Chapter 291: Heartache

Although the Spider Demoness instinctively manipulated a large quantity of spider silk to resist, with the blade light piercing through her skull, she was reduced to dust in despair.

In a single breath, half of the originally confident demon king team was slain.

“Too strong.” “How can he be so strong?” The Nine-Headed Lion Demon King, the Flower Demoness, and the Old Dragon Turtle all burrowed underground, attempting to escape. With their combined strength, if they had scattered underground, it would have been impressive for even a Marquis Godfiend to kill half of them. Yet, Meng Chuan had consecutively killed three on the surface, moving faster than a Marquis Godfiend!

“Escaping?” Meng Chuan’s Thunder God’s Eye on his brow had long been open, his Thunder-Magnetic Domain enveloping everything. Additionally, his other divine power, the Indestructible God-Armor, was activated, emanating a faint glow from his body. The surrounding void collapsed, and with a wave of his hand, two streams of dark green malevolent energy shot directly through a hundred-zhang distance, catching up to the Nine-Headed Lion Demon King and the Flower Demoness who had burrowed underground.

At the same time, Meng Chuan's body flashed, pursuing the Old Dragon Turtle who had fled the furthest.

“Seal!” The Old Dragon Turtle unleashed its domain with full power, an endless mist of water desperately trying to block them underground, also intercepting the two streams of dark green malevolent energy to help its companions.

“Damn it.” The Nine-Headed Lion Demon King had personally witnessed the terror of this malevolent energy; even the Winged Snake Great Demon King had been frozen and rendered almost powerless. At this moment, it didn't hesitate, its body swaying before splitting into nine. One of the figures actively met the malevolent energy, while the other eight figures frantically fled in all directions. This was a life-saving divine power, a doppelganger technique, derived from its bloodline. Activating it once would severely deplete its vitality.

“Whoosh.” When that stream of malevolent energy touched this body of the Nine-Headed Lion Demon King, it caused the body to freeze and disintegrate directly. The malevolent energy then split into eight, still pursuing the other eight clones.

“No!” The purple-robed Flower Demoness showed panic, appearing delicate and pitiful. A faint green ripple emanated from her brow, spreading in all directions and attempting to influence Meng Chuan from afar. However, facing Meng Chuan, who was at the fourth level of Primordial Spirit, it had no effect whatsoever. Meng Chuan, still distracted, controlled the malevolent energy to directly freeze the Flower Demoness into powder.

“What?” Meng Chuan frowned slightly. Because he was chasing the Old Dragon Turtle, the distance between himself and the malevolent energy was growing. The malevolent energy’s effective range was limited! Meanwhile, the Nine-Headed Lion Demon King’s eight clones had scattered and were fleeing incredibly fast. Even if he were to pursue them with his true body, he couldn’t chase eight clones simultaneously.

“These demon kings certainly have many ways to escape,” Meng Chuan thought. His speed was extraordinary, so he naturally caught up to the Dragon Turtle.

“Mercy!” The Old Dragon Turtle immediately begged for its life. The dark-red Demon Slaying Blade effortlessly pierced through the Old Dragon Turtle's shell and into its body. Immediately, the Old Dragon Turtle's entire body was drained of blood qi, and even its shell completely turned to dust.

“Whoosh.” Meng Chuan swept up the items left behind by the Old Dragon Turtle. His Dark Star True Essence also collected the remnants left by the Flower Demoness after her death, and then he burst out from underground. With a thought, all items left by the Winged Snake Great Demon King, the Spider Demoness, and the Sheep Demon King were collected.

Though described slowly, the entire battle actually lasted only about five breaths. Meanwhile, two Marquis Godfiends were still rushing from afar! From the city to the city wall, there was a distance of seventy to eighty li. At a Marquis Godfiend’s normal speed, it would take more than ten breaths of time. So, while the two Marquis Godfiends were still en route, Meng Chuan had already slain five Great Demon Kings, with only the Nine-Headed Lion Demon King escaping by relying on a divine power.

“It’s Meng Chuan.” Marquis Nanyun and Marquis Tiehua flew at full speed. From a distance, they saw the fierce fighting on the north city wall, but a pervasive mist of water obscured their vision. They only sensed the astonishing demon power erupting. They were only halfway there when Meng Chuan flew out from underground, indicating that the battle had clearly ended.

Meng Chuan gave them a slight nod, then transformed into a bolt of lightning and instantly vanished into the horizon.

“So fast.” Marquis Nanyun and Marquis Tiehua exchanged glances.

“That powerful demon king team was completely defeated by Meng Chuan?” Marquis Tiehua, a valiant and spirited woman, exclaimed in admiration. “The two of us were jointly guarding Chu'an City, but Meng Chuan suddenly appeared, still acting alone. He’s probably responsible for rescuing various cities.”

“Yes.” Marquis Nanyun nodded. “But we hadn’t even requested aid yet, so how did he arrive?”

“Perhaps he was just passing by,” Marquis Tiehua suggested. “Even if the two of us had teamed up, defeating those Great Demon Kings wouldn’t have been easy. Yet, he was able to crush them in an instant.”

Marquis Nanyun nodded slightly: “I personally watched him participate in the Yuanchu Mountain assessment and enter Yuanchu Mountain back then. Now, his strength surpasses mine.”

“This means our human race has even greater hope,” Marquis Tiehua said with a smile.

Meng Chuan held a token, from which two areas glowed green, indicating Dongning City and Changfeng City. These were the other two cities he was tasked with rescuing. “Dongning City and Changfeng City have also sent requests for aid, but they are both the lowest level of request,” Meng Chuan mused. “According to the dispatch order, this merely serves as a reminder that demon kings have now been discovered in both these cities, a...”