Chapter 199: Initial Battle

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Liu Qiyue held an ancient divine bow, a quiver of arrows on her back, and a pair of dazzling flame wings spread out, allowing her to hover in the air approximately two miles from the battlefield below. This distance was perfectly safe and ideally suited for Liu Qiyue to display her abilities.

Swish, swish, swish. Liu Qiyue coldly overlooked the scene below, three flame-engulfed arrows nocked on her bowstring. With her storage pouch, Liu Qiyue focused more on the arrows' power and less on conserving them. As her arrows were poised, Meng Chuan also transformed into a bolt of lightning, diving down.

"Liu Qiyue and Meng Chuan!" The Cat Demon Monarch's expression changed. Yuanchu Mountain had over a thousand Great Sun Godfiends, but only about a hundred of them possessed truly terrifying deterrent power. Meng Chuan, Liu Qiyue, Xue Feng, Yang Fang, Zhang Junfeng, and others were all on that list! Liu Qiyue's deterrent power was even ranked among the top three, as she could unleash the combat strength of a Marquis Godfiend by using her Phoenix Nirvana Art. Of course, the Phoenix Nirvana Art consumed lifespan; she would only resort to it in a truly desperate situation.

"Senior Brother Meng!" The purple-robed woman, the silver-armored man, and the other four Godfiends all felt a wave of relief. "We're saved!"

Whoosh. In a flash of lightning, Meng Chuan was already upon them.

Swish, swish, swish!!! From high above, the cold-eyed Liu Qiyue also unleashed her arrows at that moment. The three flame arrows moved even faster than Meng Chuan's movement technique.

"Team up and kill Meng Chuan," the Cat Demon Monarch roared via telepathy. "Otherwise, none of us will escape. Trap him!"

A gaunt Tree Demon Monarch stood there, with roots and tendrils sprouting from the ground, coiling towards Meng Chuan. The instant Meng Chuan rushed forward, black fiendish aura rippled out from his body. Meng Chuan's fiendish aura appeared illusory but was extremely frigid. The six demon monarchs, including the Cat Demon Monarch, all felt their bodies tremble. Only the Cat Demon Monarch remained almost unaffected, while the other five demon monarchs were somewhat weakened. The roots and tendrils were frozen solid by the biting cold, significantly slowing their movement.

"Die!" Meng Chuan was well aware of his own strength; ordinarily, he couldn't simply crush these six demon monarchs. So, without hesitation, he channeled his soul power to mobilize his True Yuan, boosting his strength to nearly the threshold of a Marquis Godfiend. His body transformed into eight figures, and these eight "Meng Chuans" simultaneously attacked the six demon monarchs with their blades. Black fiendish aura obscured the view, and terrifying blade light swept forth.

"Not good." With his soul power mobilizing his True Yuan, this single strike instilled fear in everyone, including the Cat Demon Monarch.

Pfft! Pfft!!! In a single exchange, Meng Chuan slew two demon monarchs. Meanwhile, Liu Qiyue shot down one demon monarch and injured two others. Because they all feared Meng Chuan's blade, and with the fiendish aura obscuring their vision, Liu Qiyue's arrows had an extraordinary effect. Only the Cat Demon Monarch remained unharmed.

"This is bad." The Cat Demon Monarch narrowly dodged, abandoning all thoughts of luck. It immediately shot away into the distance. Pfft, pfft. With his soul power mobilizing his True Yuan, reaching near the threshold of a Marquis Godfiend, and being adept at speed, Meng Chuan naturally and easily slew the remaining two injured demon monarchs.

"What do I do? What do I do? My speed can't possibly match Meng Chuan's." The fleeing Cat Demon Monarch suddenly noticed four arrows shooting down from high above. The arrows were as fast as meteors and unexpectedly changed direction as they approached, obstructing it simultaneously. This forced the Cat Demon Monarch to slow down, and with this slowdown, Meng Chuan had already caught up.

"I can't burrow through the ground, and I can't fly, what do I do?" The Cat Demon Monarch was frantic. Running for its life on foot? It simply couldn't compare to Meng Chuan. "Die!" Meng Chuan's blade struck. The Cat Demon Monarch turned its head, and its third eye on its forehead blinked, sending an invisible wave instantly towards Meng Chuan. His protective True Yuan was useless; the wave permeated his skull, affecting the inside of his head. "Hm?" Meng Chuan felt a slight prickling pain in his head. Having cultivated a Godfiend Body to the Great Sun Godfiend realm, he had undergone body reshaping, making his physical form far superior to a mortal's. Even his supposedly vulnerable brain was incredibly strong. However, facing an attack like the Cat Demon Monarch's, most would experience severe headaches and lose control. But Meng Chuan had also cultivated the Vajra Body, where every particle within his body had been refined, making him exceptionally tough and resilient at a microscopic level. The Cat Demon Monarch's technique only caused Meng Chuan a slight prickle of pain, without affecting his strength.

