Picking Up Attributes From Today

by Stayrr

In Heaven’s Vault Continent, Colossal Dragons, Titans, Beast People, Fairies, Magical Beasts, and other races reign supreme! Humans are treated like s*aves and lowlifes, while Dragon People act all high and mighty and consider themselves nobility! However, a new addition will rock the boat and overturn the status quo! His name is Meng Lei, and he is a human from Earth that trans

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Chapter 33: An Overwhelming Crush of Others' IQ, Fourth-Grade Magician

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Nine basketball-sized thunder balls floated around Meng Lei and gave off dazzling and resplendent silver light, making Meng Lei look like a Thunder God from the heavens!

"Instant release!!"

The teachers jumped to their feet all at once as they looked at Meng Lei and the nine thunder balls floating around him in great astonishment!

"Instant release of a First-Grade Spell!"

"How did he manage to do that?"

"He's just a Third-Grade Magician, isn't he?!"

Disbelief filled all the teachers' eyes!

A high-level Magician was able to instantly release low-grade spells because their powerful spiritual power could totally complete the setup and arrangement of magic elements in an instant, thereby completing the discharge of low-grade spells.

To put it simply, this was using a high level of skill to do low-level tasks, or the strong bullying the weak!

Just like first-grade math!

To a first-grader, addition and subtraction of two-digit numbers were very difficult, so it was necessary for them to take their time to calculate. However, to a student in a higher grade, this couldn't get any easier!

Release of magic was naturally a lot tougher than addition, subtraction, division, and multiplication. However, the logic was more or less the same. High-level Magicians could instantly release low-grade spells of a certain level. In fact, Saint Domain Magicians could instantly complete even high-grade spells!

However, Meng Lei was just a Third-Grade Magician!

Yet he could already instantly release First-Grade Spells?

"Normally, Magicians can instantly release four low-grade spells!"

There was a deep dark look in Dirk Norway's eyes as he said, "One needs to be at least a Fifth-Grade Magician if they want to instantly release First-Grade Spells. Meng Lei has evidently already broken this established law!"

All the teachers nodded one after another.

At the other side...

"Go!"

Meng Lei let out a low shout and pointed in the distance!

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!

Three thunder balls sliced through the air and instantly shot toward Aardman!

"Thinking of injuring me with just a mere First-Grade Spell?"

Aardman sneered and said, "I don't even need to dodge them!"

Boom!

The three thunder balls collided against Aardman and exploded with a boom!

Crackle, crackle!

Countless electric currents ran helter-skelter and wreaked havoc on Aardman's body. He let out a cold snort and said, "Oh great genius, is that all you've got?"

Meng Lei smiled in response. Then, his fingers tapped the air a few times in succession. Thunder balls crashed toward Aardman one after another and exploded like bombs, completely burying Aardman in them!

"I've told you, First-Grade Spells can't deal me any damage!"

Aardman stood where he was and allowed the electric currents to wreak havoc on his body at will. With a mocking expression, he said, "You'd better use high-grade spells instead. Otherwise, you won't have a chance at beating me at all!"

Meng Lei let out a laugh. An abnormal glint flashed across the bottom of his eyes, and he replied, "Since you're looking forward to that so much, how can I disappoint you, right?"

He had only just spoken when he started to chant a spell incantation at high speed. Upon being summoned, the electric currents snaking all over Aardman swiftly converged and grouped together!

"That's..."

Aardman's expression changed upon sensing the abnormalities taking place on his body. The electric currents surging around him swiftly came together to form several chains. As though ropes, the chains bound and confined him completely!

"Unravel!" Aardman roared furiously and struggled fiercely.

However, little did he expect that not only was he unable to struggle free of the electric chains, but the shocks from the electric chains even numbed his limbs and made him weak and powerless!

"Third-Grade Spell, Thunderbolt Chain!"

Horatio, the teacher in charge of the Thunder-Element Course, sprung to his feet. He said, "You can release Thunderbolt Chain like that, too? Genius! He's truly a genius!"

"Using a bunch of thunder balls to bomb Aardman and numb his senses. Then, at the same time as he becomes numb and lets down his guard, making use of the Thunder Elements on his body to form a higher-grade Thunderbolt Chain to trap Aardman!"

Dirk Norway took a breath and said, "What a shrewd scheme! I'd thought that that child's Thunder Balls were meaningless in the beginning. Little did I expect that there would be great use to them!

"They total exactly 18 thunder balls, which just so happens to be the amount of Thunder Elements that releasing a round of Thunderbolt Chain requires!"

Class 2's Thunder-Element teacher was full of marvel as he said, "That little guy had already calculated all of this from the beginning. The whole battle is within his plans!"

"Does having great magic talent add to one's intelligence, too?"

All the other teachers didn't know what to say anymore. This was just a simple showdown, yet Meng Lei had shown them what an "overwhelming crush of other people's IQ" was!

Now, that was infuriating!

Not only did he have great magic talent, but he was even so intelligent. How were other people supposed to live with themselves now?

"He has great talent, and he's also very smart!"

"That child has a very promising future!"

"IQ... Sigh, in this aspect, Dragon People are certainly slightly inferior to humans!"

The battle had already ended by this point. After he was bound by the Thunderbolt Chain, Aardman couldn't free himself for the time being at all!

Meng Lei took advantage of this period of time to quickly chant an incantation. The Thunder Elements in the surroundings, upon being beckoned, quickly formed a long spear—it was the Third-Grade Spell, Thunderbolt Javelin!

"Bastard! C'mon, unravel!"

Aardman tried desperately to struggle free, but it was to no avail!

In the end, the Thunderbolt Javelin took form and pressed against his throat!

"You've lost!" said Meng Lei calmly.

"I..."

Aardman's face flushed red, yet he couldn't say a single word in response. He certainly did have a body that was comparable to a Fourth-Grade Warrior's, but should he suffer a blow from the Thunderbolt Javelin, even if he didn't die, he would no doubt still be maimed!

This battle... He had indeed lost!

With a wave, Meng Lei withdrew the Thunderbolt Javelin, and the Thunderbolt Chains shackled around Aardman. Then, he held out his right palm, the meaning behind his action self-evident!

"Since I had dared to make a bet, then I will concede defeat!"

Aardman looked livid as he chucked the magic crystal card at Meng Lei. He said, "Don't get too ahead of yourself, though. My loss this time was because I had taken the enemy lightly and let down my guard. I'll defeat you for sure the next time!"

"As long as you have the money, I'm willing to take you up on it anytime!"

Meng Lei smiled lightly and returned to the corner.

"What the! Old bro, you're too amazing!"

The fatty and Daniel's eyes were full of little stars, and the way they looked at Meng Lei was full of awe and idolization. Not only had he become a Third-Grade Magician, but he had even defeated Aardman!

There was only one word to describe this—impressive!!

"This is nothing," replied Meng Lei with a smile.

He didn't take all of this to heart at all. With both his lifetimes put together, he was already in his 30s. What was there to boast about defeating a 15 to 16-year-old junior high school student?!

"Old bro, aren't you too calm about this?"

The fatty and Daniel were rather speechless. After successfully showing off such a great deal in front of so many people, anyone would be abnormally worked up. Yet Meng Lei was so absurdly calm!

"Am I?"

Meng Lei rolled his eyes.

"Yes!"

The two of them nodded simultaneously.

"Fine! Actually, I'm not calm at all deep down. In fact, I even kind of want to laugh!" replied Meng Lei in resignation.

"Oh, so you're pretending to be calm!"

"I knew it!"

Meng Lei indeed wanted to laugh, but it wasn't because he had managed to show off a lot. Rather, it was because he had won 10,000 gold coins. If he were to use them to redeem Stat Attribute Points, it would be enough for him to do a significant upgrade!

One must know that after these three months of cowardly maturing, two of his attributes had already reached their breakthrough points. He only needed to make a small redemption, and they would be able to cross over into a new stage!

Host: Meng Lei

Race: Human

Wealth: 25,187 gold coins

Physical Body Constitution: Third-Grade Warrior (619/1,000)

Spirit: Third-Grade Magician (966/1,000)

Magic Power: Third-Grade Magician (927/1,000)

Spell(s): Some increase

Battle Skills: Battle Peak Chant, Rock-Crushing Palm, Earth-Rending Cleave

His spirit was 966 points!

His magic power was 927 points!

He needed only 3574=109 Attribute Points, and he would be able to cross over into the ranks of Fourth-Grade Magicians! And 109 Attribute Points needed only 1,090 gold coins!

"System, redeem 35 Spirit Points, and 74 Magic Power Points!"

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Chapter 34: Gold-Medal Fighters, Earning Money Like One Is Committing Robbery

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"Ding! Redemption successful. Congratulations to the host for becoming a Fourth-Grade Magician!"

Wisps of magic power formed out of thin air and flooded Meng Lei's body, making him feel extremely relaxed and comfortable. His mind became unprecedentedly clear and bright, his state of mind was full of vigor, and he was full of spirit!

It felt fantastic!

"Old bro, why is your face suddenly so rosy?"

Upon sensing Meng Lei's transformation, Hart couldn't help but look bewildered.

"Hehe, I thought of something happy!"

Meng Lei chuckled and checked his personal stats!

Wealth: 24,097 gold coins

Physical Body Constitution: Third-Grade Warrior (619/1,000)

Spirit: Fourth-Grade Magician (1,001/2,000)

Magic Power: Fourth-Grade Magician (1,001/2,000)

Both my spiritual power and magic power reserves have reached the Fourth-Grade Magician level. I need only to master fourth-grade spells, and I'll become a real Fourth-Grade Magician!

It hasn't even been five months since I came to this world, and I've already broken through to the Fourth-Grade Magician level! A cultivation speed like mine can probably be considered unprecedented, right?

Rather pleased with himself, Meng Lei was full of anticipation for the future!

However! My physical body constitution is lagging behind somewhat!

Physical body constitution!

This had always been Meng Lei's strong suit and was also the attribute that was the easiest to pick up. However, Meng Lei had been staying inside the academy the whole time during the last three months. Thus, he rarely got to pick up physical body constitution light balls.

His physical body constitution had fallen behind just like that!

Looks like I have to head to places like the warrior academies, beast colosseums, and battle arenas more often when I have the time so that I can improve my physical body constitution as quickly as possible!

In Meng Lei's considerations, the body had always been a human Magician's weakness and was something that opponents easily took advantage of. In comparison, Dragon People Magicians that inherited the dragon race's bloodline were much stronger!

As such, Dragon People Magicians held an overwhelming advantage among Magicians of the same grade. Meng Lei didn't want to lose to those Dragon People of the same grade as him!

Thus, he needed to improve his physical body constitution as soon as possible!

"Damn! It's my turn!"

Just as Meng Lei was quietly making his own plans, the little fatty suddenly let out a low howl and interrupted Meng Lei's contemplation. It was now Hart's turn to be assessed!

"Go, Fatty, you can do it!"

Meng Lei patted him on the shoulder and added with a smile, "If both of you can successfully pass the exam, it'll be my treat tonight! Let's go out of the school to have a good meal!"

"Okay!"

Hart nodded heavily and strode toward the teachers.

"Fatty, go for it!"

Daniel held his fists up and cheered for the little fatty.

The results of Hart's assessment came out in no time.

His spiritual power had increased by 28 points, and he successfully passed the test!

His magic power reserves were comparable to a Third-Grade Magician's, and he successfully passed the test!

During the spell release segment, Hart used three types of spells—Water Mirror, a water-elemental spell, Wind Guardian, a wind-elemental spell, and Giant Rock, an earth-elemental spell. These also successfully passed the test!

"Haha, I passed!"

Hart scurried over to Meng Lei, so excited that he was almost jumping up and down. He was simply too overwhelmed! One must know that as of now, he and Meng Lei were the only ones that had made the mark! How could he not be worked up?

"Impressive, kid!" praised Meng Lei, who was also very astonished. Then, he said, "You've actually reached Third-Grade Magician level for all your elements when you're cultivating three types of elements at the same time? Aren't you too good at pretending?"

The look in Meng Lei's eyes was rather hostile. He felt like the little fatty had duped him!

"Hehe, how can I compare to you?"

Hart scratched his head and said, "I was initiated into magic at the age of 5, and it has already been close to two years since I had started to officially learn and study magic. I can't compare to you at all, old bro!"

Meng Lei was rendered speechless. As expected, with comparison came frustration. Children from Magical Beast Village had to spend all the savings their families had just to take part in the magic assessment, yet Hart had already been initiated into magic at the age of 5. This was truly...

The mid-term examination was still ongoing!

In the next hour and a little more, the remaining students completed their assessment one after the other. However, the results were unpromising—including Meng Lei and Hart, only a measly seven people met the mark!

These seven people included Meng Lei, Hart, Daniel, Meng Lei's housemate Abbe, Tanna Airam from the Frost Kingdom, a human commoner, and a Dragon Person commoner!

All of the other 42 people... were completely wiped out!

This outcome infuriated their head teacher, Dirk Norway, and he gave the whole class a terrible scolding. Even their senior and class guide, Jenny, wasn't spared!

After the examination was over, Meng Lei, Hart, and Daniel went out of school together. They headed to the best restaurant nearby, intending to have a good celebration!

After the three of them got a private dining room, Meng Lei tossed the menu over to Hart and Daniel, and said with a smile, "Feel free to order whatever you'd like to eat. It's my treat today!"

"Hehe, I know you've earned a big sum of money today, old bro, so we won't stand on ceremony with you!

"We'll start with a serving of Stir-Fried Golden-Armored Lizard Meat!"

"And a Poached Blood Mantis next!"

"Magical Whale Liver With Preserved Vegetables sounds pretty good too!"

"And this! Stir-Fried Ice Toad!"

"Spicy Jade-Heart Bird is my favorite!"

The corners of Meng Lei's mouth spasmed non-stop upon hearing Hart's and Daniel's continuous food orders.

Damn you, a dish alone costs almost 100 gold coins. Are the two of you trying to bankrupt me?

However, what he had said, and the posturing that he had done, must be completed, even if he had to swallow his tears while doing it!

"Big Brother Colin, us brothers congratulate you for your 20 consecutive victories in the arena and successfully leveling up to a Silver-Medal Fighter!"

"Not at all, not at all. It's all just luck! Luck, haha!"

"Say, Big Brother Colin, you're already a Silver-Medal Fighter now, so your appearance fee must be very high, right?"

"It's just ordinary! Just 10,000 gold coins per session!"

"10,000 gold coins per session?"

"Damn! Big Brother Colin, you're seriously too impressive!"

"At this rate, with dozens of sessions more, the riches you accumulate will be enough for you to buy a plot of land and become an overlord yourself!"

"Hahaha, it's all just luck..."

Sounds of conversation suddenly drifted over from the neighboring private room and attracted Meng Lei's attention. He asked, "Silver-Medal Fighter?"

He had heard of the battle arena. Together with the beast colosseum, they were two of the capital city's biggest entertainment spots. They were highly popular and received great support from the nobility and the wealthy. It was an activity similar to illegal underground fighting!

Fighters battled ferociously in the arena for customers' viewing pleasure and betting. It was a kind of entertainment filled with blood and violence, and was passionate and feral!

Although the arena enjoyed extreme popularity in the Fire Dragon Kingdom and even the whole empire, as a decent and proper person, Meng Lei instinctively rejected something like that.

As such, he didn't bother to understand how it worked.

However, what Meng Lei didn't expect was that fighters could actually earn that much. A Silver-Medal Fighter's appearance fee actually went as high as 10,000 gold coins!

,000 gold coins!

If he were to use that to redeem Stat Attribute Points, he could get a whole 1,000 points!

That was 1,000 Attribute Points into his account with just one session!

It was tons faster than picking up light balls and meditation!

"Even the amount of 10,000 gold coins is considered low!"

After Hart was done ordering, he said cheerfully, "What's high is the Gold-Medal Fighters' appearance fee! Which one of their appearance fees doesn't start from tens of thousands of gold coins?"

"Is it that exaggerated?!"

Meng Lei's eyes were already widened big and round!

"Every Gold-Medal Fighter is the arena's goose that lays golden eggs. Their appearance fee isn't something that a Silver-Medal Fighter's can compare with!"

Daniel also added with a smile, "Each and every one of those fellows enjoy considerably high popularity and have an enormous fan base. Earning money is just like committing robbery for them!"

"So, there are groupies here too!"

"Groupies?"

"Nah, it's nothing! Since it's so easy for fighters to earn money, how does one become one?"

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Chapter 35: Expensive Magic Cores, Rich Magicians

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Having lived two lifetimes, Meng Lei knew very well the importance of being diligent!

Meng Lei had indeed been very hardworking ever since he had come to Fire Dragon Magic Academy. He listened seriously in class, studied spells intensively after class, and meditated non-stop at night!

Of course, Meng Lei didn't forget to use the system, either. Simply just picking up items... couldn't satisfy him anymore. Meng Lei wanted the system to work at maximum efficiency!

Gold coins can be used to redeem Stat Attribute Points!

I can start from this aspect. It's just that buying "credit"... requires gold coins after all!

And here came the problem—where was he going to get the gold coins from?

Now, this was where earning money came into play!

Meng Lei had also thought of earning money—loads and loads of them—in the past.

Be a plagiarist and publish entertainment works? Become a real estate developer? Set up the Internet? Sell weapon munitions?

Ha! Just take a bath and go to bed!

These highly lucrative professions on Earth didn't work at all in Heaven's Vault Continent. Over the long course of time, Heaven's Vault Continent had already formed its own unique trade model. Earth's ways didn't work here!

In that case, what kind of professions were there in Heaven's Vault Continent?

The steadiest, and most popular, was to buy plots of land to make it one's territory!

As long as one had sufficient funds, anyone could buy a plot of unowned land and become an area's overlord. The commoners, Magical Beasts, mines, forests, and rivers within the territory... All of these were the overlord's property!

To sum it up into one sentence, the overlord was the local emperor of the territory!

Next were the magic device manufacturing industry, magic core industry, gold-mining industry, slave trading industry, battle arenas, beast colosseums, and so on!

These industries were extremely lucrative and had created a great number of giant chambers of commerce and tycoons. Take the magic device manufacturing industry, for example. Magic devices were just like Earth's cell phones, computers, televisions, electrical lightings, cars... Their penetration rate reached deep into tens of thousands of households, and the industry could be said to produce extravagant profits!

The magic core industry was also very lucrative!

This was because an overwhelming majority of magic devices' energy source was... exactly magic cores. Magic cores were like the fossil oils of Earth. Just think of those tycoons in Dubai, and one would know whether dealing in magic cores was lucrative or not!

The other professions didn't need much elaboration. Each and every one of them was an industry that brought in huge profits. Meng Lei often daydreamed about how awesome it would be if he also had a chamber of commerce and could monopolize an industry.

It probably wouldn't take even a few days for him to become a Saint Domain?

It was just a shame that his daydreams might be beautiful, but reality was just too brutal!

The current him was purely just a plebeian. He didn't even have anything to his name, much less a chamber of commerce. Wishing of vast wealth and marrying a beautiful and rich woman? Dream on, stinky plebeian!

What was he to do?

Doing business and whatnot was too distant a concept for him. Choosing a proper job seemed more reliable. For example, becoming a fighter?

"Becoming a fighter isn't hard. As long as you have the battle capabilities of a Fifth-Grade Warrior or a Fourth-Grade Magician, you'll be able to join the arena and become a fighter!"

Hart chuckled and added, "However, it's very dangerous to be a fighter. In order to ensure the realness and viewing quality of the battle, the battles between fighters are real, actual battles to the death. No one shows any mercy at all!"

"Indeed, although being a fighter can earn you a lot of money, it is a high-risk job!" Daniel shook his head and said, "Because they frequently hover over the boundary between life and death, the mortality rate of fighters is extremely high. It is very rare for anyone to survive till the end! Thus, it really isn't easy to earn this money!"

"Old bro, it can't be that you're thinking of becoming a fighter, right?" asked the little fatty with a merry laugh, as he raised his eyebrows and looked at Meng Lei.

"It sounds very dangerous, but it really does earn you a lot!" replied Meng Lei ambiguously with a smile.

He neither admitted to it nor denied it. However, he was weighing the pros and cons inwardly.

"Old bro, you're a noble Magician, you know. How can you lower your own status to become a fighter or whatever?"

Hart rolled his eyes and added, "Although one can qualify to be a fighter after they become a Fourth-Grade Magician, go and ask around—in the huge arena, how many magician fighters are there?"

"Aren't there any?"

Meng Lei was stunned!

"Only very, very few!"

A smiling Daniel shook his head and said, "The Magician is a noble and honorable job class, and also one where money comes very quickly. I don't know if you've heard this saying or not, but it goes like this, 'The richest people in Heaven's Vault Continent are not the kings, but the Magicians'!

"Although this is just said in jest, it also indirectly shows that it is indeed very easy for a Magician to earn money if they want to. At least, it is much easier for them than fighters of the same grade!"

"Money... comes to Magicians very quickly?"

Meng Lei's eyes widened dramatically, his expression one of bewilderment!

"Of course!"

As though this was natural and right, Hart went on and said, "As Magicians are rare, they receive a lot of support from all parties. Manufacturing magic devices, drawing magic circles, mining magic cores, manufacturing magic scrolls—which of these doesn't require Magicians? And which of these isn't lucrative?

"Putting the others aside and just taking the mining of magic cores, for example, do you know how much the acquisition value of a single magic core is?"

Meng Lei shook his head.

"All the magic cores on the market now are sold at clearly marked prices!"

Hart continued the introduction of the magic cores and said, "Low-grade magic cores aren't worth much, and range from dozens to a few hundred gold coins. Mid-grade magic cores go slightly higher and range from a few thousand to ten thousand gold coins!

"But the ones that are truly valuable are the high-grade magic cores!

"The price of a single seventh-grade magic core starts at 100,000 gold coins!

"The value of an eighth-grade magic core is ten times that of a seventh-grade one, and starts at 1,000,000 gold coins!

"As for ninth-grade magic cores?

"Hurhur, sorry, but they are priceless despite having a market for them!

"I remember that the Lawson Auction House auctioned off a ninth-grade magic core—a Great Earth Bear's magic core—half a year ago. Do you know how much it ended at?"

"Ten million gold coins?" asked Meng Lei tentatively.

"Wrong! It ended at the whopping price of 37.8 million gold coins!"

A smiling Hart continued and said, "A great Ninth-Grade Earth Magician won this particular magic core in the end! Tsk, tsk, Ninth-Grade Magicians are truly wealthy. That's nearly 40 million gold coins, and yet he doesn't even bat a single eyelid!"

"Damn, he's too rich!"

Meng Lei's eyes practically bore right into Hart upon hearing what he had said, and his features became distorted from his envy. If only he was that rich!

"Hurhur, that's nothing!"

With a shake of his head, Hart smiled and added, "During the annual magic conference, Magicians would buy and sell among themselves. Transactions easily go up to millions, even ten million, gold coins. Now, that's what you call rich!"

"Rich! Really too rich!" Meng Lei licked his chapped lips and said, "What a pity that I'm just a pauper! I'm probably the poorest Magician in this world?"

"Hehe, don't say that, old bro!"

Hart chuckled and said, "You may not have any money now, but you have great magic talent. When you become a high-level Magician, you can go to the Magical Beast Forest and casually hunt a Magical Beast or two. Isn't that the same as picking up money?"

"High-level Magician?" Meng Lei sighed and added, "I'd need to become at least a Seventh-Grade Magician before that would work!"

"I believe that with your talent, it won't take you more than a few years!"

"Yes, you've already become a Third-Grade Magician within a short three months. Is becoming a Seventh-Grade Magician that far off?"

"Good day, sirs. May I know if we can serve the food now?"

"Serve it, serve it! I'm already hungry!"

Delicious food was then laid out on the table. Meng Lei was chewing on his food, but his mind was on how he could earn money. Classes were still in progress now, so going to the Magical Beast Forest to hunt Magical Beasts was evidently not a practical option. He couldn't possibly leave the academy to go to the Magical Beast Forest!

Since that was the case, then being a fighter seemed like a pretty good option!

Firstly, there were a lot of people in the arena, and battles also took place often. The chances of picking up dropped items would definitely be high, so Meng Lei could totally pick up dropped items to his heart's content and upgrade himself!

Secondly, he could earn money!

Fighters' appearance fees were seriously too high. Should he exchange all of the appearance fees into Attribute Points, it would speed up Meng Lei's upgrade tremendously!

This could be said to be killing two birds with one stone!

It is certainly a bit riskier! But compared to the rewards received, this bit of risk is worth taking!

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Chapter 36: The Battle For The Title Of King of Fighters, Becoming A Fighter

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The mid-term examination brought about a huge influence!

Or at least, that was Meng Lei's opinion.

This was because the atmosphere in the academy had completely changed!

The usually laughing and bantering Dragon People nobility had disappeared, the indolent and romantic young masters and playboys were gone, and the couples hiding in the corners were also missing in action.

The number of loafers in the school had decreased, the number of people listening in class had increased, and the training grounds were packed with people!

A mid-term examination had miraculously turned around the atmosphere in the academy. The first-year students' transformation, in particular, was especially dramatic. It was a complete change from their previous indolence, as though they had suddenly woken up to reality!

After morning classes ended, Meng Lei left the academy and headed to the capital city's biggest battle arena—Flame Arena.

Flame Arena was located in the east of the city and situated in a prosperous area where the rich and the noble congregated. It was a considerable distance from Fire Dragon Magic Academy. Meng Lei flagged down a magic cab and headed there in the carriage.

The magic cab driver observed Meng Lei's countenance and asked carefully, "Lord Magician, are you heading to Flame Arena to watch tonight's battle for the title of King of Fighters?"

Meng Lei was wearing a magician robe and was evidently a noble magician. He wasn't someone whom a driver like him could casually strike up a conversation with, but if he could get acquainted with Meng Lei, it would definitely be a positive thing!

"Battle for the title of King of Fighters?"

Meng Lei was mildly stunned.

"You don't know about it?"

The driver found this rather strange. He said, "The annual King of Fighters battle is a grand and spectacular competition famous throughout the capital city. Everyone, from peddlers and servants all the way to high-ranking officials and the nobility, knows about it!"

"I've been staying in the academy all this time, so I haven't heard about it!" Meng Lei said with a smile, "Why don't you tell me about the King of Fighters battle?"

"Alright!"

As the driver explained, Meng Lei finally understood what it was all about.

The King of Fighters!

That was the strongest Gold-Medal Fighter in the battle arena!

After an intense year-long tussle, a king among all the fighters would emerge from the Flame Arena, and he was known as... The King of Fighters!

In the King of Fighters battle, this year's King of Fighters would challenge the King of Fighters that had won the previous year's King of Fighters battle. This was a battle between kings and was also Flame Arena's most exciting battle of the year. Somewhat similar to the NBA finals and the World Cup finals, its influence reached far and wide, and was highly popular and received great support from the nobles!

In the magic cab driver's words, all the noblemen or tycoons that loved battle tournaments would watch the King of Fighters battle taking place tonight. Tickets had even gone as high as several tens of thousands of gold coins per ticket!

I didn't think that I would actually run into a competition like this!

Meng Lei secretly shook his head.

It's just that the tickets are too expensive. At tens of thousands of gold coins per ticket, I can't afford that!

Meng Lei had initially wanted to join the fun, but all he could do now was only to think about it. He wasn't that big of a millionaire yet!

He arrived at Flame Arena an hour later.

The massive Flame Arena was somewhat similar to the stadiums and theaters on Earth. It was a grand and magnificent building that occupied an extremely big plot of land and formed the shape of a lick of flame. It shone a dazzling fiery red everywhere and gave off a blood-boiling and fiery, passionate feeling!

At that moment, it was already packed with people outside Flame Arena. There were Dragon People nobility decked out in gold and jewels, big-bellied wealthy tycoons and overlords, fashionable and sexy noblewomen and ladies...

Human traffic flowed ceaselessly, and people moved constantly!

People's voices were loud and went on without pause!

"How lively!"

Meng Lei had been just an ordinary employee in his past life. As he had needed to support his family, he had rarely taken part in large-scale activities. However, he did know what the train stations during the spring festival looked like!

The scenery outside the arena at this moment could totally give the spring festival a run for its money!

Meng Lei went along with the human traffic flow and reached the grand entrance, where the strict guards on duty stopped him. One of them said, "Lord Magician, please go to the ticket booth on the right to purchase a ticket first!"

Meng Lei shook his head and replied, "I'm not here to watch the King of Fighters battle. I'd like to join Flame Arena and become a fighter!"

"Huh?"

The guard looked Meng Lei up and down, mildly startled. Join the battle arena? Now, that was rare! Very few Magicians were willing to become fighters!

"Sir, you're not joking?"

"No, I'm not!" replied Meng Lei with a shake of his head.

"Please wait for a moment, sir!"

The guard immediately gave a few instructions to his companion behind him, and then said to Meng Lei, "Lord Magician, please follow me!"

Meng Lei followed the guard into Flame Arena. They turned a few corners to the left and the right as they walked before they finally came to an office. The guard knocked on the door and entered. After a while, he came back out again.

"Lord Magician, Master Uno invites you in!"

"Alright!"

The moment Meng Lei entered the office, he saw a calm and collected elderly man dressed in rich brocades seated on the chair. The elderly man looked at Meng Lei with a scrutinizing gaze!

"Little fellow, so you're the one that wants to become a fighter?"

Uno looked Meng Lei up and down, his brows slightly drawing together. Meng Lei was seriously too young. He was the very picture of a little brat that hadn't grown up at all. He was already a Fourth-Grade Magician at such a young age?

He must be joking, right?

"Yes!"

Meng Lei nodded slightly.

"Flame Arena welcomes any expert to join!" Uno's voice was calm and detached as he said, "However, you should be aware of our rules. Only Fifth-Grade Warriors or Fourth-Grade Magicians and above are qualified to join. You're so young, so you probably..."

He didn't continue, but it was evident what he meant—he was clearly dubious about Meng Lei's battle capabilities. In fact, Uno was even wondering if the little fellow in front of him had come up with this idea in a moment of folly because he didn't have the money to watch tonight's King of Fighters battle.

After all, the arena's fighters could watch the King of Fighters battle from the inside!

Meng Lei let out a laugh. He didn't bother saying any superfluous rubbish but began to lightly chant a magic incantation instead. The Thunder Elements in the surroundings began to swiftly gather, and then they formed two long spinning spears!

Each spear was three meters long and an inch thick. They spun at high speed, as though two high-speed electric drills with electric currents twining around them, and gave off a terrifying might that made one's heart palpitate!

"Fourth-Grade Spell, Spinning Lightning Drill!"

Uno got up from the chair and stared at the two lightning drills in front of him. Astonishment filled his eyes, and he said, "You're really a Fourth-Grade Magician? So it's I whose eyes had failed him!"

