There was another reason why only hundreds of people had died, and that was because the three demon monarchs were focused on fighting Qian Mo. They hadn’t been able to engage in a large-scale massacre because of this.
Liu Qiyue said, “From afar, I could see that you move quite fast. Why didn’t you escape? Why did you keep fighting these three demon monarchs?”
“In the beginning, I fled,” said Qian Mo in a self-deprecating manner. “However, the demon monarchs destroyed the fort and began massacring the mortals in the tunnels. I couldn’t help but return. I was hoping that I could hold back the demon monarchs until reinforcements could arrive. If I really couldn’t hold on any longer, I would’ve escaped with all my might. However, I never thought that the claw would cause such severe injuries to me. Since my organs got injured, it became very difficult for me to unleash my full strength. That was no way for me to escape.”
Meng Chuan and Liu Qiyue were stunned.
He had initially escaped, but he returned?
“When demons attack a city,” Meng Chuan said softly, “it will be hard to find Godfiends quickly due to the size of a city. The demons slaughter mortals to force Godfiends to show themselves. Those three demon monarchs slaughtered mortals to force you to return, and you really returned.” Meng Chuan didn’t know what to say.
Doing so didn’t abide by Archean Mountain’s orders. However, Meng Chuan was impressed by such a person.
…
The couple wasn’t in a hurry to leave. Instead, they chose a rather intact hall in Willow River Fort and chatted with Qian Mo for an hour, just in case any third Firmament demon monarchs came to Willow River Fort as backup.
An hour later, Meng Chuan and Liu Qiyue left. Earth Net personnel also came and took the demon monarchs’ corpses away.
“Lord Qian, Hong Chong’s family is here.” The village chief brought Hong Chong over. Hong Chong’s parents watched nervously. They now knew that Lord Qian was a Godfiend.
“Now that my identity has been exposed, it’s time for me to leave Willow River Fort.” Qian Mo’s face was pale as he spoke with a smile on his face. “This child, Hong Chong, is extremely talented. He far exceeds his peers in the village fort. It’ll be a waste for him not to receive a good education. Therefore, I plan to move your family of three to the prefecture city. I will also arrange for Hong Chong to cultivate in a Dao Academy. I wonder if you are willing to go?”
Hong Chong’s parents exchanged glances, both filled with excitement.
Their son’s talent was appreciated by a Godfiend? He wanted to groom their son?
“Yes, we’re willing,” said Hong Chong’s parents immediately.
Hong Chong found it unbelievable that he was going to attend a Dao Academy in a prefecture city.
Upon seeing the battle between Lord Qian and the demon monarchs, as well as the scene of the three demon monarchs being killed without any resistance once the black-robed Godfiend descended, he yearned to become someone like Lord Qian, or even the black-robed Godfiend.
“Hong.” Qian Mo smiled as he looked at the child. “You are very talented, and it won’t be difficult for you to reach the Impervious realm. However, it will be very difficult for you to become a Godfiend. Demons are wreaking havoc in the human world. If you don’t become a Godfiend, you will ultimately be unable to fight a demon monarch. Cultivate diligently and work hard to enter Archean Mountain and become a Godfiend.”
“Enter Archean Mountain and become a Godfiend?” Hong Chong was stunned.
“You saw that black-robed Godfiend, right? He’s a thousand times stronger than me,” said Qian Mo with a smile. “He’s an Archean Mountain Godfiend.”
Hong Chong nodded. “Yes.”
Archean Mountain Godfiend?
Hong Chong kept it in mind.
Chapter 202 - Demon Annihilation Guild
After returning to Gu Mountain Prefecture, Meng Chuan and his wife continued their cultivation in the mountain forest. They only returned to their residence at noon as per normal.
“Master, Madam.” The gatekeeper opened the door warmly. The middle-aged woman in charge of cooking gave a fawning smile. Lunch had already been prepared.
