Chapter 438: Death World
Besides that, Li Meng did many other things.
He traveled across various continents with Benben, Rose Moon, Wangwang, and Annie, who had all taken human forms.
Along the way, they encountered many things.
Some joyful, others filled with the sorrows and joys of others.
He casually eliminated over a dozen "Savage Gods."
After more than ten years of traveling, Li Meng returned to "Sky City" with Benben, Rose Moon, Wangwang, and Annie.
After repairs, "Sky City" became the new "Demon God Palace."
The Demon God Palace also left Saint Biron Continent.
It took five years to reach the skies above the Southern Continent.
The history of the Augus World steadily progressed.
In the 35th year, a major event occurred in the Central Continent.
A fire dragon Draconian named "Will" rose rapidly.
He was known as the Conqueror "Will."
In less than ten years, Conqueror Will unified all the Draconians.
And established the "Divine Dragon Empire."
In the 45th year, the Divine Dragon Empire declared war on humanity.
Emperor Will assembled a million-strong army to invade the Southern Continent.
Seeking to settle the thousands of years of grievances between the two races once and for all.
The Divine Dragon Empire's airships clashed with the human-demon allied forces' airships above the Coral Sea.
But the result was unexpected.
The human-demon alliance not only had magi-tech cannons.
The Spell Ring cultivation system gave King-level professionals the ability to fly.
The aerial battle was a one-sided massacre.
In less than a day, the Divine Dragon Empire's fleet was almost completely wiped out.
Out of five thousand airships, only a few hundred escaped back to the Central Continent.
The destruction of the fleet completely crippled the Divine Dragon Empire's ability to launch offensives.
In the 49th year, under the call of the Demon God Church, humans and demons launched a holy war against the Divine Dragon Empire.
Two million troops attacked the Central Continent.
That day, countless airships landed on the southeastern shores of the Central Continent.
Even the dragons joined the battle.
Swearing to destroy the Draconians who had betrayed their ancestors.
For the Draconians to crown themselves as Divine Dragon Emperor was an insult to the dragons.
The war dragged on for more than twenty years.
In the 71st year, the Divine Dragon Empire was obliterated under the assault of the human-demon coalition.
The empire's capital was reduced to ash by more than a dozen giant dragon breaths.
Humans and demons began large-scale migrations to the Central Continent.
The Central Continent was divided between them.
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Odin Town.
It was noon, and the summer heat lingered.
In a mansion within the town, someone was approaching the end of their life.
In the bedroom on the second floor.
White-haired Caroline lay weakly on the bed.
By her side sat an equally white-haired old man.
"I'm sorry."
If she left, what would Limeng do?
It was her fault—she hadn't left him any children.
If only there was a child to care for him, she could leave in peace.
Li Meng gently grasped Caroline's hand.
A faint smile appeared on his aged face.
"It's alright. I can take care of myself. Caroline, did you live a happy life?"
Caroline stared blankly at her husband.
A tear slipped from the corner of her eye.
She opened her mouth slightly and gave a soft "Mm."
Then she peacefully closed her eyes.
Her heart stopped beating.
Li Meng sat by her side, not letting go of Caroline's hand for a long time.
He could feel the warmth slowly leaving her hand.
After a long time, a sigh sounded in the room.
The next moment, the two elders turned into ashes.
That day, the Limeng couple's home caught fire.
The loving couple perished together in the flames.
It became a regret remembered for generations by the townspeople.
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"Finally here."
In the hall, Li Meng sat on the sofa.
The familiar furnishings told him that "the Dream" had come again.
This was his home on Earth.
Until now, Li Meng had been unable to uncover the true master behind "the Dream."
This time, no shadowy figure appeared.
Nor did it take on the form of someone familiar.
Only a piece of information entered his mind.
It was a coordinate.
Li Meng looked around and sighed inwardly.
Even now, he wasn't sure what kind of existence he had become.
If he was a god, then he indeed was one.
Because he now controlled the world laws of Augus Planet.
The so-called law roots were the World Tree.
The World Tree was rooted into the planet.
It absorbed the planet's energy and converted it into magic.
Magic, as the foundation, gave birth to various laws.
After all, elemental, spatial, and temporal laws all depended on magic's propulsion.
His existence was a bit strange.
Most gods could only control one law.
Even World Lords were no exception.
Like Xiao Bai's past self, known as the "Goddess of Nature."
She controlled the laws of nature.
Acting like a chief gardener.
Mainly responsible for overseeing the World Tree.
The elves were gardeners created by Xiao Bai.
Li Meng knew his abilities probably came from the mysterious being in the Dream.
Its identity remained a mystery.
"Forget it, no point thinking. Let's go see this new world."
In the 100th year, the blood-red magic circles above each continent suddenly vanished.
Having reshaped his body, Li Meng was no longer bound by stats.
He could command the laws of heaven and earth freely.
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The starry sky was boundless, dark, cold, and silent.
In the darkness of space, a gray planet floated.
The entire planet was shrouded in thick black clouds.
Thunder and lightning flashed from time to time, and green glows flickered across the surface.
In the planet's orbit, space suddenly split apart.
A figure in black stepped out of the void.
"This is..."
Li Meng frowned at the sight of the planet.
It was a dead world.
The aura of death had even seeped into the universe.
Li Meng stepped forward, space breaking before him.
The next moment, he appeared in the ruins of a city on the surface.
The gray streets broke open.
Li Meng walked out from the shattered space.
Golden light gleamed in his eyes.
Li Meng was browsing the history of this planet.
It was a planet once ruled by humans.
Its society resembled Western culture on Earth.
After tens of thousands of years of development, human society flourished.
Advancing into powerful magi-tech.
But ten thousand years ago, a terrifying demon dragon descended upon the world.
It had nine heads, pitch black as ink, with a body as large as mountains.
Its footsteps shattered mountains and split the earth.
Each head mastered a different law.
It was the Calamity Demon Dragon "Nidhogg," symbol of despair and disaster.
This world was destroyed by Nidhogg's arrival.
The dead, filled with resentment, turned into undead.
The once flourishing world became a death world.
"It looks like it will take decades to master the laws of this world."
After destroying the world, the Calamity Demon Dragon "Nidhogg" disappeared.
Where it went remained unknown.
Mastering this world's laws was the only way to trace Nidhogg.
Was the "System" intending for him to destroy Nidhogg?
Although the system was gone.
Li Meng still habitually thought of the presence from the Dream as the system.
Li Meng smirked.
Wasn't this just switching to a new map and taking on a new mission?