Chapter 605: Will He Return?

Kumeng Micheng.

A light rain began to fall in the sky, and a foul, fishy stench permeated the air. From time to time, twisted corpses of unknown species would fall with the rain, slamming into the filthy, muddy ground and splashing into countless fragments.

The drizzle soaked the broken walls of the ancient city, and withered vines crawled over the brick seams like petrified blood vessels.

Above the massive and bizarre ancient city walls, twisted human silhouettes floated within the shadows; they would at times curl into balls, and at others stretch out like vines.

"This is the Level 2 Domain, Kumeng Micheng."

Lu Wuyi, with his golden hair, flew through the alleyway with his hands behind his back, his body wrapped in a layer of golden radiance to prevent himself from being corroded by the rain; he furrowed his brows.

Beside him, Lu Jianxia, dressed in golden attire, kept her eyes lowered, a layer of frost congealing upon her exquisite face.

Glancing at his younger sister beside him, Lu Wuyi sighed inwardly.

Within the auction platform, Chen Yan's denial had completely caused Lu Jianxia to lose hope.

In the midst of the war between races, there was simply no possibility for Chen Yan and Lu Jianxia.

"You are not lacking in precious medicinal pills now; I can find a quiet place for you first to prepare for your advancement to the Eighth Rank."

Lu Wuyi looked toward his younger sister.

Lu Jianxia, however, shook her head slightly and said:

"I already possess the Immortal Will; my will is the pinnacle of this world. I want to tell the people of the world that it is not only Chen Yan who can break through the limits and advance."

She flew to the end of the alleyway, her silver eyes frozen like polar glaciers:

"I am waiting for him to come; perhaps it won't be long before he arrives at Kumeng Micheng."

She said this quietly, and deep within her eyes, there was no longer the confusion and struggle that had been there before.

She was the Princess of Luzhou, a human powerhouse about to reach the Eighth Rank.

She had had her mission since the moment she was born.

Between her and Chen Yan, there was never right or wrong, only factions.

Watching his sister like this, Lu Wuyi shook his head slightly:

"Perhaps, before long, the Lord of Will will descend, and what the human world will be like then is not yet known."

Lu Jianxia was startled and looked at her older brother; for some reason, a glimmer of hope actually surfaced in her eyes.

The Lord of Will.

The great being who created the Will Martial Dao and could traverse the long river of time.

The other party had said that he would come in person.

As long as the Lord of Will descends and eradicates the malice of the human world, is it possible that everything could be different?

This was not just Lu Jianxia's wish, but the wish of billions of people in the entire human world.

Who knows how many people prayed and kowtowed day and night, or even formed organizations large and small, all waiting for the descent of the Lord of Will.

Lu Jianxia had never let go of her anticipation for the Lord of Will.

Because, once the malice of heaven and earth disappeared, the conflict between Great Xia and the Five Races would also disappear.

There would no longer be any barriers between her and Chen Yan.

This had always been her deepest dream.

But now...

Voices rang out in Lu Jianxia's heart.

Chen Yan killed Lu Cunyang.

Chen Yan and the Five Races were irreconcilable.

Chen Yan had never told her that he had even a shred of affection for her.

Even within the auction platform, where everyone's faces were obscured by black mist.

When that person said, "I don't know who you are," there had never been a hint of hesitation.

It was as if he were saying that Lu Jianxia was indeed a pawn he had been using all along.

Now that she was of no further use, he had simply discarded her.

Is this Chen Yan?

Is this the talent unique in all of history?

Is this the Heavenly God General of Great Xia?

Is this the Qingshan Chen Yan she had always liked, looked forward to, and admired?

Lu Jianxia had always longed for the descent of the Lord of Will, longed for peace in the world.

But she knew that even if the Lord of Will descended, there would be no possibility for her and Chen Yan.

When the two met again, it would perhaps be a matter of life and death.

…………

Meanwhile.

The great army set out!

Within the Magnetic Storm Thunder Prison, Chen Yan sat alone in a room.

He slowly inhaled and exhaled, and billions of microscopic particles in the void slowly swirled around Chen Yan as the center.

