Chapter 585: You Are Definitely Scared Stiff by Chen Yan

Chen Yan flew to the outside of the Counter-Fire Castle.

Fourteen laser turret towers lay quietly upon the earth; each one did not look very large, with a circular base about ten meters in diameter and a black-gold cannon barrel thirty meters long.

Chen Yan opened a valve at the rear of the turret base, and the dense mechanical boards within came into Chen Yan's view.

Zzzzt...

A wisp of lightning flickered from Chen Yan's fingertip, flowing in from an interface, and very quickly, extremely complex electrical circuits were constructed deep within Chen Yan's mind.

Chen Yan's thinking broke its limits, and under the blessing of the Dao-Realizing Myriad Forms Seed, he began to analyze this turret.

Very quickly, Chen Yan gave up.

Even for him, wanting to thoroughly understand the operating principles of this turret would require more than a month of time.

Furthermore, the Yu Clan had even set up layers of self-destruct and verification programs within it.

Chen Yan had already witnessed the lethality of the laser turret towers.

The Yu Clan was not truly closed off from the world; rather, on one hand, they prevented their core technology from leaking out, while on the other, they were monitoring the technological progress of the entire Great Xia and the other four clans in real-time.

Developing technology was perhaps more practical than developing martial arts.

After all, compared to the lethality of malice against the human body, the lethality against machinery was much smaller, and it was impossible to turn machinery into Ancient Divine Beasts.

Moreover, the Yu Clan clearly still had many secrets that he was not yet aware of.

Chen Yan sensed toward a certain spot ten kilometers away from him.

There, a grasshopper wearing mottled green clothing clung to a blade of grass, its bulging compound eyes peering vigilantly at its surroundings, its antennae swaying with the wind.

It looked no different from an extremely ordinary grasshopper.

If it were the Chen Yan of the past, he certainly would not have been able to detect anything wrong with that grasshopper.

But now, after Chen Yan's lightning Qi-blood had gained the ability to control magnetic energy and sense energy fields.

Chen Yan could clearly sense that there was an extremely faint trace of energy on that grasshopper slowly drifting toward the outside world.

That was a surveillance device.

It was countless times more sophisticated than the electronic surveillance devices of Great Xia.

Even a peak Creation Realm expert would likely find it difficult to sense that there was a problem.

In other words.

Chen Yan was currently being monitored.

Chen Yan narrowed his eyes.

The Human Clan had always been trying to save itself, whether it was the biochemical martial arts of Lu Continent or the technological path of the Yu Clan.

But after the birth of the Will Path, the Human Clan had actually long since had a better path for development.

Yet the threshold to enter the Will Path was too high.

In such a long time.

In the entire mortal world, there were only four hundred or so Will martial artists.

This was because the Will Path had not yet been perfected.

Chen Yan needed to create the third realm of the Will Path: Realm-Breaking.

In this way, the Will Path would be more stable, and the threshold for entering the Will Path would also be greatly lowered.

Chen Yan stood up; at this moment, he solidified the idea that he needed to capture a member of the Yu Clan.

He sensed the martial arts meridians, his eyes like deep pools.

In another dozen or so hours, it would be time for the Domain War to begin.

But compared to the Thousand-Face Corridor, a Level 3 domain, Chen Yan's true threat was the Creation Realm experts of the five clans.

They had already prepared everything, just waiting for the moment Chen Yan finished the Domain War, when Chen Yan's side was at its weakest, to deal Chen Yan a fatal blow.

Of course, their chances of winning were very small; after all, Chen Yan's strength had already greatly increased.

But this did not mean Chen Yan was willing to expose flaws to the enemy.

Whether it was Yu Shi Huan, Lu Cunyang, or Chi Xue.

These members of the five clans made Chen Yan understand one thing.

That was to never be careless, to consider all unknown factors, and to create the greatest advantage for himself.

It was also at this moment.

One by one, Counter-Fire Soldier Husks had already appeared behind Chen Yan.

The Castle Master, whose body was filled with even denser malice, bowed to Chen Yan, sharp light appearing in his eyes:

"Master, we are ready!"

The Castle Master was extremely excited; he and his remaining subordinates had shared that Rank 8 Malice Crystal, as well as the two Rank 7 Malice Crystals Chen Yan had given him previously.

Their strength had increased significantly, even surpassing what they had in life.

For these Ancient Divine Beasts who had suffered for so long within the Purple Firmament World-Fixing Mirror, malice was simply rain from heaven.

Chen Yan glanced at Ke Qingxuan and the white-haired old man and the others.

At the very back, Zhang Chao had an ugly expression, saying nothing.

He truly understood machinery, and in Great Xia, he was even considered top-tier talent, yet he had disappointed Chen Yan.

He even guessed that Chen Yan had been forcing himself to hold on after being heavily injured, and that his greatest need was those dozen or so laser turret towers and the new Magnetic Storm Thunder Prison.

