Chapter 637: But I Am Also the Great Sun

He looked toward Chen Yan in the distance, as if he were a sculpture:

"We... won."

His eyes slowly closed.

On the other side.

Lu Jingqiu was on the verge of death, vomiting blood incessantly, a hint of a smile written on her face.

Zhang Chao lay unconscious on the earth, but still had a breath of life.

The other two Great Xia Creation Realm experts were also severely wounded, their expressions complex.

Only, upon the mottled earth.

Ke Qingxuan flew toward Chen Yan, limping; her body was in ruins, flying into the high sky only to fall again, then flying out once more.

Her body was like a stone being thrown repeatedly, only to fall to the ground again and again.

Her vitality was slowly dissipating, about to perish at this final moment.

The wounds on her body were becoming increasingly severe, but in her blood-stained single eye, there remained a final trace of stubbornness.

She looked at the Divine General on the old throne who was about to die, and gritted her teeth.

As the Vice Chief of Yun Province, she had never been so disheveled, nor had she ever been so resolute.

In a certain distant place.

A little girl named Chen Yu was already flying toward her older brother, her face covered in tears.

Her speed reached its limit.

On the earth, tens of thousands of miles of grassland had been burned to ash, wisps of blue smoke drifting toward the high heavens.

Yu Qing and Chi Yuexi watched, their shock impossible to conceal.

Chen Yan's side had won.

"They are all finished, we..." Yu Qing suddenly spoke up.

Her emotions were surging violently.

Right now.

Chen Yan was already dying, and those few Great Xia Creation Realm experts were also on the verge of death, possessing no combat strength at all.

Moreover, the Tier 2 Domain War was about to end, and they were about to lose the protection of the domain.

At this moment, Chi Yuexi alone could kill all of these people.

Chen Yan, if he lived...

What would the world of the future be like?

Yu Qing dared not think.

*Slap. *

Chi Yuexi covered Yu Qing's mouth with one hand, looking at Yu Qing with an extremely complex expression, and shook her head:

"Even now, you still want to kill him?"

Yu Qing's pupils suddenly constricted, and she could not speak at this moment.

Her entire body was trembling uncontrollably.

Endless struggle was born in the depths of her heart.

That was the Great Xia's Heavenly Divine General, the future great enemy of the Five Clans.

But that was also the human genius who had defeated an Eighth-Tier Ancient God Beast, a monument in the history of martial arts.

Struggle.

Struggle.

"Tap, tap..."

Suddenly, a strange sound of laughter rang out.

This sound was like someone whispering mischievously.

The complexions of Chi Yuexi and Yu Qing instantly turned as pale as paper, and they looked toward the direction the sound came from in disbelief.

Chi Yuexi opened her mouth wide; at this moment, it was as if she saw an endless, great terror descending.

*Thump. *

Ke Qingxuan fell to the earth, and looking at Chen Yan, who was a full hundred miles away, she gritted her teeth and looked toward the rear.

Qi Fan, who had already closed his eyes, suddenly opened them, endless fury emerging.

But then he saw.

Deep within the pitch-black forest, a delicate-looking man dressed in red appeared.

His posture was light, his feet stepping and spinning rhythmically, dancing freely in the void.

It was as if he were enjoying everything that was happening at this moment.

Chi Xue.

Qi Fan gritted his teeth, unable to believe the scene before his eyes.

Chi Xue had clearly already died at his hands.

"I really shouldn't have appeared right now."

The softly laughing voice rang out; as Chi Xue danced, his face revealed an expression of intoxication.

He stepped nimbly, dancing wantonly as if treading through the void.

His eyes swept toward Chen Yan in the distance, and there was actually a hint of regret in them:

"What have I seen? An Eighth-Tier Ancient God Beast was killed by you!"

He spoke with shock, yet also with admiration:

"This game is too unfair to you, Chen Yan; if we were in the same situation, I definitely wouldn't be able to win."

Chi Xue said, the smile on his face gradually fading.

"In this Domain Battle, you could never win from the very beginning, because the one you signed the contract with was still a fake Chi Xue."

He said, his gaze becoming increasingly indifferent and cold.

He stepped into the void, two long ripples of blood-Qi tracing out beneath his feet.

Time returned to the moment the contract was signed.

Chen Yan led a great army to the Dark-Devouring Mother Nest to confront Chi Xue.

At that time, a fake Chi Xue arrived, wanting to trick Chen Yan into signing a contract with that fake Chi Xue.

