“The Grim Reaper’s Eye?”
Meng Lei waved his hand as a water mirror appeared before him, reflecting his current look. “This extra thing on my forehead is the Grim Reaper’s Eye? What is the use of this?”
“What use? I must say it’s a huge one!”
Dodola explained, “Normally, whether it’s a deity or a demon, they’re either skilled in physical attacks or divinity attacks.
“The Death Gods, however, other than the two standard types of attack, possess a terrifying offensive ability—the divine spirit attack.
“That’s what the Grim Reaper’s Eye does!”
Dodola sighed as it continued. “The Grim Reaper’s Eye can attack the enemy’s divine spirit directly, and it can kill enemies of the same class in one strike. Plus, it can devour the enemy’s divine spirit to strengthen your own divine spirit without any side effects!”
“Damn! That’s crazy!”
Meng Lei could not help but gasp. Attacking the divine spirit directly, one-shot kill, and the ability to devour divine spirits to strengthen his own divine spirit!
That’s just crazy!
“It’s that insane.” Dodola sighed. “The reason why they’re known as the Death Gods is because of this crazy Grim Reaper’s Eye!”
“Crazy! That’s too insane!”
Meng Lei swept a glance at his stats interface. The assimilation degree of the Grim Reaper bloodline was only 32%. Meng Lei did not hesitate to raise it to 100% immediately.
68 Divinity Crystals were spent.
It was clear that the Grim Reaper bloodline was another powerful True God bloodline, not an Ancient God bloodline!
After that, Meng Lei continued with the loot. There were chests of demons and magical beast carcasses, including Fire Demon’s Heart, Succubus’s Eye, and limbs of powerful magical beasts...
“Ding! Dropped item discovered. Will you pick it up?”
“Yes, pick it up!”
“Ding! Pickup successful. You have obtained the Underworld Ghost bloodline. Will you assimilate it?”
“No, don’t assimilate it.”
“Ding! Pickup successful. You have obtained...”
Meng Lei was not too interested in these carcasses as he sent them into the Tower of Time for the golden little tree’s enjoyment.
After consuming a massive amount of remains that Meng Lei had provided, the golden little tree grew taller by only a small margin. It made Meng Lei rather anxious—how long would it take for this tree to grow into an adult?
I guess there’s no choice but to grow this slowly.
After keeping the chests with the carcasses, there were the chests containing weapons. There were demonic weapons and divine weapons of good quality as the lowest graded ones were at least mid-tier weapons.
“These mid-tier divine weapons and demonic weapons are not useful to me, but I can give them to Ol’ Amos and the rest.”
Meng Lei kept these weapons except for a dozen high-tier divine weapons and demonic weapons, with each of them giving off divinity power (magic power) waves!
“These will be mine!”
...
After another round of looting, Meng Lei was overflowing with wealth. The Ice Demon Prefecture Master’s treasury did not disappoint after all as he made a great fortune.
It was time to spend his newfound fortune as Meng Lei chose to enhance his divine body. Even if he killed the Ice Demon Prefecture Master, Meng Lei knew that his absolute combat strength would only be on par with a normal Great Demon God. How was that acceptable?
Prefecture Masters were usually mid-level Great Demon Gods. How could he fall behind them?
“Ding! The host’s Physical Body Constitution is currently that of a low-level higher deity’s and will rival that of a mid-level higher deity’s after enhancement. Enhancement cost is estimated at 60 million Divinity Crystals,” the system informed coldly.
“Enhance!”
Meng Lei huffed.
I had no money previously, but it’s different now! A mere 60 million Divinity Crystals is still affordable!
Whoosh!
His wealth shrunk by 60 million while Meng Lei could feel that his divine body was strengthened at a skyrocketing speed, as a new round of enhancement had begun.
2 times, 3 times, 4 times...
10 times, 20 times, 30 times...
After the enhancement was complete, Meng Lei could feel that his divine body was stronger by 100 times. Endless power gushed within his body as Meng Lei had never felt such strength before.
