Chapter 286: Encirclement, Arrival, Essence of Wood
If the residents are fine, I can just brush up on the proficiency of my third-rate Fire Attribute Fist and Qi Jiguang Long Fist.
God surveyed the surroundings, and gunshots and the Celestial Demon's roars occasionally rang in his ears.
It seems the Defense Army and police department have gradually gained control of the situation in the city.
Even though their technological firearms cannot be used inside the Demon Nest.
In the real world, they can rely on bullets made of special materials to tear through the Celestial Demon Force Field.
It's a similar principle to Meng Chuan's Dragon Bone Fist Blade.
These firearms and bullets are also special military supplies, with limited production and cannot circulate among civilians.
However, their effectiveness is limited, only able to inflict damage on Lower Rank Celestial Demons.
When faced with beings of Middle Rank Celestial Demon and above.
Only those who have broken through the first major barrier and mastered True Qi can contend against them.
But regardless of the Celestial Demon's rank, ordinary people and general Martial Artists who encounter them are almost certainly doomed...
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Chen Cang East Street corner, at the Ru Yi Restaurant.
Inside the restaurant, a small storage room hid about a dozen people.
These were the residents upstairs who were roused by the sudden trembling of the earth from their sleep and rushed out of their homes.
They thought it was an earthquake, but never imagined it was the unprecedented event of Celestial Demons breaching the city.
The entire building's hundreds of people scattered in panic.
Some fled to different places, while others conveniently hid here.
They were the lucky ones.
Because most of the people had already been consumed alive by the hellish demons wandering outside...
Outside the storage room, the roots of the Thorn Demon had pierced through the walls.
Deep green stinking mycelium was slowly spreading through the door cracks.
The mycelium serves as their "five senses," and right now, these demons have found them...
A mother and child held each other tightly; the child was so scared that even the sobs were stuck in her throat.
Suddenly, there was a loud "boom."
Half of the wall collapsed, exposing three blood-red eyeballs amid the dust and smoke.
Wooden claws had ripped open the rooftop, and foul-smelling saliva dripped onto the residents' heads.
"Woo... woo... ah!!!"
Witnessing this scene, the emotions of everyone, starting from the mother and child, suddenly collapsed.
Hiss——
The body of the Thorn Demon twisted and expanded, the giant teeth dripping saliva, and the mycelium wrapped around the crowd like living creatures.
"Don't look, sweetheart..."
The mother reached out to cover the child's eyes, holding her tightly underneath.
The others also sat limp on the ground; no one ran or resisted.
Facing such a "great demon," anything done was futile.
Ordinary people willing to die heroically are considered commendably brave...
The wooden claws swept up a stench, just three inches from her neck.
Suddenly, a roar echoed across the sky.
"Roar——!"
True Qi filled the mouth, and the roar stunned the demon in place, leaving it immobile.
Immediately, a blazing white fist strength pierced through the smoke, and the demon's body exploded into a sky full of wood chips.
Ice and fire swept through the remnants, turning the remaining mycelium into ashes in the sparks.
Meng Chuan stood tall, his image at this moment resembling an angel sent by the heavens in people's eyes.
"Lead them to retreat; I'll handle the remaining two."
"Okay."
The Martial Artist didn't ask more and followed his instructions to act.
Another fist killed instantly, making any more words pale and powerless at this moment.
Meng Chuan came back to his senses, getting ready to handle the remaining two Thorn Demons.
As they led the crowd from the side, they walked alongside him and asked:
"I'll take them away first. I am Pan Shan Jiao, Feng Yue from Yanhua Martial Arts University.
May I ask for your name and background, there will surely be a rich reward in the future."
Meng Chuan waved his hand, and as he dashed forward, his voice left in the wind.
"Meng Chuan of Northern United University..."
Upon hearing this, the person gazed at Meng Chuan's rapidly enlarging silhouette, looking surprised.
Soon, his expression turned incredibly astonished.
"So, it's the national champion... No, he just broke through, didn't he?"
What kind of prodigy is this, having such strength just after the Realm Breakthrough...
With an explosion echoing behind his ears, he stopped overthinking and quickly guarded the people away.
...
Hiss...!
In the perspective of the two Celestial Demons, a small dwarf at a distance seemed to rush towards them desperately.
The figure grew larger as the distance closed, eventually... at the same height as them.
Soon, they could see the person suddenly smiling.
Boom——!
In an instant, an irresistible tremendous force, accompanied by the piercing whistle of bellows pulling, ruthlessly fell on its chest!
Crack...
According to the number of mutated acupoints, a first-limit Martial Artist categorizes strength into early, middle, and perfection stages.
Similarly, there is a gap among demons of the same tier, only without such detailed divisions as Martial Arts.
And these two Thorn Demons are much stronger than the one Meng Chuan casually killed just now.
Swish——
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Meng Chuan attacked with both fists, his punch strength like twin dragons emerging from the sea. The next moment, the feedback from the fist blade made his expression change.
The sensation returned to his mind, as if he had thrust his hand into a muddy swamp.
A thick black translucent protective film formed by some mysterious power hovered over the surface of the two Celestial Demons, desperately resisting this punch attack.
This was the "Celestial Demon Position," successfully withstanding the invasion of Meng Chuan's True Qi.
Swish—!
The three-lobed mouths on top of the two Thorn Demons opened and closed, instantly stretching forward, pulling their necks to a length of two meters.
