Chapter 839: He Is an Ancient God

At this moment.

Chen Yan reached his own conclusion.

The path of the Ancient God is also the Martial Dao!

"No, this is just a guess; I must wait until the time of the Small Tide to continue capturing Ancient God aura to study it."

Chen Yan sensed Zhang Huizhi.

At this moment, Zhang Huizhi had already been brought back to Yu Province by the Universe Master.

The Saint-Breaking Tree and the Enlightenment Myriad Forms Diagram were both with Zhang Huizhi.

This was the guarantee for Zhang Huizhi to grow stronger.

"Once Zhang Huizhi has digested the opportunity given by the Ji Master, I will summon him back to restore his memory so he can think for me."

Chen Yan pondered, having made his plan.

He looked once more at the 【Annihilation】 Great Array within the Divine Array Hall.

Chen Yan clearly felt that the final layer of the veil belonging to this world was also gradually being lifted by him.

He acted with single-minded focus; once he began to cultivate, he lost track of time.

Inside the Divine Array Hall.

Many Array Pivot Envoys were still reeling from the impact Jiang Guanxin had brought upon them, and even their cultivation today had become slack.

It was not until the afternoon that the golden light array of the prayer mats automatically shut off.

No one had the heart to continue meditating, and they went out in cliques to eat and drink.

Inside the Divine Array Hall, only Chen Yan remained.

It was not until nightfall.

A figure appeared inside the Divine Array Hall.

Looking at Chen Yan's motionless back, Jiang Guanxin narrowed his eyes:

"The Array Master says your consciousness has already become chaotic."

Jiang Guanxin slowly walked closer, his gaze growing colder:

"But I don't believe it."

Seeing that Chen Yan did not acknowledge him, the corners of Jiang Guanxin's mouth instead revealed a smile.

"Chen Yan, you and I are the same; we are both ascetic cultivators.

We live only to save our own lives."

He looked up and sighed softly:

"When others find that we have no value, they will discard us directly."

Jiang Guanxin frowned, yet he saw that Chen Yan still had not acknowledged him.

A cold light appeared in his eyes; could it be that Chen Yan had truly gone stupid?

"Chen Yan, I am willing to give you a chance; as long as you defect to me, I will find an opportunity to help you clear the malice within your body."

Jiang Guanxin sneered.

He naturally had no way to help Chen Yan clear the malice within his body.

What he wanted was merely to judge whether Chen Yan's brain had already been corroded by the malice.

Although he also knew that there was no need for him, as he was now, to pay attention to someone like Chen Yan.

Because they were no longer on the same level.

But at the thought of such long-term forbearance and calculation.

He was unwilling to accept it.

To show off without finishing the show is like finding shit in one's food.

Even if Chen Yan was stupid, he should have been stupid only after he had finished showing off.

It was just that, even now, Chen Yan remained motionless.

A look of difficulty appeared in Jiang Guanxin's eyes: "Truly stupid?"

He suddenly laughed.

He felt that he himself was more like a fool.

At this thought, Jiang Guanxin felt anger rise toward his own once-useless forbearance.

"Damn it!"

Jiang Guanxin roared out, no longer able to feign, and kicked toward Chen Yan.

Kicking a fool on the side of the road looked even more childish.

But he, Jiang Guanxin, was furious!

Yet at this very moment.

Boom!

Jiang Guanxin instantly appeared within another world.

Darkness, darkness, endless darkness.

"Where is this?"

Jiang Guanxin screamed in shock.

The next moment.

Pitch-black tentacles suddenly appeared, dragging Jiang Guanxin into the endless abyss.

In an instant, Jiang Guanxin revealed an expression of endless terror.

"No!"

"No!"

Falling, falling, being dragged.

Endless darkness and evil instantly enveloped Jiang Guanxin; Jiang Guanxin screamed but could change nothing.

"Chen Yan!"

Jiang Guanxin suddenly shrieked:

"I was wrong!"

But his screams met no answer; what he faced remained endless terror and the unknown.

Falling, falling forever.

A splash.

Inside the Divine Array Hall, Jiang Guanxin lost all strength and knelt on the floor.

His cognition had been altered by 【Royal Decay - Holy Intent's Confusion】, and though it had only been a short time, it felt as if he had suffered nearly a full day of endless torture.

Jiang Guanxin's face was deathly pale, and the moment terror gripped him, his lips turned blue, his eyes were filled with unfocused panic, and even his cries for help were stuck in his throat.

Until he saw that motionless back.

"Do not disturb my cultivation."

A calm voice rang out; Chen Yan had not turned his head from beginning to end.

Jiang Guanxin opened his mouth wide, unable to speak, as if everything he had just experienced were still happening.

A devil!

No!

An ancient god!

An ancient god... right?

Jiang Guanxin's lips trembled, unable to form complete syllables; at this moment, Chen Yan became the most terrifying nightmare in his heart.

Cannot be looked at directly, cannot be inquired about, cannot be described.

This was an existence that required the pronoun "He" to describe.

The moment he thought about how he had been cultivating alongside such an existence all this time, endless terror struck again.

He just like that, crawled out of the Divine Array Hall as if fleeing for his life.

He lay on the ground, gasping for air.

Flee?

No, once He discovered that he had fled, perhaps even more terrifying things would happen.

Tell the Array Master?

Even worse, he would die—no, he would suffer endless torture!

Jiang Guanxin knew the best way was to act as usual.

But from this day on, he would often have to live with fear as his companion.

At this moment, endless regret welled up in his heart.

Time passed slowly.

Three days later.

