Chapter 62 (1/2)

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.