Chapter 443: The Five-Clan Conference, A Heaven-Gifted Genius Emerges!

Boom!

The moment Ji Kong died.

The sub-lantern in the Origin Space erupted with three types of energy instantly, and Chen Yan immediately chose the blood-Qi energy.

At the same time, a powerful suction force erupted from the sub-lantern, attempting to pull Chen Yan into it.

Rolling malice also suddenly appeared within Chen Yan's body.

Ji Kong, second in line of the third echelon; by killing this person, the treasure-medicine energy Chen Yan obtained was nearly equivalent to one Sun-level blood-Qi treasure medicine.

Added to the blood-Qi energy obtained previously, Chen Yan could enter the fifth realm of the blood-Qi path, the Dharma-Truth Realm.

But Chen Yan could not attend to these things at the moment; he suppressed the malice and blood-Qi energy while simultaneously resisting the powerful suction force of the sub-lantern.

He looked toward Jiang Yuan.

Jiang Yuan's mouth was already wide open at this moment, clearly frightened.

"You..."

Jiang Yuan could not react; Chen Yan had actually come out.

How did he get out?

As for that Yu Yi, he was motionless at this moment, just looking at Chen Yan like that, clearly also a bit unable to believe it.

"Chen... Chen Yan..." Yu Yi spoke.

Even though Chen Yan was still wearing Bing Yi's clothes and wearing a mask.

But Yu Yi could be certain that this person was Chen Yan.

How did he get out?

Didn't he need at least five years to be able to get out of the Lightning-Strike Treasure Land?

His heart beat violently; this was a massive secret, and he had to spread it.

But he also understood that his greatest difficulty now was how to survive.

"Come." Chen Yan spoke indifferently, walking toward Yu Yi:

"Let me see what kind of thing you actually are."

As Chen Yan spoke, he pointed a finger, and a laser instantly shot out from between his fingers.

【Phantom-Slaughter Dragon-Culling Style】, first form, 【Condensed Radiance Form】!

Boom, boom, boom!

Yu Yi's limbs and abdomen were instantly pierced through by the laser, and he lost his ability to fight.

"Ah!" Yu Yi roared, gritting his teeth.

Chen Yan walked closer and removed Yu Yi's mask; beneath it was a slightly handsome man's face.

Chen Yan frowned; he did not recognize this person.

"This person... Pfft..." Jiang Yuan spat out a mouthful of blood, swallowed a healing treasure medicine, and said, "He is from the Yu Clan; wearing the mask, I couldn't even tell if he was you."

Jiang Yuan glanced at Chen Yan; he did not intend to ask how Chen Yan had gotten out.

He did not want to hear it.

He didn't even want to say a word of thanks.

Chen Yan also became interested:

"Your spear intent is very similar to mine, your blood-Qi attributes are almost exactly the same, and even your attack movements are identical to mine; how exactly did you manage that?"

Yu Yi looked at Chen Yan with ferocious eyes, saying nothing.

Chen Yan frowned and reached out a hand, directly tearing open the flesh on Yu Yi's chest.

With a squelch.

Blood flowed everywhere, and Yu Yi roared; inside the hole in his chest flesh, rows of dense electrical wires and rows of microchips were revealed.

Countless visible tiny balls of electric light flowed upon them, operating according to exquisitely precise programmed trajectories.

"Tsk tsk, what superb technology."

Jiang Yuan sighed inwardly; it seemed there was a great secret on Yu Yi.

"Better not kill him; bring him back to the Xia Clan, we can uncover the Yu Clan's secrets."

Jiang Yuan spoke, and Chen Yan nodded; even he was amazed by this.

All five clans had their own core technologies.

For example, Lu Province had the most heaven-gifted geniuses because Lu Province established the Slaughter Valley; this was a small-scale struggle of the five clans, and those who could come out of the Slaughter Valley were all top-tier heaven-gifted geniuses.

And Chen Province was better at listening to big data simulations to select top geniuses.

As for this Yu Clan, it seemed they also had their own core secrets.

It turned out they could imitate a genius almost identical to Bing Yi.

"Since you wanted to imitate, why not imitate Chen Yan, but instead imitate Bing Yi?" Chen Yan said quietly.

"Because it couldn't be simulated!" Yu Yi grinned ferociously:

"Bing Yi is also a realm-breaking heaven-gifted genius, but the difficulty of simulating him is far less than that of Chen Yan."

Blood flowed from his mouth as he looked at Chen Yan and said:

"Bing Yi, Chen Yan—they are both you; you are indeed the number one heaven-gifted genius in ten thousand years. Dying at your hands is no loss; kill me!"

Jiang Yuan said with a grin:

"What are you thinking? You are going to be taken back for research."