He was someone who had seen a lot of the world. He calmed down very quickly, and with a joyous expression, said, "Since you can use Fourth-Grade Spells, then you're undoubtedly a Fourth-Grade Magician. You are absolutely qualified to become one of our Flame Arena's fighters!"

"It's fine as long as I can!" Meng Lei breathed a sigh of relief and asked, "Do I need to go through any procedures?"

"Yes, there are necessary procedures, of course!" Uno added with a smile, "I'll go through the procedures' specific requirements with you first. You can consider and make your decision again thereafter. If there are no issues, then we can sign the contract after that!"

"Sure!"

Meng Lei nodded.

"How do I address you?"

"Meng Lei!"

"My young friend Meng Lei, as this is the first time you're joining our Flame Arena, you can only start out from the lowest grade, a One-Star Bronze Fighter. This is a compulsory rule that nobody can change!"

"No problem!"

"A Bronze Fighter needs to fight at least 10 battles a month!

"And a One-Star Bronze Fighter's appearance fee is 1,000 gold coins per session!

"If you win three battles in a row, you can level up to a Two-Star Bronze Fighter!

"A Two-Star Bronze Fighter's appearance fee is 2,000 gold coins per session!

"If you win six battles in a row, you can level up to a Three-Star Bronze Fighter!

"A Three-Star Bronze Fighter's appearance fee is 3,000 gold coins per session!"

"These are the requirements and appearance fees!

"There are also other benefits other than that!

"For example, after you become our Flame Arena's fighter, you'll be under the Flame Arena's protection. Under circumstances where the empire's constitution or the kingdom's laws aren't violated, the arena has the authority to ensure a fighter's life and wealth security!

"Another example is, after you become a Four-Star Bronze Fighter..."

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Chapter 37: Royal Technique, Fire Dragon Manual

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After exchanging some words, Meng Lei felt that the Flame Arena's benefits were really good. The appearance fee was relatively high, and the protection mechanism was very sound!

Its only weakness was that it was extremely dangerous!

Once he stepped into the ring, it would be a real battle of life and death!

Weapons hurt people easily in a battle, and nobody could guarantee that there would be no accidents. This had resulted in a very high mortality rate for fighters!

Hence, it was not easy earning money from this!

"Little friend Meng Lei, if you think these requirements are okay, sign this contract!"

Uno prepared a contract and handed it to Meng Lei. After Meng Lei had read it carefully and confirmed that there were no problems, he decisively put down his signature!

Since he had made his decision, he would not hesitate!

"The contract is in effect!"

After watching Meng Lei sign the contract, Uno stretched out his right hand and said, "Brother Meng Lei, welcome to Flame Arena. From now on, you will be a member of our arena!"

Uno was very happy. The Flame Arena had more than 10,000 fighters of various types, but the number of magician fighters did not exceed the fingers on his hands!

Magician fighters were too rare!

In order to recruit magician fighters, the Flame Arena not only lowered its standards but also promised huge profits. Unfortunately, the Magician profession was an honorable one and made money easily. Who would want to surrender their status to be a precarious fighter?

Magician fighters had always been a scarce resource!

Therefore, Uno was overjoyed after he recruited the Magician Meng Lei!

"Brother Meng Lei, this is your identity badge. With this badge, you can enter and exit Flame Arena freely. Also, you can watch any match in Flame Arena for free!

"Of course, including tonight's King of Fighters battle!"

"This is a part of the benefits!?"

"Hehe, the fighters are part of the arena's staff, so they have the right to watch the fights!"

"That's great!" Meng Lei nodded slightly. "Master Uno, I wonder if I can familiarize myself with the arena?"

"Of course!"

Uno smiled slightly and called a service staff. He then said with a smile, "Brother Meng Lei, this is our arena service staff, Mary. Let her show you around!"

"Well then, thank you, Master Uno!"

Meng Lei smiled and thanked him before he left the office!

When the two walked away, Uno beckoned someone to his side!

"Investigate his background. I want to know everything about him!"

"Yes, sir!"

Mary had a pair of fluffy cat ears, which looked very cute as they moved around. She also had a beautiful fluffy tail, a unique symbol of cat people!

With her leading the way, Meng Lei wandered around Flame Arena. The huge fighting arena contained distinct levels. The largest and most luxurious facilities were the fighting arenas themselves!

"Flame Arena has 31 arenas of various types, including 20 bronze arenas, 10 silver arenas, and 1 golden arena!

"The area of each arena is amazing, and it can accommodate 100,000 spectators at any time. An arena is divided into the ring and the viewing platform!

"The viewing platform is divided into VIP boxes and the fighter viewing platform..."

Mary was very talkative, enthusiastic, and patient in her explanation. After walking and looking around, Meng Lei had a general understanding of Flame Arena!

Finally, Meng Lei came to the golden arena where the King of Fighters battle would be held tonight—the Flaming Ring of Life and Death!

As the only golden arena in Flame Arena, the Flaming Ring of Life and Death was much larger than any gymnasium on Earth. It was in the shape of a pillar, very much like Rome's Colosseum on Earth!

The ring was at the bottom, surrounded by the spectator stands!

Presently, the spectator stands at the Flaming Ring of Life and Death were already filled with people. The nobles, wealthy merchants, and ladies from the capital city were talking enthusiastically about tonight's King of Fighters battle!

The waiters in the arena walked through the stands, serving wine and water, and delivering desserts and dried fruits. The huge golden arena was full of voices and looked very lively!

Although the King of Fighters battle had not yet started, the atmosphere in the arena had already reached a frenzy!

Meng Lei appeared on the fighter viewing platform!

This was the area where fighters watched the battle. It was higher than the ordinary spectator stands but lower than the VIP boxes. It was located in the middle of the viewing platform and was meant for the arena's staff to view the battles!

"Eh? There is someone new here?"

The fighter viewing area was already full of fighters. They were slightly surprised when they saw the unexpected arrival of Meng Lei. His young age made it even more surprising!

Meng Lei nodded casually and found a place to sit down. He did not know any of the fighters here, and there was no need to!

No one was certain who they would meet in the arena. By then, they would be fierce rivals!

It was completely unnecessary to befriend enemies. Their statuses meant that there could be no real friendship between fighters!

Meng Lei was right!

There was indeed no friendship between fighters!

Although the fighters were very familiar with each other and understood each other's strength, level, tricks, fighting habits, etc., they were not friends with each other!

To understand each other was just to know your enemy better so that they can improve their chances of winning!

Some of the fighters' gazes flickered as they stared at Meng Lei carefully, trying to see through all his secrets. Most of them were One-Star or Two-Star Bronze Fighters!

Meng Lei was a newcomer, and they were likely to meet him in future battles. Hence, they had to study him carefully!

Meng Lei didn't know what these fighters were thinking. He looked into the distance as though he was paying attention to the ring. In fact, he was counting today's gains!

Ever since he had left the academy until rushing to Flame Arena and sitting here to watch the battles, he had not had a moment of rest!

After leaving the academy, the system's cue sound had not stopped ringing. This meant that Meng Lei had been picking non-stop, especially in Flame Arena, where the pick-up rate was higher!

Among the light balls he picked up, most of them were physical body constitution light balls, followed by gold coin light balls. Magical power light balls and spell light balls were relatively rare!

What surprised Meng Lei were the spirit light balls and the battle skill light balls. Perhaps because the King of Fighters battle was about to take place today, people were very excited, and hence these two types of light balls were surprisingly common!

In just one afternoon, Meng Lei's spiritual power had increased by more than 100 points, and he had picked up six battle skills and a... Battle Aura Technique!

Battle Aura Technique, this is a rare item!

Meng Lei immediately went through the Battle Aura Technique named Fire Dragon Manual and was stunned!

What a stroke of luck!

After browsing the information in his mind, Meng Lei was left with a dumbfounded expression.

This item turns out to be a Battle Aura Technique of the Fire Dragon Kingdom's royal family. Only Dragon People with fire dragon bloodlines are qualified to practice!

The royal family—the race that controlled the Fire Dragon Kingdom!

After tens of thousands of years of reproduction, the royal family of Fire Dragon Kingdom had plenty and diverse members, including pureblood Fire Dragons, mixed-blood Dragon People, and mixed-blood Dragon Beasts!

There were only a few pureblood Fire Dragons, and the most numerous were the mixed-blood dragons. The Dragon People consisted nearly 99.99% of the royal family's population!

Although most of them had diluted bloodlines and were the sort that lazed around, they were, after all, members of the royal family!

They were all qualified to cultivate the Fire Dragon Manual.

As for other people, no matter how high their status was, how much their wealth they had, and how noble their bloodlines were, they were not qualified to cultivate the Fire Dragon Manual!

Here's the problem!

I am not of the Fire Dragon bloodline!

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Chapter 38: Oden The King Of Fighters, Battling The Giant Spiritual God

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As the cultivation technique used by Fire Dragon Kingdom royalty, the Fire Dragon Manual was no doubt a top-notch Battle Aura Technique. When cultivated to a level of great mastery, one could go straight up to the pinnacle of ninth-grade!

This was a priceless treasure that no amount of money could buy!

However, what frustrated Meng Lei was that he couldn't cultivate this godly secret technique as he didn't have any Fire Dragon blood in him!

Fire Dragon Manual can purify the Fire Dragon bloodline in the cultivator's body, such that the dragon blood inside them becomes purer and more refined. When cultivated to a level of great mastery, they would be able to transform into a Fire Colossal Dragon!

As part of the Colossal Dragon race, not only did the Fire Colossal Dragons possess a strong and powerful body, but they were also born with the ability to manipulate flames and had extremely powerful combat abilities. They were an existence far above the rest of Heaven's Vault Continent's lifeforms and were a synonym for great power and fearsomeness!

If he could, of course Meng Lei would like to cultivate it, but...

Nevermind! I'll think of something in the future!

If I really can't come up with any solution, then I can only sell it. Turning it into gold coins is also a great option!

While he was certainly frustrated about it, he had to admit that his rewards from this afternoon were indeed impressive. His Physical Body Constitution had increased by more than 200 points, the number of gold coins he had had increased by more than 1,000, and his Spiritual Power had increased by more than 100 points!

He had even obtained six battle skills and the Fire Dragon Manual!

After adding everything up, the frustration in Meng Lei's heart was swept clean. He secretly rejoiced that the decision he had made today was simply too wise! His battle capabilities had visibly improved, how awesome was that!

Bong, bong, bong!

At that moment, three loud and resonant gongs suddenly rang out. A few dazzling rays of light shone down from the ceiling and converged at the fighting ring underneath. The ring, which was made out of gold, reflected a brilliant golden light at once!

The light was glorious and resplendent, brilliant and dazzling!

"What the! A fighting ring made out of gold!"

Meng Lei's eyes narrowed slightly as he received a huge shock. The ring was very big, easily more than 20 meters long and wide, and three to four meters high. Standing erect in the battleground, it was totally a block of gold!

If that were to be divided into gold coins, just how many would it amount to?

Meng Lei's eyes practically bore right into it, wishing beyond belief that he could straight up take the entire fighting ring and keep it. Just how many Attribute Points would he be able to redeem with that?!

"Dear guests!

"Esteemed guests and friends!

"Good evening, everybody!

"I am Heidi Glenna, your host for tonight's King of Fighters battle! On behalf of Flame Arena, let me welcome you!"

A clear and melodious voice rang out, and the beautiful form of a woman floated down from the ceiling. With a hot and sexy figure and snowy white wings, she was as though a holy and pure angel from the divine kingdom of light. She was the host for tonight!

A Swan-Woman?

Meng Lei's eyes widened dramatically. A Swan-Person was just like a Cat-Person—both of them belonged to the Beast People race. This was the first time Meng Lei had ever seen a Swan-Person. He couldn't help but be astounded by their beauty!

"She's so beautiful. No wonder Swan-People are said to be one of the most beautiful races in Heaven's Vault Continent. Those looks... They really make one's blood boil with excitement!"

"The annual King of Fighters battle shall take place tonight. At this greatly anticipated moment, please allow me to formally introduce tonight's battle contestants to everyone!

"They are, respectively, this year's newly-promoted King of Fighters...

"...Oden Flit!"

Whoosh!

A ray of golden light cascaded from above and shone upon a corner of the ring. A small raised platform entered everyone's sight, and on it stood a big and tall, strong, and muscular figure!

He was 2.4 meters tall and had bulging muscles!

He had a single fiery red horn on his head and a pair of fiery red wings on his back!

Fiery red scaly armor covered his body, and a long fiery red tail grew from his bottom!

His body was a brilliant fiery red all over, as though a flaming giant!

He was the newly-promoted King of Fighters—Oden Flit, a Fire Dragon Person with terrifying battle capabilities!

"Oden!!!"

"Oden!!!"

"Oden!!!"

"The King of Fighters!!!"

"The King of Fighters!!!"

"The King of Fighters!!!"

Upon seeing Oden Flit's appearance, loud deafening cheers resounded in the entire arena at once. Several big-bellied noblemen waved their arms and shouted hysterically, while several sexy and beautiful young ladies blushed and became extremely excited!

Horrifying waves of cheers rang out louder than the previous, almost flipping off the ceiling. The on-site atmosphere was close to exploding!

That guy sure is popular!

Meng Lei rubbed his ears that had become numb from the reverberations, somewhat in disbelief. He didn't expect that this Fire Dragon Person named Oden Flit would actually be so popular.

One must know that the people who were able to be present here today weren't like those fervent fans on Earth that chased after young and fresh stars. Rather, they were officials that held authority and power, nobility with high social status, and extremely wealthy tycoons!

These people were akin to celebrities and people from high society on Earth, yet they were actually also groupies and were even so frenzied and unbridled in being one. This was something completely out of Meng Lei's expectations!

No, wait, Oden Flit... Flit?

Isn't that a royal surname?

Could that guy also be royalty?

A Fire Dragon Person! Flit! Could he really be royalty!?

Meng Lei was astonished!

Fighters!

They might look like they were living the life, but they were ultimately meant for people's viewing pleasure!

In the eyes of the nobility, who had high status and social standing, fighters were ultimately a cheap and lowly occupation. None of the nobility would be willing to be a fighter and become a toy for people's viewing pleasure!

Much less royalty?

As the royal race in control of Fire Dragon Kingdom, Fire Colossal Dragon blood flowed through the royalty's veins. They thought of their bloodline as noble and refined, and their status as venerable. Who among them would be willing to become a fighter?

However, very evidently, that was what Oden Flit had done!

Now, that was pretty inconceivable!

What Meng Lei didn't know was that Oden's immense popularity was the result of the term "King of Fighters". Before he had become a King of Fighters, what Oden had welcomed weren't cheers and acclamations, but disdain and mockery.

Unlike regular fighters, the term "King of Fighters" represented the king among the fighters and symbolized great strength and power.

The nobility might be full of disdain toward fighters, but they idolized the Kings of Fighters!

Before Oden had become a King of Fighters, people mocked him, and the royalty despised him. However, after he became a King of Fighters, everything changed.

That was a King of Fighters' charm!

It was also the most direct reflection of how the strong were the most revered in Heaven's Vault Continent!

"As everyone knows, our newly-promoted King of Fighters has royal blood in him. The noble and refined Fire Dragon blood flows within him. This is also the reason why King of Fighters Oden possesses superbly strong battle capabilities!"

Heidi Glenna's voice was loud and clear. She said, "These few years, ever since he joined Flame Arena, Oden has pressed on with a crushing force, won every single battle he was in, and successfully stood out from the rest to take the throne of the King of Fighters in the end!

"This is Oden's victory!

"And also the royal bloodline's victory!

"Let us wish for Oden's happiness, and hope that he can continue his winning streak in the King of Fighters battle coming up! And hope that he can create another miracle and another legend!"

"Oden!"

"Oden!"

"Oden!"

"As for the other contestant tonight, I'm sure everyone is already very familiar with who he is. He once held the King of Fighters position for three successive terms, won the King of Fighters battles thrice in a row, and even achieved brilliant results in the King of Fighters battle organized by the empire this year!

"He is our Giant Spiritual God—Nicolas Austin!"

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Chapter 39: The Battle Is Set, Fire Dragon Bloodline

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He was more than four meters tall, and was a bronze color throughout!

The muscles all over his body intertwined and bulged like rocks!

His eyes were bright and piercing, and he held a mace in his hand!

He wore a suit of golden armor and had a horned Viking helmet on his head!

He was the King of Fighters that had held the title for three terms straight—Nicolas Austin, the Giant Spiritual God!

"All of our guests should be aware that our Giant Spiritual God has Ancient Giant blood in him. He has herculean strength and was once the winner of the King of Fighters title for three years straight. He even fought with all his might against powerful opponents in the Emperor of Fighters battle organized by the empire this year, and achieved an impressive third place!"

The host's voice overflowed with passion and resounded throughout the sky above the ring. She said, "Today, we shall look forward to seeing whether Nicolas can overcome his opponent to achieve victory, and continue his King of Fighters legend!"

"Giant Spiritual God!!!"

"Giant Spiritual God!!!"

"Giant Spiritual God!!!"

As though deafening claps of thunder, even more fanatical cheers erupted with a boom and engulfed the Flaming Ring of Life And Death. The reverberations made the audience's eardrums hurt, causing their ears to hum and making them dizzy!

As the winner of three King of Fighters terms, Nicolas the Giant Spiritual God enjoyed immense popularity. It was something that the newly-promoted King of Fighters Oden couldn't compare with, despite having royalty blood in him!

"And now, let us hand the ring over to the two Kings of Fighters!"

The host flapped her snowy white wings and slowly left the ring. Then, Oden and Nicolas, who were standing on the small raised platforms, moved simultaneously!

With a flap of his wings, Oden turned into a beam of fiery red light and arrived in the ring in an instant. He moved swiftly and as quick as lightning, arousing scream after scream from the audience!

Roar!!!

Nicolas let out a furious roar and stepped onto the platform with one foot. With a dull and thunderous boom, the platform cracked and fell apart. Nicolas' big and tall form leaped high into the air and landed on the ring!

"Victory for Oden!!!"

"Victory for the Giant Spiritual God!!!"

In this instant, the cheers and screams in the arena reached their pinnacle. People screamed and shouted excitedly as though they had gone mad!

Madness! Truly madness! Looks like fervent fans exist in every world. Eh? That's...

Meng Lei noticed light balls dropping one after another from the crazed, fervent fans. Judging from the color, these light balls were mostly spirit light balls.

Could it be that people easily drop spirit light balls when they are excited?

Meng Lei was secretly astonished. However, he didn't stay idle. He turned and left the fighters' viewing gallery, went down the safety passage, and quietly came to the stands.

Fighters were the arena's internal staff. Hence, apart from being unable to enter the VIP rooms, they could freely enter any area in the arena.

"Ding! Assimilation successful. Host's Spirit 5!"

"Ding! Assimilation successful. Host's Spirit 7!"

Meng Lei collected dropped light balls without a moment's pause as he walked about the stands.

Hehe, how marvelous! I was really right to come to the arena!

Whoosh!

Just as Meng Lei collected his light balls, the cheers throughout the arena came to a sudden stop, as though someone had pressed the pause button. Meng Lei lifted his head and took a look. As it turned out, the battle between the Kings of Fighters had begun!

Magic shields rose into the air. The two Kings of Fighters gazed at each other from afar, sparks flying everywhere!

"Nicolas, I'm going to end your path of glory!"

Oden flapped his wings, his form suspended in mid-air. His voice was cold and emotionless like a blade, and there was an icy glint in his eyes.

"Shamelessly boastful little fellow, I hope your fists are half as tough as your mouth!" scoffed Nicolas as he sneered at him, his countenance full of disdain.

"Die!!!"

With a roar, Oden swooped down and struck out with his fist!

"Good job coming here!"

Boom!

As though meteors crashing into Earth, Oden and Nicolas clashed against each other forcefully. Within the booming thunderclap-like sounds of collision, the two of them went back and forth as they clashed intensely.

Every punch connected with flesh!

There was no holding back!

"Oden! Oden! Oden!"

"Giant Spiritual God! Giant Spiritual God! Giant Spiritual God!"

The audience in the arena were crazed as they shouted and cheered desperately!

One is a Dragon Person with Fire Dragon blood in him and part of royalty!

The other is a demi-giant with Ancient Giant blood in him!

This is truly like Mars ramming into Earth—a clash of the powerful!

Meng Lei stopped collecting light balls and watched the ring with bright and sparkling eyes, which were full of envy. As Kings of Fighters, Oden and Nicolas were definitely Ninth-Grade Warriors!

Ninth-grade!

That was a special domain!

This was because it was only one step away from reaching the Saint Domain!

The Saint Domain!

An existence far above!

An existence that transcended life and death!

An existence that controlled the heavens and earth!

It was a great and noble existence that truly stood at the pinnacle of all lifeforms!

Apart from this, ninth-grade also represented extremely strong and powerful battle capabilities!

Looking at the entire Fire Dragon Kingdom, Sixth-Grade and Seventh-Grade Warriors emerged in an endless stream. For Dragon People with even the least bit of purity in their bloodlines, even if they didn't cultivate much, they would still become comparable to a Sixth-Grade or Seventh-Grade Warrior when they came of age!

In comparison, there were relatively fewer Eighth-Grade Warriors. It was impossible for one to reach a level like this just by relying on their bloodline. One could only reach this level by cultivating diligently.

As for Ninth-Grade Warriors, the numbers were even fewer!

There might not even be a single person that could attain ninth-grade among 10,000 Dragon People!

Thus, every Ninth-Grade Warrior enjoyed an illustrious social status. Those that were willing to become fighters for people's viewing pleasure... There were even fewer of them!

This might also be another reason why Oden and Nicolas were so popular!

Boom, boom, boom!

The intense battle in the ring had already turned white-hot. Oden, the Fire Dragon Person, transformed into a fiery beam of light and raised his speed and physical strength to their maximum, leaving afterimages everywhere in the ring!

On the other hand, Nicolas the Giant Spiritual God's speed was evidently not on par with Oden's. However, he was like a massive mountain. No matter how Oden blasted and bombarded him, he remained firm and unmoving!

Everyone could tell by this point of the battle.

Oden had high speed, and his attacks were swift and forceful!

Nicolas' defense and physical strength were a notch higher!

One was fast, while the other was strong!

One could land strikes on his opponent, but couldn't deal a fatal blow!

The other had stronger physical strength, but he was ultimately always slower by half a beat!

It can't be that this stalemate is going to continue like this?

Meng Lei was secretly rendered speechless. The audience was also dissatisfied with the battle situation in the ring. They cheered and shouted even more desperately, hoping that the contestant they supported could defeat the other party and emerge victorious.

"Kid, do you only know how to scurry about madly like a mouse?"

Nicolas swung his mace, though it missed its target every time. He goaded, "Fight head-on with me if you have the capability to! You can't defeat me just by fleeing about willfully!"

"Hmph!"

Oden was furious, yet there was nothing he could do. He was ultimately still too young and hadn't been able to develop his body to perfection. In terms of physical strength, he lost to Nicolas!

If I can cultivate Fire Dragon Manual to a level of great mastery, I'd be able to smack him to death with just one hand. What a shame!

Oden was rather regretful and ended up spacing out slightly.

However, how could a battle between experts brook even a moment's distraction?

Right in that split second, the experienced Nicolas seized the opportunity and swung his mace down. Oden barely managed to duck in a moment of desperation, but it was in this instant that Nicolas' heavy fist came smashing down.

Oden wasn't that lucky this time!

Boom!

The iron fist struck Oden heavily. With a terrible cry, Oden was thrown backward as blood spurted madly from his mouth!

"Lose!"

Nicolas was unforgiving upon gaining momentum. His attacks crashed down upon Oden like a hurricane. Within horrifying sounds of collision, Oden went smashing down and landed on the ground like a fallen leaf in the wind.

An uproar went through the crowd, and then the whole place instantly quietened!

The audience stared at the arena in a daze, all of them somewhat unable to recover from their astonishment.

The battle had still been equally matched in strength the previous moment!

Yet now a great change had suddenly taken place the next moment!

Oden... had lost?

Boom!

After a brief silence, Nicolas' supporters erupted into tremendous cheers, while Oden's supporters cursed and swore, unable to accept the outcome.

"The results are out. The Fire Dragon Person has lost!"

Meng Lei shook his head and sighed. Then, he got up and walked toward the ring. He remarked, "After suffering so many punches, probably even all the sh*t in Oden has probably been punched out of him?"

Meng Lei didn't know whether or not Oden's sh*t had been punched out of him, but what he did see was that in the instant when Nicolas' punch threw out Oden, a shining blood-red light ball had dropped from him!

Oden was a Ninth-Grade Warrior. The light balls he dropped would probably be exceptional, right? Alright, he'd better hurry and pick it up!

"Ding! Assimilation successful. Congratulations to the host for obtaining the Fire Dragon bloodline!"

"What!?"

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Chapter 40: Modifying One's Body, Transforming Into A Dragon For The First Time

I've οbtained the Fire Dragon bloodline?

Meng Lei looked absolutely bewildered. Previously, when he had picked up the Fire Dragon Manual, he had even found it a white elephant. After all, he couldn't practice it, so what use was there to it, no matter how impressive it was?

Alright!

He had still been frustrated the last second, and then he immediately picked up the Fire Dragon bloodline the next second? Wasn't this kinda ridiculous?

However! I may have picked it up, but it's not like they can force me to assimilate it if I don't want to, isn't it?

With that in mind, Meng Lei was just about to communicate with the system when a bunch of crimson flames unexpectedly appeared in his body. Then, they separated into countless sections and turned into innumerable tiny fire dragons. These fire dragons instantly darted into all his limbs and bones, fusing with every single inch of his blood and flesh!

Boom!

As though a barrel of petroleum set on fire, Meng Lei felt a piercing and acute wave of pain coming from within his body and assaulting his senses madly. A muffled grunt escaped Meng Lei, and he almost let out a tragic cry.

W-what's going on?!

Meng Lei was terribly shocked by this sudden turn of events. He forced himself to endure the severe pain in his body and ran to the nearest restroom.

A bout of crimson red flames emerged from within his body the instant he entered the restroom. It scorched his body and burned his clothes, turning him straight into a man on fire!

Under the blazing flames, his clothes didn't even last a few seconds before they were reduced to ashes. Meng Lei's whole body became exposed to the air at once!

Through the crimson flames, one could clearly see blue veins bulging against Meng Lei's skin surface. His muscles were trembling, his bones were shaking, and wisps of black smoke were coming out of him!

"Ahhh!"

Meng Lei cried out in pain and agony. He felt like his whole body was about to be ripped apart. Violent spasms went through him. He had never once imagined that this was how extreme pain would feel like. It was truly utter misery, where one could neither live nor die!

While he was being assaulted by great pain, Meng Lei wasn't aware that his body was currently undergoing a miraculous change. As the small and light flames burned his body, everything, be it his bones, meridians, skin, or blood, was going through changes that ordinary people would find hard to even imagine!

Every single cell!

Every inch of his blood and flesh!

Every single bone!

All of them were being reborn in the flames!

In his dazed state, an earth-shattering roar resounded. A hologram of a Fire Dragon covered from head to toe in fiery red scaly armor, and as though fully cast from solid metal, floated in the air behind Meng Lei. It roared into the heavens as it flapped its wings!

Splurt!

Splurt!

In the instant that the Fire Dragon hologram appeared, the sounds of blades piercing through flesh rang out, and fiery red bloodstained scales began to pop up one by one on the surface of Meng Lei's body!

On both of his arms and both of his legs!

On his chest and his abdomen!

On his back and his buttocks!

In the blink of an eye, the fiery red scales had spread and covered every part of Meng Lei, making him look as though a monster covered in scales!

However, it wasn't over yet!

Splurt!

Yet another soft pop rang out. Behind him, a long, thick, and muscular dragon tail grew from where his buttocks were. Fiery red scaly armor covered the tail, which was covered in blood. It looked evil and sinister and reeked of blood!

At the same time, two bamboo shoot-like objects also grew from his forehead. They were sharp-tipped and red, seeming as if they were going to pierce through the heavens!

These were a pair of dragon horns!

Fiery red dragon scales!

Fiery red dragon horns!

A fiery red dragon tail!

The changes finally came to a halt at this point. The flames enveloping Meng Lei all over slowly extinguished. The acute pain also ebbed away like the tide. Meng Lei collapsed into a heap on the ground, gasping for air and panting heavily!

Sweat and blood covered the ground. It was as though Meng Lei was lying in a pool of blood. At this moment, Meng Lei didn't even feel like lifting a finger at all!

It hurt!

It hurt too much!

He felt as if he had gone to hell and back!

Even just thinking back to that feeling now gave him lingering fears. Meng Lei swore that he never wanted to experience it ever again!

Bam!

Someone pushed the restroom's doors open right at this moment, and a thin and frail figure walked in. Right away, he was badly frightened by the scene in front of him and let out an ear-piercing scream!

"Ahhh!"

"Stop screaming!"

A severe jolt went through Meng Lei. His form turned into an afterimage and appeared right in front of the person that had just walked in. He clapped his hand over his mouth in one swift motion, his movements so quick that it was completely in a different class from what it was before!

"Listen! Stop screaming!"

Meng Lei didn't want to be seen in such a pathetic state. He glared viciously at the person, signaling to him not to cause a commotion.

"L-let go of me! I won't scream!"

The person nodded tactfully, and actually calmed down very quickly.

"You'd better behave!"

After threatening him again, Meng Lei carefully released his hold on him. True enough, the person didn't scream anymore. Instead, he looked Meng Lei up and down before he asked in surprise, "You... Are you awakening your bloodline?"

"Awakening?"

Meng Lei was a little stunned. It was then that he realized that his body had undergone great changes. His arms, legs, abdomen... All of it was covered in a layer of fiery red scaly armor. A long dragon tail had even grown out of his buttocks behind him!

What the hell! Why have I turned into a Dragon Person!?

Meng Lei looked green around the gills. He had only just obtained the Fire Dragon bloodline the last moment, and now he had turned into a Dragon Person the next...

"B*stard system, who allowed you to assimilate it? Have you asked me for permission?!"

Meng Lei was so furious that he let loose a torrent of abuse!

However...

When he clenched his fists, explosive power filled his whole body from head to toe, as if he could destroy a mountain with just one punch!

When he jumped lightly, his body felt so light and buoyant, as if all of his weight was gone. It was as though most of gravity's pull on him had been canceled out, as though a layer of shackles on him had been removed!

My body... It's so strong!

Meng Lei couldn't help himself from glancing at his personal stats interface. And then, what he saw astonished him!

Host: Meng Lei

Race: Human (Contains Fire Dragon bloodline)

Wealth: 26,397 gold coins

Physical Body Constitution: Fifth-Grade Warrior (2,480/5,000)

Spirit: Fourth-Grade Magician (1,197/2,000)

Magic Power: Fifth-Grade Magician (2,023/5,000)

What the hell! That's such a big change!