The Array Master arrived at the Divine Array Hall and frowned upon seeing Jiang Guanxin's empty seat.

"Where is Jiang Guanxin?"

"Didn't he go to listen to your sermon, Array Master?" Wen Jianjian asked.

"He only asked me for leave; I didn't expect that once he asked for leave, he would take three days," Xu Zhifan said, frowning.

But in his heart, he could understand it.

After all, Jiang Guanxin had just taken office as Deputy Array Master; it was normal for him to be excited and want to rest for a few days.

He paused and continued:

"Previously, the three Array Masters Bai Zhen, Chen Zhen, and Luo Zhen held a meeting, although the Deputy Envoy from the Prefecture City did not come.

But every time the tide approaches, each town needs to organize Array Pivot Envoys to suppress the nearby Law-Breakers."

Xu Zhifan swept his gaze over the crowd, moving his eyes away from Chen Yan's back:

"Ge Wen Jun, Wang Ze Bin, Wen Jianjian, Liu Shi Yu, Yu Wen Bo, Gao Tian Liang, Zhao Li Jie..."

He began to call names, and the Array Pivot Envoys who were called stood up one by one, their eyes all filled with excitement.

Clearing out Law-Breakers was a great merit, and following behind Xu Zhifan carried no great danger.

Soon, Xu Zhifan had named nine people.

"You will come with me to clear out the Law-Breakers; be careful in all things."

"Yes!" Wen Jianjian and the other eight quickly responded.

As for the Array Pivot Envoys who were not chosen, they sighed in their hearts.

Their strength was not great, and their progress was extremely slow, so it was normal not to be chosen.

Soon.

Xu Zhifan and the others left directly.

Wen Jianjian glanced at Chen Yan's back, his gaze indifferent.

Soon.

Xu Zhifan and the others traveled within the Sea of Malice and saw the settlements of Law-Breakers that had been wiped out one by one.

"This... who did this?"

"Heavens, they're all gone, even the houses are gone!"

Wen Jianjian and the others nearly cried out.

Xu Zhifan frowned:

"These are all settlements of Lawbreakers near my Luo Town; could it be that the people from Dust Town and White Town got the address wrong?"

Following that, Xu Zhifan shook his head.

Impossible.

The strength of White Town and Dust Town is not even as good as Luo Town's; they wouldn't be so anxious as to help Luo Town clear out Lawbreakers.

"So many Lawbreaker settlements wiped out—this is a great achievement!"

Someone exclaimed in surprise.

Xu Zhifan's brows lifted slightly.

He had come to lead troops to clear out Lawbreaker settlements only to go through the motions.

Wiping out one place was enough to satisfy the requirements.

After all, although his strength was formidable, he did not want to engage in constant killing.

How can one walk by the river often and not get their shoes wet?

If something were to go wrong, it would mean death.

"Regarding this matter, do not speak of it when you return. If there are no accidents..." Xu Zhifan said in a deep voice:

"In any case, they are Lawbreaker settlements near my Luo Town."

As Xu Zhifan's voice fell, the expressions of Wen Jianjian and the others all jolted.

Claiming credit to receive rewards?

However, they only hesitated for a moment before quickly revealing smiles.

"It's a pity Brother Jiang didn't come..." Wen Jianjian sighed lightly:

"Otherwise, he would have had a share too."

Xu Zhifan glanced at Wen Jianjian: "All of you remember, this time Jiang Guanxin came with us to clear out the Lawbreakers."

As his voice fell, a touch of envy emerged in the hearts of Wen Jianjian and the others.

The value of Jiang Guanxin had already risen to the point where even Xu Zhifan had to curry favor with him.

Wen Jianjian was now incomparably glad; fortunately, he had abandoned Chen Yan and befriended Jiang Guanxin.

Just at this moment.

Xu Zhifan's expression changed:

"Quickly, get on the Boat Leaf!"

As his voice fell, everyone boarded the Boat Leaf with nervous expressions.

Yet they saw another Boat Leaf appear within the chaotic Sea of Malice.

Dozens of figures stood upon it, each surging with killing intent.

"Xu Zhifan, long time no see!"

A green-haired, burly man carrying a long saber laughed loudly; within his eyes, tentacles were surging out.

"Li Yi!" Xu Zhifan's expression turned icy:

"Are you all crazy!?"

Li Yi was the Second Master of the Black Wind Hall.

The various stronghold-level Lawbreakers in the vicinity were actually subordinates of the Black Wind Hall.

"I am not crazy." Li Yi laughed loudly:

"Today, I, Li Yi, am going to chop off your legs, Xu Zhifan!"

In an instant, the expressions of Wen Jianjian and the others became ugly to the extreme.

Endless cold light emerged in Xu Zhifan's eyes, and he was just about to speak.

Screech!

A shrill, piercing scream rang out.

A pitch-black and twisted figure emerged from within the Sea of Malice and instantly lunged at Xu Zhifan.

"Ancient God Beast!" Xu Zhifan was instantly startled.

He had not yet reacted.

Rip!

His right arm was bitten off by that Ancient God Beast, and as the Ancient God Beast fell into the Sea of Malice, another Formation Pivot Envoy on the Boat Leaf was also coiled by the Ancient God Beast's tail and fell into the Sea of Malice.

"Save me!"

That Formation Pivot Envoy who had fallen into the Sea of Malice screamed out.

But soon, under the horrified gazes of Wen Jianjian and the others, he was corroded beyond recognition by the Sea of Malice, then dragged into it, and his voice was heard no more.

Xu Zhifan's eyes widened, and at this moment, he used all his strength to roar:

"Flee!"