Chapter 423: The Silken Lord

The three demon kings, who had collapsed to the ground and were rolling unconsciously, felt no pain as streaks of blood-red light swiftly cut them down. The other three demon kings, terrified and despairing, found themselves unable to control their bodies, forced to watch helplessly as the blood-blades struck them repeatedly.

Boom, boom, boom.

Explosions rang out one after another.

These Fifth-Heaven demon kings possessed incredibly strong bodies. Meng Chuan stood there, and it took a full five breaths for over ten blood-blades, circling around them, to finally cease.

"They're all dead." Meng Chuan surveyed the surroundings. After all, only by leaving no trace could he ensure their complete demise.

Meng Chuan walked over, and an invisible domain swept up the items left behind by the deceased demon kings. He examined them, nodding slightly. "Not bad. Are there even communication tokens? I estimate some of the demon kings sent out distress signals before they died."

He walked around the entire area, gathering all the demon kings'遗留物品 into his Grotto-Heaven Pearl.

A closed small grotto-heaven is completely isolated from the outside world. Communication tokens cannot connect from within it. Unless, like the 'Dark Sand Grotto-Heaven,' it maintains several entrances over a long period to stay in contact with the outside.

Therefore, possessing a small grotto-heaven means one doesn't have to fear enemies having 'tracking' treasures.

"First batch, nine Fifth-Heaven demon kings killed." Meng Chuan was quite satisfied. These were all demon kings who had cultivated for many years, unlike the newly promoted Fifth-Heaven ones in the human world! Their strength was far greater.

It was better to eliminate them early.

This would naturally reduce the number of Fifth-Heaven demon kings the demon race could send to the human world.

"Judging by their strength, this was a relatively weaker demon king team within the World Gap," Meng Chuan thought. "According to the intelligence provided by True Martial King and the others, the demon kings in the World Gap band together, forming various teams. These teams are divided into two types."

"One type is relatively weaker, coming to the World Gap primarily for cultivation, lacking the strength to contend for treasures."

"The other type is extremely powerful, typically cultivating while also searching for treasures within the World Gap! After several clashes with human Godfiends, the demon teams confident enough to contend for treasures are all very strong."

Meng Chuan understood this point.

"The team I encountered this time was weaker. But if it weren't for 'Star Fluctuation,' they would have been difficult to deal with. If it were a powerful team... that would be even more troublesome." Meng Chuan remained cautious. Suddenly, a gleam flashed in his eyes. "I killed nine demon kings; several must have sent out distress calls. Will a supporting demon king team arrive?"

"I'll ambush them in secret first."

"If a reinforcing team arrives... I'll fight if I can, and flee if I can't." Meng Chuan mused. His small team with Protector Wang Shan, while not invincible, was sufficient for self-preservation.

***

In another part of the World Gap, at the fractured edge of heaven and earth, a black and white pool had formed.

The black and white pool distinctly separated yin and yang.

Five demon kings were cultivating in seclusion around the pool. An alluring woman wearing black translucent gauze opened her eyes. Not far away, a man as sturdy as a mountain also opened his eyes, and they exchanged a knowing glance.

"The old lion from Black Lion Mountain has sent me a distress signal," the sturdy man said in a deep, booming voice. "Holy Lord, did he send you one too?"

As soon as he spoke, the other demon kings nearby stopped cultivating and looked up at the alluring woman.

"Hmm." The alluring woman nodded slightly.

"Holy Lord, shall we rescue him? That old lion is very loyal to you," a white-furred rat demon with a beard hastily added.

The alluring woman stood up. With a whoosh, a gaunt young man covered in scales appeared beside her. The alluring woman looked into the distance and calmly said, "Rescue."

"Then let's go." A hunchbacked demon king chuckled as he stood up.

"Hmm?"

Both the alluring woman and the sturdy man frowned.

"Died?" the alluring woman whispered softly.

"The old lion died so quickly," the sturdy man said in surprise. "With its strength, it could have held on for a long time even against a newly ascended Demon Saint."

"It must be a relatively powerful human Godfiend team," the alluring woman calmly stated. "Since a battle occurred, it's very likely a treasure has appeared."

According to past experience, this was indeed the case.

