Liu Yebai held his daughter’s hand and carefully inspected her. He frowned and said, “You used a forbidden Godfiend spell? You have to rest for the next month. Don’t use your Quintessential Energy or practice archery at all.”
“Yes.” Liu Qiyue nodded.
“Brother Liu,” said Dean Zhong immediately. “Just now, your daughter—Liu Qiyue—awakened the Phoenix Divine Body bloodline during the demons’ invasion.”
“Phoenix Divine Body bloodline?” Liu Yebai was taken aback. He was both surprised and conflicted.
“Dad, Dad,” Liu Qiyue said anxiously. “Ah Chuan saved Blazing Sun Dao Academy just now. However, a demon monarch that emitted black fog came for us. Ah Chuan lured the demon monarch away. We have to think of a way to save Ah Chuan.”
“A demon monarch is chasing after Meng Chuan?” Liu Yebai’s expression changed. “Which direction did they go?”
“In that direction.” Liu Qiyue pointed outside.
“Remember, release the distress flare immediately if you encounter danger,” said Liu Yebai seriously before rushing out the window.
“Dad, that’s a demon monarch. Don’t be rash.” Liu Qiyue panicked as well.
“Don’t worry. Father doesn’t plan on dying.” Liu Yebai’s voice rang in his daughter’s ears. He was already rapidly flying away.
…
Boom!
Meng Dajiang flew backward and crashed into a destroyed restaurant. Blood trickled down the corner of his lips.
“As expected of a Body Tempering Godfiend. Your body is strong. You can even withstand my blows after all this time.” Poison Pool laughed coldly, but in his heart, he felt rather bitter.
He wanted to kill this new Godfiend in one go, which was why he had been maintaining his forbidden spell. He had used it for fifteen seconds, which was considered quite long. If he continued, the damage would worsen.
However, this newly-advanced, Godfiend was a Body Tempering Godfiend. They were known for their exceptionally strong vitality. Killing a Body Tempering Godfiend was even more difficult than killing three ordinary Godfiends. However, the path of one was destined to be bleak. The Body Tempering system stopped out at the Great Solar realm.
“Oh?” Poison Pool’s expression suddenly changed as he looked into the distance.
A terrifying aura came bursting over. It was the phantom-like Liu Yebai.
“You’re finally here.” Meng Dajiang laughed loudly. “Quick, join forces with me to kill this demon monarch.”
“Hahaha, to think you need my help.” Liu Yebai laughed loudly as he instantly unsheathed his sword and leaped at Poison Pool. “Let’s kill this demon monarch together!”
Chapter 64 - News from the Ancestral Mansion
“What gave you the guts to fight me?” Demon Monarch Poison Pool was enraged. He was a second Firmament demon monarch after all! Yet, these two newly-advanced Godfiends wanted to join forces to kill him? What a joke.
The furious Poison Pool’s black poisonous fog expanded rapidly, quickly covering a thousand-foot area.
Poison? A different black fog also began to surround Liu Yebai’s body. It quickly spread out, forcing the Poison Pool’s poisonous fog to recede.
A domain? Poison Pool was alarmed. Some Godfiends specialized in domains, and Fairy Meng from the Meng family happened to be one of the best. His poisonous fog was completely suppressed. He had encountered another expert who was adept at domains.
Liu Yebai’s domain seemed to sink Poison Pool into a swamp.
“Kill!”
“Kill!”
Meng Dajiang charged head-on while Liu Yebai attacked from the flanks with his sword.
I can kill both of you in a head-on battle. Poison Pool brandished his spear and attacked with immense strength. However, Meng Dajiang used his saber art to take the hits head-on. Liu Yebai’s unpredictable movement allowed him to carry out sneak attacks. Within the black fog domain, seven Liu Yebais appeared. Each Liu Yebai attacked silently before retreating into the black fog and disappearing.
“Scram!”
Poison Pool swung his spear in a sweeping motion and struck one of the Liu Yebais. The Liu Yebai collapsed into the black fog and dissipated. Clearly, it wasn’t his real body.
Boom! Meng Dajiang swung his saber, and Poison Pool hurriedly blocked it.
Swish! Another Liu Yebai shot out from the black fog and stabbed Poison Pool’s back with lightning speed.
