Chapter 188: Chen Yan, The Forbidden Land of Ancient Gods

"Hmm?"

Outside the Extreme Cold Northern Lands.

Heaven and Earth were red and yellow.

Chen Yu's hair was like clouds, her long sleeves hung down, and as her hands tapped lightly, ten thousand Golden Formation Disks slowly rotated before her, with profound halos of light flowing through them from time to time.

Her jade-white palms constantly shifted and molded, copying the Array.

And it was at this very moment.

Clang.

The ten thousand Array Disks actually began to rotate irregularly, and the secret scripts upon them began to change.

Chen Yu's Pupil color froze instantly, and she released the Array Disks with both hands:

"This..."

"Master, the Array Disks have all gone into chaos..."

Chen Yu held her breath for a long time, feeling somewhat distressed.

Copying an Array was like stacking paper bridges; she had already stacked ten thousand of them, but because the first layer had gone into chaos, everything that followed had also gone into chaos...

In the Consciousness World, the Red Skirt Woman was also startled:

"Someone has altered the Array of the Tianjiao Trial..."

She furrowed her brows, her thoughts slightly condensed.

Xia Hanzhou had come!

Logically speaking, Xia Hanzhou was in Jinzhou and would never concern himself with the Tianjiao Trial here.

Why would he appear now?

"It is fine, continue copying; I will help you correct what you recorded earlier later on."

The Red Skirt Woman slowed her breathing and said:

"The Array has been changed, which means the Master must have appeared and discovered you, but he only changed the Array..."

The Red Skirt Woman pondered:

"Perhaps he is testing you."

Chen Yu's Pupil light flickered slightly:

"Why would he test me?"

"My silly disciple..." The Red Skirt Woman shook her head:

"You have been discouraged by your Elder Brother too much; compared to ordinary Heavenly Pride, you are the very best."

Chen Yu had an extremely strong talent for mental power and was a top-tier Array genius.

Chen Yu nodded, though she did not pay much mind to it; she already had a Master, so she did not need any others.

Instead, her Pupil color flickered slightly:

"I forgot to tell Lao Ge earlier that Bing Yi has appeared; perhaps she will be a threat to Lao Ge."

The Red Skirt Woman's red lips parted:

"No matter how strong Bing Yi is, she is not as powerful as your Elder Brother; you need not worry about this."

Bing Yi had indeed shone brightly within the Tianbei Fist Tournament, but the Red Skirt Woman had seen things extremely clearly.

The strength Chen Yan had displayed at the Gong Family that day was, in fact, already beyond what ordinary top-tier Heavenly Pride could compare to.

Chen Yu was just about to speak, but the Red Skirt Woman continued:

"Copying requires one to be undistracted; you have been worrying about your Elder Brother the whole time, so the probability of making a mistake is high.

Your Elder Brother is right; only when you become stronger can you better help him."

The Red Skirt Woman chuckled softly:

"Have you never thought that if you could master all the Arrays here, your strength would surpass your Elder Brother, and all the crises your Elder Brother encounters would be resolved by you?"

Chen Yu's expression flashed, and a ray of firm light appeared in her eyes.

"Master, I understand."

She Clenched Fists; it had not been easy for her family to reach this point.

She was only fifteen years old and did not want to live too well.

Things were already very good now.

However, someone wanted to destroy their family at this moment, and that was Chen Yu's bottom line.

The young girl, no more than fifteen, Clenched Fists, and at the thought of her Elder Brother still facing a massive crisis, cold light flashed in her eyes.

…………

Waves of beast roars resounded throughout the entire Extreme Cold Northern Lands.

Cannon Fire filled the sky, and beams of light shattered the wind and snow.

Large swathes of fire burst open within the night curtain, and the fragmented Spear fire shot madly toward a certain point like sharp swords.

This was a scene of extreme shock.

Chen Yan shifted his body between the attacks that struck suddenly.

Every time his legs and feet smashed out, powerful shockwaves exploded amidst the wind and frost.

The Extreme Cold Northern Lands were the path of Horizontal Refinement.

Chen Yan had not understood at first; after all, within the brain of every Pseudo Ancient Divine Beast he killed, there was an Ice Crystal containing powerful Qi Blood Energy.

