Meng Lei praised the Devils. Then, he sent all the Devils—apart from the Fire Demon Overlord—into the Tower of Time and kept them there as a show of his gratitude.
As for the Fire Demon Overlord, he was sent back to the Demon Realm.
For a moment, Meng Lei was the only one left in the enormous square, which now seemed empty and deserted. Intending to have a little something to eat, Meng Lei casually went into one of the palaces.
Flames were ignited, and the aroma of soup wafted about.
A short while later, a rich aroma rushed toward Meng Lei, and he picked up a piece of divine pork with his chopsticks and sent it into his mouth...
Mmm!
How fragrant!
How spicy!
It practically couldn’t feel any better.
“System, carry out 1,000 Limitless Pickups!”
Whoosh!
His Wealth shrank by 1,000 Laws of Nature Origin Crystals.
“Ding! Assimilation successful. You have obtained Shaq Bryant’s ring!”
“...”
“Ding! Assimilation successful. You have obtained a Divine Core. Will you assimilate it?”
“It’s a dark-elemental one again!”
“...”
“Ding! Assimilation successful. You have obtained a Fusion Laws of Nature Fragment. Will you assimilate it?”
“Yes, assimilate it!”
“An earth-wind fusion laws of nature fragment this time? Not bad, not bad. I’ll boost it to 100%!”
“Another 1,000 times!”
“...”
“Another 1,000 times!”
“...”
“Ding! Assimilation successful. You have obtained an Elemental Heart!”
“An Elemental Heart? What the heck is that?”
Meng Lei was surprised. A fiery-red, goose egg-shaped crystal then appeared on his palm.
The crystal gave off rich fire-elemental energy fluctuations and was astonishingly hot. Meng Lei could feel a scorching, boiling heat coming from it as he held it in his hand.
A puzzled Meng Lei asked, “What’s an Elemental Heart, Dodola?”
“It’s an elemental being’s egg! Of course, you can also call it an elemental being’s fetus. As long as the environmental conditions are suitable, it’ll be able to nurture and birth an elemental being,” answered Dodola.
“An elemental being’s egg?”
Meng Lei understood now.
Elemental beings were unusual lifeforms that differed from flesh-and-blood beings. They were born in unique environments, such as elemental existential planes.
Because they had no physical forms—or rather, their bodies were purely formed from the elements—elemental beings usually possessed incredible abilities.
“A fire-elemental being...”
After a moment’s consideration, Meng Lei tossed the Elemental Heart into a volcano on the Tower of Time’s 91st level. Then, he brought out a pile of fire elemental crystals and made a magical energy-gathering magic circle.
“I’ve done everything that I should. Whether or not you’re born into the world will depend on what fate has in store for you!”
“...”
“Ding! Assimilation successful. You have obtained a Fusion Laws of Nature Fragment. Will you assimilate it?”
“Hmm, it’s a water-fire fusion laws of nature fragment this time. I’ll boost it to 100%, too!”
“...”
“Another 1,000 times!”
“...”
“Ding! Assimilation successful. You have obtained a Thunder-Elemental Fairy’s corpse!”
“A thunder-elemental Fairy?”
With a thought from Meng Lei, a gorgeous and peerlessly beautiful Fairy with violet skin and pointy ears appeared before him.
“So, this is a thunder-elemental Fairy’s corpse?”
Without any hesitation, Meng Lei instructed, “System, plunder her Innate Special Ability, Thunder-Elemental Transformation!”
“Ding! Thunder-Elemental Transformation is an Innate Special Ability unique to the Thunder-Elemental Fairies and belongs to the class of high-grade Innate Special Abilities,” The system stated coldly, “The cost of plundering the Innate Special Ability Thunder-Elemental Transformation is estimated at 5 Laws of Nature Origin Crystals.”
Five Laws of Nature Origin Crystals?
Big deal!
“Plunder it!”
A brief moment later, Meng Lei successfully obtained the Thunder-Elemental Transformation ability. Several silver-colored electric currents darted out around him. As more and more electric currents appeared...
His entire self turned into an electric current that darted about everywhere in the spacious palace at extremely high speed, making him no different from normal lightning.
Meng Lei resumed his human form a moment later, highly satisfied with the ability. He had yet another means of protecting his life and defending against the enemies now. What a cause for celebration!
“Continue with the pickups, system!”
“...”
“Ding! Assimilation successful. You have obtained a Fusion Laws of Nature Fragment. Will you assimilate it?”
“Wood-earth? Boost it to 100%!”
“...”
“System, another 1,000 times!”
“Ding! Assimilation successful. You have obtained a Divine Core. Will you assimilate it?”
“This is a metal-elemental lesser deity’s divine core!”
“...”
“Another 1,000 times!”
“...”
“Ding! Assimilation successful. You have obtained a Fusion Laws of Nature Fragment. Will you assimilate it?”
“Eh? It’s a metal-dark-ice one this time. Metal-dark-ice... Tsk, tsk. Are we heading in the direction of death laws of nature now?”
“Another 1,000 times!”
“Ding! Assimilation successful. You have obtained a Soul Ice Marrow droplet. Will you assimilate it?”
“Soul Ice Marrow? What’s this?”
Where did you hear about the Soul Ice Marrow from?”
Dodola was greatly astonished. “Soul Ice Marrows are treasures of the highest grade that can enhance one’s divine spirit. It’s extremely rare, so much so that you can only hope to come by it with luck, rather than actively searching for it!”
“A treasure of the highest grade that can enhance one’s divine spirit?”
Meng Lei perked up.
“A single droplet of the Soul Ice Marrow allows a half-deity’s divine spirit to cross over to the lesser deity stage. With enough of them, they can be of great use even to higher deities!”
A sighing Dodola then said, “It’s just a shame that Soul Ice Marrows are non-renewable resources. Every bit used is every bit less. It’s even scarcer than Crystallized Divine Spirit Extracts!
“This thing has a flaw, though. After one consumes the Soul Ice Marrow, their divine spirit will freeze and go into hibernation. It’ll only thaw a year later. That’s how it got its name, Soul Ice Marrow!”
“The divine spirit can cross over from a half-deity stage to the lesser deity stage? This effect practically defies all natural laws!”
Meng Lei’s eyes lit
