Chapter 882: Standing at the clouds' edge, commanding the stars to bow; descending upon the abyss, making all spirits kneel!

Golden radiance forged the Great Dao.

The Great Xia world, covered and corroded by that malice, was revealed.

Even if this world of malice held billions upon billions of ghosts, before this Great Dao of Will, they could only linger on in their death throes.

Li Zhiyi's robes fluttered as he stepped forward, walking upon the Great Dao of Will.

Wherever he passed, blood-red Will of Destruction emerged, causing lotuses to bloom in the void; each golden lotus that blossomed shredded a piece of an ancient divine beast.

Chen Min and the one hundred thousand Evil-Extermination Army soldiers felt their blood boiling.

Someone had carved out a new path in the endless land of pitch-black darkness, walking before them.

Li Zhiyi walked on step by step; distant mountains crumbled, ancient beasts wailed and shattered.

Countless hideous, terrifying, and evil existences had no time to flee before they were struck by the power of Will, turning into dust that filled the sky.

At this moment, the reversal of the Heavenly River, the displacement of the human world, and the rushing of mountains and seas all became his backdrop.

Chen Min stood holding his sword, blood flowing from above his forehead, stinging his left eye shut.

He looked at Li Zhiyi's back with his single eye, vaguely seeing the figure of that person from back then.

Bing Yi, Chen Yan, Li Zhiyi.

Chen Min suddenly opened his mouth and let out a wild laugh.

In the past, who could have imagined that within the Yunmeng Chen Clan, which had been plotted against by Luo Chen and sealed away for generations, such a figure would emerge?

"Ha!"

Chen Min looked up to the sky and laughed, tears welling up in his eyes.

The world called him insane, but when it came to madness, who could compare to Chen Yan?

The world called him, Chen Min, strong.

Yet his persistence, before Chen Yan, was like a grain of rice compared to the stars.

"So..."

Chen Min looked at the firmament:

"Very good!"

The next moment, a strange sensation emerged from within Chen Min's body.

A stream of blood-red light flowed within Chen Min.

At the same time, strands of the Will of Destruction surged and flowed out from within Li Zhiyi, turning into a great river of blood-light that enveloped the one hundred thousand Evil-Extermination Army soldiers.

"This is..."

"This is that special technique displayed by the Great General of Evil-Extermination!"

"So powerful, just feeling a trace of it makes me feel as if I am within a vast world of Will!"

"What... is this?!"

The one hundred thousand Evil-Extermination Army soldiers were inexplicably shocked; as the Will of Destruction touched them, their own strength and their own pressure began to surge wildly.

One hundred thousand Will martial artists felt power akin to that of gods.

Following that.

Bang, bang, bang!

The weapons in the hands of the one hundred thousand Evil-Extermination Army soldiers resonated of their own accord, erupting with a golden-red sharpness identical to Li Zhiyi's.

"What is this!"

The Blood Sword Saint felt the blood-red light emerging around his body and looked at Li Zhiyi, his throat choking up.

He felt as if he had seen the path of the Great Dao!

Xia Hanzhou and the Longevity King also felt their bodies stiffen, surging emotions rising in their hearts.

Li Zhiyi stepped forward, the Great Dao of Will beneath his feet shining with brilliant golden light.

His eyes bloomed with boundless radiance, and his lean figure appeared taller and more majestic in the eyes of the world.

"Will of Destruction!"

Li Zhiyi's voice rang out, and he struck with a palm, the power of Will turning into a golden sun that exploded in an instant.

It transformed into billions of golden thunderbolts that poured into the earth's veins.

A thousand miles of mountains and rivers shook violently; the physical bodies of ancient divine beasts lurking underground exploded, and tens of millions of filthy egg sacs still in incubation turned to powder amidst the golden light.

He condensed his fifty-two strands of the Will of Destruction into flowing light, allowing the one hundred thousand Evil-Extermination Army soldiers to perceive them.

"Feel it carefully!"

Li Zhiyi's voice resonated, filled with divine might:

"This is the third realm of the Will martial path, the means to break through.

With the Will of Destruction, one can break the rules of the world and exterminate the malice of the world.

The rules of others cannot be imposed upon me, and the injustice of the Heavenly Dao cannot extinguish my Dao!"