As long as Qi Fan and the others could defeat those ten Five-Clan Creation-Realm Puppets and force Chi Xue to act, Chen Yan could bring Qi Fan and the others back.

Chen Yan judged at that time that the one appearing before him was a fake Chi Xue.

And the real Chi Xue was actually located inside the Dark-Devouring Mother Nest.

The Dark-Devouring Mother Nest created an identical environment around the real Chi Xue through the vision of the fake Chi Xue.

The environment seen by the real Chi Xue and the fake Chi Xue was exactly the same, and the words spoken and actions performed were also exactly the same.

The reason Chen Yan was able to judge that the one before him was a fake Chi Xue...

... was because at the tip of the pulse, the real Chi Xue performed an action different from the fake Chi Xue.

That is to say, that one look.

Therefore, Chi Xue's plan at the time failed completely.

But the problem is, was there really only one fake Chi Xue?

Let us tentatively call the Chi Xue that first appeared before Chen Yan, Fake Chi Xue One.

Then the Chi Xue that appeared again was actually Fake Chi Xue Two.

The illusionary realm where Fake Chi Xue Two was located was simulated based on the environment seen by Fake Chi Xue One.

Fake Chi Xue Two itself was also synchronously simulating Fake Chi Xue One.

But besides Fake Chi Xue One and Two, there was another Chi Xue.

That is to say, the real Chi Xue.

The real Chi Xue was likewise within the domain of the Dark-Devouring Mother Nest, and likewise situated within the illusionary realm created by the Dark-Devouring Mother Nest.

But what the real Chi Xue simulated was the actions of Fake Chi Xue Two.

Fake Chi Xue Two deliberately performed an action different from Fake Chi Xue One, which was that look.

The real Chi Xue also followed Fake Chi Xue Two and performed that action.

And afterwards, Fake Chi Xue Two came before Chen Yan.

The illusionary realm shrouding the real Chi Xue synchronously simulated the environment and things seen by Fake Chi Xue Two.

Up until just now, the Chi Xue that Chen Yan saw within the tip of the pulse was the real Chi Xue.

But the real Chi Xue had always been situated within the illusionary realm created by the visual sharing of Fake Chi Xue Two.

Thus, what appeared before Chen Yan had always been just two fake Chi Xues.

As for why, when the Domain Battle of the Purple Firmament World-Fixing Mirror was announced, it showed that the one fighting Chen Yan was indeed Chi Xue.

That is because whether it was Fake Chi Xue One, Fake Chi Xue Two, or the real Chi Xue, all three were Chi Xue.

Chi Xue divided his own body into three parts.

Fake Chi Xue Two occupied eighty percent of Chi Xue's own combat power.

The real Chi Xue and Fake Chi Xue One each occupied ten percent of the combat power.

Of course, splitting the physical body does not mean that combat power is also divided in equal portions.

But after the split, that was roughly the division of combat power.

The strongest, Fake Chi Xue Two, would participate in the Domain Battle and perhaps die at the hands of Qi Fan.

Fake Chi Xue One would also participate in the Domain Battle, but its strength was very weak and it could not hold out for long.

As for the real Chi Xue, its strength was likewise very weak, but it preserved a sliver of life for Chi Xue.

Likewise, it was also the final trump card to deceive the heavens.

After Chi Xue divided his body into three parts.

The real Chi Xue then began to enter the Dao of Will, supervised by Chen Yan.

Fake Chi Xue Two acted as Chi Xue and engaged in a Domain Battle with Chen Yan.

"I already said it before, I tore my body apart alive and divided another part of my body into Chi Xian.

Why didn't you think a little more back then? Since I could divide my own physical body...

... why not divide a few more?"

Chi Xue stepped into the void, the smile at the corners of his mouth exuberant.

He had won.

He had long since told Chen Yan what his greatest reliance was.

Dividing the body.

He had told him long ago.

In this world, what kind of technique could divide a person's body and still keep them from dying?

This was a secret technique Chi Xue obtained himself, and it had been studied by Chi Xue for decades.

This was a terrifying evil art.

Chen Yan knew, and Qi Fan and the others knew too.

However, no one noticed.

He, Chi Xue, had revealed his trump card from the very beginning.

"The pain of tearing one's own flesh apart is unimaginable."

Chi Xue stepped through the void, speaking quietly as he landed before Qi Fan.

Qi Fan's eyes were wide, glaring at Chi Xue, his teeth clenched tight.