It wasn’t easy to live in a large city! The woman now permanently lived at the compound. This reduced the financial pressure on her family. Furthermore, Meng Chuan and Liu Qiyue paid their two servants a handsome salary, so the woman naturally cherished this job. Meng Chuan and his wife had allowed the two servants to bring back any leftovers for their friends and family. Now, with the rise in prices of grain, vegetables, and meat in the prefecture city, many people couldn’t bear to eat things like rice and meat anymore. The leftovers they brought back delighted their families.
After lunch, Meng Chuan entered his study and began painting. Since the painting took him a long time, the scroll he originally used for the painting was no longer enough. He was already on his second scroll for this particular painting. His original plan was to have it all painted in a single long scroll. But, he now needed several long scrolls to finish his painting. As for how many scrolls he needed to complete the painting? Meng Chuan didn’t even know either. He followed his heart on such matters.
Qian Mo. Meng Chuan wanted to paint Qian Mo and other Godfiends that were like Qian Mo.
He picked up his brush and started painting.
In that hazy morning, in the ruins of the village fort, a large number of people suffered as they hid in the tunnels… They made up the background. The focus of this scene were three ferocious demon monarchs and a heavily injured Godfiend—who charged towards the demon monarchs!
The demon monarchs were very smug. Due to their plan, the Godfiend stopped escaping and returned. It was equivalent to sending himself to his death.
The heavily injured Godfiend wore a determined look. He wanted to forge a path of survival for the countless mortals in the fort.
Meng Chuan fell silent as he painted. He had seen more than one Godfiend do this before, and he had heard of even more instances. Some Godfiends managed to hold out until reinforcements arrived. Very few managed to turn the tables and kill the demon monarchs. Most ended up dying.
Therefore, Archean Mountain had set strict rules. A Godfiend team had to abide by these rules. The four Godfiends could supervise each other, so it was still alright.
In the early stages of humanity’s great plan, Godfiends often acted alone. They took responsibility for their actions. Many Godfiends sacrificed themselves due to a moment of hotheadedness.
For some, it was their first time encountering demon monarchs massacring mortals. Some were simply unable to tolerate the wanton slaughter of numerous mortals. Angry, they charged forward! Despite knowing they were at a disadvantage, they still charged forward!
There were indeed miracles, but most ended up dying in battle.
When one was at a disadvantage, one should retreat. One only acted when they held the advantage! This was in line with military strategy, but not all Godfiends were capable of doing so. Meng Chuan only wanted to commemorate these Godfiends in his painting. If the war ended in the future, people would learn of these hot-headed Godfiends from these paintings. They would learn that it was because of these hot-headed Godfiends that many mortals were saved.
For example, Qian Mo saved 6,000 mortals.
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The couple continued to live such a life. They held their roles as Patrollers of Gu Mountain Prefecture for a long time. With Meng Chuan’s speed, he slaughtered so many demon monarchs in Gu Mountain Prefecture that he left their forces in a sorry state. Even Greater Demon Monarch Fu Jiao speculated that Gu Mountain Prefecture had a powerful Godfiend guarding it. It could even be a Marquis Godfiend! Almost all third Firmament demon monarchs in Gu Mountain Prefecture had left, leaving behind a large number of second Firmament demon monarchs—who often wreaked havoc under orders.
These second Firmament demon monarchs scattered throughout the prefecture and fled after attacking. Meng Chuan tried his
best, but because he was alone, there were many times he wasn’t unable to reach in time.
As for reinforcing various cities in other prefectures? After Meng Chuan and Liu Qiyue successfully reinforced the Godfiend team, Archean Mountain began giving them additional missions. They came about once a month. Archean Mountain was still very cautious when assigning missions to the couple. Firstly, it was because the couple was too young. Secondly, it was because they had great potential. Archean Mountain knew it was almost certain for the duo to become Marquis Godfiends. They didn’t want the couple to encounter any danger they couldn’t deal with while they were still weak.
In the next decade or so, perhaps the two would become Marquis Godfiends! When that happened, Meng Chuan’s speed would be the best in the world, and Liu Qiyue’s Phoenix’s Nirvana would be equally powerful. They would be of great help when that happened.
Even though the pressure on them was immense, even though they knew that Meng Chuan was extremely fast, they were still cautious when deploying them.
