Chapter 59: Morale Collapses

Meng Chuan had been rushing from Mirror Lake Dao Academy, and everything he saw along the way had already fueled his intense murderous intent.

He didn't hold back as he charged through the fiend hordes; wherever he went, the fiends were cut down like wheat.

"Quick, get away!""Is this human a divine demon?"The fiends retreated in fear. If there was any hope of killing an enemy, they would have charged forward relentlessly. But the power Meng Chuan displayed was terrifying; even a group of fiends charging him would be instantly mowed down, unable to slow his advance. Since they couldn't even harm him and it was pure suicide, these fiends were unwilling to engage.

"What arrogance! Leave this human to me," the Jiao Dragon Commander transmitted. "You continue attacking Blazing Sun Fortress and capture that human woman with the Phoenix bloodline.""Alright," the Ox Fiend Commander replied, confident in his comrade.The Jiao Dragon Commander stepped on the stone path of Blazing Sun Dao Academy, leaving a large footprint. Its massive body streaked like an afterimage, pouncing towards Meng Chuan.Meng Chuan advanced even faster.Both willingly moved to confront each other.

"Hmph." The Jiao Dragon Commander's entire body silently exuded a colorless poisonous gas. It was called the 'Poison Jiao' precisely because of its expertise in poison."My potent poison can overwhelm even the toughest-bodied fiend commanders within a few breaths," the Jiao Dragon Commander thought with supreme confidence. "Human bodies are much weaker and would last even less time. Even if I don't attack, he'll be dead in one breath."Moreover, it was also formidable in close-quarters combat.

Meng Chuan's body was covered in crackling lightning. As he drew closer to the Jiao Dragon Commander, his ten-foot domain immediately detected tiny, twisted insects hidden in the air. These distorted creatures were so small that they were invisible to the naked eye. However, Meng Chuan's sensory domain could clearly perceive every single one.The small creatures were semi-transparent and wriggled in the air.

"Hmm?" Meng Chuan suddenly arced, skimming past the edge of the poisonous gas and lightly touching it.Since forming his Core, his true qi had condensed into 'True Essence,' which possessed far greater power. True Essence could protect the body and be unleashed to kill enemies. Meng Chuan's divine demon foundation was several times stronger than that of ordinary experts, making his True Essence even purer and more refined.Now, as the poisonous gas touched the protective True Essence on Meng Chuan's body, it naturally began to erode it."This poison is incredibly potent. If I were to fully enter its range, my protective True Essence would be depleted in two breaths. If the poison were to invade my body, the consequences would likely be even more severe." Meng Chuan immediately made his assessment. Clearly, he couldn't engage in a prolonged battle with this Jiao Dragon Commander! If the fight dragged on, his True Essence would be consumed too quickly, and once depleted, how could he fight his opponent?

"I'll have to use my soul power again," Meng Chuan sighed inwardly.Fiend commanders were indeed formidable; both he had encountered required the use of his soul power to defeat.

"Boom!"His soul power infused every part of his body.His control over his physical body and True Essence reached an astonishing level. This sense of control intoxicated Meng Chuan. At this moment, even the protective True Essence on his body circulated more meticulously, resisting the poison's erosion tenfold. His body also erupted with greater potential; every sinew, bone, and muscle combined more perfectly. This improved coordination alone multiplied his unleashed strength several times, and Meng Chuan's most celebrated attribute, his speed, reached an inconceivable level.

"Whoosh." The Jiao Dragon Commander felt that the human expert, already much faster than him, had instantaneously accelerated again. He couldn't even see him clearly."Is he a divine demon?" The Jiao Dragon Commander was startled, instinctively unleashing a forbidden art in that instant.However, just as he activated the forbidden art,He couldn't even clearly see a thing before a saber flash appeared right before his eyes. Then, he felt himself flying through the air."This is..." He saw the headless body of a Jiao Dragon fiend."That's my body. I... I've been killed?" The Jiao Dragon Commander immediately understood. It wasn't him flying, but merely his head. His body remained in place. Moments later, the Jiao Dragon Commander's consciousness rapidly plunged into darkness.

