Chapter 589: Winner: Chen Yan!

Rumble!

The earth cracked, and countless bolts of lightning descended and spilled from between the clouds, connecting floating mountains and chunks of rubble to form an infinitely vast lightning domain.

Golden flames suddenly ignited in the depths of Chen Yan's pupils; he pointed a finger, and a pitch-black point of light shot out instantly, blasting into the mouth of the giant human face high in the sky.

【Decay Control - Holy Condensation Origin】!

"Explode!" Chen Yan uttered.

Boom!

Inside the mouth of the giant human face, endless golden-red flames suddenly detonated completely.

Screech!

A sharp, piercing shriek rang out.

Within its mouth, endless flames surged like a celestial river flowing in reverse, crazily invading the surroundings and turning into billions of crimson rays that tore the human face apart from the inside out.

In an instant, the heavens and earth changed color.

The incandescent light explosion was like the birth of a new star, and the giant human face formed by the Thousand-Face Corridor was annihilated inch by inch within the endless radiance of will.

Between heaven and earth, tens of thousands of human faces remained, crazily surging toward Chen Yan, but this seemingly terrifying scene appeared utterly desolate.

As three shadows struck simultaneously and lightning connected, the terrifying combat power erupted from 【Blood Domain World-Reversal】 formed a towering city wall that no malicious human face could cross.

Wherever it passed, malice evaporated; one human face after another was struck by lightning and instantly dissipated into countless wisps of green smoke.

Even those malicious human faces that exhausted everything to reach Chen Yan's side were instantly obliterated by the golden-red light radiating from his body.

It was as if, at this moment, Chen Yan was an invincible god molded by the human will of Great Xia for ten thousand years.

Holding the great sun in his palm, treading upon ten thousand thunders!

The domain battle erupting at this moment was more like the ruthless slaughter of one side by an ancient being.

Crushing, destroying, endless violence!

In the very back, Yu Qing watched with difficulty, being one of the most monstrous engineers of the Yu Clan.

She knew well that all the changes of the Yu Clan were for the sake of defending against malice.

Physical martial arts are a trap.

A huge trap.

The stronger a martial artist is, the more ferocious they will become after becoming an Ancient God Beast.

Is the Thousand-Face Corridor strong?

Powerful, but not enough to make the strongest people on the Creation Realm Ranking wary.

In fact, those people could all initiate domain battles.

But they fear malice.

Malice is terrifying, invincible, and the nightmare of humanity.

Therefore, for thousands of years, the Yu Clan has pursued technological ascension.

They want to use technology to bypass this huge trap of physical martial arts.

But the path of will appeared.

No matter how much Yu Qing had heard of Chen Yan before, or even analyzed Chen Yan's strength.

Compared to the feelings generated when truly facing Chen Yan, all those previous thoughts seemed like a joke.

She saw with her own eyes something that could not be explained by science.

At a cliffside.

Yin Qingshuang and other Great Xia Creation Realm experts watched in a daze.

They had been hesitating before about how Chen Yan would face the domain battle and how he would face the trap set by the Five Clans.

How he would resolve the threat brought by Chi Xue.

And then, they saw this.

It was as if, at this moment, their brains were also being rapidly disintegrated, just like the hundred-mile stretch of earth destroyed by Chen Yan.

"Chen Yan..."

Zhang Ting whispered, his eyes somewhat unfocused.

Heaven knows what kind of prodigy his junior brother found in Yunmeng City.

In this battle, Chen Yan had intended from the very beginning to confront the Thousand-Face Corridor by himself.

Chen Yan dragged the time out so long because he was worried that if he erupted, people like Chi Yuexi would flee immediately.

That was why Chen Yan spent so much time having his subordinates scout the positions of Chi Yuexi and the others.

Zhang Ting clenched his fists; his heart was naturally filled with shock and ecstasy, but beyond that, there was powerlessness and confusion.

There had always been a rift between him and Chen Yan.

Whether it was the conflict between him and Shen Yiwei, or the conflict between him and Chen Yan after Chen Yan killed Shi Ziqin.

At this moment, it could no longer be resolved.

Chen Yan was too strong.

His rise was simply monstrous.

Behind Yin Qingshuang, the other Great Xia Creation Realm experts were watching in shock and excitement.

"This... let's fight, let's join forces to slaughter Yu Ming and go find Chen Yan."

"He's invincible, truly invincible! Chen Yan's true strength is his power in the path of Qi and blood; the Calamity Corpse Thousand Shadow Kill is the third greatest divine technique in the world!"

"If people in the outside world knew that Chen Yan had never truly exposed his own strength all this time, what would they think? Hahaha!"

"Why worry about that? Chen Yan doesn't just cultivate the three paths of Hardened Body, True Intent, and Formations; he also has Qi and blood and elements, totaling five paths.

The Divine Spirits he obtains must be multiplied by five, hahaha!!!"

These Creation Realm experts had originally prepared to sacrifice the lives of several people to intercept Yu Ming, so that the rest could go to support Chen Yan.

Unexpectedly, the situation changed drastically.

At this moment.

Yu Ming, wearing high-tech battle armor, was completely stunned.

