Chapter 544: The Lord of Will, Approaching

Chen Yan left, walking across the ruined earth with his younger sister.

All around, quite a few logistics personnel of the Military Martial Guard still cast looks of awe toward Chen Yan.

The setting sun was like blood, dyeing the clouds on the horizon into a ghastly crimson, and the afterglow poured without reservation onto this scarred and battered land.

The earth looked as if it had been wantonly kneaded by a giant hand, uneven and pitted.

A heaven-supporting mecha stood tall; its body was dilapidated, its shell riddled with holes, revealing the twisted and deformed mechanical parts inside.

Ahead was the base temporarily established by the Great Xia Military Martial Guard; the layout was not very orderly, with buildings and camps crisscrossing.

"Jiang Yuan." Chen Yan looked toward a brick house not far away, where Jiang Yuan, who had not appeared until now, was leaning lazily against the wall.

Jiang Yuan waved his hand, looking as if he still had more to say, and then left.

"Damn it!" Jiang Yuan turned around and whispered:

"He pulled off another big one again; how is he so freakish?"

"What did you say?" Chen Yan's voice suddenly came.

Jiang Yuan was startled, thinking to himself: Did Chen Yan hear that? It's over!

He hurriedly turned his head and said with a laugh:

"The Divine General is mighty! I, Jiang Yuan, will certainly go through fire and water for the Divine General!"

Chen Yan smiled faintly: "Let's eat together tonight."

Jiang Yuan was startled, his whole person somewhat stunned.

This one sentence from Chen Yan made his heart feel somewhat overwhelmed.

"Alright." Jiang Yuan nodded.

Chen Yan saw Shen Youning, and saw Li Qingyuan, Xu Di, and other prodigies of the New Dragon Guard.

Chen Yan was slightly surprised: "Xu Di, you've reached the Origin Realm."

Xu Di puffed out his chest, wanting to say something but stopping, and only after a while did he nod: "You're not bad either."

"Xu Di, you really know how to put on an act, damn it."

With a "slap," Shao Hengyang patted Xu Di on the head, and Xu Di immediately looked over coldly.

Chen Yan chatted with everyone for a while.

"Has Sister Siwen come?" Chen Yan asked.

"Sister Siwen is still in Qinzhou; she is currently the Chief of Yunmeng City," Shen Youning replied.

Shao Hengyang said with a smile:

"Old Shen worked for so many years and was always the Deputy Chief, while Sister Siwen didn't do anything and was directly chosen as Chief."

Zhan Hun laughed from the side:

"Old Shen is truly miserable."

He laughed incessantly until he saw Shen Yiwei walking over from not far away, then hurriedly remarked:

"Old Shen is now a Vanguard General at the early stage of the Creation Realm; tsk tsk, I'm afraid he'll be the Minister of the Qinzhou Military Martial Guard when he goes back."

Not far away, Shen Yiwei walked over while saying:

"I proposed Si Wenyi's position as Chief."

Shen Yiwei paused, feeling something was not quite right, and continued:

"Originally, after I condensed the Blood Sword Realm, Xia Chiyi's side proposed that I become the Chief of Yunmeng City."

"Hmm."

Chen Yan nodded and took out the seafood Chen Yu had prepared for him from his own Origin Space.

These seafood items were still very fresh; Chen Yan had placed them in the Origin Space of the Hardened Body path, and he occasionally used his Immortal Will to maintain their vitality.

As Chen Yan took out these seafood items, Shao Hengyang's eyes widened instantly.

Zhan Hun and Li Qingyuan swallowed their saliva on the side; they hadn't seen seafood for a long time.

"I brought some good things; let's eat some together tonight," Chen Yan smiled.

"Good," Shen Youning said, "I'll go handle it."

"I'll go too," Chen Yu said from the side.

Immediately, Chen Yan flew straight to the heaven-supporting mecha in the distance.

San Jin, wearing battle-damaged white armor, sat on the mecha's head, one slender leg dangling while the other was bent, supporting her fair chin.

There was a trace of disappointment in her eyes until she saw Chen Yan arrive.

San Jin tilted her head, her face divided into light and shadow by the slanting sunset afterglow.

She just watched Chen Yan quietly, her eyelashes trembling slightly: "You're back."

This time, she actually didn't stutter.

"Hmm." Chen Yan nodded and sat down beside San Jin.

The massive mecha was thousands of meters tall, and its huge shadow blocked the northern wind from afar.

San Jin wanted to say something but stopped, just sitting there quietly.

Until a certain moment.

"San Jin," Chen Yan said.

San Jin's body stiffened, and she hurriedly sat up straight:

"Here!"