Although Chen Yan could not absorb them for the time being, those Ice Crystals were opportunities for SoulRefining.

But now he knew.

Why this place was called the path of Horizontal Refinement.

Cannon fire combined with the ambush of Pseudo Ancient Divine Beasts can often shatter the golden windbreaker condensed by Chen Yan using the Red Heart Fist.

At such times, Chen Yan needs to use his Flesh to take the hits head-on.

In terms of defensive capability, the path of Horizontal Refinement far exceeds the path of SoulRefining.

Horizontal Refinement is about tempering oneself to become stronger.

Roar!

A snow-white wild Tiger suddenly charged over, its whiskers and fur glistening with cold light, and its massive tiger head instantly lunged to bite at Chen Yan.

Accompanied by a faint sense of Malice, the sharp Tiger teeth inside the open tiger Mouth were smashed by a punch from Chen Yan the very instant before they collided with Chen Yan's Brain.

Roar!

The wild Tiger wailed, its Teeth having been shattered by Chen Yan.

Just as it was about to retreat, the Golden Light figure in front charged forward instantly, delivering a piercing Foot strike.

Boom!

The tiger head exploded.

The Frost and Snow amidst the Wind Element instantly scattered; Chen Yan took the opportunity to step on the headless tiger body to vault upward, suddenly unleashing a horizontal killing blow with his Fist.

Boom!

A projectile fired at him collided with Chen Yan's right Fist, and the firelight and Golden Light shattered, continuously spraying out in all directions.

Chen Yan's entire body's SoulRefining retracted, and the overbearing force circulated throughout his entire body, erupting and dissipating.

He is human too; the sudden increase in Cannon Fire and Pseudo Ancient Divine Beasts successfully pushed Chen Yan to the threshold that his own path of Horizontal Refinement could withstand.

But in a state of exhaustion, Chen Yan is growing weaker.

When exhausted, whether it is a martial artist or an ordinary person, their own immune system decreases, and their defensive capabilities and cognitive thinking abilities weaken.

Yet it is precisely this state that makes it easier for one to unleash their true potential.

The weaker one is, the higher the possibility of obtaining great strength.

He is getting more and more tired.

But Chen Yan's Frost Mo are incomparably clear.

He throws punches, sweeps with his legs, performs vertical chops, and swings.

"I really do prefer..."

Ahead.

The Frost is intense, the Wind Element is roaring, and the Pseudo Ancient Divine Beasts are surrounding and attacking...

And there is the Spear fire attacking from the front, so dense that one cannot tell how many attacks there are.

Even inside that Castle, someone has begun to roar as their emotions reach an extreme.

"He is finally about to fail!"

"We won, we won!"

"Hurry up and bring the rewards; although I didn't make a move, I am fucking... so tired!"

Time freezes at this moment.

Within the Po Saint Realm, Golden Light, red light, and Green Light surge like the sea!

Chen Yan steps on a fired shell with one Foot, his body suspended in the air, and Golden Light condenses all over his body...

Condensing!

His body stretches, and he clenches his Fist.

Boom!

Accompanied by the roaring cold Wind Element being instantly evaporated, clusters of Golden Light erupt from the countless pores all over Chen Yan's body.

Immediately, he throws a punch.

Boom, boom, boom, boom!

A series of terrifying roars.

Clusters of Golden Light explode from all directions and instantly surge outward, as if a Mountain were collapsing and shattering.

The Cannon Fire within a hundred-meter radius and all the Pseudo Ancient Divine Beasts are blown apart by this vast Golden Light.

In an instant, they are reduced to powder.

Inside the Light Curtain, Xia Hanzhou's breathing trembles violently.

Chen Yan has a sudden realization.

Qingqiong Grade A Horizontal Refinement External Refinement Martial Arts 【Heavenly Patrol Extreme Path】, Entry Level!

He has a major flaw in the path of Horizontal Refinement.

That is...

He relies too much on Horizontal Refinement Absolute Technique.

Red Heart Fist is a Horizontal Refinement Absolute Technique.

Even if it has reached the level of Spirit, it is still a Horizontal Refinement Absolute Technique.

