Chapter 802: Calculations from Many Sides

The outside world.

Above the green mountains.

Hum!!!

As the bloody light flashed, the brilliant blade radiance swept across the bodies of the Alliance Army guards like a bolt of silk.

"We can't kill him at all!"

"Retreat!"

"Ahhh!!!"

Successive screams rang out; the charging Alliance Army looked at the blood-soaked killing star and began to flee.

Li Zhiyi leaned against a tree, panting heavily, blood dripping from the Blood Brand in his hand.

Before him, a woman whose legs had already been severed was looking at him with a vicious gaze.

"Killing demon!!!"

The woman shrieked:

"You are even more vicious and ruthless than an ancient divine beast, you bastard..."

Bang!

Li Zhiyi swung his blade down, severing the woman's forehead.

At this moment, across the entire mountain, minced flesh covered the ground and blood flowed like a river.

"You motherf..."

A cold sneer sounded from behind Li Zhiyi; Chen Min was walking over with an impatient expression:

"I told you already, don't charge outside the ten-mile radius, you motherf..."

Chen Min gritted his teeth; Li Zhiyi simply would not listen to military discipline.

Li Zhiyi's eyes were indifferent as he slashed his blade.

Splash!

A long, bloody gash appeared from Chen Min's neck to his waist, and the next instant, blood sprayed out.

"I said, you have no right to order me." Li Zhiyi spoke coldly:

"Say it again, and I'll slaughter you."

Boom!

The bloody power of will erupted instantly, shrouding the entire mountaintop like a blood beast.

Chen Min stared fixedly at Li Zhiyi, his teeth grinding with a clatter, but he still turned around.

He could not beat Li Zhiyi; that was the problem.

During this period, the Five-Clan Alliance Army had organized three charges, each one greater in momentum than the last.

But before Li Zhiyi and the Blood Brand, they all became insects and ants sent to their deaths.

Now, the strongest individuals on the surface of the Min Battalion and the Tiger-Dragon Battalion were Li Zhiyi.

Since Chen Min entered the Dao, he had never been this humiliated.

Li Zhiyi sensed the changes in the Blood Brand.

After several days of slaughter, the Blood Brand was only twenty percent away from being fully born.

Twenty percent, which meant the slaughter of about ten thousand people, could be achieved.

The killing intent in the depths of Li Zhiyi's eyes was intense; the excessive slaughter had also caused him to resemble a walking, ferocious ancient beast.

The Great Xia army guards within the abyss only dared to watch from afar when they saw him, not daring to approach.

Li Zhiyi could now roughly guess the thoughts of the Five Clans.

The Five-Clan Alliance Army troops in these few charges were all second-tier and third-tier martial artists, and there was only one Creation Realm leader each time, who didn't even dare to get close.

These Alliance Army troops were purely here to die, to feed the Blood Brand for Li Zhiyi.

This decision by the Five Clans made Li Zhiyi feel even more chilled.

It meant that the enemy had lost their reason, and every purpose was to let the Blood Brand devour.

And although he was already prepared to counter-devour the Blood Brand, he feared that when the Five Clans saw it, they would become even more insane.

The rule that the Eighth-Tier does not enter the war would be broken, and the Five-Clan Creation Realm experts would also come to slaughter him, Li Zhiyi, like madmen.

Li Zhiyi pondered in his heart; after devouring the Blood Brand, he would still need to create the true third realm of the Will Dao.

This was a shocking act; the rule that the Eighth-Tier does not enter the war might even be broken.

Not killing meant death, and continuing to kill would also mean death.

As Li Zhiyi returned toward the abyss, the killing intent on his body surged like a sea of blood, terrifying to the extreme.

From afar, Jidao Wu had originally wanted to find Li Zhiyi to discuss countermeasures, but seeing Li Zhiyi in this state, he pursed his lips and ultimately did not move forward.

Yet at this moment, Li Zhiyi looked toward Jidao Wu:

"Council."

Jidao Wu nodded.

Soon.

Inside a cave in the abyss.

Jidao Wu, Mu Zigui, Chen Min, and Li Zhiyi were all in the same room.

"What, break through the encirclement?"

Chen Min narrowed his eyes:

"Breaking through now is a path to certain death."

"Then I will take Zhang Yu and the others to break through; you all take care of yourselves." Li Zhiyi spoke, not consulting with Chen Min and the others at all.

Bang!

Chen Min slammed his fist onto the stone table and glared at Li Zhiyi:

"I'm telling you, I've put up with you for a long time!"

Li Zhiyi looked over indifferently:

"Then stop putting up with it. Shall we fight to the death?"

Chen Min gritted his teeth.

Jidao Wu hurriedly mediated:

"Zhiyi, Chen Min, everyone, let's not have any infighting."

Jidao Wu sighed inwardly; who didn't know that he, Jidao Wu, had a fiery temper? Yet, upon arriving here, how was he any different from a wishy-washy woman?

