“As per Your Majesty’s command!”
The Fairies bowed in agreement.
“Since that’s the case, then make the preparations!”
The Fairy Empress said softly, “This won’t be just any ordinary ceremony observance. I should think that everyone knows what needs to be prepared, so I won’t elaborate any further!”
“Yes, Your Majesty!”
In the Titan Empire’s imperial palace in the Titan Colossal City...
“Inviting me to observe the ceremony? Hurhur, it’s probably more like he’s ordering me to go!”
The Thunder Titan Emperor gnashed his teeth as he sat on his throne. He sneered. “Don’t worry. I’ll definitely be there! Not only will I be there, but I’ll even watch you die with my own two eyes!”
Looks of excitement also adorned the faces of the officials in the hall. The Titan Empire had been thoroughly embarrassed after the whole debacle previously caused by Meng Lei, which had resulted in the loss of all their half-deity grandmasters.
Everyone had been terribly enraged since then. And now, the time for them, the Titan Empire, to avenge themselves was finally here!
The Thunder Titan Emperor ordered, “Send my orders—the twelve military units are to assemble at the borders between the Great Earth Pillar Nation and the Dragon God Empire! Once that renegade is dead, the troops are to crush the Dragon God Empire with their supreme might!”
“As per Your Majesty’s command!”
...
Following their respective emperors’ commands, the two massive behemoths—the Beast People Empire and the Titan Empire—transformed into war machines. Troops assembled and raced toward the borders.
The Dragon God Empire’s informers naturally also noticed the changes taking place in the two empires.
For a while, letters were sent to Meng Lei’s desk from the two empires like falling snowflakes.
However, Emperor Meng Lei paid them no heed at all. Instead, they sent all the court officials into a terrible panic.
“By assembling their troops, the two empires are obviously intending to create trouble on the day that His Majesty ascends the throne. What are we to do?”
“The Beast People Empire has ten major military units while the Titan Empire has twelve. Their military power total up to as many as a few hundred million people. How are we to withstand such a terrifying force?”
“The end of the empire is right before us...”
The court was in utter chaos, and all the officials were terribly anxious. Yet Meng Lei wouldn’t even spare them the time of the day. This threw them into a terrible panic.
To be honest, all the officials knew this very well—the Beast People Empire and the Titan Empire’s troops were of no threat. The real threat was the man who had challenged Meng Lei—Horace Theodore!
Should Meng Lei lose the battle or even die in battle, the Beast People Empire and the Titan Empire would rip the Dragon God Empire into shreds like starving, ravenous wolves.
But should Meng Lei win, it would then be a completely different scenario. Under Meng Lei’s lead, perhaps the Dragon God Empire would embark on an all-new journey.
Therefore, the most crucial question was—could Meng Lei win?
What the officials were so anxious over was exactly this issue. They wanted to meet with Meng Lei and probe him for an answer so that they could take a guess as to whether he was confident of winning or not.
Yet Meng Lei refused to meet with any of them. They couldn’t even enter the imperial palace. All they could do was to panic futilely here.
So, where was Meng Lei?
He was currently on the 91st level of the Tower of Time, where he was quietly awaiting the birth of a tiny little life. After almost two years of nurturing, the Elemental Heart had finally hatched!
At the mouth of the volcano on the 91st level...
The magical energy-gathering magic circle enveloping the smaller half of the half-plane gathered a vast amount of fire elements, pumping them all into the mouth of the volcano before a fire cocoon subsequently absorbed them.
Buzz, buzz!
The fire cocoon, which was red with a bit of white, gave off fearsome energy fluctuations. The force of its aura had actually far surpassed that of a Saint Domain expert to reach that of a half-deity.
An alarmed Dodola came to the 91st floor, only for its jaw to drop at the sight of the Elemental Heart. It asked, “Meng Lei, where did you get the fire-elemental being egg from?”
“I picked it up,” Meng Lei answered with a slight smile.
Dodola rolled its eyes, though it didn’t persist with its questions. Dumbstruck, it asked, “For it to already be a half-deity at birth, it looks like that fire-elemental being must come from an extraordinary background!”
“Are you also unable to tell what kind of elemental being it is, Dodola?”
Meng Lei was rather surprised. After all, Dodola was very knowledgeable.
“I can’t!”
Dodola shook its head. “There are so many types of elemental beings out there. How can I possibly know every single one of them? Besides, even the same type of elemental being can undergo great changes from living in different environmental conditions after birth. It’s very difficult to identify them!”
“I see, so that’s how it is.”
Meng Lei understood now.
“However, for it to be a half-deity at birth, that little fellow definitely comes from an extraordinary background.” An envious Dodola said, “That’s some sheer dumb luck you have!”
Meng Lei burst into loud laughter and replied, “Haha! My luck has always been good!”
Boom!
The fire cocoon at the mouth of the volcano suddenly exploded. An aura ten times more forceful than it was before erupted and spread into the surroundings, pounding and sweeping into every direction.
The next moment, a burst of white flames abruptly appeared. It jumped up and down in mid-air, frolicking happily like a Fairy wrapped in flames.
“It’s born!”
A smiling Dodola said, “It looks like that little fellow is a real
