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“I was delayed,” said Meng Chuan with a smile. Back then, he was undergoing a test in the Eon Sea Sect’s grotto-heaven. “Didn’t I inform you that I was safe through the transmission token?”
Meng Chuan had prepared a transmission token for each of his family members. All of them had coded signals that could inform whether one was safe, requesting help, etc.
“But I couldn’t contact you after you sent the message,” said Liu Qiyue. “If you hadn’t informed me beforehand, I would have already sought help from Archean Mountain.”
“Don’t worry, my wife.” Meng Chuan could sense his wife’s concern. He smiled and said, “Your husband’s strength is unfathomable. I’ve even reached the Blood Droplet realm and left my blood with Archean Mountain! My life-preservation means are very strong. With the demons’ means in the human world, they can’t do anything to me.”
“Alright, alright. I know you’re impressive,” said Liu Qiyue with a smile.
“By the way, I prepared a gift for you.” Meng Chuan flipped his hand and handed a colorful feathered robe to his wife. “Try it on.”
Liu Qiyue was instantly attracted by it. The power emanating from the feathered robe was extremely attractive to her. She reached out to take it and put it on. She felt the phoenix bloodline in her body resonate with the feathered robe.
“It’s called Phoenix Feather Robe. I think it suits you very well,” said Meng Chuan with a smile.
“The power of my bloodline can control it,” exclaimed Liu Qiyue. A phoenix phantom vaguely appeared over the Phoenix Feather Robe. This phoenix phantom also contained energy that protected Liu Qiyue. “It can protect me, and it can also release extremely powerful flames, turning my surroundings into a flame domain. Ah Chuan, I like this feather robe very much.”
Liu Qiyue happily familiarized herself with the feather robe. “Where did this come from?” Liu Qiyue snapped out of her daze and asked.
“Come, let’s talk inside,” said Meng Chuan with a smile. The Star Cluster Building would gradually be opened to Archean Mountain Regis Godfiends. There was no need to hide the matter of the Eon Sea Sect from his wife.
The next day, Meng Chuan began hunting underground demon monarchs again.
Swoosh.
Swoosh.
Deep underground, a beam of light flew at high speeds. Meng Chuan’s electromagnetic domain probed his surroundings repeatedly, and he killed all the demon monarchs he discovered. Only a few demon monarchs would be subdued by Meng Chuan and became his demon servants.
Inside a chamber of a small grotto-heaven.
“I never expected that the Godfiend that is hunting underground demon monarchs on a large scale would actually be Meng Chuan.” Through the karmic blood curse, Demon Sage Thousand Cricket could sense the young Godfiend.
Karma was most mysterious. Even a Tribulation Eminence could not completely isolate karma from themselves. They could only try their best to conceal or blur the lines.
Meng Chuan had no idea that his identity had been exposed because of karma. However, he knew that with the demons’ heritage, he had to be careful all the time.
Boom!
Thousand Thicket pushed open the door to the chamber and walked out.
Thousand Cricket came to a quiet hall and shouted, “Nine Abyss!”
Soon, Demon Sage Nine Abyss’s figure appeared on the throne in the hall. He smiled and said, “Yes?”
“I’m 90% confident of the Godfiend’s identity,” said Thousand Cricket.
“Ninety percent?” Nine Abyss frowned slightly.
“In the past, I traveled and sought out 3,000 demon monarchs across the world before casting a karmic blood curse on them,” said Thousand Cricket. “These 3,000 demon monarchs are randomly scattered around the world. Now, 205 of them have been killed. The same Godfiend killed 202 of them,” said Thousand Cricket. “I think his identity is quite certain.”
“About 200 of the 3,000 baits have died?” Nine Abyss shook his head. “This has huge repercussions. At this point in time, these few days don’t matter. Our demons will target that Godfiend with an even more powerful attack. If we get the wrong target, the consequences will be dire.”
Thousand Cricket pondered. “Actually, I’m pretty certain now. If you have any doubts, wait for another half-month.”
“Another half-month would only spell the deaths of tens of thousands of demon monarchs,” said Nine Abyss indifferently. “By the way, who was it?”
Thousand Cricket looked at him and smiled. “Marquis Eastcalm, Meng Chuan!”