However, the ten-foot-thick, black fog around Poison Pool was extremely tough. Liu Yebai barely managed to penetrate the black fog—leaving only a small wound on Poison Pool—before his attack lost all momentum. Liu Yebai’s pupils constricted as he immediately retreated.
…
In one of the residential ruins in Eastcalm City, two Godfiends engaged in a battle against Demon Monarch Poison Pool. Their strength left Meng Chuan gasping in amazement, and he quickly realized the difference in strength between himself and the two Godfiends.
Mortal to Godfiend…
It was a leap in strength, and the gap was astonishing.
According to what the demon monarch said, Father is a Body Tempering Godfiend? He is able to face the demon monarch head-on, while Uncle Liu is more slippery and crafty. He keeps ambushing him, never attacking head-on. They have great teamwork, probably a result after countless battles together. Meng Chuan watched the duo’s seamless cooperation. One charged and attacked head-on, while the other dealt sinister ambushes.
Poison Pool was blocked by Meng Dajian every time he tried to go after Liu Yebai. Poison Pool quickly suffered dozens of blows as the battle progressed. The two Godfiends were extremely powerful, causing him to be injured badly.
Twelve out of eighteen commanders have died. Ever since the two Godfiends started fighting me, no other commanders have been killed. It seems that the incognito Godfiends were these two. It’s obvious they reached the Core Cloud realm recently, making them comparable to first Firmament demon monarchs. However, they have rich combat experience and excellent teamwork. I can’t gain the upper hand if they are working together. Although the Body Tempering Godfiend is quite injured, my injuries aren’t much better either. I’ve been maintaining the forbidden spell for quite some time. If I give up now, I’ll have to recuperate for months when I’m back at the fief. If I continue using the forbidden spell, I might damage my foundation.
Poison Pool didn’t want to risk his life. He had been maintaining his forbidden spell for far too long! He had been using a forbidden spell since he had started chasing Meng Chuan…
He couldn’t kill or wear down the Body Tempering Godfiend expert, and there was still the sinister Godfiend—who could continuously ambush him thanks to his skill in domains. Poison Pool felt extremely miserable.
I think the only plan is to kill the three powerful Godfiends at Jadesun Palace first. After that, I’ll lead the demons with Whitesink, Ape, and Domineering Roar, and annihilate Eastcalm Prefecture’s humans. Poison Pool did not hesitate as he turned around and fled.
Swoosh.
With the use of a forbidden spell, Poison Pool was extremely fast—even faster than when Meng Chuan went all out. He was faster than both Meng Dajiang and Liu Yebai.
He didn’t flee in Meng Chuan’s direction, so Liu Yebai and Meng Dajiang didn’t stop him or pursue him.
“That second Firmament demon monarch is truly powerful.” Only then did Liu Yebai stop his forbidden Godfiend spell. He couldn’t help but sigh in amazement. “The two of us were going all out, but we barely came to a draw. He probably doesn’t know that you’ll be out of the fight once all that meat on you is expended.”
Meng Dajiang had already lost more than five kilograms since he had appeared to rescue Meng Chuan. He said, “Humph, this demon monarch had cast a forbidden spell for too long. If we had continued fighting, I would’ve only lost mass, while he would’ve damaged his foundation.”
Whoosh.
From afar, Meng Chuan rushed over.
Liu Yebai’s body
was shrouded in black fog, and his face was obscured from view. “You have to keep our identities a secret.” After sending a voice transmission, he immediately phased away and left the father-and-son duo alone.
“Mmm?” Meng Chuan saw Liu Yebai quickly leaving after he arrived and was stunned.
Whoosh. Meng Dajiang came to his son’s side. Meng Dajiang’s body was covered in the sanguine aura; his face was faintly discernible underneath the aura.
“Dad.”
“I knew it,” said Meng Dajiang as he nodded. “You can sense aura within half a kilometer. Uncle Liu and I cannot escape your detection.”
The power that Meng Dajiang and Liu Yebai had used was different from usual. Normally, they would only use physical strength and Quintessential Energy.
But just now, Meng Dajiang had used a special sanguine aura. Liu Yebai had used a domain technique. Even people who knew him wouldn’t be able to recognize the sanguine aura and domain technique due to their concealment.
