Junior Brother Meng just left the mountain for a year, and he has strength close to that of a Marquis Godfiend? He’s stronger than me? Zhang Yunhu found it unbelievable. However, he immediately attacked and killed two ordinary demon monarchs. Meng Chuan killed the remaining three ordinary demon monarchs.
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“The second-in-command is dead. Retreat, retreat!” The black-dressed demoness ordered them to retreat frantically. She did not delay any further as she led the ox demon monarch and the others to retreat.
The other demon monarchs were stunned when they heard the voice transmission, but they immediately fled in panic.
Why did we suddenly lose? How did Demon Monarch Lion die?
There were only ten elite demon monarchs in their ranks! The black-robed demoness and Demon Monarch Lion were the strongest.
Now, six were dead. Although there were over 40 third Firmament demon monarchs, most were ordinary demon monarchs. There were only four elite demon monarchs left. Demon Monarch Ox was the only one skilled at close combat. How were they to continue fighting?
“Kill!” Zhang Yunhu, Meng Chuan, and Mu Qing frantically chased after them. They no longer stayed conservative! Instead, they attacked the fleeing demon monarchs madly!
Escape! Escape! Escape!
Fortunately for the demon monarchs, the World Entrance was very close. The black-robed demoness and the other demon monarchs charged into the World Entrance. After 35 demon monarchs entered the World Entrance, the remaining demon monarchs were unable to enter. The World Entrance’s distorted passageway only allowed for 35 third Firmament demon monarchs to pass through at any given moment.
“No.” The demon monarchs—that were stuck outside—despaired. They were killed by Zhang Yunhu, Mu Qing, Shi Xiu, and Meng Chuan.
Over 100 second Firmament demon monarchs were in greater despair. They couldn’t escape. They had been abandoned.
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Only when the black-robed demoness and the other demon monarchs exit the World Entrance tunnel did they calm down.
What’s up with that Meng Chuan? As the black-robed demoness entered the Demon Realm, she looked back at the human world. She stared at the dark-cyan-robed youth.
After being enveloped by Meng Chuan’s baneful aura, Demon Monarch Lion and five other elite demon monarchs were killed. Demon Monarch Lion is like me, a descendant of a demon sage. His bloodline is extraordinary. He alone can match three to four elite demon monarchs. How could he be killed instantly? Did a Regis Godfiend or Creation realm expert give him a life-saving treasure? Is it some world wonder, or is it his own strength?
The black-robed demoness’s mind was in a mess.
Demon Monarch Lion and the others were all dead. They didn’t know what Meng Chuan had done. Meng Chuan had used the baneful aura when fighting the demon monarchs. The baneful aura had limited effect on the demon monarchs, but he mainly used it to hide his actions.
His grandaunt had given him three pieces of advice before her death. One of them was: Always hide your killer moves! Even when killing enemies, try to keep them a secret. Don’t expose your secrets to others!
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Liu Qiyue, Fan Cheng, and company were worried. After all, Demon Monarch Lion’s explosive strength was astonishing. Many elite demon monarchs were attacking when a black baneful aura suddenly enveloped Meng Chuan’s battlefield. Demon Monarch Lion and five elite demon monarchs died instantly! The demons retreated in horror.
Liu Qiyue, Fan Cheng, and the other Godfiends were stunned by this scene.
We won? Fan Cheng’s eyes widened. The lion demon monarch that used a demonic divine power, as well as the elite demon monarchs that attacked Senior Brother Zhang, are all dead?
Zhang Yunhu had been struggling with great difficulty. But Meng Chuan managed a killing spree?
Junior Brother Meng’s strength is even higher than Senior Brother Zhang’s? Fan Cheng was excited but also astounded.
Ah Chuan. Liu Qiyue’s eyes were filled with tears as she smiled. She had been anxious about not being able to help him. She had to hold her emotions in check as she stopped the second Firmament demon monarchs in their tracks. Now that the dark clouds had cleared, the situation had completely reversed in their favor.
“Beautiful!”
“Well done!” The Godfiends on the city wall cheered.
However, their expressions changed immediately when the second Firmament demon monarchs went crazy. They did everything they could to pass the Godfiends’ blockade.