Whoosh. The blade light still struck, completely unaffected. "What?" The Cat Demon Monarch was utterly shocked. Its body, however, miraculously twisted, somehow managing to avoid the blade. From high above, Liu Qiyue once again shot three flame arrows. The arrows descended at extreme speed, far faster than Meng Chuan's blade technique. At the same level, arrows were much faster and more threatening than other weapons. The Cat Demon Monarch had just dodged Meng Chuan's blade, only to face these three arrows.

"Hm?" With Yin-Yang conversion, Meng Chuan's second blade strike arrived. The second blade and the three arrows arrived almost simultaneously. The Cat Demon Monarch's body twisted eerily, dodging another blade and two arrows, but one arrow still pierced its body. The Cat Demon Monarch continued its desperate attempt to escape, but after being hit by an arrow, its movement technique significantly worsened. It was no longer able to withstand Meng Chuan's blade. "No!" Amidst its frantic unwillingness, a blade severed its body.

Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle. The surging blood essence from the Cat Demon Monarch's corpse all poured into the Demon-slaying Blade. Within a single breath, the corpse turned to ash.

"I engaged it in close combat, and it managed to dodge two consecutive blade strikes? It was only with Qiyue's assistance that the third strike killed it." Meng Chuan watched in surprise as the Cat Demon Monarch's corpse turned to ash. "In terms of speed, it's not as fast as me, but its movement technique and transformations are far more formidable." Its entire body seemed like a boneless blanket, shifting flexibly and unpredictably. Meng Chuan then collected the items left behind by the Cat Demon Monarch. Being able to use divine abilities, it might have been a descendant of a demon saint, possibly possessing valuable treasures.

Liu Qiyue descended from the sky, and Meng Chuan came to her side. "Senior Brother Meng, Senior Sister Liu!" The purple-robed woman and the other four Godfiends were extremely grateful. "If it weren't for Senior Brother Meng and Senior Sister Liu, we would have died by the Cat Demon Monarch's claws."

"Given your strength, I believe you could have held on for a while longer," Meng Chuan said with a smile.

"This Cat Demon Monarch's divine ability was incredibly troublesome. Just being looked at by it caused an unbearable headache, making resistance impossible," the silver-armored man said with a smile. "Yet Senior Brother Meng still pursued and killed the Cat Demon Monarch in a few strikes, leaving it utterly defenseless. Truly admirable."

"The Cat Demon Monarch was indeed formidable. If not for Senior Brother Meng and Senior Sister Liu, the four of us would surely not have survived," the purple-robed woman also said with a smile. It was naturally delightful to be alive, especially with all six demon monarchs slain.

Meng Chuan and Liu Qiyue exchanged a glance. Meng Chuan then said, "The demon monarchs are dead. We'll leave the matters here to you."

"Don't worry, Senior Brother Meng," the purple-robed woman and the other four all said in unison. Immediately afterward, Meng Chuan took Liu Qiyue and vanished into the horizon in a flash of lightning.

"Senior Brother Meng and his wife are truly formidable," the purple-robed woman exclaimed. "One can shoot arrows from high in the sky at long range; unless it's a bird-type demon monarch, most demon monarchs can't even touch Senior Sister Liu. The other engages in close combat. Senior Brother Meng and two other senior brothers once teamed up to kill a fourth-level Heavenly Demon. Seeing him now, his close-quarters combat is indeed extraordinary; even the Cat Demon Monarch couldn't withstand a few of his blade strikes."

"To be able to team up and kill a fourth-level Heavenly Demon, surpassing their rank, they naturally possess great capabilities."

"Senior Sister Cheng, you've also cultivated a Supreme Godfiend Body. In the future, you'll be able to rival Senior Brother Meng."

"That's right. If it weren't for Senior Sister Cheng this time, the three of us would have been killed by the Cat Demon Monarch long ago," their other companions also said. The purple-robed woman was the captain of their team. She had cultivated a Supreme Godfiend Body and reached the peak of Sword Soul, making her quite powerful. Of course, Meng Chuan surpassed her in terms of the "Black Iron Heavenly Book," "Vajra Body," and his soul.

It was a very easy and successful rescue. As Meng Chuan and his wife, the two Godfiends, transformed into lightning and returned, they were in excellent spirits.

"This is our first joint rescue, and it went so smoothly!" Liu Qiyue said with a smile via telepathy. "All the Godfiends were rescued, and all the demon monarchs were slain."

"This is rare," Meng Chuan explained. "Based on my past rescue experience, often by the time I arrived, some Godfiends had already fallen in battle. This time, these four Godfiends were strong enough and united enough to hold on until now."

"Mhm." Liu Qiyue nodded; her experience was less than Meng Chuan's.

"Still, our cooperation was indeed excellent," Meng Chuan said with a laugh. "With my wife's arrows, my close-quarters combat was much easier. If it weren't for your help, Qiyue, and the demon monarchs scattered to escape, it's truly uncertain if I could have killed all of them."

Liu Qiyue laughed, "Aside from the Cat Demon Monarch, the other demon monarchs weren't that strong. I only had to shoot a few arrows."

"There will be plenty of opportunities in the future," Meng Chuan also said.

The couple continued chatting as they hurried towards Gushan Prefecture.