Archean Eon Art c1-766

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

  “700 against 73? How are we going to beat them?” Meng Chuan looked at Archean Mountain Lord. “If we fail to handle the situation well, many Marquis Godfiends will die in battle!”

  “The real plan needs to be kept confidential.” Archean Mountain Lord looked at Meng Chuan. “All you need to know is that we have the confidence to fight them.”

  “Yes.” Meng Chuan didn’t ask further. He knew that the more people that knew the full plan, the more likely it would be leaked. With his status, he did not even have the right to know the ‘responsive plan.’ Most likely, only a handful across the three major sects in the human world knew of the full plan.

  Days passed.

  The entire world was in a state of panic. Due to the fact that the Great Yue Dynasty was sparsely populated and that the population was scattered across many islands, they had long abandoned their prefecture and county cities. They only defended large cities—that now had populations exceeding ten million people. However, the Great Zhou Dynasty and Black Sand Dynasty-which had always been in a rather stable state—had begun to abandon their prefecture and county cities and began to construct large cities. This naturally made the people of the world speculate.

  “The demons are attacking. Humans are doomed.”

  “Directly abandoning the prefecture and county cities is a testimony to the lack of confidence.”

  Countless mortals had such discussions.

  “We can all move into the big cities. Powerful Godfiends guard the big cities. It’s much safer. In the future, our children can cultivate in peace.”

  “This is to protect us better. Demon monarchs often slaughter those in the county cities. Isn’t it safer being in a big city?”

  People would also retort naysayers.

  In short, the entire world had already begun the migration. It was still fine if the roads were smooth. It was very difficult to move a large number of people in the states where transportation or the roads were lacking.

  Whoosh.

  Meng Chuan flew high into the sky and saw a large number of people heading towards Jiang State Capital from all directions. The closest people could arrive at Jiang State Capital in just a few hours. The nearest prefecture city’s residents moved very quickly. They’ve already begun migrating. Meng Chuan looked down and saw the outer city that was being built in Jiang State Capital.

  Liu Qiyue, who was bathed in flames, stood alone on the city wall. She looked like a flame deity. With her Darkstar domain, soil and countless rocks were moved outside the city. Soil and countless rocks flew up and were melted by Liu Qiyue’s flames. They turned into a magma paste. The magma paste was naturally compressed into shape by her Darkstar domain. It then expanded to the size of an 800-foot-long city wall.

  Whoosh.

  The slow-flowing magma paste’s hot gases were quickly swept away by Liu Qiyue. The magma paste rapidly cooled down and was forcefully compressed by her Darkstar domain. Finally, it formed a solid wall that was roughly 800 feet long, 120 feet tall, and 60 feet wide.

  Boom! The enormous city wall crashed down like a small mountain, connecting with the original city wall.

  Through the process of digging out soil and rocks, melting it, molding it, and letting it cool, a towering city wall—that was about 800 feet long-was built. The city wall was mainly used to block ordinary demons. Therefore, this 120-foot-tall wall was enough.

  After excavating the land outside, an 800-foot-long, 100-foot-wide moat formed naturally outside the outer city walls. As construction continued, the moat would be as long as the city walls.

  Liu Qiyue took a step and arrived at the edge of the city wall that had just been built. She used her Darkstar domain to dig up soil and rocks again and built another section of the city wall.“That’s Marchioness Calmmoon.”

  “How impressive.”

  “A quarter-kilometer-long city wall was built in less than five minutes.”

  “Marchioness Calmmoon began construction this morning. In a day’s time, she has already finished 30 kilometers. The four outer city walls are 100 kilometers long each. It will probably take her about two weeks to complete!” Many mortals were dumbfounded. This was the power of Godfiends! They were filled with confidence. Such mighty Godfiends could definitely withstand the demons.

  They didn’t know that ordinary Godfiends were equally shocked. This was only possible when she combined her control over fire with her Darkstar domain. She had also achieved a Fire Dao, which was why she was able to construct the city walls easily.

