Chapter 297

Chapter 297 Hope

“We’re still investigating the humans’ losses,” said the black-robed figure . “However, their losses aren’t too great . ”

Demon Sage Nine Abyss fell silent . The demons had suffered huge losses this time . Their attacks on the cities had hit huge snags! They had even lost a significant number of fifth Firmament demon monarchs .

Demon Sage Nine Abyss finally said, “Investigate it first . Use all means available to investigate the humans’ losses . Also, investigate the human forces’ true strength and report it to the Imperial Lords . What we do next will be decided by the Imperial Lords . ”

The black-robed figure nodded .

The situation this time was worse than they had expected . They never expected a large group of ancient Regis Godfiends to appear . Their lifespans were limited by the laws of the world . Even the demons were unable to help existences live beyond their lifespans . However, humans had actually managed to do so .

Evening

High in the sky, Meng Chuan flew by Eastcalm City and saw numerous people entering and exiting Eastcalm City’s four city gates . Under the setting sun’s illumination, the countless people looked as tiny as ants .

Swoosh .

A figure streaked across the sky; it was Qin Wu .

“Master . ” Meng Chuan bowed respectfully .

“Every large city is the hope of countless mortals that live in the wilderness . ” Qin Wu looked down . “Look . The people who live in the wilderness can transport food to the city and sell it for a high price . They can buy clothes, weapons, cultivation manuals, and send their talented children to a Dao Academy to cultivate . ”

Meng Chuan looked down . For many mortals living in the wilderness, entering a large city was a joyous occasion . “As long as large cities exist, we will always have hope in life . If there are large cities, they will completely sink into oblivion, forever living in darkness,” said Qin Wu . “Furthermore, with so many large cities as garrisons, Earth Net can search the world . These large cities must continue to exist, be it for the people’s hope or control over the world . If they didn’t exist, it would be difficult for us to investigate demon attacks . ”

“I heard that Two World Island’s situation is very serious,” said Meng Chuan . “Away from a city, one can often encounter demons wreaking havoc . ” “Humans and demons are almost coexisting in the Great Yue Dynasty . ” Qin Wu sighed . “Unfortunately, our Archean Mountain and Black Sand Grotto-Heaven are finding it difficult to protect even our territories . We can’t help Two World Island . ”

Meng Chuan nodded . In this era, humans truly felt powerless . When he was young, the world was still relatively peaceful on the surface, and all city passes were guarded . In the past few decades, he had watched as city passes were abandoned, followed by village forts, prefecture cities, and county cities . Most humans lived like savages in the wilderness; only a minority lived in large cities .

“These years, things have changed too quickly,” said Meng Chuan softly . “Yes, the changes happened quickly,” said Qin Wu . “The demons planned on completely occupying our human world with this battle . However, how can we humans be so easily defeated considering how we have survived to this day? The demons have suffered heavy losses this time . I’m afraid they will be even more prepared when they launch their next attack . ”

Meng Chuan’s eyes lit up . “How’s the outcome of this battle?”

Qin Wu smiled at Meng Chuan . “I’m here to tabulate the results of the battle . How’s your demon monarch kill count?”

“I encountered a demon monarch team at Chu An City . I killed five, one escaped,” said Meng Chuan . “I killed six demon monarchs at Silver Lake Pass and a fifth Firmament demon monarch in Eastcalm City . I killed a total of 11 fourth Firmament demon monarchs and one fifth Firmament demon monarch . As for ordinary demon monarchs? The number I killed can be ignored . ”

“Fifth Firmament demon monarch?” Qin Wu’s eyes lit up .

“It was captured alive by me . ” Meng Chuan waved his hand, and an ice sculpture appeared beside him . The azure-scaled demon monarch’s head was frozen inside . His eyes opened, and he looked at Meng Chuan and Qin Wu .

“Master, I’ll leave it with you,” said Meng Chuan .

