Chapter 720: Endless Limit-Breaking, The World Is Stunned

"Two days' time..."

Deep within the mountain cave, Chen Yan murmured aloud.

【Control Decay - Holy Intent Bewilderment】 had long since locked onto Chen Lanqiu, so naturally, it knew what Chen Lanqiu had seen.

Chen He was actually planning to use a God-level grand array to deal with him.

Chen Yan lowered his eyes; this matter was far too strange.

Since Chen He was already ranked twenty-fifth on the Eighth-Order Board, dealing with him and the others should have been effortless; why use a God-level grand array?

Was the opponent truly cautious, or did he have other schemes?

It wasn't that Chen Yan was being overly cautious, but Chen He's move was simply too surprising to him.

If he were Chen He, he would certainly have gone secretly and simply blown his head off with one punch.

Chen Yan shook his head; he was being biased by his own preconceptions.

Perhaps it was because he himself was too crude, while Chen He's combat style had always been long-range attacks.

Secondly...

The Underworld Sea Grand Array.

Once this God-level grand array was activated, it could destroy one hundred thousand miles of land.

If it were used to attack Chen Yan, it would inevitably annihilate Shen Yiwei and the others as well.

The consciousnesses of Shen Yiwei and the others had been forcibly pulled to this place by the rule-based methods of the Shi Meng Mo.

Previously, the Shi Meng Mo could be considered defeated; logically, it should have directly caused Shen Yiwei and the others to return.

The reason it still kept Shen Yiwei and the others trapped was perhaps out of fear that they would join forces with Lu Xunyang in the outside world to deal with the Shi Meng Mo together.

Or perhaps, the Shi Meng Mo simply did not care about Shen Yiwei and the others at all.

Chen Yan rubbed his brow.

He had no intention of letting Shen Yiwei and the others leave early; after all, Lu Jianxia was already being monitored, and if Chen Yan let them leave early, it would absolutely alert Chen He.

But if he took no action, it would mean sitting by and watching Shen Yiwei and the others die.

Could Chen Yan sever the rule-based restrictions the Shi Meng Mo had imposed on Shen Yiwei and the others?

Naturally, he could.

After all, Chen Yan himself had long since opened the connection between this physical body and his true self.

But severing the rule-based restrictions on Shen Yiwei and the others required a lot of time; if he were to do this over these few days, it would be impossible to finish.

Two days...

Chen Yan closed his eyes and sensed his body once more.

Behind him, the 【Eternal Calamity Reversing Blood】 grand array was still continuously channeling energy and opportunities to Chen Yan.

Within his body, the seventh True Martial Path self-universe had already been created; the galaxy was infinite, and all things were brilliant.

On the Saint-Breaking Tree.

Twenty-four 【Blood】 character Saint-Breaking Fruits.

Six 【Force】 character Saint-Breaking Fruits.

And eighteen 【Body】 character Saint-Breaking Fruits had already matured.

Such a large number of Saint-Breaking Fruits was enough for Chen Yan to create an eighth self-universe.

"Continue."

Chen Yan murmured, swallowing all these Saint-Breaking Fruits into his belly in one breath.

Rumble!!!

A terrifying tremor erupted from within his body; in an instant, Chen Yan's flesh became mangled and his bones shattered.

It was as if he had hit a brick wall on an unfamiliar path of martial arts; Chen Yan suffered heavy injuries just from a slight attempt.

Buzz, buzz, buzz!!!

Golden-red immortal will erupted instantly, rapidly repairing the injuries to Chen Yan's body.

"It is only the eighth one; how could mere restrictions block me?"

Chen Yan's eyes erupted with scorching light.

This was no longer about touching upon martial arts rules;

The True Martial Path was never within the original martial arts rules to begin with.

For countless years past, there had never been such a martial path.

Where were there any rules?

This was merely an ascetic monk stepping into an unfamiliar territory, doing his utmost to open up new land.

"Breaking limits is my comfort zone."

Chen Yan's physical body was being forged; the massive energy from the Saint-Breaking Fruits was like countless heavy hammers pounding his body.

