Chapter 578: War Begins!

Time passed slowly.

"Ke Xuan, is there anything we need to be mindful of when we meet the Heavenly Divine General?"

The three were flying rapidly at high altitude, and the middle-aged man who had been silent until now spoke up.

"There is no need to be mindful of anything," Ke Xuan said with a smile.

"The Divine General is a gentle person."

The man breathed a sigh of relief and said with a wry smile:

"Actually, I am well aware that I cannot ascend to the Eighth Rank; although I am ranked over one hundred on the Creation Realm Board, I am already nearly one thousand years old.

If I can do a little more for the Great Xia, then I will do a little more."

Although he still looked like a middle-aged man, in reality, his age was even greater than that of the white-haired old man.

"The Heavenly Divine General is going to launch a Domain War, and after that will be the time for us to contribute our strength," the white-haired old man said with a smile.

"Did you bring any wine when you came over?"

The middle-aged man shook his head:

"Drinking alcohol ruins things."

"What a pity." The white-haired old man shook his head and sighed.

Their complexions were somewhat unpleasant.

Everyone knew that the moment they stood up, it represented an extremely high mortality rate.

Chen Yan had laid his cards on the table for everyone.

They were preparing, but could it be that the Five Clans were not preparing?

A Domain War is one thing, but what happens after the Domain War is another matter entirely.

That would be the first group battle to erupt between the Five Clans and the Creation Realm experts of the Great Xia.

The few of them were not top-tier Creation Realm experts; in truth, everyone knew they were going to their deaths.

"Ke Xuan, you shouldn't be going; you are only one hundred and twenty years old. You would gain more opportunities within the Five Clans Conflict. You are a genius." The white-haired old man looked at Ke Xuan.

Ke Xuan, however, shook her head:

"If I am a genius, then what does that make Chen Yan, who became a Heavenly Divine General at eighteen?"

The white-haired old man and the middle-aged man shook their heads slightly.

There is no comparing to him.

"The Heavenly Divine General is good in every way, it's just that he is a bit too hasty. He is launching a Domain War on the very first day he arrives..." The middle-aged man's eyes were complex.

He did not want to die, but some people do not have the power to choose.

It is not that their physical bodies lack it, but that their conviction is absent.

"Can this Domain War be canceled? I mean, dragging it out a bit longer. He is such a monster, he needs time to cultivate..." As the middle-aged man was speaking, he suddenly froze.

"Greetings, Divine General!"

Ke Xuan gazed ahead, and the next instant, she bowed with utmost respect.

The white-haired old man and the middle-aged man also trembled; they looked ahead in astonishment.

They saw that in the pitch-black moonlit night, a dark, black cloud was pressing down upon the earth as it surged forward.

The person at the lead wore green robes and had a handsome appearance.

Behind him, ancient divine beasts, each exuding malice, stood respectfully.

This was a scene of extreme shock; never had anyone been able to bring an army of ancient divine beasts to suppress a region.

The rolling, descending malice made one tremble, but the existence of that young man made that terrifying malice seem unimportant.

"Greetings... Heavenly Divine General!" The white-haired old man and the middle-aged man's eyes were filled with shock, and they hurriedly bowed their heads.

They now understood why Chen Yan wanted to launch a Domain War against the Thousand-Face Corridor.

This was only the second day of the Five Clans Conflict.

That person had actually already obtained such a massive force!

The middle-aged man had previously thought he would surely die, but now he suddenly felt a sense of shame emerge from the bottom of his heart.

Before this army, he felt as if he were insignificant.

"Senior Ke Xuan, we meet again," Chen Yan said with a smile.

As his voice fell, the middle-aged man and the white-haired old man both trembled.

Chen Yan actually addressed Ke Xuan as 'Senior'.

This is...

"Ke Xuan does not dare," Ke Xuan said hurriedly:

"Divine General..."

"Just call me Chen Yan," Chen Yan said.

"Chen Yan..." Ke Xuan felt she had no face to call him that, but she still said:

"What are you going to do?"

"Go and attack the Magnetic Storm Thunder Prison."

As Chen Yan's voice fell, the three of them were instantly stunned in place.

"Ah?" Ke Xuan trembled and said:

"We just came from that place, that place is..."

Ke Xuan felt dizzy; could that place even be attacked?

Just that terrifying giant thunder eye alone, plus the thousands of thunder creatures...

Wasn't Chen Yan supposed to be attacking the Thousand-Face Corridor?

Chen Yan's brows lifted slightly; the appearance of Ke Qingxuan and the others meant he had to change his plan.

The next instant.

Chen Yan took out the Ember-Memory Spear and threw it directly to Ke Qingxuan:

"You all return the way you came now."

The three of them, Ke Qingxuan included, looked at each other in dismay.

