Chapter 484: Step-by-Step Heart-Stopping Terror!

Disloyal, unrighteous, and against the Dao.

At the time of his appointment as General, the Xia Lord once asked Chen Yan in front of all the people under heaven.

Chen Yan replied, "The heart has no dead end, and the world has no dead end."

But today, Chen Yan has seen the path of another person who is a Divine General.

Chen Yan has faced the scouring of the resentment of those ten million wronged souls, and the hatred of ten million people toward the undying Xia still lingers in the depths of Chen Yan's heart.

Chen Yan turned around; outside, it was deathly silent.

The prodigies on the Five Clans Ranking were deep in thought, shocked.

Why would it be twenty-two? From what aspect did Bing Yi glimpse the true mystery of the Gate of Life and Death?

A terrifying way of thinking, a terrifying way of fighting.

This is the impression Bing Yi has given everyone at this moment.

Outside, Chen Qi and Ji Hai were also silent.

Even they were pondering the mystery of the Gate of Life and Death; as Eighth-Order experts, they did not solve it immediately, yet Bing Yi benefited repeatedly, shocking everyone with his high intelligence.

Chen Qi felt extremely low.

It was not the first time Bing Yi had displayed combat power that should not belong to his age to the outside world.

Not just combat power, but also his resourceful way of thinking.

Chen Qi sighed; he had once thought that Chen Yan was already monstrous enough, but he had not expected that the Five Clans would also give birth to such a genius.

No wonder he had once seen a glimpse of the other's future as a Divine General.

Yet such a monster had actually become an enemy of the Chen Clan.

Both the Chen Clan and Bing Yi knew clearly that there was no room for reconciliation between them.

Lu Jianxia's beautiful eyes shimmered with brilliance; Bing Yi had never disappointed anyone and always gave people constant surprises.

Even she felt that Bing Yi possessed an invincible power.

Recalling the promise Bing Yi had made to her, Lu Jianxia parted her red lips slightly, her eyes revealing a sense of melancholy.

Bing Yi was so intelligent, even capable of seeing through the human heart; had he also long ago glimpsed her thoughts?

Were the words he had said to her before also lies to deceive her?

Lu Jianxia was not wrong to think this way; after all, Bing Yi's monstrous nature gave her a feeling of unreality.

Just like a flower overflowing with fragrance, you have no idea if it carries poison.

"So that's how it is!" Chi Xun suddenly spoke, filled with emotion.

"Elder Chi, have you already glimpsed the secret?" Ji Hai also spoke.

"Mm." Chi Xun nodded:

"If Bing Yi hadn't chosen eleven and twenty-two consecutively, I wouldn't have truly glimpsed it."

Chi Xun smiled, but inwardly he sighed.

The Xia Clan's luck is truly good; first there was Lu Xunyang, and later there was Chen Yan.

They are all picking up the scraps of the Five Clans, and damn it, they are all Destiny Cards.

Chi Xun sighed inwardly.

If Chen Yan does not die, then the Great Xia might be able to extend its life for another few decades.

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"I understand now too, twenty-two, eleven..., so that's how it is!"

Within the Chen Clan, a genius spoke with a trembling voice, their breathing rapid.

"I understand too; I had some guesses before, and Bing Yi's choices confirmed my hypothesis." Ji Chuxi spoke, looking at Bing Yi:

"Brother Bing Yi, you are truly intelligent."

He was genuinely impressed; the process of decoding was not actually difficult, but what was difficult was the time.

After all, the sculpture did not give everyone much time to think.

Everyone's initial time was actually wasted on choosing the names.

Everyone choosing Bing Yi before was actually just wanting to glimpse the mystery from Bing Yi's choices.

A smile appeared on the corner of Chen Yunyou's mouth; he glanced at Chen Yan but did not speak.

Chen Changyuan had been sitting cross-legged on the ground to heal; from time to time, sword light steamed from his body, and explosive sounds rang out continuously.

Chen Changyuan had just been almost killed by Chen Yan, but at this moment he looked extremely calm, as if nothing had just happened.

At the same time.

The sculpture's voice sounded again.

"The third round begins!"

