Centered on one's own Little Cosmos.
With mastery of the Sixth Sense as the source.
Under the blessing of the Reality Gemstone, even though Hawk has not yet embodied the Little Cosmos before understanding the Seventh Sense to become a Golden Knight.
But...
Strength never lies.
Powerful, overwhelming, far stronger than ever before, the force is incessantly channeling through the Little Cosmos into his entire body.
Within the Little Cosmos.
The fiery red gemstone, already adorned like the Phoenix's Eye, shines like the dark red sun of the Little Cosmos, illuminating every corner of the Little Cosmos.
Hawk slowly stood up from the ground, lowering his gaze, extending his right hand, then casually clenched it tightly.
Bang!
The air and space within his hand were instantly compressed at the moment of forming a fist, followed by a blasting sound that reverberated.
The next second.
Hawk looked upwards.
The crowd observing the battle from a safe distance also noticed the changes in the sky and instinctively looked up.
Behold!
The Nine Realms convergence spectacle triggered by the millennial tremor of the World Tree was unfolding at that very moment.
The splendid gold-topped palace of Asgard appeared above Salisbury Plain.
The perennial glaciers and cliffs of Jotunheim followed closely behind.
Next...
Muspelheim's eternally burning flames, the city full of runes in Vanaheim, and the splendid forest of Alfheim.
At this moment.
The Nine Realms formed a unique spectacle connecting up and down.
Countless people on Earth looked up at the mirage-like Nine Realms illusion.
Hawk was also watching.
His gaze penetrated Asgard, passed through Vanaheim, and swept across the eternally flaming Muspelheim, finally settling on the desolate plain full of deathly silence, coldness, and eternal dusk.
Right then.
At the boundary of the desolate plain, a disheveled figure appeared on the scene, with untamed eyes, torn clothes, and a wild aura radiating from the green silhouette.
Hawk's gaze passed through several kingdoms of the Nine Realms, landing on this woman who slowly raised her head.
The moment the woman lifted her head, she immediately locked eyes with Hawk.
Eyes met.
The next second!
As a golden beam of light swept out from Asgard's golden palace, the kingdom full of rugged black stones, twisted skeletal trees without sun, moon, or stars instantly vanished.
"Is that..."
"Hel?"
"Goddess of Death?"
"The Goddess of Death belonging to the World Tree Cosmos?"
Hawk snapped back to reality, looking at the world seemingly screened... no, manually blocked by the God King just now, raising a sword-like eyebrow, the green silhouette flashing again in his mind.
Unexpectedly, that should be the Goddess of Death, Hel.
And that kingdom...
Helheim?
The final resting place for all beings in the World Tree Cosmos after death.
As to why Helheim seemed desolate and silent.
Quite normal.
Odin did it.
Years ago, after conquering the Nine Realms, Odin not only put away swords and spears, but also sealed his eldest daughter, Hel, in Helheim.
And that's not all.
Odin, feeling insecure, further sealed Helheim afterwards.
Hawk's thoughts turned, his mind recalling all the information related to Hel and Odin.
Soon.
The convergence node time for the Nine Realms dissipated.
Earth remained Earth.
Asgard remained Asgard.
Nothing happened.
Everything seemed calm.
Hawk withdrew his thoughts, turning to Peter appearing before him after red and blue lights flickered across, smiling slightly and greeting.
"Long time no see, Peter."
"Long... uh."
Peter instinctively replied, then realized, looking at Hawk's smile, somewhat startled.
"Long time no see? It's been less than half an hour, and I was here all along."
"For you, yes, but for me, this last half hour felt very long."
Seemingly meditating for a while in an enclosed space bereft of senses, Hawk grasped the Sixth Sense.
But in reality, only he knew how long he actually stayed in that space.
He stayed for a very long time.
Very long, very long.
After speaking with Peter, Hawk looked at the scenery surrounding Salisbury Plain.
Grass growing on the ground.
Green trees in the distance.
The natural fragrance brought by the breeze through the trees and grass.
All this gave Hawk a sense of transcending time.
He indeed stayed in there for a long time.
But...
He returned.
A flicker in Hawk's heart, a beautiful silhouette flashed through his mind when he almost couldn't hold on inside.
Must return!
Gwen.
Thinking of Gwen waiting for him to return, Hawk took a deep breath and said to Peter, "Where are Gwen and Mary?"
Peter replied, "At this time, they probably just finished eating breakfast at the hotel."
After all, barely half an hour has passed.
Everyone knows.
Traveling means photoshoots for girls, and the hotel they chose this time specializes in featuring different breakfast snacks every morning.