“If the Ice Demon Prefecture Master was in front of me, I could absolutely go head to head with it!”
After leaving the ice-elemental half-plane, both of them returned to the Ice Demon Shrine. The Heaven Devouring Python of the Depths was still frozen within the Mysterious Ice of The Depths before Meng Lei released it.
Hiss!
Once the Heaven Devouring Python of the Depths went free, it tried to bite Meng Lei immediately. The Mysterious Ice of The Depths might have immobilized its body, but its divine spirit and consciousness were not as its mind was still active.
During the time that it was frozen, it was not frightened. Instead, it hated Meng Lei to the core as it swore to kill Meng Lei and avenge its master.
“You still dare to attack me?”
Meng Lei let out an icy snort. Then, his palm smacked toward the python.
Boom!
His iron fists hit the snake in the nose as it bent down instantly with a crackling sound.
Meng Lei appeared above the python’s head with a flash and stomped down hard. Its skull turned into a massive pit with a thunderous boom.
Hiss... argh!
The Heaven Devouring Python of the Depths let out a painful cry as blood shot out of every hole of its face. It then dropped dead onto the ground as its brain was blasted into pieces instantly.
Meng Lei waved his arm and summoned a demonic core from the corpse. Using the Grim Reaper’s Eye, the divine spirit of the python was dragged out and devoured.
“Ding! 1 Heaven Devouring Python of the Depths killed. 4.9 million Divinity Crystals gained!”
“You overestimated yourself!”
Meng Lei sneered as he kept the carcass into the Tower of Time for the golden little tree to consume. He had finally understood that there was more value in using Super Enhancement than to upgrade his divine body through devouring life essence.
Although Super Enhancement was costly, it had the best effects without any repercussions, making it much more effective than devouring life essence.
“Dodola, let’s return!”
“Alright!”
The two of them went through the same way they came and returned to the Ice Demon City after a day.
From leaving the city until their return, adding the amount of time they spent at the treasury in the middle, it took them three days.
However, after Meng Lei returned, there were no signs of celebrations in the streets at all.
“Meng Lei, what happened to your birthday feast and celebrations?” Dodola watched the quiet city and tried to hold its laughter. “They completely disregarded you as their new Prefecture Master!”
“Isn’t this what I wanted?” Meng Lei said calmly while he seemed indifferent.
The 25th birthday? He was only using it as an excuse to be mad!
Things had gone in his favor as the dozen of Great Demon Gods did not bother to treat his words seriously.
Host a birthday banquet?
It was clear that they did not think much of it!
“Time to meet up with these audacious Great Demon Gods and see what they have to say.” Meng Lei spoke directly. “Great Demon Gods in Ice Demon City, get the hell out here!”
Boom!
Meng Lei’s voice rang across the entire city and caused a great stir. Demons ran out of their living spaces and saw Meng Lei hovering in the air with fear written all over their faces—they had not fully recovered from the disaster a few days ago yet.
Whoosh!
The dozens of Great Demon Gods responded to Meng Lei’s call actively and reached before him swiftly.
“You’re back, Prefecture Master!”
“Greetings, my Lord Prefecture Master!”
These Great Demon Gods seemed respectful as they presented their formalities.
“It seems that you all have been doing a great job, really great!”
Meng Lei was furious. “To be able to treat my orders like nonsense, how did you all manage to do that?”
“What do you mean, Lord Prefecture Master?”
The Great Demon Gods pretended to be shocked.
“You don’t know? Then let me remind you a bit!”
Meng Lei said coldly, “Three days ago before I left the city, I remember I had instructed something. So why is there nothing going on in the city?”
“You mean... the birthday banquet, my Lord?”
“Oh, you remembered!”
A Great Demon God explained, “Lord Prefecture Master, you should look for the guards on matters like birthday banquets, not us. It’s not part of our job scope!”
“Lord Prefecture Master, Cador Prefecture Master did not have such requests for us when he reigned. We are Great Demon Gods, after all. We aren’t lackeys of the Prefecture Master!”
