Whoosh.
Liu Qiyue’s flames formed the shape of a phoenix. She flew through layers of waves in the Dragonwater Domain with great difficulty. She had to fly 2.5 kilometers quickly and get away from Blackrock. Under the suppression of the Dragonwater Domain, he’s even faster than me? How fast is he if the Dragonwater Domain doesn’t suppress him? Blackrock was genuinely shocked. Now that Meng Chuan held the advantage in speed, saber beams came one after another. As long as Blackrock parried an attack, Meng Chuan would immediately retreat. Meng didn’t clash with Blackrock head-on. This made it difficult for Blackrock to unleash his strength fully.
Too agile.
The Dragonwater Domain’s suppressive powers were terrifying, but Meng Chuan’s movements were too agile and graceful. Most of the wave impacts were dispelled while Meng Chuan borrowed some of the waves’ force. This was why Swallow Stance was an ingenious movement technique. After comprehending the unique rhythm of Yin-Yang Transformations, his Swallow Stance had become much stronger. Even when suppressed by the Dragonwater Domain, he could still unleash up to 30% of his maximum speed.
After reaching the Realm of Dao, Meng Chuan’s maximum speed increased once again! Even at 30 percent of his maximum speed, he was still as fast as a Regis Godfiend!
This Meng Chuan is too mysterious. He attained a third-level Essence Soul at such a young age. His body is also monstrous! The pressure the Dragonwater Domain can exert is immense. Even Liu Qiyue has to cast Phoenix’s Nirvana and protect herself with phoenix flames. Great Solar Godfiends should be reduced to meat paste instantly. Marquis Godfiends have to use their Darkstar Domains and Darkstar Quintessential to withstand the immense pressure. Only fourth Firmament demon monarchs with powerful bodies can withstand the Dragonwater Domain’s pressure, yet he can actually resist the pressure with his body alone?
Blackrock felt like he had discovered many of Meng Chuan’s secrets. Secrets like his Essence Soul and his strong physical body.
I have to get rid of him. Otherwise, if he develops his strength further, he will be too great a threat in the future. Blackrock immediately saw Liu Qiyue fleeing into the distance.
This Meng Chuan is clearly faster than me and can escape directly. Yet, he wants to pester me… He wants to save his wife.
Can you save her? Blackrock’s body phased away.
What? Meng Chuan saw a mountain appear in front of him.
A towering mountain demon—that was 1000 feet tall-appeared in front of him. Blackrock was still in human form as his stone arms held a sledgehammer. The sledgehammer was now extremely huge.
Mountain demon? Meng Chuan was alarmed. This greater demon monarch is actually a mountain demon?
Mountain demons were famous for their terrifying strength and tenacious bodies.
It’s a mountain demon? Liu Qiyue looked a little anxious. No wonder it could resist my arrows with just its body.
A mountain demon’s body was ridiculously tough when they were in miniature form. After gigantification, their body’s toughness would decrease slightly, but their strength would increase greatly.
“Haha, Meng Chuan, you want to save your wife?” Blackrock roared with laughter that sounded like rumbling thunder. It resounded through the entire Dragonwater Domain. He casually swung his hammer, stirring up endless waves. The strength behind the hammer shocked Meng Chuan, causing him to dodge quickly. As for Blackrock, he took large strides towards Liu Qiyue. The Dragonwater Domain moved with him. He didn’t seem to be fast, but he covered 1000 feet with every step. His speed was astounding; he was much faster than before.
Originally, he was 1.5 kilometers away from Liu Qiyue. However, the distance between them rapidly shortened as he ran towards her.
Swoosh.
Clad in lightning, Meng Chuan sped past Blackrock in an arcing manner. Although he took a long detour, he still reached Liu Qiyue before Blackrock.
They are gone? When the city suffered such destruction, a small number of people still looked outside. The people who dared to look at the battle were those from either Earth Net, the Skydemon Sect, or bold mortals.
They saw surging waves sweep through the vast city.
Within the vast water domain, a giant mountain demon appeared. The giant mountain demon towered over buildings, and he wielded two sledgehammers in his hands as he flew off into the distance-far away from the county city and toward the wilderness.
“Qiyue.” Meng Chuan used his speed to rendezvous with Liu Qiyue.
