Chapter 490: Continent Brightness Reappears, the Dignity of the Divine General!

"He is finally dead." Chen Qi spoke in a cold voice, yet it carried a trace of trembling.

He sat cross-legged high in the sky, his expression as complex as a dense web woven by the years.

In this era, no matter what kind of person one is, after seeing something happen that one dared not even imagine, one will reflect and experience complex emotions.

That is just how it is.

Like a mouthful of old wine sliding down the throat, heavy and pungent.

Even for Chen Qi, even for Ji Haiyi.

At this moment, both were silent.

Between life and death, breaking through the realm forty-eight times, and it was a breakthrough to the fifth stage, the Dharma Truth Realm, of the Qi and Blood path.

A one-time, continuous series of breakthroughs.

Before the entire world, a magnificent chapter difficult to eulogize was written.

"Why did he have to kill Chen Youyi?" Chen Qi spoke in a low voice:

"Why did he have to kill Chen Youyi?!"

His eyes widened, his aura became somewhat unstable, and he grew furious.

Clearly, Bing Yi and Chen Zhou would not have headed toward extremes.

But Bing Yi killed Chen Youyi?

Why?!

He, Chen Qi, is not a villain who must exterminate geniuses.

He is not!

You, Bing Yi, acting like this, is asking the world to mock him, Chen Qi, and to harbor hatred for him, Chen Qi!

Why must he, Chen Qi, be subjected to this?

Lu Jianxia appeared with a cold face, her figure's curves undulating, her black hair disheveled, and within those magnificent, jewel-like silver eyes rippled unspeakable sorrow.

"Look, it was he who killed Chen Youyi first." Chen Qi looked at this junior who was clearly emotionally moved; he only felt that the other's gaze was scorching, making him somewhat uncomfortable.

But no matter what Chen Qi said, Lu Jianxia only sat quietly, her head bowed, her disheveled hair covering her face.

"This old man... I... was only acting according to the Five Clans Law!" Chen Qi snorted:

"Chen Youyi is the daughter of the Chen Master, she is..."

"Enough!" Lu Jianxia spoke coldly:

"In your eyes, living beings have long since ceased to be worthy of being called living beings; the standard you use to evaluate whether someone is a person is based solely on the other's strength!"

Lu Jianxia gritted her silver teeth, glaring at Chen Qi:

"Stop talking, your voice makes me sick!"

Chen Qi opened his mouth, a flash of anger erupting in his eyes; just as he was about to speak, Ji Haiyi chuckled:

"The Jinzhi Palace seems to hold a great secret."

Ji Haiyi changed the subject.

"Indeed there is a secret, perhaps related to the inheritance of Xia Weimin." Chen Qi stopped paying attention to Ji Haiyi:

"For the past thousand years, the Divine General Temple has never opened; I don't know why it opened this time. We also saw that poem, and we also saw the phrase 'born in the advancement'."

Advancement, advancement, isn't that the Jinzhi Palace?

Added to the hidden head of that poem, 'The Great Xia Divine General is here'.

It was not difficult for Chen Qi to judge that the powerful inheritance of the Great Xia Divine General was right in the Jinzhi Palace.

And...

Chen Qi narrowed his eyes; there were some things he could not say, as this involved the deepest secrets of the Chen clan.

"I heard that Chen Yi of those years died in the Jinzhi Palace, killed by Xia Weimin's own hands.

That madman Xia Weimin, it's fortunate he died, otherwise he would definitely be one of the top figures of this generation now."

Ji Haiyi continued, looking at Chen Qi, wanting to learn some secrets through Chen Qi's expression.

Chen Qi gave a faint glance at Lu Jianxia, who remained in silence, and spoke:

"Xia Weimin and Chen Yi almost swept through that generation; even Chi Canglan of the Chi Continent was no match for them."

"Who killed Chi Canglan?" Ji Haiyi asked:

"Has your Chen clan investigated?"

