Chapter 576: Scheming

Chi Xue also raised his eyebrows; he glanced at the terrifying existence deep in the darkness and slowly shook his head.

Just a moment ago, he had also intended to initiate a Domain War.

But the Dark-Craving Mother Tree is an eighth-rank Ancient Divine Beast.

The eighth rank represents a massive chasm that is insurmountable for the Creation Realm.

Moreover, battling an Ancient Divine Beast is fraught with danger at every turn.

"Yuexi." Chi Xue suddenly waved his hand, speaking to Chi Yuexi, whose body was wrapped by the ancient tree.

Chi Yuexi's expression was somewhat unpleasant, a trace of unease surging in her heart; she asked with slight vigilance: "Uncle, why are you looking for me?"

"I want you to leave this place." Chi Xue smiled, then looked at another person and said: "And you, Chi Xian, you should leave this place as well."

The man named Chi Xian nodded, walked straight out of the ancient tree, and decisively pulled out the vines that had pierced into his body.

Chi Xue smiled, took out an array disk, waved one hand, and a strand of Profound Yellow Qi merged into it, then he threw it to Chi Yuexi and said with a solemn expression:

"You two should leave with Ji Chuxi; this array disk contains a secret between me and you, you must find a hidden place to look at it in private."

Chi Xue winked at Chi Yuexi, and a sense of awkwardness welled up in Chi Yuexi's heart; she nodded somewhat unnaturally.

At the same time, Qi Fan looked at Zhang Chao.

Zhang Chao nodded in understanding and also left.

"Qi Fan, are you not going to pursue the Divine Generals of your Great Xia?" Chi Xue looked at the man named Qi Fan.

Qi Fan glanced at the other party, remained silent, and then lay back inside the ancient tree.

At the same time.

Throughout the entire Purple Firmament World-Fixing Mirror, everyone saw this scene.

"Domain War, what kind of thing is that?"

"From the perspective of the rules, can a single martial artist go to war with a domain? If this is possible, wouldn't everything be in chaos?"

"Speaking of which, just how many Ancient Divine Beasts are in the Backfire Castle? Chen Yan wouldn't have slaughtered the entire Backfire Castle by himself, would he?"

"This... can he win? The situation of this battle is too hard to predict."

Sounds of shock rang out one after another; after all, a Domain War is still too unfamiliar and overbearing for most martial artists.

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Time rewinds to ten minutes ago.

Chen Yan was still cultivating inside the Backfire Castle.

"Five days later, the auction begins. I wonder if my current Divine Spirit of Divinity is enough to buy the Enlightenment Myriad Forms Map."

Chen Yan murmured; although Chen Yan was first on the Divine Spirit of Divinity leaderboard.

The gap between him and the second place was not far.

The second place was Chen Mi of the Chen Clan, with over six thousand Divine Spirits of Divinity.

The third place was Lu Wuyi, with over three thousand Divine Spirits of Divinity.

The fourth was Xia Long of Great Xia, with just over three thousand Divine Spirits of Divinity.

Although Chen Yan was temporarily ranked first, this ranking was by no means stable.

After all, the specialty of the entire Backfire Castle is the Backfire Furnace and the Backfire Soldier Remains formed after the death of the Bao Zhu and others, not Divine Spirits of Divinity.

That is to say, Chen Yan must find other opportunities to earn Divine Spirits of Divinity.

After a conversation with the Bao Zhu, Chen Yan locked his gaze onto the Magnetic Storm Thunder Prison, which was a third-level domain just like the Backfire Castle.

On one hand, as the Bao Zhu said, there are a large number of Backfire Crystals inside the Magnetic Storm Thunder Prison.

Second, by killing the Ancient Divine Beasts in the Magnetic Storm Thunder Prison, Chen Yan could obtain Divine Spirits of Divinity, and he would have a much greater chance at the subsequent auction.

Third, the one controlling the Magnetic Storm Thunder Prison is the Lei Yu Ci Hun, ranked eleventh on the Spiritual Objects List; behind it might hide more resources and opportunities.