“Very good . ” Qin Wu waved his hand and put it away . He sighed with mixed emotions . “The most troublesome thing is that a group of fifth Firmament demon monarchs appeared this time . They were extremely cunning . They let the demon monarch teams attack the cities first . If they discover a Regis Godfiend guarding a city, they will retreat . If Marquis Godfiends are the ones guarding a city, they will ambush them . Almost all Marquis Godfiends that died in battle died to the hands of fifth Firmament demon monarchs . ”

“There are only three super-large city passes in the world . Fifth Firmament demon monarchs can’t enter, right?” asked Meng Chuan . “They should’ve been fourth Firmament demon monarchs that broke through in the human world . ” “Yes . ” Qin Wu nodded . “They should be newly-advanced fifth Firmament demon monarchs . However, all of them have received treasures from the demon Imperial Lords . They have valuable treasures with them . They almost have the strength of a peak Regis Godfiend . Of course, they require external items to achieve that strength… They are still somewhat lacking compared to an actual peak Regis Godfiend . ”

Meng Chuan nodded .

For example, the azure-scaled demon monarch hadn’t cultivated his physical body for that long a time . If he were a true peak fifth Firmament demon monarch, his body would naturally be stronger . It would’ve been several-fold harder for Meng Chuan to kill him .

Meng Chuan was considered to be as strong as a peak Regis Godfiend . However, he was powerful in many aspects . He had the Undying Body, unparalleled speed, divine powers, and baneful aura . His master had given him a Creation-realm alien corpse, allowing Demon Slayer to transform . If Demon Slayer hadn’t transformed, he wouldn’t have been able to dice the azure-scaled demon monarch’s body .

“From today onwards, you will continue scanning for underground demon lairs,” instructed Qin Wu . “You can also stay in Jiang State Capital . ”

“Yes . ” Meng Chuan revealed a look of delight since he could accompany his daughter now . He then asked, “What about Qiyue?”

“Other Marquis Godfiends have to stay where they are . We also need to make arrangements depending on the demons’ actions,” said Qin Wu . “You were in charge of rescuing the various areas, so you have more freedom . ”

Meng Chuan nodded . It looked like he couldn’t reunite with his wife for the time being .

Time passed .

The world’s atmosphere remained tense, but Meng Chuan had returned to his old routine . He spent 12 hours underground every day and returned home at night .

Meng Chuan had given tokens to his family so they could sense each other’s location . He knew which city his wife was at, but due to Archean Mountain’s orders, he couldn’t disturb her . The couple could only communicate through letters .

“Ah Chuan, I just received news today that my master, Marquis Heavenstar, was also one of the Marquis Godfiends who died in battle . After I learned of it, I felt muddle-headed . My mind was filled with scenes of my master teaching me archery on the mountain . Even now, I’m still grieving when writing this letter…” Liu Qiyue’s words made Meng Chuan fall silent .

He knew more than his wife . Yesterday, when he dumped his many accumulated demon corpses at Archean Mountain, he learned of many things from Archean Mountain Lord . He knew that 12 Marquis Godfiends had died in the battle . Archean Mountain hadn’t suffered such a huge loss for many years .

“Qiyue . ” Meng Chuan also wrote a letter . “I heard that 12 Archean Mountain Marquis Godfiends died in battle . Eleven of them died at the hands of fifth Firmament demon monarchs . Marquis Heavenstar was no different . However, the demons suffered greater losses…”

He filled two pages with writing before stopping . After finishing the letter, he looked at the bright moon through the window . He was a little hesitant .

He and his wife were separated for the time being . They had to carry out their missions separately . Many Marquis Godfiends had died in battle . When would this war end? It was impossible to know .

“Little Gray, send this to Archean Mountain . ” Meng Chuan threw the letter out the window .

A gray bird swooped down and transformed into a woman . She respectfully received the letter before soaring into the sky and headed straight for Archean Mountain .