Chapter 365: What kind of glory and coldness could possibly be worthy of such a brand-new future?

Qiu Changji's expression was pained; a deep, bloody gash had been torn into his chest, and he looked at the figure flying down from the high heavens with immense terror, his teeth chattering:

"You... you you you you're alive!"

His face was deathly pale, and his brain felt as if it were about to faint.

He had been lurking in this place for quite some time.

He had been waiting for San Jin to leave.

He had judged that as long as Chen Yan had no hope of survival, San Jin would certainly leave to seek out more precious healing medicines for Chen Yan.

Therefore, he had already sent people to drive thousands of Dream Abyss ancient beasts toward this area.

Once the ancient beasts appeared, San Jin would go to slaughter them to obtain Dao-Slaying points.

At that moment, he would rush into the cave to obtain Chen Yan's corpse and that aura of precious medicine.

This was a massive stroke of fortune.

But he never imagined that Chen Yan would actually come back to life.

"You've certainly had a hard time, waiting here for such a long time."

Chen Yan spoke.

Qiu Changji reached out a hand helplessly and spoke to Chen Yan:

"It's all a misunderstanding."

He chuckled dryly, breathing with difficulty, while his right hand, hidden behind his back, was already condensing his strongest ultimate move.

He wanted to extinguish Chen Yan's life force in an instant.

He did not know why Chen Yan had appeared here so silently, to the point that he hadn't even sensed Chen Yan leaving the cave.

At this moment, he only knew that Chen Yan was too careless.

He had actually given him the opportunity to brew an ultimate move.

"A misunderstanding?" Chen Yan threw a punch, and in an instant, Qiu Changji's head exploded, a mist of blood scattering in all directions.

…………

Seeking Sun Tower, two hundred and fifty-second floor.

Yu Changsheng, bare-chested, stood up slowly; the bloodstains all over his body had already dried.

Within his seemingly lean frame, however, resided an indescribable power.

He opened his eyes, and pitch-black lightning flashed within his pupils.

"Even for me, I can only absorb the Xun Thunder; I cannot absorb that Ten Thousand Prisons Nether Thunder in a short time."

He murmured, a look of pain appearing in his eyes:

"Moreover, that Ten Thousand Prisons Nether Thunder, placed within my origin space, is currently bombarding my origin divine body."

His condition was not very good.

The Ten Thousand Prisons Nether Thunder was a heaven and earth spiritual object that could grow to the divine level.

Such a thing was called a Divine Seed by the people of the world.

It was a supreme stroke of fortune.

At this moment, Yu Changsheng could not absorb it, and keeping it within himself also posed a crisis.

He took a deep breath, intense killing intent blooming in the depths of his eyes.

"In that case, it is time for me to execute my final plan."

Crackle.

Bolts of Xun Thunder electricity spread from his body, flowing over the blood-colored patterns on his flesh.

At this moment, Yu Changsheng was like a thunder demon god descending upon the world, incomparably terrifying.

The Xun Thunder had constructed the final barrier of his physical patterns.

At this moment, a terrifying aura spread from his body.

The next moment.

Crackle.

Ten thousand bolts of electricity erupted from his body like a waterfall, spreading and boiling toward the outside world.

"What is this?"

"What a terrifying aura!"

"Not good, run!"

Crackle!!!

Rolling pitch-black thunder spilled out from the Seeking Sun Tower.

The light between heaven and earth seemed to be drained away by this pitch-black electricity that shrouded a radius of a hundred miles.

The ten thousand examinees still watching were instantly enveloped by this terrifying electric net.

Their physical bodies were restrained by the powerful magnetic field, unable to move.

And this massive electric net was currently shrinking.

"I can't take out my withdrawal token, what do I do!!!"

A girl wailed, filled with immense terror.

Yu Changsheng stepped through the void, appearing in everyone's line of sight.

His gaze was indifferent, without the slightest emotion flowing in his eyes, looking at everyone as if they were insects.

"Yu Changsheng, what are you doing!!!"

A voice of thunderous rage rang out.

Zhang Luobai rushed out of the high tower in an instant, flew into the high heavens, and glared at Yu Changsheng.

Yu Changsheng's eyes were indifferent, rolling thunder diffusing from his physical body, condensing into a profound array high in the sky; the thunderous light was vast and the aura terrifying.

In an instant, bolts of thunder bound together like shackles, striking toward Zhang Luobai.

