Chapter 139: Three Thousand Kills in the Chess Cage

  Third update!

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  Chen Yao's first move was the second layer of the Xuanfeng Liuguang Sword Formation, composed of sixty-four flying swords. Its power was strong enough to make even the Two Instrument Golden Elixir cultivators feel fearful. Moreover, the Xuanfeng Liuguang Sword Formation was already known for its incredible speed, and after Chen Yao's comprehension of the Wind Path, its speed had become almost indistinguishable from that of the Flowing Light Flying Phoenix.

  This blow is indeed as swift as thunder and faster than lightning!

  Those dozen or so Su family disciples didn't even have time to dodge before they were instantly killed on the spot. This sudden scene shocked everyone present, and their movements also showed a hint of stagnation.

  Chen Yao wanted this effect, and with a loud shout, he rushed over to rescue people. He wasn't acting rashly, but rather saw that the Su family disciples had broken through the defense line of the seven people from Feilongcui, each one shouting as they went up to get a share of the spoils, without time to pay attention to what was behind them, and thus were caught off guard.

  Seizing the opportunity, he was like a tiger going down the mountain, aiming at his prey and making a sudden move. Eight handles of Xuanming flying swords were sharp and fierce, mixed with the chill of Xuanbing's power. In coordination with the mysterious and agile Shénfēng Huàyǔ (Wind Spirit Feather Escape Technique), it was as if he had an incredibly fast and unstoppable edge, cutting down anyone in his way.

  Hehe! Hehe!

  Chen Yao's move was also decisive and ruthless, one strike to kill, without mercy. The eight Xuanming flying swords entwined and collapsed, and several people died on the spot.

  In this brief moment, more than a dozen members of the Su family were killed again. This was because Chen Yao cherished his true yuan and didn't dare to unleash the second layer of the Flowing Light Sword Array. If he had used his full strength, he might have killed even more people.

  "Don't entangle with him, retreat and form an array!" On one side, Su Jiao saw Chen Yao appear, first feeling delighted, but when she saw Chen Yao kill a dozen or so of the tribe's children with one strike, her heart was filled with anger. Seeing Chen Yao's momentum like a bursting dam, unstoppable wherever he went, she no longer dared to hesitate and loudly shouted out orders.

  The Su family's children had been stunned by Chen Tang earlier, and upon hearing this, they were like waking up from a dream. They decisively abandoned the enemy beside them and retreated violently to gather at Su Jiao's location.

  Would Chen Xiao just watch them escape? Moreover, once Su Jiao's formation was successful, the situation he had managed to turn around would cease to exist, and the situation would become precarious in an instant. At this moment, a figure flashed by, like a gadfly, eight Xuanming flying swords weaving into a large net, sweeping across from one side.

  Unfortunately, the Su family members had come to their senses from the shock earlier, and Su Jiao's loud shout also made them find their backbone. They retreated while resisting, and at the cost of losing two tribesmen, they finally joined forces with Su Jiao.

  At this moment, due to Chen Yao's appearance, Su Jiao's side had already withdrawn its attack on Chen Huan. The two forces merged and quickly formed a new large formation, surrounding Chen Yao, Chen Huan, and the seven people including Fei Lengcui in the center once again.

  Chen Xiao knew that he had lost the opportunity to quickly defeat his enemies, and instead of pursuing them, he turned to look at Fei Lengcui's seven people, cupped his hands and said: "Just now, thank you for not abandoning my brother, Chen Xiao is grateful, and will definitely repay you in the future."

  Chen Yao's voice fell into the ears of the seven people, making them all breathe a sigh of relief, knowing that they had temporarily escaped the calamity of being killed.

  However, when they saw that the formation of the Su family's younger generation was about to take shape, their hearts suddenly hung again, and their faces turned solemn.

  "Brother!" Chen Hao walked over, wiping away the sweat on his forehead, and said happily: "I knew you'd come."

