Chapter 425 - After the Battle
The Magic Awl pierced through the tiny stone golems one after another, causing them to dissipate into metal and rock fragments. However, the single Magic Awl managed to pierce through over 100 tiny stone golems, causing the other stone golems to flee frantically. Many of them had already burrowed underground.
Boom!
Meng Chuan’s gaze swept over, and his electromagnetic domain erupted!
Bolts of lightning appeared within the electromagnetic domain, wantonly attacking a large number of tiny stone golems. Nearly half of the tiny stone golems were struck! The stone golems’ outer layers shattered, revealing the tiny metal humanoids that were much smaller. The tiny metal humanoids were clearly much tougher; they didn’t suffer any damage from the electromagnetic domain’s bolts of lightning. They continued running away from the battlefield.
When a mountain demon is at the Great Solar realm, it can shatter its body and attack its enemies. This mountain demon-who has reached the Grotto-heaven realm-can actually flee by transforming into tens of thousands of avatars?
Mountain demons were very special among demons.
They weren’t living creatures that had gained sentience. For example, lion demons, ox demons, spider demons, flood dragons, and others could raise their cultivation realm through cultivation. However, they were originally living creatures.
A mountain demon was originally a mountain! They were dead objects.
Thanks to the good fortune of the heavens and earth, one would gain spirituality through a fortuitous encounter before embarking on the path of cultivation. They were very special. Just by relying on their special bodies, they stood at the peak amongst their peers at the same level.
How difficult was it for Meng Chuan to cultivate a Blood Droplet realm Body? Though he put in so much effort, it was only slightly stronger than a fifth Firmament demon monarch’s body. Although this mountain demon—who had reached the Grotto-Heaven realm—was still at the fifth Firmament, it had already undergone a transformation. Its life-preservation abilities had greatly strengthened.
“Why did the two of you stop?” A cold voice rang out. Standing in midair, Holy Lady Strings lowered her hands that had been clutching her head. Her robe’s collar still reached high up so that her head would be constantly protected.
She coldly glared at Meng Chuan and Wang Shan.
Meng Chuan stepped on the disc, and 12 Bloodblades surrounded his body. The six Bloodblades that had attacked Holy Lady Strings continued to fly around him.
“Where’s your Magic Awl? Why aren’t you continuing?” Holy Lady Strings looked at Dao Protector Wang Shan. “You stopped when a crack appeared?”
“Holy Lady Strings, you do have brilliant means,” said Meng Chuan with a smile. “I’m impressed!”
With that said, he flew away with Wang Shan.
As he flew away, he passed by Demon Monarch Quicksand’s corpse in a bid to store it. Chi! Chi! Chi!
However, the void spider silk had already wrapped around Demon Monarch Quicksand’s corpse and dragged it back rapidly.
The void spiderweb domain is indeed powerful. When Meng Chuan saw this, he thought to himself. After putting the Dao Protector into his Grotto-Heaven Magic Bead, he phased hundreds of kilometers away in a second and fled from the void spiderweb domain.
The void spiderweb domain barely had the might of a top Creation realm expert. What was important was its wide range. It could reach at least 150 kilometers.
If Holy Lady Strings used her real spider silk, her strength would further increase as long as it was within half a kilometer of her!
This strength was enough to defeat many ordinary demon sages. Of course, it was also because she had a breakthrough in the World Gap. Before coming to the World Gap, she was much weaker.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
The spider silk cocoon wrapped around Quicksand as the void threads dissipated, revealing the black-skinned youth’s corpse.
“Quicksand.” Holy Lady Strings looked at the floating corpse with a hint of pain in her eyes. She reached out and caressed the black-skinned youth’s face as she whispered, “You have followed me for many years, but you have now died in the hands of the humans. I was too arrogant. I didn’t take human Regis Godfiends seriously after my breakthrough in the World Gap. Who would have thought that I would encounter King Eastcalm, Meng Chuan, and make you lose your life? I’ll avenge you. I’ll make sure more human Godfiends will join you in death,” said Holy Lady Strings gently.
