Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
Naturally, Meng Lei was the one who had raised that request. After all, he was the only one among the 52 Fire Dragon Kingdom contestants that would dare make such a request.
Borrowing spatial magic devices?
To store Magical Beast carcasses?
All the contestants’ gazes fell onto Meng Lei as one, the corners of their lips spasming. They felt a pressing urge to punch that braggart dead.
What the heck!?
All of us have our hearts in our mouths at the thought of heading to the Lost Continent, lest Magical Beasts kill us with just one smack in a moment of carelessness!
On the other hand, you are already thinking about borrowing spatial magic devices to store Magical Beast carcasses? Are you a devil?
“Meng Lei, Magical Beast carcasses won’t get you points.” President Fred shook his head and said with a wry smile, “It’s no use no matter how many you collect.”
“I know I can’t redeem points with Magical Beast carcasses, but I can sell them for money. Think about it.” A smiling Meng Lei said, “One Saint Domain Magical Beast carcass can sell for ten billion gold coins, so ten of them means 100 billion gold coins, and 100 of them means one trillion gold coins! If I throw them away, I’ll be struck by lightning!”
“100 of them...”
“One trillion gold coins...”
The six academy presidents’ lip corners spasmed in response to his words.
You sure are daring in your imagination! 100 Saint Domain Magical Beast carcasses? Why don’t you just ascend straight to heaven?
Despite thinking so, President Fred still brought out a spatial ring after a moment’s hesitation and handed it to Meng Lei.
“Thank you, President!” Meng Lei nodded incessantly and said his thanks. “Don’t worry, President Fred. As long as I’m still breathing, I won’t lose your spatial ring for sure!”
“Good to hear that!”
“Here’s my spatial ring. Take it and use it!”
“Here’s mine, too!”
...
An hour went by very quickly. All the contestants reassembled once more, and then, with the spatial rings and magic communication devices distributed to them in their possession, they entered the teleportation magic circle.
Buzz!
With a flash from the teleportation magic circle, a group of people vanished without a trace.
Then, with another flash, the second group of people also vanished.
Ten minutes later, all the contestants were gone.
As they watched the backs of the contestants disappearing into the magic circle, the teachers-in-charge sighed one after another. “Here’s hoping that more of them can make it back. May the Dragon God watch over you!”
“May the Dragon God watch over you!”
When everyone was gone, and the magic circle returned to total peace and quiet, the Fighting Dragon Academy president finally turned to President Fred. He lowered his voice and asked, “Fred, if I wasn’t mistaken, the spatial ring that you lent Meng Lei just now is probably the Spirit Dragon Ring, right?”
President Fred glanced at him and replied, “What, can’t I do that?”
“Fred, the Spirit Dragon Ring is a half-divine weapon that you obtained in the Ancient Crown Mage Tower. With an existential plane fragment sealed within it, the space inside the ring is astonishingly big. It’s your baby, isn’t it?”
The Fighting Dragon Academy president exclaimed in a low voice, “You can’t even bear to allow others to touch it usually, yet you’ve actually lent it to him. You sure are composed about it! Aren’t you afraid that that kid will lose it?”
“I trust Meng Lei!”
...
The world spun after the contestants entered the teleportation magic circle. By the time they saw light again, Meng Lei and the others were already on a tiny island.
The island was truly very tiny. Measuring less than one kilometer in breadth and length, it was just like a reef and floated all by itself above the boundless ocean!
Howling gusts of wind blew across the ocean, making churning, surging great waves. It was as if they wanted to blow the people away together with the island itself.
The sky was overcast, and their surroundings were also covered in gray, gloomy fog. Visibility was very low—the furthest they could see was only about 100 meters away.
“Where’s the Lost Continent?”
The contestants turned and looked about.
“Look over there!” someone shouted.
The contestants looked over one after another upon the shout, only to see a barely-visible big and tall shadow in the depths of the thick fog. Waves splashed loudly as they crashed against the shadow.
A Blue Dragon Kingdom contestant exclaimed, “There’s land over there!”
Then, he flitted toward the shadow. His toes tapped lightly against the ocean surface as he stepped across the waters. With a few leaps, he’d disappeared into the depths of the fog.
“Let’s go over, too!”
