Chapter 2635 - 16: Truly a Regret for the World (Part 3)

Therefore, all members of the Demon clan "recognize words," because the Taoist Text is "understood upon sight."

But only the strong, like the Demon King and above, can write, because articulating the Taoist path is something only the strong can achieve.

Jiang Mengxiong shattered Frost Wind Valley with a punch and stepped into South Celestial City.

With just a quick glance, he determined that there were no living humans in this city, and, moreover, no trace of Jiang Wang’s presence.

His face remained expressionless, but his voice thundered like heavenly drums, shaking thousands of miles: "The Marquis Wu’an of Great Qi did not die on the front lines of battle, nor in the encirclement of thousands of soldiers or the trampling of ten thousand horses, but perished from human-demon collaboration, truly a regret for the world!"

At the fall of this voice, Demons immediately fell dead!

The Demons on the city wall collapsed in waves!

Xiu Yuan understood very well why Jiang Mengxiong, despite not finding Jiang Wang, directly announced Jiang Wang’s death.

Because given the current circumstances, it was the best response.

If Jiang Wang had been devoured by some Demon, or if he had been utterly obliterated, then there was nothing more to say. No one would be capable of doing anything.

But if Jiang Wang were still alive, the Demons must not know he still lives.

And Jiang Mengxiong’s voice continued: "Whether in the mortal world or the Celestial Prison, wherever the Jingwei Flag flutters, I will make you witness the rage fire of the Great Qi Empire, and begin with this city as a sacrificial burial for Jiang Wuan!"

His voice alone had already shaken a large swath of the Demons to death.

As he spoke, he struck another punch!

It was still that ordinary fist, but this time, it was no longer so calm. The fist carried with it countless dark crevices, each leading into the distant sky. This punch seemed to forcibly pull down the entire heavens of the Monster Realm.

Such a punch, it seemed as though it would pierce through the earth!

The hearts of the city’s Demons shattered with terror!

But at just that moment, another voice rang out, brilliant, powerful, and arrogant——

"Who did I think it was?"

Beneath Jiang Mengxiong’s descending fist, above South Celestial City, a golden shield appeared in response.

Jiang Mengxiong’s fist came down, crashing against the shield.

It emitted a far-reaching, clear sound, like an old monk striking a great bell deep in the mountains. The sound waves rolled like ocean tides, swirling dust for thousands of miles.

The shield was unmoved, and so was the fist.

However, the plains cracked, and the entire South Celestial City was pressed down by several inches!

Soon enough, the flowing gold shield rapidly contracted, transforming into a dazzling golden point, and then expanded outwards, forming a giant battle halberd with an exaggeratedly large blade.

A mighty Demon with a ring of golden light around his face stepped out from the confines of time and space, reaching out to grasp the halberd.

And thus, he existed.

He wore a trident-tied crimson-gold crown upon his head, two feathers dyed red as if in blood.

He donned an armor of beast-face devouring heads in interlocking patterns, swallowing his shoulders, his knees devouring the sea, imposing and majestic.

A finely crafted ornate lion belt encircled him, grand and noble, like encircling a mountain.

Clad in a scarlet blood battle robe, stepping in cloud-climber iron boots.

Truly awe-inspiring.

His entire ensemble was crafted from Heavenly Demon corpses. Proof of his past military exploits. Extremely bloody, yet immensely powerful and imposing.

He was Jiang Mengxiong’s old rival.

Heavenly Demon! Yuan Xianting!

The hierarchy within the Demon clan ranks from Little Monster, Monster Soldier, Monster General, Monster Commander, Demon King, True Monster, to Heavenly Demon.

For comparison with human Cultivators, before reaching the Teng Long stage, they are like Little Monsters. After Teng Long, they can be considered Monster Soldiers. Inner Mansion stands as Monster Generals; Outer Building and ordinary God Arrives are Monster Commanders; only Strong Divine Arrival qualifies as a King.

True Monsters surpass ordinary True Men, while Heavenly Demons are on the same level as True Monarchs.

Back when Jiang Mengxiong’s second Disciple died in the Monster Realm, Jiang Mengxiong himself came and unleashed havoc in the Celestial Prison, crushing countless Demons, even battling a Heavenly Demon to death! Ultimately, it was Yuan Xianting who held him back.

The two fought fiercely for three days and nights without a conclusive outcome.

In the end, Jiang Mengxiong returned to the mortal realm alone, carrying only the bloodstained Shao Hua Spear.

Today, they meet again!