Chapter 255: The Junior Has Innate Divine Strength

Chen Mo brandished his Giant Hammers like the Wind, charging into the demon horde single-handedly.

The fifty-plus demons had yet to react.

Even with their cultivation suppressed to the same realm, given their original strength, they naturally could see Chen Mo's strikes clearly.

But with their strength suppressed and their physical bodies unable to react quickly, these demons could only watch helplessly as Chen Mo's hammers landed on them.

"Boom!" Pure force driving the laws, a violent power surging like waves spread outward.

With one hammer strike, the form of a demon instantly exploded, its flesh and blood turning into fragments that drifted away with the Wind.

Chen Mo's movements were extremely fast, even dazzling; in the blink of an eye, over ten demons had already fallen by his hand.

The rest only then reacted; without any hesitation, and needing no one to organize them, the demons began to flee in a rout.

Only a scant three demons, seeing that the Qi and Blood within their bodies were still vigorous, actually had the courage to pounce toward Chen Mo.

These three demons were a bear, a tiger, and a bull.

There were still many Huantian Alliance Martial Artists in the field; if his weapon were to injure them, that would be bad.

Chen Mo's strikes now were a completely one-sided slaughter, except for a portion of the demons that dove into the fog to escape while fleeing for their lives.

In this realm, the strength of these three demons could absolutely be called the peak of the peak.

A five-thousand-catty precious hammer, which Chen Mo instantly threw with a burst of a million catties of giant force.

Even without using any other means, this power was already unimaginably terrifying.

The slaughter concluded, and there was naturally no need to clean up the battlefield.

As well as a portion of the avian-type demons, which left faster.

Martial Dao and Immortal Dao are merely major schools; within these two major schools, there are countless minor schools.

It forcibly stopped its body, wanting to flee; not only that, but that Kui Bull suddenly leaped.

It opened its mouth, wanting to curse, but before it could say much, one of Chen Mo's great hammers had already landed on its head.

"Pfft!"

The Giant Hammer pierced through the Kui Bull but did not stop; seeing this, Chen Mo hurriedly flew to chase after his weapon.

Yet this Kui Bull's target was not Chen Mo, but the tiger demon that also wanted to escape.

From this point alone, it was enough to see that its physical body was much stronger than other demons.

Of the three demons, the Qi and Blood power that each could mobilize was likely close to ten thousand catties.

Perhaps not much, but placed in the current era, it could be called an extremely rare exotic species.

Behind them were countless Human Race Martial Artists surrounding and killing them, and the demons were in a state of total collapse.

"Boom!" The Kui Bull's bloodline was special, but it could only withstand one strike; however, its form was only directly pierced, not turned into fragments of flesh and blood.

Especially that bull, which had a unique appearance with only one leg; it likely possessed the bloodline of the ancient Kui Bull.

The rest were all killed cleanly, and the Huantian Alliance did not suffer great losses, with only a portion of people injured.

It understood that it didn't need to run faster than Chen Mo, only faster than its companions.

Bloodline Divine Abilities derived from instinct could also be used, though the power was much smaller.

Although its strength was restricted to the Tongmai Realm, its bloodline was not restricted.

A rather profound power surged out; this was related to its Bloodline Divine Ability.

The precious hammer in Chen Mo's hand thrust forward fiercely, striking the bear's chest directly.

It was nothing more than dying more aesthetically.

Demon essence blood can indeed temper the physical body, but to use it, one must refine it, removing the demon power within the essence blood to leave behind the purest Qi and Blood power.

Hearing only a muffled sound, in an instant, more than half of the bear's body was directly smashed by Chen Mo.

During the Ancient Heaven and Earth period, there were indeed better methods; at that time, the world was in a golden age of cultivation, with various schools emerging one after another.

Grabbing his weapon, Chen Mo continued the slaughter.

Aside from needing to take the Demon Pills, there was nothing of much value on these demons.

At this time, the remaining Huantian Alliance Martial Artists also surrounded them; even if they had concerns about this matter before, when they truly saw Chen Mo's strength.

These worries were all cast aside, and everyone's goal was very consistent: to surround and annihilate those demons.

Blood Cultivators, Barbarian Cultivators, Shaman Cultivators, and Array Cultivators were all present.

It was just that for Chen Mo, there was no great difference.

Chen Mo was completely fearless; these three demons were very strong, especially since they were all suppressed to the Tongmai Realm—relying solely on physical strength, some demons had an advantage over Human Race Martial Artists.

After killing the tiger demon, Chen Mo threw the precious hammer in his hand.

To achieve this step would waste a vast amount of time and heavenly treasures.

As the eerie power struck the tiger demon, its form instantly slowed down.

Many demons, previously cowed by Chen Mo's might, were already fleeing for their lives.

Turning into mists of blood that drifted away with the Wind, the remaining two demons reacted instantly.

In the world of that time, the bodies of these demons still held significant value.

For example, the Shaman Cultivators were a branch of Immortal Dao practitioners.

Practitioners of this method could choose to offer sacrifices to communicate with the innate gods of the mountains, rivers, and great marshes of the world to obtain blessings.

