Chapter 60
Meng Chuan arrived at the critical moment and killed Commander Wyrm in one strike. While this was happening, another scene was playing out in Eastcalm Prefecture’s Jadesun Palace.
Jadesun Palace had already been reduced to ruins. The battle between the Godfiends and demon monarchs was simply horrifying. All the buildings in Jadesun Palace had collapsed. Even the prisons that housed demons had been destroyed. The imprisoned demons were reduced to meat paste, before being turned into pools of blood.
There was not a single bone left, only blood.
Boom!
Yun Wanhai was sent flying backward by a blow, and deep ravines appeared on the ground. His body was surrounded by purple flames, making him look like a flame god. However, he couldn’t help but cough out blood as he lay within the ravine. His blood—filled with dying violet flames—sprayed onto the soil.
“Die!” A black beam flashed as a black-furred ape swung its pole at Yun Wanhai.
Fairy Meng—who was standing a distance away—hurriedly waved her hand with a solemn expression. An illusory hand appeared out of nowhere and grabbed the heavily injured Yun Wanhai, pulling him away. It caused the Demon Monarch Ape’s pole to slam into the ground. The ensuing boom was like a thunderclap in spring. It left behind a huge crater over 100-feet wide. As for Yun Wanhai, he was rapidly sent flying thanks to the yank. He had only been a foot away from being hit by the terrifying pole.
When he flew to Fairy Meng’s side, Yun Wanhai whispered, “Fairy, you saved my life.” With that said, he couldn’t help but cough out blood.
Fairy Meng didn’t think too much of it. She looked up into the sky with a solemn expression. Invisible waves constantly emanated from her as she influenced the three demon monarchs in a bid to help Palace Lord Jadesun.
At that moment, Palace Lord Jadesun’s body began glowing. His palms were like jade sculptures. All his fighting prowess were in that pair of hands—fist arts, palm arts, claw arts, finger arts… They were undeniably mystical! He withstood three demon monarchs head-on single-handedly. There was Demon Monarch Domineering Roar—who was over a 100-feet tall and had immense strength. He also fought against a demon monarch that used poison and the third Firmament demon monarch, Whitesink.
It was also because he had been going all out. Otherwise, he would’ve long been doomed if he relied on the heavily injured Fairy Meng and Yun Wanhai!
Following the mid-air clash, Palace Lord Jadesun fell to the ground and staggered a few steps back. When he reached Fairy Meng and company, his pale face instantly returned to normal.
“Can you still hold on?” Palace Lord Jadesun looked at Yun Wanhai.
“Now that I’ve used a forbidden Godfiend spell, I can only continue for another ten seconds,” Yun Wanhai said in a low voice. “After that, I will be smashed to death by that Demon Monarch Ape.”
“Palace Lord.” Fairy Meng said immediately, “Yun Wanhai’s injuries are too serious.”
Palace Lord Jadesun knew that too. The enemy’s strength was beyond his expectations. Amongst the four demon monarchs, the second Firmament demon monarchs were all extraordinary, much less the third Firmament Whitesink.
As for their side?
Fairy Meng had hidden injuries, so she could only cast her domain by the side. This was the best way for Fairy Meng to be of use in this battle. Yun Wanhai was able to take some of the heat off him. But when Demon Monarch Ape and Demon Monarch Domineering Roar joined forces, they completely crushed Yun Wanhai. In just a short clash, Yun Wanhai was nearly beaten to death despite using a forbidden Godfiend spell.
Even though he was lucky not to have died, he was still severely injured. He wouldn’t be of much use in the battle.
Palace Lord Jadesun had to face the combined assault of four demon monarchs. This snuffed out any hope.
“The entire Eastcalm Prefecture is under attack, but we have no solution at all,” Yun Wanhai said via voice transmission. “Are we just going to stall for time?”
“I’ve already requested for reinforcements from the Wu State’s State City and Archean Mountain,” Palace Lord Jadesun said via voice transmission. “Right now, we can only hope for some powerful Godfiends that are fairly close to Eastcalm Prefecture to rescue us in time. Otherwise, the entire Eastcalm Prefecture will be reduced to rubble.”