…
When he was far away, Meng Chuan stopped flying. His Seamless domain naturally shielded him from detection.
I can’t fight for too long after casting Flowing Sand. Without this divine power, I probably wouldn’t have escaped the void spiderweb domain.
With this divine power, he could move hundreds of kilometers in a second. His flying speed was faster than the void spider silk. Furthermore, his thought processes were ten times faster; He was also much more agile while flying, allowing him to escape easily.
Without his divine powers, things would’ve been troublesome. Although he could rely on Heaven’s Wrath-allowing his body to transform into lightning-to escape, he couldn’t use many divine powers under those circumstances. His mind wasn’t ten times faster, but he could still travel hundreds of kilometers in a second. That reduced the variation in his flight path, so he didn’t have the confidence of dodging the void spiderweb domain’s interception in advance.
I can use Flowing Sand for a maximum of 15 seconds. In the future, I’ll try my best to maintain it for 9 seconds at maximum. I’ll leave 6 seconds for contingencies.
The earlier battle took a long time to describe; however, in reality, battles were as fast as lightning when experts fought.
Before killing Demon Monarch Mountain Splitter, Meng Chuan struck out with Heaven’s Wrath and killed Cave Lord White Azure. He then summoned Dao Protector Wang Shan to attack Holy Lady Strings. All of that took about nine seconds.
Therefore, Meng Chuan quickly fled without daring to stay any longer.
“Senior Brother Wang.” Meng Chuan summoned Wang Shan and immediately asked, “Are you alright now?”
“The Magic Awl only has cracks; it didn’t shatter. It won’t be a problem,” said Wang Shan. “If it completely shatters, I’ll lose ten percent of my Essence Soul’s Origins. My lifespan and time of lucidity will be greatly reduced.”
Meng Chuan heaved a sigh of relief.
Dao Protectors were different from ordinary Regis Godfiends. Regis Godfiends could nurture their Essence Souls with their bodies, improving their Essence Souls.
However, a Dao Protector’s body was very special. It could allow one to go past the lifespan restriction, but the pressure on one’s Essence Soul was extremely great. Senior Brother Wang Shan had a sixth-level Essence Soul, and he could only stay lucid for another 70-plus years. For over 1,000 years, he had meditated so that the pressure-exerted by the body he was currently possessing-on his Essence Soul lessened. Therefore, Dao Protector Wang Shan hadn’t formed an Essence Soul avatar over the years. He wanted to maintain his Essence Soul’s totality so that he could withstand the pressure exerted by the body.
If his Magic Awl shattered and he lost ten percent of his Essence Soul’s Origins, he would be unable to recover due to the pressure exerted by the body. It would be a permanent loss. His time of lucidity and lifespan would be greatly reduced.He had only used ten percent of his Essence Soul’s Origins to cultivate the Magic Awl. It didn’t affect his Essence Soul much, so it was fine. If he were to use 20% or 30% of his Essence Soul’s Origins to cultivate the Magic Awl, it would have a huge impact on his Essence Soul. His time of lucidity and lifespan would be greatly reduced. Once it shattered, a huge gap in Wang Shan’s Essence Soul would appear after losing 20 to 30 percent of his Essence Soul Origins. In just a few days, his Essence Soul would completely dissipate due to the pressure exerted by his body, spelling his death.
“Seni
or Brother Wang, how long will it take for you to heal your Magic Awl?” asked Meng Chuan.
“There are just a small number of cracks,” said Wang Shan with a smile. “I believe it will recover in half a month. I can fight during that half-month as long as I don’t attack sixth-level Essence Souls.”
Meng Chuan nodded. “Understood.”
Elsewhere in the World Gap.
With the transmission token, Holy Lady Strings and the mountain demon gathered again.
“Holy Lady,” greeted the stocky mountain demon respectfully. “In that battle, only you and I survived,” said Holy Lady Strings.
The stocky mountain demon nodded silently.
Chapter 426 - Gathering
They suffered a tragic defeat in this battle. Three of the five demon monarchs died, leaving only the two of them alive.
