Chapter 456: Cease

It happened quickly.

In fact, the Silk Sage Lord had already done his best to protect the Black River Guard. The horned Black River Guard's surface was wrapped in strands of silk, valiantly resisting. However, the very first blood blade pierced through the Nine-Life Cocoon silk and struck the Black River Guard, causing its chest to indent. The second blood blade completely penetrated the Black River Guard's body. The third blood blade then shattered its body, striking the life container within.

The life container was incredibly sturdy, protecting the vital core.

However, when the blood blades struck it, a terrifying force naturally transferred inside, completely pulverizing everything within.

The horned Black River Guard was killed!

As the first Black River Guard was killed, the originally vast eight-hundred-mile Black River immediately became much calmer. The black chains that had been pressing down and restricting the True Martial Domain all fell away, dissipating weakly.

Boom.

King True Martial flashed forward over ten miles. His True Martial Domain expanded to a ten-mile radius around him, instantly encompassing the Peacock Sovereign who had been guarding over ten miles away.

“Peacock Demon King,” King True Martial said with a smile as he charged forward, intending to engage in close combat.

“Damn it,” the Peacock Sovereign cursed, his purple eyes filled with fury. He glanced at the distant Black River Guards. Streaks of blood blade light simultaneously struck five terrified Black River Guards, causing their bodies to completely explode. The vast eight-hundred-mile Black River began to dissipate entirely. The streaks of blood blade light then continued to pursue the other Black River Guards.

“The eighteen Black River Guards are finished,” the Peacock Sovereign realized. He looked at King True Martial charging towards him, then gave a cold smile and, holding his long spear, proactively charged forward.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

The Peacock Sovereign and King True Martial clashed in battle.

Meanwhile, the Silk Sage Lord's face was grim. The Venomous Dragon Ancestor, beside him, shook his head slightly. “The eighteen Black River Guards are done for.”

“It's King Dongning,” the Silk Sage Lord said coldly. The appearance of those blood blades instantly revealed the perpetrator's identity.

“King Dongning Meng Chuan again?” The Venomous Dragon Ancestor frowned.

King Dongning Meng Chuan had caused too many obstacles in this war.

“Silk Sage Lord, help!”

“Help!”

“Save me!”

The Black River Guards were utterly desperate. They had once been powerful Fifth-Heaven Demon Kings. By the Demon Emperors' command, they had willingly transformed into Black River Guards. They hadn't expected to become Demon Sages, but becoming Black River Guards significantly boosted their strength and greatly elevated their status within the Demon World, which was still quite good.

However, who would have thought that their first battle, despite achieving success, would immediately plunge them into a life-or-death crisis?

This terrifying Godfiend was in the deep void, beyond the reach of the Black River formation. Streaks of blood blades appeared right before them, leaving them nowhere to hide! Each blood blade was terrifyingly powerful.

Puff, puff, puff, puff, puff, puff.

Meng Chuan, in the deep void, watched as the blood blades pursued the Black River Guards.

The assault came in two waves.

The first wave killed the first Black River Guard, significantly weakening the Black River formation, rendering it no longer a threat.

In the second wave, three blood blades attacked each Black River Guard in continuous pursuit. The blood blades' trajectories were intricate and terrifyingly fast, making them difficult for the Nine-Life Cocoon silk to intercept even at close range.

One after another, the Black River Guards exploded! They were terrified and desperate; the blood blades were too fast for them to escape.

“Gather together,” the Silk Sage Lord transmitted from afar. Numerous strands of Nine-Life Cocoon silk converged, protecting five Black River Guards who were relatively close by.

“Alright,” the remaining Black River Guards struggled to gather.

The blood blades arrived from the deep void, appearing directly inside the Nine-Life Cocoon silk's protective sphere, and immediately attacked the five Black River Guards within.

Puff, puff, puff...

This scene made the Silk Sage Lord shake his head slightly.

“Cang Jue, I can only save you,” the Silk Sage Lord transmitted. Numerous strands of Nine-Life Cocoon silk interwoven around Demon King Cang Jue, forming a protective robe. This robe also protected his head. Demon King Cang Jue then flew with all his might towards the Silk Sage Lord.

