Lu Mingfei doesn't want to be a superhero

The ancient winter coffin in Loki's possession is a treasure that Odin stole during his great battle with the Frost Giants. It can release a continuous stream of ultra-low temperature cold air.

It was precisely because of the chilling energy from the ancient winter coffin that Loki was able to quickly recover from the injuries inflicted by the Hulk.

Of course, Loki himself is no ordinary frost giant. He is the son of Laufey, the king of the frost giants. Although his biological father Laufey was recently killed by him with Odin's Spear of Eternity, as a member of the frost giant royal family, he was born with the talent to control the ancient winter coffin.

However, having grown up as Odin's son, he had never truly come into contact with the mysteries of the Frost Giants.

He had neither the detailed control method of the Ancient Winter Coffin nor the sorcery of the Frost Giants; otherwise, the power of the Ancient Winter Coffin could have been several times greater, instead of just relying on releasing cold air to fight, with its great strength causing bricks to fly.

Fortunately, he had another powerful weapon.

Ever since Loki pushed it outside the temple, the Spear of Eternity, which had been pointing at Hulk from afar, had been charging up, and now, the energy had finally reached its limit.

If this attack hits, that big, green guy will be reduced to ashes... Loki felt a surge of satisfaction at finally getting his revenge.

However, his attack failed to land; instead, a fist covered in jet-black scales, invisible to the naked eye, slammed into Loki's face.

Although Loki instinctively gripped Odin's Spear tightly to prevent it from slipping from his hand, all his previous energy accumulation was wasted—fortunately, the Spear of Eternity was a top-tier artifact; if it had been any other life form that had accumulated energy to its limit only to be interrupted, it would have been severely injured by the backlash.

He subconsciously looked in the direction where he had been beaten, his furious red eyes meeting a pair of molten gold eyes and a majestic face that seemed to be wearing a bone mask.

Surprisingly, Loki's first reaction was to complain: "Why is there another monster? This is the Rainbow Bridge in Asgard, not the Asgardian Zoo."

Another punch, covered in black scales, landed even harder than before, slamming into Loki's nose.

In a blur, Loki saw the monster in front of him grin maliciously: "So you think you're the only one who can use illusions?"

Using a Word of Power that can create illusions as cover, and with the Word of Power "Darkness" that can make one invisible to conceal their tracks, along with the "Snake's" detection, Lu Mingfei had already quietly lurked next to Loki's true form.

Although releasing different incantations at the same time would significantly increase the difficulty, the three incantations he used were all relatively low-level and did not conflict much with each other, so it was not difficult to do.

However, under these circumstances, it would be difficult for him to release a fourth damaging Word of Power at the same time, so he simply resorted to his fists.

Taking advantage of Loki's stunned state after his sneak attack, Lu Mingfei punched him in the nose, then unleashed a barrage of punches and claws, engulfing Loki like a storm.

Besides the main slap in the face, Lu Mingfei also paid special attention to Loki's hands—he had already realized that Loki, apart from magic, was indeed a weakling as Thor had said, but the two treasures in his hands posed a great threat.

Because Odin's spear did not belong to Loki, he could not control it freely, and it was quickly knocked away by Lu Mingfei.

However, the ancient winter coffin was controlled by Loki, and the surrounding cold air was extremely intense. Once Lu Mingfei's fist got close, it would become difficult to move and would quickly freeze over. He had no choice but to give up attacking there.

Under Lu Mingfei's series of sharp, even murderous, attacks, Loki was covered in wounds, even with the Ancient Winter Coffin strengthening his body.

He tried to fight back, but with little success.

Until one moment, Lu Mingfei punched Loki and sent him flying...

wrong!

Lu Mingfei immediately realized that he shouldn't have sent Loki flying with his attack—anyone who has played fighting games knows that if a combo knocks an enemy into the air or knocks them down to protect them, it's essentially interrupted.

Loki himself used some method that Lu Mingfei was unaware of to escape the battle.

Loki knelt on the ground, his body covered in wounds, his red eyes glaring at Lu Mingfei: "Enough! Mortals! Do you think you can blaspheme against the gods again and again?! I will make you pay the price!"

Lu Mingfei instinctively sensed something was wrong. He immediately shouted out a short syllable, and his domain expanded, causing the temperature around Loki to soar in an instant.