"I don't know, he suddenly disappeared back then." Chen Qi spoke, looking at Chi Xun:

"Chi Canglan was from your lineage, right? How exactly did he die?"

Chen Qi frowned; at this moment, Chi Xun had his eyes tightly closed, as if he were deep in thought about something.

"Chi Xun?" Chen Qi asked again.

"Ah?" Chi Xun opened his mouth:

"Bing Yi, it's a pity about Bing Yi..." He slowly shook his head.

"I am asking you about Chi Canglan... what is wrong with you?" Chen Qi narrowed his eyes; Chi Xun's state was not quite right.

"Chi Canglan, ah, Chi Canglan is dead..." Chi Xun sighed, but inwardly he was anxious.

Damn it!

What to do?!

Chen Yan is already dead; Xia Hanzhou should be about to activate the God-level grand formation.

Damn it!

The entire Wanxiang Island will probably be gone.

Chi Xun was somewhat nervous; if he were caught in the aftermath, he would also be severely injured.

Damn it!

Why haven't they launched it yet?

Why is there still no movement?

Chen Yan, are you dead!

If you don't launch it now, the corpse will be cold; what will you use to save Chen Yan?

Sweat appeared on Chi Xun's back.

Being caught in an explosion isn't scary, but waiting for an explosion is fucking terrifying.

Chen Qi and Ji Hai also glanced at Chi Xun suspiciously, feeling that Chi Xun was a bit abnormal.

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"Aren't you going to activate the grand formation?"

At the border of Tie Province, the Divine General of Suppressing Mountains frowned, his presence naturally imposing.

Before him stood a grand formation constructed by the Grand Minister using the Star Ruler.

The grand formation was octagonal, with a massive Profound Crystal Pillar standing at each corner.

At the core of the formation, countless golden dragons rolled and leaped like a surging torrent.

【Firmament Dragon Abyss Formation】!

A god-tier grand formation belonging to the Xia clan; by borrowing the momentum of their four eighth-rankers, it can span mountains and seas, instantly destroy a great city housing hundreds of millions, or create a teleportation channel to receive living beings.

It is incomparably powerful.

The 【Firmament Dragon Abyss Formation】 had already condensed, but at this moment, the Grand Minister, the Director of the Astronomical Bureau, and Xia Hanzhou were slow to act.

All three were deep in thought, with looks of astonishment appearing on their faces.

The Divine General of Suppressing Mountains felt like a joke; it was obvious that these three knew exactly what was going to happen.

He was the only one who didn't know.

"Speak!" the Divine General roared.

"Launch it," the Director of the Astronomical Bureau sighed.

"Wait a little longer," Xia Hanzhou narrowed his eyes.

"What are we waiting for?" the Grand Minister frowned.

"What on earth are you all doing!" the Divine General roared.

Xia Hanzhou glanced at him and said with a complex expression:

"Bing Yi, it's Chen Yan."

"Huh?" the Divine General of Suppressing Mountains was stunned.

The next moment.

Boom!

Blood energy surged into the heavens.

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Inside the Divine General Temple, Chen Yan's body overflowed with surging malice; even the five malicious little girls who had originally wrapped their tongues around his waist were now dazed, each of them loosening their tongues.

Immediately after, they sat blankly in the Divine General Temple, staring into space.

Chen Yan's body was wrapped in malice, making it impossible to tell he was still a living being; at this moment, he looked more like an ancient divine beast that had devoured tens of thousands of souls.

Black smoke of malice was exhaled from Chen Yan's mouth, dissipating into the air.

An intense feeling emerged from the bottom of Chen Yan's heart.

It seemed to be a summons.

Something was coming from the depths of the starry sky, guiding him.

Gradually, the phantom of an old man wearing a golden robe appeared.

Although his facial features had changed, Chen Yan still recognized his identity from the old man's brows.

The previous generation's State Ruler.