These aspects all destined that Chen Yan must take action against the Magnetic Storm Thunder Prison.

Chen Yan looked at the Bao Zhu and asked: "If I want to attack the Magnetic Storm Thunder Prison, what do I need to pay attention to?"

The Bao Zhu spoke respectfully: "Master, you have two methods to attack the Magnetic Storm Thunder Prison. The first is just like how you attacked us, directly suppressing it with powerful martial force.

Recalling the strength you displayed at that time, it was truly too powerful; we were completely unable to resist."

A trace of awe and a slightly eerie smile appeared on the Bao Zhu's face as he continued:

"The second way is to initiate a Domain War."

"Domain War?" Chen Yan said in surprise, his heart full of confusion.

"Yes."

The Bao Zhu bowed and explained:

"A Domain War is a war you, as a Domain Lord, apply to the Purple Firmament World-Fixing Mirror to wage against another domain.

After the Domain War, you will receive a reward of Divine Spirits of Divinity granted by the Purple Firmament World-Fixing Mirror."

Chen Yan nodded, secretly pondering in his heart; he hadn't expected such a rule to exist.

It was also at this moment.

Whoosh!

A foul stench surged toward Chen Yan's side, accompanied by flashes of electric light.

Chen Yan instantly appeared on the balcony, gazing into the distance.

Those were two eerie existences, standing outside the Backfire Castle.

One appeared human in its entirety, but its whole body was pieced together from countless human faces, layered and of varying sizes, as if it had been forcibly stitched together by a crude tailor.

The other was a thunder sphere growing lightning tentacles, its entire body diffusing malice and thunder.

The moment the two appeared, on the human body stitched together from a hundred faces, one mouth opened and said:

"Human, you have offended our dignity; hand over the Backfire Castle to us, the Thousand-Face Corridor."

"We, the Thousand-Face Corridor, invite you to participate in the trial of the Thousand-Face Corridor."

Just as the Hundred-Face Being finished speaking, a mouth suddenly emerged upon the ball of lightning beside it, emitting a sharp, screeching roar:

"Don't listen to his nonsense! Hand over the Backfire Castle to us, the Magnetic Storm Thunder Prison, and our Lord Magnetic Soul of the Thunder Domain is willing to become your friend!"

"You're the one talking nonsense! What does your Magnetic Storm Thunder Prison count for? You dare to contend with us, the Thousand-Face Corridor, for the Backfire Castle!" the Hundred-Face Being shrieked.

"Get lost! What kind of thing are you? The Bao Zhu of the Backfire Castle is a close friend of our Lord Magnetic Soul of the Thunder Domain!" the ancient divine beast lightning ball roared.

"You get lost!"

"You get lost!"

"Damn it!"

"Do you wish to go to war with me?"

"If you want war, then war it is!"

Crack!

Terrifying thunder flashed in all directions, and that ancient divine beast lightning ball and the Hundred-Face Being began a great battle.

In an instant, the entire sky above the Backfire Castle became chaotic and unbearable.

Chen Yan watched calmly, pondering in his heart that the ancient divine beasts within the Purple Firmament World-Fixing Mirror clearly had very low intelligence.

The Thousand-Face Corridor, the Magnetic Storm Thunder Prison, and the Backfire Castle were all controlled by the Level 2 domain, the Dark-Devouring Mother Nest.

The reason these two ancient divine beasts from the Thousand-Face Corridor and the Magnetic Storm Thunder Prison came here must also be related to the Dark-Devouring Mother Nest.

Now that Chen Yan was the master of the Backfire Castle, the Dark-Devouring Mother Nest was surely worried about Chen Yan continuing to develop so aggressively.

Chen Yan's consciousness stirred, and a long spear struck out in an instant.

Boom!

Spear Soul Suppression Kill!

The two ancient divine beasts that were still fighting in the sky were instantly blown into fragments.

Two points of Divinity Spirit obtained.

