“That’s right. If not for Senior Sister Cheng, the three of us would have been killed by Demon Monarch Cat a long time ago,” said another Godfiend.
The purple-robed woman was the captain of their team. She cultivated a transcendent-grade Godfiend body and had achieved peak Sword Soul. She was considered very powerful. Of course, Meng Chuan was stronger than her thanks to the Black Metal Sutra, Diamond Body, and Essence Soul.
…
It was an easy reinforcement.
The couple returned with a good mood.
“Our first rescue together outside our designated area went so smoothly,” said Liu Qiyue with a smile. “We saved the Godfiends and killed all the demon monarchs.”
“This is just the minority.” Meng Chuan explained, “According to my past experiences as a Patroller, a number of Godfiends would have already died by the time I arrived. Those four were pretty powerful. They only survived because they cooperated well enough.”
“Yes.” Liu Qiyue nodded. She had less experience than Meng Chuan.
“However, our teamwork is indeed good,” said Meng Chuan with a smile. With his wife’s arrows, it was much easier for him to attack in close proximity. “Without your help, we mightn’t have killed all the demon monarchs if they had fled in all directions.”
Liu Qiyue smiled and said, “Apart from Demon Monarch Cat, the other demon monarchs weren’t that strong. I only shot a few arrows.”
“There will be plenty of opportunities in the future,” said Meng Chuan.
As the couple chatted, they continued heading towards Gu Mountain Prefecture.
Chapter 200 - Passing By
Willow River Fort was an ordinary village fort in Wu State and had over 6000 villagers living in it. The fort was squarish in shape, with many dwellings inside. It was like an extremely large ant nest with many mechanisms and tunnels hidden down below! It would be very difficult for ordinary demons to attack it. Even if they breached the fort, it would be equally difficult to breach the individual tunnels.
“Lord Qian.”
“Lord Qian, good morning.”
“Greetings, Lord Qian.”
Qian Mo came to the market in the middle of the fort. He could see the sky here; the sun shone brightly. Therefore, the villagers were usually happy to come to the market. Merchants and hawkers in the fort gathered here.
The villagers addressed him respectfully as “Lord Qian” because the villagers knew that the Imperial Court had arranged for soldiers to be stationed at the fort. Lord Qian was the leader of those soldiers, so even the village chief had to be extremely respectful towards him.
“Lord Qian.” Barefoot children stopped laughing and running to greet him.
“Hong, here are some meat buns for you.” Qian Mo handed three meat buns wrapped in lotus leaves to him. He had already eaten two meat buns.
The child was gluttonous, but he was somewhat embarrassed to receive the meat buns.
“Have some.” Qian Mo placed the meat buns in the child’s arms. He had given pointers to youths after living in the fort for a while now. He liked the very outstanding ones.
“Thank you, Lord Qian.” Hong thanked him happily.
“Move along.” Qian Mo waved his hand and continued to window shop.
Earth Net was everywhere across the world. Many conscripted soldiers patrolled several areas, and many village forts had become intelligence nodes. Qian Mo was an Indestructible Godfiend. He managed the intelligence network of several county cities and lived in Willow River Fort.
“Oh?” Qian Mo suddenly sensed a surge of demonic energy outside the fort. Furthermore, the demonic aura was heading straight for Willow River Fort. This caused his expression to change as he quickly rushed to the top of the fort.
Clang! Clang! Clang! Several bells sounded hurriedly.
In the fort, the relaxed villagers’ faces changed. They quickly rushed towards a nearby tunnel with their children.
Boom!
With a loud bang, a 20-foot-tall cyan-robed demon monarch appeared above the fort. A terrifying demonic aura emanated from it. His trotter suddenly descended, causing a roof to collapse with a loud thud as he stared down at the fort.
Whoosh. Whoosh.
Another two figures appeared above the fort. One a 50-foot-tall bear demon monarch, and the other a rat demon monarch—roughly the size of a human child.
Demon Monarch Bear’s body was covered with thick gray fur. He was nearly half the height of the entire fort. He dropped down to the fort. After it landed, he struck out in all directions. The huge fort trembled, and many places turned to rubble.
