“It’s been a while, Elder Amolin!”
A smile appeared on Meng Lei’s countenance as he greeted Amolin. He held somewhat complex feelings toward Ol’ Amos’ younger sister.
“Meng Lei, why is it you?”
Amolin didn’t understand how Meng Lei had suddenly become a half-deity, but that was no longer of any importance.
The important question was—why was Meng Lei challenging Dragon God Empire’s authority? To the extent that he had even charged all the way here to Dragon Island?
Meng Lei replied slowly, “For the power of faith!”
“Power of faith?” A huge jolt went through Amolin as she exclaimed, “Are you intending to fight for Dragon God Empire’s power of faith resources? You’re out of your mind! Do you know what you’re doing?”
“I know very well what I’m doing.” Meng Lei shook his head slowly. “You’re also a half-deity; you should know how important the power of faith is to us.”
“You’re out of your mind! The Dragons will never let you off for challenging their authority like this! Neither will the Dragon God!”
Amolin shook her head. She didn’t refute Meng Lei’s statement, because he was right—to half-deities like them, the power of faith was indeed too important!
It could strengthen their divine spirit, convert power of divinity, help them to comprehend laws of nature, as well as shorten the time they needed to achieve deification.
If it were possible, any half-deity out there would wish to have their own power of faith resources and their own power of faith territory, so that they could collect a vast amount of power of faith every day.
Unfortunately, this was but just an extravagant wish.
Heaven’s Vault Continent’s power of faith resources had long since been split up among various parties down to the very last bit. The Dragon God, the Titan Spiritual God, the Beast God, and the Fairy Goddess had seized all the power of faith for themselves. There was nothing left for half-deities like them at all.
Therefore, no matter how much they longed for it, they could only suppress the desire. They didn’t have the guts to fight the four true gods for power of faith.
Yet that was exactly what Meng Lei was doing. This was an act of great taboo in this world, and a challenge of a true god’s authority.
He was purely just having a death wish.
“What’s there to fear on the road to deification?” Meng Lei shook his head lightly. “Elder Amolin, you’re Ol’ President’s younger sister, so I won’t fight with you. I hope you can stay out of this.”
“Even if I were to stay out of this, you won’t be a match for them, either.” Amolin sighed and said, “Meng Lei, give up. The Dragons’ blood flows through your veins, too. As long as you stop now, I can plead for leniency on your behalf—”
“It’s useless even if you plead for leniency!”
Goblen led the other seven half-deities and charged toward them. “Amolin, have you become muddleheaded? That knave’s sins are so unforgivable, yet you still want to plead for leniency on his behalf?”
“Grandmaster, he’s just a child!” Amolin quickly said, “Everyone has moments of folly during their yout—”
“Say no more!” Goblen said coldly, “He killed my metal-elemental divine incarnation and thoroughly cut off my road to deification. We are mortal enemies, and it will never rest until one of us is dead.”
“To think it’s actually you, little brat!”
One of the seven half-deities, a Black Dragon half-deity, was someone familiar—Elder Thaniel. His eyes, filled with disbelief, bore into Meng Lei as he exclaimed, “It’s only been a few days, yet you’ve broken through to the half-deity stage and even killed the Grandmaster’s metal-elemental divine incarnation?”
“A separation of three days makes one a changed man!”
Meng Lei said with a slight smile, “Elder Thaniel, on account of how we’re acquainted with each other, I can refrain from fighting you, too.
“The same goes for the other half-deities, too. My target is Goblen alone, and has nothing to do with all of you...”
“You little knave, who do you think you are?!”
A Green Dragon half-deity with a head of green hair and holding a snake staff spoke in a cold and imposing voice. He said, “Nothing to do with us? Did you think you can leave Dragon Island alive today?”
“To have the audacity to charge all the way here, you’re really foolish to the extreme and full of yourself!”
“Kid, since you’re here, then don’t think of ever leaving. Dragon Island will be your final resting place!”
“After I kill you, I’ll grind your corpse into fish bait and scatter them into the ocean!”
“To dare charge all the way to Dragon Island, you clearly show no respect for us Dragon Island half-deities. How can we possibly condone you?!”
The Dragon half-deities spoke up one by one, full of murderous intent. At the sight, Amolin couldn’t help but sigh again and again. She knew that there was no going back anymore.
“Since all of you have a death wish, then don’t hold this against me.” Meng Lei shook his head lightly. “Just as well! Dragon Island is a beautiful and scenic place with clear and distinct laws of nature, making it a place that’s very suitable as a burial ground for all of you.”
“How impudent!”
“How presumptuous!”
“How condescending!”
“Offer up your life, you little knave!”
The Green Dragon half-deity let out an icy snort as he wielded his snake staff.
“Divine Technique: Shadow Snakes!”
He had only just spoken when his head of green hair shot into the sky and turned into an infinite number of green poisonous snakes that went biting toward Meng Lei.
Every snake was highly toxic. Even normal half-deities would be reduced into a puddle of pus and die from the poison upon being bitten even just once. They were incredibly vicious and poisonous.
“That’s all you got?”
Meng Lei shook
