Chapter 427: The Great Xia May Perish, but the World Must Not!

A clear voice swept away the endless sword light, swept away the endless radiance within the space.

His long hair drifted, and the light of heaven and earth was reflected in his eyes.

Watching this scene, the hearts of all living beings in the Great Xia trembled in unison.

He still had a question; what was he going to ask?

The youth dressed in black stood in the center of the world's gaze; his appearance was refined and handsome, with a touch of open-minded heroism gathered between his brows.

In the instant his gaze flickered, he spoke:

"I am lowly, I am of the Chen clan's collateral branch; my heart holds the Great Xia and even more so the human race. May I serve as a general?"

Boom!

Ten thousand rays of golden light exploded from his side, flickering and brilliant.

That voice was so heavy, it felt as if the entire world were pressing down upon everyone's hearts.

Heavy, beyond words!

Upon the earth, countless living beings, after a moment of stupor, opened their mouths wide.

The more they felt that sentence, the more they felt their own emotions were now impossible to restrain.

Within the Great Xia, excluding Qin Province and Xiaoyang.

The living beings of the other seventeen provinces only knew he was Chen Yan, only knew he was an invincible prodigy.

Even the question from Xia Zhujian just now—did some people think it was just going through the motions?

Why did the world look forward to Lu Xunyang?

Not only because the other party was powerful, but because the sincere heart in the other party's chest was brilliant to the extreme.

Those who speak the most beautiful words are often the most sinister.

The Great Xia is in danger; ancient divine beasts are rampant, and human evil is rampant.

How many people walked toward despair in endless hesitation, how many people walked toward compromise in constant anger.

In this world, can there truly be a star general?

Many people were disappointed; disappointed in the Xia clan, disappointed in the world.

Even if that person wanted to be appointed as a first-rank general with great fanfare, so what?

They could see it, but could not touch it.

They would eventually die like insects within the endless malice.

And that brilliant first-rank star general was countless miles away from them.

But at this moment, that person is speaking!

Betting with his own future, with his own position as a star general!

He said it himself: he is lowly, but his heart holds the Great Xia and even more so the common people.

This voice was resolute and decisive, without any reservations.

He did not say he would devote himself to the Xia clan; what he stood for was the Great Xia, and also the common people.

Countless people gazed, their eyes flickering, and tears appeared.

Before royal power, he ignored royal power and chose the common people!

This sentence was definitely not something the Xia clan wanted to hear.

Who would let someone who ignores royal power become a first-rank star general?

Who doesn't know that a star general is a prodigy of the Xia clan?

But that person still spoke like this.

This one question surpassed thousands and tens of thousands of questions.

The world looked at Chen Yan; at this moment, everyone's emotions were changing.

That person was questioning Xia Zhujian, as if the moment Xia Zhujian did not agree, he would turn around and leave.

Everyone finally understood: the Xia clan was choosing him, and he was actually choosing the Xia clan as well!

"He's crazy!"

Li Muyun spoke; he looked at Chen Yan in disbelief, his brain cramping.

What Chen Yan said made him feel incredibly exhilarated inside.

But he worried that Xia Zhujian would suppress Chen Yan the very next moment.

Chen Yan's sentence, translated, didn't it mean that if he had to choose between the Xia clan and the common people, he would directly choose the common people and abandon the Xia clan?

Could Xia Zhujian agree to this?

Boom, boom, boom!!!

Within the Military Guard, Zong Heng, Tan Yishi, Qu Youwu, and a group of other powerhouses soared into the air; they were all nervous now.

Chen Yan was too bold.

Xi Congyun watched, his mouth hanging open.

A heart holding the common people?

Xi Congyun wanted to laugh, but he couldn't.

Chen Yan had obtained what he wanted most, but at this moment, he was throwing what he wanted most onto the ground and trampling it.

He was a bit lost; what exactly was going on?

He, too, had once made such a grand vow.

He came from a poor background; he was accustomed to the suffering of the world, so he wanted to fight for the poor.

But he had experienced too much, suffered too much.

He dared not, and found it difficult to keep those four words in his heart any longer.

It was too heavy, so heavy that it made one unable to breathe.

He stared fixedly at Chen Yan, clenching his fists tightly.

In his heart, only three words were flashing.

Why?

Overseas, Chen Qi also froze; he looked at Chen Yan, his face deathly pale.

Lu Jianxia's expression also sank; what that person was thinking in his heart was to overturn the structure of the world.

The Xia Sovereign Sword could not possibly agree!

The people of the world gazed on, filled with worry.

At this moment, they truly understood Chen Yan, yet they also began to worry.

How could the Xia Sovereign Sword possibly agree?

Yet, it was also at this moment.

Before the Xia Sovereign Sword, a brilliant light flickered, condensed, and transformed into a youth wearing a golden robe.

