Red Dragon Monster Hunter Template.

However, in the blink of an eye, the lava he swallowed had exceeded his own volume.

It's important to understand that while true dragons have a large appetite, they rely on their superhuman digestive and absorptive abilities and the extensibility of their stomachs; this doesn't mean that there's actually an alternate dimension inside their bellies.

But Thor felt as if the space inside his body was being folded—he had swallowed magma far exceeding his own volume, yet he still couldn't fill that "black hole".

It wasn't until he swallowed magma nearly ten times his own volume that he finally felt a slight sense of fullness.

If one could glimpse his stomach, one would find that it had transformed into a vast lake of lava, with orange-red flames illuminating the darkness, and the boundaries between the stomach walls and the surrounding space seemingly blurred.

Moreover, even the thermonuclear organs and basal blood vessels connected to the stomach have had their internal space expanded considerably, allowing them to hold more energy.

At the same time, pale blue subtitles floated past Thor's eyes.

The fusion with the Floating Mountain Dragon monster template was successful. However, abilities such as [Floating], [Tough Skin], and [Soft Body] are outdated compared to the main body and have been converted into pure life force.

【Nourishing Symbiosis】has been retained.

[Internal space] has been preserved.

[Big Stomach] has been retained.

Thor quickly absorbed the heat and rare mineral nutrients in the magma. With a thought, he opened his mouth and spat it out as a torrent of obsidian dust.

Thor felt that his lung capacity had greatly improved, and his breathing ability also seemed to have changed considerably.

The Deviljho monster template he had previously obtained seemed to have a connection with this new ability, and a domain power called "Gluttony" was slowly bestowing its favor upon him.

It was a dark and violent power, with an insatiable and endless thirst, wanting to devour everything in the world.

This immediately pushed Thor's already powerful digestive and absorptive abilities to new heights, truly making him able to eat almost anything.

And that abnormal digestive and absorption ability, enhanced by the gluttony domain, can completely squeeze every drop of energy out of the substance, leaving very little residue.

With its enormous stomach space, it can eat without excreting, taking in but not giving out, just like a glutton.

Thor took another large gulp of lava and discovered that after the heat and metallic minerals were absorbed, even the almost nutritionally worthless obsidian and basalt were slowly decomposing under the influence of a strange force, seemingly tending to revert to the basic elements that constituted them.

When the power from the Rainbow Light Realm also joined in, the process accelerated by a hundredfold or even a thousandfold.

Large chunks of rock shattered and broke apart, first turning into fine dust, then decomposing into the most basic elemental particles. After being transformed by the rainbow light domain, they were finally completely integrated into Thor's body, leaving no trace.

Chapter 366 The King of Ancient Dragons

For Thor, the template of a mere ancient dragon monster was just an appetizer; the real main event was the monster he was about to unlock.

Before that, however, he still indulged in a feast, and except for the 100 million essences he reserved for extraction, he exchanged the rest for various energy crystals.

Even so, Thor was still not satisfied. After rising to the surface in the scorching lava, he ordered his men to bring him a large amount of processed flesh and blood.

Then he saw the carcasses of cattle, sheep, and even mammoths, which had been gutted, shaved, and had their hooves removed, falling from the sky like raindrops. He immediately opened his mouth wide and swallowed them all.

This time, Thor devoured over a thousand head of livestock in one go, not only consuming all the stock in the cold storage near the capital, but also urgently bringing in a batch of replacements from a distant ranch.

As an omnivorous creature, a true dragon naturally needs to ingest both organic and inorganic matter to maintain its health.

For Saul, ordinary livestock was simply too bland and lacked any chewiness.

After all, the strongest herbivore in the wilderness—the woolly mammoth—is only at level six in the challenge. Although it is comparable to a young white dragon and has thick skin and flesh, it is still as soft and tender as jelly in Thor's huge mouth that can bite through divine metal.

He had already made up his mind that once the vegetation in that small plane of existence grew lush and abundant, the first thing he would do was to recreate all kinds of powerful herbivores from the Monster Hunter world, such as enormous beasts, bull dragons, and horned dragons, so as to satisfy his appetite.

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After replenishing his protein, Thor sank back into the depths of the magma.

As he absorbed the endless heat energy, tiny specks of gold and precious metals occasionally surfaced from the depths of the earth, adhering to the scales on his body. At the same time, he focused his consciousness in his mind and forcefully pushed against the seventh-level rotating disc.

A full million essences—that was the amount of essence obtained from slaughtering an entire small undead plane, plus a large amount of daily accumulation—were transformed into a sea of ​​stars and crashed head-on into the turntable.

As the flashing light appeared, Thor seemed to hear a muffled rumble.

His consciousness flickered along with the point of light, and the small square where the light finally stopped was a deep blue color.

Congratulations on obtaining the [Xeno'jiiva Monster Template]. Do you wish to withdraw immediately? Yes/No.

