Chapter 938: I, Chen Fazheng, Also Want to Progress!

Chen Fazheng's eyes narrowed slightly.

Tap, tap, tap!

He paced for a long while, ripples exploding across the surface of the lake.

Until a certain moment.

Chen Fazheng looked back abruptly.

Yet he saw, within the Ninth Refining.

That malicious remnant had already turned around, taken a step, shattered the void, and walked toward its own Court of Malice.

"Everyone has their own Dao," Chen Fazheng said in a low voice:

"Just as there are no great truths in this human world that can make one turn back.

The faith and ideals I have accumulated over tens of thousands of years cannot be changed by your few seconds, few minutes, or few days of clashing!"

Chen Fazheng's cloudy eyes were filled with confusion, his mouth drooping:

"I am not your fellow Daoist.

As the supreme of the human race, I have few fellow Daoists.

I am the enemy of your Dao, Chen Yan!

If I block your Dao, you come to kill me; if you block my Dao, I will also kill you!"

Chen Fazheng's voice was heavy; after saying this, he aged a few years more.

"Kill me, then walk your path!"

He clenched his fists; for Chen Fazheng, this choice was undoubtedly a struggle of the Dao heart that was extremely difficult to overcome.

To agree to Chen Yan would mean pinning his hopes on Chen Yan's unknown and dangerous future.

It would also completely shatter his own Dao heart and ideals.

In the end, he did not choose Chen Yan.

That was all.

Chen Yan returned to the Court of Malice, neither sad nor happy.

The choice of the Array Master, in his view, was perfectly normal.

The other party had prepared for tens of thousands of years, and now, only a few hundred days remained until the final battle.

It was merely four tides away.

The Lord of Chen was like this, the Lord of Xia was like this, and he was the same.

If a person's Dao heart could be easily changed, then it could not be called a Dao heart.

However, on the whole, this trip to the Nine Refinings of the Emperor Realm was a good thing for Chen Yan.

Chen Yan looked inward at his Ancient God Status.

At this moment, the Ancient God Status was more than half damaged; those damaged parts had already turned into Ancient God aura, wanting to continue flowing into the Ancient God Status.

But they were blocked by the power of Chen Yan's will.

Chen Yan's intent flashed.

A figure in a black dress entered the Court of Malice.

Zhuohe Umeng entered.

Seeing the damaged state of Chen Yan's physical body at this moment, Zhuohe Umeng's eyes shrank slightly, and she dared not say more.

But for some reason.

The pressure currently radiating from Chen Yan seemed to have diminished significantly.

"Go and assist Mu Yanwan in protecting the various Pure Lands."

Chen Yan's voice was low.

"Yes."

Zhuohe Umeng spoke, then immediately departed.

It was strange to say.

Now, within the Court of Malice.

An Ancient God and a supreme Ancient God Beast were actually discussing the protection of the Pure Lands.

Within the Court of Malice, only Chen Yan remained once again.

Begin!

Chen Yan could not spare the time to recuperate; instead, he began to use his Will Status to directly devour this Ancient God aura.

Before the Great Tide arrived.

This Ancient God Status would be weakened to an unprecedented degree.

After experiencing the Great Tide, Chen Yan planned to use a Realm Fruit to once again probe Bai E's memories and find the location of the Malice World's Saint-Breaking Tree.

As Chen Yan operated his Will Status, the shattered Ancient God aura was rapidly devoured and extinguished by the Will Status, becoming nourishment for it.

Within the Gray Mist World.

Chen Yan had always held the seat of the sixth supreme of the human race.

The transformation of the Will Status would indeed strengthen Chen Yan.

But what followed was the gradual weakening of the Ancient God Status.

Whether he could go a step further would depend on the next Great Tide.

After all, it was the Great Tide.

The Ancient God aura Chen Yan would obtain would only exceed that of the past.

Time passed slowly.

Within the Central Divine Earth.

Xuan Yi and Lord Wuhen stepped onto the center of the lake.

Chen Fazheng calmly opened his eyes and looked at the two:

"You have come to ask me about Chen Yan?"

"Yes."

Xuan Yi's expression was unsightly:

"What exactly is his situation? Is he the Ancient God from the prophecy?"

