“Oh my dragon god!”
“Is that the fearsomeness of a Saint Domain Magical Beast?!”
They gazed at the terrifying hurricane suspended in mid-air. Even with a distance of quite a few kilometers between them, all of them could sense just how fearsome the hurricane was. Should they be engulfed by the hurricane, they would definitely die a terrible death!
“E-everyone, should we go a little further away?”
“When celestials fight, it’s the mortals that suffer. A battle of that level isn’t something that we can watch. We’d better go further away. If...”
All of them exchanged a look and saw fear and alarm in one another’s eyes!
Then, all of them decided to wuss out!
“Let’s go!”
...
“Lowly humans, die!”
With a flap of the Golden Flame Dragonne’s wings, the hurricane crashed toward the elderly man and the teenage girl with a boom. The look on the pretty girl’s face changed slightly. She cried out in panic, “Grandfather!”
“There’s no need to panic!”
The purple-robed elderly man chuckled and ducked while bringing his granddaughter with him. With a flash, they disappeared into thin air. The ferocious hurricane missed its target and didn’t manage to cause any harm to the grandfather and granddaughter pair at all!
By the time they reappeared, they were already behind the Golden Flame Dragonne. What also appeared at the same time was an incredibly thick and wide bolt of silver lightning!
Crackle!
Lightning flashed across the sky and struck viciously at the Golden Flame Dragonne!
“You cunning humans!” roared the Golden Flame Dragonne.
Then, it opened its mouth and sprayed out a flaming dragon!
Boom!
The fire dragon and silver lightning clashed against each other. The impact was as though an atomic bomb exploding. Amidst the earthshaking explosion, an enormous mushroom cloud rose into the air!
The ground let out thunderous booms, and trees cracked and broke!
Electrical currents wreaked havoc, and sparks of fire flew everywhere!
“Oh my god!”
When Meng Lei and the other four, who were in the midst of running, saw what had happened behind them, the shock and fear in their hearts reached its peak. They ran madly and desperately, deeply regretting the fact that they had been born with only two legs!
Boom!
It was just a shame that they were ultimately still a step too late. With the point of impact as the epicenter, a horrifying shockwave erupted and spread outward in all directions instantly. In just a few short breaths, it had already reached right in front of them!
“We’re finished!!”
A powerful wave assaulted them. Meng Lei felt as if someone had knocked against his head viciously. Then, his vision blacked out, and he was lost to the world!
...
An unknown amount of time passed!
Meng Lei slowly regained consciousness.
My head hurts!
Meng Lei touched his head, which felt sticky to the touch.
I’m bleeding?
Meng Lei was on the brink of tears as he stared at his hand that had been dyed red. It was only at this point that he realized that not a single part of him was well and intact. His mind was foggy and dizzy, and his back and waist ached...
But fortunately... I survived?
When he thought back to the terrifying events before he had passed out, Meng Lei felt lingering fear in his heart.
That scene was practically doomsday itself. Little would I have thought that a battle between Saint Domains would actually be this scary!
As the saying went, “Youth knows no fear.” To be honest, he actually hadn’t wanted to flee just now. He had even wanted to widen his knowledge and take a look at close range at this world’s so-called Saint Domain. When thinking back about it now, this was practically laughable!
Widen his knowledge?
With my current battle capabilities, I don’t even qualify to watch the battle at close range!
Meng Lei shook his head with a bitter smile.
It would be considered good fortune to even just survive. Sigh, I’ve ultimately still thought too lightly of this world!
Meng Lei struggled to his feet.
The battle seemed to have already ended?
The Golden Flame Dragonne was gone!
The elderly man and the teenage girl were also gone!
However, judging from the surrounding forest that was in a terrible mess, one could tell that the battle earlier must have been extremely horrifying. It wouldn’t be an exaggeration even to call it “Destroying Heaven and Earth”. Fortunately, they were far away enough, so they were lucky enough to have survived!
“Alison, wake up!
“Bobby! Wake up!
“Millo! Yale...”
“Where am I?”
“I’m still alive?”
As Meng Lei patted them, Alison and the other three regained consciousness one by one. Like Meng Lei, all of them had sustained some light injuries, but they were still in passable condition. They would be back in good health after some rest!
“As expected, a Saint Domain-level battle isn’t something that we can watch!”
“That was too frightening!”
All of them rejoiced at their narrow escape from death. However, outside of their joy at their stroke of luck, they were also very curious about the battle’s outcome. After all, this was a battle between Saint Domains. It wasn’t something that they could encounter that many times in their entire lives!
“So who exactly won?”
“How about... We go over and take a look?”
“That’s not really a good idea, is it?”
“The battle has already ended. There’s no harm in going over to take a look!”
“Let’s do that, then!”
Before long, the five arrived at the bottom of the battleground. They were completely stunned by the scene before their eyes!
“Ding! Dropped item detected. Will you pick it up?”