However, Meng Chuan’s 'sense” could detect not only Quintessential Essence and demonic energy, but also aura signatures. No matter how much one tried to disguise themselves, their aura signature would never change.
“Uncle Liu and I hide our strength due to special reasons,” said Meng Dajiang. “You have to keep it a secret for us.”
“Understood.” Meng Chuan nodded.
They were Godfiends, but they had hidden their true identities and lived in Eastcalm Prefecture. They definitely had their secrets. Since his father and Uncle Liu weren’t willing to explain, probing further would be meaningless.
“Let’s go. Follow me to Mirror Lake Dao Academy,” said Meng Dajiang. “From now on, you have to stay by my side constantly.”
“Yes, Dad,” replied Meng Chuan.
“Don’t call me dad in public, or you’ll expose my identity,” said Meng Dajiang with a smile.
Meng Chuan nodded immediately. “I understand.”
With his father—a Godfiend—around, he felt more at ease.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
Enveloped by the sanguine aura, Meng Dajiang and Meng Chuan rushed towards the Dao Academy—their speeds equal.
“Uncle Liu and I have our own matters. When we discovered the demons invading, we separated. He headed for Blazing Sun Dao Academy, and I headed to the ancestral mansion and Mirror Lake Meng Manor. We would kill demon commanders along the way,” said Meng Dajiang via voice transmission. “Thankfully, you created a huge commotion while escaping the demon monarch. I finally found you and managed to save you from that perilous situation.”
“If you had been any slower, I might have really died.” Meng Chuan was also feeling a little scared.
“Who would have thought that the demons would invade?” Meng Dajiang shook his head.
“Dad, how’s the ancestral mansion?” asked Meng Chuan.
Meng Dajiang said, “Our Meng family is one of the five Godfiend family clans. Our luck wasn’t that good. A demon army attacked the ancestral mansion. By the time I arrived, there were already casualties… Four Elders died. By the way, Third Elder is also dead.”
“Third Elder?” Meng Chuan was taken aback.
The bald, thin Third Elder had left a deep impression on him. He was fierce to the juniors and was cold and old-fashioned. If anyone dared to disobey him, he would lash out with his walking stick. It left quite the trauma on Meng Chuan when he was young.
However, after he figured out the secret technique, Third Elder had given him a remnant page of a Godfiend legacy. He insisted that he kept it.
“Third Elder is very strong,” Meng Chuan murmured.
“That’s right. He’s one of the strongest in the entire family clan. If he were careful, he would’ve survived. However, he was being himself. He led the charge and defended the young ones. In the end, a demon’s tentacle pierced through his chest and killed him,” said Meng Dajiang via voice transmission. He was in a bad mood. After all, they were his elders.
Meng Dajiang glanced at his son and said with a voice transmission, “Don’t think about it too much. Third Elder did so willingly. I know his temper, and he will definitely be very pleased that he managed to protect so many young people. If you can enter Archean Mountain and become a Godfiend, Third Elder will probably laugh out loud in his grave.”
“Yes.” Meng Chuan nodded slightly.
Chapter 65 - Yan Jin
“Dad, are you hiding the fact you are a Godfiend from Grandaunt?” asked Meng Chuan.
His grandaunt yearned for a Godfiend to appear in the clan.
“Chuan’er, I became a Godfiend for special reasons.” Meng Dajiang ultimately revealed some secrets to his son. “First of all, this matter has to be kept a secret. I can’t openly help the clan. Secondly, I’m too weak as a Godfiend. In fact, all Body Tempering Godfiends are very weak.”
“Very weak?” Meng Chuan was puzzled.
“Eight hundred years ago, when the demons first invaded,” Meng Dajiang said via voice transmission, “the human Godfiends, and demon monarchs fought numerous major battles. The Godfiends discovered that amongst the demons, some of them were extremely talented and had terrifyingly mighty bodies. Thus, the top-tier Godfiends began to ponder on how to strengthen their bodies. Thus, they established the body-tempering lineage.”
“As it was unprecedented and due to their lack of experience, the third firmament’s Great Solar realm is the theoretical limit for the Body Tempering Godfiend lineage,” said Meng Dajiang. “To reach this limit, you need a large number of natural treasures to nourish the body. It’s too extravagant and wasteful.”
