Red Dragon Monster Hunter Template.

Above the sea, a massive, unquenchable whirlpool remained, constantly billowing out hot air. The sky above was heavy and gloomy, with a bluish-black hue, as if the entire deep sea had been turned upside down.

A suffocating and terrifying atmosphere filled the entire sea area, like the deathly silence before a storm. Some unknown and terrifying entity was staring at the sea through the distant sky, and a chilling killing intent enveloped all directions.

Suddenly, a huge splash of water exploded, and a massive crimson-gold figure leaped out of the deep sea, dragging a huge shark carcass along its claws. The dripping blood beads still shimmered with the divine power that had not yet faded.

The avatar of Sercoura ultimately could not escape Thor's fierce attack and died tragically under the red dragon's claws.

He looked up at the gloomy sky, as if he could penetrate the dimensional barrier and glimpse the enormous divine body in the boundless, frozen salt sea of ​​the fifth level of the Bato Hell.

If his own holy image were defiled, it would be enough to enrage Sercoula. If his incarnation was killed on the spot, it would be an irreconcilable and deep-seated hatred.

Faced with the overwhelming wrath of the ocean gods, Thor showed no fear whatsoever. The enormous red dragon merely glanced at the sky and, under everyone's watchful eyes, transformed into a streak of crimson gold and sped towards its territory.

If his base of operations were located in the ocean, he might still have some reservations about the God of Sharks, but Thor's core power is buried deep in the inland wilderness, a territory that Sercoura could not easily set foot in and interfere with.

Even if the other party harbors boundless hatred, what can they do? The true form of a god cannot descend to the prime material plane. Even if new avatars are constantly dispatched and countless believers are driven to seek revenge, Thor remains completely unafraid.

If Serkora insists on sending troops, he will simply take all the prey that come to him.

The many powerful figures in the North watched the Red Emperor's departing figure in silence, their hearts still reeling from the shock.

This terrifying red dragon has grown stronger again. After more than ten years, it has made its move once more, managing to venture alone into the deep sea and slay an avatar of a sea god.

Now, who in the entire northern lands can rival him? The group of powerful figures couldn't help but feel worried.

Chapter 382 Divinity

An avatar that has been imbued with divine power and divinity for a long time is undoubtedly one of the top materials that can be found in the entire prime material plane.

Perhaps only a handful of rare items, such as the corpse of an ancient dragon, the horns of a demon lord, and the wings and feathers of a seraph, can be compared to it.

If properly refined, it can at least forge a complete set of high-level legendary magical artifacts.

But for Thor, it was just a plump prey. The powerful red dragon had sharp teeth and claws, as well as indestructible scales, so it didn't need any external equipment to arm itself.

As life came to an end, the remaining divine power within Serco's body began to slowly dissipate, and it had to be consumed while the flesh and blood were still fresh.

Faced with such top-quality ingredients, any processing would be a waste; only by eating them raw can their original, authentic flavor be fully preserved.

Thor gripped the wound he had previously torn open on the giant shark's body and ripped it off, tearing off a large piece of sharkskin that was dark blue to almost black and covered with ancient, gilded patterns. He then lowered his head and devoured the still-pulsating flesh.

A large amount of golden divine blood poured out and flowed through the gaps in the sharp fangs, seeping into the cracks in the floor tiles of the Crimson Flame Palace, and dripping continuously down towards the Doomsday Volcano below.

A drop of gilded divine blood landed precisely on the head of the Balor Flame Demon, which was bound to the stone pillar. The divine aura contained within, combined with the bone-chilling cold originating from the Bato Hell and the frozen salt sea, instantly stiffened its entire body, rendering it as motionless as a stone statue.

What on earth is that red dragon doing? It's even using the blood of a god!

Isn't he afraid of divine retribution? His actions are even more unrestrained than those of the chaotic and evil demons of the abyss.

When will I be able to escape this predicament? If it's really impossible, I'd rather just have a quick death than live in constant fear.

Thor, unaware of the resentment and fear churning within the Balrog's heart, soon devoured the entire Serkera avatar like a whirlwind.

Only a few parts, which had been imbued with divine power for many years and were exceptionally hard and sharp, were cut off and kept as precious souvenirs.

