Lei Wen's Strength

Deep within Flag Mountain.

High in the sky.

Above the fortress, a colossal creature was frantically roaring.

It was a white Giant Dragon over a hundred meters long, its entire body covered in translucent ice-blue scales.

A Saint Domain Flagrant Beast, an Ice Horned Giant Dragon.

Yet this lord of the skies, usually reigning over its domain, was now filled with terror.

It was fleeing.

Fleeing desperately.

"Think you can run?"

A teasing voice rang out.

The Ice Horned Giant Dragon's heart suddenly clenched.

It looked back.

A black shadow clung to it like a bone-deep curse, tightly following less than a hundred meters behind.

"Whoosh!"

The air exploded.

Lei Wen's figure blurred, leaving behind a string of afterimages.

The next second.

He appeared above the Giant Dragon's massive head.

There was no flashy move.

Just a simple, brutal kick.

At that moment, Lei Wen's muscles bulged all over, his tendons standing out like a coiled dragon.

The Devourer's Form on the back of his hand burned like fire, as though it sensed the feast about to arrive, greedily opening its maw.

Boom!

A dull impact thundered through the sky.

That kick landed squarely on the Ice Horned Giant Dragon's forehead.

Crack!

The rock-hard ice-blue scales shattered instantly, blood mixed with brain matter spraying out.

"Roar!"

The Ice Horned Giant Dragon let out a miserable cry.

Its enormous body lost its balance and plunged toward the mountains below like a meteor.

Rumble!

The earth shook.

Dust rose everywhere.

A small mountain over a hundred meters tall was flattened directly.

Rubble filled the air, ancient trees shattered.

At the center of the smoke, a massive crater appeared.

The Ice Horned Giant Dragon lay at the bottom of the crater.

That once-proud dragon head was now twisted grotesquely to one side, with only faint breaths left.

Its huge eyes were filled with disbelief.

It was a Saint Domain Flagrant Beast.

Even among the human Saint Domain Experts, it stood near the top.

How?

How had it been beaten to death by a human who had not even released any Smog?

"Tsk, tsk..."

Footsteps sounded.

Lei Wen walked out from the smoke and dust, not even a speck of dirt on him.

He came before the Giant Dragon's enormous head and reached out to pat its broken horn.

"Water affinity."

"The meat should taste pretty good, right?"

Those words became the last thing the Ice Horned Giant Dragon heard.

Its pupils abruptly dilated, filled with extreme humiliation and fear.

You're human!

Yet the first thing you thought of was eating?

Lei Wen ignored the beast's thoughts. He grabbed the massive dragon horn with one hand and suddenly exerted force.

"Hngh!"

The hundred-meter Giant Dragon was actually dragged out of the deep crater one-handed, like a dead dog.

"Roar!"

A white figure flashed past in a blur.

It was Xiao Bai.

Like a husky, it leaped up and down around Lei Wen, its large tail sweeping the rocks on the ground everywhere.

The reason was simple.

Its master only ate meat and did not eat Smog Cores.

And the Ice Horned Giant Dragon was a water-affinity Saint Domain Flagrant Beast!

As long as it obtained the Ice Horned Giant Dragon's Smog Core, it had a strong chance of breaking through and becoming a new Saint Domain magical beast!

Lei Wen glanced at Xiao Bai and beckoned.

His fingers formed a blade.

Whoosh!

A gray blade of force slashed toward the Giant Dragon's head.

A fist-sized Smog Core, radiating an icy-blue glow, shot out.

The surrounding temperature instantly dropped by dozens of degrees, and a layer of white frost formed on the ground.

A Saint Domain Smog Core.

A supreme treasure coveted by countless human Experts, worth a fortune.

Enough to buy a small principality.

But in Lei Wen's eyes, it was nothing more than a stone blocking his teeth.

"Catch."

Lei Wen flicked his wrist.

That priceless Smog Core was tossed out like garbage.

Xiao Bai's eyes instantly widened.

It let out a delighted dragon roar, snapping open its huge jaws and accurately catching the Smog Core.

Gulp.

It swallowed it in one bite.

Dense water-element power instantly erupted within its body.

Xiao Bai comfortably sneezed, breathing out a mouthful of frosty air.

It could feel that the barrier that had trapped it for decades had loosened.

As long as it digested this Smog Core, it would step into the Saint Domain.

It would become a true Giant Dragon lord!

It looked gratefully at Lei Wen, rubbing its huge dragon head against his leg.

Following the old master was great.

The food was truly delicious.