“Exactly...”
These Great Demon Gods seemed to be respectful, but the disdain and mockery in their eyes were clear and obvious.
You might have defeated Cador to become the new Prefecture Master, but don’t think of ordering us around!
We’re the Great Demon Gods, not your lackeys. Why would we do such lowly work for you?
“Great! Awesome!”
Meng Lei smiled at them cheerfully. “Since all of you have disobeyed my orders, don’t blame me for being mad!”
“Hahaha!”
Upon hearing Meng Lei’s warning, the Great Demon Gods laughed out loud.
“You’re amusing, my Lord!”
“You’re great at making jokes, my Lord!”
“Joking? Who the hell is joking with you? Since all of you did not even give me the slightest respect, your existence isn’t necessary anymore!”
Meng Lei promptly became mad!
In his eyes, these Great Demon Gods were all walking treasuries. How could he let them off?
Chapter 336: Killing All of Them, Hosting A Birthday Banquet
“Since you show no respect for me, the Prefecture Master, then there’s no need for you to exist anymore!”
Meng Lei promptly flipped out. He said, “All of you can go to hell together with your Ice Demon Prefecture Master!”
The dozen or so Great Demon Gods’ expressions darkened upon his statement. Hostility filled their eyes.
“Lord Prefecture Master, don’t go too far. You may be the new Prefecture Master, but don’t think that you can order us around. We, the Great Demon Gods, are not your servants!”
“Lord Prefecture Master, to put it bluntly, you’ll need our help if you wish to stabilize your position as Prefecture Master. Previously, it was also because of this same reason that Lord Cador had always treated us with civility, rather than adopting a haughty attitude like you and shouting at us.”
“We’re also bigwigs in the Ice Demon Prefecture. Without our cooperation, you won’t even be able to get your government ordinances out the door...”
“Are you finished yet?”
Meng Lei gazed at the Great Demon Gods.
Thinking that they had managed to convince Meng Lei, the Great Demon Gods’ tones also mellowed.
They said, “Lord Prefecture Master, Ice Demon City hasn’t ever been the Prefecture Master’s alone. As long as you treat us with civility, we’ll also be willing to revere you as the newly-appointed Prefecture Master. It’s good for you, good for me, and good for all of us.”
“Since this is Lord Prefecture Master’s first time here, perhaps you aren’t familiar with Ice Demon City’s situation yet. We express our understanding toward Lord Prefecture Master’s earlier insolence.”
“Yes, exactly—”
“So, are you finished yet?”
The smile on Meng Lei’s countenance gradually vanished.
At the sight of Meng Lei’s expression, the Great Demon Gods suddenly realized that things didn’t seem to be going the way that they had expected. At once, they barked, “What’s the meaning of this, Lord Prefecture Master?”
“Since you’ve finished, then go to hell!”
The aura around Meng Lei was strong and thriving. He said, “The Ice Demon City that’s free of your presences will only develop even better and even more steadily. Taking control of it will also become easier!”
A Fire Great Demon God, with an awful look on its countenance, asked, “Kid, are you really going to completely fall out with us?”
“Fall out with all of you? Do you even deserve such an honor?” Meng Lei let out a peal of laughter and said, “I’ll be honest with you—from the very moment I came to Ice Demon City, I’ve never intended to let any of you off!”
“Kid, you’re too full of yourself!”
“Do you think you can do whatever you want just because you’ve killed Prefecture Master Cador? I’ll tell you this—you’re imagining things! Thinking of acting presumptuously here? Dream on!”
“You succeeded in killing Prefecture Master Cador only because you had taken advantage of the difficult situation it was in. Had Prefecture Master Cador not been utterly exhausted, how could you possibly have killed it? Ha, do you really think you’re strong enough to be Prefecture Master?”
“You can’t beat someone on their own turf—”
“Die!”
