Chapter 691: The Battle of Fate

"Fortunately, even after signing the Fate Seal, Chen Changyuan cannot sense the location of my true self and can only decide my life or death at will.

Fortunately, I was always a person he didn't care about; even using a puppet to deceive him, I didn't attract a shred of his attention."

Shen Yong sighed; having reached the late stage of the Creation Realm, he was now simply not enough to look at.

Immediately, Shen Yong looked at Chen Yan with extreme solemnity:

"I ask that Chen Yan evacuate first!"

But as Shen Yong's voice fell, no one made a sound.

"You all..."

Shen Yong was stunned:

"How can you... haven't I made myself clear? Are you... are you still doubting me?"

Shen Yong's face turned red, and he growled:

"I am not a spy!!!"

Soon, Xia Long explained everything clearly.

Shen Yong slowly opened his mouth wide:

"You all... are crazy!"

He looked at Chen Yan:

"Heavenly God General, do you know that if you die, the entire Great Xia will have no hope!"

His breathing was rapid:

"Even for the sake of Lu Xunyang, it is irrational to start the war in four days; the Xunyang God General should still be able to hold on for much longer.

He has held on for so long already!"

Zhang Ting narrowed his eyes:

"What do you mean?!"

Shen Yong growled:

"The Xunyang God General cannot reverse the fate of Great Xia, but the Heavenly God General can!!!"

He was roaring with almost all his strength:

"Do you all not understand? What did King Xiayue say before we entered the Five Races Conflict? The rise of the Heavenly God General is greater than everything!"

He clenched his fists.

He felt that the time was too short.

"Our duty is to let the Heavenly God General leave this place, not to die here!"

A hint of ferocity appeared in his eyes, but it was quickly replaced by endless fear:

"You don't know the terror of Chen Changyuan; he is too strange, he is truly strange. Someone told me he seems to have directly devoured an eighth-rank Ancient God Beast!

Within just a few days, he could digest all the power of that eighth-rank Ancient God Beast!"

Shen Yong's body was trembling; Chen Changyuan had ignored too many people, leading to some of his secrets being known by others.

He ignored the power and faith belonging to the human race, and ignored the heart of someone who could walk toward destruction just to convey a few words.

Of course, Chen Changyuan didn't need to care at all; he was already strong enough to resolve everything within the Pure True Yang Realm.

"We can't win; the feeling Chen Changyuan gives me is not that of an Ancient God Beast, but rather..."

Shen Yong's teeth chattered, and countless roars of terror masked by anger seemed to be suppressed in his throat as he struggled to growl:

"An Ancient God!"

As Shen Yong's voice fell, the people in Yunxin Valley gradually opened their mouths.

Devouring an eighth-rank Ancient God Beast...

This was simply shocking.

In Yunxin Valley, everyone looked at each other; they were horrified, terrified, and even unable to believe it.

Why on earth was Chen Changyuan so powerful?

Could they defeat such a Chen Changyuan?

No hope, no hope, not a shred of hope.

Everyone's hearts sank.

Suddenly.

"Hahahaha!!!"

A loud laugh rang out; everyone looked over, and the man laughing was named Yu Ming.

Yu Ming laughed until he was doubled over, his body trembling uncontrollably.

He suddenly said with relief:

"It seems my choice was never wrong!"

His eyes were shining with brilliance, and wild tears sprayed out:

"In the endless history of human struggle, I, a tiny speck of dust in history named Yu Ming, have always chosen..."

He gritted his teeth:

"The side of humanity!

I may be a criminal official of Yu Province, but I am still a meritorious official of the human race!"

He clenched his fists and shouted with force:

"Together we write immortality!"

Infected by his voice, everyone's gazes became even more resolute.

"Together we write immortality!"

"May the book be immortal!"

"May the book be immortal!"

One voice after another rang out.

Chen Yan watched quietly, and suddenly, a smile appeared.

A brilliant radiance erupted from his eyes, and strands of golden-red power of will burst forth.

The next instant.

As the earth trembled, a golden-red giant Dharma form broke through the soil.

Its gilded body shimmered with scorching molten light, its red hair and beard danced like raging flames, its palms held the phantom images of the sun and moon, and its majesty shattered the clouds.

That pair of eyes scanned the boundless world.

The crimson light spilled outward, flowing tens of thousands of miles away into the cave where Chen Mi was located.

Chen Mi was stunned; he walked out of the cave and saw the golden-red giant Dharma form standing tall between heaven and earth on the other side of the horizon.