Previously, these demon monarchs wanted to return to the Demon Realm, but after 35 third Firmament demon monarchs entered the World Entrance together, it was impossible for them to return. The only way they could survive was if they charged out of North River Pass! Therefore, they were more desperate than ever!
Swoosh.
A bolt of lightning flashed and arrived on the city wall.
The present demon monarchs witnessed Meng Chuan’s speed themselves. He had just been where the World Entrance was, but in the blink of an eye, he had reached the top of the city wall in a single leap.
The city wall would usually take a Great Solar Godfiend (third Firmament demon monarch) a few seconds to climb. Second Firmament demon monarchs would take longer.
But Meng Chuan had ascended the city wall in the blink of an eye!
Boom!
As soon as he landed on the city wall, lightning began shooting out from Meng Chuan’s body. Fifty-one bolts of lightning struck 51 demon monarchs on the city walls. Fifty-one demon monarchs were heavily injured, and two weaker demon monarchs were killed! The other demon monarchs suffered varying degrees of injuries, but they were all temporarily paralyzed.
The Godfiends naturally grasped the opportunity to attack. All sorts of attacks struck the demon monarchs, instantly killing over 20 demon monarchs.
Swoosh.
Meng Chuan transformed into a bolt of lightning and circled the city wall. As he did so, he struck out with his saber. He killed over ten demon monarchs. Many second Firmament demon monarchs couldn’t even reach the top of the city wall. They felt even more despair.
On the city wall was Meng Chuan, Liu Qiyue, Fan Cheng, and several other Godfiends.
Near the World Entrance, there was Yang Xingwu—who was skilled at domains—and Mirage Fiend Yu Chiyan, Zhang Yunhu, and company.
They faced death, no matter if they headed up or down! If they hid where they stood, they would be killed.
We’re doomed. Only 80 second Firmament demon monarchs remained. They were in complete despair.
Chi! Chi! Chi!
As Yang Xingwu drew closer, her Cyan Thread Domain expanded. It trapped several second Firmament demon monarchs, making it difficult for them to move.
“Hahaha…” Shi Xiu roared with laughter as blood-red beams shot out from his body. They flew in all directions and drilled into demon monarchs’ bodies. The demon monarchs’ blood was drawn, turning them to pure skin and bones.
Yu Chiyan cast illusions. Many of the second Firmament demon monarchs were controlled into attacking their companions.
“Senior Brother Meng, leave this to us. Hurry up and help the soldiers at the outer city wall.” Fan Cheng left the sharpshooters and ran across the city walls, wantonly slaughtering the demon monarchs.
“Okay.” Meng Chuan nodded. With a flash, he landed on the outer city wall.
Only Meng Chuan could reach the outer city wall so quickly.
Swish! Swish! Swish!
As soon as Meng Chuan landed, Quintessential Essence threads flew out from his body. They rapidly passed through the mortal demons on the city wall. The demons were completely free once they escaped the city pass. They attempted to breach a few spots and were scattered across the defensive line. In the blink of an eye, Meng Chuan patrolled the city wall, wiping out all the demons that had climbed up the city wall.
If the Godfiends had taken any longer, the demons would’ve been spread througho
ut three kilometers. It would’ve required monumental effort from the soldiers to defend against the demons then.
In fact, slightly over 100 mortal demons had reached the city wall. In the blink of an eye, they were all killed by Meng Chuan. The soldiers at the city walls—who were frantically defending—were shocked to discover that all the demons had collapsed.
Boom!
Meng Chuan looked down the city wall, and wisps of Quintessential Essence flew out, piercing through the demons that were climbing the city wall. He swept through the 1.5-kilometer defensive line the demons were attacking. All demons were killed.
“Senior Brother Meng, leave the rest to us.”
“Leave these demons to us.” On the city walls, the Godfiends shouted. They took the initiative to jump down, jumping into the battlefield between the inner and outer city. Godfiends slaughtered mortal demons easily.
Mortal demons were actually very weak. They just held the numerical advantage and were scattered everywhere!
