Chapter 475: Mengchan Battles the Peacock Monarch

At Wind Snow Pass, it was early morning.

Meng Chuan and Liu Qiyue, a married couple, were eating hot porridge and flatbreads. Outside, goose-feather snow was falling.

"Qiyue, your cooking skills are getting better and better," Meng Chuan said, happily picking up a piece of flatbread. Although servants were available, Liu Qiyue had often cooked for Meng Chuan when they were on Yuanchu Mountain, a habit that had become one of her favorite pastimes.

"Just eat your food," Liu Qiyue replied with a smile, sipping her porridge.

"By the way, what are your plans after breakfast?" Meng Chuan asked.

"I'm going to practice archery at the Ice River outside the city," Liu Qiyue said with a smile. "Would you like to come with me?"

"I'd be more than willing to be my wife's sparring partner," Meng Chuan said with a grin. "Besides, your archery is unmatched, and it's good practice for my Cloud Mist Dragon-Serpent Saber technique."

Being a sparring partner, in this case, meant being a target!

Wielding his Demon-Slaying Saber to block the arrows of the world's greatest archer! Liu Qiyue wasn't worried about missing, as Meng Chuan could withstand even a direct hit with his physical body.

Since elevating the 'heaven and earth rules' within his particle-world from the Dharma Domain realm to the late Grotto-Heaven realm, Meng Chuan's physical body had significantly improved. Even without enough 'star-space crystals' to break through to the Saintly Manifestation realm, he was nearly twice as strong as before. His physical body alone possessed power roughly equivalent to that of an ordinary Creation Grandmaster. His 'Indestructible Divine Armor' divine ability had also grown stronger.

'I'm at the sixth layer of the Primordial Spirit, and my skill realm is sufficient. If I had enough star-space crystals, I would have already entered the Saintly Manifestation realm. With just my physical body, I could even overpower Monarch Peacock,' Meng Chuan thought to himself. 'But now, my physical body is only at the level of an ordinary Creation Grandmaster, which is far too weak. With such a weak body, I wouldn't dare engage Monarch Peacock in close combat.'

Suddenly, Meng Chuan's heart stirred, and he flipped his hand to reveal a black token.

The black token was intricately carved with complex mystic patterns, and at this moment, it faintly glowed red.

"Is it King Anhai?" Liu Qiyue, who was still sipping her porridge, guessed immediately.

"Yes," Meng Chuan nodded. "King Anhai summoned me. I suspect a demon race expert has entered the World Gap. My dear, I apologize, but it seems I won't be able to practice archery with you today."

"Important matters take precedence," Liu Qiyue said with a smile.

"No rush, let's finish the flatbread first," Meng Chuan chuckled. "If it were an emergency, King Anhai would summon me three times in quick succession. A single summons like this is common."

Communication across an entire world was difficult.

Even with Yuanchu Mountain's methods, Meng Chuan's and King Anhai's tokens could only barely sense each other.

A single summons was considered a common occurrence.

Three rapid, consecutive summons indicated an emergency, requiring immediate departure.

"Alright, I'm full." Meng Chuan finished his flatbread and drained his porridge before standing up. "I'll be heading out now. I expect to be back in two to three months."

"Go on, go on," Liu Qiyue said with a smile.

Meng Chuan smiled at his wife, then shot through the air, quickly vanishing into the horizon.

Liu Qiyue watched him go, quite used to it by now.

For the past twenty-two years, he had spent at least two to three months annually in the World Gap! Even without King Anhai's summons, Meng Chuan would usually depart in winter and return before the New Year.

Boom.

A large opening was blasted through the world's membrane, and Meng Chuan flew through it, entering the World Gap.

"The World Gap," Meng Chuan murmured, observing the familiar scenery.

Meng Chuan valued cultivation greatly, eager to improve as quickly as possible. The stronger he became, the greater his role would be in the war.