“Ah Chuan, your injuries?” Liu Qiyue was a little worried.
“It’s nothing.” Meng Chuan held her arm. “Let’s go.I’ll help you escape.”
Swoosh.
The couple traversed the Dragonwater Domain together. However, Meng Chuan’s expression changed.
When alone, he could break through the Dragonwater Domain by borrowing the domain’s powers. However, Liu Qiyue’s body was fairly weak. There was no way she could withstand the Dragonwater Domain’s immense pressure with her body alone. Thus, she had to rely on her phoenix flames to protect herself. Her phoenix flames were actually able to withstand the Dragonwater Domain’s immense pressure. However, his speed was greatly affected since he was carrying another person. He could only maintain 20% of his maximum speed when carrying Liu Qiyue. At this speed, he was only as fast as a Marquis Godfiend.
After Blackrock revealed his true form, his speed was greater than Meng Chuan’s. Blackrock soon appeared behind the duo.
“Hahaha, you won’t be able to escape with your wife.” The towering 1000-foot-tall Blackrock strode forward and laughed loudly. “Will you stand behind and die with your wife, or will you escape alone?”
Chapter 239 - The Only Way
“Ah Chuan, run. Don’t bother about me.” Liu Qiyue looked at her husband and persuaded him via voice transmission.
She looked at Meng Chuan’s side profile. She wanted to remember his appearance. She was reluctant to part with him. She couldn’t bear to part with her husband or her children, but she knew that choices had to be made on a battlefield. It would be better if at least one of them survived instead of dying together.
“Don’t worry, Qiyue,” Meng Chuan reassured Liu Qiyue via voice transmission. “Let’s hold on for a while longer. The Godfiend that Archean Mountain sent will arrive soon.”
“Ah Chuan, the fastest reinforcement will be a Regis Godfiend from Luo Tang Pass,” said Liu Qiyue via voice transmission. “They will take five minutes to arrive. That’s too long. They won’t arrive in time. Don’t implicate yourself because of me. Ah Chuan, our children are still young. They need someone to take care of them.”
“Don’t worry. I have a solution,” said Meng Chuan.
Meng Chuan knew that if Supremacy Luo Tang rescued them personally, she would arrive very quickly. However, Luo Tang Pass couldn’t be lost! Once Supremacy Luo Tang appeared, Blackrock would tell the demons that a Creation-level threat had appeared with his token before dying. The demons would then realize that Supremacy Qin Wu was still guarding Archean Mountain. Thus, they could infer that Supremacy Luo Tang had likely been the one to act. Then, the demons might immediately attack Luo Tang Pass.
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As the Great Zhou Dynasty’s only super-large city pass, the Godfiends wouldn’t be able to hold the demons back without a Creation Supremacy. If they lost Luo Tang Pass, it would be disastrous.
Just as Meng Chuan and his wife had expected, Archean Mountain had indeed sent a Regis Godfiend-King Luyue of Luo Tang Pass—to rescue them.
When Meng Chuan had fought Fu Jiao, it had been King Luyue who had arrived to act as reinforcements. It was the same this time. Luo Tang Pass only had two Regis Godfiends guarding it. King Luyue was the faster of the two, so he was naturally sent to aid Meng Chuan and Liu Qiyue.
Swoosh.
In the clouds, King Luyue traveled as a black light beam. His eyes were filled with anxiety.
Meng Chuan and Liu Qiyue have repeatedly requested for help? It looks like it’s ver
y dangerous. The two of them must hold on. I still have another 250 kilometers to go! King Luyue rushed to save them.
Charge. Meng Chuan suddenly fused the Power of Essence Soul with his body and rushed forward with his wife. His speed increased by nearly 30 percent, but Blackrock snorted coldly.
Blackrock’s body glowed red, and his speed increased by 20 to 30 percent. He was still faster than Meng Chuan and Liu Qiyue.
He actually forced me to use a forbidden spell. Blackrock’s eyes turned even more ferocious as he pursued Meng Chuan and Liu Qiyue.
The gap is narrowing. I can’t shake it off. Meng Chuan’s mind raced. What should I do? Qiyue must be saved! But how? By using the Power of Essence Soul, I will only have the strength of a peak Marquis Godfiendl. It’s impossible for me to stop a fourth Firmament mountain demon monarch.
