Chapter 295: Great Battle

Meng Chuan possessed the divine power 'Immortal Divine Armor,' which caused the surrounding space within a hundred zhang to distort and collapse. The closer one got to Meng Chuan, the more extreme this distortion and collapse became. The spatial threads, which usually moved effortlessly through the void, found it increasingly difficult to navigate the distorted and collapsing space. When they were still three zhang away from Meng Chuan, they finally became visible.

"Hmm?" Meng Chuan noticed six spatial threads emerge from the collapsing and distorted void, instantly appearing before him.

"Strangulation." A cold glint flashed in the Azure-Scaled Demon Monarch's eyes. The six spatial threads, now fully revealed, coiled to strangle Meng Chuan at close range.

Meng Chuan's form shifted instantly, but the six spatial threads enveloped him from all directions, each moving at terrifying speed. "Splat." Although Meng Chuan swung his blade to parry, one spatial thread still grazed his left arm. It easily pierced the Dark Star Domain's defenses, only encountering extreme resistance upon touching the faint glow on Meng Chuan's body. Yet, it still cut through, making a tearing sound as it sliced through his tough skin and muscle. By this point, Meng Chuan had already dodged away, and the injury healed instantly.

"What?" Meng Chuan was surprised. "It actually managed to penetrate my Immortal Divine Armor's protection?"

The Azure-Scaled Demon Monarch was equally astonished: "The secret treasure granted to me by the Emperor only managed to injure him? How is this Marquis Dongning, Meng Chuan, as physically robust as a Fifth Heaven Demon Monarch?"

"This power is still within my tolerance," Meng Chuan thought, feeling his injury heal instantly. He vanished in a flash, and then streaks of blade light assailed the demon monarch from the void. No person was visible, only blade light. The blade light was silent, characterized only by its speed.

The Azure-Scaled Demon Monarch was forced to dodge and continuously parry with its claws. "Thud." The moment it blocked a blade light, a deep azure baleful qi spread from it. "So cold." The Azure-Scaled Demon Monarch shivered as soon as it came into contact with the deep azure baleful qi. Secret patterns faintly appeared on its azure scales, staunchly resisting the chilling invasion. As a Fifth Heaven Great Demon Monarch, it also possessed three divine powers and was particularly skilled in self-protection. When Meng Chuan had cultivated 'Primal Chaos Baleful Qi,' he had absorbed it defencelessly, which was why the damage to his body had been so extreme. The Azure-Scaled Demon Monarch's physical body was no weaker than Meng Chuan's. Now, using its divine powers to resist head-on, the baleful qi only caused the demon monarch's movements to slow slightly under the freezing effect, reducing its strength somewhat.

"Thump, thump, thump." The Azure-Scaled Demon Monarch swung its claws, its techniques profound, and spatial threads also danced between its claws. Even with slightly slowed movements, it still blocked every single strike.

"Entangle." The Azure-Scaled Demon Monarch stood its ground, and spatial threads naturally began to entangle Meng Chuan once more. "Rumble!" Streaks of deep azure baleful qi spread out, enveloping the Azure-Scaled Demon Monarch and affecting the spatial threads, slowing their speed by thirty percent.

"Such potent baleful qi," the Azure-Scaled Demon Monarch frowned. "My speed is already inferior to Meng Chuan's, and now the disparity is even greater. I can't do anything against him."

"This demon monarch's techniques are profound, its realm is above mine, and it possesses a unique weapon... I can't wound it at all," Meng Chuan also realized the problem.

Swish, swish, swish. Meng Chuan repeatedly used his movement technique to assault the Azure-Scaled Demon Monarch, hoping to find an opportunity to win through superior speed.

The Azure-Scaled Demon Monarch was somewhat discomfited, forced to defend cautiously. Its counter-attacks simply couldn't touch the elusive Meng Chuan.

The commotion from their struggle, even the aftermath, was incredibly terrifying. A single ripple from the spatial threads' cutting and scraping could cleave through an area of over a hundred zhang. Meng Chuan's baleful qi also caused the surroundings to freeze completely, rendering all things lifeless. This made the distant mortals flee even more frantically, fearing they would be caught in the crossfire.