How would Meng Lei possibly waste his breath on them? A pale violet chilly current burst forth from all over him and instantly spread 1,000 miles into the surroundings—he had cast Mysterious Ice of The Depths.
Crack!
The Mysterious Ice of The Depths looked just like featherlight, weightless violet mist. However, it rapidly froze over the moment it made contact with the Great Demon Gods’ bodies. At once, the dozen or so Great Demon Gods sensed their movements slowing down and showing signs of freezing.
“Damn it! Let go!”
Alarmed, the Great Demon Gods completely flared up.
Boom, boom, boom!
Flames rose, demonic aura ran rampant, black winds wreaked havoc, lightning flashed, and thunder boomed... It took only a brief moment for them to shake off the violet chilly currents on them. on
“Kid, you may want to kill us, but are you strong enough to? Everyone, let’s attack together and kill him! Ice Demon City is ours!”
The Great Demon Gods’ cold gazes swept toward Meng Lei—only to discover to their astonishment that densely-packed short black spears had filled the sky around them. They surrounded them from all directions—including above and below them—and sealed off every possible way out.
“Sorry,” A smiling Meng Lei floated in the air a short distance away, “But I made some Netherworld Divine Spears to prevent you guys from escaping while you were shaking off the Mysterious Ice of The Depths.”
“You bastard!”
The Great Demon Gods’ expressions darkened immensely as they gazed at the infinite number of black spears surrounding them. Never had they ever expected that Meng Lei would really try to wipe them all out!
“Kid, do you really think that you can kill this many Great Demon Gods all by yourself?” A Thunder Great Demon God roared furiously.
“How would I know if we don’t give it a shot?”
Meng Lei flicked his fingers and said, “Look out, I’m about to attack now!”
His placid voice was still echoing in the surroundings when he teleported in front of a Thunder Great Demon God. He revealed a smile and declared, “I’ll start with you!”
“So, you want to kill me? Not so easy!”
A huge jolt of alarm went through the Thunder Great Demon God. However, it fully exhibited its demonic natur
e during this moment of crisis. A dazzling flash of black thunder burst forth from it as it brazenly swung its fist at Meng Lei, its movements savage to the extreme.
“You think too highly of yourself!”
Meng Lei chuckled softly and swung his fist lightly at it.
Boom!
The two fists clashed against each other. As the crisp boom of something breaking rang out, the Thunder Great Demon God’s entire arm exploded, leaving behind only ghastly white bones.
“Ahhh!”
The Thunder Great Demon God let out a shrill scream. It couldn’t help but stare at Meng Lei in disbelief as it exclaimed, “W-why is your demonic body so powerful?”
“Haven’t you heard of the proverb ‘A separation of three days makes one a changed man’?”
Meng Lei shook his head leisurely. Then, he reached out and tapped the Thunder Great Demon God in between its brows.
Crack!
A bloody hole immediately formed in between the Thunder Great Demon God’s brows, and it stiffened all over. Then, the light in its eyes gradually dissipated, and all signs of life disappeared.
Whoosh!
Meng Lei then sent the Thunder Great Demon God’s demonic body into the Tower of Time for the golden little tree’s feeding pleasure. An ordinary Great Demon God’s life essence would be enough for it to grow a small section.
Everything had taken place in a flash from the point where Meng Lei had attacked till the point that the Thunder Great Demon God perished and vanished. This shocked and horrified all the other Great Demon Gods.
Having witnessed Meng Lei and Prefecture Master Cador’s intense battle with their own eyes, they self-professed to have understood how strong Meng Lei was. Apart from his Netherworld Divine Fire, Meng Lei only had an average demonic body that was about the standard of an ordinary Great Demon God.
That was why they didn’t fear Meng Lei and had dared to treat his words as mere hot air.
They had thought that no matter how strong Meng Lei was, he would never be a match for them if they joined hands against him.
However, they felt like they had severely underestimated Meng Lei at this moment. Given his capability of killing a Thunder Great Demon God with just a punch, just how frighteningly powerful must his body be?
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