Chen Mi's eyes narrowed, watching in disbelief.

The next instant.

"Chen Changyuan, I was born in Green Mountain, and you were born in Luoshi.

The hatred of generations of ancestors being imprisoned and suppressed by the dragon is hard to put into words, and the resentment of the human race suffering from the erosion of malice cannot be fully told!

Our fates have been intertwined for a long time!"

A magnificent voice erupted from the mouth of that golden-red giant, shaking the heavens and the earth.

"Today, I, Chen Yan, on behalf of the human race, declare war against your malice!"

This voice rang out continuously, stretching endlessly with boundless fighting spirit and killing intent, intending to reach every corner of the world.

Like thunder, it instantly stunned everything!

Chen Mi stared fixedly at this scene.

He had not expected that the one to declare war first would be Chen Yan.

Chen Yan had directly exposed his own location.

He was waiting for Chen Changyuan to arrive!

"Interesting..." Chen Mi said slowly:

"Interesting!"

And beneath that giant, Chen Yan stood quietly.

Having declared war with a single sentence, he turned around and walked toward the cave.

Shen Yong watched this scene in shock, watching the Creation-realm martial artists who were already nearly insane; he wanted to roar, but his voice could not cover theirs at all.

"It's over..."

He knelt down on the earth.

Chen Yan had already declared war.

This was the craziest move.

"It's over...!"

He tilted his head, looking at the people around him, tears streaming down his aged face.

"The Heavenly God will be immortal in the world, can reverse the future, can welcome a new heaven, you... what exactly are you doing..."

No one paid any attention to Shen Yong at this moment.

And it was at this very moment.

"Shen Xin." Chen Yan's voice suddenly rang out from within the cave, and Shen Xin looked over blankly.

Yet a voice struck directly at his heart.

"It is not my immortality alone, but the immortality of the entire human race!"

The voice was extremely calm, leaving Shen Xin stunned in place.

At the same time.

Above the vast earth.

Black clouds rolled and spread.

Chen Changyuan stood with his hands behind his back at the very front; behind him, four children stood quietly, their expressions numb.

Further behind, Lu Wuyi, Yu Laiwei, and other Creation-realm experts of the Five Clans and Great Xia sat cross-legged.

Everyone remained silent.

This journey was a war to exterminate Chen Yan.

Chen Changyuan looked down at the vast earth and the countless human lives, his eyes deep.

All karma between him and Chen Yan would be completely severed four days later.

"When the time comes, heaven and earth lend their strength; when luck departs, the hero is not free." Chen Changyuan spoke calmly:

"In the past, I was suppressed by Chen Yan time and time again, repeatedly encountering life-and-death dangers at his hands.

But fortune favors me!

I also harbor the universe in my heart and contain heaven and earth in my belly, rising again and again, until this day, looking out over the vastness, intending to sever everything and head straight to the boundless world!"

He laughed out loud, filled with boldness, expectations, and the carefree ease of one who has seen all the flowers of Chang'an in a single day.

The entire Pure True Yang Realm was the fertile soil for his rise.

As long as he wiped out Chen Yan and left this place, no one in the vast world could stop him!

Behind him, Lu Wuyi frowned, saying nothing.

"Good line!"

A woman's voice suddenly rang out; it was a woman named Ye Qingxin, her eyes shining with a look of worship.

Chen Changyuan swept a faint glance at her, his expression emotionless.

It was also at this moment.

A strange sound resonated within Chen Changyuan's own universe; Chen Changyuan flicked his hand, and a communication formation disk appeared in his palm.

"Invincible One," Chen Mi's voice rang out from within the disk.

Chen Changyuan said with interest:

"Has someone defected to you?"

"No," Chen Mi spoke:

"It is Chen Yan, he is..."

At the same time.

"Chen Changyuan, I was born in Green Mountain, you were born in Luoshi.

The hatred of generations of ancestors being suppressed like trapped dragons is beyond words, and the resentment of the human race suffering under the erosion of malice cannot be fully told!"

A voice spanning mountains and seas, filled with endless battle intent, echoed from afar.

Chen Changyuan froze; behind him, everyone looked toward where the voice came from, but they only saw the vast human world.

Inside the communication formation disk, Chen Mi's voice stopped.

And the voice coming from the other side of heaven and earth continued to echo.

"Today I, Chen Yan, on behalf of the masses of the human race, declare war upon your malice!"

A moment of silence.