At this moment, not only the previous State Ruler, but one phantom figure after another was condensing.

It was about to arrive, and the world seemed as if it were about to be cleaved open by immense power to create a brand-new channel.

That "immortality" was about to arrive.

Chen Yan understood that although his physical body had died, his will persisted; he had not truly died.

But to this world, he, Chen Yan, had indeed died.

Therefore, that "immortality" was about to arrive.

"I am not yet dead," Chen Yan said abruptly; he stood up and spoke to the phantom of the previous State Ruler before him:

"I, Chen Yan, am not yet dead."

As his voice fell, the golden-robed old man's expression also tightened slightly.

"Who... are you?"

The old man spoke, carrying endless majesty.

"Chen Yan," Chen Yan said.

"You clearly... clearly already died," the old man frowned even deeper.

He watched Chen Yan quietly, very puzzled, having never seen such a scene before.

From within the void tunnel that was about to be torn open, sounds of astonishment came through.

"It seems... he didn't die?"

"What... is the situation?"

"Kid, you have actually reached this step."

"Chen Yan, you are very good."

Voices rang out one after another.

These were all the voices of ancient State Rulers.

They had already died, but had become Continent Spirits, still retaining a sliver of residual consciousness.

Today, that one instance of immortality of Chen Yan's had awakened them.

Chen Yan heard two familiar voices; one was Xue Qi.

The other seemed to traverse the ages, carrying endless vicissitudes; it was the Founding Lord, and also the Lord of Hardened Body.

It was as if that pair of faint gazes was staring at him across the endless river of time.

Chen Yan inhaled malice, his eyes calm; he respected that person, yet also loathed this person.

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"General Yan."

At the Golden Continent Ruler's Mansion, Xia Qi exclaimed:

"General Yan's willpower is unimaginable; no wonder he could walk so far on the path of will."

As Xia Qi spoke, he sighed lightly again.

Everything was due to the birth of an accident.

Chen Yan, who should have entered Mo Mountain Pass in Ji Continent, was taken to Lu Continent by Lu Jianxia.

"General Yan is a living being after all, not a god." Xia Qi sighed with emotion:

"Fortunately, I had long ago sought one instance of immortality for General Yan."

Xia Qi sensed it carefully; he could perceive that the instance of immortality was currently being used.

Only, gradually, Xia Qi's brows also furrowed.

What is the situation?

Why is there no movement?

That instance of immortality seems to...

"Got stuck again?" Xia Qi's gaze trembled; had that instance of immortality failed?

"How is that possible!"

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"Damn it, Xia Hanzhou, you are truly a piece of trash!"

"I told you back then that I wanted to go to Qin Continent myself to protect Chen Yan, but you wouldn't let me!"

"I have never seen an Eighth Rank as spineless as you!"

"I said it, you can't get a damn thing done, can you, you can't do a damn thing!"

"Since Chen Yan has left seclusion, why not let the Grand Preceptor guard him?"

On the border of Iron Continent, by the sea, the God General of Suppressing Peaks spewed a torrent of abuse.

Xia Hanzhou's expression grew worse and worse; he regretted telling the God General of Suppressing Peaks this truth.

"Damn it!" The God General of Suppressing Peaks barked, his eyes wide:

"What are you waiting for, strike over there!"

His voice was booming, filled with dominance.

"No matter how powerful Chen Yan is, he isn't Eighth Rank; are you really confident he can survive under those Eighth Ranks of the Five Clans?!"

Xia Hanzhou had a headache:

"Chen Yan only wanted to go to Ji Continent; who knew Lu Jianxia would appear? At that time, the only one closest to Iron Continent was Zhang Ting!"

"What about the Grand Preceptor? Isn't she in Xiaoyang?" The God General of Suppressing Peaks barked.

"At that time, she had just used the Star Ruler to distort Zi Zhan's perception and was unable to act."