Battles were still rare in the World Gap; otherwise, if they killed upon meeting, neither side would be able to cultivate peacefully.

Battles were generally for treasures.

"However, be careful. To kill the old lion so quickly, the human Godfiend team must not be weak," the alluring woman warned.

"Before us, human Godfiend teams are not worth mentioning," the hunchbacked demon king chuckled strangely.

The alluring woman glanced at him and said blandly, "Blood Asura died at the hands of humans."

"According to Poison Dragon Ancestor's intelligence, Blood Asura was only killed by the combined efforts of Human Race's True Martial King and Anhai King. Anhai King could influence time, causing True Martial King to instantly burst with several times his strength," the hunchbacked demon king retorted with a strange laugh. "Blood Asura merely relied on the formidable physical body of the 'Asura lineage.' In terms of cultivation level, he wasn't as good as me, let alone the Holy Lord."

"At that time, Blood Asura had just arrived in the World Gap and hadn't made any breakthroughs in strength. In terms of physical body, I'm not inferior to Blood Asura now," the sturdy man said with a modest smile.

He was a mountain demon.

Having cultivated in the World Gap, he broke through from the peak of the Law Domain to the Grotto-Heaven Realm in one go. A mountain demon in the Grotto-Heaven Realm... its physical body became even more perfect, and its frontal combat strength was even stronger than Blood Asura's. This was why he had received the alluring woman's invitation to become a teammate.

"Among Fifth-Heaven demon kings, the Holy Lord is supreme in terms of cultivation level," the white-furred rat demon flattered. "Poison Dragon Ancestor merely relied on a strange treasure to transform into poisonous black water, becoming an immortal body. His frontal combat strength is inferior to the Holy Lord. Even that Peacock only transformed after devouring a segment of a strange beast's corpse, making its physical body stronger than many Demon Saints. But in terms of cultivation level, techniques, and comprehension of divine powers, none are comparable to the Holy Lord. As long as the Holy Lord takes one more step, she can revert to youth and become a Demon Saint. Monarch Peacock and Poison Dragon Ancestor have no hope of becoming Demon Saints; how can they compare to the Holy Lord?"

"The Peacock is very strong."

The alluring woman said calmly, "Back then, I roamed the demon realm, only defeated by it. Even now, with my comprehension of the strange phenomena of world creation and increased strength, I still have no confidence in dealing with it. If I can reach the Seventh-level Soul and combine it with soul secret arts, perhaps only then could I defeat it." She had fought Monarch Peacock multiple times and clearly understood how powerful Monarch Peacock was.

Monarch Peacock and Poison Dragon Ancestor were both products of special fortuitous encounters.

This woman, however, possessed such strength through her own cultivation level. Back then, she was only slightly inferior to Monarch Peacock. As her cultivation level further increased, she comprehended her own divine powers and created Demon Saint-level unique arts.

This woman was the 'Silken Thread Holy Lord' of the demon race.

The World Gap was a dream come true opportunity for someone with her extremely high comprehension.

Whoosh.

The five of them, including the Silken Thread Holy Lord, set off.

Ripples spread through the void, affecting a hundred-mile radius around the Silken Thread Holy Lord and her companions.

In a short while, they had traveled over three thousand miles.

"Ahead is the area where the old lion died. No matter what kind of opponent we face, we must be careful," the alluring woman said calmly.

"Yes," her four companions replied, utterly obedient. With their pride, the only Fifth-Heaven demon kings who could command such submission from them were Monarch Peacock and the Silken Thread Holy Lord.

"Hmm?"

The ripples in the void swept across a corner, touching Meng Chuan's Thunder Magnetic Domain.

Meng Chuan had been ambushing in secret, wanting to gauge the strength of the reinforcing Godfiends. If he couldn't afford to provoke them, he'd flee; if he could, he'd try.

"Lightning?" The alluring woman turned her head to look, and the void ripples immediately spread in Meng Chuan's direction, revealing the hidden Meng Chuan.

"Silken Thread Holy Lord?" Meng Chuan's pupils contracted as he saw the alluring woman.

According to intelligence, currently, among the Fifth-Heaven demon kings of the demon race, in terms of threat level, Monarch Peacock ranked first, and Silken Thread Holy Lord ranked second.