Chapter 154: Demon Clan's Divine Power

Author: I Eat Tomatoes

The Triple Heaven Demon Monarchs passed through the world entrance in two groups, launching their attack only after they had all gathered.

*Rumble, rumble, rumble!*

Six top-tier Great Sun realm Godfiends clashed with sixty Demon Monarchs, and the Demon Monarchs immediately gained the upper hand.

"What?" Liu Qiyue and Fan Cheng, watching the battle unfolding on the ice below, both felt their hearts clench.

Meng Chuan, Shi Xiu, and Mu Qing were each engaged in close-quarters combat by twelve Demon Monarchs! While Shi Xiu and Mu Qing faced ordinary Triple Heaven Demon Monarchs, the coordinated effort of twelve against one still placed considerable pressure on them. Meng Chuan, however, was facing a combined assault from six elite Demon Monarchs and six ordinary Triple Heaven Demon Monarchs. Each elite Demon Monarch possessed strength comparable to Shi Xiu and Mu Qing!

"Good heavens," Zhang Yunhu exclaimed, his hair and beard bristling as he held two blood-red short spears. He had long been defending alongside Meng Chuan. "Last time, sending three elite Demon Monarchs after you, Junior Brother Meng, was already crazy enough. This time, they've even brought in three more unfamiliar elite Demon Monarchs, each skilled in close combat. Six against one, Junior Brother Meng, they truly value you."

"I'm almost flattered," Meng Chuan replied, while also unleashing his saber techniques.

*Bang! Bang! Bang!*

Meng Chuan and Zhang Yunhu defended together. Zhang Yunhu's strength was extraordinary; he alone could match three elite Demon Monarchs. Focusing solely on defense with Meng Chuan's cooperation, the two of them managed to withstand the combined assault of six elite Demon Monarchs and six ordinary Triple Heaven Demon Monarchs.

"These Demon Monarchs are all mad."

"They actually brought in so many elite Demon Monarchs." Senior Sister Yang Xingwu and Senior Sister Yu Chiyan were both somewhat nervous. One of them exerted herself to unleash her domain, while the other cast illusions, trying their best to assist Meng Chuan and Zhang Yunhu.

Shi Xiu and Mu Qing barely managed to defend themselves, and they, too, understood that the situation was critical.

Yet Meng Chuan remained very calm.

When he first arrived at North River Pass, even with his perfected top-grade Godfiend body, his strength was still considerably weaker than Senior Brother Zhang Yunhu's. However, in the past year, he first cultivated the 'Vajra Body,' doubling his strength. Due to his powerful physique, he could also withstand stronger fiend energy; he exchanged 390,000 merit points for seventy-eight gourds of 'Dark Fiend Energy' and refined them into himself. His current strength was naturally no less than Senior Brother Zhang's. If he were to use his Primordial Spirit power, he would be even stronger!

He possessed ample confidence to face any adverse situation.

"This Lion Demon Monarch is intentionally hiding its true strength," Meng Chuan thought. His Primordial Spirit domain clearly detected that the Lion Demon Monarch's aura was significantly stronger than the elite Demon Monarchs, with only the black-clad Spider Demoness comparable. Yet, at this moment, the Lion Demon Monarch was only displaying the strength of an elite Demon Monarch, appearing unremarkable among the six elite Demon Monarchs.

"I need to find an opportunity to strike!"

"Make sure Zhang Yunhu doesn't have time to save Meng Chuan." The Lion Demon Monarch was only using thirty to forty percent of its strength, feigning the strength of an elite Demon Monarch. If it had erupted with full power immediately, Zhang Yunhu would likely have been the first to resist it.

The Lion Demon Monarch was confident in dealing with Meng Chuan. But it wasn't confident in dealing with Zhang Yunhu, who had comprehended the 'Dao realm'!

*Boom, boom, boom!* The pair of blood-red short spears in Zhang Yunhu's hands transformed into blurry golden light, and his entire body faintly glowed with golden light. He fully blocked the combined attacks of three elite Demon Monarchs.

"Now's the time!" The Lion Demon Monarch seized the moment and fully unleashed its power.

"Roar!"

A low roar, as if a furious gale was raging. The moment the sound rang out, Meng Chuan, Zhang Yunhu, Mu Qing, and the others inexplicably felt a shiver in their hearts. Even Liu Qiyue and Fan Cheng on the city wall were inexplicably struck with fear upon hearing it. They all looked towards the source of the sound.

The Lion Demon Monarch opened its gaping maw, and a dark vortex anomaly appeared behind its body! In the direction its gaping maw was aimed, the very void twisted. An invisible suction force acted on Meng Chuan, making him involuntarily fly towards the gaping maw.

