918 The Echoes of A Gun

"Surname is Meng and name is Tian."

"Meng Tian?!"

If there was a name in the world that was unforgettable for the entire Demon race, it was none other than Meng Tian, the Sagely Battle God.

On his own, he managed to chase after Demon Emperor Si Kong in the Blood Shadow City and killed him in front of the tens of thousands of Demon soldiers while standing in the sky.

Even now…

There was still a sword mark left in the Blood Shadow City.

This memory was fresh as new in every single Demon's mind. They remembered how they were insulted and the hatred they felt. However, they were extremely fearful of the Sagely Battle God.

"Meng Tian?!"

"He is the Sagely Battle God Meng Tian?!"

"Sagely Battle God… did not die? He is still alive?!"

The Demon soldiers were stunned. A name alone was able to send a chill down the 10,000 Demon soldiers' spines.

"He is Meng Tian?!" Shan Yu, who was in the midst of fighting against the Demon soldiers, stopped moving and looked in disbelief.

As the Queen of the Southern Region, the vassal state of the Great Xia Dynasty, how could she have not heard of the legend where the Sagely Battle God split the Blood Shadow City apart?

After all, the Sagely Battle God was someone who stood at the peak of the world.

"Meng Tian?! Meng Tian did not die?!" The two Settlement Chief looked at each other and saw each other's shock.

Meanwhile, there was chaos amongst the Demon soldiers. The Demon soldiers began retreating involuntarily with their eyes widened in disbelief.

"Monster Deity, he is Meng Tian!"

"Sagely Battle God Meng Tian!"

"How is this possible? How is Sagely Battle God Meng Tian not dead?!"

The Demon soldiers shouted in disbelief. However, the powers shown by the figure forced them to believe it.

That was because only Meng Tian whose powers were previously at the peak of the world could possibly beat Lin Ji in such a manner.

The Demon soldiers were astonished. They wished that they could tell Lin Ji how powerful the figure in front of her was, but Lin Ji acted like she did not hear anything.

Then, a dull sound was heard.

Bam! Lin Ji's body flew and made a parabolic path across the sky before she heavily landed on the ground.

It was a punch.

A punch made by the figure.

Of course, it was made on Lin Ji's face. After all, all the other parts of her body were covered with spikes from her scales.

"…"

The Demon soldiers watched with their mouths agape as they fell silent. This was the third time Lin Ji was sent flying by the figure standing in front of her, Sagely Battle God Meng Tian.

"Sigh… really weak." The figure began speaking and scanned around at the 10,000 over Demon soldiers.

The Demon soldiers' trembled in fear as they tried to avoid the gaze of Meng Tian.

Meng Tian laughed.

He laughed in joy and disdain. The laughter echoed through the night sky and hit the Demon soldiers like a whip.

"Hahaha… Hahaha…"

"…"

"Ah!!!" Just as the figure was laughing his heart out, a roar was heard and Lin Ji stood up abruptly from the ground.

"Monster Deity!"

"Monster Deity, are you alright?"

"He is Meng Tian, Sagely Battle God Meng Tian!"

The Demon soldiers started moving towards Lin Ji as they shouted.

"Meng Tian?" A look of confusion flashed past Lin Ji's eyes. She had a strange expression as though she had just lost her memory.

However, her eyes lit up quickly as chilling gazes flashed past.

"Legend… Meng Tian? Sagely Battle God Meng Tian? The Meng Tian who split the Blood Shadow City apart with his sword?!" Lin Ji mumbled to herself as she tried to process the information in her mind. As she spoke, her face turned dark. "Rubbish, how can someone who had been dead for years come back alive?"

"Yes, how can the dead come back alive?" The figure nodded and walked towards Lin Ji.

"How can the dead… come back alive? What does it mean?" Lin Ji clenched her fist as she stepped backwards slightly.

"Guess, use your beautiful face to guess." The figure stared at Lin Ji with a look of disdain.

"Why should I guess!" Lin Ji moved again.

That was because the figure had moved extremely close to her. As the saying went, 'Who strikes first prevail, who strikes last lose out'. At such a close distance, if Lin Ji did not strike first, she probably would really end up in a disadvantaged situation.

Lin Ji threw a punch forward.

However, at the instant when she did that, her body froze again and it felt as though there were lightning bolts that spread through her body.

Then…

There was no 'then'.

She was sent flying once again. However, this time, the figure had struck her directly and extremely violently.

Right on her face!

It was a simple strike but it was aimed directly at the center of her face.

Pfft! Lin Ji spat out a mouthful of blood which stained her black scales.

"What happened? Why am I…" Lin Ji stood up again with heavy breaths and looked at the figure who was walking towards her with a look of astonishment and disbelief.

She felt that her body was no longer under her control when she threw the punch earlier on as it became extremely stiff.

Or rather, it was not only stiff but also a state of confusion, as though her brain had lost connection with her body.

Why did this happen?

Why?!

Nobody answered Lin Ji's question as she was once again sent flying and landed in the middle of the Demon soldiers.

"Ah!"

"Ah…"

The Demon soldiers moaned as they were struck by the sharp scales. Some of them were killed by the forceful impact.

It was an exaggerated and shocking scene.

The Demon soldiers, Shan Yu, Yan Ya and the two Settlement Chiefs were all completely stunned by the scene.

