When they saw hope of killing Meng Chuan, the demons went into a frenzy. To the demons, killing Meng Chuan with his perfected Lightning Devastator Fiend Body was ten times better than killing Zhang Yunhu!
This spider demoness is also going all out now. Zhang Yunhu’s expression changed. While he faced the three elite demon monarchs’ relentless assault, seven ordinary demon monarchs and the black-robed demoness attacked with all their might. The black-robed demoness’s Intrinsic Silk—which she had accumulated over the years—was unleashed.
Blood-colored spider webs shot towards Zhang Yunhu!
“Meng Chuan, how long can your forbidden spell last? I can crush your frail body with a slap.” As Demon Monarch Lion spoke, he continued to lead two elite demon monarchs to attack Meng Chuan. Ordinary demon monarchs followed behind closely.
Meng Chuan defended, continuing to learn more about his opponent. It’s capable of demonic divine powers. Its axe art is powerful. It has extremely powerful strength, but poor agility. Its body is also quite strong. Meng Chuan hadn’t used a forbidden spell; his body was completely fine.
I’m 70 percent confident in killing him using the Power of Essence Soul. I need to make sure I can kill him for certain!
With his perception domain, Meng Chuan was able to grasp the flow of the battle perfectly. He sought a chance to deliver the killing blow.
To the demon monarchs, victory was right at hand.
Chapter 155 - Demon Monarch Lion’s Death
While Meng Chuan and company suffered the barrage of attacks, a large number of demons and second Firmament demon monarchs exited the World Entrance.
Countless demons ran on top of the ice and climbed the city wall.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
One second Firmament demon monarch after another leaped 300 to 400 feet high, then stepped on the ordinary demons. Using the mortal demons as platforms, they climbed up the city wall.
“Block them!” Fan Cheng roared angrily. Over 20 Godfiends worked together to block the demon monarchs and demons.
Ah Chuan. Liu Qiyue was very worried. She could tell that Meng Chuan and company were in a dire situation, but she couldn’t help them! Among the third Firmament demon monarchs, five were skilled with domains. The black-robed spider demoness’s silk was especially tough to pierce! These domains weakened Liu Qiyue’s arrows greatly. Liu Qiyue could only provide limited help to Meng Chuan and company from the city wall.
She could better contribute by killing second Firmament demon monarchs.
Liu Qiyue strung three arrows on her bow and pulled it fully-taut. Phoenix flames engulfed the bow and arrows in her hands. She stared at the three demon monarchs—that were the fastest—coldly.
Swish! Swish! Swish!
Three beams of light—that resembled meteors—streaked across the sky. The three second Firmament demon monarchs failed to dodge Liu Qiyue’s arrows. Two died immediately, and the other was heavily injured.
Liu Qiyue continued shooting!
Since they knew Liu Qiyue was here, none of the second Firmament demon monarchs were capable of flight. The demons knew that Liu Qiyue was much stronger than North River Pass’s previous sharpshooter, Wu Zixiu. Even if a handful of second Firmament demon monarchs flew in different directions, it was impossible to exit Liu Qiyue’s range.
Boom!
Fan Cheng slammed his shield into the ground, creating a massive shockwave. The shockwave enveloped the entire inner city wall. The shockwave killed three demon monarchs that had just climbed up the city wall. The remaining demon monarchs fled in another direction in fear.
With Fan Cheng watching over an area, nobody could come close.
In the other regions, other Godfiends split into groups and fended off the demons.
However, there weren’t enough Godfiends! There were too many demons. The Godfiends’ mission was to block the demon monarchs! The mortal demons jumped down the inner city walls and entered the buffer area between the inner city and outer city.
“Attack!”
On the outer city wall, countless soldiers began to attack upon receiving orders. Large crossbow bolts shot out one after another, pinning the demons to the ground. Even so, several demons continued their relentless charge.
Several demons flew into the sky. They dodged the bows and survived the Godfiends’ attacks. They flew to the distant horizon and entered the human world completely. Every time the demons attacked, it was very difficult for humans to stop the flying demons completely. After all, they were only mortal demons. Godfiends couldn’t direct their full attention to them. Often, a lot of demons would fly away.