Lord Wuhen stood with his sword in his arms, remaining silent throughout.

A look of helplessness appeared in Chen Fazheng's eyes:

"I do not know, but my plan must continue to be executed."

"Why did he come to the Nine Refinements of the Emperor Realm?" Lord Wuhen spoke up.

"The Emperor Fruit."

"The Emperor Fruit?" Xuan Yi was astonished:

"You gave it to him?"

"No." Chen Fazheng shook his head:

"As long as I refuse to say, he will never be able to obtain the Emperor Fruit in his lifetime."

Xuan Yi's expression sank:

"Then is the Emperor Fruit within the Ninth Refinement?"

"It is not." Chen Fazheng shook his head calmly.

The expressions of both Xuan Yi and Lord Wuhen turned unsightly.

The Ninth Refinement actually did not contain the Emperor Fruit.

Not only Chen Yan, but even they, the Dao Children, had actually been deceived by Chen Fazheng.

"What exactly is inside the Ninth Refinement?"

"The method to shatter the Ancient God status," Chen Fazheng said:

"It is actually a legacy; the last few of you must enter to receive the legacy.

This is also the reason why I protected you."

Chen Fazheng shook his head slightly.

The Ninth Refinement is the pinnacle of the formation.

It is the legacy of the three formations combined into one.

It requires three Dao Children to receive the legacy.

Previously, Chen Yan rose up to kill directly; if the Dao Children were killed until only two remained,

then Chen Fazheng's plan would have failed completely.

In Chen Fazheng's plan,

at least three Dao Children must enter the Ninth Refinement.

Having one more is just one more guarantee.

Xuan Yi narrowed his eyes:

"After receiving the legacy, is it possible to kill Chen Yan?"

There was a hint of anger in his eyes; he clearly had not yet recovered from the feeling of being crushed by Chen Yan.

Chen Fazheng looked calmly at Xuan Yi:

"Why must you care about a person who is destined to die?"

"Destined to die?" Lord Wuhen raised his eyebrows:

"I also believe he should have died long ago, but the fact is, he has never died."

Chen Fazheng looked at Lord Wuhen:

"When did you learn the Calamity Corpse Thousand Shadow Kill?"

"Could it be that I must follow your path and become food for Xuan Yi?"

Lord Wuhen's eyes were calm, and a sword hum sounded from the long sword in his arms.

Xuan Yi narrowed his eyes and looked at Lord Wuhen.

"Regardless of whether Xuan Yi or you, Wuhen, win in the end, you will ultimately need to devour the Ancient God status."

Chen Fazheng's voice was low:

"You must remember, the greatest opportunity is actually the other Dao Children.

You, truly united, are the strongest existence; Chen Yan is destined to be inferior to you."

His voice fell.

Xuan Yi and Lord Wuhen turned around and left the lake.

"Wuhen..."

Chen Fazheng murmured, shaking his head slowly.

Time passed slowly.

Another hundred days passed.

On this day.

The Great Tide arrived.

Within the Malice Royal Court.

Chen Yan stood up from the throne.

The ominousness and malice on his body had almost completely vanished.

And his appearance had returned to that of a young man once more.

The Ancient God status still existed, but it was a full two-thirds smaller.

The Ancient God aura contained within it also remained at only one hundred and one strands.

Yet Chen Yan's will status had directly doubled, composed of three hundred and eighty strands of annihilation will.

This time.

The power of will suppressed the power of the Ancient God in every aspect.

Thanks to the previous three-array unification by the Master of Arrays.

However.

The arrival of the Great Tide also meant the arrival of more Ancient God aura.

This time, Chen Yan was already prepared.

Outside, the final battle should also begin.

Outside.

Great Xia.

Xiaoyang, Office of the Summer Moon King.

"It is time."

Li Zhiyi stood up abruptly and looked into the distance.

On the sofa, Xia Hanzhou sighed, then transformed into a stream of light and escaped into the void.

At the same time.

Li Zhiyi took a step out; his sharp power of will sliced through the void, allowing him to enter the nothingness.

Soon.

Zhang Ting and Zhang Wang sat cross-legged, playing a game of chess.

The tent flap was lifted, and Jiang Yuan walked in with a nervous expression.

"Brother Jiang, what is the matter?"

