The battle between Kytheron and Thanos was initially confined to Asgard.
Thanos didn't exert his full strength at first, as he wanted to learn everything from Kytheron and only intended to capture him.
However, after the battle began, he realized he had severely underestimated Kytheron's combat power.
Therefore, as the fight progressed, the power released by both grew increasingly immense.
"Crack!"
After another terrifying clash between the two sides, a massive energy surge swept across the entire Nine Realms.
Just as the nine Worlds began to tremble and sway from the impact of this power fluctuation, a gigantic, phantom God Tree, seemingly piercing through the Universe, emerged and gradually solidified into a physical form.
An ancient and mysterious aura permeated the air, with endless divine power flowing within it, each branch appearing capable of supporting a World.
Its branches swayed, and the turbulent Nine Realms gradually began to return to peace.
This was the mysterious and ancient God Tree, whose legend existed in countless Worlds across the Multiverse.
Its existence was even more ancient than the Old Gods of Earth's antiquity.
However, with the great war between the Gods, the uniqueness of the God Tree began to weaken after the first and second generations of deities, and then it started to be replicated by the Multiverse, leading to the concept of the God Tree appearing in countless parallel Universes.
Although it had lost its uniqueness, the God Tree still possessed incredibly powerful strength.
Seeing such a scene unfold, both Thanos and Kytheron couldn't help but pause.
"Is this the World Tree that these Asgardian fellows constantly speak of?"
From a single tree, Thanos actually felt a divine power fluctuation no less than his own.
"What a magnificent World Tree, supporting the Nine Realms. It truly lives up to its reputation. It would be a great pity if such a God Tree were truly destined for destruction!"
Kytheron also looked at the suddenly appearing World Tree with astonishment, his heart filled with emotion.
"Roar!"
However, at this moment, an Earth-shattering roar came from the bottomless abyss beneath the World Tree.
Hearing this sound, Kytheron felt a strong sense of familiarity; it was a dragon's roar.
Instantly, Kytheron thought of the Black Dragon Nidhogg, the Destroyer of Worlds. There could be no mistake; only that fellow existed at the roots of the World Tree.
[Ding! Major Event — Ragnarok has begun. Treasure chest is continuously charging.]
Suddenly, in Kytheron's mind, the system, which had seemed to be sulking with him, once again issued a notification.
"A new major event, and it's Ragnarok. I didn't expect that even though I changed Thor's life trajectory, Ragnarok still couldn't be avoided."
"Perhaps this is Asgard's destiny!"
Kytheron was, of course, no stranger to Ragnarok; it was Asgard's final prophecy.
Just as Kytheron and Thanos had temporarily ceased fighting because of the World Tree, an unimaginably massive Shadow flew up from the base of the World Tree.
A terrifying aura of darkness, tyranny, and evil surged forth, as if all the negative aspects of the World had converged.
It was a gigantic Black Dragon, completely black with a ferocious face, its sky-covering wings, entangled with countless vengeful spirits, spread wide.
Behind him followed a large number of massive venomous snakes.
"The destruction of the World Tree is now! Ragnarok is today! From now on, only I — Nidhogg — shall dominate everything."
Nidhogg felt that his ideal of countless years was about to be realized today.
He didn't know how many years he had gnawed at the roots of the World Tree beneath it to destroy them, and now everything would come to an end.
"Hmm!"
Suddenly, this Destroyer Dragon turned his gaze towards Kytheron, a hint of confusion appearing on his dragon face.
He sensed an aura of the same Origin as himself from Kytheron, but upon closer inspection, Kytheron's bloodline aura was not quite the same as his own.
"So, it was your battle that forced the World Tree to appear, wasn't it? It seems I should thank you two for allowing me to trigger this Ragnarok celebration early.
"As for you, are you a descendant of my Dragon Race?"
Nidhogg scrutinized Kytheron for a moment, then posed this question to him.
As the destined Destroyer, the arrogant Nidhogg didn't pay too much attention to the power of Kytheron and Thanos!
However, Nidhogg couldn't help but become somewhat interested in Kytheron's identity.
Kytheron also examined Nidhogg from head to tail; he looked very similar to himself, and Kytheron even felt a faint bloodline connection from him.
It seemed this divine body truly had some inexplicable connection with Nidhogg.
However, Kytheron had no intention of acknowledging kinship; on the contrary, an instinct arising from his bloodline told Kytheron to kill the Black Dragon before him and become the sole existence.
"It seems this World doesn't need another Black Dragon to exist. So, Nidhogg, please die now, if you will!"
As Kytheron's words fell, his form shifted, instantly transforming into a Black Dragon even larger than Nidhogg.
A vast might emanated from Kytheron.
"Damn fellow, as the Origin of the Dragon Race, how dare you be so disrespectful? I will eat you!"
Nidhogg immediately became enraged upon hearing Kytheron's words, flapping his wings, he intended to teach Kytheron a lesson in Death.
"What do you take me for?"
However, before Nidhogg could act, Thanos made his move!
Kytheron was clearly his prey, and his battle with Kytheron was not yet over, but now Kytheron was actually trying to change opponents.
How could Thanos tolerate this? His terrifying divine power surged, transforming into a giant, sky-covering hand that slapped Nidhogg away.
"Damn worm! You all shall die today!"
Nidhogg had never been treated like this before; the rage in his heart had completely consumed him!
A three-way free-for-all was about to begin.
Meanwhile, in the Pantheon.
Zeus, looking content, was lying on a golden throne, his eyes closed, enjoying the service of two lightly dressed maidens.
Suddenly, a massive tremor occurred, causing the grape he was about to eat to drop to the floor.
The next moment, Zeus abruptly sat up, his face filled with disbelief.
"The World Tree has actually appeared?"
Zeus, as a third-generation deity in the World Tree system and a God King, naturally understood what an unusual movement from the World Tree signified.
It could be said that if something happened to the World Tree, their foundation as Gods would immediately be weakened.
"Hercules, my son, immediately go and investigate what those madmen in Asgard have done again to cause such a disturbance across the entire Universe?"
To this day, among all the divine systems, only Zeus had truly benefited from the World Tree.
The God Kings of the other divine systems couldn't even find the World Tree.
So, now feeling the sudden appearance of the World Tree, it was only natural to immediately suspect those fellows in Asgard without further thought.
"Yes, Your Majesty, God King!"
Upon hearing his father's command, Hercules, the mighty Hercules, humbly knelt on one knee and departed to carry out the order.
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