Nom!
Nom!
After spending a while to gobble down the food, half the roast fish had disappeared.
“Did you die of starvation in your past life or what?!”
Meng Lei also picked up the roasted fish and dug in happily. Golden-Light Fishes were known as the most delicious Fifth-Grade Magical Beasts, and they certainly tasted pretty great, indeed. It could totally give the Garlic Roasted Sun-Moon Divine Frog a run for its money.
The woods were lush and luxuriant, and the lake clean and clear.
Birds sang amid the fragrant flowers as the campfire blazed.
The aromatic fragrance greeting the senses and the blazing campfire came together to form an unusual, though harmonious, picture in this forest full of life, yet also full of danger!
...
After lunch, Meng Lei continued on his journey.
It had been half a month since he had come to Magical Beast Forest. He’d traversed the mountain ridges, battled constantly, and left footprints in almost half of the Magical Beast Forest. Even he himself wasn’t sure how far he’d traveled, how many Magical Beasts he’d killed, or where he was.
In fact, due to the brambles all over the ground and countless thorny vines in the forest, Meng Lei had found his clothes rather in the way and taken off his top, choosing to walk about topless in the forest. Together with his long hair wrapped around on top of his head, he looked just like an uncivilized caveman!
“It’s been 16 days since I’ve come to Magical Beast Forest. I should leave after staying for another week!”
Boom!
At that moment, a series of barely audible explosions suddenly traveled over from the front. They sounded like things colliding against each other, and the explosions were constantly ringing out. A smile appeared on Meng Lei’s face as he cocked his ears.
“There are dumbasses fighting again. Well, that certainly saves me a lot of trouble!”
Meng Lei had already heard similar commotions umpteen times, and he’d long since gotten used to it. He followed where the sounds were coming from and dashed over, his speed lightning-quick. Compared to half a month ago, he was moving at more than double his original speed.
Oh, the magic carpet?
This area was close to the Magical Beast Forest’s central region, and the magic carpet was very eye-catching, which made it very easy for them to be attacked by fearsome creatures. Meng Lei had no wish to be attacked by powerful Magical Beasts for no reason.
He was here to hunt Magical Beasts. He didn’t want to be killed by Magical Beasts instead!
As he got nearer and nearer, the commotion also became bigger and bigger.
At last...
Boom!
A towering tree broke into two, and the gigantic tree crown came smashing toward Meng Lei, who secretly bemoaned his bad luck. A fissure appeared beneath his feet, and he hastily jumped in!
The fissure quickly closed up, and the tree crown came crashing down right on the heels of it.
Boom!
Tree branches broke, and fallen leaves flew everywhere. Everything within a radius of several hundred meters became collateral damage, and the surroundings turned into a complete mess.
A hole appeared in the ground, and Meng Lei poked his head out of it. As he looked at the broken trees and messy branches all over the ground, he realized that he wasn’t going to be able to get out anymore. He cast Earth Split at once and started to dig his way out several hundred meters away.
At a magic cultivation level like his, casting low-level spells could be said to be something right at their fingertips. To them, digging a tunnel underground was no different from drinking a glass of water.
Boom, boom, boom!
Meng Lei darted out from underground and continued to advance toward the battleground. However, what entered his sight surprised him. As it turned out, it wasn’t Magical Beasts that were fighting but humanoids!
In addition, both parties in the battle came from illustrious backgrounds!
One of them was covered throughout in a layer of thick, golden scales. Golden dragon horns protruded from his forehead, a pair of golden dragon wings extended from his back, and there was a golden dragon tail at his hip.
As though he was made out of gold, he shone a bright, resplendent gold that was dazzling and eye-catching.
He was a Dragon Person, and one with pure Golden Colossal Dragon bloodline, no less.
The Golden Colossal Dragons! They were kings among the Dragons!
On top of that, they were the royal family of the Dragon God Empire, too!
Not only were they terrifyingly strong, but they also enjoyed a venerable status!