The space of the entire room became hazy, and streaks of golden glow and pitch-black darkness intertwined, transforming into circular arcs of light.

Crack, crack, crack...

Sounds like glass shattering rang out, and in an instant, the space of the entire room stagnated, and cracks appeared.

Chen Yan slowly opened his eyes; as he breathed, cold air dissipated.

Ice element Qi-blood quality upgraded, Sun-level Grade D!

This was not because Chen Yan had found ice element energy, but because Chen Yan had been practicing within the Dao-Enlightenment Myriad Image Map during this time.

Four days in the outside world is two hundred and forty days within the Enlightenment Myriad Forms Map.

Chen Yan evolved the 【Illusion Ripple Abyss Domain】 into the Sun-Radiance Grade C-tier Qi-Blood cultivation art, 【Illusion Ripple Mao Domain】.

As the Qi-Blood flowed within Chen Yan's body.

The phantom images of a True Dragon, Black Tortoise, and White Tiger drifted slowly around Chen Yan's body.

The original 【Illusion Ripple Abyss Domain】 was merged from 【Submerged Abyss】 and 【Gloomy Ripple】, representing the True Dragon and Black Tortoise respectively, and were two of the Great Xia Four Blood Arts.

The complete Great Xia Four Blood Arts is a massive puzzle; within 【Illusion Ripple Abyss Domain】 itself, there were already shadows of the other two Qi-Blood cultivation arts.

With the help of the Enlightenment Myriad Forms Map, Chen Yan deduced the other Great Xia Four Blood Arts.

Of course, this might be different from the original Great Xia Four Blood Arts, but it was extremely well-suited to Chen Yan himself.

Perfectly applicable to oneself is the perfect martial art.

Through the compressive effect of the 【Illusion Ripple Mao Domain】 on Qi-Blood, Chen Yan's Yin-Stagnation Qi-Blood also advanced to Sun-Radiance Grade D-tier.

This is a positive development.

Likewise, the hard-body breathing technique 【Forging Expansion Vast Firmament】 was also deduced by Chen Yan to Sun-Radiance Grade C-tier.

Qi-Blood cultivation arts and hard-body breathing techniques are the foundation of physical martial arts.

Whether during combat or cultivation, better breathing techniques and cultivation arts will allow a martial artist to achieve a better degree of control over their own Qi-Blood and force.

Of course, Chen Yan's strength is not limited to these aspects.

In terms of hard-body cultivation, Chen Yan's True Dragon Dharma Image has reached seven thousand eight hundred and ninety-seven units.

In terms of Qi-Blood, the True Essence Dharma Image has reached the peak of the sixth rank, at nine thousand nine hundred and ninety-nine units.

The path of Qi-Blood also only has the final stage of advancement left before it can reach the Creation Realm.

All of this is thanks to the Enlightenment Myriad Forms Map and the Reverse-Fire Furnace.

Compared to when Chen Yan first entered the Five Clans Struggle.

In less than half a month, Chen Yan has already gone from the early stage of the sixth rank to the peak of the sixth rank.

Although it looks like less than half a month in the outside world, adding the time Chen Yan spent inside the Enlightenment Myriad Forms Map, it has been over two hundred and forty days.

Chen Yan's brow has also undergone some changes; the immaturity belonging to a youth has long since vanished, and the contours of his facial features now show a more resonant, steely temperament.

These changes, if not perceived carefully, would certainly be difficult to discover.

Adding the time Chen Yan spent inside the Time Seed within the College Entrance Exam Secret Realm, Chen Yan's actual age has long since passed twenty.

It was precisely at this moment.

Chen Yan was preparing to enter the Enlightenment Myriad Forms Map to continue deducing martial arts.

But immediately after, Chen Yan's expression flickered slightly.

Just a moment ago, a new Will Martial Artist was born.

Chi Xue.

Chen Yan narrowed his eyes; how could it be Chi Xue?

Chi Xue was the first person to suspect that Chen Yan could spy on other Will Martial Artists.

This person is definitely not a careless individual; once a suspicion arises, he will not give up.

Logically speaking, the other party should not have entered the Will Martial Path at all.