His Physical Body Constitution had been 800 points previously, but it was 2,400 points now, and had increased by threefold!

His Magic Power had been 1,000 points previously, but it was 2,000 points now, and had increased by twofold!

What an exaggeration! This is simply too big of an exaggeration!

Is the Fire Dragon bloodline really that much of a mutant?!

Meng Lei found himself in disbelief, and his feelings of frustration slightly lessened.

"The body will go through a qualitative change when one is awakening their Dragon bloodline!" The person gazed at Meng Lei and added calmly, "It's absolutely normal for you to feel your power becoming stronger, and your body becoming lighter!"

"Alright!"

Meng Lei nodded. After taking in the sensations in detail, he directed his gaze at the person. It was then that he realized he actually knew the fellow in front of him.

"Abbe, how come you're here?"

The person that had entered the restroom was Abbe, Meng Lei's cold and distant housemate. Meng Lei's attention had been fully directed at the changes in his body just now, so he hadn't recognized him for a moment there, but he finally belatedly realized his identity now!

"You know me?"

Abbe was startled.

Meng Lei chuckled and replied somewhat dryly, "Hee! We see each other every day, so would you say whether I know you or not?"

"See each other every d— You're Meng Lei?"

Abbe's eyes widened, and he stared at Meng Lei in disbelief. "Why are you here? No, how come you could awaken the Dragon race's bloodline? Aren't you a human!?"

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Chapter 41: Fifth-Grade Warrior, New Plans

Abbe had had his attention on Meng Lei for a very long time now!

He had already heard of Meng Lei's great reputation before he had enrolled in the academy and knew that Meng Lei was the most gifted talent among this year's batch of new students.

When the two of them then became housemates, everything about Meng Lei couldn't escape Abbe's scrutiny all the more. After three months of observation, Abbe professed to be someone that knew Meng Lei very well. However, little did he expect that Meng Lei had actually still kept such a huge secret from him!

"Aren't you a human? How come you could awaken the Dragon bloodline?" Abbe stared hard at Meng Lei, his eyes full of perplexity. "Or have you always been a Dragon Person all along?"

"You're asking me? Who am I supposed to ask, then?"

Meng Lei held out his hands and added, "I was watching the King of Fighters battle just now when this suddenly happened. To be honest, I'm still in utter confusion right now!"

Abbe didn't doubt him. "Looks like you really have Dragon blood in you!"

Although a lot of Dragon People had awakened their Dragon bloodline at a young age, there was no lack of people like Meng Lei, who only awakened after maturing to a certain stage.

Meng Lei wasn't a special case!

"Perhaps, I guess!"

Meng Lei had complicated feelings about this. He wasn't going to tell Abbe the truth, of course. Even if he did, Abbe might not necessarily believe him, anyway. Assimilating the Dragon bloodline into his body?

Just the sound of it alone was ridiculous!

"Congrats!" said Abbe detachedly.

Then, he paid Meng Lei no further attention and went about his business in the restroom. Meng Lei walked over to the mirror and observed his current appearance.

He looked strange and was even covered from head to toe in blood. Meng Lei turned on the tap and started to clean himself.

That looks a lot more pleasant to the eye!

Except... Am I going to look like this from now on?

Meng Lei sighed. Even though the Fire Dragon bloodline brought him great power and strength, he simply couldn't find himself in a good mood the moment he thought of how he had turned into a monster!

He preferred his previous human appearance!

Meng Lei asked, "Abbe, is it impossible for me to return to how I looked previously?"

"Why do you want to return to what you looked like previously?" Abbe's puzzled voice drifted over from the cubicle. "In Fire Dragon Kingdom, everyone longs to have Dragon blood so that they can become an existence envied, respected, and feared by others! Additionally, what you've awakened is the Fire Dragon Kingdom's royal bloodline, which is even more extraordinary! Why would you want to return to what you looked like previously?"

"I look kinda strange now. I still prefer how I looked previously!" With a shake of his head, Meng Lei asked, "Tell me, is there any way to change it back?"

"I really don't understand what you're thinking!" replied Abbe with a shake of his head.

Nevertheless, he went on and said, "For Dragon People that awakened their bloodline at a later stage, their Dragon blood is ultimately comparatively less concentrated, so they aren't able to maintain a Dragon form for long. You'll return to your previous appearance when the energy in your body is fully expended!"

"Oh, I see!"

Realization dawned upon Meng Lei.

And true enough!

After a mere five minutes, Meng Lei felt an empty and hollow feeling coming from his body. The dragon scales on his body faded away swiftly like the tide, and in the blink of an eye, they had already disappeared cleanly!

His dragon tail and dragon bones also vanished along with them!

Meng Lei became smooth and clean, with not a single thread of clothing on him!

"I've turned back!

"Haha, I've turned back!

"This current look is much more pleasing to the eye after all!"

Right at that moment, Abbe walked out of the cubicle to see Meng Lei fully naked, and his eyes widened big and round at once.

What the f*ck! He's so big!

"Abbe, get me a set of clothes!"

Meng Lei returned to the Flaming Ring of Life And Death after getting dressed and exiting the restroom. The King of Fighters award ceremony was currently underway!

The King of Fighters battle had ended!

It concluded with the three-term King of Fighters, Nicolas the Giant Spiritual God, successfully defending his title. As the victor, he received the people's cheers and idolization, and his limelight was unparalleled for a while there!

On the other hand, as the loser, Odin Flit quietly left the Flaming Ring of Life And Death. In the upcoming period of at least a year, he would have to live with the loser's title!

No matter which world it was, people only remembered the victors, while the losers were destined to be forgotten and despised. Reality... was simply always this brutal!

"The victor is king, while the loser is the knave!"

Meng Lei didn't leave in a hurry. Instead, he continued to pick up attribute light balls that had dropped. After the Fire Dragon bloodline's accidental assimilation, both his physical body constitution and magic power reserves had reached fifth-grade!

On the contrary, his spiritual power was now lagging behind in the last place and was still at the fourth-grade level.

It was just nice that the arena was crowded, and the people there were mostly in a state of stimulation. He could pick up a few more spirit light balls during this period to compensate for the difference in his spiritual power!

It was already midnight by the time he returned to the academy!

After he cleaned himself up, Meng Lei didn't meditate like what he usually did but studied the Fire Dragon Manual instead. He intended to give the top-notch Battle Aura Technique a try.

What was that saying again? "If you can't beat them, then join them" or something?

Since he already had Dragon blood in him, then it would be too wasteful if he didn't cultivate the Fire Dragon Manual.

More than an hour later, when he felt that he was more or less done with studying it, Meng Lei attempted to practice the technique. Upon being guided, a mysterious energy current in him began to crawl slowly in his meridians, much like a snail!

It moved at a very slow speed!

However, Meng Lei was secretly rather excited!

According to the Fire Dragon Manual, that mysterious energy current was Fire Dragon Battle Aura. The fact that the Fire Dragon Battle Aura had begun to circulate in his body meant that he had already entered the Fire Dragon Manual's rudimentary stage!

This was a fantastic turn of events!

As long as I can cultivate the Fire Dragon Manual, I am confident that I can cultivate this battle aura technique to a level of great mastery!

Alright, I'll set a small goal first. For example, becoming a Ninth-Grade Warrior?

Meng Lei practiced the Fire Dragon Manual the whole night. After a night's cultivation, his Fire Dragon Battle Aura circulation speed had become a lot faster. It was quite a few times faster than what it had been when he had first started!

Fire Dragon Manual also proved itself worthy of being a cultivation method for the Fire Dragon royal family's use. After a night's cultivation, Meng Lei's Physical Body Constitution had actually increased by more than 40 points!

Now, that was pretty dramatic!

That was more than 40 points in a night!

In other words, it was indicative of more than 1,200 points in a month!

At this rate, he would need only two months to become a Sixth-Grade Warrior!

A Sixth-Grade Warrior!

That definitely wouldn't be weak anymore!

However! I can't possibly spend all my time cultivating the Fire Dragon Manual. I still have to meditate at night to increase my spiritual power and magic power reserves.

Should I do it in the afternoon instead?

No, that won't do. The afternoon is meant for picking up light balls!

How about... In the morning?

Alright, the morning it is, then!

I'm already more or less done with learning the basics of using magic. I only need to improve my spiritual power and my magic power reserves, and study even higher-grade spells from now on!

Magic classes... It doesn't matter whether I go for them or not!

Alright! I've happily made up my mind!

Cultivate the Fire Dragon Manual in the morning!

Pick up attributes in the afternoon!

Meditate at night!

His schedule for 24 hours a day had been adequately set!

He also needed to go to the Flame Arena, of course. The fact that Meng Lei had already become a fighter, and was required to fight at least 10 battles per month aside, just the huge number of attribute light balls available there alone already meant that he had to go there!

In the next three days, Meng Lei strictly implemented the plans he had previously set and carried out self-learning... No, it should be... self-refining instead!

Thus, he was absent for his magic classes in the morning. This greatly puzzled Mr. Horatio, the teacher in charge of teaching thunder-elemental magic. Meng Lei wasn't one to skip classes usually, so why hadn't he come for classes for three days in a row lately?

The students didn't know anything either when Horatio asked them about it. In the end, left with no other choice, Horatio could only directly report this matter to Meng Lei's head teacher!

Students were given a lot of freedom for classes in Fire Dragon Academy, so they could choose whether they wanted to attend them or not. Mr. Horatio definitely wouldn't care that much if others didn't attend classes, but Meng Lei was a different case!

He had very high hopes for Meng Lei and didn't wish for him to be remiss in his studies because of this.

"What? That little fellow hasn't come for classes for three days?"

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Chapter 42: Arthur Galen Battling A Tauren

Meng Lei didn't know that his head teacher had been informed about his absence from class. At this time, he had just finished his Fire Dragon Manual cultivation and was heading to Flame Arena alone!

Finally, he was going to have his first fight tonight!

"Ding! Dropped item detected. Will you pick it up?"

"Ding! Pickup successful. Host's Physical Body Constitution 2!"

"Ding! Dropped item detected. Will you pick it up?"

"Ding! Assimilation successful..."

This time, Meng Lei did not take the magic cab but traveled on foot. He had the entire afternoon for his journey.

There was no need to hurry. Thus, he was able to take advantage of his spare time to stroll around the lively areas and pick up attribute light balls!

Magic device markets, slave markets, magic core trading markets, mercenary halls, warrior academies...

He had a fruitful harvest along the way, and his gains were much better than performing meditation at night. His physical and spiritual power improved by more than 100 points, while his magic reserve was only slightly worse off!

Walking within the academy compound can increase magic reserves!

If you want to increase your physical body constitution, you still have to go outside!

At night, Bronze Arena No. 20 was already crowded!

As the bronze arena with the lowest specifications, Arena No. 20, be it its scale or decoration, could not be compared to the Flaming Ring of Life And Death, even its tickets were much cheaper!

Therefore, most of the spectators who came to the bronze arena to watch the matches were petty bourgeoisie, such as low ranking nobles, small-time businessmen, wealthy peasants, and so on. It was precisely because of the low prices that the number of spectators was the largest!

The seats in the huge Arena No. 20 were all full. The spectators nibbled melon seeds, drank beer, and boasted and bragged. They looked very happy. After a hard day of work, this place provided the best relief for them!

Bong, bong, bong!

Three beats of drums suddenly sounded, and the audience went quiet!

A dozen lights suddenly shone down, illuminating the ring below. There was a host wearing a formal suit standing on the stage, shouting loudly!

"Dear spectators and friends, good evening. Welcome to the Flaming Ring of Life And Death. I am tonight's host...

"I'll skip the idle chat. Let us invite the two fighters, who will give you a spectacular battle tonight, with warm applause!

"They are both Two-Star Bronze Fighters. Harrell the Raging Bull!"

The host's voice was loud and shrill. "As we all know, Harrell, the Raging Bull, was a newcomer who joined our Flame Arena last month. However, he already has a sterling record. He has battled 11 times and achieved an amazing result of 10 wins and 1 loss!

"Currently, Harrell has five consecutive victories. As long as he defeats his opponent tonight, he will achieve the great result of six consecutive victories and be promoted to become a Three-Star Fighter!

"Let us welcome him on stage with warm applause!"

"Moo—"

As soon as the host's voice landed, a loud and sonorous moo suddenly traveled over. A burly man with the head of a bull leaped into the ring under the bright lights!

He was 2.5 meters tall, with bulging muscles. He had two dark curved horns on his head, exuding an eerie chill!

"Moo—"

Harrell bulged his chest muscles and bellowed at the sky!

"Raging Bull!"

"Raging Bull!"

"Raging Bull!"

The audience was roused. They waved their arms and gave off a deafening cheer that shook the earth. The atmosphere was extremely explosive!

The host was very satisfied with the atmosphere. He made a downward pressing motion with his hands, and the cheers suddenly stopped.

"Our other fighter is even more mysterious. He is also a newcomer, and only became an honorable fighter three days ago! In other words, tonight is his first battle, his debut! Are you disappointed? Just a rookie, how can he compare up to our Raging Bull Harrell?"

The audience nodded and booed disdainfully. Newcomers had no rights and were not popular here. They were not into newcomers!

"You are making a mistake if you think this way!" The host's voice was loud and clear. "Although this fighter is a rookie, he is a special breed of fighter that is rarely seen in the Flame Arena, because..."

The host stretched his voice, and when the audience's curiosity was piqued, he shouted, "He is a noble... Magician!"

What?

Magician?

The audience went silent before erupting into a roar!

Magician fighter?

This was a rare sight!

The audience was fired up. The disappointment in their eyes was replaced by curiosity and anticipation!

To those high ranking nobles and officials, ordinary Magicians were nothing, but to these petty bourgeoisie and wealthy peasants, Magicians still had their pulling power!

Especially when the Flame Arena rules only permitted Fourth-Grade Magicians to become fighters!

It was extremely rare to watch a Fourth-Grade Magician battle!

Besides, magician fighters were rare, and having the good fortune to watch a magician fighter battle made their tickets worthwhile!

"Next, let us invite the noble Lord Magician, Master Arthur Galen, with warm applause!"

Crackle, crackle!

In the dark corner, a dazzling lightning bolt suddenly exploded. Amidst the sound of the blast, a young man bathed in lightning strode into the ring!

He wore a golden mask that covered his entire face. The lightning that surrounded him made him extremely mysterious and majestic, which was completely in line with a Magician's identity!

"Magician!"

"Magician!"

"Magician!"

Upon seeing Arthur Galen's grand entrance, the audience suddenly went into a frenzy, cheering excitedly!

"First, let me announce the rules of the fight!

"Our fights are fierce battles. The fight is only over when one party surrenders, admits defeat, becomes unconscious or dies!

"Are both of you clear on this?"

"Understood!"

"Okay!"

"Very good! I now announce that the match has officially started!"

Whoosh!

The audience instantly became quiet!

Countless unblinking eyes stared at the ring, full of expectation!

At the same time, in a VIP box in arena No. 20, Uno, the person in charge of the arena, stood in front of the French-styled windows, looking at Arthur Galen below, with an inexplicable expression!

"The top freshman of the Fire Dragon Magic Academy came to Flame Arena to be a fighter. What is this little fellow thinking?"

Uno felt a little uneasy. A genius Magician was nothing to him. What mattered was the Fire Dragon Magic Academy, which he came from!

He would be in trouble if Meng Lei perished here!

"Let's test his abilities first! If he can't make it, I'll have to find a way to drive him away!"

"Magician! Hmph, you should surrender!"

Two long white wisps of mist sprayed out of Harrell the Raging Bull's nostrils, and a pair of eyes as big as copper bells stared at Meng Lei fiercely. "So that your tiny limbs won't get smashed into pieces by me!"

"Hehe, you can try!"

Meng Lei laughed coldly, with a look of disdain.

"Hmph! Take this punch from me!" The Raging Bull roared as his feet trampled on the ring, making a dull noise. It felt like a heavy tank was rumbling over, as his heavy fist flew toward Meng Lei's face!

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Chapter 43: Violent Thunderstorm, Achieved First Victory

Raging Bull was like a heavy tank crushing over. His heavy fist was aimed directly at Meng Lei's face, as it gave off a majestic and terrifying aura!

"Raging Bull!"

"Raging Bull!"

Upon seeing this scene, the spectators that supported Raging Bull shouted and cheered, "F*ck this Magician. Let him know how powerful Taurens are!"

It was clear that even though the spectators looked forward to seeing a Magician like Meng Lei, the majority still supported Raging Bull. This was the result of his 10 victories!

After all, some spectators had also bet on him. Naturally, they hoped that he would win!

As expected, the Taurens of the Beast People are indeed ferocious!

Meng Lei could feel Raging Bull's terrifying power, so his face became solemn. The Tauren was a big tribe among the Beast People. They were half-human half-bull and were extremely strong and brave. They were natural battle machines. In terms of strength, they were even more brutal than the royal races of the Beast People, the Lion and Tiger People!

When a human faced off with a Tauren, the disparity in strength was just too obvious!

Pity that I won't go head-to-head with you using strength!

Meng Lei stood his ground and had already started chanting a magic spell. He planned to hide the Fire Dragon bloodline and use it as a last resort!

"Thinking of using magic? Fat chance!"

Raging Bull was fast. Within a few big strides, he appeared in front of Meng Lei. His huge fist came collapsing down, delivering a fierce blow toward Meng Lei's head!

Taurens were already extremely strong, and as a Fifth-Grade Warrior, Raging Bull was even more tyrannical. If this blow connected, Meng Lei would definitely perish!

"Hehe, die!"

Raging Bull grinned, as though he had seen the scene of Meng Lei staggering with blood splashing around before collapsing dead on the ground. This made him very excited. Ever since he had been captured by the Fire Dragon Kingdom and had become a slave, Raging Bull had suffered tremendous hardship. Hence, he was full of hatred!

He hated the Dragon People and humans!

He hated everyone in the Fire Dragon Kingdom!

Raging Bull wanted revenge!

After being sold to Flame Arena to become a fighter, Raging Bull had been fighting ferociously and ruthlessly. He had achieved 10 victories, and all his opponents had died tragically!

Therefore, Raging Bull was referred to as the Cold-Blooded Bull Demon, which demonstrated that he was as cold-blooded and ruthless as the devil. Raging Bull liked this title very much. He wanted revenge and killed everyone he could kill!

This human Magician in front of him was no exception!

Whoosh!

However, the moment Raging Bull's fist landed, Meng Lei, who was standing there, suddenly disappeared. He was gone without a trace as if he never existed!

"What?"

Raging Bull was slightly stunned. He looked around but was unable to find Meng Lei. At that moment, he heard the audience. "On top of your head! He is above your head!"

"On top of my head?"

Raging Bull instantly turned his head and saw a dazzling light!

Snap!

Within the extremely dazzling brilliance, a thunder python descended from the sky with its mouth wide opened and swallowed Raging Bull!

Crackle, crackle!

Lightning and thunder raged, while electric currents flowed unrestrained!

Raging Bull was engulfed by electricity!

"Moo—"

Raging Bull was hardy. After being hit by the Third-Grade Spell, Thunder Python, he didn't collapse. Instead, he roared angrily at the sky, summoning his strength to resist the currents that were eroding his body!

Clearly, his body was strong, and third-grade spells were unable to hurt him!

"I never thought that just a third-grade spell could finish you off. But this was enough to hold you back for a while!"

Meng Lei was surprisingly calm. Thunder Elements gathered in his palm, creating the terrifying fourth-grade thunder spell—Violent Thunderstorm!

"Human, this little spell is not even enough to tickle me!"

Raging Bull's body was really terrifying. He only took four seconds to break free after being paralyzed by the Thunder Python. He repeatedly roared as he charged at Meng Lei, looking extremely savage and ferocious!

Meng Lei quietly stood his ground, allowing Raging Bull to charge over!

"Go to hell!"

Raging Bull raised his heavy fist and slammed it down!

When his iron fist was about to close in on Meng Lei, the latter suddenly opened his eyes and slowly chanted two words. "Violent Thunderstorm!"

Boom!

Blinding lightning suddenly came crashing down, instantly engulfing Raging Bull and illuminating the dim ring. The tall and strong body of Raging Bull was completely covered by lightning!

"Moo—"

A shrilling cry escaped from the lightning, but Meng Lei was unrelenting. He knew that the thunderstorm alone could not subdue Raging Bull. He had to be more ruthless!

"Descending Wild Thunder!"

Ten seconds later, another thunder spell slammed down, drowning the bull who was still trapped in the thunderstorm. After releasing this spell, Meng Lei finally heaved a sigh of relief!

"Descending Wild Thunder is known as the strongest fourth-grade single-target spell, which should be enough to knock him out!"

The audience went quiet!

Nearly 100,000 spectators stared at Raging Bull, who was wrapped in lightning, shocked and speechless. They had been spectating such battles for many years but had never witnessed such an awesome fight!

Thunder Python!

Violent Thunderstorm!

Descending Wild Thunder!

Magic attacks were indeed flashy. The thunder pythons, the thunderbolts, and the violent thunderstorm were simply too captivating to the eye!

Visually, a fight between Warriors was not as good as a display of magic... The audience enjoyed this amazing scene a lot!

"One word to describe it—satisfying!"

"I, a Baron, have been watching these fights for many years, and this is the first time I saw a Magician appear in the arena. This scene is... so cool!"

"Three consecutive magic spells to lock in the victory. It turns out that a Magician's battle is so beautiful and picturesque!"

"Hahaha, this magician fighter named Arthur Galen is really extraordinary. Even the Cold-Blooded Bull Demon, who has recently risen to fame, was defeated by him!"

"He is too formidable. The gap between the two is simply too great!"

After a short silence, the audience broke out in cheers. The audience was wildly gesticulating as they engaged in their discussions, appearing exhilarated. Although Raging Bull, whom they supported, had lost, they had been able to witness such a wonderful display of magic. It was worth the price of the ticket!

"Strange! Isn't this little fellow human? How is a human Magician able to dodge so quickly?"

Uno stared at Meng Lei from his VIP box, his eyes full of confusion. Although Raging Bull was savage and proficient at using violence to subdue his opponents, his speed was not slow. Otherwise, he would not have been able to win 10 fights in this ruthless arena!

The strange thing was that Meng Lei had actually evaded his attack!

This was astonishing!

He was just a Fourth-Grade Human Magician. How did he manage to develop such a fast speed?

"I don't understand! This little fellow must be hiding some secrets!"

The lightning dispersed!

Raging Bull was still standing upright, with no signs of collapsing. This surprised Meng Lei. However, when he was about to continue his attack, Raging Bull suddenly collapsed on the ground with black smoke emitting from his mouth!

Raging Bull... was not able to fight anymore!

"I declare the winner of this match... Arthur Galen!"

The host appeared out of nowhere and announced the match's outcome loudly. The audience cheered and shouted the name, Arthur Galen!

It was obvious that after this battle, Meng Lei had gained a lot of popularity. Many spectators now knew about him!

Meng Lei did not care much about this, and continued on with the important task of picking!

"Ding! Pickup successful. Host's Spirit 3!"

"Ding! Assimilation successful. Host's Wealth 21!"

"Ding..."

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Chapter 44: Fifth-Grade Magician, Strike a Deal With Lance

Meng Lei was elevated after achieving a big victory in his first fight and getting off to a good start. The appearance fee of 1,000 gold coins made him even happier too!

,000 gold coins meant 100 Attribute Points!

He also had a fruitful harvest today, picking up various attributes. When he saw that the spiritual attribute was about to break through the 2,000-mark, Meng Lei simply spent some gold coins to raise himself to fifth-grade!

Host: Meng Lei

Race: Human (Contains Fire Dragon Bloodline)

Wealth: 22,614 gold coins

Physical Body Constitution: Fifth-Grade Warrior (2,729/5,000)

Spirit: Fifth-Grade Magician (2,014/2,000)

Magic Power: Fifth-Grade Magician (2,316/5,000)

Magic Spells: Some increase

Battle Aura Technique: Fire Dragon Manual

Battle Skills: Some increase

I am both a Fifth-Grade Warrior and a Fifth-Grade Magician!

I can be considered as a dual cultivator of magic and martial arts!

Meng Lei was very satisfied with his progress. In Heaven's Vault Continent, the dual cultivation of magic and martial arts was not taboo. There were many Dragon People who were like that, training their physical bodies and learning magic spells at the same time!

Meng Lei did not know whether they would stop doing that after cultivating to a high level. But for him, he did not want to give up training his physical body or magic for the time being!

The battle advantage of being proficient in both was simply too great!

It was already 1 a.m. by the time he returned to the academy!

Meng Lei cleaned up hastily and performed his night meditation as usual!

He was quiet the whole night!

Early in the next morning, Meng Lei ended his meditation. After eating breakfast to fill his stomach, he began his cultivation of Fire Dragon Manual as planned!

After the last three days of training, Meng Lei felt that the Fire Dragon Battle Aura in his body had become stronger, and its circulation speed was getting faster. Every time the Fire Dragon Battle Aura completed one circulation, the Fire Dragon bloodline would be purified further!

When the Fire Dragon bloodline in his body could not be purified by the Fire Dragon Battle Aura anymore, it meant that this battle aura technique had been complete, and he had stepped into the realm of pureness!

That day was the day he would be transformed into a Fire Dragon!

"Heard that you have not been going to class for three days!"

When Meng Lei sat cross-legged and prepared to practice the Fire Dragon Manual, his housemate, Abbe, walked down from the stairs and looked at Meng Lei coldly!

"Yeah!"

Meng Lei did not deny it!

"Seems like you won't be going today as well?" asked Abbe.

"Yes, and I won't be going in the future!" Meng Lei smiled and said, "Magic lessons are of no use to me. It's a waste of time to attend classes. It's better to practice by myself!"

Abbe frowned when he heard this. He felt that Meng Lei's words were a bit arrogant. Fire Dragon Magic Academy was the third-ranked magic academy in the Dragon God Empire, and the teacher was an eighth-grade magic instructor!

You, a Third-Grade Magician, dare to say such things?

"Hmph!"

Truly arrogant!

Although he was unhappy, Abbe was indifferent by nature and didn't wish to say anything more. After a quiet snort, he turned his head and left the apartment!

"This fellow... always feels weird!"

Meng Lei shook his head. Unexpectedly, at that moment, his magic communication device suddenly rang!

There were many magical devices in this world, and the magic communication device was one of them. Its function was similar to that of mobile phones on Earth, but looked completely different!

The magic communication device was not as feature-rich as a mobile phone. It was not as complicated, and it couldn't install many 'apps'. It had only one function—communication!

Meng Lei opened the magic communication device. Bright lights lit up before converging into a face. It was the class guide and their senior sister, Jenny Lane!

"Senior sister, what's up?"

Meng Lei was a little puzzled. Senior Sister Jenny was about to graduate this year and was very busy. She generally would leave them alone if nothing cropped up.

"Junior Meng Lei, have you not attended class for three days?" Senior Sister Jenny asked frowningly with a serious expression!

"Yes, what's the matter?"

Meng Lei was stunned for a moment. From Senior Sister Jenny's tone, it seemed that something was wrong?

"You are skipping class, do you know?" Senior Sister Jenny scowled and scolded, "You have just started school for a few days, and have already begun to skip classes. I can't imagine what you will do in the future!"

"Surely, it's not that serious? I remember that the academy does not stipulate that I have to attend magic classes? All I needed to do is to pass the exam, right?!" Meng Lei was a little bewildered.

"You are right. The academy has no hard rule that magic classes must be attended, but this is meant for senior students. After all, senior students have already learned the theory and fundamentals of magic. It doesn't make much sense for them to attend class!"

Senior Sister Jenny rebuked, "But you are only in first grade, the foundation stage. How can you deliberately skip class? Are you aware that Department Head Dirk already knows about this? He is very angry and wants to see you in his office!"

"I'll go! But is this necessary?"

Meng Lei was in a fix. His attributes moved by several hundred points per day, so how would he be able to find time for the head teacher?

"I have already conveyed his message. It's up to you whether you want to go or not!"

Senior Sister Jenny was very dissatisfied with Meng Lei's attitude. "However, I want to remind you that Department Head Dirk is the first-years' head teacher. You should be honored that he is making time to talk to you. You will go if you know what is good for you!"

Right after that, she hung up!

"I'm so screwed!"

Meng Lei rolled his eyes.

Yes, he had to go!

Department Head Dirk did not have a good temper. If he did not show up, Meng Lei would definitely die a miserable death. There was no other way, especially when he was the head teacher!

After leaving the condominium, Meng Lei was about to head to the teaching faculty building when a tall, green-skinned Dragon Person stopped him. It was actually Lance, the person he had taught a lesson to on the entrance exam day!

"Yo! Isn't this our genius freshman Meng Lei? What's going on? Where are you going?" Lance was acting strangely as he peered at Meng Lei.

Meng Lei shot him a glance and said coldly, "Was the previous beating not enough?"

"Lowly race! What are you arrogant about? I was careless the previous time, and you took advantage of it. Do you think I am afraid of you?" Lance was furious. "Tell you what, I have already broken through two levels in a row and have advanced to become a Fifth-Grade Warrior. If you are capable, let's battle in the ring. Care to see if I will give you a beating?"

"Fifth-Grade Warrior?"

Meng Lei raised his eyebrows, feeling very surprised. "If I remember correctly, three months ago, you were only a Third-Grade Warrior. How did you become a Fifth-Grade Warrior in just three months?"

"Hmph! I am a once-in-a-century genius. How can I compare to you, a lowly human!"

Lance folded his arms across his chest and said with a stern voice, "Enough with petty talk. Do you dare to step into the ring with me? If you don't dare, you will make a detour when you see me in the future and stop acting arrogant!"

"Hehe, do you think I dare not?" Meng Lei smiled and said, "I am open to fighting you in the ring. But I don't like to do things that don't have any rewards. You should understand what I mean, right?"

"You want a battle reward? Okay, I am agreeable to that. My purpose is to expose you in public!" Lance sneered repeatedly. "I want everyone to know that this so-called human genius is nothing special, and cannot be compared to us, the noble Dragon People!"

"Great!" Meng Lei smiled. "How much do you plan to offer?"

"10,000!" Lance gave a thumbs up. "As long as you are able to defeat me, 10,000 gold coins will be yours! But if you lose... Hmph, I don't want your money. I just want you to announce something in public, in front of everybody!"

"Eh?" Meng Lei frowned

"I'm a lowly good-for-nothing. I can never be compared to Lance!" Lance said triumphantly, "I just want everyone to know that no matter how talented you are in magic, you are just a lowly good-for-nothing!"