"Come, come and kill me." Chi Xue chuckled aloud:

"Tell me, can the ninth level of the Creation Realm slay the seventh?"

He stood with his hands behind his back, watching Qi Fan with interest.

In the distance.

Chi Yuexi stared blankly at Chi Xue, the indescribable terror deep in her heart surging once more.

Chi Xue was a demon.

He was her uncle.

Yu Qing's face was deathly pale; she had not expected Chi Xue to be capable of such things.

In her heart, Chen Yan was already nearly invincible.

But Chi Xue seemed to contain endless evil and trickery, intent on pushing the truly invincible one off a cliff.

"Qi Fan?"

Chi Xue narrowed his eyes as he looked at Qi Fan.

Qi Fan was kneeling on the ground just like that, his left eye sealed shut by a blood scab, still glaring at Chi Xue, filled with endless fury.

But...

He was dead.

Qi Fan could no longer hold on; he was already dead.

Even at the moment of death, he was still glaring at Chi Xue.

Lu Jingqiu had lost her senses, Zhang Chao had fainted, and two other Great Xia Creation Realm experts were struggling, unable to stand.

Chi Xue pursed his lips and looked toward the distance once more.

The smile at the corners of his mouth vanished completely.

Qi Fan had died just like that.

He felt deep reluctance.

He hoped even less for Chen Yan to die just like this.

He patted his own forehead, his expression becoming manic:

"This game is not perfect; I cheated."

He whispered:

"I cheated, I cheated, I cheated, I cheated, I cheated..."

He roared:

"Chen Yan, you tell me, did I cheat? I let an eighth-rank Ancient God Beast assist me, did I cheat?!!!"

He shrieked.

But there was no response.

That pitch-black throne hovered in mid-air, supporting the king who belonged to it.

The earth shattered, magma surged, the firmament grew dim, and the great sun had set.

Chen Yan was nearly devoid of life.

Thump.

Ke Qingxuan, who had been flying toward Chen Yan, fell from the high sky once again, her face covered in blood.

Ke Qingxuan glanced at Chi Xue behind her, then gritted her teeth and continued to fly toward Chen Yan.

Behind her, Chi Xue narrowed his eyes, looking at Ke Qingxuan in confusion, before his gaze flashed the next instant.

With a boom, Chi Xue flew out.

Even though he no longer possessed even one-tenth of the combat power he had at his peak.

He was still the strongest person here.

"Uncle!!!"

In the distance, Chi Yuexi screamed:

"You are going to destroy the future of the human race!"

Chi Yuexi shouted, terror surfacing in her eyes.

The future of the human race.

That's right.

That person could even defeat an eighth-rank Ancient God Beast.

He was the future of the human race.

Chi Xue looked at Chi Yuexi, puzzled:

"What future of the human race?"

He raised his eyebrows, revealing a perverse smile:

"So what if Great Xia is destroyed, so what if the five clans are destroyed, so what if the human race is destroyed?

I, Chi Xue, only cultivate my own world!!!"

He laughed wildly, roaring.

And it was at this very moment.

Boom!

A figure suddenly slammed into Chi Xue.

Then!

Rumble!

Explosion!

Chi Xue was blasted away, his entire body driven into the magma; when he emerged again, a trace of confusion flickered in his eyes.

The next instant.

Boom!

Another figure came crashing over.

It was the corpse of a Great Xia Creation Realm expert who had already died; clearly dead, yet it flew toward him.

Chi Xue was stunned, then immediately looked into the distance.

He saw that upon the throne, the dying Great Xia Divine General was using his final ounce of strength to chant something.

It was a string of secret incantations.

The next moment.

That corpse of the Great Xia Creation Realm expert collided and detonated with a roar!

Chi Xue was blasted away, covered in dust and grime, and the next moment he roared:

"Qi Fan!!!"

Chi Xue's voice was hoarse.

Inside these Great Xia Creation Realm experts were explosive array disks.

They were explosive array disks that had been there since before they died.

And as long as Chen Yan chanted the secret incantations, these Great Xia Creation Realm experts were, to Chen Yan, nothing more than controllable explosive array disks.

Who did this?

It was Qi Fan!

It could only be Qi Fan!

Qi Fan had long since installed explosive array disks inside everyone.

Qi Fan had prepared this contingency from the very beginning.

These Great Xia Creation Realm experts fought for Chen Yan while they were alive.

