Chapter 289: Destruction of the Star Luo Formation

The instant release of a terrifying murderous aura completely stunned Fifteen, who was in the void not far away. That murderous aura seemed to surpass even what Tuobayun, empowered by Asura's strength, had possessed.

"My goodness, this aura..."

Little did they know, this was Xu Yang's self-created path of killing, guided by his sword soul. In a sense, it was already a pure Dao power, albeit one with fiercely dominant attributes. Its true strength, however, was far beyond the superficial level of mere oppressive force.

The black sword energy blasted forth, giving the white chess piece no chance to resist. In an instant, it was annihilated by this terrifying murderous force.

"No!!" Fifteen was on the verge of tears. His impending victory had been ripped apart by a deception, creating a huge fissure. With Xu Yang exploiting this vulnerability, it would undoubtedly transform into a true disaster.

Fifteen finally understood why Xu Yang was so valuable in Tuobayun's eyes. This guy was truly powerful!

Boom!

The white chess piece was completely annihilated, and Fifteen spewed out a mouthful of vital essence blood, his cultivation immediately dropping by one rank.

Yet, he hadn't given up. After all, within the rules of this game, as long as one side had enough vitality, they could merge with a chess piece and continue playing.

His only chance now was to sacrifice as much of his vitality as possible to control more chess pieces and launch an attack. If even one attack succeeded, the black pieces would lose entirely. Even exchanging his own life for the annihilation of everyone else in Xu Yang's team would be worth it.

"Hmph, are you challenging me, Fifteen?" Xu Yang gazed at him coldly. But he also understood that once a white piece was infused with enough vitality, it would be protected by the spatial rules. Even if it was just one piece, destroying it in a single strike, as he had just done, would be quite difficult.

Xu Yang couldn't constantly use his strongest attack to resist. The truly reliable method was to instantly destroy the protective laws around Fifteen, killing him directly to stop the subsequent threat of this calamity.

"It seemed that within these rules, reversing the disadvantage was still quite difficult. He could only try the previous method again!"

The sword soul detached from Xu Yang's hand and soared into the air. It autonomously released the incredibly powerful aura of the Sky-Opening Sword, crashing into a corner of the spatial rules, hoping to tear open a vulnerability and attack.

"You stall as much as you can!"

Xu Yang nodded gravely. With the Desolate Heaven Limitless Divine Artifacts in both hands again, alternating between advance and retreat, offense and defense, the Yin-Yang Dao totem largely compensated for the drawbacks of battle energy consumption. At the same time, the Taotie bloodline within him began to take effect. The endless cycle of creation and destruction of power sources made Xu Yang almost a perpetual motion machine with an inexhaustible supply of power.

"Hmph, kid, you think by stalemating me this way and exhausting my vitality first, you'll have a chance to turn the tables? Ridiculous!"

Fifteen suddenly sneered triumphantly. Even though blood continuously overflowed from the corners of his mouth, the chilling curve on his face never faded. Xu Yang vaguely guessed that this guy might truly be holding back some trump card.

Boom!

Suddenly, Fifteen raised his hand and pointed vaguely upwards. This time, the chess pieces he infused with vitality were no longer one, but... three!

"Hahaha, I'd like to see how you can resist with three pieces falling at once!"

Xu Yang was furious. "Damn it, your family's chess allows you to drop three pieces at once? You are defying the rules!"

As expected, three streams of power from the laws simultaneously blasted towards Fifteen's body from above. Violating the rules meant punishment by the laws of power!

"Aaargh..."

A painful shriek came from Fifteen's body, ravaging his body and soul. The power of the laws was so formidable; if he weren't the dominant figure of this space, he would likely have been instantly blasted into dust.

Without a doubt, Fifteen had no intention of surviving. He was recklessly acting on the principle of taking down as many as he could.

"He's crazy, this guy is absolutely crazy! Is he willing to endure the suffering of divine punishment and the cost of his life just to perish with us?"

Long Kun gritted his teeth and cursed Fifteen. However, he could do nothing at this moment. His vitality had not yet returned to his body, and his teammates behind him were practically useless, merely serving as pawns.

"Give me one more minute! Just one minute!" The sword soul's voice echoed in Xu Yang's mind.

In one minute, with the power of the Sky-Opening Sword, he could definitely break through this damn barrier! But the next minute would be an almost impossible challenge for Xu Yang.

To resist three law-shrouded chess pieces simultaneously with the power of one person was simply impossible! This was equivalent to Xu Yang having to simultaneously withstand the desperate charges of three Tribulation Transcending Realm masters. And it wasn't just about blocking their attacks on himself, but about preventing them from attacking a single, fixed target.

"That's right! I am not their unified target of attack. If I can find a way to shift the target lock of these three chess pieces, wouldn't I achieve my goal?"

Xu Yang had a sudden inspiration. Powerful sword energy rapidly condensed behind him, and countless sword energies soared into the sky, clashing against the three chess pieces. Not to truly destroy them, but only to slow down their descent as much as possible.

At the same time, Xu Yang used his Yin-Yang Dao totem to seal the landing spot of the last square. In an instant, countless golden Dao lights poured out madly. The Dao Heart Whisk soared into the sky under Xu Yang's control, drawing a faint trace of law in the air, forcibly blocking the three chess pieces' intention to converge on the landing spot immediately.

"Aaargh!!"

The power of the laws continued to intensify. Fifteen could almost feel his vitality continuously leaking away like a flowing stream. But he had no retreat; if he relaxed, he knew he would have no more chances.

"Charge!!"

Frantically infusing vitality, the momentum of the three chess pieces continuously swelled, and the infused power of the laws was still rising!

Xu Yang gritted his teeth, using his own Dao to counter the laws of the entire space! Such a feat was truly rare.

"Three, two, one... it's open!"

Boom!

The Sky-Opening Sword finally lived up to its trust, shattering a gap in the laws at the last moment.

In an instant, an endless torrent of Asura remnant soul power surged into the Nine-Star Celestial Net Array. As the absolute master of this law space, Fifteen bore the brunt of it, and in an instant, he was swiftly devoured by the terrifying power of the remnant souls. His last remaining vitality withered away.

And the three chess pieces were completely annihilated at the exact same moment Xu Yang's Yin-Yang Dao totem shattered. The last vital opening for the killing blow against the black pieces finally could not be filled by Fifteen.

The intervention of the remnant souls completely took over Fifteen's body and devoured his soul, turning him into a puppet with only a damaged physical body. Even his pupils had turned completely black.