After he no longer needed to maintain illusions and invisibility, he was able to free up his energy to unleash "Monarch's Flame". Although he also knew some more powerful incantations, the advantage of "Monarch's Flame" was that it was not only powerful but could also be cast almost instantly.

At the same time, the ice on Thor's body exploded, and Thor, gripping Mjolnir, flew up: "I'm out!"

He shouldn't have been trapped by an area-of-effect attack for so long, but unfortunately, his power now almost entirely depends on Mjolnir, which was unintentionally damaged by Lu Mingfei, so Thor can only exert a small portion of his power now.

Thor flew through the air and unleashed a dazzling bolt of lightning at Loki!

Having already been provoked by Loki's illusions, Hulk suddenly used his bare hands to "crack" a huge rock from the ground and hurled it at Loki.

Loki, his eyes red, slammed the ancient winter coffin to the ground.

Chapter 72. The Number One Mage of the Nine Realms (laughs) VS. The Supreme Mage

Cracks instantly covered the ancient winter coffin, and an indescribable, immense chill emanated from every crack.

Because the energy was so concentrated, it even transformed into a liquid-like form, rippling out like water.

As the Frost Giants' most prized possession, the Ancient Winter Coffin was naturally not to be smashed; it was Loki, as its "master," who unleashed its power in one go.

This treasure was said to contain the fury of thousands of deadly winters. Loki used the most brutal methods to instantly unleash its energy, causing it to suffer irreparable damage.

This usage is, in a sense, similar to using the most advanced fighter jet as a missile to crash into a target, and then using the explosion of the jet itself as the primary means of destruction.

No frost giant would treat their race's most prized possession in such a way; they would rather die.

But Loki was different; he never saw himself as a frost giant.

Therefore, this treasure unleashed its power in his hands without regard to the cost.

A wave of cold energy rippled outwards, and wherever it passed, the flames subsided like sparks, and the lightning froze in mid-air in a way that defied physics. Lu Mingfei, Thor, and Hulk were all encased in solid ice as hard as mountain rocks.

Thor, who had just broken through the ice, turned into an even larger block of ice and fell heavily to the ground.

Only the boulder thrown by Hulk still obeyed the laws of physics, smashing Loki away violently.

I don't know what the Rainbow Bridge Palace was made of, but the quality was excellent. After Loki was thrown out, he groaned on the ground for a long time before getting up.

Fortunately, this place has become an extremely cold prison, so even if Loki, the frost giant, suffers severe injuries, he can recover quickly as long as he doesn't die.

But Loki couldn't wait for it to fully recover. He limped over to the cracked ancient winter coffin and picked it up.

Loki glared at Lu Mingfei and Hulk: "I don't know if you're dead or not, but if you can hear me, I'm telling you now! You damned, foolish mortals! You have thoroughly enraged me, the Son of Odin! I've changed my mind; I will allow Jotunheim to exist a few more days..."

Loki's voice suddenly rose: "I will destroy your Midgard first! I will make you watch your friends and blood relatives turn to ashes!"

Although Lu Mingfei could still see in the freezing cold, he could no longer hear what Loki was saying. The deadly cold was corroding his body, and even the dragon blood that flowed like lava was cooled by the cold.

Lu Mingfei felt his consciousness beginning to blur; he even experienced severe hallucinations—

He was surprised to see a young boy in a suit and tie gulping down ice cream next to the ancient winter coffin Loki was holding, looking utterly blissful, his expression somewhere between the bliss of eating ice cream and receiving a massage.

In the blink of an eye, the little boy in front of Lu Mingfei also disappeared.

He felt himself dying, his body growing cold from the inside out, his consciousness fading, and in his increasingly dim vision, Loki placed the nearly broken ancient winter coffin on the Rainbow Bridge's initiator, which immediately activated the Rainbow Bridge.

wrong……

Lu Mingfei suddenly felt something was wrong. Although his body had become cold, this coldness did not seem to harm him, and even... felt a little comfortable?

It's like the refreshing feeling of pulling a watermelon out of a well under the scorching summer sun and taking a big bite.

I seem to be... fine?

Lu Mingfei's pupils suddenly dilated, a hint of blue appearing in his golden eyes.

Loki placed his hand on the ancient winter coffin, and the ice solidified the Rainbow Bridge's trigger. This way, the Rainbow Bridge would not retract immediately upon contact, but would continuously bombard the target planet until it collapsed and was destroyed.