This resulted in Drakes with Golden Colossal Dragon blood in them also enjoying a fairly lofty status in the whole of Dragon God Empire. Just take a look at Hart’s father.
Hart’s father had average battle capabilities and could barely match up to an Eighth-Grade Warrior. It didn’t count as much in the Fire Dragon Kingdom, yet because of his status as a Golden Colossal Dragon Person, the Fire Dragon Kingdom royalty had conferred upon him the title of a Duke anyway.
An Eighth-Grade Warrior as a Duke of the kingdom? Would anyone even believe that?
But that wasn’t even the worst yet, because even Fatty Hart, a Golden Colossal Dragon Person that was as good as “crippled” and whose bloodline awakening was in total shambles, had been conferred the title of a Viscount the moment he was born, and owned his own land!
Who were they supposed to go to and reason things out with?
No one!
One could only admit that he was blessed with a good life.
Of course, Golden Colossal Dragons with average battle capabilities like Fatty Hart’s father were ultimately a minority. Golden Colossal Dragons were terrifyingly powerful, and Dragon People that inherited the Golden Colossal Dragon bloodline were also very strong.
As long as the bloodline in their bodies wasn’t so thin that it was impossible to awaken, their bodies would naturally become on par with at least a Seventh-Grade Warrior after they matured into adults. With a bit of effort, they would reach the Eighth-Grade Warrior level.
One could see from this just how powerful the Golden Colossal Dragon bloodline was.
Of course, while it was certainly powerful, there weren’t many Dragon People that had the Golden Colossal Dragon bloodline. In the entire Fire Dragon Kingdom, Fatty Hart and his father were the only ones that did.
That was the reason why Meng Lei was so surprised when he saw the Golden Colossal Dragon Person in front of him. Why was there a Golden Colossal Dragon Person here? And who was he?
The other party currently engaged in a fierce battle with the Golden Colossal Dragon Person similarly came from a notable background. There were a total of six people, and every single one of them was seven to eight meters tall. The muscles on their bodies intertwined like rocks piled on top of each other, and they were a burnished bronze color throughout as if they were made out of bronze.
They had humanoid characteristics, but they were seven to eight meters tall!
“Could they possibly be the famed Titans?”
Meng Lei’s eyes were filled with curious novelty and surprise as he watched the six giants that were as tall as two-story buildings. This was his first time seeing a giant, so it delivered quite the impact.
“No, they aren’t Titans, but Demigiants.”
Ol’ Amos flew out of the spatial ring at this point. As he also watched the six giants, he explained, “Demigiants have a mix of Titan and human blood in them. Those guys are bronze in color throughout, so they are evidently descendants of the Earth Titans.”
“The Earth Titans?” A light jolt went through Meng Lei.
“Surely you know of the Earth Titans, right?” Ol’ Amos frowned and added in a criticizing manner, “It’s about time you fill yourself in on the continent’s history!”
“Oh man, why are you bringing that up again?” Meng Lei was rather sheepish.
Then, he asked, “Ol’ President, what are the Earth Titans?”
“Like us Dragons, the Titans are also categorized into quite a few types.” Ol’ Amos snorted but continued to explain, “For example, the Thunder Titans who are also the royal family of the Titan Empire, the Ocean Titans that control the oceans, the Storm Titans that dominate the typhoons, the Lava Titans that bathe in lava, and so on... The Earth Titans are also one of them!”
Chapter 79: Absolute Overpowering, Meeting Abbe Again
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These were five different types of Titans—Thunder Titans, Ocean Titans, Storm Titans, Lava Titans, Earth Titans!
“Pure-blooded Titans can grow as tall as over 20 meters after they mature into adults and are as strong as Ninth-Grade Warriors at their pinnacle. They can challenge some of the weaker Saint Domains and are by no means inferior to us pure-blooded Dragons.”
Ol’ Amos sighed emotionally and went on. “The Titans are a race with low numbers in Heaven’s Vault Continent and have many things in common with us Dragons. We are both powerful and come from a noble bloodline.
