Chapter 330: The Threat of the Million Demon King

Meng Chuan transformed into a lightning serpent, reaching just outside the East city wall in the blink of an eye. He directly lunged at the Triple-Heaven Demon Monarchs, and as the lightning serpent passed, they died one after another.

"No, this is bad!""Run!""Quick, escape!" Seeing the lightning move so swiftly, continuously slaughtering the Triple-Heaven Demon Monarchs, the other demon monarchs were terrified. They immediately burrowed into the ground and fled.

The lightning serpent stopped, reforming into Meng Chuan. "There were over two hundred Triple-Heaven Demon Monarchs, but I only managed to kill fifty-one? The rest were so scared they burrowed into the ground and fled?"

These demon monarchs fled decisively; sensing a death threat, they immediately escaped. Killing fifty-one was already a testament to Meng Chuan's unparalleled speed. As for those who burrowed into the ground, Meng Chuan had no way to pursue them, as he was only one person.

Meng Chuan swiftly transformed into a lightning serpent again and surged towards the North city wall.

Liu Qiyue was flying south, releasing strands of true essence threads that permeated towards the South city wall.

"These demon monarchs are attacking from outside the city, not directly entering from underground," Liu Qiyue thought to herself. "It seems the demon race is aware of the 'Demon-Seeking Towers'."

Attacking the city directly from underground and indiscriminately slaughtering is the most destructive method. Therefore, six Demon-Seeking Towers were constructed on Changfeng City's surface, with another six precisely distributed five li deep underground. It is almost impossible for large groups of demon monarchs burrowing underground to escape the demonic energy detection of all Demon-Seeking Towers. As for burrowing purely with physical strength without using demonic energy, it would be far too slow, and the commotion would be too great. The violent vibrations would be sensed by the gods and demons guarding below.

"To attack the city directly from underground, they would first have to wait more than ten li deep beneath the surface, then burrow another ten li to enter the city," Liu Qiyue mused. "Burrowing over ten li would take as much time as flying a hundred li on land. By then, Yuanchu Mountain's reinforcements would have already arrived."

Ordinary demon monarchs aren't particularly fast; flying a hundred li would take approximately one hundred breaths of time.

"If they charge from seven or eight li outside the city, ordinary demon monarchs can arrive within ten breaths. Yuanchu Mountain's reinforcements wouldn't make it in time." She continued, "Even A'Chuan's movement speed, which is unmatched in the world, covers less than a thousand li in ten breaths."

Liu Qiyue pondered. She had flown thirty li using the Phoenix Aerial Control Art, and was still over forty li from the South city wall. By then, her true essence threads had already crossed the city wall and began attacking the demon monarchs.

Upon detecting the true essence threads of a Marquis Godfiend, over five hundred demon monarchs near the South city wall immediately burrowed underground and fled. However, the true essence threads attacked too swiftly, and Liu Qiyue still managed to kill over a hundred demon monarchs.

"Oh no, they're about to enter the city!" From high in the sky, Liu Qiyue saw at a glance that over two hundred Triple-Heaven Demon Monarchs had already reached the city wall. While their individual speeds varied, the faster ones deliberately slowed down to maintain a consistent overall pace.

With a series of swift movements, this group of demon monarchs leaped over the city wall, each intending to begin a massacre. The true essence threads posed no threat to them at all.

As Liu Qiyue grew anxious, she suddenly saw a streak of lightning rapidly charging. Wherever it passed, demon monarchs fell dead.

"No!""Quick, escape!"This group of Triple-Heaven Demon Monarchs had just leaped over the city wall and begun their slaughter when they saw a streak of lightning approaching. As the lightning passed, demon monarchs fell dead one after another. Terrified, they burrowed into the ground and fled without hesitation.

From mid-air, Meng Chuan looked into the distance. In many areas, large swathes of houses and trees had been reduced to ruins, and blood flowed from some of the debris.

The city was simply too large. Meng Chuan first went to the East city wall, then the North, and then the West. The situation at the West city wall was particularly dire because Marquis Mei Xue's movement speed was not as swift as Liu Qiyue's. He only arrived at the South city wall last.

"A'Chuan," Liu Qiyue said, flying to Meng Chuan's side.

"Over six hundred demon monarchs were killed, and the rest fled," Meng Chuan reported. "Changfeng City also suffered significant losses. Hundreds died near the West city wall, but the South city wall had the most casualties, possibly tens of thousands."

Just one step too slow. Over two hundred Triple-Heaven Demon Monarchs rushed into the city and were scared away just as they began their slaughter, but tens of thousands had already died. Such was the destructive power of the demon monarchs.

If only I could have been a little faster!

"What about the other major cities?" Liu Qiyue asked. "Were there any calls for help?"

"Two major cities called for reinforcements," Meng Chuan replied. "One was over ten thousand li away, and the other six thousand li away. Yuanchu Mountain immediately arranged for rescue, and those calls for help have since been withdrawn."

