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“Kill Godfiends?” The five demon monarchs looked at each other. The white-browed wolf demon monarch sensed a distant area.
In the barren wilderness.
At the peak of a solitary mountain, a long-haired man was seated in the lotus position. Suddenly, an illusory man appeared beside him.
“Zhao Yi.” Qin Wu looked at his beloved disciple with a gentle look in his eyes. He knew very well how much his disciple had sacrificed.
“Master,” said the illusory Zhao Yi reverently. “My fourth Firmament demon monarch team received an order. After traveling for more than six hours, we arrived outside Clear Rain Pass!”
“Arrived at Clear Rain Pass?” Qin Wu frowned. “What is your mission?”
“One million demon monarchs will exit various World Entrances across the world,” said the illusory Zhao Yi. “The demons guessed that humans might send Godfiends to intercept them. Our demon monarch team’s mission… is to kill the Godfiends. It’s very important to attack the large cities, but the demons have also placed great importance on protecting the ordinary demon monarchs as they enter the human world.”
Qin Wu nodded slightly.
“That’s all I know. I shall take my leave first.” The illusory figure bowed before dissipating“World Entrance, intercepting Godfiends?” Qin Wu muttered softly, “Seven hundred fourth Firmament demon monarchs. Six to a team. Less than 120 teams, but there are more than 200 medium-sized World Entrances in the world. Even if they intercept us, it’ll be impossible to kill all the Godfiends at the World Entrances.
“From the demons’ perspective, the fourth Firmament demon monarch’s main goal is to kill as many Marquis Godfiends as possible. Their secondary goal is to protect the ordinary demon monarchs as they enter the human world. The million-strong ordinary demon monarch army poses a greater threat to us. To the demons, that ordinary demon monarch army is disposable. One million demon monarchs will be born in just a few decades. I have to reinforce the forces at the World Entrances slightly.”
Qin Wu pondered the situation carefully. The embodiment he left at Archean Mountain informed Supremacies Li Guan and Luo Tang about the matter. Soon, he made some adjustments to their plan. At this point, there was no time to make any major adjustments. All the arrangements had been made.
Within a tiny, hidden grotto-heaven.
“The 112 teams have arrived at their destinations.” The black-robed figure stood by the side and smiled. “Our 23 fifth Firmament demon monarchs have long arrived. The other arrangements have been made. Everything is ready. Nine Abyss, can we attack now?”
Demon Sage Nine Abyss looked at the huge map that floated in midair. Many dots of light littered the map. Each light dot represented a greater demon monarch.
“Let’s begin!” Demon Sage Nine Abyss smiled. “North Sense, accompany me to watch the battle.”
The black-robed figure nodded slightly. “I hope that this battle will be a decisive victory.”
Chapter 288 - Beginning
Chapter 288 Beginning
The afterglow of the setting sun shone on North River Pass’s city walls. North River Pass was silent. Many weeds in the city were gently swaying in the breeze.
At North River Pass’s inner city pass, the World Entrance—which was about a kilometer long and a quarter-kilometer wide
-remained calm. Suddenly, without any warning, dozens of demon monarchs rushed out. All of them were extremely vigilant as they tried their best not to make a sound. Most of these demon monarchs were at the second Firmament. Only seven were third Firmament demon monarchs.
A goat demon monarch stood at the exit and looked in all directions. He waved his hand slightly, and demon monarchs immediately surged out from the World Entrance.
The demon monarchs entered the human world en masse.
“We can’t let any more in any longer. If more come in, they will split up and flee. It’ll be difficult for me to intercept them when there’s so many of them.” A mustached man with a weed dangling from the corner of his mouth walked out of the ground without any warning. He stood under the inner city pass. With a wave of his hand, 36 saber beams flew out from his hand. They enveloped his surroundings.
Every saber beam was as fast as a mirage. Horrified, the demon monarchs did not even have time to dodge. All their heads were penetrated.
The saber beams whistled as they stayed within a kilometer of the mustached man. In the blink of an eye, more than 100 demon monarchs—that had charged in—were killed.
