Chapter 246: Children Growing Up Thirty-eight Breaths Time

On September 20th, within Huzhou territory, several plumes of smoke rose into the sky from a dilapidated county town. This town now had only over 20,000 residents, all of whom were familiar with hiding underground.

A cat demon king was wantonly slaughtering.

Just over a mile away from the cat demon king was a dilapidated inn. On its top floor, five demon kings observed from a distance.

"The cat demon is slaughtering. Soon, a team of Godfiends will arrive. This time, as soon as we strike, we will all use forbidden techniques and go all out," the leading slender figure said in a low voice.

"The Godfiend teams from Yuanchu Mountain are very powerful and cooperate exceptionally well. Big Brother, is the fifty-breath time limit you set too short? How about we loosen it up a bit, say eighty breaths?"

"Yes, once the fifty-breath time limit is up, we must retreat. This time is indeed too tight. Last time, we killed one Godfiend, and the remaining three Godfiends, when they teamed up, were clearly much weaker. If we besieged them for just ten more breaths, we could definitely wipe them out. But Big Brother, you still made us retreat within fifty breaths. We've been in the human world for over a year and have only killed one Great Sun Godfiend."

"Fools! Big Brother is being cautious. Only by being cautious can we live long. If we drag it out too long, once a Human Marquis Godfiend arrives, we won't be able to escape," a demon king retorted.

"In the human world, staying alive is the most important thing," another demon king added.

The leading slender figure, with his dark yellow eyes, looked into the distance and said calmly: "In my team, you obey my orders. No matter what temptations arise, you must retreat within fifty breaths. This is my rule."

"They're here.""The Godfiends are here."

All five demon kings saw a huge flying creature approaching in the distance. Four Godfiends leaped directly from high in the sky off the creature's back.

"It's a Great Sun Godfiend team. Attack!" the slender figure ordered.

In the human world, elite demon king teams are very rare. They were formed from the three hundred elite demon kings personally brought in by 'Nine Abyss Demon Saint' as their core. More than a hundred such teams were formed and dispersed throughout the human world, with each dynasty having only a few dozen elite demon king teams within its borders. Every elite demon king team was extremely cautious and would not act rashly.

If they saw a Marquis Godfiend coming to the rescue, they would immediately burrow underground and leave. Some in their teams were skilled at burrowing.

Only when a Great Sun Godfiend team arrived would the five demon kings make their move.

"Pfft."

The cat demon king, trying to flee in a panic, was cut in half by a sword light, its two halves falling into the ruins.

Just then, five figures suddenly attacked from dozens of yards nearby. At the same time, countless red mists spread within a mile radius, also enveloping the four human Godfiends.

"This is bad! Call for reinforcements!" The human Godfiend team, already experienced, immediately called for reinforcements and simultaneously used Godfiend forbidden techniques to resist with all their might.

Their objective was not to gain a great victory, but merely to hold the line and avoid mistakes.

Based on experience, the Godfiend teams from Yuanchu Mountain were generally a step weaker than the elite demon king teams.

Although each Yuanchu Mountain Godfiend team had one member whose burst strength could reach the 'Marquis Godfiend threshold', and the other three cooperated exceptionally well with him, the demon teams were stronger. Typically, they had two members capable of unleashing strength at the 'Marquis Godfiend threshold', plus others with powerful demonic abilities.

"Hold on a little longer, and they will naturally retreat.""If they don't retreat, a Marquis Godfiend will arrive." The Godfiend team was confident; they didn't aim to kill enemies, but only to stall.

When the strength gap wasn't too significant, there was still hope of stalling for some time.

"Kill!"

The five demon kings went completely berserk.

The leading slender demon king transformed into an illusory shadow, attacking frantically, appearing ghostly and eerie. Another bear demon king swung a large axe, charging and cleaving furiously. The other three demon kings also employed their own unique methods.

"Ah, this demon king leader is too fast, and his claws are too vicious," the Godfiend man wielding twin blades struggled to resist. His arm was gashed, and even the robes granted by Yuanchu Mountain were torn, showing the power of the demon king's sharp claws. "My right arm is injured; I can't hold on for many more attacks."

"Leave this demon king leader to me, Junior Brother Lu. You go engage the other two demon kings," an elderly Godfiend said, holding a shield in one hand and a war blade in the other.