So...
It's only been half an hour, didn't we just finish breakfast and get ready to leave?
No, wait.
We might still be eating.
Peter remembered a past girlfriend, Mary, who once spent an hour meticulously editing a dinner photo.
Hawk nodded at this.
"Let's go back then."
"Alright."
Peter shrugged, since he was here to accompany Hawk, if Hawk said to leave, then they would leave.
Just as the two were about to leave.
Thor and his girlfriend Jane, along with S.H.I.E.L.D. agents Natasha and Barton, also approached at this moment.
"Hawk."
"Dr. Fox."
"Hawk."
"Natasha."
Hawk nodded to Jane Foster and Natasha, whom he knew, and then turned his gaze to Jane: "Dr. Fox, I owe you a favor this time. If you ever need anything, you can contact me anytime."
Repaying kindness is his fundamental principle.
In any case, without Dr. Jane Foster, he wouldn't have been able to obtain the Ether Particles.
That's a fact.
He acknowledged the favor.
Jane Foster didn't refuse this favor and said to Hawk, "Congratulations."
Though she wasn't quite sure what she was congratulating for.
But...
Malekith was dead, Hawk was alive, so congratulations were in order.
Hawk smiled slightly, "Thank you."
Then he turned his gaze to Natasha, whom he also knew.
Hawk chuckled, "Didn't you go to Africa?"
Natasha was slightly taken aback, shrugged, "Just got back, planning to rest a bit before going again."
Hawk nodded, then glanced at the massive chasm that seemed to span across Salisbury Plain and said to Natasha, "Once again, I acted in defense."
Natasha nodded, "We know."
She was, of course, aware of it.
Let's put it this way.
If Hawk and Malekith had just fought in London City, the whole city would have been reduced to ruins.
"Do you need to arrest me?"
"No need, we're just here to ensure that what's happening doesn't become known to the general public. They're not ready for such scenes yet."
"Alright then."
Hawk nodded at this, finally looking at Thor by his side.
He looked at Thor.
"Thor."
"Hawk."
Thor, holding his Mjolnir, looked at Hawk, "You're strong, thank you for saving Jane."
Once again, his voice carried the deep resonance that a cosmic drifter with a demigod-like body would envy.
When Thor brought Jane back to Asgard yesterday, he learned that the substance in Jane's body was Ether Particles.
Even if there had been more Ether Particles in Jane's body, and no matter how timely he brought her back, the side effects of the Ether Particles absorbing life force would cause irreversible damage to Jane.
So...
Thor's gratitude was sincere.
Hawk could hear the sincerity in Thor's thanks, smiled, and looked at Thor: "Let's find a chance to have a match in the cosmos."
He was curious to know if his current strength could match the Thunder God Thor, who was rumored to be able to lift a star.
Hawk felt he could.
But...
Feeling is one thing, practice reveals the truth.
Thor was inherently a god who loved battles. Hearing Hawk's words, a glint of battle intent flashed in his eyes, "Sure, right now."
Hawk shook his head, "Not now; my battle armor was just destroyed in the fight."
As he spoke, his gaze fell on the scattered golden Holy Armor fragments across Salisbury Plain.
Hawk had thought about using the Reality Gemstone to restore the Holy Armor to its original state.
But...
Once again.
The core functions of individual Infinity Gemstones cannot negate or replace the core functions of another Infinity Gemstone.
The most important thing.
Even if it were possible, he can't, because the Reality Gemstone has already become the Phoenix's Eye. He had already used the Reality Gemstone to keep his combat power above that of a true Silver Saint Warrior.
In simple terms.
Before his Little Cosmos breaks through to the Seventh Sense Golden Phoenix Little Cosmos and turns into a real Phoenix Parallel Cosmos, he can't use the Reality Gemstone for anything else.
After all...
He's already maximized the use of the Reality Gemstone.
Hawk withdrew his gaze from the scattered Holy Armor fragments.
He didn't plan on collecting these fragments, as they couldn't be restored even if gathered.
After all, after his Little Cosmos broke the Holy Armor, it also turned into chaos and evolved again.
The Holy Armor of the old cosmos couldn't keep up with his new cosmos self.
"And also..."
"The most important thing."
Hawk looked back at Thor, smiling as he revealed the important reason why he couldn't agree to a match right now: "My girlfriend is still waiting for me; I'm here traveling with her. If she doesn't see me return after such a long time, she'll worry."
Thor was slightly stunned.
The next second.
He felt a gaze that made his back tense.
Thor instinctively turned to look.
Sure enough.
It was Jane!
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