“Marquis Thousand Shadows.” The goat demon monarch’s expression changed drastically. He immediately retreated and fled into the World Entrance behind him.
“One hundred and thirty-five demon monarchs. Two escaped into the World Entrance.” Marquis Thousand Shadow’s expression suddenly changed when he saw this scene.
Rumble…
His surroundings suddenly distorted as it transformed into a flaming world. The billowing heatwaves distorted as two blurry figures charged over. They were two greater demon monarchs adept at close combat. Even illusions attacked his Essence Soul.
An ambush. Marquis Thousand Shadow’s expression changed. Instantly, he was attacked from all directions. Since six fourth Firmament demon monarchs had formed a team, it was only natural that they had great teamwork and strengths that complement one another. Even though a Marquis Godfiend’s Darkstar domain was impressive, it was difficult to withstand the attacks of six fourth Firmament demon monarchs.
Black Sand Dynasty, Edge Star City—a city with over ten million people.
The people in the city were still living peaceful lives. They had no idea that a devastating battle was about to begin.
Inside a manor within the city, a silver-haired old woman and a middle-aged man sat opposite each other, drinking tea as they waited.
“The sun is about to set. The demons aren’t here yet.” A silver-haired old woman put down her teacup and said, “According to the sect’s intelligence, the demons won’t delay for long. They should attack very soon.”
“Senior Sister, the ones who should be anxious are the demons,” said the middle-aged man with a smile. “Although a million demon monarchs and countless demons have been mobilized, they are all gathered at the various World Entrances. It’s impossible for them to keep waiting there.”
“Eh?” The middle-aged man’s expression changed as he looked towards the east. “The demon monarchs are here.”
The silver-haired old woman was alarmed as well. “They’re here?”
They immediately flew up and saw the distant eastern city walls tremble. Many buildings collapsed, and many mortals died. Large amounts of blood dyed the area red.
“Hahaha, human Godfiends, die!”
“Where are the human Godfiends?” “Are they afraid?”
Five figures appeared at the eastern city wall. The biggest ones were a 300-foot-tall silver-furred ape and an elephant demon. The elephant demon took human form and held two huge axes. A bird also transformed into lightning as it randomly shot lightning at the buildings. A petite cat demon monarch floated in the air, not hurried to take action. Lastly, a turtle demon monarch walked behind the four.
The aftershocks of their attacks killed the surrounding mortals. They followed the normal way demons usually fought. They only had to kill mortals for the Godfiends to appear! If Godfiends didn’t stop them, they would kill all mortal humans in the city! If Godfiends did appear, they would kill them!
“You are tempting fate.” The silver-haired old woman instantly transformed into a sword beam and charged over. In terms of strength, the old woman was no weaker than a Regis Godfiend. However, she was unable to break through because her body was too old. When she used forbidden spells, her combat strength was comparable to an ordinary Regis Godfiend.
Swish! Swish! Swish! Swish! Swish! Swish!
Dozens of sword beams appeared as they shot towards the five greater demon monarchs.
“Senior Sister, I’ll help you.” The middle-aged
man also streaked through the air. Metal balls appeared around him as they rapidly disintegrated into countless metal threads. These metal threads flew in all directions, covering a radius of 2.5 kilometers. They formed a terrifying battle domain for the old woman. The middle-aged man was a Marquis Godfiend of Black Sand Grotto-Heaven’s Halberd Hall. He naturally had impressive techniques and equipment.
“Senior Sister, be careful. On the surface, there are five demon monarchs. There’s another one hidden,” said the middle-aged man with a voice transmission.
“Die!” The silver-haired old woman’s voice echoed in the world. Dozens of sword beams flashed; it seemed like they had teleported to a spot near the five demon monarchs.
Although they were only two Marquis Godfiends, their combined strength was no less than the six fourth Firmament demon monarchs.
They have clashed. On the crown of a tree outside Edge Star City stood a fifth Firmament scorpion demon monarch. He stood there calmly with his aura completely restrained. The light around him distorted. Even a Regis Godfiend would find it difficult to discover him if he deliberately lurked outside their Seamless domain.
