Since I can’t enhance my divine body, what else can I enhance?
Meng Lei’s gaze continued downward.
Spirit, Power of Divinity, Laws of Nature Comprehension, Innate Special Ability... Wait a minute! Innate Special Ability?!
Meng Lei hurriedly asked, “System, can Innate Special Abilities be enhanced?”
“Dear host, Super Enhancement is capable of enhancing everything about the host.”
“How many Divinity Crystals does it cost to enhance Netherworld Divine Fire?”
“Ding! The host’s Netherworld Divine Fire is currently classified as a high-grade Innate Special Ability and will become a superior-grade Innate Special Ability after enhancement. Enhancement cost is estimated at 10 million Divinity Crystals.”
“10 million Divinity Crystals? Alright, do it!”
Meng Lei didn’t hesitate.
Whoosh!
His Wealth instantly decreased by 10 million Divinity Crystals, leaving him with a balance of only 37 million Divinity Crystals.
At the same time, Meng Lei sensed a strange and fascinating warm current flowing into the deepest depths of his body. Netherworld Divine Fire flames involuntarily gushed out of the surface of his body and enveloped him within.
Black Netherworld Divine Fire flames wrapped around his whole body. Despite the lack of apparent changes on the surface, Meng Lei could clearly sense that his Netherworld Divine Fire’s temperature increased at a crazy rate!
500,000°C, 550,000°C, 600,000°C...
700,000°C, 800,000°C, 900,000°C...
His Netherworld Divine Fire’s temperature rose by leaps and bounds practically every second. At the end of it, it had actually broken through the 1,000,000°C milestone!
,000,000°C?
What kind of concept was that?
Even the temperature of the sun’s surface was no more than just a mere 5,500°C!
One could imagine how just hot Meng Lei’s Netherworld Divine Fire was!
The Ice Demon Prefecture Master’s sharp senses caught the changes in Meng Lei’s Netherworld Divine Fire, and its expression changed dramatically right away.
If Netherworld Divine Fire had posed no threat to it previously, then things were different now!
“His Netherworld Divine Fire has actually evolved?”
The Ice Demon Prefecture Master was rather horror-stricken. Every time a Divine Netherworld Phoenix was reborn, their Netherworld Divine Fire would also evolve along with it. Its temperature would rise even further, and the power it contained would become even more fearsome.
However, it only evolved after their rebirth. How could anyone just inexplicably evolve their Netherworld Divine Fire within such a short amount of time like what Meng Lei did?
That didn’t make sense at all!
“The Netherworld Divine Fire has evolved?”
Dodola, however, was already desensitized to such surprises by now. This wasn’t the first or second time that Meng Lei had inexplicably powered up—Dodola had already become used to it by now.
Meng Lei took a deep breath as he took in the changes in his Netherworld Divine Fire. Then, he said unhurriedly, “Didn’t you find my Netherworld Divine Fire’s temperatures too low for you, Ice Demon Prefecture Master? Come and give it a go again now!”
Meng Lei had already launched a casual attack before he was even done speaking. Several hundred black spears—all of them manifested from Netherworld Divine Fire—suddenly appeared in front of him.
“Go!”
Meng Lei stretched his arm out and pointed. At once, the several hundred black spears suddenly pierced through the air and shot toward the Ice Demon Prefecture Master at lightning-quick speed, reaching right in front of it in the blink of an eye.
Roar!
The Ice Demon Prefecture Master opened its mouth, and a white, chilly current sprayed out from within. It formed an ice wall in front of it that blocked the black spears hurtling toward it.
Boom!
The black spears landed against the ice wall and burst into raging flames. In the span of a few short breaths, they had already melted the ice wall and burned it into ashes.
The Ice Demon Prefecture Master’s expression involuntarily changed drastically. The Netherworld Divine Fire’s might had spiked dramatically after its evolution. Once struck by its flames, they would definitely have a shot at killing it!
“His Netherworld Divine Fire might have evolved, but his divine body hasn’t.” The Ice Demon Prefecture Master’s eyes were cold and imposing as it told itself, “As long as I can seize the opportunity, I’ll definitely be able to kill him in one hit!”