The entire battlefield suddenly fell silent.Even many fiends who had fought their way into Blazing Sun Fortress took a few steps back, slowing their assault. They stared blankly through the windows at the headless Jiao Dragon Commander outside. A commander... was the spiritual leader of a fiend army, and each commander represented near-invincible strength below a fiend king. And now the Jiao Dragon Commander was dead?

"Poison Jiao?" The Ox Fiend Commander, who was fending off Dean Zhong's arrows, was also stunned.The Poison Jiao, with whom he had contended for over a hundred years, was just... dead?Killed with a single strike?

"A fiend commander killed with one strike?" The human side, in stark contrast, was bewildered with surprise! Although Meng Chuan had just charged into the fiend army, mowing down ordinary fiends like wheat, they had no confidence when it came to his engagement with a fiend commander... because for a long time, Dean Zhong and other seasoned veterans knew one truth:Fiend commanders were nearly invincible below fiend kings and divine demons.For a top-tier mortal human genius to merely fight to a draw was already extraordinary.And now, killed with one strike?

"We'll hold off these fiends; leave the remaining commander to Meng Chuan!" Dean Zhong was the first to shout, his voice rising in pitch. The surrounding human experts also let out a collective sigh of relief.

"Liu Qiyue, stop the divine demon forbidden art. Just rest on the side," Dean Zhong immediately commanded."Understood."Liu Qiyue also ceased the divine demon forbidden art, standing there pale-faced, looking through the window at the familiar figure in the distance.Achuan is here! He killed the Jiao Dragon Commander with one strike; everyone is saved!"Achuan," Liu Qiyue whispered softly. She knew Meng Chuan had come for her.As her childhood friend and brother, who had grown up with her, rushed to save her during the fiend invasion, disregarding the danger, Liu Qiyue felt a heart full of sweetness. For a moment, her mind was flooded with thoughts, though the pervasive pain in her body weakened her breath slightly.The divine demon forbidden art caused too much damage to the body. Fortunately, she hadn't used it for too long. If it had been prolonged, it wouldn't have been just body-wide pain.

"Kill these fiends!" Dean Zhong now began shooting arrows at the fiend commanders inside Blazing Sun Fortress. The fiend commanders immediately tried their best to evade. The previous archers couldn't threaten them, but Dean Zhong's arrows... these fiend commanders dared not be careless. If hit, they would either die or be severely wounded."Shoot!""Kill them!"Some of the ballistas that were originally tasked with holding back the commander also turned, aiming directly at the fiends in the corridor of Blazing Sun Fortress.Huge, spear-like bolts were fired. At close range, even the fiend commanders had to exert themselves to dodge, and many ordinary great fiends and minor fiends were directly pierced through their bodies."Swish, swish, swish." Dean Zhong, in coordination with the ballistas, also shot and killed a Ram Fiend Commander.With the force previously used to contain the great commander now redirected to deal with these lesser commanders, the resistance became significantly more effective. Furthermore, Meng Chuan's single-strike killing of the Jiao Dragon Commander had severely impacted the fiends' morale. Many fiends began to wonder if they should retreat. If the Ox Fiend Commander also died, that terrifying human would come to slaughter them.Inside Blazing Sun Fortress, the human resistance grew stronger, and the fiend morale dissipated. For a time, the human side gained the upper hand.

Meng Chuan also kept an eye on the situation inside Blazing Sun Fortress. Seeing the humans gaining the upper hand, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief. However, the sight of Qiyue, pale-faced and weak at the moment, made Meng Chuan somewhat worried.

"Human?" The Ox Fiend Commander regarded Meng Chuan with extreme solemnity."Are you ready to die?" Meng Chuan said, gripping his saber. However, he didn't dare underestimate these commanders. When he had just slain the Jiao Dragon Commander, its jade-green scales had been incredibly tough; he wouldn't have been able to cut through them without using his soul power. This made him realize... the physical advantage of fiends was truly immense.Ordinary fiends were already much physically stronger than humans, and the bodies of these fiend commanders were even more terrifying.Still, he knew he could kill them.

"Human, I can still sense that your aura is merely that of a mortal," the Ox Fiend Commander said in a low voice. "Yet, that single strike of yours just now possessed such terrifying power. Are you a human divine demon deliberately concealing your aura?"