When that deep blue came into view, Thor felt his heart skip a beat, and a huge joy welled up from the bottom of his heart, and a smile involuntarily bloomed on his face.

In the world of Monster Hunter, forbidden monsters are extremely rare, the vast majority of which are Originium species, and a few are Shining Dragon species.

Their origins and causes are all unknown, except for one that seems out of place—that is the Fatalis.

This is the only forbidden-level monster with a clear breeding record and a complete growth stage, and the Xeno'jiiva is its juvenile form.

It has the classic four-legged, two-winged ancient dragon structure, and its massive body, which is over forty meters long, is covered with a translucent, azure carapace, resembling a single piece of flowing dragon crystal.

The veins inside the carapace faintly shimmer with a dazzling white light, and with each breath, the halo slowly flows beneath the skin, as if stars are floating in its veins.

Its head is long and slender, with a pair of jet-black curved horns that stretch backward, giving it a cold and mysterious appearance.

From his brow bone to his cheeks, three pairs of orange-red glowing organs were neatly arranged, like six dazzling false eyes, which contrasted with the pair of sharp orange vertical pupils in the center.

Its neck is long and powerful, with two rows of jet-black thorns extending from its shoulders and back. In the center of its chest, a crimson crystal core beats like a heart.

Its four legs are thick and strong, with claws that gleam with a cold white light. Its wings are wide and slightly damaged at the edges, appearing as a grayish-blue semi-transparent membrane, with pale white energy surging within. Each gentle flap of its wings stirs up fine dust of light.

Even though it is a forbidden cub and has not yet reached adulthood or even hatched from its cocoon, the Xeno'jiiva still possesses considerable power.

It instinctively absorbs the energy of the world's origin and guides many ancient dragons that are about to die to come and become nourishment for its own growth.

The Ancient Dragon Crossing, which affected the entire New and Old Worlds and lasted for hundreds or thousands of years, was caused by a hatching Netherworld Dragon.

Its adult form, the Safi'jiiva, is like a perpetual motion machine, said to possess endless energy.

With such a powerful monster template and almost limitless growth potential, how could Thor not be overjoyed?

However, he did not choose to withdraw the money immediately. Instead, he carefully sensed his own condition and found that due to the blessing of many monster templates, he was about to enter the next age group.

Once you fuse with the monster template of Xeno'jiiva, you will inevitably enter a period of slumber that spans different age groups. Therefore, you must make certain preparations beforehand.

Now, Thor no longer needs to be as cautious as he was at the beginning. Even in his slumber, there are very few beings in the Prime Material Plane that can threaten him.

What he was worried about was the development of his territory after he went into slumber, and whether some foolish person would cause trouble.

For example, the golden disc hanging above Mount Doom—such immense wealth has aroused the covetousness of countless beings, but they dare not act on it because they fear Thor's existence.

But once he falls into a deep sleep, some creatures will inevitably be unable to suppress their greed and want to take advantage of him.

It seems that for the time being, we can only stop expanding, recall all the Darkin we have sent out, and focus on consolidating our territory and developing internally.

Thor even recalled a portion of the troops stationed in the Earth Elemental Plane, focusing their defenses near Mount Doom.

The development of that small plane also needed guidance, and Thor entrusted this task to the metal dragons. As true dragons who generally possessed high spellcasting levels, they were fully capable of this job.

After everything was arranged, a considerable amount of time had passed. Thor glanced at the remaining balance behind the essence, exchanged it all for energy crystals, swallowed them, and then climbed back into the volcano.

As he took a deep breath, a large amount of fire elemental energy instantly transformed into flames and entered his nasal cavity. His consciousness sank into his mind, and he chose to confirm.

As the void rippled like water, the scorching white magma seemed to be dyed azure, and silvery energy particles appeared all around, like a galaxy rising up.

The ancient dragon king from another distant world stepped out of the void, his broad wings draped over his back like a cloak, his orange-red eyes silently watching the red dragon before him.

No monster fits the image of the red dragon better than the Safi'jiiva; they were meant to be one.

A strange thought flashed through Thor's mind, and the next instant, an endless stream of heat exploded within his body.

Chapter 367 Sleep

A powerful surge of heat rushed forth, washing over every inch of Thor's flesh and blood. His cells cheered and shouted under the influence of this force, and his blood roared with excitement.

As a monster capable of growing to a forbidden level, the most fearsome aspect of the Xeno'jiiva is undoubtedly its terrifying ability to absorb the world's primordial energy.

As a surge of warmth gathered in Thor's mind and blood vessels, a strange realization welled up in his heart like a tide.

He, who had never studied magic in depth, could now clearly sense the existence of the magic network—or rather, sense the endless energy flowing within it.

That is the most primal magic, one of the sources that made up this world, permeating everything and almost omnipresent.

At this moment, Thor was like a heavy iron ball falling into the magic net, causing the originally flat net to sag downwards into a huge funnel.

The energy that was originally flowing smoothly along the magic net suddenly seemed to be drawn by an invisible force, and began to gather continuously towards the bottom of the funnel.

