Chapter 2610: You Are So Brave, Brother Ye?

At one end of the chessboard, Yuan Xi overlooked the location of this city, her expression grim.

After striving for so long, it was ultimately all in vain. It seemed as if she could never dedicate herself fully to one task in her life, because nothing she ever seriously pursued had succeeded.

"Hahahaha." Across from her, Black Blood laughed incessantly. Breaking Yuan Xi City in this round undoubtedly brought him great satisfaction.

Yuan Xi merely gave him a cold glance and prepared to move all the white pieces from Yuan Xi City.

The city could not be defended; letting Lu Ye and the others remain there would only be waiting for death!

But just as she was about to do so, Lu Ye's voice suddenly reached her ears again. Then she saw Lu Ye take out an item, quickly constructing void runes and throwing the item forward. As spatial ripples undulated, the item disappeared.

At the same time, a void rune also appeared before the avatar; the item that vanished from the main body directly appeared before the avatar.

Yuan Xi's mind stirred, and she began to mobilize the avatar and You Die.

Where the avatar was located, a group of white pieces had also gathered, including not only Dao Integration cultivators but also one Dao Convergence cultivator. These were all encountered along the way, converged, and were being mobilized together by Yuan Xi.

At this moment, the chess square where the avatar was located gained the right to advance one square. The Dao Convergence cultivator, without hesitation, called out, "Follow me, everyone!"

He was the first to step forward, with many Dao Integration cultivators closely following.

Only the avatar remained, holding a fist-sized die in his hand, which was one of the surprises Lu Ye had obtained after slaying a Dao Convergence cultivator earlier.

Just as he had expected, as a chess piece, he could no longer use void runes to traverse the chessboard, otherwise there would surely be a bad outcome. However, merely transferring inanimate objects this way did not trigger the chessboard's penalty rules.

Thus, this die obtained by the main body safely reached the avatar's hand. The key was that this item was not only usable by Lu Ye; any cultivator who obtained it could use it. Lu Ye had realized this when he first acquired the die.

"What is this?" Black Blood leaned slightly forward, looking at the item in the avatar's hand. He had been closely following the movements near Yuan Xi City, especially Lu Ye's main body, so he had clearly seen all of Lu Ye's actions just now.

However, Black Blood did not know the specific use of this die, only feeling a vague sense of unease in his heart.

Under his watchful eye, the avatar tossed the die forward. The die immediately began to spin, and as it rotated, the numbers on its six faces constantly changed.

The avatar's heart pounded; whether Yuan Xi City could be saved depended on this throw.

This die had no relation to a "Die of Destiny"; the numbers on it represented the number of squares the die's owner could move. Originally, he and You Die were six squares apart. Now You Die had been mobilized and moved one square forward, so as long as the die's roll exceeded five, he could successfully meet up with You Die.

However, when it came to matters of luck, Lu Ye had never been very confident.

The numbers on the die's six faces ranged from zero to ten, so rolling a number greater than five was a fifty-fifty chance.

Yuan Xi also looked down from above.

Under the tense gaze of three pairs of eyes, the die slowly came to a stop. The avatar focused his gaze, and his heart sank.

Bad news!

A large zero appeared in his vision, and the avatar felt as though the item radiated a strong sense of malice towards him, inside and out.

However, before this thought had fully formed, he noticed that the zero was rapidly fading.

His dead heart revived again. Yes, the numbers were changing, so zero was not the final result; there was still a chance!

The next instant, the avatar was overjoyed.

Because after the zero disappeared, the number became nine!

However, this joy had barely surfaced before it vanished, because nine was not the final result either.

The nine disappeared, replaced by a one!

The avatar's heart fluctuated wildly with the changing numbers, experiencing many of life's joys and sorrows in an instant.

A moment later, the number changed several more times, and when it became six, the die suddenly transformed into a stream of light and entered the avatar's body!

Without the slightest hesitation, the avatar strode forward, stepping into the chess square ahead.

Many companions had already arrived here. The leading Dao Convergence cultivator was looking around, checking for enemies in nearby squares, when the group saw the Talent Tree avatar sweep past this square like wind and lightning, rushing into the square ahead, without stopping, and then rushing further ahead until his figure disappeared.

"Hmm?" This bizarre scene not only left many Dao Integration cultivators dumbfounded, but even the leading Dao Convergence cultivator watched in bewilderment.

All along their way here, they had only been able to move one square at a time; seeing an avatar consecutively pass through several squares like this was unprecedented.

The Dao Convergence cultivator pondered and stepped forward, but soon stopped at the edge of the square because he could feel an invisible barrier ahead, hindering his progress.

"What's going on?" He turned to look at the group of Dao Integration cultivators, but all the cultivators shook their heads, unable to explain why.

Four squares away from this location, You Die had already received Yuan Xi's call and looked in surprise and joy at the Talent Tree avatar who had suddenly rushed in: "Brother Ye!"

