Chapter 688 - 374: Severing Nine Inches!

At this moment, the time of death has arrived.

Although he was the Nine Inches Great True Monarch, his magical cultivation was terrifyingly unrivaled.

Nevertheless, his physical body was exceedingly fragile.

Besides, exposed to the opponent's most powerful artifact, how could there be any reason for survival?

"Alas, it shouldn't have been this way..."

At the last moment, Taiyan Great True Monarch did not continue to plead for mercy, but merely sighed deeply with reluctance.

Qi Chuan did not give the opponent more opportunity to speak; he simply willed it, and the Sea-Suppressing Sword circled forward, decapitating the opponent's physical body and Nine Inches Nascent Soul on the spot.

The Nine Inches Nascent Soul, exposed under the Sea-Suppressing Sword, had only the possibility of annihilation.

In an instant, the void became silent.

The Sea-Suppressing Sword emitted and then restrained light, as Qi Chuan wielded the Sea-Suppressing Sword, hovering in the void, observing the aftermath of the magical combat.

A Nine Inches Great True Monarch, usually unattainable and unprovokable in the eyes of ordinary Great True Monarchs, left little behind upon falling.

No matter how high your cultivation, once fallen, all is for naught.

Qi Chuan also sighed lightly.

Immediately, he began dealing with the aftermath of the battle.

He cleaned up the scene, tidying some things.

Collected items which were of use.

Undoubtedly, as a Nine Inches Great True Monarch from the Celestial Star Palace, Taiyan Great True Monarch's collection was indeed abundant, surpassing any other Great True Monarch Qi Chuan had seen.

Unfortunately, Qi Chuan now had greatly elevated standards.

He had just emerged from the Kunlun Demon Realm, holding seven Tier Four Upper Grade Demon Pearls that, if transformed into Spirit Pearls through the Demon Pearl Refining Method, were enough for him to cultivate to Ten Inches Great True Monarch with plenty left over, with no worries over resources before Divinity Transformation.

Therefore, his next goal was solely to impact Divinity Transformation!

Yet evidently, even though Taiyan Great True Monarch was a Nine Inches Great True Monarch, from the Celestial Star Palace, there was very little on him to aid Qi Chuan's impact on Divinity Transformation.

So little that Qi Chuan searched multiple times, finding nothing.

"Regrettably, I thought killing Taiyan Great True Monarch would procure some items to aid my understanding of the Divinity Transformation Realm..."

A hint of helplessness arose on Qi Chuan's face.

Thus, despite slaying him and acquiring abundant resources, it was of little use, except to return and contribute to Senior Brother Qingyun and the Myriad Flowers Immortal Sect, which to the latter was an immense amount of resources.

While it didn't help Qi Chuan's impact on Divinity Transformation, it's worth mentioning that Qi Chuan did find three Tier Four Upper Grade Demon Pearls within Taiyan Great True Monarch's Qiankun Bag.

Unexpectedly, his harvest from the Kunlun Demon Realm was indeed superior, befitting a Nine Inches Great True Monarch; it should be noted he had neither the Taiyi Demon-Vanquishing Divine Thunder nor Tier Five Demon Horns, making this haul commendable.

Adding his original seven, overall, from the Kunlun Demon Realm he obtained a total of ten Tier Four Upper Grade Demon Pearls, which was highly delightful.

As for the notable Taiyan Shooting Sun Bow, it was destroyed during the magical combat, and no longer worth mentioning.

After completing skillful post-battle processing, the sea area was restored to its original state, almost indistinguishable from before the magical combat.

Seeing this, Qi Chuan revealed a trace of satisfaction, then moved, becoming an escape light, returning towards Beihua State.

As for slaying Taiyan Great True Monarch, whether it would cause repercussions, given his origin from the Celestial Star Palace, potentially displeasing Great True Monarch Nebula and the others, after all comradeship... at its core, Qi Chuan didn't care.

If the opponent wants to kill me, then I must kill him. It's a simple truth.

Even if Great True Monarch Nebula and the others confront him with difficulties, Qi Chuan would have reasons.

