Chen Yan's heart sank suddenly, and an ominous premonition instantly came to his mind.

She quickly walked towards the direction of the bloody smell, followed closely by thirty guards.

With every step forward, the pungent smell of blood became stronger, like an invisible net tightly enveloping Chen Yan's heart.

Finally, when they walked around the giant sky tree and reached the other side, a shocking scene appeared before their eyes.

A young man was bound to the giant sky tree by several shimmering ropes. A hood was pulled over his head, obscuring his features. His wrists and ankles had been slashed by sharp blades, and crimson blood continued to flow from the wounds, slowly trickling down, drop by drop, onto the crisscrossing, deeply grooved roots of the giant sky tree.

Chen Yan's eyes suddenly focused.

Just then—

Suddenly, dozens of men in black appeared and surrounded them.

The thirty Tianzhou guards were instantly alert and drew their swords.

In an instant, the atmosphere became tense.

"Chen Yan, I finally waited for you." A smiling voice came slowly.

Following the sound, I saw the men in black retreating to the sides, and a masked young man in gold clothes walked towards them slowly.

Chen Yan's gaze was fixed on him, and a cold murderous intent flashed in his eyes.

"Who are you?"

"Chen Yan, we've met before." The young man in golden clothes raised his lips and smiled, "No matter if it was in the past or now."

Seeing him playing dumb, Chen Yan became even more wary. "What exactly do you want to do?"

The golden-clad young man raised the corner of his lips and whispered, "I want you to sacrifice your blood to activate the power of time and space in the giant sky tree. If you are willing, I will let your brother live."

As he spoke, his eyes fell on the young man who was bleeding.

Chen Yan narrowed his eyes slightly when he heard this, "Giant tree in the sky? The power of time and space?"

The young man in golden clothes smiled and said, "Yes, as long as you take the initiative to sacrifice your blood and stimulate the power of time and space of the giant sky tree, I will let your brother go and will not cause trouble again. How do you think?"

Chen Yan's gaze couldn't help but fall on the young man who was bleeding again, and his brows turned a little colder.

She seemed to have made up her mind and took a deep breath.

"good."

But the next moment, she attacked the young man in gold clothes with a long sword in her hand. Her speed was so fast that even the young man in gold clothes did not notice her abnormality.

boom!

The young man in golden clothes was not paying attention and his arm was cut by the long sword.

And at the moment Shen Yan made his move, the Tianzhou guards all took action and fought with the men in black.

"Aren't you afraid that I will kill your brother?" There was a hint of anger in the voice of the young man in gold clothes.

Chen Yan sneered, "Is he really my brother?"

She recognized at a glance that the other person was not Ah Huai.

No matter how similar his figure is, he is not Ah Huai!

When the young man in gold heard this, he was stunned at first, then he curled his lips and smiled.

"I didn't expect you to see through it so quickly. He is indeed not Shen Huai."

He had previously sent men to the Qiankun Sect to capture Shen Huai, but he hadn't expected Shen Huai to put up such a fierce resistance. At the critical moment of his life, Shen Huai unexpectedly managed to unleash the mysterious power of his collateral bloodline—the Shen family's unique power of space and time. Since this was his first time using this powerful ability, he wasn't yet proficient in mastering it. As a result, he accidentally fell into a space-time rift and completely disappeared from the Changming Realm.

Unable to capture Shen Huai, he could only ask his subordinates to collect the remaining blood and energy from Shen Huai's serious injuries.

Then, he sent people to capture a young man who looked very similar to Shen Huai. Afterwards, he used the collected blood and energy of Shen Huai to perform some secret method, trying to create a substitute that could deceive the world.

Unfortunately, the plan ultimately failed and could not escape her sharp eyes.

"Since you are unwilling to sacrifice yourself, don't blame me for letting your blood flow myself." There seemed to be a hint of regret in the tone of the young man in golden clothes.

He quickly fought back.

A powerful spiritual power beyond the tenth level of the Emperor Spirit Realm burst out from his body. A long sword appeared in his hand and he slashed at Chen Yan.

clang!

The two swords collided!

It stirred up a powerful impact force, causing the leaves of the giant trees in the sky to tremble.

Chen Yan felt a strong sense of oppression from the other party. Her face froze. She caught a glimpse of the thirty guards from Tianzhou who were no match for the men in black. She immediately stepped back a distance and fired the flare in her hand!

Bang!

A red flare exploded in mid-air.

The young man in golden clothes who saw this scene, the smile on his lips disappeared, and his eyes suddenly became fierce, as if he wanted to end the battle quickly!

Chen Yan quickly performed a summoning fusion technique with Wu Ying. In an instant, her speed and strength were enhanced. She flashed and stabbed the young man in gold clothes with the long sword in her hand.

The young man in gold raised his sword to block.

boom!

Chen Yan was pushed back several steps by the powerful aura of strength, while the young man in golden clothes approached quickly, and his sword pierced Chen Yan's shoulder!

Through!

The intense pain came instantly, making Chen Yan's face pale.

Chen Yan quickly raised his sword and fought back.

With a clang, the two separated.

The young man in gold clothes had already drawn his sword, and blood splattered onto the ground and the tree roots.

The boy raised the corners of his lips when he saw her blood being quickly absorbed by the ground and tree roots.

Chen Yan's heart sank, and she immediately realized that he wanted to use her blood to do something to the giant tree in the sky. She immediately said, "Retreat!"

Immediately, she headed outside at the fastest speed.

The young man in gold clothes' eyes darkened. How could he let her leave?

If she wasn't there, how could the giant tree in the sky unleash the power of time and space?

The cultivation level of the young man in golden clothes is much higher than Chen Yan's.

However, in the blink of an eye, he caught up with Chen Yan.

Raise the sword and slash!

The terrifying sword force was like a hurricane, destroying everything!

At the critical moment, a green ball suddenly jumped out and blocked the sword force.

Under Shen Yan's instructions, the green ball quickly entangled the young man in gold clothes and started various blocking moves.

The young man in gold clothes' face suddenly darkened. Seeing that Chen Yan was about to leave the area, he had no choice but to take a gamble!

He suddenly turned the sword in his hand and stabbed it towards his left collarbone without hesitation.

In an instant, a dazzling golden light burst out from the body of the young man in gold clothes, like a bright golden sun rising in the sky. The light was so strong that it was impossible to look directly at it, and even difficult to open one's eyes.

At the same time, Chen Yan's whole body trembled, as if she was affected by something, and her expression was dull and empty for a moment.

When Chen Yan came to her senses, the young man in golden clothes appeared in front of her without anyone noticing, raised his hand and slapped her hard.

boom!