"The rules of the game have changed this time; within these one hundred and twenty-five rooms, there are no longer Qi-Blood Treasures, but rather Thought-Power Treasures!

In this round, you have three chances as well.

Please write the candidate you have in mind on the paper, and at that time I will choose the person with the most names and give that person a chance to enter a room to take an opportunity."

The moment the sculpture's voice fell, the expressions of all the prodigies who understood the rules changed slightly.

Determining the entry based on the number of strokes in the character for 'thought'.

Then the rooms with Thought-Power Treasures should be 5, 12, 17, 24, 31.

At this moment, it was almost an open hand; everyone's focus was instead placed on how to get everyone to choose themselves.

No one was paying attention to Chen Yan anymore; everyone was now focused on the names.

"Brother Bing Yi, write my name; the Ji Prefecture will definitely reward you heavily in the future."

Ji Chuxi's voice came over.

"Bing Yi, you and I have no feud. I do not blame you for harming me before. Can you write my name this time?"

Chi Yuexi's voice transmission arrived.

Chen Yan ignored it; that pitch-black long tongue was still wrapped around his body.

The malicious little girl's scarlet eyes were still constantly staring at Chen Yan.

Chen Yan sat cross-legged calmly, his gaze icy.

The answer to the Life and Death Gate barrier is definitely not just about carrying over digits!

Or rather, being born within the carry is the answer.

But everyone seems to have misunderstood one thing.

After Chen Yan discovered this problem, he had been thinking about how to keep his plan going.

Everyone was still constantly sending voice transmissions, but Chen Yan looked at Chen Changyuan, who was still sitting cross-legged and healing his wounds to the side:

"Chen Changyuan, if you are the Invincible Child, then fight me in a battle of life and death."

Chen Changyuan's stomach was still bleeding; he opened his eyes at this moment and looked coldly at Chen Yan.

Chen Yan continued:

"You and I both know that only one of us can survive. Guess what, if I kill you, what will Ji Prefecture do to me?"

Chen Changyuan narrowed his eyes, his murderous intent fully revealed, but he did not speak.

The people around watched quietly, not surprised; after all, Bing Yi had just struck with the intent to kill.

Chen Changyuan only wanted to snatch the precious medicine, yet Bing Yi had struck directly at Chen Changyuan's head.

Chen Changyuan's pupils kept contracting, and deep within his eyes surged undisguised ruthlessness and determination.

"Changyuan, this person must be killed. Regardless of whether he is the son of the Universe Master, he is too great a threat to you."

Inside his body, the voice of the Ancient Beast of Dreams sounded.

"You must help me," Chen Changyuan said.

"Mm, I already have a method," the Ancient Beast of Dreams said.

Chen Yan looked at Chen Changyuan indifferently; he once again felt the fluctuation of malice within Chen Changyuan's body.

Chen Yan did not speak, his whole body seemingly wrapped in a layer of chilling murderous intent.

It was also at this moment.

"The person with the most names, Chen Yunyou," the sculpture's voice sounded.

Chen Yunyou laughed, cupped his hands slightly toward the crowd, and then walked to the rows of rooms and opened the fifth room.

In an instant, sounds like celestial music floated into everyone's ears.

"It really was correct!"

"Spirit-Connecting Jade Dew, this is a hard-to-find precious medicine!"

"Tsk tsk tsk, so the carry was the answer!"

Sounds of exclamation arose.

A sharp glint appeared in Chen Yunyou's eyes as he collected the precious medicine.

Soon, the remaining two chances for the mental energy precious medicine reward were also being used.

The second time was Ji Chuxi, and the third time was Chen Yunyou again.

"Sigh, I, Lu Mingyuan of Lu Prefecture, was eliminated first, and Lu Fuguang also died..." Lu Fukun sighed.

Now, it is Lu Prefecture and Chi Prefecture that are the most miserable, having gained nothing.

A cold smile hung on the corner of Chen Yunyou's mouth; he swept a glance at Chen Yan and then said no more.

The sculpture's voice came again.

"The fourth round begins!"

"The rules of the game have changed this time. Within these one hundred and twenty-five rooms, there is no longer mental energy precious medicine, but Secret Techniques!"