The next moment, Chen Yan noticed Ji Chuxi at the end of the pulse; the other party had found Chi Xue and was being subjected to inhuman treatment by Chi Xue.

Chen Yan's brows furrowed slightly.

The other party was interrogating Ji Chuxi in front of the Great Xia and the Five Clans' Creation Realms; clearly, they had already determined that Ji Chuxi was a Great Xia spy and wanted to establish authority directly.

But Chi Xue did not expect that Ji Chuxi was not a spy.

The more this was the case, the more it signified something.

Chi Xue had discovered the key point that allowed Chen Yan to defeat Lu Cunyuan and the others.

Information.

That's right.

Information.

Because of Ji Chuxi's existence, Chen Yan had insight into all the movements of Chen Yitong's group from the very beginning, which allowed him to survive.

This was originally the link most easily overlooked in the whole affair, but unexpectedly, Chi Xue had noticed it.

This involved one of Chen Yan's most fundamental secrets.

As the Lord of Will, Chen Yan could observe all Will Martial Artists at any time.

At this moment, Chen Yan even had the thought of taking all the Backfire Soldier Remains within the Backfire Castle to go directly and attack Chi Xue.

But the next moment, Chen Yan held back.

Chi Xue's strength was already among the strongest few; although Qi Fan was there to keep things in check, that place was the Dark-Devouring Mother Nest.

The Dark-Devouring Mother Tree that managed the Dark-Devouring Mother Nest was an Eighth-Rank ancient divine beast.

If Chen Yan were to take the people of the Backfire Castle to the Dark-Devouring Mother Nest, it would undoubtedly be like dancing in a minefield.

But killing Chi Xue had become one of Chen Yan's primary goals now.

The other party was undergoing the trial of the Dark-Devouring Mother Nest; if they were to advance to the Eighth Rank, it would pose a fatal threat to Chen Yan, who was not far away.

Chen Yan could not pin his hopes on Qi Fan.

At this time, Chen Yan was deep in thought.

Suddenly, whoosh!

Endless pitch-black malice spread from the firmament, like a thick, oppressive dark cloud.

Human faces—some screaming in terror, some with eyes wide in anger, some with twisted features, or some full of pain—appeared in the high heavens like a bizarre painting pieced together.

"Chen Yan, you slaughtered my subordinates; are you intending to go to war with my Thousand-Face Corridor?"

The human faces spoke in unison:

"I warn you, if you continue to stay in the Backfire Castle, I can launch a domain war against you. Can you hold it?

Hand over the Backfire Castle, and you can not only avoid a domain war with me, but you can also gain my friendship. If you..."

On the balcony, Chen Yan's brows lifted slightly:

"Fine, I will initiate a domain war with you."

As soon as Chen Yan's voice fell, the human faces in the high heavens fell silent simultaneously, looking at Chen Yan in utter disbelief.

"You want to initiate a domain war against me?" the human faces said strangely.

"Yes."

"Why don't you go find that guy from the Magnetic Storm Thunder Prison? He loves war the most," the human faces growled.

"Because he didn't come looking for me."

Chen Yan's voice fell, and the human faces were instantly rendered speechless.

"Farewell." The human faces spoke in unison, and the next moment, they chose to flee directly.

Nonsense.

It only came to find Chen Yan because it received an order from the Dark-Craving Mother Tree.

Start a war?

Don't overthink it.

Chen Yan could slaughter the Backfire Castle with the strength of one person; it is not impossible for him to slaughter the Thousand-Face Corridor either.

Even if it really wiped out Chen Yan, it would not receive the reward of the Purple Firmament World-Fixing Mirror and would instead suffer losses.

Then what exactly is it fussing about?

Yet, it was also at this moment.

On the balcony, Chen Yan suddenly spoke: "I, Chen Yan, apply for a Domain War!"

As soon as Chen Yan's voice fell, a magnificent voice resounded in Chen Yan's mind.

"Please confirm, do you wish to initiate a Domain War?"

At the same time, those human faces that were about to disappear roared in unison: "I advise you to stay calm!"