The scorpion greater demon monarch watched from afar as his long scorpion tail slowly swayed.
Two Marquis Godfiends? The scorpion greater demon monarch smiled. Since they aren’t Regis Godfiends, I can attack them.
With a whoosh, he vanished and quietly approached the two Marquis Godfiends.
The demons were in the shadows while the humans were out in the open.
Scattered across the world, the demon monarch teams followed Demon Sage Nine Abyss’s orders and launched attacks on cities. Be it Duyang City, Chu An City, or Eastcalm City; demons attacked them simultaneously.
Chu An City.The bell tower in the middle of the city would ring in the morning. Meng Chuan sat on top of the roof of the bell tower as he drank. Since last night, he had been in Chu An City because it was close to both the other cities he was assigned to. The sun is almost setting. Meng Chuan glanced at the sun. He could still see half of the setting sun. The western half of the sky was dyed red. Are the demons waiting for night to fall before they attack, or are they attacking at an even later time?
Huh? Meng Chuan suddenly jolted upright. He looked towards the northern city wall. He could sense demonic powers erupting clearly.
The battle has begun? Meng Chuan’s eyes lit up. He had been waiting for this moment ever since he received his transfer orders. The battle had finally begun! We have to win this battle! Failure is not an option! Meng Chuan’s speed soared to the limit. The moment he sensed the demonic power, he immediately rushed toward the northern city wall.
The area around the northern city wall suddenly exploded. An area spanning 1.5 kilometers was attacked. A large number of buildings collapsed, and there were many casualties. One could hear wails and screams.
Meng Chuan could see the 1.5-kilometer area dyed red with his naked eye. It was the color of blood.
In a flash, Meng Chuan arrived. He instantly used his Essence Soul weapon, Soul-Buster Bell.
Clang! Clang! Clang! The Essence Soul weapon, Soul-Buster Bell, came out of his body and floated beside Meng Chuan. It was invisible to the naked eye. The Soul-Buster Bell sounded as it attacked the fourth Firmament demon monarchs rushing in from every direction.
This battle needs to be concluded quickly. Meng Chuan knew his responsibilities and what needed to be done.
Chapter 289 - Matching the Fifth Firmament
Chu An City.
Greater Demon Monarch Serpentwing stood there in midair, staring coldly at his surroundings.
A nine-headed lion demon monarch let out an excited roar. It caused the void to quake as it spread out in all directions. The surrounding buildings constantly collapsed, and many mortals died from the shock. Only a few managed to survive as they wailed.
“These humans are truly weak.” A black-robed demoness stood still as countless white spider webs tore through the area, slaughtering everything in her path.
Swoosh! Swoosh!
A goat demon monarch wielded two gigantic scimitars. Each 1,000-foot-wide saber beam sliced through buildings, trees, humans, and everything else that blocked its path.
There was also a beautiful woman dressed in purple robes. Her body emitted a floral fragrance as she looked around with a smile.
Apart from the five who appeared, there was an old dragon turtle hidden ten feet deep underground. The old dragon turtle constantly probed a 2.5-kilometer area around him.
With Second Brother around, our team is considered one of the strongest among the many demon monarch teams. The nine-headed lion demon monarch grinned. He was also a descendant of a demon sage and had the combat strength of a peak fourth Firmament demon monarch. However, he still flattered Greater Demon Monarch Serpentwing, who was extremely famous among the demons. Although Serpentwing was only a fourth Firmament demon monarch, his strength was comparable to an ordinary fifth Firmament demon monarch. He just hadn’t broken through yet because of his age. He was the undisputed leader of this team.
Serpentwing coldly watched the others attack the city as he stayed floating above the city. He was very confident of his strength. In one-on-one combat, he could match an ordinary fifth Firmament demon monarch. He also had five strong teammates that cooperated well with him!
The Imperial Lord assigned me a pretty good team. When the other five cooperate with me, we are capable of suppressing newly-advanced Regis Godfiends. Among all the fourth Firmament demon monarch teams, my team is in the top ten.
