“It’s all thanks to that rhinoceros demon monarch,” said Meng Chuan. If not for the rhinoceros demon monarch’s cry, Zhuang Fu would have to be within 200 feet of him before he could discover his existence! Such distance was simply too close! Although his movement technique had improved tremendously, it would be impressive if he could protect himself, let alone protecting Zhang Yunfeng as well in a split second.
Since they had heard Demon Monarch Rhinoceros’s cry, they had ample time to avoid Zhuang Fu’s ambush.
Growl—
From afar, Demon Monarch Snake roared with grief and indignation. He was the most tenacious among the three elite demon monarchs, but under the domain’s suppression, he only had 10 to 20 percent of his strength left. He ended up dying after the Nine Absolute Sword Formation assaulted him.
The three third Firmament elite demon monarchs all died underneath Zhang Yunfeng’s sword formation. However, the truly terrifying Zhuang Fu stared at them, not concerned about the three demon monarchs’ deaths at all.
“Meng Chuan and Zhang Yunfeng.” The powerful Zhuang Fu stared at the duo.
“Might I know which greater demon monarch you are?” asked Zhang Yunfeng.
Instead of answering his question, Zhang Fu scoffed and said, “You sure run fast.”
Swoosh.
Zhuang Fu transformed into a phantom as he rushed towards the six Godfiends—that had been silently retreating from the battlefield.
“Be careful.”
“Separate and flee.”
“Good luck, everyone!”
The six Godfiends immediately dispersed when they saw Zhuang Fu approaching. They each chose a different direction to flee in. When facing a fourth Firmament demon monarch, separating would provide one with the greatest chance of survival.
“Junior Brother Meng, let’s hold him back,” said Zhang Yunfeng immediately.
“Yes.” Meng Chuan didn’t hesitate as he carried Zhang Yunfeng to pursue after Zhuang Fu in the form of lightning. He maintained a 1000 foot gap from Zhuang Fu as Zhang Yunfeng constantly manipulated his domain to suppress Zhuang Fu, affecting the greater demon monarch’s speed.
Zhuang Fu slowed down slightly, but he was still far faster than Great Solar Godfiends.
A female Godfiend was fleeing at high speed.
He’s about to catch up. The female Godfiend sensed Zhuang Fu rapidly approaching from behind. She knew that struggling was futile. Senior Brother Fan, Senior Brother Qu, I’ll be joining you too.
Swoosh.
Just as the female Godfiend accepted her demise, a bolt of lightning flashed by the side. Her arm was grabbed before she rapidly streaked across the sky.
What? Zhuang Fu looked at where the female Godfiend had been in shock.
Meng Chuan rushed away with the female Godfiend and Zhang Yunfeng. Although his current speed was much slower than usual, he was still slightly faster than Zhuang Fu.
He’s still a little faster than me while carrying two people? Zhuang Fu was astonished, but the corners of his mouth curled up slightly. What a stupid Godfiend.
Due to Meng Chuan rescuing the female Godfiend, the distance between the trio and Zhuang Fu shrank to 800 feet the moment he grabbed hold of the female Godfiend.
“This is the moment!” Zhuang Fu instantly cast a forbidden spell, causing his speed to increase suddenly.
“Hold!” Zhang Yunfeng and Meng Chuan—who had both been paying attention to Zhuang Fu—cast forbidden Godfiend spells simultaneously. Meng Chuan’s speed increased as Zhang Yunfeng’s domain increased in strength.
“Go.” A cold glint flashed in Zhuang Fu’s eyes when he saw this. He immediately lashed out with his tail, sending the black poisonous stinger flying out.
Swish! The poisonous stinger tore through the air, moving faster than Meng Chuan.
“Leave quickly.” Seeing this, Meng Chuan immediately threw the female Godfiend away and fled with Zhang Yunfeng. He would be too slow if he carried the two of them, which would make their escape impossible.
After the female Godfiend was thrown out, she fled frantically in another direction.
Zhuang Fu completely ignored her. Instead, he continued chasing after the duo.
The black poisonous stinger pierced through Zhang Yunfeng’s domain with terrifying speed.
“Block!” Zhang Yunfeng—who had used a forbidden Godfiend spell—condensed nine sword beams to block the black poisonous stinger.
Bam! Bam! Bam!