Typically, a group of Godfiends was needed to kill all of them. Of course, Meng Chuan’s speed was considered insane among Regis Godfiends. If he relied on his baneful aura domain, just circling the area ten times would freeze all the demons to death.
However, Meng Chuan had used the baneful aura domain to freeze the demons to death whenever he was required to reinforce a nearby city. It was already his trademark. Therefore, Meng Chuan tried his best not to use this move in North River Pass.
Even when he used it, he restricted it to a small area. If he were to produce 10,000 to 20,000 demon sculptures at North River Pass, it would be very easy to guess his Patroller identity.
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Meng Chuan transformed into lightning and came to Liu Qiyue’s side.
“Ah Chuan.” Liu Qiyue was delighted. “We won.”
Meng Chuan smiled and nodded.
“A great victory.” Fan Cheng walked over with his huge shield on his back and hammer in hand. He shouted in excitement, “What a great victory. Wonderful! Wonderful!”
“Haha.” Zhang Yunhu’s wrinkled face was beaming. “I’ve experienced such great victories several times, but I’ve never killed six elite demon monarchs, with one having divine powers. It’s all thanks to Junior Brother Meng. Junior Brother Meng, you have only left the mountain for a year, but your strength has already reached such a level. Impressive.”
“I used a forbidden spell. I only managed to kill Demon Monarch Lion by plotting against it,” said Meng Chuan humbly.
“Killing a Divine Power Demon Monarch in an instant can’t just be from scheming.” Mu Qing—who was carrying two swords on her back—had a strange look in her eyes. She looked at Meng Chuan. “Even if I were to scheme against it, I wouldn’t be Demon Monarch Lion’s match, much less kill it.”
“Killing Demon Monarch Lion was thanks to a scheme, but I saw you killing the other elite demon monarchs with my own eyes,” said Zhang Yunhu with a smile. “You are now the strongest at North River Pass. You are much stronger than me. To see a young Godfiend from Archean Mountain grow stronger and stronger is truly a joyous occasion.”
By the side, Shi Xiu’s face flushed red as he smiled. “In a decade, Junior Brother Meng might become a Marquis Godfiend. When the time comes, we will have to address him as Uncle-Master Meng.”
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“Uncle-Master Meng?” Yu Chiyan smiled as she looked at Meng Chuan. “I’m afraid Uncle-Master Meng wouldn’t even bother with us in the future when we want to meet him.”
“Senior Brothers and Senior Sisters, stop pulling my leg,” said Meng Chuan immediately.
After spending a year together, they had become friends with each other. They were very close to each other, so it was very normal for them to joke around.
“Alright, alright. It’s time to rest. Shi Xiu, Xingwu, help me sort out the demon monarch corpses,” instructed Zhang Yunhu.
Shi Xiu and Yang Xingwu both nodded. The three of them jumped down. Yang Xingwu’s domain was good at clearing demon monarch corpses. Shi Xiu’s Sanguine Divine Body was very sensitive to blood, and Zhang Yunhu was supervising them. After all, if these demon monarchs died, they might carry some treasures with them. These needed to be handed to Archean Mountain. Archean Mountain would estimate the credit they earned and then distribute it.
Meng Chuan, Liu Qiyue, Fan Cheng, Yu Chiyu, and Mu Qing returned to their residences with smiles on their faces. There were very few casualties this time because not many demons had managed to climb up the outer city wall. Only a few dozen deaths were incurred. Such losses on the battlefield were really small.
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Yang Xingwu and Shi Xiu were clearing the corpses while Zhang Yunhu recorded their actions.
“What move did Junior Brother Meng use? How did he kill Demon Monarch Lion? Shi Xiu checked out the area where Demon Monarch Lion died and picked up the inner armor he wore. There was some dust on the inner armor. “There’s only weapons and armor left. Demon Monarch Lion’s body has completely vanished. There’s not even a speck left.”
“He can turn you into dust if he can turn Demon Monarch Lion to dust.” Yang Xingwu’s lips curled. “Clear the area quickly, and stop thinking about it.”