"I agree to your conditions! But 10,000 gold coins are just too little!" Meng Lei's smile vanished. "100,000 gold coins! As long as you are willing to take out 100,000 gold coins, I will fight you!"

"100,000 gold coins? Why don't you rob a bank?" Lance was furious. "50,000! The most I can offer is 50,000!"

"Hmph! You want to embarrass me, but are unwilling to pay the price. How can there be such a good deal?" Meng Lei laughed coldly. "However, 50,000 gold coins... is also fine!"

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Chapter 45: Dragon Bone Herb, Instant Third-Grade Spell

Lance was incredibly excited after receiving Meng Lei's affirmation. He took out his magic communication device right away and informed his scoundrel friends about it. He also got those friends to advertise it widely and spread the news!

The news spread like wildfire!

In no time, it had spread throughout Fire Dragon Academy!

Fatty Hart sat in class as per usual.

He had always attended earth-elemental magic classes with Meng Lei during the last three months. Although he didn't understand why Meng Lei wanted to come along and attend earth-elemental classes, it didn't matter, anyway. With Meng Lei for company, he wouldn't be lonely anymore!

However, Meng Lei had stopped coming for classes ever since the mid-term examination. This bored Hart out of his mind, and he became very listless in class.

"Fatty, why are you still here?"

"What?"

Fatty Hart was stunned for a moment before he directed his gaze to the classmate speaking to him.

"Lance from Class 2 is going to have a showdown with Meng Lei from our class. They have probably already gone ahead to the battle platform to get permission for a showdown by now. Isn't Meng Lei your buddy? Why aren't you going over to take a look?"

"Lance and Meng Lei? Showdown?"

Fatty Hart was startled for a while. Then, he shook his head several times in a row and said, "That's impossible! How can Lance, that piece of trash, be a match for my Big Brother Meng? Isn't he just looking for torture?"

"Fatty, you're too out of the loop!"

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"Uhh?!" Fatty Hart was astonished!

"I heard that Lance consumed a stalk of Dragon Bone Herb recently, so his body has already broken through to fifth-grade. With his mighty Fifth-Grade Warrior battle capabilities, isn't dealing with Meng Lei going to be a piece of cake for him?"

"Dragon Bone Herb? What the f*ck!"

Fatty Hart's countenance changed dramatically. He didn't bother with classes anymore and headed out at once!

"Dragon Bone Herb! Has that broken horn of a throat really consumed the Dragon Bone Herb? F*ck, that's really some dumb luck he has!"

Others might not know about the Dragon Bone Herb, but Fatty Hart knew exactly what it was. That thing was an extremely rare plant, and the reason why it was rare was that it grew on Colossal Dragons carcasses and matured by absorbing the dead Colossal Dragons' life essences!

As such, Dragon Bone Herbs had a special effect. It could refine the concentration of Dragon blood in Dragon People's bodies and allow their bodies to undergo an explosive power-up for a short period of time. In addition, the effect... was the best when consumed by people below sixth-grade!

Therefore, to Dragon People on a lower social stratum, the Dragon Bone Herb was a miraculous elixir for refining one's bloodline for sure. It was a treasure that all Dragon People dreamed of and longed for!

Fatty Hart didn't expect Lance, that piece of trash, to have actually obtained something like that. That was truly some dumb luck he had! The heavens must be blind!

"I have to stop this battle! Meng Lei can't possibly win!"

One could say that hurrying there at the fastest speed he could muster was truly a tough task for Fatty Hart. At a height of less than 1.6 meters tall, and with a weight of close to 100 kilograms, running was practically torture to him!

But what was he to do?

He could only grit his teeth and push on!

More than 10 minutes later, he finally reached the battle platform!

He arrived only to see Meng Lei and Lance standing on the battle platform. The magic shield had already risen into the air and enveloped the entire battle platform. The teacher in charge of guarding the battle platform stood in the corner and served as the judge!

Students that had hurried over upon hearing the news filled up the area outside the battle platform. There were splendidly-dressed Dragon People nobility, as well as simply-dressed human commoners; there were seniors in the higher grades, as well as first-year freshmen!

They pointed and gesticulated as they speculated wildly, making the place extremely lively!

"Excuse me, please let me through!"

"What are you squeezing in here for? Can't you see that there are people here?"

After making a Herculean effort to squeeze through the crowd, and seeing the two people on the battle platform, Fatty Hart shouted, "Old bro! Don't fight with him! You're not his match!"

"Did you hear that? That useless loser is calling out to you!"

Lance had also heard what Fatty Hart said. The corners of his mouth quirked upward slightly, and a smug expression came over his face. "Hurry and admit defeat if you know what's good for you, so as to avoid making a fool out of yourself later and embarrassing yourself!"

Meng Lei chuckled leisurely and made an 'OK' hand gesture at the little fatty, signaling to him to keep calm. Then, he said, "You can start now. I'm in a hurry and don't have the time to waste going on and on about nothing with you here!"

"Hehe! I just hate that cool demeanor of yours so much. What are you being so arrogant for? You're nothing but cheap human trash with a lowly bloodline. What's there for you to be so arrogant about?!"

Lance looked savage as he said, "Today, I'm going to thoroughly embarrass you in front of so many people here. I want everyone to know that a cheap piece of trash will always be a cheap piece of trash, so don't ever think of comparing yourself to Dragon People like us!"

"Exactly! Kill that lowly human!"

"Let him know how mighty we Dragon People are!"

"Lance! Teach him a good lesson, and show him the Dragon People's strength!"

"We Dragon People are the strongest..."

All the Dragon People nobility watching the battle also echoed him. The teacher, who was acting as a judge and standing in the corner, frowned slightly but chose to remain silent.

He had long since gotten used to this!

In this kingdom presided over by Dragon People, the human race's social standing was ultimately lower than the Dragon People's. Dragon People looking down on humans was a kind of normalcy that nobody could change!

Even if a Magician enjoyed considerably high status, it ultimately still couldn't compare with that of Dragon People of the same level. Take Ninth-Grade Magicians, for example. Dragon People could become generals at war or ministers in the cabinet, and could be conferred as Dukes or Marquises, whereas humans could only take up positions in magic academies at best, and be conferred as Earls!

This kingdom... It ultimately didn't belong to the human race!

"Is that so?"

Meng Lei smiled, and very brightly at that. "Then why don't you strike and let me, a piece of a cheap piece of trash, have a look at how impressive you are?"

"I'll satisfy you!"

Lance let out a sinister laugh and stepped onto the platform with one foot. By borrowing the ground's powerful rebound force, his entire self leaped high into the air. Then, he smashed his fist downward at Meng Lei!

"Get down on the floor, you cheap piece of trash!"

Suspended in mid-air and looking down at Meng Lei underneath him, Lance was so agitated that his blood was boiling. He had waited very long for this day!

Yes, very, very long!

Ever since Meng Lei had humiliated him on the day of the entrance assessment, he had sworn to take his revenge for sure. He wanted to sweep away all the humiliation he had suffered in the past and get back his prestige!

After a few months of waiting, he had finally found his chance!

The Dragon Bone Herb!

It was a treasure that Dragon People on a lower social stratum longed for the most!

And he had gotten his hands on it!

After that, he had broken through in a single night, and his battle capabilities had soared!

"Don't worry! I won't let you lose so easily! I will break your arms and crush your teeth so that you'll know what the outcome of offending me, Lance, is! Hehehe..."

Lance couldn't stop himself from laughing out loud while he formed beautiful daydreams in his mind. Just as he was about to reach the climax, a dazzling bolt of lightning came down from the heavens and struck him right in the head!

Boom!

Lance was instantly enveloped in lightning. Every strand of his hair stood on end. Through the harsh electric currents, one could even see the ghastly white skeleton inside him!

"I couldn't help striking when I saw how lewd your smile was. So sorry about that!"

As Meng Lei waved his hands, lightning snakes crashed down one after another, as though a machine gun spewing bullets!

This wasn't a high-grade spell, but a second-grade one, Lightning Snake Flurry!

Meng Lei could already instantly release first-grade spells when he had been a Third-Grade Magician!

He was now a Fifth-Grade Magician, so instant release of second-grade spells was naturally a piece of cake for him!

"You bastard!"

Several lightning snakes wandered about inside his body. Although they couldn't hurt Lance, it felt incredibly humiliating. This was totally different from the scene that he had imagined!

"You cheap piece of trash, I'm going to kill you!"

As Lance let out one after another furious roar, he charged toward Meng Lei with electric currents all around him. He had a very strong and tough body, so second-grade spells couldn't hurt him at all. At best, they could only numb him!

"That would depend on whether you have the chance to or not!"

Meng Lei shook his head and laughed softly. Then, he slowly uttered two words, "Thunder Python!"

Crackle!

A five meters-long and incredibly thick and muscular lightning python descended from the heavens practically at the same time and swallowed Lance in one gulp!

"That's..."

"Instant release of a third-grade spell!?"

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Chapter 46: Humiliating Lance, Reprimanding A Senior

"That's..."

"Instant release of a third-grade spell???"

The judging teacher sprung to his feet upon seeing the sudden appearance of the Thunder Python. "He released the Thunder Python practically in an instant! Instant release! That's definitely instant release!

"He's only a low-level Magician, yet he can already instantly release a third-grade spell?"

The judging teacher found this beyond his imagination. As the person in charge of presiding over the battle platform and acting as a judge for students' public showdowns, he had witnessed innumerable magic showdowns. Out of which, there was no lack of incredibly wonderful and exciting ones!

However, this was his very first time seeing the instant release of a third-grade spell!

Why was that?

It was because one needed to be at least a great Seventh-Grade Magician before they could achieve instant release of third-grade spells!

Fifth-Grade Magicians couldn't do it!

Neither could Sixth-Grade Magicians!

And great Seventh-Grade Magicians were a rare existence among students in the academy!

This meant that practically nobody among the students in the academy could instantly release third-grade spells, not even the sixth-year graduating students!

"I've heard that this student named Meng Lei could already instantly release first-grade spells during the mid-term examination when he was at Third-Grade Magician standard!"

This was inconceivable to the judging teacher.

"And he can actually instantly release third-grade spells now! Could he have... already reached the level of a great Seventh-Grade Magician?

"No! That's impossible! How long has it only been since the mid-term examination?"

The judging teacher was astounded. Similarly, the students watching the battle were also rather shocked. Although their level of skill was low, they weren't blind. In fact, there were a lot of seniors from higher grades there!

These seniors had exceptional judgment and could discern the inner workings of what was going on. However, it was precisely because of this that they were the most badly shocked!

"That Thunder Python's might is so strong! It really makes one shudder with fear!"

"Yes! I feel the same way, too. What grade is that spell?"

"That's a third-grade thunder spell... Thunder Python!"

"A third-grade spell? Surely not? I didn't see him chanting a magic incantation. Could he have been chanting it silently?"

"What's there to chant?! Didn't you see that the Thunder Python was an instant release? That's an instant release of spells!"

"F*ck! Instant release of a third-grade spell? How can that be?!"

"What kind of joke is that?! I'm already graduating next year, but even I can't do that! A first-year brat like him..."

Shock!

Confusion!

Inconceivable!

Gasps filled the place. Lance, who had been swallowed by the Thunder Python, was destined for a tragedy, though. A third-grade spell was several times more destructive than a second-grade spell, even though it still couldn't kill him!

However, the electric currents wreaking havoc constantly numbed his body and made him spasm all over. He lost control over his body and stood frozen on the spot, unable to even budge a little!

He couldn't even open his mouth to shout!

As a fellow Fifth-Grade Warrior, you're a far cry from Raging Bull!

Meng Lei's countenance was carefree as he admired how agonized Lance was because he couldn't move, despite being furious. He felt exhilarated. He wanted to teach Lance a lesson that he would never ever forget so that he would never dare to come and mess with him again!

"Old bro, you're so awesome!"

Fatty Hart screamed and shouted excitedly, "Hurry! Continue to release magic, and deal him a lethal blow! Don't give him the chance to retaliate!"

"There's no hurry!"

Meng Lei waved him off and smiled as he watched Lance.

At that moment, the Thunder Python's effect slowly faded, and Lance gradually regained his senses. With his fangs bared and his claws brandished, he pounced toward Meng Lei in great fury and exasperation!

However, what welcomed him was yet another Thunder Python!

Boom!

Lance was frozen to the spot again, his body constantly shaking all over!

"Old bro, what exactly do you want to do?"

Fatty Hart couldn't quite understand Meng Lei's intentions anymore.

"You'll understand after you watch further!"

Meng Lei didn't continue to attack, either. Instead, he simply watched quietly!

Lance struggled free again after a brief moment. However, before he could move, yet another Thunder Python dived toward him and trapped him where he was!

By this point, a lot of people had already understood.

"What exactly is that guy trying to do? Why does he keep attacking Lance with Thunder Python? Is that the only spell he knows? Or is Thunder Python the strongest offensive spell he knows?"

"Ha! Do you think this is the most powerful spell he knows when he can instantly release a third-grade spell?"

"Err... What is he trying to do, then?"

"Don't you understand yet? That guy is evidently using low-grade spells to humiliate Lance. He's attacking Lance's self-confidence by humiliating him again and again, and playing Lance for a fool while having him under his complete control!"

"Damn! That's so brutal!"

Meng Lei was indeed humiliating Lance. He wanted Lance to know that even if his body had broken through to fifth-grade, he could still use low-grade spells to defeat him, regardless!

So what even if his battle capabilities had greatly increased?

He was still a brainless and useless piece of trash!

Just like that, Lance struggled free time and again, only to be trapped by Thunder Pythons time and again. This humiliated Lance and filled him with extreme grief and resentment! Tears of humiliation streamed down his cheeks!

A Dragon Person senior couldn't bear to watch any further. He shouted at Meng Lei, "What kind of ability does using low-grade spells to humiliate an opponent weaker than yourself count as? Hurry and let go of Lance!"

"So you want to stand up for him? Come on up, then!"

Meng Lei turned to look at the Dragon Person, the corners of his mouth seemingly turned up into a smile, yet not at the same time!

The Dragon Person senior's words came to a stop, and his eyes turned shifty. Although he was a fifth-year senior and also had the battle capabilities of a Fifth-Grade Magician, he wasn't confident that he could defeat Meng Lei!

Instantly releasing a third-grade spell?

F*ck!

That was practically the goddamn nemesis of a low-level Magician! Didn't they see how Lance, someone with a Fifth-Grade Warrior's body, had also been restrained and didn't have any means of retaliation at all?

Asking him to go up there?

He would only be trapped even more completely and become an even bigger embarrassment!

"Shut up if you don't dare to come up here. Don't mouth off and embarrass yourself over there anymore!" said Meng Lei with a cold snort. Then, he didn't spare the Dragon Person senior even a glance anymore!

"You bastard!"

Humiliated, the Dragon Person senior left with his tail between his legs. This would pass after a while if he just put up with it, but if he were to really go up the platform and end up being defeated, then he would really be thoroughly embarrassed!

How was he supposed to carry on in the academy in the future?

"That bastard! He's too arrogant!"

"That's going too far in his bullying!"

"Killing someone is no more than giving him a simple death! Humiliating us Dragon People like that is intolerable! Isn't anyone going to step forward and teach that bastard a lesson?!"

Feelings ran high among the Dragon People nobility watching the battle. They were extremely frustrated, yet not a single one of them dared to step forward. Even the sixth-year Dragon People graduating seniors didn't dare to!

So what even if they were sixth-year students?

Against Meng Lei, someone who could instantly release a third-grade spell, even they had to admit defeat!

"Impressive! That's truly impressive!"

"That really brings us so much honor! It's been more than two years since I've come to the academy, but I've never seen that bunch of arrogant Dragon People being such losers before!"

"Hehe! That really goddamn works off the anger!"

The Dragon People were frustrated, but all the human students present were secretly delighted. In the whole of Fire Dragon Kingdom, the humans were a class lower than the Dragon People right from the start. This situation remained the same, even after they had come to the academy!

A lot of human students, especially the commoners, were frequently bullied by their Dragon People classmates, but they didn't dare to speak up despite their fury. This wasn't the first or second day that their grudge against the Dragon People students had existed!

Now, upon seeing Meng Lei humiliating Lance like that, and berating a Dragon Person senior, they naturally found this incredibly gratifying. It was as if they had won a huge victory in war!

"Meng Lei, don't overdo it!"

At that moment, the judging teacher spoke up.

"Fine!"

Meng Lei nodded slightly. Then, he began to chant a magic incantation for the strongest fourth-grade thunder-elemental single-target offensive spell—Descending Wild Thunder. It formed swiftly, and then engulfed Lance!

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Chapter 47: A Careless Slip, Breakthrough Again?

Lance was engulfed by electricity. He slumped to the ground and was unable to fight anymore. This brought an end to the fight, and unsurprisingly Meng Lei won!

He then swaggered off with 50,000 gold coins under the frustrated gazes of the Dragon People nobility!

"Brother, you are so amazing! Can you tell me how exactly did you manage to perform the instant release of a third-grade spell? Have you reached the level of the great Seventh-Grade Magician?"

"Would you believe me if I told you so?"

"Uh... it seems unlikely, right?"

"In that case, why did you ask?

"Fine! By the way, brother, you just won 50,000 gold coins. Shall we go out and have a good meal to celebrate?"

"I'm afraid not!"

"Why?"

"Because I am going to see Department Head Dirk now, do you want to go together?"

"Look for him? No, thanks!"

As soon as Meng Lei mentioned the head teacher, Fatty Hart's face changed instantly. He shook his head vigorously and ran off as though he was fleeing from something!

"This fellow..."

Meng Lei smiled and shook his head. He then headed toward the teaching faculty building and soon arrived at Department Head Dirk's office!

As the department head for the entire first grade, Department Head Dirk's office was huge. However, its fittings were unremarkable and unpretentious. The most important thing was the bookshelves, which took up a lot of space!

When Meng Lei entered the office, Dirk Norway, the head teacher, was standing in front of a bookshelf, engrossed in a magic book!

Meng Lei executed a perfect magic salute and asked respectfully, "Department Head Dirk, are you looking for me?"

Department Head Dirk did not answer, but pointed to the rows of bookshelves and said with a smile, "Meng Lei, what do you think about my collection of books?"

"Department Head Dirk, you have a vast collection of books!"

Meng Lei glanced at the numerous magic books and praised them sincerely. The number of books here was comparable to a library!

"Hehe, naturally!"

Department Head Dirk said proudly, "I have accumulated all the magic books of the ten magic elements here, including the basics of magic, the theory of magic, as well as the scientific information on materials, alchemy, magic formations, astrology, and so on!

"Oh yes, there are also books on Dragon magic chants, Giant People's magic, Elven magic, and Beast People totems. Haha, almost everything!"

"Looks like Department Head Dirk is into books!"

Meng Lei was stunned. He couldn't help but expressed his admiration!

"Magic is a journey, profound and complex, as vast as the stars in the sky. Even if we exhaust all our lifespans, it is difficult to understand even a tiny portion of magic's true essence!" Department Head Dirk had a pious expression. "There is nothing we can do except to research and study hard in order to understand a thing or two!"

"I agree. Thank you for your lesson, Department Head Dirk!"

Meng Lei was convinced. At the same time, he understood why Department Head Dirk was already a top-tier Ninth-Grade Magician mentor despite being in his 50s. He deserved this achievement with his eager-to-learn attitude!

He was a little over 50 years old, a top-tier Ninth-Grade Magician, and one step away from the Saint Domain!

This was already a rare achievement!

"You are very talented. This is something that countless people could only dream of. But you have to understand that talent is only the key to unlocking the treasure called magic. Whether you are able to get the treasure in the end and how much you receive depends on your hard work!" Department Head Dirk looked at Meng Lei and asked, "Do... you understand?"

"Understood!" Meng Lei nodded his head.

"Will you continue to skip class in the future?"

"Skip!" Meng Lei answered without any hesitation!

Department Head Dirk was taken aback for a moment and became furious. He had deliberately cultivated the atmosphere and spent the effort to teach using precepts and examples. All this for nothing!

Still skipping? What a straightforward answer!

He was furious!

Department Head Dirk pointed at Meng Lei and trembled in anger. Just as he was about to go wild, the office's door opened, and the judging teacher in charge of the ring walked in happily!

"Department Head Dirk, congratulations!"

As soon as the judging teacher walked through the door, he congratulated Department Head Dirk loudly. As he came around the bookshelf and saw Meng Lei and Department Head Dirk, he couldn't help being stunned. "Student Meng Lei is here too!"

Right after he finished his sentence, and without waiting for Meng Lei to answer, he smiled and said to the head teacher, "Department Head Dirk, you must be complimenting student Meng Lei? Oh yes, student Meng Lei is such an outstanding student. He deserves praise!"

Department Head Dirk was confused. He looked at Meng Lei, then at the teacher, and asked puzzledly, "Mr. Joe, what are you talking about?"

"Department Head Dirk, stop acting!"

The teacher, Joe Bolton, laughed and said. "Meng Lei fought in the ring and insta-released a third-grade spell to defeat Lance, a first-year student from Class 2, effortlessly..."

"Wait!" Department Head Dirk interrupted Mr. Joe, and asked with a look of confusion. "Meng Lei used instant release? A third-grade spell, you say!?"

"Department Head Dirk, have you not heard of this?"

Upon seeing Department Head Dirk's expression, Mr. Joe realized what was going on and said with a smile, "This is what happened..."

After listening to Mr. Joe, Department Head Dirk was shocked. He stared at Meng Lei for a long time before saying, "Is what Mr. Joe said true? Can you cast third-grade spells instantly?"

"Yes!" Meng Lei nodded. He did not deny it, and there was no need to. He believed this had spread throughout the entire academy by now.

"Only a Seventh-Grade Magician can instantly cast third-grade spells!"

Department Head Dirk stared directly at Meng Lei with a flickering gaze, as if he was trying to see through Meng Lei. "You are only a Third-Grade Magician, how did you manage to do that?"

"Department Head Dirk, I accidentally had a breakthrough!" Meng Lei scratched his head. "Now, I am a Fourth-Grade Magician!"

Meng Lei tried to hide his awkwardness. He did not want people to know that he had become a Fifth-Grade Magician. His speed was too fast. He was worried it might bring him trouble!

"Accidentally?"

"Fourth-Grade Magician?"

Department Head Dirk and Mr. Joe looked at each other. They did not know what to say. After a while, Department Head Dirk frowned and said, "Even if you are a Fourth-Grade Magician, you should be unable to instantly release third-grade spells. This does not conform to logic!"

Meng Lei scratched his head and said something ambiguous, "Maybe my spiritual power is extraordinarily strong?"

"Spiritual power?" Mr. Joe asked puzzledly, "Meng Lei, your spiritual power should have been assessed before. How many levels has it managed to reach?"

"I did have it assessed during the mid-term examination. However, I deliberately hid my actual power at that time!" Meng Lei said with a smile, "Hence, I was assessed with the spiritual power of a Third-Grade Magician!"

"What about your actual spiritual power level?" asked Mr. Joe.

"Was not assessed before! It should be stronger than a Third-Grade Magician," replied Meng Lei.

"Why don't you have it assessed?"

Mr. Joe looked at the head teacher. "Department Head Dirk, do you have a Spiritual Tester here? Why not we let student Meng Lei have his spiritual power assessed?"

"There's no need to!" Department Head Dirk waved his hand as his gaze flickered. "Only a great Seventh-Grade Magician can instantly release third-grade spells. Even if Meng Lei's spiritual power has not reached seventh-grade, it shouldn't be too far behind. There's no need to assess it!"

"Quite true!" Mr. Joe agreed and turned towards Meng Lei. "Despite your young age, you already possess such potent spiritual power. Student Meng Lei, your future is limitless!"

"Thank you, Mr. Joe!"

Meng Lei smiled. He knew very well what was going on. The reason why he could achieve the instant release of third-grade spells was not because of his strong spiritual power, but rather... the system!

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Chapter 48: Secret of Instant Release, Where Is My Home?

In theory, when Meng Lei had sufficient magic reserves, he could instantly release all the spells that the system had picked up and merged!

He could do it for third-grade spells, as well as fourth-grade ones! He could even release fifth-grade, sixth-grade, seventh-grade, eighth-grade, and ninth-grade ones if he wanted!

Unfortunately, his magic reserve was comparable to that of a Fifth-Grade Magician, so he could only perform a few fifth-grade spells before his reserve was emptied. As for the release of higher grade spells? Fat chance!

Even so, his big system-cheat allowed Meng Lei to have an advantage over Magicians of the same grade. Also, this advantage would be maintained forever, to the extent of becoming disgustingly unfair!

It was worth mentioning that Meng Lei chanted magic incantations before releasing the spells because he wanted to act like a normal Magician. Otherwise, god knew whether they would label him as a freak and dissect him.

Moreover, the system had not picked up some of the spells, as he had learned them by himself. Naturally, he could not instantly cast the spells he had learned on his own. He had to perform them step by step, releasing them through chanting incantations!

Of course, since he was a Fifth-Grade Magician, it was possible for him to instantly cast first-grade spells!

Department Head Dirk stared at Meng Lei and asked a strange question, "Meng Lei, I want you to be honest with me. Were you exposed to magic before entering our academy?"

"No!" Meng Lei shook his head!

"To think that at such a tender age, his spiritual power is already so strong... This is not something that cannot be cultivated within a short period of time!" exclaimed the head teacher. "It seems that you not only have superior elemental affinity, but your innate spiritual power is also very strong!"

"Yes, he is simply the God of Magic's secret offspring!"

Mr. Joe firmly believed that mental power was different from other forms of energy. It was impossible to improve it within a short time, so Meng Lei's potent spiritual power was likely the result of nature.

Meng Lei knew that he had succeeded in hoodwinking the two teachers, which was also the best outcome. He did not want to expose the system, so the best way was to attribute his potent spiritual power to 'natural gifts'!

"Meng Lei, you have a talent that makes people envious. However, I still maintain my stance. There is no end to learning. Learning is the only way that will bring you forward. You can skip class, but you must never stop learning!"

Department Head Dirk said with a solemn expression, "I will monitor your progress strictly in the future. If I feel that your progress has slowed down, it will mean that you are slacking off. In that case, you'll have to attend classes again!"

"Understood, teacher!"

After a successful discussion with Department Head Dirk, Meng Lei could now skip class with a peace of mind. He never attended any classes after that day. Instead, he strictly followed his own schedule:

Cultivate the Fire Dragon Manual in the morning!

Pick up attributes in the afternoon!

Meditate at night!

In between, find time to go to the Arena!

Life was fulfilling and comfortable, and time flew by quickly. Unknowingly, another three months had passed!

That night, Meng Lei did not meditate as usual. Instead, he took a bath and fell asleep!

Meng Lei slept particularly well. When he woke up the next day, the sun was already high up in the sky. It was almost noon!

"What a good rest!"

Meng Lei stretched himself lazily and felt refreshed. Although meditation could replace sleep, he had not slept for nearly half a year. Thus, this long-missing sleep felt exceptional!

Only one word could describe it—satisfying!

"Wake up!"

Bong, bong, bong!

Someone was knocking on his door. Meng Lei opened it and let Fatty Hart and Daniel in. Their faces were flushed with joy!

"Brother, why are you still in bed?"

The eyes on Fatty Hart's fat face narrowed. "Did you not meditate last night, but rather slept and woke up naturally like us?"

"Our winter vacation is starting today, and I'm feeling relaxed. Thus, I had a rare good night's sleep!"

Meng Lei motioned for his friends to make themselves at home while tidying his bed. "Speaking of winter vacation, you should be going home, right?"

"Yeap, going back!" Daniel nodded and smiled. "I have plenty of free time during winter vacation, and I haven't been home for half a year. It's time to go back and have a look!"

"Indeed, we should go back!"

Meng Lei nodded slightly. As for Fatty Hart, there was no need to ask. His home was in the capital city, and he often made time to go home. Given his character, he should be home during their winter vacation!

"Brother, are you going home too?" asked Fatty Hart.

"Home?"

Meng Lei was startled and fell silent for a long while. Home was a warm word and a place of dreams, but... did he have a home?

Magical Beast Village?

Meng Lei had only been there for a little more than a month, not as long as his time in the academy. Could that be considered as his home?

Meng Lei had no idea. From the bottom of his heart, the Magical Beast Village was just a place that he had stayed in. He did not have much attachment or any sense of belonging to that place!

My real home... is Earth!

Meng Lei's thoughts raced past as he returned to Earth of an unknown timeline, going back to that beautiful seaside town to his comfortable little abode!

He saw his nagging parents, naughty and cute children, his outwardly fierce but soft-hearted wife, hot and delicious food...

Meng Lei couldn't help but fall into a daze!

After arriving in this world, he had evasively been suppressing these memories to the deepest depths of his heart, trying his best to accept everything here, enhancing his strength as much as possible, and surviving to the best of his abilities!

However, at this moment, when the gate of memories was opened, memories came flooding in. Meng Lei was swept into the torrent, unable to free himself!

Father!

Mother!

Cola!

My wife!

I... miss you all!

Meng Lei's eyes faintly sparkled as they turned moist!

"Brother, are you okay?"

Fatty Hart and Daniel asked softly after noticing a change in Meng Lei's mood. He had never been like this before!

"No-nothing! Just thinking of home!"

Meng Lei took a deep breath and suppressed the disorderly memories back to the depths of his heart. He then said with a forced smile. "I am definitely going home during our winter vacation. There is no reason for me to stay here in the academy."

"That's right!"

Upon seeing that Meng Lei had recovered his composure, Fatty Hart and Daniel believed him.

Fatty Hart then laughed. "A semester passed in the blink of an eye, and I won't be able to see you for more than a month! I feel melancholic and a little sad when I think about it!"

"That's right!" Daniel nodded with a forlorn expression!

"The two of you... Is this necessary?" Meng Lei smiled and shook his head. "But you are right. We won't be able to see each other during the holidays. I also feel the same in my heart. Why don't we indulge ourselves today? How does that sound?"

"Good idea! My treat!" Fatty Hart's eyes lit up instantly as he patted his chest. "Where do you want to go? Just name the place. I won't reject it! Hehe, 'that' sort of place is fine too!"

After finishing speaking, he squinted his eyes, with an unnatural look on his face.

"Haha, look at you!" Meng Lei rolled his eyes. "Could you not be so lecherous?"

"That's right! I am still a kid!" Daniel also glared at Fatty Hart, with a look of condemnation!

Fatty Hart chuckled. "Hehe! I was just joking!"

"How about Juxian Restaurant?" Meng Lei suggested. "I heard that it offers high-end magical beast delicacies. The taste is unique, and it is famous throughout the city!"

"What the hell!? Brother, you actually knew about Juxian Restaurant? Looks like I have to spend a lot of money today!"