She looked at Chen Yan's cheek, her eyes seemingly expecting something.

"There's a gathering tonight; would you like to come along?"

"C-can I?"

San Jin's pair of eyes were sparkling.

"I... thought... thought you were going to... leave again."

"Of course I can," Chen Yan said with a smile.

"Mm... mm-hmm."

San Jin nodded hurriedly.

"The... the chicken leg I... I made... is... is very delicious."

"A chicken leg?" Chen Yan felt slightly surprised.

"Yeah..."

San Jin's head bobbed incessantly like a rattle-drum.

"When... when the war is over, I'm going to go open... open a chicken leg shop."

Chen Yan recalled this and smiled: "How much for one?"

San Jin held up one finger: "One... one Azure Vault-grade... precious medicine."

Chen Yan nodded.

San Jin stood up: "I... I'm going to go prepare!"

She had just flown a short distance when she suddenly stopped, turned her head to look at Chen Yan, the two ponytails behind her swaying non-stop.

She gazed at Chen Yan, tears swirling in those ink-jade-like eyes, shimmering with a crystalline light; the next moment, tears traced lines down her fair, exquisite cheeks:

"Just now... just now, I... I was worried that you... you would never come back."

She wiped away her tears, carrying a sense of grievance,

"I thought... thought I was your best friend.

I just... just thought... thought you would come to find me first."

Chen Yan's expression shifted slightly:

"San Jin, I looked for you for a long time just now, but I couldn't find you; otherwise, I definitely would have come to find you first."

Chen Yan sighed inwardly, unexpectedly feeling a sense of guilt.

"Re... really?" San Jin asked.

"Really," Chen Yan smiled: "Just like back at the Dream Abyss."

San Jin wept with joy, the setting sun at this moment plating her face with a layer of warm gold.

"I... I just... knew it."

Nighttime.

The twilight was heavy, and the night curtain, like a massive piece of black silk, gently covered the entire world.

Everyone sat around the campfire, laughter and joy flowing wantonly through the air.

Many people had come; many people Chen Yan knew had appeared.

Everyone sat before the fire, eating seafood and barbecue, and Extreme Dao Martial had brought plenty of wine.

The Blood Sword Saint had naturally come as well.

However, the Blood Sword Saint was approachable, unexpectedly calling Luo Puxin brother.

"I... I made it."

San Jin brought over a roasted chicken leg, her pair of eyes sparkling.

"Brother, this is delicious."

Chen Yu used chopsticks to stuff a scallop into Chen Yan's mouth.

"Hahahaha, Chen Yan, let me tell you, Lu Linqian once wrote you a love letter!"

Not far away, Xu Di laughed out loud.

"I did not!"

The girl named Lu Linqian shrieked:

"Xu Di, you're courting death."

Xu Di, however, took out a sheet of white paper and flew high into the air:

"Hahaha, I'm at the Origin Realm, you can't catch me!" He looked at the letter and read:

"Chen Yan, you just joined the New Dragon Guard, you might not know the ropes of the Military Martial Guard, I have time tomorrow to explain them to you.

Let's grab a meal while we're at it, I hope you don't fail to appreciate my kindness."

"Boom!"

A flash of fire struck from below.

"Xu Di, I didn't write that!"

Lu Linqian's face flushed red, and holding a rocket launcher, she pulled the trigger again.

"Holy crap, Sis, don't!" Xu Di screamed.

Not far away, Jiang Yuan looked helpless, turned to Yu Sixian beside him, and spoke tentatively:

"Why did you come too? Chen Yan didn't invite you, did he?"

Yu Sixian shrugged: "He didn't chase me away either."

Jiang Yuan scanned Chen Yan, then asked: "What do you think, how does your brother look?"

Yu Sixian's eyebrows lifted slightly: "Haha."

Jiang Yuan narrowed his eyes.

"Hahahaha!!!" Yu Sixian patted Jiang Yuan on the shoulder.

"Try laughing again." Jiang Yuan narrowed his eyes.

"Hahahahaha!!!" Yu Sixian laughed non-stop.

A cold look appeared in Jiang Yuan's eyes.

"Buddy, don't be angry," Li Muyun laughed from the side, "I think you're very handsome."

Jiang Yuan pursed his lips: "Heh."

"Hahahahaha!"

Jiang Yuan's expression turned gloomy.

"Old Luo, come, drink!"

The Blood Sword Saint draped an arm over Luo Puxin's shoulder and laughed heartily.

"Come, Little Sheng, drink!"

Luo Puxin gulped down a mouthful of wine and let out a hiccup.

Beside them, Shen Yiwei was stunned.

These two were simply turning the world upside down.

