Chapter 404: Various Parties Concerned

"Boom."Qin Wu, his sword on his back, moved with incredible speed towards Jiangzhou City, his body and sword acting as one. After his previous journey, which had pushed him to severe injury, his wounds had naturally healed long ago. Qin Wu's 'Sky-Splitting Sword Evasion Technique' had also improved, reducing the physical strain of flight by nearly half.

"Meng Chuan, hold on," Qin Wu said, deeply worried about his disciple.

At Yuanchu Mountain,Li Guan, Qin Wu's projection, and Luo Tang's projection gazed towards Jiangzhou City. They had all sensed it the moment the Nine Abyss Demon Sage blasted the Stone Ox Beast away with a single palm, causing the world's membrane to collapse.

"Meng Chuan requested aid earlier, and my true body is already rushing there with all speed," Qin Wu said. "Even at full cost, it will take thirty breaths of time."

"The guardian beast is also calling for help; it can't even withstand it," Luo Tang exclaimed in surprise. "What danger has Meng Chuan encountered?"

Li Guan flicked his sleeve.Ripples spread across the void before them, faintly revealing a scene: the area where the world's membrane had shattered earlier.

When it came to comprehending the 'void,' Li Guan, who cultivated the Yuanchu Divine Body, was unparalleled in the current age. He could view distant places without any treasures, though he could only project one location at a time. Only with the confirmed sensation of the world's membrane shattering could Li Guan pinpoint the exact location.

Within the rippling void, a battle scene unfolded.An dark-red world spread out, and under a single palm from the Nine Abyss Demon Sage, Meng Chuan and Liu Qiyue barely managed to withstand it with their full power.

As the dark-red world fully converged into an ultra-small realm, a voice exclaimed, "The Dark-Red Prison?"

"It's the Demon Race's Dark-Red Prison," Li Guan, Qin Wu, and Luo Tang all said, equally astonished.

The Demon Race world and the Human Race world originally occupied the same region within the long river of space-time. Over a long period, they had gained significant understanding of each other. Of course, such external intelligence was usually only known by those at the Venerable level.

Among the Demon Race's Tribulation Realm secret treasures, the 'Dark-Red Prison' was quite renowned.

Different Tribulation Realm weapons and secret treasures served different purposes. The Dark-Red Prison was a very unique Tribulation Realm secret treasure, particularly well-suited for capturing enemies.

"The Nine Abyss Demon Sage's ultimate move, 'Nine Abyss Land,' was developed through comprehending its own divine abilities," Li Guan explained. "This 'Dark-Red Prison' complements it perfectly, allowing its power to increase severalfold. However, Meng Chuan and his wife are quite strong; they directly withstood that palm strike. With Meng Chuan's strength, combined with protective talismans and other treasures, his life should be safe."

"Meng Chuan and his wife likely want to protect the over twenty million lives in Jiangzhou City, unwilling to flee," Luo Tang said, worried. "If they sacrifice their own lives, that would be terrible."

She also cared about the lives of twenty million people. However, if Meng Chuan and his wife were to die along with Jiangzhou City, she would still rather sacrifice Jiangzhou City. Moreover, Meng Chuan was now critical to the entire war; if he were to die, the war would become far more brutal, and the human casualties would far exceed the population of a single Jiangzhou City.

"Having gone through so much, the couple will know how to make the right choice at such a critical moment," Qin Wu said, watching silently.

"Hmm?"Venerables Bai Yaoyue, Meng Tiange, and Mi Yu looked at the mirror before them. This was the 'Sky-Peeking Mirror,' an Emperor-level secret treasure that could observe any part of the human world, provided there wasn't an overwhelming obstruction.

"What is this?"Bai Yaoyue and the others watched in surprise. They had immediately peered into the location after sensing the world's membrane shatter.

The mirror now reflected a battle scene: the Nine Abyss Demon Sage attacking with full force, repelling the Stone Ox Beast, while Meng Chuan and his wife jointly defended.

"It's Meng Chuan and Liu Qiyue, that couple. Aren't they both Marquis Godfiends? How can they withstand this palm strike? This is definitely a peak Creation-level strike," Mi Yu exclaimed in surprise.

"Judging by their moves, they must have already become Regressor Godfiends," Meng Tiange said. "It's not surprising for Liu Qiyue to have such strength after her Phoenix Nirvana, but Meng Chuan is a bit perplexing; he doesn't have a technique like 'Phoenix Nirvana.' Could it be that Yuanchu Mountain bestowed a Tribulation Realm secret treasure upon him? Is he unleashing such power by using a Tribulation Realm secret treasure?"

"A Tribulation Realm secret treasure granted to a Regressor Godfiend? Even True Martial King and Anhai King aren't qualified for that," Mi Yu said, watching. The scene before them was too shocking, containing too much information.

