Chapter 457: Reporting

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"If we can destroy that array, we will achieve a great victory," Molten King said, looking at the departing demon race. "The demon race went to such lengths, even having eighteen Fifth-Heaven Demon Monarchs modify their lives to set up this array. Fortunately, Dongning King was able to crack it."

"It's a pity that Senior Brother Yun and Gu Tongwang both lost their lives," Peng Mu whispered.

"There are no wars without casualties," Molten King replied. "As long as we win, it's all worth it."

"Hm?" Meng Chuan looked into the distance. Having reached the Grotto-Heaven realm, his perception of the entire world was incredibly keen. He could clearly sense the destruction of the 'World Gap' from a distant location, where the world membrane was under attack.

Zhenwu King waved his hand. A scene appeared in the void, showing the Peacock Monarch, Thread Saint Master, and Poison Dragon Ancestor pounding the world membrane far away. They soon broke through it completely, as well as the demon race's world membrane. The three of them then flew into the Demon Realm, and the world membrane quickly restored itself.

"They've returned to the Demon Realm," Zhenwu King said, frowning. "We had the upper hand in this battle, but this was merely the demon race's vanguard. After learning about the battle, the three Demon Emperors will surely find ways to cultivate those Fifth-Heaven Demon Monarchs and devise strategies against us. We must remain cautious."

"The demon race's objective isn't to defeat us," Qianmu King stated solemnly. "Their true goal... is to send a large group of Fifth-Heaven Demon Monarchs into the human world."

"Once they enter and disperse, even a single coordinated action could potentially wipe out almost all of our major human cities," Anhai King nodded.

Everyone present fell silent. This was a fact. Currently, the number of Fifth-Heaven Demon Monarchs lurking in the human world is very small; they are newly ascended and dare not attack cities guarded by King Gods and Fiends. However, if this new batch of trained, experienced Fifth-Heaven Demon Monarchs were to enter the human world, they would not fear the human King Gods and Fiends. They would dare to directly attack any major city not guarded by a Creation Supremacy. While King Gods and Fiends might be able to engage in one-on-one combat, the demon monarchs' objective would be to destroy cities, making it difficult for the human King Gods and Fiends to stop them. Destruction is always far easier than protection. Large-scale area-of-effect techniques could instantly devastate hundreds of miles, making city massacres very simple.

With a large group of Fifth-Heaven Demon Monarchs, a single coordinated action could destroy over ninety percent of human cities. No matter how powerful Meng Chuan was, he was only one person and could only save one city.

"So we must stop them," Meng Chuan said. "After this engagement with the demon race, we need to return and report this to the three major sects."

"Junior Brother Meng, you should go back," Zhenwu King suggested.

"Alright," Meng Chuan nodded. Zhenwu King had to stay to prevent another attack from the demon race. And Meng Chuan was the only one who could act alone and safely.

"Dongning King, I'll return with you," Beimu King offered.

"Please also relay the message to our Two World Island, Dongning King," Qianmu King added. "And once we've distributed the spoils of war, please take our share back with you."

Meng Chuan flew through the two layers of world membrane between the World Gap and the human world, which had been pierced by Bloodblade's attack, and returned to Yuanchu Mountain. He first flew toward the Grotto-Heaven Pavilion.

"Yuanchu Mountain is still so peaceful," Meng Chuan thought as he flew, looking around. While the World Gap was a scene of fierce fighting, the human world, including the three major sects, was relatively calm, a rare period of peace in over eight hundred years. One must remember that in the past eight hundred years, even in the early stages, they had to guard many small and medium-sized world entrances to ensure the safety of the entire human world. Later, they simply couldn't hold on any longer! They completely abandoned the small and medium-sized world entrances, leading to an increasing number of demon monarchs entering the human world, until a million demon monarchs plagued the human world. Villages, strongholds, prefectural cities, and county towns were abandoned one after another, and countless people died, until Meng Chuan's rise finally resolved the threat of the million demon monarchs. Meng Chuan understood that this was only a temporary peace.

"Whoosh." Meng Chuan landed at the Grotto-Heaven Pavilion.

"Supremacies, Masters," Meng Chuan bowed. Li Guan, Qin Wu's projection, and Luotang's projection were all gathered there, waiting for Meng Chuan. Li Guan sat drinking tea and smiled, "Have a seat."

Meng Chuan sat down and took a sip of tea.

"Are you the only one who returned?" Luotang's projection asked in surprise.

"They couldn't leave their posts," Meng Chuan explained. "So they sent me back first to report."

"What happened?" Li Guan inquired.

Meng Chuan replied, "Just today, the demon race finally sent a force to attack us. Senior Brother Yun Jianhai and Two World Island's Gu Tongwang have both fallen."

"What?" Li Guan, Qin Wu, and Luotang were all startled.

"Tell us the detailed situation," Li Guan urged.

Meng Chuan nodded. "I also brought a letter from Qianmu King for Two World Island. The letter describes the battle, and you Supremacies can read it as well... Qianmu King wrote it to prevent us from fabricating anything." He took out a letter from his robe and handed it to Supremacy Li Guan.

Supremacy Li Guan took the letter, while Qin Wu and Luotang also read it beside him. The letter wasn't long, but it covered all the key points.

"No wonder he wrote a letter," Li Guan nodded. "He and Zhenwu King jointly killed Cold Moon Demon King and obtained a Tribulation Realm treasure. Speaking of which, Two World Island doesn't even have a Tribulation Realm treasure, do they?"

"Two World Island has a shallower foundation and has never produced an Emperor, so they likely don't have a Tribulation Realm treasure," Qin Wu said. "I didn't expect to gain a 'Tribulation Realm treasure' as spoils of war in the World Gap."

"It states that Zhenwu King contributed seventy percent to killing Cold Moon Demon King, and Qianmu King contributed thirty percent," Li Guan noted. "We'll discuss the exact distribution with Two World Island later." Meng Chuan also flipped his hand, revealing the dark short sword. "This is the sword," Meng Chuan said.

Li Guan took it, quickly inspected it, and then put it away. "We'll discuss this with Two World Island later."

"According to the letter, this time the eighteen demon monarchs formed a grand array spanning eight hundred li?" Li Guan asked. "And all eighteen demon monarchs had their lives modified?"

"Yes," Meng Chuan nodded. "The array's power was immense. Gu Tongwang and Senior Brother Yun's deaths were mainly due to this array."

"You broke this array?" Qin Wu asked, puzzled. "The letter says this array suppressed Zhenwu King's domain and completely trapped you Gods and Fiends. Later, you infiltrated the deep void and killed the eighteen demon monarchs one by one, breaking the grand array?"

Meng Chuan nodded. "Yes."

"An array of such power must have exerted strong void suppression. How were you able to approach it?" Qin Wu pressed.

"To be honest, Master, after years of cultivation in the World Gap, your disciple finally made a breakthrough," Meng Chuan explained. "My Cloud-Mist Dragon Serpent movement technique reached the Grotto-Heaven realm, which allowed me to infiltrate the deep void and kill the eighteen demon monarchs with Bloodblade."

"Reached the Grotto-Heaven realm?" Luotang exclaimed with delightful surprise. "Hm, reaching the Grotto-Heaven realm at seventy-five is within our expectations. With your movement technique, how many avatars did you project in the external world when you infiltrated the deep void? Eighty-one? Or one hundred and eight?"

Meng Chuan shook his head. "No avatars."