His body shattered, reborn, shattered, reborn.

It was just like a grueling tug-of-war.

The prototype of the eighth True Martial Path self-universe had already been born within Chen Yan's body, becoming wider and more vast.

Chen Yan's physical body was also undergoing an absolute transformation, even showing signs of Nirvana and God-transformation.

Until a certain moment, the eighth self-universe was completely formed.

This bitter struggle lasted for half a day.

"I cannot continue to create self-universes," Chen Yan murmured in his heart, but he still roared aloud:

"Eternal Calamity Reversing Blood, keep absorbing for me."

This time, Chen Yan did not directly convert the energy absorbed by 【Eternal Calamity Reversing Blood】 for his own use.

Instead, it was all poured into the 【Storage】 Saint-Breaking Fruit.

This is the last new variety of Saint-Breaking Fruit born from the Saint-Breaking Tree, which can be used to contain energy opportunities.

Chen Yan has not used it for a long time.

This time is just right.

He can no longer eat any more himself, but the 【Storage】 Saint-Breaking Fruit can.

Chen Yan does not intend to let the Shi Meng Mo stay idle.

Chen Yan's whole body is glowing.

Today, he already possesses four brand-new personal universes, each containing immense power.

Chen Yan's combat power has increased by far more than two times.

In fact, the birth of every personal universe will form a power resonance with previous personal universes, causing Chen Yan's combat power to double.

With the birth of four new personal universes, Chen Yan's combat power has increased by at least thirty-two times or more.

Chen Yan is translucent throughout, and countless streams of light illuminate the entire cave to be incredibly bright.

"With this, let the reincarnation of the personal universes be realized."

His body begins to float upward.

Within his physical body, the fourth to eighth personal universes begin to show signs of destruction, and waves of destructive aura emerge from Chen Yan's physical body.

Inside the Ancient War Palace.

The woman in the fairy dress watches with utter numbness.

"With an Immortal Will, one can avoid physical death entirely?"

She speaks, feeling somewhat speechless.

Chen Yan's previous actions, if placed upon any other powerful martial artist, would have been enough for them to die ten times over.

Unless one has god-tier healing spiritual medicine on hand that costs nothing, but where in the world are there so many healing spiritual medicines?

This is truly courting death.

Although Lu Xunyang is confident, he would not court death like this.

The white-haired old man says nothing; even he is at the point where he does not want to watch anymore.

He is tired.

Let it be whatever it will be.

Even Xia Weimin, deep within Chen Yan's mind, has not appeared for a long time.

He cannot understand it.

He simply cannot understand it.

He saw the beginning, he witnessed the middle, but by the end, it was completely different.

Could he have missed some important information?

If Chen Yan's behavior were repeated by anyone else, would it work?

Time passes slowly.

Outside the cave.

The crowd discusses, each of their faces looking grim.

"Chen Yan, did he give no other instructions besides telling us this news?" Xia Long asks.

Lu Jianxia shakes his head slightly:

"I do not know what he is thinking."

Jiang Yuan chuckles:

"That just means there is no problem."

He understands Chen Yan too well.

"It would be strange if there were no problem," Yin Qingshuang says heavily:

"According to what Lu Jianxia said, those coming may include an existence at the late stage of the Eighth Rank; that is already among the top five combat powers of any of the five great clans."

Shen Yiwei says calmly:

"Lu Zhiwei... I know her; she is at the mid-stage of the Eighth Rank."

The smile on Jiang Yuan's face also disappears.

Thinking about it carefully, it feels a bit terrifying.

"Hahahaha!" Someone laughs wildly; it is Wu Song.

Yet Wu Song only speaks with a dashing air:

"Since that is the case, then it is a fight to the death; what is there to worry about?"

No one pays him any mind.

Everything Wu Song cared about has already vanished, and now he does not care at all whether he will die in battle.

Xia Long purses his lips:

"I can actually understand Chen Yan; perhaps he also has no other way. The enemy's strength is unknown, and their methods are also unknown.

