“Now that’s 3,420,000 Divinity Crystals!”
Meng Lei licked his lips and asked, “System, without further ado, enhance my divine spirit, I want to break through to become an intermediate deity!”
“Host, your Spirit is at the pinnacle-level lesser deity, it will reach intermediate deity after enhancement. Enhancement price: 100,000 Divinity Crystals!”
The system asked coldly, “Will you undergo enhancement?”
“Enhance it, I’m rich!”
Meng Lei did not hesitate as he felt generous.
Whoosh!
His Wealth decreased by 100,000 Divinity Crystals in an instant.
Boom!
At the same time, a golden energy current rushed into his sea of consciousness and toward the divine spirit flame. The divine spirit flame flared up instantly as if oil was added to it.
Boom, boom, boom!
2 times, 3 times, 4 times...
When the injection of golden energy was complete, the divine spirit flame’s intensity was 10 times higher than before.
If the divine spirit flame before was a little ball of fire, it was now an inferno. It was completely different than before.
“So this is the level of intermediate deity?”
Meng Lei enjoyed the wonderful feeling after his divine spirit was strengthened. He even almost moaned in satisfaction—it was simply too comfortable!
He checked his stats interface.
Host: Meng Lei
Race: Human (Primeval Bloodline: Primordial Human <16%>, Assimilated Bloodlines: Gods-Slaying Rat, Divine Netherworld Phoenix
Wealth: 3.32 million Divinity Crystals
Physical Body Constitution: Metal-Origin Divine Body (1%)
Spirit: Intermediate-Deity (Elementary-Grade)
Power of Divinity: 200 Divinity Crystals
“The physique of an intermediate deity! The divine spirit of an intermediate deity! Wahaha, I’m an intermediate deity too!”
Meng Lei was excited as he could not help laughing to vent his excitement.
Of course, other than being excited, Meng Lei did not forget an important matter—Cyrus’ wealth.
Indeed, the Dark Demonic Dragon’s wealth!
Although it was a Dark Demonic Dragon, Cyrus was a dragon after all. It was passionate about collecting treasures, and it had 48 existential planes under its control!
Hence, it was much wealthier than other intermediate deities, like a huge dirty rat hoarding vast amounts of health.
How could Meng Lei miss out on this opportunity?
After returning to the Demonic Dragon Continent, Meng Lei rushed to Cyrus’ den straight away. However, Meng Lei was left furious by the results.
The den... it was empty!
The treasure... all gone!!
“F*ck! Damn it!”
Meng Lei was enraged. “Who dares to steal my treasure?”
Meng Lei was extremely angry. He had already wiped out all the demons in the Demonic Dragon Continent, so the treasures couldn’t have disappeared in thin air.
Someone must have stolen it!
“Someone actually dares to steal my treasure!”
Meng Lei extended his divine cognition throughout the Demonic Dragon Continent through the Heart of the Existential Plane and started searching.
Nothing in the east... Nothing in the north... Nothing in the west... the south...
“Eh?”
At once, Meng Lei vanished on the spot.
...
The north of the Heaven’s Vault Continent was the Far Northern Icelands. The south, on the other hand, was the lush Fairy Forests. The north was frozen and silent, while the south was full of life.
The Demonic Dragon Continent was the complete opposite.
The Demonic Dragon Continent’s north’s weather was spring all year round, while the south was covered in ice and snow. Other than ice demons, other demons could hardly survive here.
However, after Meng Lei’s massacre, the south’s ice demons were dead as the rest of the demons in the Demonic Dragon Continent. There should not be any signs of life here, but his search just now picked up something.
The thief isn’t far!
...
“Cyrus, you idiot! How did you get killed so easily! How terrifying! This is too terrifying!
“I have to leave the Demonic Dragon Continent immediately, away from Meng Lei’s territory, and get to a safe place...”
The Tempest Colossal Dragon with green dragon scales flapped his wings as he sped higher into the sky. He was about to leave the Demonic Dragon Continent for good!