Zhang Luobai's pupils constricted, and he let out a low roar:

"Blood-Drawing Array, you intend to refine us all into blood pills!"

White light erupted from Zhang Luobai's body as he continuously fled the binding strikes of the thunder.

Boom.

Rolling blood-winds billowed, Zhu Lili's long hair flared wildly, and she instantly surged out from the Xunyang Tower, wanting to blast Yu Changsheng to death.

Hum!

Surging sword light erupted from Yu Changsheng's body, instantly crushing the blood-winds Zhu Lili had unleashed.

Zhu Lili's face turned deathly pale in an instant, her consciousness on the verge of being wiped out by this sword intent.

"You!"

Zhang Luobai transformed into a white shadow, dashing continuously; how could he not have guessed it by now:

"You are Chen Changyuan!"

He gritted his teeth; he could still maneuver for now, and could even use an abstention token.

But he surmised that Yu Changsheng would not give him that chance.

He would not abstain either, because there were still so many examinees here.

Yu Changsheng narrowed his eyes:

"I am not Chen Changyuan."

He raised one hand, about to bring it down, but the moment he raised it, his gaze suddenly looked toward the distance.

Above the earth, there was a sound of absolute despair.

No one had expected that Yu Changsheng actually intended to slaughter everyone.

He would not even spare the Aristocratic Family Alliance.

"Zhang Luobai, save me!"

Outside the Xunyang Tower, An Yunan shouted loudly.

He had finally managed to fly out of the Xunyang Tower, but his body was devoid of the slightest strength, and he was suppressed upon the earth.

An Yunan's eyes bled, and he was terrified to the extreme at this moment.

How could he die like this?

He was extremely unwilling.

Now, the only one who could save him was Zhang Luobai.

But at this moment, Yu Changsheng paid no attention to the tens of thousands of examinees, nor did he care about Zhu Lili and Zhang Luobai.

His eyes were tranquil, and he looked toward the top of the Xunyang Tower with a trace of surprise, speaking calmly:

"I didn't expect that you had actually come back to life."

At this moment, everyone's pupils trembled; they followed Yu Changsheng's gaze and saw a figure standing atop the Xunyang Tower.

The young man had a tall, slender build, his long hair whipping in the wind, and his General Star uniform exuded a stern, murderous intent.

Chen Yan!

Zhang Luobai was still dodging the thunder chains, and upon seeing Chen Yan, he roared:

"Chen Yan, abstain and leave, report the situation here to the outside world, I will hold him off!"

Zhu Lili's vision was somewhat dizzy; she looked at the young man who had arrived, her red lips parting slightly, astonished beyond measure.

He had actually come back to life.

But why would he appear here?

This Yu Changsheng was too powerful; the sword realm radiating from his body was powerful to the extreme.

Chen Yan ignored Zhang Luobai; he had been guarding this place from the very beginning, just to wait for Yu Changsheng to emerge.

He had not expected that Yu Changsheng would deploy such an array the moment he came out.

"What kind of array is this?"

Chen Yan looked around; black, oppressive Xun Thunder suppressed the earth, and the bolts of thunder were interconnected, forming an extremely powerful array.

"Blood-Drawing Array."

Yu Changsheng's expression was plain; he sensed that Chen Yan was not simple, and he was calm and composed at this moment.

He possessed the memories and personality of Chen Changyuan.

He was incomparably focused on Chen Yan.

That this Yunmeng collateral branch member, whom he had sealed away, had grown to this point was something even he had not expected.

At this moment, the wailing, terror, and anger all around were ignored by the two of them.

In the eyes of the two, there was only each other.

Yu Changsheng smiled:

"Chen Yan, let me tell you a great truth: the greatest opportunity in the world is not precious medicine, not divine artifacts, and not spiritual objects."

He spread his arms:

"The greatest opportunity is the billions of living beings; their flesh and blood are the essence of precious medicine."

His voice was plain, filled with coldness and murderous intent.

He wanted to refine the flesh and blood of the ten thousand examinees to create blood pills, allowing his own strength to reach its absolute peak.

He wanted to shake off Chen Changyuan's control, and once his strength reached its absolute peak, he would instantly rush out of Xiaoyang City.

As long as he made contact with the Ji family outside of Xiaoyang City, the Ji family would deploy a powerful displacement array to take him away from Qinzhou!

Then he would be a fish leaping into the vast sea, no longer bound by any shackles.

He had staked everything, solely to pursue true freedom.

How many people were killed, how many people died—he did not care!

