Chapter 451: Fierce Battle

“Dead?” King Tongming, King Molten Fire, King Gudong, and others showed excitement, while from a distance, Holy Master Qiansi, Old Ancestor Poison Dragon, and the eighteen Black River Guards looked on in disbelief. King Zhenwu, however, remained solemn, without a trace of joy.

With a whoosh, Monarch Peacock, who had been blasted into dust and vanished, reformed in the blink of an eye. The vast power converged, transforming back into the black-haired man. His dark purple robes draped over him once more, and his long spear reappeared in his hand.

“Blood Rebirth?” Meng Chuan’s expression subtly changed. Like his own Blood Droplet Realm physical body, even if blasted into invisible particles, it could instantly reunite without a scratch. Only if the particles were pulverized would there be true damage. Monarch Peacock evidently possessed a similar ‘Blood Rebirth’ ability. He instantly recovered and reunited, showing no sign of injury.

“You’re injured,” King Zhenwu said in a low voice.

“Your previous move, if you do it twenty more times, should be enough to kill me,” Monarch Peacock looked at King Zhenwu with considerable excitement. “I’ll stand here, you continue!”

King Zhenwu’s pupils subtly contracted. He was already severely injured after one use, but could still maintain normal strength. However, if he forcibly used it a second time, he would be extremely weak.

“No more tricks?” A madness gleamed in Monarch Peacock’s eyes. “Then it’s my turn.”

“Attack,” Monarch Peacock commanded.

A thunderous roar filled the air as the heavens and earth fractured. The surroundings were instantly engulfed by dark river water. Everywhere within Meng Chuan’s and their sight was black river water. Even King Zhenwu’s Zhenwu Domain, with its Yin-Yang Disc, was instantly impacted and eroded by this black river water.

“Seal,” King Zhenwu’s expression changed slightly. His hands slightly extended, and vast Yin-Yang energies spread outwards from him, rotating to resist from all directions. But the Zhenwu Domain was still compressed to only a hundred-zhang radius. Meng Chuan and the other Godfiends were forced to take refuge within this hundred-zhang area.

“What is this?” Meng Chuan watched the surging black water in disbelief. Unlike Old Ancestor Poison Dragon’s poisonous black water, this surging black water was even darker, deeper, denser, and its power more terrifying! He even had a feeling that if he didn't rely on the Bloodblade Disc, his physical body alone would be ground into powder if he rushed in.

King Molten Fire, holding the Star Forging Furnace, smashed it with all his might. The Star Forging Furnace struck the surging black water, merely stirring up a few ripples.

“What kind of formation is this?” King Zhenwu also looked serious. He had founded the Zhenwu lineage, excelling most at defense. With the assistance of the Yin-Yang energies released by a Tribulation Realm treasure, the Zhenwu Domain had reached an extremely powerful level. It could even directly crush Holy Master Qiansi’s domain. In terms of domain abilities, King Zhenwu believed that no one, whether a Godfiend of the Marquis realm or a Fifth Heaven demon monarch, could surpass him. But this time, he was completely suppressed.

This was the Black River Formation. It was because Emperor Peng, a Demon Realm Emperor, had a high enough status to negotiate in the Black River Realm, exchanging for eighteen Black River Life Boxes. Then he selected eighteen suitable Fifth Heaven demon monarchs from the Demon Realm, who refined the Black River Life Boxes to become Black River Guards. The eighteen Black River Guards could only collectively set up the Black River Great Formation, forming an eight-hundred-li Black River! Emperor Peng expended such great effort because the Black River Formation was powerful enough, and it was considered a 'trump card' by the three Demon Race Emperors.

Monarch Peacock suddenly opened his mouth and inhaled sharply. The void began to distort. A unique power instantly descended upon Meng Chuan, King Zhenwu, King Qianmu, and every other Godfiend. They all felt space wrapping and squeezing them.

Divine Power—Devour Heaven!

This was Monarch Peacock’s most powerful divine power. Monarch Peacock had flown over alone first precisely to get closer to the human Godfiends, within the range of his Devour Heaven divine power! Fortunately, with the Zhenwu Domain resisting, the squeezing and wrapping experienced by Meng Chuan and each Godfiend wasn't too strong. Otherwise, this effect would have been several times stronger.

“Not good.” Meng Chuan and the others felt uncomfortable, struggling to resist the spatial wrapping. King Zhenwu, meanwhile, deployed the Zhenwu Domain, resisting the Black River Great Formation, and also desperately trying to prevent Devour Heaven’s influence on the void. Thanks to his high achievements in the void, the power of Devour Heaven divine power was weakened.

“Watch out,” King Zhenwu’s expression changed. From the surging black water in all directions, black flying spears suddenly shot out. They had previously condensed and formed completely hidden within the formation, unnoticed by the human Godfiends. By the time they were noticed, these black flying spears had already reached the edge of the Zhenwu Domain.

In a flash, all these black flying spears shot into the Zhenwu Domain, aiming at each Godfiend!

Whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh!

Every flying spear was terrifyingly powerful and astonishingly fast. Meng Chuan and the others were all affected by the Devour Heaven divine power.