"Zhiyi, are you sure you want to leave?" Jidao Wu asked.

"Yes," Li Zhiyi said:

"Staying here is a dead end. I captured some soldiers from the Five-Clan Alliance Army today and got the truth: a guy named Zhang Xing has appeared over at Xiaoyang, leading the Zhang Family's Creation Realm experts in a desperate defense.

Right now, the Alliance Army's focus is entirely on the fierce assault on Xiaoyang; they have the heart but lack the strength to deal with us."

Li Zhiyi was not just doing this for himself; he had indeed gathered clear information about the situation at Xiaoyang.

In the eyes of the Five-Clan Alliance Army, that suddenly appeared Zhang Xing could be called the strongest of the Creation Realm, even possessing the demeanor of the Heavenly God Generals of the past.

In his first battle, he single-handedly withstood the coordinated encirclement of fifteen Creation Realm experts; he was that formidable.

Overall, the once precarious Xiaoyang had now become a wall of bronze and iron standing before the five clans.

The siege of a city requires a single burst of energy; the five clans would not retreat, only attack to the death.

This was indeed the last chance for survival for these twenty thousand troops within the Abyss.

Jidao Wu pondered and looked at Mu Zigui:

"What is your opinion?"

Mu Zigui's eyes were vacant, staring blankly at the stone wall, saying nothing.

Jidao Wu looked at Chen Min again:

"What is your opinion?"

Chen Min sneered:

"Do you need my opinion? Do you need your own opinion?"

Jidao Wu rubbed his forehead and looked at Li Zhiyi:

"Wait two more days. I need to organize the army to practice military formations, with you as the core of the formation."

Li Zhiyi pondered in his heart and finally nodded.

At the same time.

"Breakout?"

At the Alliance Army headquarters, Chen Youqing received this news immediately.

The twenty thousand troops of the Tiger-Dragon Battalion and the Min Battalion were heavily surrounded by the Five-Clan Alliance Army, and everything happening within was being spied upon by Eighth-Order experts.

"A bit interesting, trying to find life in death?"

A cold, intense light appeared in Chen Youqing's eyes:

"It's just a pity that no matter the outcome, they cannot escape the fate of being devoured by the Blood Brand."

She waved her hand:

"Assemble an army to intercept them; no matter what, make him trigger the Blood Brand before he returns to Xiaoyang."

As her voice fell, the female secretary standing to the side said with some hesitation:

"Chizhou and Luzhou have quite a few complaints about the Princess attacking and killing Li Zhiyi."

"Hmm?" Chen Youqing said indifferently:

"Just send people from Jizhou."

The secretary felt a chill behind her and hurriedly said:

"Yes."

Chen Youqing stood up, her figure flashed, and she arrived at Chen Qi's office.

Chen Qi was currently sitting on the sofa, pinching the bridge of his nose.

"The Grand Elder has been quite tired these past few days," Chen Youqing said with a smile.

Chen Qi glanced at Chen Youqing and said:

"I really don't know where this Zhang Xing suddenly popped out from, and that Zhang Family, they actually have over twenty Creation Realm martial artists."

Chen Qi looked at the tablet on the table, which was repeatedly playing a scene.

In the scene, a man in black robes stood with his robes fluttering, his long blade pointing diagonally, actually stepping firmly through the void.

With every step he took, ripples spread through the surrounding space.

Terrifying micro-waves dispersed; the two rows of flying warships beside the black-robed man were armored and imposing, yet they suddenly trembled under the invisible power, and cracks spread across the hulls like spiderwebs.

Accompanied by a booming sound, all the flying warships turned into a sky full of fire and scrap metal.

Only that figure holding the blade remained standing in the air, his robes filled with chilling killing intent.

"Zhang Xing..." Chen Youqing narrowed her eyes:

"The Great Xia issued a so-called 'Slay the Traitor' order; this Zhang Xing is going after the Great Xia God General.

He certainly has great ambition; he isn't even afraid of picking the wrong side."

Chen Qi shook his head:

"I have already sent people to talk to him in secret and offered a huge deal, but this person simply won't buy it."

What he wants is the former prestige and influence of Chen Yan.

Chen Youqing's expression turned stern:

"Is he even worthy of standing alongside the Heavenly God General?"

"It is no longer a question of whether he is worthy or not." Cold light erupted in Chen Qi's eyes:

"If this person does not die, and Xiaoyang is not broken, my Five Clans army will not be able to enter Yun Province for a single day."

A trace of a smile appeared at the corner of Chen Youqing's mouth:

"I actually have someone I wish to recommend to the Great Elder; perhaps he can assist my Five Clans in breaching the national gates of the Great Xia."

As Chen Youqing's voice fell, Chen Qi's eyes instantly brightened:

"Who?"

"Chen Liu," Chen Youqing said.

