Chapter 448: He is Chen Yan!

"The Five Clans have produced their first genius of the Will Path!"

"It is indeed Ice Will, which makes perfect sense; the will of a genius who breaks through realms is naturally the most powerful."

"Impressive, Brother Bing Yi."

High above the heavens, Chen Qi and the other high-ranking members of the Five Clans were still in shock, but their voices carried downward and were heard by the group of Five Clans Ranking geniuses who were currently descending.

One by one, they looked at Chen Yan with changing expressions.

"Bing Yi, could we be friends?"

A woman wearing a long purple dress flew over, looking at Chen Yan with wide, sparkling eyes; she was quite lovely.

"Ji Province, Ji Mengli." The woman named Ji Mengli revealed a sweet smile:

"Your feud with Chen Changyuan has nothing to do with me, Ji Province."

Chen Yan glanced at Ji Mengli; if he remembered correctly, this person was also a genius of the third tier, not very old, and only at the fifth-rank realm.

Chen Yan did not answer; Ji Mengli pursed her lips, her eyes betraying unknown thoughts.

Chen Changyuan was still falling, and he swept a glance at Chen Yan, hiding the killing intent in the depths of his eyes.

He was no longer the leader of the Aristocratic Alliance he once was.

He was still falling, yet he looked at the person beside him and transmitted his voice:

"Ji Mingyao, I suspect that Bing Yi is Chen Yan."

The man named Ji Mingyao swept a faint glance at Chen Changyuan and transmitted back:

"What kind of joke are you making? How could Chen Yan possibly have walked out of the Lightning Tribulation Treasure Land so quickly?"

"Do not use your outdated notions to gauge Chen Yan; he could defeat a fifth-rank first-place while at the fourth rank, so it is highly possible he could emerge from the Lightning Tribulation Treasure Land early."

Chen Changyuan transmitted:

"This Bing Yi has never removed his mask and has been hiding himself the entire time; the more he hides, the greater the possibility that he is Chen Yan."

Ji Mingyao frowned, a look of surprise appearing in the depths of his eyes.

He was no fool and naturally knew that Chen Changyuan wanted to use him, but what Chen Changyuan said was indeed correct.

The group was still falling downward, but Chen Yan was sensing the hundreds of emotions around him.

He coldly squinted at Chen Changyuan.

The defining characteristic of this person, Chen Changyuan, was very clear: he harbored intense hostility toward everyone.

The other party trusted no one and was solely focused on his own martial path.

This was the most terrifying thing.

Moreover, the current Chen Changyuan carried an aura that even Chen Yan found extremely repulsive.

Although he hid it extremely well, malice could not be shielded from the perception of a Master of Will.

Within Chen Changyuan's body, there was violent malice.

Beneath the mask, Chen Yan's expression was extremely calm as he spoke:

"Everyone, Chen Changyuan and I have a feud, as you all know. Whoever can help me kill Chen Changyuan, I will reward with ten Sun-Level treasure medicines!"

As Chen Yan's voice fell, the expressions of the crowd, who were still whispering, all trembled.

"Bing Yi!" Chen Changyuan roared:

"You are Chen Yan!"

The killing intent in his eyes exploded; this Bing Yi had targeted him time and again, seeking to destroy him, and had clearly become his greatest enemy.

All around, everyone's breathing became rapid.

"Bing Yi, you yourself don't even have that many treasure medicines, do you?" Someone spoke; it was Lu Mingyuan, who was the third-ranked genius of the first tier.

One of the strongest people on the Five Clans Ranking.

The others were watching as well.

This Bing Yi's tone was too arrogant; he spoke of ten Sun-Level treasure medicines just like that.

"I have already said, my surname is Yu. Although I do not communicate much with my father, if I were to offer ten Grade-A Sun-Level treasure medicines for my own safety, do you think my father would refuse?"

Chen Yan's voice was icy:

"You do not understand my value at all!"

As his voice fell, it was filled with a sense of indifference and dominance.

The crowd was horrified; Bing Yi was indeed the son of the Yu Master.

Damn it.

Is this what the offspring of top-tier powerhouses are like?

Some were envious, some were breathing rapidly, and some had killing intent erupting in their eyes.

The next instant.

Hum!

A sword light flashed, and Chen Changyuan directly transformed into a streak of sword light and flew into the Myriad Image Island.

Immediately following, boom, boom, boom!

