Archean Eon Art c1-766

by I Eat Tomatoes, Wo Chi Xi Hong Shi, 我吃西红柿

  The sacred monument contains the promise between the demons and the Skydemon Sect. It states that humans will become one of the demon race’s Hundred Races. The demons’ Imperial Lord would then give ten percent of the human realm to the Skydemon Sect forever, allowing the Skydemon Sect to rule over the humans for all eternity. The Godfiends would completely vanish, and the Skydemon lineage would become the only human heritage.

  We don’t have to hide in the darkness forever. Blackwater Palace Lord naturally didn’t want to keep hiding like a mouse. He was clearly a fourth Firmament Skydemon. What kind of power and status did Marquis Godfiends—that were on the same level as him—enjoy? Yet, Skydemons had to live in fear. They had to live underground because they were likely to be discovered by patrolling Godfiends.

  We will truly rule over humanity. Furthermore, humans will become one of the Hundred Races, a part of the demons. Blackwater Palace Lord walked barefoot in the rain.

  With a wave of his hand, a stream of water flew out and pierced through three Godfiends in the distance! The three Godfiends’ eyes were filled with despair and disbelief. They knew that many Godfiends had died in battle while defending against the demons. They also knew that one day, they might die in battle. However, they never expected to die before even seeing the demons.

  Blackwater didn’t spare another glance at the three Godfiends and continued walking.

  Demon Monarch Cat is dead? Blackwater Palace Lord looked into the distance and frowned slightly. He immediately moved towards Demon Monarch Cat’s last known location.

  Through his token, Meng Chuan had noticed three Godfiends had died simultaneously. Therefore, he had used the Power of Essence Soul to kill Demon Monarch Cat quickly before rushing over.

  The lightning bolt rushed through the rain at an astonishing speed.

  Huh? Blackwater Palace Lord saw the blurry figure within the lightning. For a Great Solar Godfiend to have the speed of a fifth Firmament demon monarch, that must be Archean Mountain’s Meng Chuan. The corners of Blackwater Palace Lord’s lips curled up slightly. I’ve reeled in a big fish! This big fish is ordinary in every other aspect, but his speed is astonishing. I can’t scare him away.

  Blackwater Palace Lord took the initiative to meet the bolt of lightning.

  The distance between the two rapidly shrank. Meng Chuan didn’t notice Blackwater Palace Lord even when they were less than half a kilometer from each other. Meng Chuan could perceive auras within a kilometer of himself, but his sensory ability wasn’t omnipotent. He had known this since he had been on Archean Mountain.

  As long as Marquis and Regis Godfiends reigned in their auras completely, he wouldn’t be able to detect them with his Essence Soul. It was as though they didn’t exist in the world. With his second-level Essence Soul, Meng Chuan would only discover Marquis and Regis Godfiends if they were within 200 feet of him.

  It was the same for Blackwater Palace Lord. He had completely disappeared. One could not see him with the naked eye! Nor could one sense his aura!

  It’s in this direction! If the enemy can instantly kill Godfiends, it’s probably a demon monarch with a divine power. It might even be a terrifying fourth Firmament existence. Meng Chuan held Demon Slayer in his hand and rushed towards the dead Godfiends. Although in a hurry, he moved cautiously. However, he didn’t know that the Blackwater Palace Lord was already very close to him.

  Now’s the time. Blackwater Palace Lord and Meng Chuan moved towards each other. The latter moved at an astonishing speed while the former suddenly increased his speed. With a flip of his hands, Blackwater Palace Lord held a Water Splitter in each hand. This was the first time he had used a weapon since he entered the Jiang State Capital. Meng Chuan was worthy of him using his weapon.

  Boom!

  Blackwater Palace Lord—who had transformed into a blurry phantom—naturally couldn’t conceal his aura after his sudden increase in speed.

  What? Meng Chuan—who had been traveling at high speed—suddenly noticed an aura fluctuation roughly 500 feet away. As they moved towards each other, the enemy appeared in front of him in the blink of an eye.

  At this moment, Meng Chuan’s speed was being used against him by the other party.

  Meng Chuan could sense all things within 200 feet of him, which meant he could sense his assailant clearly.

