Archean Eon Art c1-766

by I Eat Tomatoes, Wo Chi Xi Hong Shi, 我吃西红柿

  A cat demon wantonly massacred humans.

  About half a kilometer away from the cat demon monarch was a dilapidated restaurant. From afar, five demon monarchs watched the scene on the top floor.

  “The cat demon is busy massacring humans. A Godfiend team will soon arrive. We will cast forbidden spells the moment we take action,” said the skinny leader in a deep voice.

  “Archean Mountain’s Godfiend teams are very powerful. They have excellent teamwork. Brother, isn’t the time limit of 150 seconds a little too short? Why don’t we increase it a little? How about 240 seconds?”

  “That’s right. Once 150 seconds are up, we have to retreat. That’s too little time! Last time, we killed a Godfiend. The remaining three Godfiends were clearly much weaker. If we had spent another 30 seconds attacking them, we would have definitely wiped them out. However, you still want us to retreat after 150 seconds are up. We have been in the human world for more than a year, but we only managed to kill one Great Solar Godfiend.”

  “Fool! Brother is being careful. Only by being careful can we live long. Once a Marquis Godfiend arrives, we won’t be able to escape,” retorted a demon monarch.

  “In the human world, survival is of utmost importance,” said another demon monarch.

  The skinny leader looked into the distance with his dark yellow eyes. He indifferently said, “You have to listen to my orders if you’re in my team. No matter how tempted you are, you have to retreat after 150 seconds are up. This is my rule.”

  “They’re coming.”

  “The Godfiends are here.”

  The five demon monarchs saw a huge bird flying over from afar. Four Godfiends jumped down from the sky.

  “It’s a Great Solar Godfiend team. Attack,” ordered the skinny man.

  In the human world, there were very few elite demon monarch teams. These elite demon monarch teams consisted of the 300 elite demon monarchs that Demon Sage Nine Abyss had personally received when they entered the human world. Over a hundred elite demon monarch teams were formed and scattered throughout the human world. There were only a few dozen elite demon monarch teams in each dynasty’s territory. Every elite demon monarch team was extremely cautious and wouldn’t take action easily.

  If they saw a Marquis Godfiend arrive, they would immediately burrow into the ground. Some demon monarchs were adept at escaping underground.

  This five-man elite demon monarch team would only attack when a Great Solar Godfiend team arrived.

  Pfft.

  The cat demon monarch fled in panic, but a sword beam killed it. The cat demon monarch was split in half, and the corpse fell into a ruined building.

  At that moment, five figures suddenly attacked the Godfiend team from hundreds of feet away. At the same time, red mist permeated a half-kilometer area and enveloped the four Godfiends.

  “Not good. Request for reinforcements.” The Godfiend team was very experienced. They immediately requested for help. At the same time, they cast forbidden Godfiend spells and resisted the attacks.

  They did not seek success; they just hoped for nobody to make a mistake. Based on experience, Archean Mountain’s Godfiend teams were generally weaker than elite demon monarch teams.

  Although there was usually one person in a Godfiend team that had the strength of a weak Marquis Godfiend when they went all-out and the Godfiends worked well together, the elite demon monarch teams were still stronger. In an elite demon monarch team, typically, two demon monarchs had the strength of a weak Marquis Godfiend. Some also had strong divine powers.

  “They will naturally retreat after we hold on for a bit longer.”

  “If they don’t retreat, a Marquis Godfiend will arrive.” The Godfiend team was very confident in their chances of survival. They didn’t wish to kill their enemies; they just wanted to stall for time.

  In a situation where the strength difference wasn’t too great, there was some hope of stalling for enough time.

  “Kill!” The five demon monarchs went completely mad.

  The leader, the skinny demon monarch, transformed into an illusory shadow as he attacked crazily and strangely. A bear demon monarch brandished his axe and cleaved down. The other three demon monarchs also executed various attacks.

  “Ah, the leader of this elite demon monarch team is too fast. Its claws are too ruthless.” A dual-wielding Godfiend resisted with great difficulty. A wound appeared on his arm. The robe bestowed by Archean Mountain had been torn. It showed how powerful the demon monarch’s claws were. “My right arm is injured. I can’t last much longer.”

  “Leave the demon monarch leader to me. Junior Brother Lu, hold back the other two demon monarchs.” said an elderly Godfiend —that held a shield and a battle saber.