…
In a county city on the border of Wu State and Qian State.
Beacon smoke billowed into the sky as five demon monarch corpses lay on the ground. Beside them were a Godfiend team, Meng Chuan and his wife, and a lone Godfiend chatting.
“Senior Brother Meng, Senior Sister Liu, it’s all thanks to Brother Wang Yan’s help this time.” The four Godfiends in the Godfiend team were rather excited.
One of them said, “If it weren’t for Brother Wang Yan suddenly helping us, probably one or two of us would be dead when you came, Senior Brother Meng.”
“I happened to pass by this county city.” The independent Godfiend, Wang Yan, carried a sword on his back and said with a smile, “I saw Godfiends and demon monarchs engaged in battle. Besides, an old friend of mine was amongst them. I naturally had to take action in such a dire situation.”
“Thank you, Brother Wang,” said Meng Chuan.
“There’s no need for that.” The independent Godfiend was handsome; his mustache made him look sharp. He immediately smiled and said, “Although I helped out, I was still suppressed by the demon monarchs. It was all thanks to you and your wife. The moment you two appeared, the demon monarchs all died. That’s what I call ability.”
Meng Chuan and Liu Qiyue were very fond of this independent Godfiend.
“Brother Wang, are you from the Demon Annihilation Guild?” inquired Meng Chuan.
“Yes,” said Wang Yan and laughed self-deprecatingly. “Back then, I participated in Archean Mountain’s entrance examination as well. Unfortunately, I wasn’t in the top twenty. I went to the battlefield to accumulate credit, but it was too difficult to accumulate the required credit for entering the Godfiend Blood Pool. Thus, I did some missions for the Demon Annihilation Guild on the side. In the end, I managed to accumulate enough with them and became a Godfiend through the Demon Annihilation Guild.”
Meng Chuan and Liu Qiyue nodded.
The Godfiends knew about the existence of the Demon Annihilation Guild. It was an organization that focused purely on assassination. Their organization didn’t recklessly kill people either. From their name, one could tell that they only targeted demons. The Demon Annihilation Guild mainly assassinated members of the Skydemon Sect! It also sought out demons that lurked all over the world.
The Demon Annihilation Guild gave out missions on a regular basis. Upon mission completion, one would gain credit. They could use the credit to exchange for what they wanted. For example, opportunities to enter the Godfiend Blood Pool or natural treasures could be exchanged with credit!
Meng Chuan and company didn’t know who was behind the Demon Annihilation Guild, but he could confirm that it had something to do with the three great sects. This was because members of the Demon Annihilation Guild could use any of the three major sects’ Godfiend Blood Pools.
Human Godfiends were mainly divided into three groups. The first group was the three great sects’ inner sect disciples. They were carefully selected and provided with plenty of resources. They had a near-certainty chance of becoming Great Solar Godfiends.
The second group was the three great sects’ outer sect disciples. They exchanged accumulated credit for opportunities, so they naturally had to follow the orders of the three large sects.
The third group belonged to the Demon Annihilation Guild. They were independent of the three great sects. They hid in the shadows. They mainly assassinated Skydemon Sect members and searched for demons.
Meng Chuan and Liu Qiyue had a good impression of Demon Annihilation Guild’s Godfiends because their fathers were part of it. Liu Yebai and Meng Dajiang became Godfiends without Eastcalm Prefecture City’s Jadesun Palace knowing of it. There were no records of them on Archean Mountain’s public intelligence pool. It meant that Liu Yebai and Meng Dajiang were Godfiends of the third group—Demon Annihilation Guild’s Godfiends!
Meng Chuan and Liu Qiyue had also asked their fathers, and their fathers admitted to it. There was no need to hide this from them.
“The Demon Annihilation Guild was mainly used to deal with the Skydemon Sect in the past.” Wang Yan sighed. “The Skydemon Sect hides in secret. Mortal Skydemon Sect disciples can be easily found and assassinated, but those Skydemons hide very carefully. Assassinations are very difficult. Therefore, it’s easy to accumulate credit in the beginning, but it’s difficult to earn credits after that.
