Oh? All of Fu Jiao’s swift, ferocious attacks missed even though he had already cast a forbidden spell. He couldn’t hit Meng Chuan at all.
Pfft! Pfft! Pfft!
As Meng Chuan dodged the spear, he slashed at Fu Jiao. Fu Jiao’s two golden beams blocked Meng Chuan’s attack somewhat, but his saber arts were too bizarre. It still managed to strike Fu Jiao’s back. It barely left a mark on Fu Jiao’s scales, but the Yin-Yang destruction force penetrated his body.
Boom!
A strange force exploded within Fu Jiao’s body.
Heart Intent Saber—Heart Saber Stance!
Fu Jiao’s body quaked, causing him to taste blood. However, since his body was very resilient both on the inside and outside, he was able to withstand the strike without dying.
A Great Solar Godfiend can actually injure me? Fu Jiao was alarmed.
This demon monarch is extremely powerful. Its scales are very tough, but that was expected. However, I didn’t think that its organs would be so resilient. Its body is strong on both the inside and outside. Meng Chuan learned something from the attack. The Heart Saber Stance isn’t suitable for this fight.
The two sides clashed constantly.
Fu Jiao looked savage and powerful as he turned the surrounding quarter-kilometer area into ruins. However, he failed to touch Meng Chuan a single time! Instead, Meng Chuan had landed a blow on him.
Although my Diamond Body isn’t bad, it’s far inferior to the body of a fourth Firmament demon monarch! It’s best not to be stabbed by his spear. Meng Chuan understood that his body was weaker than that of the demon monarch.
…
“Qiyue, don’t worry. This demon monarch can’t do anything to me. I’ll see if I can kill him.” Meng Chuan sent a voice to the mid-air Liu Qiyue. It consumed very little of his Power of Essence Soul reserves. Now that he had a third-level Essence Soul, he could send voice transmissions up to 2.5 kilometers away.
Liu Qiyue nervously watched as she maintained her pair of flame wings. He wants to kill the greater demon monarch?
“Remember, stay at least 1.5 kilometers from the battlefield. Don’t make me worry,” said Meng Chuan via voice transmission.
Liu Qiyue immediately flew further away, staying 1.5 kilometers away from the battlefield.
Ah Chuan is confident in dealing with a fourth Firmament demon monarch? Liu Qiyue found it unbelievable. However, she knew from her childhood memories that Meng Chuan was definitely not one to boast.
…
Even after casting a forbidden spell and using his divine power, Fu Jiao was unable to gain an advantage over Meng Chuan. This left him astounded.
I have to be fast! Meng Chuan can flee at any moment. Fu Jiao grunted angrily, causing two yellow streams of gas to spew out from his thick nostrils. As a fourth Firmament demon monarch, it had two divine powers. One divine power was the Golden Beam Slayer. These golden beams could move and attack enemies within a kilometer with great agility! The golden beams were fast and agile; it was also as strong as a weak Marquis Godfiend. It was a rather powerful long-range attack.
His second divine power was Corrosive Aura—a famous divine power in the Demon Realm. His lineage typically focused on cultivating this divine power because it was extremely powerful. It was known for being capable of corroding anything. Even divine armaments could be corroded and destroyed. Of course, Fu Jiao had no right to say that his Corrosive Aura could corrode everything. However, demon monarchs at the same cultivation couldn’t withstand its corrosive powers.
Swoosh! Swoosh!
Two yellow streams of gas spewed out from Fu Jiao’s nostrils.
Meng Chuan didn’t want the yellow gas to touch him. His opponent’s attacks were already furious, so it would be troublesome if he got stabbed. Thus, he also executed a killer move.
Go, Soul-Vanquishing Spike! With a thought, Meng Chuan’s Soul-Vanquishing Spike—which had been nurtured by his Essence Soul—shot out from his body.
The Soul-Vanquishing Spike was invisible to the naked eye and normal perception means. One couldn’t block the Soul-Vanquishing Spike with their bodies, Quintessential Essence, or demonic powers. Furthermore, its speed far exceeded Fu Jiao’s two divine powers’ speed. It instantly invaded Fu Jiao’s body and located his Essence Soul. Fu Jiao’s tiny Essence Soul—which was identical in appearance to himself—remained in his sea of consciousness.
Pfft.
The moment the Soul-Vanquishing Spike entered Fu Jiao’s sea of consciousness, it shocked his Essence Soul. Following that, the Soul-Vanquishing Spike pierced his Essence Soul.
