Lei Wen's Strength

Deep Sea region.

One year later.

Roar! That was the roar of an enraged Saint Domain Flagrant Beast.

Even on a stormy night with raging winds and waves, the roar of two Deep Sea giant beasts tearing into each other could still be heard.

Now—

Not even a fish dared to breathe too loudly.

Deadly silence.

A dead silence that made one's scalp crawl.

Roar—!

Enormous dragon wings slapped the sea, kicking up a curtain of freezing spray.

Xiao Bai circled in the low sky, its pair of dragon eyes sweeping back and forth across the sea like searchlights.

Nothing.

There was nothing.

Just moments ago, a Saint Domain Flagrant Beast had been here, yet even a Ninth Rank Warrior could no longer find it.

"Such a coward. It ran far too fast."

Xiao Bai snorted.

It had been craving that Deep Sea demon shark that did not know whether it was alive or dead for half a year.

That fellow's shell was hard and unpleasant to chew.

But its flesh was top-grade delicacy, especially that tail as large as a water tank...

Thinking of that flavor—

Xiao Bai's saliva nearly dripped into the sea, poisoning countless fish.

But ever since half a year ago—

Those Saint Domain beasts in this sea region had all become cowards.

A terrifying human suddenly descended from the sky, riding an Icefrost Giant Dragon, and began hunting the Saint Domain demon beasts.

Yes.

That group of Saint Domain demon beasts, usually arrogant and domineering, displayed astonishing mobility.

They moved house.

They migrated.

They fled with their families.

Even that armored giant dragon, whose defenses were said to be impregnable beneath the gods, had all its hundreds-ton scales peeled away and vanished without anyone knowing where it had gone.

"Cowards."

Xiao Bai cursed.

It lowered its head and looked down at the sea.

There—

A huge, pitch-black figure floated quietly in the seawater.

It gave off no aura at all.

Like a dead reef.

But Xiao Bai knew that it was the true overlord of this sea.

Suddenly—

The seawater below silently parted.

There was no earth-shaking explosion, nor any waterspout soaring into the sky.

All the seawater seemed to have encountered an emperor they had to submit to, retreating silently to either side and revealing a passage straight to the seabed.

A figure stepped on invisible stairs and slowly walked upward.

Black hair danced wildly, his clothes fluttering.

Lei Wen Bart.

At this moment, he felt even more dangerous to Xiao Bai.

He merely stood there, yet seemed to merge with the surrounding seawater, air, and light.

If one did not look with their eyes and only relied on spiritual perception, they would not be able to detect that someone was there at all.

"Gulp."

Xiao Bai swallowed.

It instinctively sensed that its master had become more dangerous.

Like the undercurrents lurking beneath a calm sea—once caught in them, one would be crushed to pieces.

"M-Master."

Xiao Bai stammered, lowering its enormous dragon head. It appeared especially obedient.

Lei Wen opened his eyes and glanced at Xiao Bai.

A faint blue glow flickered in those eyes, like the coldest abyss in the Deep Sea.

"How is it going?"

His voice was not loud, yet it clearly reached Xiao Bai's ears.

"Umm..."

"That one was just two thousand years old. It was basically drained dry."

Xiao Bai somewhat awkwardly scratched the scales on its claws, producing a grating scraping sound.

These past years, it had grown more and more wasteful.

Lei Wen's face showed no surprise.

As expected.

Saint Domain Flagrant Beasts had lived for hundreds or thousands of years. Every one of them was as cunning as a ghost.

Seeking advantages and avoiding harm was their instinct.

Not confronting a foe they could not defeat was the true way to survive.

"It's fine if it ran."

Lei Wen said calmly, raising a hand.

A seemingly invisible ripple spread from his fingertips.

A hundred meters ahead, an enormous reef protruded from the sea.

Without a sound, the entire reef turned to dust and scattered with the wind.

It had not been shattered by brute force.

Rather, it had been struck in the same instant by countless forces that were soft yet could slice through metal and stone.

Xiao Bai's dragon eyes widened.

Its massive body shuddered.

If that had landed on a dragon...

Those scales it took such pride in would probably be no harder than tofu.

"Not bad."

Lei Wen watched the scattered stone dust and nodded slightly.

This was the result of his year of cultivation.

Although all the Saint Domain Flagrant Beasts in this sea region had fled—

Before that, he had thoroughly devoured no fewer than ten Saint Domains.

Every Saint Domain Flagrant Beast was a collection of Law fragments.

This was the tyranny of Devourer's Form.

Eat flesh, temper the body.

Consume souls, comprehend the Dao.

All the Law insights those Flagrant Beasts had painstakingly cultivated throughout their lives had become nourishment for Lei Wen to climb higher.

Because of this—

In just one year—

Lei Wen's strength had undergone a tremendous transformation.

[Ice Spear Law], perfected.

This was the Law mystery Lei Wen had comprehended completely when he became a god.

[Water Element Law], major mastery.

This was the foundation of the Water Affinity Law, as well as its most vast and fundamental component.

[Water Ripple Law], major mastery.

The improvement of this Law made Lei Wen's attacks even more bizarre and unpredictable.

[Snow Illusion Law], major mastery.

This Law was the most deceptive. It could create illusions from invisible, intangible auras and interfere with an enemy's spirit and senses.

As for [Water Curtain Law] and [Floating Shadow Law]?

These two higher-level Water Affinity Laws had both reached minor mastery.

The former excelled at deflection and defense, using softness to overcome strength.

The latter was an ultimate life-preserving movement technique, transforming into a thousand flowing shadows and making one impossible to grasp.

Beyond that—

[Water Element Law] and [Ice Spear Law].

The degree to which these two Law mysteries merged had also deepened.

If not for [Water Element Law], [Ice Spear Law] would not yet have reached perfection.

Lei Wen was even eighty percent confident that he could perfectly fuse these two Law mysteries together.

When that time came—

Lei Wen's strength would receive another terrifying boost.

"What a pity."

"The origin of the Jade Rabbit has restricted my Devourer's Form."

"..."

Lei Wen shook his head, a trace of helplessness flashing through his eyes.

Compared with higher planes such as the Divine Continent and the Heavenly Realm—

The Jade Rabbit was merely a low-level material plane, where there were not many powerful creatures.

For his current Devourer's Form, it was naturally a limitation.

This was why Lei Wen had not devoured a large number of powerful beings and risen rapidly in a short period.

Of course.

A material plane also had its benefits.

That was, material planes were relatively safer.

Given Lei Wen's current strength—

Other than the chief god Bart and the strongest guardian, Hagra—

The other powerful god-level beings were no longer Lei Wen's match.

As long as Lei Wen did not actively court death by provoking Bart and Hagra—

Even if the other god-level powerhouses joined forces, Lei Wen was confident he could block them, or even kill them in return.

"Xiao Bai."

"I think it's time to return to Flowing Light City."

A moment later—

Lei Wen withdrew his aura and looked toward the distant west.

That was the direction of the Jade Rabbit.

Since he could no longer gain anything by staying in the Deep Sea—

It was time for him to go home and take a look.