Just as these demon monarchs were extremely confident…
Swoosh.
A figure suddenly appeared.
“What?” The six demon monarchs were shocked, including the old dragon turtle underground. Without any warning, Meng Chuan appeared in front of them. Clang! Clang! Clang!
The clanging of the Soul-Buster Bell naturally could not be heard by one’s ears. The bell clangs affected the demon monarchs’ Essence Souls.
“Ahhh!” The goat demon monarch, who held two gigantic scimitars, staggered backward. He began to lose basic control over his body and could not stand firmly. He was the only one with a first-level Essence Soul.
The Imperial Lords had assigned strong, skilled teammates to Serpentwing.
“Fix.” Golden light emanated from the purple-robed woman’s glabella as she emitted the fragrance of flowers. It spread across her teammates’ bodies, making the nine-headed lion demon monarch, black-robed demoness, and old dragon turtle more lucid. However, the goat demon monarch remained in excruciating pain.
Greater Demon Monarch Serpentwing only frowned slightly when he was struck by the Soul-Buster Bell’s attack because he had long reached the Dharma Domain realm and a third-level essence Soul. After receiving the help of Demon Monarch Flower’s divine power, he was no longer affected by the Soul-Buster Bell’s attack.
“Marquis Eastcalm-Meng Chuan?” Upon seeing the human youth, Serpentwing’s eyes lit up. “The person stationed in Chu An City is Marquis Eastcalm?” “He’s a Marquis Godfiend. He can be killed.”
“Attack.”
The nine-headed lion demon monarch charged forward in excitement. The black-robed demoness released white spider threads that attacked Meng Chuan. A portion of the old dragon turtle’s body appeared from the ground and mist began to cloud the 2.5-kilometer area around it.
“Marquis Eastcalm, a young junior.” Serpentwing instantly moved. He was filled with confidence. From his point of view, he should be able to wipe out the human Marquis Godfiend with his teammates. Meng Chuan was rather famous, but he didn’t have much time to cultivate.
Just as they were about to attack, they were suddenly stunned,
Pfft.
A dark-red saber penetrated the goat demon monarch’s head. Meng Chuan held the evil dark-red saber and stood in front of him.
Chi! Chi! Chi! The goat demon monarch’s massive body immediately dissipated into dust. In the past, Demon Slayer too
k some time to devour a person’s lifeblood, but now, the fourth Firmament demon monarch’s body completely disintegrated after his body was penetrated.
The goat demon monarch was dead!
“The goat demon’s Essence Soul is too weak. There’s no need to worry.” Serpentwing sent a voice transmission to his teammates. Just as he sent the voice transmission, his expression changed. Meng Chuan instantly appeared in front of him as the surrounding void distorted.
He was too fast.
Clang! Serpentwing instantly brandished his two stingers, stirring the void and sealing the surroundings. He blocked Meng Chuan’s terrifying saber successfully. After all, he was at the Dharma Domain realm. His technique realm was extremely high. I blocked it. Serpentwing felt a lingering fear. Meng Chuan’s attack was too fast. Even he felt fortunate that he was able to block the attack.
Huh? Serpentwing’s pupils suddenly constricted. As he blocked the saber strike, a dark-cyan fog emanated from Meng Chuan’s saber; it naturally reached him.
The fog flew too quickly, and the distance between them was too close. There was no time for him to dodge before it came into contact with his body.
“This…” An inconceivable chill seeped into his body through his scales. Serpentwing felt as though his consciousness was about to be frozen. Not good!
His Essence Soul instantly cast a divine power, and demonic patterns surfaced on his scales. He tried his best to withstand the frost baneful aura, but his body was still covered in frost eventually.
It managed to block my saber. My baneful aura also failed to freeze it to death instantly. This demon monarch is quite powerful. Such thoughts flashed through Meng Chuan’s mind, but he didn’t stop attacking.
As Serpentwing struggled to resist the baneful aura, he sensed a saber heading towards him. It was still terrifyingly fast. This time, after being frozen, Serpentwing was no longer able to block Meng Chuan’s terrifying saber attack.