“Ahhh!!!” The inexplicable pain caused Fu Jiao to hold his head with one hand as he let out a low howl. The two golden beams—that he had previously controlled—dissipated. He also lost control of the two wisps of Corrosive Aura. They floated in front of him, obliterating anything in their way. However, without Fu Jiao’s control, they simply wafted forward at a slow speed. They naturally couldn’t harm Meng Chuan at all.
Pfft! Pfft! Pfft!
Meng Chuan controlled the Soul-Vanquishing Spike to stab the other party’s Essence Soul repeatedly and ferociously. At the same time, he charged forward and slashed at Fu Jiao’s neck with a saber beam.
Chapter 212 - Pursuit
Fu Jiao suffered a splitting headache. After the Soul-Vanquishing Spike stabbed Fu Jiao’s Essence Soul, his consciousness rumbled, causing his perception of his surroundings to blur. However, no matter how blurry his vision was, he could still understand the current situation around him. He saw Meng Chuan charging forward and delivering a strike.
“Scram!” Fu Jiao was in excruciating pain. He grabbed the black spear with one hand and swept it over. With a terrifying spear sweep, the void exploded, and an area was reduced to rubble. Meng Chuan phased to the left of Fu Jiao and continued sending his vicious saber strike at Fu Jiao’s neck.
Fu Jiao’s perception of his surroundings was blurry, making it difficult for him to discern Meng Chuan’s strike. All he could do was charge forward with his head lowered, allowing the attack to strike his back.
Heart Intent Saber—Tiger Roar Stance!
Boom!
Meng Chuan’s strike was ferocious and violent. However, Fu Jiao’s body withstood the strike like a mountain. Many scales on his body exploded as a bloody gash appeared. One could barely see Fu Jiao’s muscles through the lacerated skin, but the wound immediately healed.
What a powerful body. Meng Chuan was alarmed.
Essence Soul mystic technique—Soul-Vanquishing Spike. How can Meng Chuan use the Soul-Vanquishing Spike? Fu Jiao fled frantically after suffering the saber strike; he found Meng Chuan’s usage of the Soul-Vanquishing Spike unbelievable.
“Do you think you can escape?” Meng Chuan caught up to Fu Jiao in a flash with his astonishing speed.
As Fu Jiao fled like a beast, he looked up and saw a human woman with flame wings in the sky—Liu Qiyue. Liu Qiyue is Meng Chuan’s weakness! Two golden beams shot out from Fu Jiao’s eyes after blinking. However, Meng Chuan’s Soul-Vanquishing Spike immediately pierced Fu Jiao’s Essence Soul again, causing his consciousness to blur from the pain.
The two golden beams dissipated.
Forget it. I can’t use any divine powers at all since Meng Chuan can control the Soul-Vanquishing Spike. Meng Chuan can hold me back with his speed. I’m unable to approach Liu Qiyue at all. Despite facing this dire situation with blurry senses, he still understood what he couldn’t do. Therefore, he swept his black spear around as he fled.
Although his Essence Soul was heavily injured and had a blurry perception of his surroundings, he could still maintain basic reasoning. However, he couldn’t execute any mystical moves at all; he could only attack clumsily. Fortunately, his body was very strong; thus, this random sweep still possessed plenty of strength—roughly 30-40% of his full strength.
However, this attack wasn’t able to stop Meng Chuan—who had extraordinary movement techniques.
Shriek! An ear-pie
rcing screech accompanied the spear.
Meng Chuan’s saber art was bizarre and unpredictable. Fu Jiao roared angrily as he brandished his black spear with all his might. “Scram!” shouted Fu Jiao.
However, Meng Chuan’s saber moved unpredictably. Although Fu Jiao’s spear sweep covered a large area, it failed to touch Meng Chuan’s saber.
Fu Jiao suddenly rolled, and Demon Slayer stabbed into Fu Jiao’s back.
Pfft.
After creating a bloody hole, the saber plunged in halfway. A saber beam blasted through Fu Jiao’s body as blood splattered from the wound.
Fu Jiao convulsed slightly. However, the stocky, thirty-foot-tall Fu Jiao continued running with all his might despite being injured by the saber.
Its body is extremely tough, both internally and externally. Only Dragon Roar Stance can injure it severely. Meng Chuan realized what he had to do as he pursued Fu Jiao.
