thor completely. Now the two were evenly matched in strength. Now, Thor had officially suppressed Hela, and the outcome was becoming clear!
A bolt of lightning struck Hela backwards through the air. Thor looked at her with eyes blazing with power. His words carried a gravitas that bore a striking resemblance to Odin's former voice. He spoke to her firmly, "Hela, you are doomed to fail. You seek to rule Asgard, but you have not yet grasped the true meaning of Asgard. Now I will completely strip you of the Authority of the God-King within you!"
Thor reached out his hand towards Hela. A stream of golden light burst forth from her body. Hela stretched out both her hands desperately trying to retain the light. But she was powerless to stop it. The golden light sank into Thor's body.
As the golden light merged into Thor's body, his aura intensified dramatically. He condensed the full Authority of the God-King into one being. Finally Thor had become the true Lord of Asgard.
God-King Thor!
At this moment, as if cheering the arrival of a new generation of God-King, all of Asgard began to tremble beneath their feet. Clouds surged violently above the realm. A rainbow of multicolored light descended from the heavens, celebrating the birth of the new God-King.
Thor slowly landed on the ground. He looked at Hela and said to her directly, "Hela, I will not kill you. This is the kindness my father once taught me!"
"Hehe," Hela laughed bitterly. "The Odin in my impression has never been kind. All he taught me was blood and plunder. This huge realm of Asgard was built by Odin with blood and plunder. As long as you stay here for one day, you will never be able to escape the darkness that Asgard once was. Your so-called kindness will always be just hypocritical and ridiculous!"
Thor's face showed no sadness or joy after listening to Hela's bitter words. He just stretched out his hand and made a pushing gesture towards Hela. Hela's body immediately could not stop shaking violently. A dark green gate gradually emerged behind her physical form. Hela's body gradually sank backwards into the gate.
Looking at Hela, who struggled desperately but was powerless to resist, Thor spoke again with authority. "Hela, in the name of the God-King, I banish you once again to Hel!
If ever I and my descendants lose our way and cease to be worthy masters of Asgard, you will be free again and able to claim the throne of the God-King!"
As his words fell with finality, Hela's body was gradually sucked into Hel's gates.
Standing on the other side of the gates, Hela looked at Thor. Her expression gradually calmed from fury to acceptance. Slowly, she spoke to Thor, "Thor Odinson, I will watch over you and your descendants from Hel. I await the day I return, the day I regain the throne of the God-King."
"Your existence will be the greatest spur to me and my descendants!"
With these final words, the gates closed completely. At that moment, a stream of black light shot out from Hela's body. With a speed that even Thor could not match or intercept, it swiftly disappeared into the void. It silently appeared before Sebastian and sank into his body.
Having lost that ray of Authority of Death, Hela's strength was reduced again significantly. However, she still contained the power and Authority of Hel within her body. Moreover, after being imprisoned in Hel by Odin for so many years, Hela also had developed her own power base in the underworld. Of course, that was only a story for the future.
Hela was imprisoned again in Hel. Under the influence of the Authority of Death in Sebastian's body, the ray of Authority of Death that Hela had gained from her time in the underworld also returned to Sebastian's body. Everything returned to peace.
Not long after, Thor returned to the group again. He had returned to his original appearance, no longer glowing with golden power. But he still radiated authority. Led by Heimdall, the Warriors Three, Sif, and Valkyrie all knelt on one knee to pay homage to their new God-King!
After helping everyone up one by one, Thor came to Banner and Sebastian. He said to them sincerely, "Banner, and Sebastian, thank you both so much this time."
Sebastian looked at Thor carefully. He could feel the enormous power in Thor's body now. It was a power that even frightened him somewhat. It was as if Asgard's recognition of Thor was far higher than that of Hela and even Odin himself.