“Again!”
The greatly-strengthened Netherworld Divine Fire gave Meng Lei a huge boost of confidence, and he transformed into a Divine Netherworld Phoenix whose wingspan exceeded 100,000 feet.
Every one of his black plumes stood on end like steel needles. His enormous form emanated a noble, cold, and aloof pressure. A fearsome aura spread from Meng Lei and swept through all directions.
Screeeech!
Meng Lei let out a cry. Great bursts of Netherworld Divine Fire shot forth like tornadoes with a flap of his wings and rushed toward the Ice Demon Prefecture Master with overwhelming momentum.
“Damn!”
The Ice Demon Prefecture Master’s expression changed at once, and it swiftly retreated with a burst of speed. It didn’t want the Netherworld Divine Fire flames to get onto it at all. Otherwise, things would be terrible.
“Thinking of fleeing?”
Meng Lei snorted and teleported behind the Ice Demon Prefecture Master. Another great burst of Netherworld Divine Fire flames surged out of him as he let out another cry.
“Bastard!”
The Ice Demon Prefecture Master tried to flee from the side, but Meng Lei didn’t give it the chance at all. After teleporting a few times, the Ice Demon Prefecture Master had become surrounded by Netherworld Divine Fire on its left and right, top and bottom!
For a while there, there was Netherworld Divine Fire to its top and bottom, left and right, as well as front and back. The Ice Demon Prefecture Master was completely surrounded by flames, leaving it no way out and nowhere to hide.
“Damn!”
The Netherworld Divine Fire flames reflected a fiery glow on the Ice Demon Prefecture Master’s face, which had already become all distorted. Its heart sank as it stared at the Netherworld Divine Fire surging toward it from every direction.
The evolved Netherworld Divine Fire contained incredible might. The Ice Demon Prefecture Master didn’t want to come into contact with it at all if it could help it. However, now that things had come to such a pass, it could only fight back head-on.
Roar!
Surging, torrential white, chilly currents arose all around the Ice Demon Prefecture Master and formed a thick ice shield all around it as it roared.
Right after that, the Ice Demon Prefecture Master jumped right into the blazing Netherworld Divine Fire flames. A moment later, it charged out of the Netherworld Divine Fire encirclement.
The ice shield was already on fire and blazing away by now. Just as it was about to be fully burned away, the Ice Demon Prefecture Master shook itself hard all over, shaking off the ice shield and throwing it out.
“Phew! I’ve finally charged my way out!”
The Ice Demon Prefecture Master heaved a sigh of relief. However, before it could completely become at ease, a mocking voice rang out beside its ear.
“Ice Demon Prefecture Master, did you think it’s already over with just that?”
“Eh?”
The ice Demon Prefecture Master raised its head—only to see that an overwhelming number of black spears had surrounded it!
Densely-packed black spears occupied the heavens and the earth, its left and right, front and back, every direction...
There were as many as tens of thousands of them!
There was nowhere in and nowhere out!
It... had become surrounded again!
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“Bastard!”
The Ice Demon Prefecture Master was so furious that it was shaking all over. It had only just escaped from the encirclement after so much trouble and hadn’t even caught its breath yet, yet it had become surrounded again?
Just how goddamn *beep* was that?
Meng Lei resumed his human form and said, “Accept your fate, Ice Demon Prefecture Master. There’s nowhere for you to run anymore!”
“We’ll have to see whether or not you’re that capable if you want to kill me!”
The Ice Demon Prefecture Master let out a deep roar. White, chilly currents arose all around it again. Evidently, it was intending to use the same trick and escape using an ice shield.
“Shoot!”
The black spears covering the sky shot toward the Ice Demon Prefecture Master in a swarm like a rain of arrows.
“Block!”
The Ice Demon Prefecture Master bellowed. The white, chilly currents formed a thick ice wall around it. On top of that, the ice wall constantly increased in size and became thicker and thicker.
“Resistance is futile!”