  Time passed as the four Godfiends supported each other.

  Thirty seconds, sixty seconds, ninety seconds…

  “Ugh.” The Godfiend—who had been injured earlier-saw his arm flying. This caused the expressions of the other three Godfiends to change drastically.

  “Junior Brother Lu!”

  “Senior Brother Lu!”

  “Kill them within 150 seconds.” The five demon monarchs were overjoyed. As long as one Godfiend lost their peak combat strength, they would be able to kill the other three Godfiends.

  Huh? The five demon monarchs suddenly sensed something. They looked over and saw a blurry lightning-clad figure appear. The figure stood on a dilapidated street in the county city. Before they could even make out the blurry figure’s appearance, they saw a billowing black baneful aura transform into five black serpents that coiled around the five of them. Two demon monarchs froze to death on the spot. The remaining three were greatly weakened by the baneful aura and the Darkstar domain. The three remaining demon monarchs—who barely survived-felt suffocated.

  Not good. It’s only been 114 seconds. How did a Marquis Godfiend arrive so quickly? The two weaker demon monarchs died on the spot in despair as a saber beam pierced their heads.

  The demon monarch leader escaped quickly as he despaired. The closest prefecture city is 390 kilometers away. A Marquis Godfiend usually takes 300 seconds to arrive. It’s only been 114 seconds. How did a Marquis Godfiend arrive so quickly? Could he be guarding this prefecture? If he was guarding this prefecture, why would a Godfiend team be sent to rescue this county city instead of a Marquis Godfiend?

  The skinny demon monarch didn’t understand why a Marquis Godfiend had arrived so quickly.

  Humans had lacking manpower. Godfiend teams were usually responsible for patrolling two or three prefectures. Marquis Godfiends typically guarded two to three prefectures and were also responsible for rescuing any Godfiend team nearby.

  If this prefecture was guarded by this Marquis Godfiend—who had rescued the Godfiend team—then the Godfiend team wouldn’t have even been sent over in the first place.

  Pfft.

  A saber beam penetrated the demon monarch’s glabella. His body withered before turning into dust and scattering. Only then did Meng Chuan walk to the other four demon monarchs’ corpses. He slashed each of them and let Demon Slayer absorb two demon monarchs’ blood.

  “Uncle-Master Meng.” The four Great Solar Godfiends were overjoyed when they saw Meng Chuan. Marquis Eastcalm, Meng Chuan! He was the fastest in the world! Who didn’t know that?

  Meng Chuan smiled at them and saw the Godfiend missing an arm. He couldn’t help but say, “Quickly go to Archean Mountain and treat your injuries.”

  “Haha, it’s just a minor injury. It’s all thanks to Uncle-Master Meng this time. If not, we would be in big trouble.”

  “Uncle-Master Meng’s speed is indeed unparalleled. You arrived in less than 150 seconds.”

  They were overjoyed and shocked. Meng Chuan had taken only 114 seconds-a very short amount of time—to travel 1720 kilometers!

  Five minutes was 300 seconds. Most Marquis Godfiends would only travel slightly over 50 kilometers in 114 seconds. It was equivalent to traveling from Jiang State Capital’
s southern city wall to its northern city wall. Since their speed only amounted to that, most Marquis Godfiends were unable to rescue Godfiend teams in time.Therefore, this elite demon monarch team had chosen to retreat after 150 seconds. They were already extremely cautious compared to other elite demon monarch teams.

  Unfortunately, Meng Chuan was now responsible for rescuing Godfiend teams in six different states! Meng chuan was much faster than even Regis Godfiends!

  Meng Chuan’s speed made the demon monarchs in the six states very uncomfortable. They only fought Godfiends for a short while before Meng Chuan arrived.

  Meng Chuan’s constant speedy rescues and demon monarch massacres caused the demons to feel pained by such losses.

  Two months later, the demons’ upper echelons gave an order to all elite demon monarch teams that were suspected to be within the six states Meng Chuan governed. “When attacking Godfiend teams, one had to retreat after 60 seconds are up.”

  Sixty seconds? What could they do in 60 seconds? It wasn’t even enough time to destroy a city. A third Firmament demon monarch could only run a dozen or so kilometers in 60 seconds.

