Chapter 710: Chen Yan, what is your relationship with the Lord of Will?

Almost at the same moment.

Across the entire world, countless gazes looked toward the entire Yunzhou battlefield.

Over a thousand Dharma manifestations of the Lords of Will stood across the battlefield, boundless in majesty, looking down upon heaven and earth.

No one could see the other's features clearly, yet they could feel that grand, indescribable sense of being stared at.

"Saintly Descent..."

Chen Min murmured, looking at the majestic Dharma manifestation manifesting above his own head, feeling that ineffable Dao essence and will, his heart pounding.

"Ahhhhh!!!"

"What is this?"

"Flee..."

Screams erupted from all around Chen Min; the cognition of the three Creation-realm experts who had attacked was suppressed, their eyes dazed, some showing struggle, unable to resist the shock of that pressure of will, wanting to flee.

The long sword in Chen Min's hand flashed, sword shadows and force intertwining as he slashed across the air.

Aside from one Creation-realm expert who fled, the other two attacking enemies both had their heads shattered by him.

At the same time.

Across the entire battlefield, all sorts of similar events began to occur.

"Explode!"

A terrifying low hum shattered the layers of clouds, and as a blood sword swept across the sky, it grew larger and more scarlet.

The massive sword shadow struck the heaven-supporting Sky-Reaching Mecha.

Rumble!!!

Terrifying flames instantly swallowed everything, and the void itself began to collapse, melted by the endless high temperature.

"Blood Sword Saint!"

A Lu Prefecture Elder clad in golden armor stood in the high heavens, his expression one of shock and uncertainty.

Just in that instant, his will had been directly interfered with by the Lord of Will Dharma manifestation wielded by the Blood Sword Saint, directly leading to the Blood Sword Saint obliterating a Sky-Reaching Mecha.

The Sky-Reaching Mecha was a massive treasure capable of turning the tide of the battlefield, its value even exceeding that of an early-stage Eighth-Rank.

And yet, it was just gone like that.

"Kill!!!"

"Lord of Will, assist me!"

"Will descends, no army can block it!"

On the ruined battlefield, shouts of battle rang out; the Great Xia main force, previously in a slump, began to attack as if they had been injected with stimulants.

Each warrior of will manifesting 【Saintly Descent】 was protected by their respective squads as they pressed toward the front lines.

"What is that?"

"Why does the Lord of Will... not save my Five Clans?"

"Retreat, retreat!!!"

On the side of the Five Clans, everyone roared in disbelief; under the massive change, they were actually collapsing and beginning to flee in disarray.

"Damn it!!!"

The Lu Prefecture Elder looked at the scene below, the Five Clans army retreating like a burst dam, and roared:

"Whoever dares to retreat, kill without mercy!!!"

As his roar descended, many of the retreating Five Clans soldiers stopped their withdrawal, but even more continued to flee.

"Let's retreat, Fifth Elder!"

"The Will... the Lord of Will has descended!!!"

"We can't fight anymore, we can't fight anymore!!!"

Roars rang out one after another.

In the cognition of the Five Clans, and even the people of the world, the Lord of Will was a god.

Even such a massive Five Clans army would panic upon suddenly seeing the descent of the Lord of Will.

"Damn it!!!"

The Lu Prefecture Elder let out a low roar, looking far into the distance, where the Blood Sword Saint was.

"Do you want to fight me?" The Blood Sword Saint sneered, and the next instant, his entire body erupted with blood light, charging directly toward the Lu Prefecture Elder's side.

"Madman!"

The Lu Prefecture Elder let out a low roar, his gaze locking once more onto that massive Lord of Will Dharma manifestation; he clenched his fists tight. Today was supposed to be the day they conquered Yunzhou according to the plan, yet they had encountered such a turn of events.

He was unwilling!

If they retreated, it meant all the initial investment in this battle would vanish into thin air.

He could stop the attack and settle the troops, but he absolutely could not retreat.

This was the death order issued by the Lord of the Five Clans.

But if he did not retreat...

"Why?"

The Lu Prefecture Elder stared fixedly at that towering Dharma manifestation:

"Why does the Lord of Will assist Great Xia and abandon my Five Clans?!"

He gritted his teeth; at this moment, despite his immense unwillingness, he closed his eyes and roared:

"Retreat!!!"

Boom, boom, boom!!!

Endless flames erupted at the border between Yunzhou and Qinzhou, mountains collapsed, and the sea of clouds was torn asunder.

"Victory!"

"Victory!"

"Victory!!!"

The roaring shouts of the Great Xia military guards resounded across the entire land.

The Blood Sword Saint stood high in the sky, watching the Five Clans' army retreating in the distance, his eyes erupting with bloodlust:

"Follow me and kill!!!"

"Kill our way to Qinzhou, retake our land, and behead the Lord of Chen!!!"

He clenched his fists, his endless fighting spirit soaring.