  A bald, black-robed man thrust a Water Splitter towards Meng Chuan. The Water Splitter seemed to pierce through the void. Meng Chuan felt a chill after sensing the attack’s might with his perception domain.

  He could die! If he couldn’t withstand the attack, he would definitely die! The Diamond Body only matched the strength of a Great Solar Godfiend. Although it was tough and powerful, a fourth Firmament Skydemon was attacking him with immense killing intent. If Blackwater Palace Lord struck Meng Chuan in a vital point like the head, he would die instantly even with the Diamond Body.

  Boom!

  The attack was too sudden! It was too close!

  Meng Chuan didn’t even have time to use a forbidden Godfiend spell. He could only fuse the Power Of Essence Soul with his body and Great Solar Quintessential Essence, and unleash his full strength!

  Red Lotus Stance! Meng Chuan used all his strength as he tried to change the direction in which he was moving.

  The advantage of fusing the Power of Essence Soul with his body and Quintessential Essence was that one he perceived a threat with his perception domain, his Essence Soul could react accordingly. Once this fusion had occurred, he no longer relied on his nerves to control his body. Instead, his Essence Soul would control his body and Quintessential Essence directly. This caused his reaction speed to be extremely fast.

  However, even though he reacted extremely quickly, he barely managed to execute the Red Lotus Stance.

  Clang!

  The Water Splitter stabbed at Demon Slayer.

  I blocked it! Before Meng Chuan could rejoice, he felt Demon Slayer being pushed to the side. That terrifying might completely crushed him.

  In terms of move profundity, his opponent’s attack exceeded his Red Lotus Stance. In terms of strength, he was crushed overwhelmingly.

  However, Meng Chuan’s best trait—his speed—showed its usefulness at the critical moment. Although his opponent stood above him in every other aspect, although he could taste the blood in his mouth, he borrowed his opponent’s strength to retreat!

  Pfft. The Water Splitter still pierced through Meng Chuan’s dark-cyan robe, but Meng Chuan had already retreated rapidly.

  Huh? Blackwater Palace Lord was somewhat astonished. His attack hadn’t just been him thrusting Water Splitter with his right hand; he had also thrust the Water Splitter in his left hand secretly! However, Meng Chuan’s rapid retreat caused the attack to miss.

  Blackwater Palace Lord instantly changed moves. With the Water Splitter in his left hand, he struck out with all his might. With a boom, the Water Splitter caused the void to distort as Blackwater Palace Lord charged at Meng Chuan.

  The retreating Meng Chuan instinctively swung his saber to block the attack, producing a loud clang. The Water Splitter was surrounded by water, so even though it was blocked, Blackwater Palace Lord’s attack still struck Meng Chuan’s chest. Meng Chuan was unable to use his movement technique to divert the force.

  Meng Chuan flew backward at an even faster speed.

  Boom! Boom! Boom!

  He charged through the residences and trees behind him!

  Cough! Cough! Cough! Meng Chuan spat out mouthfuls of blood as he fell into the ruins. His robe had been completely torn apart. His inner armor had caved in; cracks could be seen on it. Luckily, his inner armor hadn’t shattered. However, the attack’s impact left Meng Chuan’s organs extremely uncomfortable. Thankfully, I have the Diamond Body. Otherwise, my Godfiend body organs would be crushed by the impact. I would have died.

  Meng Chuan immediately sensed that the bald, black-robed Blackwater Palace Lord’s blurry figure was approaching and delivering another attack.


  Blackwater Palace Lord’s voice rang out. “You aren’t dead?”

  At the same time, a gigantic black tail streaked across the sky. The tail carried force much more ferocious than the Water Splitter. It swept towards Meng Chuan in a bid to pulverize him.

  Chapter 175 - Escape

  Meng Chuan was glad he was wearing protective inner armor. Although his internal organs were in pain from the impact, his body remained intact, and he maintained his full strength.

  He had immediately used a forbidden Godfiend spell when he was sent flying through the many residences and trees! Because he knew he would die if he didn’t do so.

  If I don’t risk my life, I might really die here. Meng Chuan still had many things he hadn’t done, so he naturally wasn’t willing to just give up and die here.

  Boom!