Meng Chuan formed a series of phantom images; they executed the Dragon Roar Stance repeatedly in an attempt to pierce Fu Jiao’s head.
Fu Jiao also knew that his head was a vital point, so he brandished his spear to protect his head. He also lowered his head while fleeing.
Boom!
Still casting a forbidden spell, Fu Jiao barged forward with his spear. His strike shattered all the buildings, trees, and rockery in his way. However, his injuries worsened. After fleeing for about three kilometers, he charged through a thick city wall and rushed into the wilderness.
He had already been pierced five times by Meng Chuan’s Dragon Roar Stance. Even his heart had been pierced once, causing it to shatter. Although Meng Chuan’s attacks aggravated Fu Jiao’s injuries, only his head remained a vital point after cultivating his body to this stage. He had no other vital points in his body; regrowing a destroyed heart would just take him time.
It’s wrong! All wrong! Our demons’ intelligence is ridiculously wrong. They say that the three Archean Mountain genius youths are on par with each other. However, Meng Chuan is much stronger than Xue Feng and Yan Chitong! His Essence Soul is what makes him monstrously powerful.
Meng Chuan’s talent in Essence Soul cultivation has to be in the top ten in human history. He’s a Great Solar Godfiend with a third-level Essence Soul at the age of 36!
Fu Jiao knew that he had discovered a huge secret.
Meng Chuan had obtained a third-level Essence Soul at the Great Solar realm. What would happen when he became a Marquis Godfiend? What realm could Meng Chuan’s Essence Soul reach when he’s a Regis Godfiend?
In fact, when Meng Chuan attained a second-level Essence Soul a few years ago, Supremacies Qin Wu and Luo Tang made an exception and allowed Meng Chuan to enter Archean Eon Grotto-Heaven! The duo held great expectations for Meng Chuan’s talent for cultivating the Essence Soul. It would be a pleasant surprise for Supremacies Qin Wu and Luo Tang when they discovered that he had attained a third Essence Soul in just a few years.
It will be a great contribution as long as I survive and report this information to the higher-ups. The rewards bestowed will probably be in no way inferior to what I gain from killing two Marquis Godfiends. Fu Jiao was very confident that the Demon Realm’s upper echelons would reward him greatly once he reported this information.
Meng Chuan—who had been chasing after him all this while—attacked again. He stabbed his cold saber into Fu Jiao’s neck. Fu Jiao’s neck was about three-foot-thick. Meng Chuan’s strike tore through the scales and thick layers shielding Fu Jiao’s neck. This attack damaged Fu Jiao’s neck severely.
Fu Jiao gasped in pain. As long as he stabs my head, I’m dead. I don’t have the strength to block his attacks anymore.
As Fu Jiao looked at the vast wilderness, he suddenly dived underground. His surging demonic energy tore through the soil and rocks as he rapidly descended.
Boom—
Rocks and earth exploded as a saber beam erupted from one of Meng Chuan’s phantoms. His true body rapidly approached Fu Jiao.
Meng Chuan sensed that Fu Jiao’s strength was decreasing due to his injuries. I’ll definitely kill it within ten strikes.
With another thought, the Soul-Vanquishing Spike stabbed Fu Jiao’s Essence Soul once again. The God Vanquishing Strike was the strongest mystic technique of a third-level Essence Soul.
According to the manuals of Essence Soul mystic techniques, death was almost certain when one faced the Soul-Vanquishing Spike without an Essence Soul. Only those with extraordinary willpower could reform their consciousness after it was stabbed, keeping them alive.
A first-level Essence Soul would be heavily injured when pierced by a Soul-Vanquishing Spike. One’s consciousness would be a blur, and they could only muster simple thoughts. As for exquisite moves? There was no way they could execute them at all. They could only attack clumsily.
When a Soul-Vanquishing Spike pierced a second-level Essence Soul, the Essence Soul would be slightly damaged and slightly affected.
Fu Jiao could only attack clumsily; thus, his overall strength was greatly reduced.
Pfft.
Fu Jiao’s head managed to dodge another terrifying strike. The saber ended up piercing his right shoulder, boring a deep bloody hole through it.
Fu Jiao’s right arm strength was immediately reduced by 50 percent. The many injuries on Fu Jiao’s bodies—as well as the damage to his organs and heart—meant that the strength he could unleash had decreased greatly. This allowed Meng Chuan to follow Fu Jiao easily and attack him again and again.