For example, the shark's tooth that resembles a giant triangular pyramid, and the thickest and toughest piece of shark skin on its back.

The energy contained in the flesh and blood of an entire god's avatar was so immense that even Thor's appetite felt somewhat satisfied.

He sank his consciousness into his stomach, into that pitch-black alternate dimension, where a mass of flesh and bones, enveloped in a pale golden light, surrounded a massive divine heart, and seemed to be alive, continuously undulating slightly.

As the saying goes, even a centipede dies but does not fall down; the same is true of divine incarnations. Even when life is cut off, their bodies and flesh still retain astonishing vitality.

Legend has it that the red dragon named Ashadron had its broken dragon heart dug out and then collected and worshipped by its followers, who nourished it with blood and souls for many years until it was transformed into a bizarre and mutated monster.

If the flesh and blood of Sercoura's incarnation were left to languish, it might be able to revive again using this still-beating divine heart, giving birth to a brand new mutated monster.

Unfortunately, the next moment, the power of gluttony, the extreme heat of flames, and the power of elemental annihilation swept in simultaneously, like countless cold and merciless grinding mills, relentlessly eroding the remaining vitality of this mass of flesh and blood.

Bones and flesh were dismantled layer by layer, turning into pure nutrients and energy, while the divine power contained within was continuously extracted by the wheel of reincarnation in Thor's mind, visibly shrinking and dissipating at a rapid pace.

A moment later, the outer layer of flesh and blood was completely digested, but the divine heart inside still beat stubbornly, struggling to hold on.

But it couldn't hold on for long. Streams of immense energy were continuously squeezed out through the ruptured blood vessels until the last trace of its blue-black and gold divine essence was completely drained, before it was finally crushed into minced meat by the writhing stomach walls.

The moment Thor's consciousness touched that lingering trace of divinity, it was as if countless prayers from the sava fishmen and other predatory creatures of the sea flooded into his ears, causing him to briefly fall into a daze.

At the same time, a multitude of insights into the laws governing tsunamis, ocean currents, giant sharks, and deep-sea hunting flooded his mind.

By relying on this wisp of divinity, he was able to divert and absorb a portion of Serkola's followers, and dabble in the authority over the ocean territories they controlled.

Thor gently shook his massive head to dispel the momentary daze and discomfort, but did not choose to directly integrate this wisp of divinity into his own bloodline.

It wasn't that the red dragon's own fire attribute and ocean divinity were mutually exclusive; it was just that it didn't want its ears to be constantly filled with the chaotic prayers of countless believers, like annoying flies that never stopped.

This is the shortcoming of not yet having ignited the divine fire: the inability to independently purify and filter complex and contradictory thoughts of faith.

This is why most extraordinary beings who only possess divinity but have not ignited the divine fire dare not gather believers on a large scale, for fear that their minds will be eroded by chaotic beliefs and they will eventually fall into madness.

So what about sending this wisp of divinity into the mind's wheel? While doing so can certainly grind and purify the impurities of divinity, it is ultimately a one-off deal, completely grinding it into pure authority and essence, with no possibility of diverting or absorbing believers.

For other extraordinary divine beings, this is undoubtedly the best choice, as it allows them to obtain the desired primal power while avoiding the risk of their souls being corrupted by faith.

But Thor wanted far more than that power. Now that he had forged an irreconcilable feud with Sercoula, he wanted to eliminate him completely. He not only wanted to plunder His divine power and divinity, but also to divert and seize the followers under His command.

Thor immediately summoned a group of kobolds and dwarf craftsmen skilled in carving and building, and ordered them to go to the giant golden disc suspended high in the sky, and at the foot of his own red dragon statue, to carve and inlay a giant shark statue using deep-sea crystals and water source stones as raw materials.

He then exchanged for an Ether Crystal, specifically to seal the divinity he had plundered from Serkora's incarnation.

These energy crystals, originating from the very source of the universe, naturally carry the power of time, space, and soul, making them arguably the world's finest carriers of divinity.

The moment the ether crystal was embedded into the giant shark statue as its eye, the entire statue seemed to come alive, radiating a cold, bloodthirsty, and ferocious aura.

