Chapter 486: Transcending Malice, the True Meaning of Life and Death!

"How is he still not dead?!"

Outside Ten Thousand Aspects Island, Chen Changyuan lay in the cultivation room of a flying warship, his body severed in half, his face deathly pale; he looked at the name 'Bing Yi' on the Five Clans Ranking, trembling.

He had nearly lost half his life this time, almost dying in the Divine General Temple.

He had even risked exposing the Ancient Beast of Dreams to set such a death trap for Bing Yi; how could Bing Yi possibly break it?

Bing Yi was entangled by five malicious little girls; how could he possibly hold on for so long?

"He must have secrets, but he won't last much longer."

Inside his body, the Ancient Beast of Dreams spoke:

"Bing Yi's will is strong, but even if he has awakened an Immortal Will, so what? In a place like that, even Chen Yunyou couldn't last a few days."

Chen Changyuan remained silent.

"Bing Yi is already a thing of the past; you must prepare for the Heaven's Pride Battle Platform in a few months."

Chen Changyuan narrowed his eyes.

Chen Yan...

Chen Yan was his number one arch-enemy; even now, Chen Changyuan felt he absolutely could not defeat the other party.

But the Heaven's Pride Battle Platform was a major event shared between the Great Xia and the Five Clans; he could not afford not to go.

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"Bing Yi..."

Chen Qi sat cross-legged high above Ten Thousand Aspects Island, his gaze locked onto the Five Clans Ranking.

Bing Yi's name was still there, which meant Bing Yi was still alive.

Truly impressive.

"I heard the largest merchant guild in Chen Province has opened a betting pool, and everyone is wagering on when Bing Yi will die."

Ji Haiyi also spoke, clearly having just received the news.

The next moment, Lu Jianxia looked over coldly; Ji Haiyi gave a faint smile, shook his head, and said nothing.

Ji Province was, in fact, happy to see a huge conflict arise between Chen Province and Yu Province.

Once the two provinces stood in opposition, Ji Province, situated in the middle, would reap the benefits.

"The matter of Bing Yi is not the work of the Chen Clan, but the strangeness of the Divine General Temple wanting to keep Bing Yi," Chen Qi said:

"To erupt with such terrifying malice in an instant, along with five long-tongued Ancient Beasts, the changes in the Divine General Temple must be manipulated by the Xia Clan; after all, Ten Thousand Aspects Island was once Xia Clan territory."

His voice was calm; pushing all the blame onto the Xia Clan was always the right move now.

Chen Qi had lived a long time and had seen too many great storms.

He had also seen countless Heaven's Pride talents.

Over so many years, the one who amazed him most was still Chen Yan.

Bing Yi was excellent enough, even a supreme prodigy within the span of a thousand years.

Many people were comparing Bing Yi to Chen Yan.

During this time, Bing Yi was indeed a prominent figure.

But everyone had forgotten one question.

Bing Yi was the son of the Yu Lord, having received so much investment and cultivation since childhood; even his age might not be real.

The probability of the other party being a reincarnated powerhouse was higher than the probability of him being a naturally born Heaven's Pride.

Yu Province was too mysterious; its technological capabilities even made Chen Province feel astonished.

The more this was the case, the more "watered down" Bing Yi's achievements were.

Perhaps the other party's brain was just a supercomputer, and his body had long since been modified.

Physical modification!

The Chen Lord had discovered that the Yu Lord no longer had a physical body; it had long since been modified.

This was even more outrageous than the biochemical martial arts of Lu Province.

Abandoning the physical body entirely and relying solely on technology for the path of martial arts—did that have a future?

In the hundreds of thousands of years of human history, they had never truly understood themselves, nor had they truly unearthed all the mysteries of the physical body.

The physical body was the foundation!

If the Yu Lord was like this, what would Bing Yi be like?

And Chen Yan, who had entered the Dao for less than a year, came from a humble background, possessed an invincible will, invincible courage, and terrifying aptitude.

In such a short time, he had reached his current standing.

What did Bing Yi have to compare with Chen Yan?

Chen Qi had thought this from the very beginning; the only invincible Heaven's Pride in his heart was Chen Yan.

"It must be Chen Changyuan's fault!" Lu Jianxia said in a deep voice: "He entered the room first, and then Bing Yi entered, which is why he encountered such danger!"

Lu Jianxia remained relentless, her face incomparably cold.

Ji Haiyi did not speak; when Chen Changyuan was previously severely injured and wanted to leave, Lu Jianxia had also strongly opposed it.

Chen Qi glanced at Lu Jianxia:

"Do not let a Bing Yi cause conflict between the Chen and Lu provinces. No matter how much your Lu Province fawns over Yu Province, will Yu Province ever emerge into the world?"