Within his massive basal vessels, which resembled a second heart, a jewel of chaotic color was slowly rotating.

As the surging heat flowed into it, the surface of the precious jade instantly shone with a dazzling azure color. All the primal magic power attracted from the magic net, along with the endless heat from the Doomsday Volcano, was instantly transformed into a pure energy.

This is a sixth attribute, distinct from the dragon attribute energy formed by the combination of earth, water, fire, wind, and life and spirit.

Its extreme purity allows it to ignore most attribute resistances and directly convert into pure life energy to repair bodily damage.

Gradually, a heavy drowsiness rose in Thor's mind, causing him to slowly close his eyes without realizing it.

However, even though consciousness had fallen into slumber, the absorption—or rather, plundering—of the magic network's energy continued tirelessly.

Even the various elemental forces permeating the environment, driven by his body's instincts, converged on him from all directions.

A large amount of energy gathered together and quickly condensed into a visible entity. Wisps of iridescent light and bands of light like a galaxy intertwined, forming a huge cocoon-like shell around Thor's body.

The golden particles surging from the depths of the earth dyed the surrounding magma a deep reddish-gold, like rippling amniotic fluid.

The transformation of Thor's body by the Xeno'jiiva monster template, along with the cross-age slumber of a true dragon, were activated simultaneously at this moment, instantly sending Thor into the deepest slumber.

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The Xeno'jiiva is a monster with great growth potential, and its final strength will vary greatly depending on where the cocoon hatches.

In the new world of Monster Hunter, the ancient Fatalis laid two eggs, one in the Elder's Recess and the other in the Guiding Lands.

The one from the Crystal Land of Dragons is far more powerful than its kind due to its unique geographical location and abundant energy reserves, and is thus known as the "Chosen One".

But precisely because of this, its development was exceptionally slow. While the Xeno'jiiva in the Guiding Lands had already transformed into Safi'jiiva, it remained dormant in its cocoon. Ultimately, due to the interference of the hunters, it was forced to be born prematurely, becoming a premature baby with a tragic fate.

The energy that Thor can absorb is undoubtedly enormous enough to provide the best breeding ground for the growth of the Xeno'jiiva monster template.

After all, an ordinary Xeno'jiiva is like a seed, which needs to take root, sprout, and grow slowly on its own.

The Xeno'jiiva template loaded onto Thor, however, was like grafted onto a large, already lush tree, possessing an incredibly developed root system from the very beginning. The difference between the two was simply incomparable.

When the red dragon in the volcano fell into slumber, the surrounding world changed color instantly.

The once clear sky was now shrouded in thick, dark clouds, with swirling vortexes like tornadoes pointing straight down towards the crater.

The intense friction triggered a continuous barrage of thunder, and the magma in the volcano roared and howled in anger.

Seeing this, the creatures living nearby skillfully retreated into the distance. No sooner had they left than a sky full of flying fire and meteors crashed down.

At this moment, the entire Doomsday Volcano almost became a forbidden zone for life, and only those Darkin with strong physiques and various elemental resistances were able to continue to hold their posts.

Soon, they discovered that the magic in their surroundings was constantly increasing, and gradually, it made them feel slightly uncomfortable, just like ordinary people being in a thick fog.

Although Thor was constantly absorbing energy while he was asleep, the indentation he made on the magic net caused even more primal magic to flow in continuously.

The overwhelming magical energy, under the influence of the true dragon's innate magical field, began to condense, forming clusters of crystal-clear energy crystals on the inner wall of the Doomsday Volcano.

Moreover, the enormous ripples, resembling those created by a boulder crashing into the water, spread wildly outwards like surging waves.

Throughout the entire northern lands, and even across the continent across the sea, almost all powerful spellcasters raised their heads at this moment, gazing intently into the void, clearly sensing the violent tremors emanating from the magic network.

The powerful figures located in Deepwater Harbor and Silvermoon City immediately cast wary glances toward the wilderness.

Without much thought, they could guess that the red dragon must have made some earth-shattering move again.

So they immediately dispatched their elite troops to investigate the matter.

Thor never forbids alien creatures from entering his territory, since the intense emotions these creatures generate are the source of Thor's essence.

Therefore, a small group of spellcasters and wanderers easily infiltrated the imperial capital, which was built around Mount Doom and was known as the "City of Crimson Radiance".

The magnificent golden scenery around them immediately opened their eyes, but what terrified them even more was that many of the spells they possessed had completely failed.

The domain emanating from the red dragon has completely disrupted the surrounding magic network, making it impossible for them to obtain a stable supply of magic power from it.

This is practically no different from the Death Magic Zone, and even more dangerous.

After all, the Death Magic Zone is only unable to sense the existence of the magic network and cannot cast spells, while here, although the existence of the magic network can be sensed, the magic power within it is completely out of control.

Just like a calm river that suddenly turns into a raging torrent, once you try to touch it, you are likely to be swept into it and never recover.