Chapter 453: The Yu Lord Appears, the World Trembles, Chen Yan vs. Bing Yi!

Yet, it was at this very moment.

High above, that massive and sacred Divine Court phantom began to unfold.

Chen Qi appeared high in the sky with an icy expression, looking down at Chen Yan just like that.

"The Five Clans Law has ruled: execute the Heaven's Pride Killing Array against Bing Yi!"

As his voice fell, Lu Jianxia's face turned deathly pale in an instant.

"Elder Chen, how could you...!"

Chi Xun was also shocked, looking toward Chen Qi:

"How could killing a mere Chen Youyi trigger the Heaven's Pride Killing Array?

Did the Five Clans Law judge incorrectly?"

"Chi Xun!" Chen Qi roared:

"You are still shielding him even now! Bing Yi defied the dignity of my Chen Clan and slaughtered a Chen Clan Heaven's Pride, the daughter of the Chen Lord—he deserves this punishment!"

As Chen Qi's voice fell, Lu Jianxia's body stiffened.

The daughter of the Chen Lord!

Chen Youyi was the daughter of the Chen Lord?

An illegitimate daughter?

This...

No wonder Chen Qi was so furious.

Chen Qi looked down at Chen Yan from his high vantage point:

"Do you know you were wrong now? It is too late. No matter how much the Yu Clan hides from the world, they must still abide by the Five Clans Law!"

His voice was icy, and the next moment, a white jade light wheel appeared in the void.

A billowing pitch-black robe appeared from within the light wheel first, followed by two long, slender legs.

And then.

A refined body appeared, along with a handsome face, as if an immortal had descended.

This person's black hair danced in the wind, and his expression was terrifyingly cold as he scanned the world.

The moment he appeared, he stunned the entire Myriad Forms Island.

At this moment, Chen Changyuan and the other Five Clans Ranking Heaven's Prides all saw this person appear, their gazes trembling.

This person's strength was not the greatest, yet he made everyone feel a sense of terror in their hearts, as if a massive boulder were pressing down upon them.

An indescribable sense of oppression washed over them.

The strongest Heaven's Pride of the current age!

Chen Yan!

"The Five Clans Law recognizes Chen Yan as the strongest Heaven's Pride of the current age. This is a Chen Clan-simulated clone of Chen Yan, possessing the combat power Chen Yan had before he ascended to the Law-Extinguishing Realm!"

Cold intent flared in the depths of Chen Qi's eyes:

"Bing Yi, it is useless to regret now!"

Lu Jianxia's face turned deathly pale.

The Five Clans Law's Heaven's Pride Killing Array was exactly this: dispatching the strongest martial artist of the same realm to kill the offender.

Originally, they would likely have sent the one ranked first on the Fifth-Rank List.

That was an old man from Ji Province.

If it were that person, Lu Jianxia felt that Bing Yi might actually have a chance to win.

But the Chen Clan cheated.

They sent their own simulated clone of Chen Yan!

Back then, when Chen Yan was at the Fourth Rank, he could already annihilate Lu Fuxuan; when he advanced to the Fifth Rank, his combat power had increased to an unimaginably high level for that realm.

Although Bing Yi was now at the Fifth Rank, he was not the best of the Fifth Rank.

How could he fight to the death against such a Heaven's Pride who transcended all concepts?

"I object!" Lu Jianxia said in a low voice.

"Your objection is useless!" Chen Qi barked:

"What say the Five Clan Heads?"

His voice pierced through the void!

In Ji Province, inside a magnificent palace, the Empress of Ji Province, dressed in pitch-black battle armor, leaned against her throne, a playful trace appearing at the corner of her mouth:

"Granted."

Chen Province.

A massive tower soared into the clouds, and the Chen Lord, sitting cross-legged before a giant floor-to-ceiling window, slowly opened his eyes.

"She was only one of my many daughters, but she was very outstanding, was she not?

I liked this daughter very much."

"As for how strong the Yu Clan truly is, I do not believe they are stronger than my Chen Province."

The Chen Lord murmured, no killing intent in his eyes, only speaking calmly:

"Granted."

…………

"Denied."

Lu Province.

Within a deep, secluded pool, golden light overflowed.