The 【Breaking Void】 created by Chen Yan is also a Horizontal Refinement Absolute Technique.

In a momentary battle, relying on a Horizontal Refinement Absolute Technique is of course no problem.

Under the support of 【Heavenly Patrol】 and Second Grade Fist Intent, Chen Yan's momentary burst is indeed powerful.

But the problem is, a Horizontal Refinement Absolute Technique cannot sustain a battle.

Every time he uses a Horizontal Refinement Absolute Technique, Chen Yan's body falls into a vacuum period.

Moreover, 【Heavenly Patrol】 itself is a Qingqiong Grade A Horizontal Refinement Breathing Method, and the burden on the body when Chen Yan uses it is too great.

【Heavenly Patrol Extreme Path】 is the External Refinement Martial Arts matched with 【Heavenly Patrol】.

Only by mastering the Heavenly Patrol Ultimate Dao can Chen Yan truly be said to be wielding the Heavenly Patrol.

That burst of power just a moment ago seemed incomparably strong and reached the absolute Limit.

In reality, it was merely the expansion and contraction of the Breathing Method.

A more perfect application of the Breathing Method!

A trace of a Smile appeared at the corner of Chen Yan's mouth.

His path of Martial Dao was being perfected.

Past battles had all relied on bursting out with ultimate moves to end things in an instant.

Although that was simple and convenient.

It would hide Chen Yan's own shortcomings to a great degree, to the point where he himself could not see them.

But now, the problems had been exposed.

Only then could Chen Yan better perfect himself.

Chen Yan sped rapidly across the Ice Surface, continuously picking up Ice Crystals from the corpses of the dead Pseudo Ancient Divine Beasts and stowing them into his Space Ring.

Buzz! Buzz! Buzz!

Waves of Malice surged within the depths of Chen Yan's Brain.

The Illusion Realm they formed once again confused Chen Yan's vision.

The universe was vast and desolate, the wilderness wide and far.

A Skull ten thousand miles in size was embedded upon the earth, lying there abruptly and eerily.

The Skull's Mouth was open toward Heaven, as if it wanted to Swallow the firmament.

Above the enormous Skull.

"Screech!!!"

A sharp Low Roar resounded.

The White Skirt Woman held a Long Sword, her pair of clear, beautiful Pupils now entirely Blood Red, and endless Malice wrapped around her like viscous, transparent gelatin.

"Chi Mi..."

Xia Hanzhou was covered in blood, his Mu Jin looking at this scene with difficulty.

"Screech!"

The White Skirt Woman, who had already transformed into an Ancient Divine Beast, held endless Indifference in her eyes and slashed her Long Sword vertically.

The Ice Fire World smashed toward Xia Hanzhou in an instant.

Chen Yan shook his head, shattering the Illusion Realm that had seeped into his Yi Shi Zhi Nei.

He continued to focus on his own battle.

At this moment, the Pseudo Ancient Divine Beasts rushing toward Chen Yan were hissing incessantly.

The Malice overflowing from within their bodies was bound together, appearing quite massive.

An ordinary martial artist would likely have already sunk into it.

Chen Yan punched and destroyed a Pseudo Ancient Divine Beast that was pouncing on him, yet a trace of surprise appeared in his Mu Jin.

In the new illusion, Chi Mi had actually become an Ancient Divine Beast.

And Xia Hanzhou's opponent had become Chi Mi, who had turned into an Ancient Divine Beast.

Chen Yan was stunned; the opponent had already become an Ancient Divine Beast, yet you were still studying how to use a Method to deal with them?

Furthermore.

That enormous Skull, fully ten thousand miles in size... what was it?

One could not see the edge at a single glance.

A Skull of this size could completely serve as a Realm!

Chen Yan's Mu Guang trembled; although he had only entered the Illusion Realm and seen that Skull.

He still felt incomparably solemn and fearful.

Terrifying!

In a flash, Chen Yan realized that his understanding of this world was a bit too small.

He took a deep breath.

Golden Light erupted from his entire body.

"I am so insignificant..."

The Golden Light surged, and terrifying power flowed within Chen Yan's body.

"I really am too insignificant!"

Boom!

He threw a punch!