The youth was about nineteen years old, and his face was covered in bloodstains like a spiderweb.

There was not a shred of vitality on his face, and even standing was difficult to the extreme, like a withered blade of grass that could snap at any moment.

Xia Qi!

Xia Qi had appeared.

The world was shocked; this was the first time the vast majority of people had seen what the Sovereign of the Nation looked like.

Xia Qi looked at Chen Yan, looked at the future Divine General he had identified in his heart, and smiled!

"The Xia may be destroyed, but the human race must not be destroyed!"

Xia Qi spoke, his voice calm, yet it contained power that was heavy to the extreme.

Xia Qi's phantom dissipated.

These were his words, the words of the Sovereign of the Nation, the Sovereign of the Nation's entrustment and affirmation to a First-Rank General Star!

Hum!

A brilliant sword light surged into the clouds!

A waterfall of ten million layers of sword light descended, the surging radiance blinding to the extreme.

Crackle!!!

Those four heaven-propping thunder pillars of the Thunder-Striking Treasure Land instantly collapsed, colliding with each other within the deep sky!

Swish!

A deep blue pillar of light descended from the point where the four thunder pillars touched, landing before Chen Yan.

Upon it were carved countless ancient and mysterious golden patterns, which instantly enveloped Chen Yan.

It was pouring down!

It was bestowing powerful strength upon Chen Yan, allowing Chen Yan to ascend to the peak of the Horizontal Refining Origin Realm at an extremely fast speed!

Chen Yan sat cross-legged, his Horizontal Refining divine body vibrating and roaring incessantly.

One True Dragon phase after another condensed rapidly!

This was body-tempering energy that was pure to the extreme; it did not make Chen Yan feel a shred of pain, caused no harm to his cultivation realm, and even carried a trace of the flavor of the Laws.

In this world, such a great treasure is hard to come by!

This was not something that so-called precious medicines could provide; precious medicines require one to cultivate oneself, and one must also worry about damage to their cultivation realm.

But this was the pouring of the Thunder-Striking Treasure Land, without any danger!

"I bestow upon you the name of Immortal General Star!"

The voice of the Xia Sovereign Sword resounded!

The next moment, the sword light surged, its might peerless!

It slowly dissipated!

Watching this scene, the expressions of the people of the world were trembling violently.

Some had lips trembling slightly, others seemed to be murmuring words of excitement that were hard to express.

Chen Yan asked a question, the Sovereign of the Nation replied, and the Xia Sovereign Sword bestowed a name!

One person was willing to stake the position of a First-Rank General Star as a wager.

One person answered that the Xia may be destroyed, but the human race must not be destroyed.

This was a heaven-shaking Q&A that was hard to describe.

Everyone could be certain that today's events would surely be recorded in the history books.

The Military Martial Guard breathed a sigh of relief, their hearts surging with emotion.

General Stars like Extreme Dao Martial had flushed faces, their hearts beating violently.

Upon that earth, there were even countless voices shouting!

Xi Congyun smiled.

Tears even appeared in his eyes.

"Hahaha!"

He looked up to the sky and laughed, as if he knew where he had gone wrong, and as if he felt like a joke himself.

He had originally still been angry.

At this moment, he realized he didn't even have the qualifications to be angry.

Within the Military Martial Guard.

Chen Yu watched, tears streaming down.

That was her older brother, the person she respected and treasured most in this life.

…………

Beyond the sea of clouds.

A silence.

It was terrifyingly calm.

Chen Qi closed his eyes.

Those two young people, neither of them had even reached twenty years of age.

Yet it was these two people who toyed with the world, shocked the world, and left the world speechless.

The powerhouses of the other five clans had ugly expressions, feeling as if bolts of thunder were striking their brains at this moment.

Those with keen minds immediately recognized the current situation.

After today, the world will change drastically!

That Xia Qi is simply not an ordinary person!

Although the other party is about to die, they are bound to cause a major event!

Silence!

I do not know how much time passed before everyone's gaze shifted away from the Great Xia.

Ji Yanqing's expression was also extremely ugly, and she looked at Lu Jianxia:

"Speak, who is that god of slaughter?"

Lu Jianxia's expression was somber; she gazed into the distance toward the Xia clan, her thoughts shifting once again:

"Even if I don't say it, you will know; that person wiped out the Luo family of the Aristocratic Family Alliance just yesterday.

They are not a powerhouse, but they are the other heaven-gifted genius of the current world who has broken through, aside from Chen Yan."

Her voice fell, and the crowd fell into deep thought.

Someone suddenly barked out:

"Bing Yi!"

"Yes, it is him!" Lu Jianxia said in a low voice:

"Chen Yan's radiance covered up the fact that Bing Yi wiped out the Luo family; everything I have said is true!"

All sides were shocked.

That Bing Yi, who had been forgotten by many, had once again appeared within the sight of the five clans.