A towering figure emerged from the pool, the gaze of Lord Lu looking toward the distant horizon, seemingly perceiving the ability to pierce through the truths of heaven and earth, looking toward a certain place:

"Lord Chi, let it be, Bing Yi is a rare talent."

…………

Chi Province.

"Granted."

An indifferent voice came from within an abyss of unfathomable depth; within the abyss, that pair of profound eyes seemed to see through the endless void, locking gazes with Lord Lu.

"The Five Clans need law; this Bing Yi is wantonly murderous and holds no regard for the Five Clans, so what use is there for law?

More crucially, he actually empathizes with the Great Xia; what exactly is the Yu Clan trying to do?"

…………

Chen Qi laughed loudly:

"Three clans agree, that is already enough!"

He looked at Chen Yan with cold eyes.

Yet, it was also at this moment.

Boom!!!

In the distant Far North.

Above the boundless ocean, raging, violent waves suddenly erupted.

The endless void was forcibly torn apart.

Within the void inside it.

A ring-shaped star, like a beautiful treasure of the universe, floated silently.

On the inner ring of the ring-shaped star, countless awe-inspiring high-tech buildings stood, rising from the ground.

On the surfaces of these buildings, a faint light flowed, scattered as dense streams of data flashed by.

On port after port built of bluestone, spaceships of various shapes shuttled in and out, the light of their engines illuminating the surrounding area.

And it was also at this moment.

Inside a towering building, a figure suddenly flickered.

He took a step out, instantly descending upon the boundless ocean.

Transforming into a black-robed figure ten thousand meters tall that shook heaven and earth, the tattered hem of the robe brushed across the ocean, erupting into waves of monstrous proportions.

"Not allowed!"

The black-robed figure spoke indifferently:

"Lord Ji, retract your previous words!"

At this moment, heaven and earth trembled.

Because of the matter of Bing Yi, the Yu Clan, which had always lived in seclusion, appeared.

The Lord of Yu also appeared!

The gaze of Lord Chen looked over through the endless void, carrying surprise:

"You..., you have already lost your physical body."

The Lord of Yu ignored Lord Chen and looked toward Ji Province once more.

Ji Province.

Inside a magnificent grand hall.

A terrifying coldness emerged in the eyes of the Ji Clan Empress, who was clad in black armor:

"Are you threatening me?"

"Yes!"

The Lord of Yu spoke indifferently, a massive array pattern automatically standing horizontally before him.

The next moment.

His Dharma image projection was cast upon the land of the Ji Clan.

Hum!

Within Ji Province, black light exploded, and the Ji Clan Empress appeared in the high heavens, confronting him:

"Once my word is spoken, it is worth a thousand pieces of gold; you actually dare to come and threaten me!"

"Lord Ji," the Lord of Yu said.

"I am the Empress of Ji Province!" the Empress shouted coldly:

"Is the Yu Clan trying to betray the Five Clans?"

Beneath the massive black-robed phantom, a ghostly light flickered:

"He is my son!"

"What does that have to do with me!" the Empress of Ji Province shouted coldly:

"If your son did not come into the world, would you also not have come into the world!?"

The Lord of Yu was about to speak.

"Hahahaha!!!"

A hearty, loud laugh resounded over Ji Province.

Hum!

A pitch-black sword light exploded from the other side of Ji Province.

The Sword of the Lord of Xia appeared!

A man wearing red robes with a full head of white hair, yet appearing only as a youth, stood upon the hilt of the pitch-black giant sword, his white hair blowing and his robes fluttering violently.

"Lord Yu, you are truly a pathetic ruler of a province!"

The white-haired youth laughed loudly.

"King Changsheng!"

Lord Yu spoke indifferently, while the Empress of Jizhou looked on coldly.

That white-haired youth was none other than King Changsheng of the Xia Clan!

Though he appeared to be a youth, he had actually lived for thousands of years; he was an old monster.

"King Changsheng, get lost wherever you came from!" the Empress of Jizhou shouted coldly.

"Wherever the Xia Lord Sword is, that is where the Great Xia is!"

King Changsheng spoke indifferently:

"Everything beyond Moshan Pass is the territory of my Great Xia, and everything within Moshan Pass will also be the territory of my Great Xia in the future!"

His voice was filled with overbearing dominance.

The Xia Lord Sword!

The number one divine artifact under heaven.

It can protect the territory of a nation!

Why did he not die when he led his troops to attack Jizhou?