Li Zhiyi raised his head and pursed his lips:

"The Great Dao is boundless; I have merely taken a small step ahead."

His voice carried over.

A smile appeared on the corner of Chen Min's mouth.

A fine "merely taken a small step ahead."

Your small step is likely a chasm between heaven and earth, boundless and infinite!

As this Will of Destruction washed over him, he only had to feel it roughly to feel as if he had seen a brand-new world without borders.

Once this Dao appeared, ten thousand Daos submitted.

And this was merely the third realm of the Will path.

Everyone felt it as if it were their own, their pupils trembling.

It was as if they saw a person walking a very, very long distance in a place of darkness, very lonely, very desolate.

Just like today.

Relying on a pair of flesh-and-blood feet, stepping through thorns and withered wood, he forcibly walked out a new path for the people of the world.

Boom!

Chen Min did not think of anything else, turning into a bloody light and charging forward.

Boom, boom, boom, boom!!!

The one hundred thousand Evil-Slaying Army were swept up by the bloody light, carrying endless awe and fury, following his footsteps.

Following behind him, they charged forward.

Hum, hum, hum!

In the eighteen provinces of the Great Xia, in every region, tremors appeared.

It was like pairs of eyes, gazing at Li Zhiyi, gazing at his back.

As he is today, no one can overshadow his brilliance anymore.

Exhaling the prime of youth, carrying the spirit of the Great Xia, he steadied the world that was about to collapse.

Standing on the clouds, he made the stars bow their heads; approaching the abyss, he made all spirits kneel!

Above the heavens and below the earth, across the eight wildernesses and six unions.

He alone is the supreme crown!

Just like in the past, just like this morning!

…………

Above Qinzhou.

"Who exactly is he? How can the third realm of the Will path be comparable to the eighth realm of the Martial path?"

"Damn it, Chen Yan is dead, how did another Li Zhiyi appear!"

"This Li Zhiyi appeared out of thin air, he has no past, he can only cultivate the Will path; he is different from Chen Yan."

"Why does the Lord of Will not appear in person? Why is it Chen Yan, and then Li Zhiyi!?"

"I don't believe that someone without a past can possess such strength in such a short time!"

"When I was a child, others said the Great Xia was finished; now I am about to die, and the Great Xia is still here!"

"A lean camel is still bigger than a horse. First it was Lu Xunyang, then Chen Yan, Zhang Xing, and now another Li Zhiyi has appeared..."

"Eighth-rankers cannot enter the war, but this Li Zhiyi already has eighth-rank combat power, and he is an extremely strong eighth-ranker. When we fight against the Five Clans, can he actually enter the war?!"

Powerful existences, one after another, were perched like stars, watching from afar the scenes occurring above Tuizhou and Qi Zhou.

They were inexplicably shocked.

The older generation of eighth-rankers from the Five Clans actually revealed a look of desolation, feeling quite helpless.

The Great Xia should have perished long ago.

The Imperial Calamity within the bodies of the Great Xia rulers has become more severe with each generation; it has reached the point where there is no one left who can even serve as ruler.

Yet, one stumbling block after another always appears, blocking the path of the Five Clans.

The Li Zhiyi of today is even more beyond everyone's imagination.

Chen Qi watched, becoming increasingly silent.

Beside him, Chen Youqing, dressed in green, had not been able to say a single word since just a moment ago.

Watching that red-clad figure radiating endless malice, Chen Youqing actually felt a sense of emotion in his heart.

"Great Elder, in the current situation, should our Five Clans continue to attack or not?"

Chen Youqing spoke in a deep voice.

Chen Qi's eyes were complex, gradually turning cold, and he said in a chilling voice:

"The rise of this Li Zhiyi has ruined my grand plan!"

His brows knitted into a tight knot, a fierce look flashing in his turbid eyes, and the next instant he appeared in the office inside the Heaven-Reaching Mecha.

Chen Youqing hurriedly followed.

A communication array disk began to operate.

Within it, the figure of Chen Liu appeared.

Chen Liu is a Longevity Being who had long since left the Chen Clan, and had found Chen Qi some time ago.

He had already made contact with the Ancient God Beasts within the World of Malice, intending to join forces with Chen Qi to cause internal and external trouble for the Great Xia.