Even after death, they would still fight for Chen Yan.

Chi Xue was dazed.

Before, he had only spoken of his own plans, and because the Creation Realm experts of the Five Clans were all going to defy him, he had no choice but to turn those Five Clans Creation Realm experts into puppets.

But these Great Xia Creation Realm experts had accepted their fate from the very beginning.

How could you be willing?

How could you be willing to be used like this?

Are you not human?

"Qi Fan!!!"

Chi Xue's black hair exploded outward as he roared:

"Qi Fan, do you think you can stop me with this?!"

Boom!

Another corpse of a Great Xia Creation Realm expert flew over.

Chi Xue grabbed with one hand, and a spatial array disk formed instantly; the Great Xia Creation Realm expert's corpse was teleported away and then exploded.

"You can't stop me!"

Chi Xue laughed loudly and flew toward Ke Qingxuan.

…………

Thump!

Ke Qingxuan fell to the ground once more; the blood and Qi within her body had long since dried up, and she was already on the verge of death.

Yet she flew out again, heading toward Chen Yan.

Her consciousness began to collapse, and her perception began to scatter.

At this moment, she seemed to feel once again the intense pain, confusion, and terror from when she was suppressed and killed by the Eighth-Order Malice Crystal back then.

She lunged out again, flying continuously toward Chen Yan's position.

That day, she awoke in the magma world; that day, she, Ke Qingxuan, was no longer a spy cultivated by Ji Province.

That day, she became a true Great Xia Creation Realm expert; she became her true self.

Boom, boom, boom!!!

Behind her, one by one, the corpses of the dead Great Xia Creation Realm experts exploded, trying to block Chi Xue.

But Ke Qingxuan had no way to pay attention to those; she had to give it her all.

The next instant.

A phantom appeared above Ke Qingxuan; Ke Qingxuan had no time to sense the opponent, but despair welled up in her heart.

Chi Xue glanced down at Ke Qingxuan from above, then kicked out with a roar.

And it was at this moment.

With a bang.

A pair of thick arms hugged Chi Xue; it was the already dead Qi Fan.

Though his eyes were wide with rage, he already lacked any trace of life.

Chi Xue narrowed his eyes, slapped his hand down, and a spatial array disc was carved onto Qi Fan's body.

The next moment, Chi Xue was stunned.

His spatial array disc was useless.

Had Qi Fan drawn an array within his own body while alive that could restrain spatial array discs?

Where had he drawn it?

Chi Xue gritted his teeth, but he was thrown flying by Qi Fan.

"You..."

Chi Xue landed on the ground, looking on in disbelief:

"You turned yourself into a puppet?"

He opened his mouth wide, looking at this Ninth Realm of Creation who no longer had any trace of life.

"How could you be willing!!!"

The next instant, he flew toward Ke Qingxuan again.

But in an instant, Chi Xue was grabbed by the right foot by Qi Fan again and violently flung away.

"Chen Yan!!!"

Chi Xue roared, glaring at the throne in the distance.

On that throne, the dying young man's body trembled slightly, his mouth chanting something.

"The Divine General emerges from... Green Mountain, seeking the Dao with one heart, his will undying, his crimson heart enduring, planning for the common people, harboring the resolve to die for the future of the Great Xia.

Yet the affairs of the world are rarely perfect, the path ahead is fraught with hardship, and casualties are unavoidable."

His aura was vanishing, yet also being born, hooking onto his final breath.

Life possesses endless suffering.

Why bother living.

Yet someone said of him, his will is undying, his crimson heart endures.

Why is the will undying?

Why does the crimson heart endure?

At this moment, he was, however, confused.

He did not know how to explain it.

Yet, vaguely, it seemed as if a final force was holding onto his life.

Ke Qingxuan flew before him, blood-tears streaming from her eyes, smiling at him.

She struck her own chest, and a golden-red radiance slowly flowed out from within her body.

"This is the final Immortal Will."

Ke Qingxuan spoke with difficulty.

Chen Yan had given everyone a condensed piece of Immortal Will.

But she had never used it.

Even when she was dying and severely wounded to the extreme, she had not used it.

She held the golden-red energy in her hands, watching as streams of golden-red light flowed into Chen Yan's body.

On the throne.

Chen Yan slowly opened his eyes.

Before his eyes was an endless expanse of pitch black.

The sky had darkened.

The Great Sun had set.

There was no sunlight.

"But I, too, am the Great Sun."