The higher the value of the sacrifice, the more heavenly blessings could be obtained.

These demons indeed contained endless demon matter within their bodies, which was useless to Human Race Martial Artists.

But in the eyes of those innate gods, these things were excellent sacrifices.

Another example was the Barbarian Cultivator, which was a branch of Martial Dao; those who practiced this method pushed the physical body to the extreme.

Initially, they used the blood of demons to carve totems, using these totems to cultivate.

But to cultivate further, they also needed demon blood and demon bodies to nurture the Qi and Blood power within their bodies.

Practitioners of this cultivation school purely cultivate their Qi and Blood and physical body.

Although this method is simple, if cultivated to a profound realm, the Qi and Blood are truly enough to startle ghosts and gods in all directions.

For Martial Artists of this cultivation school, the blood of demons is a necessity.

Yet in this era, while demon blood is useful, it only helps the first one or two realms of a body-refining Martial Artist's cultivation; it can only be considered a Foundation Establishment item.

Furthermore, wanting to utilize them requires expending even greater energy and resources to process.

For the vast majority of Martial Artists who can enter the Return Ruins, this is truly somewhat of a tasteless burden.

Chen Mo, however, has a need for this; by controlling a Heavenly Court Secret Realm and possessing the Creation Divine Pool, he can transform these demon corpses into Heaven and Earth Divine Liquid.

Not only that, but he also has an unborn Divine Beast within his Small World.

Collecting these demon corpses can also be used to feed this Divine Beast later on.

The demon beasts he had hunted several times before also had their Demon Pills and physical bodies entirely collected by him.

The numerous Martial Artists had no objections whatsoever to Chen Mo collecting the demon beast corpses.

They all simply assumed Chen Mo had a method for utilizing demon beast blood; after all, such methods were common during the Ancient Heaven and Earth, and although no one uses them in the current era, it does not mean they do not exist.

After cleaning up the battlefield, aside from several dozen demon beast corpses.

Chen Mo also obtained forty-two Demon Pills, over thirty Storage Bags, and several Storage Rings.

Storage Rings are rare items among the demon race, as there are not many who are skilled at refining this treasure.

Even for the demon race that can enter the Return Ruins, their strength is not weak, yet a large portion still do not have Storage Rings.

It is just a pity that after Chen Mo cleared out the Storage Bags of these demon races, he only found sixty-two Wanfa Spirit Fruits.

After all, the giant beasts here are stronger, and hunting them carries a certain degree of risk.

"Is Fellow Daoist Chen planning to continue deeper into the Return Ruins?" After cleaning up the battlefield, Ma Bufan walked over and asked.

"Yes, I see that this beast tide is about to end, so naturally I should take this opportunity to continue deeper and slay more giant beasts."

Chen Mo laid out his general plan, hiding nothing regarding this.

"As for the fifth level of the Hundred Beasts Valley, we are not very clear about it either. However, the Alliance Leader seems to be exploring inside; if you encounter him, Fellow Daoist, you can ask him for some information."

Ma Bufan said with a laugh, then immediately added, "Fellow Daoist, slaying so many demon races this time is truly a great merit for our Huantian Alliance; when I return to the alliance, I will report your contribution."

It is said that those who are not of our race must have a different heart.

The relationship between the Huantian Alliance and the Wanyao Alliance has always been one of life-and-death.

It is just that neither side has a way to completely resolve the other, and coupled with the fact that entering the Return Ruins is primarily for cultivation.

Therefore, in most situations, there is no endless slaughter between the two sides.

Chen Mo slaying so many demon races and also helping many Martial Artists in the alliance escape, allowing them to leave the fourth level and head to the third level.

This matter, both in terms of sentiment and reason, is a great merit.

"Then I will trouble Fellow Daoist Ma." Chen Mo smiled and thanked him.

Ma Bufan waved his hands repeatedly, "This matter is my duty, it cannot be called trouble."

"The beast tide is about to end, I will go inside to explore first; you and I can chat again when there is an opportunity." Chen Mo did not engage in much idle chatter and immediately cupped his hands.

"We are the same; let us quickly enter this Teleportation Array so we can leave." Ma Bufan also spoke.

The two did not waste any more time and walked side by side into the mist.

And behind the two of them, many Huantian Alliance Martial Artists also followed.

Stepping into the mist, that feeling of everything being obscured by mist descended once again.

Chen Mo did not panic and maintained the same pace, walking forward.

"Kill!"

Abruptly, a sound of shouting and killing rang out; Chen Mo frowned, quickly guarded himself, and carefully observed his surroundings.

However, this sound appeared out of thin air but quickly vanished, and there were no signs at all in the vicinity.

He did not panic, only walked forward more cautiously.

"If you dare to invade, I will surely make you suffer a crushing defeat!"

Another impassioned voice rang out, yet Chen Mo still did not discover anything amiss; these voices seemed to come from a distant, different space-time.

Coupled with the fact that the Hundred Beasts Valley is a remnant of the previous epoch, Chen Mo speculated that these voices might have been left behind by experts of the previous epoch.

"Though I am dead, I will not be a Slave to you!"