Yu Yi's eyes turned scarlet, and he struggled continuously.

Chen Yan was silent; he sensed Yu Yi's emotions and frowned.

Yu Yi held a strong fear of him.

But at the same time, beneath this layer of emotion, there was a trace of another.

What was that?

Chen Yan could not quite distinguish it; after all, Yu Yi's fear was too intense at this moment.

Chen Yan glanced at Jiang Yuan:

"You can no longer be a spy, go back; it's a good opportunity to study him."

Jiang Yuan shrugged and looked at Chen Yan:

"How did you find this place?"

"Passing by," Chen Yan said.

"Impossible, this place is desolate, how could you be passing by!" Jiang Yuan frowned:

"When did you install a tracking device on me!"

Jiang Yuan grew nervous and began to check himself repeatedly.

Chen Yan did not speak.

He sensed Yu Yi's emotions again; they were still intense hatred and trembling fear.

Chen Yan sat cross-legged; he urgently needed to absorb the surge of blood-Qi energy within his body.

Jiang Yuan also needed to heal; he would need to escort Yu Yi back to Great Xia later, and his current state was clearly not good.

He took out a jade tablet and glanced at it first:

"Chi Yi, right? You are now first in line for the third tier."

As Jiang Yuan spoke, he handed the jade tablet to Chen Yan:

"I have no use for this Five Clans Ranking anymore, it's yours."

Chen Yan looked at the Five Clans Ranking; sure enough, he had become first in line for the third tier.

Ji Kong had originally been second in line, but he had been killed in seconds by him.

The Calamity Remains Divine Lamp determined that Chi Yi's potential was even higher than the original first-place holder, Yu Yi, so Chi Yi became first.

His main account was now third in the second tier, and his alt account was first in the third tier.

Chen Yan himself hadn't made many moves either.

Chen Yan accepted the Five Clans Ranking, his brows furrowed tightly.

Within the Origin Space, the sub-lamp was erupting with a powerful suction force, wanting to pull Chen Yan's entire body into the sub-lamp.

This suction force was truly not weak.

Chen Yan's physical body was trembling slightly; if he killed a few more, Chen Yan estimated he would be done for.

Fortunately, this suction force would not last long, about an hour or so.

Chen Yan began to absorb the malice and blood-Qi energy.

Word Realm opened, and Chen Yan's mind began to operate on multiple tracks.

【Illusion Ripple Abyss Domain】, activate!

Phantoms of a True Dragon and a Black Tortoise appeared on Chen Yan's body, circulating his blood-Qi.

Within the Saint-Breaking Realm, a red light representing the 【Blood】 energy character emerged.

And it was at this very moment.

Chen Yan's expression paused instantly; he looked at Yu Yi to the side.

He clearly felt that besides fear, Yu Yi also carried a trace of intense killing intent.

This killing intent was growing stronger and stronger, actually masking the fear.

When Yu Yi discovered Chen Yan looking over, Yu Yi hurriedly turned his head away.

Chen Yan frowned, and the next moment, he reached out toward Yu Yi.

Boom—

Yu Yi's abdomen was split open by Chen Yan's strike.

Jiang Yuan was startled; what was Chen Yan doing?

Yu Yi, however, became incredibly terrified, looking at Chen Yan in disbelief.

Chen Yan flipped Yu Yi's body over directly; on his back, there was an array disk embedded in the flesh.

Just now, he had actually quietly used his internal energy to activate the array disk.

"A positioning array, he called for help from the Lu Clan?!"

Jiang Yuan was shocked.

Chen Yan crushed the array disk with one hand, then shattered the nerves in Yu Yi's abdomen and neck.

Yu Yi's aura dropped to the absolute lowest point.

"Take him and run; I feel that a powerhouse is coming."

Yu Yi had called for help, and the killing intent toward Chen Yan was also growing stronger.

It was very likely that the powerhouse coming to protect Yu Yi was not far from this location.

If they were too far away, Yu Yi would never have displayed such emotions, but rather nervous ones.

Jiang Yuan glanced at Chen Yan, then left directly with Yu Yi.

"By the way, I didn't mean to curse you earlier." Jiang Yuan finished speaking and left without looking back.

Chen Yan's brows lifted slightly; he had no time to absorb that surging blood-Qi energy at this moment.

He did not fly back to Great Xia, but instead flew east along the coastline.

The one coming to rescue Yu Yi might be a Seventh-Rank powerhouse.

Now, splitting up and running with Jiang Yuan was the best choice.

Chen Yan's speed was extremely fast, like a streak of light speeding across the sky above the clouds.

Time passed slowly.

Just when Chen Yan thought he was completely out of danger, a faint trace of emotion suddenly appeared within Chen Yan's perception.

