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Chapter 1527 (Raw 1509): Demon Monarchs Arriving

Xiao Chen threw seventeen punches, each of them one Cauldron Force strong.

He knocked back the seventeen Immortal statues at the same time and even broke a leg off each of them. For a short period, they would definitely experience a sharp decline in combat prowess.

However, it was not time to relax yet, as the Treasure Master still had not truly made a move!

Xiao Chen stared at the Treasure Master, not dropping his guard for a single moment.

Seeing Xiao Chen bring out the Azure Dragon War Body evoked an old memory of the Treasure Master’s, plunging him into a momentary distraction.

When the Treasure Master came back to himself, Heavenly Star Island was already about to reach the clouds, slowly going farther away.

“Leaving isn’t that simple!”

The Treasure Master snorted coldly, and a medallion suddenly appeared in his hand and burned. A certain command quickly reached the hands of people with similar medallions.

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In the Astral Battlefield, the eighteen Demon Monarchs of the Deep Abyss Demonic World waited quietly with the experts that they led.

They formed a ring around a huge transportation formation. Every single Demon Monarch waited quietly.

The Eros Demon Leng Yue was among them. Her seductive face did not show any emotions.

These were all major characters of the Deep Abyss Demonic World. If any of them raged, blood would dye the land for five hundred kilometers around.

However, at this moment, all of them were silent, just waiting quietly for a particular order.

Who was it that could subordinate the eighteen Demon Monarchs and command their blind obedience?

Naturally, it was the Deep Abyss Demonic World’s Dark Church’s exceedingly mysterious Church Master.

Everyone in the Demonic World believed in the Demonic God. From the moment they stepped onto their paths of Martial Cultivation, they used a strand of their soul to swear an oath to serve the Demonic God.

The Dark Church’s Church Master was the representative of the Demonic God. His words were like a divine edict; no one dared to disobey.

Although the Dark Church’s Church Master rarely showed himself, letting the two Vice Church Masters deal with most of the Dark Church’s duties, no one dared to challenge the authority of the Church Master.

After all, anyone who showed disrespect ended up dead.

The strongest nine Demon Monarchs were Primes, and the latter nine were existences just below Prime. With the innate abilities of the Demons, they were even stronger than many of the Holy Masters of the Kunlun Realm.

While Leng Yue looked expressionless, in reality, her emotions were complicated. She was very clear on what was going to happen.

She did not fear battle; she only feared that she could not face a certain person.

“Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!”

Suddenly, medallions flew out from all the Demon Monarchs’ bodies and started burning, then inlaid themselves in the nodes of the transportation formation.

In mere moments, the formation gave off a bright light, releasing vast Demonic Might. All the Demon Monarchs showed extremely grave expressions at this.

“Let’s go. The Church Master has sent his orders.”

The Celestial Demon Monarch was the first to enter. Following him were the Earth Demon Monarch, the Thunder Demon Monarch, the Shadow Demon Monarch, and the Dark Demon Monarch. The Eros Demon Monarch Leng Yue sighed in her heart, but she still walked over and entered as well.

When all the Demon Monarchs had entered, the various Demon experts waiting quietly behind them followed in batches.

If one looked around, one would discover that the troops of the various Demon Races seemed to be endless, stretching into the horizon. All the combat-capable Demons had turned up in full force. This was the final battle; they burned their means of retreat, not permitting anything to be held back.

Countless cultivators with a black lotus mark on their black robes hovered in the air. Those were the most mysterious Dark Church cultivators, who ranked above the Demon Races in the Deep Abyss Demonic World.

Amid the people of the Dark Church, there were two extremely strong auras that were no weaker than a Prime’s—those of the two Vice Church Masters, Xing Wang and Fa Wang, who were normally in control of the Dark Church during the Church Master’s frequent absences.

Xing Wang was in charge of capital punishment, punishing traitors and those who broke the sect rules. Fa Wang managed the people of the sect and was responsible for offering sacrifices to the Demonic God. The two split their work and were equal to each other.

[TL Note: Xing Wang (刑王) means Punishment King and Fa Wang (法王) means Law King. Their names correspond to their duties in the Dark Church, making it sound like they are titles. However, they were used more like names in the raws, both here and later chapters.]

“Strange, according to the Church Master’s plan, we should not be going over so early.” Xing Wang frowned slightly, feeling some misgivings. “Could there have been an accident?”

Fa Wang was more optimistic. He smiled and said, “It could be that the Church Master dealt with the problems of that side earlier than expected.

“No matter what, we have prepared for this for so long. We will definitely succeed. There will not be any accidents.”

