Chapter 607: I'm Not Provoking You, I'm Just Telling the Truth

At this moment, Chi Xue had clearly become, in a certain sense, the "invincible person" of this place.

As long as one makes good use of the rules, one can become fearless.

Ke Qingxuan and the others all watched Chi Xue nervously, terrified that Chi Xue would make a move against Chen Yan the next moment.

But Chen Yan was very calm.

Once Chi Xue made a move, he would be unable to kill Chen Yan at all, and would instead land himself in danger.

On one hand, Chen Yan's strength had greatly increased.

On the other hand, the 【Blood Battle State】 of the Heavenly God Armor could ignore all Creation Realm attacks for a period of time; both of these gave Chen Yan a certain degree of confidence.

Even if Chi Xue was seventh on the Creation Realm Ranking, he was still in the Creation Realm.

There was one more point, the most important one.

What were the rules of the Domain War?

【The number of personnel for both Chi Xue and the Dark-Devouring Mother Nest has been finalized and cannot be added to.

Within eight days, personnel from both sides are protected by the Purple Firmament World-Fixing Mirror; other factions may not attack Chi Xue or the Dark-Devouring Mother Nest, with the exception of defense.】

During the period of the Domain War, other factions may not attack Chi Xue and the Dark-Devouring Mother Nest, with the exception of defense.

This rule established by the Purple Firmament World-Fixing Mirror was not aimed at individuals, but at factions.

In other words, once Chi Xue made a move against Chen Yan, Chen Yan's entire faction could launch an attack on Chi Xue.

The reason the other side killed Ji Chuxi was because Ji Chuxi did not belong to Chen Yan's faction.

At this moment, Chen Yan was the one hoping that Chi Xue would take the initiative to attack.

"Shall we play? Shall we play?"

Chi Xue paced through the void around Chen Yan, his voice carrying a hint of excitement.

"As long as Qi Fan and the others can force me to make a move, I will agree to the exchange."

Scanning Chen Yan with his scarlet eyes, Chi Xue couldn't help but lick his lips.

Chen Yan looked at Chi Xue indifferently, sensing the other's emotions.

But Chi Xue's emotions at this moment were unexpectedly, abnormally chaotic.

It was as if countless emotions were intertwined and roaring, like a madman.

This carried over to the other's facial expression; it appeared calm, but hidden within was an indescribable madness.

It made it impossible for Chen Yan to discern what the other was actually planning to do.

Chi Xue had indeed prepared enough.

Even his entry into the Path of Will must have been a part of his plan.

Chen Yan's gaze was calm.

Being unable to sense Chi Xue's emotions did not mean Chen Yan could not deduce them.

To resolve a matter, one must first understand the essence of that matter.

That is, what was Chi Xue's goal?

Chi Xue's goal was to force Chen Yan to fight him, or rather, to force Chen Yan and the Dark-Devouring Mother Nest to fight.

Chi Xue did not want Chen Yan to leave.

He either wanted to suppress Qi Fan and the others with his own strength, leaving Chen Yan at his mercy.

Or, he wanted to kill Qi Fan and the others right in front of Chen Yan, completely enraging him.

Therefore, the other's so-called "play" was nothing but a smokescreen.

Qi Fan and the others would either die or be suppressed by Chi Xue.

"Have you decided? As long as Qi Fan and the others can defeat my ten puppets and force me to make a move, I will agree to exchange the captives.

If not, Chen Yan, you just need to return all the captives you have to me."

Chi Xue continued, his voice full of temptation.

"You only have six captives in total right now; exchanging them for Qi Fan's ten people is me already making a concession."

Chi Xue smiled, the scarlet deep within his eyes growing increasingly intense.

Everyone was looking at Chen Yan.

Zhang Chao was somewhat nervous and spoke up at this moment:

"Chen Yan... Qi Fan is, after all, ninth on the Creation Realm Ranking. There are ten of them in total, how could they possibly be unable to beat ten puppets?"

Just as he finished speaking, he saw Ke Qingxuan beside him glaring coldly at him.

Zhang Chao hurriedly shut his mouth.

He understood that Chen Yan had come this far; why would he need anyone else's advice?

He truly shouldn't have advised Chen Yan, but his concern had clouded his judgment.

On the faces of Chi Yuexi, Ji Hun, and the others, there was still a trace of fury toward Chi Xue, as well as expectation.

They hoped Chen Yan would agree; they also wanted to survive.

Yu Qing, however, was completely bewildered.

The current Chi Xue brought her an endless sense of tearing.

"Don't agree to him!"

A low roar rang out; it was Qi Fan.

