“The most dangerous and most critical moment has come, Meng Lei. You must be careful of its counterattacks. A moment of carelessness will doom you to hell!
“Of course, should you succeed, then congratulations, you shall achieve the great feat of slaying a deity—though just a half-deity!”
Chapter 192: Perishing Together, Goodbye Meng Lei
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
“The golden barrier is gone!”
“Here’s my chance!”
“Quickly!”
“Hurry and leave this place!”
At the moment that Meng Lei found the vitality core, the golden shield enveloping the outside disappeared with a boom.
Everyone who was trapped within was overjoyed, and they seized the opportunity to flee.
The Tree of Life didn’t stop them. They fled a long way out in one go before they finally came to a stop.
“That was close! We’re finally out!”
“That was really too close!”
“A moment of carelessness, and we’d all have been finished!”
“We’re still in a passable condition. It’s Prince Barbarossa and the others who are in for it...”
Prince Barbarossa and the other 100-odd contestants’ appearances were all shriveled up, and their faces filled with wrinkles, making them look even older than an 800-years-old elderly man!
The strong ones were still breathing faintly, barely hanging on—all of them were Saint Domains.
On the other hand, the weaker ones—all ninth-grade—were deader than dead.
“How are they?”
The Golden Colossal Dragon Person barked the question with a grave look on his countenance.
“Captain, out of 108 contestants, only 36 of them are barely managing to hang in there. The rest are all dead!”
“Bastard!”
With an awful look on his face, the Golden Colossal Dragon Person swore. “That goddamn evil deity! To think it’s killed so many of the empire’s elites. How utterly hateful!”
“Hmph! Isn’t all of this Meng Lei’s fault?!”
One of the contestants snorted icily and said, “If it weren’t for him, why would we be in such a predicament?”
“Exactly! It’s all Meng Lei’s fault! He has to take responsibility for the 72 contestants’ deaths!”
“So many contestants have indirectly died by his hand. It’s no different from him killing them himself. He’s no longer qualified to participate in the competition. He should be disqualified!”
“That’s right! He should be disqualified...”
The Golden Colossal Dragon Person gave the contestants a long, deep look before he said, “At this point of the competition, all of you are the only ones left now. Whether or not the competition goes on is dependent on His Majesty’s decision.”
Upon hearing that, the contestants’ countenances changed slightly, becoming dismayed at once.
...
“I understand, Ol’ President!”
Meng Lei took a deep breath and primed his body to its best condition. The Gods-Slaying Spear quietly appeared in his hand. Then, he leaped into the air and hurled it forward forcefully.
“Go, Gods-Slaying Spear!”
Whoosh!
Lightning weaved around the spear, and the Gods-Slaying Spear turned into a stream of light that shot toward the 100-meters-wide golden bead.
“God’s Domain!”
A roar that contained endless fury rang out. The space was locked down in an instant. The Gods-Slaying Spear’s speed reduced dramatically until it ultimately became imprisoned and stopped where it was.
“You lowly and cunning human!”
A gigantic human visage appeared in the sky. Its mouth opened and closed as it emanated endless murderous intent and immense wrath.
“How dare you seek to slay a great deity! How utterly audacious of you! I’m going to rip you into a million pieces!”
“Divine Technique: Imprisonment!”
Buzz!
Power of divinity even more fearsome than God’s Domain swept toward Meng Lei. Since he had been prepared for it, Meng Lei’s form flashed about again and again, and then, he vanished altogether!
“Old tree demon, your divine techniques are certainly fearsome. Once it hits me, I’m finished!” Meng Lei’s voice resounded in the surroundings as he went on. “But casting these techniques requires time, and so does hitting me with them. As long as I’m on guard against it, what can you do to me?”
His voice echoed in the void, but his form was nowhere in sight at all; hence the divine technique naturally also missed its target. The Tree of Life was so furious that it was screaming.
“You goddamn little thief! Get out here! Get out here!”
“Get out there? As you wish!”
Meng Lei abruptly appeared in front of the Gods-Slaying Spear, grabbed it in one smooth motion, and then, he vanished right away. By the time he reappeared, he was already on the other side of the golden bead.
“Break!”
With the Gods-Slaying Spear in hand, Meng Lei pumped all the strength in him into it and jabbed it forward ruthlessly.
Slash!
The Gods-Slaying Spear ripped through the air, emitting a sharp and shrill screech as it did so, and stabbed the golden bead.
Clang!
It was as though the Gods-Slaying Spear were stabbing against a firm, solid metal board, spraying sparks everywhere.
Apart from that, it actually hadn’t managed to impale the golden bead.
“What the! It’s that solid?” Meng Lei was shocked.
“This is normal. Magic cores are where all of a Magical Beast’s essence is stored,” Ol’ Amos explained, “Even low-grade Magical Beasts’ magic cores are incredibly hard, let alone an old half-deity demonic tree like the Tree of Life that has lived for an immeasurably long time.”
“That’s true!”
Realization dawned on Meng Lei.
“Bastard!” The Tree of Life roared, “Divine Technique: Elemental Storm!”
Boom!
An endless amount of wood elements sprayed forth and turned into innumerable formidable tornadoes.
Each tornado’s size might not be that big, but all of them were imbued with the power of divinity. The might they carried was countless times stronger than typical tornadoes’!
Should any hit him, while Meng Lei had no idea whether or not they could penetrate his defenses, what he did know was that with his current short and small body, he’d definitely be sucked into them.
When that happened, wouldn’t he become a trapped