…
The attack on the city began to turn brutal. The soldiers, Liu Qiyue, and the other Godfiends, all tried their best to block the demons. At the World Entrance, Meng Chuan and company faced the greatest pressure.
“We have to hold on,” shouted Zhang Yunhu via voice transmission. His expression was somewhat nasty. “If we can’t fend them off, the third Firmament demon monarchs will climb the city wall. Junior Brother Fan, Junior Sister Liu, and company won’t hold out for long. North River Pass will be destroyed. Hundreds of thousands of people will be slaughtered, and these demon monarchs will infiltrate the human world.
“Junior Brother Meng, you are under the greatest pressure. Cast your forbidden spell for half a minute more. Next, I’ll cast a forbidden spell and help you! If you can’t hold out any longer, tell me!”
“Alright,” replied Meng Chuan.
He could tell that Zhang Yunhu was beginning to have a hard time defending against the combined assault of the black-robed spider demoness, three elite demon monarchs, and several ordinary demon monarchs.
Zhang Yunhu had to use a forbidden spell if he wanted to unleash greater strength! Zhang Yunhu was much older than Meng Chuan and company. The older one was, the faster their Godfiend Body would decline. If he used a forbidden spell, it would be even harder for Zhang Yunhu to recover.
Boom!
Demon Monarch Lion attacked Meng Chuan with two elite demon monarchs again. Suddenly, without warning, a red wind blew out from Demon Monarch Lion’s mouth.
The red wind blew at Meng Chuan.
His Quintessential Essence and Diamond Body was unable to defend against the mysterious red wind. The red wind penetrated his body and invaded his sea of consciousness directly. However, his Essence Soul blocked the red wind completely.
Die. After Demon Monarch Lion blew out the red wind, he cleaved down with his axe.
He was very skilled. In the Demon Realm, some powerful demon monarchs had been slain by this move. They might be able to resist the Soul Bewitching Fog, but they would still be affected. In close combat, just a moment of inattention was enough for him to slay his opponent.
It’s now! However, because Meng Chuan had an Essence Soul—one in the Kinesis stage—Demon Monarch Lion’s trick couldn’t affect him in the slightest. His Essence Soul was stronger than many Marquis Godfiends’, which was why he remained unaffected.
However, to bait the lion demon monarch, he pretended to be affected by the Soul Bewitching Fog.
Demon Monarch Lion swung his mighty axe down on Meng Chuan as he closed in.
Boom!
Black baneful aura suddenly erupted from Meng Chuan’s body. The incomparably cold baneful aura spread out for hundreds of feet. Demon Monarch Lion’s body was extremely powerful. Although he felt the chill after being attacked by the black baneful aura, he could withstand it. This baneful aura had negligible effects on him.
“You have awakened? Unfortunately, it’s too late!” Demon Monarch Lion swung his axe without slowing down at all.
“What!?” Demon Monarch Lion’s expression suddenly changed. When it seemed like he had struck Meng Chuan’s body, it completely vanished. He had only struck an afterimage!
Meng Chuan appeared ten feet to Demon Monarch Lion’s left. His aura rose far above his norm!
Swish!
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sp; A saber beam instantly appeared in front of Demon Monarch Lion.
Why is it so fast! Demon Monarch Lion was so frightened that his soul nearly escaped his body. He instinctively cast a forbidden spell, using both his arms to block the saber beam, but he knew it would be too slow because they were too close to each other! Meng Chuan’s strike was unbelievably fast. Before the ear-piercing screech from the saber reached Demon Monarch Lion’s ear, the blade tip stabbed into his glabella. The arms that were trying to block were still a foot away. In a life-and-death battle, the difference of a foot was just too great.
No! Demon Monarch Lion knew that it had no other choice. He could only leave his life to his head. His body was very strong, and his skull was even harder. He could easily crash into a hill with his head.
Meng Chuan’s strike was unbelievably fast. Before the saber beam’s ear-piercing screech reached Demon Monarch Lion’s ear, the beam pierced through his glabella.
Pfft.
Demon Monarch Lion felt the beam penetrate his head. He felt a chill on the back of his skull.
His heart turned cold. He understood that he had died at the hands of the human Godfiend named Meng Chuan.