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The many cultivators on Heavenly Star Island did not see the Treasure Master make his move. It looked like Heavenly Star Island would enter the clouds soon and fly towards the Kunlun Continent.

So, they all released their bated breath. Only Xiao Chen kept his eyes on the Treasure Master.

Xiao Chen clearly saw the other party burn a strange medallion. He did not know what the Treasure Master was planning.

“Little Friend Xiao Chen, what’s wrong? The seventeen Immortal statues temporarily lost their combat prowess. The Treasure Master should not dare to take the risk and charge over alone,” the Myriad-Law Fiend Master asked when he saw that Xiao Chen’s expression remained grave, still wary.

Xiao Chen shook his head and said, “It’s hard to say. From start to end, this Treasure Master still has not shown his strength.”

The Cyclic Astral Lord deeply empathized. “We cannot relax yet. Back then, although I knew that the Treasure Master had some connections with the Demonic World, I did not pay attention to it. Now, in hindsight, that was a great mistake.”

The Bright Moon Empress nodded and said, “That’s right. However, we should not overestimate the other party’s resolve. There is Xiao Chen here and the three of us. The Treasure Master is alone and absolutely would not dare to take the risk.”

This was right. Xiao Chen’s current strength already far surpassed that of a Prime. All by himself, he could knock back seventeen Immortal statues. His strength was now unfathomable.

The three Primes could no longer plumb Xiao Chen’s strength, not knowing how high he reached.

With someone as strong as the Azure Emperor back then and three Primes helping from the sides, there was no need to fear the Treasure Master charging over alone.

However, while this was logical, no one had ever seen the Treasure Master make a move. Hence, the result was hard to predict.

Xiao Chen stopped looking at the Treasure Master and sighed to himself. Then, he said, “We had better be careful. I keep feeling that something is not quite right.”

Right after Xiao Chen said that, a mysterious force spread out in the clouds. Then, many figures appeared in the sky.

“The Celestial Demon Monarch received the Church Master’s orders and is here to carry them out!”

“The Earth Demon Monarch received the Church Master’s orders and is here to carry them out!”

“The Shadow Demon Monarch received the Church Master’s orders and is here to carry them out!”

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Eighteen Demon Monarchs appeared at the same time, flooding the sky with overwhelming Demonic Might. The Demon Monarchs exuded an invisible aura, putting enormous pressure on Heavenly Star Island.

Nine Prime Demon Monarchs and nine Holy-Master-level Demon Monarchs combined their auras. It was like an unending mountain range pressed down on Heavenly Star Island.

As the eighteen Demon Monarchs slowly descended, the pressure suddenly increased and pressed Heavenly Star Island down little by little.

Mo Chen, who was maintaining the formation, immediately paled. “Pu ci!” She simply could not endure the pressure, vomiting a mouthful of blood.

“The eighteen Demon Monarchs!”

Xiao Chen’s heart sank as he looked up. They were truly the eighteen Demon Monarchs of the Deep Abyss Demonic World. Furthermore, Leng Yue was among them.

However, Leng Yue did not dare to meet Xiao Chen’s gaze and purposely avoided it.

“He is the Dark Church’s Church Master. Only the Dark Church’s Church Master can command the eighteen Demon Monarchs.” The Cyclic Astral Lord’s expression turned greatly startled. As he stared at the Treasure Master, horror flashed in his eyes.

Although the Cyclic Astral Lord had guessed that the Treasure Master was connected to the Demonic World, even in his wildest imagination, he would not have guessed that the Treasure Master was the Dark Church’s Church Master.

Xiao Chen looked at the Treasure Master, his emotions heavy, having figured out all the details immediately.

It turned out that the other party had already laid out his plan ten thousand years ago.

All of Xiao Chen’s doubts were resolved. All the clues connected. So, this was the case.

Xiao Chen revealed a bitter smile as he looked at the Treasure Master. He really wanted to ask why.

However, he still refrained from doing so in the end.

“Seniors, come with me to welcome the enemy. The cultivators in this city are the last sparks of the Heavenly Starry Ocean. As long as these sparks are still around, the Heavenly Starry Ocean can be rebuilt after the calamity.”

As Xiao Chen looked at the eighteen Demon Monarchs, he set his resolve and stopped thinking about anything else.

The three Primes did not hesitate at all, charging out of the barrier with Xiao Chen. The auras of the three Primes and Xiao Chen combined blocked the Demonic Might of the eighteen Demon Monarchs, easing the pressure on the entire city.

Heavenly Star Island, which was being forced down, rose into the sky once more.