  In terms of building walls, I’m far inferior to Qiyue. Meng Chuan looked at this scene and shook his head.

  Phew. After Liu Qiyue placed down another section of the massive city wall, the moat outside the city also extended by a quarter-kilometer. She turned her head and saw the distant Meng Chuan. She smiled and took a step forward. Mortals could no longer see her. If a Marquis Godfiend wanted to hide, ordinary Godfiends wouldn’t be able to see them, much less mortals.

  Liu Qiyue flew over with a smile. “In another ten days, Jiang State Capital’s outer city walls will be completed.”

  Chapter 273 - Refining Baneful Aura

  “You built the city really fast,” praised Meng

  Chuan.

  Liu Qiyue smiled and said, “When combining the Darkstar domain with my Fire Dao, I only need to melt the soil and rocks and shape it into a wall. Any Regis Godfiend can build a city faster than me with the Seamless domain.”

  Meng Chuan nodded.

  The Seamless domain was mysterious and strange. It had all kinds of unimaginable abilities. His body was powerful and could be said to be undying. He also had divine powers and unparalleled speed… Even so, he estimated that he was barely comparable to an ordinary Regis Godfiend. The more he knew, the more he realized how terrifying a Regis Godfiend was. Half of the strength of a Regis Godfiend came from the Seamless domain.

  Coldness, heat, wind, lightning… These were things that could be generated by the Seamless domain with a single thought. This was something that could be described as manifesting the laws of nature with a mere thought.

  Sin, grievance, lifespan—the Seamless domain could detect them. Even one’s Essence Soul could not escape the detection of the Seamless domain. As for offensive, defensive, and suppressive abilities, the Seamless domain far exceeded the Darkstar domain.

  “Our Great Zhou Dynasty only wants to build dozens of cities. Building a city isn’t difficult,” said Meng Chuan. “What’s difficult is how we’re going to resist the demon monarchs’ attacks.”

  “One million demon monarchs.” Liu Qiyue’s brows were filled with worry. Who knew what kind of nightmare it would be when one million demon monarchs wreaked havoc in the human world?

  “Archean Mountain and Black Sand Grotto-Heaven are still building cities in the face of such a situation and are trying their best to protect mortals,” said Meng Chuan. “They must have some confidence. We will know the full plan when the war begins.”

  “It does need to be kept a secret.” Liu Qiyue said, “In the past, there have been cases of Godfiends colluding with the Skydemon Sect. If news of one million demon monarchs storming their way into the human world spreads, more Godfiends will likely pledge allegiance to the enemy.” Although most Godfiends stood on the human side, there were all kinds of people. Likewise for Godfiends! At such a juncture, it was entirely possible and expected for a small number of betrayals to occur. The full plan to deal with the demons had to be kept a secret. The fewer that knew about it, the lower the possibility of information being leaked.

  Even Meng Chuan didn’t know about it… This showed how confidential the matter was.

  Most people in the prefecture and county cities had migrated to the large city by the time the Spring Festival came, but there wasn’t a festive mood. This was because the news had spread throughout the human world. As time passed, it became more and more widespread. Many mortals discussed it.

  At night, in a residential area outside Jiang S
tate Capital.

  “All prefecture and county cities in the Great Zhou Dynasty and the Black Sand Dynasty have been abandoned because they know that they can’t defend them.” There were dozens of people gathered in the small yard.

  A skinny youth whispered, “When one or two demon monarchs massacre a county city, we mortals are killed tragically. This time, one million demon monarchs are coming. I heard that there are only more than 10,000 Godfiends in the world. How are we to fend them off? One against a hundred?”

  “Can we not fend them off?” “We are all in the state capital.”

  The surrounding people whispered. It was a matter of life and death when demon monarchs were concerned.

  “It will be difficult.” The skinny youth shook his head. “We have already shown our fear before the battle. The Godfiends are afraid and have retreated to the big cities. If the fight really begins, we might very well lose. Once we lose, we mortals will be slaughtered like pigs and sheep.”