“Our reproductive rates are also just as low, of course. This has resulted in an extremely low number of pure-blooded Titans, while there are a large number of Demigiants that possess Titan bloodlines instead!”
Meng Lei couldn’t help but remark, “In that aspect, they’re certainly very similar to the Dragon God Empire, where there are few Colossal Dragons but a great number of Drakes!”
“Yes, very similar, indeed!” Ol’ Amos nodded slightly.
Meng Lei didn’t ask any further. Instead, he placed his full attention on the battle taking place at the front. Not only was the Golden Colossal Dragon Person’s might beyond comparison and his battle capabilities fearsome, but he was also a dual cultivator of magic and martial arts!
Unfortunately, he was at a complete disadvantage against the six Demigiants. Not only did they possess domineering, great strength, but they could also control the earth.
With their feet planted on the ground, the Demigiants completely overpowered the Golden Colossal Dragon Person. To be more accurate, they were beating him into a pulp.
“The Golden Colossal Dragon Person is close to his limit!” Ol’ Amos shook his head lightly. “Brat, get ready to save him!”
“Save him? Why are we saving him?” Meng Lei was rather reluctant. “If I take out the Demigiants in the name of avenging him only after they kill him, not only will I be able to monopolize the six Demigiants’ assets, but I can also inherit his. Isn’t that wonderful?”
Ol’ Amos, who was rather appalled by his words, berated him furiously, “He’s one of us Dragon People after all. Can you bear to leave him in the lurch?!”
“Absolutely!” Meng Lei chuckled sneakily and added, “It’s not like we know each other anyway.”
“How can you do that?!” Ol’ Amos was fuming mad. “I know you’re a commoner by birth and don’t have any sense of belonging toward the empire and fellow Dragon People, but in your body ultimately flows the...”
“Alright, alright! Stop nagging, Ol’ President!” Meng Lei shrugged and said, “I just need to save him, right?”
However, despite saying that, Meng Lei remained where he was without any indication that he was going to do anything. This greatly displeased Ol’ Amos, and he snapped. “What are you waiting for? If you dawdle any longer, he’s going to croak!”
“You’re not getting it, Ol’ President.” A chuckling Meng Lei explained, “I’ll wait for the Demigiants to push him so far into a corner that he becomes utterly hopeless and knows that he’s doomed for sure before I make a move. That way, I can earn his utmost gratitude and maximize my profits!”
Just listen to what he’s saying!
Is that something a Dragon Person should be saying?!
Ol’ Amos’ eyelids uncontrollably twitched as he tried his darnedest to suppress his urge to beat him up. He chastised him furiously, “An immature little brat like you shouldn’t be having that many nonsensical thoughts in your head! Cut the crap and save him!”
“Ahhh!”
At that moment, one of the Demigiants struck the Golden Colossal Dragon Person, who didn’t manage to dodge in time, right in the chest, causing a great deal of blood to spurt from his mouth.
Upon seeing this, the six Demigiants’ fists, which were as large as brass hammers, smashed toward him like raindrops falling from the sky, their attacks especially violent and ferocious.
“It’s all over!!”
The Golden Colossal Dragon Person fell to the ground, hopelessness filling his eyes. His breastbone was crushed and broken, and he was utterly powerless to dodge the attack. Should the attacks land, he’d be smashed into a bloody pulp for sure.
At the sight of this, a furious Ol’ Amos urged Meng Lei, “What are you still waiting for, brat?! He’s going to die!”
“Haha, I was waiting for this exact moment!”
Meng Lei burst into laughter. Then, he smacked his palms against the ground.
Boom!
The ground began to shake all of a sudden. Caught off-guard, the six Demigiants almost fell flat on their faces. Due to their massive sizes, it was very easy for them to lose their balance.
“What’s going on?”
As a jolt went through the Golden Colossal Dragon Person, he noticed someone descending from the sky and standing in front of him. His hair was unkempt and disheveled, and he had his back to him, which prevented him from getting a good look at his face.
“Who are you?”
