Chapter 62

Chapter 62: How Could He Be Satisfied?

It’s a demon monarch . Meng Chuan’s heart tightened . A demon monarch is comparable to a Godfiend .

A black fog enveloped the entire area .

At this moment, he only had two options . The first was to flee . After all, Demon Monarch Poison Pool was still a thousand feet away . By making use of this distance, he would be able to increase his chances of survival . The second was to be devoured by the black fog .

I want to see how powerful a demon monarch is . Meng Chuan did not choose to flee . Blazing Sun Castle was ahead of him . If the black fog were to pass by Blazing Sun Castle, countless people would die . Those hiding deep in the tunnels might be able to escape such a fate, but Qiyue and the rest—who hadn’t hidden—would be reduced to pools of blood .

He didn’t hesitate to fuse the Power of the Soul with his body . This was his first time fighting a demon monarch . Under the threat of death, he tried to control every ounce of strength in his body . The Power of the Soul worked with him as he excavated his potential . He instantly transformed into lightning .

Swoosh .

Meng Chuan charged into the black fog as a lightning bolt . He moved at unprecedented speeds . He was even faster than when he killed the three demon commanders! The pressure brought by the demon monarch was too immense .

“Eh?” Poison Pool was charging at his fastest speed but Meng Chuan wasn’t fleeing . Meng Chuan took the initiative to rush at him, causing the thousand-feet gap between them to vanish instantly .

What incredible speed! Poison Pool was alarmed .

What a terrifying poisonous fog . After rushing into the black fog, Meng Chuan sensed his protective Quintessential Essence rapidly corroding . Fortunately, his Quintessential Essence was ten times more dense—due to the Power of the Soul merging with his body—raising his resistance duration significantly . My protective Quintessential Essence will only last a few seconds before it is completely corroded . I have to be fast .

Meng Chuan instantly arrived in front of Poison Pool .

The black fog around Poison Pool’s body grew thicker, but Meng Chuan’s hundred-foot sensory domain allowed Meng Chuan to “see” his opponent . Poison Pool was a humanoid snake demon with iridescent green skin . He wielded a spear, and his gray eyes stared coldly at him .

“Kill!” Meng Chuan’s killing intent soared . The moment he closed in, a saber beam flashed .

Lightning Ultimate Saber Drawing Stance!

The saber beam slashed at the demon monarch .

So what if he’s a demon monarch? He’s just a special life form, one that can still be killed! He believed he had the strength of a quasi-Godfiend since he was at the Core Condensation Realm and had a more robust foundation than his peers With the explosive strength granted by fusing the Power of the Soul, it wasn’t impossible for him to be a threat to a demon monarch .

Chi! Chi! Chi! He struck out with his saber, slicing through the black fog around Poison Pool . The protective black fog was incomparably tough, and his strikes were greatly weakened . He had merely cleaved through a single inch of black fog before stopping .

A maximum-power strike only cut through an inch of black fog? The demon monarch’s protective black fog is about ten feet thick .

The results made Meng Chuan disheartened . The difference in strength was too great . Just too great!

Poison Pool wore a faint smile as he watched this scene . He didn’t even bother blocking the strike . He allowed Meng Chuan to slash at the black fog freely, happy to watch the mortal genius despair .

Flee! After failing his attack, Meng Chuan instantly used a forbidden Godfiend spell . Powerful Quintessential Essence erupted from his acupuncture points, and his muscles and bones began releasing powers that exceeded his limits . Fused with the Power of the Soul, he transformed into a bolt of lightning and shot off into the distance with high speed .

Poison Pool was somewhat astonished . He quickly recovered from his astonishment, and speedily chased after him .

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“That’s a very terrifying demon monarch . ” Inside Blazing Sun Castle, Dean Zhong and many other experienced veteran soldiers guessed that the source of the terrifying black fog was a demon monarch .

“We’re finished . ”

“Hurry up and flee! Split up and flee!” one of the veteran soldiers shouted anxiously .

The subsequent developments stunned them .

Meng Chuan had transformed into lightning and charged into the black fog . It wasn’t soon before Meng Chuan exited the black fog and quickly fled into the distance .

The black fog quickly shrank and covered a hundred-foot distance . Within the black fog, one could vaguely see a thirty-foot tall demon monarch chasing after Meng Chuan .

The two began a game of cat-and-mouse and quickly disappeared into the distance .

“Young Master Meng fled in another direction to save us . He lured that demon monarch away . ” Dean Zhong’s expression didn’t look good .

“He did it to save us . ” Many veteran soldiers and Dao Academy disciples fell silent .

“Perhaps to the entire Eastcalm Prefecture, to the entire human race, Young Master Meng is more important than our thousands of lives,” said a one-armed elder .

Everyone else was silent . Some were willing to sacrifice their lives for Meng Chuan’s life! However, most people wanted to live .

“Ah Chuan . ” Liu Qiyue watched from afar . She could no longer see him, but she still looked in the direction he had fled in with tears in her eyes .