“Strange.” Fairy Meng sent a voice transmission. “Why have the four demon monarchs stopped?”
Yun Wanhai and Palace Lord Jadesun were equally astonished.
The Godfiends had been at a disadvantage the entire battle, and the demon monarchs had the upper hand. Logically speaking, the demon monarchs should be seizing every moment to kill the three Godfiends. Why did they stop?
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The four demon monarchs had stopped temporarily because something very important had happened.
“Demon Monarch Whitesink.” Demon Monarch Ape, Demon Monarch Domineering Roar, and Demon Monarch Poison Pool looked at the army’s leader, Demon Monarch Whitesink.
“What happened?” asked Domineering Roar with a voice transmission.
Whitesink took out a token from his chest, and his gaze swept around. With a voice transmission, he said, “This token was bestowed to me by the Mountain Lord. It can be used to commandeer the entire army. At the same time, this token can sense the 18 commanders’ tokens. I am certain that 9 of the 18 Commanders have already died.”
“Half of them died?” Amidst the black fog, Poison Pool was extremely shocked.
“That’s impossible.” Ape couldn’t help but say, “These commanders are virtually invincible in the mortal realm. Their opponents are all human mortals. It’s very difficult for them to die in battle. How can half of them die in battle so quickly?”
“The moment the invasion began, I quickly sensed the death of two commanders,” said Whitesink through a voice transmission. “But back then, we had to deal with the three Godfiends from Jadesun Palace. I didn’t want you to be distracted, so I didn’t mention it. But following that, I sensed commanders dying one after another. Just a moment ago, I sensed that in the southeastern and northern regions, three commanders died in quick succession within seconds. Now, we have already lost nine commanders. I have to mention that if this continues, I’m afraid all eighteen commanders will die.”
“How could this be? How did the commanders die to mortals so easily? How did nine commanders get killed so easily?” The other three demon monarchs turned anxious as well.
Ape frowned. “We weren’t in a hurry to finish the battle with the Godfiends in Jadesun Palace because we were confident that the demon army could flatten Eastcalm Prefecture. If it turns out that our demon army is destroyed, what’s the point of us fighting here?”
“There’s only one possibility for nine commanders to be killed.” Whitesink’s eyes were cold as he sent a voice transmission. “There are other Godfiends in Eastcalm Prefecture City. There might even be more than one of them. These Godfiends in hiding are recklessly slaughtering the demons.”
The three demon monarchs agreed. If one demon commander had died, it could be blamed on humans relying on traps and killing a commander through body count.
To have nine die in a short period of time, all they could think of was one possibility—a Godfiend had taken action.
“They don’t dare to help Palace Lord Jadesun fight us. It shows that they aren’t strong enough. They are likely newly advanced Godfiends who have just broken through. They are very young, weak Godfiends,” said Whitesink with a voice transmission. “Demon Monarch Poison Pool, take my token and set off quickly. Head to the demon commanders who are still alive! Once you discover a Godfiend, kill them immediately.”
“Alright, I’ll go over.” The black fog-shrouded Poison Pool stretched out his iridescent green arm and took the token. “If it’s a new Godfiend, I’ll definitely be able to kill them easily.”
Those that were chosen by Mountain Lord Nine Convocation were rather powerful second Firmament demons.
> Swoosh.
He rapidly flew southeast with his black fog.
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Yun Wanhai, Fairy Meng, and Palace Lord Jadesun took the opportunity to consume pills to heal as quickly as possible. However, their expressions changed slightly when they saw a demon monarch shrouded in black fog leaving.
“Why did the demon monarch leave?” Fairy Meng’s heart tightened. She was most worried about the hope of her family—Meng Chuan. But now, she couldn’t afford to think too much. The remaining three demon monarchs were charging over again.
“Kill them.” Demon Monarch Whitesink and the other two were clearly more desperate than before. They were now worried about the demon army. If the demon army was slaughtered and they lost the war, Mountain Lord Nine Convocation would severely punish them.
Boom!
