Chapter 416: Clearing the World (End of This Episode)

Bai Nianyun finally turned to look at Meng Chuan, calling out softly, "Chuan'er?" with a hint of trepidation.

When they had parted, Meng Chuan was only a six-year-old child.

Now, he was a renowned King Godfiend, celebrated across the land for his extraordinary achievements, even greeted respectfully by Creation Supremacies.

How should she interact with her son?

What if her son became distant? After all, she had left when he was six, more than fifty years ago.

"Mother," Meng Chuan called out with a smile.

That single word, "Mother," completely dispelled Bai Nianyun's doubts. She instinctively walked over and hugged her son tightly. How she had missed him all these years! She couldn't even resist going to his wedding, just to catch a glimpse from afar.

Meng Chuan was equally emotional.

His mother's appearance was almost identical to his memory, and the way she looked at him... was still so gentle, the look of a mother towards her son.

No matter when, a mother is always a mother.

Meng Dajiang watched the mother and son embrace, a wide grin spreading across his face. No regrets in this life! He truly had no regrets!

In the following days, Meng Chuan naturally continued his pursuit of demon monarchs, determined to clear them all from the world.

Swoosh.

Riding his Bloodblade Disc deep underground, he transformed into a streak of light, flying at immense speed.

Suddenly, he discovered a demon monarch lair. His 'Thunder Magnetic Field' naturally unleashed lightning and thunderbolts. Bolts of electricity struck, turning demon creatures into ash, and nearly all the demon monarchs perished. Only one bear demon monarch, severely wounded, managed to escape.

"Able to withstand my lightning, it has the threshold strength of a Fourth-level demon monarch," Meng Chuan mused. With a single stride, he traversed the void, teleporting directly in front of the bear demon monarch. The bear demon monarch stared in shock at the human who had suddenly appeared, and the moment their eyes met—

The bear demon monarch's eyes gradually became vacant.

After a few breaths, the bear demon monarch's eyes regained their vibrancy, and it said with utmost respect, "Master."

"Hmm, go and rest," Meng Chuan replied, waving his hand to collect it into his Grotto-Heaven Pearl.

Another demon servant was acquired.

Demon monarchs with Fourth-level threshold strength were still hard to find. However, one such demon servant was worth ten, or even dozens, of ordinary ones.

"Once I've cleared all the demon monarchs from the world, finding new Fourth-level threshold demon monarchs won't be so easy," Meng Chuan thought to himself. "I must seize this opportunity."

In the gloomy depths underground.

"Rainbush Demon Monarch," the shadowy figure of Bei Jue in black robes said, looking at the demon monarch before him.

The Rainbush Demon Monarch was a black-scaled snake demon with dark, lustrous scales and emerald-green eyes, now showing immense reverence.

"The situation is dire, and we cannot save all demon monarchs. However, you, Rainbush Demon Monarch, possess high talent and are still young, with the potential to reach the Fourth-level. Therefore, you are specially permitted to seek refuge in a grotto-heaven," Bei Jue in black robes stated. "Come with me."

"Yes," the Rainbush Demon Monarch replied, overjoyed.

In various parts of the world.

Bei Jue in black robes secretly contacted various demon monarchs, all considered promising by the demon race, and guided them into a 'small grotto-heaven'.

A few days later.

Inside the small grotto-heaven.

"There are still over three hundred thousand demon monarchs alive in the world, yet we've only selected ninety-five," Fire Dragon Demon Saint sighed. "We can only watch as the others are slaughtered."

"There's no other way," Bei Jue in black robes said calmly. "We must be cautious. This small grotto-heaven is our most crucial stronghold; it absolutely cannot be exposed. Therefore, the number of Third-level demon monarchs we bring in must be small! The ninety-five demon monarchs we've chosen are all young and exceptionally talented, the most promising among the over three hundred thousand to reach the Fourth-level."

"Never mind, never mind," Fire Dragon Demon Saint shook his head. "We've lost too terribly; we have no choice but to watch the demon monarchs die."

"Are the Demon Emperors truly abandoning these three hundred thousand demon monarchs?" Heavy Mystic Demon Saint asked.

"We absolutely cannot let them return," Bei Jue in black robes stated. "Once they go back, they'll expose the situation of the human world, letting countless low-level demon monarchs in the demon realm know how dangerous it is here, and how heavy the casualties are. It would be very difficult to mobilize a large army next time. Therefore, these three hundred thousand demon monarchs must die in the human world, even if they have to."

Heavy Mystic Demon Saint and Fire Dragon Demon Saint both nodded slightly.

Low-level demon monarchs were mere ants. Although their vast numbers caused a slight pang of regret, they understood the Demon Emperors' decision.

"We can only lie low for now," Bei Jue in black robes said grimly. "We have no power to fight the human race! We will slowly look for opportunities to bring in a group of Fifth-level demon monarchs from the world gap. If we succeed in guiding them here... then we can turn the tide. If we can't bring in Fifth-level demon monarchs, we'll forever be forced to hide."

"Keep hiding, until enough large world entrances appear. Perhaps then there's a glimmer of hope," Bei Jue in black robes added.

"We cannot rely on luck," Heavy Mystic Demon Saint said gravely. "We must bring in a group of Fifth-level demon monarchs."

They had already taken over human bodies and infiltrated the human world; there was no turning back. They had to take this gamble.

"What about Thousand Cricket?" Fire Dragon Demon Saint asked.

"Thousand Cricket is in secluded cultivation," Bei Jue in black robes replied. "It excels at curse killings and causal deductions. The matter of tearing the world membrane to reach the 'world gap' for the guidance... only the two of you have a chance to accomplish it."

Fire Dragon Demon Saint and Heavy Mystic Demon Saint exchanged glances.

Although the Demon Emperors offered their full support and generous rewards, venturing into the world gap for guidance was indeed extremely dangerous. The human race would certainly do everything in their power to stop them.

"Let's wait," Fire Dragon Demon Saint said. "Wait until both of us cultivate to the peak of the Fifth-level before acting." With greater strength, tearing the world membrane might be three to five breaths faster. Both he and Heavy Mystic Demon Saint naturally needed to be fully prepared before taking action.

Meng Chuan continued to hunt down demon monarchs across the world.

With so many demon monarchs dying, even with infrequent contact, the remaining ones were learning more and more.

"We're constantly being slaughtered in the human world. And they won't let us return to the demon realm. They're giving us no way out!"

"Those high-ranking figures in the demon realm don't care about our lives at all."

"Hmph, at worst, we can defect to the human race."

"The human race's three major sects have promised us a way to survive."

"You're truly foolish. The human and demon races are bitter enemies. Their recruitment is probably a trap. If we walk into it ourselves, it might be worse than death."

Under relentless pursuit, the demon monarchs began to divide.

Some actively surrendered.

They surrendered to Yuanchu Mountain, Black Sand Grotto-Heaven, and Two World Island.

Human Godfiends received them very courteously, sending these surrendered demon monarchs directly into 'grotto-heavens'. These were free 'laborers'! And those strong enough could even be taken as 'demon servants' to serve the human race. How wonderful was that?

There were also some stubborn ones who didn't trust the humans' good intentions and refused to surrender, desperately hiding everywhere... However, ninety-nine percent of them were either slaughtered by Meng Chuan or taken as demon servants in the following days. Only a pitiful few managed to slip through the net, living in constant fear of being discovered by humans.

By winter, Meng Chuan had completely cleared out demon monarchs everywhere.

Demon monarchs were almost extinct. The world gradually returned to peace, and people finally began the peaceful life they had long dreamed of.

(End of this volume)

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