Meng Lei landed in front of Goblen and knocked against his body, producing dull, muffled thuds as he did so. He was awfully pleased with his handiwork.
“This place is pretty cold and cheerless after I took the Dragon God Tower. We’ll have you stand in its place, then!”
And then, Meng Lei vanished with a flash.
“I-it’s ended?”
The spectators who had been forced onto the ground climbed to their feet, panting heavily as they did so. They felt as if they’d just had a near-death experience and been given a new lease of life.
It had really been too frightening just now.
“This is wonderful! I’m still alive!”
“Sob, I’m still alive! I’m still alive!”
“Mama...”
Badly frightened, most of the onlookers were currently weeping in joy and relief. The bolder ones among them carefully walked over to Goblen.
One of them trembled as he asked, “G-Grandmaster, a-are you alright?”
However, there was no response.
Utterly confused, the person reached out and touched Goblen lightly. His body was cold to the touch and felt fully metallic. How was this a dragon anymore? It was clearly a Colossal Dragon statue!
“O... O’ Dragon God above! T-the Grandmaster has turned into a statue?!”
...
“That old bastard actually doesn’t even have a single bronze coin on him!”
Meng Lei sat among the clouds with a spatial ring in his hand—the one that he’d just filched from Goblen.
He had initially thought that killing a half-deity would earn him a handsome sum of money, but little did he expect that not only did the system not sound any notifications, but even the spatial ring was also empty.
“All that work had been for nothing?”
Meng Lei was so furious that he was close to swearing. Even killing a Saint Domain Magical Beast could earn him quite a few Laws of Nature Origin Crystal, yet he hadn’t gotten even a single cent from killing a half-deity now.
How infuriating!
“He’s still alive even though he took my Ultimate Alchemy attack. That old fogey definitely still has another incarnation of himself.
“Colossal Dragons are avaricious, yet that old fogey doesn’t even have a single bronze coin on himself. It’s probably because he didn’t bring his assets out with him!”
A shrewd glint flashed across Meng Lei’s eyes. “No, I must find that old fogey’s den! Just how vast would a half-deity’s wealth and assets be? I must get my hands on it! As for that old fogey’s den...”
Meng Lei narrowed his eyes slightly. “I’ve heard from Ol’ President that Dragon Island is the Dragons’ base. The vast majority of pure-blooded Colossal Dragons and Saint Domain Dragon People cultivate in seclusion there. That old fogey’s other incarnation and his den are probably on Dragon Island. The problem is... Where’s Dragon Island?”
“Meng Lei!”
A cool, aloof voice rang out beside him at this moment.
“Who is it?”
Meng Lei looked up abruptly to see that a pretty figure had shown up in front of him at some point. With jade-like skin and gorgeous looks, who could it be other than Abbe?
“Abbe!”
Meng Lei greeted her with a smile. However, he suddenly realized that something didn’t feel quite right—it seemed like he had just slain Frederick the 32nd! W-well, this was awkward!
“Meng Lei, you killed my father!”
Abbe gazed at Meng Lei with a complex look in her eyes. There was pain, agony, and fury in there, but what was present even more so was an internal struggle...
“Do you want to avenge him?” Meng Lei asked with a wry laugh.
“Yes, but I know I’m no match for you. Neither can I make myself do it!”
Abbe slowly closed her eyes as a tear rolled down her cheek.
Meng Lei heaved a sigh while Abbe also fell silent. At once, the atmosphere turned rather heavy.
After quite a while, it was Abbe that broke the silence first.
“I’m leaving, Meng Lei.”
“Leaving? Where are you going?”
Meng Lei was taken aback.
“Somewhere far, far away!”
Abbe sighed softly and said, “Perhaps we’ll never see each other again after today. Take care!”
Then, she turned and left, a crystal-clear teardrop dissipating along with the wind...
“You—”
Meng Lei wanted to call out to her, but he ultimately sighed and murmured, “Abbe, do take care, too.”
...
Abbe left, leaving behind only a heavy, gloomy view of her back and a sense of guilt that wouldn’t disappear.
“I’m sorry, Abbe, but I don’t regret what I did. If I could do it all over again, I would still do what I did. Dragon God Empire is mine!”
Then, Meng Lei got up, turned, and flew toward the Dragon God Empire palace.
He had left in a hurry previously and forgotten to do something important, so he wanted to return and get it done.
Meng Lei traveled very quickly. A few minutes later, he had returned to the area above the palace.
However, the scene currently taking place in the palace somewhat caught him by surprise.
“Throw all these goddamn eunuchs out and change them all to palace maidservants!
“Leave the Empress and all the Royal Consorts. Not a single one is to leave! Yes, they’re mine, all mine!
“Leave the princesses and throw the princes out!”
[1] The term refers to golden Buddha statues
Chapter 208: Slaying Another Half-Deity, Slaughtering Another 100 Saint Domains
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
A group of strangers had arrived at the Dragon God Empire palace. With dragon horns on their heads, dragon tails on their bottoms, and dragon wings on their backs, every one of them was a Dragon Person.
They numbered roughly 500 and were all Saint Domains. There was no lack of pinnacle-level Saint Domains among them.
There were so many Saint Domains there, yet all of them were revolving around a