"May all the karmic debt of the heavens be added to my body!"

Several more voices rang out; although Chen Mo remained cautious, he did not continue to pursue the source of these voices and only quickened his pace to move forward.

After only a few breaths, the white mist before his eyes gradually began to dissipate, and those voices also disappeared completely.

Chen Mo's footsteps quickened, and after another moment, as the mist completely scattered.

He arrived in a primeval forest; the lushness of this woodland far exceeded his imagination.

Shrubs nearly as tall as a person completely obscured everything within his field of vision.

Ancient trees dozens of zhang tall were arranged neatly, one after another, completely blocking all the light from the sky.

Everywhere Chen Mo looked, there was only shadow.

"Boom!" The sound of a heavy object falling rang out; although this sound did not startle his vision, it caused countless trees to tremble, and leaves rustled down.

Chen Mo leaped up onto an ancient tree and looked toward the sound.

Nearly a hundred miles away, a human figure was battling a giant beast; this rhinoceros-horned giant beast of the fifth level was two zhang tall and over three zhang long.

It was even more massive than an ordinary small building, and its weight was over tens of thousands of jin.

Under a full-force charge, ordinary Martial Artists would not dare to face its edge.

Yet this person was actually able to trip this rhinoceros-horned giant beast; even if they used a technique of borrowing force to strike force, it still showed that this person's strength was not low.

At least in the Meridian Opening realm, aside from himself, Chen Mo had yet to see anyone who could surpass them.

He leaped and moved, using the endless trees to shuttle rapidly through this patch of forest.

In but a fleeting moment, he had traveled over eighty li.

At such a close distance, Chen Mo finally saw the person's appearance clearly; the other party was about forty years old, dressed in a cyan training suit, with long hair draped casually behind, and facial features so ordinary they seemed to have no distinct characteristics.

Yet the aura about him appeared extremely free and transcendent, as if he had cast all worldly matters aside.

He was currently focused, cautiously dealing with the giant beast before him.

Chen Mo watched from afar; if his guess was correct, the other party was most likely the Alliance Leader of the Huantian Alliance.

This was judged primarily by his strength; for the other party to erupt with such combat power while in the Tongmai Realm, he was either exceptionally gifted or possessed immense inherent strength.

It could be said that regardless of which it was, he possessed the qualifications to serve as Alliance Leader.

"Swish!" The blade edge swept past, the head of the Rhinoceros-Horned Giant Beast was severed in one motion, and immediately after, the long sword exerted force once more.

In an instant, the head of the Rhinoceros-Horned Giant Beast shattered into pieces, its body also began to dissipate, and finally, it transformed into a jade-colored Wanfa Spirit Fruit.

"Young friend." Zhang Qianlian put away the Wanfa Spirit Fruit, turned his gaze toward Chen Mo, and called out.

Chen Mo was not surprised by this; he had not deliberately concealed himself, so being discovered was perfectly normal.

With a leap, he moved through the air, arriving before the other party in an instant.

"Junior Chen Mo, a member of the Huantian Alliance." Chen Mo wore a smile and cupped his hands in self-introduction.

"I am the current Alliance Leader of the Huantian Alliance, Zhang Qianlian. I have heard of you from Old Ma." Zhang Qianlian took a golden Token from his Huai and displayed it to Chen Mo.

A Token of this quality was something only he could possess within the alliance.

"This junior pays respects to the Alliance Leader." Seeing this, Chen Mo immediately bowed.

"Do you truly have the strength to defeat the Wanren City Lord?" Zhang Qianlian's tone was complex.

On one hand, he believed that Ma Bufan could not possibly deceive him regarding this matter.

On the other hand, he truly dared not believe that the other party could defeat the Wanren City Lord.

He had once ventured into the Hundred Weapons Forbidden Land to face that powerhouse, and before that person, he felt like a child learning to sword-fight for the first time.

Those unique skills he had been so proud of in his youth appeared so fragile and weak before that person.

"Yes, this junior was born with Divine Power, which is why I luckily defeated that Wanren City Lord." Chen Mo's tone was very sincere.

"Born with Divine Power?" Zhang Qianlian muttered to himself; his own strength was sufficient, which was why he understood the terror of that Wanren City Lord all the more clearly.

To defeat him using the other party's methods was not as simple as merely having Divine Power.

"Shall you and I spar and discuss the sword?" He decisively issued an invitation.

He truly wanted to see just how strong Chen Mo, who could easily defeat the Wanren City Lord, really was.

He did not care at all that this was not a good place for a spar.

For one, his own strength was sufficient, and combined with his free-spirited nature, he did not care much about many things.

Secondly, he was dying, so he wanted to know and understand the things he wanted to clearly as soon as possible; otherwise, he would not be at peace even in death.

"Very well!" Upon hearing this, Chen Mo did not refuse.

The fifth level of the Hundred Beasts Valley might be considered dangerous to others, but to him, this place was definitely not a perilous land.

"Good, young friend, please take this sword of mine!" Zhang Qianlian laughed heartily, casually switched to a wooden sword, and thrust directly at Chen Mo's heart.

(End of chapter)