Chapter 455: No one can defeat Chen Yan, except for himself

"Pfft!"

Upon the earth, Chen Yan spat blood, struggling to his feet with the utmost difficulty.

If not for his inability to utilize his Immortal Will, he would never have been so severely wounded.

The strength of his own path of Tempering was truly terrifying.

It was fortunate he hadn't unleashed the 【Heaven-Splitting Style】 back then; otherwise, the Chen Clan would have simulated that too, and he feared he would have been in dire straits in this battle.

Chen Yan walked with a staggering gait, a long trail of blood flowing beneath his feet; his physical body had long since run out of strength and every last drop of blood-energy.

Yet, he still walked on under the eyes of everyone.

A powerful will!

He stepped across the sunken, cracked earth until he arrived before a deep pit.

Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle!

Inside it.

Black smoke rose from the body of the Chen Yan imitation, and dense, pitch-black metallic particles were still surging, congealing, and repairing upon its body.

It was imitating the Immortal Body, attempting to restore itself.

But it was very crude.

A robot could be repaired like this, but what about a human?

Impossible.

To create such an imitation, the Chen Clan must have paid a heavy price; it was simply a waste of money.

High above in the sky, Chen Qi's expression was ugly to the extreme; this imitation was worth a fortune!

With a boom.

Chen Yan thrust his spear out, instantly piercing through the imitation's forehead.

"Chen Yan, you are inferior to me."

He spoke in a low voice, then stored the imitation's remains into his Origin Space.

The next moment, having completely lost all his strength, he lay on the ground, gasping for air.

Too strong.

This was the strongest enemy he had encountered to date.

No one could defeat Chen Yan, except for himself.

The path of Blood-Energy was, after all, quite far behind the path of Tempering.

The path of Blood-Energy was now at the Fifth Rank, yet he had fought an imitation that was only at the peak of the Fourth Rank of the path of Tempering.

And he had nearly been killed by the imitation.

Only by truly facing oneself does one know one's own weaknesses, and also know one's own strength.

After he thrust this spear out, the entire world fell silent.

Chen Qi's face was deathly pale; the first genius to defeat a Chen Yan imitation had appeared.

Yet it was the person he least wanted to see.

"Ice Intent."

Lu Jianxia flew down, looked at Chen Yan, and took out a Bright Moon-grade healing treasure medicine.

"No need."

Chen Yan spoke:

"I can trade with you."

He took out the imitation's remains.

"Inside this is the Chen Clan's core technology, and many array disks are still undamaged; how much can it sell for?"

As his voice fell, a low roar suddenly came from the sky:

"You dare!"

"Shut up!" Chen Yan barked:

"If I do not die, I will surely slay you!"

Chen Qi gritted his teeth, the murderous intent in his eyes nearly bursting forth.

The value of this imitation could not be simply stated; the production cost was too high.

It was more precious than a Sixth Rank expert.

If not for the fact that the Chen Clan had established a research institute to study Chen Yan, who would spend such a great price to create a Chen Yan?

These resources were enough to cultivate a Creation Realm expert.

"Five Sun-grade Grade-D 【pills/items】, I will trade with you."

High above, Chi Xun's voice rang out.

"Ji Prefecture offers six!" Ji Hai also glanced at Chi Xun and spoke.

"Seven." Lu Jianxia looked at Chen Yan:

"Plus one Bright Moon-grade healing treasure medicine."

"Eight!" Chi Xun spoke again:

"Plus two Bright Moon-grade healing treasure medicines!"

Chen Qi's expression grew increasingly ugly:

"He hasn't even passed the Heaven's Pride Killing Array yet; the one coming in ten days is a Fifth Rank early-stage Chen Yan imitation!

Why are you all investing in him?"

Chen Yan narrowed his eyes; the Chen Clan's desire to harm him remained undying.

He pulled back his sleeve.

Yet he saw that within the cuff, one of the four black marks that had initially condensed had already dissipated.

Of the remaining three, one was slowly dissipating.

