Chapter 701: Layered Schemes

Chen Changyuan gritted his teeth; he could perceive that existence's gaze upon him at every moment.

The other party was watching this battle; the other party had already chosen him.

How could he possibly destroy a realm of his own will?

Compared to the thirty-three thousand great worlds spoken of by the Lord of Will, what did this tiny world even count for?

Boom!!!

High above in the sky, streaks of ink-colored light suddenly descended.

Within them were filled with terrifying malice and billions of frantic whispers, striking directly into the earth.

Chen Changyuan opened his eyes wide, then felt wild joy.

The Shi Meng Mo had struck again.

Not only was that terrifying giant beast dealing with Chen Yan, but it was also using magic to interfere with Chen Yan.

The expressions of Lu Jianxia and the others froze as they looked along a black pillar of light descending from the firmament.

That ink-colored light pierced through the earth's veins, striking Chen Yan within the magma world.

Chen Yan's body paused in the magma, and the pitch-black light instantly blasted through his shoulder, heart, and abdomen.

Screech!!!

Within the magma, the giant beast suddenly attacked, raising its fist to smash down at Chen Yan's head.

Chen Yan threw out a punch, fist colliding with fist, and both his body and the giant beast's body retreated simultaneously.

At the same time.

Boom, boom, boom, boom!!!

Streaks of ink-colored light shot down from the firmament like lasers, continuously stabbing toward Chen Yan.

"Damn it!!!" Xia Long roared.

Everyone's complexion was extremely ugly.

Lu Jianxia's eyes were as gloomy as water, but the aura of life and death at her fingertips combined with her Immortal Will, actually beginning to melt the black pillar of light controlling her.

She was struggling desperately, already possessing the power to shatter the prison.

At the same time, Shen Yiwei was doing the same.

Forbidden Land of the Ancient Gods.

A land of destruction.

Lu Xunyang was covered in blood, his shattered physical body slowly recovering under the shroud of his Immortal Will.

He looked in astonishment toward the depths of the endless darkness before him.

"You've become weaker?"

He shouted in a low voice:

"It's not that you've become weaker, it's that you are distracted!"

A trace of horror appeared in Lu Xunyang's eyes.

While the Shi Meng Mo was dealing with him, it was actually distracted by another existence, causing the opponent to be suppressible by him now.

Who is it?

Chen Yan!

It could only be Chen Yan.

Had that Chen Yan already become strong to such a degree?

How old was the other party?

He definitely rose to power only after he left the Great Xia.

How many years had it been?

What the hell?

There was no smile on Lu Xunyang's face; the Shi Meng Mo being distracted meant that Chen Yan's side must have reached its most difficult moment.

He grabbed out, his vast Immortal Will and the aura of life and death combining to instantly blast into the endless abyss.

"Die for me!"

………………

"Hahahaha!!!"

A loud laugh erupted from Chen Changyuan's mouth; his figure had already begun to take on a human shape, looking quite anthropomorphic.

This day, the souls and even flesh and blood of millions of humans were devoured by him.

On the Blood-Drawing Array, eleven of the Twelve Earthly Branches had already been lit up.

Only the final Hai position remained, gradually brightening.

Swish, swish, swish!!

High above in the sky, streaks of ink-colored light fell vertically, striking Chen Yan's body.

Chen Changyuan watched intently; Chen Yan was about to be unable to hold on.

He felt more and more anxious in his heart.

He kept watching as Chen Yan's battle with the giant beast moved further away from him.

His body began to solidify, and an increasingly terrifying momentum emerged from within him.

"Lord of Will, do you see it?" Chen Changyuan whispered in his heart.

On the Blood-Drawing Array, the Hai position was lit up, becoming brighter and brighter.

One minute!

Chen Changyuan roared in his heart, the last minute.

He stretched his hands and twisted his neck; within his pitch-black eyes, it was as if an entire world of darkness was contained.

A smile appeared on his lips, and an increasingly terrifying aura emerged from within his body.

A sensation like melting ice emerged from within his body.

It was as if the barrier between himself and his originally sealed power had completely vanished.

Boom, boom, boom, boom!!!

In the direction of the distant heavens and earth.

The short-browed girl stood still in the void.

"The final act of the plot is about to be staged," the girl named Wu spoke:

"Up to this point, everything is exactly the same as the future you saw."

"Hehehe." A cold, sinister laugh rang out from all directions:

"When I first saw this future, I was shocked beyond measure; this Chen Yan is actually capable of reaching this step."

The girl's eyes were also filled with shock:

"I still feel his value is even greater than Chen Changyuan's."

"Hehe." The voice of the boy named Yu rang out:

"That is because you do not know the value of Chen Changyuan; with Chen Changyuan, the Shi Meng Mo Venerable can definitely ascend to the Ninth Rank."

Wu's eyes trembled slightly:

"Is that so?"

"It is." Yu's figure never appeared, but his voice rang out beside Wu's ear:

"Everything depends on what happens next.