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Chapter 49: Spatial Ring, Fled When Caught

Today, Meng Lei, Fatty Hart, and Daniel ate and drank at Juxian Restaurant, venting out the pain and hardships they had experienced over the last six months, as well as celebrating the upcoming winter vacation. They helped themselves to generous portions of meat and wine, experiencing a joy that they had not felt before!

However, when the three of them walked out of the restaurant, Fatty Hart had a tearful and painful expression on his face!

He had spent a lot on this meal. His savings were... completely gone!

"Fatty, don't feel bad!"

Meng Lei patted him on the shoulder and said with a smile, "Isn't it just over 10,000 gold coins? I will treat you next semester!"

"Brother, don't you know?" Fatty Hart shook his head and wailed. "My old man only gives me 20,000 gold coins per month for pocket money, and I have already spent more than half of it as soon as it arrived. How am I able to survive this winter vacation?"

,000 gold coins?

Pocket money?

Meng Lei felt that deep malice people usually had toward nobility.

What the hell!

He had to run around all the time and risk his life at the arena every few days, just to earn slightly over 20,000 gold coins per month!

Fatty, you have a good life! You have so much pocket money every month!

Indeed, comparing yourself to others would only create unwanted frustrations!

"Although the bill was high, the food at Juxian Restaurant is really delicious, especially the garlic-flavored barbecued Sun Moon Divine Frog, which is really memorable. We enjoyed it so much that we didn't want to leave!" Daniel licked his lips, revealing a satisfied look as he recalled the taste of the dish.

Fatty Hart gritted his teeth and said angrily, "That goes without saying! The Sun Moon Divine Frog is a Seventh-Grade Magical Beast, and each one costs 30,000 gold coins. That barbecued Sun Moon Divine Frog earlier cost me more than 4,300 gold coins!"

"Hehe! The price is indeed outrageous!" Daniel chuckled.

He knew that Fatty Hart had just spent a lot of money and was depressed, so he did not say anything more. Although Fatty Hart was a noble, he was a student, after all. He had spent more than 20,000 gold coins for a meal, which was indeed outrageous!

"A Seventh-Grade Sun Moon Divine Frog is worth 30,000 gold coins!?"

Meng Lei's heart trembled. This was not a small amount. According to his conversion, this was worth 3,000 Attribute Points!

,000!

Meng Lei's eyes widened!

"The Sun Moon Divine Frog was a Seventh-Grade Magical Beast. Generally, the price for Seventh-Grade Magical Beasts begins with 100,000 gold coins. However, prices could differ due to taste, size, and effects!"

Fatty Hart said in a bored tone, "The Sun Moon Divine Frog is delicious and a rare delicacy. However, due to its small size, the whole Sun Moon Divine Frog's price is not high. It costs only about 30,000 gold coins. Other Seventh-Grade Magical Beasts could fetch more than this!"

"Seventh-Grade Magical Beasts begin with 100,000 gold coins?" Meng Lei's eyes brightened. "If we can hunt down a Seventh-Grade Magical Beast, wouldn't we make a windfall?"

"Yes, you may make a windfall, but it's too dangerous!" When Fatty Hart heard what Meng Lei said, he couldn't help but shiver. "These Seventh-Grade Magical Beasts are terrifying. They are not something we can deal with. Brother, you should drop the idea!"

"Haha, I was just mentioning it casually. Please, don't take me seriously!"

After leaving the restaurant, Fatty Hart and Daniel returned to the academy to pack their things, while Meng Lei went to the Magic Device Market. This time round, he was not here to pick up attributes, but to buy magic devices!

It was winter vacation, and he would return to Magical Beast Village. Of course, he would enter the Magical Beast Forest to train, hunt, and kill magical beasts, pick up attributes and magic cores, and earn gold coins!

Fatty Hart's words had enlightened Meng Lei. Not only were the magic cores valuable, but the corpses of magical beasts were as well. Clearly, they shouldn't be thrown away, or else it would be a huge waste!

Hence, Meng Lei needed a magic device to store the magical beasts' corpses!

"Ding! Dropped item discovered. Will you pick it up?"

"Ding! Assimilation successful. Host's Wealth 18!"

The Magic Device Market... was a very big place, like the electrical appliances markets back on Earth. It was divided into many areas. Meng Lei went straight to the area where spatial magic devices were sold and walked into a shop!

"Lord Magician, welcome to our shop!"

A hot and sexy fox girl, who was the shop assistant, bowed and greeted Meng Lei with a smile. Her breasts in front of her chest matched her fluffy red tail, looking very alluring!

"Fox girl?"

Meng Lei glanced at the fox girl assistant, resisting the urge to stare. He turned his gaze on the pieces of spatial magic devices displayed in the crystal cabinet and asked, "Assistant, what kind of spatial magic devices do you have?"

"Lord Magician, our spatial magic devices are mainly divided into three types—spatial bracelets, spatial rings, and spatial belts!"

The fox girl assistant smiled sweetly; her voice was clear and sweet. "I wonder which type are you looking for, Lord Magician?"

"The spatial ring!" Meng Lei said after giving it some thought.

"Our spatial rings are divided into three grades according to their storage size. We have 10 cubic meters, 50 cubic meters, and 100 cubic meters. How much space do you need?"

"100 cubic meters then!"

Meng Lei raised his eyebrows in response to her question. Of course, the larger the spatial ring, the better because more items could be stored inside. The truth couldn't be simpler!

"Lord Magician, look at this ring!"

The fox girl assistant took out a transparent box with a black ring that was encrusted with a red diamond. "This is a spatial ring from the Devotion series. It comes with 119 cubic meters of storage space. Its details are exquisite, and its lines are sharp. Pure elegance, classic beauty, inlaid with the Hongling diamond..."

"Stop!" Meng Lei interrupted the fox girl who was talking non-stop. "How much does this cost?"

"Lord Magician, the original price of this spatial ring was 15,340,000 gold coins. But you are very lucky. Our store is currently having a sale. There is a 20% discount for this spatial ring of the Devotion series..."

,340,000 gold coins...

The corners of Meng Lei's mouth twitched. "I think you better talk about the 50-cubic-meter spatial ring!"

Upon hearing this, disappointment flashed across the fox girl's eyes. When she had seen Meng Lei, who was a handsome man with graceful mannerism and dressed in magic robes, she had thought he was some aristocratic Magician with generous spending power. Little did she expect he was a poor useless ghost!

Crap!

She was overjoyed for nothing!

Even so, the fox girl concealed her thoughts that arose from the bottom of her heart, and said with a sweet smile, "Lord Magician, 50 cubic meters of storage space is a moderate amount, hence the prices are relatively favorable as well. They start from around 1,500,000 to 5,800,000 gold coins and beyond..."

The corners of Meng Lei's mouth twitched as sweat appeared on his forehead. "How much is the cheapest spatial ring in your store?"

The fox girl was stunned. She pointed at a spatial ring placed at the bottom of the crystal cabinet and said, "This is the cheapest spatial ring in this store. It has a 1-cubic-meter storage space, and the original price is 190,000 gold coins. If you want—"

"Forget it! I don't want any of these!"

Meng Lei left the shop with cold sweat on his forehead as if he was fleeing from it!

Damm*t, even the cheapest spatial ring cost 190,000 gold coins. This is a robbery!

190,000 gold coins?

Even if I sell myself, I can't even fetch so many gold coins!

"Poor ghost! You shouldn't be shopping if you don't have money!"

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Chapter 50: Battle Of The Silver Fighters, Fire Demon Bloodline

Meng Lei was very frustrated!

He'd initially thought of himself as someone who owned a modest amount of assets after the last half a year of wealth accumulation. Even though it couldn't compare to what the nobility had, he had excess money in his card and felt reassured!

That was why he had dared to enter the store to purchase the magic device that he'd had his eyes on for the longest time. Little did he expect that a spatial magic device would actually be that expensive! Even the cheapest spatial ring cost 190,000 gold coins!

Goddamnit!

I'm a pauper after all!

Forget it! I'll go to the arena first!

On this night, all seats in Arena No. 7 were full!

As a Silver Arena, be it scale or decor, Arena No. 7 was a place far beyond what Bronze Arenas could compare with. Just the audience in the venue alone was enough to prove that!

Dragon People nobility decorated with gold and silver!

Big-bellied overlords!

Gorgeous and fashionable upper-class young ladies!

They were people that either enjoyed a high social status or had great riches!

They were either the wealthy or the noble!

This was what the Silver Arena was—the upper-class society's entertainment venue. It wasn't a place that the petty bourgeoisie could freely enter!

"Esteemed guests!

"Dear friends and audience!

"Good evening, everyone! Welcome to Flame Arena!

"I am Nilya Noel, your host for tonight!

"Tonight, I am honored to present everyone an exciting showdown between two fighters! The first is the Two-Star Silver Fighter, Aric Bene, the Flaming Tiger Fire Demon!"

A flash of light suddenly shone, and the beautiful Swan-Woman host appeared on the stage. Her clear and melodious voice rang throughout Arena No. 7, and the noisy venue quietened at once.

"Dear guests, all of you should know that the Flaming Tiger Fire Demon is famous for being bathed in flames, and for his strong and ferocious, wild and violent fighting style. He is affectionately known as the Flaming Tiger Fire Demon by the audience...

"As of now, the Flaming Tiger Fire Demon has fought a total of 192 battles and achieved an excellent battle record of 98 victories, 32 draws, and 62 losses, of which, he has knocked out the opponent 19 times. He is one of the most experienced Silver Fighters in our Flame Arena!"

"Flaming Tiger Fire Demon!!!"

"Flaming Tiger Fire Demon!!!"

"Flaming Tiger Fire Demon!!!"

The host had only just said that when the stands erupted into huge cheers. As the most experienced veteran Silver Fighter of Flame Arena, the Flaming Tiger Fire Demon had gained and accumulated immense popularity. Having 1/3 of the audience in the venue cheering and rallying for him was the best proof of this!

However, when the beautiful swan-woman host revealed the other fighter's identity, the cheers and rallying became even louder. Each wave of cheers overpowered the previous and almost flipped over the roof!

"Thunder God!!!"

"Thunder God!!!"

"Thunder God!!!"

"I love you, Thunder God!!!"

The host was greatly satisfied with the on-site atmosphere. After the waves of cheers died down slightly, she continued and said, "As everyone is aware, the Thunder God is a Magician fighter that's rarely seen in the Flame Arena. Ever since his debut, he has been termed as the Thunder God by the audience due to his cool and swell battling style and his identity as a Thunder-Element Magician!

"At present, the Thunder God has fought 30 battles, and achieved a great record of 23 victories, 3 draws, and 4 losses! Out of which the 3 draws, and 4 losses had only occurred when he was leveling up to a Silver Fighter. Ever since he successfully leveled up to a Silver Fighter, the Thunder God has not lost a single match and has achieved a crazy battle record of 11 consecutive victories!

"Tonight, can the Thunder God continue his previous madness and overcome the opponent to achieve victory and increase his number of consecutive wins to 12 matches? We look very much forward to that!

"Now, let us welcome the two Silver Fighters on stage with warm applause!"

"Flaming Tiger Fire Demon!!!"

"Thunder God!!!"

Whoosh, whoosh!

Two beams of light shone downward. At once, two light streams—one red and one silver—shot out intensely from the entrances. Before anyone could register it, they had already landed in the ring at top speed!

The light streams settled to reveal two figures!

One of them had a strong and robust body and bulging muscles. He was a crimson red all over, and his gaze was sharp. In particular, his head of red locks, which flew in the breeze, was as though burning flames, giving off extremely high heat!

He was the Flaming Tiger Fire Demon—Aric Bene, a veteran Silver Fighter that had fought 192 matches, and whose victory rate was as high as 51%!

As for the other figure!

He had a golden mask on his face and donned a magician robe. He had an elegant bearing and cut a handsome figure. In terms of body shape and momentum alone, he couldn't compare to the Flaming Tiger Fire Demon at all!

Yet more than half of the audience present screamed and shouted madly for him the moment he stood on-stage. The noble young ladies were even red in the faces and had become extremely crazed in their behavior, contrary to their previous ladylike elegance!

"I love you, Thunder God!!!"

"Thunder God, I want to have your babies!"

It was easy to see that the audience that had come for the Thunder God was evidently way crazier than the Flaming Tiger Fire Demon's. As a veteran Silver Fighter, this put an awful look on the Flaming Tiger Fire Demon's face, and he looked at the Thunder God in an extremely hostile manner!

"For what reason do you get to be more popular than me when you're just a newbie and a junior?!"

The Flaming Tiger Fire Demon sounded wild and raging as he roared furiously, "Junior, I will finish you, and let the audience realize just how big of a mistake their choice is!"

"Hurhur, come at me, then!"

Meng Lei sounded calm and collected. Hidden under the mask, the corners of his mouth quirked upward slightly into a confident arch. The Flaming Tiger Fire Demon? He didn't think much of him just yet!

"Kill!"

A bout of red flames suddenly burst forth from the Flaming Tiger Fire Demon and enveloped his whole body. As if he had become a flaming man, he gave off an alarmingly high heat!

The flaming man moved the next moment. He transformed into a burst of flames and shot toward Meng Lei. In the blink of an eye, he had crossed the distance of 20 meters and arrived in front of Meng Lei!

"Good job coming here!"

Meng Lei stared hard at him. With a point of his finger, an electric current shot out from his fingertip and instantly struck the Flaming Tiger Fire Demon. It easily pierced through the flames on the outside to come into contact with the Flaming Tiger Fire Demon's skin surface, leaving behind an expanse of charred blackness!

"Hmph!"

The Flaming Tiger Fire Demon let out a muffled grunt and froze slightly!

However, it was precisely during this brief moment that Meng Lei launched a crazy bout of attacks. Several lightning bolts as thick as a human's arm descended from the heavens and struck the Flaming Tiger Fire Demon heavily!

It was the Fourth-Grade Spell, Descending Wild Thunder!

However, it wasn't over yet!

Muttering under his breath, Meng Lei quickly chanted a magic incantation and summoned all the thunder magic elements within a radius of 100 meters of where he was, which quickly converged toward him. As they fell into place, they actually formed 10 Thunder Pythons that were 30 meters long and as thick as water barrels!

The dazzling Thunder Pythons lit up the arena, and also lit up the eyes of everyone among the audience. This scene was practically too cool! The audience went completely mad and began to shout and roar hysterically! Each of their faces was flushed, as though they were climaxing!

"Sixth-Grade Spell, Lightning Snake Flurry!

"Land!"

Meng Lei struck his palms against the floor. Amidst loud and ear-piercing cries, the 10 Thunder Pythons swooped down one by one, flooding the Flaming Tiger Fire Demon and covering the ring!

"It's over!"

Meng Lei turned around, no longer sparing the Flaming Tiger Fire Demon, who had been flooded by lightning and electric currents, another glance. Instead, he waved at the screaming audience, turning them even crazier!

"Thunder God!!!"

"I love you, Thunder God!!! Be my 18th pretty boy! I want to keep you in my backyard!"

Amid the crazy shouts, the rampaging electric currents gradually ebbed away, revealing the form of the Flaming Tiger Fire Demon, who had been struck by Lightning Snake Flurry. He could be said to be in an extremely pathetic state right now. The burning flames had already been extinguished a long time ago. Even his clothes had been burned to ashes, and his body was charred all over...

Yeap, the sight of him was a little too horrible for one to bear!

"Ding! Dropped item detected. Will you pick it up?"

"Yes, pick it up!"

"Ding! Assimilation successful. Congratulations to the host for obtaining the Fire Demon bloodline!"

"Huh!?"

The Fire Demon bloodline!?

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Chapter 51: The Five Great Eras, Transforming Into A Fire Demon

The Fire Demon bloodline?

What the heck was that?

Meng Lei was rather bewildered!

During this half a year of studying in Fire Dragon Academy, he had spent almost all his time on improving his battle capabilities. He rarely read other types of books or studied other kinds of knowledge!

Take for example, The Great Magical Beasts Encyclopedia, The Classification of Intelligent Beings In The Continent, Human Geography of The Continent, and so on—he hadn't read any of these at all! Meng Lei was a complete newbie in everything apart from thunder-elemental and earth-elemental magic!

Fire Demon?

Was that a kind of living thing in Heaven's Vault Continent too?

In his confusion, Meng Lei immediately took out his magic communication device and dialed Fatty Hart's magic code, intending to ask him about it. Since Fatty Hart had taken rudimentary lessons before, he had learned about a lot of things related to the past. There was definitely no going wrong in asking him about things like this!

"Old bro, what's up?"

Fatty Hart's round face appeared in the magic communication device.

"Fatty, do you know about the Fire Demons?"

"What?"

"The Fire Demons! The 'fire' of Fire Demons, and the 'demon' of Fire Demons! Fire Demons!"

"The Fire Demons?" Fatty was startled. "Old bro, why are you suddenly asking about that? What's that noise over there? Why is it so noisy?"

Meng Lei replied crossly, "Cut the crap! Do you know about Fire Demons or not?"

Duh, I'm in the arena! Of course it's noisy!

"I don't like how that sounded, old bro. I, Fatty Hart, know everything from as high up in the heavens as astronomy and as far below in the ground as geography. I know everything that happened in the last 500 years and can predict everything that'll happen in the coming 1,000 years. What's there that I don't know?"

Fatty Hart blew his own horn, his nose in the air as he said, "If you want to talk about the Fire Demons, then you'll definitely have to bring up the faraway ancient times. Old bro, you should have heard about the few eras that Heaven's Vault Continent has gone through before, right?"

"Yes, I have!"

Meng Lei nodded lightly. Like Earth, Heaven's Vault Continent had also gone through a few long eras in the remote past. They were respectively the Fairy era, Titan era, Beast People era, Colossal Dragon era, and the current era where the four races dominated the continent!

Every era had its own master. They dominated and ruled over the whole continent during their time, and fully deserved the title of ruler!

"In that case, do you know how the Fairy era ended?" asked Fatty Hart.

After a moment's thought, Meng Lei replied, "It was probably the ancient Titans that ended them, right?"

The next era's actuation was usually the cause of the end of an era. For example, the end of the Titan era was due to the emergence of the Beast People.

Through their terrifying numbers, the Beast People, who had an alarming reproduction rate, had overthrown the ancient Titans' rule to eventually emerge and become the masters of Heaven's Vault Continent!

For the same reason, the Beast People era was later also overthrown by the Colossal Dragons, who then became the masters of the continent and built a glorious era!

Times alternated, and things developed!

Lives went through the cycle of rebirth, and each dynasty replaced the previous!

Nothing was eternal. No empires would stay strong and prosperous forever, either. This was an unchanging natural law of order that nobody could change!

"No! You're wrong!!" Fatty Hart shook his head. "The Fairy era didn't end because of the Titans. Rather, it was because of... The Fire Demons!"

"The Fire Demons?"

Meng Lei was stunned for a moment there.

"Yes, the Fire Demons!"

Fatty Hart nodded lightly and said, "It's said that during the Fairy era, forests were abundant and full of life, and vegetation grew vibrantly and exuberantly in Heaven's Vault Continent. Rich and dense forests covered more than 90% of the whole continent!

"The Heaven's Vault Continent of that time was very beautiful. Beautiful Fairies strolled in the woods, snowy white unicorns pranced along the lakes, enchanting tree spirits danced in the gardens...

"However, the Fire Demons descended upon the world one day!

"Nobody knew where they came from, whether they were Heaven's Vault Continent's native beings, or whether they had come from outer space, or other places. People only knew that they were bathed in fire, had burning eyes, and a mane of scorching flames...

"They were a terrifying group of flaming living beings!

"Wherever they passed through, forests were burned and destroyed, and vegetation and woods caught fire. Expanses of crimson land spread for miles. In less than 100 years, the homeland that the ancient Fairies had depended on for their survival had all burned away!

"After a long period of resistance, the ancient Fairies joined hands with the other races in the continent to put a stop to the crazy Fire Demons and completely annihilated them. However, while this was a move that brought great destruction to the enemy, it also brought severe damage to themselves! Following that, the ancient Fairies fell into decline, and the powerful Titans took the opportunity to emerge!"

"So, the end of the Fairy era was fully caused by the Fire Demons?"

Meng Lei looked absolutely stupefied. He asked, "Are the Fire Demons that fearsome? They had actually ended the ancient Fairies during a time when they were at their most prosperous?"

"Fearsome? Hurhur!"

With a laugh, Fatty Hart said, "The ancient Fairies were an existence that could suppress the ancient Titans so badly that they couldn't even raise their heads! The Fire Demons had finished even an existence as strong and powerful as them. Do you think there's any chance that they aren't fearsome?"

"That's true!" Meng Lei agreed wholeheartedly. Then, he asked, "Do Fire Demons still exist in Heaven's Vault Continent?"

Fatty Hart thought for a moment before he replied, "True Fire Demons likely don't exist anymore. In any case, I haven't heard about any. However, descendants with Fire Demon bloodline in them likely exist. After all, the Fire Demons had wreaked havoc in Heaven's Vault Continent for so many years back then. It's impossible for them not to leave any trace of themselves behind at all!"

"Right!"

Meng Lei fell into deep thought after he hung up.

Fatty Hart had said something that made a lot of sense. After wreaking havoc in Heaven's Vault Continent for so many years, the Fire Demons had indeed left behind blood descendants—the Flaming Tiger Fire Demon was precisely one of them!

Otherwise, he couldn't possibly have dropped the Fire Demon bloodline!!!

Now, the question was—was there any use to the Fire Demon bloodline?

Just as Meng Lei was puzzling over this, an abnormal sensation suddenly came over his body. A warm current that had appeared out of nowhere flowed into his limbs and bones...

"Oh no!"

After his experience with assimilating the Fire Dragon bloodline the last time, Meng Lei knew what was about to happen, of course. Not daring to make any further delay, he ran straight to the restroom!

Splurt!

Splurt!

In the instant he closed the restroom's door, a burst of bloody red flames rose from his body and fully enveloped Meng Lei. Wisps of black aura were mixed among the red flames, just like the flames on the Flaming Tiger Fire Demon!

At the same time, a wave of pain, almost as though it was ripping him apart, assaulted Meng Lei's senses. A muffled cry escaped him, and he almost let out a tragic scream!

Fortunately, having had prior experience, and coupled with the fact that his spiritual power had become stronger, Meng Lei barely managed to keep himself from screaming. Even so, cold sweat constantly formed and trickled down his body, and his countenance contorted from the pain!

"This feeling is truly goddamn... indescribable!"

Meng Lei smiled dismally. Then, his skin blackened, and his arms began to elongate. His nails extended forward, and steel needle-like hair grew on his back. Something similar to an oxtail also grew behind him at his buttocks!

The most dramatic thing was that four sharp curved horns—two long and two short—grew out of his head. They looked like a ram's, or a devil's horns, and looked very savage!

I'm starting to transform again!

It was a Fire Dragon Person the last time. What will it be now?

A Fire Demon Person?

Although he didn't have the mental strength to be sarcastic, Meng Lei could clearly feel that his body was strengthening at speed visible to the naked eye. It actually didn't lose out to the last time when he was assimilating the Fire Dragon bloodline!

Go on and strengthen!

Do your best to strengthen!

The Fire Demon bloodline assimilation process didn't last long. It ended after 15 minutes. Meng Lei went over to the mirror and stared at his appearance that had undergone a huge change... He was rendered completely speechless!

Blackish skin, yellow pupils, a steel needle-like mane of hair, long, slender, and powerful arms, an ox tail-like tail, and flames that enveloped him...

It certainly didn't look very handsome—in fact, it was a little ugly!

However, it seemed like his power... had increased by leaps and bounds!

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Chapter 52: Comparable To A Fire Dragon, Two Types of Bloodlines

Host: Meng Lei

Race: Human (Contains Fire Dragon bloodline and Fire Demon bloodline)

Wealth: 182,915 gold coins

Physical Body Constitution: Seventh-Grade Warrior (14,878/50,000)

Spirit: Sixth-Grade Magician (7,102/10,000)

Magic Power: Sixth-Grade Magician (6,919/10,000)

Spell(s): Some increase

Battle Aura Technique(s): Fire Dragon Manual

Battle Skills: Some increase

"My Physical Body Constitution was still 7,000-odd points previously, but it has reached as high as 14,878 points now! The increase is pretty dramatic!"

Meng Lei was greatly comforted as he stared at his personal stats. After the last three months of painstaking cultivation, all of his various attributes had increased by quite a few times!

Be it his physical body constitution, spiritual power, or his magic power reserves, all of them had reached Sixth-Grade Warrior or Magician level. His battle capabilities were steadily increasing and were far beyond what they had been three months ago!

In particular, thanks to his unexpected gain of the Fire Demon bloodline today, his physical body constitution had improved by leaps and bounds, and stepped into an all-new domain!

Seventh-Grade Warrior!

This was already part of a High-Level Warrior's domain! He could be said to be a fairly strong expert, even in the capital city. Should he go to a remote region, he could even dominate an area!

"Following my physical body constitution's enhancement, my magic power has started to lag behind a little! It's alright, though. I can break through anytime I want, as long as I'm willing to!"

Meng Lei's line of vision involuntarily landed on the wealth field. He had been saving his gold coins but hadn't borne to use them all this time. That was how he had accumulated the vast total assets of 182,915 gold coins!

182,915 gold coins = 18,291 Attribute Points!

,291 Attribute Points!

This was enough to propel Meng Lei into the level of a Seventh-Grade Magician if he used them now. With both his magic power and physical capabilities at seventh-grade, his battle capabilities would become terrifying for sure!

Meng Lei wasn't in a hurry to redeem the points, however. Good resources should be employed where they were needed most. It wouldn't be too late even if he redeemed the points during a critical moment instead. He should be thrifty wherever he could afford to!

A few minutes later, the energy within his body gradually depleted fully. A wave of feebleness came over Meng Lei, and he turned back into his human form.

"Judging from the transformation time, the Fire Demon bloodline is a strong and powerful one that doesn't lose out to the Fire Dragon bloodline at all!"

Why was that?

It was because, at Meng Lei's current level of body sturdiness, his dragon transformation could only last eight minutes. When he transformed into a Fire Demon, the transformation similarly lasted only eight minutes!

The same body!

The same amount of transformation time!

What did this show?

It showed that the Fire Demon bloodline was just as strong as the Fire Dragon bloodline!

"Two types of bloodlines!

"The Fire Dragon bloodline!

"The Fire Demon bloodline!

"Surely, I can also be considered as having the potential to become an expert now, right?"

Meng Lei was very satisfied with his unexpected gain tonight. However, the drafts at his crotch and his naked body made him exceptionally embarrassed. During his first transformation into a Fire Demon just now, the flames that he'd released had burned up all his clothes again...

"If only I had a spatial ring! If I could prepare a few sets of clothes and store them in the spatial ring, this awkward situation of having nothing to wear would never happen!"

Meng Lei's desire for a spatial ring grew even stronger. That thing really brought a lot of convenience. It was just a pity that it was too expensive, so he couldn't afford it!

Bang, bang, bang!

The sound of knocking rang out—someone was knocking on the restroom's door!

"Huh?"

Meng Lei's eyes swiveled, and he walked behind the door and opened it. A big-bellied human nobleman then walked in and glared at Meng Lei hostilely!

The haughty human nobleman shouted furiously, "Kid, was it you that locked the restroom's door from the inside? Do you have a death wish?!"

"Hehe, so sorry about that!"

Meng Lei smiled apologetically. Then, he smashed his fist right into him!

Pow!

"Damn! These clothes are too big!"

Meng Lei left the restroom cursing after he had changed. The clothes were too big, making him feel as if he was wearing a dress. It felt very uncomfortable!

But what was he to do?

Let's just put up with it!

A few minutes later, Meng Lei, dressed in clothes too big for him, knocked on the door to Uno's, the supervisor of the arena, office.

"Come in!"

"Good day, Supervisor Uno!"

"Oh, it's Meng Lei!"

A smiling Uno looked up. However, when he noticed Meng Lei's clothes, he couldn't help but be stunned for a moment there. With an expression full of puzzlement, he pointed at Meng Lei and said, "Brother Meng Lei, you..."

"Cough! I accidentally dirtied my clothes just now, so..." replied Meng Lei with an embarrassed smile. He didn't even bat an eyelid as he lied!

"Dirtied?"

His words made Uno think of other matters, and he gave Meng Lei a meaningful look. Then, he said with a smile, "Brother Meng Lei, your appearance fee of 10,000 gold coins for tonight has been paid to you. Do take note, and check whether you've received it!"

"No, it's fine! With you in charge, I can rest reassured!" replied Meng Lei with a wave of his hand. Then, he said with a smile, "Other than collecting the appearance fee, there's something else I'd like your help with!"

"What is it?"

Uno raised his eyebrows, secretly delighted. Ever since Meng Lei had joined Flame Arena, he had rarely troubled him. This made Uno feel rather helpless!

Why? Because he wanted to get into Meng Lei's good books!

Yes, that's right!

He wanted to get into his good books!

Others might not know Meng Lei's background, but Uno was very clear on that—he was Fire Dragon Academy's top freshman!

However, if that was all there was to him, then he wouldn't be worth Uno getting acquainted with him, of course!

Uno's real reason for befriending Meng Lei was his performance in the arena—in a total of 30 matches, he had achieved 24 victories, 3 draws, and 4 losses!

He had also become a Silver Fighter in one try and achieved the extraordinary accomplishment of 12 consecutive victories!

A Silver Fighter was a high-grade fighter that typical fighters couldn't hope to even match up to. Without strong battle capabilities to back them up, it was useless no matter how experienced they were!

Silver Fighters typically possessed at least the battle capabilities of a Sixth-Grade Warrior at their pinnacle. An overwhelming majority of Silver Fighters were Seventh-Grade Warriors. Flaming Tiger Fire Demon, the Two-Star Silver Fighter whom Meng Lei had just defeated, was precisely a Seventh-Grade Warrior!

Had it been other Sixth-Grade Warriors at their pinnacle, or even a Seventh-Grade Warrior or Magician, Uno wouldn't have taken a second look at them. As someone who had astounding forces behind him, why would he care about a Seventh-Grade Warrior or Magician?

But...

If the said Seventh-Grade Warrior or Magician were a 15-years-old young boy, then that would be unbelievable!

Moreover, Uno had even realized something critical!

Meng Lei wasn't just a Magician—his body was also very strong. Although he had rarely made use of his physique in all 30 of his matches, it couldn't escape Uno's eyes!

15 years old!

At least sixth-grade pinnacle!

And a dual cultivator of magic and martial arts at that!

He had rarely even heard of someone like that, much less seen one. Uno had only one word of appraisal for him—a genius!

A real genius!

When associating with someone like that, he naturally needed to get in their good graces. Meng Lei might just become an astonishingly great figure in the future! When that happened, he would receive unimaginable rewards!

Thus, upon seeing that Meng Lei had something to request of him, Uno was naturally overjoyed.