With a 'boom,' another ox demon Black River Guard was also blasted to death.

Only one of the eighteen Black River Guards remained—Demon King Cang Jue.

Streaks of blood blades rotated, striking Demon King Cang Jue repeatedly. Demon King Cang Jue was sent flying backward by the impacts. However, the robe on his body was incredibly resilient, a perfect manifestation of the Silk Sage Lord's mastery. Each blood blade was immensely powerful, yet the robe withstood eighteen continuous strikes.

Meng Chuan, wearing a dark green robe, finally appeared.

“Only one left,” Meng Chuan said, looking at Demon King Cang Jue, protected by the Nine-Life Cocoon silk, and then at the Silk Sage Lord. “Do you think you can protect him?”

“Can you even harm him?” the Silk Sage Lord retorted, already flying rapidly closer.

Buzz.

An invisible wave of astral energy swept past, affecting Demon King Cang Jue's soul.

“I, I...” Demon King Cang Jue swayed, his consciousness blurring. All eighteen Black River Guards were normal Fifth-Heaven Demon Kings, generally not strong in soul power. Demon King Cang Jue only possessed a Fourth-Layer soul! Even with the protection of his life container, his consciousness remained blurry under the astral wave.

“Too bad his soul is too weak,” Meng Chuan said coldly. A demonic cone flew out, piercing into Demon King Cang Jue's body.

Demon King Cang Jue's body trembled, then fell silent.

All eighteen Black River Guards were dead.

The Silk Sage Lord stopped, staring at Meng Chuan in the distance.

Meng Chuan glanced at him, then with a single step, he appeared beside King Molten Fire, King Thousand Wood, and other Godfiends several tens of miles away.

“All eighteen Black River Guards are dead. When they were united, they were like one entity, and their soul defenses were greatly enhanced,” the Venomous Dragon Ancestor said, appearing beside him and shaking his head. “But if only one remained, even if their life was special, a Black River Guard with merely a Fourth-Layer soul... couldn't withstand King Dongning's demonic cone.”

“It's King Dongning again,” the Silk Sage Lord said, looking at the Godfiends in the distance. The failure to save even one of the Black River Guards still infuriated him.

Most importantly—

It was King Dongning Meng Chuan who had killed them! His close friends, such as Demon King Qian Zhao and other demon kings, had all died by Meng Chuan's hand.

“You just stood there and watched them die?” the Silk Sage Lord asked, looking at the Venomous Dragon Ancestor beside him.

The Venomous Dragon Ancestor chuckled. “What else could I do but watch? I couldn't block those streaks of blood blades. I wanted to pull the Black River Guards into a minor grotto-heaven, but the blood blades tore through space, making the void so unstable that it was impossible to collect them. With my limited power, I could only watch it all unfold. And you, Silk Sage... despite all your efforts, didn't you fail to save anyone either?”

The immortal Venomous Dragon Ancestor was quite unconcerned.

“We lost terribly this time,” the Silk Sage Lord said coldly. “Although we killed two King Godfiends, we lost eighteen Black River Guards and Demon King Cold Moon in battle. Our losses are far greater.”

“The three of us alone cannot win. King True Martial's domain is powerful, and Meng Chuan is now even more unpredictable, with incredibly potent techniques,” the Venomous Dragon Ancestor said. “Let's report back to the Demon Emperors and let them decide.”

“That madman Peacock is still fighting,” the Venomous Dragon Ancestor observed, glancing into the distance.

Boom!!!

With a roar, a streak of light flew towards the Venomous Dragon Ancestor and the Silk Sage Lord.

“Peacock,” the Venomous Dragon Ancestor greeted with a smile.

“I clearly had him suppressed, but I just couldn't defeat him,” the Peacock Sovereign fumed. “Let's go, back to the Demon World.”

The Peacock Sovereign led, with the Venomous Dragon Ancestor following beside him. The Silk Sage Lord remained silent, but also flew away with them.

The human Godfiends watched from afar, making no attempt to stop them.