Yet he saw the Blood Sword Saint still laughing and saying:

"Old Luo, your alcohol tolerance is almost catching up to mine."

"Hey, Little Sheng, it's not that I'm looking down on you, brother, but I really don't think your tolerance is that impressive."

"Drinking contest!"

"Contest it is!"

Gradually, Shen Yiwei also joined in, and soon he was drunk.

"Fuck Xia Hanzhou, fuck Zhang Ting!"

Shen Yiwei's eyes were bloodshot as he looked at Chen Yan:

"Neither of those two can be trusted!" Shen Yiwei patted Chen Yan's shoulder.

"Chen Yan, back then I knelt outside Xia Hanzhou's door, begging him not to let my master enter the Ancient God Forbidden Land, but he didn't even pay me any mind."

The resentment Shen Yiwei had bottled up for many years, now seeing Chen Yan grow stronger, seemed to have found a source of strength, and he said drunkenly:

"You must constantly strengthen your own power; as for Xia Hanzhou, don't trust him too much.

In terms of courage, he is not as good as my master; in terms of strength, he is not as good as my master; in terms of bearing, he is not as good as my master.

Even in terms of facial features, he is still not as good as my master."

Shen Yiwei was extremely serious: "Chen Yan, you must hide your own strength as much as possible; you cannot expose it, and you cannot let Xia Hanzhou, or even me, understand it clearly!"

Chen Yan nodded.

Slap!

Shen Yiwei patted Chen Yan's shoulder: "It's true, Chen Yan, it's true, this is the most important thing."

Above the clouds, Xia Hanzhou, who was still carrying a bottle of wine, left with an ugly expression.

He hadn't flown far when he saw Zhang Ting sitting in the corner of a wall.

"Why didn't you go over?" Xia Hanzhou looked at Zhang Ting.

Zhang Ting took a sip of wine:

"Once I go over there, at least ten people will tell me to get lost at the same time."

A look of satisfaction appeared in Xia Hanzhou's eyes.

Zhang Ting, however, drank his wine all alone:

"Everything I have done is for Chen Changyuan, yet now Chen Changyuan has still not appeared."

He sighed:

"What you want me to do, I will continue to do; I will definitely kill Chen Changyuan."

Xia Hanzhou nodded, and as he turned to leave, he suddenly spoke: "Is my appearance truly not as good as Lu Xunyang's?"

"I don't know." Zhang Ting gulped down another mouthful of wine.

Xia Hanzhou threw the fine wine in his hand, and Zhang Ting caught it: "Thank you, Moon King Xia."

It was late into the night.

The Blood Sword Saint had passed out drunk, and except for Chen Yu and San Jin, the girls had all returned.

The men were lying in front of the campfire, fast asleep.

Chen Yu, who was dozing off on her older brother's shoulder, was lifted by the collar by Chen Yan.

"Brother, let me sleep a little longer..."

Chen Yu muttered.

Chen Yan looked at San Jin, who was sleeping while hugging her legs on the other side, and then sat down cross-legged.

【Break: 15/100】

The progress of the 【Break】 Saint-Breaking Fruit had increased by one percent. This was equivalent to ten of the previous 【Break】 Saint-Breaking Fruits.

Chen Yan's battle against the five clans' prodigies had clearly brought in a significant amount of faith power, but it was still not enough.

Currently, the five clans were likely still discussing the matter of the Soul of the Fate Chapter.

Chen Yan didn't mind adding fuel to the fire.

Sensing the Martial Dao meridians, Chen Yan looked at the dozen or so newly appeared Martial Dao meridians, a hint of a smile appearing.

The next moment, throughout the entire world.

Lu Jianxia, Ji Chuxi, or even Shen Yiwei and all other Will Martial Artists saw that majestic back figure once again in a trance.

He seemed to stand at the end of the long river of time, with his back turned to billions of living beings.

"I shall arrive." His voice was perceived by each Will Martial Artist through the Martial Dao meridians.

In an instant.

Boom—

Shen Yiwei, Li Muyun, Jiang Yuan, and the others, who had already fallen asleep, sat bolt upright instantly, looks of disbelief appearing in their eyes.

In the distance, Zhang Ting, who was standing on the eaves admiring the moon, had a sudden change of expression.

Including those within the Five Clans, looks of unconcealable astonishment appeared in the eyes of every Will martial artist.

"You..." Shen Yiwei's expression was solemn: "Did you see it? Chen Yan, did you perceive it?!"

Chen Yan nodded.

The Blood Sword Saint had also awakened; he was the first Eighth Rank to enter the path of Will. Everyone was shocked beyond measure.

The Lord of Will is about to arrive!

PS: Writing some daily life to transition the plot.