The poisonous stinger pierced through every sword beam. The poisonous stinger was incomparably sharp, seemingly indestructible. It destroyed everything in its path.
“His poisonous stinger is too powerful. He’s much stronger than Blackwater Palace Lord,” said Zhang Yunfeng via voice transmission. “Don’t bother about me. Hurry up and escape!”
Flee. At this critical moment, Meng Chuan fused the Power of Essence Soul with his body and Quintessential Essence. After the battle with Blackwater Palace Lord, he had greatly depleted his Power of Essence Soul reserves. Although he had recovered some of his reserves, he could deliver ten strikes at most if he had fused only the Power of Essence Soul with his Quintessential Essence. If he were to fuse the Power of Essence Soul with his body and Quintessential Essence, he could only execute a single move.
Swoosh!
The Power of Essence Soul fused with his body and Quintessential completely, and Meng Chuan’s speed suddenly increased as he carried Senior Brother Zhang away with him.
The poisonous stinger pierced through the layers of barriers behind him. The distance between the poison stinger and Meng Chuan had originally shrunk to 300 feet. But with Meng Chuan’s burst of speed, the gap didn’t shrink as fast as before! The gap shortened to 150 feet before the poisonous stinger suddenly stopped..
Meng Chuan opened up a distance of 750 meters from Zhuang Fu with Senior Brother Zhang. Under Meng Chuan’s explosive burst, he instantly distanced himself by a distance that far exceeded the range of Zhuang Fu’s poisonous stinger’s control range.
He’s still that fast while carrying a person? Zhuang Fu couldn’t believe it.
In that instant, Meng Chuan’s Power of Essence Soul fusion and forbidden Godfiend spell allowed him to flee at astonishing speeds.
Whoosh.
Meng Chuan felt a stabbing pain in his head. He felt absolutely miserable after exhausting his Power of Essence Soul reserves completely. However, he heaved a sigh of relief when he saw Zhang Yunfeng beside him.
“You should have given up on me.” Zhang Yunfeng was somewhat shocked as he couldn’t help but say, “You are still young. You shouldn’t risk your life for an old man like me who’s about to die.”
“If I were really about to be caught, I’d have abandoned you,” said Meng Chuan. “However, if I can escape, I’ll naturally bring you along.”
“Haha…” Zhang Yunfeng laughed.
Meng Chuan laughed as well.
Both were naturally happy to be alive. The two smiled as they looked at the distant Zhuang Fu.
Zhuang Fu also stopped. The poisonous stinger streaked across the sky and flew back to his tail. In terms of strength, Zhuang Fu could crush Meng Chuan and Zhang Yunfeng as long as he could touch them. However, Meng Chuan was too fast! Furthermore, the domain also greatly reduced the strength of his divine power—Poison Thrust. In the end, the duo managed to escape with their lives.
The divine power, Poison Thrust, was something almost all Zhuang family demon monarchs were adept at. The poisonous stinger could fly through the air and attack the opponent. It was incomparably sharp and poisonous. It was a terrifying divine power.
I can’t kill them! Zhuang Fu stared at the duo and didn’t hesitate to head elsewhere. He targeted the other Godfiends that were closest to him.
Pfft! Pfft!
Zhuang Fu shot his poisonous stingers towards two Godfiends.
However, Meng Chuan and Zhang Yunfeng didn’t dare rescue them. This was because Meng Chuan was unable to unleash his fu
ll power, having depleted his Power of Essence Soul reserves.
Damn it. Meng Chuan could only watch the greater demon monarch killing the Godfiends. He was rather aggrieved. He didn’t even have the right to fight such a powerful greater demon monarch. All he could do was flee!
“You’ve already done enough.” Zhang Yunfeng had experienced plenty in his life, and he was very calm. “Several Godfiends and I survived because of you.”
The six Godfiends had fled separately.
Zhuang Fu was quite fast, but even with his impressive divine powers, he only managed to kill two Godfiends. He ceased chasing the other four Godfiends because it would be a waste of time.
Damn you, Meng Chuan! Standing outside the city, Zhuang Fu coldly glanced at the duo before transforming into a blur and disappearing into the clouds.
As for the duo, they stealthily returned to Changfeng Prefecture and hid. They waited for the Earth Net Godfiends to come and manage Changfeng Prefecture.
But before long, an oppressive aura enveloped the entire Changfeng Prefecture City.
