Chapter 201: Yuan Chu Mountain Gods and Demons

Although Qian Mo called for help, he was only facing three second-tier demon monarchs. A distress call at this level was naturally not enough to dispatch Godfiends like Meng Chuan and his wife. In fact, even the only Godfiend team within their prefecture was not dispatched. Instead, a third-tier flying demon monarch mount from three hundred miles away was sent. The flying mount was fast enough, and its third-tier strength was sufficient to save Qian Mo and kill the three second-tier demon monarchs.

Since the large-scale invasion by the demon race, the number of flying mounts controlled by humans had significantly increased. However, gaining complete control was difficult, and their numbers were limited, so humans primarily controlled flying demon monarchs.

Flying mounts were the most versatile, being fast, able to fly, capable of rescue, surveillance, and message delivery.

"That cat demon monarch is also a divine power demon monarch," Liu Qiyue chatted with Meng Chuan as they traveled. "Speaking of which, A'Chuan, you've killed several divine power demon monarchs, haven't you?"

"Yes, a few," Meng Chuan nodded. "These divine power demon monarchs are formidable. For example, the previous White Fox Demon Monarch was skilled in charm, which would affect anyone unless they had condensed an Essence Soul or possessed extremely strong willpower, potentially leading to instant death. And the cat demon monarch's divine power was equally strange."

The cat demon monarch's divine power targeted the mind; strong willpower was useless against it.

There were only two ways to counter it.

One was to have an extremely strong physical body. For instance, Meng Chuan, who had cultivated the Vajra Body, could completely withstand it, thereby neutralizing the divine power.

The other was to possess an Essence Soul. When the mind was severely damaged and unable to control the body, one would have to rely on 'Essence Soul power' to completely control the physical body. In reality, an Essence Soul reacted faster and controlled the body more profoundly, but it consumed a vast amount of Essence Soul power.

Clearly, for Great Solar Godfiends, having a sufficiently strong physical body or possessing an Essence Soul was extremely difficult.

This was what made the cat demon monarch so terrifying!

Fortunately, the four Godfiends could assist each other earlier. If it had been a one-on-one fight, none of them would have been a match for the cat demon monarch.

"There are many divine power demon monarchs throughout the world," Meng Chuan shook his head gently. "Godfiend teams in various regions are even at a disadvantage. Fortunately, we have Marquis Godfiends and rescue teams like us who can come to the aid of all sides. But rescue... sometimes, being a step too late means it's already too late. So, this war is destined to be very brutal."

"Among our Great Solar Godfiends at Yuanchu Mountain, over a hundred are truly at the peak level, fully capable of forming dozens of rescue teams. Each province also has two or three Marquis Godfiends patrolling," Liu Qiyue said. "Our rescue strength is strong enough to eliminate those divine power demon monarchs. In the demon world... the number of divine power demon monarchs isn't too great; one less means one less."

Meng Chuan could only glimpse parts of Yuanchu Mountain's strategic layout, but from the results, it seemed quite effective.

However, as the demon race attacked various locations, the deaths of innocent mortals were unavoidable. In fact, under the premise of 'human survival', Yuanchu Mountain had already done its utmost to protect mortals.

"Hmm?"

Meng Chuan and Liu Qiyue's expressions suddenly changed.

Thick smoke was rising in the distance.

"A demon monarch attack?" Meng Chuan and Liu Qiyue exchanged glances, their minds instantly connected. They swiftly changed direction and sped towards the location.

Their speed was incredible; they moved like lightning, blurring their surroundings, several times faster than sound.

Soon, they saw clearly.

It was a half-ruined stronghold, and amidst the rubble, faint traces of mortal corpses could be seen. Three demon monarchs were besieging a human Godfiend.

The human Godfiend, wielding dual sabers, desperately resisted with forbidden Godfiend techniques. But there was a claw mark on his chest, a wound that nearly tore his body apart. Fortunately, he retreated quickly, but his internal organs were injured. Now, he was just trying his best to close the wound and stop the bleeding.

"He's about to collapse,"

Meng Chuan said, releasing his wife and rushing ahead to save the person.

At Liuhe Stronghold, many underground tunnels had cracked due to the impact, and people in the secret chambers could see the distant battle through the large fissures.

Master Qian was fighting three terrifying demon monarchs, and the commotion was utterly devastating.

"Master Qian." The child, Hong Chong, and the surrounding villagers watched through the cracks. Hong Chong had never imagined that Master Qian was actually a powerful Godfiend!

But it seemed...

Three legendary demon monarchs were besieging Master Qian, whose body was stained with blood, clearly at a disadvantage.

"Master Qian," Hong Chong was extremely anxious. He hoped that Master Qian, who taught him cultivation and often gave him meat buns, would survive.

"Master Qian must win!" The surrounding villagers also hoped. They knew even better that if Master Qian won, they would live. Otherwise, the over six thousand villagers hiding in nearly a hundred tunnels would all die.

"Whoosh."

Suddenly, a figure descended, and the three demon monarchs silently collapsed. The newcomer was a young man in black.

The villagers, witnessing this, were incredibly excited and respectfully bowed to the young man in black.