Figure after figure erupted with light and flames, transforming into streams of light as they chased after Chen Changyuan, among them the very Lu Mingyuan, the third-ranked genius of the first tier who had just asked the question.

"Bing Yi, remember what you said!"

A woman in red spoke; she was Chi Yuexi, the sixth-ranked genius of the first tier.

The value of ten Sun-Level treasure medicines was somewhat significant.

The most crucial part was that they were Grade-A!

Those who took action against Chen Changyuan were all geniuses of the first tier.

These geniuses were all at the early seventh-rank, and none of them were over a hundred years old.

Those who can advance to the Creation Realm before the age of one hundred are true top-tier prodigies.

"Bing Yi!"

Chen Changyuan slashed out with a finger, and the sound of swords rang out across the entire world, with ten thousand sword glows seemingly steaming and colliding.

The strength displayed by Chen Changyuan at this moment was extremely terrifying.

Sword Soul!

The third major realm of the True Intent path.

The sword has become an extension of his soul, a form of existence nearly approaching the Dao.

Chen Changyuan had no sword in his hand, only a finger.

In the void, sword marks condensed, shattering space and revealing nothingness.

Chen Changyuan's strength was formidable; as the first in line of the second tier, even several prodigies from the first tier could not suppress and kill him in an instant.

Everyone looked at Chen Yan, sighing inwardly.

Poor Chen Changyuan, why did you provoke him?

You provoked a Chen Yan, who is now a Divine General.

You provoked a Bing Yi, who is the son of the Universe Master.

Chen Yan narrowed his eyes; Chen Changyuan's Sword Soul astonished him.

If Chen Changyuan could be killed this time, it would definitely be a great thing.

Even if these few first-tier powerhouses could not kill Chen Changyuan, being able to drag him down was also a good thing.

Chen Changyuan was only at the first rank of the sixth stage, while the first tier were all at the early seventh stage.

Moreover, they were the kind of seventh-stage experts who were not weak.

Chen Changyuan was still experiencing a desperate escape, while Chen Yan's group had landed safely.

In an instant, a thick malice rushed toward them.

The malice transformed into wisps of black mist, like wandering snakes, floating leisurely in every inch of the air.

The malice in the air alone was already concentrated to the level of a fifth-stage Malice Crystal.

Chen Yan frowned; what on earth had happened on this island to produce such terrifying malice?

The others also frowned one after another.

However, those who could make it onto the Five Clans List were all geniuses; even if they were not Will Martial Artists who could devour and extinguish malice, they could still resist it for a long time.

Everyone looked ahead, where there were rows of villa areas.

From high above, Lu Jianxia's voice came down.

"You may first enter the cultivation rooms within the villas to adapt to the malice; once you have adapted, set off to the north.

Of course, if you are confident in your own strength, there is no need to adapt."

Lu Jianxia's voice was soft as she looked down at Chen Yan from high above.

Her eyebrows curved, naturally favoring Bing Yi, believing that Bing Yi did not need to adapt.

After all, Bing Yi had already awakened the Will Martial Dao.

"Bing Yi, can we get to know each other?" A crisp female voice rang out.

It was Ji Mengli from Ji Province, whom Chen Yan had ignored earlier; she was blinking her eyes, her gaze filled with admiration.

Lu Jianxia frowned slightly, but her brow immediately smoothed out.

Because Bing Yi had not paid any attention to this Ji Mengli.

In the distance, a man of about forty looked at Chen Yan and spoke:

"Bing Yi, you were originally the first in line of the third tier; you should have the strength to enter the second tier. Fight me, and I will give you a chance."

Everyone looked over; the one speaking was Ji Mingyao, the twenty-fifth in line of the second tier.

Ji Mingyao's eyes were calm; he was still pondering the message Chen Changyuan had sent him earlier.

In fact, he also suspected that Bing Yi was Chen Yan.

Now, what he wanted to do was injure Bing Yi and then take the opportunity to remove Bing Yi's mask.

If Bing Yi was not Chen Yan, he would apologize.

As for the contention for the Five Clans List, those at lower rankings could directly challenge those at higher rankings, and the higher-ranked party could not refuse.

But those at higher rankings could not challenge those at lower rankings.

This was very troublesome.

Therefore, he wanted Bing Yi to initiate the challenge.

Everyone watched, feeling surprised.

What is wrong with the people from Ji Province?