At the final moment of his life, Chen Yan will heavily wound the fully evolved Chen Changyuan, devour all the malice within Chen Changyuan's body, and even suppress the Ancient God aura within him.

Then, it will be time for us to strike; since you like Chen Yan so much, I will give you his head to eat."

Yu's laughter rang out.

The Ancient God aura within Chen Changyuan's body had always been Chen Changyuan's life-saving talisman.

With the aura of the Ancient God Fanni, even the Shi Meng Mo needed to protect the other party.

Yet in this world, there was actually someone who could devour malice and suppress the Ancient God aura.

This person was Chen Yan.

Chen Yan was a tool that the Shi Meng Mo had been utilizing all along.

Therefore, all this time.

Chen Yan could neither be too strong nor too weak.

If too strong, Chen Changyuan would die outright.

If too weak, he would be unable to heavily wound Chen Changyuan.

Therefore, the Shi Meng Mo needed to suppress Chen Yan just right, perfectly.

Just like now.

Chen Yan was to heavily wound Chen Changyuan at the final moment, devour all the malice within Chen Changyuan's body, and suppress Chen Changyuan's Ancient God aura.

Up until now, Chen Yan had followed the Shi Meng Mo's plan step by step.

He was the most perfect, most pitiful tool.

In the end, he would not even know the fact that he had been used.

The short-browed girl's body trembled slightly, and she said with pleasant surprise:

"Can I?"

She licked her lips; the moment she thought about being able to eat Chen Yan's head, she could not stop her saliva.

"Of course you can," Yu laughed hehe.

The next instant, Yu's ecstatic voice rang out.

"Alright, alright, alright, it is now!!!"

At the same time.

Crack, crack, crack!!!

Chen Changyuan twisted his neck, his bones creaking, and he opened his mouth.

Suddenly.

Chirp!!!

A sharp, piercing screech was emitted from his mouth.

Ten seconds left!

The pitch-black mucus shrouding his body began to vanish, transforming into black clothing.

The viscous sensation on his body was rapidly disappearing at this moment.

Seven seconds.

Within Chen Changyuan's body, the wails of countless wronged souls gradually rang out, but they vanished again very quickly.

Six seconds.

He looked toward the distant heavens and earth.

The earth was still collapsing, and streaks of black light suddenly vanished from sight.

Is the Shi Meng Mo not going to make a move on Chen Yan?

Why are they not making a move?

Is it because Chen Yan is already dead?

A look of disappointment flashed through Chen Changyuan's eyes.

If Chen Changyuan were to die just like this, it would be too boring.

Five seconds.

The edges of the Blood-Drawing Array began to vanish.

Four seconds.

Chen Changyuan's eyes became incomparably indifferent.

Three seconds.

Chen Changyuan suddenly narrowed his eyes and looked downward.

Hum!!!

Two figures suddenly appeared on Chen Changyuan's left and right sides.

Shen Yiwei wore a cold expression, holding a blood sword, and pointed it directly at Chen Changyuan's forehead.

Hum hum hum!!!

The Sword Heart of the Nine-Reverse Sword erupted, pulling at the Nine-Reverse Sword Marrow within Chen Changyuan's body, causing it to tremble as well.

The Nine-Reverse Sword Marrow that had been suppressed by Chen Changyuan was now actually resisting him, causing Chen Changyuan's physical body to begin rolling and popping like roasting beans.

The Nine-Reverse Sword is the inheritance of the Master of True Intent.

The Master of True Intent could never surrender to an Ancient God Beast.

On the other side, Lu Jianxia was overflowing with golden light, and countless golden array discs bloomed around her like lotus flowers, while the Kun-Secret Glazed Thunder began to roar madly.

Chen Changyuan's eyes widened, feeling the changes within his body in astonishment.

Crack!!!

Streaks of golden glazed thunder erupted from within his body, slicing through his physical form.

That was the Kun-Secret Glazed Thunder of Lu Wuyi and the final remnant soul of Lu Wuyi, which he had devoured.

At this moment, it was actually echoing with Lu Jianxia's Kun-Secret Glazed Thunder, intending to destroy Chen Changyuan from the inside out.

"Slash!!!"

Lu Wuyi's voice rang out within Chen Changyuan's body; it was his final shred of consciousness.

"Slash him to pieces!!!"

Lu Jianxia's eyes turned red; at this moment, she was like a fairy descending to the mortal world, with an endless immortal palace appearing behind her.

"Kun-Secret: Heavens' Gate!" Tears and hatred appeared in her eyes.

"Nine-Reverse: Slash!" At the same time, the blood sword in Shen Yiwei's hand erupted with endless sword souls, pulling the Nine-Reverse Sword Marrow inside Chen Changyuan's body to explode with brilliant sword souls.

Chen Changyuan's eyes widened; his face was written with shock, written with astonishment, written with ecstasy:

"So that's how it is, so that's how it is!!!"

At this moment, he actually began to roar madly.

Suddenly.

Within the endless immortal palace, the vermilion gates swung open, and gazes of great majesty descended.

"Slash!"

"Slash!"