"A demonic divine ability," Zhang Yunhu, Mu Qing, and the others exclaimed, greatly alarmed.

Divine abilities originate from the physical body. Demon races primarily cultivate their physical bodies, supplementing it with demonic energy. When physical body cultivation reaches a high level, various mysterious techniques emerge. It's common for hair, tails, scales, and other parts to mutate and become comparable to divine weapons or sharp tools. Some with particularly unique physiques can even manifest incredible abilities, which are known as divine abilities!

In fact, the physical body cultivation lineage Meng Chuan obtained in Cangyuan Grotto-Heaven specialized in physical body cultivation. Its third realm was the 'Divine Ability Realm,' upon reaching which one would inevitably possess divine abilities! Furthermore, with increased cultivation, one could possess more than one divine ability. The demon races were relatively inferior in this regard; only exceptionally outstanding Triple Heaven Demon Monarchs could possess divine abilities.

The Lion Demon Monarch was one such being with a divine ability!

"This demonic divine ability actually affects the void?" Meng Chuan was also surprised. The twisting void was wrapping around his physical body, and the suction force was incredibly astonishing.

"Break!"

In an instant, his true essence erupted to its limit. Surging Great Sun realm true essence crashed through the meridians of his Vajra Body, and his meridians could fully withstand it.

"Tiger Roar Form!" Even as Meng Chuan was being enveloped, he immediately drew his saber.

*Boom! Boom! Boom!*

During the enveloping process, he unleashed three consecutive saber strikes. This was precisely his most violent move, the 'Tiger Roar Form.' Against divine abilities and similar techniques, the simplest method was to break through them with brute force. Sufficient strength could naturally break them.

"Hm?" The terrifying saber light made the dark vortex anomaly behind the Lion Demon Monarch tremble. By the time Meng Chuan unleashed his third strike, the dark vortex anomaly collapsed! The scene of the twisting void also dissipated.

"It's broken?" The Lion Demon Monarch was astonished.

"He used a Godfiend forbidden art to break the Lion Demon Monarch's divine ability?" The other Demon Monarchs were all utterly shocked.

Great Sun realm true essence was incredibly destructive. Other Great Sun realm Godfiends were very cautious when circulating their Great Sun realm true essence. Yet at this moment, Meng Chuan's explosive true essence was too terrifying, and his aura was far too strong. Such ferocity... under normal circumstances, it would indicate the use of a Godfiend forbidden art. They had no idea that Meng Chuan's meridians were so powerful that even such an explosive output of Great Sun realm true essence was still within their tolerance.

"If I can't swallow him whole, then I'll cut him down." The Lion Demon Monarch charged forward, wielding its great axe.

Meng Chuan continuously employed his saber techniques to defend. The great axe clashed with the saber light, and Meng Chuan retreated three steps to dissipate the force. The Lion Demon Monarch's axe technique shifted, and it slashed again, attacking relentlessly.

"He has great strength, but his agility is weaker." While defending, Meng Chuan was also assessing his opponent's situation.

"Sister Si, you and the other three Demon Monarchs, hold Zhang Yunhu at all costs," the Lion Demon Monarch transmitted its voice. "As long as Zhang Yunhu is held, Meng Chuan is sure to die!"

Upon seeing the hope of killing Meng Chuan, the demon side went wild. For the demon race, killing a genius with the 'Perfected Lightning Extinction Godfiend Body' — a talent appearing only once every few centuries — would yield ten times more merit than killing Zhang Yunhu!

"This Spider Demoness is also fighting desperately." Zhang Yunhu's expression also changed. While facing the desperate encirclement of three elite Demon Monarchs, there were also seven ordinary Demon Monarchs and the black-clad Demoness attacking with full force. The black-clad Demoness unleashed her 'Natal Spider Silk,' accumulated over many years, as strands of blood-red spider silk furiously encircled Zhang Yunhu.

"Meng Chuan, how long can your Godfiend forbidden art last? Your frail little body, I can crush it with one slap." The Lion Demon Monarch spoke, while continuing to lead two elite Demon Monarchs in attacking Meng Chuan, with other ordinary Demon Monarchs providing assistance.

While defending, Meng Chuan continued to assess his opponent's situation: "It has a demonic divine ability, strong axe techniques, immense strength, slightly weaker agility, and a very strong physical body." He was currently in his normal state, not having used any Godfiend forbidden art.

"If I use my Primordial Spirit power, I have a seventy percent chance of killing it," Meng Chuan thought. "I need to find an opportunity, a chance with a hundred percent certainty."

Through his Primordial Spirit domain, Meng Chuan clearly grasped the situation on the battlefield, searching for the opportune moment to unleash his killing move.

From the Demon Monarchs' perspective...

Victory was within reach.