In an instant, the entire Great Xia military guard began to roar, each and every one of them eager to charge.

"Fool!"

Xia Hanzhou's roaring voice suddenly resounded in the Blood Sword Saint's mind.

"Have you lost your mind from the killing?

Since you've lost your mind, go, and slaughter the Lord of Chen for me!"

The Blood Sword Saint's body paused, he looked down at the high-spirited Great Xia military guards below, coughed once, and spoke:

"Rest and recuperate, we shall retake Qinzhou another day!"

His voice was like cold water poured down, extinguishing everyone's cheers entirely.

Inside the Yunzhou military camp.

Xia Hanzhou, the Grand Preceptor, the Lesser Controller of Fate, the Director of the Astronomical Observatory, and others were seated.

"This fool!"

Xia Hanzhou gritted his teeth and whispered:

"Does he really think everyone is an Eighth Rank, able to come and go as they please?"

The Director of the Astronomical Observatory stroked his beard and said:

"King Xiayue, calm your anger; the Blood Sword Saint's merits outweigh his faults."

Xia Hanzhou nodded, his expression shifting, a sense of deep emotion appearing on his face:

"Grand Preceptor, are you saying that the Lord of Will descended into your sea of consciousness and imparted the Saintly Descent martial arts to you?"

The little nun Grand Preceptor nodded:

"As I see it, it is not just me; all Will martial artists received the consciousness descent of the Lord of Will. The Lord of Will has imparted the Saintly Descent martial arts to all Will martial artists."

Xia Hanzhou fell silent.

The fact that Chen Yan is the Lord of Will is known to only three people in the entire world.

One is Chen Yan himself, one is him, and the other is Shen Keqing.

Xia Qi perhaps guessed something, but he has already passed away.

His heart settled slightly.

Just yesterday.

The heavens and earth wept blood continuously, the color of blood stained the mountains and rivers, and the entire human world was incomparably terrified.

Whether it was the Five Clans or Great Xia, none could remain calm.

The heavens and earth weeping blood signifies the fall of an Eighth Rank.

And looking at the number of times the heavens and earth wept blood, there were at least ten Eighth Ranks who had fallen.

Probably twelve!

But the final few instances of the heavens and earth weeping blood occurred almost simultaneously.

It was impossible to clearly see exactly how many Eighth Ranks died at once.

But it was definitely more than ten.

Such a tragic state is rare in five thousand years.

The Five Clans and Great Xia have been at war for so long, and they haven't even lost this many Eighth Ranks.

Whether it was the Five Clans or Great Xia, both knew that something must have happened in the Five Clans' Struggle.

But the problem is, even if the Five Clans' Struggle produced human Eighth Ranks, they didn't die in such numbers as yesterday.

Where did so many Eighth Ranks come from?

But the fact is that it happened.

The fall of over ten Eighth Ranks shocked the world; it was definitely a battle beyond description.

Therefore, Xia Hanzhou was naturally worried that Chen Yan was also caught in that terrifying battle, or had already been implicated.

After all, Chen Yan was only Sixth Rank when he entered the Five Clans' Struggle.

Even if Chen Yan's cultivation speed is extremely fast, he is at most in the Creation Realm now, impossible to be Eighth Rank.

No matter how powerful a Creation Realm expert Chen Yan is, in front of an Eighth Rank, it is a dead end.

If an Eighth Rank says you must die, you must die, no matter how heaven-defying you are.

This is the rule of the Martial Dao.

That is why Xia Hanzhou has been worried.

If Chen Yan was implicated in that battle, then it would be completely over.

Now, the Lord of Will has appeared again and even imparted the 【Saintly Descent】 martial arts to Will martial artists.

The people of the world might be shocked by the power of the Lord of Will, but Xia Hanzhou is able to read other information.

Chen Yan is doing very well in the Five Clans' Struggle, even quite comfortably.

So much so that Chen Yan can even spare the time to create a Will-path martial art to influence the battlefield in the outside world.

"This is worrying that the Great Xia will perish before he returns," Xia Hanzhou thought to himself.

This 【Saintly Descent】 martial art clearly isn't simple; even if Chen Yan created it, it would need at least a month.

From Chen Yan's perspective, he is truly worried that the Great Xia will perish prematurely and not wait for his rise.

But isn't this just neglecting one's proper work?

Why not focus on your own cultivation instead of worrying about the Great Xia?

"Hahahahaha!!!"

As Xia Hanzhou thought this, he suddenly burst into laughter, his old eyes even tearing up from the mirth.

"King Xiayue..." The Grand Minister and the others looked at King Xiayue, all of them filled with doubt and suspicion.

"It is indeed worth laughing at!" The Director of the Directorate of Astronomy also laughed out loud:

"The Lord of Will suddenly descended, reversing the war situation in Yun Province and turning around the decline of our Great Xia; this matter should be publicized to boost the morale of our Great Xia's people!"

