Archean Eon Art c1-766

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

  With Quintessential Essence threads and the Seamless domain, he easily slaughtered every demon monarch in the lair. The resentment and sinful aura-generated from his massacre—also took the initiative to attack Meng Chuan.

  He had killed too many people. The baneful aura and resentment aura surrounded him, so it was only natural that it was extremely ferocious. The density of the baneful aura and sinful aura was so immense that it easily affected one’s mind and made one sink into madness. As for Meng Chuan, he wasn’t killing mortals but demon monarchs! He had killed a ludicrous number of demon monarchs -hundreds of thousands of them. If he had to endure it all by himself? He would have long gone mad. Therefore, he needed a way to resolve the resentment and sinful aura.

  Meng Chuan’s method was by using Demon Slayer.

  The hilt of the saber scabbard was disguised, but Demon Slayer—which was at his waiststill trembled. Inside the saber scabbard, Demon Slayer actively absorbed the resentment aura and sinful aura. Everything was absorbed. To it, this was a delicacy.

  Clang! Clang! Clang! Demon Slayer violently trembled as it banged inside the scabbard.

  Oh? Meng Chuan’s expression changed slightly. What’s happening to Demon Slayer? Demon Slayer was undergoing a qualitative change after absorbing the resentment aura and sinful aura left behind by hundreds of thousands of demon monarchs.

  Chapter 367 - Fleeing to the Sea

  Meng Chuan looked at the scabbard at his waist. With his Seamless domain, he could clearly see that Demon Slayer’s blade was constantly trembling after absorbing the baneful aura. Its interior was undergoing a drastic change. Demon Slayer is originally an evil saber. It’s easy to devour its owner. Ever since it absorbed the Creation realm alien corpse, Demon Slayer has improved to the level of a Creation divine armament. It didn’t have a tough time absorbing the baneful aura. Now, is it finally about to change?

  The previous upgrade was due to the absorption of the alien’s flesh and blood. As the alien had died a long time ago, it didn’t have much resentment or sin left. In terms of the impact from the alien’s baneful aura, Demon Slayer had only returned to its historical peak.

  Clang! Clang! With the final clang of the scabbard, Demon Slayer regained its calm. However, its dark-red body turned pitch-black as though it wanted to absorb all light and block all perception of it.

  For some reason, Meng Chuan was drawn to it. He reached out to grab the hilt of his saber and drew it.

  You actually tempted me? Meng Chuan wasn’t afraid. He reached out and grabbed the hilt of the saber. The moment the saber was unsheathed, Meng Chuan’s body froze.

  An endless sea of blood enveloped Meng Chuan’s consciousness and dragged him in.

  Kill! Kill! Kill!

  His entire mind was filled with killing intent. He wanted to be immersed in this slaughter forever.

  At that moment, the Bloodblade Disc beneath Meng Chuan’s feet emitted a faint glow. It weakened the mental impact, and Meng Chuan’s Essence Soul protected his consciousness. Although Meng Chuan could sense the impact, he remained conscious.

  What a powerful mental attack. Meng Chuan thought to himself. The Bloodblade Disc greatly weakened the impact, but it’s still much stronger than Demon Slayer’s previous surge. If it weren’t for the Bloodblade Disc, I would probably have to use all the strength of my fourth-level Essence Soul.

  Ever since North Sense’s illusions had attacked him, Meng Chuan had discovered that the Bloodblade Disc could greatly weaken attacks on his Essence Soul. Therefore, even though he knew that Demon Slayer had transformed, he still had the confidence to draw his saber! Of course, it was also because he had long attained a fourth-level Essence Soul. After all, he could withstand Demon Slayer’s mental attack with a third-level Essence Soul.

  If it weren’t for the Bloodblade Disc, I would still need strong willpower to withstand it with a fourth-level Essence Soul. To me, the master, the instinctive backlash is so potent. If I were to take the initiative to use it against my enemy, the strength would be several times greater. It should have an impact on a fifth-level Essence Soul expert.

  The current Demon Slayer seems to be even more bizarre? Meng Chuan looked at the pitch-black saber body. The saber body was filled with a strange charm. The actual location of the saber is completely different from the location it appears to be in. Even the Seamless domain can’t detect the saber’s true location. It’s as though this saber is a small illusory world?

