Boom!
Meng Chuan’s Red Lotus Stance barely protected his surroundings and his wife.
Following that, the two of them realized what had happened. They were trapped within a massive water domain that spanned a diameter of 5 kilometers. They could see many destroyed buildings around them. With his Essence Soul perception domain, he could sense the auras of many mortals. However, the city wall, buildings, and tunnels within the Dragonwater Domain had been destroyed! Everybody within those tunnels was killed.
Nearly 20,000 people died in the blink of an eye. This made Meng Chuan and his wife feel pain and anger.
They looked down. Only three people stood alive in the Dragonwater Domain: Meng Chuan, Liu Qiyue, and Greater Demon Monarch Blackrock.
“It’s a fourth Firmament demon monarch,” said Meng Chuan via voice transmission. “Qiyue, leave this domain first. Then, support me with your archery. Let’s join forces and kill it.”
“Alright.” Liu Qiyue’s killing intent rose.
Blackrock looked up and grinned. Following that, he shot into the sky and headed straight for the couple.
“I’ll send you out of this domain first.” Meng Chuan charged out of the Dragonwater Domain with his wife.
Boom! Boom!
Waves surged over.
Meng Chuan might’ve withstood the terrifying impact, but his wife definitely couldn’t! Meng Chuan had no choice but to execute Red Lotus Stance to block the waves! As a result, Meng Chuan and Liu Qiyue’s speed drastically decreased. Their speed dropped to about 10 to 20 percent. Blackrock was naturally much faster than them as he quickly rushed towards them. This domain is too powerful. Even my baneful aura can’t stop it. Meng Chuan turned anxious when he saw this. His wife was only a Great Solar Godfiend sharpshooter. It would be very dangerous for Liu Qiyue if a fourth Firmament demon monarch came close to her.
Liu Qiyue was already holding three arrows. She drew her bow and shot at the charging Blackrock.
Swish! Swish! Swish!
Three streaks of light tore through the air. However, turbulent waves surged through the domain, striking the three streams of light. The arrows managed to pierce through the waves at the cost of greatly decreased power. After piercing through the waves, the arrows moved slower than Blackrock.
“It’s here.” Liu Qiyue’s expression changed. “This domain is moving. It’s centered around this greater demon monarch.”
Meng Chuan also noticed the Dragonwater Domain moving as Blackrock rushed towards them. Wherever Blackrock moved, the Dragonwater Domain would follow; thus, destroying the city wall, buildings, and mortals.
“Also, we’re even further away from the domain boundary now. We’re roughly 2.5 kilometers away.” Liu Qiyue looked down at the destroyed county city. Without holding back, she unleashed the power of her phoenix bloodline with a single thought. Instantly, flames erupted from her body. The power of her flames left Meng Chuan extremely alarmed.
His wife’s eyes glowed red as flames wreathed around her body. Her strength was now not inferior to the fourth Firmament demon monarch.
“Qiyue.” Meng Chuan understood that his wife had cast Phoenix’s Nirvana.
The cost of casting Phoenix’s Nirvana was her lifespan.
“Ah Chuan, it has to be used eventually. I’ll give it a try first.” Liu Qiyue smiled as she looked at her husband. The terrifying flames spread 1000 feet around her as she protected Meng Chuan from the Dragonwater Domain’s waves.
On one side were flames, and on the other side-waves of water.
The two clashed loudly.
Fourth Firmament demon monarch. Liu Qiyue held her divine bow as she strung an arrow.
Chapter 237 - Epiphany
Liu Qiyue could sense how powerful she was at this moment. Casting Phoenix’s Nirvana would reveal the true power of her phoenix bloodline that had become purer as she cultivated.
As a Phoenix Divine Body expert, she could sense the invincible and terrifying power in her phoenix bloodline. She was only a Great Solar Godfiend and could only unleash the tip of the iceberg of power contained within her phoenix bloodline. Even so, Liu Qiyue found her current strength unbelievable.
Chi! Chi! Chi! Liu Qiyue felt her body transform under the eruption of her phoenix bloodline. Her soul was transforming as well.
Yes, she clearly hadn’t condensed an Essence Soul, but under her Nirvana state, she could clearly sense that her soul was rapidly strengthening. Clearly, the longer she remained in her Phoenix Nirvana state, the more astounding her soul’s transformation would be.