"The demon monarchs are all dead."

"A more powerful Godfiend has arrived."

The villagers all realized that the young man in black evidently held a higher status; upon his arrival, the three demon monarchs instantly perished.

"Greetings, Senior Brother Meng," Qian Mo was extremely agitated and respectfully bowed to Meng Chuan. "If Senior Brother Meng hadn't arrived, I would have certainly died within five breaths."

Liu Qiyue, with flaming wings on her back, also descended and landed beside Meng Chuan.

"Greetings, Senior Sister Liu," Qian Mo quickly added. Although he was just an ordinary Godfiend and not an inner disciple of Yuanchu Mountain, he knew of some of the most famous Godfiends in the world, such as 'Meng Chuan and his wife'! They were among the most outstanding Great Solar Godfiends. Meng Chuan, furthermore, had the achievement of teaming up with two fellow disciples to kill a fourth-tier sky demon, a feat beyond their usual tier.

Killing across tiers? That was simply legendary. Even with three fellow disciples teaming up, it was still an incredible feat.

"We were just passing by," Meng Chuan smiled. "We saw smoke rising in the distance as we passed this area, so we came to take a look and happened to save you."

"It seems I wasn't meant to die," Qian Mo chuckled. He was very happy to have survived and to have allowed the vast majority of people in Liuhe Stronghold to live. Although more than half of Liuhe Stronghold was reduced to ruins, most villagers had actually hidden in the underground tunnels, and only a few hundred were affected and died. This was already much better than Qian Mo had anticipated.

The deaths of a few hundred people were due to another reason: the three demon monarchs had primarily focused on fighting Qian Mo and had not been able to conduct a large-scale massacre.

Liu Qiyue, meanwhile, asked, "From what I saw from afar, your movement speed was quite fast. Why didn't you escape? Why did you keep fighting these three demon monarchs?"

"I did try to escape at first," Qian Mo said self-deprecatingly, "but the demon monarchs began to destroy the stronghold and slaughter the mortals in the tunnels. I couldn't help but come back. At the time, I thought I could hold them off and hope that the rescue Godfiends would arrive quickly! Even if I really couldn't hold on in the end, I could still desperately try to escape again."

"But who would have thought that the claw mark on my chest would be so severe, injuring my internal organs? It made it impossible to unleash my top speed, so escape became impossible," Qian Mo explained.

Meng Chuan and Liu Qiyue were both stunned.

He tried to escape at first? And then returned?

"The demon race attacks cities," Meng Chuan said softly. "Cities are vast, and it's hard to find Godfiends quickly. The demon race's method is to... slaughter mortals, forcing Godfiends to reveal themselves."

"Now these three demon monarchs slaughtered mortals to force you back, and you actually returned," Meng Chuan didn't know how to comment.

Doing so didn't comply with Yuanchu Mountain's orders.

But Meng Chuan greatly admired such a person.

Meng Chuan and his wife were not in a hurry to leave. Instead, they chose a relatively intact hall within Liuhe Stronghold and chatted with Qian Mo for another half an hour, also to prevent any third-tier demon monarchs from coming to rescue the fallen ones.

Half an hour later, Meng Chuan and his wife departed.

People from Earthnet also arrived and took away the demon monarch corpses.

"Master Qian, I've brought Hong Chong's family," the village chief brought Hong Chong, whose parents watched nervously nearby. They now knew that Master Qian was a Godfiend.

"My identity has been exposed this time, so I should leave Liuhe Stronghold," Qian Mo said with a slightly pale face, smiling. "This child, Hong Chong, has extraordinary talent, far surpassing his peers in this stronghold village. He won't receive proper instruction here; it would be a waste. So, I plan to have your family of three move to the prefectural city, and I will arrange for Hong Chong to cultivate in a Dao Academy. Are you willing to go?"

Hong Chong's parents exchanged glances, both filled with excitement.

Their son was noticed by a Godfiend? To be properly cultivated?

"Yes, yes!" Hong Chong's parents eagerly replied.

Hong Chong could hardly believe it.

To the Dao Academy in the prefectural city?

After witnessing Master Qian's battle with the demon monarchs, and then seeing the black-clad Godfiend descend, causing the three demon monarchs to perish without resistance... a yearning arose within him, a desire to become someone like Master Qian, or even that black-clad Godfiend.

"Little Hong," Qian Mo smiled at the child Hong Chong. "Your talent is very high; reaching the Undefiled Realm won't be difficult. But becoming a Godfiend is much harder. With demons rampaging through the human world, if you don't become a Godfiend, you will ultimately be powerless against demon monarchs. Cultivate diligently and strive to enter Yuanchu Mountain to become a Godfiend."

"Enter Yuanchu Mountain to become a Godfiend?" Hong Chong was startled.

"You saw that black-clad Godfiend earlier, didn't you? He's hundreds or thousands of times more powerful than me," Qian Mo chuckled. "He's a Yuanchu Mountain Godfiend."

Hong Chong nodded, "Mhm."

A Yuanchu Mountain Godfiend?

Hong Chong firmly etched that in his memory.