Chapter 15: An Unexpected Windfall, Successful Meditation
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
Everywhere within a radius of a few kilometers had become an expanse of charred land!
Sparks of fire were visible everywhere, and black smoke spread throughout the mountains and fields!
Trees were burned and greenery covered in ashes, while mountains were charred black and rivers dry!
This looked completely like the scene after a large-scale fire had erupted!
Ruins!
Doomsday!
Meng Lei stared at the scenery in front of him in shock, greatly impacted by how strong and mighty a Saint Domain was. This was true destruction of heaven and earth, and the scene of a real doomsday. This was too frightening!
“The Golden Flame Dragonne is gone!”
“The Saint Domain Magicians have also disappeared!”
“I wonder what the outcome of the battle this time was?”
Everyone stared at the scene in front of them with complex feelings!
“Ding! Dropped item detected. Will you pick it up?”
At that moment, the system’s voice notification sounded out of the blue. A jolt ran through Meng Lei. True enough, he saw quite a few light balls in the charred land in front of him!
Meng Lei became excited at once. This was the site of a fierce battle between two Saint Domains. What kind of items would drop from them?
Those were Saint Domains, you know!
Even if they had only dropped a strand of leg hair, it was still a Saint Domain-level strand of leg hair!
The moment the thought entered his mind, Meng Lei hurriedly walked into the ruins and picked up all the light balls!
“Ding! Assimilation successful. Host’s Physical Body Constitution +250!”
“Ding! Assimilation successful. Host’s Spirit +156!”
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sp; “Ding! Assimilation successful. Host’s Magic Power +104!”
“Ding! Assimilation successful. Congratulations to the host for obtaining Thunder-Elemental magic talent!”
“Ding! Assimilation successful. Congratulations to the host for obtaining the Eighth-Grade Spell, Like A Spring Breeze!”
A succession of voice notifications rang out continuously in his mind. Meng Lei was stunned. He stood where he was in a daze, unwilling to snap back to reality for the longest time!
“S-so many?!”
...
An unexpected windfall!
Meng Lei felt as if a windfall had fallen out of nowhere into his lap. Otherwise, how could he have possibly gained so much awesome stuff in one sitting?
Physical Body Constitution +250!
Spirit +156!
Magic Power +104!
The numbers for these three stats rose sharply, causing the numbers for all his other stats to change dramatically!
Physical Body Constitution: Second-Grade Warrior (376/500)
Spirit: First-Grade Magician (169/200)
Magic Power: First-Grade Magician (130/200)
His Physical Body Constitution was comparable to that of a Second-Grade Warrior!
Both his Spirit and his Magic Power were comparable to that of a First-Grade Magician!
The upgrade could be said to be significant!
The improvement could be said to be dramatic!
However, what excited Meng Lei the most was that he had actually picked up Thunder-Elemental magic talent!
What a surprise!
And a very big one at that!
It can pick up even magic talent? This system is practically awesome to the point of being broken!
Meng Lei broke into a silly grin. He found all of this so wonderful that he was even making snot bubbles!
He knew that the Thunder-Elemental magic talent had likely dropped from that purple-robed elderly man. Since he could level up to Saint Domain, then he definitely had great magic talent!
Since I’ve picked up a Saint Domain Magician’s magic talent, my magic talent should also...
Shall I give it a go?
Meng Lei couldn’t wait to find somewhere to try it out. As it just so happened, Alison’s four-man team was also planning to take a slight break to recover from their injuries!
All of them left the battleground and found a quiet place to rest.
At night...
After Alison and the rest had fallen asleep, Meng Lei began to meditate.
He closed his eyes and cleared his mind of thoughts. Soon, his spirit became ethereal and intangible. Then, he tried carefully to sense the elements!
In the past, he couldn’t sense any magic elements at all.
However, Meng Lei felt a difference the moment he entered a meditative state today. He saw a few tiny specks of silver light!
The silver light specks floated around him like fireflies as they twinkled softly. In the beginning, there were only a few sparse specks, as though stars in winter!
However, they slowly began to increase...
Toward the end, it had actually become dense and packed. It was impossible to count just how many there were, even if one tried!
I can sense it!
Hahaha! I can sense magic elements!
Meng Lei was overjoyed. He wished he could laugh loudly into the sky to give vent to the excitement in him. Being able to sense magic elements meant that even if he didn’t have the system anymore, he could still cultivate magic and become a powerful Magician now!
These silver light specks are probably thunder magic elements!
What I should be doing now is capturing all of these magic elements into my body!
Meng Lei suppressed his excitement and continued to meditate!
Meditation was separated into two steps:
Step 1: Sensing magic elements!
Step 2: Refining magic elements!
To people without magic talent, this was as difficult as crossing an insurmountable obstacle. After all, without magic talent, it was impossible for someone to sense magic elements. When one couldn’t even sense magic elements, how could they even speak of refining them?
Meng Lei was precisely in that state previously!
However, things were different now! He could sense them now!