Jiang Yuan nodded solemnly.

Zhang Xing's pupils constricted, and he immediately stood up.

Time passed slowly.

Yu Province.

Inside a hall full of technological atmosphere.

The seats in the circular venue were filled with people, and every existence radiated a powerful aura.

There were a full ten thousand of them.

They came from all over Yu Province; some were high-level officials of Yu Province, some were wealthy magnates, some were inventors who had created extraordinary technology, some were powerful rogue cultivators, and some were heads of great families.

Most of these people were pure mechanical bodies of Mechanical Ascension, and every person's face was filled with a grave expression.

In the center of the circular venue.

A 3D holographic projection hovered above a huge podium.

The dome's intelligent light source automatically adjusted its brightness according to the agenda.

Soon.

The mechanical doors on both sides of the hall opened.

As several figures walked in, sounds of astonishment erupted throughout the hall.

"Li Zhiyi, why has he come?"

"Xia Hanzhou, Xia Yuan, how did they come here!"

"The Yu Lord, what is the Yu Lord doing?"

Li Zhiyi, Xia Hanzhou, Xia Yuan, Shen Yiwei, Zong Huang, and other high-level officials of Great Xia walked in and sat in the first two rows of seats at the front of the hall.

Li Zhiyi and Xia Hanzhou sat at the very front.

In an instant, all the high-level officials of Yu Province in the hall turned their attention to Li Zhiyi.

Some dared not speak, while others were emotionally agitated, wanting the Yu Lord to come out and explain.

This was the largest meeting in Yu Province in a hundred years.

But no one expected that high-level officials of Great Xia would participate.

At the same time.

Outside Yu Province.

Where the sea and sky were one color.

Zhang Xing, Jiang Yuan, Zhang Ting, as well as Wu Song and Hong Mi stood there.

"Brother Zhang can rest assured, Zhang Ting, Wu Song, and Hong Mi are all the most loyal cadres of my Yan Party!" Jiang Yuan said.

Zhang Xing looked at Zhang Ting and the others and nodded.

"I am not a person of Great Xia; it was the Heavenly God General who brought me out of the Pure Truth Yang Realm. Whether I live or die, I am loyal to the Heavenly God General," Hong Mi said earnestly.

"We Eighth-Order beings who came out of the Pure Truth Yang Realm are only loyal to the Heavenly God General, not to the so-called Great Xia!"

Wu Song's voice was low as he looked at Jiang Yuan:

"Is Zhang Xing trustworthy?"

Just as Zhang Xing was about to speak, Jiang Yuan said decisively:

"Brother Zhang, if there is any problem, I, Jiang Yuan, shall commit suicide!"

Zhang Xing looked at Jiang Yuan, a look of being moved appearing in his eyes.

It was also at this moment.

Whoosh!

An orange light struck from the distant horizon.

It was the arrival of Yu Cheng.

Zhang Xing was astonished:

"We still have fellow Daoists of the Yu Clan?"

"Those who walked out of the struggle of the Five Clans are all of the Yan Faction!" Wu Song opened his mouth to explain, whispering:

"Including the Patrol Sun Divine General, Zong Huang, and others."

Zhang Xing's pupils shrank.

Lu Xunyang also did it!

No wonder the Yan Faction dared to deal with Li Zhiyi; it turned out their greatest trump card was Lu Xunyang.

"The same book is immortal!"

Yu Cheng arrived and spoke with incomparable seriousness.

"The same book is immortal!" Jiang Yuan's expression suddenly turned serious.

"The same book is immortal!"

"The same book is immortal!"

One after another, resonant sounds rang out.

"The same book..." Zhang Xing's heart trembled; only this time did he truly witness the foundation of the Yan Faction:

"Is immortal!"

Jiang Yuan looked at Zhang Xing, carrying admiration and trust:

"In this operation, Brother Zhang is the most important partner of our Yan Faction!"

Zhang Xing was stunned and hurriedly said:

"No!"

Everyone looked at Zhang Xing, only to see Zhang Xing say with extreme seriousness:

"Fellow Daoists, I, Zhang Xing, voluntarily join the Yan Faction!"

Zhang Xing stood straight:

"I, Zhang Xing, also want to make progress!"