Chapter 676: Avoid Him

Meng Chuan, in black robes and with white hair, stood in the void, frowning slightly. "Spatial teleportation? The Scarlet Lord truly escapes quickly."

Meng Chuan was well aware of the Black Demon Hall's methods.

To weaker cultivators in the outer void, such as Venerables and Emperor Lords, the Black Demon Hall represented destruction, instilling desperate fear and appearing as an unstoppable behemoth. However, in the eyes of powerful Sixth-Calm Realm experts like Meng Chuan, the Black Demon Hall was like a cunning wolf. They were ferocious and ruthless, but actively avoided forces directly associated with Sixth-Calm and Seventh-Calm Realm experts. When facing the weak, they pounced without hesitation, devouring everything. Yet, when encountering powerful enemies, they were exceedingly cautious.

If truly provoked, they would act at any cost to tackle tough opponents. For instance, when the 'Poisonous Eye Master,' who detested evil, specifically targeted them, the Black Demon Hall truly felt the pain and acted at any cost, even involving Seventh-Calm Realm experts. But when the Hundred Flowers Manor Lord offered protection, they also ceased their activities.

Meng Chuan had only dealt with two small Black Demon Hall detachments and hadn't killed a single Sixth-Calm Realm member. The Black Demon Hall didn't feel any real 'pain'; it was merely a matter of damaged pride for their Sixth-Calm Realm members.

"I made the Black Demon Hall suffer a loss, so I thought they would set up formations and have several Sixth-Calm Realm experts act together this time," Meng Chuan sensed his surroundings. "Who would have thought only the Scarlet Lord would come?"

Meng Chuan was also very cautious. He only sent a Soul Avatar out of Mount Qianshan to face the enemy and didn't bring any treasures.

Even if the opponent truly had a major ambush, the loss of a Soul Avatar wouldn't even count as a significant loss.

*Whoosh.*

Once he confirmed there were no enemies, Meng Chuan returned to Mount Qianshan.

Within the Nebula Palace, in the area belonging to the Black Demon Hall, they were still in the same hall.

"I've arrived outside Mount Qianshan, and Dongning has appeared," the Scarlet Lord said, sitting there, letting out a scoff. "He only sent a Soul Avatar. It seems he's afraid of being killed by me."

"For a Soul Tribulation Realm expert, a Soul Avatar is insignificant."

"He's probably just out to gauge the situation."

The other Sixth-Calm Realm members also anticipated how things would unfold. They had great confidence in the Scarlet Lord. He was powerful in direct combat, and his 'Blood Contamination and Erosion' ability was extremely potent. It could silently corrode the body of a weaker cultivator, who would remain unaware. Once inside Mount Qianshan, the blood would rapidly spread to other cultivators.

Perhaps in less than a day, tens of thousands of cultivators on Mount Qianshan would all be contaminated and eroded, and their lives and deaths would then be entirely under the Scarlet Lord's control.

Blood contamination and erosion, even if a Sixth-Calm Realm expert was guarding, would largely go unnoticed.

That's why the Scarlet Lord had volunteered earlier, and the other members thought he was a very suitable choice. To slaughter tens of thousands of cultivators on Mount Qianshan right under the Dongning City Lord's nose—this was the Scarlet Lord's original plan.

"This Dongning is truly arrogant." The Scarlet Lord snorted coldly. "I... huh?"

The Scarlet Lord's expression shifted slightly.

"What's wrong?" the purple-robed figure asked.

The Scarlet Lord sat there frowning, remaining silent.

The other Sixth-Calm Realm members exchanged glances, guessing that the Scarlet Lord must have already engaged the Dongning City Lord.

"A bunch of idiots!" The Scarlet Lord suddenly exploded in fury, his blood-red eyes brimming with malevolent energy.

The other Sixth-Calm Realm members in the hall were startled.

"What happened? Did the Dongning City Lord know we were coming and set up an ambush?" the purple-robed figure asked.

"If only it were an ambush," the Scarlet Lord said through gritted teeth. "The Black Demon Hall's intelligence gatherers are all idiots! Dongning City Lord's information was so full of errors, it ruined me."

"Ruined you?" The purple-robed figure asked gravely. The other Sixth-Calm Realm members' hearts tightened.

The Scarlet Lord was a top-tier Sixth-Calm Realm expert. How could he be ruined?

"In just two or three exchanges, most of my physical body was destroyed," the Scarlet Lord said, gritting his teeth. "If I had been a step slower in using the spatial teleportation talisman, I would have died there."

"How could this be?"

"What kind of accident happened?" These Sixth-Calm Realm experts were greatly alarmed. The Scarlet Lord, with his formidable life-saving abilities, almost died there. Most of them going would simply be a death sentence.

The Scarlet Lord shook his head. "The Dongning City Lord didn't use any schemes or tricks. He only sent a single Soul Avatar and didn't even use any secret treasures. He nearly killed me in just two or three moves."

"A single Soul Avatar, without using any secret treasures, is that strong?" The purple-robed figure was appalled.

"At the Sixth-Calm Realm level, I fear only peak Sixth-Calm Realm experts can threaten him. Other Sixth-Calm Realm experts would be useless," the Scarlet Lord stated with certainty. "He is terrifying in direct combat. I can confirm that he possesses at least the Thunder Rule and the Micro-Particle Rule. The Thunder Rule's destructive power is formidable, but the Micro-Particle Rule is even more terrifying. When combined, destroying from the micro-particle level, how many of us Sixth-Calm Realm experts can withstand that?"

"Micro-Particle Rule?"

"Micro-Particle Undying Body?"

Everyone present was startled.