Qi Fan stared fixedly at Chen Yan:

"Ten puppets are not enough to stump us; this is something everyone knows. It is impossible for him to give you benefits so easily!"

"Shut up!"

Chi Xue suddenly let out a low shout.

"You all engage in deceit and treachery, so you assume I am the same—you are wrong!"

Chi Xue's face turned cold and extremely solemn, but the next moment, he laughed:

"I am being serious."

Chi Xue laughed, his two thin lips curling back to reveal stark white teeth, his gums slightly flushed red, as if he had just drunk blood.

He looked at Chen Yan with a beaming smile.

Looking at this Great Xia Heavenly God General whose age did not match his strength at all, he suddenly revealed an expression of pity.

No matter how extraordinary or monstrous you are, as I said, you are bound.

You could have roamed the world freely; there was no need to care about the life or death of Qi Fan and the others.

But you became a Heavenly God General, and everything changed.

You must consider others, you must come here, and you must play this game against me.

And then, become the object I toy with.

After Qi Fan and the others finally kill those ten battle puppets, I will personally make my move.

Right before your eyes, I will pluck off their heads one by one and dangle them in front of you.

Then, I will leave the last two Great Xia Creation Realm experts, letting them wail and beg you to save them.

Chi Xue lifted his head, full of mirth.

His emotions had always been incredibly chaotic, and his expression grew increasingly deranged.

Everyone knew that Bing Yi could know what others were thinking just by watching their expressions.

But this was something Bing Yi had said himself on Ten Thousand Phases Island, and it was not trustworthy.

Moreover, when Chi Xian had fought Chen Yan previously, his face had not been observed by Chen Yan, yet Chen Yan had still guessed his subsequent moves.

Therefore, Chi Xue believed.

Chen Yan did not guess the enemy's inner thoughts by observing their expressions.

Instead...

He could directly perceive what others were thinking!

Likewise, Chi Xue also believed.

Chen Yan could use some method to observe the environment where all Will Martial Artists were located.

Thus, he entered the Will Martial Dao and even came before Chen Yan.

He swaggered in, exposing himself completely.

"Don't worry that I will go back on my word; I can sign a contract with you. I couldn't possibly play tricks within a contract, could I?"

Chi Xue said with a grin:

"If that's not enough, we can let everyone see the signed contract."

At this moment, even Qi Fan and the others felt their expressions tremble.

Sign a contract?

Once a contract was signed, it would be impossible for Chi Xue to go back on his word.

As long as the ten of them, including Qi Fan, defeated Chi Xue's ten puppets, forcing Chi Xue to act.

Then, Chen Yan could exchange captives with the other party.

This...

Chi Xue seemed to be very sincere.

It seemed there would be no schemes or tricks.

But why?

Why would Chi Xue do this?

Yet, Chi Xue, dressed in red, lifted his head and looked at everyone, actually shedding tears:

"I've said it before, none of you understand me, Chi Xue, none of you understand me..."

Chi Xue wept bitterly and looked at Chen Yan:

"I don't want this life-or-death struggle between the Five Clans and Great Xia, I don't want any talk of racial righteousness; I just want to play.

I just want to play for a bit."

He sounded extremely aggrieved.

The crowd had varied expressions.

Indeed, basically no one could understand Chi Xue's thought process.

What if the other party was sincere and just wanted to play a game?

This...

Is this a joke?

Qi Fan frowned; he clearly sensed that something was wrong.

But Qi Fan believed that anything was possible with a person like Chi Xue.

Behind Qi Fan, the nine Great Xia Creation Realm experts looked at each other, not knowing what Chi Xue was actually trying to do.

But they remained nervous.

At this time, Zhang Chao became excited; he looked at Chen Yan with trembling lips, wanting Chen Yan to agree.

Qi Fan was his big brother. He could not watch Qi Fan die here.

However, Zhang Chao still held back.

Because he understood that he had no right to interfere with Chen Yan's thoughts.

At this moment.

Chen Yan looked indifferently at Chi Xue before him and spoke:

"Chi Xue, I want to initiate a Domain War with you."

As soon as Chen Yan's voice fell, Chi Xue was stunned.

Everyone around trembled, including Chi Xue, whose brows furrowed as he looked at Chen Yan in disbelief.

That tall, handsome youth dressed in green robes spoke once more:

"If you lose to the Dark-Devouring Mother Nest, I will initiate a Domain War with the Dark-Devouring Mother Nest; if you win, I will initiate a Domain War with you."

Chi Xue's expression was dazed; he had never expected Chen Yan to say such a thing.

"Are you not looking to kill this General? Then this General shall give you the chance to kill me."