To execute a grand strategy of internal betrayal and external attack to destroy the Xia.

"Lu Xunyang still hasn't appeared even now. With Li Zhiyi's rise like this, you won't be able to lure Lu Xunyang out from your side."

Chen Qi's eyes were dark as he stared fixedly at Chen Liu.

Chen Liu, dressed in green, said with a calm expression:

"In your opinion, is Lu Xunyang more of a threat, or is this Li Zhiyi more of a threat?"

"Nonsense!

Of course it is Lu Xunyang. He holds the Xia Sovereign Sword, which can block the Chen Sovereign; he is the second in the world!

And that is on the premise that he hasn't yet ascended to the ninth rank!"

Chen Qi's eyes shifted, he paused for a moment, sensing everything happening in Tuizhou, and hesitated:

"This Li Zhiyi is also too special. Give him a little more time."

Chen Qi did not want to think about it, did not dare to think about it.

A single Li Zhiyi had easily surpassed the Chen Yan of the past.

What is this supposed to be?

If the Master of Will had this ability, why not appear in person?

A smile appeared at the corners of Chen Liu's mouth:

"If we cannot lure out Lu Xunyang, we might as well settle for the next best thing.

The Underworld Nightmare Beast will strike to suppress and kill Li Zhiyi, while you, the Five Clans, march on Xiaoyang.

With the Great Xia falling from within and without, the grand plan can be accomplished today!"

Chen Qi remained silent, while Chen Youqing frowned at the side:

"The Underworld Nightmare Beast, one of the Four Great Ancient Divine Beasts, the one that once abducted His Excellency Chen Yan?"

"Exactly." A smile appeared at the corners of Chen Liu's mouth.

Chen Youqing's brows furrowed even tighter:

"If we cooperate with a supreme ancient divine beast, I fear it will incite the dissatisfaction of the people of the world."

Chen Liu raised his brows slightly:

"In the past, when the Underworld Nightmare Beast abducted Chen Yan, the Master of Chen did not hinder it in the slightest.

Those who achieve great things do not concern themselves with trifles."

Chen Youqing was momentarily speechless.

Chen Qi said indifferently:

"Then let it be so."

Chen Liu lifted his head; there is a rule-based agreement between the Five Clans and the Great Xia that those at the Eighth Rank do not enter the war:

"How will your side break through the firm defense of Xiaoyang?

The might of Zhang Xing is invincible within the Creation Realm."

Chen Qi said calmly:

"There is Wu Yuan; Wu Yuan can block Zhang Xing."

Chen Youqing stood to the side, her fingertips lightly twisting the tassels of her skirt, her eyelashes hanging very low.

Wu Yuan.

An extremely powerful Creation Realm body refiner, invincible among his peers in physical body.

He appeared suddenly and once exchanged two or three blows with Zhang Xing.

This person can indeed block Zhang Xing.

But until now, Wu Yuan has been an outsider to the Five Clans, and his origins are somewhat unclear.

It can be said that, like Zhang Xing, he is an existence that appeared suddenly.

However, at this moment, the Five Clans cannot think of anything else.

…………

Boom, boom, boom!

Li Zhiyi held a blood blade, continuously pressing the front, while the one hundred thousand Evil-Exterminating Army behind him harvested lives incessantly, the shouts of battle filling the sky.

They killed their way from Tuizhou to Qi Zhou.

The World of Malice was continuously shrinking.

Yet Li Zhiyi felt a sense of vigilance, because until now, the Underworld Nightmare Beast had not appeared.

And within his perception, the hunting gaze of the Underworld Nightmare Beast had always been present, becoming increasingly dangerous and increasingly terrifying.

The opponent was waiting, waiting for the best opportunity to completely suppress and kill Li Zhiyi.

That scarlet gaze hidden within the endless darkness made Li Zhiyi not dare to be the slightest bit careless.

The World of Malice.

The original body, Chen Yan, had left the Sea of Malice and was riding a leaf-boat toward a nearby Pure Land.

Chen Yan sat cross-legged on the leaf-boat, the Will of Destruction floating around his entire body like a blood-colored cloak, overflowing and pushing against the surrounding ocean of malice.

Deep within his mind, he had a certain vague feeling.

Status!