Chapter 2628: Inverted Yin-Yang Mirror

Lu Ye reached out and clenched his fist.The fragments, about to vanish into the void, instantly froze in place, their illusory nature fading to reveal their true forms.Dao power surged, sweeping in all directions, gathering all the fragments before him. He then took out a package and quickly packed them up.Void patterns formed, directly sending the packed fragments back to Yuanxi City.Sending inanimate objects to Yuanxi City did not require condensing a Talent Tree clone, as the supreme treasure's will would not obstruct it.

While he was busy, a dozen or so chess squares away from Black Blood City, Jiao furiously looked up and roared, "Black Blood, are you dead? Make your move!"It was already Black's turn, and Jiao had been waiting.But Black Blood was utterly ashen-faced, as if he had lost his soul, and remained motionless for a long time, causing Jiao to grow impatient.He had always looked down on Black Blood, believing Black Blood City should have been under his control long ago. He didn't covet the prestige of being a city lord; rather, it was the ability to fully benefit from the Dao Integration Orb's amplification as a city lord that he valued most, as it significantly boosted his strength.It was a pity that Black Blood was, after all, a descendant of Xue Jiu, which was why he held the position of a Divine-grade city lord.This was an opportunity; if he could kill Lu Ye and seize another Star Abyss Blessing, his strength would still increase, even if he wasn't the city lord.Therefore, he had to succeed no matter what!He had an opportunity before, but it regrettably fell through. If another chance arose, he would not miss it.

"It's meaningless now." Black Blood was finally roused and looked down at Jiao. "Black Blood City... has been breached.""What?" Jiao was greatly shocked, almost suspecting Black Blood was joking with him. How could Black Blood City be breached?That was a Divine-grade city; even if its defensive forces were currently insufficient due to personnel deployment issues, it couldn't be taken down casually.Without hundreds of Dao Integration realm cultivators working together, there would be no chance.Under normal circumstances, he, as the first deputy city lord, would have sensed the breaching of Black Blood City's Dao Integration Orb. However, within the chess game, some of the orb's powers were restricted, preventing him from sensing anything.But he knew Black Blood couldn't be deceiving him about such a matter, and he finally understood why Black Blood looked so distraught.This was not only because his life's work was destroyed but also because he would become the laughingstock of the entire Inner Realm in the future.It had been many years since a Divine-grade Dao Integration City had been breached in the Inner Realm. After today's battle, the names of Black Blood City and Black Blood himself would likely spread throughout the entire Inner Realm.

"Black Blood, pull yourself together!" Jiao couldn't be bothered to comfort him, but Black Blood was, after all, their side's chess player, and his state affected the lives and deaths of countless pieces. If he remained like this, how could the game proceed? "Black Blood City is breached, so be it. The game hasn't been decided yet; are you going to give up now?"Black Blood's eyes blazed with fire as he stared coldly at Yuanxi across the chessboard, the murderous intent in his gaze almost solidifying. "Of course not!"With his Dao Integration City breached, the rage in his heart was like a venomous snake biting him, making him eager to kill the woman in front of him to vent his hatred."That's right!" Jiao thought to himself that Black Blood wasn't completely useless after all; if he still harbored murderous intent, there was hope. "Then quickly transfer me over!"Black Blood shook his head. "No, the enemy is too numerous and powerful."Previously, he wouldn't have cared about Jiao's fate and would have gladly granted his request. But the situation was different now; Jiao was arguably the strongest Black piece under his command, and he absolutely couldn't allow him to fall in that chess square.He certainly knew Jiao's current strength was formidable, but the enemy's numbers were too overwhelming. No matter how powerful Jiao was, sending him there would be a one-way trip.He couldn't let Jiao die in vain."Black Blood, I'm telling you again, quickly transfer me over. I have my own way to handle it, and you don't need to worry about me dying there." Jiao growled impatiently, "If you can't satisfy me, then don't expect me to kill another enemy for the rest of this game!"He had already threatened Black Blood once before and preferred not to do so again if possible. However, with time pressing, there was no time for further discussion, so he had to act this way.Black Blood lowered his head, glanced at Jiao, and couldn't help but let out a cold snort. "You really will die!"As he spoke, he still transferred Jiao, knowing that Jiao would follow through on his words and that provoking him at this moment would not be wise.Feeling the sensation of being transferred, Jiao was overjoyed. "Black Blood, this is absolutely the wisest decision you've ever made!"His figure swayed as he shot forward, breaking through one chess square after another in the blink of an eye.

"Grand Commander, Jiao has entered!"In front of the Central Great Hall, Lu Ye had just sent the Dao Integration Orb fragments back to Yuanxi City and was stepping out when he heard Yuanxi's voice.Actually, he didn't need Yuanxi to remind him; he had already sensed it, as a very sharp and familiar murderous intent suddenly locked onto him from afar.He suddenly looked up and met Jiao's crimson eyes. At that instant, Lu Ye felt as if he were looking at a bloodthirsty beast.Lu Ye's eyes lit up. This was truly like finding something he had long sought without effort. Jiao wanted to kill him, but didn't he also harbor the same thought?It was just that in the previous battle, he was somewhat outmatched and had only escaped disaster by relying on Yuanxi's assistance.He wasn't sure if he was an equal match right now, but regardless, he wasn't alone!So, he genuinely couldn't understand what Jiao intended by charging in alone at this moment. Did he truly believe himself invincible?

