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Chapter 213: One Spear Jab Each, A Half-Deity Mount

Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

The salty sea breeze blew lightly, dispersing the odor of blood lingering in the air. Yet it couldn’t disperse the astoundment, shock, and horror in the eight half-deities.

One strike of the spear—that was all it took to instantly kill Horace!

“Just what kind of combat strength is that?”

A Dragon half-deity exclaimed, “Elder Horace had already lit up the divine fire, yet he couldn’t even parry a single move from his spear. In that case, we... we...”

He didn’t finish the rest of his sentence, but all the other half-deities understood, regardless, and a chill that ran bone-deep ran down their spines.

There were typically three ways of evaluating a half-deity’s strength—cultivation level, power of divinity, and their divine body.

The higher their cultivation level, the stronger and more solid their power of divinity, and the stronger and sturdier their divine body, the more powerful they naturally were.

Elder Horace had already successfully lit up the divine fire, thereby placing him at the mid-level half-deity stage. Moreover, he was even a pure-blooded Green Dragon and had even comprehended wood-elemental laws of nature. Therefore, his divine body was undoubtedly strong.

His only disadvantage was his power of divinity.

Like all the other half-deities, because he didn’t have enough worshipers to provide him with the power of faith, Elder Horace was definitely deficient in power of divinity. There was no doubt about that.

But even so, as a great mid-level half-deity expert, he had actually been instantly killed with a single spear jab. Was the gap between the two of them really that big?

A half-deity asked gravely, “Did any of you catch a clear view of his actions?”

“No, I didn’t!”

“Neither did I!”

“I couldn’t sense any power of divinity fluctuations!”

“There weren’t any airflow fluctuations, either!”

“How did he manage to get there?”

“Could it be... Teleportation?”

The half-deities’ countenances changed at once. Then, they shook their heads. “That’s impossible! Teleportation is a spatial Innate Special Ability. It has never appeared in Heaven’s Vault Continent before!”

“Then how did he get there?”

“No matter what it may be, let’s be prepared to fight with all we’ve got. Otherwise, we may lose our lives!”

The half-deities nodded, their countenances turning grim and grave. As half-deities of the Dragons, they were prideful beings—but not conceited.

When facing a fearsome existence that could instantly kill Horace, they must give it all they’ve got.

“He’s dead. Now it’s your turns!”

Meng Lei licked off the Dragon blood on the tip of the spear as his gaze swept across the remaining seven half-deities. “How do you wish to die? Who’s next?”

“Let’s go at him together and subdue that knave!”

Then, all seven half-deities attacked simultaneously.

“God’s Domain!

Buzz...

Seven terrifying energy waves descended upon Meng Lei, instantly caging the area in the sky where he was and also imprisoning him to the spot.

“Divine Technique: Absolute Zero!”

With a furious roar, a Frost Colossal Dragon half-deity opened his mouth, and a chilly golden current sprayed forth from within, sealing the area where Meng Lei was in ice.

Under the catalyst of power of divinity, not only could Absolute Zero seal everything in ice, but it could also freeze the air.

“With God’s Domain and Elder Jacques’ Absolute Zero, we’ll definitely be able to subdue that knave!”

“We must unleash our strongest attacks next so that we don’t give him any chance to even catch his breath!”

“Divine Technique: Tempest of Annihilation!”

Divine Technique: Three Thousand Lightning Strikes!”

“Divine Technique: Ten Thousand Swords Return Home!”

“Divine Technique: Dark Withering Bones!”

“Divine Technique: Withering Snowflakes!”

“Divine Technique: Meteor Drop!”

“Divine Technique: Water God Descends!”

Boom!

Various Divine Techniques were dumped onto Meng Lei as though they came free of charge. The area in the sky where Meng Lei was instantly broke and turned into a black hole.

Gales wreaked havoc, ice chips sprayed about, golden swords flew and shot everywhere, waves churned and rolled, dust and earth flew about...

Power of divinity of various elements clashed and collided madly in the black hole, bombarding the area and turning it extremely chaotic!

It was no exaggeration to say that this was definitely the most dangerous place in Heaven’s Vault Continent.

Even a half-deity that had already manifested a divine core would also meet their demise should they be trapped within.

