Between several Geo Pillars, an energy barrier outlined by complex energy talismans firmly locked Thor inside.
At the same time, impacts of the Geo element occasionally erupted from the Geo Pillars.
Thor felt the first wave of Geo element impact stiffen his muscles, causing him to show a hint of surprise.
He was not prepared to sit and wait for death. The veins on the back of his hand bulged, and he began to spin Mjolnir rapidly in place, attempting to shatter all the Geo Pillars in one strike.
Clang—!
Thor, upon striking the first Geo Pillar, instantly felt a powerful recoil that almost made him drop his 'Meow Meow Hammer'.
Thor stabilized his posture, his eyes widening slightly as he looked at his hand holding the 'Meow Meow Hammer'.
Then he raised his head, looked at the surrounding Geo Pillars, and then glanced at Zhongli, who was standing still outside with one hand behind his back.
Looking at the other party's calm gaze, did he feel that the other party didn't take him seriously at all...?
In the past, he was the one who displayed this kind of attitude to others from the position of an absolute powerhouse. Now, now...
Thor, whose heart had always been as still as an ancient well, suddenly felt an uncontrollable surge of anger.
"Give up. You are no match for me."
This time, Zhongli did not keep a low profile but announced loudly that this battle was an unsurprising rout.
In the past, slacking off and walking birds were just hobbies. Now, at the moment of humanity's survival, it was not appropriate for her to continue acting.
Zhongli, who loved humanity, decided to exert a bit more strength to ensure humanity's victory while trying not to kill the opponent.
After all, Zhongli, one of the Three Corpses of the Emanator of Preservation, was not a complete killer.
Of course, only for the current period.
Past achievements were made by her past self; what did they have to do with the current her?
"Who... exactly are you?"
Thor suppressed the anger in his heart, but his face maintained that indifferent expression as he asked.
The other party absolutely could not be one of the 72 Gods.
Even if those Gods had specialists in defense, they could not possibly prevent him from breaking through the defensive barrier completely.
But this young woman named Morax, using Geo Pillars, rendered his sixty percent power attack completely ineffective...
The Geo Pillars didn't even show a crack, which was something that should be completely impossible in the Divine Realm.
Unless the hardness of the technique used by the other party far surpassed the hardness of all currently known objects in this world.
But was this possible...?
No, perhaps it was possible. The introductory description Heimdall gave might be the true reflection of the other party.
Not false.
Thor slightly lowered his head, his eyes looking slightly upward, his mouth opening slightly as he slowly inhaled.
Hiss—
Thor's muscles tensed, and in an instant, his figure swelled up by a circle, immediately followed by him slamming his hammer onto the ground.
The powerful lightning and impact struck the ground, causing a deep pit to form, and the shockwave from the hammer strike instantly spread to the Geo Pillars.
However...
The steady fluctuation emanating from the Geo Pillars completely canceled out, no, it crushed Thor's impact and was rushing toward Thor in the center.
Thor's eyes darkened, and he slammed his hammer onto the ground again, trying to counteract the impact force.
But it was useless. The impact fluctuation from the Geo Pillars climbed onto Mjolnir, instantly covering Mjolnir's surface with cracks.
"Oh? An interesting weapon."
Zhongli rubbed her smooth chin, looking at the biological tissue vaguely visible through the cracks in Mjolnir, displaying a hint of interest.
In an instant, Zhongli understood the manufacturing process of the opponent's weapon; this was the value of the old master, no, the old wife.
But relying on this alone, she still couldn't break her Geo Pillar barrier, because any existence in this world was too weak compared to an Emanator.
Even though Zhongli intentionally suppressed her power, the process was still a crushing defeat that drove the enemy to despair.
Thor looked at Mjolnir, whose form had changed in his hands, and a confident smile curled the corner of his mouth.
"Finally awake? What a sleepy fellow."
Thor muttered to himself, took off the gauntlets he was wearing, and casually tossed them onto the ground.
The two gauntlets hit the ground, creating a small pit, showing how heavy these black gauntlets, which looked like they were made of silk, actually were.
"I'm going all out now..."
A powerful airflow wrapped in blue arcs rose around Thor. He gripped Mjolnir with both hands, his body bending backward to an unnatural degree.
He poured all his power into Mjolnir; he was beginning his final gamble.
If he couldn't even break the opponent's defense, holding back power was useless.
"Awakened Mjolnir"
Seeing that the opponent seemed ready to use his strongest strike to break through her Geo Pillar shield and attack her, Zhongli withdrew the Geo Pillars amidst the shock and anger in the opponent's eyes.
What does that mean?!
Are you saying that my strongest attack as the strongest God of the Norse Pantheon, Thor, is not worthy of your defense?!
Thor's calm eyes suddenly snapped open, and he fiercely smashed down with an enraged strike toward Zhongli.
"Heavenly Principles taste maggots... Forget it."
Zhongli had initially intended to end it with Heavenly Star, but her own strength was too high, and the technique she used might affect this world.
After some thought, Zhongli felt that giving the opponent the final blow in the stance of a martial artist was also a form of respect for him.
With a casual move, a spear made of Geng Gold appeared in her hand. She lightly flicked her wrist and thrust directly toward Thor, who was swinging Mjolnir.
Just as Mjolnir was about to smash down onto Zhongli's head, a flash of amber cold light streaked past.
Crack—Pfft—
Mjolnir, along with Thor's chest cavity, was pierced through by Zhongli's spear.
Clang—
Mjolnir fell from his hands and crashed heavily onto the ground. The biological tissue within the hammer's cracks lost its activity, and a layer of sparkling Geo element Crystalize coated its surface.
Thor's mouth opened, his jaw trembling slightly, maintaining the posture of holding the hammer aloft, while Zhongli stood sideways, maintaining the posture of thrusting the spear.
"..."
Feeling the stabbing pain from his chest, Thor's original anger quietly dissipated. He lowered his arms and quietly gazed at the young woman before him.
He had received a fatal blow; he had lost, lost completely, without any power to fight back.
He could understand why the other party had always maintained that light and airy attitude.
The other party was far stronger than him, but in the end, the other party was still willing to give him a chance for a direct confrontation.
Thor's body and Mjolnir on the ground gradually turned into blue crystals.
Crack—Snap—
Thor and Mjolnir turned into blue fragments and finally completely dissipated under everyone's gaze.
Thor was defeated, and the divine side fell into a deathly silence. Especially the Norse Pantheon; Odin's body trembled slightly, and the pressure of the God King swept across the entire area.
The minor Gods and humans were almost suffocated by this pressure, and then a beam of golden light descended from the sky, shooting straight toward Zhongli.
The God Kings and main Gods of other pantheons slightly turned their heads but did not make any move to stop it.
Zhongli did not look up, as if she hadn't noticed the impending crisis above her head.
Just as Zhongli's head was about to be pierced, she slowly extended a single finger and steadily blocked the unstoppable attack.
"I have now won a match by following your rules. As the setters of the rules, you..."
Zhongli raised her eyes, an amber glimmer appearing in her pupils. The oppressive aura belonging to an Emanator and an ancient, heavy atmosphere permeated the entire venue.
"Are you going to break the rules you set yourselves, break the contract?"
"The Oathbreaker shall receive the punishment of being consumed by Geo."
A crisp, clear, and cold voice echoed in the minds of all living beings present.
Seeing this scene, Kiana and Xin Yan, who were originally prepared to act, returned to their seats.
Indeed, Zhongli didn't need help from anyone else; she could casually mete out divine punishment upon the Gods by herself.
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