Multiple Sides Plot Their Schemes

"I can use Withered Guard—Holy Will Bewilderment to gradually influence Chen Changyuan's mind, but he's already entangled with Fan Ni Ancient God. Everything has become extremely troublesome."

Chen Yan recalled when he had first used the Life and Death Aura to investigate the rules of the world.

In the unseen depths, he had sensed a vast, indescribable aggregate of rules.

Use the rules, and the rules will gaze back at you.

"Withered Guard—Holy Will Bewilderment is indeed one method, but no plan is ever entirely reliable."

Chen Yan murmured to himself, looking toward the Meridian End belonging to Chen Yu.

Something had gone wrong on Chen Yu's end.

Chen Yan closed his eyes. The Life and Death Aura within his body flowed, and once again he sensed the rules of this world and the connection between this body and his true self.

Inside the Magnetic Storm Thunder Prison, Chen Yan's true self slowly opened his eyes. No one else was in the room.

With a thought, Chen Yan sent out a call.

Soon, Chen Yu arrived.

"Brother, you're awake." The little girl looked at Chen Yan in delight.

"Mm." Chen Yan nodded.

"I think I sensed some other people arriving."

Chen Yu wasn't surprised. She quickly nodded and looked beyond the Magnetic Storm Thunder Prison.

"You can come in."

Soon,

the room's doors opened, and five figures appeared.

Three men and two women, all middle-aged.

"Zong Huang pays his respects to the Heavenly Divine General."

The middle-aged man at the head spoke, giving Chen Yan a slight bow.

"Lin Yu pays his respects to the Heavenly Divine General."

"Zong Xin pays his respects to the Heavenly Divine General."

One after another, they bowed to Chen Yan.

The man named Lin Yu looked especially conflicted.

He had once been the