“It’s too wasteful, and it doesn’t have a promising future. Due to the incomplete cultivation formulas, it also makes cultivation a lot more difficult,” said Meng Dajiang through voice transmission. “This is a failed path. Perhaps this path might be perfected thousands of years from now, but currently, it’s far from complete.”
Meng Chuan nodded slightly. It’s no wonder he had never heard of it before.
“Those that can enter Archean Mountain are all geniuses. Their first goal is to reach the Great Solar realm,” said Meng Dajiang. “Their first goal is already the Body Tempering Godfiend lineage’s theoretical limit, so you can tell how weak we are. For example, King Calm Sea is a famous Godfiend. He could probably kill a Great Solar Godfiend with a single glance. Becoming an expert like King Calm Sea is the goal of every Godfiend from Archean Mountain. It’s also something you should pursue.”
“Yes.” Meng Chuan nodded.
King Calm Sea… He had been guarding Calm Sea Pass all this time! Previously, his grandaunt was also under his command. Even his grandaunt had said that King Calm Sea’s strength was in no way inferior to the famous Godfiend of old, Deng Feng. Now, his father was claiming that he could kill a Great Solar realm Godfiend with just a glance?
“Dad, can the Godfiends at Jadesun Palace obtain victory?” Meng Chuan asked.
“I don’t know.” Meng Dajiang shook his head. “If Jadesun Palace wins, then it spells victory for Eastcalm Prefecture. If they lose, Eastcalm Prefecture will be reduced to a scorched land. Your Uncle Liu and I… can’t stop the scourge at all.”
“Let’s hope they win.” Meng Chuan wouldn’t believe they’d be defeated.
Meng Dajiang looked at his son. There was something he hadn’t said. Since the demons had sent Demon Monarch Poison Pool to sweep the area, it meant that the demons definitely had the upper hand.
…
That was indeed the case.
Jadesun Palace.
The black-furred ape raised his pole and transformed into a black beam, attacking Fairy Meng.
Behind Fairy Meng was the extremely weak Yun Wanhai—whose bones were broken and fractured. He no longer had any combat strength left.
“Scram!” Fairy Meng shouted. Immediately, illusory palms struck at the black-furred ape, but they were all shattered by its pole.
Clang!
Fairy Meng’s walking stick collided with
the pole. The force of the strike that split apart her many illusory palms had greatly reduced. When it faced Fairy Meng’s walking stick again, the black-furred ape was sent tumbling backward.
Cough. Fairy Meng’s face flushed as blood trickled down the corner of her mouth.
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! The raging Jadesun Palace Lord punched out dozens of times in a frenzy. Every punch was dazzling to the eye. Finally, he managed to push the towering Demon Monarch Domineering Roar and thorny Demon Monarch Whitesink back. He immediately retreated to Fairy Meng.
“Fairy, how is it?” Jadesun Palace Lord was somewhat worried. “That ape is too fast. I wasn’t able to stop him.”
Among the demon monarchs, Domineering Roar had the greatest strength while Ape had the highest agility and speed; Ape was as fast as Meng Chuan. A true battle depended on a multitude of factors. Third Firmament Demon Monarch Whitesink was clearly the strongest. He was the only one who could hold back Jadesun Palace Lord head-on.
“I can still withstand about three more strikes,” said Fairy Meng via voice transmission. “However, after those three strikes. I’ll be done.”
“If you collapse, I won’t be able to stop them either,” Jadesun Palace Lord said bitterly.
With Fairy Meng’s domain helping him, he was like a tiger with wings, and his strength was boosted slightly. The domain also suppressed their opponents, weakening them slightly. This was the only reason why he had been able to endure his opponents’ attacks.
If not for Fairy Meng, he could only run for his life. Escape might not even be possible!
“Demon Monarch Ape, follow this method! We will win once Fairy Meng is killed,” ordered Whitesink through voice transmission. “Go.”
“Haha, kill.” Domineering Roar was extremely valiant.
The three demon monarchs joined forces to attack again.
Jadesun Palace Lord had no choice but to defend. In truth, although Demon Monarch Poison was gone, he was the weakest out of the four demon monarchs. The poisonous fog was completely suppressed by the domain. As for close combat? Poison Pool’s close combat ability was considered average. Compared to the fast Demon Monarch Ape and the extremely powerful Demon Monarch Domineering Roar, he was too inferior.
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