A long row of fierce white teeth viciously lunged at Meng Chuan's head.
"Die!"
Meng Chuan's reaction speed was even faster; before the opponent could bite him, he moved beside the one on the left with a single step.
A sudden surge of scorching force erupted through the fist blade.
This was Qi Jiguang's Long Fist's "Step-in Uppercut," not just a simple straight punch, but accompanied by a series of continuous actions like stepping in and splitting.
The intense fist stance exploded in an instant, the True Qi heat stream penetrated deeply into the opponent's body, and then exploded with a bang.
The sound of air sizzling came through, as the Thorn Demon wailed, its entire body flying through several walls, finally sticking to a wall at an angle after its momentum dissipated.
Before it fell to the ground, Meng Chuan's figure had already appeared by the wall, drawing back his arm to deliver a powerful claw strike, shattering it into countless pieces.
The sound of rushing wind came from behind, as the other, stronger Thorn Demon crashed into Meng Chuan's back, pushing them both into the wall.
Boom!!!
The two of them drove straight through the steel support column within the room before stopping.
A ferocious, twisted dent deeply recessed outward was smashed into it.
The entire solid column that two people could encircle was forcefully bent.
Wisps of white smoke rose from the broken ruins, and Meng Chuan supported himself with one arm to stand up, his figure continuing to rise.
In the eyes of the Celestial Demon, his opponent seemed to inflate like a balloon, rising from three meters to nearly four meters, until he was half a head taller than it.
Release—160%
Meng Chuan's twin blades crossed in front of his chest in a cross shape, his explosively muscular body bulging and twisting, enveloped in massive impact, as he clashed forward with a bang.
It was like a hundred-ton king crushing a bicycle.
After rushing over, why are you stuck under my wheel?
The Thorn Demon had no chance to react, and felt itself scattered in pieces everywhere.
Meng Chuan's right arm, wearing a fist blade, deeply penetrated its chest.
Vast True Qi exploded within the opponent, the Celestial Demon's limbs and even its head shattered into fragments, drifting past his ears.
It wasn't until he forcefully slammed it into the wall that he stopped, then shook off the dark green pus entangled on the fist blade.
Plop...
A green energy mass emerged from the only remaining chest cavity of the Celestial Demon.
Meng Chuan covered it with True Qi, and just as he touched it, a piercing screech came to his ears.
"This thing is the 'True Spirit,' no wonder it's stronger, it really has some substance."
The backpack couldn't contain this thing, and he didn't have the special sealing jar used for sealing True Spirits.
Its specific term is the "Spirit Suppression Urn," which is a specially made jar for storing Celestial Demon True Spirits.
It has a small mouth and a large belly, capable of maintaining the True Spirit's activity for a long time while preventing it from escaping.
This is also a state-controlled tool, not available for purchase with United University credits, only obtainable through Demon Nest battle merits.
After thinking for a moment, he slightly moved his mind, releasing his control over his body.
The Dragon Demon quietly peeked from above and swallowed it in one gulp before retreating.
Now it was well-trained and obedient, knowing to roll back without Meng Chuan's urging.
"When it's almost digested, let the Thunder Seed temper it again and return it to my muscles and bones.
By then we should know the effects of the Wood Essence Qi."
The stronger the Celestial Demon, the higher the value of the True Spirit.
This one that Meng Chuan took down was top-tier among Middle Rank Celestial Demons.
Its True Spirit's value naturally wasn't cheap, at least around two million or so.
Feeding it to the pet was somewhat heart-wrenching, but at least the pet didn't fully digest it itself.
He was the one who consumed most of it...
The True Qis he currently mastered had two uses.
The Fire Essence Qi enhanced strength, while the Water Essence Qi augmented soul attacks.
A few days after the Dragon Demon finished digesting, another new use for the Essence Qi would be known.
Snapping back to reality, he looked around at the silence.
In just a few breaths, the Celestial Demon's remnants completely turned to ashes and vanished, leaving only a wrinkled skin in the pit.
Meng Chuan returned the Crescent Moon Blade to his waist, casually pulling it into his bag.
After putting it away, he flexed his bones and muscles, reducing his size.
To deal with this one, Meng Chuan used nearly 60% of his strength.
The remaining 40% was half body liberation and half Thunder Seed True Qi.
While it was almost at the top of the Middle Rank as a powerful Celestial Demon,
it was ultimately still lacking.
If it was nearly an Upper Rank being, Meng Chuan estimated that he could manage to eliminate it by exerting all his strength.
Old Dong might still be watching over in the dark, he thought it best to avoid confronting such Celestial Demons head-on.
Apart from his master and himself, it was better not to let any third party know about the Thunder Seed True Qi.
After a series of battles, Meng Chuan was somewhat fatigued too.
He took out a few nutrition bars from his backpack, consuming them on the spot in the room, resting a bit.
He took out his phone to check, and in the group for this emergency operation, new messages continuously popped up, with 999+ unread.
After reading the message tagged @everyone, his heart settled.
The person in charge of the battlefield within the city informed everyone that more than half of the Celestial Demons had been cleared.
And with the support of the Defense Army's firepower, the low-level Celestial Demons were mostly wiped out.
Only some difficult Middle and Upper Rank Celestial Demons were left.
These Celestial Demons primarily needed the Martial Arts Family members who overcame human limits to handle.
Quickly scrolling to the bottom of the messages, seeing that no one from United University was killed and only a few were injured, Meng Chuan felt much more relieved.
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