“Once I get out of here, I’ll be safe. Maybe I can be like Horace, finding a hidden and remote existential plane. Then I’ll spread faith, collect the power of faith, and one day I shall become a true god!
“Yes! Leave! Leave, and there’s hope!”
After leaving the Demonic Dragon Continent, the thought of the promising future gave the Tempest Colossal Dragon motivation, as his wings swung with more force and flew even faster.
As the altitude increased, he pulled ever closer to the dimensional wall of the Demonic Dragon Continent.
Once he passed through the dimensional wall, he would be able to leave the Demonic Dragon Continent and head into the Void.
By then, the sky is high and broad for birds to fly; the sea is wide and deep for fishes to swim. Meng Lei could not kill him anymore!
He was getting nearer and nearer!
He was getting nearer and nearer!
As the Tempest Colossal Dragon rose, the dimensional wall of the existential plane was within reach. He mustered up some of his last bit of power of divinity and charged toward the dimensional wall.
Rip!
An opening was ripped open on the dimensional wall, the pitch-black Void could be seen through it.
“Just you wait, Meng Lei, I’ll be b... Never mind, I better not come back!”
The Tempest Colossal Dragon flapped his wings and was about to leave the existential plane.
However, just as he was about to reach, the opening abruptly closed up.
Thud!
The Tempest Colossal Dragon crashed onto the dimensional wall, becoming a little dizzy and seeing stars in his vision.
“Damn it!”
The Tempest Colossal Dragon was exasperated. He only had a little bit of power of divinity left after he used some to cut an opening.
One chance!
One last chance!
I must seize it!
The Tempest Colossal Dragon mustered his final bit of power of divinity and attacked the dimensional wall again. With another ripping sound, an opening appeared.
“Here’s my chance!”
The Tempest Colossal Dragon turned into a flash of lightning as it shot toward the opening.
This time, he went as fast as he could as the front half of the body went through smoothly...
“I did it!”
The Tempest Colossal Dragon was relieved that he managed to leave the Demonic Dragon Continent; he was going to be safe.
Just then, a strong pulling force was felt on his tail. The Tempest Colossal Dragon turned his head around to find out that someone had caught his tail.
The Tempest Colossal Dragon saw a face through the rapidly closing opening of the dimensional wall—one that he could not be more familiar with!
“Meng Lei!!”
The Tempest Colossal Dragon was frightened out of his wits as he frantically flapped his huge wings, trying to escape. However, with his tail firmly grabbed by Meng Lei, he just could not struggle free.
I can only go all out now!
At this crucial moment, the Tempest Colossal Dragon cut his tail off and freed himself!
Whoosh!
The Tempest Colossal Dragon looked at its severed tail as cold sweat broke out.
“Meng Lei, I did not expect you to come for me so soon. But too bad, you’ll never catch me! Plus, I’ll be back here someday!”
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bsp; The Tempest Colossal Dragon sneered and entered the dark endless Void.
The Tempest Colossal Dragon did not fly too far away when a human figure flashed in front of him.
“M-Meng Lei!”
The Tempest Colossal Dragon trembled and felt weak. He asked with a trembling voice, “How... How did you come out!”
“You tell me how I came out.” Meng Lei looked at the Tempest Colossal Dragon like a retarded dragon.
The Tempest Colossal Dragon came to a realization.
Oh indeed, if a lowly half-deity like me could break off the dimensional wall, how could an intermediate deity like Meng Lei not do the same?
“I’m finished! I’m completely done for!” The Tempest Colossal Dragon’s body shivered uncontrollably. “M-Meng Lei, w-what will you do?”
“No worries, I won’t kill you.” Meng Lei said faintly. “Didn’t you hope to enter the Void? I’ll fulfill your wishes. But, you have to hand over whatever you have stolen!”
As he spoke, Meng Lei pointed his sword and swung it around mid-air.
The Tempest Colossal Dragon was baffled. “What... What are you doing?”
“Oh, you’ll know soon.”
Meng Lei smiled faintly as he spread his five fingers out.