"Chi family, is Bing Yi from your Chi Prefecture?"

Her voice fell.

That Chi Prefecture powerhouse did not speak.

He was also wondering, is he from his Chi Prefecture?

If he were, that would be wonderful.

He had heard that the other party had received help from the Heavenly Pestle Boxing Tournament.

The Heavenly Pestle Boxing Tournament is a force from Chi Mi's lineage.

But he did not know; he was not from Chi Mi's lineage, so he was unclear.

Could it be a branch of the Chi clan that grew up in the Great Xia?

He was excited in his heart and would ask when he returned.

Everyone noted down the name of Bing Yi.

But at this moment, they could not help but compare Bing Yi and Chen Yan.

There was no comparison.

Although both were heaven-gifted geniuses who had broken through, the storm that Chen Yan brought to the world was too great.

But...

Everyone still firmly remembered the name of Bing Yi.

After all, Chen Qi had seen it; that Bing Yi was a god of slaughter who would kill hundreds of thousands of powerful enemies in the future.

Chen Yan is the star of today, but that Bing Yi is a peerless god of slaughter in the future!

Chen Qi's body and mind trembled.

Is it Bing Yi?

That heaven-gifted genius at the fifth crossing of the Golden Body!

The other party was also extremely brilliant.

But Chen Yan covered up the other party's radiance.

But Bing Yi is not a powerhouse!

Chen Qi took a deep breath; he had indeed seen it.

Could it be that what he saw was not the change in the Thunder-Striken Blessed Land at all?

But rather, the changes of several decades later?

Decades later, that Bing Yi becomes a god of slaughter, killing hundreds of thousands of powerful enemies?

That's right.

This child is capable of it!

The other party wiped out the Gong family, and now they have wiped out the Luo family.

They are colder than Chen Yan.

Bing Yi, Bing Yi.

The things done only make one feel cold.

But is the other party Chen Yan?

Chen Qi's eyes flashed.

That's right.

Is it Chen Yan?

The other party started from Yunmeng, and the other party is an enemy of the Gong family and an enemy of the Luo family.

Does Chen Yan also cultivate Blood Qi?

How is that possible!

Chen Qi laughed; it is impossible.

How could Chen Yan, having reached that level in the path of Horizontal Refining, also achieve great success in the path of Blood Qi?

How long has it been since Chen Yan entered the Dao?

There hasn't been that much time.

It must be someone else.

The Xia Clan is in its twilight years, and the chaotic times of the world are about to begin.

Heaven-gifted talents are emerging in droves!

Like Lu Xunyang, Chen Changyuan, Chen Yan, Bing Yi, and those individual Second-Rank General Stars.

That leader of the Second-Rank General Stars who has never appeared might also be monstrous to the extreme.

His Chen Clan has invincible heaven-gifted talents on the surface, and also hidden heaven-gifted talents.

Each and every one of them is formidable to the extreme.

These are all absolute heaven-gifted talents.

Placed hundreds of years ago, only one would appear every century.

But now, they are appearing almost in clusters.

This indicates that the heavens and earth are about to change.

But Chen Yan cannot be Bing Yi.

No matter how heaven-gifted, he cannot be Bing Yi; Chen Yan has already transcended concepts, how could he continue to transcend?

Chen Yan has never once displayed Blood Qi.

Yet, at this very moment.

Boom!!!

A terrifying pillar of light erupted from the other side of the ocean, shooting straight into the sky.

The light was ten thousand zhang high, colliding and intertwining!

That is the direction of the Ji Clan!

A grand and furious low roar sounded:

"People of the Ji Clan, return quickly!"

At this moment, Ji Yanqing and another Eighth-Rank powerhouse, who were still gazing at the Xia Clan, both had their expressions tremble.

That is the voice of the Ji Clan's Grand Marshal!

Everyone was shocked.

Something has happened to the Ji Clan!

"Hahahaha!!!"

A wild laugh resounded through the heavens and earth, crossing the endless ocean.

Boom!

A terrifying rumbling sound exploded across the heavens and earth!

Red!!!

Endless red emerged from the other side of the sea, descending, and the firmament wept blood!

It is still the direction of the Ji Clan!

This is the phenomenon of an Eighth-Rank falling!

Another Eighth-Rank has fallen!

The phenomenon spread for ten thousand li, one hundred thousand li, one million li!

Ji Yanqing's pupils constricted, and a terrifying baleful aura erupted on her beautiful face.

Following the arrival of the phenomenon, a wild laugh also drifted over.

"Hahaha!!!"

"Today, I, the Longevity King of the Xia Clan, have annihilated Ji Chuanbei, the Seventh Marshal of the Ji Clan!"

His voice was filled with terrifying killing intent.

"The million-strong army of the Xia Clan marches into Ji Province today!"

"The war to annihilate the Ji Clan, begins!"