Even if one wanted to plan ahead, there is no way to do so."

A moment of silence follows.

Some put themselves in Chen Yan's shoes to think.

It is indeed so.

Perhaps, it is truly hard to find a way.

The only thing that can be done is a fight to the death.

Xia Long looked at the crowd:

"Everyone, we have already experienced life-and-death battles many times; we should have died long ago, so now that a powerful enemy has arrived, why fear danger?"

As his voice fell, the previously grim-faced crowd suddenly broke into smiles.

"Only a fight to the death!"

Shen Yiwei spoke, sword light erupting from his eyes:

"We were supposed to have died in that previous battle; I hope everyone understands what caused us to still be alive."

He did not mind being a villain, using the shackles of morality to bind everyone, reminding them all that Chen Yan was their benefactor.

Therefore, in times of crisis, everyone must stand in front of Chen Yan.

This concerns not only the fate of the Great Xia but also friendship and morality.

"No need for you to say it," Wu Song laughed, "Only a fight to the death!"

"Hahaha, Old Shen, you really can't be a villain at all, it doesn't suit you."

Jiang Yuan laughed loudly:

"Only a fight to the death!"

"Only a fight to the death!"

"Only a fight to the death!" a woman named Lu Jingqiu said with a smile, though tears streamed from her eyes; she wiped them away while speaking with a sobbing tone:

"I am not afraid of death; don't look at me as someone who loves to cry, I am not afraid of death at all."

Who worries about their own death every single day? Isn't it tiring?

Having experienced so much, they no longer cared.

The reason for living was simply because their wishes remained unfulfilled.

Her voice fell.

In an instant.

Sound after sound of spirited laughter rang out.

Why worry, why fear, it is only a fight to the death.

Lu Jianxia looked at the crowd, unable to say anything for a moment.

This group of people were not desperate outlaws, but righteous men and women who had already prepared themselves for death.

Ke Qingxuan sat quietly, no look of worry on her face.

Chen Yan had a way to leave.

This was something she knew.

After all, Chen Yan had once asked her to keep this physical body while his own consciousness left the Pure True Yang Realm.

If a moment of crisis truly arrived and Chen Yan had no other way, he could simply leave directly.

In fact, many people had guessed this point, but no one spoke it clearly.

If Chen Yan could not hold on, he could leave on his own; no one felt that Chen Yan would abandon them.

Chen Yan had already done enough.

Thinking of this, a smile appeared on Ke Qingxuan's face as she looked at the crowd and spoke softly:

"Only a fight to the death!"

…………

Time passed slowly.

Half a day later.

Ancient God Forbidden Land.

A split soul of Lu Xunyang, dressed in white robes, stood quietly at the edge of the sky.

An invisible barrier enveloped him.

Tens of thousands of miles away from him.

A tragic battle had already entered a white-hot stage, hot blood sprayed across the high heavens, and the hissing of countless ancient beasts resounded through heaven and earth.

He watched calmly:

"You really did come after all."

He did not look back, yet it was as if he had already seen Zong Huang, Lin Yu, and the others arriving.

"Old brother," Zong Huang revealed a smile:

"If we are to die, we shall die together."

The split soul shook his head slightly:

"Foolish.

You coming changes nothing; as long as this split soul of mine cannot approach the main body, the main body will sooner or later be on a path to death."

This rule barrier was imposed on the split soul by the Underworld Nightmare Beast; outsiders were not restricted.

Of course, outsiders could not change anything either.

Zong Huang bowed:

"Since it has come to this, there is only a fight to the death; please, Divine General, grant us this."

Lin Yu and the others also bowed, their expressions resolute.

"Is Chen Yan still alive?"

The split soul asked; he had only seen the main body fail that day, and logically speaking, there should have been no hope of survival for Chen Yan's side either.

But thinking of that young man in the college entrance examination secret realm who would rather refuse the Great Xia Lord than go against his own heart, he still held a glimmer of hope.

"He is still alive," Zong Huang said.

The split soul's body trembled: "Still alive?!"