Judging by the speed of dissipation, it might truly dissipate completely on the tenth day.

"This Heaven's Pride Killing Array has a progress bar?" Chen Yan said with a ferocious tone, his voice cold to the extreme.

"This is the consequence of you exterminating my Chen Clan's Heaven's Pride!" Chen Qi roared lowly:

"You still don't know why you are like this even now!"

Chen Yan retorted:

"You still don't know how much of an idiot you are even now!"

"Damn it!" Chen Qi shouted lowly, and endless pressure descended.

"Enough!" Lu Jianxia shouted lowly, crushing this wave of powerful pressure:

"Elder Chen, the Five Clans Law has already intervened; do you still intend to strike?

Do you think you are above the Five Clans Law!?"

At this moment.

On the Five Clans Rankings across all corners of the land, the figures of Bing Yi and Chen Qi were revealed.

The battle had already ended, and the image was slowly dissipating.

But the confrontation between the two was still resounding.

Everyone was listening and watching.

Chen Qi's expression was icy to the extreme; this was the first time a junior had dared to treat him with such an attitude.

He did not worry about the Heaven's Pride growing and threatening him.

He was already at the pinnacle of the world.

The Chen Clan was already one of the most powerful forces between heaven and earth.

So what if Bing Yi is the son of the Universe Lord?

His, Chen Qi's, status was far higher than that of a clan leader's son.

He stood with his hands behind his back, stroking his beard.

"Chen Qi, you are still deceiving yourself!" Chen Yan's voice was icy:

"You fear me!"

"Bastard!" Chen Qi scolded lowly:

"I would fear you?"

A terrifying deterrent force erupted from his eyes, as if he were a volcano about to erupt.

"You are exactly fearing me!" Chen Yan said indifferently:

"You saw a glimpse of my future and worried that you would be in danger, so you left Xiaoyang.

For this, you abandoned Chen Yan, only to discover later that Chen Yan was a rare talent.

What made it even harder for you to accept was that the Bing Yi who scared you away is now only a Fifth Rank!"

Chen Yan's voice was cold:

"You cannot forgive yourself for your initial cowardice, and you are angry at your own incompetence.

Seeing me execute Chen Youyi, you became excited, finally able to exterminate me!"

His voice resounded out, and even Chi Xun's expression changed.

This damn thing is killing the heart by attacking the character.

Lu Jianxia was even a bit nervous, wanting Bing Yi to stop talking.

"In the end, the incompetent one is still just yourself. I tell you, even if you had truly met Chen Yan back then, Chen Yan would most likely have told you to 'get lost'!"

Bing Yi's voice pierced through heaven and earth.

Silence.

Chi Xun pursed his lips and said nothing.

Ji Hai also raised his eyebrows; even he was shocked.

Is Bing Yi tired of living too long?

Chen Qi's expression was icy, just staring fixedly at Chen Yan, at Bing Yi.

His killing intent was about to erupt completely at any moment.

"Hahahaha!!!"

He laughed out loud, his eyes looking coldly at Chen Yan, his body trembling.

"You have guts, you truly have guts, son of the Universe Lord, son of the Universe Lord!"

Blue veins began to bulge on Chen Qi's forehead, and the next moment he closed his eyes:

"Ten days later is your death date; how will you defeat the Chen Yan who has stepped into the Fifth Rank?"

On the earth, Chen Yan smiled:

"So, Chen Yan is your reliance?

Is he your father?

How do you know that your future self might not also fall at the hands of the Great Xia Divine General you think highly of!"

At this moment, it became completely quiet.

Lu Jianxia's expression became difficult.

At this moment.

On each of the Five Clans rankings, the images related to this scene were slowly fading away.

But everyone, the Five Clans and the Xia Clan alike, heard Bing Yi's final voice.

"Do the Five Clans have any courage, any principles of their own?

Using a counterfeit of a Great Xia heaven-gifted genius to exterminate the Five Clans' own heaven-gifted genius?

