Chapter 711: The Secret of Chen Continent, the World is Shocked!

The voice of the Chen Lord was calm, showing no hint of hostility whatsoever.

Yet Chen Yan knew that this person had long since ceased to view evil as evil.

The other party had actually linked the Lord of Will to him.

Chen Yan pondered in his heart.

His perception spread into the aura of the Ancient God, delving deeper and deeper; the endless evil seemed intent on burrowing into the depths of his brain.

Amidst the haze, Chen Yan saw three other blurred shadows within the endless darkness.

It was impossible to distinguish exactly what they were.

But when Chen Yan perceived them carefully once more.

Those three blurred shadows gradually became clear.

Two were human figures, and the other was a colossal entity.

One of the human figures was constantly twisting, muttering words like "Chen Yan, Chen Yan, Lord... of Will, Lord of Will..."

Chen Changyuan.

Chen Yan was startled.

He was actually able to observe the other three existences through the Ancient God aura.

The Chen Lord, Chen Changyuan, and the Dream-Eating Tapir.

The Ancient God aura was an evil medium that allowed them to perceive one another.

However, Chen Yan could not see the figures of the Chen Lord or Chen Changyuan clearly at all; they were just a blur.

Chen Yan understood that the Chen Lord had actually always been able to perceive Chen Changyuan through the Ancient God aura, but only with extreme blurriness.

It was impossible to perceive what the other party was doing or what they were saying.

But because Chen Changyuan was now insane, roaring not only with his mouth but also unconsciously in his heart, he had been perceived by the Chen Lord.

The reason the Chen Lord was able to ask if it was Chen Yan the very first time he perceived him.

Was precisely because Chen Changyuan had been constantly roaring "Chen Yan" and "Lord of Will."

And it was precisely because of this that the Chen Lord had asked about the relationship between him and the Lord of Will.

Chen Yan only guessed as much; he could not yet confirm it.

Similar to Yin Zhe.

Thinking this, Chen Yan deployed his Domain of Will to wrap around all of the Ancient God aura.

Immediately, that feeling of being stared at vanished completely.

The next instant, Chen Yan narrowed his eyes.

He suddenly thought of a question.

How did the Chen Lord control Chen Changyuan?

Chen Yan knew Chen Changyuan too well; even if it were someone else's split soul, he would never submit easily.

Just as Chen Changyuan had set layers of traps for Yu Changsheng that day.

The Chen Lord must have also set layers of traps for Chen Changyuan.

How were the traps set?

Chen Yan narrowed his eyes.

And how did the Chen Lord create split souls?

Chen Yan shook his head slightly and took out a silver metal plate, upon which were engraved complex martial arts mysteries.

【World Instant】.

The fifth-ranked divine technique in the world, consisting of three fragments in total, two of which Chen Yan had already mastered.

Mastering 【World Instant】 completely would require a vast amount of time.

One must know that 【Calamity Corpse Thousand Shadow Kill】 is the third-ranked divine technique in the world, and the complete version can create one thousand blood-Qi clones.

Chen Yan had only mastered four clones, yet he had spent over a month learning them one after another.

Mastering the complete 【Calamity Corpse Thousand Shadow Kill】 might take decades.

Mastering the complete 【World Instant】 might take over a decade.

Even with the Enlightenment Myriad Image Map, it would still take months.

But the 【World Instant】 was simply too powerful; traveling ten thousand miles in an instant made it an almost invincible existence on the battlefield, one that even the Lords of the Five Clans would find difficult to lock onto.

Chen Yan began to visualize 【World Instant】.

Iron Continent.

The Five Clans' combat center.

A massive palace sat above the clouds, grand and imposing; as the sunlight fell, the glazed tiles shimmered with fragmented points of light.

Inside the palace.

The Ji Lord, clad in pitch-black battle armor, sat quietly upon her throne; before her were four light screens.

Within the light screens, the figures of the Five Clans' Lords, including the Chen Lord and the Lu Lord, were displayed.

"Could this Lord of Will truly be some ancestor of the Xia clan?"