The avatar looked up and observed, seeing that You Die also had some allied cultivators gathered around her. Just as the avatar had been mobilized along the way to meet up with others, You Die had been too.

Moreover, their overall strength was even greater than that of the avatar's group.

Besides You Die in this group, there was also another female Dao Convergence cultivator, and the rest were over thirty Dao Integration cultivators.

"You know the situation now, right?" the avatar quickly asked.

You Die nodded, "The Elder has already explained!"

The avatar said, "No time to lose!"

As he finished speaking, void runes quickly formed, spreading outwards in all directions.

The female Dao Convergence cultivator was completely bewildered, and seeing the avatar constructing runes again, she couldn't help but look at You Die: "Junior Sister You Die, what's going on?"

You Die replied, "It's like this, Senior Sister Ye..." It was currently the Black Pieces' turn, so she had a bit of time to briefly explain the situation.

Ye Lin nodded upon hearing this, "So you're going to protect your Dao Convergence City? No problem."

"Don't activate your powers," the avatar lowly uttered, then unbuckled the sword gourd from his waist and tossed it to You Die. At this moment, the runes had fully spread out, enveloping everyone.

The avatar already felt a strong sense of malice enveloping him, as if unleashing these runes would bring about some terrible consequence.

But at a time like this, how could he worry about so much? The precious die had already been used; the arrow was on the string and had to be shot!

Finally, it was Yuan Xi's turn, and the moment the avatar sensed he was being mobilized, he activated the void runes.

A great light burst forth; everyone vanished, only the avatar remained in place, as if an invisible force had restrained him. Immediately after, his entire being was invisibly erased by that force, disappearing without a trace.

At this moment, the main body had already sensed the avatar's destruction and felt a chilling premonition. His previous feeling when using void runes to move across a small part of the chessboard was correct; exploiting the artifact's rule loopholes would indeed not end well.

The first time nothing happened was entirely because it was the first time, so the will of the supreme artifact was warning him.

But since there was a second time, it could not be allowed.

Lu Ye didn't even perceive how the avatar was erased.

Fortunately, the outcome was still good. Beside him, You Die and others appeared simultaneously, and he could also sense that a segment of the Talent Tree's root remained at the location where the avatar was obliterated.

Others could not see or touch this item at all, so there was no need to worry about it being taken. He only needed to wait until this contest ended to find an opportunity to retrieve it.

"Little Die, come quickly!" Lu Ye quickly called out.

You Die hurriedly came before the Dao Convergence Orb and took his place.

At this moment, outside Yuan Xi City, seven Dao Convergence cultivators led many Dao Integration cultivators in a fierce assault. The protective formation's light rapidly dimmed, and it would break in a moment.

Seeing this, the numerous strong enemies redoubled their efforts in their attacks.

And just after You Die took over from Lu Ye, the already dim protective formation's light surprisingly brightened somewhat and became more solid.

This protective formation could only fully unleash its power in You Die's hands; even Yuan Xi herself would not be as effective, let alone Lu Ye.

"Enter the formation and assist in defense!" That Ye Lin was clearly also a veteran of many battles, deeply aware that what they needed to do now was to quickly join the grand formation and contribute their own strength.

At her command, many Dao Integration cultivators entered the formation, and she herself stepped into one of the formation's core points.

Yuan Xi City's protective formation became even more stable!

If before You Die returned, the city's grand formation could only hold for ten more breaths, then now it could last for at least a hundred breaths.

Lu Ye gripped his saber and swept outwards.

"Brother Ye, what are you doing?" You Die was startled.

"Slaying enemies!" Lu Ye replied without turning his head.

Passive defense was merely prolonging the inevitable. In this situation, lasting ten breaths or a hundred breaths made little difference. The greatest benefit of You Die's return was that it freed him, allowing him to act without restraint.

With so many enemies, he naturally couldn't be their match.

But he believed he could still unexpectedly kill one or two without much trouble. If he could gain one or two more surprises that boosted his strength, with further increased strength, he might have a chance to turn the tide.

You Die immediately looked worried. She had clearly sensed that there were at least seven Dao Convergence powerful cultivators outside; what could Lu Ye possibly achieve by charging out alone like this?

However, before she could speak to dissuade him, Lu Ye had already rushed out of the central hall.

"Is your Brother Ye... that brave?" That Ye Lin looked in disbelief at the direction Lu Ye had left, her face filled with admiration. Such a "though a thousand men oppose me, I go" spirit was indeed rare, truly full of masculine grit!

However, no sooner had she spoken than Lu Ye rushed back like a gust of wind.

"What's wrong?" Ye Lin asked.

"Too many!" Lu Ye's face was as black as the bottom of a pot. With his current strength, he would still dare to try and break through against seven Dao Convergence cultivators, but if it were over a dozen, then he wouldn't dare to take the risk.

Now, there weren't just seven Dao Convergence cultivators outside... because new enemies, mobilized by Black Blood, had rushed into this chess square.