"I'd like to take a month's leave to return home!"

Without any hesitation whatsoever, Meng Lei went straight to the point and voiced his request. As a Silver Fighter, he needed to fight at least five matches per month. He couldn't go home unless he took a leave of absence!

"Take leave?"

Uno nodded slightly. Fire Dragon Academy was on winter vacation now, so it was normal that Meng Lei would apply for leave to go home. He didn't reject his request, but smiled and said, "That's alright, of course! Is a month enough? How about two months instead?"

"A month is enough!"

It was already 10 p.m. by the time he left Flame Arena. Meng Lei didn't return to the magic academy but headed toward Great Axe Academy instead. His two little buddies, Joseph and Andrew, were studying there.

Winter vacation had probably also started at Great Axe Academy. Meng Lei wanted to ask Joseph and Andrew whether they would like to go back to the village together. If possible, they would be able to keep each other company if they went back together!

"Looking at the date, it has been almost two months since I last saw them?

"And there's that girl Jonah, too..."

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Chapter 53: Bullying And Humiliation, Raging Fury

There were more than 70 warrior academies in Fire Dragon Capital City, and Great Axe Academy was one of them. This mid-range warrior academy had a history of more than 5,000 years and had groomed a large number of excellent Warriors and experts!

It had a long-standing history and was a producer of innumerable experts!

When Meng Lei stood at the Great Axe Academy entrance, he noticed two giant decorated axes over 20 meters long towering aloft above the school gates. The axe blades gleamed coldly in the light, the sharpness of the blades displayed to their fullest!

They were the symbols of Great Axe Academy, the Saenger war axes!

"Halt!"

The guards stopped Meng Lei in his way.

"I'm here to look for someone!"

"Please register here first!"

"Alright!"

The management in warrior academies wasn't as strict as in magic academies. After a simple registration, Meng Lei successfully entered Great Axe Academy and headed toward the freshmen condominiums.

He had been here five months ago and knew where the freshmen condominiums were. Thus, he naturally knew his way around when he came here again this time. It didn't take him long to reach the freshmen condominiums.

It wasn't any less crowded than in the magic academies. Warrior academies recruited a lot of students every year. As long as they could fork out the expensive school fees and their ages met the requirements, the academies typically accepted everyone into the school.

Thus, this led to very mediocre living conditions in warrior academy dormitories. For example, Joseph and Andrew's dormitories were just like the student dormitories on Earth. Six people occupied a single dormitory unit and slept on bunk beds. The living conditions couldn't compare to the magic academies' at all!

It was already 11 p.m. However, the student condominiums were brightly lit. Carefree laughter and sounds of conversation could be heard from every dormitory. There were people playing magical beast chess, people drinking and playing finger-guessing games, people singing and howling... It was a complete change from its usual iron-fisted solemness. The whole condominium building was extraordinarily lively and bustling!

Looks like winter vacation has also started in Great Axe Academy!

Meng Lei rode the magic ladder up to the 11th floor and arrived in front of Joseph's dormitory. Unexpectedly, he'd only just reached the entrance when someone was thrown out of the dormitory!

This particular building was a single-sided condominium. Rooms were only built on one side of the building, so the other side was empty thin air. Should anyone come flying out and fall off from the 11th floor, they would definitely die very tragically!

"Look out!"

With his sharp eyes and quick reflexes, Meng Lei appeared behind the person in a flash. He caught him lightly with an arm and pulled him back easily.

"Ugh!"

The person threw up a mouthful of blood, within which were a few broken teeth. Half of his face was badly swollen, and his nose bridge was also sunken in. He honestly looked rather wretched and miserable!

"Joseph?"

Upon looking at the person in his hold, Meng Lei's expression instantly darkened!

"Big Brother Meng Lei?" A jolt went through Joseph upon hearing his voice, and he hurriedly looked toward Meng Lei, his eyes full of joy and surprise. "Big Brother Meng Lei, why are you here?"

Right after he spoke, he grimaced and held one side of his face, in so much pain that he couldn't stop gasping. From the look of it, he had really suffered a pretty bad beating just now!

"Joseph, what exactly is going on?" asked Meng Lei in a loud and low voice, his countenance somber.

"I-it's nothing. I accidentally tripped and fell!"

Joseph's eyes were rather evasive, and he deliberately changed the topic. "Big Brother Meng Lei, has your academy also entered the winter vacation period? Are you here to look for me to go home together?"

Joseph seemed very excited at the thought of going home. His tanned face was brimming with joy. After all, he was only 14 years old, and not only was this his first time away from home, but the duration had even reached as long as half a year. This was especially when he had even been bullied and humiliated by others during this half a year in the academy. He really wanted to return home at this point!

"Tell me, who was the one that hit you?"

Meng Lei's voice was icy cold as he shouted the question again. If he hadn't coincidentally arrived just now, Joseph might really have just fallen down from here. This was the 11th floor! With Joseph's Trainee Warrior battle capabilities, wasn't it a given that he would be smashed into bits and pieces?

When he thought of that, rage blazed within Meng Lei. He was the one that had sent Joseph and Andrew into the academies. How was he supposed to live with himself if anything were to happen to them?

"Where's that cheap and lowly commoner? Get your ass back here and pour me some feet-washing water!"

At that moment, a piercing and arrogant voice drifted out from the dormitory. Joseph couldn't help but tremble upon hearing it, his face full of fury and terror!

"Cheap and lowly commoner?"

Meng Lei's eyes narrowed. He kicked open the half-closed door with one leg and walked in!

Bam!

The door slammed against the wall heavily and caused a deafening boom, giving the people inside the dormitory a huge shock. They looked over one by one, and their eyes fell on Meng Lei!

"Big Brother Meng Lei, I really tripped and fell out of my own carelessness just now. No one hit me!"

Joseph was badly frightened upon seeing Meng Lei kicking open the door with mighty momentum. He hurriedly caught hold of Meng Lei and said, "Let's go and look for Andrew. He'll definitely be overjoyed to see you..."

"There's no hurry!"

Meng Lei waved him off. His sharp and piercing gaze swept across the five people in the dormitory. "Who was the one that hit Joseph? You'd better step forward!"

"Who are you?"

A muscular man, who was 2.2 meters tall, had sharp horns on his head, and had a physique as brawny as an ox, walked over to Meng Lei. His strong and well-built chest muscles were practically pressing against Meng Lei's face as he looked down from above and replied, "I'm the one that hit him. What about it?"

"Big Brother Meng Lei, let's go!"

Joseph held Meng Lei back and said softly, "That's Larry. Not only is he ranked third in our level, but he's also nobility. He isn't someone whom we can afford to mess with. Let's just go!"

Meng Lei didn't budge. "Joseph, judging from the situation today, he must have frequently bullied you, right?"

"I..."

Joseph's mouth opened and closed. He tried desperately to hide his misery and indignation, but the more he did, the more he couldn't hold back his tears. As though a breached dam, tears streamed from his eyes!

Bully?

It was far more than that!

People that could enroll in warrior academies were either the wealthy or the noble. Even at the worst, they were still fairly well-off families that had excess money in their pockets. But what about him?

He was nothing more than a commoner and even came from a remote region. He didn't fit in with the people in the dormitory at all. Putting the fact that he was excluded from everything aside, the key here was that he was frequently bullied!

Out of the five people in the dormitory, four of them bullied him. They constantly shouted at him and ordered him around arrogantly. They made him wash their clothes and socks, pour them feet-washing water, tidy their beds and tables, bring them food...

They ordered him around like a slave!

But that wasn't all of it!

The key was that they had even beat him up!

Whenever someone upset them or something he did displeased them, they would beat him up. They would slap him across the cheek, hit his face, kick his head, make him kneel and apologize...

During the last half a year, he'd been subjected to all kinds of bullying and torture and suffered all sorts of hardships. How could all of that be so simply described with just the word 'bully'?

"Looks like you have really been subjected to all kinds of bullying during the last half a year!"

Meng Lei clenched his fists, and then patted Joseph on the shoulder. He felt very guilty. During the last half a year, he had been busy upgrading his battle capabilities the whole time and had rarely paid any attention to Joseph and the other two.

In fact, he had even almost forgotten about the three of them. After all, they were the old Meng Lei's companions, not his. His memories of the three of them were limited to just the period of slightly over a month's time after he had transmigrated here!

It was really... very little!

However, Meng Lei felt very guilty during this moment, because to Joseph, he was his closest companion, and was a good buddy to whom he could vent his frustrations to!

"Hurhur, bully? I just like bullying him. What are you going to do about that?" The muscular man named Larry crossed his arms. "Not only did I make him wash my clothes and socks, and pour me feet-washing water, but I even made him kneel and apolog—"

"Hmph!"

Meng Lei flew into a rage, and his palm went flying across!

Smack!

The sharp wind impact from his palm grazed Larry's cheek, and his palm landed solidly on his cheek, throwing Larry backward completely!

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Chapter 54: Giving Larry A Savage Beating, Spending Money To Apologize

The crisp-sounding slap sent Larry flying, and he smashed headfirst into a bed that was made of black iron and wood. The impact broke the bed into tiny pieces!

The entire dormitory fell quiet instantly!

Everyone stared blankly at Larry, who was smashed into the bed and then at Meng Lei, who was quietly standing there. No one had any response. Larry... was knocked into the air like this?

He was a Fourth-Grade Warrior, after all!

Roar!

Just when everyone was bewildered, Larry slapped the ground with bloodshot eyes. "Damn you, cheap piece of trash! How dare you attack me? I am going to kill you!"

Larry instantly turned into a gust of wind and charged toward Meng Lei, with speed comparable to that of a Fourth-Grade Warrior. In the blink of an eye, he appeared in front of Meng Lei!

"Die, you cheap piece of trash!"

Larry used up all his strength and smashed his fist downward—it was a ferocious move!

Joseph's eyelids twitched when he saw this scene, and his heart almost jumped out of his mouth!

"Brother Meng Lei, be careful!"

"No need to worry!"

Meng Lei smiled at Joseph and casually stretched out his right hand. Then a thud resounded as he grabbed Larry's fist in his palm!

The ferocious fist, terrifying power, and violent aura... All these vanished into thin air, like a clay ox entering the sea—never to be seen again!

"How... could this be possible?"

Larry's angry eyes widened as he felt the terrifying power coursing through his fist. He was horrified. Unexpectedly, this seemingly thin and weak human piece of trash possessed terrifying power!

"Oh my dragon god!"

"Am I seeing things?"

"He... actually caught Larry's attack?"

"Incredible!"

"Larry is a genuine Fourth-Grade Warrior. His attacks are terrifying. He actually ended up getting caught so easily?"

Everyone's jaws almost dropped. They were aware of how strong Larry, who possessed the Black Dragon's pure bloodline, was. Even before joining the academy, he had been a Third-Grade Warrior, and during the final exam, he had a successful breakthrough, becoming a Fourth-Grade Warrior!

Given his talents, the academy's unbelievably powerful top two students were only slightly stronger than him. As for everyone else... They were no match for him!

However, now, a seemingly cheap piece of trash that had appeared out of nowhere had actually neutralized Larry's attack so easily?

It was simply shocking, confusing, and unbelievable!

"You're only making a fool out of yourself with your weak strength!" Meng Lei shook his head slightly and closed his palm. Then, a crisp "clack" echoed, and Larry's fist broke in pieces. His face contorted in pain as he broke into a cold sweat!

"You think that you can bully people at will, just because you have some strength?"

Meng Lei stretched out his left fist and smashed it into Larry's stomach. Larry spewed out blood. He was in such great pain that he curled up into the shape of a shrimp!

"He who insults others will always be humiliated! When you bully others, have you never thought that you will be bullied someday?"

Meng Lei's eyes were emotionless. He raised his knee and shattered Larry's chin. The poor fellow couldn't even scream in pain!

"Kneel down!"

Meng Lei stretched out his right hand and pressed on Larry's shoulder. Suddenly, an overbearing force surged forth, and Larry bent his knees, collapsing on the ground!

Whimper—

Larry seemed to have suffered great humiliation. Veins popped out on his forehead while both his eyes were bloodshot. He was crazily struggling to stand up, but Meng Lei's right hand appeared to be an immovable force. No matter how much Larry struggled, he was unable to resist!

"Oh my dragon god!"

"Is this little fellow human?"

Joseph's four roommates looked at the kneeling Larry, struggling on the ground. He was slightly trembling, and his eyes filled with horror. Larry... had no power to resist!

He was utterly defeated!

Isn't Brother Meng Lei a Magician? Why is his physical body so strong?

Joseph was stunned and suspicious. The roommates didn't know much about Meng Lei's background, but he knew everything about him. It was precisely because of this that he was even more shocked and confused than the others!

It's said that a Magician's body is generally very weak, but Brother Meng Lei...

"We are doomed! He's coming after us!"

Three of the four roommates, like Larry, often bullied Joseph. At this moment, having witnessed Larry's horrible situation, their faces went pale with fright—they were terror-stricken!

Usually, what you feared most would come looking for you!

Meng Lei suddenly turned his head, and his emotionless eyes fell on them. "Who else has bullied Joseph before? Step forward!"

Boom!

As soon as this statement escaped his lips, the three roommates turned into jelly and almost collapsed on the ground in fright. They were doomed. Meng Lei was looking at them to enact revenge!

What should we do?

"So, you have the guts to do the deed, but not for admitting it?" Meng Lei's voice became colder. "Joseph, who are the people that bullied you? Point them out to me!"

"Brother Meng Lei, just forget it!"

Joseph was a kind and honest teenage boy. Although he hated his roommates for bullying him, he had no intention of taking revenge!

"Joseph, this is not acceptable!" Meng Lei shook his head. "We abide by our duty and do not take the initiative to bully others. But... If anyone tries to bully us, we won't let them!"

After speaking, Meng Lei looked at the four roommates again. "I will give you one last chance. If you have bullied Joseph before, step forward! Otherwise, don't blame me for being ruthless!"

"I... I..."

A handsome boy, whose face was pale, teeth were clattering, and legs were trembling, stuttered, "I... bullied... Joseph... before!"

"Great!" Meng Lei nodded slightly.

Thud!

The handsome boy knelt down with a thud and slapped himself in the face. "I deserve to die! I'm a jerk! I shouldn't have bullied Joseph! I am willing to apologize! I am willing to compensate! Just let me go! I beg you!"

"Compensate?" Meng Lei's heart trembled. "If you think that everything will be okay by handing out some compensation after bullying someone, then what are we training for!?"

"10,000 gold coins! No! 30,000 gold coins! I am willing to give 30,000 gold coins as compensation! I guarantee that I won't bully Joseph ever again!" cried the handsome boy, tearfully. He was just a step away from wetting his pants!

"30,000 gold coins? Do you think you are chasing away a beggar?" Meng Lei gave a cold snort. "I will let you off for 50,000 gold coins. Otherwise..."

"50,000!" exclaimed the handsome boy, his eyes betraying his pain. However, when he met Meng Lei's indifferent gaze, he couldn't help but shiver. "Okay! I am willing to give 50,000 gold coins as compensation!"

"Right!" Meng Lei nodded slightly and turned toward the remaining three.

"I am also willing to give 50,000 gold coins as compensation!"

"Me too!"

Two of them hurriedly expressed their intentions. Although the loss of 50,000 gold coins pained them greatly, they didn't want to end up like Larry, who was beaten to the point that even his own mother would be unable to recognize him!

This was simply too pitiful!

"Hand over the money now!" commanded Meng Lei and reached out his hand.

"Yes, yes!"

The trio did not dare to be tardy, and promptly took out their magic crystal cards!

"Who is fighting in the dormitory?"

At that moment, a cold and angry roar resounded!

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Chapter 55: Disciplinary Team's Arrival, The Strongest

"Who is fighting in the dormitory?"

A cold voice resounded as several big burly men with huge axes on their backs angrily charged into the dormitory!

They were all wearing standardized armor, carrying the same halberd, and they had the same cold, emotionless gaze!

As soon as these people appeared, they exuded a powerful aura, making it hard for everyone to breathe.

Suddenly, a burly man pointed at Larry, who was kneeling on the ground, and exclaimed, "Skyles, isn't this your brother!? What the hell? Why was he beaten up so badly?"

The brawny man referred to as Skyles did not respond. Instead, he looked at Larry solemnly. "What is going on?" His voice was extremely cold, with some traces of anger!

Whimper—

Larry looked like an aggrieved little daughter-in-law as he pointed at Meng Lei and screamed, "Brother... he... attacked... me... kill... this... cheap piece of... trash, I... want... him dead..."

"How dare you beat up my brother!"

Skyles' eyes were cold. He looked at Meng Lei with a razor-sharp stare, his icy voice suppressing the limitless anger that was boiling inside!

The other burly men also looked at Meng Lei, feeling astonished. Skyles was like a mad demon when it came to protecting his little brother. This was a fact everyone knew!

Because of this, few people in the academy dared to provoke Larry. However, someone had the courage to do so, and he was just a young kid!

This was unexpected!

"That's wonderful!"

"It's the disciplinary team!"

"And Senior Skyles!"

"We are saved! We don't have to pay any money!"

On the other side, the handsome boy and the two bullies, who had already taken out their magic crystal cards for Meng Lei, were overjoyed. They swiftly pulled their cards back!

"Senior Skyles, you have to avenge us!" The handsome boy cried, "This guy charged into our dormitory out of the blue and started beating up Larry. We don't know how Larry offended him!"

"He is too much. Not only did he beat up Larry, he even forced him to kneel and apologize. Look at what Larry has become!"

"That's right, senior..."

The three roommates burst into tears. They described Meng Lei as the evil-committing tyrant that deserved to die, while they were the innocent victims, who had suffered all kinds of grievances and bullying!

In fact, there was no need for them to complain about. Skyles had already seen his brother's pitiful condition. He felt so angry that his lungs were on the verge of exploding. "I don't care who you are or what your status is. Since you dared touch my brother, I will make you regret what you have done today!"

Meng Lei couldn't hide his smile. "Your brother said the same thing just now. Look what happened to him!"

"Bastard!" Skyles was furious. An aura, many times stronger than Larry's, erupted from him. It blotted out the sky and covered the earth, as it charged toward Meng Lei!

His aura was too terrifying, and just the pressure from its leaking energy waves made it difficult to breathe for Joseph, the handsome boy, and the rest. They ended up gasping for air!

"Brother... Meng Lei! What shall we do now?"

Joseph's face was horrified, and his eyes betrayed his despair. As a student of the academy, how could he not know who Skyles was?

Skyles—the sixth-years' chief representative, captain of the academy's disciplinary team, strongest in the Great Axe Academy, and a personal disciple of the vice-chancellor!

It was no exaggeration to say that Joseph had spent his first six months in the academy just listening to Skyles' legends!

And now, he had actually ended up offending this legendary character. How could he possibly fix this?

Joseph was in an utter state of despair!

However, he didn't expect Meng Lei to remain calm and collected when faced with the terrifying Skyles. It was as if he was enjoying the breeze on his face, treating Skyles lightly!

"Trying to suppress me with your aura?" Meng Lei laughed. "You are not much stronger than your useless little brother. Don't make a fool out of yourself in front of me!"

"What the hell!? Such insolence!"

"Isn't this fellow a freshman? This is just too crazy!"

"What an arrogant fellow. He actually dared to speak to Skyles like this. This is absolutely crazy!"

"Something bad is going to happen to this little fellow soon..."

"He is courting death!"

Skyles was indeed enraged. He raised his hand and swung a slap at Meng Lei. His speed was as fast as lightning. Even its shadow was unable to keep up with it, as his palm appeared in front of Meng Lei!

Meng Lei stood in place, as if he was unable to react in time or that he was rooted to the spot by fear. Just as Skyles' palm was about to land on his face, Meng Lei unexpectedly vanished!

"Gone?"

Skyles was slightly astonished. Unexpectedly, at that moment, piercing pain suddenly traveled from his abdomen. It was so painful that Skyles almost vomited out his previous night's dinner!

"You are like your little brother. A good for nothing!"

Meng Lei appeared quietly and gently stuck Skyles with his palm, sending him flying away, like a bullet that just left the barrel!

Everyone was rendered speechless!

The disciplinary team's burly men, Joseph, his four roommates, and Larry, who was still kneeling on the ground, all watched this scene with terrified expressions, completely forgetting how to react!

It wasn't until Skyles collapsed heavily on the ground and let out a low growl that everyone was jolted awake.

Larry shook his head as though he had gone mad. "Impossible! This is impossible! How could this cheap piece of trash defeat big brother..."

"F*ck!"

"This is too much!"

"Skyles was insta-defeated?"

"Where did this freak come from? Why haven't I seen him before!?"

The burly men carrying the giant axes were so frightened that they broke into a cold sweat. Their eyes were full of awe and horror as they looked at Meng Lei.

Skyles was the strongest person in their Great Axe Academy, a genuine Sixth-Grade Warrior!

As for this Meng Lei? He looked like a first-year freshman!

Despite his tender age, he was able to defeat Skyles so effortlessly!?

"We're finished!"

The burly men were astonished, while Joseph's three roommates were in a state of panic. They felt so regretful that their intestines turned green. If time could be reversed, they swore that they would give their magic crystal cards to Meng Lei immediately and run away from here as far as they could, never to provoke Meng Lei again!

Unfortunately, time could not be reversed, and there was no medicine for regret in this world. They had offended Meng Lei just now and must bear the punishment they deserved!

When faced with everyone's shocked and horrified gazes, Meng Lei was calm and collected, as if the feats he performed were trivial.

He turned his head and looked at the handsome boy and the rest. "Let's resume what we were discussing earlier. What have you got to say now?"

"We... we..." Their expressions were pale, as they shivered in fear!

"Don't be nervous! I'm a civilized person!" Meng Lei waved his hand and said plainly, "As long as you can give me a satisfactory explanation, I won't take action against you!"

You are a civilized person!?

I must be a fool if I were to believe you. You are a rotten person!

Why didn't you mention this when you were savagely beating up Brother Larry?

"I... I am willing to give 70,000 gold coins as compensation!"

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Chapter 56: Magic Carpet, Ran Into Bandits Along The Way

"70,000 gold coins?"

Meng Lei gave a cold snort. "100,000 gold coins! Not a gold coin less!"

"10... 00,000?"

The handsome boy went limp and almost collapsed onto the ground. His lips trembled as his face turned green. "Big... Big brother, I really can't cough up 100,000 gold coins!"

Bang!

Meng Lei's leg flew out, instantly sending the handsome boy up in the air. He then reached out and grabbed him!

"Listen! You are in no position to bargain!" said Meng Lei with a cold expression. "You can either pay with gold coins... or your life!"

"Gold coins! I'll pay!"

Upon sensing the killing intent in Meng Lei's eyes, the handsome boy was so scared that he almost wet his pants. His thoughts spun quickly like a pellet drum. "Yes! I am willing to give 100,000 gold coins as compensation!"

"Very good!"

Meng Lei nodded as he turned toward the other two!

"We are also willing to give 100,000 gold coins as compensation!"

The two had long been frightened by Meng Lei. Their thoughts moved quickly, for fear that Meng Lei would savagely thrash them if they were slow in answering!

"Transfer now!"

Meng Lei threw over a magic crystal card!

The trembling trio had anguished expressions as they stuttered, "Big... Big brother, we are momentarily unable to come up with so many gold coins!"

Although they were the offspring of aristocrats, they were still teenage students. How could they come up with so many gold coins?

"This is your problem. None of my business!" Meng Lei waved his hand and said impatiently, "I will stay in your dormitory tonight. I want to see 300,000 gold coins tomorrow morning. Not a single coin less!"

"Yes... Yes!" They exclaimed in unison with pained expressions.

Cough!

"Brother!"

The members of the disciplinary team couldn't stand it anymore. A burly man with a giant axe on his back whispered, "You shouldn't be doing this. Extortion is prohibited in the academy..."

"Extortion?" Meng Lei laughed. Then, his eyes fell on the burly man like a sharp blade. "You can be careless with what you eat, but you have to be careful with what you say. When did you see me extorting money?"

The corners of the burly man's mouth twitched. He was completely stunned, as though thousands of alpacas had galloped through his heart.

You just extorted money from the three of them! We were standing right before you the whole time! And now you deny it!?

"Listen! This is not extortion, but... co-mpe-nsa-tion!"

Meng Lei pointed at Joseph and said plainly, "For the past six months, they have been bullying my friend! They've been beating him, scolding him, and forcing him to kneel down, wash their clothes, and serve them water. Just like a servant!

"Their despicable actions have caused irreparable trauma to my friend. Is this little compensation too much to ask for!?"

"This..."

The burly man was rendered speechless. He was a sixth-year student and a commoner of the human race. How could he not know about the academy's ugly side and internal strife?

Nobles bullying the commoners and Dragon People bullying the humans were very common happenstances!

Many commoners silently endured the mistreatment because of their weak abilities and poor background. Thus, such a 'compensation' had been unheard of in the academy so far!

Nevertheless, since now someone had demanded it, it made perfect sense!

The reasoning was simple: Since you bully me, I'll ask for compensation! It all depends on whose fists are bigger! The academy? As long as no one dies, the academy will not care at all!

This had contributed to the aristocratic and powerful students' arrogance. They bullied the weak without any hesitation and pulled no punches!

If one didn't want to be bullied or would like to bully others, then they had to train hard and be stronger than the rest!

This... was the Great Axe Warrior Academy's philosophy, which was somewhat similar to the practice of raising the most venomous insect[1] back on Earth. This was far more barbaric, reckless, and cruel than how Fire Dragon Magic Academy operated!

"If there is nothing else, you can leave!" Meng Lei waved his hand and issued an expulsion order!

The disciplinary team's members looked at each other. Although they felt aggrieved, they were unable to do anything. Meng Lei was stronger than them, and remaining there would invite ridicule. Thus, it was better to leave!

The burly man of the human race took a long look at Meng Lei before whispering a warning, "Brother, take it easy! Don't kill anyone!" He then turned and left with the disciplinary team, taking away the unconscious Skyles with them!

The dormitory was only left with Meng Lei and the rest within an instant.

"Joseph, close the door!"

"Ah... okay!"

After Joseph closed the door, Meng Lei pulled over a chair and sat on it. He then said plainly. "You only have one night. What you have to do... I believe I don't have to repeat myself, right?"

"Understood!"

"We know what we have to do!"

The handsome boy and the other two nodded hurriedly and began to think of ways to raise money. 100,000 gold coins was not a small sum—it was enough to cause them a huge loss!

"Very good!"

A magic flying carpet crossed through the blue sky at high speed.

The scenery underneath—a green wheat field, a lush forest, and meandering rivers—passed swiftly, like a series of images, forming a beautiful animation!

The southern lands were covered with fertile and lush greenery for thousands of miles!

"You didn't get to witness that particular scene. Brother Meng Lei incapacitated Larry swiftly with a grab, a punch, and a knee. It was so cool that I was stunned!"

"Wow!"

"And..."

Ear-pleasing cheers spilled across the sky, intertwining into a sweet-sounding melody!

This group of people had left the city and embarked on their journey back to the village. They were Meng Lei, Joseph, Andrew, and Jonah, who were all on winter vacation.

"Brother Meng Lei, you're so awesome!"

"That's right! Even Senior Skyles was not his match!"

"Brother Meng Lei, aren't you a Magician? Why is your physical body so strong? Unless you are a dual cultivator of magic and martial arts?"

"Brother Meng Lei, did you buy this magic carpet?"

"Brother Meng Lei..."

The three little fellows were usually irritable during traveling. But today, they were extremely excited, talking about their six months' worth of stories and experiences along the way. How could there be any opportunity to get irritated?

The magic carpet flew at breakneck speed, very different from a worn-out bullock cart. After half a day, the Magical Beast Ridge was already in sight!

"Look! That's the Magical Beast Ridge!"

"Yeah! Almost there! We are reaching home soon!"

"Wow! This magic carpet is indeed fast!"

When looking at the lush greenery and the Magical Beast Ridge, which laid on the ground like a giant dragon, Jonah and the other two were excited. Their faces were flushed red as they sat on the magic carpet!

"Finally, we are reaching the Magical Beast Ridge!"

Meng Lei was also overjoyed. The Magical Beast Village was the first place he had come to know in this world. It had a special meaning for him. Thus, he felt at ease returning to this familiar place!

Whoosh!

Suddenly, a shrill air-piercing sound echoed. An arrow, which was more than three meters long and shrouded in lightning, pierced the sky, charging at lightning speed at the magic carpet!

"Look out!"

Meng Lei's ears twitched before his spiritual power erupted and detected the arrow. He immediately forced the magic carpet to a stop as it hung in mid-air!

Splurt!

The lightning arrow went through the magic flying carpet's front portion and grazed the back of Andrew, who was sitting in the front. It then shot itself high into the sky and exploded into a ball of fireworks!

"My god!"

Andrew instantly broke into a cold sweat. Fortunately, the carpet had stopped in time. Otherwise, the arrow would have pierced his entire body like mutton skewers!

"Sh*t!"

Meng Lei looked at the ground, and a cold glint appeared in his eyes!

[1] Legend has it that ancient Chinese would place all sorts of insects into a pot and allow them to kill each other. The one that is remaining would be the most venomous insect.

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Chapter 57: Wiping Out The Bandits, A Spatial Ring

To both sides were towering mountains and precipitous ridges, while only a valley ran through the middle. A group of shabbily-dressed bandits was lined up in the valley's center, blocking the wide pathway there!

Their clothes were torn and tattered, and they were the very picture of a ragtag crowd. Currently, they were all standing around a magic ballista, and they watched the magic carpet suspended in mid-air excitedly!

"Tsk, tsk, a magic carpet!"

"Our prey this time must be pretty rich. A magic carpet alone is already worth 30,000 gold coins, and comparable to a small trade caravan!"

"Hehe! There are so many big preys lately! What we earn in a day is comparable to what we usually earn in a month..."

"I am the one that planted this tree, and I am the one that paved this road. If you wish to pass, then leave your money behind! Boys, continue to launch the Violent Thunder Crossbow, and shoot that magic carpet down for me!"

A savage-looking one-eyed bandit riding on a Horned Cloud-Striding Horse shouted his orders loudly as he brandished an enormous sword and waved it about. He was the leader of the Lone Wolf Bandits, Lone Wolf!

"Yes, Boss!"

The bandits let out a loud cheer and launched the magic ballista. Accompanied by an intense and dazzling flash of lightning, another two to three meters-long lightning arrow hurtled outwards, going straight for the magic carpet!

"A magic carpet! Hehe!"

Lone Wolf, the leader, licked his lips with a hint of savagery in his lone eye. "Here's hoping that the prey today doesn't disappoint me!"

"It's coming again!"

"What do we do, Big Brother Meng Lei?"