Another half-month passed.
Nine Abyss and Thousand Cricket walked side by side.
“Up to this day, 533 baits have died,” said Thousand Cricket. “Meng Chuan killed 526 of them. As you know, these demon monarchsbait-are scattered across the world. There hasn’t been any large-scale attack recently. Almost all the demon monarchs are underground. To kill over 500 cursed demon monarchs in a short month? It can’t be a coincidence!”
Nine Abyss agreed. “From the looks of it, Meng Chuan has long become a Regis Godfiend. However, he’s been hiding his status.”
“Therefore, none of you managed to find out who it was despite your investigations,” said Thousand Cricket.
The two demon sages came to a dark chamber.
In the center of the dark chamber was a pool of water.
“I’ll contact the Imperial Lord now,” said Nine Abyss.
Thousand Cricket nodded.
Boom!
The countless runes carved in the chamber glowed with silver light. A scene gradually appeared in the middle of the pool. It was Imperial Lord Starquix. Nine Abyss and Thousand Cricket bowed slightly, showing their utmost respect. “Imperial Lord, we’ve identified that Godfiend,” reported Nine Abyss respectfully.
Chapter 397 - Nine-Day Prayer
“You have figured out his identity?” Imperial Lord Starquix’s eyes narrowed as the pressure he exuded intensified.
“Yes,” said Nine Abyss respectfully.
“I’m confident,” said Thousand Cricket.
“Who is it?” Imperial Lord Starquix asked coldly.
Thousand Cricket continued, “Archean Mountain disciple, Marquis Eastcalm, Meng Chuan. Nine Abyss and I believe that Meng Chuan’s talent far exceeds what’s publicly known. He secretly became a Regis Godfiend long ago. However, because he’s good at underground reconnaissance, humans have tried to conceal this and keep it under wraps.”
“Marquis Eastcalm, Meng Chuan?” asked Imperial Lord Starquix. “Are you 100% confident? What I want is… 100% confidence.”
This was because he had to pay a huge price to attack the target. Last time, they had set up the Three Terminal Formation. Patriarch Yellow Oscillate and Demon Monarch Longswim had lost their lives and failed. He naturally had to pay a greater price to kill the Godfiend this time.
If he killed the wrong person?
Thousand Cricket’s life wasn’t enough to make up his losses.
“Imperial Lord,” said Thousand Cricket respectfully, “I sought 3,000 demon monarchs and left karmic blood curses on them. They are scattered all over the human world. It was completely random. Now, 533 demon monarchs have died. Marquis Eastcalm, Meng Chuan, killed 527 of them.”
Nine Abyss added, “Without a token, it’s like searching for a needle in a haystack. I probably won’t be able to find 50 of those cursed demon monarchs in a month. Yet, Meng Chuan killed so many of them. He must be that Godfiend that is extremely skilled at underground reconnaissance.” “Meng Chuan?” Imperial Lord Starquix fell silent before asking, “Does his daily lifestyle fit his underground reconnaissance schedule?”
“After confirming that it was him, I’ve often confirmed his location through the karmic blood curse,” said Demon Sage Thousand Cricket. “During the day, he is virtually all over the world. He’s at the bottom of the four seas, under the land—basically everywhere underground. As for our demon monarchs, they are mainly slaughtered during the day. It c
ompletely matches. At night, he returns to the Great Zhou Dynasty’s Jiang State Capital.”
“Underground-all over the world-during the day? Returns to Jiang State Capital at night?” Starquix nodded slightly, a smile appearing on his face. “Thousand Cricket, you did well.” “It’s my honor to serve the Imperial Lords.” Thousand Cricket bowed slightly.
Starquix smiled and looked at the two demon sages with satisfaction. Then, his figure in the pool disappeared.
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Demon Realm.
The three Imperial Lords were gathered in Ice Palace, which floated in the sky.
“The intelligence on the human Godfiend, Meng Chuan, is all here,” said Emperor Roc. “From the intelligence, Meng Chuan entered Archean Mountain by taking first place during their entrance examination. When he was a Great Solar Godfiend, he joined forces with his companions to kill Blackwater Palace Lord of the Skydemon Sect not long after he left the mountain. This was because he was extremely fast and was good at rescuing people. The peak fourth Firmament demon monarch-Demon Monarch Blackrock-attacked Meng Chuan, but Blackrock failed in the end. Meng Chuan and his wife were immediately announced to have become Marquis Godfiends.