He had guessed wrong; everything was different from what he had anticipated.

He and Chen Yan had never met, but all along, it had been he who was plotting against Chen Yan.

Chen Yan was like a chess piece on his board, only able to struggle desperately.

But when Chen Yan controlled Yu Qing, everything changed.

After Chen Yan's subordinates suppressed the Creation Realm experts of the Five Clans, and Chen Yan himself suppressed the Thousand-Face Corridor alone.

Yu Ming had almost lost all initiative.

Yu Ming felt a chill in his heart; even if he wanted to be furious, he had no way to vent it.

Even if he rushed over now, it was estimated that things would already be finished on Chen Yan's side.

In an instant, he himself had effectively become an ant on a hot pan.

"Retreat!"

A low shout suddenly rang out.

The one who spoke was actually Yin Qingshuang; Yin Qingshuang raised her head and swept a cold glance at Yu Ming.

She naturally knew that there were no more problems on Chen Yan's side, and the only place where trouble would arise would be on their side.

Yu Ming was not simple; he was like an angry lion about to erupt, yet with no chess pieces left in his hand.

The other party had not met Chen Yan, but was clearly already like a trapped beast.

…………

At the same time.

Tens of thousands of miles away.

On an ancient tree, Chen Yu, disguised as Chi Yuexi, was sitting quietly on a branch, looking at the silver moon.

"It's fortunate I made a few Sword Soul Array Discs, otherwise I would have been exposed.

Thanks to Teacher, Teacher, you know so much."

Chen Yu spoke:

"Big Brother is at the Backfire Castle; I need to go find Big Brother."

Inside the consciousness world, the red-skirted woman Ji Yannan nodded:

"You obtained the Soul Disc; this is the best result. Actually, you no longer need to go to various domains to fight for anything.

Absorbing this Soul Disc is the best path."

Chen Yu nodded, but there was still a trace of worry in her eyes.

"Big Brother is likely still in a great battle with the Thousand-Face Corridor; I just don't know how things are going."

…………

At the same time, outside a manor covered in blood vines.

A silver-eyed woman in golden clothes and another man with a head of golden hair traversed the void.

"The domain war has just passed the halfway point. I don't know if Chen Yan won or lost on his side; I bet one thousand Divinity Spirits that he would win."

Lu Wuyi with the golden hair spoke:

"One thousand, no more than that. If he loses, I will suffer a huge loss."

Betting on an enemy's victory was definitely a difficult thing to speak of.

But Chen Yan could sweep through Backfire Castle with his own strength; defeating the Thousand-Face Corridor, which was also a Level 3 domain, should not be a problem.

Lu Jianxia's expression was cold:

"If he died, perhaps it would be better."

"Haha." Lu Wuyi spoke:

"If he died so easily, then the Great Xia would have no capital to fight with my Five Clans."

Lu Jianxia's brows furrowed slightly, and grief and indignation flashed in her eyes:

"I will make up for the mistakes I made before; I will avenge Young Master."

Lu Wuyi glanced at his younger sister:

"You never told the Five Clans that he is Ice Intent. Once we go out, you will definitely be severely punished, but if he could die in the struggle of the Five Clans, then there would be no issue."

Lu Wuyi glanced at his younger sister and shook his head slightly.

Chen Yan was actually Ice Intent.

This was what Lu Jianxia told him after Lu Cunyang died; at that time, he was naturally incomparably furious.

After all, this was earth-shattering news, and Lu Jianxia had actually kept it from the Five Clans all along.

If she were not his own sister, Lu Wuyi might have directly wiped out her life.

What made him even more furious was that she only told him these things after Lu Cunyang was killed by Chen Yan and the last shred of fantasy in Lu Jianxia's heart was shattered.

If Lu Cunyang had not died, Lu Jianxia might have continued to be wrong.

Lu Jianxia had fantasies about Chen Yan, extremely intense fantasies.

This made him feel lingering fear even now.

Beside him, Lu Jianxia seemed to see what her brother's expression conveyed, and her eyes dimmed:

"I am a sinner of the Five Clans. After everything is settled, I will enter the Killing Valley to face the wall for a thousand years to atone for Young Master."

She stopped mid-sentence; she had always felt that the path of Will might be the way out for the human race.

She had always felt that the Lord of Will choosing to descend upon Chen Prefecture meant that the real problem lay with Chen Prefecture, with the Five Clans.

This was the reason she had been concealing things for Chen Yan all along.

She believed that the Five Clans were wrong, that everyone was wrong.

However, Lu Cunyang was dead, killed at the hands of Chen Yan.

Such news was like a thunderbolt from the blue, shattering every fantasy in her heart.

Once she thought of Chen Yan, that wave of endless shame, anger, and disappointment almost drowned her.

"You don't need to blame yourself too much; Chen Yan might not even survive this battle."

Beside her, Lu Wuyi spoke up.

Lu Wuyi glanced at his younger sister, then sighed lightly:

"I didn't want to tell you, but the roots of the Fate-Fixing Vine within the Xue Teng Zhuang Yuan have extended into every region of the Five Clans' conflict.