After all, he clearly knew from Ke Qingxuan what kind of terrifying poison formation Chen Yan had been struck by at the time.

That Chen Yan could hold on until now was actually already a miracle.

Within two days, for Chen Yan to be able to clear even half of the negative states brought upon him by that poison formation would be a fantasy.

And in the Domain War, others were not allowed to join.

How was Chen Yan to fight?

Zhang Chao felt colder and colder inside, not knowing how to report to Qi Fan, nor how to report to Great Xia.

It was at this moment that the clear voice of a man rang out:

"Everyone, you have all worked hard these past few days."

Chen Yan took out two Blood Pills, divided them into four portions, and handed them to Ke Qingxuan and the others.

Zhang Chao and the others trembled, about to refuse.

"Take them," Chen Yan said:

"I cannot keep all the benefits for myself; you also need to grow stronger."

"Actually, in that previous battle, we also obtained quite a lot of Divinity Spirits, much more than we got from clearing the trials."

The white-haired old man smiled bitterly:

"I obtained seven hundred."

"I got nine hundred and thirty," the middle-aged man said embarrassedly:

"When I cleared the trials, I only got a total of three hundred-plus."

The crowd felt conflicted; following Chen Yan meant having soup to drink.

As a Divine General, he treated them this way, yet they were unable to repay him.

Chen Yan glanced at the grasshopper monitor in the distance and continued:

"In this battle against the Thousand-Face Corridor, I will find a way to avoid fighting to preserve maximum strength, so you need not worry.

The most critical thing is that the Five Clans will make a move against me afterward."

His voice fell.

Ke Qingxuan hurriedly said:

"We shall certainly not refuse even at the cost of our lives!"

Zhang Chao, the white-haired old man, and the middle-aged man all spoke up one after another.

Chen Yan nodded:

"For my battle against the Thousand-Face Corridor, you can place bets; just bet that I lose."

His voice fell, and the expressions of Zhang Chao and the others instantly stiffened.

"We have already bet that you will win," Ke Qingxuan looked at Chen Yan, her eyes dark.

It was not because of the Divinity Spirits they would lose, but because Chen Yan himself felt he would lose.

Chen Yan nodded slightly, then returned to the Reverse Fire Castle.

The crowd followed, entering the castle with Chen Yan.

Chen Yan suddenly turned around and looked at the crowd:

"I am now going to discuss the real battle plan with you."

As soon as his voice fell, Ke Qingxuan and the others trembled, all of them completely bewildered.

"I can deal with the Thousand-Face Corridor by myself," Chen Yan smiled:

"But the real problem is still the Five Clans."

His voice fell, and the bodies of the few people froze completely in place.

Chen Yan's eyes were bright and piercing.

Now, he could indeed erupt with powerful combat strength in a short period of time.

He needed to play the information gap, show weakness to the enemy, and make careful arrangements; only then could he remain undefeated.

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"In this battle against the Thousand-Face Corridor, I will find a way to avoid fighting to preserve maximum strength, so you need not worry. The most critical thing is that the Five Clans will make a move against me afterward."

"For my battle against the Thousand-Face Corridor, you can place bets; just bet that I lose."

Chen Yan's voice rang out in a dim room.

The room was extremely dilapidated, and the walls were hung with ashen human faces screaming in terror.

Inside the room.

Ji Chuxi, Chi Yuexi, and five other Creation Realm experts from the Five Clans listened quietly.

The next moment, some had complex looks in their eyes, some showed smiles, and some carried disdain.

"It seems it is true; he really did break through the Magnetic Storm Thunder Prison. If not for Chi Xue's schemes, he might truly have had the ability to break through the Thousand-Face Corridor."

Chi Yuexi let out a long sigh, feeling at this moment as if a heavy burden on her shoulders had been lifted.

Just a moment ago, an ancient tree from the Dark-Devouring Mother Nest arrived, informing the Thousand-Face Corridor and everyone else of the latest news about Chen Yan.

Furthermore, it entrusted the Thousand-Face Corridor to win the Domain Battle.

This news shocked everyone beyond measure.

Chen Yan was actually Bing Yi.

Ji Chuxi exploded on the spot; he could not understand how a living, breathing Chen Yan had been cultivating for half a year right under the noses of Chen Qi, Ji Haiyi, Lu Jianxia, and the others.

He had been playing with all the geniuses on the Five Clans' rankings for half a year.

And no one discovered that the other person was Chen Yan?

How big-hearted is the Xia Clan to put Chen Yan in such a dangerous place to be tempered?

He felt even more conflicted; Chen Yan was Bing Yi, and Bing Yi was Chen Yan.

Not only was his physical tempering terrifying, but his blood-energy path was also like that.

Chi Yuexi had the same feeling.

