Broken and Newborn
Yi Xing's resolute refusal caused "Night Enchantress" to lose her last bit of patience. Her eyes, hidden behind her silver mask, turned cold, and without further ado, she waved her jade-like hand gently.
"If they won't give it to us, then we'll just take it!"
"kill!"
The Shadow Pavilion members moved instantly!
"Blood Butcher" let out a beastly roar, dragging its huge serrated cleaver, and charged towards Pei Qinhu like a human tank! Each step caused the ground to tremble slightly, its momentum terrifying!
"Qian Si" let out a delicate laugh, her figure as swift as smoke, and transparent silk threads shot out from her fingertips like living things. They were not used for direct attacks, but rather to entangle Gongsun Li's umbrella sword and Yang Yuhuan's pipa, attempting to restrict their movements!
The dwarf sorcerer "Misfortune" raised the crystal ball in his hand and chanted obscure incantations. An ominous aura that made people dizzy and beset with misfortune enveloped Yao Tian and the phantom of the Poet Soul!
Meanwhile, Nightshade herself, along with Kongkong'er, whose eyes were filled with madness, had a clear objective—towards the "Source of Life" in the center of the lake! Kongkong'er had a morbid craving for that immense energy, while Nightshade was tasked with seizing it!
"Stop them!" Li Bai mustered his sword energy, and the Azure Lotus Sword was drawn again, its light splitting to try and block both "Nightmare" and Kong Kong'er simultaneously. However, his injuries were too severe, and the sword light no longer possessed its previous power.
Seeing this, Mo Zun's eyes flashed with ruthlessness and decisiveness. The members of "Night Ink" also launched an attack at the same time, but they did not fight the Shadow Pavilion to the death. Instead, they took advantage of the chaos to rush towards the Source Seed! Mo Zun even flicked his sleeve, and several dark blue chains shot towards the Source Seed like venomous snakes, attempting to forcibly capture it!
In an instant, the entire lake area descended into chaos!
Pei Qinhu and "Blood Butcher" clashed like two ferocious beasts, the explosive sounds of their clashing energies ringing out incessantly!
Gongsun Li danced gracefully with her umbrella, engaging in a perilous battle with the strange and cunning threads of "Thousand Threads"!
Yang Yuhuan exerted all her musical abilities to resist the interference of the "misfortune" curse while also assisting the others, and her face quickly turned pale.
Yang Jian and Xiaotianquan fought valiantly to block the attack of the "Night Ink" members.
As Lu Ban's mechanisms were constantly activated and destroyed, he quickly set up new ones, striving to maintain the defense line.
Under the curse of "misfortune" and the impact of various energies, the phantoms of the poetic souls fluctuated violently, their chanting became intermittent, and the sealed light began to flicker once more! The deathly and destructive aura below, like a beast breaking free of its cage, shone through even more clearly, and the black ice on the lake surface spread even faster!
"Night Phantom" moved with unpredictable speed, seemingly without a physical form, always managing to evade Li Bai's attacks with lightning speed. Kong Kong'er, on the other hand, was like a mad dog, recklessly lunging at the Source Seed, even taking a direct hit from Li Bai's sword energy. She didn't care that her shoulder was pierced; her eyes were only on that crystal!
Mo Zun's azure chains finally touched the outer halo of the source seed, emitting a sizzling corrosive sound!
It looks like the original seed is about to be contaminated or taken away by various parties!
At this critical moment!
Yi Xing, who had been keeping his eyes closed and receiving the infusion of the source seed's energy, suddenly opened his eyes!
His eyes no longer held their usual calmness, but seemed to contain the birth and death of countless stars, and a mysterious aura rose from his body! He did not stand up, but instead pressed the "Searching Disc" he had been holding into his chest!
The "Circulation Disc" resonated in some incredible way with the source energy that he was absorbing within his body, as well as his own vast spiritual power, which was as boundless as the starry sea!
"On the chessboard, it is not merely a game of black and white, but a microcosm of the universe's rules! With your body as the chess piece and your soul as the move, please—the stars—the heavens and earth—become the game!!"
Yi Xing's voice seemed to come from beyond the heavens, carrying a majesty and ethereal quality that transcended the mundane!