  If Meng Chuan was within 500 kilometers of an attacked city, he would arrive at an attacked city within 60 seconds.

  Therefore, some elite demon monarch teams decided to distance themselves from Meng Chuan’s suspected rescue range. They had to do this because they were too easily caught. Meng Chuan was simply too fast.

  Chapter 247 - Assassination

  December. Night at Jiang State Capital.

  Liu Qiyue waited in one of Meng Manor’s halls.

  “Oh?” Liu Qiyue sensed something and looked outside the hall. She saw Meng Chuan walking across the snow.

  “You haven’t slept yet?” asked Meng Chuan with a smile.

  “Of course. I have to wait for you,” said Liu Qiyue with a smile. “You rushed out in a hurry. Were you out on a rescue?”

  Meng Chuan shook his head. “No. An Earth Net spy discovered a demon monarch lair. He immediately reported it. Archean Mountain arranged for me to go. There were five third Firmament demon monarchs, 17 second Firmament demon monarchs, and some ordinary demons.”

  “How far away were they from us?” asked Liu Qiyue.

  “2,600 kilometers,” said Meng Chuan. “In An State.”

  “You went so far?” Liu Qiyue frowned.

  “First of all, I’m very fast. Traveling that distance isn’t much for me. We also can’t afford to wait or there might be some unpredictable changes. The faster I act, the better. Secondly, it’s hard to tell which demon monarchs reside in the demon monarch lair. It might even be a fourth Firmament demon monarch. It’s dangerous for weaker Marquis Godfiends to barge in,” said Meng Chuan with a smile. Although he was a newly-advanced Marquis Godfiend, Meng Chuan was capable of unleashing the strength of a peak Marquis Godfiend. His life-preservation means were also strong.

  “Most importantly, in the six states, I’m the one that has the most spare time. I get a request for help once every ten days or so,” said Meng Chuan wistfully. Liu Qiyue couldn’t help but sigh. “I’ve looked into it. There are very few instances of elite demon monarch teams attacking in the surrounding ten states.”

  “My rescue area spans 1500 kilometers, and Jiang State Capital is at the center. This is a secret. The demons aren’t aware of it, so they can only estimate my designated rescue range… Therefore, the elite demon monarch teams in these ten states are startled at the slightest sound. They are afraid that I will rush over immediately,” said Meng Chuan with a smile. “Archean Mountain is also cunning. Occasionally, they will send me to help areas that are over 1,500 kilometers away to confuse the demons.”

  Liu Qiyue couldn’t help but say, “They actually made you travel more than 2,500 kilometers away.”

  “If something is real, we should make it seem fake. If something is fake, then we should make it seem real,” said Meng Chuan with a smile. “This is a concept Archean Mountain abides by. It’s good that we can give the demons headaches.”

  “You alone rescue 20 to 30 percent of the Great Zhou Dynasty’s cities. This will affect the surrounding areas as well. The demons will definitely treat you as a thorn in their side,” said Liu Qiyue. “You have to be careful. Last time, the demons sent Great Demon Monarch Blackrock to assassinate you. If you really provoke the demons, they might make a move on you in the future.”

  Meng Chuan smiled. “Speaking of Greater Demon Monarch Blackrock, Archean Mountain gave me 50 million credits, and this was after the reward was shared equally with King Luyue. It looks like this Blackrock was worth 100 million credits.”

  Meng Chuan chased and kept Blackrock at bay, and King Luyue captured him alive! According to Archean Mountain’s distribution rules, 50 percent of the rewarded credit would be given to those that discovered or tracked down demon monarchs. The other 50 percent of the rewarded credit was given to those responsible for killing or capturing said demon monarchs alive.

  “A fourth Firmament demon monarch is worth ten million. It looks like it had treasures worth 90 million credits,” said Liu Qiyue.

  “I don’t know what treasures it had, but they were worth so many credits.” Meng Chuan sighed. “In addition, I killed six elite demon monarch teams in the past two months and obtained quite a lot of spoils of war that I exchanged for credits. Now, I have nearly 90 million credits. I don’t even know how to spend it.”

  “Look at how smug you are.” Liu Qiyue smiled.

  “Here.” Meng Chuan flipped his hand and handed a brocade pouch to Liu Qiyue.

  Liu Qiyue was stunned. “What’s this?”

  “Open it and take a look.” Meng Chuan pretended to be mysterious.