Palace Lord Jadesun once again clashed with them. Only he could resist them! If he couldn’t hold them back, both Fairy Meng and Yun Wanhai—who were seriously injured—would be instantly torn apart.
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With the token in hand, Demon Monarch Poison Pool immediately sensed the positions of the other 18 tokens. Nine tokens had become ownerless. Clearly, nine commanders had died.
Oh? Blazing Sun Dao Academy? Poison Pool immediately confirmed one direction. There were two commanders there. One is dead, and Commander Ox is still alive. That newly-advanced, weak Godfiend should still be at Blazing Sun Dao Academy trying to kill Commander Ox. I have to hurry.
Poison Pool knew that the incognito Godfiend would search for new prey once they killed a demon commander. Therefore, only by searching for a live demon commander would he have a chance of finding the incognito Godfiend.
Phew~
Poison Pool transformed into a blur as he moved. Within 100-feet, black fog surrounded him; wherever the black fog touched, corpses would turn into pools of blood. The human experts—who were hidden in areas—were all killed by the fog, their bodies being reduced to nothing but blood.Although Poison Pool didn’t care too much about mortals, he didn’t mind crushing these ants as he passed by.
Laughable humans. Poison Pool glanced at the human mortals he had discovered along the way. If it weren’t for the fact that I had to find that weak Godfiend as soon as possible, I alone would’ve massacred all the humans in this prefecture.
When one’s strength reached a certain level, there was a fundamental difference. Even if a million mortals were to fight Demon Monarch Poison Pool, Demon Monarch Poison Pool wouldn’t suffer any injuries, while all the humans would be killed. In reality, however, mortals would flee in all directions once the situation went south. Regardless of how powerful demon monarchs were, they couldn’t do much. This was where having a colossal demon army shined.
At city passes, humans served in the military to defend against the locust-like demon army. As for the demon monarchs? They were left to Godfiends.
Whoosh.
Poison Pool’s speed was terrifying as he rushed towards Blazing Sun Dao Academy.
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Blazing Sun Dao Academy.
“Retreat.”
“Let’s retreat.”
The demons suffered a collapse in morale; they were at a disadvantage. This caused many of the demon lieutenant commanders to order a retreat.
Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh! One demon after another jumped down from the windows. The lieutenant commanders fled at top speed.
“Kill them.”
“Kill those demons!” The fighting spirit of the humans inside Blazing Sun Castle surged. Short spears pierced through demon bodies. Ballistae fired bolts, which pierced through several demons like skewers. The humans inside Blazing Sun Castle held onto their advantage and beat the demons back! They chased after the demons.
Demons were intelligent. They could tell that with Commander Wyrm dead, and Commander Ox nearing death, they stood no chance. Even if Commander Ox escaped and survived, the human expert would turn around and kill them. Death wasn’t far.
The situation was destined to be irreversible.
Therefore, it was wiser to escape as quickly as possible while the human expert fought Commander Ox. No matter how powerful the human expert was, he was only one person. How many could the mysterious human expert kill if they all fled in scattered directions?
They can escape, but I can’t. Commander Ox had already cast forbidden spells as he stirred the Heaven and Earth powers, causing waves to form around him.
Commander Ox brandished his trident and tried to block Meng Chuan’s saber beams.
Swoosh.
Meng Chuan was extremely fast, but whenever he approached Commander Ox, the churning waves caused his speed to decrease by 30%. The speed of his attacks slowed down drastically. Commander Ox brandished his trident and completely blocked Meng Chuan’s attacks.
My strength is equal to this demon commander’s if I don’t use the Power of the Soul. Meng Chuan secretly shook his head. I can’t afford any further delays. I need to head to the ancestral mansion as soon as possible.
His grandaunt had asked him to protect as many clansmen as possible.
Although the eight Dao Academies were the demons’ primary targets—the government office, the military armory, and the five Godfiend family clans being secondary targets—this still involved the safety of 3,000 Meng family members. As long as there were no Godfiends and demon monarchs, he could still act as a deterrent. He was confident in protecting the family clan. Of course, if the Godfiends lost to the demon monarchs at Jadesun Palace, he would flee immediately as per his grandaunt’s instructions.