“More than ten years later, our demons attacked human cities on a large scale. From his actions, we can confirm that he has the strength of a top Regis Godfiend at the very least. I’m guessing that he was already a Regis Godfiend by then,” said Emperor Roc. “In that case, it’s very likely that he has been a Regis Godfiend for more than ten years.
“If his talent is as monstrous as speculated, he might reach the peak of the Seamless realm in ten years. With some special opportunities and powerful treasures, he can easily fight against the three-Yellow Oscillate and companyalone. Furthermore, he cultivates the lightning lineage. When Yellow Oscillate and North Sense attacked the mysterious Godfiend, they also confirmed that the Godfiend was skilled with lightning,” said Emperor Roc. “Indeed, Meng Chuan does match with all the information we have.”
Lady Blackmoon said softly, “Have you forgotten one thing? He’s extremely fast. For him to be able to probe the underground so well, other than using a mystic technique, his speed will greatly increase his reconnaissance efficiency.”
“Since it’s confirmed, I’ll prepare.” Imperial Lord Starquix looked at his two companions.
Emperor Roc and Lady Blackmoon looked at him. “Make the preparations.”
Imperial Lord Starquix nodded. He waved his hand and placed a huge black disc on the ground. The black disc had specks of light.
“Archean Eon Realm, Great Zhou Dynasty, Marquis Eastcalm, Meng Chuan!” Imperial Lord Starquix wrote words on the disc with his right hand. Every word was condensed with blood before fusing into the black disc.
In the River of Spacetime, the human world was also known as the Archean Eon Realm.
Many worlds were named after the strongest person in the history of their world. After all, Ancestral Master Archean Eon’s fame had spread far and wide across many worlds. When experts from other worlds thought of Ancestral Master Archean Eon’s hometown, they naturally called it the Archean Eon Realm.
Boom!
As Starquix wrote words on the black disc, he began to form a weak karmic connection with the human world’s Meng Chuan.
Through the illusory, ethereal karma, Starquix vaguely saw the figure of a young man.
“It’s a pity that we don’t have his blood or hair as a medium.” Imperial Lord Starquix shook his head gently. “Furthermore, he’s a world away from me. The human world is too great of an obstacle to me. It’s quite a struggle locking onto Meng Chuan.”
“This Meng Chuan can fight three enemies single-handedly, and the Three Terminal Formation failed to do anything to him. It’s impossible for us to obtain his hair or blood secretly,” said Emperor Roc. “It’s impossible to obtain hair or blood from even ordinary Regis Godfiends thanks to their Seamless domain. If we can secretly take his blood or hair, we can also take his head.”“Yes, I know.” Starquix nodded. “I need to pray to him for nine days and write a complete incantation for him. When I curse him on the ninth day, the power of the curse will reach its maximum.”
“We’ve waited so many years. Of course, we have the patience to wait another nine days,” said Emperor Roc with a smile.
“Starquix will pray to him for nine days. Once the curse descends upon him on the ninth day, we will definitely know if he’s dead or alive. It’s fine if he’s dead,” said Blackmoon. “If he really survives and discovers that his identity has been exposed, the humans will definitely strengthen their protection against him. It will be much harder for us to carry out an attack on him next time. Therefore, the plan this time needs to be more detailed and flawless.”
“What do you mean?” Emperor Roc and Imperial Lord Starquix looked at Lady Blackmoon.
“Since we are doing it, make sure his death is certain. We’ll also secretly prepare our final plan,” said Lady Blackmoon. “Prepare everything we can to deal with Meng Chuan. We must get rid of him. If he remains alive, most of our plans will fail.”
Emperor Roc and Imperial Lord Starquix nodded. “Yes.”
Emperor Roc began making other preparations while Lady Blackmoon guarded Imperial Lord Starquix.
Imperial Lord Starquix knelt in front of the black disc, completely motionless. Every two hours, he would write a ‘curse incantation’ on the black disc with blood. In his perception, the blurry young man’s figure gradually became clearer.