There’s no other way…
Meng Chuan glanced at his wife. “Qiyue, I’ll hold him back. Take the opportunity to escape this domain.”
“How?” Liu Qiyue immediately sent a voice transmission. “Ah Chuan, don’t be rash.”
“I have a way.” Meng Chuan released his wife and took the initiative to rush towards Blackrock.
Blackrock was not alarmed. Instead, he was overjoyed. “Nice!” He was most afraid that Meng Chuan would abandon his wife and escape alone. He couldn’t do anything if he did do that. To him, Meng Chuan was much more important than Liu Qiyue. Liu Qiyue’s survival only meant an additional human expert in the future. If Meng Chuan stayed alive, he would continue to protect a vast area with his speed. His Essence Soul cultivation talent represented his terrifying potential. “Die!” Blackrock suddenly exerted his strength and took a step forward. The ground quaked as he brandished his sledgehammer.
The huge hammer—that was 20 to 30 feet in diameter—was like a small hill. It contained terrifying might. Wherever it passed, space distorted.
The hammer’s terrifying might made Meng Chuan’s heart skip a beat. He immediately executed Swallow Stance, avoiding the terrifying sledgehammer. But another sledgehammer followed the previous one.
Boom!
Their surroundings were affected by these two sledgehammers. The sky darkened as waves surged forward.
Meng Chuan vaguely realized that the two sledgehammers had formed a formation. Once he was embroiled in Blackrock’s attacks, it would be difficult to escape.
Run! He didn’t continue rushing toward Blackrock. Instead, he used his movement technique to flee into the distance. “Escaping? Then, I’ll kill your wife,” roared Blackrock. His voice resounded through his surroundings. He didn’t chase after Meng Chuan. Instead, he rushed towards Liu Qiyue. He wanted to force Meng Chuan to save his wife.
Liu Qiyue watched as Meng Chuan fled into the distance. Her knitted brows eased as she completely relaxed.
Meng Chuan had made his choice. This was a wise choice on the battlefield—at least one person could survive.
Ah Chuan, take good care of our children.
Meng Chuan’s eyes filled with determination as he fled into the distance.
There’s only one way to save Qiyue. I must break through to the Darkstar realm!
Meng Chuan’s eyes were filled with madness.
In the Godfiend cultivation system, each major breakthrough had to be handled with extreme care. The further one progressed in the cultivation system, the more dangerous the breakthrough became. One mistake could result in one’s body exploding into pieces.
It was extremely difficult to break through from the Great Solar realm to the Darkstar realm! One had to reach the Realm of Dao and have an Essence Soul before they could condense a Darkstar. One had to control every wisp of their Quintessential Essence carefully with their Essence Soul. A Great Solar Godfiend also had to be young enough. Otherwise, one’s dantian space wouldn’t be young and resilient enough to withstand the breakthrough impact. After reaching 60 years of age, the probability of a Great Solar Godfiend becoming a Marquis Godfiend would gradually drop.
If he wanted to break through to the Darkstar realm, then he needed to meditate! A slight disturbance during one’s breakthrough would cause them to fail.
Meng Chuan was currently unable to meditate. He couldn’t even slowly adjust his state of mind and focus on making a breakthrough. He had to make a sudden breakthrough. The danger of doing this was insanely great.
My body’s lifeforce is extremely vigorous. My dantian space is far tougher than that of my peers. I have a third-level Essence Soul. My control over Quintessential Essence with the Power of Essence Soul is more exquisite than that of my peers. Even if I make a sudden breakthrough, I have more than 80 percent chance of success.
Though an 80 percent chance of successfully breaking through was high, Archean Mountain only allowed their disciples to break through if they had a 100 percent chance of success. This required one to enter seclusion and begin their breakthrough.
After all, if he failed, everything would be for naught. He was basically insane to attempt to break through to the Darkstar realm during a battle. However, Meng Chuan knew that he might die during this chance. Since he had an 80 percent chance of breaking through, he naturally chose to do so if he could save his wife.
And this was the only way to save his wife. He had no other choice since he was up against a peak fourth Firmament demon monarch that controlled the Dragonwater Domain.