After destroying the buildings above, the demon monarchs could slaughter the mortals hidden in the tunnels below.
Demon Monarchs. Qian Mo restrained his aura and approached the top of the fort. He didn’t care about the collapse of many buildings around him. He easily withstood the collapse with his body without releasing his Quintessential Essence.
I’ll kill one with a sneak attack first. I’ll then have the confidence to kill the other two demon monarchs single-handedly. Qian Mo stared at the rat demon monarch. The cyan-robed demon monarch had hints of being the leader. The bear demon monarch had coarse skin and thick flesh, so it was clear that he would not be easily killed. The rat demon monarch’s body looked the weakest.
Swoosh.
When Demon Monarch Bear destroyed the massive fort, Qian Mo took the opportunity to charge out.
Oh? Demon Monarch Rat immediately turned his head and saw two saber beams flying at him. Demon Monarch Rat didn’t dare take the attack head-on. With swift movements, he dodged the saber beams like a ghost.
Pfft! Pfft! Pfft…
After more than ten consecutive strikes, Qian Mo cast a forbidden Godfiend spell and continued to execute his killer moves. However, Demon Monarch Rat only focused on escaping and was only hit by one strike. A demon monarch’s body was ultimately resilient—no matter the race—and the strike only left a wound on its back. It didn’t injure the demon monarch much.
“There’s a Godfiend!” shouted Demon Monarch Rat.
“A Godfiend?” Alarmed, the cyan-robed demon monarch and the bear demon monarch rushed over.
This rat demon monarch’s movement technique is too exquisite. I managed to injure it, but I failed to kill it. Qian Mo immediately knew that something was amiss, but the cyan-robed demon monarch and bear demon monarch had already surrounded him.
“Die Godfiend!” Demon Monarch Bear’s voice boomed like thunder. He struck out with his gigantic bear paw, producing a wind that distorted the surrounding area.
Qian Mo’s figure flashed as he dodged the terrifying bear paw. However, the cyan-robed demon monarch and the rat demon monarch had already reached him. The cyan-robed demon monarch’s sharp claws swiped at Qian Mo’s head.
Qian Mo used his two sabers to fight three demon monarchs alone. After struggling in battle for a while, Qian Mo felt that something was still amiss. He wasn’t afraid of the three second Firmament demon monarchs in a one-on-one fight. However, when the three of them worked together, it became difficult for him to fight them.
The rat demon monarch moved like a ghost. The bear demon monarch was domineering as he savagely attacked. The cyan-robed demon monarch’s attacks were sinister and difficult to deal with. When the three demon monarchs worked together, he could no longer fend them off with his two sabers. He felt like he was dancing on the edge of a blade. A single mistake would lead to him being torn apart by the three demon monarchs.
Run! Qian Mo leaped away.
Mmm? The three demon monarchs wanted to stop Qian Mo, but they realized that he was extremely fast.
“This Godfiend is quite fast.” Demon Monarch Bear was the clumsiest. Although Demon Monarch Rat was agile, its speed was incomparable to Qian Mo. Only the cyan-robed demon monarch could catch up to him. However, Qian Mo could fight a one-on-one battle while fleeing. The cyan-robed demon monarch was unable to stop him.
“Let’s k
ill the mortals!” The cyan-robed demon monarch roared angrily. “Since the Godfiend has fled, kill all the mortals here.”
“Kill the mortals and force him out,” shouted Demon Monarch Rat.
Boom!
Demon Monarch Bear had already taken action. He destroyed the ground in no time. With his surging demonic energy, he easily discovered a nearby tunnel. His paws peeled the ceiling to the tunnel open and revealed the dozens of terrified villagers inside.
“Die.” Demon Monarch Bear immediately grabbed the dozen-plus villagers with his paws and jumped up. He then tore through a roof and flung the villagers away with a mighty swing. This killed all the villagers he had been holding. Blood splattered everywhere.
“Kill all the mortals here.” The cyan-robed demon monarch’s roar echoed throughout the fort.
About half a kilometer away, Qian Mo silently watched the villagers being thrown into the air by Demon Monarch Bear. He watched the three demon monarchs continue their destruction of the fort.