…
Meng Chuan had fused the Power of Essence Soul with his body and Quintessential Essence. After attaining the Diamond Body, more Power of Essence Soul was used each time he attacked. He could deliver five maximum-power attacks at most.
When Meng Chuan’s Power of Essence Soul fused with his body and Quintessential Essence, his strength would increase by three-fold. He was comparable to a true Marquis Godfiend.
However, he knew that a powerful demon monarch like Demon Monarch Lion could exchange several blows with Marquis Godfiends. Therefore, he took the best opportunity to strike the enemy—when he was closest to the enemy. His saber art was known for its speed! His close-proximity strike caught his enemy off-guard. It was too late for the enemy to dodge.
Not only that, but he also used a forbidden spell! This strike had to succeed! Therefore, he used the Dragon Roar Stance—the attack with the highest penetrating power.
Pfft.
Demon Monarch Lion didn’t even hear the dragon roar. The saber beam pierced his glabella and exited his head from behind.
It was a fatal strike!
Chapter 156 - Grandaunt’s Advice
After killing Demon Monarch Lion, Meng Chuan felt relieved. Although he had made ample preparations, he was still afraid of accidents.
Oh? Meng Chuan looked at Demon Slayer in surprise.
Blood—from the hole in Demon Monarch Lion’s head—surged towards Demon Slayer as it devoured Demon Monarch Lion whole.
Is Demon Slayer absorbing Demon Monarch Lion’s flesh and blood? Meng Chuan was surprised. He knew that Demon Slayer could absorb sin, hatred, flesh, and blood. However, he had never seen Demon Slayer absorbing the aforementioned ever since he had obtained it. This was the first time! Demon Slayer was a Heaven-level divine armament after all. It was comparable to divine armaments used by Regis Godfiends. It wasn’t surprising that it thought nothing of normal demon monarchs’ flesh, blood, sin, and hatred.
He had killed several third Firmament demon monarchs, but it had never absorbed them. Meng Chuan realized that Demon Slayer probably didn’t think much of third Firmament demon monarchs. But to his surprise, it had absorbed Demon Monarch Lion.
“Kill!” The other two elite demon monarchs—that had surrounded Meng Chuan—saw Meng Chuan falter for a moment after being hit by the Soul Bewitching Fog. They were confident that Meng Chuan would certainly die.
When Meng Chuan released black baneful aura right on the heels of that, the two elite demon monarchs thought that he was putting up a futile struggle.
The Lightning Devastator Fiend Body’s baneful aura only affects ordinary demon monarchs. It’s no threat to Demon Monarch Lion at all. The two elite demon monarchs followed Demon Monarch Lion closely as they charged into the black baneful aura to help.
However, after charging in, the black baneful aura shocked them.
It was cold! Their strength dropped by 10 to 20 percent. The two elite demon monarchs quickly realized that Demon Monarch Lion stood motionless inside the baneful aura. Blood was flowing out from his head and entering meng Chuan’s saber, making it look even more demonic.
What happened? They were both stunned. They thought that they would see Demon Monarch Lion kill Meng Chuan the moment they entered the baneful aura! However, they never expected to see Demon Monarch Lion’s lifeblood being absorbed by a saber.
Oh? Meng Chuan looked at the two elite demon monarchs that had rushed in. Eighty percent of Demon Monarch Lion’s lifeblood had been absorbed by Demon Slayer the moment he killed him. Demon Slayer’s absorption speed was extremely fast.
Just in time. Meng Chuan moved.
He was still using a forbidden spell. Using a forbidden spell for a short period didn’t have much impact on him. Meng Chuan’s lifeforce was extremely strong; a forbidden spell caused limited damage to his body. He could easily recover from the forbidden spell’s side effects.
He continued to use the Power of Essence Soul. However, he only fused it with his Quintessential Essence. He could deliver over 40 moves of such strength! Although he weakened by 30 to 40 percent, he was still as strong as a Marquis Godfiend—the weakest Marquis Godfiend. However, it was still the strength of a Marquis Godfiend.
Boom!
The black baneful aura spread out.
Meng Chuan was much faster than normal. He instantly split into two figures—that arrived beside the two elite demon monarchs.