From the looks of it, I can’t escape this time. Even with his tenacious vitality, Fu Jiao felt despair. He couldn’t see any hope of survival.
…
Swoosh.
A black beam of light flew at high speeds through the clouds. A black-haired elder was within the black beam of light. He was Archean Mountain’s Regis Godfiend, King Luyue. He was the supreme leader of Yue State’s numerous clans. Normally, he guarded Luo Tang Pass.
Supremacy Luo Tang and two Regis Godfiends guarded Luo Tang Pass—a major city pass. Luo Tang Pass neighbored the Wu State and Qian State.
Quick, quick, quick. King Luyue—who was about 300 years old—was extremely anxious. Meng Chuan and Liu Qiyue are in danger. I have to arrive as soon as possible.
As an older Godfiend, he placed great importance on the sect’s genius disciples.
I still have 150 kilometers to go. Meng Chuan, Liu Qiyue, both of you have to hold on. King Luyue rushed towards Eastcalm Prefecture’s Peace County City at full speed.
Chapter 213 - Demon Slayer’s Transformation
Swoosh! Swoosh!
Fu Jiao struggled to burrow deeper into the ground. He forged ahead while Meng Chuan easily followed behind. He knew it was impossible to escape. Furthermore, he could feel his prided body weakening.
The demons still don’t know the truth about Meng Chuan. His famous speed is secondary to his Essence Soul. His Essence Soul is what makes him so powerful. Fu Jiao felt depressed. I’m the only demon who has discovered this secret. Unfortunately, I’m about to die.
His body rapidly weakened; he found it increasingly difficult to block Meng Chuan’s saber moves.
Meng Chuan’s saber moved in an ethereal manner. The Soul-Vanquishing Spike heavily injured Fu Jiao’s Essence Soul continuously, making his perception of his surroundings very blurry. He found it difficult to see the saber beam clearly.
Boom!
With a terrifying penetrative force, the saber stabbed into Fu Jiao’s head from the side. Demon Slayer stabbed two feet deep into Fu Jiao’s head as the saber beam obliterated the insides of his head completely.
Fu Jiao felt his consciousness hum as his weak Essence Soul lost support from his physical body and dissipated.
I really got killed by a Great Solar Godfiend. Fu Jiao’s consciousness fell into darkness.
Deep underground, Meng Chuan heaved a sigh of relief after finally killing the 30-foot-tall Fu Jiao. It really isn’t easy killing a fourth Firmament demon monarch. Meng C
huan secretly sighed. From beginning to end, he had been using a forbidden Godfiend spell and had fused the Power of Essence Soul with his Quintessential Essence. He didn’t fuse the Power of Essence Soul with his body as well as his Quintessential Essence because his strength would only increase by 50% even if he did so.
He could only deliver ten strikes with maximum power, and Meng Chuan didn’t have the confidence to kill the tenacious Fu Jiao within ten strikes. Thus, he fused the Power of Essence Soul with only his Quintessential Essence, allowing him to execute up to 80 attacks!
Even if he hadn’t killed his opponent in 80 moves, he believed that a powerful Godfien would’ve arrived by then. In the end, he used up almost half of his Power of Essence Souls reserves before killing Fu Jiao.
Chi! Chi! Chi!
Lifeblood gushed out from Fu Jiao’s corpse as it surged towards Demon Slayer. Demon Slayer devoured the blood greedily.
Oh? Meng Chuan was astonished by how long it was taking Demon Slayer to devour Fu Jiao’s body. It hadn’t taken Demon Slayer very long to absorb Blackwater Palace Lord and several other demon monarchs with divine powers, so why did it take so long this time?
It took Demon Slayer nearly ten times longer to devour Fu Jiao than Blackwater Palace Lord. After Demon Slayer devoured Fu Jiao’s body completely, the corpse turned to dust. Even Fu Jiao’s scales and bones were reduced to dust. Only Fu Jiao’s single horn remained intact together with the black spear and several other objects.
Demon Slayer had been starving for many years. This time, it had finally eaten its fill. The saber glowed purple as it emitted an oppressive aura.
The might of Demon Slayer seems to be much greater? Meng Chuan could sense the changes in Demon Slayer. According to Archean Mountain’s records, the saber is an evil divine armament. However, it has weakened after extended periods of not absorbing lifeblood. Demon Slayer’s strength will recover when it absorbs enough lifeblood and sin.
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