Chen Yan sensed this trace of emotion without accelerating.

He only sighed inwardly; the newcomer's perception was too powerful, likely having flown directly to the coordinates Yu Yi had previously given the other party, and then finding him by relying on that perception.

Fortunately, fortunately he did not enter the Great Xia directly with Jiang Yuan.

Otherwise, if the other party had entered the Great Xia directly, they might have been able to find him and Jiang Yuan.

This person is either a Seventh-Order Creation Realm, or perhaps an Eighth-Order.

"Bing Yi, are you alright?"

Lu Jianxia, in a green dress, stepped out from the hidden void, looking at Chen Yan with an unchanging gaze.

"I'm fine," Chen Yan said.

"You called for my help; does it have to do with the death of Ji Kong?" Lu Jianxia asked. She had no affection for Bing Yi, and even felt some disgust.

When she first met Bing Yi, she admired that Bing Yi was willing to destroy the Lu Clan for the sake of the common people.

But after Bing Yi entered the Lu Clan, he repeatedly showed signs of coveting her, and she gradually began to feel disgusted.

However, this Bing Yi was, after all, a Heaven's Pride of the Breaking Mirror, and a member of the Yu Clan; even the Yu Lord had once spoken with the Lu Lord because of him.

Lu Jianxia still regarded him as a supreme genius.

It must be said, as fellow Heaven's Prides of the Breaking Mirror, Bing Yi was far inferior to Chen Yan.

It was simply like heaven and earth.

"I encountered Chi Yi; he killed Ji Kong and is very powerful," Chen Yan said. It seemed Lu Jianxia had not noticed the difference between him and Yu Yi.

"So it really was Chi Yi. Even you couldn't defeat him?" Lu Jianxia frowned. This Chi Yi had appeared almost out of nowhere, killing two Ji Clan Heaven's Prides in succession.

Now, the lords of every continent knew the other party's name.

"I couldn't defeat him. His attainments in mental power left me in awe, and I had no choice but to call for help," Chen Yan dared not say too much.

The more he spoke, the greater the problems would be.

Fortunately, he could sense Lu Jianxia's emotions and knew that Lu Jianxia had not become suspicious.

"A genius of the mental power path? It is difficult for geniuses to emerge in the mental power path. It seems this Chi Yi is a hidden Heaven's Pride of the Chi Clan."

Lu Jianxia pondered, then glanced at Chen Yan indifferently:

"I have already told you that the Five Clans Assembly is to begin in these two days. You insisted on acting on your own; if you were to perish this time, no one would care about you."

Her voice was cold, looking down at Chen Yan from a position of superiority, with even a trace of disgust in the depths of her eyes.

She did not want to waste this opportunity to reprimand Bing Yi; those eyes beneath that mask were likely still scanning her body.

She felt disgusted.

Chen Yan's brows lifted slightly, and a smile appeared at the corners of his mouth. He was still thinking about how to get away from Lu Jianxia; after all, if Lu Jianxia were to lift his mask and look, he would be completely exposed.

Now that he saw it, things seemed very easy to handle.

"Lord Lu, I think that since you are so disgusted by me, it would be better if I left the Lu Clan directly. It would be good for both of us. I, Bing Yi, am not a lowly person who must cling to Lu Continent."

Having said that, Chen Yan flew away directly.

He smiled inwardly; being able to leave now was the best outcome.

He still had to go to Ji Continent.

Old Shen and Old Luo were both over there, and there was no fear of his identity being exposed there.

He had always wanted to kill and grow stronger on the battlefield.

What is a Divine General?

A Divine General who can rise on the battlefield is a true Divine General!

High in the sky, Lu Jianxia was stunned.

What was wrong with Bing Yi?

According to the past, he would likely have admitted his mistake first and then promised to listen to her next time.

Now, why did he suddenly want to leave?

Lu Jianxia pursed her lips, watching Chen Yan fly further and further away. She did not go after him; she was certain Bing Yi would not leave, and was likely hoping she would call him back.

Wanting to know his status in her heart?

Lu Jianxia's disgust for Bing Yi was absolute.

She was as disgusted now as she was admiring when she first met Bing Yi.

Lu Jianxia sneered; she would not do it, as she was disgusted by Bing Yi to begin with.

She wanted to see if this Bing Yi had the courage to leave directly.

He certainly did not.

Lu Jianxia sneered, but gradually, she could no longer sense Bing Yi.

The other party had flown far away.

Lu Jianxia's gaze narrowed slightly, and she began to make a communication.

At the same time.

Jiang Yuan gritted his teeth and crushed the communication array disk that had appeared on Yu Yi's body, along with the flesh and blood.

Lu Jianxia was startled, and she attempted to locate him again.

But Yu Yi's positioning array disk had long since been destroyed by Chen Yan.