  The gigantic black snake tail swept across the sky, sweeping across the ruins where Meng Chuan was.

  Meng Chuan—who was lying on the ground—unleashed his full strength. He fused the Power of Essence Soul with his body and Quintessential Essence. After pushing his forbidden spell to the maximum, his movement speed reached its limits. The black snake’s tail swept across the tail, but it only landed on Meng Chuan’s afterimages. Meng Chuan’s true body was already three feet away. He had barely escaped the attack.

  He actually managed to dodge it? Blackwater Palace Lord stood in the ruins. A long black tail—over 100 feet long—had grown from his coccyx. This was his half-demon form—his strongest form.

  At that moment, Blackwater Palace Lord’s eyes were filled with shock. He was shocked that Meng Chuan didn’t die. However, he was certain that even if Meng Chuan didn’t die, he would definitely be severely injured! He was only a Great Solar Godfiend. He cultivated the Lightning Devastator Fiend Body that was known for its speed. It was very ordinary when it came to physical defense. With his fourth Firmament Skydemon strength, even if he didn’t crack the armor, the impact was very likely to kill Meng Chuan. Even if he didn’t die from the impact, he would be close to death with severe injuries.

  Meng Chuan—who was supposed to be heavily injured—actually unleashed such shocking speed? He had managed to dodge his snake tail attack?

  Run. Meng Chuan dodged the black tail and frantically fled into the distance, trying to put distance between them.

  It was a simple exchange of blows. However, he was still at an absolute disadvantage despite using his full strength! He could only attack eight times with his maximum strength—the fusion of Power Of Essence Soul with his body and Quintessential Essence—even though his Essence Soul had been improving in the two years since he left the mountain. Now that he had attacked three times with maximum strength, what else could he do besides escape?

  “Can you escape?” Blackwater Palace Lord’s voice resounded in the ruined streets.

  Oh? Meng Chuan’s expression changed.

  Not only was Blackwater Palace Lord chasing after him, but the rain was suddenly being controlled. Furthermore, water from the nearby river also flew up.

  A mighty stream of water—spanning half a kilometer—enveloped Meng Chuan from all directions, seeking to trap him within its watery depths.

  As a person with extraordinary speed, Meng Chuan was most afraid of a domain! When obstructed by a domain, his speed decreased substantially.

  I can’t let him get close to me. If he gets close, even if I unleash my Power of Essence Soul, I won’t be able to withstand many blows. I’ll lose my life. Meng Chuan understood this very well.

  Blackwater Palace Lord was considered average among the eleven fourth Firmament Skydemons. According to Archean Mountain’s intelligence, his strength was at the level of a Marquis Godfiend. However, unlike Meng Chuan, Yang Fang, and Zhang Yunfeng, Blackwater Palace Lord was a fourth Firmament Skydemon. He was rather powerful in all aspects after becoming a fourth Firmament Skydemon.

  Domain, long-range attacks, melee combat, physical body, demonic powers, and realm. He wasn’t particularly dazzling in any of the aspects when compared to those of similar strength, but he was still quite strong in every aspect.

  What about Meng Chuan?

  Even when using forbidden Godfiend spells and other means, he barely reached the Marquis Godfiend threshold. Apart from being fast, he was mediocre in all other aspects. In terms of realm, he was completely overwhelmed by his opponent! As a fourth Firmament Skydemon, Blackwater Palace Lord had reached the Marquis Godfiend threshold. He had attained Greater Mastery of the Realm of Dao, while Meng Chuan only had Greater Mastery of Saber Soul. The difference was too great. Therefore, his Red Lotus Stance was easily broken through. The difference in realm made his Black Metal Sutra move useless.

  In terms of his moves’ strength? It was mediocre. Blackwater Palace Lord completely overwhelmed him.

  Meng Chuan’s only advantage was in his speed. His saber art and movement techniques were faster, and he was much faster than Blackwater Palace Lord. However, with the difference in realm, Blackwater Palace Lord could break Meng Chuan’s saber arts easily.

  Therefore, melee combat meant death!

  Boom!

  Water continued to surround Meng Chuan as he fled from Blackwater Palace Lord.