Come on! Meng Chuan didn’t have time to waste. It wouldn’t take long for Blackrock to catch up to Liu Qiyue. He had to become a Marquis Godfiend quickly.
Instantly, the Power of Essence Soul fused with his Great Solar Quintessential Essence and his dantian space. A dazzling ‘Great Sun’ floated in the middle of his vast dantian space, emitting a golden glow. Every wisp of golden light was a wisp of Great Solar Quintessential Essence.
Since Meng Chuan was accomplished in the physical body cultivation system, his body was very powerful. His foundation was robust, and his dantian space was extremely vast. The ‘Great Sun’ in his dantian space had also reached its size limit. Compared to all of history’s Great Solar Godfiends, Meng Chuan’s Quintessential Essence was the purest and most refined. If he improved his Quintessential Essence any further, the ‘Great Sun’ would implode.
Break through. He didn’t have time to think about it. The Power of Essence Soul fused with the ‘Great Sun’ and controlled countless golden rays, instantly triggering their power.
Boom!
With his Saber Dao, the Yin-Yang Transformation caused his accumulated Great Solar Quintessential Essence to erupt completely. The ‘Great Sun’s’ glow became a thousand-fold more dazzling, filling the entire dantian space.
Meng Chuan’s Quintessential Essence continued exploding under his guidance. When it reached its limit, the ‘Great Sun’ produced an attractive force.
Extreme Yang gave rise to Yin! Converge. The Power of Essence Soul caused his Quintessential Essence to gather like a vortex. The pressure on the gathered Quintessential Essence caused it to liquefy and even solidify.
Although it took a long time to describe, the ‘Great Sun’ exploded and shrunk extremely quickly. Finally, it shrank into an extremely tiny dim sphere. It was many times smaller than the previous ‘Great Sun’. The entire dantian space turned dark.
The dark red sphere emitted a dark red gas; it contained a terrifying might. This was a Darkstar.
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Many Archean Mountain Godfiends longed to reach the Darkstar realm, but it was difficult. If one had insufficient control over their Quintessential Essence, they would not be able to converge their Quintessential to a single point after the explosion! If the explosion wasn’t handled properly, one’s body would explode into pieces.
If one’s technique realm wasn’t high enough, they wouldn’t be able to form a perfect, stable Darkstar. An imperfect Darkstar would collapse and explode. This explosion was even more terrifying; it could reduce one’s body to dust.
This breakthrough was extremely difficult!
However, Meng Chuan didn’t make any preparations. He made a sudden breakthrough and even succeeded in one fell swoop! It was rare for this to happen. However, his third-level Essence Soul was the main reason he succeeded. His control over Quintessential Essence was much greater.
I succeeded. Meng Chuan was overjoyed.
He hadn’t died. He had successfully made a breakthrough and survived!
Qiyue. Meng Chuan looked over and saw the towering Blackrock about half a kilometer away from Qiyue. This made Meng Chuan secretly heave a sigh of relief.
Although it took a long time to describe, Meng Chuan’s breakthrough took an extremely short period of time.
Swoosh. Meng Chuan instantly moved.
This is the Darkstar Domain and Darkstar Quintessential Essence? Meng Chuan rushed towards his wife at full speed. At the same time, he felt the changes in his body.
Once the Darkstar was formed, one would gain all sorts of magical powers. For example, the Darkstar naturally formed the Darkstar domain. The Darkstar domain spanned a 1000 feet radius. The Darkstar domain granted a Godfiend all sorts of special abilities that surpassed a demon’s divine power. It was what granted Marquis Godfiends such terrifying combat prowess.
The Darkstar domain was very special. It could be used for concealment, disguise, flying, defense, attacks, and as a domain.
If he wanted to protect himself, he could form a 1000-feet-wide domain that had a repulsive force. The closer one moved to Meng Chuan, the stronger the repulsion. It was like two large magnets with the same pole facing each other. The closer the magnets were, the stronger the
repulsive forces.
This made Meng Chuan somewhat unapproachable.
Boom!
The Darkstar domain suppressed the Dragonwater Domain’s surging waves. However, the waves still pushed past the Darkstar domain’s repulsive forces and reached Meng Chuan. After all, it was a treasure that even fifth Firmament demon monarchs valued.
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