Chen Yan stood with his hands behind his back, stepping through the void:

"You need only exchange the captives with this General, and this General will come to deliver his own death."

Time seemed to freeze.

On Qi Fan's side, the Great Xia martial artists all widened their eyes, looking at Chen Yan in disbelief.

Chi Yuexi and the others were also incredibly stunned, as if they had seen a ghost.

As for Chi Xue, he clearly had not expected Chen Yan to say this either.

Although all his goals were to make Chen Yan fight him, to make Chen Yan walk into the trap he had set.

However, he hadn't even executed it yet; he hadn't even unleashed all his methods yet.

He was certain that there had been no issues with his expression, nor had there been any issues with his inner thoughts.

He was very certain!

Chi Xue sensed his surroundings.

He was very certain!

"You... what are you saying?" Chi Xue spoke with some hesitation, looking at Chen Yan.

"I said," Chen Yan's gaze was icy, looking indifferently at Chi Xue:

"This General has already come before you to deliver his death, yet you clearly refuse; this General..."

As Chen Yan spoke, he looked at Chi Xue apathetically:

"This General is very disappointed in you."

At the same time, Chen Yan observed the Martial Dao Veins, at the tip of the veins belonging to Chi Xue.

Chi Xue was standing before Chen Yan, but at this moment, his eyes clearly flickered for an instant.

And this scene produced a slight change in the Chi Xue before Chen Yan.

And in the very next instant.

Above the tip of the veins.

"Hahahahaha!!!"

Chi Xue suddenly laughed out loud; he laughed extremely wildly.

But in reality, this Chi Xue before Chen Yan made no movement at all.

The next moment, this Chi Xue suddenly lowered his head and, like a dead object, slowly drifted back.

At the same time.

Within the Martial Dao Veins, where Chi Xue was located, everything was collapsing.

The surrounding void cracked open, and the bodies of Chen Yan, Ke Qingxuan, and the others were suddenly torn apart.

Outside the shattered space, pitch-black ancient trees and vines clawing like ghosts were revealed.

The next instant, the real Chi Xue took a step out, walked out of the massive Dark-Devouring Mother Nest, and appeared before everyone's eyes.

Everyone was left confused by this abrupt scene.

How could there suddenly be another Chi Xue?

"The one just now was a fake!" Qi Fan said coldly, looking at this newly appeared Chi Xue.

Chi Xue was dressed in red, a faint smile on the corners of his lips, stepping above the massive Dark-Devouring Mother Nest, looking at Chen Yan from afar:

"Which part of it went wrong?"

However, Chen Yan did not speak, but sighed in his heart.

Chi Xue had calculated everything.

The opponent had guessed from the very beginning that Chen Yan could see the environment where all Will Martial Artists were located and hear what they said.

Therefore, Chi Xue entering the Will Martial Dao was to tell Chen Yan.

What kind of space he was in and what he was doing.

However, before this, Chi Xue had forged another fake Chi Xue.

This fake Chi Xue was created jointly by the Dark-Devouring Mother Nest and Chi Xue.

This Chi Xue was merely a puppet, so his emotions were extremely chaotic, and his facial expressions would not provide a shred of useful information.

The moment Chen Yan arrived, the real Chi Xue rose and rushed toward where Chen Yan was.

At the same time, the fake Chi Xue also set off.

The Dark-Devouring Mother Nest began to create an illusion around the real Chi Xue based on the visual sharing of the fake Chi Xue.

Then the real Chi Xue synchronized and simulated all the actions and speech of the fake Chi Xue, giving Chen Yan the illusion that the one who had come before him was the real Chi Xue.

And the real Chi Xue remained within the illusion created by the Dark-Devouring Mother Nest, never having come before Chen Yan at all.

But the illusions where the real Chi Xue and the fake Chi Xue were located looked exactly the same from the outside; the words spoken and the expressions revealed were exactly the same.

It would not make Chen Yan harbor the slightest suspicion.

And then, Chen Yan signed the contract with the fake Chi Xue.

The terms of the contract would be:

As long as Qi Fan and the others defeated the ten puppets and forced the fake Chi Xue to intervene, then Chen Yan could exchange puppets with the fake Chi Xue.

If Qi Fan and the others failed to do so, Chen Yan would need to unconditionally return the captives in his possession.

All of this seemingly gave Qi Fan and the others a chance to kill the ten puppets, while also giving Chen Yan a chance to exchange puppets.

But in reality, it was impossible for the fake Chi Xue to be forced into taking action.

Because the moment he made a move, the real Chi Xue would arrive.

At that time, it would be the real Chi Xue plus the ten puppets dealing with Qi Fan and his group.

