Picking Up Attributes From Today c1-406

by Panda Reunion, 团圆小熊猫

  Now though...

  He took them all in.

  After a long while...

  Meng Lei spat out a long pent-up breath. It was only a laws of nature fragment. After all, the spatial laws of nature encompassed within were so little that it was nothing but a drop of water in the vast sea.

  However, it was already enough for him to cultivate the Great World-Breaching Transfer Technique, a special spatial ability exclusively under the spatial laws of nature.

  “According to the descriptions of the ability, the Great World-Breaching Transfer Technique and the comprehension of the spatial laws of nature are closely linked together.

  “The better the comprehension of the spatial laws of nature, the further the maximum teleportation distance of the Great World-Breaching Transfer Technique. If I can comprehend it to 100%, I’ll be able to travel anywhere, just like it’s my own backyard.

  “To be able to travel everywhere in the universe is simply insane!”

  After that, Meng Lei stayed at Monarch Mountain to cultivate the Great World-Breaching Transfer Technique. As for the rest of the Boundless Giants, they were sent off.

  After the arrival of experts from other existential planes, the Boundless Giants had suffered great losses that required much support. Meng Lei delegated these duties to Olio and others to deal with.

  The Boundless Giants were born with Herculean strength. If they were nurtured properly, they would not pale in comparison to clans like the Behemoth Gods, Titan Gods, and Giant Elephant Gods.

  Such powerful fighters should be properly groomed. Luckily for them, Meng Lei had nothing but countless treasures of a huge variety, resources which his subordinates could utilize for cultivation.

  ...

  Just as Meng Lei was busy with cultivating the Great World-Breaching Transfer Technique, the outside world was in a furor.

  A million experts from each significant existential plane had fallen.

  Such a horrific incident had not occurred for over a million years. Thus, this event was no less than a super earthquake.

  The Thunderbolt Divine Realm was shocked.

  The Forest Divine Realm was shocked.

  The Earth Divine Realm was shocked.

  ...

  It shocked the Demon Realm.

  It shocked the Abyss.

  It shocked Hell.

  ...

  To sum it up, every existential plane that had sent experts to the Boundless Plane was duly stunned.

  The various godly clans, demons, races, and other influences were enraged for a while.

  It was only the Boundless Plane.

  How weak was a mere mid-end existential plane?

  They had sent some of their best experts to descend upon the Boundless Plane just for the gold rush.

  Indeed, a mere gold rush.

  And now, they were completely annihilated!

  There were some things that one could tolerate and some things that one couldn’t!

  ...

  If the fall of a million experts was nothing, would the fall of Great Perfection deities be nothing?

  As one of the ten major Divine Realms, the Thunderbolt Divine Realm had almost boundless and incredibly vast boundaries.

  A tiny mountain in the Thunderbolt Divine Realm was already larger than a mid-end existential plane, while a small pond was the size of a low-end existential plane.

  The Theodore Titan Gods’ headquarters was situated in the Theodore Titan Mountain Range.

  As its name suggested, the Theodore Titan Mountain Range was one of the largest mountain ranges in the Thunderbolt Divine Realm. The undulating mountains were like Colossal Dragons lying around the vast land. Every offshoot of the mountain range was huge, not to mention the sub-branches and the main branch.

  The Theodore Titan Gods Mountain was on the main branch of the mountain range. This sky-high mountain towered through the clouds, barely visible like a primordial heavenly court.

  The Theodore Chief God Shrine was located on the mountaintop.

  As the name suggested, the Chief God Shrine was the place to worship the Chief God’s statue and the place to conduct meetings among the high-ranking titans of the Theodore Titan Gods.

  At this moment in time, the shrine was overcrowded.

  The elders holding the Theodore Titan Gods headquarters were all gathered in the Chief God Shrine. They were panic-stricken, all frightened by something.

  “How did that happen?”

  “How could such a thing happen?”

  “How was it possible for him to perish?”

  “The Clan Chief has arrived!”

  Just as the chaotic situation continued, a massive titan walked into the hall. As if they had found their leader, the elders welcomed him immediately.