Below, Chen Yan nodded: "Yes, I am initiating a Domain War against the Thousand-Face Corridor!"

"Domain War is being established; a Domain War is applied for by one party and cannot be refused by the other.

Establishment successful!"

And then.

Then, it was the opening of the Domain War.

Throughout the entire Five Clans Dispute, everyone saw the purple characters announcing the start of the Domain War.

"Chen Yan, you are crazy!"

Those human faces above the Firmament roared out, filled with resentment:

"You come!

The combat power of my Thousand-Face Corridor is not something the Backfire Castle can compare to; you will definitely die!"

And it was also at this moment.

Crack!

A terrifying wild thunder roared from afar.

"Chen Yan, you coward!"

Roars carrying the thunder's rumble resounded.

Lightning flickered!

Above the earth, countless particles were pulled by a terrifying suction force and floated up.

Gravity, gravity, a powerful gravitational force struck.

Even Chen Yan's body felt an extremely intense electromagnetic suction; the thunder within his own body was about to become uncontrollable.

Within Chen Yan's Origin Space, the Ten Thousand Prison Nether Thunder whistled, seemingly also in a rage.

In the sky.

Countless particles were pulled by electromagnetism, outlining the contours of facial features; the giant face seemed to carry endless majesty and mystery, looking down from on high at Chen Yan below, filled with rage:

"Why fight the Thousand-Face Corridor? Come and fight me, the Magnetic Storm Thunder Prison!

It makes me so mad, why not fight me, the Magnetic Storm Thunder Prison!"

That terrifying wild thunder whistled.

"You are late," Chen Yan said indifferently.

"I!" The giant face trembled:

"I am late?"

Rumble!

Thunder exploded.

The thunder giant face roared:

"If you haven't died, come and start a war with me—never mind, you will definitely die."

It looked at those human faces:

"I, the Magnetic Storm Thunder Prison, want to start a Domain War with you, the Thousand-Face Corridor!"

The human faces were speechless:

"You and I are both Ancient God Beasts; what are we fighting for, you idiot!"

The thunder giant face trembled.

The next moment!

Rumble!

It continued to whistle and curse as it disappeared from sight.

It was very clear that the Thousand-Face Corridor only came to threaten Chen Yan, but did not intend to start a Domain War with him.

But the Magnetic Storm Thunder Prison clearly wanted to fight Chen Yan, yet it had arrived too late.

On the balcony, Chen Yan rubbed his brow and looked at the large characters on the Firmament.

【Level 3 Domain War triggered!

Applicant: Thousand-Face Corridor, Chen Yan.

Domain War betting pool has been opened; except for Chen Yan, everyone can invest Divine Spirit Essence to participate in the betting.

Start time: Three days later.

Domain War combat duration: One day.】

Winner's reward: 10,000 Divinity Spirits.

Note: The number of personnel for both Chen Yan and the Thousand-Faced Corridor has already been finalized and cannot be increased.

Within three days, personnel from both sides will be protected by the Purple Firmament World-Fixing Mirror; other factions may not attack Chen Yan or the Thousand-Faced Corridor, with the exception of defensive actions.】

A flash of anger appeared in Chen Yan's eyes, and he then looked coldly at the Fortress Master:

"You didn't tell me that after the Domain War is initiated, there is still a three-day waiting period."

For Chen Yan, time was more important than resources.

How could he wait for such a long time?

He had intended to attack the Thousand-Faced Corridor immediately once he applied for the Domain War.

Then, after Chen Yan exhausted his resources, he would go on to attack the Magnetic Storm Thunder Prison.

His main objective was the Magnetic Storm Thunder Prison; the Thousand-Faced Corridor was merely incidental.

But he hadn't expected that the Domain War would only commence after three days.

The Fortress Master looked dejected; he truly hadn't expected this master to be so impatient.

Chen Yan slowly shook his head; since attacking the Thousand-Faced Corridor required waiting for three days.

Then within these three days, Chen Yan decided to take action against the Magnetic Storm Thunder Prison first.