The six Demigiants steadied themselves after stumbling. Raging fury and savagery brimmed in their huge, brass bell-like eyes as they glared furiously at Meng Lei, who had suddenly butted into their battle out of nowhere. They roared, “How dare a cheap, lowly human like you ruin our plans? Die!”
“A cheap, lowly human? Very well!”
An icy smile formed on Meng Lei’s face, and he instantly vanished from where he was. By the time he reappeared, he’d already charged all the way up to the Demigiant. As the Demigiant stared at him in stunned astonishment, Meng Lei’s fist rammed right into his abdomen.
Boom!
A tremendous power erupted with a thunderous boom. Amid the crisp and clear crack of bones snapping, the Demigiant was unsurprisingly thrown out. He flew through the air and broke a large, towering tree so thick that one could barely circle their arms around it right into two.
“Gisley!”
Greatly astonished, the other Demigiants stared at Meng Lei as though they couldn’t believe what they’d just seen. Never would they ever have thought that Meng Lei, who didn’t reach even their knees, would actually possess such terrifying strength!
He’d actually sent Gisley flying with a punch!
Just how powerful was that?!
“Five of them left.”
Meng Lei licked his lips and vanished from where he was again.
“Look out!”
Alarm bells went off in the Demigiants’ heads, and they became even more on guard, but it was to no avail.
Meng Lei abruptly appeared in front of another Demigiant. His right leg swung through the air and kicked a demi-giant right in his jaw. With a crisp snap, a cry escaped him, and he was flung out as well.
“Four left.”
He landed on the ground and vanished again.
Boom!
“Three left.”
“Just two now.”
“Last one.”
In the blink of an eye, all six Demigiants had been sent flying. Without waiting for them to get back up, six thunder spears shining with a blinding light descended from the heavens and pierced through their throats!
Splurt!
All six Demigiants’ outraged eyes were widened big and round, filled with resentment and chagrin, unable to rest in peace!
“Game over!”
Meng Lei showed himself and gazed at the six Demigiants. He wasn’t even out of breath, and he carried
himself with a calm and cool composure as if he hadn’t lifted a finger at all.
“H-how strong!”
Totally astounded, the Golden Colossal Dragon Person stared at Meng Lei from the back. In his eyes, Meng Lei’s back view was so big and tall, stalwart, and beyond one’s reach...
“Are you alright?”
Meng Lei turned around and faced the Golden Colossal Dragon Person with a warm smile, just like a morally upright gentleman.
It was then that the Golden Colossal Dragon Person finally got a good look at Meng Lei. His eyes turned big and round at once, and he stammered, “How... How come it’s you?”
“Huh? Do we know each other?”
Meng Lei looked greatly taken aback. He looked the Golden Colossal Dragon Person up and down but found him a total stranger.
I’ve never seen him before! Why does he recognize me?
The Golden Colossal Dragon Person kept silent and gazed straight at Meng Lei for a brief moment. Then, his golden dragon scales slowly faded to reveal a familiar and ordinary-looking face.
Meng Lei jerked fiercely, and he exclaimed, “Abbe?!”
“Yes, it’s me!”
Abbe nodded slowly and got up from the ground with his hand held over his chest. Then, with a flip of his hand, he brought out a test tube filled with blue liquid, threw his head back, and downed it in a gulp.
Abbe’s complexion improved significantly after the liquid entered his system. He looked at Meng Lei, his eyes full of complex emotions, and remarked, “I’d never imagined that you’d become this strong after just a separation of half a month.”
“It really is you, Abbe!”
Meng Lei shook his head, not quite knowing what to say. How did he even bump into Abbe at a place like this? What a coincidence!
“Why are you here, though? Weren’t you supposed to return to the capital when the winter break started?”
Although they were housemates, because they’d rarely interacted, the only thing Meng Lei knew about Abbe was that he was from the capital and nothing else. He’d assumed that Abbe had returned to his hometown during the winter break. Little did he think that he’d actually come to Magical Beast Forest, too!
“I don’t want to go back!”
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