The old Matriarch of Fate also nodded:

"That day, ten thousand Will martial artists suddenly appeared in the world; I even thought the Five Clans had also produced so many Will martial artists.

As it turns out, only our Great Xia is like this; anyone can see that the Lord of Will is inclined toward our Great Xia!"

As the voice of the Little Matriarch of Fate fell, the entire military tent fell into silence.

Everyone looked at each other, saying nothing.

Finally, everyone's gaze locked onto Xia Hanzhou's face.

"Why are you looking at me?" Xia Hanzhou stared back with wide eyes:

"You don't need to speculate about me; I have already said that the Lord of Will is not an ancestor of our Great Xia, and the Lord of Will himself said he is an existence from outside the world."

Xia Hanzhou rubbed his forehead.

Since the war began, every change in the Path of Will has been shocking.

Because what the Lord of Will has shown is more biased toward the Great Xia.

Many people speculate that the Lord of Will is actually some ancestor of the Great Xia.

Not an existence from outside the world at all.

That the Xia Clan produced the Lord of Martial Dao is something recognized by all the strong in the world.

It is not just the Great Xia that suspects this; the Five Clans suspect it even more.

After all, apart from the Lord of Will, no one has ever spoken of the situation outside the world.

Whether before the founding of the Great Xia or after, the human world is just the human world, just this one world.

The only story linked to the outside of the world is the one where the Mother Goddess ascended and her divine soul left the human world.

Why, after tens of thousands of years without an existence from outside the world appearing,

can this suddenly appearing Lord of Will claim to be from outside the world?

Xia Hanzhou looked at the crowd, his heart complex.

Even if he said it, others wouldn't believe him.

Everyone can guess that the Lord of Will might be some existence in the human world.

But who could guess that when the Lord of Will created the Path of Will, he was only seventeen years old?

Who would believe it?

If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, he wouldn't believe it either.

"Regardless, today's battle needs to be publicized."

Xia Hanzhou spoke up:

"The Great Xia has suffered under the Five Clans for too long; now that the Lord of Will has chosen the Great Xia, it is telling the whole world that the Great Xia is the one fighting in accordance with Heaven's mandate, while the Five Clans are nothing but a group of thieves and beasts!"

His eyes flashed with brilliance as he looked at the crowd and said:

"Also, that matter can be told to the entire world!"

In an instant, everyone in the entire military tent had their expressions tighten.

"Hahaha!" The Director of the Directorate of Astronomy laughed out loud:

"With reason and evidence, it will make the world convinced and bolster our military morale!"

The Grand Minister was silent for a few moments:

"Then who should tell the world?"

"Who will?"

Xia Hanzhou fell silent, sighing in his heart that Xia Qi had left too early.

At the same time.

Inside the Purple Ring World-Fixing Mirror.

Magnetic Storm Thunder Prison.

Chen Yan opened his eyes.

Within the Saint-Breaking Realm, azure light began to emerge.

In fact, within the Saint-Breaking Realm, blue light representing faith had always been emerging, every single moment.

But at this moment, the blue light had clearly become much denser.

【Saintly Descent】 descending into the human world and reversing the decline in Yun Province seems to have had quite an effect.

However, this little bit of faith energy is not enough.

Chen Yan sensed the martial dao veins and, knowing that Xia Hanzhou was currently preparing to publicize the matter of Yun Province, he finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Old Xia is sensible.

He knows that at this time, what the Great Xia lacks most is the hearts of the people.

Once publicized, the ripening of the Break-Saint Fruit of the character "Break" will be within reach.

A trace of a smile appeared at the corners of Chen Yan's mouth.

He looked toward the end of another meridian.

Lu Xunyang was actually starting to execute "Saint Descent" as well.

Ever since Lu Xunyang advanced to the Standing Realm, his use of Willpower had been nothing but direct smashing, with no method at all.

This could not be blamed on Lu Xunyang.

Under such circumstances, it was a miracle to even be alive.

With "Saint Descent," Lu Xunyang's combat power had clearly increased by a lot.

After all, Willpower is the greatest restraint against malice.

"You must hold on."

Chen Yan murmured, pondering whether to teach Lu Xunyang "Decay-Control: Saint-Condensed Origin" separately.

Forget it.

"Saint-Condensed Origin" was self-created by Chen Yan; for others to learn it would not be as simple as "Saint Descent."

Lu Xunyang was currently like someone dancing on a cliff; giving him a martial art that was too difficult would instead increase his difficulties.

"The matter of the Break-Saint Fruit of the character 'Break' is only a matter of time," Chen Yan murmured in his heart, sensing once again that strand of Ancient God aura within his body.

Strands of evil aura were overflowing from within the Ancient God aura.

"Chen Yan."

Suddenly, the voice of the Chen Lord rang out from within the Ancient God aura once again.

"What is your relationship with the Lord of Will?"