  “We can hide in the tunnels.”

  “The state capital has a huge population. If we hide in the tunnels, powerful Godfiends will come.”

  “Stupid.” The skinny youth scoffed. “In the past, we humans had powerful Godfiends reinforcing us when danger came. This is the real final battle. If we are completely defeated, how could there be any reinforcements? Without Godfiends, the demons will kill all of us.”

  The people around him were flustered.

  “I’ve heard of a solution. We have a chance of survival when the demons are massacring the others,” said the thin youth in a low voice mysteriously.

  “What solution?” Everyone looked at him.

  “When facing a demon monarch, shout that you are a spy from the Skydemon Sect,” said the thin youth. “Perhaps you will survive. The Skydemon Sect and the demons are in cahoots. The demons do not kill people from the Skydemon Sect.”

  “Will the demon monarchs believe our words?”

  The skinny youth scoffed. “There are one million demon monarchs. How would they know of the details? Besides, I’m just suggesting a way to save your life.”

  Bam!

  The door was suddenly kicked open.

  A young man rushed in with several soldiers, causing the people inside to panic. The skinny youth’s expression changed drastically as he angrily shouted, “Ergou, what are you doing!” The youth named Ergou immediately pointed and said, “It’s him. He’s been trying to trick people into joining the Skydemon Sect and has spread the news of a million demon monarchs storming their way into the human world.”

  “Take him away.” Several soldiers immediately charged forward.

  The people—who had been listening to the commotion just now-did not dare to make a sound or stop them.

  “I was just making a suggestion. I have nothing to do with the Skydemon Sect,” shouted the skinny youth immediately.

  But the soldiers didn’t hold back at all.

  The youth, Ergou, looked at the villagers he was familiar with and said loudly, “Uncles, I’ve served in the military for seven years. I’ve seen the deaths caused by demon monarchs. In the past, haven’t demon monarchs pathetically fled when they attack our hometowns? If the Godfiends can’t stop them, why would they need to work so hard to migrate all of us here? Since there are large cities everywhere in the world, they will definitely be able to fend them off.

  “Besides, we humans have a history lasting tens of thousands of years. We have encountered many calamities. If we have survived them, we will survive this calamity. These demons can forget about wiping us out,” said the youth. “Yes. Since they have migrated everybody to the large cities, the Godfiends must be confident.”

  “That’s right. Godfiends are more powerful and can easily kill demon monarchs. The construction of the cities is very fast. Marchioness Calmmoon managed to build a mountain-like city wall in less than five minutes. I heard that her husband, Marquis Eastcalm, is even stronger. He is also presiding over Jiang State Capital.”

  Right now, the population of Jiang State Capital was close to 20 million. There were all kinds of people in the city. Many people were arrested daily.

  Night.

  Liu Qiyue returned to Meng Manor’s Lake Heart Pavilion. In the study, Meng Chuan was leisurely painting.

  “You’re back?” Meng Chuan looked up and smiled at his wife.

  “Yes. The demons have spread the news all over the world as expected. There are too many people discussing this matter in the city.” Liu Qiyue shook her head and said, “Although those who publicize it have been captured and sent to jail, most of it is just hearsay. However, I’ve still arranged for Godfiends to investigate the situation. The Skydemon Sect didn’t send most of the rumormongers; it is too rare to find an actual Skydemon Sect member.”

  “Didn’t Archean Mountain already decide on a plan?” Meng Chuan smiled indifferently. “Let these people busy themselves until they are exhausted. They won’t be in the mood to join in such discussions when they are exhausted.”

  Liu Qiyue looked at Meng Chuan. “What do you mean?”

  “There are still people moving here,” said Meng Chuan. “There are so many people, and they need the corresponding buildings. For example, new Dao Academies and the imperial government’s buildings. All of them are extremely large buildings. Godfiends can build them quickly, but mortals can also build them!