The Dao of Fire that belongs to a phoenix? Liu Qiyue felt that every movement of hers could stir terrifying flames. Her insights towards flames constantly surged. While in her Phoenix’s Nirvana state, she felt like she had constant epiphanies.
These effects had all been recorded. When Phoenix Divine Body experts cast Phoenix’s Nirvana, their Essence Soul, technique realm, and body would become stronger in every aspect. This was also the reason why they were bound to become Marquis Godfiends. The only price was that their lifespans would be constantly shortened if they continued casting Phoenix’s Nirvana.
The longer one underwent Nirvana, the more their lifespan would shorten-leading to death.
“Kill!” Liu Qiyue shot out an arrow without hesitation.
This arrow was dazzling!
Meng Chuan was shocked by the arrow.
Liu Qiyue was even more confident than before. She could sense how much she had improved. This was a profound qualitative change in her combat prowess.
As Blackrock was too close to the couple, the arrow flew out of the flames and pierced a few hundred feet into the turbulent waters before arriving in front of Blackrock.
Bang! Blackrock struck out with a one-handed hammer, smashing it against the arrow.
The arrow exploded.
Flames scattered everywhere.
Blackrock easily blocked the arrow, but he was rather alarmed. This Liu Qiyue is clearly a Great Solar Godfiend. She has the strength of a peak Marquis Godfiend after casting Phoenix’s Nirvana. However, both of them will die today.
Blackrock was the leader of all demon monarchs in the Great Zhou Dynasty. He was a true peak fourth Firmament demon monarch. His strength was close to that of a Regis Godfiend. With the Dragonwater Domain, he was like a tiger with wings.
“Dragonwater Domain, turn the world upside down!” As they neared, Blackrock finally utilized the Dragonwater Domain’s full strength to deal with the duo.
Rumble…
All the waves surged towards Meng Chuan and his wife, causing the flames around Liu Qiyue to shrink backward constantly. The flames were pushed back until they were just 100 feet away from them.
No matter how the waves attacked the flames, the hundred-foot area remained completely unscathed.
“Ah Chuan, he’s too strong. Even my arrows can’t threaten him. What should I do?” Liu Qiyue was a little anxious. She took out three arrows at once. As the other party was rapidly charging at her, she only had one chance to shoot her arrows.
“Continue shooting,” said Meng Chuan via voice transmission. He had finished preparing
“Die.” Blackrock was less than 1000 feet away from the duo.
800 feet, 600 feet…
Liu Qiyue’s three arrows pierced through the air, bringing with them dazzling flames and terrifying might. Blackrock was still confident in blocking them. But at that moment
Go, Soul-Vanquishing Spike! With a thought, Meng Chuan’s Soul-Vanquishing Spike – which had been nurtured by his Essence Soul for a long time-shot out from his body.
The Soul-Vanquishing Spike was an Essence Soul weapon. One couldn’t detect it with the naked eye or typical sensory techniques. Only those with Essence Souls could detect it.
Demonic powers, Quintessential Essence, and physical bodies could not defend against it either.
Its speed was beyond imagination. It was even faster than lightning. It instantly entered Blackrock’s body and found his
Essence Soul sitting in his sea of consciousness. It was a black, stone golem-shaped Essence Soul. It was rather powerful.
This is? Blackrock’s Essence Soul discovered the Soul-Vanquishing Spike entering his sea of consciousness. He could not help but be alarmed.
It has a second-level Essence Soul? Meng Chuan’s heart sank when he saw the other party’s Essence Soul. Although the other party’s Essence Soul was inferior to his, it was still a second-level Essence Soul.
Pfft.
The Soul-Vanquishing Spike stabbed straight into Blackrock’s Essence Soul.
“Ah.” Blackrock felt a sharp pain in his head. At that moment, the three arrows were already in front of him. He could only swing his hammer with his left hand and barely blocked two arrows.
The last arrow struck his chest and exploded. Phoenix flames burned all over his body. Blackrock randomly threw the hammer in his right hand. The hammer transformed into a black beam of light that shot towards Liu Qiyue. It was too close.
The hammer was too fast. Liu Qiyue didn’t have time to shoot another arrow.
Thankfully, Meng Chuan was by her side. He had long used a forbidden Godfiend spell. At that moment, he didn’t hesitate to use the Power of Essence Soul to accelerate.