"A silent breakthrough. Perhaps these two possess talent far beyond what we can imagine," Meng Tiange said. "Furthermore, it's even stranger that the Nine Abyss Demon Sage is going to such extreme lengths to intercept and kill them. When they ambushed the mysterious Godfiend previously, they only dispatched some demon kings like Old Ancestor Huang Yao. This time, they've sent the Nine Abyss Demon Sage to deal with Meng Chuan and his wife."

Bai Yaoyue watched, her eyes narrowing.

Meng Chuan?This was the son of Bai Nianyun and Meng Dajiang! Bai Yaoyue had never paid him much attention before, but now, seeing Meng Chuan unleash peak Creation-level combat power, left her surprised and with mixed feelings.

So young, yet already reaching this level?

"You two think about it," Meng Tiange said. "The Demon Race wasn't this frantic even when dealing with scouting Godfiends. Why are they so desperate to deal with Meng Chuan and his wife now?"

"It can't be Liu Qiyue; she only has such strength thanks to Phoenix Nirvana, and after a few uses, her lifespan would be exhausted. That wouldn't significantly affect the Demon Race," Mi Yu said. "The key must be Meng Chuan."

"Did you see the weapons he wielded? Streams of light," Meng Tiange said. "Previously, a mysterious Godfiend rescued people in Yumall City, using streams of light to kill a Fifth-Heaven demon king and save Marquis Xiyue."

"Meng Chuan is that mysterious Godfiend?" Mi Yu gasped.

"For the Demon Race to be this frantic, to go to such lengths... it's highly likely that Meng Chuan is the scouting Godfiend," Meng Tiange stated. "Especially after seeing his combat methods and strength, I'm even more certain. Clearly, after their previous failure, the Demon Race had to resort to stronger measures."

Mi Yu said, utterly worried, "No matter what, we must protect Meng Chuan's life. His life is connected to a million demon kings and the entire direction of the war."

"I also want to help him, but we're tens of thousands of miles away; we won't make it in time," Meng Tiange said.

Bai Yaoyue watched, silently thinking, "Meng Chuan, though I don't care for you or your father, I still hope you survive! For the sake of all humanity, you must live."

"The Nine Abyss Demon Sage is going to such extremes against Meng Chuan and his wife? And Meng Chuan and his wife actually possess such power?"

Two World Island naturally also possessed secret treasures that could observe the world.

At this moment, Xu Yingwu and the others were also observing everything.

Combining Two World Island's intelligence with information about Meng Chuan's previous actions in Yumall City, Two World Island had also formed its conjectures.

"Yuanchu Mountain actually produced such a peerless genius as Meng Chuan? Regardless, for the sake of all humanity, you must survive. You absolutely cannot die." Xu Yingwu and the others harbored the same fervent hope.

In Jiangzhou City,Meng Chuan and his wife had blocked the palm strike, but the surrounding dark-red realm had completely sealed off, converging into an ultra-small world approximately ten miles in radius.

"What is this?" Meng Chuan projected a blood blade. The blood blade's streak of light was so fast that the Nine Abyss Demon Sage had no time to block it. The streak of light directly pierced the membrane of the dark-red world. With a series of tearing sounds, the dark-red membrane was pierced, revealing sinews hidden behind it. These sinews seemed alive, twisting and intertwining, incredibly tough.

The blood blade could not break through the resistance.

*This is the Tribulation Realm secret treasure, the 'Dark-Red Prison,'* the Nine Abyss Demon Sage sneered inwardly. It extended its hands, and immense dark-red power converged upon its body, forming a magnificent dark-red robe on its skin. The Nine Abyss Demon Sage felt the world's power gathering within it, significantly increasing the might of its every move. "Here, I am the master of this world."

"Meng Chuan, this time, you have nowhere to run!"

The Nine Abyss Demon Sage's voice reverberated within the Dark-Red Prison, as it simultaneously transformed into a dark-red afterimage, charging towards Meng Chuan and his wife.

"Boom." The Stone Ox Beast roared, bravely charging forward once more.

"Go, Demonic Spike!"

A sharp glint flashed in Meng Chuan's eyes.

The twelve blood blades accelerated to their extreme, rushing alongside the Stone Ox Beast towards the Nine Abyss Demon Sage. Simultaneously, within his sea of consciousness, the 'Demonic Spike' – a Primordial Spirit weapon Meng Chuan had long refined – also stirred. The 'Demonic Spike Forbidden Art' was the strongest offensive secret technique in the Human Race's Heart Sea Hall, and Meng Chuan had expended a full tenth of his Primordial Spirit's essence to cultivate a single 'Demonic Spike.'

The Demonic Spike was entirely black, imbued with numerous secret patterns, its mere sight enough to cause apprehension.

Although the Stone Ox Beast, the twelve blood blades, and Liu Qiyue's arrows were all unleashed in succession, it was still the Primordial Spirit weapon, the 'Demonic Spike,' that reached the Nine Abyss Demon Sage first, drilling directly into its body.