"Enough."

"You just rolled around in there. You're covered in scales and filthy."

Lei Wen pushed away the huge dragon head in disgust.

He skillfully began preparing the ingredients.

Skinning, deboning, bleeding.

His movements were smooth and practiced, making him look like an old butcher.

The Devourer's Form on the back of his hand burned ever brighter, constantly urging him to eat faster.

Very soon.

A chunk of refined dragon meat weighing several hundred pounds was placed over the fire.

"Sizzle..."

Half an hour later.

Golden fat dripped into the fire, releasing an enticing aroma.

Lei Wen tore off a piece of meat and took a huge bite.

The meat was tender and juicy, melting in his mouth.

Immediately after.

A rich, pure energy flowed down his throat and into his stomach.

Boom!

It was as though a volcano had erupted.

Warm currents burst forth and spread through his limbs and bones.

Lei Wen did not need to actively circulate his Smog.

The Devourer's Form on the back of his hand glowed faintly, instantly devouring, refining, and purifying that vast Saint Domain energy.

There was no rejection.

There was no discomfort.

Every cell was cheering.

Every inch of muscle fiber was strengthening.

That overwhelming pleasure was a hundred times more addictive than any drug.

Lei Wen narrowed his eyes, savoring it.

This feeling was incredible.

Half a month ago, he had just entered the Saint Domain.

Back then, he had encountered a Crimson Flame Lion King.

It was a fire-affinity Saint Domain magical beast, enormous in size and wreathed in flames.

That battle had been brutal.

Relying on the terrifying physical body modified by the Devourer's Form.

Lei Wen had forcibly withstood the Crimson Flame Lion King's life flames and beaten it to death.

After eating the Crimson Flame Lion King.

His physical body and Smog had surged, advancing directly into the middle stage of the Saint Domain.

Immediately after.

Lei Wen set his sights on the Earthfire Lizard.

It was a magical beast with immortal scales, and its fire-element defense was terrifyingly high.

After killing it, Lei Wen had suffered quite a few injuries.

In the end.

Lei Wen relied on the Devourer's Form's endless recovery to grind the Earthfire Lizard to death.

After eating the Earthfire Lizard.

Lei Wen gained enormous benefits as well.

Not only had his physical body and Smog both broken through to the late Saint Domain stage.

More importantly.

After consuming two fire-affinity Saint Domain magical beasts in succession.

Lei Wen had successfully comprehended a portion of the fire element.

The fire element was the most basic and most widespread talent among fire mages.

This was the true heaven-defying power of the Devourer's Form.

It could devour not only energy, but also talent fragments.

As long as he consumed enough attributes.

Those mage talents that had once seemed distant and unattainable would become like defenseless eggs before Lei Wen, ready for him to manipulate as he pleased.

Very soon.

Lei Wen swallowed the last mouthful of meat.

Feeling the surging power within his body, he clenched his fist.

The air exploded in his palm with a sharp crack.

How strong was he now?

The Saint Domain in the Giant Dragon world ran deep.

To ordinary people, the Saint Domain was godhood.

But in the eyes of true experts, the Saint Domain was divided into three realms and nine ranks.

The first realm was like a fledgling whose feathers had yet to grow, or someone who had only just broken through. Their Spirit Qi was still insufficient, and they had only just stepped through the threshold.

In the second realm, one's Spirit Qi had crossed a threshold. Whether it was the body or the soul, both had reached their peak—the so-called veteran Saint Domain.

The third realm was a watershed: one had comprehended the mysteries of the laws!

Even if one had only grasped a single strand of it.

A Saint Domain Expert's combat power would undergo a qualitative leap.

A third-realm Saint Domain fighter beating someone in the second realm was like a father beating his son.

As for the fourth realm—

That was when one's comprehension of the laws and mysteries had reached a threshold. One was only a thin sheet of paper away from becoming a god.

Such beings were known as half-step Saint Domain experts.

And where did Lei Wen currently stand?

His Spirit Qi had clearly not yet reached the peak of the Saint Domain.

But he had comprehended the mysteries of the "Fire Element"!

As long as he raised his Spirit Qi to the peak of the Saint Domain again,

he would be able to step directly into the third realm of the Saint Domain.

Most terrifying of all—

Lei Wen's body was extremely powerful, exceptionally so.

Even the four great peak warriors might not necessarily be able to surpass Lei Wen in terms of physical strength.

And it was precisely because of Luo Ye

that Lei Wen was able to easily break through the restraining skills from earlier.