Dodola flew over at this point and blew lightly at the ice wall. A huge dimensional vortex—through which one could see the Ice Demon Prefecture Master—bizarrely appeared on the thick ice wall.
Whoosh!
Meng Lei seized the opportunity right away. Dozens of black spears shot into the dimensional vortex.
“Ahhh!”
Chapter 333: The Prefecture Master Self-Destructs, Rich Rewards
Dozens of black spears shot into the dimensional vortex. The Ice Demon Prefecture Master’s shrill cries could be heard coming from within the thick ice wall at once.
The ice wall dispersed with a boom right after that. Netherworld Divine Fire wrapped around the Ice Demon Prefecture Master’s abdomen and began to spread like wildfire to other parts of its body.
“Damn!”
Blood drained from the Ice Demon Prefecture Master’s face. Chilly air reverberated around it, instantly shaking off a greater half of the flames at its abdomen. Nevertheless, quite a bit of Netherworld Divine Fire flames continued to stick to it like glue.
“Don’t struggle in vain anymore, Ice Demon Prefecture Master. Your fate has already been destined!”
A calm smile graced Meng Lei’s features as an overwhelming number of black spears shot toward it simultaneously.
Stab, stab, stab!
The Ice Demon Prefecture Master was unable to block the attack this time. The black spears bombarded it and turned into fierce, raging flames that began to blaze away furiously.
Boom!
The Ice Demon Prefecture Master instantly turned into a demon on fire. It tried desperately to spur the demonic aura inside it so that it could shake off the Netherworld Divine Fire and drive the flames away, but... It was of no use.
Within the short span of a few breaths, the fire, which was becoming increasingly bigger and fiercer, had completely swallowed it up.
The Ice Demon Prefecture Master let out a shrill cry that sounded as if the wailing of vengeful spirits from hell. All the demons that heard it were incredibly alarmed and frightened and their hair couldn’t help but stand on end.
“Lord Prefecture Master has... lost?”
The 10,000,000 Ice Demon Prefecture Guards were trembling all over. They couldn’t believe the scene taking place before their eyes.
The grand Ice Demon Prefecture’s most powerful Lord Prefecture Master that was unbeatable in their eyes had... lost?
“Lord Prefecture Master has actually lost to him! This is truly unbelievable!”
The Demon Gods and Great Demon Gods watching the battle also had a complex look in their eyes and a look of disbelief on their faces.
The Ice Demon Prefecture Master had sat firmly on the Prefecture Master throne for as long as 40,000 years. It had encountered innumerable challengers during this period and won them all, yet it had finally been defeated today.
“Ice Demon Prefecture... is in for a huge change! From now on, the whole Ice Demon Prefecture will be his!”
“Ahhh!”
The Ice Demon Prefecture Master was still screaming. The terrifying Netherworld Divine Fire flames continued blazing away, burning its demonic body into ashes bit by bit. The pain and agony involved were self-evident. Even a mid-level Great Demon God like the Ice Demon Prefecture Master found it hard to bear!
“Congratulations, Meng Lei!”
A smiling Dodola said, “From now on, you’re the newly-appointed Prefecture Master of the Ice Demon Prefecture!”
“You, too!”
Meng Lei returned the smile. Then, his gaze swept across the Demon Gods, Great Demon Gods, and Ice Demon Prefecture Guards around them. It was time to enjoy the fruits of his victory next.
“S-spare me!”
At last, the Ice Demon Prefecture Master couldn’t take it anymore. It begged for mercy hoarsely. “L-let me off! I... I’m willing... t-to submit to you!”
“Submit?”
Meng Lei shook his head. “It’s too late now!”
“Bastard!”
Hate filled the Ice Demon Prefecture Master. It, a lofty mid-level Great Demon God, was sincerely begging for mercy and offering submission, yet Meng Lei had actually rejected it. He was too much!
“Since you refuse to give me a way out, then you can forget about having a good time, too. We’ll go down together, you bastard!”
The Ice Demon Prefecture Master bellowed hysterically. Its gigantic demonic body suddenly began to inflate and expand furiously like an inflating balloon.
