Chapter 865: Exerting the Power of the Entire Clan to Help One Person Ascend to the Immortal Heavens

The Xia Lord spoke no more; as his eyes lifted slightly, killing intent wrapped in imperial pressure pierced the air, as if he would crush every living thing before him in the next second.

He just stared at Chen Fazheng like that.

Perhaps the Xia Lord did not care about the deaths of millions of living beings, and perhaps he did not care if the Great Xia nation was destroyed.

But he cared about the Lord of Martial Dao.

In years past, the Lord of True Intent died a miserable death, with only the Reverse Nine Swords and a remnant soul returning to the human race.

Yet this remnant soul possessed none of the means the Lord of True Intent had in the past, and had even forgotten how they themselves had died.

The Lord of True Intent currently within Shen Yiwei was truly just a remnant soul possessing only a few fragmented memories.

This remnant soul believed their own death was because that Ancient God Beast was powerful to the extreme.

But even if a Lord of Martial Dao could not defeat Zhuhe Umeng, could they not have escaped?

Unless.

There, there was another Lord of Martial Dao.

The death of the Lord of True Intent back then had sent the Xia Lord into a rage.

He allowed himself to kill the Lord of True Intent, but he did not allow others to kill a Lord of Martial Dao.

How many Lords of Martial Dao had the human race produced in total?

The Xia Lord had not expected that the culprit was right before his eyes.

"To open the heavens and split the earth, one must do the impossible; if I lose, I am a sinner of the human race.

If I win, I, Chen Fazheng, shall be the new Lord who opens the heavens!"

Chen Fazheng met the Xia Lord's gaze, but there was no fear in his eyes, and an aura of heroism overflowed:

"Now, does the Xia Lord still think my plan is ridiculous?"

The Xia Lord's eyes were cold to the extreme.

Yet a trace of a smile appeared at the corner of Chen Fazheng's mouth:

"Compared to the Xia Lord, I hope Chen Yan can be stronger; that way, he can at least serve as a whetstone for Xuan Yi for a while."

The Xia Lord stood calmly, gazing at Chen Fazheng for a long time:

"When that time truly comes, can you suppress Xuan Yi?"

Chen Fazheng bowed once more:

"Therefore, I need the Xia Lord to act."

The Xia Lord narrowed his eyes, and as he took a step, his figure gradually dissipated.

"Remember what you said."

Chen Fazheng stood upon the lake:

"Is the Xia Lord not afraid that Chen Yan, who has never failed, will suffer damage to his Dao heart upon encountering Xuan Yi?"

"Hahaha!" The Xia Lord laughed loudly:

"Suffering a setback will damage his Dao heart?

You underestimate that boy too much."

The Xia Lord vanished completely.

Chen Fazheng stood calmly upon the lake, the smile on his face gradually disappearing.

He looked down at his feet.

Above the lake, a string of numbers appeared.

【Eight hundred and seventy-five】

"Only eight hundred and seventy-five days left."

Chen Fazheng murmured, and the next moment, with a wave of his hand, the formation within the entire Central Divine Soil began to operate, pulling all the Pure Lands within the Divine Soil's range through the formation chains.

Countless pieces of information came from White Village, Qiming Village, and Luo Town, transforming into streams of formation light that converged before his eyes, gradually forming a picture.

The entire Divine Soil was protected by the formation Chen Fazheng had fabricated.

It was naturally easy for Chen Fazheng to know what was happening within the Divine Soil.

Very quickly.

In the picture, countless tentacles formed a giant eyeball staring at the tiny Jing Tu.

A figure appeared, and a blood-colored blade slashed and extinguished this eighth-rank Ancient God Beast.

Seeing this scene, Chen Fazheng's gaze narrowed slightly.

Immediately after, the picture changed again.

The scene that had played out at Luo Town was re-enacted.

Chen Fazheng narrowed his eyes, and upon seeing Chen Yan shatter the Xuan Yi Divine Formation, his expression gradually became serious.

Later on, he saw Chen Yan slaughter the ten eighth-rank Ancient God Beasts.

"I finally understand why the two Xia Clan ancestors were looking forward to you," Chen Fazheng murmured, his breathing rhythm changing.

His gaze shifted again and again as he fell into deep thought.

"But there is not enough time, and you are still far from ready..."

He had originally simply felt that Chen Yan was not yet qualified.

But now, he truly felt it was a pity.

In his eyes, Chen Yan was truly still far from ready.

The next moment.

He waved his hand, and a stream of light flew out from his sleeve, flew out of the lake, and landed inside a large fruit overflowing with divine light.

At the same time.

In the Sea of Malice, inside the superstructure of a leaf-shaped boat.

Chen Yan sat cross-legged on the cabin bed, still reviewing today's battle.

The next instant.

A strange feeling emerged in Chen Yan's heart.

In a split second, Chen Yan felt a connection form between himself and something.

Immediately following, the scene before Chen Yan's eyes gradually changed.

In the blink of an eye, Chen Yan appeared within a pitch-black world.

The world was thick and dark like ink that could not be dissolved, wrapping the heavens and earth so tightly that not even a breeze could pass through.

Chen Yan looked around, his brows furrowing.

Strands of information appeared deep within Chen Yan's mind.

"Nine Refinements of the Emperor Realm."

Chen Yan murmured.

This was the trial for the selection of the Emperor Fruit.

There were nine levels in total; one only needed to pass them all to obtain the Emperor Fruit.

It was the Emperor Fruit that had summoned Chen Yan.

If he did not pass the Nine Refinements of the Emperor Realm, Chen Yan would be unable to obtain the Emperor Fruit no matter how strong he was.

Chen Yan felt bewildered.

And it was at this very moment.

"The Ultimate!"