  He swung his saber.

  The black saber beam was blurry.

  It was very strange.

  The saber was like an embodiment of sin. Meng Chuan, the owner of the saber, could sense its true location through his Quintessential Essence. He couldn’t detect it through any other means, including his Essence Soul domain, electromagnetic domain, and Seamless domain.

  I’ll slowly study Demon Slayer after I return. Meng Chuan looked forward to it. If it continues to absorb sin and resentment and continues growing, it might become an extremely powerful weapon. Demon Slayer’s help became limited when he had the Tribulation treasure, the Bloodblade Disc. Now, it was used to absorb resentment and sins.

  Meng Chuan looked forward to its future.

  Demon Slayer had never slaughtered experts so freely.

  A demon monarch was at the same level as a Godfiend.

  In the human world, how many Godfiends were there in a single era? Meng Chuan had slaughtered hundreds of thousands of demon monarchs. Demon Slayer had devoured all his sins and grievances. Every demon monarch’s sins and grievances were tens of thousands of times greater than that of a mortal. This naturally pushed Demon Slayer to an unprecedented level. Furthermore, as the war continued, Meng Chuan continued to slaughter demon monarchs. Demon Slayer continued to increase in strength.

  Back then, Meng Chuan had chosen Demon Slayer in Archean Mountain’s Divine Armament Cavern. He named it Demon Slayer because he wanted it to drink demon blood, eat demon meat, and devour the demons’ resentment and sins.

  However, killing hundreds of thousands of demon monarchs was something Meng Chuan of the past didn’t dare imagine.

  “Go! That Godfiend is massacring underground demon monarchs. Let’s quickly flee!”

  “Sigh, I was forced to come to the human world. Now, all I can do is flee.”

  Demon monarchs fled underground.

  “The Imperial Lords and demon sages got us to flee to the ocean, but they forbid us from returning to the Demon Realm.”

  “If we dare disobey orders and return to the Demon Realm, we will definitely die. It’s best we live well in this human world.”

  “I wonder when I’ll be able to kill all humans and survive above land.”

  The ordinary demon monarchs fled the Great Yue Dynasty and the Black Sand Dynasty.

  Swoosh.

  In the evening, Meng Chuan returned to Jiang State Capital

  “Ah Chuan.” Liu Qiyue welcomed him with a smile. “Didn’t you say that the number of underground demon monarchs has decreased recently?”

  “That’s right. I’ve only been underground for about three months in the Great Yue Dynasty and the Black Sand Dynasty. The number of demon monarchs I’m discovering every day is decreasing. I’ve only managed to find about 30 demon monarchs today. I was able to find over 1000 demon monarchs a day previously.” Meng Chuan shook his head. “Archean Mountain’s letter.” Liu Qiyue handed it to Meng Chuan and smiled. “You’ll understand after reading it.”

  Meng Chuan took the letter and opened it. He nodded and said, “It’s about the same as I guessed. The demons can’t tolerate my unrestrained massacre. They’ve finally allowed the demon monarchs to hide into the ocean. I’ve only been sweeping the Great Yue Dynasty and Black Sand Dynasty for three months. I haven’t even killed many demon monarchs. The demon monarchs don’t have much contact with each other. Even if they flee, it won’t result in most of them fleeing. Thus, it must be an order from the demons’ higher-ups.”

  “It won’t be
easy for them to send demon monarchs to attack cities after escaping into the ocean,” said Liu Qiyue with a smile. “The number of times they attack cities will probably decrease greatly.” “Yes.” Meng Chuan nodded. “The ocean is tens of thousands of kilometers away from some cities on land. If they were to travel on land, our patrolling Godfiends and flying demon servants would quickly discover them. If they were to travel underground, traveling tens of thousands of kilometers underground would be like traveling hundreds of thousands of kilometers on land. It’s extremely difficult, even for demon monarchs. “The number of attacks and attack frequency will decrease, but it will still continue,” said Meng Chuan. “If they really cared about the lives of these demon monarchs, they should have ordered them to return to the Demon Realm. World Entrances are everywhere in the world. It’s not difficult for them to escape back to the Demon Realm. Why didn’t they flee? Why? They want to attack cities frequently and force the Regis Godfiends to guard the cities.”