The Ji Lord's eyes narrowed, carrying a coldness that kept people at a distance.

"If not, why show such partiality to the Great Xia?" the Lu Lord, clad in golden armor, spoke up:

"That day, ten thousand Will martial artists were born in the world, and ninety-nine percent were people of Great Xia; if this doesn't explain the problem, then how else can it be explained?"

The Chen Lord's expression remained silent.

The Yu Lord and the Chi Lord, however, frowned.

If this were truly the case, then behind the Great Xia, there was yet another Lord of Martial Dao.

Every Master of Martial Dao represents peak combat power.

The Xia Master of that year, furthermore, suppressed the entire human race single-handedly; no one in the world could surpass them.

If not for the fact that the other party had use for the Five Clans back then, the Five Clans would have been wiped out directly by them.

This is the Master of Martial Dao.

A powerful existence in history, second only to the Ancient Gods.

"There is no need to worry," the Chen Master spoke suddenly:

"If the Master of Will were truly that powerful, they would have appeared long ago; why have they never appeared?"

Several people fell silent.

"Even if they were to subdue the enemy without fighting, they would not sit by and watch Tie Province and Qin Province fall; in all this time, they have only created one Will martial art, slightly turning the tide of the war."

The Chen Master continued to speak, continuing to say.

"Are you saying the Master of Martial Dao is weak?" the Yu Master spoke suddenly, two points of light lighting up beneath their black cloak.

The Chen Master looked at the Yu Master silently:

"You have long since lost your physical body, haven't you."

The Yu Master did not speak.

"Then do you believe that you have now stepped onto a brand new Martial Dao?"

The Chen Master said calmly:

"Technological Martial Dao?"

He looked at the Lu Master again:

"The Biochemical Martial Dao of Lu Province was created by your Great Elder of Lu Province, right?

Then do you feel that your Great Elder of Lu Province has truly reached the strength of the Ninth Rank?"

The points of light beneath the Yu Master's cloak flickered:

"That is different; whether it is the Technological Martial Dao of Yu Province or the Biochemical Martial Dao of Lu Province, neither can be considered Martial Dao.

Martial Dao must have continuity!

The Path of Will is an absolutely powerful Martial Dao; the power it has displayed thus far already surpasses all other Martial Daos throughout history."

The Chen Master chuckled aloud:

"I am merely using an analogy to tell everyone that even a Master of Martial Dao is not necessarily an existence like the Xia Master.

In fact, history records that a single split soul of the Xia Master could directly annihilate a Master of Elements.

It is not that the Master of Martial Dao is powerful, but that the Xia Master was too powerful.

It makes us mistakenly believe that all Masters of Martial Dao are like the Xia Master."

After the Chen Master finished speaking, the others fell silent.

Time passed quietly.

"Chen Yan..." the Yu Master spoke suddenly:

"How do you explain Chen Yan?"

"A preacher, or perhaps a disciple chosen by the Master of Will," the Chen Master speculated:

"Everything that has happened to Chen Yan to this day is abnormal.

Why the Great Xia trusts him so much—the only explanation is that the Master of Will had already chosen him long ago.

The various special qualities he possesses all stem from the Master of Will whom the Xia Clan truly trusts."

A smile appeared on the corner of the Chen Master's mouth, and their eyes narrowed as they said:

"Of course, it is also possible... that he is a split soul."

"A split soul?" the Yu Master frowned:

"It doesn't seem like it."

He scrutinized the Chen Master through the screen:

"Chen Yan's growth history looks monstrous, but it is actually very perfect; every change he has undergone is completely linked to his experiences. My Yu Province technology has calculated that Chen Yan absolutely cannot be a split soul of anyone else.

His strength is the strength of his will and his mind; this point is beyond doubt."

After the Yu Master finished speaking, the other Masters of the Provinces were all filled with emotion.

"Chen Yan, I really don't know why he chose Great Xia..." the Ji Master spoke coldly:

"Regardless, he has already stood on the opposite side of us; by now, he might have already been killed by Ji Yanbing."