“Now that the demons have invaded the human world en masse, it’s rather easy to accumulate credit by assassinating demon monarchs,” said Wang Yan with a smile. “I usually travel to various county cities and village forts. Whenever I discover a second Firmament demon monarch, I immediately ambush them and flee afterward. I can only hide when I encounter those third Firmament demon monarchs. Thankfully, as members of the Demon Annihilation Guild, we usually study ways to hide our aura.”
Meng Chuan nodded.
The Demon Annihilation Guild was indeed good at assassination. For example, if his father didn’t unleash his full strength, people would think he was a mortal. Even his grandaunt and the others couldn’t tell his true cultivation realm.
Chapter 203 - Demon Monarch Fu Jiao
Of course, because of his son and daughter-in-law, Archean Mountain trusted Meng Dajiang. Furthermore, he was the Meng family clan leader. He had high prestige in Eastcalm Prefecture, and after years of cultivating the Body Tempering lineage, he had become an Indestructible Godfiend. He had become Earth Net’s highest-ranking member in Eastcalm Prefecture. Liu Yebai joined forces with Meng Dajiang and was in charge of investigating the demon monarchs in Eastcalm Prefecture.
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“Kill!” Liu Qiyue spread her flaming wings and shot out arrows. Meng Chuan used his movement technique to pursue his enemies and engage in close combat.
…
“We came late.” Meng Chuan and his wife stood in the ruins of a county city. They looked at the three corpses on the ground. Only one member of the Godfiend team had escaped; the other three died.
Although the duo moved very fast, they still needed five minutes to travel hundreds of kilometers. With such time on their hands, the demon monarchs could kill the Godfiends before the couple arrived.
…
“Another demon monarch.”
Smoke from a fire beacon billowed into the sky.
As Gu Mountain Prefecture’s Patroller, Meng Chuan immediately rushed over.
…
Time passed. In the blink of an eye, the couple had spent eight months in Gu Mountain Prefecture. Meng Chuan experienced more in these past eight months than when he was at North River Pass and Jiang State Capital. Meng Chuan had also met all sorts of Godfiends.
Not every Godfiend was willing to sacrifice themselves for mortals. Not every Godfiend was extremely valiant. Some were selfish and afraid of death.
When Earth Net’s Indestructible Godfiends patrolled, they would typically request Archean Mountain reinforcements when they encountered second Firmament d
emon monarchs attacking a village fort. They would silently distance themselves from it, unwilling to save the mortals. Indestructible Godfiends were completely capable of dealing with second Firmament demon monarchs. However, because of possibly dying in battle, an Indestructible Godfiend had secretly distanced himself from the scene. Meng Chuan—who had been passing by—saw this very clearly.
When some Godfiend teams were in a dire situation, their teammates would desperately fight as they supported one another. There was an instance of a Godfiend fleeing while his companions held back the demon monarchs. His three companions died, but he managed to survive.
Meng Chuan and his wife learned about this when they rushed over to kill the demon monarchs. It was when the demon monarchs were taunting them did they realize that the only Godfiend to survive from his team had abandoned his companions. Meng Chuan and Liu Qiyue captured the two demon monarchs alive and had Earth Net send them to Archean Mountain for interrogation. Facing Archean Mountain’s skill in illusions, the Godfiend was unable to lie and was publicly executed!
If he had continued to fight with his three teammates, their team might’ve survived until the couple arrived. The Godfiend team could have survived. However, since he had fled, it led to his three teammates dying and to his execution.
During his execution, he shouted, “I only wanted to live. All I wanted was to stay alive. Why are you executing me!?”
When Meng Chuan learned of his fate, he wasn’t happy or angry, but sad. If the Godfiend continued living and entered a new Godfiend team, he would only harm his new teammates with his attitude.
Due to the sect’s rules, he had to be executed.
“Fool.”
“He caused the deaths of three Godfiends; yet, he wasn’t willing to admit his fault.”
Meng Chuan drew this scene on a long scroll—the Godfiend who fled with a conniving smile. His three teammates fought with all their might as he secretly escaped alone…
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