  "Don't be so desperate in the future, if you can't win, just escape. There's nothing shameful about it." Chen said in a low voice, earlier seeing his brother's stubborn and desperate appearance, he was indeed frightened, he was very worried that one day his brother would encounter an unbeatable enemy, and going on like this would only harm himself.

  "Uh-huh." Chen Hao lowered his head, his voice low and seemingly not very in agreement with Chen Xi's point of view.

  With a great enemy at hand, Chen Tang knew that this was not the time to scold his brother, so he could only sigh in his heart and say no more.

  "Are you Chen Xiao? The expert who killed six Huang Ting cultivators of the Su family and a two-instrument Jin Dan cultivator?" Fei Lengcui's eyes shone brightly as she stared at Chen Xiao, seemingly discovering a new continent, full of curiosity.

  The others behind Fei Lengcui also looked at Chen Xiao with a strange color in their eyes, as if they didn't dare to believe that the young man who was now famous and renowned was actually this guy in front of them.

  "Let's solve the current situation first and talk about it later, okay?" Chen Xiao avoided answering and looked at Su Jiao in the distance.

  "Whatever." Fei Lengcui and the others also knew that this was not the time for idle chatter, so they stopped talking and looked around at the Su family disciples.

  At this moment, under Su Jiao's leadership, except for the more than 20 people killed by Chen Yao, the remaining 108 Su family disciples reformed a large array, three people in one ring, three rings in one buckle, three buckles in one group, layer upon layer, like waves surrounding the surroundings in an unusual position.

  At the moment when the formation was formed, a mighty pressure came from all sides, making people feel extremely depressed, as if they were in a cage.

  "This is the Su family's Three Water Chess Formation, where one gives birth to two, two gives birth to three, and three gives birth to all things. Moreover, it takes the form of a chessboard, implying a hidden intention to surround and kill. Furthermore, each person's power can be gathered in one person, and if any one of them is attacked, their attacking power will also be jointly resolved by others, making it extremely formidable."

  "It's indeed very formidable." Chen Xiao nodded, the combined power of 108 Purple Mansion cultivators was terrifying to imagine, and could easily annihilate a Two-Way Golden Dan cultivator.

  "What should we do?" Chen Hao asked.

  "Kill him, and do it quickly!" Chen Ting ordered without hesitation. He had rushed here with a large number of cultivators following closely behind him, the majority of whom were disciples from Xingluo Palace, Wan Yun Academy, and the Cang Clan. Judging by the time, they would soon arrive at this location as well. If they were to merge with the people from the Su Clan, the consequences would be unthinkable.

  So now is the only chance, take advantage of this moment, make a concerted effort to rush out, in order to have a chance to survive.

  Of course, when there is no other choice, one can crush the transmission jade symbol to leave, but who would be willing to do so? This is merely the first floor of the Floating Tower Trial Pagoda; if one were forced to leave at this moment, it's likely that nobody would be willing to accept it.

  "In that case, we'll follow Chen Suo's instructions and act together." Feng Qingxue said resolutely.

  "Alright, I'll lead the way, you follow behind me." Chen Xiao wasn't one to drag his feet either, and with a swift movement, he darted off towards the distance, his target clearly being Su Jiao's location.

  "Capture the leader first, and you can catch the enemy off guard. Chen Hao's brother is not simple." Fei Lengcui nodded secretly, leading other disciples to follow Chen Yu behind him.

  Splash!

  Sixty-four flying swords suddenly floated around Chen Tai's body, with eight swords forming a small sword array and eight small arrays combining to form a large array. Under the guidance of the eight Xuanming flying swords, a shocking and terrifying aura was suddenly emitted, as if a group of seasoned warriors were waiting to be unleashed, eager to drink fresh blood!

  Buzz!

  The sword's intent was like a tide, its clear cry like a dragon, the pure and serene sword energy shot up into the sky, the people around held their breath for a moment, feeling as if their souls and skin were being cut by the scattered sword energy in the air.