The faith thoughts of believers in the distant seas are all entrusted to this statue, and then continuously absorbed by the wheel of reincarnation in Thor's mind, transforming into a continuous stream of spiritual essence.

Although the total amount absorbed each day is not much, it is still a stable extra supply.

Meanwhile, in the hell of Bathor, Sercoura sensed that his divinity and the faith under his command had been plundered and desecrated, and his already overwhelming rage nearly caused him to lose his mind completely.

A dimensional portal connecting to the frozen Aral Sea of ​​Stygia was forcibly torn open in the depths of the Sword Sea, and endless Megalodons and Dire Sharks surged out like madmen.

Throughout the entire Prime Material Plane, almost all the Shahua merfolk priests received a divine decree from the gods, ordering them to go to the North at all costs to exact revenge on the red dragon.

Giant whirlpools suddenly appeared on the sea surface, and a dark swarm of sharks surged into the canal estuary like a tidal wave, rushing towards the inland Mirror Lake.

A ship flying the red dragon flag was smashed to pieces and sank under the relentless and violent impact of a swarm of sharks, and all the servants and warriors on board were torn to pieces by the frenzied sharks.

Chapter 383 Two Consecutive Draws

Sercoura's retaliation was swift and fierce, affecting a large number of naval fleets and directly and severely impacting many city-states that relied on long-distance trade for survival.

Thousands upon thousands of megalodon and ferocious sharks swarmed into Mirror Lake, engaging in a fierce battle with the lake's native inhabitants.

One after another, giant beasts nearly twenty meters long, resembling the rudiments of sea dragons, and carnivorous fish with well-developed fleshy fins and hard horny plates on their bodies, fearlessly stepped forward to meet the challenge.

However, the disparity in numbers between the two sides was too great, and the indigenous people were driven back in defeat, eventually forced to huddle in a small area of ​​Mirror Lake.

The sharks, which had occupied most of Mirror Lake, began to attack the surrounding docks and shipyards, and also crawled along the intricate waterways toward the salt fields in the geothermal area.

Upon first seeing this scene of sharks rampaging, Thor couldn't help but recall a series of poorly made shark disaster movies he had seen in his previous life.

He stood in the square in front of the Crimson Flame Palace, wondering to himself what the purpose of that deep-sea "foolish fish" was in taking such a huge revenge. Was it just to disgust him?

The reason these sharks are able to run rampant in Mirror Lake right now is simply because he and his men haven't intervened. If Thor wanted to, he could easily crush all the sharks in the entire area with a few swings of his claws.

But on second thought, the constant stream of sharks coming to their door might not be a bad thing.

No one would refuse prey that willingly crawls into a fishing net. The hard skin on a shark's back is a top-grade, precious leather, and the extracted cod liver oil is a rare and nourishing medicinal ingredient. It's just unclear whether the various races of this world have the custom of eating shark fins.

So when Thor gave the order, his men immediately began a large-scale hunt for the sharks that had wandered into Mirror Lake.

Even a Megalodon of around level 10 difficulty would have little chance against the powerful Darkin in this relatively narrow and enclosed waterway.

Forced to the corner of the lake, the native sea dragons and water dragons seized the opportunity to launch a counterattack. After a bloody battle, the entire lake was stained with a barely perceptible crimson.

The captured sharks are skinned and deboned completely, and the tough shark skin can be processed into various leather goods; the body parts that have been immersed in magic for a long time are even better materials for forging magical items and props.

As for the most abundant type of shark meat, no one is willing to eat it.

Sharks are cartilaginous fish that rely on their skin for metabolism and urination. To adapt to the osmotic pressure of the deep sea, they accumulate metabolic waste in their muscles, blood, and skin, resulting in flesh that is filled with a pungent ammonia odor.

Only the powerful Megalodon fared slightly better, as magic permeated its entire body, resulting in less metabolic waste accumulating within it.

Even so, Thor's men would not touch shark meat if they had other meat options.

The only exception is the Bronze Dragons, who have a natural preference for shark meat and will actively prey on the Shahua Fishmen. They are the only intelligent species in the entire Metal Dragon diet that will be preyed upon.

The vast majority of the sharks that flooded into Mirror Lake were quickly killed, leaving only a small number of remnants, as well as a continuous stream of scattered sharks that flowed upstream from the deep sea along the canal.