Among powerful Sixth-Calm Realm experts, the 'Past Undying Body' and 'Micro-Particle Undying Body' were famously terrifying, and were notoriously difficult to deal with unless one was a master of spatial rules.

Unable to kill the opponent, one could only endure their attacks.

Experts who mastered the Micro-Particle Rule attacked from the micro-particle level, with extremely terrifying destructive power.

"With just these two abilities, he could at most gain an advantage over you," the purple-robed figure said. "It's impossible for him to nearly kill you in just two or three moves."

The other Sixth-Calm Realm experts also agreed with this point.

The combination of Thunder and Micro-Particle Rules was indeed more terrifying, but ultimately, it was still a top-tier Sixth-Calm Realm ability. It would only give him an edge over the Scarlet Lord. It would likely take hundreds or even thousands of exchanges to severely wound the Scarlet Lord.

"Yes, but that's not the most terrifying thing about him," the Scarlet Lord gritted his teeth. "It's his Soul secret technique! The moment he used it, my consciousness was dragged into a bottomless abyss, leaving me utterly defenseless at that moment."

"Unable to resist, I could only take the blows, which is why I nearly died in just two or three moves," the Scarlet Lord explained.

The other Sixth-Calm Realm experts were horrified.

"Given the robustness of your physical body, you should be able to significantly weaken the impact of a Soul secret technique," the purple-robed figure said gravely. "Even so, you were completely defenseless?"

The difference between resisting and not resisting was enormous.

If the Scarlet Lord had used defensive moves, he could have withstood 70-80% of Meng Chuan's 'Primordial Chaos Thunder Spear's' power, and his physical body would have heavily dispersed the remaining force, causing negligible damage to his body, likely recovering in an instant. Even if they fought for a long time, it would have been difficult to severely injure the Scarlet Lord.

However, without resistance, the full force of the attack struck him, nearly obliterating the Scarlet Lord in just two or three breaths.

"The Black Demon Hall's intelligence is so flawed!" The Scarlet Lord said, gritting his teeth in anger. "He must be targeting me now."

For the sake of two detachments, he had made an enemy of the Dongning City Lord. The Scarlet Lord was furious.

Such a terrifyingly powerful individual. He should be avoiding him, yet he had somehow become his enemy?

"Furthermore, I have a feeling that this Dongning City Lord has other abilities." The Scarlet Lord recalled that when he used his Scarlet Domain, Meng Chuan easily saw through the mysteries of the space-time layer and effortlessly dodged his blade. From start to finish, Meng Chuan seemed far too relaxed.

"With such strength, no wonder he dared to repeatedly ruin our plans." The purple-robed figure frowned slightly. He was slightly stronger than the Scarlet Lord, but only barely had an edge. He had no confidence whatsoever in dealing with the Dongning City Lord.

"We should report this matter upstairs," the grey-robed woman said. "We can't handle this."

"Report it."

"Let those above decide," the other Sixth-Calm Realm experts agreed. Facing an entity who nearly killed the Scarlet Lord in two or three moves, and the opponent had only sent a Soul Avatar without any Tribulation Realm secret treasures, the mere thought sent chills down their spines.

A being of ethereal mist sat there, perusing a scroll.

The scroll detailed the process of the Scarlet Lord's battle with Meng Chuan, even containing records of the battle scene.

"Dongning City Lord Meng Chuan?" The ethereal mist being looked at the scroll and murmured softly. "I thought he was just a newly ascended Sixth-Calm Realm expert, but who would have thought he'd hidden his true strength so deeply? He's mastered at least the Thunder and Micro-Particle Rules, and his Soul secret technique can render the Scarlet Lord defenseless?"

"From the signs of his Soul secret technique, it should be the 'Eye of Darkness'."

"Meng Chuan is also a member of Mount Demon, so his mental fortitude must be extremely high, which is why the Eye of Darkness is so potent."

"A newly ascended Sixth-Calm Realm expert, how long has he been cultivating? Yet he already possesses two Sixth-Calm Realm Rules."

"He went to the Space-Time Valley, the Endless Ring of Winds, Mount Painter Saint, and the Ice River Nebula... After becoming a Sixth-Calm Realm expert, he was presumably focused on cultivating spatial rules, yet he quietly mastered two other Sixth-Calm Realm rules. His talent is truly astonishing."

"He was able to enter the Space-Time Valley early because the Fiery Sun Pavilion Master recommended him."

"The Demon Eye Association Master sent him to Clear Spring Island."

"A newly ascended Sixth-Calm Realm expert, so immensely powerful, with such formidable mental fortitude. Furthermore, he is highly valued by the White Bird Pavilion and the Demon Eye Association Master." The ethereal mist being's lips curled slightly. "The Demon Eye Association Master does nothing without benefit; he's far more cunning than our Black Demon Hall."

"Moreover, he hails from the Cangyuan Realm, so he doesn't lack resources."

"He's rapidly ascended, and it's difficult to suppress him."

The ethereal mist being made a judgment.

Even now, suppressing him would be very difficult. At this cultivation speed, it might soon become impossible for even Seventh-Calm Realm experts to kill him.

The ethereal mist being made his judgment based on current intelligence. In the past, even before Meng Chuan had comprehended the Micro-Particle Rule, the Demon Eye Association Master, who had peered into Meng Chuan's various futures, had already found him impossible to suppress.

Perusing the scroll, the ethereal mist being nodded slightly. "From the intelligence, it seems he rarely participates in any large-scale operations of the Eternal Tower or White Bird Pavilion. He's more focused on cultivation and rarely seeks trouble."

He immediately flipped his hand, producing a brush, and wrote three characters on the scroll: "Avoid him."