This bout of soul reading was no loss at all!
“Why did you kill him, sir?!”
Emery Philmore looked fearful as he said, “We’re doomed now. The Nidhogg Chief God will definitely kill us all! He definitely will!”
Puhaman and the others were also in somewhat of a panic. The other party was the son of a Chief God, yet their master had killed him!
What were they to do now? How were they supposed to bear the Nidhogg Chief God’s endless fury now?
They knew that their master was very strong, to the extent that he was even stronger than a Great Perfection deity. But the one they had messed with this time was a Chief God! No matter how strong their master was, was he stronger than a Chief God?
“If the Nidhogg Chief God comes, then that would be great. I’d long since wanted to meet him!”
Meng Lei gave them a slight smile, his demeanor calm and unruffled. He wasn’t bothered about the Nidhogg Chief God in the least.
“Old bro, what are we supposed to do now?”
Fatty Hart had a rather awkward look on his face as he suggested, “How about... We leave this place for now? It’s too dangerous here.”
“That’s right, that’s right! Let’s hurry and leave. A man doesn’t put himself in harm’s way. It’s better that we leave instead!”
“I also think that it’s for the better that we leave. It’s best if we can go back straight to Heaven’s Vault Continent. It’s the safest there...”
The others also spoke up one by one. They didn’t want to stay for even a moment longer. All of them could feel chills running down their spines for fear that the Nidhogg Chief God would suddenly charge right over and take their lives.
Thus, they’d better just slip away!
“A bunch of cowards!”
A contemptuous Meng Lei said, “I’m the one that killed Venus, yet I’m not even afraid, so what’s there for you to be afraid of? Besides, do you think you can even get away?”
Meng Lei’s words made all of them feel ashamed of themselves. However, when they heard the last part of his response, their expressions changed slightly, and they asked, “What do you mean by that, Master?”
Meng Lei then raised his head to the sky with the corners of his lips slightly curled upward. “He’s already here!”
“He’s here? Who’s here?”
Everyone was a little stupefied.
Then, they sensed the abrupt appearance of an incredibly terrifying aura shooting toward them at an unimaginably high speed.
Fast!
It was simply too fast! One could no longer use 'speed” as a descriptor anymore. Rather... It was teleportation!
Yes, teleportation!
The terrifying aura reached them a brief moment later. Upon arriving, it erupted into the surroundings with great momentum, sweeping through all directions and wantonly ravaging the people’s hearts and souls.
Thud!
Thud!
Thud!
Unsurprisingly, everyone aside from Meng Lei was flattened to the ground.
The city guards watching over the valley, the deities that had assembled here, and even the divine beasts inhabiting the Coiling Dragon Mountain Range were all flattened to the ground!
“W-what fearsome pressure and might!”
“A Chief God’s aura!”
“Oh my god! This is a Chief God’s aura!”
“A Chief God!!”
All the deities became incredibly fearful at once—they had already guessed who the Chief God that had just arrived was. Who else could it be other than the Nidhogg Chief God whose son had just been killed?
“He’s doomed! That guy’s doomed! The Nidhogg Chief God is going to rip him into a million pieces!”
“I just hope he doesn’t take his anger out on us innocents...”
Filled with fear, everyone started to pray inwardly.
“What do we do now, everyone?”
“What else can we do? Nothing!”
“Now that things have reached such a pass, we can only pin our hopes on Master!”
“Please watch over us, Master...”
Puhaman and the others were also incredibly alarmed and panic-stricken, but they were more nervous and uneasy than terrified in comparison. They knew that their master was very strong and that he was even stronger than a Great Perfection deity.
However, they had no idea exactly how strong he was and whether or not he could rival a Chief God—this was exactly what they were uneasy about.
“Is Master a Chief God or not?”
Puhaman and the others were constantly wondering to themselves.
“You sure came really quickly. As expected of a Chief God!”
Meng Lei slowly raised his head. The corners of his lips curled upward slightly into a smile as he gazed at the muscular entity currently unleashing his fearsome aura without any restraints.
“A Chief God divine core is a fragment of a Heart of The Existential Plane. In some sense, those that become Chief Gods by refining Chief God divine cores can also be considered an existential plane’s master,” Moro’s voice sounded in Meng Lei’s mind as he said, “And in their own existential plane, a Chief God will naturally be able to manipulate Power of Existential Plane to teleport to places.”
“Indeed!”
Meng Lei nodded slightly in response. He didn’t know where the Nidhogg Colossal Dragon Gods’ base was, but he surmised that it must be a great distance of at least several hundred, or a thousand, light years away from where they currently were.
Yet the Nidhogg Chief God had hurried over in just the short span of a few minutes. From this, one could tell just how fast his traveling speed had been!
“Who... was the one that killed my child?”
A voice imbued with boundless awe-inspiring might rang out. It wasn’t loud and even sounded very calm and peaceful, but in spite of that, no one could muster any thoughts of putting up any resistance at all.
This was... The sound of a Chief God!
The most powerful sound in the universe!
Chapter 391: Taking On A Chief God, Death Deserved
“It’s... It’s just as expected!”