"Yes, he has many schemes; before the failure of my original body's rescue attempt, his younger sister had already arranged an escape route for him."

Surprise and shock appeared in the split soul's eyes, and then he laughed.

Chen Yan, truly formidable.

But the next instant, the smile on his face vanished.

"Stupid!" The split soul shook his head slightly and spoke in a cold voice:

"Though I, Lu Xunyang, am dying, the human race is not yet extinct. You lot seek death so casually—have you ever cared about the Great Xia still amidst the flames of war?

Have you ever cared about the eighteen provinces of Great Xia, or the billions of living souls of the human race?"

His voice was calm, yet carried deep disappointment:

"Since I already told you to assist Chen Yan, it meant I was entrusting you to Chen Yan.

Yet because of your so-called loyalty, you are causing the final hope to vanish as well."

He was infuriated.

When he saw Zong Huang and the others arrive, he had thought Chen Yan was already dead.

As it turns out, you tell me Chen Yan is still alive.

Still alive, and you don't go to help Chen Yan, but instead come to help a Lu Xunyang who is bound to die?

This damn thing.

The split soul was about to die of anger.

Zong Huang's body stiffened; he had long anticipated that Lu Xunyang would be angry, but he had not expected that Lu Xunyang's original intention was actually to entrust them to Chen Yan.

"We beg the Divine General for forgiveness!" Zong Huang, Lin Yu, and the others hurriedly knelt on one knee.

"Forgiveness?" The split soul was laughed to anger:

"You tell me, how am I to forgive?

Zong Huang, how could you be blindly loyal to such a degree?!

You have disappointed me to the extreme!"

Zong Huang's face turned deathly pale; he had not expected Lu Xunyang to be angry to such an extent.

But seeing his elder brother die, how could he just stand by?

The split soul stared at Zong Huang, Lin Yu, and the others, speechless for a moment, his eyes filled with infinite complexity.

"My, Lu Xunyang's, death is but a duckweed appearing and disappearing in the water; there is no need to care.

But I wonder, in this starry sea, is there still a peaceful corner for the human race?"

He closed his eyes; he had struggled for too long in his life and craved too much, and until now, there was actually a sense of twilight.

"Elder brother..." Zong Huang's voice trembled; he had followed Lu Xunyang for so long and had never seen Lu Xunyang with such an expression.

At this moment, he suddenly felt that he had done wrong.

He should not have left Chen Yan, should not have abandoned Chen Yan.

He had disappointed Lu Xunyang.

He opened his mouth; he had sought something his whole life, yet repeatedly created sin.

The fall of Iron Province was due to his negligence.

The decline of the Xunyang faction was due to his stubbornness.

Now, he had even disappointed Lu Xunyang to such a degree.

Zong Huang opened his mouth, infinite regret appearing in his eyes:

"I, Zong Huang... am a sinner of Great Xia..."

He lowered his head, a will to die already appearing in his eyes.

His body trembled, and what made him even more desperate was that even if he sought death with all his heart, he still could not change anything.

And it was at this moment.

Hum!

Endless morning light, vast and boundless, covered the heavens and earth, as if the entire universe were pressing down.

Brilliant, beautiful, and indescribably profound and grand.

This vision of heavenly morning light appeared just like that in the Ancient God Forbidden Land, and countless beams of azure starlight fell upon Lu Xunyang and the others.

It made the split soul astonished.

"Ultimate Eighth Rank..."

Lu Xunyang's eyes flickered as he looked at this scene in shock.

This was even more brilliant than the vision produced when he ascended to the Eighth Rank back then.

Back then, he had clearly ascended by breaking the limits.

Besides him, who else could ascend like this?!

"Who is it?"

The split soul exclaimed in surprise:

"Chen..."

At the same time.

The outside world.

The whole world was watching.

Countless terrifying gazes stared into the void, filled with shock.

"Who is it?"

"Who is it?"

"Is this a breakthrough beyond the limit?"

"Beyond the limit... who could that be?"

At this moment, the human race was shaken.