Blood drained from the extremely frightened trio's faces as they fearfully watched the lightning arrow hurtling toward them at high speed. Should it strike them, even if they were lucky enough to avoid being stabbed to death, they would also be smashed into pieces after falling from so high up!

They would still die a terrible death, nonetheless!

"These are bandits!"

Meng Lei stood tall and proud on the magic carpet. With a casual wave of his arm, a lightning shield that shone bright and dazzling quietly appeared and wrapped around the magic carpet!

Boom!

The lightning arrow struck heavily against the lightning shield. A dull boom rang out, and the lightning shield began to shake violently, seemingly showing signs of shattering!

However, the strange thing was that it ultimately managed to stand strong. The lightning arrow gradually exhausted all of its energy and stopped moving in the end!

"What?

"They actually managed to block it?"

Lone Wolf was astounded. "The Violent Thunder Crossbow has astonishing might and can directly shoot a fifth-grade expert to death, yet it couldn't penetrate that lightning shield. Could it be that... That protective shield is a magic shield that's higher than fifth-grade?!

"Instant release of a fifth-grade spell?

"Sh*t!

"There's a high chance that our prey is a great Ninth-Grade Magician!"

Lone Wolf's countenance changed dramatically. He shouted, "Retreat! Hurry and retreat!"

Right after he spoke, he whipped the Horned Cloud-Striding Horse beneath him viciously. He dashed over to the Violent Thunder Crossbow and kept the mighty thunder crossbow. Then, he raced away on his horse, deathly afraid of being even a step too slow!

"Boss?"

"What's wrong with Boss?"

Upon seeing their leader suddenly fleeing for his life, the whole group of bandits looked bewildered. Why was their leader retreating when everything was fine and dandy?

"A bunch of good-for-nothings! Retreat at once!" bellowed Lone Wolf furiously.

"Okay, okay..."

It was only then that the bandits began to retreat.

However, it was too late!

Buzz, buzz!

All the Thunder Elements within a radius of several hundred meters swiftly converged and instantly formed 10 Thunder Pythons that were over 30 meters long. Their lightning scales shone and dazzled, and their massive bodies looked vivid and true to life. They floated in the sky, giving off an aura that made people's hearts pound wildly in fear!

"Sh*t!"

Lone Wolf's eyelid twitched violently as he took in the mighty terrifying aura in the sky. Fear and hopelessness filled his heart.

"A sixth-grade spell! That's definitely the might of a sixth-grade spell!

"Instant release of a sixth-grade spell!

"My god! Just who have I offended?"

"Lightning Snake Flurry... Land!"

10 Thunder Pythons howled and roared as they swooped down from the sky. They crashed head-first into the ground and exploded with a deafening boom. An overwhelming amount of Thunder Elements rampaged madly and enveloped the area within a radius of 100 meters!

"Ahhh!"

Amidst shrill and tragic screams, the bandits were burned into charcoal, reduced to ashes, or evaporated into vapors...

They died a tragic and miserable death!

It was hard to watch!

"Oh my god!"

When Lone Wolf looked back and saw what had happened, he became even more horrified. He brandished a dagger and viciously stabbed the Horned Cloud-Striding Horse in its rump. The horse let out a shrill whinny and broke into a desperate dash in a dramatic burst of speed!

"An expert of that level... is actually riding on a magic carpet!

"Isn't he just out to bully others?!"

Lone Wolf was furious and filled with regrets. Magic carpets were low-grade flight tools that only Low-Level Magicians would use; High-Level Magicians completely turned their noses up at them. That was why he had dared to rob them of the magic carpet!

Never did he ever imagined that things would go completely out of his expectations!

"I've run into a wall this time!"

Lone Wolf was so full of regret that he was beating his chest, but all he could do was to flee desperately for his life!

"Flee? Do you think you can successfully flee?"

Meng Lei smiled calmly and snapped his fingers lightly. Thunder Elements converged and quietly formed a lightning lance!

"Go!"

With a soft command from Meng Lei, the three-meters-long lightning lance pierced through the air and shot lightning-quick toward Lone Wolf. It pierced right through Lone Wolf's back and protruded from his chest!

"Ahhh!"

Lone Wolf let out a terrible scream as the momentum threw him out. He fell into the bushes by the road, with no one knowing whether he was alive or dead!

"Big Brother Meng Lei, you're so awesome!"

Jonah, Joseph, and Andrew were dumbfounded from astonishment. They stared at Meng Lei's back, their eyes full of bright and twinkling little stars!

"You guys can do it too if you cultivate well!"

Meng Lei smiled at them. Then, he steered the magic carpet down.

By the time he reached right in front of Lone Wolf, the vice-ridden bandit leader was already on the brink of death and on his last breath. It was evident that he wasn't going to make it!

However, when he saw Meng Lei's group of four standing on the magic carpet, his eyes widened big and round furiously, and disbelief filled his eyes. "A-all of you a... aren't..."

Before he'd even finished, Lone Wolf's head fell to the side, and he stopped breathing altogether. However, his eyes were widened big and round, a clear indication that he hadn't died in peace!

He'd thought that he had run into super experts, but never would he have expected that the ones that had wiped out his Lone Wolf Bandits and killed him would actually be... Four little brats!

He practically didn't die in peace!

"Big Brother Meng Lei, is that guy d-dead?"

Hiding behind Meng Lei, Jonah and the other two stuck out their heads carefully, their little faces pale.

"Yes, he's dead!"

Meng Lei nodded and hopped off the magic carpet. His eyes fell onto Lone Wolf's left hand right away, and he noticed a bronze-colored ring on his left ring finger...

Meng Lei took the ring off the finger and imbued spiritual power into it. He burst into laughter at once.

Looks like I was right! It really is a spatial ring!

A spatial ring!

The treasure that Meng Lei had longed for!

It was just that it was too expensive, so all he could do was sigh and look longingly at it!

However, when Meng Lei had seen the Violent Thunder Crossbow vanishing right before his eyes just now, he'd guessed that this group of bandits probably owned spatial equipment. It looked like his guess had been on the mark!

I went through so much trouble to look for one to no avail, only to obtain it effortlessly in the end!

It's a spatial ring with an area of over 50 cubic meters! I've struck it big this time!

Eh? There are actually so many things inside?

Several objects floated about in Meng Lei's mental vision. There were heaps of gold coins, heaps of magic cores, heaps of jewels...

What a dazzling array of things!

What a wide variety of things!

They almost blinded Meng Lei!

I've really struck it big this time!

Meng Lei's eyes shone brightly.

The gold coins alone probably amount quite a few hundred thousand? Not to mention the other things, such as magic cores, jewels, and weapons!

Our forefathers don't lie, indeed. Horses really don't bulk up without feeding at night, and people really don't get rich without unexpected windfalls!

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Chapter 58: A Wild Beast Tide, Producing Lightning With A Flip Of The Hand

After they exterminated the Lone Wolf Bandits, Meng Lei and the others resumed their journey back home. Jonah and the other two constantly chattered, their eyes brimming with worship and idolization when they looked at Meng Lei. Everything they said could be summed up into one sentence:

"Big Brother Meng Lei, you're so awesome!"

Meng Lei replied with a smile, "You guys will also be just as powerful in the future if you cultivate well!"

Then, he secretly deposited all the gold coins in the spatial ring into the system, making his wealth surge by 300,000 gold coins!

Adding what he previously had to it, he now had a total of 480,000 gold coins!

This didn't even include the magic cores, jewels, weapons, and other things inside the spatial ring! Should he sell those treasures, he would earn yet another hefty sum of money!

I've really struck it big this time!

Meng Lei fingered the spatial ring, reveling in the pleasant sensation of receiving a huge windfall. He was in such a fantastic mood that snot bubbles were practically forming at his nose!

Of course, the biggest gain is still this spatial ring that's worth several million gold coins!

There was no doubt about the spatial ring's functionality. With it, Meng Lei could now hunt magical beasts to his heart's content without any reservations!

Although the 50 cubic meters space wasn't particularly spacious, it was sufficient to store a lot of magic cores. Meng Lei's mind had already drifted all the way to the Magical Beast Forest. He almost climaxed as he fantasized about hunting and killing magical beasts, gathering magic cores, and making a huge windfall!

The magic carpet was very fast. After two hours of flight, they finally returned to Magical Beast Village. However, the scene before their eyes gave the four of them a huge shock instead!

A beast tide!

A beast tide was happening again!

All over the mountains and the plains, wild beasts gathered into surging torrents and raced toward Magical Beast Village like a bunch of thunderclouds. It was as if they wanted to drown the tiny Magical Beast Village within the torrents of wild beasts!

Dozens of young adults stood atop the village walls, their eyes full of horror and hopelessness!

These young adults were the team of guards led by Captain Hudders. As Magical Beast Village members, they frequently fought against beast tides, so every one of them was a seasoned warrior. Typical beast tides didn't faze them at all!

However, the beast tide this time made everyone incredibly hopeless!

"Why did this happen?"

Hudders stood on top of the walls, staring at the dozen or so magical beasts surrounded in the middle by the beast tide torrents. Apart from hopelessness, there was still only hopelessness on his face!

Fourth-Grade Magical Beast, Iron-Armored Rhinoceros!

Third-Grade Magical Beasts, Mountain-Rendering Pangolin, and Blood-Spotted Snake!

Second-Grade Magical Beasts, Azure Sky Snake, White Snapping Turtle, Golden-Armored Scorpion, Bramble Rat, Swamp Dragon Turtle, Blood-Toothed Boar, Titan Longhorn Beetle, and Wind Wolf King!

One Fourth-Grade Magical Beast!

Two Third-Grade Magical Beasts!

Eight Second-Grade Magical Beasts!

Countless First-Grade Magical Beasts!

Given their terrifying lineup, how were they supposed to fight against them?

They didn't even have a sliver of hope at winning!

"Why?

"Why are there so many Magical Beasts in the beast tide this time?"

Hudders didn't understand. Magical Beast Village was situated at the fringes of the Magical Beast Forest. Usually, one would already be considered especially down on their luck if they ran into a First-Grade Magical Beast. Why had even a high-grade magical beast like the Iron-Armored Rhinoceros shown up this time?

It didn't make any sense!

However, no matter how absurd it was, the Iron-Armored Rhinoceros had ultimately shown up and had even led a bunch of magical beast underlings to launch a never-before-seen beast tide. Magical Beast Village was currently facing an unprecedented disaster!

"Captain, what should we do?"

The guards trembled with fear. Even their voices were shaking somewhat. The scale of the beast tide had shocked and frightened all of them!

"We can only adopt whatever solution we can according to the situation!"

Captain Hudders slowly expended a breath of air. He said, "Behind us is our home and our family. We have no other choice other than to fight to the death!"

"Our home!"

"Our family!"

A severe jolt went through everyone. The fear in their eyes gradually faded, replaced by absolute resolution and frenzy.

"Captain is right! We have no other choice. The only thing we can do is to fight to the death!"

"If you want to hurt our families, then you'd have to do it over our dead bodies!"

"Fight to the death!"

"Fight to the death!"

Roar!

At this moment, an earth-shattering roar of fury reached them. The Iron-Armored Rhinoceros in the middle of the beast tide roared ferociously into the sky, launching the signal for the beast tide to attack!

Howl!

Hiss!

Woof!

Moo!

Meh!

All the wild beasts responded with their own ferocious cries. The torrential sound waves converged into one, as though an explosive peal of thunder booming throughout the sky!

Roar!

As another ferocious roar rang out, torrents of wild beasts covering every inch of land transformed into horrifying tidal waves and surged toward Magical Beast Village. Dozens of Magical Beasts took the lead and brazenly launched magic attacks!

Rock bullets, water arrows, wind blades, wood thorns, lightning flashes...

First-grade and second-grade magic attacks that covered every expanse of land formed a dense and packed rain of swords that swarmed over in a crushing momentum!

Everyone wore looks of hopelessness upon seeing this. The village walls were made of wood; how were they supposed to withstand magic attacks of this scale?

Moreover, most of them weren't even Warriors. How were they supposed to withstand the attacks, too?

"T-this... How did it turn out like this?!"

"Captain! What should we do?!"

"Oh my dragon god..."

"We're finished!!"

Hudders lost all hope in his heart. All he could do was watch helplessly as the magic attacks approached, ultimately fully occupying his range of vision!

He knew that everything was finished!

Up against such terrifying magic attacks, the village walls would be reduced to rubble, and everyone would be annihilated!

Buzz!

However, just as the rain of magic attacks was about to land, an unexpected turn of events occurred. A transparent silver glow quietly appeared and instantly spanned across the top of the village walls!

Boom, boom, boom!

The dense and packed rain of magic attacks crashed against the silver glow, causing an outburst of brilliant and dazzling fireworks!

"That's..."

Everyone's eyes widened!

"A... A magic shield?!" exclaimed Hudders in astonishment.

Hudders hadn't been mistaken—it was indeed a magic shield. Amid booming explosions, the silver glow perfectly withstood all the attacks, undamaged in the least!

All of the magic elements dissipated!

The billowing waves of smoke faded away!

The village walls were undamaged and intact!

Everyone was safe and sound!

"It managed to block the attacks?"

The guards had a dazed look in their eyes.

"Who was it? Who had launched the magic shield?"

Hudders looked around him.

Then, he saw a blood-red magic carpet right above him. Someone stood proudly on the magic carpet. The figure looked familiar... Yet like a stranger at the same time!

"That's..."

Hudders exclaimed in astonishment, "Meng Lei!"

"Long time no see, Captain Hudders!"

The person standing proudly on the magic carpet was exactly Meng Lei. Upon hearing Captain Hudders' exclamation, Meng Lei turned and smiled at him.

"Captain Hudders, we'll talk again after I've taken care of the beast tide!"

After he spoke, Meng Lei raised his hands. Lightning flashed at his fingertips. Thunder balls quietly formed one after another and shot toward the torrential flood of wild beasts like a machine gun's bullets!

Boom, boom, boom!

Explosions that shook the heavens and earth rang out with a deafening boom. Smoke and dust instantly enveloped the flood of wild beasts in front of the village walls. Amid an endless stream of screams and cries, severed limbs were thrown out, and blood and flesh flew everywhere!

A large majority of the wild beasts in the beast tide were just normal animals. How could they possibly withstand magic attacks?

After a round of wild booms and violent explosions, the wails and cries of wild beasts filled the place. In just the short span of a few breaths, an immeasurable number of beasts had perished on the spot!

This horrifying scene terribly frightened the other wild beasts. Scared out of their wits, they fled desperately. How would they possibly still have the guts to attack Magical Beast Village?

Roar!

This greatly enraged the Iron-Armored Rhinoceros in the middle of the beast tide. It let out several roars to suppress the alarmed and panicked wild beasts. Then, with another few roars, the dozens of magical beasts surrounding it moved!

The Mountain-Rendering Pangolin, Blood-Spotted Snake, Azure Sky Snake, etc., roared furiously as they charged forward with ferocious momentum. Their eyes gleamed red, as though they wanted to rip Meng Lei, who was standing on the magic carpet, into pieces!

What a shame that what awaited them was a rain of lightning lances that covered every expanse of land instead!

Splurt!

Splurt!

Amidst hair-raising sounds of flesh being stripped away from bone, the Mountain-Rendering Pangolin, Blood-Spotted Snake... All of them were impaled to death by the lightning lances. By the time they charged over to the bottom of the magic carpet, all of them were already dead!

"This..."

Hudders and the guards were totally astounded!

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Chapter 59: Contractual Magic Circle, Subdued As A Mount

Electric currents rampaged, and flashes of lightning reached far and wide!

Broken limbs and severed appendages were everywhere, all bloodied and mangled!

Dozens of Magical Beasts were all skewered to the ground!

This horrifying scene completely stunned Hudders and the rest!

"Oh my dragon god!!!"

"This many Magical Beasts... All of them have died just like that?"

"There are Third-Grade Magical Beasts, the Mountain-Rendering Pangolin and Blood-Spotted Snake, among them, you know! And they've died just like that?!"

"A hallucination! This must be a hallucination..."

Everyone felt as if everything was a dream. They were ultimately just ordinary humans; hunting some ordinary wild beasts was as far as it went. When had they ever seen anything like this?

Roar!!

The Iron-Armored Rhinoceros' roaring pulled everyone back to reality at this point. The Iron-Armored Rhinoceros, which was as big as a bus, was in a terrible rage. It stomped on the ground, exhaling heavily through its nostrils!

The ground trembled, and the mountains shook!

Trees quivered!

The Iron-Armored Rhinoceros glared furiously at Meng Lei, killing intent raging within its eyes!

It launched a brazen attack the next moment!

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!

It took only an instant for dozens of rocks as big as an ox's head to rise into the sky. As though cannonballs had been launched, they suddenly shot toward Meng Lei!

It was the Second-Grade Spell, Rock Meteor Rain!

"Insignificant tricks!"

With a wave of Meng Lei's arm, lightning arrows appeared out of nowhere and met the large expanse of rain of rocks head-on!

It was the Second-Grade Spell, Thunderbolt Arrow!

Boom, boom, boom!

Lightning arrows and rocks made contact, causing a deafening sound of explosion to erupt. The rocks were smashed into bits, turning into broken fragments that covered the whole sky as they landed like snowflakes!

Roar!

Upon seeing that its attack hadn't been effective, the Iron-Armored Rhinoceros roared again and again. The horn at its forehead flashed yellow, and all the earth elements within a radius of dozens of meters converged in its direction. It was gearing up for a big move!

"A big move? It's time to end this!"

Meng Lei shook his head lightly and launched the Third-Grade Spell, Thunderbolt Chains. Countless silver threads quietly appeared around the Iron-Armored Rhinoceros. Before it could react, they had already firmly surrounded it!

Crackle, crackle!

The Iron-Armored Rhinoceros was wrapped like a mummy. Electric currents thrashed about and flowed around it, numbing its body. The Iron-Armored Rhinoceros spasmed all over and shook in its boots, as though it was rave-dancing!

"It's over!"

Meng Lei drew an arc across the air. A lightning spear appeared and pressed against the middle of the Iron-Armored Rhinoceros' forehead, ready to pierce through its head and impale it to death on the spot anytime Meng Lei wished to!

However, Meng Lei hesitated at this point.

The Iron-Armored Rhinoceros couldn't be said to be strong, but neither could it be said to be weak!

It was a Fourth-Grade Magical Beast, after all. It didn't count as much in the depths of the forest, but it was considered a fairly powerful Overlord-Level Magical Beast in the fringes and outer boundaries!

If used well, there was a high chance that it could solve the beast tide problem for good. The moment he thought of that, Meng Lei turned to Captain Hudders and said with a smile, "Captain Hudders, what do you think of this Iron-Armored Rhinoceros?"

"(o)"

Hudders was mildly startled but replied nonetheless, "The Iron-Armored Rhinoceros is a Fourth-Grade Magical Beast with top-notch defenses and is also skilled at earth-elemental magic. If placed in the battleground, its offensive abilities can be said to be terrifying!"

"Since that's the case, how about getting it to become your mount?" asked Meng Lei.

"My mount?"

Hudders looked totally bewildered.

"Yes! Your mount!"

A smiling Meng Lei said, "If the Iron-Armored Rhinoceros becomes your mount, it should be able to solve the beast tide problem very well. The village won't suffer from beast tide attacks in the future anymore!"

"I... This... Is this viable?"

Hudders became agitated at once. Even his voice was somewhat shaking. As a Warrior, he naturally longed to have a powerful mount!

It was just a pity that... It was too difficult!

With his Second-Grade Warrior capabilities, it wasn't difficult for him to tame a lousy mount. However, such mounts were no different from white elephants. What use were they even if he tamed them?

What was tough was taming powerful mounts!

Take the Iron-Armored Rhinoceros, for example!

If one wanted it to recognize them as its master...

The first way was to defeat it with absolute strength so that it would become most willing to recognize them as its master!

The second way was to use a contract scroll and forcibly compel the Iron-Armored Rhinoceros to recognize them as its master through the contract's power!

The third way was to get a Magician to set up a Contractual Magic Circle...

It was just a shame that Hudders couldn't achieve any of the methods, no matter which it was. If he had such abilities, he'd have made it big a long time ago. Why would he still be stuck in this tiny little Magical Beast Village?

Therefore, in the case of mounts like the Iron-Armored Rhinoceros, the only thing he could do was just to daydream about it, and nothing more!

However, Meng Lei was telling him right now that he could make the Iron-Armored Rhinoceros recognize him as its master. How could Hudders not become agitated?

"Why not?"

Meng Lei smiled and began to quickly chant a magic incantation. Before long, a dazzling and colorful magic circle arose from underneath the Iron-Armored Rhinoceros, giving off strange fluctuating waves!

The Iron-Armored Rhinoceros became unsettled upon seeing the magic circle. It began to struggle fiercely, and the Thunderbolt Chains actually started to show signs of breaking! Upon seeing that, Meng Lei launched a few more Thunderbolt Chains in succession!

For a moment there, the Iron-Armored Rhinoceros was shackled and wrapped like a mummy, unable to budge at all!

Meng Lei landed on the ground and dragged his finger lightly across the Iron-Armored Rhinoceros. It easily cut through its tough skin, which was as solid and sturdy like iron, and formed a laceration!

Blood spurted from the wound and landed in the magic circle by itself!

"Captain Hudders, come over here and subdue this beast!"

"Sure, sure!"

Hudders hurriedly ran, so worked up that he could barely contain himself!

Meng Lei pointed at the magic circle and said with a smile, "Drip a few drops of blood into it!"

Hudders didn't dare to be tardy. He took out his dagger, made a cut on his finger, and let a few drops of blood drip from the cut. At once, the magic circle emitted a bright light, which shrouded Hudders' and the Iron-Armored Rhinoceros' blood!

Both human and beast blood began to rapidly transform and formed a strange pocket-sized blood-colored magic circle. Then, it separated into two and shot swiftly toward the Iron-Armored Rhinoceros and Hudders, before entering their heads and vanishing without a trace!

Whoosh!

The magic circle on the ground also vanished along with it!

"How is it, Captain Hudders?"

Meng Lei looked at Hudders, a hint of curiosity in his eyes. He'd long wanted to subdue a Magical Beast as his mount, so he'd specially studied how to set up a Contractual Magic Circle before!

However, this was still Meng Lei's first time setting up a Contractual Magic Circle and subduing a Magical Beast. Thus, he naturally found it very new and interesting!

"It... feels like... I now have a bit of a link with it?"

Hudders looked at the Iron-Armored Rhinoceros, which also looked at him!

Two pairs of eyes gazed at each other!

The irascibility and savagery in the Iron-Armored Rhinoceros' eyes disappeared, and reverence and allegiance took its place. The way it looked at Hudders was completely different from how it had looked at him previously!

Hudders called out, "Come here!"

The Iron-Armored Rhinoceros walked over obediently without even the least bit of resistance!

It didn't resist even when Hudders reached out and touched its nose and was as docile as a kitten. There was no trace of its previous demeanor at all!

"So this is the might of a master-servant contract? It's impressive, indeed!"

Meng Lei clicked his tongue in wonder and admiration as he watched. The contract's successful formation had actually straight up changed the Iron-Armored Rhinoceros' will and thoughts, causing it to recognize Hudders as its master from the bottom of its heart!

This was too scary!

"Haha! I have a mount now! I have a mount now!"

Hudders kept stroking the Iron-Armored Rhinoceros, so excited that he was practically grinning from ear to ear. The other guards also approached them, both excited and envious!

"Captain, congrats!"

"Tsk, tsk, having the Fourth-Grade Magical Beast Iron-Armored Rhinoceros as a mount, I'm totally green with envy!"

"It's so mighty and imposing! I'm dying of envy..."

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Chapter 60: Superior-Grade Fire-Elemental Affinity, Bringing Fortune To The Village

Successfully subduing the Iron-Armored Rhinoceros was just an interesting new experience to Meng Lei, but to Hudders and everyone else in the village, it was an event of epic proportions!

Captain Hudders was incredibly excited!

The team of guards was also filled with joy.

Everyone knew that with the Iron-Armored Rhinoceros keeping watch now, the beast tide problem that had brought the village great suffering would be completely solved. There wouldn't be any more suffering due to beast tide attacks!

This was an epic event!

"Thank you, Meng Lei!"

Hudders held Meng Lei's hands tightly, his feelings of gratitude showing in his actions. The other guards also looked at Meng Lei with awe and astonishment in their eyes.

They couldn't get the scene from just now out of their minds!

Countless magic thunder balls!

Sharp lightning lances falling like a rain of swords!

Dozens of Magical Beasts impaled to the ground!

Thunderbolt Chains securely restraining the Iron-Armored Rhinoceros!

Meng Lei!

He was actually this powerful and formidable?

How long had it only been? Yet he had already undergone such an astonishing change?

"I'll feel like you're treating me like a stranger if you say such words of gratitude!"

Meng Lei waved and let Jonah and the other two down from the magic carpet. He said with a smile, "After being away from the village for more than half a year, I miss the village's roasted meat and your malt wine very much, Captain. I wonder if there's still any left?"

"I might not have anything else, but I definitely have enough roasted meat and malt wine!"

Hudders burst into laughter and said, "Hurry! Inform the village chief, and get the villagers to hurry and come out to welcome our hero! We'll have a campfire banquet tonight to welcome Meng Lei and the rest home!"

"Alright!"

"Haha! Yes, we certainly should give them a proper welcome back!"

The crisis this time had been quietly resolved, they had gained a strong guard like the Iron-Armored Rhinoceros, and there were even wild beast and magical beast carcasses strewn all about. One could say that this was killing several birds with one stone!

This delighted the villagers very much, and they happily cleaned up the carcasses. Everyone was happy and joyous as if it were the New Year celebrations!

The adults were extremely busy!

The kids went to Meng Lei and turned into curious little babies!

Meng Lei was a very patient person and was also very fond of children. He sat on a big rock in the middle of the village with a group of young children in tow and narrated what he had seen and done in the capital city.

Jonah, Joseph, and Andrew supplemented with additional information at the sides...

They spoke vividly and lively, making the children constantly gasp in astonishment!

"Big Brother Meng Lei, can houses really fly in the sky?"

"Big Brother Meng Lei, have all of you ever seen Dragon People with dragon horns on their bodies?"

"Big Brother Meng Lei, I heard from the adults that you can launch lightning from your mouth and control lightning. Is it true?"

Children's curiosity could never be satiated. The group of young children chittered and chattered as they asked him questions. Despite Meng Lei's great patience, even he was a little bothered by all the questions!

Upon seeing this, Jonah helped Meng Lei out. She took out a magic crystal ball and said with a smile, "Look over here, everyone. Do you know what this is?"

"A glass ball?"

The children blinked at her.

"This isn't a glass ball, but a magic crystal ball!" replied a smiling Jonah. She said, "With it, we'll be able to evaluate our magic talent, just like this!"

She placed her hand on top of the crystal ball. At once, the originally transparent magic crystal ball emitted a pale green glow like vibrant green jade, brilliant and dazzling!

"Wow!"

"It's green! It turned green!"

The children's jaws dropped, wonder filling their eyes.

"Big Sister Jonah, the glass ball turned green. What kind of magic talent is that?"

"The magic crystal ball turning green means that I have Wood-Elemental magic talent!" Jonah smiled sweetly and explained patiently, "The green light isn't very strong, which shows that I have average magic talent. If you look at Big Brother Meng Lei's magic talent, you'll see the difference!"

As she spoke, she passed the crystal ball over to him.

Meng Lei couldn't help but chuckle. Then, he also placed his hand on top of the magic crystal ball.

Buzz!

For a moment there, the originally transparent magic crystal ball immediately emitted an incredibly piercing light, as though a 10,000-watt filament lamp. It was so bright that it made their eyes hurt!

There were three colors amid the dazzling light!

A silver that darted about everywhere like electric currents!

An ocher yellow that was rich and heavy, moving about slowly!

A fiery red that was boiling hot and burned intensely!

The three colors of light, two strong and one weak, intertwined, and coordinated with each other. They shone incredibly dazzling and beautifully, lighting up everyone's eyes!

(o)

"Wow!" The children exclaimed in astonishment again.

"Huh?" Meng Lei's eyes flicked over. "A fiery red color?"

Stunned by the lights, Jonah asked with a look full of puzzlement, "Big Brother Meng Lei, do you also have Earth-Elemental and Fire-Elemental magic talent?"

She remembered that Meng Lei only had Thunder-Elemental magic talent when they were going through the magic evaluation test half a year ago. Why had he gained Earth-Elemental and Fire-Elemental magic talent after a short span of half a year?

Moreover, judging from the current situation, his Fire-Elemental affinity actually didn't lose out to his Thunder-Elemental affinity at all. Only his Earth-Elemental affinity was slightly weaker!

Even so, it was still much stronger than her Wood-Elemental affinity!

In other words, Big Brother Meng Lei had Superior-Grade Thunder-Elemental affinity, Superior-Grade Fire-Elemental affinity, as well as High-Grade Earth-Elemental affinity!

Two Superior-Grade elemental affinities!

One High-Grade elemental affinity!

Given his magic talent, he could truly be labeled as savage to the extreme!

"This... Maybe they had awakened recently?"

Meng Lei narrowed his eyes a little, various thoughts running through his mind. The High-Grade Earth-Elemental affinity was something that he had picked up from Fatty Hart. What was the Superior-Grade Fire-Elemental affinity all about, then?

He had never picked that up before!

Wait!

Could it be the Fire Demon bloodline?

It was also possible that it was the Fire Dragon bloodline!

When he thought of that, Meng Lei couldn't help but figure it out somewhat. Be it the Fire Dragon or the Fire Demon, both of them were strong and powerful Fire-Elemental Magical Beasts. Both could control fire and manipulate flames!

After assimilating the Fire Dragon and Fire Demon bloodlines, having superior elemental affinity with Fire Elements... was completely reasonable!

Meng Lei took a deep breath.

Looks like there's a great need for me to study fire-elemental spells in the future. It's a huge waste if I don't make use of such strong elemental affinity!

"Awakened recently?"

Jonah was a little dazed.

"Is that even possible?"

"Haha, of course it is. Aren't I a living example?"

Meng Lei laughed and changed the topic. He said, "Jonah, this magic crystal ball isn't cheap, right? Surely you didn't spend that much buying this just to come back to the village to show off?"

"Of course not!" Jonah rolled her eyes at Meng Lei. She explained, "I want to let the children check their magic talent and then teach them how to use magic. I don't want them to stay in the village and accomplish nothing for all of their lives!"

"That's a wonderful way of thinking. I raise both hands in agreement!"

Meng Lei nodded slightly and said with a smile, "Hurry and do it, then. Who knows, there might really be people with magic talent here!"

"Okay!"

Jonah began to check the children's magic talent right away.

As the saying went, "When a man achieves the Dao, even his poultry and dogs rise to Heaven!"

This was exactly it!