The four human Godfiends supported each other as time passed.

Ten breaths, twenty breaths, thirty breaths...

"Pfft." The already injured Godfiend man's arm was severed and flew off. This caused the other three Godfiends' expressions to change drastically: "Junior Brother Lu!"

"Kill them within fifty breaths!" The five demon kings were overjoyed. Once one lost combat capability, killing the other three would be much faster.

"Hm?"

The five demon kings suddenly sensed something. They all turned their eyes to look and saw a blurry, lightning-fast figure appear. It stood on the dilapidated street of the county town.

Before they could even clearly see the appearance of the blurry figure, they saw surging black killing aura transform into five large black snakes, coiling around all five of them. Two of the five demon kings instantly froze to death on the spot. The strength of the other three was greatly diminished. Furthermore, the suppression of a Dark Star Domain caused the three barely surviving demon kings to feel suffocated.

"This is bad!""It's only been thirty-eight breaths, how could a Marquis Godfiend already be here?" In their despair, the two weaker demon kings had their heads pierced by the Dark Star energy, dying instantly.

The demon king leader was quick to flee, but despair filled its heart: "This is close to a prefecture, and the prefectural city is two hundred twenty li away. A Marquis Godfiend usually takes over a hundred breaths to arrive. But it's only been thirty-eight breaths? How could a Marquis Godfiend be here? Could he be stationed in this very prefecture? If he is stationed in this prefecture, why would a Godfiend team be dispatched for rescue instead of the Marquis Godfiend himself?"

The demon king leader couldn't understand.

Humanity was severely short-staffed. Godfiend teams were generally responsible for patrolling two or three prefectures. Marquis Godfiends usually guarded two or three prefectures and were also responsible for rescuing nearby Godfiend teams.

This rescuing Marquis Godfiend was within this prefecture. He wouldn't have bothered to send a Godfiend team as well.

"Pfft."

A flash of blade light, and the demon king's forehead was pierced. Its body rapidly withered away and then disintegrated into dust, scattering.

Only then did Meng Chuan walk over to the corpses of the other four demon kings. He cut each of them once, and two more demon king corpses were absorbed by his Demon-Slaying Blade.

"Uncle Meng."The four Great Sun Godfiends were overjoyed to see Meng Chuan.

Marquis Dongning, Meng Chuan!The fastest in the world! Who didn't know him, who hadn't heard of him?

Meng Chuan smiled and glanced at them. Seeing one with a severed arm, he couldn't help but say: "Hurry to Yuanchu Mountain to treat your injuries."

"Haha, it's just a minor injury. Thanks to Uncle Meng this time, otherwise we would have been in big trouble.""Uncle Meng truly lives up to his reputation as the fastest in the world. He arrived in just over thirty breaths."

They were all filled with joy.

One thousand seven hundred and twenty li! Meng Chuan took thirty-eight breaths to arrive. This time was indeed very short.

Half a 'tea time' is equivalent to one hundred breaths.

In thirty-eight breaths, an ordinary Marquis Godfiend could only travel just over a hundred li, a distance equivalent to crossing Jiangzhou City from its south to north wall. For the total distance involved, an ordinary Marquis Godfiend would simply not have enough time to come to the rescue.

Therefore, the demon king team's rule of 'must retreat within fifty breaths' was already extremely cautious.

Alas...

Now, the six prefectures were under Meng Chuan's rescue jurisdiction. Meng Chuan's speed was too fast!

Meng Chuan's rescues made the demon kings in the six prefectures highly uncomfortable.

They would only be fighting the human Godfiend teams for a short while before Meng Chuan arrived.

With Meng Chuan's continuous rescues and relentless slaughter, the demon race began to feel the pain!

Two months later, the demon race's high command finally issued an order to the elite demon king teams suspected to be within Meng Chuan's patrol range: "When attacking Godfiend teams, you must retreat within 'twenty breaths'."

Twenty breaths?What could be accomplished in twenty breaths?

Even for destroying a city, this time was considered too short. Purely for full-speed running, a Triple Heaven demon king could only cover a few dozen li.

If their luck was bad, and Meng Chuan was within a thousand li, he could still arrive within twenty breaths.

Therefore, some elite demon king teams simply began to move away from areas suspected to be within Meng Chuan's patrol jurisdiction. Meng Chuan's speed was simply too high; they were too easily caught.