Holy Lady Strings pondered for a moment before saying, “The first reason why we lost so tragically this time is because of the mysterious Godfiend’s Magic Awl. Quicksand died under his hands. I also suffered heavy injuries as a result. Secondly, it’s because of Meng Chuan himself. Meng Chuan’s speed was the main reason why our attack failed; it far exceeded our expectations. My void spiderweb domain was completely useless, so we were unable to form an effective encirclement.”
“Yes.” The stocky mountain demon couldn’t help but say, “His speed is terrifying. He’s faster than many demon sages. How can a Regis Godfiend be so fast?”
Holy Lady Strings nodded and said, “The Heaven Earth laws suppress speed. He shouldn’t be this fast.”
“Could he have broken free of the world’s shackles?” asked the stocky mountain demon curiously.
“Impossible.” Holy Lady Strings shook her head. “To rely on speed to break free of the world’s shackles… that saber art’s might should far exceed your imagination. Even you and I can’t withstand a single strike from such a saber art! Although Monarch Peacock’s body is special, it will probably die from a few chops.”
The mountain demon listened in alarm.
Holy Lady Strings didn’t elaborate further. To break free of the world’s shackles with speed alone… Although Holy Lady Strings hadn’t seen it before, it was recorded in the demons’ secret records. Holy Lady Strings was highly valued by the Imperial Lords, so she once had a chance of reading the secret records.
“How can he be so fast if he hasn’t broken free of the world’s shackles?” asked the stocky mountain demon.
Holy Lady Strings pondered and said, “When I used the void spiderweb domain to surround him, I could vaguely sense that the flow of time around him was a little special. I’m guessing that… he changed the flow of time, making him appear extremely fast in our eyes.”
As a fifth Firmament demon monarch with the highest technique realm in the present eraher technique realm was much realm higher than most demon sages—she had already begun coming into contact with the profundities of time.
“Time lineage?” The mountain demon was astonished.
“There’s no trace of it when used. It’s more like a divine power. From his age, it should be a divine power,” said Holy Lady Strings.
As they reflected on this battle and conducted an after-action review, they suddenly sensed something
“Oh?” Holy Lady Strings and the stocky mountain demon flipped their hands and took out their tokens.
“The Imperial Lords have summoned us back?” Holy Lady Strings and the stocky mountain demon exchanged looks. They were somewhat puzzled.
The duo didn’t dare delay any further as they immediately rushed towards the connection point that linked the World Gap and the Demon Realm.
Holy Lady Strings led the stocky mountain demon to the nearest connection point. They directly tore through the two world membranes and returned to the Demon Realm. They then rushed to the Imperial Lord’s palace. This time, they were summoned by Lady Blackmoon, so they naturally headed for the palace where she was at.
“Holy Lady.” As she flew, she encountered a fifth Firmament demon monarch. The lion demon monarch chuckled and said, “Holy Lady, are you going to the Imperial Lord’s
place?”
Holy Lady Strings nodded slightly and looked at him. “Are you acting alone? Didn’t you go to the World Gap?”
“No,” said the lion demon monarch with a smile. “I’ve been contacting my old friends recently. I’m preparing to form a team to enter the World Gap.”
“Those who didn’t go to the World Gap have been summoned by the Imperial Lord?” Holy Lady Strings frowned slightly.
Why did the Imperial Lord summon them?
Were they going to attack the human world?
Soon, Holy Lady Strings, the stocky mountain demon, and the lion demon monarch arrived at Ice Palace.
The square in front of the ice palace was already filled with over 100 fifth Firmament demon monarchs. More fifth Firmament demon monarchs would occasionally rush over.
“Despite us traveling at full speed, there are already over 100 demon monarchs here?” When the stocky mountain demon saw this scene, he sent a voice transmission. “It looks like all the fifth Firmament demon monarchs in the Demon Realm are gathering.”
Holy Lady Strings nodded. “Yes.”
“Holy Lady.” A goat demon monarch and two other demon monarchs rapidly approached. They had close ties with Holy Lady Strings.
“Horn Mountain, only three of you are left in your team?” Holy Lady Strings saw the three demon monarchs.