She had actually always admired Bing Yi, thinking that if Bing Yi did not die, he could contend with Chen Yan.

It turned out after all that time, the two were the same person.

"Now, it can be considered a good opportunity. Since Chen Yan has said as much, our chances of victory later are extremely high!"

A Creation Realm expert from the Ji Clan spoke up, grinning with eyes full of sharp light.

The Creation Realm experts from the other five clans also nodded, feeling a sense of relief.

"It's fortunate that Chi Xue was also prepared. I actually never discovered that Chi Xian was a clone of Chi Xue; it's terrifying," a prodigy from the Lu Clan sighed.

Ji Chuxi remained sullen, looking at the crowd:

"I feel he might be faking it; we must be careful."

Having clashed with Chen Yan so many times, Ji Chuxi had developed a psychological shadow.

Every single time he thought victory was certain, he would end up being ruthlessly humiliated and slapped in the face by Chen Yan later on.

Now, just as a sliver of the feeling that "this time it's stable" emerged in his heart,

Ji Chuxi's heart began to beat violently.

With a feeling like this, what one is facing is surely a future disaster.

A middle-aged man with no whites in his eyes and purely black pupils looked at Ji Chuxi:

"You mean to say that Chen Yan is faking it?"

"There is that possibility." Ji Chuxi nodded with an unpleasant expression.

"Impossible!" A woman entirely encased in high-tech mecha spoke up:

"That is a monitor produced by the highest technology of our Yu Clan; it is impossible to perceive it within the Creation Realm."

The Yu Clan woman raised her head, her voice full of pride:

"You four clans have never seen the world; you have no idea what our Yu Clan has actually developed into."

The black-eyed man and the others had somewhat cold expressions, but they could not refute her; after all, they truly had not sensed a shred of energy fluctuation from that communicator earlier.

"I think you've been scared witless by Chen Yan. On one hand, he was indeed interfered with by the poison array, and on the other hand, he said it himself—what do we have to be afraid of?"

The Yu Clan woman continued, carrying a faint smirk:

"I have even equipped you all with combat mecha that enhance combat power, and installed eight satellite turrets capable of destroying the peak of the Creation Realm.

Just the combined combat power of our group here, if we went to the Counter-Fire Castle now, we could wipe them out completely in under five minutes."

Some people revealed smiles.

That woman had indeed paid a great price, and the battle armor they had obtained was indeed powerful.

They had spent a day learning how to operate them.

The battle armor possessed high-intensity defensive capabilities and artillery suppression.

Many were sighing at how overly powerful the Yu Clan was nowadays.

As the Yu Clan woman spoke, she crossed her legs and leaned back against the table in a casual, unrefined manner.

Smiles gradually appeared in the eyes of the crowd.

They had originally thought there would be a death struggle, but they hadn't expected one good thing after another.

"Whose young miss are you? Go home and eat your sugar cakes; what are you showing off for here at the Five Clans Contest?"

A discordant voice rang out; the one speaking was none other than Ji Chuxi.

Ji Chuxi's expression was heavy:

"I have cooperated with Yu Shiwan and Yu Ren before; compared to them, you are like a three-year-old child.

That is Chen Yan, not some stray cat or dog, not someone you can defeat as you please!"

As his voice fell, the Yu Clan woman snapped:

"That's because he hasn't met me, Yu Qing!"

"I am warning you, Yu Cang, Yu Shiwan, and Yu Ren—the three powerhouses of your Yu Clan are all dead.

Yu Qing, if you are careless, you will die too!"

Ji Chuxi roared again; Yu Qing was encased in battle armor, but streaks of electric light were already flickering across it.

"Ji Chuxi, don't have internal strife. Once Chen Yan's domain battle ends, we will naturally exhaust everything to annihilate him!"

The black-eyed man spoke:

"With the support of the Yu Clan battle armor, I will annihilate Zhang Chao!"

Ji Chuxi glanced at that person, Ji Hun, thirty-seventh on the Creation Realm Ranking.

This was the strongest combat power among the few of them.

Ji Chuxi's expression relaxed, and he nodded.

Yu Qing, however, spoke proudly:

"The ones you mentioned are not engineers; they are martial artists who only know how to use technology.

But I am a Grade B-Sun super engineer of the Yu Clan; I can create technology. We are different!"

At this moment, Yu Qing's strong confidence seemed to have an infectious power; even Ji Chuxi felt he had a great grasp on things now.

"To you people of the outside world, our Yu Clan is a dimensional reduction strike; technology is the primary productive force!"

Yu Qing swept a glance at Ji Chuxi and said:

"I really don't know what's so good about you people pursuing the physical body all day long. Flesh is weak; machines ascend.

No matter how powerful Chen Yan is, he is still confined within the bitter sea of the flesh, just like you fools who cannot reach the other shore."

The crowd looked at each other, each falling into deep thought.