  “Greetings, Clan Chief!”

  The elders bowed.

  “Rise, everyone!”

  The burly titan waved his hand and walked to the seat in front of the Chief God Statue. He sat down and swept an authoritative look at the many elders in the hall.

  Gaiazeus Theodore.

  He was the Clan Chief of the Theodore Titan Gods, son of the Theodore Chief God. His status was only below the Theodore Chief God, and same as the Great Perfection deity, Gaianos.

  “What’s the urgent matter which required me to rush here?” Gaiazeus asked.

  “Something terrible has happened, Clan Chief!” The Grand Elder stood out and said in an unsettling voice, “The executive in charge of guarding the Soul Jades reported that Lord Gaianos’ jade has shattered!”

  “What!?” Gaiazeus’ expression immediately changed as he stared at the Grand Elder and demanded fiercely, “This is no joking matter, Grand Elder!”

  “I would never dare to joke about this, Clan Chief.” Terror was written all over the Grand Elder’s face as he continued. “After receiving the report, I went to check it myself. And it was true, Lord Gaianos’ Soul Jade had shattered into pieces. He has... He has passed away!”

  Gaiazeus’ vision blackened, but he refused to believe it. “You must be lying! 88th Younger Brother is a Great Perfection deity, someone invincible below the level of Chief God! Who could have killed him? You better not sprout such nonsense here, Grand Elder!”

  “Clan Chief...”

  The Grand Elder had a bitter smile as he called in someone—the executive responsible for guarding the Soul Jade Hall. He was holding on to a tray that showcased the bits and pieces of a broken Soul Jade.

  Gaiazeus recognized it immediately. He could tell the remaining aura on the Soul Jade was left behind by Gaianos.

  “88th Younger Brother... He’s really dead?” Gaiazeus’ body quivered slightly. “Who? Who killed him? Which Chief God attacked and killed my brother?”

  “Clan Chief, Gaianos perished in the Boundless Plane!” exclaimed the Grand Elder.

  “The Boundless Plane?”

  Chapter 371: Black Cloud Continent, Earth Divine Realm

  “The Boundless Plane?”

  Gaiazeus was greatly surprised. He asked, “Isn’t the Boundless Plane an ordinary mid-end existential plane? How did 88th Younger Brother die in a place like that?”

  “We don’t know the concrete details yet,” the Grand Elder shook his head, “But according to the news we’ve received, a super expert has made his appearance in the Boundless Plane. He’s likely connected to Lord Gaianos’ death.”

  “A super expert? Who’s he?” asked Gaiazeus with a frown.

  “We don’t know what his name is yet, but he’s definitely in the Boundless Plane.”

  The Grand Elder said unhurriedly, “During this period of time when you were heading to the Chaotic Star Ocean, the dimensional gate leading to the Boundless Plane opened. The clan dispatched Elder Gregg to the Boundless Plane...”

  The Grand Elder recounted everything that had happened. In the end, he finally said, “Lord Gaianos isn’t the only one. From what I know, the Colossal Dragon Gods’ Lord Adolphus, the Angel Gods’ Lord Marshall, the Behemo
th Gods’ Lord Burnside, etc. A total of seven Great Perfection deities have entered the Boundless Plane, but to date, not a single one of them has come out alive.”

  “Do you mean to say that all seven Great Perfection deities have perished in the Boundless Plane?” A huge jolt went through Gaiazeus. He practically couldn’t believe what he was hearing.

  “That’s right, Clan Chief.”

  “Clan Chief!”

  Right at this moment, someone hurriedly entered the hall. He said, “We’ve received news from the people stationed at the dimensional gate. Four of the Great Perfection deities—Lady Elune from the Nature Gods, Lord Marshall from the Angel Gods, Lord Roald from the Fire Phoenix Gods, and Lord Burnside from the Behemoth Gods—have returned!”

  “They’ve returned?”

  Surprise came over the Grand Elder’s features. He asked, “How is it possible that the four of them have returned alive? Didn’t they also perish like Lord Gaianos?”

  The newcomer quickly replied, “Grand Elder, the four Great Perfection deities have indeed returned.”

