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Chapter 279 Demon Monarch Mo Nan’s Arrival

The night was hazy, and the crescent moon hung high in the sky .

Meng Chuan flew high in the sky and looked down at the vast land . He could see the people who lived in the wilderness with his vision . Most of them hid when it was light outside and worked at night . As the adults worked, the children played by the side . Some practiced their fighting moves seriously .

“Hide when it’s light outside and work at night?” Meng Chuan muttered softly . “At night, the demon monarchs have reduced visibility . The night has become a form of protection . What a joke . All the cities have been abandoned . ”

As Meng Chuan flew, he passed by county and prefecture cities . They were all completely dark; this darkness left Meng Chuan feeling stifled .

There are only a few large cities left in the Great Zhou Dynasty . Meng Chuan finally saw a large city . There were more than ten million people in the bustling city, but everyone in the city was equally worried . The news of a million demon monarchs invading the human world had long spread .

The Great Zhou Dynasty, including the seven large city passes, has a total of 61 large cities . The seven large city passes—Luo Tang Pass included-had populations of over 20 million . Ever since the migration began, large city passes—Calm Sea Pass, Swallow Mountain Pass, White Elephant Pass, etc . —had taken in over ten million people . Countless people in the wilderness live around the Great Zhou Dynasty’s 61 large cities . With large cities, there is hope . If they earn enough money, they can migrate to the city . If their children are talented enough, they can be sent to a Dao Academy for free . Even if their talent is average, they can spend money and send their children to a Dao Academy . The large cities are our hope . We have to protect them .

Meng Chuan looked down as he flew .

Down below, in an empty area, a child and a man sparred with each other .

Boom! A saber collided with another saber .

The child was sent flying backward and landed on the ground . A fierce look appeared in his eyes as he charged towards his father again .

“I’m stronger than you, so you shouldn’t have fought me head-on . In combat, you should use your strengths to attack the enemy’s weaknesses!” The man berated as he brandished his saber to suppress his son .

Pfft .

The child fell to the ground again . His forehead was full of sweat, and his face was bleeding .

The man shouted as he watched, “Again, as long as you master your basic saber techniques this year, you will be able to pass the Dao Academy’s assessment . I will sell everything I have and risk my life to send you to the city’s Dao Academy . If you can’t do it, you can spend the rest of your life in the wilderness with me . Don’t blame me for not giving you any hope in life . ”

“Humph . ” The child gritted his teeth and charged forward again .

High in the sky, Meng Chuan continued flying after watching this scene . He saw many similar scenes every day, but he was touched every time . He wanted to fulfill his dream of slaying all the demons in the world . If he succeeded, he would be extremely satisfied even if he lost his life . However, it was very difficult to achieve such a goal! The higher his cultivation was, the more he realized how difficult it was to kill all the demons in the world .

This is just a time of darkness . Dawn will arrive eventually .

Meng Chuan arrived back at Jiang State Capital . He ate dinner with his wife, Liu Qiyue, before entering seclusion .

Dong!

The Creation-realm alien corpse was directly placed in a chamber . Godfiends cultivated in similar chambers . It was rather large, so the 30-foot-long corpse was easily accommodated .

A Creation-realm alien that mainly cultivates the body? Meng Chuan looked at the corpse carefully . The alien was covered in layers of black scales . Even its face was covered in black scales . However, a large portion of its chest had been sliced open . There were no scales at the chest; bits of flesh had been lopped off, and no blood could be seen .

At the alien’s cultivation realm, any injuries should have healed instantly . Meng Chuan inspected the corpse carefully . This chest has been sliced open . It’s like the scales were removed after the alien died . Perhaps Archean Mountain seniors were trying to refine something out of the alien’s corpse?

The scales of a Creation-realm alien—that mainly cultivated the body-were definitely extraordinary . Just a piece of armor made up of the alien’s scales would have a shocking value .

Buzz!

An invisible aura fluctuation emanated from the corpse . However, it was ultimately a dead object . Meng Chuan’s Darkstar domain could easily restrain the aura fluctuations .

Clang . Meng Chuan pulled out Demon Slayer .

Oh? Meng Chuan looked at Demon Slayer in shock . The moment Demon Slayer was unsheathed, it began to tremble as it attempted to lunge toward the corpse .

