Pfft. Dragon Roar Stance’s penetrative power was astonishing! The might of Meng Chuan’s strike was weak, but Blackwater Palace Lord only had 30% of his normal strength. Should he block or should he rely on his body to withstand the strike? Especially when it was a penetrative attack?
The saber beam pierced through Blackwater Palace Lord’s abdomen, causing a bloody hole to form. However, Blackwater Palace Lord manipulated his flesh and forcefully closed his wound, though this caused his face to turn paler.
He would rather withstand the saber beam than be struck by Yang Fang’s axe.
“Well done!” Yang Fang was overjoyed when he saw this.
“Surround him and kill him!” Zhang Yunfeng was extremely excited despite struggling to maintain his forbidden spell.
“Attack.” Meng Chuan didn’t stop.
When he joined forces with Yang Fang, Yang Fang attacked head-on while Meng Chuan used his terrifying speed to attack Blackwater Palace Lord. When his attacks moved at a certain speed, it was virtually impossible to block them.
If the domain wasn’t suppressing Blackwater Palace Lord, he would’ve counterattacked. However, Blackwater Palace Lord was indeed completely suppressed.
Pfft. Pfft.
He executed Dragon Roar Stance repeatedly, leaving bloody holes in Blackwater Palace Lord’s body. Blackwater Palace Lord tried his best to direct the attacks to non-vital spots, but his injuries were aggravated by such movements.
This Skydemon is really tenacious. He still isn’t dead? Meng Chuan slashed Blackwater Palace Lord’s chest. He successfully cut off the other party’s arm, sending his severed arm flying.
This darn Meng Chuan! Blackwater Palace Lord was filled with grief and indignation. However, he could not resist Yang Fang with just one arm.
Boom!
Blackwater Palace Lord’s eyes were filled with determination. He suddenly opened his mouth and spat out a black demon core. At the same time, he transformed into seven black streams of water as he frantically flew into the distance.
He wants to self-destruct his demon core. Lightning flashed across Meng Chuan’s body as he instantly grabbed Yang Fang. With a whoosh, he traveled 2000 feet to the side. Only then did the demon core explode! Blackwater Palace Lord didn’t ignite his demon core too early, afraid that he would end up killing himself.
As a Skydemon, his physical body was his primary source of strength. Although the cost of losing a demon core was huge, he could still live.
Blackwater Palace Lord only wanted to live!
Chapter 180 - Turned to Dust
Just as he moved 2,000 feet to the side, Meng Chuan saw the black demon core explode.
Boom!
The demon core contained the cultivation of a fourth Firmament Skydemon. The moment it exploded, everything within 1000 feet was reduced to dust. Thankfully, Zhang Yunfeng’s domain suppressed the explosion as much as possible. Otherwise, the destructive power would be much greater.
Swish! Swish! Swish!
Seven black streams of water frantically fled in all directions. Although they were slightly affected by the explosion, the impact at the explosion’s periphery was very small. The demon core’s explosion was most intense in the center.
The demon core forced them to hide far away. I even produced embodiments to aid in my retreat. Meng Chuan won’t be able to find my true body immediately. I might be able to escape. Blackwater hid in a black stream of water as he frantically fled.
You want to flee? With a thought, the white-haired elder, Zhang Yunfeng, summoned nine sword beams in the white domain. The nine sword beams pursued the seven black streams of water. Zhang Yunfeng was extremely confident. My Nine Absolute Sword Formation isn’t very powerful, but it can still destroy your embodiments.
Although he was mainly skilled in domains, he had figured out the Nine Absolute Sword Formation via his domain. The swords were condensed from Quintessential Essence. The Nine Absolutes Sword Formation also had strength close to that of a Marquis Godfiend.
What? Blackwater was alarmed.
The sword beams pursued the black streams of water. In the blink of an eye, six black streams of water dissipated. Only the black stream that hid Blackwater Palace Lord’s true body remained, slowly distorting to reveal his body.
What do I do? What do I do? Blackwater Palace Lord had detonated his demon core. His embodiments had been seen through. He reeled in anxiety. How could his speed compare to Meng Chuan’s speed?