“Careful,” King Molten Fire had no time for other reactions. He directly covered himself and King Beimu beside him with the Star Forging Furnace, which was several times larger than himself. Immediately, dense black flying spears struck the Star Forging Furnace.

Silver mysterious patterns appeared on both sides of Meng Chuan's face, and silver lightning flashed around his head. He stepped on the Bloodblade Disc, transforming into a ghostly illusion; he was the least afraid among those present. The black flying spears had a speed of about three hundred li per flash. But even Meng Chuan, affected by Devour Heaven, under the influence of his Flowing Sand divine power, his movement speed was still greater than these spears. He could easily avoid them just by relying on his movement, not to mention he could instantly hide in deeper layers of the void, making it even harder for the spears to hit him.

“King Qianmu,” Meng Chuan immediately had a thought, separating twelve bloodblades to protect King Qianmu.

Boom boom boom! A dense barrage of flying spears bombarded King Qianmu. The demon race clearly knew that Meng Chuan was slippery and King Zhenwu was too strong. So over a hundred flying spears attacked King Qianmu, and although a forest world tried to stop them, each black water spear easily pierced through.

Bang bang bang! They continuously struck the bloodblades. Meng Chuan desperately controlled the bloodblades, trying his best to block each black flying spear. Although the Bloodblade Disc was good at self-defense, these flying spears were too powerful, and Meng Chuan found it strenuous. At this moment, he only regretted that his realm wasn't high enough, and the defensive power of the Bloodblade Disc he activated wasn't strong enough.

“Roar!” A massive white snake, formed by countless threads from the Nine Lives Cocoon, also rushed into the Zhenwu Domain. This white snake directly lunged to swallow King Qianmu, also intending to kill him.

“Break, break, break!” King Zhenwu forcefully unleashed successive punches at Monarch Peacock in the distance. Grayish fist shadows tore through the sky, forcing Monarch Peacock to stop his divine power and fully resist King Zhenwu. King Zhenwu then separated a palm, and a grayish palm phantom struck the white snake, sending it flying out of the Zhenwu Domain and into the surging black river.

“Die!” Monarch Peacock, after stopping his divine power, unleashed a furious spear strike. The heavens and earth trembled as he thrust his spear fiercely at King Zhenwu.

“Everyone, hide inside, hide in here!” King Molten Fire, inside the Star Forging Furnace, repeatedly shouted. King Qianmu, protected by the twelve bloodblades, quickly burrowed into the Star Forging Furnace.

Meng Chuan then looked at the others. King Tongming, hidden in his shadow world, was naturally unharmed. Peng Mu’s face was grim; strands of vines danced, fending off the surrounding attacks. They blocked most of the black water spears, and the few that got close were also stopped by his palm techniques. Even if occasionally hit, his Indestructible Godfiend Body could quickly recover. Guardian Wang Shan sat cross-legged, allowing the furious assault, yet his physical body was like a formidable divine weapon, completely unharmed. King Anhai defended all sides with his sword; his swordplay influenced time and space. His sword speed was astonishingly fast, and he could resist even when simultaneously attacked by dozens of black water spears. However, he still had several fist-sized holes on his body, sustained when his movement and swordplay were flawed due to the Devour Heaven divine power. He was hit by the flying spears. Fortunately, King Anhai’s Ice Body was incredibly tough, and these spears weren't enough to completely destroy it.

“Senior Brother Yun, and King Gudong, they are both dead,” Meng Chuan felt a trace of sadness in his heart. His domain had clearly detected it just now. Under the influence of the Devour Heaven divine power, Yun Jianhai’s sword array operation was affected. He was hit by black water spears. Yun Jianhai’s physical body wasn't strong; after being pierced twice by black water spears, his body was completely annihilated. King Gudong’s Bug King body was originally very agile, but under the influence of the Devour Heaven divine power, it couldn't evade at all. Although his body was tough enough, it was completely pulverized after being continuously pierced by dozens of black water spears.

In one encounter, the Devour Heaven divine power combined with the Black River Great Formation had resulted in two Godfiends from Meng Chuan’s side dying in battle.

Boom! King Zhenwu’s fist tore through the air and collided with the long spear, sending him flying backward. The Zhenwu Domain also moved with him. All the black water spears dispersed.

“Only killed two,” Monarch Peacock stood in the vast black river, holding his long spear. He looked at the remaining Godfiends within the Zhenwu Domain and grinned. “But the rest are trapped like turtles in a jar; none of you will escape.”

Inside the Zhenwu Domain, King Zhenwu, Meng Chuan, and the other Godfiends, including those hiding inside the Star Forging Furnace, were all extremely enraged. The death of their comrades filled them with grief, and their killing intent grew even stronger.

“Crazy Yun, you’ve gone ahead. I’ll kill more demon monarchs, then I’ll join you,” Peng Mu’s eyes subtly glistened with tears. Crazy Yun and he had dominated their era together, then slept for nearly a thousand years. After awakening, they both guarded cities. And this time, coming to conquer the World Gap, they had planned to make a great slaughter, but now Crazy Yun was gone.

“King Gudong,” King Qianmu, inside the Star Forging Furnace, looked at the many corpses of Gu worms in the distance. That quirky little guy who spent his life with Gu worms, that little guy who said, 'I'll protect you' before entering the World Gap... just died like that?