In this round, you have three chances as well.

Everyone's expressions changed instantly.

Secret Technique reward?

What kind of Secret Technique could it be?

Horizontal-refining breathing methods, external-refining martial arts, blood-Qi cultivation methods, martial skills, formation disks, and True Intent can all be considered Secret Techniques.

Suddenly, everyone's emotions fluctuated.

This is the final round of the second stage of the Life and Death Barrier, clearly different from the previous ones.

The character "Secret" has ten strokes.

That is to say, the room numbers containing Secret Techniques are five, ten, fifteen, twenty, and twenty-five.

Suddenly, the eyes of all the prodigies of the five clans became fiery.

It was also at this moment.

Chen Changyuan's voice transmission sounded in Chen Yunyou's mind:

"Give me a chance, and I can help you eliminate Bing Yi."

Chen Yunyou frowned and sent a voice transmission:

"How can you eliminate him? You were almost killed by him."

"I have a method. Give me the second chance to draw a name, and you must choose room number twenty or ten for the first time."

Chen Yunyou's gaze flickered.

Soon, Ji Chuxi also received Chen Yunyou's voice transmission; he looked at Chen Changyuan in surprise, then shifted his gaze to Bing Yi and remained silent.

Soon, for the first chance of the Secret Technique reward, everyone chose Ji Chuxi.

Ji Chuxi glanced at Chen Changyuan and chose room number ten.

Inside the room, there was a very ancient jade talisman, with profound and mysterious patterns engraved upon it.

The moment she obtained the jade talisman, a smile appeared on the corner of Ji Chuxi's mouth:

"It is actually a Sun-Grade C-rank mental power martial art; not bad at all."

Under the envious gazes of the crowd, Ji Chuxi stored the jade talisman into her Origin Space.

Chi Yuexi's expression turned ugly as she looked at Chen Yunyou:

"You lied to me!"

Previously, Chen Yunyou and Chi Yuexi had discussed that for the first two times, the Chizhou prodigies would all vote for Chen Yunyou, and this time, no matter what, it would be Chi Yuexi's opportunity.

But she did not expect that it would be Ji Chuxi who obtained the opportunity.

"Chi Yuexi, all is fair in war," Chen Yunyou smiled and said.

Chi Yuexi's expression was cold.

Immediately following this, the second round of writing names began.

"Chen Changyuan, you are the one with the most names."

The moment the sculpture's voice rang out, many people were stunned, not expecting that Chen Changyuan would be chosen.

Chen Changyuan floated up slowly, his gaze indifferent, and went directly to room number five, which also contained a jade talisman inside.

Chen Changyuan stored the jade talisman into his own Origin Space, then immediately closed the door.

Inside the room.

Sss, sss, sss.

On Chen Changyuan's body, shadows rippled, and countless strands of pitch-black mist were forcefully extracted from within his physical body, transforming into a tall, pitch-black figure.

"This place is the paradise of my Ancient Divine Beast."

The Dream Ancient Divine Beast spoke softly and smiled:

"Nothing has absolute rules; I have been wondering how the Ancient Divine Beast in this room disappeared during the last round."

She spoke quietly, her body slowly sinking into the ground, emitting a faint, cold laugh:

"Only by escaping underground."

Chen Changyuan nodded with a calm expression:

"This time, I am counting on you."

"Very well."

Chen Changyuan pushed open the room door and walked into the sight of the crowd.

"Chen Changyuan, you certainly know how to scheme," Ji Chuxi smiled; Chen Changyuan did not speak.

Lu Fukun frowned:

"Chen Changyuan, I also did not expect it to be him; what exactly did he transmit to you all?"

Lu Fukun's voice rang out, and some were curious, as Chen Changyuan having the most names was somewhat unrealistic.

"Chen Changyuan made a deal with me," Chen Yunyou said indifferently, clearing up the crowd's conjectures.

As for Chen Yan, he had not made a sound the entire time.

Soon, a piece of paper appeared before the crowd once more; this was the final time to write names.

Chen Yan glanced at Chen Changyuan, then wrote his own name on the paper.

"Bing Yi, your name appeared the most times," the sculpture's voice rang out.

In an instant, there was silence.