"Then couldn't Chen Yan have waited?" The God General of Suppressing Peaks was furious:

"Why did he have to go to Ji Continent? Couldn't he come to Golden Continent? Can't I teach him, or can't the Director of the Astronomical Bureau teach him?"

The God General of Suppressing Peaks only felt it was absurd.

Since Chen Yan was already so precious, why let him go out to wander alone?

"No one can teach him." Xia Hanzhou spoke after a moment of silence.

"Ridiculous!" The God General of Suppressing Peaks was even laughed into anger, feeling he had heard the most outrageous thing.

No one can teach Chen Yan?

He is an Eighth Rank, and who among those present is not an Eighth Rank?

The God General of Suppressing Peaks wanted to continue his rage, but in the end, he sighed:

"I know this kid is a monster, but no matter how monstrous, you shouldn't have let him be."

His gaze was complex:

"Breaking through realms forty-eight times at the moment of death is simply a miracle, but wouldn't he have died anyway?

If not for that instance of immortality, how many years would Great Xia have to wait for another Chen Yan to appear?"

The God General of Suppressing Peaks' rage was not without reason.

He understood Xia Hanzhou's thinking, but Xia Hanzhou had still been too indulgent toward Chen Yan.

Breaking through realms between life and death might be an opportunity, but isn't that fucking looking for death?

If one could live, who would go seeking breakthroughs between life and death?

"He only has one instance of immortality; after he returns, let him stay in the Xia Lord Temple. That kind of massive resources is enough for him to grow into an Eighth Rank."

The Divine General of Mountain Suppression spoke suddenly.

"This old man also agrees," the Director of the Astronomical Bureau said.

"Let us see what Chen Yan chooses," the Grand Minister of Rites said, meeting the eyes of the Divine General of Mountain Suppression, which were practically spitting fire.

"We shall discuss this matter after it is finished!" Xia Hanzhou said: "Wait for the soul of the past State-Ruling Sovereign to appear and guide Chen Yan.

The four of us will activate the grand array, and if any experts from the Five Clans attempt to obstruct us..."

A cold glint appeared in Xia Hanzhou's eyes:

"Kill without mercy!"

As his voice fell, the few of them all narrowed their eyes, waiting for Chen Yan's one-time immortality to be used.

It was also at this moment.

Xia Hanzhou frowned; a communication from the State-Ruling Sovereign arrived.

Within the light screen, the figure of Xia Qi appeared, his expression complex: "Everyone, come back."

"What do you mean?" Xia Hanzhou's expression was slightly startled.

A sense of foreboding surfaced in the heart of the Divine General of Mountain Suppression.

"General Yan..." The shock in Xia Qi's eyes surfaced once more:

"It seems he has created a miracle once again on his own; he is actually still alive, living in another way that even I do not know."

His voice fell.

Xia Hanzhou and the others were instantly stunned on the spot.

There was dead silence.

Only the sound of 'crack, crack' erupted as the crystals condensed from blood energy collided while the 【Dome Universe Dragon Abyss Array】 was in operation.

Xia Hanzhou and the Director of the Astronomical Bureau were both silent.

The Divine General of Mountain Suppression's brow was furrowed; he truly could not understand what Xia Qi was talking about.

What did it mean to be alive in a way he did not know?

When a person is alive, how many ways can there be?

"I think..." the little nun Grand Minister muttered:

"Even if we told the people of the Five Clans now that Bing Yi is Chen Yan, they wouldn't believe it anymore."

It was also at this moment.

Boom, boom!!!

Two pillars of light soaring into the sky erupted instantly from Tie Prefecture and the neighboring Qin Prefecture.

The skies of Tie Prefecture and Qin Prefecture were illuminated blood-red by the two red lights, and under the impact of this power, huge ravines split open.

Within these two pillars of light.

There were, respectively, a left and a right pair of pitch-black war boots being nurtured and condensed!

In a single day.

Two Prefecture Wills recognized Chen Yan's strength!