Splash!
Instantly, the Tempest Colossal Dragon’s body broke apart, like an exploding firework turning into pieces of meat floating in the Void.
Even his brain was split into 81 pieces evenly.
“Ahhh!”
The sharp, piercing pain attacked his senses as the barely alive Tempest Colossal Dragon let out a heart-wrenching scream.
“Relax! There’s plenty of time!”
Meng Lei glared as a pinch of Netherworld Divine Fire fell upon the pieces of split fleshes and started to burn. It spread rapidly from the first piece to the second piece, then the third...
After a short while, in the shrilling screams of the Tempest Colossal Dragon, every bit of flesh was in flames as the Netherworld Divine Fire burned intensely.
“Meng Lei, what do you want exactly?” the Tempest Colossal Dragon asked hoarsely.
“When a mistake is made, punishment follows, am I right? Even kids understand this principle.”
Meng Lei took out a spatial ring from the Tempest Colossal Dragon with a casual grabbing motion and used his divine cognition. A big smile appeared on Meng Lei’s face quickly.
Countless gold coins!
Countless Laws of Nature Origin Crystals!
Countless Divinity Crystals
Countless magic crystals!
There were so many of them that they were almost impossible to count. The variety of the riches could also make one dizzy.
“System, take whatever that can be taken!”
Whoosh!
His Wealth started to surge again, and it rose quite a while before the system stopped counting. Meng Lei’s Wealth had reached 4.5 million Divinity Crystals, including the newly added 1.2 million!
.2 million Divinity Crystals, which was equal to 12 billion Laws of Nature Origin Crystals!
That was an astronomical number!
It was unimaginable for an intermediate deity-level Demon God to possess so much wealth. Even the normal intermediate deities like the Dragon God did not even have 10,000 Divinity Crystals!
.2 million!
Cyrus was simply not normal!
Chapter 283: The Fairy Goddess, Ol’ President Returns
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
Meng Lei’s Wealth reached an astonishing 4.5 million Divinity Crystals after he pocketed the Dark Demonic Dragon’s riches.
However, he wasn’t satisfied.
.5 million Divinity Crystals?
Was that bit of riches enough for him to do anything?
Awaken the Primordial Human bloodline further?
No, it wasn’t enough!
Enhance the Gods-Slaying Rat bloodline, the Divine Netherworld Phoenix bloodline, and the Hundred-Armed Giant bloodline?
No, it wasn’t enough!
Raise his metal-origin divine body assimilation rate?
No, it wasn’t enough!
Continue to enhance his divine spirit?
It still wasn’t enough!
The only things he could buy credit for at the moment were his triple-elemental and quadruple-elemental fusion laws of nature assimilation rates, yet those were attributes that he was in no hurry to boost at the moment.
“So, I’m still as poor as ever, I’m still a penniless pauper, and I still have to continue to work hard and strive hard.”
Meng Lei’s gaze landed on the Tempest Colossal Dragon once more. He said, “Tell me, who gave you the Devil contract? I can let you go free if you tell me what I want to know.”
“It’s the Dragon God! The Demon God was the one that gave me the Devil contract with the Dark Demonic Dragon. He’s also the one that forced me to enter into the contract!”
The Tempest Colossal Dragon shouted hoarsely, “He wanted me to kill you through the Dark Demonic Dragon’s power. All of this is his doing and has nothing to do with me!”
“Him? That doesn’t make sense, though.”
Meng Lei narrowed his eyes and asked, “It doesn’t seem to benefit the Dragon God even if you sign the Devil contract, attract the demon army here, and allow Cyrus to occupy Heaven’s Vault Continent.”
“That... I wouldn’t know, but it is indeed the Dragon God that forced me to sign the Devil contract!
“No grudges or enmity exists between us. How would I possibly sell my soul to a demon just to avenge the Dragons? I’m not that selfless!”
The Tempest Colossal Dragon shouted hoarsely, “Lord Meng Lei, you must believe me. I’m innocent!”
“What you say makes sense.”