The Yu Master laughed and looked at the Chen Master, saying:

"Chen Yan's growth process is extremely perfect, but Chen Changyuan, on the other hand, has many gaps in his growth.

I do not know why he suddenly rose to prominence."

The Chen Master swept a silent glance at the Yu Master and did not speak.

The other Masters of the Provinces also remained silent.

"Ahem..." the Chi Master spoke:

"How should we resolve the current matter? The existence of the Master of Will has already become an obstacle for us; even within the Five Clans, there are a great many followers of the other party.

Just in this period of time alone, seven Will sects have been born.

The issue of faith is a major problem, subtly influencing the entire human race."

The Chen Master narrowed their eyes:

"Kill.

Imprison all Will martial artists within the Five Clans, and annihilate all the leaders of those sects.

Demolish all temples of the Master of Will, and inform the entire Five Clans that the Master of Will is an incarnation of the Ancient Gods."

The masters of the various provinces were all silent.

"An avatar of an Ancient God, that is not easy to fabricate," Master Yu said sullenly.

"Malice has distinctions; it is not impossible for powerful malice to devour weak malice," Master Ji said with a faint smile:

"I actually think this method is feasible."

"It is settled then," Master Chen said.

Master Chi and Master Lu did not speak.

The two points of light beneath Master Yu's hood flickered incessantly, as if wanting to speak but holding back.

Master Chen stood with his hands behind his back, a hint of a smile always lingering at the corners of his mouth.

It was precisely at this moment.

Master Ji's expression changed slightly; a sound transmission from a subordinate had arrived.

"The Sovereign of the Xia State has appeared."

Master Ji narrowed his eyes and spoke:

"She is speaking to the entire Great Xia."

Master Ji waved a hand, and a screen appeared before her.

Within it was a little girl with a youthful face, wearing a golden robe.

This little girl was about eight years old, standing in a beautifully decorated courtyard, speaking quietly:

"Since the war began, our Great Xia has lost the Tie and Qin provinces in succession, and countless people have been displaced."

Tears welled up in the little girl's eyes:

"The Five Clans have wolfish ambitions; what they want is to swallow the entire Great Xia, to enslave the entire Great Xia. How is such an act any different from the Ancient God Beasts?

Do they know what they are doing? Of course they do.

But telling an Ancient God Beast that what it is doing is wrong is completely meaningless.

All we can do is resist, only by giving our all!"

At this moment.

Throughout the entire Great Xia territory.

On congested streets, in squares piled high with tents, and in front of every relief shelter, countless people looked up at the sky.

Within every city, a massive screen was presented in the void, manifesting the figure of the Great Xia Sovereign.

They were refugees who had lost their homes, military families who had lost their loved ones, or youths grieving that the country was broken while the mountains and rivers remained.

At this moment, all were watching intently.

Upon that massive screen.

The young girl looked at the world calmly:

"At the founding of Great Xia, the Xia Sovereign pacified the world. Great Xia is the orthodox lineage of the human race, the foundation of the human race. If the foundation is gone, the human race perishes.

We are not fighting against the human race, but against the Ancient God Beasts who wish to exterminate the human race.

Fortunately..."

Tears welled up in the girl's eyes:

"The Divine favors the human race!

Great Xia now has twenty-three thousand four hundred and fifty-six Will Warriors, and this number is increasing daily.

Yet among the Five Clans, the number of Will Warriors that have appeared is countable on one's fingers.

The Masters of Will, their hearts are with the human race!"

As the girl's voice fell.

At this moment, throughout all of Great Xia, some had tears in their eyes, some had expressions of awe on their faces, and some were shocked.

"Today, in the Battle of Yun Province, the Masters of Will have descended once more to help our human race reverse the decline!"

As the girl spoke, the image on the screen changed.

It was a desolate battlefield, with mechs towering toward the sky and the earth congealed with blood.

How many military guards were roaring, fighting with their lives, and weeping blood.

The real battlefield was revealed before everyone.

…………

Jin Province.

Sovereign's Mansion.