“Skydemon, a year from today, it will be your death anniversary!” Meng Chuan quickly rushed over with Yang Fang.
Water Escape! In his panic, Blackwater Palace Lord had no other choice but to use the river to escape.
Swoosh.
He frantically rushed towards the nearest river.
Within Zhang Yunfeng’s domain, the chances of Water Escape being successful were slim, but it was Blackwater Palace Lord’s only option.
“Be careful. Blackwater Palace Lord is Blackwater lineage’s most powerful expert. He’s best at escaping in water,” warned Meng Chuan immediately via voice transmission.
“Don’t worry.” Zhang Yunfeng was confident. “I won’t make such a mistake.”
The nearest river was about 500 feet wide. It was a relatively wide river in the city.
Before Meng Chuan and Yang Fang arrived in front of Blackwater Palace Lord, Blackwater Palace Lord charged! His body transformed into a black stream of water as he pounced towards the raging river.
Swoosh! The river in front of him suddenly parted. Blackwater Palace Lord failed to touch the water when he jumped towards the river.
Meng Chuan was the first to catch up. A saber beam had already swept over.
Blackwater Palace Lord glared at the parted river angrily. With his remaining hand holding a Water Splitter, he barely managed to fend off Meng Chuan’s saber beam. Without his demon core, his strength dropped drastically. He found it even more difficult to deal with Meng Chuan. At that moment, he barely managed to block two strikes before lunging at the river. He even allowed Meng Chuan’s saber to stab into his thigh as he transformed into water and successfully entered the river.
I’m in. Blackwater Palace Lord plunged into the river and felt a sliver of hope. Water Escape! Escape!
With the water escape technique, his speed increased several times. But suddenly, he was astonished to discover that this half-kilometer river floated up. Furthermore, the water had been divided into 18! Some divisions were only tens of feet long, whilst the longest was roughly 300 feet long. The divided river floated in mid-air as they were split apart by Zhang Yunfeng’s domain.
The black liquid formed by Blackwater Palace Lord was hidden within one of the portions. He couldn’t escape into the other portions.
“You still wish to escape in my domain?” Zhang Yunfeng rapidly approached him with confidence in his eyes.
He diced up the segment that contained Blackwater Palace Lord, forcing Blackwater Palace Lord to reveal himself.
“Die.” Yang Fang and Meng Chuan attacked again.
“No—” Blackwater revealed a look of despair. He had lost most of his strength after detonating his demon core. He was barely able to deal with Meng Chuan when suppressed by the domain. His lacking strength against Yang Fang didn’t need further exposition.
In two exchanges, he narrowly dodged two attacks.
Whoosh!
Blackwater Palace Lord failed to dodge the next axe swing. It swept across his waist and sliced through his body!
Blackwater Palace Lord’s upper and lower body separated.
“Freeze.” He immediately controlled his body, making his lower and upper body fly towards one another in a bid to reconnect. With his attainments in his body cultivation, he had tenacious vitality. Unless a vital point—like the head—was struck, he wouldn’t die so easily. “Fix.”
Zhang Yunfeng stood by the side, and with a thought, the vast white domain bound Blackwater Palace Lord’s lower and upper body, preventing them f
rom reconnecting.
Pfft. A saber beam flashed from behind, crossing 100 feet. It pierced through the back of Blackwater Palace Lord’s head and exited from his glabella!
Blackwater Palace Lord’s eyes widened. At this moment, numerous scenes surfaced in his mind…
That night, it was raining heavily. He slaughtered his enemy’s entire family. He left corpses strewn on the ground as he laughed maniacally in the heavy rain. He eventually became a Skydemon during a competition between Skydemon Sect disciples.
Skydemons cultivated imperfect formulas. Blackwater Palace Lord forged his cultivation path through trial and error. He even forced his fellow disciples to carry out experiments, thus eliminating the incorrect methods. This allowed him to constantly grow stronger, leading to his rise as Blackwater lineage’s strongest expert.
Only when I’m alive will the world have meaning. When I’m dead! Who cares what happens!
Blackwater Palace Lord became a fourth Firmament Skydemon and one of the world’s truly powerful figures. At that moment, he yearned to stand under the sun and truly rule over countless citizens. He did not want to hide in the darkness all the time.
