“Yes, sir. My name is Lorenzo Philmore,” replied the six-winged angel respectfully.
Meng Lei raised an eyebrow and asked, “Do the other Angels also lack a backbone like you?”
“Sir, this...”
At once, Lorenzo flushed a crimson red as he stammered—he didn’t know how he should respond to Meng Lei.
“Never mind. Since you’ve submitted to me, then fulfill your duty to me properly. Should you dare so much as to harbor thoughts of betrayal, I’ll destroy your divine spirit and let you die a terrible death!”
“Yes, yes!”
Satisfied with Lorenzo’s response, Meng Lei then turned to the Holy Maiden of Light and the Light Church’s higher management officers, who were still in the light shield.
His gaze caused blood to drain from the Holy Maiden of Light and the others’ faces right away. Every one of them lowered their heads in fear, too scared to meet Meng Lei’s gaze.
To them, Meng Lei was even scarier than a demon from hell and even more terrifying than a Demon God.
“How did this happen?”
The Holy Maiden of Light was filled with grief and sorrow. Never would she have ever imagined that the great six-winged angel that was mighty-looking and awe-inspiring one moment would immediately submit to Meng Lei the next.
He completely didn’t meet their expectations at all!
What were they to do now?
What should the Light Church do?
Where should they go from now on?
Meng Lei asked dispassionately, “Are you going to come out here on your own, or do you want me to drag all of you out?”
They didn’t respond, however.
The higher management officers were filled with fear and horror, yet not a single one of them answered Meng Lei. It was hard to tell whether it was because they were too frightened to answer or they were pinning their hopes on the light shield. In any case, no one responded.
“You just don’t give up, do you?”
Meng Lei shook his head lightly. Then, he formed a sword with his fingers and drew a slash across the air.
Slash!
An invisible sword glint appeared out of thin air and shot out, instantly cleaving against the light shield. A slashing sound rang out, and then the light shield that was capable of withstanding multiple attacks from an intermediate deity broke into two without warning. Then, it shattered with a boom and vanished without a trace.
“The light shield... has been broken so easily?”
The Holy Maiden of Light gasped. She knew that Meng Lei was very strong, but she hadn’t expected him to actually be that strong. How terrifying!
In this instant, she suddenly somewhat understood why the angel had chosen submission. When faced against such a powerful entity like Meng Lei, was he supposed to choose death over submission?
“It’s your turn now.”
Meng Lei gazed at the Light Church’s higher management officers and asked, “Which would you like—to live or to die?”
Thud!
Someone dropped onto their knees right away.
“S-sir, I’m willing to submit! I beg only for you to give me a way out!”
“Good!” Meng Lei nodded slightly. “What about the rest of you?”
Thud!
Thud!
Thud!
With someone taking the initiative to submit first, the second one naturally also came...
In a short few seconds, all 108 half-deities had gotten onto their knees. Only one person still remained standing—Altacia, the Holy Maiden of Light.
Meng Lei looked at her and said, “They’ve all submitted. Why haven’t you?”
Altacia replied coldly, “I am the Light Church’s Holy Maiden of Light. You may take my life, but don’t even dream of forcing me to submit to you. I will never abandon my faith even if I die!”
“Go to hell, then!”
Meng Lei pointed at her casually. A bloody hole formed in between her brows right away, and she collapsed onto the ground—she had actually died on the spot.
The sight badly frightened the 108 half-deities. They were filled with lingering fears at once—if they hadn’t submitted, they would probably have ended up like the Holy Maiden.
“Aren’t you a little too heartless, kid? You actually killed her?”
Ol’ Amos couldn’t help but diss him. He said, “Why do you not possess any protective feelings for the fairer sex at all? Have you not awakened to your carnal desires yet? But that shouldn’t be!”
“To hell with your ‘carnal desires’!”
Meng Lei rolled his eyes. Then, he said, “I’ll give these Light Church half-deities and the Light Continent all to you, Ol’ President!”
“Really?”
Ol’ Amos’ eyes sparkled.
“Really!”
Meng Lei nodded. He said, “My business here is more or less finished, so it’s about time I leave. Will you leave with me? Or are you going to continue staying here for the time being?”
Ol’ Amos found himself in a struggle at once. After being away from Heaven’s Vault Continent for over 2 years, he wanted to go back and take a look around, of course. He especially wanted to go back and visit his younger sister.
But the problem was that the Light Church had only just been dissolved, and the Light Continent had only just come into his possession. There were so many half-deities that he needed to subdue. On top of that, there was the Light Continent itself, too...
It was exactly the time for him to show his skill and shine. How would he possibly bear to leave? What a struggle!
Meng Lei knew what Ol’ Amos was thinking the moment he saw the troubled look on his face. Rendered somewhat speechless, he said, “Ol’ President, your mindset has become somewhat inflexible.”
“What’s wrong?”
Ol’ Amos was puzzled.
Meng Lei said, “Wouldn’t everything be solved if you just build teleportation magic circles on the two continents? Wouldn’t traveling between the continents become just a matter of seconds after that?”
“Teleportation magic circles? Darn, why did that slip my mind?” Ol’ Amos smacked his forehead with a look of annoyance