When I left the Xue Teng Zhuang Yuan, I bribed the Fate-Fixing Vine with some Spirits of Divinity.

I know a little about what's happening with Chen Yan."

Lu Jianxia suddenly looked at Lu Wuyi, then hurriedly turned her head away.

Lu Wuyi sighed and said:

"A few days ago, Chen Yan took the lead in attacking the Magnetic Storm Thunder Prison; he is very powerful and did indeed break through the Magnetic Storm Thunder Prison.

But Chi Xian appeared; he is a clone of Chi Xue and used an Eighth-Rank Malice Crystal and a Sun-Grade A-Class poison array to severely wound Chen Yan. Chen Yan is beyond saving."

As Lu Wuyi's voice fell, Lu Jianxia's silver eyes suddenly flickered, and she looked at her older brother with disbelief and an indescribable complexity.

The next moment.

Lu Jianxia turned her head away again, saying nothing.

She just hovered there in the void, her black hair fluttering in the moonlight for a long time.

Lu Wuyi frowned, sighing inwardly.

"The Five Clans and the Great Xia are absolutely impossible," he said, looking at his younger sister:

"Legend has it that back then, Chi Mi of Chi Prefecture and Xia Hanzhou of Great Xia were in love, but you know what happened later.

You experienced the events on Ten Thousand Appearances Island yourself; you told me that yourself.

What did Chen Yi and Xia Weimin end up with?"

Lu Jianxia looked at her older brother:

"You misunderstood me; I am just happy."

Lu Wuyi sighed lightly:

"You are my sister, how could I not understand you?"

"You don't understand!" Lu Jianxia gritted her silver teeth:

"I have already become a traitor to the Five Clans, so how could I continue to be a traitor with a clear conscience?

If he dies, I am very happy!"

The moonlight poured down like frost, and Lu Jianxia stood silently with her head bowed.

The folds of her golden-threaded robe shimmered in the night breeze, and deep within her silver eyes, ice crystals seemed to be shattering silently.

She clenched her hands, then suddenly relaxed them, and slowly closed her eyes.

Lu Wuyi was about to walk forward.

Hum!!!

A red-gold radiance suddenly spilled out from Lu Jianxia's body, spreading, scorching!

The pure radiance of will bloomed in the high dark night, as brilliant as the sun.

"Little sister, you!"

Lu Wuyi's eyes widened, looking at his younger sister in disbelief.

"I saw a vision; there were green hills and clear waters, people living and working in peace, no malice, no Ancient God Beasts, no Ancient Gods.

No one would die because of internal strife born of malice."

Lu Jianxia looked at her older brother, her red lips parting:

"Is there really such a world in this world?"

Lu Wuyi's expression was stunned; at this moment, he could not speak.

At this moment.

Above the world, the third Will Martial Artist of the Establishing Realm was born!

Lu Jianxia asked her older brother, only to see him shake his head slightly.

Lu Jianxia gave a bitter smile.

That was the problem.

She had always wanted to ask: is the internal strife of the human race truly meaningful?

Clearly, so many problems were right before their eyes.

Why did everyone choose to remain silent?

She was utterly lost.

In her mind, that figure appeared once again.

Yet at this very moment.

Above the Firmament, endless purple light rose and gathered, as if the Heavenly Lord were writing great characters on the dome of the sky.

【Third-Level Domain Battle ended!

Applicant: Thousand-Face Corridor, Chen Yan!】

Winner's reward: 10,000 Spirits of Divinity.】

The moment these two lines of large text appeared, everyone within the Five Clans Conflict looked toward Qiong Tian.

Atop the ancient tree, Chen Yu stood up, watching with extreme nervousness, her two jade-white hands even clasped against her chest.

On the side of Xia Long, Shen Yiwei, and the others, all the Creation Realm experts of Great Xia gazed at the high sky, waiting at this moment.

Lu Jianxia did not look up; beside her, Lu Wuyi narrowed his eyes:

"If he loses, it is a good thing; if he wins, I have also bet correctly."

Lu Wuyi told himself this.

He was undefeated from the very beginning.

No matter what, it was a win.

Lu Jianxia stared at the ground, her fingertips digging deeply into her palms.

Yet, in the next moment.

"Hahahaha!!!"

Lu Wuyi's loud laughter suddenly rang out.

Lu Jianxia's body stiffened, her fingertips piercing her palms, and bright red beads of blood meandered down along the gold-thread embroidered cuffs.

Even if she did not want to admit it, even if she was incomparably disappointed, or even hateful.

But at this moment, the most genuine emotion still arose in her heart.

Sorrow, bewilderment.

Yet, in the next moment.

Lu Wuyi's laughter came again:

"It seems Chi Xue also failed; even a Sun-rank poison array couldn't kill him, hahaha!"

Lu Jianxia was startled, and the next moment she hurriedly looked toward the high sky.

She saw those few lines of large text come into view, stirring up endless waves in everyone's hearts.

【Level 3 Domain Battle ended!

Applicant: Thousand-Face Corridor, Chen Yan!

Winner's reward: 10,000 Spirits of Divinity.

Winner: Chen Yan!】