One day, the demons’ Imperial Lord sent the Demon Sacred Monument from beyond the heavens to the Skydemon Sect. The promise engraved on it allowed him to see hope.
Humanity would become one of the demons’ Hundred Races. Ten percent of the world’s territory would be designated to the Skydemon Sect and would rule over it forever. The Skydemon lineage would be the only cultivation system for humans. As the leader of one of the seven lineages, Blackwater Palace Lord would become one of the humans’ rulers.
He saw hope. He knew that this was his goal for the future.
Pfft.
The saber tore through Blackwater Palace Lord’s glabella.
Blackwater Palace Lord felt his body turn cold as his consciousness began to dissipate. His life finally came to an end. Following that, he felt his Essence Soul and flesh being devoured crazily. His consciousness sank into the endless darkness…
…
Mmm? When Demon Slayer pierced Blackwater Palace Lord’s head, he discovered that Demon Slayer was beginning to devour the Skydemon’s body crazily. Even his lower body was being devoured. Blood-colored waves constantly surged into Demon Slayer. Ever since he obtained Demon Slayer, apart from Demon Monarch Lion, Blackwater Palace Lord was the second person Demon Slayer took the initiative to absorb.
In just a few seconds, Blackwater Palace Lord was reduced to nothingness. He vanished from the world. All that was left were the Water Splitters and his other artifacts.
Meng Chuan, Yang Fang, and Zhang Yunfeng stood together. They stopped their forbidden Godfiend spells and watched Blackwater Palace Lord dissipate.
“He’s dead?” Yang Fang whispered softly. He still found it unbelievable despite killing Blackwater Palace Lord.
“He’s dead. My Demon Slayer completely devoured him,” said Meng Chuan.
“He’s been reduced to dust,” said Zhang Yunfeng.
Chapter 181 - The Great Zhou’s Situation
The wrinkles on Zhang Yunfeng’s face deepened, looking like he had aged considerably. However, he smiled happily. “I have one foot in the coffin; yet, I managed to kill a fourth Firmament Skydemon! This is the strongest opponent I’ve ever killed in my entire life.”
“Me too!” Yang Fang carried his two large axes and smiled. “Previously, these fourth Firmament Skydemons were extremely cunning. It would be difficult to encounter them. They only dare to appear now because Marquis Godfiends are guarding the various medium-sized city passes. Furthermore, there’s Senior Brother Zhang and Junior Brother Meng! Only with the three of us working together did we manage to kill a fourth Firmament Skydemon.”
“If not for the two of you, I would be fleeing from him,” said Meng Chuan with a smile.
“Without Junior Brother Meng, he would have long fled,” said Yang Fang.
“Stop flattering each other! The three of us worked together to kill Blackwater Palace Lord.” Zhang Yunfeng smiled.
Mmm?
Meng Chuan and company suddenly looked up.
A man with a pair of Quintessential Essence wings on his back descended.
“Greetings, Senior Brothers.” A few Great Solar Godfiends had Quintessential Essence Wings. For example, Liu Qiyue’s Phoenix Divine Body was capable of producing one.
“Junior Brother Mo.” Zhang Yunfeng, Meng Chuan, and Yang Fang looked at him.
“During our pursuit of the demon monarchs and Skydemons in Jiang State Capital, we discovered a piece of intelligence. The leader of the invasion is a fourth Firmament Skydemon, Blackwater Palace Lord. Therefore, Dean Chang sent me over immediately. I saw Senior Brother Zhang’s domain envelop an area spanning several kilometers. The commotion caused the ground to quake violently. Were you dealing with Blackwater Palace Lord?”
Zhang Yunfeng said with a smile, “Yes, but the trouble has been resolved.”
“It’s been resolved? Where’s Blackwater Palace Lord? Has he escaped?” asked the winged man urgently.
“He didn’t escape. He’s right there.” Zhang Yunfeng pointed to a nearby spot where the Water Splitters and other items remained.
The winged man was puzzled.
“His weapons and other items are still here. As for his body, it has turned to dust.” Zhang Yunfeng smiled happily and asked, “By the way, how’s the situation in the city’s other regions?”