Chen Yan had not initiated a Domain War with the Magnetic Storm Thunder Prison, and the rules of a Domain War could not bind Chen Yan either.

Since there was now other assistance, why wouldn't Chen Yan choose a strategy of internal and external coordination?

The Ember-Memory Spear had now established a connection with Chen Yan and could be controlled by him remotely.

Chen Yan did not know what kind of lethality releasing three 【Imperial Decay - Sacred Condensation Primordial】 would have inside the Magnetic Storm Thunder Prison.

…………

Time passed slowly.

Ke Qingxuan and her group returned once more.

You Chuchu opened her eyes, looked at the few who had suddenly returned, and was stunned for a long while.

"You..." She started to speak but stopped, then closed her mouth the next moment.

Yet, she let out a low roar in her heart.

Since you are all like this, what right did you have to treat me that way just now?

Everyone is a coward; I chose to face my true self from the beginning, while you still put on airs—you're not even as good as me!

She wanted to open her mouth to mock them, but was too lazy to argue with Ke Qingxuan and the others. Instead, she lifted her head:

"He shouldn't have started the Domain War. Once the Domain War begins, the Five Clans will move against him after he finishes that battle.

The overall strength of our Great Xia Creation Realm cultivators is inferior to the Five Clans."

She said this quietly, looking at Ke Qingxuan.

But she saw that Ke Qingxuan ignored her entirely. In an instant, the anger in You Chuchu's heart rose even higher; what exactly was the other party pretending for?

But she only gave a cold sneer.

The group remained in this silence for a long time.

When the first ray of dawn appeared, and the mountain peaks in the distance were dyed a golden-red color.

You Chuchu stood up and looked at the crowd:

"The second round of the assessment is about to begin."

After You Chuchu finished this sentence, she prepared to leave, but saw that Ke Qingxuan and the others made no move.

"Are you not participating?" You Chuchu asked, frowning.

Ke Qingxuan looked at You Chuchu:

"You Chuchu, if Great Xia were in crisis, would you die for Great Xia?"

You Chuchu was startled; she looked at Ke Qingxuan in astonishment:

"You... why are you asking me this?"

"Would you?" Ke Qingxuan asked seriously again, taking out a formation disk:

"This is the Heart-Refining Formation; it can ask for your most truthful thoughts from the bottom of your heart."

"Absurd!" You Chuchu snapped:

"What are you pretending for? You yourself cannot fully trust Chen Yan, so what right do you have to demand this of me?

We are all sensible people, all Creation Realm cultivators; staying alive is what matters most, why must we absolutely pick a side?

To live, let us live, let our families live!

Don't you have the same thoughts?"

You Chuchu swept a cold glance at Ke Qingxuan:

"Childish!"

Immediately, she walked out of the room.

In the corridor.

A Five Clans Creation Realm cultivator looked at You Chuchu and transmitted a voice message:

"Everything I said before still counts. Have you made up your mind?"

You Chuchu's expression trembled slightly; the Five Clans Creation Realm cultivators and the Great Xia Creation Realm cultivators inside the Magnetic Storm Thunder Prison had not started fighting immediately.

Because their combat power was matched, once they started, the casualties would be hard to determine.

But the mutual solicitation between the two sides had always been ongoing, with both sides trying to persuade the other to join their own faction.

This was almost useless.

That Five Clans Creation Realm cultivator had only sent the message casually.

Yet unexpectedly, at this moment, a look of hesitation appeared on You Chuchu's face.

For an instant, even that Five Clans Creation Realm cultivator was stunned.

But immediately after, You Chuchu shook her head and left directly.

You Chuchu was not so foolish as to defect to the Five Clans directly, nor would that allow her to leave the center of the struggle.

She pondered that perhaps the result after three days would be the most important thing.

Everything depended on whether Chen Yan could withstand the Domain War.

If Chen Yan could not withstand it...

She clenched her fists.

And it was at this very moment.

Boom—!

A terrifying tremor suddenly pierced through the entire giant thunder sphere, You Chuchu's body trembled, and she hurriedly opened the door.

Inside the corridor, bolts of lightning flickered.

The Creation Realm experts of the Five Clans in the neighboring rooms also walked out.

"What happened?"

A Creation Realm expert of the Five Clans spoke instantly; everyone was currently completely bewildered.

Boom!

Another violent tremor occurred, and You Chuchu's body floated upward.

"Enemy attack!"

A roar carrying the rumble of thunder suddenly resounded:

"Chen Yan, very good, very good, very good, it was you who struck first!!!"

"Activate the defenses, wipe out Chen Yan!"

This was the voice of the Magnetic Soul of the Thunder Domain.

In an instant, whether it was You Chuchu or the Creation Realm experts of the Five Clans, they were all stunned, their faces filled with disbelief.