Boom!
He executed Red Lotus Stance with Demon Slayer and took on the attack. He felt a deep and unfathomable force come from the hammer. It pressed down on Demon Slayer and struck Meng Chuan. With a deep thud, Meng Chuan’s ribs cracked. His back arched, and blood instantly dyed his clothes red.
Clang!
He was sent flying backward like a ragdoll.
Tears welled up in Liu Qiyue’s eyes when she saw this. She was afraid that Meng Chuan would be smashed to death by the hammer strike!
“Demon Monarch, die.” Liu Qiyue’s eyes turned red as she went crazy. She shot three arrows at the same time.
The surface of Blackrock’s body burned with phoenix flames. However, he took a deep breath and directly sucked the phoenix flames into his body. He nodded in approval. “This flame tastes good.”
This made Liu Qiyue’s pupils contract.
She immediately retreated! She retreated in the direction in which Meng Chuan had flown backward while shooting.
Her flame domain maintained its 100 feet radius, completely blocking the Dragonwater Domain’s waves. Liu Qiyue now had the strength of a peak Marquis Godfiend. Her flying speed with her flame wings had reached a whole new level.
“It’s useless. You won’t be able to escape.” Blackrock received his hammer that flew back and continued attacking Liu Qiyue. He wasn’t in a hurry to deal with Meng Chuan. He felt like that hammer strike was enough to kill Meng Chuan. Killing the threatening Liu Qiyue was more important.
When Meng Chuan was sent flying like a ragdoll, the terrifying impact swept through his entire body, causing him to lose consciousness. However, his third-level Essence Soul instantly woke him up. He could sense the Dragonwater Domain’s turbulent waves enveloping him as it tried to suffocate
him.
At the Divine Power realm, my body is strong, but this greater demon monarch is much stronger than me.He heavily injured me with a single strike. If Qiyue hadn’t held him back, I probably would have been killed in two or three strikes. Meng Chuan felt the severity of his injuries. His chest had caved in completely, and his heart and lungs suffered severe damage. However, they rapidly recovered at that moment. His bones rapidly healed, and his organs recovered back to normal.
He just needed a few seconds to recover from such severe injuries.
When his body recovered, Meng Chuan saw Qiyue being pursued.
What should I do? I can’t withstand a single strike from the enemy. Inside the water domain, my speed is inferior to the enemy’s. Meng Chuan was extremely anxious. As he rapidly pondered with his Essence Soul, time seemed to slow down. Many thoughts surfaced in his mind every moment.
Liu Qiyue fled in Meng Chuan’s direction. “Ah Chuan, Ah Chuan.”
She was worried about her husband. Having seen the hammer sending him flying like a ragdoll, she was really worried about Meng Chuan.
“Qiyue.” Meng Chuan saw his wife being chased down.
Blazing flames rose from Liu Qiyue’s body. The flames spread out and remained 100 feet within her, blocking the Dragonwater Domain’s waves. Phoenix flames were extreme Yang, but they were also extreme Yin. They were flames of life.
A flash of inspiration hit Meng Chuan as he watched the phoenix flames resisting the Dragonwater Domain.
He suddenly thought of the saber move he had accidentally executed when he was practicing his saber art.
Extreme Yin transforms into Yang. Extreme Yang transforms into Yin? No, extreme Yin is also extreme Yang. It’s just two sides of the same coin. Meng Chuan was completely enlightened. He felt like his understanding of the Heart Intent Saber Art-a Black Metal Sutra—had reached a new level.
Chapter 238 - Realm of Dao
The core of Heart Intent Saber Art was the Heart Saber Stance. The other moves were derived from the Heart Saber Stance and developed in different directions.
After comprehending the profundity of Heart Saber Stance’s Yin-Yang Transformation and reaching the Realm of Dao, Meng Chuan’s understanding of Red Lotus Stance, Tiger Roar Stance, Dragon Roar Stance, Extreme Yin Stance, and Flying Swallow Stance had reached a whole new level.
Meng Chuan didn’t have time to reflect on his new insights because he saw his wife being sent flying by Blackrock’s hammer.