  That's amazing!

  He can actually manipulate sixty-four yellow-grade top-quality flying swords, and the sword array he forms contains a mighty wind path intent. How did he do it?

  Feilong's martial arts cultivation was on the verge of breaking through the Dao realm boundary, his gaze was extremely venomous, and with one glance, he saw the power of Chen Suo's sword array.

  "Wind subsides as the surface, flowing light as the foundation, eight extremes remain still, and all transformations return to one!"

  Along with Chen Xiao's voice, the sixty-four flying swords of the Yuanfeng Liuguang Sword Formation transformed into a mysterious sword intent diagram, descending upon Su Jiao to kill her.

  Where the sword array passed, the hard rocks on the ground were torn apart to form huge gullies, and the surrounding void seemed to wail in distress, emitting a humming mournful sound.

  "I knew you'd choose this place, but unfortunately for you, no matter how powerful your sword array is, today you will die without a doubt!" Su Jiao's eyes flashed with a cold and ruthless killing intent, her right hand formed a seal, and she coldly shouted: "Chess Cage Three Thousand Slashes!"

  Whoosh... whoosh... whoosh...

  One hundred and eight disciples suddenly burst forth with a powerful true yuan, transmitted in a unique way, ultimately converging at Su Jiao's fingertips, condensing into a black-and-white light ball, yin and yang rotating ceaselessly, just like the clear distinction between black and white in Go. The void around the light ball seemed to be unable to withstand this heaven-destroying and earth-exterminating power, shattering inch by inch, collapsing, and stirring up a turbulent whirlpool of intersecting black and white.

  One Finger Salute!

  Between heaven and earth, three thousand strands of distinct black and white true yuan energy suddenly appeared, transforming into sharp, hair-like blades that slashed down with unmatched ferocity.

  Bang! Bang! Bang!...

  A dense, drumbeat-like impact sounded, like thunder rumbling without end, shaking the ears to deafness. The sword array composed of sixty-four Xuanming flying swords was violently shaking, already on the verge of collapse.

  "What a terrifying power!" Chen Xiao's face turned cold, his true yuan fully rotated within him, no longer holding back, pouring all his energy into the sixty-four flying swords, restoring stability once more. However, he was now locked in a stalemate with the three thousand strands of black and white true yuan energy, unable to gain the upper hand against his enemy.

  "Chen Suo, my friend, I'll lend you a helping hand! Ten thousand miles of ice seal!" With a flick of her wrist, Fei Lengcui's purple-green dual blades stirred up waves of ferocious and brutal purple-green energy, condensing into crystal clear ice crystals that scattered across the sky. The air was instantly filled with an extreme chill, as if they had entered a realm of eternal cold that hadn't been seen in ten thousand years.

  "Majestic heaven and earth, only the sword is vast!" Chen Hao let out a loud shout, his left hand's long sword stabbed out in a simple yet unblockable manner, carrying an overwhelming sword intent that changed the color of the sky, surging forward with boundless energy.

  The other disciples also understood the crisis and one by one displayed their skills, for a time, various powers surged through the air, like dragons and pythons, stirring up the void, making heaven and earth tremble, with an extremely terrifying momentum.

  Rumble!

  Under the all-out attack of Chen Tai and others, those three thousand sharp blades of true yuan finally collapsed inch by inch, turning into a rolling and violent air flow that scattered in all directions. The ground within a hundred miles was bombed, with scorched earth flying everywhere and broken stones splashing wildly.

  "It's no use struggling, this is just the weakest blow of the Three Water Chess Formation. You're already having a hard time resisting it, Chen Tao, how can you and your brother escape today?" Su Jiao said coldly: "Even if you two brothers burst the transmission jade symbol, it won't work, don't believe me? Try it."

  "Have you manipulated the jade token?" Chen's heart sank, his face was icy cold, Su Jiao spoke with such certainty, how could he not guess the twists and turns within?