“No rush . ” Meng Chuan smiled as he swung his saber firmly . His saber was as fast as lightning as it cleaved down toward the alien’s scales .

When it was about an inch away from the scales, an invisible repulsive force repelled Demon Slayer .

Thankfully, Archean Mountain’s predecessors have already cut a portion of its corpse . Otherwise, I wouldn’t be able to damage the corpse at all . Meng Chuan laughed self-deprecatingly and extended Demon Slayer towards the huge wound on the alien corpse’s chest . He kept Demon Slayer close to the wound, and Demon Slayer trembled as it tried its best to absorb the blood . Finally, a drop of golden blood slowly flew out of the wound . The golden blood seemed extremely heavy; Demon Slayer barely absorbed it .

Chi! Chi! Chi!

The moment the golden blood touched Demon Slayer, golden patterns slowly extended from the blade’s body . Demon Slayer trembled as it absorbed the drop of blood excitedly .

Meng Chuan had substantial achievements with the physical body cultivation system . He had reached the Divine Power realm, then the Undying realm . Each successive realm had caused his body to undergo a qualitative transformation . A drop of blood from a Sage Becoming realm—which was equivalent to a Creation realm—was probably stronger than his entire body .

This drop of blood was extremely difficult for Demon Slayer Saber to absorb . It took an hour to absorb the drop of blood completely . It’s so difficult for even Demon Slayer to absorb it . Meng Chuan sighed inwardly . Even in Demon Slayer’s long history, it might not have absorbed a corpse of a physical body cultivation expert at the Creation realm .

Demon Slayer was an evil saber to begin with . This Creation-realm alien corpse wasn’t of this world . Only the three sects would have something like this in their possession . In the past, the three sects had no need to nurture an evil saber .

Demon Slayer continued absorbing the alien’s blood . After absorbing the alien’s blood for more than two hours, it stopped . It seemed to be satiated for the time being .

Demon Slayer has to digest the blood slowly . I’ll let it absorb more tomorrow . Meng Chuan was looking forward to seeing Demon Slayer’s changes after it completely absorbed the Creation-realm alien corpse .

Days passed .

Another evening .

Meng Chuan returned to Lake Heart Pavilion and had dinner with his wife, Liu Qiyue .

Huh? Meng Chuan and Liu Qiyue turned to stare into the distance .

An illusory figure walked over from a distance . It was dressed in a black robe and had a skinny face . Its yellow eyes were smiling as it stepped foot on Lake Heart Pavilion .

Meng Chuan and his wife stood up and walked out .

“Demon monarch?” Meng Chuan asked .

“Greetings, Marquis Eastcalm, Marchioness Calmmoon . ” The illusory black-robed figure bowed slightly .

“This is the first time I’ve seen a demon monarch embodiment . I wonder which greater demon monarch you are,” said Meng Chuan . He had seen the embodiments of Qin Wu and Luo Tang . Embodiments could be produced after attaining a fifth-level Essence Soul . An embodiment didn’t have any offensive means . However, demons had all sorts of strange divine powers . Perhaps a fourth Firmament demon monarch might have an embodiment .

The black-robed illusory figure smiled and said, “My name is Mo Nan . I’m here to invite Marquis Eastcalm and Marchioness Calmmoon to join us demons . ”

“Join the demons?” Meng Chuan scoffed . “Why should I, a human, join the demons?”

“Why is the Skydemon Sect willing to fight for the demons?” said the black-robed illusory figure with a smile . “It’s precisely because our Imperial Lords have sent the Demon Sacred Monument from outer space to the Skydemon Sect . On the Sacred Monument is our demons’ promise to the humans that we will allow the Skydemon Sect to rule ten percent of the world forever, ensuring the human race’s survival . From then on, the Godfiend cultivation system will be abolished and humans will only follow the Skydemon cultivation system . The human race will become one of the demon’s Hundred Races, becoming a part of the demons . ”

Meng Chuan and Liu Qiyue looked at each other .

“Humanity will definitely lose the war between humans and demons,” said the illusory black-robed figure . “Since you will definitely lose, why must you send yourselves to your deaths? You can lead your clansmen and continue living happily . As long as no new Godfiends are born, the demons will allow you to exist . Once you die of old age, there will naturally be no more Godfiends . ”

The black-robed figure smiled . “Wouldn’t it be good if you, your wife, your clansmen, and your descendants can live carefree lives?”