  “Then what should we do?” asked Liu Qiyue.

  “The ocean is several times larger than land.” Meng Chuan shook his head gently. “It will take me more than ten years to scan the depths of the ocean. However, the number of demon monarchs discovered on land will decrease. The threat to humans will be greatly reduced.”

  Indeed.

  A large number of demon monarchs had fled into the ocean. The number of demon monarchs hunting on the surface of the Great Yue Dynasty and the Black Sand Dynasty would naturally drop. This greatly reduced the pressure on the patrolling Godfiends.

  At that moment, the upper echelons of Two World Island and Black Sand Dynasty were already celebrating! They could clearly tell from various intelligence that the instances of mortals being hunted had become rare. The land gradually became ‘peaceful.’

  This made them think highly of this mysterious Godfiend because it only took him a few months to affect the war’s situation.

  “For so many years, the demons haven’t pulled back a large number of demon monarchs to the ocean. Instead, they have been hiding underground and slaughtering humans everywhere,” said Liu Qiyue with a smile. “Now, they have all pulled back because of you, Ah Chuan.”

  “It’s just a temporary relief. To remove the roots, I have to reach the Blood Droplet realm as soon as possible,” said Meng Chuan. “This way, my divine power’s strength will increase greatly. My reconnaissance speed will be faster. I can sweep them clean in the ocean in a short period of time. The demons don’t want a large number of demon monarchs to return to the Demon Realm? I’ll force them back. If they don’t return, I’ll kill them all.”

  Demon Realm.

  Suddenly, a powerful will descended in the dark cave abode of Demon Sage Thousand Cricket. An illusory figure appeared in the cave abode. It was Imperial Lord Starquix.

  “Imperial Lord,” said Thousand Cricket respectfully.

  “A year is almost up. Why haven’t you gone to the human world yet?” Imperial Lord Starquix looked coldly at Thousand Cricket. Thousand Cricket had already taken over a body and had become a third Firmament demon monarch with black scales and two red feelers on his head.

  Chapter 368 - Thousand Cricket

  The demons were becoming more and more disadvantaged in the war. If Demon Sage Thousand Cricket hadn’t possessed a demon monarch, Imperial Lord Starquix would’ve crushed him to dust. He could only suppress his anger when he saw that he had already possessed a third Firmament centipede demon monarch.

  “Imperial Lord.” Thousand Cricket was extremely respectful. “Apart from being extremely skilled in the karmic lineage, I need at least the demonic powers of a fifth Firmament demon monarch. I’ve just possessed a third Firmament demon monarch, so if I were to enter the human world blindly, I wouldn’t be of any use. Instead, if I exit from a World Entrance, I will be easily exposed. I might be killed by the humans. Therefore, I plan on cultivating to reach the threshold of a fourth Firmament demon monarch before entering the human world. Once I enter the human world, I will immediately recover to the fourth Firmament. With a fourth Firmament demon monarch body and my technique realm, I can also unleash the strength of a Regis Godfiend. This way, it will be safer when I infiltrate the human world.”

  Imperial Lord Starquix nodded slightly. Although Demon Sage Thousand Cricket was afraid of death, Imperial Lord Starquix agreed with his explanation.

  “When can you go to the human world?” asked Imperial Lord Starquix. “I’ll be able to reach the fourth Firmament in a year. When I’m close to the threshold, I’ll immediately enter the human world. After that, I believe I’ll be able to recover to the fifth Firmament in five years,” said Thousand Cricket.

  Imperial Lord Starquix frowned. “Too slow.”

  “I’ve only just recently possessed this new body. My Essence Soul needs time to adapt to it,” explained Thousand Cricket in a low voice. More haste less speed. Even if he wanted to reach the fifth Firmament tomorrow, he still needed time.

  “I’ll give you this bottle of Essence Spirit Sanguine Aura.” Imperial Lord Starquix flipped his hand and took out a black jade bottle. The jade bottle flew to Thousand Cricket’s side.

  Thousand Cricket was overjoyed. Essence Spirit Sanguine Aura? After possession, the recovery of one’s strength was actually a process of fusing one’s Essence Soul and body. By constantly cultivating one’s body, one’s body and Essence Soul would become more compatible. Their strength would constantly increase, allowing them to recover to the demon sage level. Typically, their compatibility would exceed 99%. However, to achieve 100% compatibility, it was more unlikely than becoming a Tribulation Eminence. In the human world’s history, only a handful of Tribulation Eminences were born.

