The others didn't say much, but they all wore similar expressions.
"What? Lin Feng became a god? Since when? Why didn't anyone tell us?"
"I only just found out myself," Thor said helplessly.
"If my father hadn't pointed it out, I wouldn't have known either. He hid it too deeply."
Thor was equally speechless.
Clearly, he had only learned about it slightly earlier than everyone else.
Tony Stark immediately felt a headache coming on.
Especially considering the long lifespan of gods.
That meant Lin Feng—the mysterious figure behind everything—might live for a thousand years… ten thousand years… maybe even hundreds of thousands of years.
What did hundreds of thousands of years mean?
Humanity might go extinct before he ever died.
Deep down, Tony still didn't completely trust Lin Feng, which made the situation even more troubling.
The others exchanged confused glances.
No one knew when Lin Feng had become a god.
"To become a god, you first need a divine spark," Nick Fury said thoughtfully while stroking his chin.
"Where did he get one? Could it be that his fans recently started providing him with faith power?"
"I don't think so," Tony replied.
"We have plenty of fans too, but none of us became gods."
"Besides, before that, he was already capable of fighting in outer space. I think he had already become a god back then—we just didn't realize it."
Everyone thought about it and realized Tony made sense.
Based on Lin Feng's earlier performances, it did seem likely.
"Being able to survive in outer space also seems to be one of the traits of gods," Phil Coulson added.
"That Ebony Maw guy was extremely powerful—probably comparable to ordinary gods—but even he couldn't survive in space."
"He was likely missing something, maybe divine power."
The more they discussed it, the more reasonable it seemed.
Previously, Lin Feng had never displayed the ability to leave Earth's atmosphere.
But later, he suddenly gained the ability to battle in space.
That clearly suggested he had already obtained divine power beforehand.
At this point, everyone was almost numb from shock.
Hawkeye shrugged and said:
"Who cares? We can't do anything to him anyway, right? Why stress over it?"
Everyone thought about it.
And honestly… he was right.
All their worries were meaningless now.
Even if they discovered something, they still couldn't do anything to Lin Feng.
Then Bruce Banner looked toward Thor.
"Thor, it really seems like your brother cares deeply about your family."
"He may not be blood-related," Thor replied proudly, "but we've always treated him like family."
Tony suddenly narrowed his eyes.
"Don't you think Lin Feng's wording is the real issue here?"
"What does he mean by Loki escaping a fate of certain death and even deceiving Thanos?"
"When he says 'certain death,' isn't he referring to the scene where Loki was strangled by Thanos aboard the Asgardian refugee ship?"
"That makes sense," Black Widow said.
"But how did he escape?"
"It had to be illusion magic!" Thor immediately answered.
"Loki has tricked me into thinking he died multiple times before."
"You have no idea how powerful his illusions are. My mother personally taught him—she was one of the greatest witches."
"Fine," Tony continued.
"Even if he escaped death through illusions, according to what we learned from the diary, breaking away from his destined path should've immediately attracted the TVA's attention."
"They should have arrested him instantly."
"So how did he avoid them?"
"Later on, he even became Old Loki and only got discovered because he missed his brother too much and came out of hiding."
"Which means the TVA isn't truly all-knowing."
"Remember Mobius?"
"He wanted Loki's help to catch another Loki by analyzing Loki's psychology and guessing where he might hide."
Everyone remembered.
That had indeed happened.
So the real question became:
If Loki could fool Thanos using illusions, how did he fool the TVA?
At that moment, Bruce Banner suddenly spoke.
"I think I understand now."
"Earlier we said that different choices create new timelines."
"The TVA probably monitors entire timelines somehow."
"Like watching branches grow from a tree."
"But what if no new branch grows?"
"What if no timeline divergence happens at all?"
Tony frowned.
"But that's impossible. We all know about the butterfly effect."
"Every action should create consequences."
"Not necessarily," Bruce explained.
"We may be overestimating individual influence."
"Not every action creates a new timeline."
"The butterfly effect works because small actions spread outward and influence larger systems."
"A butterfly flaps its wings in South America, eventually causing a storm over the Pacific."
"But what if that butterfly were trapped inside a glass box?"
"No matter how much it flaps its wings, the storm would never happen."
As soon as Bruce explained it that way, everyone immediately understood.
"So that's it," Tony clapped his hands.
"That perfectly matches Lin Feng's diary."
"Old Loki must have hidden himself somewhere isolated from the world."
"Some deserted place where his existence had no influence on the outside world."
"But once he started missing Thor and Asgard…"
"It was like the butterfly leaving the glass box."
"The moment his actions began influencing reality, a new timeline formed."
"And the TVA instantly detected him."
Everyone suddenly felt enlightened.
It truly was a clever way to evade the TVA.
That Loki had most likely hidden himself in some remote, uninhabited place.
Unfortunately, it was too late for them to use that method now.
They had already exposed themselves completely.
"No matter what," Hawkeye snorted coldly, "there'll probably be another video soon. We'll find out then."
"That Loki really is slippery."
Clearly, Hawkeye still hadn't forgiven Loki for controlling him on the Sacred Timeline.
The moment Hawkeye finished speaking, another video appeared beneath the diary entry—just as they expected.
Everyone immediately clicked it open.
The video began with Loki waking up from unconsciousness.
Standing before him were several strange figures:
An old man.
A young boy.
A Black man.
And… a crocodile.
Everyone instantly felt goosebumps.
That crocodile was wearing Loki's signature horned crown.
Could that really be the "Alligator Loki" Lin Feng constantly joked about?
And the others…
Kid Loki?
Old Loki?
Black Loki?
Before they could think further, the scene shifted.
The surrounding environment was completely ruined.
The world looked like it had already gone through an apocalypse.
In the distance floated a massive purple cloud, as though it could devour everything in existence.
Loki slowly climbed to his feet and stared at the others.
"What is this place?"
"Where are we?"
"And who are you people?"
Old Loki finally softened a little and approached him.
"This is the Void."
"That is Alioth."
"And we… are its lunch."
"Now move!"
He patted Loki on the shoulder, and the group immediately started relocating.
At that moment, a terrifying face emerged from the purple storm clouds.
It looked like some monstrous beast hidden inside the mist.
A horrifying roar echoed across the wasteland, accompanied by endless lightning.
The group of Lokis walked across the desolate plains.
Soon, Loki couldn't hold back anymore.
"I think we should rest for a bit. I have countless questions!"
Outside the video, everyone watching was equally confused.
What exactly was going on here?
Nothing made sense.
"If you don't want to die, keep walking," Old Loki interrupted coldly.
Loki could only continue:
"Fine. But what's your plan?"
"Don't die."
Old Loki answered briefly.
Loki looked speechless.
"…Okay. And then?"
"Don't die."
Old Loki repeated.
"That's not a plan!" Loki protested unwillingly.
Everyone watching felt equally strange.
Where exactly was this Void?
Why did it look so barren?
And how had Loki ended up there?
Had he escaped from the TVA?
If so, how?
That information would be incredibly important if they ever needed to escape in the future.
Unfortunately, Lin Feng's videos always lacked context.
They still couldn't determine whether this Loki was the same one previously captured by the TVA.
After all, according to Lin Feng, there were countless Lokis across the multiverse.
Who knew which one this was?
But if their earlier theories were correct…
Then one thing became obvious:
These Lokis didn't even look alike.
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