Chapter 628: The Battle That Changed the Future

Yuzhou had always said that the satellite turrets and laser artillery towers both possessed the power to destroy an Eighth-Order being.

Of course, a true Eighth-Order being would never be so easily annihilated.

But just now, the laser artillery towers had clearly injured the Dark-Devouring Brood Mother.

Indeed, they were very powerful.

However, their only drawback remained the energy charging.

After each firing, these laser artillery towers required half an hour to charge.

This intelligence.

Chi Xue naturally knew it as well.

Because the opponent had previously questioned Yu Qing.

But what Yu Qing did not know was this.

Chen Yan could manipulate energy fields and could also analyze how these laser artillery towers accumulated energy.

Once the method of how the laser artillery towers accumulated energy was analyzed, things became easy.

Because the one thing Chen Yan did not lack.

Was energy.

Sizzle.

Chen Yan secretly manipulated them, and one by one, the thunder-ball creatures carrying the laser artillery towers began to charge the towers.

External charging could shorten the laser artillery towers' charging time to ten minutes.

Chen Yan looked far away at Chi Xue, not knowing when the opponent would make a move.

This battle.

These were all just the opening act.

The true showdown was between Chen Yan and the Eighth-Order Ancient God Beast.

The next moment, Chen Yan pressed the remote control again.

Hum...

Eight satellite turrets, floating in the void like inverted pyramids, slowly shifted, aiming their bases toward the distance.

The next moment.

Boom!

Eight golden beams of light descended with the force of heaven-destroying power!

Striking the vast ocean of black vines, the blinding golden light tore everything apart and shattered everything; the scene was terrifying.

In an instant.

Nearly fifty miles of the pitch-black vine ocean were shattered, malice dispersed, and shrill screams filled the field.

The addition of the eight satellite turrets significantly increased the winning momentum for Chen Yan's side.

Qi Fan's eyes bloomed with brilliant light, standing like a God King, every punch and kick erupting with terrifying might.

"Attack!!!"

He roared out.

"Kill!"

"Kill!"

Rumble!!!

Far away.

Chen Yu's small mouth was slightly agape, stunned by the scenes unfolding before her.

She had only ever seen great battles between martial artists; she had never seen a battle like this, where martial artists, Ancient God Beasts, and even Yu Clan technology all joined in.

Magnificent and shocking.

And her brother sat steadily in the rear, truly like a divine general, controlling the entire battlefield.

Immediately, a smile bloomed on her pretty face.

Seeing that Chen Yan's army had actually gained the upper hand after making contact with the Dark-Devouring Brood Mother, the heart she had been holding finally settled.

In her consciousness world, the woman in the red dress was also somewhat dazed.

She had essentially watched Chen Yan rise to his current level every step of the way.

It was too fast.

It was too powerful.

When she first met Chen Yan, the young man was just a student in a village, distressed because he could not join the Town Martial Class.

In a flash.

The opponent had already become the center of the future of the Great World.

Sitting high on the throne of thunder, he already possessed the majesty and solemnity that a divine general should have.

Those Creation Realm experts, each one was the most important existence in Great Xia.

Yet they were fighting fiercely under his command.

If she combined the scene of the day she first met Chen Yan with the picture she saw now, it almost gave her a sense of tearing that made her feel suffocated.

It felt as if a thousand or ten thousand years had already passed.

It made one sigh at how time flies.

As time slowly passed.

Ten minutes later.

Outside the range of the Dark Devourer Mother Nest domain.

Yu Ming and the others watched the images transmitted on the screen, their mouths hanging open one by one.

They had thought the battle would be extremely tragic, but they had not expected it to be like this.

Heaven knows how, in such a short amount of time.

Chen Yan had managed to develop the forces under his command to such a degree.

Behind Yin Qingshuang, Zhang Ting was struck by a sudden realization.

Even though he was the Acting Chief of Qinzhou, he still had to lower his head when speaking to Qi Fan.

Unexpectedly, Qi Fan, ranked ninth on the Creation Realm Board, was now so obedient to Chen Yan's commands.

Thinking back, when Chen Yan first entered Qinzhou, he gained fame at the Time Domain Phoenix Bloom, and later became the top scorer in the college entrance examination, becoming renowned throughout the Great Xia.

All this time, Zhang Ting had never summoned Chen Yan, and had never spoken to Chen Yan.

Because, in his heart, Zhang Ting believed that Chen Yan was just a junior.

A genius discovered by his own down-and-out junior fellow apprentice.

An existence with a status far lower than his own.