"Slash!"

The words of the immortals fell, descending like divine punishment.

Hum!!!

The Nine-Reverse Sword Heart within Shen Yiwei's body resonated with the Nine-Reverse Sword Marrow within Chen Changyuan's body, and endless sword light soared into the sky, evolving into a majestic figure in green robes.

That figure stood in the high heavens, eyes indifferent, using True Intent as robes, the True Realm as eyes, and the True Soul as a mouth.

The Master of True Intent, Dharma Form descends!

Seeing the Master of True Intent press down with one hand, endless sword souls rained down.

"The human race cannot be humiliated, the human race cannot be extinguished!

The human race cannot be without intent, the human race cannot be without realm, the human race cannot be without soul!"

His gaze was brilliant, carrying endless indifference and disgust.

"Traitor to the race, slash!!!"

In an instant.

Chen Changyuan's body froze in place, staring fixedly at the high sky.

"Human race?"

He suddenly spoke, his eyes violent:

"Human race!!!"

He struck out with one hand, but it paused in mid-air; the Kun-Secret Glazed Thunder burned his meridians, and the Nine-Reverse Sword Marrow shredded his internal organs from within!

"Kill!!!"

"Die!"

"Kill him!"

Below, shouts and roars resounded.

A terrifying assault descended instantly.

In an instant, countless bloodstains erupted on Chen Changyuan's body, and countless pitch-black viscous fluids splattered.

He gritted his teeth, and a terrifying bloodstain even appeared on his head.

His brain was being severed down the middle.

"Ahhhhhhh!!!" Chen Changyuan shrieked.

Shen Yiwei and Lu Jianxia watched fixedly, unleashing all their combat power.

Chen Changyuan's physical body began to shatter.

Yet at this very instant.

Moo!!!

A low, terrifying, and indescribable sound resonated.

An indescribable sneakiness and evil suddenly appeared.

Some unspeakable existence seemed to open its eyes within Chen Changyuan's body.

Chen Changyuan's body began to tremble crazily, and countless pitch-black worms darted out from his bloodstains, screeching.

Above his forehead, a third eye suddenly appeared.

A single eye, composed of countless densely packed eyes.

A terrifying malice swept out, instantly dissipating the Celestial Palace and the Dharma Form of the Master of True Intent.

"Urgh!"

Shen Yiwei suddenly knelt, black blood like worms spraying from his seven orifices.

Lu Jianxia's body froze, her eyes wide, as if she had seen an indescribable terror; her body began to dissipate.

In an instant.

The two completely vanished into the void, as if they had never appeared at all.

"This..."

Below, Wu Song opened his mouth wide, looking at this scene in disbelief.

Zhang Ting was stunned, suddenly losing all his spirit.

Xia Long's eyes turned red, a death wish erupting within them, and he finally shattered the black pillar of light that had been shrouding him.

"Chen Changyuan!!!" Xia Long roared and bellowed.

Chen Changyuan was severely wounded and struggling to breathe, yet rotting wings unfolded from his back, each feather being a twisted human face.

Densely packed human faces were wailing and screeching.

These were the living beings Chen Changyuan had devoured, eternally utilized by him and drained of their power.

He looked down at everything below with indifference.

"You all want to kill me, but can you?"

He felt a certain existence within his body; just a moment ago, it seemed to have awakened.

Powerful, incomparably powerful.

It was a kind of power that transcended the human race and transcended the world.

Chen Changyuan looked at Xia Long and the others indifferently, a smile appearing at the corners of his mouth.

He had truly almost died just now.

So, from the very beginning, Lu Wuyi had been plotting against him; he understood him completely and knew he would devour Lu Wuyi's final remnant soul.

So, from the start, he had walked into a cage set by the Master of True Intent.

And the one to behead him was Shen Yiwei, chosen by the Master of True Intent.

Layer upon layer of schemes!

Why were there so many existences plotting against him?

How deep was the hatred and how great the grudge?!

He had almost died.

But he did not die.

He was on the verge of death, yet his strength was immense.

The next instant.

Endless power pressed down in a flash.

Malice.

Endless malice.

"Kill!!!"

An explosive roar resonated.

Xia Long charged over, knowing he was no match, yet he still came.

He rushed to the front of Chen Changyuan, lifted his head, and met Chen Changyuan's pair of indifferent eyes.

He was filled with determination, filled with anger and violence.

The next instant.

Chen Changyuan's eyes trembled.

With a *snap*.

A hand patted Xia Long on the shoulder; Xia Long choked, feeling himself pushed by a force, appearing a hundred miles away.

Everyone's gaze turned.

A youth wrapped in golden light held a giant beast with a broken body in his hand, looking at Chen Changyuan with indifference.

"Chen..." Chen Changyuan's aura was withered, but he revealed a smile.

"You cannot kill me."

He chuckled, the terrifying and indescribable aura within his body eager to act.

At the same time.

Far beyond the heavens and earth, the short-browed girl was also staring fixedly at everything happening here.

Chen Yan's final mission was about to be accomplished.