“He’s indeed impressive.” Shi Xiu shook his head and sighed in amazement. “That’s why he’s a Lightning Devastator Fiend Body genius that appears once every few centuries. We’re only ordinary Archean Mountain Godfiends. However, why is the difference between Godfiends so great? He’s more powerful than Old Zhang despite leaving the mountain for only a year. When can I catch up to Old Zhang?”
“You can compete with me when you reach the Realm of Dao,” said Zhang Yunhu.
“I’ve cultivated for so many years, but I’ve only attained Greater Mastery in the Realm of Soul. I’m still far from the peak. As for the Realm of Dao? I’m afraid that I won’t be able to reach it for the rest of my life.” Shi Xiu shook his head and sighed. He continued to clear the area. “Besides, cultivating the Sanguine Divine Body is quite painful. If I don’t break through, I’ll suffer less.”
Zhang Yunhu smiled. He knew that although Shi Xiu didn’t seem to care and often spent time in promiscuous places—where he indulged in alcohol and sex—he would cultivate arduously every once in a while. Cultivating the Sanguine Divine Body was hell. However, due to such torturous cultivation, Shi Xiu had the best willpower at North River Pass.
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Back in their manor, Meng Chuan and Liu Qiyue sat together, drinking tea and eating snacks.
“Ah Chuan, it looked really dangerous this time,” said Liu Qiyue worriedly. “I heard that Divine Power Demon Monarchs typically have very special bloodlines. They have great backgrounds in the Demon Realm.”
Meng Chuan nodded. “I read some books on the mountain. Demon sages’ children have extraordinary bloodlines. Most of them have divine powers when they are in the third Firmament. Demon Monarch Lion might be a demon sage’s son.”
“Will there be trouble then?” Liu Qiyue was worried. “Will that demon sage think of a way to avenge Demon Monarch Lion?”
“Haha, what’s there to be afraid of?” Meng Chuan laughed. “We are mortal enemies with demons. It’s extremely difficult for demons to enter the human world. The biggest World Entrance only allows entry to a fifth Firmament greater demon monarch. Even if a demon sage wishes to enter the human world, they won’t be able to do so.”
Demon sages were equivalent to human Creation Supremacies.
According to Meng Chuan, demon sages enjoyed extremely high status among the demons. As for how many there were? He still wasn’t privy to such information.
“There are a total of three super-large city passes in the human world. Luo Tang Pass is one of them. Furthermore, a Creation Supremacy is presiding over it. Fifth Firmament demon monarchs can’t enter the human world,” Meng Chuan consoled Liu Qiyue. “At least in the human world, we humans have the absolu
te advantage.”
“Yes.” Liu Qiyue nodded slightly. “Anyway, be careful.”
Meng Chuan felt Qiyue’s concern for him. “I’m faster than Marquis Godfiends even if I bring you with me,” said Meng Chuan. “What’s there to be afraid of? At most, we’ll flee!”
Liu Qiyue couldn’t help but laugh.
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Archean Mountain specially sent people to deliver the demon monarchs’ corpses and their items to Archean Mountain.
Soon, the distribution of the credit for this battle was announced at North River Pass.
Meng Chuan earned a total of 833,000 credits! It was even higher than the previous battle because he had played a crucial role this time. He turned the table on the demons, reducing the casualty count, so he naturally gained lots of credit.
Killing Demon Monarch Lion only gave him 100,000 credits. Clearly, to the entire human race, a Divine Power Demon Monarch didn’t mean much. The five elite demon monarchs counted for 200,000 credits.
Demon Monarch Lion’s weapons and armor were considered his spoils of war. They amounted to 120,000 credits. The five elite demon monarchs’ weapons and armor were worth 50,000 credits. This made Meng Chuan believe that Demon Monarch Lion had a powerful background. Otherwise, the armor wouldn’t be worth so much. After humans obtained demon monarchs’ equipment, they would throw them into furnaces directly, and use the raw materials. The weapons and armor were useless to humans.
Firstly, the weapons and armors were only suitable for demons. Secondly, the armor and weapons were suitable for Demon Monarch Lion’s height. Human Godfiends were much smaller in build.
They could only smelt it for materials. Yet, this amounted to 120,000 credits. It was enough to leave Meng Chuan speechless.
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