Meng Chuan and Zhang Yunfeng—who both hid in an ordinary compound hall so that Zhuang Fu wouldn’t find them if he returned—were alarmed when they sensed the oppressive aura envelop them.
A linen-clothed man appeared at the entrance of the hall.
Meng Chuan and Zhang Yunfeng were delighted when they saw the person. They immediately stood up and greeted respectfully, “Uncle-Master East River.”
The person who had come was none other than King East River.
Chapter 186 - Seven Months
When King East River saw the two of them, he nodded slightly. He was very familiar with these two Great Solar Godfiends.
He was the one who personally recruited Meng Chuan into Archean Mountain. Meng Chuan was the most outstanding disciple in that batch! King East River felt as though he was seeing his own disciple.
As for Zhang Yunfeng, he was very close to his age. He entered Archean Mountain two years later than him. Back then, Zhang Yunfeng was very outstanding when he managed to master a transcendent-grade Godfiend Body. However, King East River was much more dazzling back then. He was from an ordinary family, and he had displayed stunning accomplishments while studying at a Dao Academy. Archean Mountain had accepted him as a disciple early. He had been even more dazzling than the present Xue Feng, Meng Chuan, and Liu Qiyue. He became a Godfiend at the age of 36 and became a Regis Godfiend at the age of 79. He had been a Regis Godfiend for over a hundred years, and his strength was unfathomable.
“Archean Mountain has received several requests for help. They say that Changfeng Prefecture has discovered a fourth Firmament threat,” said King East River. “I just investigated the entire Changfeng Prefecture. You are the only two Godfiends alive.”
“Sought reinforcements several times?” Zhang Yunfeng and Meng Chuan exchanged looks. The fleeing Godfiends had probably requested for help.
“Junior Brother Meng and I rushed to Changfeng Prefecture to help. On the surface, three demon monarchs were wreaking havoc, but in reality, it was a trap,” said Zhang Yunfeng. “A fourth Firmament demon monarch hid underground. Most of the Godfiends that came died. Thankfully, Junior Brother Meng was fast enough, so I also managed to survive. That was how the fourth Firmament demon monarch was exposed.”
“What about the fourth Firmament demon monarch?” asked King East River.
“About 150 seconds ago, that demon monarch flew into the sky and fled,” said Zhang Yunfeng. “He’s a scorpion demon. He has a divine power that allows him to release poison stingers that go as far as 750 meters.”
“150 seconds? I can still give chase.” King East River instantly phased away.
Zhang Yunfeng couldn’t help but say, “In 150 seconds, that demon monarch should be more than 50 kilometers away. Furthermore, we don’t even know which direction he fled in; yet, King East River is still giving chase.”
“Uncle-Master East River is even faster than me,” said Meng Chuan in amazement. “Just now, he scanned the entire Changfeng Prefecture with a thought; thus, he can naturally find the fourth Firmament demon monarch across a large area. Perhaps he might discover it. If he does, that demon monarch is dead.”
King East River spent 100 seconds searching a 100-kilometer-radius around Changfeng Prefecture.
He still couldn’t find Greater Demon Monarch Zhuang Fu.
From the looks of it, he has gone underground. King East River looked down at the ground while in midair. His scanning methods were much less effective when probing underground. There was no way he could scan large areas at once.
Following that, King East River held a Patroller Token. The diagram on it was extremely complicated; it had the entire Great Zhou Dynasty’s map carved into it. He was guarding five states, three of which were: the Wu State, the Huang State, and the Jiang State!
Next place. King East River remained 1000 feet above the ground. With a whoosh, he disappeared into the horizon. By being closer to the ground, he could discover demon monarchs faster.
…
In the human world, Godfiends have the overall advantage. There are only seven large-scale city passes in the Great Zhou Dynasty. That means only one Creation Supremacy and eight Regis Godfiends are needed at those city passes. The other Regis Godfiends can go around hunting the demon monarchs. Greater Demon Monarch Zhuang Fu hid more than half a kilometer underground. It was safest to be underground.
Although it’s a little slower, it’s safer. Zhuang Fu was very patient. Although he cultivated the Force of the Land and was good at escaping underground, his speed was still much slower than when he was on land.
I’ll move somewhere else and ambush the Godfiends. It’s a rare opportunity to hunt down Godfiends during the humans’ Great Relocation Plan. Zhuang Fu rapidly advanced underground.
