For several kilometers in every direction, the land had been reduced to scorched earth!
Sparks of fire still flickered everywhere, thick black smoke billowed across the mountains and plains!
Charred trees, ash-covered grass, blackened hills, and dried-up rivers!
It was the aftermath of a massive wildfire!
Ruins!
Apocalypse!
Meng Lei stood frozen, staring at the scene before him, deeply shaken by the terrifying power of the Saint Domain. This was true world-destroying force, a genuine doomsday landscape—it was simply horrifying!
"The Golden Flame Dragon-Lion Vulture is gone!"
"The Saint Domain Archmage has disappeared too!"
"No one knows how the battle ended…"
Everyone gazed at the devastated battlefield, their hearts filled with complicated emotions.
"Ding! Drop items detected. Would you like to pick them up?"
At that moment, the system notification suddenly rang out. Meng Lei's body trembled. Sure enough, scattered across the scorched ground were several glowing orbs!
Meng Lei's eyes lit up with excitement. This was the battlefield where two Saint Domain powerhouses had fought. What kind of treasures would drop from them?
These were Saint Domain experts!
Even a single leg hair from them would be Saint Domain-grade!
Without hesitation, Meng Lei strode into the ruins and began collecting the glowing orbs.
"Ding! Fusion successful. Host physique +250!"
"Ding! Fusion successful. Host spirit +156!"
"Ding! Fusion successful. Host mana +104!"
"Ding! Fusion successful. Congratulations, Host has obtained Thunder Magic Talent!"
"Ding! Fusion successful. Congratulations, Host has obtained Level 8 Magic: Like a Spring Breeze!"
A string of system notifications echoed in his mind. Meng Lei was stunned. He stood there in a daze, unable to snap out of it for a long time.
"So… so many?"
…
A windfall from the heavens!
Meng Lei felt as if he had been smashed by a pie falling from the sky. How else could he have gained so many treasures at once?
Physique +250!
Spirit +156!
Mana +104!
All three attributes had skyrocketed, completely transforming his stats!
Physique: Level 2 Warrior (376/500)
Spirit: Level 1 Mage (169/200)
Mana: Level 1 Mage (130/200)
His physical body was now comparable to a Level 2 Warrior!
His spirit and mana were both on par with a Level 1 Mage!
The improvement was enormous!
The progress was nothing short of dramatic!
But what excited Meng Lei the most was that he had actually picked up the Thunder Magic Talent!
An unexpected surprise!
A massive, massive surprise!
"Can the system even pick up magic talents?"
"This system is seriously overpowered!"
Meng Lei grinned like an idiot, so happy he was practically drooling.
He knew the Thunder Magic Talent had to have come from the purple-robed elder. Since the old man had reached the Saint Domain, his magic talent must have been exceptional!
"I've absorbed a Saint Domain Archmage's magic talent. My own magic talent should now be…"
"Should I test it?"
Meng Lei couldn't wait to find a place to try it out. Luckily, Allison and the others also wanted to rest and recover from their injuries.
The group left the battlefield and found a quiet, secluded spot.
Night fell.
Once Allison and the others had fallen asleep, Meng Lei began to meditate.
He closed his eyes.
Cleared his mind.
Entered a state of spiritual emptiness.
And carefully sensed his surroundings.
In the past, he couldn't sense a single magic element.
But tonight, the moment he entered meditation, everything felt different. He saw several tiny silver light dots!
These silver specks floated around his body like fireflies, sparkling with faint starlight. At first there were only a few, like stars on a winter night.
Gradually, more appeared…
Until finally, they were dense and countless, impossible to count!
"I sensed them!"
"Hahaha! I sensed the magic elements!"
Meng Lei was overjoyed. He wanted to throw his head back and laugh out loud to vent his excitement. Sensing magic elements meant that even without the system, he could now cultivate magic and become a powerful mage!
"These silver light dots must be thunder magic elements!"
"What I need to do now is draw them into my body!"
Suppressing his excitement, Meng Lei continued meditating.
Meditation had two steps:
First, sense the magic elements!
Second, refine the magic elements!
For someone without magic talent, this was as difficult as crossing a heavenly chasm. Without talent, you couldn't even sense the elements—how could you possibly refine them?
Meng Lei used to be in that exact state!
But now it was different. He could sense them!
He began trying to capture the silver dots. Miraculously, he easily "ate" the first one, then the second, the third, the fourth…
"Refining magic elements isn't that hard after all!"
After devouring over a hundred silver light dots, Meng Lei smacked his lips in satisfaction, feeling extremely pleased. He attributed everything to his newly acquired magic talent.
As Allison had once said, magic talent varied in strength.
The difference wasn't obvious in daily life, but during the process of sensing and refining magic elements, the gap became crystal clear!
Those with strong talent sensed the elements more clearly, refined them more easily, took less time to refine the same amount of mana, and naturally progressed much faster.
Cultivation became twice as effective, their speed skyrocketed, and their future achievements were far greater!
Those with weak talent experienced the complete opposite…
…
He didn't sleep all night.
The next morning, as the sun rose and gentle rays filtered through the layered treetops, casting dappled shadows on the ground.
Meng Lei stood up, stretched lazily, and felt refreshed and invigorated, without a trace of fatigue. This was one of the benefits of meditation!
Meditation could replace sleep. Not only did it refine mana, it also strengthened spiritual power. Many mages stopped sleeping much once they learned how to meditate!
"I wonder how effective last night's meditation was?"
Meng Lei took a deep breath of fresh air, then opened his personal attribute panel to check his stats.
Host: Meng Lei
Race: Human
Wealth: 916 gold coins
Physique: Level 2 Warrior (376/500)
Spirit: Level 1 Mage (173/200)
Mana: Level 1 Mage (140/200)
Magic: Fireball, Thorn Vine, Water Bubble, Earth Shake, Wind Blade, Burning Hand, Fire Ring, Like a Spring Breeze
"Huh? Spirit increased by 3, mana increased by 10!"
"That's not slow at all!"
Meng Lei was pleasantly surprised. Compared to yesterday's "windfall from the heavens," +3 and +10 seemed modest, but a windfall was just that—a one-time stroke of luck. It couldn't happen every day!
Steady daily gains were the real path to success!
One night of meditation had given him +3 spirit and +10 mana. What about a month? A year?
Besides, Meng Lei believed that as his strength grew, meditation would become even more effective. The increases in spirit and mana would definitely grow larger. His future was bright!
"But man, a windfall from the heavens feels amazing!"
"Yesterday's gains in just a few minutes were worth more than all my hard work these past few days combined!"
"No wonder people say: a horse doesn't get fat without night grass, and a person doesn't get rich without a windfall!"
"Looks like I need to visit more lively places in the future…"