A low voice suddenly rang out:

"Regardless of martial Dao, regardless of methods, only those who reach the ultimate can be called a Saint.

You have many methods, and your combat power is formidable, but have you truly reached the ultimate or not?

Are you yourself clear on this or not?

You cultivate blindly, you fight blindly, but do you know how one can truly become even stronger?"

This voice resonated just like that within the dark world.

And it was at this very moment.

Suddenly, streams of light pierced the deathly silence; golden or purple light trails darted at extreme speed, dragging behind them fleeting afterimages.

They were like meteors fleeing, or sharp blades cutting through the air.

They carved fleeting, bright patterns onto the boundless black curtain.

Fast!

Fast to the extreme.

"This level is named the Ultimate of Speed.

If you wish to pass, then catch the fastest light."

The low voice rang out once more, gradually dissipating.

Chen Yan's brows lifted slightly; he had a feeling that he could exit this place if he moved his intent slightly.

It was not mandatory.

Since that was the case, Chen Yan also wanted to test his own speed.

The next moment.

Chen Yan's physical body bloomed with golden-red radiance, and surging energy surged within Chen Yan's body, amplifying Chen Yan in every aspect.

【Intent Bestowed Upon My Body】!

Chen Yan's physical body and True Martial power were amplified fifty-fold in every aspect!

The next instant.

【World Instant】, activate!

Hum!

Chen Yan's figure moved suddenly; the afterimage left by his dark robes had not yet dissipated, and he had already landed five thousand miles away.

Only a faint trace of energy remained in the air, which was completely erased by the darkness in an instant, as if it had never been there.

He looked ahead, watching strings of light moving further and further away from him.

Chen Yan frowned.

He had unleashed the 【World Instant】, the second greatest divine technique in the world, even if it was only at the Profound Wonder level.

Yet it had achieved five thousand miles in an instant.

But even so, he could not catch the light spots streaking past him.

"This is still not enough?" Chen Yan murmured:

"Has anyone ever passed this level?"

Chen Yan found it somewhat hard to believe; if even he could not pass this level, then how many people in the entire mortal world could possibly pass it?

"A total of eight people entered the Nine Refinements of the Emperor Realm, and you are ranked eighth.

The eighth place may view the clearance experience of the seventh place."

The low voice rang out once more.

The next moment.

A ball of light appeared before Chen Yan.

Inside the ball of light, a figure appeared.

Chen Yan recognized this person; it was none other than Mu Yun Hai, with whom he had spoken.

Yet he saw, inside the sphere of light.

Mu Yun Hai's fingertips danced with hand seals, and ripples suddenly spread through the void before him.

Layers of light arrays appeared instantly before him.

The next moment.

Mu Yun Hai moved.

He traversed the layers of light arrays in an instant, the arrays suddenly contracting and annihilating, leaving only fine light debris in their place.

He was already standing steady in the void ten thousand miles away, clutching a sphere of light in his hand.

"Passing the trial with arrays?"

Chen Yan was astonished; Mu Yun Hai's instant ten-thousand-mile travel did not rely on speed, but on the speed of condensing spatial arrays.

In a single instant, he needed to condense over a hundred Sun-Radiance Grade A spatial arrays.

Even if these spatial arrays only condensed for an instant and could not be stabilized.

They still successfully allowed Mu Yun Hai to travel ten thousand miles in an instant.

Could one reach such a level based solely on array mastery?

Chen Yan clicked his tongue in secret.

The gap was not just a little bit.

The next moment, Chen Yan exited the Emperor Realm Nine Refinements.

Chen Yan understood that in the short term, no matter how he tried, he could not succeed.

Unless he cultivated 【World Instant】 to perfection, that is, to the level of Subtlety.

Chen Yan did not have that much time now.

But that did not mean others did not.

At the same time.

Within Yu Province.

Inside a massive cultivation room.

Zhang Huizhi was sitting cross-legged, cultivating.

The cultivation room was primarily silver-white, with walls embedded with holographic projection modules capable of generating realistic environments in real-time, such as deserts, deep seas, weightless space, lands of malice, and even forbidden grounds of ancient gods.

The floor concealed pressure-sensitive pads to simulate different gravitational fields, and mechanical arms hanging from the ceiling could fire energy beams to act as dynamic targets.

There were even various True Soul Stones available for Zhang Huizhi to cultivate his True Soul.

Yu Cheng, wearing purple battle armor, walked in and said:

"The third research institute custom-built for you has been completed; do you want to go over and try it out?

It fully simulates your physical body, and we have already developed the best and fastest absorption plan for lightning and fire elements for you."

According to the words of the Yu Lord.

Sometimes, cultivation does not entirely require oneself.

During this time, Zhang Huizhi had completely absorbed the God-Grade Ice Spirit and finally obtained god-grade elemental power.

And this was largely due to the cultivation research institute specifically established for Zhang Huizhi by the Yu Lord.

These research institutes and cultivation rooms were the crystallization of the Yu Clan's thousands of years of technology, using the most scientific means to make Zhang Huizhi grow strong rapidly.

This was in the true sense.

Pouring the strength of the entire clan to support one person into the Immortal Heaven.

Zhang Huizhi slowly opened his eyes; at this moment, the color of his pupils had changed.

He slowly stood up and looked at Yu Cheng:

"Yu Cheng, long time no see."

Yu Cheng looked at the current Zhang Huizhi, his expression changed instantly, and he hurriedly bowed:

"Has the Heavenly God General awakened?"

"Mm." Zhang Huizhi nodded quietly:

"Call the Yu Lord for me; I need a cultivation room and research institute built specifically for me to improve speed.

Then, have the Yu Lord fully simulate the cultivation room within the Dao-Enlightenment Myriad Image Map."