The young girl in the golden robe fell to the ground, tears welling in her eyes:

"It hurts, my body hurts so much..."

She began to wipe away her tears, rolling on the ground, screaming in agony.

"Daddy, Daddy..."

The Sovereign named Xia Yiyi wailed in pain, and the bloodstains that had been covered by makeup on her round cheeks reappeared.

The Imperial Calamity manifested.

"It hurts so much... wuwuwu..."

A woman in a green dress ran over, picked up the young girl, and said to Xia Chiyi, who was recording in the courtyard:

"The Sovereign can't record anymore, call Chen Yunyou over immediately!"

The woman in the green dress held Xia Yiyi, tears of pity appearing in her eyes:

"There, there, it doesn't hurt anymore, it doesn't hurt anymore, Minister Xia Long will be back soon..."

Xia Yiyi was, after all, not Xia Qi, but to be able to endure the Imperial Calamity for so long and finish saying all that already surpassed the vast majority of eight-year-old children.

She left in a hurry.

Xia Chiyi, who was still recording, watched in silence, then immediately spoke:

"Bring Chen Yunyou here."

"Yes!"

Outside the State Administration Office, a clanging sound rang out.

…………

At the same time, in the outside world.

The cruelty of the battlefield was now revealed before everyone's eyes.

For a moment, some had tears streaming from their eyes, while others covered their lips.

They saw soul after soul, each worthy of a song and a tear.

And it was at this very moment.

Buzz, buzz, buzz!!!

The majestic Dharma Image of the Lord of Will descended suddenly, suppressing the battlefield.

"This technique is named Saintly Arrival.

I am the Saint of the Human Race; who can defy me, who dares to defy me?"

The magnificent voice resonated like divine thunder from the nine heavens, suppressing the entire battlefield.

The Great Xia Military Guards, who had been showing signs of total defeat, instantly reversed the situation; the armies of the Five Clans fled in disarray, and the heaven-propping mechs were shattered by blood swords.

This scene appeared clearly before all the living beings of Great Xia.

At this moment, countless voices of shock, reverence, and fervor resounded across the entire land of Great Xia.

"The Saint of the Human Race, the Lord of Will is the Saint of the Human Race; our Great Xia is not just Great Xia, it is also the Human Race!"

"The Human Race is invincible, the Lord of Will is invincible!!!"

"No one dares to defy, who dares to defy him?"

"Great Xia is not wrong; Great Xia is the main lineage of the Human Race, not something that can be defeated by the so-called Five Clans."

"Heavens, if not for His arrival, if not for Him, Yun Province would be gone, and how many more people would have lost their homes..."

Sound after sound of shouting rang out.

There were sorrowful people weeping uncontrollably, righteous youths gritting their teeth, and elderly folk with tears in their aged eyes.

And in the very next instant.

Within the entirety of Great Xia.

All the images on the screens flickered, and a man with a rugged appearance appeared on the screens.

"My name is Chen Yunyou, son of the Chen Lord."

The man named Chen Yunyou spoke.

In an instant, sounds of astonishment arose across the entire land.

Why would the son of the Chen Lord appear on the screens of Great Xia?

Many martial artists were even more stunned; hadn't Chen Yunyou long since died on Myriad Forms Island?

In Chen Province, the Chen Lord, who had been sitting calmly on a sandalwood chair, narrowed his eyes at this moment, staring fixedly at the screen before him.

But then.

Inside the screen, Chen Yunyou's voice continued to ring out:

"I, Chen Yunyou, swear by my human soul that everything I say is true!"

Chen Yunyou slowly raised his head:

"The current Chen Lord is not Chen Cheng; the real Chen Cheng died on Myriad Forms Island one thousand years ago.

Chen Province..."

Chen Yunyou narrowed his eyes and roared:

"For one thousand years, there has been no Province Brightness!!!"

His voice fell.

Great Xia was silent.

The Five Clans were silent.

The Human Race was silent.

The next instant.

Boom, boom, boom!!!

Roars of Qi and blood resounded from every corner of the human world!