"Something is not right," Chi Yuexi said with a frown, clearly feeling that there was a problem.

"Why did you all choose Chen Changyuan first, and then Bing Yi?" Lu Fukun's voice was somewhat cold.

It was too wrong.

Logically speaking, with everyone choosing now, it would not be Bing Yi no matter what; it would either be Chen Yunyou or Ji Chuxi, and even the possibility of choosing Chi Yuexi would be greater than Bing Yi.

But everyone had chosen Chen Changyuan last time, and this time it was Bing Yi.

It was too suspicious.

Outside the Myriad Image Island.

The expressions of Lu Jianxia and Chi Xun also changed slightly.

Where there is something wrong, there must be some conspiracy.

This was the final reward opportunity of the Life and Death Gate; once it ended, the Life and Death Gate would close.

Lu Jianxia keenly sensed the danger.

Her pair of bright, shimmering eyes were now shifting back and forth.

Chi Xun handed one of his teleportation array discs to Lu Jianxia and smiled with hidden meaning.

"Elder Chi, you really think highly of Bing Yi," Chen Qi said, squinting his eyes.

"Not at all, this teleportation array disc costs money," Chi Xun smiled.

Lu Jianxia's gaze was slightly cold; at this moment, she took a deep breath, and her own aura began to weaken.

In this place, Chen Qi, Ji Haiyi, and Chi Xun were all at the Eighth Rank.

And she was at the peak of the Seventh Rank Creation Realm.

In fact, she had always been able to enter the Myriad Image Island, and to enter the inner city, she only needed to suppress her own cultivation realm and strength.

There was no need to drop her realm.

All along, like the prodigies of the first tier, she had been in the Creation Realm.

The next moment, Lu Jianxia flew into the Myriad Image Island.

It was precisely at this moment.

Chen Yan stood up.

He walked quietly, without saying a single word.

Sure enough, Chen Changyuan made a move against him.

He sensed Chen Changyuan, and the malice within the other party's body had vanished.

And this, too, was what Chen Yan wanted.

He needed to remain here; after all, he had already formed a conjecture in his heart.

Chen Yan pondered.

Now, what he needed to do was first resolve the danger he was about to face.

He also wanted to see what kind of chess move Chen Changyuan had played against him.

For the fourth round of secret technique rewards, according to the carry-decryption, the rooms with precious medicine and no danger were five, ten, fifteen, twenty, and twenty-five.

Ji Chuxi and Chen Changyuan had clearly conspired beforehand.

One chose room number five, and the other chose room number ten.

Chen Yan needed to find where the danger lay from the details.

Why did they choose number five and number ten?

The only purpose was to drive Chen Yan into the three rooms of fifteen, twenty, and twenty-five.

Perhaps the danger belonging to Chen Yan had already been arranged within these three rooms.

Or perhaps.

There was only one danger, but it could change the room it was in based on Chen Yan's choice.

Correct.

It should be like this.

Chen Changyuan hadn't entered these few rooms earlier.

Then it was possible that the Ancient Divine Beast within his body had used a burrowing method to sneak into the other rooms.

It was highly likely to be inside room number twenty.

In this way, whether Chen Yan went to number fifteen or number twenty-five, that Ancient Divine Beast could head to those rooms at the fastest speed.

They didn't leave number five and number ten for Chen Yan precisely to make Chen Yan choose only among these three rooms.

This shortened the preparation time for that Ancient Divine Beast to kill Chen Yan.

Chen Yan glanced behind him and saw that both Chen Yunyou and Chen Changyuan were staring fixedly at his back.

"Chen Changyuan, what exactly have you done?" Chen Yunyou transmitted his voice to Chen Changyuan.

"I have certainty!" Chen Changyuan transmitted back.

"Are you not worried that the Yu Clan will kill you?" Chen Yunyou smiled.

"The backup plan I arranged will not show itself!" Chen Changyuan transmitted again.

His gaze was calm, and he immediately closed his eyes, continuing to sit cross-legged.

"As long as Bing Yi enters any one of these three rooms, I am certain that he will not come out."

Chen Yunyou did not speak.

Chen Yan turned around again and arrived before the door of room number twenty-five.