He said these things with complete indifference.

In his eyes, Chen Yan was indeed formidable, but would die in the end.

Within the Blood-Drawing Array, Chen Yan was merely a lamb waiting to be slaughtered.

As his voice fell, wails resounded across the earth.

Some angrily demanded to know why.

Some begged for mercy.

Some were even willing to assist Yu Changsheng.

But they were all ignored by Yu Changsheng.

"Yu Changsheng, I'll help you, I'll help you!" An Yunan roared, gathering his courage at this moment, and shouted:

"I am a Limit-Breaker..."

Crack!

A pitch-black thunderbolt struck down, and An Yunan's arm was instantly shattered.

"Did you not see that I was conversing with Chen Yan?" Yu Changsheng said indifferently.

An Yunan was covered in blood, collapsed on the ground, and howled:

"Chen Yan!

I am a Mirror-Breaker, a heaven-gifted talent valued by your Chen Clan's Tiger Deacon; you come protect me, you..."

Boom!

Chen Yan waved one hand, and a golden light descended.

An Yunan's body exploded; his entire abdomen was blown apart, and blood sprayed across the sky.

Howls resounded.

An Yunan shrieked:

"I am a Breaker...!"

He shrieked, but met those eyes, and even the most violent rage turned to despair under that gaze.

"An Yunan, you are the scum among the Star Generals."

The indifferent voice resounded, shaking the heart like an axe falling from the blue void, like divine punishment.

An Yunan's expression trembled; his vitality was fading, and he stared fixedly at Chen Yan, his eyes brewing with resentment enough to kill.

But he was walking toward death, in incomparable agony.

Yu Changsheng was slightly startled; the combat power Chen Yan had just displayed surprised him.

At this moment, even Zhang Luobai was struck dumb.

"So that's how it is." Yu Changsheng smiled faintly:

"You have some confidence in your own strength after your resurrection, but you acted too early; if you had dragged it out for a while before appearing, these people would surely be grateful to you.

Moreover, you are too confident; even with San Jin, you are not my..."

Hum!

A humming sound resounded.

In the distance, the young man merely stepped forward slowly.

"World!"

His thoughts stirred, and he whispered from the corners of his lips:

"Open!"

Yet, rolling ink-black colors flowed from behind him; this ink-black manifested, constructing a great city.

A magnificent human city slowly manifested as the young man stepped forward.

That was an Origin Space.

It was a world.

It was a city of the future.

All around, it became quiet.

Looking from afar, that ink-black city standing across heaven and earth pressed down upon everyone's hearts.

That city, colored like dark ink, deep and mysterious, seemed like the condensation of an endless dark night.

A tempered Origin Space transformed from the Martial Dao Dharma Image Diagram of the Unity Realm.

And the Martial Dao Dharma Image Diagram was condensed from Extreme Satin Patterns.

The moment the Yunmeng Great City appeared, heaven and earth fell silent.

No one knew how many Extreme Satin Patterns the young man had used to draw such a brilliant city space.

"How could I die, I am..."

On the earth, An Yunan was still painfully roaring in the final moment of his vitality.

But when his eyes saw that boundless and magnificent Yunmeng City, he opened his mouth wide, and his eyes became unfocused.

Before this towering city, all his previous confidence seemed like a joke.

Everything was already clear.

All along, it had been that young man named Chen Yan.

And himself...

With a *pfft* sound.

An Yunan spat blood, a grotesque smile appearing on his face.

He was envious to the extreme, beyond words; all the pursuits of his life vanished the moment he witnessed that great city appear.

He wanted to ask.

What kind of brilliance and coldness could possibly be worthy of such a brand-new future?

He smiled miserably, his eyes unfocused, and then slowly closed them.

The so-called Mirror Breaker had become the greatest joke.

At the final moment of his life, he actually felt not a shred of resentment, but was instead incomparably envious.

The smile on Yu Changsheng's lips slowly vanished, but his expression immediately turned icy.

He stared fixedly at Chen Yan, his own breathing becoming heavy.

Yet, he saw that Chen Yan, who had been several miles away just a moment ago, appeared before him with his next step.

Such fast speed.

Too fast!

"Continue speaking."

The youth spoke, but this indifference, standing before his own Origin Space, looked down upon Yu Changsheng's blindness with calm:

"Your confidence just now brought a hint of a smile to me."

The next moment.

He moved!

An instantaneous appearance, an instantaneous close-range confrontation, an instantaneous strike.