It was precisely because every place he attacked was under the protection of the Xia Lord Sword.

Otherwise, if the Empress of Jizhou had made a move, he would have died even as King Changsheng.

The Empress of Jizhou sneered:

"You old thing, you've been wielding the Xia Lord Sword for so long, you must have reached your limit already."

"I can still hold on until Chen Yan emerges from seclusion!

When Chen Yan emerges, the one attacking you will not be an old fellow like me, but an invincible will-user even more monstrous than Lu Xunyang!"

King Changsheng laughed loudly:

"My Xia Clan's Divine General Chen Yan is invincible in this generation!"

His voice fell.

"Invincible!"

"Invincible!"

"Invincible!"

Beneath him, the million-strong Great Xia army roared in unison, their voices shaking the heavens.

The surging killing intent was about to erupt before the Moshan Pass of Jizhou, threatening to drown the entire province.

Shen Yiwei, Luo Puxin, and others were all shouting.

Since there was a ceasefire today, everyone had been looking forward to some entertainment, never expecting to see such a grand spectacle.

It was quite a show.

"Chen Yan was discovered by me, I discovered him!"

On the ground, Luo Puxin laughed out loud.

Soon, the military guards beside him picked him up and tossed him high into the air.

Yet, some had ugly expressions:

"Bing Yi destroyed the Gong Clan and the Luo Clan; he was also a kind person."

As his voice fell, many fell silent.

It was true, Bing Yi had a very good reputation in Great Xia.

"What's so good about him? He is a member of the Five Clans, and before, he only did it to seize opportunities!"

Luo Puxin cursed loudly, then was caught by those behind him and tossed again.

Bing Yi is Chen Yan, and the one now is Yu Yi.

What does that have to do with Chen Yan?

"Well said!"

The Blood Sword Saint appeared, grabbed Luo Puxin, threw him high into the sky, and then caught him.

Then threw him again.

"Damn it!" Luo Puxin growled:

"Lord Blood Sword, stop messing around!"

King Changsheng saw this scene and laughed loudly:

"Look at this, the Five Clans wanted to send out their strongest prodigy to kill Bing Yi, but ended up sending a counterfeit of Chen Yan.

Using a counterfeit of my Great Xia's invincible prodigy to punish your own prodigies—you Five Clans are truly pitiful!"

On the ground, all the soldiers were laughing.

This whole operation by the Five Clans was essentially a slap to their own faces.

"Who told you Five Clans to lack prodigies? Imitation is fine, it's enough.

A single finger of Chen Yan's counterfeit is enough to kill the son of Lord Yu."

King Changsheng teased, and the Empress of Jizhou's expression became incomparably ugly.

Damn that Chen Qi!

What kind of mess is he making?

Why did he have to find a counterfeit of Chen Yan?

You missed out on Chen Yan and are regretting it to death; do you have to let the whole world know?

Do you insist on having all five clans lose face along with you?

You fool!

"Clan Leader Ji, retract your previous words."

The Clan Leader of Yu spoke again.

"I have already acknowledged it, and the Five Clans Law has already confirmed it." Empress Jizhou gritted her teeth; she truly regretted it now.

"Have you been in seclusion for so long that you've forgotten the rules of the Five Clans Law?

Why didn't you appear sooner?!"

She cursed wildly in her heart.

If you really cared about your son, had you appeared sooner and offered some benefits, I wouldn't have approved it.

The Clan Leader of Yu was silent.

"He lives far away, he couldn't make it in time."

King Changsheng laughed out loud:

"Bing Yi will surely die!"

His voice fell.

"Surely die!"

"Surely die!"

"Surely die!"

The Clan Leader of Yu was silent.

It really was because he lived far away.

Damn it!

He wanted to curse too.

After this son of his was born, had he just let himself go?

Was his previous timidness all an act?

Shouts and cheers rose up from the earth.

Almost in an instant.

The news that Chen Yan's counterfeit was going to fight Bing Yi spread across the five lakes and four seas.

Within the entire Great Xia, many powerhouses knew of it at the first moment.

The people of Qinzhou were silent.

"Bing Yi is a good person."

"He is the son of the Clan Leader of Yu."

"But he wiped out the Gong family and the Luo family."

Someone sighed softly, very unwilling to see Bing Yi die.