At the sight of that, the remaining contestants also demonstrated their own abilities. They either rode on the wind, stepped across the waters, or rode on magic carpets... All of them flitted toward the shadow one by one.
“Lord Meng Lei, let’s head over, too!” A few Fire Dragon Kingdom contestants suggested.
Meng Lei replied with a slight nod, “Let’s go!”
In the twinkling of an eye, they had covered the several hundred-meters-long distance. The shadow in the depths of the fog was actually a black cliff that reached as tall as 1,000 feet.
Churning waves crashed against the cliff, breaking down into tiny droplets and turning into innumerable silver pearls that dissipated with the wind.
The black cliff was incredibly steep. Surrounding it were jagged reefs and messy, chaotic rocks—it was obvious that no one had ever stepped into the place before.
“An island?”
“No! It’s likely the continent!”
A smile appeared on Meng Lei’s features, and he flew across the 1,000-feet-tall cliff. Then, an entirely different world appeared before his eyes.
Endless forests where birds soared!
Mountains that stretched on and on as the howls of beasts rang out!
Primeval and ancient, yet brimming with life and vitality!
“So, this is the Lost Continent?”
Ol’ Amos popped out and gazed into the far distance at the vast and boundless forests. He remarked, “Never would I have thought that such a continent would actually be hidden in the Endless Oceans. The Creator’s wonders are indeed beyond one’s imagination!”
“Didn’t you mention in the past that the deities broke Heaven’s Vault Continent and that many of the broken fragments drifted above the Endless Oceans?” Meng Lei pointed at the Lost Continent and said, “Perhaps the Lost Continent had evolved from exactly one of those broken fragments!”
Heaven’s Vault Continent was surrounded by an endless and boundless ocean—in other words, the Endless Oceans.
Within the Endless Oceans lived countless terrifying marine Magical Beasts. It was extremely tough for terrestrial creatures to get a foothold in the ocean with the place fraught with dangers.
Thus, nobody knew whether or not other continents existed in the Endless Oceans—after all, no one had ever explored it.
“A legend is ultimately still just a legend. Who can say for sure what exactly the truth is?”
Ol’ Amos sighed and added, “However, since the Lost Continent has been discovered, then its ownership will definitely go to the Dragon God Empire.
“Kid, step on it and strive for the champion title. Become a King and establish a kingdom, and become the master of this continent and bring back the Krocs’ glory and magnificence!”
Meng Lei raised an eyebrow and asked, “Do you really think that highly of me, Ol’ President?”
“Duh, of course!” Ol’ Amos rolled his eyes and said, “Your battle capabilities are always being boosted in such an inexplicable manner. It’s to the extent that you can even easily kill the Saint Domain-level Golden-Winged Holy Light Tiger now. In terms of craziness, is there anyone who can beat you?”
“I’ll get embarrassed if you praise me so much!”
Meng Lei laughed sordidly and added, “You can’t really say that, though. I heard that there are quite a fair number of geniuses in this year’s competition. None of them are people who are easy to get along with.
“In fact, quite a few of them are ranked higher than me in the Dragon God Genius Ranking. Up against that many monstrous opponents, I’m feeling intense pressure!”
“Intense pressure? What nonsense! No matter how big of a mutant they are, can they be more of one than you? Stop showing off in front of me!”
Ol’ Amos broke into a rant. “Inexplicably comprehending laws of nature, inexplicably becoming a Saint Domain Great Magician, inexplicably awakening powerful bloodlines, inexplicably doing instant release of first-class spells...
“No matter how other people break through and advance, and no matter how much precious herbs and medicines they consume, they won’t be able to match up to how terrifying your inexplicable power boosts are!
“You bastard, being so smug and showing off in front of me! Alright, that’s enough! Stop being cheeky with me and get down to hunting the Magical Beasts! The Krocs are taking the title of the champion this year! Don’t anyone dare fight with me for it!
“I’ve even thought of the dukedom’s name for you. We can call it the Kroc Dukedom! This Lost Continent shall be known as the Kroc Continent in the future! As for your title, you can be known as King Kroc!
“Oh, right! And you! You have to reinstate your last name to Kroc, too. From today onward, you must change your name to Kroc Lei. I’ll also appoint you as the current clan leader of the Krocs...”
“Are you dreaming, Ol’ President?”
“Dreaming?”