“Retreat!” When the two elite demon monarchs saw the dead Demon Monarch Lion, they only had thoughts of retreating. However, Meng Chuan was too fast—much faster than before.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
Two saber beams struck them.
With the strength of a Marquis Godfiend, his saber beams were inconceivably fast. Although the two elite demon monarchs tried to defend, they failed. Hopelessly, they watched the saber beams land on them, taking their lives.
Whoosh!
Demon Monarch Lion’s blood continued surging into Demon Slayer. Finally, Demon Monarch Lion’s corpse was drained of all blood. It completely disintegrated. Even the tough bones were reduced to dust. Clearly, it had been sucked to nothingness. Meng Chuan was secretly alarmed by Demon Slayer’s evilness. Demon Slayer would rapidly grow if this kept up.
His Essence Soul had to reach the third stage if he wanted to ensure that Demon Slayer didn’t control him.
…
The black-robed demoness was extremely alarmed by Demon Monarch Lion’s death. Although the black baneful aura prevented her from sensing or seeing anything inside, she possessed a command talisman that could sense the statuses of all the demon monarchs under her command. Currently, only three demon monarchs present held a command talisman. The black-robed demoness, the ox demon monarch, and Demon Monarch Lion, each possessed a command talisman.
The other demon monarchs were still frantically attacking the Godfiends with extreme confidence.
“This…” The black-robed demoness panicked.
Demon Monarch Lion had attempted to kill Meng Chuan and was enveloped by a black baneful aura. With the command talisman, she sensed Demon Monarch Lion’s instant death.
Before she could stop them, the two elite demon monarchs rushed in and died.
What laid inside that black baneful aura? Entry meant death?
Losing Demon Monarch Lion and two elite demon monarchs consecutively was a terrible loss for the demon monarchs.
The black-robed demoness and the ox demon monarch exchanged looks and saw the horror in each other’s eyes.
“Retreat!” The black-robed demoness ordered frantically. “Retreat. Immediately retreat!”
“Retreat?”
Many demon monarchs believed that victory was at hand. They were stunned when they heard the orders to retreat. They clearly had the upper hand! With Demon Monarch Li
on joining them, they would definitely score a huge victory.
Even if the human Godfiends relied on forbidden spells, they would collapse over time.
Victory is certain. Why are we retreating?
“Leader?” asked some demon monarchs via voice transmissions.
Whoosh.
The black baneful aura suddenly swept to the side and enveloped three elite demon monarchs and five ordinary demon monarchs that were attacking Zhang Yunhu.
“Retreat! Retreat! Quick, retreat!” The black-robed demoness shrilly commanded her underlings. “The second-in-command is dead. Retreat!”
Within the black baneful aura, Zhang Yunhu was blocking the attacks of two elite demon monarchs. The third elite demon monarch flanked him. At that moment, a saber beam struck out from the black baneful aura.
It was too sudden. The three elite demon monarchs had sensed the saber beam with their demonic powers, but it was just too fast! Furthermore, it was a sneak attack!
Pfft. Pfft. Pfft.
The two elite demon monarchs fighting Zhang Yunhu were killed.
The third elite demon monarch didn’t have time to flee before Meng Chuan caught up. Meng Chuan no longer maintained his forbidden spell, but he maintained the fusion of his Power of Essence Soul with his Quintessential Essence. He took two strikes to kill the third elite demon monarch.
This left Zhang Yunhu alarmed. He could vaguely see the person holding the saber. It was his Junior Brother Meng. Such strength! Junior Brother Meng is close to a Marquis Godfiend?
This wasn’t strange. Among Great Solar Godfiends, there were indeed some that could match Marquis Godfiends when they went all out. For example, a transcendent-grade Godfiend that had reached the Realm of Dao usually had strength similar to a Marquis Godfiend. Once they used a forbidden spell, they could match Marquis Godfiends. However, they only had strength similar to the weakest Marquis Godfiends.
Therefore, it was very impressive for a Great Solar Godfiend to withstand dozens of blows from a Marquis Godfiend and escape. It was impossible for them to Great Solar Godfiends to kill someone at a higher cultivation realm! After all, Marquis Godfiends were already very powerful even without using forbidden spells.
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