Thanos didn't want to be a villain.

After the war ended, Dio went to the place where Hela was recuperating.

"How is it going? How are you doing now?" Dio asked Hela, who could now use her arms freely.

Hela didn't speak. She wasn't the kind of person who couldn't accept defeat. Getting injured was commonplace for her after following Odin in his many campaigns.

But this is the first time I've been injured this badly.

Therefore, Hela was deeply depressed.

Dio noticed Hela's worries and comforted her, then took out the head of the Supreme Evolution.

"I've already killed the man, and I've also taken over the civilized planet under his command. Now that I've suffered a setback, I should go home and rest for a while."

Hela stared in astonishment at the human head laid out before her.

"You finished it so quickly? How did you do it?" Hela asked curiously.

"The initial purpose of Supreme Evolution in optimizing and improving its genes was merely to enhance its brain, and its initial intention in strengthening its physical combat capabilities was simply to adapt to some extreme environments," Dio explained.

"So you mean I'm worse?!" Hela's face fell.

"No, no, no." Dio naturally denied it: "The Supreme Evolutionary Power is actually very strong, but he is too arrogant. The days he transformed into a giant and fought with you have actually exhausted his energy."

This explains why dealing with the small force he sent to the Supreme Evolutionary flagship was so difficult, and why Dio was unable to retaliate despite humiliating him so much.

Even if Dio grabbed his neck and transformed him into a giant, he could break free, but he remained a normal human until his death.

This means that the battle between the Supreme Evolution and Hela had already exhausted its own energy reserves, but it still confidently believed that even though it was no longer at its peak, it could still defeat Dio.

It has to be said that Supreme Evolution is truly audacious.

After a moment of silence, a servo skull flew over to remind Hela that it was time to start her recovery training.

Although Asgardians possess physical abilities that are almost unparalleled among humanoid beings in the entire universe, even after severed limbs are reattached, they still require a certain amount of rehabilitation training to fully recover.

"I have something to tell you. I'm planning to go home for a visit," Hela suddenly said.

Dio was completely bewildered. All these years of marriage, Hela had always used leading troops into battle to vent her dissatisfaction with Odin.

Thor must be almost a hundred years old by now, right? But Hela has only seen him as a baby in the City of the Almighty, and hasn't seen him since.

“It’s good to go back. I can also stop the war. The expansion over the years has reached its limit. Let’s clean up the places we’ve taken for now, and we can also develop the entertainment industry.” Dio helped Hela up and nodded.

"And you also need to reflect on yourself. Your strength has been stagnant all these years. Now, some kid who's a few hundred years old can beat you up like this. Don't you need to reflect on that?"

Hela rolled her eyes at Dio's strange smile.

"I know, I know, stop nagging." Hela angrily shook her hand, trying to break free from Dio's support.

However, Dio held her tightly, and after a few symbolic struggles, she realized she couldn't break free and could only helplessly undergo rehabilitation training with Dio's help.

In the universe, Dio's army did not continue to expand its territory. Although it only stationed itself in place, it still relieved the previously loose Star Alliance.

However, in order to prevent Dio from restarting the war, their alliance became more united, at least on the surface.

Taking this opportunity, Dio also sent out caravans to restart trade, sold his new inventions, and even secretly recruited and supported some civilizations to cause political struggles within them.

After finalizing the outline, Dio relinquished his responsibilities to his subordinates and returned to Asgard with Hela.

Asgard harbor.

This is Asgard's only gateway to the outside world besides the Rainbow Bridge. In fact, there was nothing here when Asgard was first established. It was built by Odin after marrying off his daughter, against all odds, to facilitate trade with Dio and other interstellar empires.

Now, the once bustling and lively port, which never stopped operating day and night, is under complete martial law by Odin, with Valkyries and heroic warriors standing on both sides.

After receiving Dio's message and setting a time, Odin ordered the merchants in the vicinity to be temporarily driven away, so as to give Dio, his son-in-law, a solemn meeting.

He even brought his two sons to the port early in the morning to prepare for their arrival.

One is Thor, wearing bright silver armor and a red cloak, wielding Mjolnir.

One is Loki, the god of fire and mischief, clad in a green robe, wearing a helmet of antlers, and twirling a pair of sharp daggers in his hands.

"It's been so long since I've seen Big Sister. I wonder if she still recognizes us." Thor squatted on the ground, holding a small mirror in his hand. Unlike the handsome young man he used to be, this Thor had a full beard. If it weren't for his neatly combed hair, he would have been mistaken for a slovenly man.

Loki rolled his eyes and said irritably, "Who would recognize you looking like this? Besides, the last video call was before Big Sister started this war, which is almost twenty years ago. Who knew you'd have grown a full beard in those twenty years?"

Seeing his younger brother's disgusted expression, Thor chuckled: "Isn't this a surprise for my older sister? If she still recognizes us, I'll shave my beard. If she doesn't, I'll just keep it."

As he spoke, he stroked his beard with obvious delight.

This made Loki's expression of disgust even more pronounced.

I don't know what Saul was thinking, but after a video call, he started to neglect his appearance. His hair was one thing, but he seemed to care about it and would often groom himself.

But he didn't care about his beard at all; it had grown longer than Volstagg, one of the Warriors Three of Asgard.

Thor even wore a small braid on his beard and tied it with a ribbon into a small bow!

Just as Thor and Loki were bickering and disliking each other, a notification sounded at the port.

A massive interstellar merchant ship, almost covering the entire port, sailed towards a separate dock outside the port, led by an Asgardian ship. Then, the ship's belly opened, and several smaller ships flew out and entered a port that Odin had specially prepared to welcome Dio.

The gates opened, and the first to step out were not Dio and Hela, but Dio's royal guards dressed in golden armor.

Then came Dio and Hela.

Thor and Loki rushed to meet them.

"My dear sister, welcome home." Thor, taking advantage of his height and strength, stepped ahead of Loki to stand in front of Hela, but instead of Hela's curious gaze, he was greeted with a loud slap.

"Snapped!"

"Oh!"

"Boom!"

Hela's slap was so powerful that it sent Thor crashing into a decorative stone pillar. The pillar toppled over, hitting Thor on the head in the process.

Loki didn't even have time to be shocked; the look of disgust on his face, which Thor had rushed forward to see, was still there when he saw his brother buried under the rocks.