“Oh no! It intends to self-destruct!”
At the sight of this, the expressions of the dozen or so Great Demon Gods watching the battle all changed, and they immediately turned tail and ran.
The 10,000,000 Ice Demon Prefecture Guards, as well as the Demon Gods watching the battle, were scared witless. All of them turned and fled into the distance, wishing they had been born with an extra pair of legs.
However, they were ultimately still a tad too slow. As a deafening boom rang out, the Ice Demon Prefecture Master’s body also exploded with a loud bang as though a hundred million hydrogen bombs were suddenly going off.
Boom!
The dimension broke apart right away, and a gigantic black hole formed from the explosion. Additionally, the black hole was also expanding at a terrifying rate. In no time, it had expanded to a size that spanned a million miles in radius.
The Ice Demon City right underneath it was out of luck.
The black hole swallowed the buildings, the demons, the streets, the forests... It swallowed everything that it could possibly swallow!
The world became void of all sounds, color, life, and vitality in this instant. All one could see within their sight was just a constantly-expanding black hole.
One couldn’t tell how long had passed before the expanding black hole finally calmed down. A few minutes later, the black hole disappeared completely, and the sky resumed its original brightness once more.
However, when the surviving Great Demon Gods saw the sight before their eyes, all of them were stunned.
A gigantic deep pit that spanned a radius of 10,000,000 miles had formed in the center of the boundless Ice Demon City. As though a crater formed by a meteor crashing into the earth, there was no sign of life or any living being inside it. All there was in there was just charred soil and rocks that had turned into glass from the high heat.
As for the many Demon Gods and the 10,000,000 Ice Demon Prefecture Guards that had been floating in the air earlier—in fact, even the countless demons on the ground—all of them had vanished!
“H-how did this happen?”
One of the Great Demon Gods had a rather dazed look in its eyes. All the Ice Demon Prefecture Guards had died while the city center had also turned into a deep pit. How many demons had exactly died just now?
How many demons had died?
Meng Lei didn’t know, either. He was very displeas
ed—terribly so—at the moment. Since the Ice Demon Prefecture Master had self-destructed, then that meant that he hadn’t killed it with his own hands. The money that had been about to enter his bank... was gone!
Just how f*cked up was that?
“That was a mid-level Great Demon God that rivaled a mid-level higher deity! Just how much money have I lost!?”
Meng Lei felt as if his heart was bleeding. Aside from that, there was also one other thing that he was worried about—the whole Prefecture Master residence had been caught in the explosion just now. Surely the treasury in there was fine, right?
Meng Lei’s heart couldn’t help but sink as he gazed at the huge pit whose diameter spanned as wide as 10,000,000 miles. The explosion had destroyed the Prefecture Master residence. In that case, the chances of the treasury surviving the explosion...
Meng Lei griped, “Why didn’t you stop it from self-destructing just now?”
“Stop it from self-destructing? Why don’t you do it yourself if you’re that capable?”
Dodola said huffily, “Who would be able to stop a mid-level Great Demon God from self-destructing? Not me, for sure! It’s already pretty impressive that one can come out of it alive!”
Meng Lei curled his lip grumpily. Then, he quickly teleported to the center of the huge pit. There was nothing in the pit at all, not even an ant, let alone the Prefecture Master residence.
This didn’t bode well for the treasury...
Meng Lei immediately urged, “Hurry, look for the Prefecture Master residence’s treasury for me, Dodola!”
All he could do now was hope that the treasury was on other half-planes instead and not in the Prefecture Master residence itself. Otherwise, everything they had done would really have been all for naught.
“Fine!”
Dodola agreed to his request. It released its divine cognition into the surroundings and started to look for it. Meng Lei also tried searching for it.
It was just a pity that...
There was nothing here and nothing there.
There was nothing in the east and nothing in the west.
“Eh? What’s that?”
Dodola suddenly let out a soft sound of surprise. Then, it took a white crystal out from the soil with a casual wave. The crystal emanated might that filled one with trepidation.
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