Chapter 398 - Curse
Elsewhere, in a small grotto-heaven in the human world.
A golden-armored envoy stood there, while Nine Abyss and the North Sense took the initiative to welcome him. They bowed respectfully. “Envoy.”
“Nine Abyss, you know what the Imperial Lords have instructed you to do, right?” asked the golden-armored envoy.
“I understand,” said Nine Abyss respectfully.
“Yes.”
The golden-armored envoy flipped his hand and took out a long, crystalline box. He handed it to Nine Abyss. “This is yours. Don’t disappoint the Imperial Lord.”
Nine Abyss’s eyes burned as he looked at the box. He received it excitedly and said, “The Imperial Lords can rest assured. I will definitely do my best.”
He had been looking forward to it for too long. Even though he had infiltrated the human world and had restored his strength to that of a demon sage, he was the only true demon sage in the human world. The Blood Fiend Armor had been the most precious item the Imperial Lord had given him.
Inside the box… was a treasure that he had been longing for. It was a legendary treasure amongst demons.
I never expected that I would obtain this treasure ahead of time because of Meng Chuan. Nine Abyss thought to himself, Regardless of whether the Imperial Lords’ plan succeeds or fails, I have at least obtained what I wanted. I hope everything goes smoothly. Meng Chuan should just die without a fuss.
“North Sense.” The golden-armored envoy instructed, “From now on, you will temporarily take over this small grotto-heaven. You will temporarily command all the demons in the human world.”
“Yes,” North Sense replied respectfully.
Nine Abyss and North Sense did a handover as the golden-armored envoy left.
“I’ll leave these mortal matters to you, Brother North Sense.” Demon Sage Nine Abyss left with a smile on his face. North Sense was secretly puzzled. What plan was it executing? Why would Nine Abyss be mobilized?
Emperor Roc had secretly deployed him as a backup plan for killing Meng Chuan. To the three demon Imperial Lords, they had to kill Meng Chuan at all costs. They were putting in their best effort this time.
The Demon Realm.
Emperor Roc came to Lady Blackmoon’s side as they watched Imperial Lord Starquix write the incantations.
“Are you ready?” asked Lady Blackmoon.
“According to our plans, everything is ready,” said Emperor Roc. “We have done everything we can
to deal with Meng Chuan across worlds. If we fail this time, we really won’t be able to do anything to Meng Chuan.” Lady Blackmoon shook her head. “It’s impossible for us to fail! Our preparations have been very meticulous. In fact, it’s very likely that we will succeed considering how Imperial Lord Starquix is using 100 years of his lifespan to carry out the curse. Our other preparations might be unnecessary.” “A hundred years of lifespan? Shouldn’t we have Starquix consume more of his lifespan? For example, 200 years or 300 years?” said Emperor Roc.
“We need to pay several times the price, or even ten times the price before he agrees.” Lady Blackmoon shook her head and said, “Besides, to be honest, the effects of consuming 100 years of lifespan and 200 years of lifespan aren’t too different. The potency of the curse can only increase by 20 to 30 percent at most. If we want the curse’s power to undergo a qualitative change, Starquix will have to consume 1,000 years of his lifespan. This is something Starquix would never agree to.”
To an Imperial Lord with a 10,000-year lifespan-100 years was like a year to a mortal. Even for mortals, how many of them would easily give up a year of their lifespan?
If an Imperial Lord lived for 100 more years, they might break through to the Tribulation realm in the final century! Their lifespans would increase greatly as a result.
Therefore, not only did the lifespans of Imperial Lords indicate their lives, but they also represented a chance of breaking through. If they really encountered a huge threat, the three Imperial Lords’ plans might be foiled because of Meng Chuan. Therefore, Imperial Lord Starquix was willing to spend 100 years of his lifespan to carry out a curse. Otherwise, he would definitely not be willing to consume his lifespan if he could make the demon monarchs risk their lives instead.
Even if ten demon sages died, how could they compare to him consuming 100 years of lifespan? “Alright.” Emperor Roc nodded. “It was already very difficult to make Starquix carry out the attack. I hope everything goes smoothly.”