Lin Ji, a Godly State expert who came from the ancient battlefield was sent flying continuously and had no opportunity to resist.

He was too powerful!

Was this the powers of someone who had once stood at the peak of the world!

The person who split the Blood Shadow City apart in one strike.

The legendary Sagely Battle God, Meng Tian.

"You… What did you do to me…" Lin Ji was extremely speechless. Although she could feel that she was no less powerful than the figure in front of her, she did not know why she could not control her body at all and could only be attacked.

Furthermore, what was more infuriating was that…

The guy who called himself the Sagely Battle God Meng Tian had punched and kicked her face without any signs of mercy.

It was her face!

Lin Ji wanted to cry. Her beautiful and alluring face did not only have a few footprints but was also swollen like a pig's head.

Can he kick her somewhere else?!

Bam! A foot stepped on Lin Ji's face and caused her face to rub against the floor.

"I just have one question, do you want to die?" The figure glanced at his surroundings while he moved his feet on top of Lin Ji's face…

"Ah…"

"Run!"

"Retreat, retreat!"

The Demon soldiers looked at each other and soon, an order was given by a general. They were not afraid of death but none of the demons was willing to die just like that.

After all, they only had a force of 10,000 whereas the person in front of them was the Sagely Battle God Meng Tian who had defeated Lin Ji. How could they win?

Moreover…

As compared to fighting till their deaths, they would rather let Yun Qingwu know about the news that the Sagely Battle God Meng Tian was still alive.

"Tell Yun Qingwu, if she dares to attack the last settlement of the Southern Region, Thunderous Lion Settlement, I do not mind making another strike at the Blood Shadow City!" The voice of the figure echoed in the night sky.

Meanwhile, Lin Ji who was pinned to the ground tried her best to push herself up. However, no matter how hard she tried, she could not do so.

"It was that attack! The finger sword attack!" Lin Ji was furious and filled with hatred. However, she was also embarrassed. "Why can't my body move? What attack tactic was that? Could it be… could it be the tactic used to attack the soul?!"

Bam!

A giant black stick that appeared from thin air whacked the back of Lin Ji's head and caused her to see stars. Meanwhile, her eyes gradually closed and a scene appeared in front of her the instant her eyes shut completely.

A finger sword attack!

It went from her forehead, passed through her brain and came out of her body along with her soul.

Next, she flew and landed on the floor.

Soul…

It was the attack on the soul that was used specially for the Monster Race's strong body!

…

Two days later, the Blood Shadow City received a battle report stating that Lin Ji had lost a battle outside the Thunderous Lion Settlement and was captured.

On the fifth day, the news had spread throughout the world.

"Meng Tian is still alive? Sagely Battle God Meng Tian is still alive?!"

"There's hope for humankind!"

"That's right, if it is the Sagely Battle God Meng Tian, there's still hope for humankind. Meng Tian is alive, he is actually still alive in this world?!"

Humans who were on the verge of despair began to spread the news that the Sagely Battle God Meng Tian was still alive. The news spread like wildfire, as though as everyone saw the last light of hope.

They did not bother thinking about how did the dead Sagely Battle God Meng Tian come back alive as it was evidently no longer important.

Hope!

Humankind needed hope!

Furthermore, Sagely Battle God Meng Tian had seized the powerful individual of the Godly State, Lin Ji, outside the Thunderous Lion Settlement.

This was his capability.

The legendary Battle God had revived, brought hope to humankind and showed his powerful capability. Therefore, was the question regarding why he was alive still important?

…

In the Blood Shadow City, the current Demon Lord Emperor Yun took a look at the silent Yun Qingwu and Lin Yu and frowned.

"How could someone who had died for centuries come back to life?" Emperor Yun's voice was not too loud but it demonstrated her confusion.

"Perhaps, he did not come back to life." Lin Yu took a look at the elders and the Domain Chief of the Demon soldiers and said.

"Demon Deity, you mean that someone used Meng Tian's name? However, Lin Ji was really captured by him!" Emperor Yun narrowed his eyes.

From a practical point of view, he did not believe such a ridiculous story. However, the reality was that Lin Ji had been defeated.

In the current world…

Who could possibly defeat Lin Ji by himself?

There was no other possibility except that the Sagely Battle God Meng Tian had come back to life.

"I have a speculation based on the battle report, and it is not too difficult to verify my speculation if Young Lord grant me the permission." Instead of answering the question directly, Lin Yu continued to speak softly as he took a look at Yun Qingwu.

"How do you want to verify it?" Yun Qingwu looked up in the North direction outside the palace.

"Judging from the distance, we will take about three days' time to get there. If he is really in the Southern Region and had rushed back immediately, he would need another five more days on top of the five days that had already passed to reach. I would get a clear picture if I can go down and take a look," said Lin Yu.

"No." Yun Qingwu shook her head and rejected him without giving any thoughts. "Judging from the current situation, it would be better for us if he does not move. Once you make your way there, he would naturally sense that something is wrong. I don't think it's a good idea to do that."

"Understood. Since I can't go, then we can send the five Vice Domain Chiefs over as sacrifice." Lin Yu paused for a moment before he spoke again.

"Send the five Vice Domain Chiefs as sacrifice?!" Emperor Yun narrowed his eyes and glanced at both Lin Yu and Yun Qingwu. With a confused expression, he asked, "What do you mean by that, Demon Deity?"