  Liu Qiyue opened the brocade pouch and saw ten crystals—which emitted a fiery red glow. This surprised Liu Qiyue. “Blood Fire Crystals?”

  After becoming a Marquis Godfiend, Liu Qiyue needed resources to cultivate her Phoenix Divine Body. For example, the phoenix feather was something that could only be found by chance. As for Blood Fire Crystals, Phoenix Divine Body Marquis Godfiends historically used them for cultivation. Blood Fire Crystals could strengthen one’s phoenix bloodline. One Blood Fire Crystal cost three million credits. It was very expensive. Ten Blood Fire Crystals was 30 million credits.

  “This is enough for you to cultivate for ten years,” said Meng Chuan with a smile. “Use them first.”

  “Ah Chuan.” Liu Qiyue looked at him. She was touched, but she also exhorted him, “In the future, tell me first if you need anything. I’ll accumulate credit myself.”

  Meng Chuan smiled and nodded. “Don’t worry. I understand.”

  At this moment, a maid came in with a meal tray.

  “I ordered someone to cook porridge,” said Liu Qiyue. “Have some porridge first.”

  With that said, she placed one of the two bowls of porridge in front of Meng Chuan. She placed one bowl in front of herself before smiling at Meng Chuan.

  She watched her husband eat first.

  How fragrant! Meng Chuan held the bowl and drank half of the porridge in one gulp. He felt the fragrance of porridge fill his mouth. The lit candle beside him also emanated an odorless gas. As he breathed it in, the gas entered his body, mixing with the porridge… Liu Qiyue couldn’t help but smile as she watched Meng Chuan enjoy the meal. She picked up her spoon and began eating. “Don’t eat it.” Meng Chuan waved his hand. With a crash, the bowl of porridge in front of Liu Qiyue flew off the table and shattered on the ground.

  Liu Qiyue was shocked.

  Meng Chuan’s face had blackened. Blood-colored patterns surfaced on his body as though countless worms were wriggling.

  “Ah Chuan!” Liu Qiyue was alarmed.

  Boom! Boom! Boom!

  Meng Chuan immediately struck himself seven times as his Quintessential Essence surged violently.

  Pfft

  Meng Chuan opened his mouth and spat out a mouthful of black blood. Organ fragments could be seen mixed in the black bloo
d. A large mouthful of black blood landed on the ground, and a huge crater immediately appeared on the ground.

  Chi! Chi! Chi

  A black, sanguine mist rose from Meng Chuan’s body. The poisonous mist surged out from every pore on Meng Chuan’s body. Eighty percent of his blood instantly evaporated. Ordinary Godfiends wouldn’t have survived such serious injuries.

  Pfft. Pfft.

  Meng Chuan spat out two more mouthfuls of blood. His body became thinner as he closed his eyes.

  His thin body and pale face began to recover at speeds visible to the naked eye. His body turned muscular again, and his face gradually turned rosy. What a powerful poison. Meng Chuan opened his eyes and looked at the corroded crater on the ground. He then looked at the bowl of porridge on the ground.“Ah Chuan, are you alright?” Liu Qiyue was a little flustered.

  “It’s nothing.” Meng Chuan said, “Most Marquis Godfiends won’t be able to escape death after consuming this poison. It’s so potent that it’s unbelievably terrifying. Investigate what poison it is. The porridge and the candle on the ground have to be preserved properly. Let Archean Mountain’s poison experts investigate its origins.”

  “Alright.” Liu Qiyue nodded. “Are you really alright now?”

  “Don’t worry. I cultivate a physical body mystic technique. Even if the poison was five times more potent, it wouldn’t kill me,” said Meng Chuan. He immediately used his Quintessential Essence to cut and isolate all his poison body parts the instant the poison seeped into his body. He even sliced off parts of his organs. He lost over half his blood. After expelling all of the poison from his body, his powerful vitality restored his body rapidly. Meng Chuan looked at Liu Qiyue. “If you had drunk this bowl of porridge, you’d be in big trouble.”

  Just the thought of it made Meng Chuan shudder. If his wife had consumed it, would her Phoenix Divine Body be able to withstand it? It was said that the Phoenix Divine Body was very powerful when it underwent Nirvana. It could be said to be an immortal’s body, but Meng Chuan wasn’t confident.