"Twenty li is a safe enough distance," Marquis Xihai stopped twenty li away. "If this demon monarch were to fly to me, it would take two breaths of time, and in two breaths, I could easily burrow underground and escape." Marquis Xihai watched silently.

In the distance, the Azure-Scaled Demon Monarch stood its ground, its might terrifying. Meng Chuan, enveloped in a faint glow, also exuded terrifying power. He appeared in various directions, seemingly a hundred people besieging the demon monarch, as streaks of blade light continuously poured forth, only to be constantly blocked by spatial threads. The clash between the human and the demon, even a ripple of its aftermath, made Marquis Xihai tremble.

"In a one-on-one fight, Meng Chuan actually has a slight advantage?" Marquis Xihai marveled inwardly.

Both the Azure-Scaled Demon Monarch and Meng Chuan were cautious, each holding back a killing move and carefully searching for an opportunity.

"Meng Chuan's control over space is too formidable," the Azure-Scaled Demon Monarch felt the strain. The space around Meng Chuan distorted and collapsed; a hundred zhang distance felt within arm's reach. Moreover, when Meng Chuan used his movement technique, he became like a blade, instantly closing in! Each time, the Azure-Scaled Demon Monarch found it difficult to resist.

"Thud." Suddenly, the Azure-Scaled Demon Monarch blocked Meng Chuan's blade with another claw, but this strike carried a strange force that penetrated its body. Heart Blade Style!

"Now!" Meng Chuan immediately seized the opportunity to close in further.

"Here it comes!" The Azure-Scaled Demon Monarch's body was internally shocked, its movements slowing by a fraction, allowing Meng Chuan to get close. However, the Azure-Scaled Demon Monarch smiled at Meng Chuan. A small, inconspicuous purple horn was originally on its forehead.

Now, this purple horn suddenly transformed into a streak of purple light, shooting towards Meng Chuan, who was closing in. The distance was too short, just over three zhang. The horn's projectile speed was even faster than Meng Chuan's movement technique, giving Meng Chuan no time to react.

"Thud." The purple streak of light instantly broke through the Dark Star Domain's obstruction and the Immortal Divine Armor's defense, striking Meng Chuan's forehead. A bloody hole was blasted directly through his forehead, and the purple light shot out from the back of his skull.

"Hahaha, he's hit!" The Azure-Scaled Demon Monarch's eyes lit up, and it immediately waved its hand, sending six spatial threads to encircle and kill him.

The bloody hole on Meng Chuan's forehead, however, closed instantly, as if made of water. Not a trace of damage remained. Meng Chuan merely raised an eyebrow in surprise, feeling no impact. Each particle of his physical body was inhabited by a primordial spirit thought. In terms of physical strength, he was comparable to Fifth Heaven Great Demon Monarchs. But in terms of vitality, he was far superior. Even if divided into hundreds of pieces, he could instantly reassemble, perfectly intact. If he were to reach the 'Blood Drop Realm,' even if blasted into dust, as long as a single speck remained, he could instantly recover completely.

"What?" The Azure-Scaled Demon Monarch's expression changed when it saw the bloody hole on Meng Chuan's forehead close up naturally, like water. The head involves the Sea of Consciousness. If it were blasted open... even a Fifth Heaven Great Demon Monarch would be affected, requiring one or two breaths to fully recover. Of course, for a Fifth Heaven Great Demon Monarch, even without a head, they could still fight, though their strength would be impaired. But Meng Chuan's head injury instantly closed, leaving him perfectly intact and completely unaffected. This truly shocked the Azure-Scaled Demon Monarch.

"Rumble!" Having charged in close, Meng Chuan, despite taking the hit unharmed, naturally continued his assault. The Demon Slaying Blade he wielded erupted with incredibly dazzling lightning. Like the collapse of heaven and earth, terrifying lightning, at extremely close range, directly struck the Azure-Scaled Demon Monarch. The speed of the lightning gave the demon monarch no time to block. Divine Power 'Heavenly Wrath'! Meng Chuan infused the maximum amount of lightning from his body into this single strike, unleashing it with full force. The lightning, like great trees or a swarm of serpents, crashed onto the Azure-Scaled Demon Monarch with a resounding crack.