One Ji Mengli is fawning over Bing Yi, while another, Ji Mingyao, is challenging Bing Yi to a fight.

Chen Yan narrowed his eyes; he could sense Ji Mingyao's ill intentions.

But he really could not accept this fight.

If he lost, this Ji Mingyao would definitely take the opportunity to grab his mask.

If he won, it would be even more dangerous.

On the Five Clans List, Chi Yi's ranking would advance to the second tier, but Yu Yi's would remain unchanged.

By then, everyone would know he was Chi Yi, and if they probed further, they would know Chi Yi was Chen Yan.

This Five Clans Talk was truly full of crises for Chen Yan.

It was all Jiang Yuan's fault.

Chen Yan could choose to let Zhang Ting go save Jiang Yuan, but if he did that, Zhang Ting would definitely wonder how Chen Yan knew of Jiang Yuan's crisis and location.

This is a secret belonging to the Master of Martial Dao.

In reality, Chen Yan's plan at the time was quite sound; the only unexpected element was the arrival of Lu Jianxia.

He could only disguise himself as Bing Yi.

Chen Yan pondered.

The people all around looked toward Chen Yan.

Many people guessed that Bing Yi would issue a direct challenge, as Bing Yi had now awakened the Will Martial Dao, and his own combat power would be bolstered by the Will Martial Dao.

In fact, there was a high hope of defeating Ji Mingyao.

High above in the sky, a hint of a smile appeared at the corners of Lu Jianxia's mouth.

She was certain that Bing Yi would strike in an instant.

Chen Yan spoke:

"I refuse."

Lu Jianxia's brows furrowed slightly; Bing Yi had actually refused. She was stunned for a moment, then felt somewhat disappointed.

The crowd also fell silent, each lost in their own thoughts.

"Bing Yi, you are, after all, the son of the Universe Master; staying in the third tier all this time is somewhat embarrassing for the Universe Clan," Ji Mingyao said. He had not expected Bing Yi to refuse.

With Bing Yi's refusal, the suspicion in his heart grew even deeper.

"Ji Mingyao, you actually treat a cast-off that my Chen Clan doesn't want as a treasure; what is the point of you venting for Chen Changyuan?"

Someone spoke up; it was a woman named Chen Manyan, who now sneered as she looked at Ji Mingyao:

"Do you think we can't tell that you want to teach Bing Yi a lesson on behalf of Chen Changyuan?"

Chen Yan felt slightly surprised that someone was actually speaking up for him.

He looked at this person, whose name was Chen Manyan.

She was the seventeenth in line in the third tier.

Ji Mingyao was startled, then let out a low shout:

"Chen Manyan, what business is it of yours?"

"It is my business. Do you think I didn't notice when Chen Changyuan sent you a voice transmission earlier?

Chen Changyuan must have conspired about something with you; do you think Bing Yi will fall for it?!"

The crowd was stunned; Chen Manyan was actually able to spy on Chen Changyuan's voice transmissions.

"I can naturally spy on them. Although I don't know the content, the fluctuations in Qi caused by others' voice transmissions can be sensed by me!" Chen Manyan explained with a faint smile.

Ji Mingyao gritted his teeth; his good deed had been ruined by Chen Manyan.

He had been on the verge of finding out whether Bing Yi was actually Chen Yan.

He looked toward the high sky, wanting to ask Ji Haiyi to take action.

But he quickly gave up; what had just happened was still fresh in his memory.

Yet he truly suspected now that Bing Yi was Chen Yan.

Chen Yan ignored what was happening behind him; he walked into a villa on his own and entered the cultivation room.

Inside the cultivation room here, there was still a strong surge of malice, and within that malice, there was even more intense energy.

There was blood-Qi energy, mental energy, and also body-tempering energy.

This place was simply a massive refining pool.

Chen Yan felt a surge of joy; he possessed the 【Store】 character Saint-Breaking Fruit, and while cultivating, the 【Store】 character Saint-Breaking Fruit would also absorb this energy at twice Chen Yan's absorption speed.

Such a good opportunity would not come again.

Chen Yan wanted to go deeper; according to what Chen Qi said, the deeper one went, the thicker the malice, and the denser the energy in the air.

Outside Chen Yan's villa.

A woman named Ji Mengli stood quietly, her face filled with worry.

It was at this moment that Chen Manyan, who had just spoken well of Bing Yi, appeared at the villa entrance.