“Sigh, why did he have to do that?”

A hint of lament and pity flashed across Amolin’s eyes. Meng Lei was ultimately someone whom her elder brother had wanted to protect, even if it had meant death. As the proverb went, “Love me, love my dog”. Because of her elder brother, she didn’t wish to see Meng Lei die.

Alas, there was nothing she could do. The severity of the troubles that Meng Lei had caused was simply too great, The seven elders’ intentions to kill him were unprecedentedly strong. All she could do was to choose to remain neutral and help neither party.

“What terrifying power of divinity fluctuations!”

“Seems like it’s coming from Grandmaster Goblen’s island?”

“What exactly has happened over there?”

“Let’s head over and take a look!”

Dragon Island appeared to stretch on boundlessly, but there ultimately was still a limit to it. The torrential power of divinity waves had instantly spread throughout the whole of Dragon Island and alarmed everyone there.

...

“Surely that knave is dead by now?”

After furiously and indiscriminately bombarding the spot for quite a while, the seven heavily panting half-deities finally ceased their attacks.

Then, they tried their best to see if they could detect Meng Lei’s presence in the sky that had already been turned upside down from the chaos. Upon discovering that his presence was no longer there, they heaved a sigh of relief at once.

Well, no one could’ve survived their—seven half-deities’—joint attacks, after all. No one!

“That knave is finally dead. I had certainly broken into a cold sweat from fear just now!”

One of the half-deities, who was still experiencing lingering fears, said, “I was really worried that he would suddenly come charging out and also deal me a jab with his spear just now!”

“You don’t say!”

Another half-deity sighed and remarked, “What a pity about Elder Horace. He died too tragically.”

“Elder Horace died a worthy death!”

Goblen spoke up at this point and said, “That knave is dead. The empire’s crisis has been resolved, and the Dragons’ might and authority have been protected. Elder Horace deserves great credit for that!”

“Grandmaster is right!”

The other half-deities very much approved of his statement.

“Dead? Who says I’m dead?”

A mocking voice rang out at this point.

The half-deities’ countenances changed drastically, and then they saw Meng Lei standing behind them with one hand in his pocket and the other carrying the Gods-Slaying Spear, watching them cheerfully.

“You... You’re not dead!!”

The half-deities felt as if their minds had exploded. They instantly retreated with a burst of speed, fear, anger, and horror in their hearts.

Under the bombardment of such raging power of divinity attacks, he was actually still alive? Was he really human?

“He’s actually still alive!”

Amolin, who was just as shocked, stared at Meng Lei with disbelief.

“Do all of you really wish that much for my death?” Meng Lei shook his head lightly. “Your attacks were certainly fearsome. Even a half-deity that had already manifested a divine core might have perished under your siege. Unfortunately, I’m the one whom you’ve encountered, so you’re destined only for tragedy. Dear all, let’s fight with all you’ve got!”

Roar!

Howl!

The half-deities promptly transformed into their true forms—they were actually seven several thousand feet-long Colossal Dragons in varying forms.

Their wings flapped as the force of their Dragon might fluctuated. Their claws were razor-sharp and murderous hostility gleamed in their eyes.

A 4,000-feet-long Frost Colossal Dragon!

A 5,000-feet-long Earth Dragon, Blue Dragon, and Tempest Colossal Dragon each!

And a 6,000-feet-long Thunder Dragon, Black Dragon, and Golden Colossal Dragon each!

“Kill!!”

With a roar, seven Dragon King-level Colossal Dragons charged furiously toward Meng Lei, just like seven lions pursuing a honey badger in the plains.

Razor-sharp claws, cold, gleaming fangs, strong, powerful tails, and dragon breath capable of destroying everything... Every attack contained a fearsome level of destructiveness.

“Switching over to physical attacks? What a bunch of fools!”

Meng Lei almost burst into laughter. “The combination of God’s Domain and Divine Technique attacks could more or less still give me a bit of a hard time, but transforming into your true forms... That’s practically sending yourselves to death’s door.

“Dear all, since all of you are so sincerely giving away your lives, then I shall receive them without standing on any ceremony.

“The first one!” action

Meng Lei took a stride forward and quietly appeared above Goblen the Golden Colossal Dragon’s head.