But in the other seventeen provinces, very few people knew about Bing Yi's affairs, and they were all cheering at this moment.

The strongest heaven-gifted talent invited by the five clans was a counterfeit of the Great Xia Divine General.

This was simply helping Great Xia gain face.

Inside the State Administration Mansion.

"Surely die!"

"Surely die!"

King Changsheng's loud laughter was being broadcast in real-time through the formation disk.

Xia Hanzhou's face turned livid.

"This old immortal!"

He growled.

King Changsheng was actually cursing Chen Yan to die.

"King Changsheng, after all, doesn't... know that Bing Yi is Chen Yan." Xia Qi's serious illness deepened, and he spoke with difficult breaths:

"By the way, can General Yan's strength in the Blood Qi path defeat the Horizontal Refining path now?"

Xia Hanzhou pursed his lips.

It was difficult.

Chen Yan followed Lu Xunyang's path in the Horizontal Refining path, which was too powerful.

As for the Blood Qi path, he had always explored it himself, and the investment was not very large.

It seemed he was really going to be beaten to death by his own counterfeit.

"It's fine, there is still one chance of not dying; the ancient State Administrator phantom can take action to bring General Yan back to Great Xia," Xia Qi said.

…………

Almost in an instant.

The matter of Bing Yi was slowly fermenting throughout the entire world.

On Wanxiang Island, Chen Qi's face looked ugly to the extreme.

For a time, many powerhouses were sending voice transmissions to curse him.

He swept his gaze toward Bing Yi on the earth.

It was all because of this child!

A God of Slaughter?

A God of Slaughter that even he felt fear upon seeing?

"You are very good, very good indeed!" Chen Qi said coldly.

The next moment.

That imitation of Chen Yan descended instantly.

Boom—it caused the earth to tremble.

Within the rising dust, the imitation's eyes shot out golden light, as it circulated the 【Forging Expansion Firmament Dome】.

Powerful!

A suffocating sense of oppression struck.

Even Lu Jianxia's face turned deathly pale.

"Bing Yi..."

She could not change anything.

This is the Five Clans Law.

If you can win, you are a heaven-gifted talent, and you have the qualifications to live.

If you cannot win, you have committed a crime, and you must die.

Chen Qi wants Bing Yi to die.

Chen Yan stood quietly, the malice around his body slowly fading; he had not yet had time to absorb the energy he had suppressed within his body.

The violent suction force produced by the Child Lamp was still affecting him.

He pulled back his sleeve; on his forearm, four pitch-black markings had appeared at some unknown time.

This was the brand of the Five Clans Law upon him.

To fight against oneself, to fight against the self of the past.

Could his Blood Qi path truly defeat the strength of his former Hardened Body path?

Almost everyone predicted he would die today.

But in his heart, Chen Yan was laughing.

He could lose to anyone, but he could never lose to himself.

Boom—

The imitation attacked in an instant, throwing a punch.

Fast!

Fast to the extreme!

It appeared before Chen Yan in almost an instant, the raised fist erupting with fist intent.

Five-fold fist intent.

It was not the Horizontal Push fist intent, but it was extremely similar.

Very similar, but still not it.

High above, Chen Qi watched coldly, seemingly seeing the scene of Bing Yi's head exploding.

The next moment.

Chen Yan moved!

A spear strike!

Ice-Thunder Explosion, the spear intent struck to kill.

The speed was faster, the momentum more terrifying!

Crack!

In the void, countless pitch-black thunderbolts shattered and burst forth.

The power of the Bright Moon-tier thunder shattered the earth in all directions.

Amidst the rolling dust.

It was actually the imitation that had been sent flying by a single spear strike.

Following closely was Chen Yan's spear strike that seemed as if it would pierce through the earth's veins.

Pfft—

The long spear pierced through the imitation's abdomen, and blood burst out.

The imitation was knocked flying in an instant, its body continuously smashing through the courtyard walls behind it, crashing into the great mountain behind the mountain village.

Boom—!

The great mountain collapsed, and countless terrifying fissures in the earth suddenly spread out toward the heavens and the earth in all directions.

This scene happened suddenly.

Chen Qi gritted his teeth and looked downward in an instant.

"Chen Yan?"

Ice-Thunder transformed into a stream of light, and Bing Yi's body pierced through the void in an instant, killing toward that direction.

"How trashy!"