“I really can’t bear to see this any longer,” Qian Mo muttered to himself softly. He laughed self-deprecatingly and transformed into a blur as he headed for the village fort.
Humans were only humans because their emotions influenced them. Godfiends were also humans! Demon monarchs often slaughtered mortals to force Godfiends to appear. Some Godfiends knew that they couldn’t defeat the enemy, so they would sacrifice a large number of mortals to escape.
However, some Godfiends were willing to risk their lives for mortals!
“He’s here.” The three demon monarchs at Willow River Fort revealed ugly smiles.
Qian Mo’s eyes were filled with madness. Since he had decided to return to Willow River Fort, he wanted the 6000 villagers in Willow River Fort to survive. I’ve already requested for help from Archean Mountain. I hope that reinforcements will come in time!
“Continue slaughtering the mortals.” The cyan-robed demon monarch remained extremely calm as he sent a voice transmission. “Let this Godfiend go crazy and lose his calm. We’ll be able to kill him faster once he’s lost his calm.”
“Alright.” Demon Monarch Bear destroyed the resilient fort castle with his immense strength. With a wave of his paws, he stirred up demonic winds that tore huge rifts in the ground. These reached the deep tunnels directly.
Qian Mo—who had transformed into a blur—had already rushed into the fort. The three demon monarchs immediately surrounded him.
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At this moment, Meng Chuan and Liu Qiyue were traveling at lightning speed.
Chapter 201 - Archean Mountain Godfiend
Although Qian Mo had sought help, he had only encountered three Second Firmament demon monarchs. At this threat level, his request for help would naturally not reach Meng Chuan and Liu Qiyue. In fact, even the prefecture’s only Godfiend team was not deployed. Instead, they sent out a third Firmament avian demon monarch—that was about 150 kilometers away. The avian demon monarch was fast enough to reach Willow River Fort, save Qian Mo, and kill the three Second Firmament demon monarchs.
Ever since the demons’ first large scale attack, the number of avian demon monarchs under the control of humans had greatly increased. However, it was not easy to control them completely. Because of this, humans mostly controlled the avian demon monarchs directly.
Avian demon monarchs were extremely fast. They could fly, provide help, monitor, and send letters… They could be used for many different things.
“That Demon Monarch Cat was a demon monarch with a divine power.” Liu Qiyue and Meng Chuan were chatting idly along the way. “Speaking of which, Ah Chuan, you have killed quite a few demon monarchs with divine powers, right?”
“Yes, a few.” Meng Chuan nodded. “Demon monarchs with divine powers are very strong. For example, Demon Monarch White Fox was adept at bewitchment. Unless one condenses an Essence Soul or has an extremely strong will, they would be affected. They might be killed instantly. Demon Monarch Cat’s divine powers were similarly strange.”
Demon Monarch Cat’s divine powers targeted the head, so having a strong will was useless. There were only two ways to deal with such an attack. One method was to have an extremely powerful physical body. For example, Meng Chuan had attained the Diamond Body, so his head could withstand it completely. The divine power was useless against him.
The second method was to possess an Essence Soul. When the head was heavily injured and unable to control the body, one would have to rely on the Power of Essence Soul to control their body. The fusion of Essence Soul and one’s body provided one with quicker reaction speed. One’s control over their body was also much more refined. However, this consumed one’s Power of Essence Soul’s reserves rather quickly.
It was extremely difficult for typical Great Solar Godfiends to have a powerful physical body or an Essence Soul.
This was why Demon Monarch Cat was terrifying! Fortunately, the four Godfiends could help each other. If they were to fight one-on-one, none of them would be a match for Demon Monarch Cat.
“In this world, there are many demon monarchs with divine powers.” Meng Chuan shook his head gently. “The Godfiend teams across the world are at a disadvantage. Fortunately, there are Marquis Godfiends and rescue teams like us that can help the various areas. However, sometimes we might be too late by the time we arrive to help. Thus, this war is destined to be tragic.”