Meng Lei nodded slightly and said, “In that case, I’ll personally ask the Dragon God about it another time. I believe he’ll be able to give me a satisfactory answer. As for you...”
Meng Lei made a grabbing motion in mid-air and dragged the Tempest Colossal Dragon’s divine spirit out of his sea of consciousness.
Then, he said, “Since I’ve said that I wouldn’t kill you, then I’ll keep my word. You may leave!”
“Leave?”
The Tempest Colossal Dragon, who was currently in his divine spirit form, stared blankly at Meng Lei and then at his body that the Netherworld Divine Fire was burning.
“You... You’re really letting me go?”
To which, Meng Lei replied aloofly, “Do you not want to leave? If so, then you may stay.”
“I’m going! I’m going!”
The Tempest Colossal Dragon hastily shot into the vast sky. Due to its current divine spirit form, it moved even faster than before and vanished into the dark in the blink of an eye.
“Are you letting that guy off so easily, Meng Lei? I don’t mean to nag, but you should eradicate the source of the problem so that they do not resurge.”
Dodola’s voice rang out beside Meng Lei’s ear—it was also watching the ongoings outside.
“Eradicate the source of the problem? Easy-peasy!”
A leisurely smile appeared on Meng Lei’s features, and he snapped his fingers.
“Ahhh!”
A miserable and shrill divine spirit energy fluctuation traveled over from the endless darkness. A bunch of Netherworld Divine Fire flames ignited within the Tempest Colossal Dragon’s divine spirit and burned wantonly.
The Netherworld Divine Fire was capable of setting anything and everything on fire.
“I knew you weren’t that kind!”
Dodola had a contemptuous look on its countenance.
“Hehe!”
Meng Lei chuckled, and then, he turned and flew toward Demonic Dragon Continent. When he was near the dimensional wall, it took the initiative to rip a gate open and allow Meng Lei through.
That was what made an existential plane’s master so powerful. Meng Lei would still be able to return to Heaven’s Vault Continent wit
hout being repelled even after 10,000 years from his point of deification.
Meng Lei didn’t linger after stepping into the Demonic Dragon Continent. He returned to Heaven’s Vault Continent, and then, he released and spread his divine cognition into the surroundings to locate the continent’s Heart of The Existential Plane.
He wasn’t determined to take Heaven’s Vault Continent’s Heart of The Existential Plane just for the sake of taking control of the continent. More importantly... He wanted to find someone!
Heaven’s Vault Continent was very big. On top of that, the Heart of The Existential Plane was hidden in a very secluded place. This made searching for it a very difficult task.
Meng Lei was very patient, however. He had gained some insight toward locating an existential plane’s Heart after reading Cyrus’ memories, so he knew that there was no meaning to being impatient about it.
He continuously teleported and searched unceasingly.
As the saying went, “The diligent and faithful are rewarded.”
Three days later, Meng Lei finally found the Heart of The Existential Plane. However, when he reached the area where the Heart was, he saw something that was within his expectations yet also surprised him at the same time—the Heart of The Existential Plane... had already been taken!
Someone had already left their divine spirit mark on the Heart of The Existential Plane ahead of him!
Meng Lei’s brows drew together slightly. By right, it wasn’t that strange that someone had gotten ahead of him and already refined the Heart of The Existential Plane.
After all, Heaven’s Vault Continent had seen the birth of four true gods. Any of them might have already refined the Heart of The Existential Plane. There was nothing to be astonished about.
But what Meng Lei couldn’t understand was that since Heaven’s Vault Continent already had a master, then why didn’t its master obstruct his emergence? Or even erase him?
One must know that he had driven out the four major races, dissolved the four major empires, and unified Heaven’s Vault Continent.
Had the existential plane’s master intended to erase him, it would have been too easy a task for them to accomplish. Yet they hadn’t!
This was incomprehensible!
But...
“So what even if someone has gotten a step ahead of me? I can destroy the divine spirit mark and take back the Heart of The Existential Plane all the same!”
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