Although Jonah hadn't achieved great accomplishments, as the first person in Magical Beast Village's history to enter a magic academy to study, her existence had already begun to influence this tiny village!

All those above 10 years old and below 18 years old could get their elemental affinity tested.

Of course, all the children above 16 years old had already gone out of town to serve military service. Thus, only children below 16 years old were tested.

After a series of tests, they really did discover two lucky little fellows. Both were girls, and were even a pair of twins!

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Chapter 61: Going Into The Mountains Again, Hunting Magical Beasts

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They were dressed in long, coarse sackcloth dresses, barefooted, and covered in mud like clay monkey dolls, but both girls on the left and right looked exactly the same as if they were cast from the same mold.

They were that lucky pair of twin sisters!

Hester Draper, High-Grade Fire-Elemental affinity!

Monica Draper, High-Grade Water-Elemental affinity!

"High-grade elemental affinity! It's actually better than mine!"

Jonah was astonished at the results of the test. High-grade elemental affinity was extremely rare. It was uncommon even among the nobility, not to mention the remote and secluded Magical Beast Village.

Yet it had appeared twice at once in this pair of sisters!

One could only say that different people really had different destinies!

"It would be too much of a waste not to study magic when they have such great magic talent!"

Meng Lei looked at the twin sisters with a big smile. "Hester, Monica, from now on, the two of you can learn how to meditate from Big Sister Jonah. Improve your spiritual power first, then enroll in a magic academy next year."

"Okay!"

The two sisters nodded hard, as though they understood him but not quite, either. Two shallow dimples appeared on each of their muddy little faces, making them look extremely adorable.

Envy filled the other children's eyes as they looked at the twin sisters. Despite their young age, they understood what having, or lacking, magic talent meant, too!

"Those without magic talent shouldn't lose heart, either. You guys can learn Battle Aura from Joseph and Andrew. All of you will still have the chance to become someone strong in the future!"

"Okay!"

Night fell, and the roars of beasts rang out occasionally in the forest.

Numerous campfires blazed on the flat ground in the village center. Golden-yellow roast meats gave off a meaty aroma that enveloped the village while villagers sat on the ground as they cheered and laughed.

"Meng Lei, thank you for subduing the Iron-Armored Rhinoceros for me. Here's a toast to you!"

"Meng Lei, thank you for forking out money to support Joseph's studies!"

"Haha..."

Tonight was destined to be a lively and bustling night. The men played finger-guessing games and drank, the women danced and sang, and the children cheered and laughed. Everyone's faces brimmed with joy and smiles of happiness.

The campfire banquet lasted all the way till late night before it ended. That night, Meng Lei skipped his daily meditation and had a good sleep instead.

Early in the next morning, he got his things ready and set off.

Morning fog shrouded the forest, and only the surroundings three to four meters around a person was visible. Not only was visibility very low, but the plants in the village had also grown all over the place.

Towering ancient trees and thorny undergrowth!

Draping vines and thick, verdant shrubs!

Speeding up one's journey was a very difficult task in such a messy and unbearable environment. One could very easily come under attacks. A poisonous snake, a poisonous scorpion, a scourge of poisonous mosquitoes—any of these could take a person's life!

"The higher a Magical Beast's level is, the more valuable it is.

"I have to try my best to go as deep into the forest as I can.

"There's no need to waste any time in the forest's outer boundary!"

There were only ordinary wild beasts in the forest's outer boundary. Meng Lei wasn't the least bit interested in them, so he rode on the magic carpet and headed straight toward the depths of the forest.

Magical Beast Forest was enormous, so much so that it was practically boundless. After flying for a good half a day, Meng Lei finally landed in the forest, ready to hunt some Magical Beasts!

"Earthquake!"

With the spot beneath Meng Lei's feet as the center, a series of rhythmic tremors quietly spread outward in every direction. It was the Earth-Elemental Spell, Earthquake!

Earthquake was a very simple spell that even First-Grade Magicians could cast. Capable of making the ground shake and sway, the tremors' scale and frequency depended wholly on the spellcaster's spiritual power and degree of control in magic power.

In the hands of a high-level Magician, Earthquake could shake the earth, trigger an avalanche, and cause massive destruction. At the same time, it could also produce vibrations in the ground so mild that they were barely discernible.

Meng Lei was currently using Earthquake to search for Magical Beasts in the surroundings. With his current spellcasting standard, he could cover a search range within a radius of over 200 meters with Earthquake!

"There's a Magical Beast at two o'clock!"

Meng Lei carefully crept over and parted a bunch of bushes. A lizard that was dark green in color throughout, covered head to toe in spikes, and over five-meters-long entered his sight.

"It's the Fourth-Grade Magical Beast, Ground-Spike Lizard!"

Meng Lei frowned lightly, his interest in it somewhat a little lackluster. The prices of Fourth-Grade Magical Beasts were so-so, and their magic cores only fetched 2,000 to 3,000 gold coins per core. It didn't bring in much!

Even so, Meng Lei still cast the Earth-Elemental Spell, Ground-Piercing Lance, anyway, and stabbed the Ground-Spike Lizard dead before the poor lizard even realized what was happening.

"Ding! 1 Ground-Spike Lizard killed, 2,400 gold coins gained!"

"2,400 gold coins? Not bad!"

Meng Lei walked over, fished out a dagger, and gouged out the Ground-Spike Lizard's magic core. He ignored the blood on it and tossed it straight into the spatial ring.

Another 2,000 gold coins into the bank account!

"That's double the cash with a single Magical Beast! Marvelous!

"Earthquake!

"Another Magical Beast at 11 o'clock in front!

"A Fourth-Grade Magical Beast?

"Ground-Piercing Lance!"

"Ding! 1 Golden Rhinoceros Beetle killed, 2,200 gold coins gained!"

"Earthquake!

"A Fourth-Grade Magical Beast again? What the f*ck!"

"Ding! 1 Golden-Spotted Silver Ant killed, 2,400 gold coins gained!"

Just like that, Meng Lei hunted as he advanced. In this particular region of Magical Beast Forest, mid-grade Magical Beasts were very common. Just like normal wild beasts in the forest's outer boundary, they fought and fed on each other and competed against each other for the sake of survival!

"I've already killed seven Magical Beasts and earned more than 20,000 gold coins in less than two hours!

"Yeap, not bad, I would say!"

Meng Lei walked up to a Six-Winged Iron Crocodile that had died with grievances. He gouged out its magic core, put it happily into his spatial ring, and then continued on his journey.

"What a shame that there isn't any way I can carry these Magical Beast carcasses out. Otherwise, I'd be able to earn yet another sum of money!"

Splurt!

Splurt!

"Eh?"

Right at this point, a few peculiar sounds reached his ears. Meng Lei's footsteps came to a stop. He cocked his ears and looked toward the three o'clock direction. A few more of the peculiar sounds reached his ears again, the sounds crisp, clear, and horrifying!

Meng Lei wasn't a stranger to the sound—this was the sound of a sharp blade piercing through flesh.

"Is someone fighting over there?

"That doesn't make sense, though! There aren't any battling sounds!"

Puzzled, Meng Lei quietly crept over. Then, he was astounded by the scene in front of him!

In the fields in front was a blazing campfire, and propped on top of the fire was a rack of roasted meat. The roast was a golden-yellow color, and a meaty aroma assailed the nostrils, easily stimulating anyone's appetite.

However, Meng Lei wasn't in the mood to eat the roasted meat at all because strewn all over the ground around the campfire were five dead bodies!

There were both men and women, and both Warriors and Magicians!

Everyone's eyes were widened, and all of them were unable to rest in peace after their deaths, however. Their throats had been slit, and blood was gurgling as it flowed out of their wounds. They had died in an extremely tragic manner!

"Who the hell did this? Isn't this too brutal?" Meng Lei murmured softly, a chill coming over him.

It was evident from the pitiful, horrifying sight of the victims, as well as the signs in the murder scene that they hadn't even been able to put up any resistance at all during their deaths.

They hadn't been able to put up even an ounce of resistance, yet the killer had still slit their throats, nonetheless.

How tragic!

"Are you looking for me?"

Unexpectedly, a joking voice suddenly rang out in Meng Lei's ears right at that moment. Alarm had only just welled up within Meng Lei when he felt a slight chill at his throat.

Danger!!!

That was Meng Lei's immediate reaction.

His second reaction was to pull back.

Boom!

Meng Lei's powerful physical body constitution, which was on par with a Seventh-Grade Warrior's, produced an outburst of strength. The moment he sprung into the air, he went ten-meters-high and leaped forcefully backward. In just a split second, he had already shot over ten meters away!

(o)

The person that had ambushed Meng Lei was astonished!

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Chapter 62: Killing The Assassin, Becoming A Seventh-Grade Magician

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In the instant when Meng Lei jumped away, a small and skinny man with a large bamboo hat on his head and wrapped head to toe in black clothing showed up. He had a dazed and stupefied expression on his face as he stared at Meng Lei, who had jumped more than ten meters away.

(o)

"He's that fast!?"

A moment ago, he had detected someone approaching, so he had concealed himself. Right after that, Meng Lei had appeared within his sight.

He was so young!

And he was a Magician, too!

So, how strong could he even be?

Thus, he had promptly launched an attack.

Little did he imagine that Meng Lei would actually move so quickly. His outburst of speed in that instant just now had definitely surpassed a Fifth-Grade Warrior's. Was he really a goddamn Magician?

"I've actually made a mistake in my judgment!"

The small and skinny man licked his lips, a dark and deep look in his eyes.

That was so close!!!

Meng Lei landed on a tree, a layer of cold sweat forming on his back. It was fortunate that he had reacted in time just now. Otherwise, his throat would definitely have been slit!

That was really such a close shave!

He suddenly thought of a saying, "In Magical Beast Forest, what one needs to be on guard against the most aren't Magical Beasts, but humans!"

Magical Beast Forest was independent of the four great empires. There were no laws, no rules and regulations, and no morals here. It was a wild, savage, and uncivilized territory. It was the Magical Beasts' paradise and the adventurers' heaven!

Most of the people that came here were here for magic cores. Some hunted Magical Beasts honestly and honorably to obtain magic cores, but some didn't go about it in the same way. Instead, they pointed their blades at their own kind.

After all, it was obvious that one could obtain magic cores a lot faster by killing others.

This led to humans becoming a more dangerous presence in the Magical Beast Forest instead!

Very evidently, the small and skinny man in front of Meng Lei right now belonged to this group of people. The moment he thought of that, the look in Meng Lei's eyes turned cold and frosty, and murderous intent arose in his eyes.

To actually dare to set his sights on me, he ought to die!

The small and skinny man glanced at Meng Lei. Then, he disappeared from the spot where he was. Meng Lei secretly became more cautious and vigilant—he didn't think that the other party would leave just like that!. And true enough...

Whoosh!

An almost indiscernible sound of something slicing through the air quietly rang out. An icy glint suddenly flew out from the left and shot right toward Meng Lei's temples.

A person's temples were awfully fragile. Once struck, there was no doubt that the person would die!

Meng Lei pulled back and evaded the attack. Then, he heard a crash—the man had actually inexplicably emerged from underneath his feet and was plunging the dagger in his hand toward Meng Lei's heart!

The dagger reflected a vibrant green glow in the sunlight. It was obvious that it was covered in poison. Should one be even the slightest bit struck by it, they would lose their life for sure!

A diversion tactic? How cunning!

Meng Lei didn't panic at all. His right hand suddenly transformed into a dragon claw and, in one motion, grabbed hold of the dagger plunging toward his heart. Then, as the man watched him in stunned surprise, he rammed his knee upward brutally.

Splurt!

As though something had been forcibly burst, the man let out a shrill scream that sounded like the squeals of a pig being slaughtered, and his whole self launched right into the air!

"Die!"

Meng Lei let out a cold snort and casually flung out a lightning lance. It instantly pierced through the man's heart and pinned him onto a large tree!

"Y... you're... a... a... dragon..."

The man's mouth opened and closed. He wanted to say something, but in the end, before he could utter anything, his head fell to the side... and he croaked!

"Phew!"

Meng Lei breathed a big sigh of relief, and his heart finally settled at ease. That guy was an assassin. He could appear and disappear like a ghost and was incredibly sly and cunning. Even a Sixth-Grade Warrior would perish in his hands if they were careless!

What a pity that he had bumped into Meng Lei instead!

"Murderers will also be killed by others someday!"

Meng Lei walked right up to the small and skinny man. There wasn't even an ounce of sympathy in his eyes. Who knew just how many people had died in the hands of people like him that specially hid in the shadows to attack adventurers in Magical Beast Forest? He was definitely scum even among the dregs of society. There was nothing regrettable about his death at all.

However, one must admit that people like him were usually very wealthy.

Meng Lei's eyes turned bright and shiny, and he began to rummage through the corpse's clothes...

"Nothing in his hands! Nothing in his pockets, either!

"No spatial equipment! No magic crystal cards or gold coins, either!

"How strange! Why isn't there anything on him? Could he actually be a pauper?

"That shouldn't be the case, though..."

After searching the body for a good half a day, he simply didn't find even half a bronze coin. This aggravated Meng Lei badly. His presumption was that wicked crooks like him that relied on attacking and killing adventurers should all be filthy rich, so how could he possibly be penniless?

"Something's not right here!"

Meng Lei decided to start a fire in a fit of pique and began to burn the man's dead body. "I don't believe that you don't even have half a gold coin on you..."

The fire burned and blazed!

Under the burning of fire-elemental spells, the man's body didn't even last that long before he was burned into ashes. His clothes, flesh and blood, and bones—all of them were reduced to ashes.

And with that, true enough, Meng Lei discovered something odd!

A belt made out of some kind of special magic material laid quietly among the ashes. In addition, there were four rings tied to the belt!

"Why didn't I find this when I was searching his body just now?

"Could the belt have been sewn inside the clothes?

"Yeah, there's a possibility of that!"

Meng Lei was secretly glad that he had gone a step further. Then, he picked up the belt and began to examine it.

The moment he did, Meng Lei became utterly excited.

"Haha! It's actually a spatial belt!

"What a huge space!

"I'm rich! I'm gonna be rich now!

"Let's take a look at the four rings now!

"What the hell?"

Meng Lei was absolutely delirious with joy!

The belt and the four rings were actually all spatial magic devices!

The space inside the belt was the largest and stretched as far as 150 cubic meters!

The four spatial rings were slightly inferior. They were respectively 100 cubic meters, 60 cubic meters, 50 cubic meters, and 10 cubic meters each.

Apart from that, there was a large quantity of highly valuable items, such as magic cores, gold coins, jewels, weapons, magic crystal cards, magic materials, magic devices, and more inside the five spatial magic devices!

Of course, there were also clothes, roast meat, condiments, tents, and some other day-to-day necessities that weren't valuable but were still useful inside.

"Just the value of the five spatial magic devices alone has already exceeded 30,000,000 gold coins!

"Not to mention that there are so many gold coins, magic crystal cards, and jewels, too!

"I've really struck it big this time!

"Wahahaha, I've struck it big now!

"Calm down!

"Calm down!

"This is the Magical Beast Forest where it's full of perils!.

"If I celebrate too soon and things start going wrong instead, it'll become a tragedy."

Meng Lei forced himself to calm down. He eagerly found somewhere relatively safe and began to make an inventory of his rewards this time.

"First things first—all the gold coins go into the system."

"Ding! Congratulations to the host. Wealth 570,000 gold coins!"

"570,000 gold coins!"

Meng Lei's eyes lit up, and he hastily looked at the personal stats interface.

Host: Meng Lei

Race: Human (Contains Fire Dragon bloodline and Fire Demon bloodline)

Wealth: 1,067,835 gold coins

"One, ten, hundred, thousand, ten thousand, hundred thousand...

"One million and sixty thousand!

"One million and sixty thousand gold coins!"

Meng Lei broke into a grin so wide that it practically stretched from ear to ear. "I had worked so arduously in my past life and conscientiously did my best to earn an income, but even after toiling for four years, I'd only been able to make a down deposit for a house.

"Never would I have thought that I'd become a millionaire after coming to this alternate universe for just half a year! My life doesn't lose out to the main characters in those novels, right?"

A millionaire!

For this, Meng Lei had struggled and strove for several years in his past life. Now that he'd finally realized this dream in this life, one of the biggest regrets in his heart had been resolved.

However...

Although money was wonderful, if it couldn't be put to practical use, then it was nothing more than just a bunch of numbers.

"Come, come! I'll redeem 60,000 gold coins' worth of Stat Attribute Points first.

"Then, distribute them to my Spirit and Magic Power attributes.

"Haha, I can finally be willful for once!"

"Ding! Congratulations to the host for becoming a Seventh-Grade Magician!"

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Chapter 63: An Arduous Task And The Road Ahead Is Long, Meng Lei Was Swallowed

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Host: Meng Lei

Race: Human (Contains Fire Dragon bloodline and Fire Demon bloodline)

Wealth: 1,007,835 gold coins

Physical Body Constitution: Seventh-Grade Warrior (15,123/50,000)

Spirit: Seventh-Grade Magician (10,128/50,000)

Magic Power: Seventh-Grade Magician (10,032/50,000)

Spell(s): Some increase

Battle Aura Technique(s): Fire Dragon Manual

Battle Skills: Some increase

"Magic power has been liquefied! Its quantity has decreased, but its destructive power has become more terrifying!

"Spiritual power has also greatly increased!

"Seventh-Grade Magician!

"I am now a high-grade Magician!

"A Great Magician!"

Meng Lei was extremely excited as he kept looking at his attributes.

Magic cultivation often required diligent meditation, slowly improving every day and night, and years of research. This was much more difficult compared to Battle Aura!

It was a process of accumulation and consolidation for Magicians before the seventh grade. The power they could unleash was limited, and they generally were no match for a Warrior.

But when they reached the realm of seventh-grade, the situation was completely different. At this stage, the Magician could instantly cast third-grade magic, releasing shockingly powerful advanced spells. Their damage output would be much more than Warriors of the same grade!

Because of this, a Seventh-Grade Magician was much more precious than a Seventh-Grade Warrior. Kingdoms would generally award titles to Seventh-Grade Magicians, making them noblemen and granting them territories!

There was no such treatment for Seventh-Grade Warriors.

One could see the vast difference in treatment!

"I'm going back to the capital city now. If I'm lucky, who knows, I might become a Baron, haha!"

Meng Lei was very satisfied with today's harvest—570,000 gold coins, countless treasures, and a spatial magic device worth 30,000,000. It could be said that he had made a fortune.

This trip to the Magical Beast Forest was worth it!

"However, if I want to continue my progress, I will need even more gold coins."

For Physical Body Constitution, 34,877 Attribute Points were required to advance from seventh-grade to eighth-grade, which translated to 340,000 gold coins!

Spiritual Power required 390,000 gold coins!

Magic Power also required 390,000 gold coins!

Adding the three together, he required a total of 1,120,000 gold coins.

,120,000 gold coins!

Meng Lei currently only had 1,000,000 gold coins. This was not enough!

This was of secondary importance. Meng Lei could easily raise the difference by selling his magic cores, gems, magic devices, and other things in his possession.

The main concern was—what was he to do after that?

The advancement from seventh-grade to eighth-grade already required a lot of gold coins. What about eighth-grade to ninth? And from ninth to Saint Domain?

How many gold coins would these need?

,000,000?

,000,000?

Or... even more?

Meng Lei did not have the answer. But one thing was certain. The more one progressed, the more they needed. The amount may exceed his imagination.

"Not enough! Far from being enough!"

Meng Lei let out a suffocating breath. That wisp of joy in his heart also disappeared. He felt that he had an arduous task, and the road ahead was long.

"Make more money! I need more money!"

Meng Lei ventured deeper into the Magical Beast Forest without any hesitation.

"There's a Magical Beast at one o'clock!"

"Ding! Ghostly Spirit Cat killed, 3,200 gold coins gained!"

"Another Magical Beast at four o'clock!

"Ding! Horned Rhinoceros killed, 8,300 gold coins gained!"

He continued to venture deeper. Although the Magical Beasts were getting scarce, they were stronger!

Fourth-Grade Magical Beast!

Fifth-Grade Magical Beast!

Sixth-Grade Magical Beast!

Meng Lei advanced deep into the forest and finally reached the area where the Sixth-Grade Magical Beasts were. By then, the night had quietly fallen, and the Magical Beast Forest was gradually shrouded in darkness!

"It's getting dark. I have to find a safe place to spend the night."

Most of the Magical Beasts hid in their nests during the day and hunted at night. Hence, the Magical Beast Forest was much more dangerous at night than during the day!

Because of this, the night was a great opportunity to hunt for Magical Beasts. However, Meng Lei was unable to continue. After a day of running around, he was already very tired and needed a rest to replenish his strength and energy.

Nevertheless, in the depths of the Magical Beast Forest, he could not let down his guard.

Now that it was night, where would be a suitable place to rest?

Meng Lei released the magic carpet and hovered over the forest, looking for a suitable place to camp. As he was high up in the air, he was able to see far and managed to find a spot.

"That canyon looks good!"

A long and narrow crack appeared in the sea of trees ahead as if someone had cut through it with a knife. It was a canyon sandwiched between two big mountains.

"Let's head over there to take a look."

Meng Lei activated the magic carpet and flew over quickly. Within a short while, he had reached the top of the canyon and saw a gurgling stream flowing from the canyon's depths. The vegetation on both sides of the stream was extremely lush.

If one didn't look carefully, they wouldn't be able to find it.

Meng Lei followed the stream and flew all the way into the depths of the winding canyon. At times, it was narrow, but at times, it was spacious, extremely inconsistent. As he got deeper, his field of vision gradually widened.

At the deepest part of the canyon, a huge pool appeared in front of him. White mist drifted above the water surface, giving off the appearance of a fairy cave.

The mist looked like a scene from a dream.

"This is... a hot spring?"

While hovering in the air, Meng Lei could feel a sense of warmth on his face, which made him overjoyed. Clearly, there was a hot pool below.

"If it's really a hot spring, that will be great!"

Meng Lei landed on the water and stretched out his hand. A warm current that was able to soothe his muscles and bones traveled from the water, permeating his skin. It was extremely comfortable!

"This hot spring... fits the bill!"

After a tiring day, it was a great blessing to be able to encounter such a hot spring. Afraid that even Hui Xialiu1 could not resist it, Meng Lei gave off a cry, took off his magic robe, and plunged in without hesitation. He groaned in comfort as the hot spring water moistened his skin.

"What the heck! It's too hot!

"However... not enough."

Given the water temperature, an ordinary person would definitely be boiled and become a red-skin pig, but Meng Lei was different. His body was comparable to a Seventh-Grade Warrior, and he possessed the bloodlines of the Fire Dragon and Fire Demon. He was completely not afraid of heat.

Water at 70–80C was no different from this hot spring!

"Haha, nice!"

Meng Lei opened up his arms and kicked his legs as he swam around the pool. The speed was enough to embarrass the fish and cause the toad to hang itself.

"Flip-flap, flip-flap" sounds echoed as the water splashed around in all directions!

Boom, boom, boom!

First was freestyle, which had the fastest speed.

Next was the energy-saving breaststroke.

Followed by the beautiful butterfly stroke... Forget it, he did not know how to perform it!

After a round of wild bombardment, Meng Lei lay on his back in the water and closed his eyes. He felt the wonderful feeling of the water gently touching his skin and the warmth sweeping across his whole body. Not to mention, all of this was simply amazing.

One way to describe it—very satisfying!

Crash!

At that moment, a sudden change occurred.

There was a deafening sound of water exploding, and a huge black figure suddenly jumped out of the water. It opened its big black mouth as it charged toward Meng Lei!

"What the hell?"

Meng Lei only felt a stench through his nose. Before he could react, he was swallowed by the black figure!

Gurgle~

Gurgle~

Burp~

The black figure burped contentedly and shook its head. It then dived back into the water, as if it had never appeared in the first place!

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Chapter 64: The World At The Bottom Of The Lake, Saint Domain Dragon Corpse

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Meng Lei's entire body was wrapped in greasy liquid. The terrifying pressure that engulfed him and the stench that assaulted his nose almost made him vomit out his overnight meal.

"I was actually swallowed!

"Goddamnit!

"I was cautious for most of my journey. Ultimately, I let my guard down!"

Meng Lei was a little ashamed. After he had come to the Magical Beast Forest, he had been extremely careful. Little did he expect that he would fall into a trap!

When one celebrated too soon, things would start going wrong.

"However, the most urgent thing is to get out of this wretched place. This stench is killing me!"

Just as he finished his thoughts, Meng Lei decisively decided to transform his body. A raging fire ignited across his whole body as his arms became longer and thicker, and his nails morphed into sharp claws. He was now in the state of Fire Demon!

"Burn!"

As Meng Lei transformed into a Fire Demon, raging flames began to burn. The black figure screamed in pain as it felt a bone-piercing pain. It began to twitch violently.

"Hey! This is what you get for swallowing me!"

Meng Lei could feel the black figure's pain, and the anger in his heart was relieved. He had set off a huge fire in its stomach—it shouldn't be a good feeling.

It was not over yet. Meng Lei used his claws to severely rip the black figure's internal organs, similar to the scene where the Monkey King wreaked havoc in the Iron Fan Princess' belly.

"Moo, moo—"

This hurt the black figure, and it cried like a cow. Its long tail slapped the water as it charged around madly in the pond. It was in extreme pain.

Water splashed everywhere as waves tumbled, white mist rose, and the rocks crumbled!

Through the white mist, one could see the body of the black figure that was being exposed from time to time. It appeared to be an emerald green python with a bull's head and horns and crocodile claws.

It was the Seventh-Grade Magical Beast—Crocodile-Backed Ox Python!

As a powerful Seventh-Grade Magical Beast, the Crocodile-Backed Ox Python was the tyrant of this area for a hundred-mile radius. This canyon and water pond were one of its lairs. Usually, not many Magical Beasts dared to trespass!

The Crocodile-Backed Ox Python had been sleeping at the bottom of the lake for a few days. Just when it had been about to go out hunting, it had found Meng Lei. Hence, it had swallowed Meng Lei in one bite and saved the effort of going out.

Unexpectedly, this was the beginning of a nightmare...

Its stomach was ravaged by flames, while a sharp blade was cutting through its intestines!

The suffering that it was going through was comparable to the Ten Great Tortures of the Manchu and Qing Dynastie.! The Crocodile-Backed Ox Python was in despair!

Its screams lasted for a full quarter of an hour before it gradually stopped. Finally, it died after experiencing the ultimate torment.

"Ding! One Crocodile-Backed Ox Python killed. 220,000 gold coins gained!"

"220,000 gold coins? Is this a Seventh-Grade Magical Beast?"

Meng Lei slashed its back and crawled out of the body. He felt sticky and smelly, and he almost vomited in disgust.

"Bah, bah! It's so stinky!"

Meng Lei took his soap and shower gel out of the spatial ring. After rubbing hard for half an hour, the stench was gone.

"What the heck is this?"

Meng Lei felt a little helpless before recalling the monster he killed. It was a Seventh-Grade Magical Beast, and its magic core was very valuable. Well, it must be picked up.

Just as he thought of this, Meng Lei turned and looked around. He didn't see any traces of the Crocodile-Backed Ox Python. He believed it must have sunk to the bottom of the pond.

"Let's go take a look."

It was pitch black at the bottom of the pond, and one couldn't even see their fingers. However, this did not trouble Meng Lei. He dived to the bottom of the pond and executed the technique 'Earthquake'!

A tremor gently rippled forth, and he received feedback on everything within a radius of 200 meters. Meng Lei easily found the corpse of the Crocodile-Backed Ox Python. However, he did not make a move.

He stared at the bottom of the lake as a strange expression flashed across his face.

"Below, the bottom of the lake is... empty?"

The magical thing about 'Earthquake' was that it could not only detect things on the ground, but it could also detect things one to two meters underground.

The tremors he felt were not from a piece of land.

Meng Lei made a miraculous discovery. The area one meter below the bottom of the pond was not earth or any geological formation. Rather, it appeared to be... an empty vacuum!

"Empty?"

"How could it be empty?"

"Weird!"

Meng Lei executed 'Earthquake' again. This time it was not to detect, but to... dig!

The mud deposit at the bottom of the pond slowly rippled outward. Within a short while, a hole with a two-meter diameter and a depth of one meter appeared.

According to Meng Lei's conjecture, if the pond's bottom was really empty, the water would pour into the 'vacuum' after he had dug the hole.

But he was wrong!

After the hole was created, the water did not gush into the hole. It was as if the hole did not exist at all. On the contrary, a dazzling red beam shot up out of the hole, blinding Meng Lei's eyes!

After gradually adapting to the red light, Meng Lei couldn't wait to look at the hole. He felt scorching heat on his face, making him feel as if he was in a volcano.

Right, this was the crater of a volcano!

He ended up discovering a red world below. There were red rock walls all round and red lava underneath.

Gurgle~

Gurgle~

The hot lava was like boiling water with bubbling black smoke, constantly releasing terrifying heatwaves and a pungent sulfuric smell.

"Underground... lava? Not possible!"

Meng Lei was dumbfounded. "This pond isn't that deep. It can't connect all the way underground. The only possibility... This is the crater of an active volcano! That's why there is lava on such a shallow surface!"

Upon seeing the underground lava and experiencing the emitted heat, Meng Lei did not know why he was edgy with an itch in his heart...

He had an urge to jump into the hot lava and take a bath!

"Could this be due to the Fire Dragon bloodline in my body?"

Meng Lei quietly hypothesized as he popped his head into the hole to observe further. He felt that there was something strange about this crater as the water above it did not flow down. It was illogical!

"What is that?"

Meng Lei trembled violently as he stared in one particular direction. He was shocked and horrified as if he had seen a ghost.

"Dragon? Fire Dragon? That is a Fire Dragon?"

Meng Lei became a little incoherent. He saw an island sitting in the middle of the vast boiling lava lake. On it, there laid a giant beast of more than 50 meters long.

Its entire body was covered with fiery red impenetrable-looking scale armor.

Two dragon horns rose high up, as though they were trying to pierce the sky. Its bat-like wings were spread out, covering the entire island. Its stout tail was covered with barbs and was submerged in the lava. A ferocious and violent aura radiated from it. Even at a distance of tens of meters, Meng Lei could feel the pressurizing aura!

The ridiculous thing was that this behemoth was actually dead, a lifeless corpse. A black spear was stuck in its head, nailing it in place!

"This is a Fire Dragon!"

"Moreover, this is a Saint Domain Fire Dragon!"

"Why did it die here?"

Meng Lei found it hard to believe. Dragons were known as the sky's overlords and belonged to the creatures at the top of the pyramid of lifeforms in the Heaven's Vault Continent, not to mention Saint Domain Dragons!

In the first place, could such a powerful creature even be killed?

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