In an instant, an invisible, enormous chessboard phantom suddenly unfolded around him, instantly covering the entire lake area! On the chessboard, lines crisscrossed, and each intersection seemed to correspond to a star!
The "Nightmare," Kongkong'er, and Mo Zun, who were at the forefront, along with all those engaged in fierce combat, felt a sudden tightness around them, as if they were sinking into quagmire, and their movements instantly became sluggish! They were horrified to discover that they seemed to have become a piece on this giant chessboard, bound by invisible rules!
This is precisely the ultimate domain that Yi Xing unleashed after putting everything on the line, burning his spiritual essence, combining the trace of primordial life force he had just absorbed, and his own understanding of the way of chess and the rules of heaven and earth—[Starry Sky and Earth Game]!
In this realm, he is the rule-maker! Although with his current strength and condition, he cannot sustain this position or truly control all the "pieces," he is enough to break the balance at crucial moments!
"Now!" Yi Xing's voice echoed in the minds of Li Bai, Pei Qinhu, and other allies!
Li Bai's eyes flashed with a sharp light. Seizing this fleeting opportunity, he unleashed all the remaining sword intent within his body without reservation! Man and sword became one, transforming into a more refined and resolute azure rainbow than before. It was not aimed at anyone, but rather—slashing at the dark blue chains wrapped around the Source Seed by Mo Zun, and at Kong Kong'er's frantic hand reaching towards the Source Seed!
Pfft!
laugh--!
The chain snapped! Kongkong'er's right hand was severed at the wrist, flying up in a spray of blood!
"Ah! My hand! My strength!" Kongkong'er let out a shrill scream.
At the same time, Pei Qinhu unleashed his full power, sending "Blood Butcher" staggering back several steps with a single punch! Yang Yuhuan played the strongest note on her pipa, temporarily dispelling the curse of "misfortune"! Gongsun Li's umbrella sword moved like a dragon, forcing back "Thousand Threads"!
However, the price for Yi Xing to unleash this domain beyond its limits was enormous! He suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood, his face instantly turning ashen, his breath as faint as a candle in the wind, and the phantom of the [Starry Sky and Earth Formation] trembled violently, on the verge of collapse!
Both Night Enchantress and Ink Lord, whose plans were disrupted by his sudden move, simultaneously unleashed a terrifying killing intent in their eyes!
"court death!"
The two of them simultaneously turned their attention to Yi Xing, who was already at his last gasp! A cold, shadowy dart and a surge of powerful, dark blue evil energy were both launched at him at the same time!
"Xing'er!"
"Yixing!"
Pei Qinhu, Gongsun Li, and the others were furious and wanted to come to the rescue, but they were held back by their opponents!
Li Bai has just unleashed his full power with a sword strike; his old strength is exhausted, and no new strength has yet been generated!
Lu Ban's defensive mechanisms shattered like paper under the furious blows of the two masters!
It looked like Yi Xing was about to die on the spot!
Sudden!
The "Life Source Seed," which had been suspended in the center of the lake, seemed to sense Yi Xing's will to protect, his determination to sacrifice, and the connection with him that shared the same origin. It suddenly burst forth with an unprecedented, dazzling milky-white radiance, as bright as the sun!
The light was so intense that it instantly engulfed everything!
Everyone's sight was taken away, and their senses were disrupted!
In this pure and ultimate radiance of life, a faint, satisfied sigh, seemingly from ancient times, seems to emanate.
As the light gradually faded...
To everyone's horror, the "source of life" in the center of the lake had vanished without a trace!
Along with it, Yi Xing, who was paralyzed in a wheelchair and whose fate was unknown, also disappeared!
In the place, only the still-flickering, but now coreless, sealing runes remained, along with the terrifying aura below, now free from its greatest restraints, stirring restlessly...
The original seed, shattered? Or... absorbed by Yi Xing?
Is Yi Xing alive or dead?
Without the suppression of the source seed, how should we deal with the sealed destructive entity?
A series of shocking events plunged the entire battlefield into a deathly silence. Only the increasingly clear, soul-chilling ripples beneath the lake's surface served as a constant reminder—
The real disaster may have only just begun.
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