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After Meng Chuan charged out of the black fog, he immediately stopped using the Power of the Soul . He had a tiny portion remaining .

Flee . As he used his forbidden Godfiend spell, his skin turned slightly red . He fled as a streak of lightning .

“What move did you use just now? How did your strength increase so much?” Poison Pool retracted his black fog and maintained it to cover a hundred-foot radius . Previously, the black fog covered a thousand-feet radius so he could capture Meng Chuan . But to his surprise, Meng Chuan’s speed was truly astonishing . His speed was greater than a second Firmament demon monarch like him . “Your speed gave me a fright . Unfortunately, your saber art is too weak . Furthermore, you’ve slowed down . ”

Meng Chuan also understood the difference between them . A demon monarch was strong in all aspects . He was ultimately a mortal . He lacked in many aspects . He could be considered impressive among mortals, but he was too inferior to Godfiends and demon monarchs .

“You won’t be able to escape . ” Poison Pool waved his hand, and a stream of light shot out from his finger . It was incomparably sharp, and its might was far greater than Meng Chuan’s Power of the Soul-infused Lightning Ultimate Saber Drawing Stance .

Boom!

Meng Chuan sensed the strong spherical aura shooting over and avoided it .

The stream of light tore through a huge tree beside him, and a huge hole appeared on the tree trunk . The beam flew hundreds of feet further before striking a rockery—which ultimately led to an explosion .

Just a casual finger point is terrifying . Is this what a demon monarch is capable of? Meng Chuan gained a deeper understanding of their differences in strength . To think that he had dared to attack his opponent . The ignorant were truly fearless!

He actually managed to dodge it? Poison Pool chased after him and casually pointed at Meng Chuan . Several light beams shot out .

Every light beam left a pitch-black hole in the ground or pierced through many residential walls . The power of these strikes left Meng Chuan’s heart trembling .

Fortunately, they were nearly 1000 feet apart . Although Meng Chuan was fleeing with all his might, he could still sense the light beams coming at him without looking back . This meant he could preemptively dodge .

“Humph . ” Poison Pool’s five fingers simultaneously shot light beams . He no longer cared about conserving his demonic energy . However, Meng Chuan was extremely slippery . It was as though he had eyes on the back of his head that allowed him to dodge ahead of time .

He’s a mortal and easily killed a demon commander . He was even faster than me, a second Firmament demon monarch . Although he is very weak in other aspects, he is ultimately a mortal… . To be this powerful, he must be a peerless genius . Such a peerless genius has a high bounty . Poison Pool grew very interested in Meng Chuan .

Although Godfiends were powerful, the threat that newly-advanced Godfiends posed to demon monarchs was negligible .

On the contrary, peerless mortal geniuses had terrifying potential . After becoming Godfiends, they also had chances of becoming a terrifying Godfiend expert . Thus, if one could be considered a peerless genius, the demons would place a massive bounty on their heads .

In the eyes of Poison Pool, the young man before him was worth a huge bounty .

I’m not fast enough . Oh, forget it . For the sake of a genius, using a forbidden spell occasionally is fine . A forbidden spell’s influence was limited if used for a short period . With a thought, Poison Pool’s demonic powers raged .

Meng Chuan sensed the demon monarch’s aura go berserk suddenly . Poison Pool’s speed increased, and he rapidly shortened the distance between them .

Not good . Meng Chuan became even more anxious . The distance between them was rapidly decreasing . 800 feet, 600 feet, 400 feet… The distance between them shortened extremely quickly .

Swish . Although Meng Chuan was very fast when he used a forbidden Godfiend spell—allowing him to pass by many residences, ruins, and rivers—the demon monarch behind him was clearly faster than him after using a forbidden spell .

Power of the Soul!

He used the remnants of his Power of the Soul, boosting his speed .

Meng Chuan’s speed increased as he tried to widen the gap between them . , but he quickly exhausted his Power of the Soul . The distance between them was 600 feet . The gap continued to shrink .

What do I do? What do I do? Meng Chuan frantically fled . He didn’t want to die . He was the Meng family’s hope, and he had not completed the oath he had made at his mother’s grave . He wanted to become a Godfiend! He hadn’t even killed a demon monarch! After so many years of cultivation, he had many ambitions . How could he be satisfied just dying like that?

Flee! The desperate thought flashed through his mind, causing his body to fuse with his Quintessential Essence even further . After this, his speed increased by 20% .

Legends mentioned that the physical body possessed tremendous potential . The strength one usually unleashed in battle was just the tip of the iceberg of the physical body’s potential . If an incomparably powerful Godfiend were to control a body, the power they could unleash would be several-fold greater than a mortal .

However, Meng Chuan reached his limit after raising his speed by 20% .

300 feet, 200 feet…

As the gap closed, Meng Chuan could sense the aura behind him getting closer and closer .

Am I going to die here? To the hands of a demon monarch? Meng Chuan was filled with grief and indignation, but there was nothing he could do .