This couple is even more powerful than what’s stated in the intelligence we have on them! Blackrock flew through the surging waves and approached Liu Qiyue. Liu Qiyue has a Phoenix Divine Body, and she has the strength of a peak Marquis Godfiend after casting Phoenix’s Nirvana. That Meng Chuan is even more impressive. He actually used a Soul-Vanquishing Spike! He’s a 38-year-old Great Solar Godfiend, but his Essence Soul has actually reached the third level. Such Essence Soul cultivation talent can be ranked among the top few in human history. As for us demons, we didn’t even know about this before.
Blackrock chased after Liu Qiyue.
The flames on Liu Qiyue’s body seemed to have taken corporeal form. She had already transformed into a phoenix. A burning phoenix flew through the endless waves with great difficulty, constantly withstanding the terrifying impacts. The Dragonwater Domain could weaken even Regis Godfiends! Liu Qiyue’s Phoenix’s Nirvana-powered flames could barely resist it.
Meng Chuan’s baneful aura domain was on the verge of collapse. “Ah Chuan, Ah Chuan.” Liu Qiyue was filled with unease. She wanted to reach her husband as soon as possible. The strike just now had filled her with unease. At the same time, she had requested for help repeatedly through her Patroller token as a way to indicate the urgency of her situation.
The moment they met the greater demon monarch, the couple had requested for help.
Now, all she could do was repeatedly request for help. The fastest reinforcements is a Regis Godfiend at Luo Tang Pass. However, it will take them five minutes to arrive. Liu Qiyue was extremely anxious. Five minutes is too slow!
“Liu Qiyue, why are you so concerned about your husband? Why don’t you accompany your husband? That way, the two of you won’t be lonely on the way to the netherworld.” Blackrock attacked Liu Qiyue as he approached.
Liu Qiyue flapped her flame wings, wanting to dodge. However, they were too close to one another.
Blackrock’s ferocious hammer tore through the layers of protective flames. The flames seemed corporeal since they could withstand the Dragonwater Domain’s waves. At that moment, the hammer had been weakened by 70 to 80 percent by the flames. In the end, Liu Qiyue also used her divine bow to block the hammer.
Bam!!!
The divine bow was extraordinary; the attack didn’t damage the bow at all. However, the impact spread to Liu Qiyue’s body, causing her flames to scatter. Liu Qiyue’s organs were severely injured, but her body rapidly healed because of her burning pho
enix flames. In fact, as Liu Qiyue maintained Phoenix’s Nirvana, her body constantly metamorphosed, causing her injuries to heal rapidly.
Even though my strength has greatly increased, I almost lost my life. Liu Qiyue was sent flying by the blast, but she was still worried about her husband. What happened to Ah Chuan? He doesn’t have the phoenix flames to protect himself. He took the blow head-on.
Liu Qiyue then saw the figure in the distance —that had been enveloped by the wavessuddenly move. This made her relieved.
Your Phoenix’s Nirvana can help you recover from your injuries very quickly. In that case, I’ll pound you into minced meat and see if you will die. Just as Blackrock was about to pursue Liu Qiyue, his expression suddenly changed.
A lightning-clad figure shuttled through the waves, withstanding the wave impacts as he rapidly approached Blackrock.
Meng Chuan? Blackrock couldn’t believe it.
A saber beam arced through the air, attacking Blackrock’s flank. It was fast and unpredictable, and it still possessed terrifying speed though obstructed by the churning water.
Black Metal Sutra-Heart Intent Saber’s Dragon Roar Stance!
Blackrock felt that his opponent’s saber strike was too strange. He wasn’t even fully confident that he could withstand the saber beam. He held two hammers in front of him to block the attack.
Chi!
Demon Slayer and the two hammers recoiled immediately upon impact. Meng Chuan executed Swallow Stance to redirect the remnant impact into his next attack back at Blackrock!
Meng Chuan slashed out saber beam after saber beam! Even though he was affected by the Dragonwater Domain, Meng Chuan was still faster than Blackrock. He constantly attacked. However, he didn’t dare to clash head-on with the greater demon monarch. Meng Chuan knew very well how terrifying the greater demon monarch’s strength was.
“Qiyue, I’ll hold it back first. Leave quickly and escape the Dragonwater Domain,” said Meng Chuan via voice transmission.
“Okay.” Liu Qiyue watched as her husband’s speed in the Dragonwater Domain exceeded Blackrock. She couldn’t help but feel a lot more relaxed. Now that he held the advantage in speed, Blackrock wouldn’t be able to catch up if Meng Chuan wanted to escape.
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