  “They’ve actually returned!” murmured the Grand Elder to himself.

  A glint flashed across Gaiazeus’ eyes, and he barked, “Send my orders—ready the teleportation magic circle right away! I’m going to personally make a trip to the Behemoth Gods and find out what’s going on!”

  The Grand Elder said, “Clan Chief, why don’t you send someone there instead? There’s no need for you to personally make the trip yourself.”

  “My mind is set. Say no more!”

  ...

  Similar events were also taking place among the Colossal Dragon Gods and the Giant Elephant Gods. A Great Perfection deity clansman’s demise was undoubtedly a shocking major incident in the clan!

  But no matter how turbulent things were in the outside world, it had nothing whatsoever to do with Meng Lei. He remained in the Boundless Plane and concentrated on cultivating the Great World-Breaching Transfer Technique instead.

  Now that his divine spirit had become comparable to a lesser Chief God’s and he had even comprehended some spatial laws of nature, cultivating the Great World-Breaching Transfer Technique didn’t pose much difficulty for him.

  In under half a year’s time, he had already successfully mastered it.

  Whoosh!

  On this day, Meng Lei, who had been staying on Monarch Mountain, suddenly disappeared. By the time he reappeared, he was already in the Void outside of the Boundless Plane.

  There was nothing in the icy-cold and dead silent outer space except large numbers of meteors and floating continents that orbited irregularly around the Boundless Plane.

  Meng Lei disappeared again the next moment—he had actually arrived in front of an existential plane a few light-years away.

  This was a fire-elemental existential plane filled with only one type of element—fire elements!

  The existential plane wasn’t particularly big and was roughly the size of a low-end existential plane. However, the fire elements in there were extremely rich.

  At the sight of the existential plane, Meng Lei couldn’t help but think of Salamanders, the fire-elemental life form.

  That little fellow whom he named Wahaha had been residing in the Tower of Time’s 97th level all this time. In the beginning, the rich fire elements in the 97th level had made the place its paradise and had been enough for its growth, but as it became stronger and stronger, the 97th level could no longer satisfy Wahaha’s growing needs.

  Simply put, the Tower of Time was starting to impede its growth.

  It was just that Meng Lei didn’t have any better alternative, so he could only let it stay inside the Tower of Time all this time.

  Now that he had found the fire-elemental existential plane, Meng Lei thought it a good place and immediately released Wahaha from the Tower of Time.

  “Eh? What is this place?”

  A puzzled look came over Wahaha’s countenance when it realized that it had suddenly appeared in the pitch-black outer space. Upon noticing Meng Lei, however, a happy smile immediately appeared on its face, and it asked, “What are you doing here, Meng Lei?”

  Meng Lei then pointed at the existential plane a short distance away and replied, “I just found a fire-elemental existential plane. I think you’ll like it very much!”

  When Wahaha looked at where Meng Lei was pointing, it immediately started to jump up and down in excitement and exclaimed, “What rich fire elements! That’s a fire-elemental existential plane!”

  “You can go over if you like it!”

  Meng Lei smiled and said, “You can stay there from now on. I’ll come back and visit someday.”

  “Thank you, Meng Lei!”

  Wahaha could already barely contain itself. It transformed into a burst of flames that shot right toward the fire-elemental existential plane, pierced through the dimensional wall, and dived right in.

  “Haha!”

  Meng Lei let out a laugh at the sight and left the place.

  As a fire-elemental Salamander, Wahaha possessed enormous potential and would likely provide great assistance to him once it grew to a certain level. However, that day was too far off. Meng Lei couldn’t afford to wait that long.

  Thus, he decided to just let it go and allow it to grow freely. He would like very much to see how it would develop!

  After that, Meng Lei began to experiment with the Great World-Breaching Transfer Technique in the Void.

  As expected, it was indeed a top-class spatial special ability that allowed one to teleport across an extremely great distance.

  After a series of experiments, Meng Lei discovered to his delight that the furthest he could currently teleport to was 10 light-years away. This meant that he could cross a distance of 10 light-years in an instant! How incredibly crazy was that?!