Thor decided to hand over these escaped fish to the native sea dragons and water dragons to deal with. Once these giants have fully grown and multiplied, they might replace sharks in their ecological niche in the ocean.

Let them get used to hunting and competition in advance, so that they can prepare for future territorial disputes in the waters.

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The riots instigated by Sercoula were thus quelled. This sea deity, who relied on primitive beliefs, ultimately had limited ability to interfere with the inland land.

However, Thor actually hopes that these "resource troubles" that come to him will come more often.

He then looked at the remaining essence in his mind. Combined with the reserves accumulated over more than ten years of slumber, it was not enough to draw a brand new unlocked monster template, but it was more than enough to draw an ancient dragon template.

How about a thrilling double draw?

Feeling the still-growing and not yet fully formed Xeno'jiiva monster template within his body, Thor suddenly felt that continuing to hoard essence and extract unlocked monster templates was not very meaningful.

If you were to draw a giant Elder Dragon like the Serpent King Dragon, which can be several kilometers long, the energy required for its growth would be enormous, which would significantly slow down the process of the Xeno'jiiva transforming into the Safi'jiiva.

While there was still some energy and nutrients left after digesting the massive amount of energy and nutrients left by the Sercoura avatar, Thor leaped into the churning lava of Mount Doom once again.

As it continued to sink downwards, the surrounding temperature steadily increased, and the originally orange-red magma gradually turned into a blinding white incandescence, radiating terrifying heat.

The elemental forces flowing in the surrounding environment and the original magic power of the magic network continuously supply him, so Thor usually doesn't need to worry about energy loss.

However, physical growth still requires a large amount of physical matter to replenish it, so he exchanged for a batch of rare minerals and ether crystals, swallowed them all, and then focused his mind on the turntable in his mind.

The essence of 100,000 crystals transformed into a galaxy of stars and spun around the wheel. Neon lights flashed rapidly, finally settling on a familiar monster pattern covered with spikes.

Congratulations on obtaining the [Nergigante Monster Template]. Do you want to extract it immediately? Yes/No.

The melodious background music seemed to flow gently in my heart, and countless long-forgotten memories surged up.

Nergigante averages over twenty meters in length, with a classic Elder Dragon body consisting of four legs and two wings. It has a pair of huge horns that extend high to both sides on its head, and its imposing body and wings are covered with more than 1,800 hard thorns of varying sizes.

It does not have an extremely large size, nor can it control various elemental energies such as ice, fire, wind, and lightning, but it can feed on ancient dragons, hence the name "Dragon that destroys everything".

What it relies on is pure physical strength, terrifying super-fast self-healing ability, and a berserk fighting spirit that grows stronger with each battle and never fades.

Thor had previously envisioned using the Nergigante's incredible regenerative abilities to mass-produce dragonborn.

However, he has already mastered the power of the Black Corrosion Dragon, so he no longer needs to expand his forces through this route.

However, this does not mean that the Nergigante template is useless to him. Its top-notch physical strength and super-fast self-healing properties can further enhance his basic physical attributes.

After briefly setting the Nergigante template aside, Thor once again used 100,000 essences to activate the wheel. This time, the square where the light stopped depicted an elegant ancient dragon that was completely unfamiliar to him.

Congratulations on obtaining the [Star Dragon Monster Template]. Do you want to extract it immediately? Yes/No.

Staring at the portrait of the ancient dragon, outlined in gold and orange and with a graceful figure, Thor searched through all his past memories, but found absolutely no recollection of it.

Does this Elder Dragon appear in the Monster Hunter series? Or did I miss it in a spin-off game when I played it back then?

Chapter 384 Annihilation of the Dragon and the Star Dragon

Thor finally confirmed that he had never seen this ancient dragon called Star Dragon in his previous life, and it seemed that it must be a creature from some kind of niche side story.

However, this is really insignificant; once it's fully loaded, its special features will become clear.

After a brief moment of thought, he decided to first bring up the monster template of the Nergigante. With a gentle tap in his mind, the void in front of him rippled with light.

A furious ancient dragon spirit immediately leaped out, its head sprouting huge horns and its whole body radiating high fighting spirit.