You have no shame!

Chen Youyi slaughtered children like crushing an ant; should this person not be killed?

You keep saying you are exterminating ancient divine beasts, but are those really ancient divine beasts?

Those are living beings maliciously mutilated!"

His voice was resonant as he pointed at Chen Qi in the high heavens:

"Could it be that you will wait until Chen Youyi personally kills your own children before you smilingly go to welcome him?

No one to uphold justice, and even less humanity!

Morbid, disgusting, base, shameless!

You want to use a counterfeit of Chen Yan at the Fifth Rank to behead me?"

He laughed out loud, that laughter filled with rolling killing intent:

"I, Bing Yi, will be waiting!"

The image completely dissipated.

On the Ji Province battlefield.

A million soldiers watched in silence.

This was a struggle within the Five Clans, but at this moment, the soldiers actually felt that Bing Yi should not die.

Within Lu Province.

On holographic projections atop high-rise buildings, Bing Yi's figure appeared; some were silent, while others were shouting in anger.

They felt Bing Yi was not wrong.

The lower the status of the person, the more they could appreciate the greatness of what Bing Yi had done!

Such scenes.

Were playing out in Chen Province, Chi Province, and Ji Province.

Some were speaking up for Bing Yi.

Some felt there was a problem with the Five Clans' laws.

Within Great Xia.

The populace watched in silence.

This was a genius who had defeated a counterfeit of Chen Yan at the peak of the Fourth Rank.

Being able to defeat a Fourth Rank Chen Yan with a Fifth Rank cultivation base was already strong enough.

The opponent was at least stronger than that Lu Fusang, who was first on the Fifth Rank ranking.

"What a pity, it seems next time the Chen Clan will simulate a counterfeit of Chen Yan who has advanced to the Fifth Rank to kill him."

"Bing Yi's values are at least correct, they are right; the only pity is that he is a member of the Five Clans."

"He is absolutely a heaven-gifted genius among the top-tier; being able to fight Chen Yan like that is enough for him to be recorded in history."

Sounds of discussion arose one after another.

Today, the name of Bing Yi thoroughly resounded throughout the entire Five Clans and Great Xia.

Within the Saint-Breaking Realm, azure radiance was emerging at this moment.

Power of faith was born, transforming into Chen Yan's limit-breaking energy.

The 【Break】 character Saint-Breaking Fruit began to grow.

Thirty-five percent!

Thirty-six percent!

…………

Forty-seven percent!

…………

Fifty-five percent!

This time, the faith came from both Great Xia and the Five Clans.

Not everyone was blind.

Above the sky, Chen Qi's complexion turned from green to purple.

Many people from far away were sending him voice transmissions.

Saying that what he did was wrong.

Chen Qi's breathing was low.

He slowly closed his eyes; in his eyes, Bing Yi was already a dead man.

Bing Yi had only defeated a Fourth Rank peak Chen Yan.

How could he fight a Fifth Rank Chen Yan?

Although that was data derived from the Chen Clan's system, the combat power displayed by the early Fifth Rank Chen Yan counterfeit made even him feel astonished.

Bing Yi must die.

He had no need to get angry with someone who was already a dead man.

Was he wrong?

Was it because he loathed his own initial fear that he was targeting Bing Yi like this?

Chen Qi narrowed his eyes, sweeping his gaze toward the icy intent upon the earth.

He did not acknowledge it.

"Eight Sun-Radiance grade, fourth-tier, plus two Bright-Moon grade healing spirit medicines—will you trade or not?"

High above in the sky, Chi Xun was still speaking.

"Are there any higher bids?"

Ji Hai also narrowed his eyes; he glanced at Chen Qi and said nothing more.

Lu Jianxia looked somewhat embarrassed:

"Can I pay on credit?"

"No," Chen Yan spoke up:

"Although I am close with Lu Prefecture, Princess Jianxia, if I do not have ten days to prepare sufficiently, how am I to face a fifth-rank Chen Yan counterfeit?"