Lu Jianxia did not speak; on her porcelain-like face, the expression was so indifferent it was almost frozen.

"Have you ever seen Bing Yi's true face?" Chen Qi asked.

Lu Jianxia looked at Chen Qi:

"What do you mean?"

"I have been wondering why Bing Yi never reveals his true face; he said many things—sometimes that he was worried about Chen Changyuan seeing his appearance clearly, other times that it was his martial arts tactic, which relies on observing a living being's facial expressions to make judgments."

"Don't you think it's too deliberate?"

Lu Jianxia's pupils constricted slightly.

"The Universe Master also does not reveal their true form, but our Province Chen Master can discern that the Universe Master has long since lacked a physical body.

Province Chen has also learned from many aspects that Universe Province follows the path of technology."

Silence.

As Chen Qi's voice fell, there was a stretch of silence.

Ji Hai also nearly spoke, but he paused, looking at Chen Qi:

"Is the path of technology a martial path?"

"No." Chen Qi shook his head:

"True martial paths rely on the awakening of the physical body, such as Horizontal Refinement, Blood Qi, and True Intent.

Lu Province's biochemical martial path and Universe Province's technological path are neither true martial paths."

Chen Qi sighed with emotion:

"Since the founding of human civilization, the truly great martial path is the path of will, which can erase malice—it can erase malice—tsk, tsk, tsk, the human physical body can actually erase malice!"

Chen Qi's body leaned forward slightly, the expression on his face complex and grave, gradually relaxing again:

"This is a true treasure belonging to humanity, the number one martial path that can change the world!"

The power of the path of will needs no introduction, but what is truly terrifying about the path of will is that it can erase malice.

In all the years of human martial development, no martial path has ever been able to do this.

Chen Qi was still sighing with emotion, but Lu Jianxia could not take it in; she retorted:

"You say Bing Yi has long since changed his physical body, but he can also awaken the martial path of will!"

"Then is his martial path of will as powerful as Chen Yan's?" Chen Qi spoke lightly.

"He will certainly surpass Chen Yan!" Lu Jianxia stopped mid-sentence, the words Bing Yi had once spoken surfacing in her mind again.

Those were words sufficient to shock the world.

"Bing Yi will certainly awaken an Immortal Will!" she said again.

Chen Qi spoke indifferently:

"Whether he can even walk out of the Divine General Temple is another matter."

As his voice fell, Lu Jianxia's fists clenched tight.

No one understood the real Bing Yi, except for her.

When they were dragged into the Divine General Temple by the malicious entities, it was Bing Yi who had let go of her hand in advance.

Just out of worry that Lu Jianxia would be implicated.

Only what a person does at the brink of life and death can reveal their true character.

Bing Yi was willing to kill Chen Youyi for the sake of these beings on Ten Thousand Appearances Island who could no longer be called human.

He could use his own will to resist thousands of grievances.

He could, at the brink of life and death, rather die himself than drag her down with him.

Such a Bing Yi is absolutely not inferior to Chen Yan!

"He never compromises!" Lu Jianxia whispered in her heart.

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Crack!

Terrifying lightning shot out, Chen Yan's physical body shattered, piercing one malicious little girl away.

Endless pressure of will overflowed from his entire body, burning like a scorching sun within this dark world of malice.

Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle!

The malice was being corroded!

Screech!

A sharp, shrill cry rang out, and that malicious little girl who had been knocked away by Chen Yan lunged over again.

Chen Yan's body and arms were entangled by four pitch-black long tongues; now, only the last malicious little girl had not yet entangled Chen Yan.

"They really can't be killed!"

Chen Yan blasted out with a spear, pitch-black thunder and the pressure of will intertwined; as it struck out, the entire Divine General Temple shook and rang.

Yet there was no fear in Chen Yan's eyes, not even panic.

When that malicious little girl attacked again, Chen Yan unleashed a finger strike, a laser piercing through the opponent's forehead, leaving a pitch-black hole on the malicious little girl's forehead.

The next moment, that malicious little girl attacked again, her pitch-black long tongue wrapping around Chen Yan's left arm—she simply could not be killed.

A trace of indifference appeared at the corner of Chen Yan's mouth; his hand-blade fell, and his left arm was severed directly.

The next moment, his Immortal Will vibrated, and his physical body reshaped itself.

Only here could Chen Yan unleash his true strength without restraint.

The path of Horizontal Refinement, the path of will, the path of Blood Qi!

Malice cannot erase Chen Yan!

But at this moment, Chen Yan also discovered a problem: these malicious little girls also could not be killed.

Chen Yan sighed lightly, and at this moment, he actually gave up resistance, letting the last malicious little girl wrap her long tongue around him.

Chen Yan sat quietly; where his physical body touched the pitch-black long tongues, it was constantly being corroded, emitting green smoke.