"Chen Liu..." Chen Qi narrowed his eyes:

"It wouldn't be that traitorous scoundrel, would it?"

"Indeed!"

Cold intent emerged in Chen Qi's eyes.

Chen Liu, a heaven-gifted prodigy of Chen Province three thousand years ago, had clearly been an elder candidate, yet he left Chen Province to become an Eternal.

For all these years, even the Chen Lord could not find him; how could he suddenly appear?

Chen Qi looked at Chen Youqing:

"This person has long since betrayed the clan; do not treat him as a person of Chen Province."

Chen Youqing was silent for a moment:

"To tell you the truth, just this morning, someone suddenly gave me a communication array disk, and the person on the other side was indeed Chen Liu."

Chen Youqing took out a silver communication array disk:

"If the Great Elder has any doubts, you may ask Chen Liu yourself."

Chen Qi took the communication array disk, pondered for a moment, and then activated it.

The next moment.

Sss, sss, sss...

Points of light flowed out from the communication array disk, gathering into an image before Chen Qi.

Within this image, malice filled the sky, a pitch-black river flowed like asphalt, and all things were in a state of deathly silence.

"Where is this?" Chen Qi stared fixedly at the scenery within the image.

Finally, Chen Qi's gaze locked onto a white-haired old man in purple robes at the center of the image.

Although this old man had a full head of white hair, his appearance was extremely handsome, giving one the demeanor of an immortal.

"Little Qi," the man in purple robes smiled:

"It has been a long time; have you missed me?"

Chen Qi sneered:

"I heard that you have a method to defeat the Xia."

The man in purple robes waved his hand:

"Still calling me 'Your Excellency'? You should call me Ancestor."

The cold light in Chen Qi's eyes intensified.

The man in purple robes, named Chen Liu, smiled:

"A method to defeat the Xia—hasn't it already been shown to you? Look at where this is."

As the man in purple robes' voice fell.

Roar!

A heaven-shaking dragon roar resounded.

Within the image, that pitch-black river surged instantly.

Under Chen Qi's astonished gaze, a three-headed giant dragon with a body long enough to span the heavens surged out from the river.

Chen Qi's pupils shrank:

"A Three-Headed Ancient Divine Beast; this is the Qitian River of Qi Province!"

The fact that a nation within a nation had appeared in Qi Province was known to all under heaven.

But Chen Qi had not expected that the Eternal Chen Liu had actually made contact with the Lord of the Dragon Nation.

"Indeed!" A grand voice resounded from the three-headed dragon's mouth.

The massive dragon head appeared beside the purple-robed Chen Liu, looking directly at Chen Qi:

"I am the Lord of the Dragon Nation; I can help your Five Clans breach the Great Xia from the inside out!"

As this voice fell.

Bang!

Chen Qi slammed a palm onto the table, his aura somewhat unstable, and stood up.

………………

Qi Province, Qitian River.

The communication ended.

The purple-robed Chen Liu wore a smile as he retracted the communication array disk into his origin space.

"Exalted One, was my performance just now acceptable?"

The Lord of the Dragon Nation spoke obsequiously, completely devoid of his previous domineering posture.

"What do you call acting?" Chen Liu smiled indifferently:

"We are clearly cooperating with the Five Clans with sincerity."

Chen Liu clasped his hands behind his back:

"Since Xiaoyang cannot be broken, then it shall be up to your Dragon Kingdom to thoroughly ruin the Great Xia from within; with the Five Clans working from the inside and out, taking the Great Xia will be a matter of a blink."

"Yes!" the Three-Headed Dragon replied respectfully:

"If this succeeds, the Venerable Wei Zhao Xu Ji will become an honored guest of the Five Clans and can thoroughly disrupt the human race."

Chen Liu looked at the Three-Headed Dragon indifferently, and for a moment, the dragon's body shook violently, not daring to speak.

"I am no longer the Venerable Wei Zhao Xu Ji; I am Chen Liu. Have you remembered that?"

"Yes!" the Three-Headed Dragon replied.

Chen Liu was, shockingly, one of the three human forms transformed from the Venerable Wei Zhao Xu Ji.

Unlike Zhang Xing, the one Chen Liu joined was the Five Clans.

"Venerable, I do not know when that Lu Xunyang will come to kill," the Three-Headed Dragon said hesitantly.

"Lu Xunyang?" Chen Liu laughed:

"His Dao wounds are several times more severe than those of the Lord of Chen; if he makes a move, the Lord of Chen will definitely make a move. Doesn't this just suit my wishes?

Moreover, even if he does come to kill, so what? The Underworld Nightmare Beast and that person have been waiting to hunt him all along."

A smile appeared on the corner of Chen Liu's mouth, and the next moment, anger appeared in his eyes:

"Damn it, the human race has forced us Ancient Divine Beasts to such a state that we actually have to personally learn the thinking of the human race.

Ha..."

His mouth curled up:

"Hahahaha!!!!"