Chen Yan had actually come directly to attack the Magnetic Storm Thunder Prison.

"He's crazy!" a Creation Realm expert of the Five Clans exclaimed in shock, then rushed to the end of the corridor, tore open the wall made of lightning, and saw everything happening outside.

Yet he saw Chen Yan standing alone before the Magnetic Storm Thunder Prison, hands behind his back, his aura powerful.

You Chuchu's mouth hung wide open; Chen Yan was crazy, crazy?

How did he dare?

He came alone?

Did he have some backup plan?

You Chuchu's brain went numb.

"It's him!" a Creation Realm expert of the Five Clans spoke with a tremble, and the next instant, they looked directly at You Chuchu behind them:

"Kill them!"

You Chuchu's expression flickered, and the next instant, she knelt directly on the ground:

"Don't... don't kill me!"

Her eyes were filled with terror, and she screamed at this moment:

"Ke Qingxuan, come out, come out!!!"

She pounded on the door frantically, feeling incomparably regretful at this moment.

Her family had gone to great lengths to secure her the opportunity to participate in this Five Clans Struggle.

She did not want to die!

"You go kill Chen Yan, why are you killing me?!" You Chuchu screamed.

It was also at this moment.

Pfft!

A long spear pierced directly through You Chuchu's back from behind.

"Kneeling in submission, bones shattered and soul burned!" A cold voice rang out from behind You Chuchu, and even the Creation Realm experts of the Five Clans who were preparing to attack were stunned for a moment.

You Chuchu's eyes widened, she spat out a mouthful of blood, and looked at Ke Qingxuan behind her in disbelief.

"What are you doing..." blood flowed from You Chuchu's mouth, "What are you doing, I just don't want to die, I don't want to die, you are forcing me!

If you kill me, you all are finished too..."

Pfft.

Ke Qingxuan withdrew the long spear and looked at You Chuchu indifferently:

"Your family shouldn't have sent you in; you don't want to die, you aren't wrong.

But if Great Xia keeps you, then it is Great Xia's mistake."

You Chuchu's mouth hung wide open, strands of spear soul were impacting her internal organs, domineeringly draining her life force, and her eyes seeped blood:

"You will die too, you will die too!"

Yet she saw Ke Qingxuan had already raised the long spear, and accompanied by Chen Yan's will being transmitted, a pitch-black point of light emerged from the tip of the spear.

"You have no chance to curse anymore." Ke Qingxuan spoke indifferently, her hands trembling at this moment; even she could hardly support the pressure of this point of light while feeling it at close range.

Beside her, the middle-aged man's expression was strained, and he also gripped this spear at this moment; he was afraid Ke Qingxuan would not be able to withstand the eruption of this move.

And You Chuchu was already completely catatonic, unable to speak a word.

A terrifying pressure of will descended, almost shattering everything about her.

At this moment, she felt as if she were staring into a pair of eyes like the great sun.

Hard to look at directly, hard to breathe, hard to survive.

This was the power of will, the will of the person outside who was about to attack the Magnetic Storm Thunder Prison.

So intense!

"What is this?!" a Creation Realm expert of the Five Clans roared, and the next moment, they rushed frantically toward Ke Qingxuan.

"This is the judgment of the Heavenly God General upon you all!"

Ke Qingxuan gave a low shout.

Boom—!

【Control Decay - Holy Condensation Primordial】!

The terrifying power of will instantly rippled outward, countless fist shadows were enveloped deep within golden-red flames, the walls of the entire corridor were blasted to pieces at this moment, cracking, and countless bolts of lightning swept out.

Boom, boom, boom!!!

One after another, physical bodies were blasted to pieces, accompanied by screams; everything seemed to be undergoing destruction and being melted away.

A giant crater with a radius of one mile was suddenly blasted out upon the massive thunder sphere, and plasma sprayed out.

You Chuchu was thrown out, falling onto the earth covered in blood.

From afar, one after another, ancient divine beasts suddenly appeared from behind that figure standing in the high sky.

"For the Master!"

"For the Master!"

"For the Master!"

The bodies of the five—the Fortress Master, the Butler, the Scribe, the Head Chef, and the Guard Captain—instantly grew massive.

They transformed respectively into the forms of a huge giant, a meat mountain, a black insect, a meat sausage, and a black wolf, stepping onto the thunder-filled earth and charging forward violently.

Crack!

A sound of thunderous roaring suddenly resounded.

Over a thousand thunder creatures, holding blue-purple electric arcs in their mouths, rushed rapidly toward the Fortress Master and the others.

Crack!

The sky clouds instantly turned gloomy; above the high sky for a thousand miles around, circles and rings of dark clouds piled up, condensing above the giant thunder sphere.

Blue-white electric arcs wove through them like mad snakes.