“Archean Mountain has over 100 peak Great Solar Godfiends. They can easily form dozens of rescue teams. Every prefecture will have two or three Marquis Godfiends as Patrollers,” said Liu Qiyue. “We have sufficient strength to deal with most threats that require our help. We have enough strength to kill those demon monarchs with divine powers. In the Demon Realm, there aren’t many demon monarchs with divine powers. Each one we kill is important.”
Meng Chuan only knew little of Archean Mountain’s plans, but their current situation wasn’t bad. However, the demons attacked everywhere, making deaths of innocent mortals inevitable. In fact, under the premise of ensuring the survival of humanity, Archean Mountain had already tried its best to protect mortals.
Mmm? Meng Chuan and Liu Qiyue’s expression suddenly changed. From afar, they saw billowing smoke.
“A demon monarch attack?” Meng Chuan and Liu Qiyue looked at each other. They shared the same thoughts, and they immediately headed straight towards the smoke.
They were extremely fast. Their surroundings blurred due to the lightning around them and the speed they moved at. They moved several times faster than the speed of sound.
Soon, they saw a half-destroyed fort castle. Within the ruins, one could vaguely make out a few human corpses. They could also see three demon monarchs attacking a Godfiend.
The Godfiend cast a forbidden Godfiend spell and used his two sabers to resist the three demon monarchs’ attacks, but he had a claw mark on his chest. The claw had nearly torn his body apart. Fortunately for him, he had retreated quickly, but it still injured his internal organs. He had tried his best to stop the bleeding.
“He can’t hold on any longer.” As Meng Chuan said that, he let go of his wife and rushed over to save the Godfiend.
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Many tunnels in Willow River Fort had cracked open from the shockwaves. The mortals within those tunnels could see the battle outside through the cracks.
Lord Qian was fighting with three terrifying demon monarchs. The shockwaves were simply devastating.
“Lord Qian.” The child, Hong Chong, and the surrounding villagers watched everything through the cracks. Hong Chong had never imagined that Lord Qian was a powerful Godfiend!
However, Lord Qian was clearly at a disadvantage as the three demon monarchs attacked his blood-stained body.
“Lord Qian.” Hong Chong was extremely anxious. He hoped that Lord Qian—who often guided him in his cultivation and gave him meat buns—would survive.
“Lord Qian, you must win.” The villagers were also hoping for his victory. The villagers knew very well that th
ey could only survive if Lord Qian won. Otherwise, the 6000 villagers hiding in the tunnels would all die.
Whoosh.
Suddenly, a figure appeared, and the three demon monarchs silently collapsed. It was a black-robed youth.
The villagers saw Lord Qian bow respectfully and excitedly talked to the black-clothed youth.
“The demon monarchs are all dead.”
“A more powerful Godfiend has arrived.”
The villagers could tell that the black-robed youth’s status was clearly higher than that of Lord Qian. The moment he arrived, the three demon monarchs died instantly.
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“Greetings, Senior Brother Meng.” Qian Mo was extremely excited as he bowed respectfully. “If Senior Brother Meng hadn’t arrived, I would have died in another 15 seconds.”
Whoosh.
Liu Qiyue—who had fiery wings on her back—also descended and landed beside Meng Chuan.
“Greetings, Senior Sister Liu,” said Qian Mo immediately. Although he was only an ordinary Godfiend and not an Archean Mountain inner sect disciple, he knew about the famous Godfiends in the world, such as the Meng and Liu couple! They were two of the most outstanding Great Solar Godfiends. Meng Chuan had the accomplishment of killing a fourth firmament Skydemon after working with two fellow disciples.
It was a legendary achievement to kill an opponent at a higher cultivation realm. Even if it required the joint effort of three Great Solar Gofiends, it remained an inconceivable achievement.
“We were just passing by,” said Meng Chuan with a smile. “When we passed by this place, we saw beacon smoke rising from afar. That’s why we came over to take a look and saved you.”
“It looks like I’m not fated to die today.” Qian Mo laughed. He was very happy to be alive and have the vast majority of people in Willow River Fort survive. Although most of Willow River Fort had been reduced to ruins, only a few hundred people had died because they had been hiding in the tunnels. This was much better than Qian Mo had expected.
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