  “Firstly, they won’t have the time to chat if they are constructing all these buildings. Under such circumstances, if there are still people spreading the news, it’s likelier for them to be from the Skydemon Sect. Secondly, this will allow those people to earn more money. The migrants here are very anxious. They are probably afraid that the price of food in Jiang State Capital is very high.”

  Liu Qiyue nodded slightly.

  Those that could reside in prefecture and county cities were not destitute. However, Jiang State Capital was too densely populated. The amount of food consumed every day was astonishing, making the cost of food even higher. High daily expenses naturally worried people.

  “By the way, Ah Chuan, have you completely refined the baneful aura?” asked Liu Qiyue.

  “It should be done by tonight.” Meng Chuan calmly painted.

  Late at night, in a chamber.

  Meng Chuan sat cross-legged. A huge bronze calabash laid in front of him. A terrifying aura emanated as the surrounding void seemed to freeze. There were no fluctuations.

  It was absolutely cold! Everything had turned still. Meng Chuan’s blood seemed to stop flowing. Even his particles seemed to freeze, but his powerful Undying body was able to withstand the freezing cold.Boom!

  After nearly a year of refining Origins Returning baneful aura, his baneful aura domain had finally undergone a qualitative change.

  Previously, he had felt like his body had been frozen completely. He had relied on his vitality to support himself. After his transformation, this terrifying ‘cold’ was no longer an enemy but a part of him. Meng Chuan felt a chill from the bottom of his heart. His entire body felt cool-a very comfortable feeling. The baneful aura—that had transformed-freely circulated within his body.

  It’s done. Meng Chuan revealed a look of delight. No one has ever refined the Origins Returning baneful aura completely. I can confirm that it’s stronger than Turbid Yin Specter baneful aura and Extreme Earth Frost baneful aura. Among Regis Godfiends in history, my baneful aura domain has to be the strongest.

  Not everyone could absorb and refine baneful auras. It depended on one’s Godfiend body.

  When one attained a Lightning Devastator Fiend Body and became a Godfiend, baneful aura became a fundamental component of one’s body. That was why they could refine even stronger baneful auras.

  In history, all Lightning Devastator Fiend Body Regis Godfiends had terrifying baneful aura domains.

  Meng Chuan’s baneful aura domain was among the strongest!

  Chapter 274 - Frozen into Nothingness

  After refining Origins Returning baneful au
ra completely, it was already late at night.

  Liu Qiyue leaned on the bed headboard as she read dossiers. She always waited for Meng Chuan before they slept together.

  Liu Qiyue looked up. “Ah Chuan.”

  Meng Chuan walked into the room, took off his coat, and got on the bed. He leaned towards his wife.

  Liu Qiyue couldn’t help but lean against her husband and whispered, “You refined the baneful aura completely?”.

  “Yes, it’s just as I expected,” said Meng Chuan with a smile. “The Origins Returning baneful aura I received from Master was just a little more than needed.”

  “Master was afraid that you wouldn’t have enough, so he naturally gave you more,” said Liu Qiyue, “How potent is your baneful aura domain after refining Origins returning baneful aura? Let me take a look.”

  Meng Chuan extended his finger. A dark-cyan gas appeared on his fingertip. It looked like an ordinary, mysterious dark-cyan gas that did not affect the surroundings at all.

  Liu Qiyue’s Darkstar domain was constantly active. Thus, she could sense a horrifying sensation coming from the dark-cyan gas. She couldn’t help but wrap her Quintessential Essence around her body to protect herself. Her instincts told her to be ready to cast Phoenix’s Nirvana at any given moment. She looked at the dark-cyan gas in horror. “Ah Chuan, it clearly doesn’t emit any power, but I can sense how terrifying it is. It’s like I’ll immediately die once it touches me. I wouldn’t even have time to cast Phoenix’s Nirvana.”

  “Even Regis Godfiends have to rely on their Seamless domains to protect themselves. They won’t dare to touch it,” said Meng Chuan. “Even so, although they can withstand the baneful aura invading their body, their strength will be greatly reduced.”

  “Impressive,” exclaimed Liu Qiyue.