Without any hesitation, he raised the Gods-Slaying Spear and stabbed downward. With a splurt, it pierced right through Goblen’s head.

Howl!

Goblen let out a shrill roar, his blood spraying everywhere like a waterfall.

“The second one!”

Meng Lei chose the Earth Dragon.

As an earth-elemental Colossal Dragon, the Earth Dragon’s defenses were definitely one of the top few among the seven Colossal Dragons.

With a body full of indestructible ocher-yellow scales, and especially when it cast its Divine Technique-level Earth Guardian’s Saintly Armor, one could call it... Absolute defenses!

True enough, the Earth Dragon had put on the Earth Guardian’s Saintly Armor a long time ago and was protecting itself, lest it ended up like Horace.

“What a shame that it won’t be of any use!”

Given Meng Lei’s strength and coupled with the Gods-Slaying Spear’s sharpness, the spear pierced through the Earth Dragon’s head without any surprises, and it died on the spot.

“Elder Carol!”

At the sight of the two who were killed by Meng Lei in the blink of an eye, the remaining five Colossal Dragons were extremely horrified and frightened, causing their swift and forceful attacks to slow down.

They might have slowed down, but Meng Lei didn’t show any mercy.

Splurt!

Splurt!

Splurt!

Meng Lei came and went like a ghost, delivering four jabs in succession. The Blue Dragon, Thunder Dragon, Frost Colossal Dragon, and the Tempest Colossal Dragon were successively stabbed dead.

“Collect!”

All of these were superior-grade Dragon flesh, so Meng Lei would never discard them, of course. He stored them in the Tower of Time for preservation so that he could eat them as snacks in the future.

In just a moment, Thaniel the Black Dragon was the only one left in the sky. He stared at the empty sky and then at Meng Lei, who was looking at him. Then, he made a run for it!

Meng Lei went on top of Thaniel’s back and asked, “Elder Thaniel, where are you going?”

“I... I...”

Thaniel was so terrified that his insides were close to rupturing. He shook like a leaf in his Dragon form, unable to utter even a word.

“Not in the mood to answer?!”

Meng Lei pressed the Gods-Slaying Spear against the back of Thaniel’s head. “You don’t need to bother answering anymore, then. Make full use of the time you have and get on your way. You’re just in time to group up with your little companions and report to the netherworld together.”

“S-spare me!”

Terrified out of his wits, golden-yellow “rain” began to fall and trickle from Thaniel’s bottom.

“S-sir, spare... spare me. Give me a way out...”

“Can you have a bit of shame?”

Meng Lei was rendered speechless as he watched Elder Thaniel, who was so frightened that he was “raining”. He said, “You don’t want me to kill you? Give me a reason why I shouldn’t!”

“We... we...”

Thaniel had initially wanted to say that they were acquainted with each other, after all. But at the thought of how arrogant and bossy he had behaved at their first meeting, he couldn’t bring himself to say it anymore.

Were he to mention it, what if Meng Lei ended up giving him a jab instead?

“What is it about us?” Meng Lei prompted with a slight smile.

“Amolin?”

Thaniel caught sight of Amolin, who was standing at the side. As though grasping at straws, he said, “Beg for mercy on my behalf, Amolin. I don’t want to die...”

Upon hearing what Thaniel had said, Amolin suddenly snapped back to reality and gazed at Meng Lei with a complex look in her eyes.

One jab each!

With just six jabs of his spear, Meng Lei had killed six half-deity elders. This fact had thoroughly astounded her.

She simply couldn’t imagine how Meng Lei, who had still been just a Saint Domain a few days ago, had gotten such fearsome power.

Amolin said with a wry smile, “Meng Lei, all the Dragon Island half-deities have been wiped out by you. If it’s possible, do spare Elder Thaniel’s life.”

“Since Elder Amolin has said so, I’ll spare your life.”

Mount looked at Thaniel and said, “But while you may escape death, you cannot avoid punishment. I’ll give you a chance—if you become my mount, I’ll spare your life.”

“Y-your mount?”

Thaniel’s countenance changed dramatically.

“What? Are you unwilling?”

Meng Lei’s expression darkened slightly.

“I... I’m willing to submit!”