Chen Yan observed Chi Xue on the martial path network.

Only to see the other party sitting cross-legged on a pitch-black lake, cultivating, without saying a word.

Chen Yan frowned.

What exactly is Chi Xue trying to do?

…………

At the same time.

Inside another room.

Chi Yuexi, Ji Chuxi, Yu Qing, Ji Hun, and three others sat together, each of their faces revealing an extremely desolate expression.

"He isn't worried about us at all, to actually dare to let us stay in the same room."

Ji Chuxi spoke resentfully.

Ji Hun wanted to speak but hesitated; he wanted to tell Ji Chuxi that if they dared to leave this room, dozens of Reverse-Fire Soldier Husks would immediately beat them into cripples.

But he glanced at Ji Chuxi's current listless appearance and held back.

"Why is he taking us to the Dark-Devour Mother Nest, could it be to use us to threaten Chi Xue?" a woman named Lu Shuangshuang asked nervously:

"If that were the case, that would be good."

"Good what?" Ji Chuxi gave a bitter smile:

"Chi Xue has started a domain war with the Dark-Devour Mother Nest and is already overwhelmed himself; how could he possibly care about us?"

Yu Qing, however, spoke with a trace of hope:

"Chi Xue is a monster on the Creation Realm Ranking at seventh place; he must have his own schemes."

Chen Yan had left an unimaginable psychological shadow on Yu Qing, and now the only thing that could comfort her was Chi Xue, who was also in the Dark-Devour Mother Nest domain.

Thinking of something, Yu Qing continued:

"Besides, Chi Xue is the only person who has ever made Chen Yan suffer a setback; I heard that Chen Yan only encountered one of Chi Xue's clones before and almost died."

Chi Xue should be fine.

She had long since lost her arrogance and only wanted to leave Chen Yan's side as quickly as possible.

Chi Yuexi glanced at Yu Qing and hesitated.

As Chi Xue's niece, Chi Yuexi understood her uncle very well.

She did not believe at all that Chi Xue had gone insane to start a Level 2 domain war.

But she also understood.

Chi Xue did not care at all about them, who were also of the Five Clans.

"It is best, it is best not to have expectations of Chi Xue," Chi Yuexi said in a deep voice.

Yu Qing cast a glance at Chi Yuexi:

"What are you saying? If we don't have expectations of Chi Xue, who else can we have expectations of?

His avatar almost killed Chen Yan; his true form must surely be able to steadily suppress Chen Yan, right?

He will definitely save us, and then we will deal with Great Xia together."

Chi Yuexi was startled, looking at Yu Qing at this moment, she shook her head slightly:

"You might think Chen Yan is too sinister, but Chen Yan treats his own people very well. Did you see? Sun-Grade A-Rank precious medicine, Chen Yan gave it away as soon as he was asked.

Although Ji Chuxi and the others are busy following Chen Yan, they have all profited.

But Chi Xue is absolutely not a person like Chen Yan, he..."

A trace of terror appeared in Chi Yuexi's eyes. Just as she was speaking, Ji Hun slapped the table and swept a cold glance at Chi Yuexi:

"You haven't been imprisoned by Chen Yan at all these past few days. Have you already betrayed my Five Clans?"

Chi Yuexi was stunned, and then anger appeared on her face:

"You are insulting me?"

Another Creation Realm expert spoke up:

"Isn't it so? You actually speak well of Chen Yan and speak ill of Chi Xue, and you are still his niece."

Chi Yuexi swept a glance at the other person with an ugly expression.

The other person did not understand the terror of Chi Xue at all.

But she was too lazy to say anything now.

Yu Qing frowned. She did not understand Chi Xue, but Chi Xue was a powerhouse of the Five Clans regardless; how could he possibly not care about their life or death?

…………

Dark-Devouring Mother Nest.

The bark on the bellies of the ancient trees, which were suspended in the darkness and baring their fangs and brandishing their claws, began to curl and twist.

Revealing within them the Great Xia Creation Realm experts who were undergoing the trial.

Qi Fan and the others walked out of the bellies of the ancient trees, and after pulling out the vines connected to their spines, they hovered in the void.