Boom!

Crack!

Chen Yan's fist smashed down at close range, almost annihilating everything.

Yu Changsheng waved a single hand, and the pitch-black thunder shrouding the heavens almost completely submerged Chen Yan's figure.

This rolling Wind Thunder, driven by the formation, was like ten thousand thunder dragons, terrifying to the extreme.

On the earth, ten thousand examinees fell silent in unison.

This scene made hearts stop; it was too terrifying.

Yet in the next moment, a fist like a golden sun forcefully struck and extinguished the thunder dragons; Chen Yan threw a punch, the force around his body rolling and distorting space.

Yu Changsheng's expression stifled, but he adjusted his posture in an instant, smashing out with an elbow; the elbow strike contained the tremors of two Great Four-Blood Arts, colliding with this punch from Chen Yan.

Boom—!

The massive roar almost pierced the eardrums of those nearby, and pitch-black cracks were smashed into the sky itself.

Chen Yan's body flowed with blazing golden light, his own momentum surging, and ten Saint-Explosion Light Orbs swirled around his body.

【Void-Breaking - Interspatial Saint-Explosion】!

【Void-Breaking - Saint-Explosion】!

As Chen Yan threw a punch, the Saint-Explosion Light Orbs smashed down like golden suns, incomparably terrifying, forcefully driving Yu Changsheng back.

Boom, boom, boom!

The Saint-Explosion Light Orbs exploded one after another, and the pitch-black thunder net shrouding the sky was beaten until it dissipated.

On the earth, the ten thousand examinees' minds were in chaos.

They watched for a moment, some even forgetting the predicament they were in, and spoke in a dazed manner:

"He... has only been on the Dao for less than a year, oh my mother..."

Zhang Luobai became excited in an instant.

"Amazing!!!"

Zhu Lili adjusted her posture, only then shaking off the influence of the sword realm on herself; standing at the edge of the sky, she watched in astonishment, unable to believe that it was Chen Yan.

That shocking great city had been constructed by that youth's own hand.

The other party was a Mirror Breaker.

Just how many times had the other party broken the limits of the realm?

…………

Boom, boom, boom, boom!

Chen Yan smashed with punch after punch, his Tempering Divine Body trembling, his Will Divine Body exuberant.

The Will Divine Body could bestow immortality, and could also unleash Will Pressure to completely suppress and kill enemies.

But these were not the truly formidable aspects of the Will Divine Body.

The Will Divine Body could strike the enemy's will at the moment of attacking.

This was the greatest reliance Chen Yan had in daring to strike.

But at this moment, Chen Yan did not use these.

Even though he could pinch out the ends of Yu Changsheng's meridians with one hand, causing him to completely lose his Word Realm strength.

At this moment, Chen Yan only wanted to fight.

In his heart, a fire of battle intent was burning roaringly.

Even his fists, as he struck, were erupting with their strongest power.

"Yu Changsheng, unleash your strongest combat power!"

His voice was resonant, his fists like dragons, smashing Yu Changsheng into a steady retreat.

He would eventually kill Chen Changyuan, and using Yu Changsheng to practice was the best thing possible.

"Otherwise, you truly aren't worthy of being my opponent."

Chen Yan slammed a fist down; this punch struck Yu Changsheng's chest, causing it to cave in.

For a fleeting moment of confusion, Yu Changsheng's expression turned frigid, and he suddenly grabbed Chen Yan's arms.

At this moment, he was like an ignorant child who, after being crudely force-fed endless knowledge, was screaming:

"Chen Yan, have you hit enough?!!!!"

He roared intensely, his ink-colored hair flying, and blood spilled from the corners of his mouth.

He did not believe it; was this really that Chen Yan?

Even if he were not the real Chen Changyuan, his strength was absolutely that of the number one person among the current young generation.

But what was this Chen Yan doing?

He wanted to annihilate everything about him.

He still had his Sword Realm, his Xun Thunder, and that brand-new Martial Dao!

Boom!

Chen Yan broke free from Yu Changsheng's grip and slammed an elbow strike down, smashing it onto his forehead.

A massive force poured out, and Yu Changsheng's body was instantly smashed downward, exploding against the earth.

Dozens of miles of earth were flipped open like ocean waves, and the air currents generated by the violent tremors surged for over a hundred miles!

High above in the sky, the Third-Rank General Star, like a golden-red sun burning over the twilight earth, spoke with a smile:

"I haven't hit enough."