Chapter 348: Blood Blade Plate Trial Move

Stepping out of the quiet room, Meng Chuan saw his wife.

"A-Chuan," Liu Qiyue said, rising to her feet. She could sense her husband's aura had grown stronger, filling her with joy.

Meng Chuan looked at his wife. Under the Spatial Transcendence domain, his senses were incredibly sharp. He could detect the flow of her blood, her heartbeat, and the life force within her muscles, bones, and flesh. This life force was still vibrant, but it had reached its peak and was on the verge of decline.

"Qiyue is clearly a year younger than me, but because she has performed the Phoenix Nirvana several times, her physical body's true age has reached ninety years. As a Marquis Godfiend... after ninety, her vitality will begin to slowly decline. The further she ages, the faster the decline, and the slimmer her chances of breaking through will become," Meng Chuan worried, feeling anxious for his wife.

His wife still had hope for a breakthrough now, but that hope would diminish with time.

Even undergoing another Nirvana, which would consume decades of her lifespan, might extinguish that hope entirely.

From ninety to one hundred and ten, the decline would be slow, and she could maintain over a ninety percent success rate. At one hundred and twenty, it would rapidly drop to only sixty percent, and at one hundred and fifty, it would be a mere ten percent.

His own physical body lineage was very unique, allowing him to maintain peak vitality indefinitely. However, first, it required 'Starry Sky Crystals' as a guide for cultivation, and second, one had to enter Cangyuan Cavern to potentially receive the inheritance. What would he gain inside? Qin Wu and Li Guan could not intervene, as it was an inheritance left by Ancestor Cangyuan for future generations.

"Why are you looking at me like that?" Liu Qiyue asked, then smiled knowingly. "The Spatial Transcendence domain is said to allow one to see a person's true age at a glance. Did you discover my body is equivalent to ninety years old? Don't worry, I can feel it. With my cultivation of the *Phoenix Sky-Guarding Art* and previous Nirvanas, I'm getting closer to the Law Domain realm. I might even break through within a few months."

"Mmm," Meng Chuan nodded.

Even after reaching the Law Domain realm, she would still need to reach the third level of Soul to become a King. He hoped his wife could become a King Godfiend so they could fight alongside each other for longer. He did not want to walk the path of slaying demons alone.

The couple walked out together, and the three Venerables in the distant hall smiled and looked over.

"Venerables, Master," Meng Chuan and Liu Qiyue bowed.

"Meng Chuan, congratulations," Qin Wu's projection chuckled. "Having become a King Godfiend, you are now truly a member of humanity's powerful figures."

Luo Tang's projection also said, "Each King Godfiend has their own specialty. For example, King Duyue's illusionary arts and King Lyuyue's poison refining techniques are the strongest within Yuanchu Mountain. King Zhenwu's 'Zhenwu Power' is also unique. It's common for King Godfiends to fight above their rank against Creation Venerables. Historically... there have even been King Godfiends who were invincible for an entire era."

Meng Chuan nodded.

King Godfiends were rare; before this era, Yuanchu Mountain had only fourteen. Meng Chuan was the fifteenth King Godfiend of Yuanchu Mountain in this era.

"You should also have your own specialty," Venerable Li Guan said, stepping out of the hall door and flying into the sky. His voice carried back, "Meng Chuan, attack me with all your might. I will only defend. Let me see your strength."

Luo Tang's and Qin Wu's projections also looked at Meng Chuan with anticipation.

"Yes, Venerable," Meng Chuan responded, stepping out of the hall door and flying high into the sky.

"Let's go watch," Qin Wu, Luo Tang, and Liu Qiyue also flew into the sky to observe.

In the night sky.

Meng Chuan's and Li Guan's Soul avatars faced each other from a distance.

"A Soul avatar can carry the true essence of the main body, but it diminishes with each use," Meng Chuan understood. "However, with Venerable Li Guan's realm, even if he only mobilizes the power of heaven and earth... his strength far surpasses mine. He could even severely wound me by simply using a Soul secret technique."

He was at the fourth level of Soul, while Venerable Li Guan was at the sixth level.

A difference of two levels...

Under a Soul secret technique attack, he would barely be able to remain conscious, and being able to exert two or three tenths of his strength would be good.

But clearly, as humanity's unofficial foremost expert, Venerable Li Guan would not do that; he had already said he would "only defend."

"Venerable, prepare yourself," Meng Chuan said.

The Spatial Transcendence domain spanned two li, offering assistance everywhere within that range! The power of his saber could increase by thirty percent. Enemies within the Spatial Transcendence domain would also suffer various suppressions and weaknesses. For instance, fifth-level demon kings did not possess the 'Spatial Transcendence domain' like human Godfiends, so a twenty to thirty percent reduction in their strength within the domain was normal.