Electric light flickered!

Boom, boom, boom, boom!!!!

Bolts of heavenly thunder instantly blasted down, crashing into the earth and slashing onto the bodies of the Fortress Master and the other ancient divine beasts.

In an instant, five Counter-Fire Soldier Husks died directly.

At the same time.

The spider-type mechanical bodies that had originally been floating around the giant thunder sphere appeared directly in front of the thunder sphere.

The electromagnetic cannons upon them were already aimed at Chen Yan, with electric light condensing at the muzzles.

The next instant.

Boom, boom, boom, boom!!!

Dozens of liquid electromagnetic light beams attacked toward Chen Yan.

The electric light twisted the void, and each thunder pillar was a full meter in diameter.

The roar of these thunder pillars was incomparably overbearing, almost piercing the brain of the dying You Chuchu.

You Chuchu looked at the high sky, not knowing how Chen Yan would fight.

Yet she saw Chen Yan crouch slightly, a massive mountain shadow manifesting behind him, and the next moment he threw a punch.

Crack!

The void shattered like jade!

【Phantom Slaughter Dragon-Culling Style】, third form 【Jade-Shattering Style】, fourth form 【Meteor Peak Style】!

Chen Yan's punch intersected with the dozens of thunder pillars at a single point.

Rumble!

Countless blue-purple electric arcs exploded; the space they swept through was whipped into scorched marks, falling onto the earth to blast out giant valleys.

Where the lightning passed, the air ionized into plasma mist, which floated up and connected together, forming a bizarre magnetic field image spanning the heavens and earth.

"Chen Yan, you are courting death!!!"

Directly in front of Chen Yan, the giant thunder sphere rioted, exploding with a roar of extreme rage.

"Kill!!!" the Fortress Master roared, smashing out with one hand and shattering a floating mechanical body directly.

His physical body was blasted with streaks of charred black.

But now, all the ancient divine beasts knew that they must be the first to shatter these spider-type mechanical bodies that could fire electromagnetic light beams at will.

Roar!

The giant black wolf form of the Guard Captain opened its large maw, swallowing dozens of thunder sphere creatures into its belly.

Crack!

It spat out plumes of black smoke and roared:

"Not tasty, not tasty, Fortress Master, you go eat them!"

Splash!

A meat mountain pressed across; the Butler's body pressed down like a tsunami, wrapping two spider-type mechanical bodies within his body.

With a hiss.

The Butler's physical body was torn apart by the electromagnetic light beams, but it quickly bonded together again.

The bodies of various maids and guards underwent deformation amidst the bombardment, with shredded meat constantly scattering.

The first round.

Chen Yan's side lost twenty Counter-Fire Soldier Husks.

But the Magnetic Storm Thunder Prison side also lost five hundred thunder sphere creatures and fifteen spider-type mechanical bodies.

Chen Yan felt a heartache; these were all his soldiers, and they would not regenerate.

He intended to enter the battle directly.

At the same time.

With a loud rumble.

The top of the giant thunder sphere was suddenly blasted apart from the inside out, and plumes of golden-red firelight broke through the surface of the thunder sphere and sprayed out.

Inside it, Ke Qingxuan was holding the Ember-Memory Spear, destroying the interior of the Magnetic Storm Thunder Prison.

In this battle, Chen Yan had gained a massive advantage from the very beginning.

Crack, crack, crack!!!

The ground beneath Chen Yan and the Magnetic Storm Thunder Prison suddenly split open.

Bolts of lightning flickered from the fissures in the earth, coalescing to form tens of thousands of diamond-shaped thunder shuttles.

The next moment.

Boom, boom, boom, boom!

Tens of thousands of thunder shuttles shot upward, exploding into a blinding electric net, forming a strangling formation against Chen Yan.

"Divine General!"

The white-haired old man rushed out from within the Magnetic Storm Thunder Prison, roaring in astonishment.

The next moment.

Chen Yan grabbed with one hand, and a rotating white jade light wheel manifested in his palm, which he threw in an instant.

【Heaven-Splitting Style】!

Boom, boom, boom!!!

The white jade light wheel slashed and shattered the thunder shuttles one by one, and the dense electric net was torn directly apart.

Chen Yan took a step forward, his arm resembling a long dragon, with vast power surging through it like a torrent, concentrating at the center of his fist.

A ball of light manifested on the surface of Chen Yan's fist, compressing, and compressing again.

And then!

Boom!

Ten thousand laser beams instantly shot downward, like hundreds of millions of falling meteors streaking across the void.

【Void-Breaking - Saint-Condensing】!

This was the last scene You Chuchu saw before she died.

Her world was enveloped by endless thunder and firelight.

The powerful youth who swept away hundreds of millions of thunderbolts did not even glance at her.