“The Nidhogg Chief God has descended!”
“He’s here for revenge!”
“He’ll kill this bastard!”
After they heard those powerful words spoken with absolute authority, the deities went into utter silence as fear overcame them.
The pressure coming from the aura was too frightening. It was as if innumerable metric tons of force were pressing onto their hearts. Now, they could not even lift their heads and could only prostrate on the ground.
“Who... killed my child?”
The colossal Nidhogg Chief God spoke once again. His voice was like deafening claps of thunder that blasted into everyone, leaving behind painful, buzzing noises in their ears.
“I killed him!”
Meng Lei soared up into the sky and came face to face with the Nidhogg Chief God. He sized up this existence far above, who ruled the heavens and earth, with some interest.
A Chief God!
The king among gods!
That was the supreme existence standing at the top of the pyramid, and it was Meng Lei’s first-ever meeting with one.
“How bold to kill my child! Die!” The Nidhogg Chief God had no expression as he swung his hand.
Boom!
A gigantic palm made of colorful light beams appeared in thin air, crashing down with destructive might toward Meng Lei. The terrifying aura and incomparable speed it gave off seemed to be crushing Meng Lei into dust in no time.
“Oh no!”
The area this palm covered was too large. Meng Lei was in the center of the palm, while all the other deities, city guards, and even the entire Coiling Dragon Mountain Range was within range. If this strike landed, everyone... would die!
Survival was absolutely impossible!
Survive?
It was the most foolish thing to think about
when a Chief God attacked.
“It’s over! We’re dead meat!”
“I knew it would come to this. The collateral kills beneath a Chief God’s fury was nothing to him! This goddamn bastard, I’m going to die because of him!”
“I won’t let you off even if I have become a ghost!”
Desperation filled the hearts of the deities, while their hate for Meng Lei had never been higher. If they could turn back time, they would definitely take out Meng Lei’s grandfather when he was nine years old.
“So this is a Chief God?”
“It’s simply unrivaled!”
“Are we going to die?”
“Master! You must hold him off!”
Puhaman and the rest were equally desperate. In the face of such a powerful attack, they realized that they were as weak as tofu that could become squashed into pieces. Their only hope of survival was their Master, Meng Lei.
“Kill me?”
Meng Lei looked relaxed as if the attack was nothing. The strike was created from a high-end Power of Existential Plane that was highly destructive.
Even Great Perfection deities would become heavily injured from the strike. As for ordinary deities, they would simply disintegrate.
That was known as the Power of Chief Gods—the combination of divine power and high-end Power of Existential Plane to morph into a new form of power of divinity. The main reason Chief Gods were unrivaled was due to the high-end Power of Existential Plane.
High-end existential planes were too vast and almost boundless. One could imagine the power level of the Power of Existential Plane they could generate.
It was a pity, after all. When facing such an attack, Meng Lei still did not make the slightest attempt to avoid it. He stood his ground. Before the gigantic palm struck his head, Meng Lei used his fingers as a sword and swiped up gently.
Slash!
The vibrant gigantic palm was slashed from the middle into half. The two halves of the palm continued smashing down toward the two sides.
Boom!
Many deities were within range of the two halves of the gigantic palms. They were crushed into a bloody mist, unsurprisingly.
Only Puhaman and the rest who were standing beside Meng Lei and some deities who were closer survived the attack. Their horror-stricken faces were ghastly pale.
“Interesting.”
The Nidhogg Chief God squinted his eyes. The strike just now was not his best, but with his power level as a lesser Chief God, even a Great Perfection deity would not be able to resist it. However, he did not expect the fellow in front of him to deal with it with ease...
The Nidhogg Chief God asked with a cold voice, “Who are you exactly? There’s no expert like you that I know of in the Earth Divine Realm, other Divine Realms, or in the Celestial Realm.”
“Who I am isn’t important!”
Meng Lei shook his head lightly.
“Agreed!” The Nidhogg Chief God replied aloofly. “Your fate was sealed at the moment you killed Venus. I shall vanquish your soul!”
As he finished his sentence, the Nidhogg Chief God blasted off a punch. Instantly, a ten-meter large colorful fist shot out as it smashed toward Meng Lei.
The Nidhogg Chief God used 80% of his power on this blow. The air in its path was instantly engulfed in a dark tunnel, and the gigantic fist came as if it had teleported.
“These boring moves again!”
Meng Lei shook his head slightly and responded with a casual punch—an invisible punch meeting the destructive colorful punch.
Boom!
The two fists collided, and a terrifying might exploded, sending tidal shockwaves across the vicinity like a tsunami.
The remaining deities were unlucky.
Spurt!
Spurt!
Spurt!
Anywhere the shockwaves passed through, crackling sounds of exploding heads followed. Deities exploded one by one as if a road roller was rolling over a watermelon field.
Other than Puhaman and those protected by Meng Lei, the remaining deities turned into a bloody mist in that brief moment. Not a single one survived.
“D-dead? All... dead?”