Meng Chuan and Yang Fang weren’t in a rush to help. With their tokens, they knew that no more Godfiends were dying in the city.
“The situation is pretty good,” explained the winged man immediately. “Senior Brother Meng killed a group of demon monarchs in the south very quickly. The danger in the east was also resolved by the three of you. The other Godfiends mainly dealt with the city’s northern and western regions. We have an advantage in overall strength. Our Great Solar Godfiends are also relatively stronger. Only a few Skydemons and demon monarchs escaped.”
“Most Godfiends were killed in the city’s eastern region,” whispered the winged man.
Zhang Yunfeng and Meng Chuan sighed secretly.
“It was unlikely they could escape when they encountered Blackwater Palace Lord.” Zhang Yunfeng shook his head.
Meng Chuan nodded as well. Even he had nearly lost his life after being ambushed by Blackwater Palace Lord. Let alone the ordinary Godfiends.
“Senior Brother Zhang, Senior Brother Yang, I’ll head elsewhere in the city to take a look,” said Meng Chuan. “I’ll patrol the area and quickly kill all the demons as soon as possible.”
“Junior Brother, be careful,” said Zhang Yunfeng with a smile.
“Young people are different. He can go back into the fight right after using forbidden Godfiend spells,” said Yang Fang with a smile.
Meng Chuan nodded as lightning curled around his body. He transformed into a blurry figure—that streaked across the sky—appearing more than two kilometers away. His speed increased dramatically after imprinting second-level Lightning Runes on his body.
He would have unparalleled speed if he became a Marquis Godfiend!
Time to see if we’ve missed anything. Meng Chuan continued roaming around the city. He hadn’t cast his forbidden Godfiend spell for very long. He had only used a forbidden spell after he attained his perfected Saber Soul. He hadn’t used a forbidden spell as long as Zhang Yunfeng and Yang Fang. Furthermore, he was young, and the body cultivation system made his lifeforce very vigorous. He only needed eight hours to recover fully. He had only suffered minor injuries during the battle with Blackwater Palace Lord.
…
The invasion of Jiang State Capital gradually came to an end. However, the flames of war continued raging in the rest of the world!
Archean Mountain.
Supremacy Qin Wu sat in a large hall. On the hall’s walls was a massive map of the human world. The map of the Great Zhou Dynasty was especially detailed, and ligh
ts blinked everywhere on the map.
Red, dark red, black…
The different colors represented different threat levels.
“Supremacy, Cloud State’s Red Phoenix Prefecture has requested for reinforcements again. The threat is that of a fourth Firmament. This is the ninth request for help in 15 minutes.” A group of people beside him carefully observed the map on the wall and gave timely reports from time to time.
“Make them give up,” said Supremacy Qin Wu coldly. “Make them give up immediately.”
“They aren’t willing to give up,” said an elder in a low voice. “They want to try resisting.”
Supremacy Qin Wu calmly said, “Tell them again that there’s no rescue! Make them give up!”
As he made his decision, Supremacy Qin Wu sighed inwardly. Cloud State is too remote, and Red Phoenix Prefecture is even more remote. It requires Regis Godfiends to travel over 3,000 kilometers to reach them. I cannot affect the entire world’s reinforcements for a single prefecture.
The demons and the Skydemon Sect hid in the dark. They could sneak attack on any city in the world. Archean Mountain had to guard all of the Great Zhou Dynasty’s states and prefectures. Even if they held the strength advantage in the human world, there wasn’t much difference after distributing their forces across the world.
“Supremacy, East Harbor Prefecture has asked for help again! The danger is at the fourth Firmament!” shouted another disciple immediately.
“King East River is rushing over. He’s about to arrive. Let them hold on,” instructed Supremacy Qin Wu.
For the sake of hundreds of city passes’ mortals, Marquis Godfiends needed to preside over medium-sized city passes. They didn’t have enough manpower. A small number of medium-sized city passes relied on defensive treasures to hold back the demons.
However, the Regis Godfiends were sent out in full force! Even Archean Mountain Lord and Elder Yi had descended the mountain! They guarded the Great Zhou Dynasty’s most important lands. For example, King East River was in charge of guarding the five states around Wu State!
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