Chapter 466: The Last Attack (Part 1)

"He's hidden inside a small grotto-heaven," Meng Chuan said, a surge of anxiety in his voice.

They had suspected this would happen, but it was still the scenario they least wanted to see.

Meng Chuan and his companions had prepared many plans, primarily focusing on two approaches.

The first approach assumed that the Chongxuan Demon Saint would need to remain outside to draw the connection point map. In this case, all of Meng Chuan's plans aimed to reduce the distance to the Chongxuan Demon Saint to within fifty li. Once close enough, a single 'Demon Cone' strike could directly kill the target.

The second approach accounted for the demon race being highly cautious, with the Chongxuan Demon Saint continuously hiding within a small grotto-heaven, slowly wearing down the human race. This scenario would immediately make killing him significantly more difficult.

Now, events were unfolding in the direction the human race least wanted.

"Kill!" Suppressing his anger and frustration, Meng Chuan's soul-form avatar was filled with murderous intent, controlling the Demon Cone.

The black Demon Cone instantly streaked across the sky, piercing through a fifth-tier demon king, whose eyes widened in shock before he silently collapsed. The dark Demon Cone then rapidly tore through one demon king after another.

Meng Chuan's soul-form avatar was currently over seventy li away from the Poison Dragon Ancestor. There were eight demon kings within fifty li of him. Although these eight demon kings frantically tried to retreat, the Demon Cone's speed was immense; in the blink of an eye, it had passed through all eight of their bodies.

Among these eight fifth-tier demon kings, three were at the third level of the True Soul, four at the fourth level, and one at the fifth level. They were utterly defenseless before Meng Chuan's Demon Cone. The cone easily penetrated and destroyed their True Souls, causing each of them to collapse in terror and despair.

Meanwhile, Meng Chuan's true body, accompanied by True Martial King and Molten Fire King, along with Thousandwood King, also unleashed Demon Cones, striking seven fifth-tier demon kings within range. These seven demon kings similarly fell silent and collapsed, none of them able to resist. In fact, against the Demon Cones of Meng Chuan and Thousandwood King, even a sixth-tier True Soul demon king would be unable to withstand the attack, unless they possessed a highly protective 'Calamity Realm Secret Treasure' or some other unique means of defense.

"Whoosh." After deploying the Demon Cone, Meng Chuan's soul-form avatar immediately flashed, intending to rapidly retreat. The Demon Cone also swiftly withdrew towards his true body.

However, as he retreated, he felt the surrounding space solidify. Terrifying forces compressed him. As he rapidly retreated, Meng Chuan's soul-form avatar saw phantoms of black dragons surging towards him from all directions. The incredibly potent power instantly shattered his soul-form avatar.

"Whoosh." The Demon Cone was incredibly fast, instantly flying back into Meng Chuan's true body. As a True Soul weapon, the Demon Cone ignored these obstructions.

"My soul-form avatar was destroyed," Meng Chuan thought, feeling a pain in his True Soul; it had sustained damage. The destruction of a soul-form avatar was not a major issue. For example, if Li Guan's soul-form avatar were destroyed, it would take several years to fully recover. However, Meng Chuan, possessing the 'True Soul Stars' inheritance, had strong self-recovery capabilities for his True Soul, allowing him to fully recover within a month.

"Retreat!" Meng Chuan quickly led True Martial King and the others in retreat.

Phantoms of black dragons rushed forward, accompanied by a dense array of blades that closed in to shred them.

Boom, boom, boom! The two sides clashed. The human side rapidly withdrew, exiting the dark array.

The demon race's array was quite powerful, but apart from the outermost Golden Light Spear Array, the remaining two arrays were primarily defensive. True Martial King's domain contracted to a hundred-zhang radius, further protected by a layer of 'Twenty-Four Blood Blades' forming a defensive barrier. Although they were battered and overwhelmed by numerous black dragon phantoms and dense blade arrays, being forced to fly backward out of the dark array's range, Meng Chuan and his team maintained an impenetrable defense.