"Chen Manyan, what are you doing?" Ji Mengli asked.

Chen Manyan glanced at Ji Mengli and chuckled:

"You should just give up; Bing Yi doesn't look down on you at all. You've tried to talk to him twice, and he didn't pay you any mind."

Ji Mengli bit her lip, lowered her head in apparent disappointment, and clenched her hands.

Yet at this very moment.

Chen Manyan tossed out a jade talisman and handed it to Ji Mengli.

"What are you doing?"

Ji Mengli was stunned and spoke.

However, she saw Chen Manyan look toward the experts of various clans in the high sky, bow slightly, and then walk into Chen Yan's cultivation room.

She knocked on the door of the cultivation room, and Chen Yan opened it.

"May I enter for a chat?" Chen Manyan asked.

Chen Yan nodded.

High above in the sky, Ji Haiyi asked in surprise:

"What is this Chen Manyan doing?"

Chen Qi shook his head; he did not know, but his eyes narrowed:

"This Bing Yi acts somewhat unusually; having already awakened the Will Martial Dao, why does he still need to adapt to the malice in the outer villa area?"

Lu Jianxia parted her crimson lips and said:

"Perhaps, he is waiting for the news of Chen Changyuan's death."

As her voice fell, Chen Qi and Ji Hai also fell silent.

It was Chi Xun of Chi Prefecture who smiled faintly:

"Ji Hai, what should we do if Chen Changyuan is truly dead?"

Ji Hai's expression turned cold; he looked down below, where Chen Changyuan was still being hunted, and huffed:

"I don't know."

Yet, at this very moment.

Above the earth, light and shadow suddenly emerged from the jade talisman in Ji Mengli's hand.

Within the light and shadow, a scene inside Chen Yan's cultivation room appeared.

Lu Jianxia and the others looked down from high above, naturally able to see it with their superhuman vision.

Ji Mengli's expression stiffened, and she lowered her head.

Chen Qi and the others furrowed their brows.

What is Chen Manyan trying to do?

"The cultivation room can shield our perception, even that of an eighth-rank, but the array disk signal cannot.

The safer a place is, the more likely people are to make mistakes." Ji Hai spoke up, laughing at this moment:

"This Chen Manyan is actually suspecting that Bing Yi is Chen Yan."

Lu Jianxia frowned; she knew full well that Bing Yi was not Chen Yan, but the others seemed to still be suspicious.

And at this very moment.

"Greetings, Divine General!"

Inside the cultivation room, Chen Manyan knelt on one knee directly before Chen Yan, lowering her head as she spoke:

"Divine General, you face danger without fear, trapped in a desperate situation yet your resolve remains unshaken.

However, I implore the Divine General to find an opportunity to leave this place; it is too dangerous!"

Chen Manyan's voice trembled; as she looked at Chen Yan, the sincerity in her eyes could not be greater.

At this moment, high above in the sky.

Chen Qi and the others were also looking down from high up, their expressions indifferent.

Sure enough, Chen Manyan also suspects Chen Yan; helping Bing Yi speak earlier was just to gain Bing Yi's favor, and now she is probing further.

Outside the villa, Ji Mingyao and the other prodigies of the Five Clans Ranking also flew out, looking at the jade talisman in Ji Mengli's hand, each with a different expression.

Inside the cultivation room.

Chen Yan wore a mask, making it impossible to see what he was thinking, and he only spoke in a low voice:

"In Great Xia, there are too many pitiful people."

His voice was calm, yet it carried an unprecedented emotion.

Chen Manyan, who had been kneeling, hurriedly lowered her head further, her eyes widening.

She had been messaged by Chen Changyuan; the other party offered benefits, and she had only come to probe.

As it turns out, it seems to be true...

Besides someone from Great Xia, who else would call the people of Great Xia pitiful?

High above in the sky, the expressions of Chen Qi and the others changed drastically, especially Lu Jianxia, whose red lips parted in disbelief.

Yet, they saw that Chen Yan was still speaking:

"Once the Xia Clan perishes, the common people will either be slaughtered or displaced, dying in ditches."

His voice was heard by everyone, and Chen Manyan gritted her teeth.

These are the words a Divine General should say.

The other party is truly Chen Yan.

The other party does not know that they are being broadcasted.

Chen Manyan was on the verge of breaking into a cold sweat; she had to act this scene out well.

This is her great merit!