But in a flash, Chen Yan was appointed as a general in Qinzhou, and Chen Yan declared war on the Five Clans.

Up until now, Chen Yan led the Great Xia Creation Realm to fight against the Five Clans.

Now, Zhang Ting had instead become the one with the lower status.

Honestly, he found it somewhat hard to accept, yet he had no choice but to accept it.

…………

Not far from the Dark Devourer Mother Nest.

Yu Qing and Chi Yuexi sat on a hill, watching the battle from afar.

Chi Xue had already released them during the great battle.

This made the two of them begin to seriously doubt their own value.

But if they were asked to return to Chi Xue, they definitely would not be willing.

Wouldn't that be seeking death?

Chi Xue was simply a demon.

Especially Chi Yuexi, whose fear of her uncle Chi Xue grew deeper and deeper.

But now, they were witnessing this scene.

"He... he he."

Yu Qing was stuttering; everything happening now was completely different from what she had imagined:

"He wouldn't really defeat Chi Xue, would he?"

What had she seen?

That terrifying Chi Xue was actually suppressed as soon as the battle began.

But soon, Yu Qing shook her head.

What was she thinking?

Chi Xue was terrifying, but was Chen Yan not terrifying?

With Chi Xue, she only worried that she would die at any moment or become a puppet.

But with Chen Yan, even her dignity was completely suppressed.

When it came to being terrifying, Chen Yan was even more so than Chi Xue.

There was also a trace of horror in Chi Yuexi's eyes:

"No matter which of these two forces wins in the end, they will become the largest force in the entire Five Clans conflict.

Dealing with ordinary Creation Realm martial artists is no different from drinking soup for them."

Others were all struggling bitterly through the trials.

But Chen Yan and Chi Xue had already begun large-scale warfare.

"It takes a villain to grind a villain," Yu Qing cursed under her breath.

Only Chen Yan and Chi Xue could fight like this.

Chi Yuexi's expression was complex.

A villain?

Was Chen Yan a villain?

Chen Yan was certainly not a villain to his own people.

She had watched very carefully; Chen Yan had been in the rear the whole time, but the Willpower he prepared for the Great Xia Creation Realm, as well as these Evil Void Spores, were actually protecting the Great Xia Creation Realm as they fought.

If not for Chen Yan, these fourteen Great Xia Creation Realm experts would likely have already lost more than half their number.

Was this a villain?

"This is a Divine General," Chi Yuexi said, her expression incomparably complex.

Especially since she was a member of the Five Clans; when she said these words, it appeared even more complex.

And it was at this moment.

Screech!!!

A screech that shook the heavens and the earth suddenly resounded through the world.

Chi Yuexi's eyes widened instantly, and she stood up abruptly.

"You... what is wrong with you?" Beside her, Yu Qing asked in astonishment.

Chi Yuexi, however, pointed toward where Chen Yan was with a deathly pale face and extreme terror.

"Chen Yan!!!"

A roar resounded across the main battlefield.

Qi Fan, who had been charging forward to attack, suddenly roared, looked toward the rear with blood-red eyes, and opened his mouth wide.

Beside him, Ke Qingxuan and the others also hurriedly looked toward the rear.

At the edge of the cliff.

Zhang Ting's breath hitched, his pupils shrinking wildly.

Within Zhang Ting's line of sight.

On the screen, at the very back of the battlefield.

The earth beneath Chen Yan's feet cracked without warning, as if torn apart by a pair of invisible giant hands!

Countless pitch-black vines, like tentacles reaching out from hell, instantly pierced through the rock layer, surging into the sky while carrying foul-smelling rot and boiling malice!

These vines were covered in scarlet tumor-like protrusions, and every tumor was writhing.

The tumors split open, revealing rows of ghastly white fangs in the crevices, emitting shrill shrieks like the crying of infants.

The moment the vines intertwined, they transformed into a giant mouth covering a hundred miles, intending to swallow Chen Yan along with the Throne of Thunder in one gulp!

A sudden, shocking change!

Qi Fan roared explosively in an instant, and along with him, Ke Qingxuan and the others were rapidly rushing toward Chen Yan's side.

The key to this battle never lay with them, but with Chen Yan, Chi Xue, and even that Tier 8 Ancient God Beast.

But they did not expect that the Dark-Devouring Mother Tree could arrive beneath Chen Yan's location so silently.

That was a Tier 8 Ancient God Beast!

This scene was too abrupt.

On the throne, Chen Yan stood quietly, his line of sight blocked by the twisting vines.

