His body had become immeasurably lighter and more nimble, while his defenses had also been enhanced by several times. Meng Lei took in the new sensations, overwhelmed by his emotions. His self-confidence rose like never before.
In that instant, he actually feared the Tree of Life no more. All there was left in him was just surging fighting spirit and overflowing murderous intent.
“Disappear!”
Upon command, the Hammer of Destruction vanished.
Meng Lei swayed slightly, and then, as if he had teleported, he appeared bizarrely on the Tree of Life’s trunk.
With a light swipe of his sharp claws, a crisp scratching sound rang out, and he clawed out a deep fissure on the Tree of Life!
“What sharp claws!”
Even Meng Lei himself was astounded. His eyes shone brightly, and he began to brandish his claws again and again. Then, amidst crisp scratching sounds, a deep hole was created.
Drip...
Drip...
Droplets of golden sap seeped out of the deep hole. They emanated a light and refreshing fragrance that invigorated and revitalized all that caught a whiff of it.
“Ahhh!”
On the other hand, the Tree of Life cried out in pain instead, as thousands upon thousands of golden vines whipped toward Meng Lei in a frenzy.
As Meng Lei eyed the innumerable vines lashing through the air toward him, his eyes swiveled sneakily, and he thought to himself, Since my claws are so sharp, why don’t I...
Meng Lei promptly dived into the deep hole that he had just dug with that thought in mind!
Slash!
Slash!
As his claws repeatedly dug into the Tree of Life, the hole also became deeper and deeper.
Then, he dived right into it!
“You bastard! What are you doing? Ahhh!”
The Tree of Life was terribly aghast. Then, it let out a shrill scream, and its enormous body began to shake violently. As if it had taken Ecstasy pills, its trunk swayed while its leaves trembled.
“I dig! I dig! I dig, dig, dig!
“Compared to its astonishingly sturdy bark, its insides are surprisingly and relatively much softer! What fragrant sap! I wonder if it’s potable?”
“You little bastard, I’ve gotta hand it to you!”
Ol’ Amos’ voice, which contained boundless excitement, rang out at this point. “Hurry! Find its vitality core!
“The Tree of Life is also a botanical lifeform, so as long as you can find its vitality core, you’ll be able to kill it!
“Although there’s only a sliver of a chance, now that things have reached this point, it’s completely worth risking it and giving it a try. If you can kill it, you’ll strike gold!”
Chapter 191: Divine Might Personification, A Deity-Slaying Feat
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
“The vitality core! Yes, I must find its vitality core! Only then will I be able to kill it!”
With that, Meng Lei began to dig swiftly.
Compared to the tree bark’s tough, solid defenses, the Tree of Life’s insides were relatively much weaker. In fact, there were even a great number of sap-filled vessels.
Meng Lei had no way of knowing whether the vessels were used for transporting moisture and nutrients or not, but these spacious and convenient vessels that led everywhere certainly provided him great convenience—weaving through them was extremely convenient.
“What fragrant sap! I wonder if it’s potable?”
Meng Lei communicated with Ol’ Amos while he weaved through the vessels.
“This sap is the Tree of Life’s life essence. It contains a rich, surging lifeforce and is an invaluable treasure.” Ol’ Amos said, “But before you kill the Tree of Life, I’d suggest that you not drink it. On the off-chance that it contains the Tree of Life’s divinity, then it would be poison itself!”
I can’t drink it? But I can at least take it away with me, right? I’m a penniless pauper that urgently needs to replenish his wealth now!
Gurgle~
Meng Lei brought out a spatial ring and turned into a hardworking little bee as he furiously stored the sap into the ring.
Gurgle~
He filled a spatial ring to the brim!
Gurgle~
The second spatial ring was filled to the brim!
Gurgle~
And then, the third, the fourth, and the fifth!
When he reached the sixth spatial ring, Meng Lei was somewhat astonished. “This spatial ring can store so much! It actually isn’t full yet when I’ve been filling it with the sap for so long? Just how big is the space inside...”
Meng Lei quickly released some spiritual power to check the capacity, upon which he couldn’t help but gasp.
“It’s... It’s so huge! It’s pretty much a freaking continent! Ol’ President, have you ever seen a spatial ring that spans dozens of kilometers wide?”
“Is it that big?” Ol’ Amos was rather astonished. “That’s no longer a spatial ring, but a spatial magic device of half-divine weapon level. I daresay that an existential plane fragment is sealed within that spatial ring for sure. Otherwise, it couldn’t possibly hold such a huge space.”
“This is President Fred’s ring!”
Meng Lei couldn’t help being moved when he took a close look at the spatial ring’s design.
President Fred was actually willing to lend him even a spatial ring of half-divine weapon level!
What kind of level of trust was that?
“Looks like your academy president trusts you very much!”
Ol’ Amos was full of praises. “An existential plane fragment is an extremely precious treasure because it’ll only form when a material plane is destroyed. It’s very hard for a Saint Domain to get their hands on it in most typical situations.
“An existential plane fragment measuring two to three kilometers-wide is worth hundreds—even up to a thousand—Laws of Nature Origin Crystals!
“You can do the math yourself on how precious that spatial ring of President Fred’s is.”
“I understand now.”
Meng Lei nodded silently.
“Let’s go. We must hurry and continue on our journey. Follow the life essence. The vitality core is the origin of a botanical lifeform’s life