"What now?" Molten Fire King asked anxiously. "The Chongxuan Demon Saint has hidden himself, likely inside the Poison Dragon Ancestor's small grotto-heaven. We have absolutely no way to reach him now."

"What we feared most has come to pass," Thousandwood King frowned, stating, "The Chongxuan Demon Saint is hiding in a small grotto-heaven; we can't get to him at all."

"True Martial King, Dongning King, Yuanchu Mountain is leading this operation. What should we do next?" Molten Fire King pressed.

They were all fearless in the face of death. According to the original plan, upon reaching the seventy-li mark, True Martial King was supposed to immediately unleash 'Ten Absolutes Annihilation' directly at the core of the array. Protected by the 'Molten Star Furnace,' Molten Fire King and Thousandwood King would also be propelled forward for a final charge. If Meng Chuan's soul-form avatar was still intact, it would follow suit. However, as soon as the demon race saw the 'Thunderbolt Orb' explode, they immediately withdrew the Chongxuan Demon Saint. Naturally, Molten Fire King and the others no longer needed to risk their lives.

"From now on, you will follow Meng Chuan's instructions," True Martial King said, while also looking at Meng Chuan.

Meng Chuan also looked at True Martial King. Their gazes met. They were the ones most familiar with Yuanchu Mountain's detailed plan and the treasures they carried for this mission. They were also at the core of executing the plan.

"Meng Chuan, we have no other choice now," True Martial King said, looking at Meng Chuan.

Meng Chuan's eyes were slightly red as he nodded faintly. "Understood."

Over a hundred fifth-tier demon kings were maintaining their grand arrays, with two arrays working in conjunction to protect the core figures: Poison Dragon Ancestor and Peacock Monarch.

"The outermost 'Golden Light Array' has been breached. Out of the thirty-six demon kings manning it, fifteen were lost," Threadmaster Saint said calmly. "Fortunately, the two inner protective arrays are still intact."

"That was truly a close call. When I saw that terrifying explosion, I knew something was wrong," Poison Dragon Ancestor remarked. "At such a critical moment, the human race might still pull out some powerful treasure. I wouldn't dare to gamble."

Peacock Monarch nodded, saying, "Protecting the Chongxuan Demon Saint is of utmost importance."

"Hmm?"

"The human race has retreated?"

The demon race noticed that the human side had retreated over one hundred and fifty li away, beyond the range of their two defensive arrays, then concealed all their auras and vanished from sight.

Buzz. The demon race's array emitted invisible waves that spread in all directions, scouting an area of five hundred li around them.

"The human race is approximately one hundred and sixty li away, carefully lurking and constantly following us," a silver-armored demon king reported respectfully.

"My domain can also sense them; they are still following us," Threadmaster Saint sneered. "They have no other path; they will stop at nothing to prevent the Chongxuan Demon Saint from drawing the connection point map. It's impossible for them to truly leave."

"Be careful," Poison Dragon Ancestor said. "They have been quietly tailing and watching us. With the Chongxuan Demon Saint hidden in a small grotto-heaven, they aren't in a hurry to act. But the moment the Chongxuan Demon Saint is released, if they spot an opportunity, they might launch a sudden assault."

"Is the Chongxuan Demon Saint just going to keep hiding?" Peacock Monarch frowned slightly. "If he stays hidden, how can he draw the connection point map?"

"Drawing the connection point map is important, but his life is equally important. If he comes out and is killed, the Demon Monarchs might be enraged at all of us," Poison Dragon Ancestor explained. "I think it's best to report to the Demon Monarchs first and let them decide."

Threadmaster and Peacock both nodded as well. This matter was too significant. For the demon race, completing the map would mean the three Demon Monarchs, who had put in immense effort and paid a huge price, would all reap great rewards. For the human race, it would be a nightmare.