This was a give-and-take: enhancing himself and suppressing the enemy.

In battle, it effectively doubled his strength.

Venerable Li Guan's 'Soul avatar' possessed only thirty to forty percent of his main body's strength. A significant reason for this was that his main body possessed the 'Cavern Heaven domain.' The Cavern Heaven domain was a more powerful and dominant domain than the 'Spatial Transcendence domain.' The Godfiend system followed a continuous progression: from the Dark Star domain to the Spatial Transcendence domain, and then to the Cavern Heaven domain.

Sensing the Spatial Transcendence domain all around him, as if surveying his own territory, Meng Chuan instantly drew his saber!

The saber was unsheathed!

His Spatial Transcendence true essence was incredibly pure. Streaks of white, light-like true essence merged into the Demon Slayer Saber, instantly transforming the strike into a dazzling lightning flash. After its speed soared to this terrifying level, its power became equally fearsome, as if the weight of a ten-thousand-foot mountain was compressed into a single strike.

With a flash of lightning, this fearsome strike, yet incredibly gentle, sliced into the twisted void, instantly arriving before Venerable Li Guan, intending to cleave him in two.

*Puh.*

Venerable Li Guan extended his right hand, blocking the saber's edge in front of his throat, bringing it to a halt. From extreme speed to instantaneous stillness, the shockwave from the Demon Slayer Saber made Meng Chuan's body tremble, and his internal organs were jolted, though his physical body instantly recovered.

He looked at Meng Chuan with approval. "What a fast strike. Again."

"Again," Meng Chuan said, feeling a bit unwilling to yield, and continued his attacks.

Each saber strike was terrifyingly fast.

But Venerable Li Guan was even more formidable; as the saber light sliced into the void, it was intercepted by a phantom hand from within the void.

Venerable Li Guan simultaneously retreated: one and a half li, two li, two and a half li...

Once outside the Spatial Transcendence domain, Meng Chuan's saber speed also slightly declined, but he could still launch a strike that instantly reached his target.

Within three li, a single strike could reach its destination instantly.

Retreating to just over three li away, Venerable Li Guan nodded slightly. "Alright, you can stop."

"Completely suppressed," Meng Chuan thought. He clearly felt much stronger, yet in terms of realm, he was utterly overwhelmed.

"Haha, don't be discouraged," Qin Wu's projection chuckled. "Your Uncle-Master Li is likely humanity's foremost expert in terms of realm right now. You've only just become a King Godfiend, so it's natural he can toy with you so easily."

Li Guan smiled. "You're very good. Your saber technique doesn't follow *Heart Intent Saber* or *Heaven and Earth Roaming Dragon Saber*. Is it pursuing extreme speed? Your saber technique is also very powerful. In terms of pure power, it barely matches the attack power of a peak King Godfiend's move."

Liu Qiyue's eyes lit up upon hearing this, and Meng Chuan listened intently.

"Don't celebrate too soon," Venerable Li Guan said. "Each Godfiend has their own strengths. Your saber technique focuses on speed and power, but it lacks versatility, making its trajectory easily predictable. That's why I could intercept you so easily, time and again. Some King Godfiends, though perhaps not as powerful as you, possess greater variability and versatility, making their frontal combat strength superior to yours."

"Understood," Meng Chuan nodded. He also practiced the Cloud Mist Dragon Serpent movement technique (which also incorporated saber arts), which maximized versatility, but he hadn't reached the Law Domain realm yet. Combining these two saber arts was his true combat style.

"Just keep going," Qin Wu's projection said. "The path of extremes is also very powerful. Just make your saber faster and faster... When it reaches a certain speed, even your Uncle-Master Li might not be able to intercept it."

Li Guan smiled. "Now, exert your full movement technique and let me see your speed."

Qin Wu and Luo Tang also watched carefully.

Meng Chuan's speed was crucial. When investigating demon kings underground, faster speed naturally meant higher efficiency.

"Yes."

Meng Chuan nodded.

The Spatial Transcendence domain sensed everything around him. Streaks of Spatial Transcendence true essence flowed through his meridians and covered his body. Meng Chuan felt as if he was subtly transforming into a bolt of lightning.

*Whoosh.* In an instant, Meng Chuan transformed into a streak of light, streaking across the sky.

At that moment, Meng Chuan understood what 'the shackles of heaven and earth' truly meant!

For he was met with immense resistance from heaven and earth.

Li Guan, Qin Wu, and Luo Tang watched the streak of light pierce through the night sky, their eyes widening slightly. The three exchanged glances.