As for why he had soared into the sky in front of Meng Chuan and Zhang Yunfeng? That was just to trick the Godfiends.
…
Changfeng Prefecture soon had other Godfiends guarding it.
Meng Chuan and Zhang Yunfeng returned to Jiang State Capital. The moment they returned, Meng Chuan immediately went to bed. Deep sleep was the fastest way to recover his Power of Essence Soul reserves. It was faster than meditative cultivation. After six hours, his token heated up, and Meng Chuan jolted awake.
Time to go. He met up with Zhang Yunfeng and did not hesitate as he immediately set off to rescue other cities again.
Fortunately, Meng Chuan’s Power of Essence Soul reserves had mostly been restored after six hours of sleep. He had the confidence to face the dangers.
…
The day Blackwater Palace Lord had attacked Jiang State Capital was 19th March. It was also when the demons and the Skydemon Sect jointly attacked cities across the world in the morning. Even small and middle-sized city passes were attacked for the entire morning! This forced the Marquis Godfiends to defend the city passes.
This was the most tragic day!
Five Regis Godfiends, including Archean Mountain Lord, were each in charge of several states. Supremacy Qin Wu guarded Archean Mountain and Archean City. Archean Mountain was very important. As the oldest sect, Archean Mountain had many secrets. It was not enough for a mere Regis Godfiend to preside over it. After all, the Skydemon Sect had two fifth Firmament Skydemons! It was unknown whether there were any fifth Firmament demon monarchs hidden in the human world.
Perhaps there were one or two of them.
Everything was unpredictable.
As the Great Zhou Dynasty’s headquarters, Archean Mountain could not panic even if half of the Great Zhou Dynasty’s territory was lost. If Archean Mountain was gone, everything it had built over the years would be raided. That would really spell doom!
Archean Mountain had encountered many crises in history. For example, when Black Sand Grotto-Heaven was at its strongest, Archean Mountain gave up all land in the outside world and turtled up at Archean Mountain. According to the sect’s rules, a Supremacy
had to guard Archean Mountain at all times! If the sect did not have any Creation Supremacies for a period of time, at least three Regis Godfiends had to guard the mountain.
With a protected Archean Mountain, the sect would have the confidence to deal with all danger.
…
Time passed.
In the following days, the intensity of the attacks reduced greatly.
On 19th March, although many human Godfiends died in battle, the demons and Skydemon Sect suffered greater casualties!
On this day, six fourth firmament Skydemons died in battle! Great Solar Godfiends kill three as they fought to their deaths. Regis Godfiends killed another three. After this, the Skydemon Sect was unwilling to send any more fourth firmament Skydemons, believing that they had suffered enough losses.
On this day, three fourth Firmament demon monarchs died in battle as well. They had all died at the hands of Regis Godfiends. However, the cautious and crafty Greater Demon Monarch Zhuang Fu survived. The remaining fourth Firmament demon monarchs also became more cautious. Although earning credit was nice, they had to be alive to enjoy it.
Thus, after 19th March, very few fourth Firmament threats appeared.
Meng Chuan and Zhang Yunfeng were often mobilized to reinforce nearby cities. Since they were fast and could easily kill ordinary demon monarchs, Archean Mountain was happy to mobilize them.
In the next seven months, the duo had provided help to areas within 500 kilometers of Jiang State Capital and had only encountered a fourth Firmament demon monarch once! It was an extremely ferocious ape demon monarch. However, in terms of sneak attacks and assassination techniques, it was inferior to the sinister Zhuang Fu. When Demon Monarch Ape—who was only good at close combat—charged forward and struck with his pole, Meng Feng immediately unleashed the Power of Essence Soul and fled with Senior Brother Zhang!
The threat of a fourth Firmament ape demon monarch—who was only good at close combat—was lower than that of Greater Demon Monarch Zhuang Fu.
Of course, the Demon Monarch Ape’s sneak attack was terrifying as well. It blasted a canyon—that was over half a kilometer long—and killed several hundreds of mortals. Following that, Demon Monarch Ape pursued Meng Chuan for a while. When he discovered that there he had no hope of catching up, he immediately fled. Fourth Firmament demon monarchs didn’t dare fight for too long because they were afraid that Regis Godfiends would arrive.
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