Furthermore, Great True Monarch Nebula and his group themselves have friction with Taiyan Great True Monarch and may not necessarily target Qi Chuan for him.

And the most critical point is...

Since Qi Chuan can slay Taiyan, naturally he can also slay Nebula and the others.

This is the greatest confidence in Qi Chuan's disregard for subsequent effects!

After some time, Qi Chuan finally returned smoothly to the Myriad Flowers Immortal Sect.

Upon returning to the Myriad Flowers Immortal Sect, Qi Chuan first found Senior Brother Qingyun.

In the Myriad Flowers Hall, seeing Qi Chuan return, Qingyun True Monarch was exceedingly pleased: "Junior Brother Qi Chuan, I never expected you to return so quickly; I thought it might take quite a while."

"This somewhat surprised me as well," Qi Chuan nodded, saying.

"So, what were the gains from your venture to the Kunlun Demon Realm?" Immediately after, Qingyun True Monarch inquired curiously, aware that Great True Monarchs like Qi Chuan entered the Kunlun Demon Realm to hunt Tier Four Upper Grade Demon Pearls. As a Nine Inches Great True Monarch, Qi Chuan's haul shouldn't be lacking?

"Not bad, this time I obtained ten Tier Four Upper Grade Demon Pearls." Qi Chuan smiled slightly, not concealing, and directly replied, even taking out ten Jade Boxes from the Qiankun Bag, arranging them on the table.

"Ten? So many?"

Qingyun True Monarch, hearing this, was dumbfounded and greatly shocked.

Especially seeing these Jade Boxes opened, inside lay variously colored Tier Four Upper Grade Demon Pearls, eerie demonic qi pervading, causing the spiritual qi within the hall to shift, a trace of fright emerged within his heart.

These Demon Pearls, in life, came from Tier Four Upper Grade Demons.

"Junior Brother Qi Chuan, could it be you actually slew ten Tier Four Upper Grade Demons in the Kunlun Demon Realm?" Qingyun True Monarch was aghast.

"Not exactly, I only slew seven Tier Four Upper Grade Demons in the Kunlun Demon Realm," Qi Chuan shook his head.

"Seven, that's a lot," Qingyun True Monarch exclaimed, then curiously, "What about the remaining three?"

"Of course, the remaining three belonged to someone else," Qi Chuan said with a smile.

Upon hearing, Qingyun True Monarch immediately laughed.

He could instantly perceive the implication in Qi Chuan's words.

It's known that within the Kunlun Demon Realm, there aren't just demons, but competing Great True Monarchs.

Those three Demon Pearls likely resulted from Qi Chuan's conflicts with other Great True Monarchs in the Kunlun Demon Realm, leading to their deaths and his gain.

Yet, the Great True Monarchs of the world are renowned individually.

One wonders, which one did Junior Brother Qi Chuan slay?

"Junior Brother Qi Chuan, who did you slay to acquire these three Tier Four Upper Grade Demon Pearls?" Facing his junior brother, Qingyun True Monarch asked bluntly.

"It was... Taiyan Great True Monarch," Qi Chuan replied, "All three Tier Four Upper Grade Demon Pearls came from him as war trophies."

"Oh, so it was Taiyan Great True Monarch."

Hearing this, Qingyun True Monarch instinctively nodded lightly, then recalled some information about Taiyan Great True Monarch.

For a moment, he fell into silence.

His gaze towards Qi Chuan trembled slightly.

Regarding Taiyan Great True Monarch, he was well aware. Indeed, he knew some information about every Great True Monarch in the world.

This Taiyan Great True Monarch was a Nine Inches Great True Monarch!

Moreover, originated from the former Divinity Transformation influence, Celestial Star Palace!

However, a person of such caliber was slain by his junior brother Qi Chuan, who had just advanced to Nine Inches Great True Monarch?

This is simply... unbelievable...

"Actually, my confrontation with him wasn't within the Kunlun Demon Realm."

"But, before entering the Kunlun Demon Realm, I noticed he harbored murderous intent toward me, and after leaving Kunlun Demon Realm, he chased me."

"I had no choice but to slay him."

Qi Chuan explained with a hint of helplessness in his expression.