Marquis Mei Xue also flew over from a distance. She observed that over two hundred areas on the South city side had been massacred and sighed, "Changfeng City is too large; its four walls span six hundred li. It's truly remarkable that Marquis Dongning can aid all four city walls within ten breaths. If it had just been Junior Sister Liu and me, the situation would have been much worse."

"If not for A'Chuan, I would have had to undergo Phoenix Nirvana," Liu Qiyue said. "Even then, I'm not sure if my true essence threads could spread for a hundred li afterward."

Meng Chuan looked at his wife and squeezed her hand.

In another major city, three thousand demon monarchs similarly launched an assault from all four directions.

A silver-haired old woman stood in mid-air, her true essence erupting freely. Tens of thousands of true essence threads spread out from her in all directions.

The moment her Godfiend true essence erupted, demon monarchs outside the city immediately sensed it.

Just as Godfiends could sense the eruption of demonic energy, demon monarchs could similarly sense the unrestrained eruption of Godfiend true essence.

"A Regressor Godfiend?""Run!"Almost all demon monarchs received the command via their tokens. Even before that, merely sensing the terrifying aura of the Godfiend true essence, the demon monarchs began burrowing underground to escape.

Numerous true essence threads shot down at incredibly high speeds. Demon monarchs who were even slightly slower to escape had their heads pierced, resulting in the deaths of over eight hundred.

Seven demon monarchs, however, still bravely charged towards the city. Although they were Triple-Heaven Demon Monarchs, their strength rivaled the 'threshold of a Fourth-Heaven Demon Monarch', and their physical bodies were exceptionally tough. The Regressor Godfiend's true essence threads, from such an extreme range, only managed to injure these seven.

The seven demon monarchs charged towards the city from various points along the four city walls.

The silver-haired old woman's expression subtly changed. "I am spread too thin; I can only try to intimidate them." She immediately retracted her aura, and her Seamless Domain isolated all detection, causing her to completely disappear from sight.

Her invisibility made the demon monarchs even more wary.

"The Regressor Godfiend has concealed her aura and vanished," one demon monarch noted."Hmph, it's nearly a hundred li from her position in the city to the city wall. That will likely take her ten breaths of time," another added."Retreat within six breaths," a third ordered.

The seven demon monarchs were extremely fast; the fastest covered seven or eight li in two breaths, while the slowest took five, which was still sufficient. After leaping over the city wall, they unleashed their attacks, slaughtering freely, but quickly slipped away again.

"They all slipped away? How cautious," the silver-haired old woman remarked, reappearing from the void and surveying the scene of slaughter. "Those seven demon monarchs massacred over ten thousand people. The demon race's numbers ultimately hold the advantage."

In yet another city, as three thousand demon monarchs laid siege, black armored beetles appeared at all four city walls.

"Black armored beetles? Is it Marquis Five Poisons?""Marquis Five Poisons' nine hundred black armored beetles, when acting together, possess nearly Regressor-level strength, and individually, they can easily kill Triple-Heaven Demon Monarchs." Upon seeing the terrifying black armored beetles and realizing the identity of the guarding Godfiend, the demon monarchs immediately began to retreat.

Fighting through sheer numbers? Those Godfiends who refine poisonous insects are exceedingly skilled at it.

"We can only try our best to protect most areas; for the rest, we must await reinforcements from the sect."

Three Marquis Godfiends released their true essence threads, each centered on themselves and covering an area of about fifty li, some slightly larger, some slightly smaller. Their combined efforts enveloped over eighty percent of the city, scaring away the Double-Heaven Demon Monarchs. However, the Triple-Heaven Demon Monarchs withstood the true essence threads and charged into the city, still beginning their slaughter.

Early the next morning, Meng Chuan arrived at Yuanchu Mountain.

"Junior Brother Meng," said the Yuanchu Mountain Lord, who was walking towards the Heaven's Cave Pavilion with a frown, as he spotted Meng Chuan descending from the sky.

"Mountain Lord," Meng Chuan asked, "how many cities were attacked last night, and what is the current situation?"

"A total of ten major cities under our Yuanchu Mountain were attacked," the Yuanchu Mountain Lord replied. "Cities guarded by Regressor Godfiends suffered very small losses, with at most just over ten thousand casualties. However, for cities guarded by Marquis Godfiends, the two that called for reinforcements sustained heavy losses."

"Heavy?" Meng Chuan was startled.

The Yuanchu Mountain Lord nodded solemnly. "This was only the first time large groups of demon monarchs attacked the cities. With this experience, their next assaults will be even more challenging."

Meng Chuan also felt immense pressure. Compared to Fourth-Heaven and Fifth-Heaven Demon Monarchs, the 'million demon monarchs' posed an even greater threat.

The weakness of human Godfiends had also become apparent: their numbers were simply too few!

"Oh, by the way," the Yuanchu Mountain Lord added, "your son, Meng An, has mastered the Samsara Intent and is preparing to attempt the Life-and-Death ordeal the day after tomorrow to become a Godfiend. I was actually planning to write to you about this after my meeting with the Venerable."

"An'er is going to become a Godfiend?" At that moment, Meng Chuan's heart was filled with both surprise and a complex mix of emotions, as his son was now also embarking on the path of a Godfiend.