This was the divine punishment for mortals who defied the gods; he could almost hear the beautiful sound of Midgard shattering under the bombardment of the Rainbow Bridge…

"Click——"

Huh? Loki was taken aback—wasn't it shattering too quickly? Even if the Rainbow Bridge was moving fast, it should only have broken through Midgard at most, right?

He quickly realized that it wasn't Midgard that shattered, but rather one of the three people he had frozen that had broken through the solid ice.

A dark shadow swept past, grabbed Loki by the neck, slammed him to the ground, and pressed one knee against his chest.

“You…” Loki looked like he’d seen a ghost.

Lu Mingfei looked down at Loki, the Word of Immortality empowering him. He raised his hand, and a chilling aura emanated from it, coalescing into an ice sword. The tip of the sword was pressed against Loki's throat: "Tell me, how do I shut that thing down!"

Although he hadn't heard Loki say anything before, Lu Mingfei could roughly guess from the scene before him that Loki was using the Rainbow Bridge to blow up Jotunheim.

"Hahahaha..." Loki glared at Lu Mingfei and laughed, "Do you think I'd tell you?"

Lu Mingfei gently pierced Loki's skin with the tip of his sword.

"Let me go, and I'll lock you up right now," Loki said.

"Behave yourself! Don't try anything funny!" Lu Mingfei lifted Loki up and held his sword to Loki's throat.

Loki, being held hostage by Lu Mingfei, walked to the Rainbow Bridge. As he pondered his next move, his gaze fell upon the bridge, and his eyes widened in surprise.

"Turn it off quickly!" Lu Mingfei urged.

“No, the Rainbow Bridge, it…” Loki looked confused.

"Don't tell me you can't shut it off!" Lu Mingfei brought the sword even closer to Loki's throat.

"No, the Rainbow Bridge...it stopped halfway!" Loki looked dumbfounded. He had never seen the Rainbow Bridge stop halfway in his entire life. "Did our battle just now damage it?"

"Are you kidding me?" Lu Mingfei said, looking unconvinced.

But he could also vaguely sense that the massive energy torrent released by the Rainbow Bridge seemed... to have really solidified.

Could it be that Loki's attack was so powerful that it could freeze even a pure energy torrent like the Rainbow Bridge?

How did I manage to break free? Lu Mingfei was full of questions.

In fact, if someone could observe from a cosmic scale, they would see that as the energy torrent of the Rainbow Bridge entered the solar system, it suddenly began to slow down, as if an arrow had become stuck in a gel, gradually losing kinetic energy and slowing down.

Just a little short of the moon, the energy torrent of the Rainbow Bridge completely stopped and solidified, hanging in the universe like a taut, thin ribbon.

Inside the Rainbow Bridge Palace, Lu Mingfei was holding Loki hostage, and both Loki and Lu Mingfei were full of questions.

Suddenly, a spark appeared out of nowhere in Lu Mingfei's field of vision.

Immediately, a portal with swirling Martian edges opened, and a bald man in loose yellow clothes stepped out.

"Ancient One!" Lu Mingfei exclaimed in surprise, "What are you doing here!"

Lu Mingfei had a very good impression of the bald monk who had spared him, an illegal immigrant, and even given him money, a legal identity, and a house.

Taking advantage of Lu Mingfei's moment of surprise, Loki, whose body had been greatly enhanced by the extreme cold, managed to break free. In fact, his physical abilities after being enhanced by the extreme cold were no less than those of Lu Mingfei who had released his immortality. He had only pretended to be weak before, but now that a new situation had arisen, he was preparing to create some distance.

The price for breaking free was that Lu Mingfei's sword mercilessly slit his throat, but in this extremely cold prison created by using ancient winter coffins as consumables, even slitting the throat was just a minor injury to the frost giant.

Loki clutched his throat and stepped back a few paces. When he lowered his hand, the wound had completely healed.

"You're also a mortal from Midgard? And he called you a wizard?" Loki gave the suddenly appearing Ancient One a disdainful smile, his confidence swelled to an extreme in this frigid hell. "I am Loki, the god of Asgard, the greatest wizard of the Nine Realms. Considering we are both wizards, if you know what's good for you and surrender, I may allow you to serve me!"

“Of course, it’s as a magical servant,” Loki added, “but as a maid, you’re not good-looking enough.”

"What if I refuse?" Gu Yi smiled calmly.