Meng Lei started to attempt capturing the silver light specks. The amazing thing was that he managed to “eat” the first silver light speck very easily. Then, he ate the second, third, fourth...
Refining magic elements isn’t that difficult, either, is it!?
After eating almost 100 silver light specks in succession, Meng Lei smacked his lips in content. He was in a rather good mood now. He attributed all of this to his magic talent!
In Alison’s words, magic talent was categorized into strong and weak levels!
While the difference wasn’t apparent usually, how strong or weak one’s talent would show fully and thoroughly during the process of sensing and refining magic elements!
People with strong talent would be able to sense magic elements more clearly, and the refining process would also be easier. The amount of time necessary to refine the same amount of magic power was shorter, so it was naturally more efficient!
With half the amount of effort needed and double the results achieved, the speed of cultivation was faster and the accomplishment higher!
In the case of people with poor talent, it was the complete opposite.
...
It was a sleepless night!
At dawn the next day, the morning sun started to rise. Warm and pleasant sunlight shone through overlapping treetops and cast mottled tree shadows onto the ground.
Meng Lei stood up and stretched. He felt refreshed and in high spirits. There was no sign of fatigue in him at all. This was exactly the benefit of meditation!
Meditation could replace sleeping. Not only could it refine magic power, but it could also improve his spiritual power. Many Magicians rarely slept after they learned how to meditate!
I wonder how the results of last night’s meditation are?
Meng Lei took a breath of fresh air. Then, he turned on his personal stats interface and checked all the attribute fields!
Host: Meng Lei
Race: Human
Wealth: 916 gold coins
Physical Body Constitution: Second-Grade Warrior (376/500)
Spirit: First-Grade Magician (173/200)
Magic Power: First-Grade Magician (140/200)
Spell(s): Fireball Technique, Thorn Vine, Water Bubble, Earthquake, Wind Blade, Burning Hand, Fire Ring, Like A Spring Breeze
Eh? My spiritual power has increased by 3, and my magic power by 10! That’s pretty quick!
Meng Lei was very surprised. Although the increments of 3 points and 10 points were certainly very slow in comparison to yesterday’s “unexpected windfall”, one mustn’t forget this—a windfall was ultimately just a windfall. It was impossible for something like that to happen every day!
A steady daily harvest was the way to go instead!
Just a night’s meditation had already increased his spiritual power by 3 points and his magic power by 10 points. What would happen in a month? Or a year?
Moreover, Meng Lei felt that as his battle capabilities increased, the meditation effects would also definitely become better and better. The upgrading of his spiritual power and magic power definitely wouldn’t just be this little. His future was bright!
Going back to the previous topic, though, an unexpected windfall really feels great!
The rewards from just that short amount of time yesterday could already match up to all my hard work from the last few days!
No wonder people say that horses don’t bulk up without feeding at night, and people don’t get rich without unexpected windfalls!
Looks like I need to head toward bustling places more often in the future...
Chapter 16: Fire Dragon Capital City, Three Companions
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In the following few days, the group of five continued on their training journey. They swept through the outer boundary region at an average speed of killing three to four Second-Grade Magical Beasts per day!
Six-Tailed Poison Centipedes, Bloodthirsty Red Ants, Golden-Eyed Demonic Bats, Giant Swamp Crocodiles...
Meng Lei picked up dropped items and collected kills in the day, while at night, he boosted his spiritual power and magic power—and in turn, all of his other stats—through meditation. His battle capabilities were totally different every day!
However, all good things must come to an end!
A week later, Alison and the other three men’s training journey came to an end. The vacation was over, so they were returning to the academy, while Meng Lei also had to return to Magical Beast Village.
Everyone bade farewell reluctantly and went their separate ways.
“You’re finally back, kid!”
Upon Meng Lei’s return, Captain Hudders’ worry finally eased. Meng Lei hadn’t returned for more than 20 days, so he had been really worried that something had happened to him. However, Meng Lei was finally back now!
“I was only moving about in the Magical Beast Forest’s outer boundaries. What kind of danger could there be?” Meng Lei laughed and changed the topic. He asked, “Captain Hudders, can we make it for the magic assessment if we set off now?
“There are only a few days till term begins at the magic academy!” Captain Hudders shook his head and replied, “It’s fortunate that our Magical Beast Village isn’t far from the capital city, so it’ll take only five days to get there. Otherwise, you’d be crying right now!”
“As long as we can make it!”
Meng Lei heaved a sigh of relief. Fire Dragon Kingdom, as the kingdom nearest to Magical Beast Ridge within the Dragon God Empire, had always existed for the purpose of being the empire’s shield in the west. In order to better defend against Magical Beasts’ attacks and harassment, Fire Dragon Kingdom’s capital city was built right at the fringes of Magical Beast Ridge!
Thus, Magical Beast Village was not far from the capital city.
“Have a good rest tonight, Meng Lei. We’ll set off right in the morning tomorrow!”
“Alright, Captain Hudders!”
...
A night of pleasant dreams passed!
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