Puhaman and the rest were in a protective shield as they watched the deities burst into clouds of bloody mist. They swallowed hard, scared witless.
Indeed, scared witless.
All the lively deities just now were dead, sacrificing for the battle between their master and the Chief God.
How tragic!
He’s caught another one?
The Nidhogg Chief God broke into a frown. If the first attack had been understandably blocked, he could not believe that the second one, which he had used 80% power on, had been caught with ease as well.
“You’re a Chief God?”
The Nidhogg Chief God glared at Meng Lei with his razor-sharp eyes as if he was trying to see through all his secrets. “You assimilated that Chief God divine core in the Great Pompeii Desert, didn’t you? No! That’s not right!
“That Chief God divine core was only just born. Even if you obtained it, you could never assimilate it in such a short period! Or maybe...”
The Nidhogg Chief God thought of another possibility—a Supreme Great Perfection deity.
Supreme Great Perfection deity—a Great Perfection deity who comprehended the supreme laws of nature and a deep prowess in it.
This type of Great Perfection deity could surely match a Chief God.
“Chief God?”
Puhaman and the rest heard the term, and expressions of joy followed.
“Our Master is a Chief God! He really is a Chief God! I knew it, if our Master can kill Great Perfection deities, how can he not be a Chief God?”
“Hahaha, Master is a Chief God as well...”
“He’s a Chief God?”
Emery Philmore gazed at the back of Meng Lei. His mind was buzzing with only one thought.
He’s a Chief God!
“It doesn’t matter whether I’m a Chief God or not!” Meng Lei held his hands behind his back. “What’s important is that I am fully capable of matching your power. Hence, since your son dared to provoke me, he got the death he deserved!”
The Nidhogg Chief God changed his previous remark. “Provoking a Supreme Great Perfection deity, he got what he deserved indeed!”
Chapter 392: Mining Divinity Crystals, A Surprise Attack
A Chief God... was not to be humiliated.
That was the consensus among all deities. It was not just because Chief Gods were the most powerful beings in the universe—they represented the status of the highest order.
As for Supreme Great Perfection deities, the only existences that could rival Chief Gods and enjoyed the same status, they were secretly regarded to be superior over Chief Gods among the deities.
After all, the deities were somewhat indignant toward Chief Gods, who were the lucky few. Everything that they possessed currently was all due to luck.
The Supreme Great Perfection deities were completely different. They ground their way toward the power they possessed with their talent and hard work, proving their capabilities.
Hence, a Supreme Great Perfection deity... was not to be humiliated even more.
Provoking a Chief God... deserved death!
Provoking a Supreme Great Perfection deity... deserved death even more so.
The Nidhogg Chief God understood this point very well. Thus after guessing that Meng Lei might be a Supreme Great Perfection deity, his attitude took a 180-degree turn.
“Provoking a Supreme Great Perfection deity, he got what he deserved indeed!”
With that said, he turned around. He knew that he was only a lesser Chief God who could not harm a Supreme Great Perfection deity. Rather than humiliating himself, he would prefer to retreat for now.
A Chief God thought highly of their pride.
Meng Lei gazed at him from the back and did not say anything else. Though he was not afraid of the Nidhogg Chief God, he was not confident that he c
ould kill him.
Moreover, in his own existential plane, a Chief God could utilize the Power of Existential Plane, making them extremely difficult to kill.
Since that was the case, Meng Lei did not obstruct the departure.
“He’s gone!”
“The Nidhogg Chief God has descended!”
“Master has won! He’s won!”
“Hooray! Long live our Master!”
“Long live our Master...”
As they watched the Nidhogg Chief God leave, Puhaman and the others were delirious with joy. They surrounded Meng Lei and cheered in pure excitement.
At this moment, they were the most euphoric ones. If their Master was a Chief God, it meant that they could cozy up to someone powerful enough to do whatever they wanted.
Who wouldn’t be jubilant?
Who wouldn’t be euphoric?
Who wouldn’t be worked up over it?
“Go now, recover the divine cores and carcasses. I shall begin the extraction of this mine,” Meng Lei said dispassionately.
“Yes, Master!”
Puhaman and the others complied, and they worked to collect the divine cores and dead bodies.
Other than them, the rest of the deities had not survived.
Although most deities were crushed to powder or turned into a bloody mist, their divine cores and spatial rings were intact.
These were all treasures.
“Next up, this Divinity Crystal mine!”
Meng Lei gazed at the undulating mountains with a shrewd glint in his eyes. A mine with a reserve of a trillion tons, which possibly contained 10,000 trillion Divinity Crystals.
,000 trillion!
That was an enormous sum of wealth.
As long as he extracted all of these Divinity Crystals, he could buy credit for two supreme laws of nature and become an existence comparable to a higher Chief God!
A higher Chief God...
The more Meng Lei thought about it, the more agitated he became. His divine cognition spread out instantly and shrouded the entire Coiling Dragon Mountain Range, continuing beneath the ground.
It continued all the way 300,000 feet underground before Meng Lei finally detected the presence of Divinity Crystals. He immediately activated an Innate Special Ability—Teleportation.
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