Jadesun Palace Lord, Grandaunt, and the others will definitely win. All Meng Chuan could do was hope. Many thoughts surfaced in his mind, but his battle with Commander Ox did not stop. After two failed attacks, Meng Chuan infused the Power of the Soul into his whole body again.
His bones and muscles worked in perfect harmony, and his Quintessential Essence circulation became smoother. When all these different factors were combined, his explosive strength increased drastically. His strength increased to a whole new level.
His speed. Commander Ox’s eyes widened. This human expert had the same terrifying speed back when he killed Commander Wyrm.
Whoosh.
Even though waves obstructed the lightning-clad figure, Meng Chuan was still unbelievably fast. Commander Ox barely had time to react. The trident in his hand had barely moved before a saber beam pierced through his forehead. It penetrated the ox’s head, and his mind instantly sunk into darkness.
Demon Commander Ox was dead. Commander Ox’s massive body fell to the ground, causing dust to rise.
“Commander Ox is also dead!”
“Run!”
“Quickly flee!” The demons—who had already been fleeing—wished they could grow more legs as they ran in different directions.
Meng Chuan’s gaze swept over them. With all of them scattering, he would only kill three to five demons. Chasing after them was not worth his time.
Swoosh.
He rushed into Blazing Sun Castle to check on Qiyue.
“Beautiful.”
“Amazing.”
“Senior Brother Meng, you are the Eldest Senior Brother of all eight Dao Academies!” one of the Blazing Sun Dao Academy disciples shouted excitedly.
“Young Master Meng is too powerful. He killed two demon commanders alone.” The soldiers and retired veterans were similarly impressed. They all talked as they watched Meng Chuan rush towards Blazing Sun Castle. They naturally recognized Young Master Meng—who was famous in Eastcalm Prefecture.
Suddenly, their faces changed. All of them looked into the distance.
Liu Qiyue—who had been leaning weakly against the wall—smiled as she watched Meng Chuan coming over. However, she revealed a look of horror when she saw something behind Meng Chuan.
“Senior Brother Meng, be careful!”
“Young Master Meng, be careful!”
“Ah Chuan, be careful!” Everybody exclaim
ed.
Meng Chuan hadn’t noticed it in the beginning, but he could sense auras within half a kilometer of his position. When the enemy closed in on him, he immediately sensed a terrifying aura. The aura was strong, far stronger than his grandaunt’s. It was also because his grandaunt was heavily injured and weak.
“Such a terrifying aura.” Meng Chuan immediately turned his head.
Whoosh.
Half of the sky behind him was covered by a black fog. When the terrifying existence was about half a kilometer away, the black fog covered a thousand feet, and it was less than a thousand feet away from him.
Whoosh.
The terrifying existence moved at astonishing speeds, far faster than Meng Chuan.
The black fog that blotted out half the sky appeared in front of Meng Chuan in a blink of an eye. Meng Chuan’s 100-feet perception also perceived countless tiny black snakes—that were the size of dust particles—in the black fog. The large number of corpses that lay along the route to Blazing Yang Dao Academy rapidly turned into pools of blood wherever the fog passed. At that moment, the black fog formed by countless black snakes inundated Meng Chuan.
“The person who killed two commanders is actually a mortal! What a surprise.” A hoarse and cold voice came from deep within the black fog.
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It’s a demon monarch. Meng Chuan’s heart tightened. A demon monarch is comparable to a Godfiend.
A black fog enveloped the entire area.
At this moment, he only had two options. The first was to flee. After all, Demon Monarch Poison Pool was still a thousand feet away. By making use of this distance, he would be able to increase his chances of survival. The second was to be devoured by the black fog.
I want to see how powerful a demon monarch is. Meng Chuan did not choose to flee. Blazing Sun Castle was ahead of him. If the black fog were to pass by Blazing Sun Castle, countless people would die. Those hiding deep in the tunnels might be able to escape such a fate, but Qiyue and the rest—who hadn’t hidden—would be reduced to pools of blood.
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