  Nobody had ever been able to fuse their Essence Soul and body perfectly after possession.

  The Essence Spirit Sanguine Aura was a treasure that could aid one’s cultivation after possessing a new body. It could enhance the compatibility between one’s body and Essence Soul. At the very least, the effects were very obvious before the compatibility reached 95%. It was beneficial because it allowed for one to quickly pass through the weak stages after possession.

  “Thank you, Imperial Lord. I will definitely reach the fourth Firmament within half a year. I will definitely reach the fifth Firmament within two years,” said Thousand Cricket.

  “Quickly head to the human world and find out who that mysterious Godfiend is,” said Imperial Lord Starquix coldly. “As long as we find out who he is, we can kill him.”

  They had long prepared many contingencies.

  They had to kill the Godfiend. That mysterious Godfiend was the greatest obstacle for the million demon monarchs in the human world. If he was still alive, he would obstruct the demon monarchs’ havoc wreaking.

  “As long as I reach the fifth Firmament, I’ll cast the Karmic Blood Curse on multiple demon monarchs,” said Thousand Cricket confidently. “Unless that mysterious Godfiend doesn’t take action, I’ll be able to find out his identity through the Karmic Blood Curse as long as he continues to kill demon monarchs.” “Alright.” Imperial Lord Starquix nodded. “Apart from the Demon Star Scroll and defensive treasure that we gave you previously, if you can complete the mission successfully, we will reward you greatly. You can choose one of the Imperial Lord-level weapons in our demon treasury.”

  “Yes.” Thousand Cricket was overjoyed.

  Imperial Lord Starquix’s figure dissipated. The joy on Thousand Cricket’s face vanished as he calmly looked at the jade bottle containing the Essence Spirit Sanguine Aura. He thought to himself, My lifespan was very long. I had cultivated my karmic lineage to the peak of the Grotto-Heaven realm. I had a chance of becoming an Imperial Lord, but I was forced to possess a new body, severing my chances. Humph, I know that you are doing this for the treasures of the humans’ Seventh Tribulation Eminence, Ancestral Master Archean Eon.

  No matter how many thoughts ran through his mind, Thousand Cricket had to endure it.

  Imperial
Lord Starquix and the others also understood that the Thousand Cricket could not escape their control for a long time.

  Nearly a year and a half after Meng Chuan was ambushed, Demon Sage Thousand Cricket sneaked into the human world at night.

  It was an inconspicuous World Entrance in the vast sea. It was too far away from land! The three human sects only sent an avian demon servant to monitor the entrance secretly. It was difficult for them to arrange enough manpower to intercept them. Unless demon monarchs entered en masse, the humans could only turn a blind eye.

  Swoosh.

  Thousand Cricket flew out of the World Entrance and stood above the vast sea, breathing in the human world’s air.

  In the human world, I’ll deduce the heavenly secrets and divine the future. I might be the final winner. Thousand Cricket instantly entered the vast sea. The moment he entered, his body underwent changes as he rapidly transformed into a fourth Firmament demon monarch.

  For ordinary demon monarchs, they had to enter seclusion—they couldn’t be disturbed – when attempting to break through to the fourth Firmament realm.

  However, if one’s technique realm was ridiculously high…

  For example, when Meng Chuan became a Marquis Godfiend, he had broken through during a life-and-death battle.

  Thousand Cricket was a demon sage to begin with. This breakthrough was as easy as breathing for him.

  March-a month after Thousand Cricket infiltrated the human world.

  At noon, the sun was shining brightly.

  Meng Chuan flew high in the sky and ended his underground reconnaissance for the day. Now, he only spent six hours a day carrying out a simple underground reconnaissance of the land beneath the three dynasties and the ocean. The efficiency was just too low. Even if he attacked with all his might, the number of demon monarchs he killed a year couldn’t match the number the demons sent in every year. The demon monarchs would hide far away from land. Other than the demon monarch attacks on cities once every two months, demon monarchs became a rare sight in the human world. Meng Chuan naturally spent more time cultivating.