The next moment.

Lu Jianxia flew out directly; her speed was extremely fast, streaking across the clouds like a meteor.

Deep in the seabed, Chen Yan watched the streaks of light flying through the void, feeling a sense of relief in his heart; he should have escaped by now.

The next moment.

A cold woman's voice rang out beside Chen Yan's ear:

"You still underestimated the sensory ability of a peak Creation Realm expert."

Lu Jianxia appeared; she reached out her hand, wanting to grab Bing Yi, but felt another wave of nausea for no reason.

But thinking that Bing Yi was truly about to escape this time, she simply grabbed Chen Yan by the shoulder and flew out of the seabed with him.

"Come back with me!"

She shouted coldly:

"The Five Clans Conference is about to begin, and you are the only Yu Clansman participating; you must go."

At the same time.

Ji Province.

A warship soared into the sky, and a roar emanated from within:

"They killed my Ji Clan's Ji Zhongyun and Ji Kong, damn them!

Pass on my order: from now on, if any Ji Clan prodigy encounters that Chi Yi, they must kill him!"

A red-haired man wearing golden armor growled, rolling anger appearing in his eyes.

Inside the cabin, a group of Ji Clan prodigies sat quietly, their expressions all extremely furious.

The person in the head seat, Chen Changyuan, however, had a calm expression, as if he hadn't heard this statement at all.

The red-haired, golden-armored warrior was still roaring:

"If this brat also intends to attend the Five Clans Conference, do not worry about the Chi family's reprimand; you must kill him!"

…………

Chen Province.

A white-feathered wild goose blotted out the sky as it streaked across the night, the person at the lead being none other than Chen Qi.

"Yi, why is it this name again?" Chen Qi murmured, a hint of emotion appearing in his eyes:

"Among the prodigies of the world, only Chen Yan dominates the current generation!

All other prodigies, in front of Chen Yan, are merely flickering for a moment."

Chi Yi has emerged into the world?

So what?

Is he a prodigy like Chen Yan?

He sighed, looking at a man behind him wearing green robes with a dignified appearance:

"Chen Yunyou, that includes you; although you are the first in the first tier, compared to Chen Yan, you are not a genius."

The man named Chen Yunyou nodded:

"The Great Elder is right."

Chen Qi nodded and began to sigh again:

"That day, if I had..."

Behind him, a group of Chen Clan prodigies remained silent; they were already accustomed to this.

Chen Qi was just like this, always blaming himself for not bringing Chen Yan back at the time.

…………

Chi Province.

A gorgeously decorated pleasure boat drifted through the void.

"Elder Chi Xun, the Chi Master has sent an inquiry asking if Chi Yi is a prodigy from your lineage?"

A woman in black arrived on the deck and spoke.

At the very front of the deck, the man named Chi Xun stood before the railing, looking at the sea of clouds outside the ship, his eyes carrying a trace of vicissitudes as he slowly shook his head:

"Report to the Chi Master that I don't know who that Chi Yi is either."

The woman in black frowned:

"Elder Chi Xun, could Chi Yi be the offspring your younger sister Chi Mi gave birth to in the Xia Clan?"

Chi Xun frowned:

"My sister has already become an Ancient Divine Beast; you tell me how an Ancient Divine Beast gives birth to a child?"

The woman in black's expression trembled as she said:

"Could it be before she turned into an Ancient Divine Beast..."

"Get lost!" Chi Xun barked:

"I don't know who that Chi Yi is, and even if he were my sister's child, I wouldn't let him return to Chi Province.

The Great Xia is so good, why return to Chi Province to engage in infighting?

Understand?!"

The anger in Chi Xun's eyes grew more intense, and the woman in black's face turned deathly pale.

Chi Xun suddenly laughed:

"It's nothing, I was just joking; Chi Province isn't trash, the Five Clans are.

Look, this Five Clans Conference has a topic that says:

The Five Clans must work together to mold a Divine General belonging to the Five Clans, a Divine General just like Chen Yan; you tell me..."

As Chi Xun spoke, his laughter grew louder:

"Hahaha, it's fucking hilarious; still Chen Yan, they are all just idiots with delusions of grandeur."

PS: One shouldn't speak too definitively; I even said before that I wouldn't write any more PS notes.

But today is the Lunar New Year, so I must break my own rule.

Wishing all you brothers and sisters a Happy New Year.

To be honest, an author is empowered by their readers; you all have been giving me energy for more than half a year, thank you everyone!

Some comrades, you make me want to cry to death.

You really send gifts every single day, I am moved; even when I write poorly, you still send them.

I must express my gratitude.

Thank you all.

Damn, thank you.

Happy New Year, let's all be better together next year!

In '25, let's soar together!