The prerequisite was... money! Enough money!
I need money! A lot of money!
Meng Lei exclaimed in his mind. The new functions were so powerful, yet he was still a poor fellow! That was tragic!
And so, Meng Lei started his killing spree!
In the 16th existential plane, he earned around 1.1 billion Laws of Nature Origin Crystals.
In the 17th existential plane, he earned around 1.3 billion Laws of Nature Origin Crystals.
In the 18th existential plane, he earned around 0.9 billion Laws of Nature Origin Crystals.
...
After some hard work of plundering the remaining 33 existential planes, wiping out the demons in the process, Meng Lei earned a total of 34.2 billion Laws of Nature Origin Crystals.
“Now that’s 3,420,000 Divinity Crystals!”
Meng Lei licked his lips and asked, “System, without further ado, enhance my divine spirit, I want to break through to become an intermediate deity!”
“Host, your Spirit is at the pinnacle-level lesser deity, it will reach intermediate deity after enhancement. Enhancement price: 100,000 Divinity Crystals!”
The system asked coldly, “Will you undergo enhancement?”
“Enhance it, I’m rich!”
Meng Lei did not hesitate as he felt generous.
Whoosh!
His Wealth decreased by 100,000 Divinity Crystals in an instant.
Boom!
At the same time, a golden energy current rushed into his sea of consciousness and toward the divine spirit flame. The divine spirit flame flared up instantly as if oil was added to it.
Boom, boom, boom!
2 times, 3 times, 4 times...
When the injection of golden energy was complete, the divine spirit flame’s intensity was 10 times higher than before.
If the divine spirit flame before was a little ball of fire, it was now an inferno. It was completely different than before.
“So this is the level of intermediate deity?”
Meng Lei enjoyed the wonderful feeling after his divine spirit was strengthened. He even almost moaned in satisfaction—it was simply too comfortable!
He checked his stats interface.
Host: Meng Lei
Race: Human (Primeval Bloodline: Primordial Human <16%>, Assimilated Bloodlines: Gods-Slaying Rat, Divine Netherworld Phoenix<Youth>, Hundred-Armed Giant)
Wealth: 3.32 million Divinity Crystals
Physical Body Constitution: Metal-Origin Divine Body (1%)
Spirit: Intermediate-Deity (Elementary-Grade)
Power of Divinity: 200 Divinity Crystals
“The physique of an intermediate deity! The divine spirit of an intermediate deity! Wahaha, I’m an intermediate deity too!”
Meng Lei was excited as he could not help laughing to vent his excitement.
Of course, other than being excited, Meng Lei did not forget an important matter—Cyrus’ wealth.
Indeed, the Dark Demonic Dragon’s wealth!
Although it was a Dark Demonic Dragon, Cyrus was a dragon after all. It was passionate about collecting treasures, and it had 48 existential planes under its control!
Hence, it was much wealthier than other intermediate deities, like a huge dirty rat hoarding vast amounts of health.
How could Meng Lei miss out on this opportunity?
After returning to the Demonic Dragon Continent, Meng Lei rushed to Cyrus’ den straight away. However, Meng Lei was left furious by the results.
The den... it was empty!
The treasure... all gone!!
“F*ck! Damn it!”
Meng Lei was enraged. “Who dares to steal my treasure?”
Meng Lei was extremely angry. He had already wiped out all the demons in the Demonic Dragon Continent, so the treasures couldn’t have disappeared in thin air.
Someone must have stolen it!
“Someone actually dares to steal my treasure!”
Meng Lei extended his divine cognition throughout the Demonic Dragon Continent through the Heart of the Existential Plane and started searching.
Nothing in the east... Nothing in the north... Nothing in the west... the south...
“Eh?”
At once, Meng Lei vanished on the spot.
...
The north of the Heaven’s Vault Continent was the Far Northern Icelands. The south, on the other hand, was the lush Fairy Forests. The north was frozen and silent, while the south was full of life.
The Demonic Dragon Continent was the complete opposite.
The Demonic Dragon Continent’s north’s weather was spring all year round, while the south was covered in ice and snow. Other than ice demons, other demons could hardly survive here.
However, after Meng Lei’s massacre, the south’s ice demons were dead as the rest of the demons in the Demonic Dragon Continent. There should not be any signs of life here, but his search just now picked up something.
The thief isn’t far!
...
“Cyrus, you idiot! How did you get killed so easily! How terrifying! This is too terrifying!
“I have to leave the Demonic Dragon Continent immediately, away from Meng Lei’s territory, and get to a safe place...”
The Tempest Colossal Dragon with green dragon scales flapped his wings as he sped higher into the sky. He was about to leave the Demonic Dragon Continent for good!
“Once I get out of here, I’ll be safe. Maybe I can be like Horace, finding a hidden and remote existential plane. Then I’ll spread faith, collect the power of faith, and one day I shall become a true god!
“Yes! Leave! Leave, and there’s hope!”
After leaving the Demonic Dragon Continent, the thought of the promising future gave the Tempest Colossal Dragon motivation, as his wings swung with more force and flew even faster.
As the altitude increased, he pulled ever closer to the dimensional wall of the Demonic Dragon Continent.
Once he passed through the dimensional wall, he would be able to leave the Demonic Dragon Continent and head into the Void.
By then, the sky is high and broad for birds to fly; the sea is wide and deep for fishes to swim. Meng Lei could not kill him anymore!
He was getting nearer and nearer!
He was getting nearer and nearer!
As the Tempest Colossal Dragon rose, the dimensional wall of the existential plane was within reach. He mustered up some of his last bit of power of divinity and charged toward the dimensional wall.
Rip!
An opening was ripped open on the dimensional wall, the pitch-black Void could