He still had one thing he wanted to confirm now.

He looked at the malicious little girl he was dragging on the ground.

Immediately, he walked slowly to the door of room number twenty-five and placed his right hand on the doorknob.

At this moment.

Silence!

Chen Changyuan's previously closed eyes suddenly widened, and that chilling murderous intent almost burst out from the depths of his pupils.

Bing Yi!

Go to hell!

He, Chen Changyuan, was an Invincible Child, a person of destiny destined to obtain everything.

Because of Bing Yi, because of Chen Yan, he had actually fallen to this point step by step!

Blue veins bulged on Chen Changyuan's cheeks; after wiping out Bing Yi, he would focus wholeheartedly on dealing with Chen Yan!

At the same time.

The Dream Ancient Divine Beast, which was still underground in room number twenty, quietly shifted its position and appeared inside room number twenty-five.

Sss, sss, sss...

Terrifying malice instantly spread throughout the entire room.

Pitch-black tentacles extended from beneath her sleeves, locking onto the space behind the door crack.

The moment Bing Yi opened the door, the thick fog of black malice would instantly burst out, obscuring everyone's perception.

Then, these dense tentacles would entangle Bing Yi's body in a split second and drag him into the room!

Sss, sss, sss...

Viscous malice slowly dripped down from the body of the Dream Ancient Divine Beast; the terrifying malice could instantly devour a person's heart and spirit.

Click...

The sound of the doorknob turning rang out; the Dream Ancient Divine Beast's eyes widened, and a bloodthirsty smile appeared at the corners of her mouth.

The next moment.

Boom!

Wild lightning flashed!

Outside the door was merely a momentary flash of light; Bing Yi did not open the door at all but instead flew toward Room No. 20!

Chen Changyuan also widened his eyes at the first instant, as if in disbelief.

How is that possible!!!

His heart suddenly rose into his throat, and his breathing even vanished!

Hiss!

The Ancient Dream Beast let out a soft hiss in an instant; even though she was an ancient beast, she was enraged at this moment.

But she was a peak Tier 7 Pure Evil Ancient Beast, a peak Tier 7 Array-Condensing Ancient Beast, and a peak Tier 7 Elemental Ancient Beast!

In a split second, the Ancient Dream Beast burrowed into the ground, attacking toward Room No. 20.

How fast was her speed?

As an Elemental Ancient Beast, her speed burrowing through the ground was even faster than traveling through the air!

She sneered in her heart and hissed.

Bing Yi was indeed a clever human, having actually sensed where the danger lay.

But what use was cleverness when it could not bridge the massive gap in strength?!

In an extremely short amount of time, she rushed into Room No. 20, her malice overflowing and her tentacles spreading out.

The next instant.

A creaking sound rang out.

The door to Room No. 23 was suddenly opened!

The Ancient Dream Beast's body trembled, and the malice within her could not be contained, overflowing wildly.

Bing Yi had not prepared to enter Room No. 20 at all!

Instead, she had entered Room No. 23, which had no secret technique!

No one had expected Bing Yi to make such a choice.

Anyone, upon seeing Bing Yi abandon Room No. 25, would have assumed she would definitely choose Room No. 20, which contained the secret technique.

The Ancient Dream Beast had been tricked!

In an instant, she had been tricked twice.

"Hiss!"

The Ancient Dream Beast hissed aloud.

Up until now, she had missed the opportunity to annihilate Bing Yi.

Chen Yan rushed into Room No. 23.

Inside, a small girl of malice with a long, lolling tongue stood quietly; seeing Chen Yan arrive, even this small girl of malice did not react in time.

She also had not expected Chen Yan to choose to enter this room.

Absurd!

Immediately following, scarlet light rapidly emerged in her pitch-black eyes.

But at this instant, Chen Yan did not pay any attention to this small girl of malice at all.

He tried his utmost to steer his gaze past the body of the small girl of malice, trying his utmost to look behind her.

And then.

A scarlet blood droplet radiating the brilliance of a precious medicine fell into Chen Yan's line of sight, with rich body-tempering energy drifting from within it.

As expected!

Chen Yan's heart beat violently!

He had guessed correctly!