In just a moment, Thaniel the Black Dragon was the only one left in the sky. He stared at the empty sky and then at Meng Lei, who was looking at him. Then, he made a run for it!
Meng Lei went on top of Thaniel’s back and asked, “Elder Thaniel, where are you going?”
“I... I...”
Thaniel was so terrified that his insides were close to rupturing. He shook like a leaf in his Dragon form, unable to utter even a word.
“Not in the mood to answer?!”
Meng Lei pressed the Gods-Slaying Spear against the back of Thaniel’s head. “You don’t need to bother answering anymore, then. Make full use of the time you have and get on your way. You’re just in time to group up with your little companions and report to the netherworld together.”
“S-spare me!”
Terrified out of his wits, golden-yellow “rain” began to fall and trickle from Thaniel’s bottom.
“S-sir, spare... spare me. Give me a way out...”
“Can you have a bit of shame?”
Meng Lei was rendered speechless as he watched Elder Thaniel, who was so frightened that he was “raining”. He said, “You don’t want me to kill you? Give me a reason why I shouldn’t!”
“We... we...”
Thaniel had initially wanted to say that they were acquainted with each other, after all. But at the thought of how arrogant and bossy he had behaved at their first meeting, he couldn’t bring himself to say it anymore.
Were he to mention it, what if Meng Lei ended up giving him a jab instead?
“What is it about us?” Meng Lei prompted with a slight smile.
“Amolin?”
Thaniel caught sight of Amolin, who was standing at the side. As though grasping at straws, he said, “Beg for mercy on my behalf, Amolin. I don’t want to die...”
Upon hearing what Thaniel had said, Amolin suddenly snapped back to reality and gazed at Meng Lei with a complex look in her eyes.
One jab each!
With just six jabs of his spear, Meng Lei had killed six half-deity elders. This fact had thoroughly astounded her.
She simply couldn’t imagine how Meng Lei, who had still been just a Saint Domain a few days ago, had gotten such fearsome power.
Amolin said with a wry smile, “Meng Lei, all the Dragon Island half-deities have been wiped out by you. If it’s possible, do spare Elder Thaniel’s life.”
“Since Elder Amolin has said so, I’ll spare your life.”
Mount looked at Thaniel and said, “But while you may escape death, you cannot avoid punishment. I’ll give you a chance—if you become my mount, I’ll spare your life.”
“Y-your mount?”
Thaniel’s countenance changed dramatically.
“What? Are you unwilling?”
Meng Lei’s expression darkened slightly.
“I... I’m willing to submit!”
Chapter 214: The Allure of The Divine Core, Traitor of the Dragons
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
“Ding! 1 Green Dragon killed, 3,829 Laws of Nature Origin Crystals gained!”
“Ding! 1 Frost Colossal Dragon killed, 2,573 Laws of Nature Origin Crystals gained!”
“Ding! 1 Thunder Dragon killed, 6,426 Laws of Nature Origin Crystals gained!”
“Ding! 1 Golden Colossal Dragon killed, 7,218 Laws of Nature Origin Crystals gained!”
...
As a half-deity and a Dragon, Thaniel took great pride in himself. Thus, making him a human’s mount was worse than killing him.
But when faced with the cold Meng Lei and looking at the Gods-Slaying Spear—from which Dragon blood was dripping—in his hand, Thaniel was taken over by fear.
As a half-deity, he had a near-eternal lifespan. How could he bear to die?
Once he was dead, everything would go up in smoke. There would no longer be any meaning to anything.
“I... I’m willing to submit!”
At last, Thaniel made his choice.
Freedom? Dignity? All of that can go to hell! I want to live!
“You don’t need to tell you what you should be doing, right?” said an aloof Meng Lei meaningfully.
“Yes, sir!”
With a wry laugh, a wisp of divine spirit origin energy flew out of the area between Thaniel’s brows.
Once Meng Lei refined the wisp of divine spirit origin energy, he would completely control Thaniel’s life and death.
He could destroy the wisp of divine spirit origin energy anytime he wanted and take Thaniel’s life.
Subduing a deity was simply this easy. It needed neither a contract nor a blood pact.
One needed only to refine the other party’s divine spirit origin energy, and they would be able to completely control their life and death.
“Elder Thaniel...”
A wave of grief and sorrow came over Amolin. Just how prideful and arrogant had Elder Thaniel once been?
Yet in order to live, he had actually abandoned his dignity as a Dragon and a half-deity to become a human’s mount. This was simply too ironic!
“Amolin...”
Upon sensing Amolin’s gaze, Thaniel felt incredibly ashamed and wished he could bury his head in the sand. However, he had no regrets. Compared to his life, what were freedom and dignity?
Meng Lei hopped onto Thaniel’s wide, fleshy back and ordered, “Let’s go. Bring me to the other remaining half-deities.”
“M-master, what do you mean?”
Thaniel was slightly taken aback. “Haven’t all the elders been killed by you?”
“Are you trying to take advantage of how unlearned I am?” Meng Lei sneered. “I have indeed killed seven half-deities just now, but three of them haven’t died. They have other divine incarnations existing, don’t they?”
Thaniel’s countenance changed slightly at his words.
“Remember your position, Thaniel. You’re no longer a half-deity of the Dragons!”
Meng Lei said dispassionately, “Rather, you’re now my mount. Do you need me to explain what a mount means?”
“N-no!”
Thaniel lowered his head fearfully.
“Since it isn’t necessary, then let’s go and find those three that got away. If they manage to get away, I’ll skin you,” Meng Lei barked coldly.
“Yes, Master!”
Thaniel didn’t dare to dally, and he flapped his wings as he flew toward those three half-deities’