  After that, Meng Lei returned to the Boundless Plane before he then went back to Dark Hell Continent.

  Meng Lei also made a trip back to Light Continent before he refined Dark Hell Continent’s Heart of The Existential Plane.

  After being away for such a long time, it was time for him to return. There was no need to hurry to refine Dark Hell Continent’s Heart of The Existential Plane, anyway.

  Light Continent was just like what it was before.

  It was apparent that Ol’ Amos’ faith had already spread throughout the continent and become deeply entrenched in every intelligent life form during the last 20 years while he was away, allowing them to continuously provide him with power of faith.

  “Strange, where’s Ol’ President?”

  Meng Lei’s gaze swept across Light Continent, yet he didn’t find any trace of Ol’ Amos at all. His divine cognition passed through the Endless Oceans and came to Heaven’s Vault Continent, where he finally found Ol’ Amos.

  “The others are actually there, too!”

  A smile appeared on Meng Lei’s countenance, and he teleported over right away.

  ...

  In the Meng Lei Empire’s imperial palace on Heaven’s Vault Continent...

  The conference hall was packed with people at the moment.

  Ol’ Amos and Amolin, his younger sister, were also present.

  All of Meng Lei’s subordinates—Puhaman, Thaniel, Bubbles, Mervyn, Pursuer, Nadja, Seisia, Galen, the Spider Goddess, the Dark Fairy Empress, and Sacas—were also there.

  Amazingly enough, even Fatty Hart, the lascivious Colossal Dragon, was there!

  The group of them had congregated and were arguing over something. None of them seemed to be able to convince anyone else, resulting in a persistent argument.

  “Everyone, we mustn’t let such an opportunity slip by us. It’s now or never! This is an excellent opportunity for us to expand our territories. If we seize it, we’ll be able to conquer a vast amount of territory!” Puhaman patiently and earnestly persuaded them. “If Master were here, he’d definitely support my view!”

  “Expanding our territories is certainly great and all, but don’t you
forget something,” the Spider Goddess said coldly, “The other party we’re talking about is the Earth Divine Realm! One of the ten major Divine Realms, the Earth Divine Realm! Just how powerful are they? We may be higher deities, but this bit of strength we have is nothing in the Earth Divine Realm. To put it nicely, we’re ‘expanding our territories’, but otherwise, we’re just sending ourselves to death’s door!”

  “I beg to differ, Rose!”

  Galen, the Swirling Snow Sword Saint, rebutted, “While the Earth Divine Realm is certainly filled with experts, the place itself is also vast and boundless. After scattering them around, the number of experts in the Earth Divine Realm in each area will definitely be very sparse. We may not be top-notch in strength, but occupying a few mountains is completely within our means!”

  “What Galen says makes sense!”

  Bubbles said, “A single mountain in the Demon Realm is already bigger than all the existential planes that we currently own put together. I’m sure it’s also the same in the Earth Divine Realm. As long as we can occupy a mountain range in the Earth Divine Realm, it’ll be enough for us to spread our faith.”

  “Experts are aplenty in the Earth Divine Realm. It’s highly likely that we’ll put ourselves in peril if we enter so recklessly,” said the Dark Fairy Empress with a soft sigh.

  “Nothing good comes without risk! An excellent opportunity for us to enter the Earth Divine Realm is right before our eyes now. If we miss it this time, we may just miss it for good!”

  Puhaman said gravely, “Everyone has already become a higher deity by now. Surely it doesn’t feel good to lack power of divinity? But an excellent opportunity for us to spread our faith sits right before our eyes now. We absolutely mustn’t let it slip by us!”

  The Spider Goddess didn’t know how she should rebut his words anymore. Lack power of divinity? How could the word “lack” even cut it? It was practically an extreme deficit!

  They had successfully refined the higher deity divine cores that Meng Lei had bestowed upon them and thereby became powerful higher deities. This was naturally something to be happy about, but the blemish in this otherwise perfect situation was that while they had the title, they didn’t have an abundance of power of divinity. This caused their combat power to become significantly impaired.