The Serpent Is Defeated

Yet during its flight, it was caught by the Serpent. Thor's Hammer's enchantment could stop others, but it could not stop the Serpent, whose status was likewise at the Highfather level.

Though his power was no longer at its peak, the Serpent was still a God King in divine rank, allowing him to seize Thor's Hammer with ease.

"Not a bad weapon." The Serpent weighed the hammer in his hand, paying no mind to its resistance and struggle.

"But Thor, how disappointing. Is this all you can do?"

After the previous string of battles, he had roughly gauged Thor's strength. If he had been at his weakest before, perhaps this brat really could have taken advantage of the situation.

But under normal circumstances, this little fellow had no chance of killing him.

At that moment, Thor burst out of the water. "Give Mjolnir back!"

Mjolnir suddenly erupted with powerful energy. Catching the Serpent off guard, it broke free and flew back into Thor's hand.

Now clad in the Destroyer Armor and wielding Thor's Hammer, he possessed both offense and defense. He felt as though he had reached the peak of his power.

He gathered all his divine power. The power of Thunder summoned heavenly lightning above and churned the seawater below. He condensed that immense divine power into the hammer and smashed it fiercely toward the Serpent.

The Serpent merely raised a hand. Thor's divine lightning struck his rough palm and vanished instantly.

"What?" Thor was stunned. His lightning had been scattered that easily?

"So weak." The Serpent grinned. "You don't really think this kind of power can kill me, do you?"

He curled his five fingers inward. As a god who had forged Heavenly Hammers, he knew the structural weaknesses of such weapons better than anyone. Immense divine power