Chapter 233 - One Year (2) (2/2)
The opportunities in Archean Eon Grotto-Heaven, Quiescence Frost baneful aura, Scarlet Blood Divine Pills, and so on… In addition to Meng Chuan’s talent, all these resources helped forge the current Meng Chuan.
A powerful Godfiend needed both talent and resources; neither could be done without.
Every Godfiend had to be cherished. There were too few Godfiends compared to demon monarchs. Therefore, weaker Archean Mountain inner sect disciples had returned to the mountain. Only elite Godfiend teams acted as reinforcements.
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Time passed.
The demons and humans continued fighting. Demon monarchs attacked county cities and village forts constantly, forcing Godfiends to appear so that they had an easier time killing Godfiends.
However, Archean Mountain had set an iron rule. Earth Net Godfiends were not permitted to involve themselves in such conflicts! Most of Archean Mountain’s inner sect disciples cultivated on the mountain. Occasionally, under the leadership of powerful Godfiends, they would go out and destroy demon monarch lairs for training.
Only a group of top disciples had the qualifications to form a team and engage in battle for a long time. Even so, after a long time, some would occasionally die in battle.
Due to the frequency of such brutal battles, Archean Mountain produced two newly-advanced Marquis Godfiends in a year.
One was the famous Xue Feng. He had finally become a Marquis Godfiend realm at 43 years of age. He was considered very young. The other was Yang Huayu, who was slightly older. He had finally become a Marquis Godfiend at the age of 71.
The number of peak Great Solar Godfiends that died in battle this year had far exceeded previous years. However, they had also gained two Marquis Godfiends this year.
As for village forts, they disappeared in the past year. Mortals were scattered all across the vast world. This made their lives much safer. After all, on average, there would be one demon monarch attack a day in a county. By living separately—although they would definitely die if they encountered demon monarchs—it was fairly unlikely for them to encounter demon monarchs.
Even county cities began to empty out. This was because the demons attacked county cities too frequently. Only county cities under a Regis or Marquis Godfiend’s purview were safe. Since Meng Chuan was fast enough, the prefectures he protected—including Eastcalm Prefecture—were relatively safe. However, over half of the world’s county city population had halved. Most had moved into the wilderness.
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Under the sea bed in the South Sea’s depths, a small grotto-heaven hidden in a mysterious spot.
A luxurious palace stood inside the grotto-heaven. Three greater demon monarchs waited outside the palace hall.
“In the past year, the demon sage has never asked about the war situation. He has finally summoned us today.”
“We’ve done quite well this year. We’ve also managed to gather sufficient information. I believe that the demon sage will be satisfied.”
“I hope so.”
The three greater demon monarchs stood outside the hall, feeling somewhat uneasy.
Finally, the hall’s door opened.
“Come in.” An ancient voice rang out.
The three greater demon monarchs entered the main hall nervously. They immediately saw a sloppy-looking elder sitting in the main hall—who was looking down at them.
“Greetings, Demon Sage.” The three greater demon monarchs knelt respectfully.
Demon sage…
In the Demon Realm, demon sages were second only to Imperial Lords. He was much stronger than the three greater demon monarchs.
“The three of you are in charge of all the demon monarchs in the Great Zhou Dynasty, the Black Sand Dynasty, and the Great Yue Dynasty.” The demon sage looked down and said, “I haven’t asked about the situation over the past year. Now, tell me how the attacks on the three dynasties have gone?”