“Yes.” The goat demon monarch was in a rather sorry state. He whispered, “Two hours ago, our team of nine demon monarchs were in the World Gap studying the scene of a world’s birth. Who knew that we would encounter human Godfiends, Peng Mu and Yun Jianhai? The moment they discovered us, they attacked. They also had an Essence Soul mystic technique. It was a black awl that could penetrate and destroy one’s Essence Soul. The two of them were extremely powerful. Our team collapsed the moment we clashed. We fled in all directions. As you can tell, only three of us escaped. The other six demon monarchs died.”
“Six died?” Holy Lady Strings frowned and said, “The old lion’s team was wiped out. My team also lost three demon monarchs. Horn Mountain, your team lost six… Furthermore, it all happened in half a day’s time.”
“Black Lion’s team was wiped out?” The goat demon monarch and company were alarmed.
Holy Lady Strings nodded slightly.
They knew that something was amiss. It wasn’t strange for a battle to happen in the World Gap. Human Godfiends and demon monarchs would fight over to see who would obtain possession of a treasure. However, it was abnormal for so many demons to engage in fights and end up defeated in such a short period of time.
“Sister Strings.” A black-robed elder with a dragon head walked over.
Holy Lady Strings looked at him. “Poison Dragon.”
Among the fifth Firmament demon monarchs, they stood at the top.
“I’ve heard that human Godfiends have attacked more than one team.” Patriarch Poison Dragon looked at Holy Lady Strings. “Was your team also attacked?”
Holy Lady Strings nodded.
“The humans come with ill intentions,” said Patriarch Poison Dragon. He was rather excited. He had an undying body, and his essence in life had changed. The more lively the war was, the happier he felt.
Another hour passed. All the fifth Firmament demon monarchs arrived!
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A green-robed, snake-tailed woman walked over from afar. All the demon monarchs fell silent. They recognized the green-robed, snake-tailed woman. She was Lady Blackmoon’s personal maidservant; she was also one of Lady Blackmoon’s envoys. “By the Imperial Lord’s orders,” said the green-robed, snake-tailed woman. “All those who fought human Godfiends in the World Gap are to produce a detailed report and hand it to the Imperial Lord.”
“Yes,” replied all the demon monarchs respectfully.
…
“In just half a day, 43 fifth Firmament demon monar
chs died in the World Gap,” said Imperial Lord Starquix. “The World Gap has been in existence for more than nine years. In the past nine years, only 31 fifth Firmament demon monarchs have died. It’s normal for us to suffer losses during battles for treasures. However, in just half a day, we lost 43 demon monarchs… It’s more than we’ve lost in the past nine years. Even someone blind can tell that something is amiss.”
“Humans know that we will try our best to send fifth Firmament demon monarchs to the human world through the World Gap,” said Lady Blackmoon. “They aren’t willing to sit still as we prepare, so they attacked first and killed our fifth Firmament demon monarchs in the World Gap.”
“Why was the result so one-sided? Why did so many die in just half a day?” Emperor Roc couldn’t help but ask, “Could it be that humans have given several Tribulation treasures to the Regis Godfiends?”
“We’ll know when we get the demon monarchs’ intelligence reports,” said Imperial Lord Starquix.
Sending fifth Firmament demon monarchs to the human world through the World Gap had long been part of the three Imperial Lords’ plans.
The three Imperial Lords valued the lives of every fifth Firmament demon monarch.
After cultivating in the World Gap for a long period of time, these fifth Firmament demon monarchs were slowly improving.
King True Martial’s True Martial lineage was powerful. The further one advanced, the harder it was for them to improve. However, he still managed to break through to the late stages of the Grotto-Heaven realm by cultivating in the World Gap.
It was more common for ordinary fifth Firmament demon monarchs to improve.
The Imperial Lords were happy to see the demon monarchs slowly improve. As for the small losses during the treasure-snatching bouts? The three Imperial Lords could tolerate
it.
However, the 43 casualties—incurred in a short period of time-shocked the Imperial Lords. They immediately summoned the rest of the fifth Firmament demon monarchs back.
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