Chen Changyuan's black hair hung down, and his eyes suddenly erupted with endless killing intent.

Everyone else was also stunned.

They were originally launching a surprise attack, but they never expected Chen Yan to directly take the initiative to declare war.

Lu Wuyi opened his mouth, his entire breath held.

Countless roars were already echoing in his heart.

He had clearly informed Lu Jianxia of Chen Changyuan's goal.

Why would Chen Yan still declare war?

Was he crazy?

"Crazy..." The woman named Ye Qingxin opened her mouth, her eyes filled with shock; the next moment, her expression became incomparably cold:

"Damn Chen Yan, to dare look down on the Invincible One, to dare declare war in advance, he actually..."

It was also at this moment.

Strands of invisible energy dissipated from Chen Changyuan's body, endless malice churned, and his sword soul shone brilliantly as if to pierce the blue sky.

Chen Changyuan took a deep breath, blood-red light instantly bursting from his eyes:

"Fight!!!"

The explosive roar resounded, extending outward, turning into waves of sound that would travel to the other end of the world, responding to Chen Yan's declaration of war!

Boom, boom, boom, boom!!!

Wherever the sound passed, layers of the void instantly exploded, and the firmament was blasted into ten-thousand-foot waves.

Chen Changyuan's eyes widened, filled with battle intent.

"Hahahaha!!!"

He suddenly laughed wildly.

What he faced was the Chen Yan whom the Lord of Will called very ordinary, and also the true pinnacle of the human race in this world.

His black hair danced wildly, and he looked up to the sky and laughed:

"Defeating my son, exterminating my alliance, destroying my Luo Chen, ruining my schemes, slaying my Daoist friends, Chen Yan..."

Endless malice dissipated, causing the four children behind him to be terrified.

"You have made me perfect!"

The killing intent in Chen Changyuan's eyes swelled; the Luoshi Chen family suppressed the Yunmeng Chen clan, causing them to be like trapped dragons unable to break free for generations—this was a blood feud.

But Chen Yan had directly wiped out the entire Luo Chen; was this not a blood feud?

Chen Changyuan's suppression and plotting created the Chen Yan of today.

Chen Yan's repeated suppression and coercion also created the Chen Changyuan of today!

Hum, hum, hum!!!

Layers of will pressure surged within Chen Changyuan's body; while being devoured by malice, they were also devouring the malice in return.

Will and malice formed a strange phenomenon within his body where they were mutually hostile yet existed simultaneously.

Hum!

Layers of will pressure suddenly erupted, reaching their limit at this moment!

At this moment, Chen Changyuan reached the mid-stage of the first realm of the Path of Will, the Word Realm!

A two-fold combat power bonus!

"This... how is this possible!!!"

Lu Wuyi was chilled to the extreme; Chen Changyuan had actually erupted with the power of will.

A feeling of immense power struck again.

Chen Changyuan's smile was high-spirited.

Now, even Chen Yan's proudest asset would be stripped away by him.

In the eyes of that Lord of Will, the peak of the human world's power of will was not valued by the other party at all.

And he, Chen Changyuan, was the existence the other party truly valued!

Time passed by in such a rush.

Chen Changyuan and his party had almost crossed the entire Chunzhen Yangjie.

Until.

The third day.

Lead-gray dark clouds hung down like an iron curtain, layering and crushing the firmament, with a dim red light seeping through the gaps in the clouds, like the pupils of a giant beast prowling in the gloom.

Endless malice suddenly descended from above the high heavens, like a waterfall of ink.

The moment it descended, within the entire Heart-Meteor Valley, countless precious flowers and jade grasses all withered and turned into ash.

All spiritual resonance was suppressed and extinguished.

Figures flew out from within the mountain cave, staring fixedly at the high sky.

"The timing is wrong!"

Shen Yong, who had already disguised himself, looked at the high sky and exclaimed.

The timing was wrong.

Chen Changyuan had come a day early.

Chen Changyuan was unwilling to give Chen Yan a chance to live one more day.

At this moment, even Yu Ming, who had already made all preparations, felt his heart beating violently.

This wave of malice, vast as the sea, was suffocating.

Could Chen Changyuan truly be like an ancient god, just as Shen Yong had said?

"I have arrived."

An extremely calm voice rang out.

A tall, slender figure stepped out from the dark clouds, treading on the void, scanning the earth.

"Chen Yan." Chen Changyuan spoke indifferently, his gaze piercing through the entire mountain cave to see that person's existence.