The World Gap was a sacred place for cultivation, so it was natural for Meng Chuan to come here.

However, he also discovered...

Staying in the World Gap for extended periods wasn't always the most effective. It was like occasionally painting 'thunder' – better than constant arduous cultivation. Living alternately between the two worlds was no less effective than staying solely in the World Gap.

In fact, the contrast between the complete human world and the fragmented World Gap provided a more profound experience. Additionally, Meng Chuan cared about his family, so he spent most of his time in the human world, with two to three months each year in the World Gap.

Whoosh.

Meng Chuan flew at super-high speed near the edge of the fragmented heaven and earth, carefully surveying his surroundings.

'If my guess is correct, King Anhai summoned me because Monarch Peacock has entered the World Gap,' Meng Chuan mused. 'This year, my Cloud Mist Dragon-Serpent movement technique has broken through to the late Grotto-Heaven realm, and my Thunder-Magnetic Domain has been perfected. My strength has increased considerably. If I'm lucky this time, I might even be able to kill Monarch Peacock.'

Monarch Peacock, holding a long spear, watched the scene of the fragmented world slowly expanding before him.

'I possess a powerful physical body and divine abilities, clearly capable of suppressing my opponents, yet I couldn't defeat King Zhenwu back then, and now I can't defeat King Dongning,' Monarch Peacock thought to himself.

'King Dongning, Meng Chuan, has created his own ultimate techniques, both reaching the mid Grotto-Heaven realm.'

'I've learned the ultimate techniques of my predecessors, possess the Dark Peacock bloodline, and have been nurtured with treasures granted by three Emperors. I've cultivated for hundreds of years longer than Meng Chuan, yet I'm still stuck at the mid Grotto-Heaven realm.'

Monarch Peacock was quite unwilling.

'However, it will be soon.'

'I can feel that I'm close to breaking through to the late Grotto-Heaven realm. Perhaps another battle with King Dongning, Meng Chuan, will trigger the breakthrough,' Monarch Peacock secretly mused. 'Once I break through, my strength will greatly increase, and I might be able to surprise and kill Meng Chuan. Then, the Emperors will have to fulfill their promise and bestow vast merits upon me.'

The demon world's bounty on Meng Chuan was the highest, far exceeding those on other Creation Grandmasters, and Monarch Peacock was still greatly anticipating the treasures of the Demon Ancestor's Cave.

Suddenly, an invisible spatial fluctuation swept past Monarch Peacock, causing it to become acutely alert.

It turned its head, looking into the distance.

In the distance, a human figure emerged from nothingness; it was Meng Chuan.

"King Dongning," Monarch Peacock grinned. "After all these years, you're still so timid, either hiding far away or submerging into the deep void. When will you dare to come before me and fight?"

"Monarch Peacock, today I shall grant your wish," Meng Chuan said, flying closer.

Monarch Peacock was startled.

For so many years, Meng Chuan had always been cautious, never approaching it at close range.

'Does this Meng Chuan have some trump card?' Monarch Peacock watched him warily. Yet, Meng Chuan approached normally: fifty li, thirty li, ten li...

When he closed within ten li, it was already a distance where Monarch Peacock felt it had a great advantage.

"Now!" Monarch Peacock was decisive.

Without any harsh words, it suddenly unleashed a full-powered spear thrust. The spear, carrying darkness, tore through the sky, and instantly pierced Meng Chuan's chest from several li away.

Terrifying power ripped through Meng Chuan's body, and the aftermath rippled across more than a hundred li of void.

But Meng Chuan's body rippled slightly, and he still smiled at Monarch Peacock.

"Fake?" Monarch Peacock couldn't believe it. Its full-power strike had clearly hit an illusory body, yet it couldn't discern any flaw.

"My turn now," the illusory Meng Chuan said, still smiling.

This was one of the abilities he had just acquired after breaking through to the late Grotto-Heaven realm, which Monarch Peacock naturally did not know.