  When the water stream domain approached, Meng Chuan suddenly released a black baneful aura that spread in all directions. The extreme cold caused the water to freeze! Although Meng Chuan had attempted to absorb the Quiescence Frost baneful aura, he was unable to absorb it even with the Diamond Body. He probably needed his body cultivation to reach the next realm before he could try again. But even so, Meng Chuan’s baneful aura domain was rather powerful among Great Solar Godfiends.

  The moment the water froze into ice—

  Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

  Seven condensed streams of water charged into the baneful aura domain like flood dragons and attacked Meng Chuan.

  The seven flood dragons weren’t a large-scale water domain. Instead, they were water streams controlled by Blackwater Palace Lord’s demonic powers. Its strength was much greater, and the baneful aura didn’t freeze it.

  This Blackwater Palace Lord is trying to stop me. If he catches up to me, I’m finished. Meng Chuan didn’t slow down, but his movements became more unpredictable.

  Whoosh!

  Instantly, numerous phantoms appeared, causing the flood dragons to fail to block him. Even if a flood dragon occasionally blocked Meng Chuan’s true body, it would be torn apart by Meng Chuan’s saber.

  Although he couldn’t defeat Blackwater Palace Lord in close combat, how could a long-distance attack faze him?

  As he fled, Meng Chuan only fused the Power of Essence Soul with his Quintessential Essence. He did not fuse it with his body anymore! The Power of Essence Soul would not last long if he fused the Power of Essence Soul with his body and Quintessential Essence.

  Even while dodging the flood dragons, Meng Chuan’s retreat remained quite fast.

  Soon. I’ve already fled 1000 feet away. As long as we are half a kilometer away from one another, his attacks will be much weaker. He won’t be able to threaten me then. Meng Chuan continued to speed forward.

  He sure is slippery. Unfortunately, other than being fast, he isn’t a threat. Blackwater frowned when he saw the distance between him and Meng Chuan grow further. Finally, he threw his two Water Splitters—which pursued Meng Chuan at extremely fast speeds.

  Blackwater Palace Lord’s weapons? Meng Chuan was alarmed.

  The two Water Splitters flew through the sky much faster than Meng Chuan. They quickly caught up with him. The water streams soon formed hands. Each of the two hands grabbed a Water Splitter and executed exquisite killer moves. The two Water Splitters caused the void to distort every time they struck. The attacks were unpredictable and difficult to deal with. The Water Splitter’s speed kept up with Meng Chuan even while attacking.

  Clang! Clang! Clang!

  Meng Chuan moved like a ghost as he passed through buildings on the streets. He also used the Red Lotus
Stance to block the Water Splitters.

  Jiang State Capital had a very dense population. Every inch of land was worth its weight in gold. Buildings were densely packed together. Since Meng Chuan used the Swallow Stance to flee, he traversed the residential area unpredictably. The two water Splitters destroyed the buildings as they pursued Meng Chuan. Long-distance control was naturally inferior to close-range control. Furthermore, with many buildings in the way, the Water Splitters’ strength was reduced once again. It was naturally difficult to stop Meng Chuan like this.

  1,200 feet, 1,300 feet. I’ll soon escape from his domain. Meng Chuan grew in confidence.

  Damn it. Blackwater Palace Lord held the Water Splitters from afar. However, he was unable to shorten the distance between them. He was very anxious.

  At this moment, he cast a forbidden spell! Demonic energy surged!

  Water Cage Lock! Blackwater Palace Lord used his full strength.

  Swish! Swish!

  The two Water Splitters increased in speed and strength once again. They curved around Meng Chuan multiple times in an attempt to obstruct him. The Water Splitters appeared and vanished without a trace; they could attack from all directions at any given moment, even from beneath! Meng Chuan spent more effort to block the Water Splitters, slowing his retreat down. Blackwater Palace Lord never slowed down. In fact, after using a forbidden spell, his speed increased by 30 percent!

  I can’t slow down. Meng Chuan knew his current situation. They were only 1,300 feet apart. If he were to slow down, he would be caught in seconds.

  I’ll give it my all! Meng Chuan fused the Power of Essence Soul with his body and Quintessential essence. Although the expenditure of the Power of Essence Soul increased, Meng Chuan’s strength and speed increased significantly.

  Clang! Clang! Clang!