Lu Ye moved swiftly, directly entering a battle group where four Dao Integration realm cultivators from his side were surrounding one enemy. The leader of his side was none other than Jing Lei.Jing Lei's strength was still considerable. As the deputy city lord of Thin Bamboo City, he naturally possessed deep reserves of power. He was currently leading the main assault, while the other three Dao Integration realm cultivators assisted from the flanks, pushing the enemy into dangerous situations and already severely wounding them.Even if Lu Ye hadn't come over, the battle here would have ended quickly.When Lu Ye charged in, he unleashed a slash. The enemy Dao Integration realm cultivator, already overwhelmed, couldn't resist at all and was directly cut in half and killed on the spot.As life force dissipated, a black light flew out from the Dao Integration realm cultivator, dividing into several portions that fell upon Lu Ye and the others.Lu Ye was slightly stunned. From the start of the chess game until now, it was the first time he had encountered such a situation. All along, he had mostly fought enemies alone, and even when he received assistance before, it hadn't been significant.However, after a brief contemplation, he understood: this enemy was killed by their combined efforts, so the spoils from killing the enemy needed to be shared among everyone. Judging from the way the black light divided, the enemy died by his blade, so he alone received about a small half.Besides that, only one Star Abyss coin was left on the spot.This was clearly what he gained from delivering the finishing blow.

Lu Ye frowned slightly, vaguely sensing something was off. He looked up at Yuanxi. "My Lord, is there any surprise reward?""No," Yuanxi replied.Sure enough, something was wrong.Previously, whenever he killed Dao Integration realm cultivators, there were always extra surprises, either for himself or for the chess player. This was the first time there was nothing.From this perspective, it was because he hadn't contributed enough in this battle.But it didn't matter; as long as he killed enemies alone from now on, the surprises would still pour in.

He composed himself, turned to look towards Jiao, and called out, "Fellow Daoists, follow me to kill the enemy!"Jiao was a formidable enemy, and he also possessed a treasured artifact. Lu Ye wasn't very confident he could defeat him right now, so he naturally had to call for help. He wouldn't be foolish enough to fight Jiao alone.The remaining major battle groups should quickly conclude. So, as long as they could hold Jiao here, it would then be forty or fifty Dao Integration realm cultivators attacking together. Even if Jiao possessed extraordinary abilities, he couldn't dream of leaving alive!Lu Ye was truly coveting the Star Abyss Blessing and treasured artifact on Jiao's person.

Then he saw Jiao coldly smile at him, raise his hand, and grab something from the void, an item appearing in his palm.Lu Ye looked closely and saw that the item in Jiao's hand was surprisingly a small mirror. Though he didn't know its mysteries, a bad feeling suddenly arose in his heart."Grand Commander, be careful, that's the treasured artifact, the Mirror of Inverting Yin-Yang!"Yuanxi's voice immediately reached Lu Ye's ears.When Lu Ye heard the words "treasured artifact," he knew Jiao dared to charge in alone because he indeed had something to rely on.However, it was clearly a pipe dream for the opponent to rely on a single treasured artifact to fight against many, though Lu Ye was not yet clear what exact power the Mirror of Inverting Yin-Yang possessed.Fortunately, Yuanxi's explanation arrived swiftly: "This treasure can invert space and swap positions with you!"As soon as her words fell, Lu Ye saw Jiao unleash the Mirror of Inverting Yin-Yang from his hand. The mirror, originally only palm-sized, surprisingly transformed into a man's height after being unleashed by Jiao, clearly reflecting Lu Ye's figure in its smooth surface.Then Lu Ye felt his body lighten, and his vision shifted.When he recovered his senses, he had already appeared in front of Jiao!In his original position, there was now a mirror—the Mirror of Inverting Yin-Yang.Lu Ye was surprised but not panicked. He roughly understood Jiao's intention: this guy actually used a treasured artifact just to kill him, showing that in Jiao's mind, Lu Ye's value far exceeded that of a treasured artifact.Although Lu Ye also assessed his opponent similarly, he had to admit that Jiao acted with considerable boldness.His long blade unsheathed, blade light flared wildly. On the blade, Dao patterns formed, a rotating wheel like the moon, as he slashed diagonally outward.Phantom Blade!He had originally thought that Jiao, by bringing him forward, would surely erupt and attack, intending to kill him within a few breaths, so he held nothing back in this slash.But to Lu Ye's surprise, Jiao showed no sign of attacking. Instead, he conjured another item: a square object. As Jiao spat a mouthful of blood onto it, the object suddenly expanded, spreading in all directions.Jiao grinned sinisterly at Lu Ye. "Enjoy the last moments of your life!"Everything around them began to recede. This space seemed to be infinitely stretched by some power.The slash Lu Ye unleashed didn't harm Jiao in the slightest. Originally, they were close to each other, but now, even though neither of them moved, they were getting further and further apart!