They had just walked out of the trial space and were still not quite used to coming into contact with the real world again.

But soon, everyone adapted to the real world, and as they looked at each other, there was a touch of determination in each other's eyes.

Soon, someone took out dozens of puppet insects.

Following that person's operation, the puppet insects flew off in all directions.

That person closed their eyes, manipulating the puppet insects while sensing:

"Surrounding the Dark-Devouring Mother Nest, a rule barrier has been generated. After one of my puppet insects went out, it couldn't get back in."

Qi Fan narrowed his eyes.

Once you go out, you cannot come back in.

That means they can leave this place now.

Just when everyone was about to heave a sigh of relief.

That person's expression turned ugly:

"I have discovered the Five Clans' Creation Realm experts. They..." that person frowned:

"Something is not right."

The next moment, their eyes widened, and they shouted in a low voice:

"Those ten Five Clans Creation Realm experts are all dead; they have become Chi Xue's puppets!"

As their voice fell, everyone, including Qi Fan, had their expressions stiffen.

"We are surrounded; they cannot possibly let us out."

Murderous intent appeared in everyone's eyes.

Qi Fan's furrowed brows gradually smoothed out:

"Just as I expected, but what Chi Xue has done is even more ruthless than I imagined."

How could it not be ruthless?

How many Creation Realm experts are there in the whole world? The Creation Realm experts who entered the Five Clans' struggle are all top-tier ones.

Ten Creation Realm experts, just like that, died.

If Chi Xue is not a madman, who is a madman?

A chill rose in everyone's hearts.

It was also at this time.

"I said it before, do you all remember?" Qi Fan spoke, looking at everyone.

Everyone nodded.

"Chi Xue initiated a domain battle; there is only one explanation, and that is that he has already made contact with the Dark-Devouring Mother Nest.

He cannot let us leave; our mission is to exhaust Chi Xue here, or even kill him!" Qi Fan's voice was cold.

A will to die appeared in some people's eyes.

"Qi Fan, Chen Yan... he..." a female Creation Realm expert spoke with a pale face.

Even though she already had the heart to face death, when she truly knew that she had to die here, she would still be afraid.

Who wouldn't be afraid?

Humans have an innate fear of death.

Even if she is a Creation Realm expert.

"Chen Yan will not come," Qi Fan said calmly.

"The letter I wrote to him should have already reached the Backfire Castle."

In that letter, Qi Fan did not suggest that Chen Yan do anything.

He simply told Chen Yan clearly that there was no need to care about them.

Smart people know what to do.

With so many Creation Realm experts in Great Xia, the primary mission upon entering the Five Clans Conflict is to help Chen Yan increase his strength as quickly as possible.

The second is to find the Soul of the Fate Chapter, and the third is to advance to the Eighth Rank.

This is an order.

It is an order from the late Sovereign Xia Qi.

As Qi Fan's voice fell, the female Creation Realm expert's body trembled, her eyelashes fluttering.

"He won't come?"

She lowered her head, and as a sob escaped her nose, she bit her lip, shook her head, and looked at Qi Fan with a smile:

"It's better if he doesn't come; I won't let you all look down on me."

No one mocked her for almost crying.

Qi Fan looked at the female Creation Realm expert and said softly:

"I also want him to come, but firstly, he has not advanced to the Creation Realm.

Secondly, he just finished the domain war at the Thousand-Face Corridor, and his own side hasn't even had time to adjust.

Should I let him come here to die?"

After Qi Fan finished speaking, the female Creation Realm expert nodded hurriedly:

"Yes, I know, I was just joking earlier, please don't mind."

She suddenly smiled and said:

"Rest assured, I, Lu Jingqiu, am not afraid of death."

Everyone was silent.

They naturally hoped Chen Yan could come, but they also knew what Chen Yan could do even if he did come?

On one hand, there is a layer of rule barriers around the Dark-Devouring Mother Nest, and Chen Yan cannot get in.

On the other hand, even if Chen Yan got in, what could he do?

Chen Yan just experienced the Thousand-Face Corridor domain war; although he gained much, it has only been five days, his forces haven't been adjusted, and his strength hasn't had time to improve.