And Chen Yan and the others could only watch from outside the rule barrier.

Watching Qi Fan and the others suffer humiliation and death for the sake of helping Chen Yan.

Chi Xue had successfully caused Chen Yan to fail, successfully angered Chen Yan, and successfully bound Chen Yan.

And Chen Yan would need to unconditionally return Chi Yuexi and the others to Chi Xue.

"Where exactly did I go wrong?" Chi Xue spoke again, the smile on the corners of his mouth still present.

At this moment, Qi Fan and the others also realized it in hindsight; although they did not know that the confrontation between Chi Xue and Chen Yan on another level was even more perilous.

They also understood that it had actually been extremely critical just now.

Chen Yan had not signed the contract with Chi Xue, but instead had broken Chi Xue's scheme.

Everyone looked at Chen Yan again, their expressions all changing.

Zhang Chao felt a bit of relief, relief that Chen Yan had not listened to his words.

The various Creation Realm experts of Great Xia behind Qi Fan were also extremely shocked at this moment.

They had more or less heard of Chen Yan's great name, but had never had deep interactions with him.

But at this moment, they felt Chen Yan's power on another level once again, just like at the auction.

Chen Yan looked at Chi Xue and said:

"You didn't go wrong anywhere, but I never hope for an enemy to show me mercy."

His expression was calm:

"Hoping for an enemy's pity is cruelty to oneself."

Chi Xue paused and let out a chuckle:

"To think you call me an enemy, I am very hurt."

Chen Yan narrowed his eyes:

"Do you think you are very interesting?"

Chi Xue was stunned, his gaze turning cold.

Chen Yan, however, continued speaking to himself:

"Your methods are childish and unbearable; I cannot understand how such childish methods could have allowed you to reach your current standing.

You are too stupid, but the Five Clans you belong to are even more stupid and trashy."

As Chen Yan spoke, Chi Xue's expression turned deathly cold:

"You... what did you say?"

"Isn't it so?" A curve appeared on the corner of Chen Yan's mouth:

"When I entered the Ten Thousand Appearances Island, I couldn't use sound transmission, and I couldn't even use disguise.

Yet even so, no one discovered that I was Chen Yan; I swaggered in and killed Chen Youyi, and no one suspected that I was Chen Yan.

I entered the Malice Rule, and no one suspected me either.

Even, as long as someone had removed the mask on my face, all my lies would have fallen apart, but in the end?"

Chen Yan spoke, but these words stirred up a huge storm in the hearts of others.

On the side, Chi Yuexi was stunned speechless.

When Chen Yan entered the Ten Thousand Appearances Island, he couldn't use sound transmission?

That's right!

The other party had never used sound transmission!

And he couldn't use disguise?

This...

Chi Yuexi looked at Chen Yan in astonishment; you, a Heavenly God General, can't even use disguise?

She suddenly realized.

If she would think this way, then everyone else would think this way too.

Who would have thought that Chen Yan couldn't even use disguise?

You enjoy the exclusive favor of the Xia Clan; wouldn't the Xia Clan prepare some high-level disguise techniques for you?

"You're lying, right?" Chi Yuexi said dejectedly.

If that were really the case, then they were simply stupid to the core.

Chi Xue was also left stunned by what he heard.

Chen Yan, however, continued to speak:

"And you, wasting your Chi Immortal clone that you painstakingly cultivated for many years, just to cast a poison formation on me.

How could you be sure that the one fighting the Magnetic Storm Thunder Prison at that time was really me, Chen Yan?

Including you, all the conspiracies you are organizing now, in my eyes, are extremely childish and full of loopholes!"

Chen Yan rambled on, and Chi Xue finally stopped showing a smile on his face.

Chi Xue was also wondering why, after he had cast the poison formation, Chen Yan was fine and had even continued to attack the Thousand Faces Corridor.

Wasn't it Chen Yan who attacked the Magnetic Storm Thunder Prison back then?

Could it be that, just as Chen Yan said, everything he organized was full of loopholes?

Chi Xue narrowed his eyes, staring fixedly at Chen Yan.

Chen Yan raised his head and continued:

"I really don't know what qualifications someone like you has to say you like to play."

Do you have the qualifications to play?

Playing chess against a group of mentally disabled enemies your whole life has made you too arrogant.

In reality, you have never once battled a truly capable existence."

After Chen Yan finished speaking, he stood there calmly, hands behind his back, towering like a mountain against the clouds.

Chi Xue sneered, then a smile appeared on the corners of his mouth again:

"Are you provoking me?"

"I am not provoking you, I am just telling the truth," Chen Yan said calmly:

"If your methods were truly brilliant, why have I never been fooled even once?"