Chen Yan was simultaneously using his will to erase the malice and using his Immortal Will to repair his physical body.

He looked at the ground; those five malicious little girls were almost identical, their little faces dirty, their scarlet eyes extremely striking, that pair of eyes like a burning sea of blood.

"Will is immortal," Chen Yan said quietly, his voice resounding within this empty Divine General Temple, his eyes meeting the gaze of the Divine General statue.

Immediately following, Chen Yan dragged the five little girls to the temple gate that had been sealed shut, pushing with all his might, but the temple gate did not budge.

"So, does it really live up to the name 'Gate of Life and Death'?"

Chen Yan murmured; having dared to be locked inside the God General Temple, he had naturally already conceived of a method to break through.

It was just that this method of breaking through was very dangerous.

Chen Yan sat down cross-legged.

At this moment, he actually stopped using the Path of Will entirely, letting the malice spill out from the four pitch-black long tongues and seep into his body.

Chen Yan's physical body was being gradually influenced by the malice, and every particle of his being was being slowly permeated by it.

The simplest way for a living being to be transformed into an Ancient God Beast is to completely cease resisting the erosion of malice.

Chen Yan had been thinking.

Does the trial of the Gate of Life and Death really only have two rounds?

If the second round—going into one hundred and twenty-five rooms to retrieve precious medicines and choosing between life and death the moment one opens a door—fits the name of the Gate of Life and Death.

Then where is the gate of the first round?

Is the gate of the Gate of Life and Death really just the doors to those one hundred and twenty-five rooms?

Or could it be that the true Gate of Life and Death is actually the gate of this God General Temple?

The living enter, the dead exit!

A smile appeared at the corners of Chen Yan's mouth, and his eyes were widening.

At this moment, even he was feeling somewhat excited and thrilled.

How does one become a 'dead person'?

He looked at the little girls of malice beside him who were still panting and staring at him, his physical body still constantly absorbing the malice.

The so-called 'dead person' is an Ancient God Beast.

No, to be precise, a creature of malice.

"They all call you Ancient God Beasts, but I have never regarded you as Ancient God Beasts."

Chen Yan whispered quietly:

"In a world full of poison, grass becomes poisonous grass; in a world full of precious Qi, it becomes precious medicine."

He closed his eyes, his voice becoming hoarse as malice filled his body:

"Grass never thought about deliberately becoming anything; it just wanted to live."

Screech!

A low, hissing sound echoed from within the vast, empty hall.

The five little girls of malice just stared at Chen Yan like that, unable to understand a word he said.

Flames of malice ignited on Chen Yan's body, his entire aura gradually changing, his perception, his everything was changing.

Even his perception of the world was quietly shifting.

This world seemed to have become different.

It had lost its color; everything was black, and a heart-palpitating silence gradually seeped into his heart and mind.

Chen Yan's emotions were being changed, being altered.

All the normal emotions that previously belonged to a human became insipid.

Between living beings, there should be no affection, no hatred, no anger.

Everything is merely the law of the jungle among living beings.

Countless murmurs slowly arose, like the chanting of scriptures, telling Chen Yan the true principles.

The malice invaded continuously, gradually casting his physical body, gradually preparing to enter the depths of Chen Yan's brain.

Even the look in the eyes of the five little girls of malice as they watched Chen Yan changed, becoming vacant.

Hum!

His will whispered and chanted, and the silent sound of the Great Void resonated within the rules of the world.

All of Chen Yan's will pressure was concentrated on his brain, protecting the last shred of things that belonged to a living being.

Memories, emotions, will!

At the same time.

Chen Yan took out what he had previously obtained.

Two heart-like precious medicines of Qi and blood, and a branch containing body-tempering energy.

"Let me, on the edge of life and death, break the limits of the world!"

Chen Yan murmured, the surging strength within his body expanding, his Qi and blood churning.

Simultaneously unleashing 【Forging Expansion of the Firmament】 and 【Illusionary Ripples of the Abyss】!

Behind him, one hundred and thirty-three True Dragon Dharma Forms and two hundred and six True Essence Dharma Forms appeared.

Chen Yan intended to first advance his realm in the Path of Qi and Blood.

To break his limits, he must knock upon the truth of the world.

Before Chen Yan, the two still-beating Ancestral Heart precious medicines slowly floated, and the rolling scarlet Qi and blood energy rushed toward Chen Yan like a gushing spring.

The rolling Qi and blood energy poured into Chen Yan's body.

On the surface of Chen Yan's physical body, waves of Qi and blood flowed like mercury.

One after another, 【Blood】 character Saint-Breaking Fruits were born.

Behind Chen Yan, a brand-new two hundred and seventh True Essence Dharma Form condensed and appeared.