Through the gaps between the vines, Chen Yan saw Chi Xue's smile from far away.

However, the next instant, Chi Xue stopped smiling.

Because Chen Yan was just sitting calmly, making no move.

The next instant.

Those pitch-black vines that were about to devour Chen Yan vanished suddenly, and the cracked earth below had never cracked at all.

And Chen Yan had been sitting steadily the whole time, his eyes calm.

Qi Fan and the others were stunned for a moment.

"Continue the battle," Chen Yan said.

Qi Fan and the others were dazed, then immediately reacted.

It was an illusion.

Chi Xue had deceived everyone.

An illusion, naturally, could not make Chen Yan die, nor could it cause Chen Yan serious injury.

But it could force Chen Yan, in a moment of urgency, to activate the 【Blood Battle State】 of the Heavenly God Armor and the 【Awakening Ember】 of the Ember Memory Spear.

Both of these traits could only be used once per day.

They were Chen Yan's final life-saving measures.

Once they were baited out just now, Chen Yan's side would have been in absolute danger.

Perilous!

Even Chen Yan had almost failed to realize it was an illusion just now.

Because not only him, but also the three Will Warriors—Qi Fan, Chi Yuexi, and Chi Xue—had all seen the same scene.

Even at a spot on the cliff.

Zhang Ting, who was a Will Warrior, had also seen the same image from the screen projected by Yu Ming.

This scene was incredibly real.

It did not look at all like an illusion injected into their minds, but rather a reality that everyone had seen with their own eyes.

After all, even the screen projected by Yu Ming showed the appearance of the Dark-Devouring Mother Tree.

Technology, surely, could not go wrong.

Chi Xue knew that Chen Yan could see everything that the other Will Warriors saw.

Therefore, Chi Xue made everyone present fall into the same illusion.

But that was not the key.

The key was Yu Ming's side.

Chi Xue had clearly already signed a contract with Yu Ming, causing Yu Ming to tamper with the technological projection that should not have had any issues.

This allowed Zhang Ting and the others to also see the appearance of the Dark-Devouring Mother Tree through the projection.

Why would Yu Ming sign a contract with Chi Xue?

Because of Yu Qing.

Yu Qing was originally under Chen Yan, and Zhang Ting had signed a contract with Yu Ming that Chen Yan could not kill Yu Qing.

But when Yu Qing was handed over to Chi Xue by Chen Yan, Yu Ming needed to obtain a promise from Chi Xue that could guarantee Yu Qing's safety.

As for this person Chi Xue, it was understandable that he did not kill Chi Yuexi; after all, she was a tool he wanted to use.

But why not kill Yu Qing?

To Chi Xue, killing or not killing Yu Qing was a matter of a mere whim.

The agreement between the five clans held no binding power for Chi Xue.

Therefore, Yu Ming had to do as Chi Xue said.

Which was to deceive Zhang Ting.

In this instant.

Chi Xue cast an illusion on everyone present, making Zhang Ting and the others watching from the outside see the same scene.

At this moment, Chen Yan also fell under the illusion; the Dark-Devouring Mother Tree appeared, and Chen Yan had to believe it whether he wanted to or not.

Everyone saw it.

But Chi Xue overlooked one person.

He did not expect that someone would be clearing a level in another Tier 2 Domain, and as soon as they finished the first level, they were already rushing toward Chen Yan's location without stopping.

Chi Xue did not expect that because that person's strength was too weak.

Therefore, they were a lone wolf.

Among the martial artists who entered the Five Clans Conflict, they were the last to enter, aside from Chen Yan and Lu Jianxia.

Except for Chen Yan and Lu Jianxia, almost no one knew that the other person would also enter.

Even if they knew, they would not believe it.

Because that person was not yet twenty and was only Tier 5 when entering the Five Clans Conflict.

And that person was the Will Martial Artist who was carried into the Five Clans Conflict by Chen Yan while at Tier 5.

Chen Yu.

Even though all the Will Martial Artists who were either participating in this battle or watching it saw the Dark-Devouring Mother Tree suddenly attack Chen Yan.

But on Chen Yu's meridian tips, Chen Yu did not see the appearance of the Dark-Devouring Mother Tree at all.

Except for Chen Yan, no one knew that Chen Yu had arrived.

And Chen Yu was very obedient to Chen Yan; in order not to cause trouble for Chen Yan, she hid very far away.

Watching this battle through the Image-Recording Arrays and communication base stations she had continuously set up.

The little girl still does not know even now.

That she was the most crucial one in the battle just now.