Lu Jianxia nodded and took out seven Sun-Radiance grade, fourth-tier blood-essence treasures:

"Sell it to Elder Chi Xun; I will lend them to you first, and you can pay me back another day."

Chen Yan frowned slightly; he looked at Lu Jianxia, waved one hand, took out the counterfeit, and handed it to Lu Jianxia:

"I do not owe others."

Lu Jianxia and Chi Xun were taken aback.

"Why bother? I am offering eight, why must you trade with her?" Chi Xun spoke, looking puzzled.

Chen Yan did not reply; he did not owe the Five Clans anything.

The Five Clans filled him with disgust!

He did not want to be in debt; only by not owing anything would his butcher's knife not pause for even a moment when he raised it in the future.

He had had enough.

He did not want to converse with these people any longer.

He had once been disappointed in Great Xia, but the appearance of Luo Puxin and Shen Yiwei had turned around the trajectory of Chen Yan's life.

The appearance of Lu Xunyang had paved the path for Chen Yan's future.

The appearance of Elder Chi, Xia Hanzhou, San Jin, and Xia Qi made Chen Yan understand that Great Xia could still be saved.

Now, he thoroughly understood why Lu Xunyang had left the Lu Clan back then and chosen Great Xia.

Great Xia only needed the strong.

And the Five Clans were not that.

Lu Jianxia fell silent, feeling at this moment that an insurmountable barrier had emerged between her and Bing Yi.

She stood up, a slightly dim light flickering within her silver eyes.

She raised her head and looked at Chi Xun:

"Elder Chi Xun, lend me one Sun-Radiance grade, fourth-tier; I will return it to you another day."

Chi Xun was stunned, then tossed out a Sun-Radiance grade, fourth-tier blood-essence treasure.

Lu Jianxia handed the eight Sun-Radiance grade, fourth-tier treasures and two Bright-Moon grade healing spirit medicines to Chen Yan:

"Eight Sun-Radiance grade, fourth-tier and two Bright-Moon grade spirit medicines—this is the highest price Chi Xun offered.

I am giving them to you; you do not owe me, this is a fair trade."

Lu Jianxia took away the remains of the counterfeit and stepped into the void.

"Is there anything that can isolate eighth-rank perception? I can trade treasures for it."

Lu Jianxia's gaze tightened slightly, and high in the sky, Chen Qi pursed his lips.

Clearly, Bing Yi was doing this to guard against him.

After all, eighth-rank perception was too strong; it could clearly see exactly what Bing Yi was doing.

The two were now enemies.

"No need to trade treasures; it is just an independent cultivation chamber."

Light flames appeared between her fingers; she took out an independent cultivation chamber crafted from bluestone and tossed it to Chen Yan.

Chen Yan tossed a Sun-Radiance grade blood-essence treasure toward Lu Jianxia.

Lu Jianxia caught it and remained silent for a long time.

At this moment, she re-examined Bing Yi and re-examined herself.

She had once loathed Bing Yi, thinking the other was merely a lecherous, disgusting, and rude person.

When she discovered that Bing Yi was a disguise, everything changed.

Even now, she actually felt a sense of inferiority in her heart.

It was an inferiority of thought, an inferiority of morality, and an inferiority of courage.

She had always been approachable, but her inner self was incomparably noble.

Now, she simply could not feel noble at all.

She remembered the first time she saw Bing Yi at the Luo family.

Facing her invitation, Bing Yi only knew how to flee.

Perhaps Bing Yi had always loathed her.

"Bing Yi, I really don't know how much a cultivation chamber costs; it can isolate eighth-rank perception only because the material is special."

Lu Jianxia tossed the Sun-Radiance grade, fourth-tier blood-essence treasure to Chen Yan and fled directly into the high sky:

"Don't give me anything else."

She sat cross-legged high in the void, looking down at Bing Yi below.

"I believe you can defeat that counterfeit."

She sent a voice transmission to Chen Yan, her voice incomparably sincere.