“What kind of Heaven’s Vault Continent half-deity are you? I told you, what you’ve comprehended is the Demon Realm’s laws of nature!”
The two female half-deities didn’t back down at all. They said, “Laws of nature are much clearer in the Demon Realm than in Heaven’s Vault Continent, so it’s also way easier to become a half-deity. You can’t be considered a true Heaven’s Vault Continent half-deity at all!”
“Why don’t the two of you try to sense the Demon Realm if you’re that capable, then?” Bubbles sneered, “I’m able to sense the Demon Realm because I’m capable—”
“Alright, alright! Cut it out, all of you!”
At the sight of the trio arguing, Meng Lei spoke up and broke up the fight. He said, “Bubbles, what’s a big man like you arguing so much with the ladies for? Continue with what you were saying.”
“Hmph!”
Bubbles glared viciously at the two women before he went on. “After he became a half-deity, Horace also met with the same problem as us—he didn’t have any worshipers.
“Master, you should also know that when one becomes a half-deity, things are no longer about talent, diligence, and opportunities anymore. One needs worshipers!”
Bubbles shook his head and said, “Without any worshipers, there won’t be any power of faith. Without any power of faith, there won’t be any power of divinity. Neither will one’s divine spirit become stronger!”
Meng Lei nodded slowly. “That’s right. No matter how great one’s talent may be, it’ll only be for naught.”
“Thus, Horace broke through the void and left Heaven’s Vault Continent. As for where he went, no one knows. All we know is that he has left for good.”
Bubbles said with a frown, “Nothing was heard of him in the following 30,000-odd years ever since. Never would I have ever thought that he would show up again!”
Meng Lei narrowed his eyes and asked cheerfully, “Someone who’s disappeared for 30,000 years is putting on such a flashy display after suddenly showing up again—is Horace trying to announce his return to everyone?”
“I’m afraid it’s not that simple!”
Nadja, whose eyes were fixed on the joss paper, said, “These tricks that Horace is using are customary tactics that we underground half-deities use when fighting for power of faith.
“Slandering the other party, and then defeating and killing them in front of their worshipers is the fastest way to dissolve their worshipers’ faith!”
“You mean...”
Meng Lei raised an eyebrow.
“Horace is likely doing this because he wants to spread his faith, too!”
Seisia nodded and said, “Slandering Master and painting you as a wicked devil, killing you in front of everyone in order to dissolve the people’s faith in you, and then ultimately replacing you!”
“That guy is pretty scheming.” Meng Lei shook his head and chuckled softly. Then, he said, “Even if he wants to kill me, it’ll first depend on whether or not he has the skill to. Otherwise, it’ll only backfire.”
“Master is right!”
A smiling Nadja said, “As long as Master can kill him, all the rumors that he has spread shall naturally collapse in the light of facts. Instead, it’ll even leave behind the impression that Master is unbeatable, thereby deepening the worshipers’ faith in Master!”
“Exactly!”
Meng Lei nodded lightly. “Since that’s the case, then let’s make proper preparations for him. How can we not cooperate with him when he’s coming all the way from afar?”
“Master, you mean...”
The trio quickly turned to Meng Lei.
“Send the order—one month later, I shall ascend the throne at the summit of Mount Dragon God and become the new master of this empire!
“The official name of the dynasty shall be—the Meng Lei Empire!”
“Yes, Master!”
[1] Also known as ghost or spirit money, they are sheets of paper made into burnt offerings common in Chinese ancestral worship
Chapter 255: The Beast People Royal Court, Great Skill And Strategy
The rain of light filled the world over the night.
That’s right—it didn’t just rain light in the Dragon God Empire Imperial City. Rather, it covered the whole area within the Dragon God Empire’s borders. Every city and town on a slightly larger scale saw the skies raining light upon them.
For a while, the Dragon God Empire, which had only just gone through a few serious upheavals and hadn’t yet completely recovered, was swept into even fiercer and more surging waves.
“The Great God Meng Lei is a Devil from the Demon Realm?”
“Perverse? Heinous?”
“The rain of light from above is a warning from the deities! This is a sign from the gods. We have to believe in it!”
“Rumors! These are purely just rumors! The Great God Meng Lei took down the nobles, distributed the lands, and allowed us, slaves, to see better days. How can he possibly be a Devil?”
Toward the news brought by the rain of light, some scoffed at it, but more thought of it as a sign from the gods and started to waver.
For a while, everyone in the whole of the Dragon God Empire was in a state of alarm and anxiety, and the vast Dragon God Empire was shrouded in a fearful atmosphere once more.
Yet another heavyweight piece of news also began to make the rounds at this point—a month later, Meng Lei would ascend the throne on Mount Dragon God’s summit and become the empire’s new emperor. Additionally, he was also sincerely inviting the other three empires to come and watch the ceremony.
The moment the news was out, the people’s hearts entered even bigger turmoil!
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Since time immemorial, the Far Northern Wastelands had always been the Beast People’s territory. For millions of years, the Beast People Empire had been thriving and proliferating on the wastelands across generations.
Beast People tribes of varying sizes were littered all about every corner of the Far Northern Wastelands. They did their best to make use of everything that the wastelands gave
