With half a game of chess, I vanquish all demons!

"Do you think there's such a possibility?"

That's right, you didn't investigate this one time.

And yet, this time you happened to run into an innocent person like me.

Zhao Yao spoke tentatively, trying to turn this objective fact into a possibility that the other party could accept.

Do you think it's possible?

Yan Rouyun was surprised by his line of thinking.

"Of course it's possible! You haven't investigated, how can you deny my innocence!"

"Those wanted by the Heavenly Destiny Pavilion are all people who deserve to die."

Yan Rouyun looked at him as if he were an idiot and slowly repeated what she had said.

Cow batch!

Your logic is flawed.

Zhao Yao shook his head helplessly.

He could only return the same pitying look he gave to a fool.

"Have you finished asking?"

"It's over."

"As agreed, you can leave after putting the child down."

"Okay, goodbye..."

No, never again.

Zhao Yao didn't say anything more.

He decisively put the child down and fled into the woods without looking back.

Behind him, Yan Rouyun stepped forward and picked up the baby.

She looked around and then chose to re-tie the doll to the back of the water buffalo that hadn't left.

Then, she twitched her nostrils, sniffing the scent left by Zhao Yao, and chased after him.

My father once said that dealing with a villain like you doesn't require keeping promises or talking about martial virtues.

Besides, I never promised to let you go!

As she rushed into the forest, Yan Rouyun revealed an evil smile.

……

As Zhao Yao ran through the forest, he tried to calm his mind and enter a state of introspection.

Previously, the primordial energy figure had been shattered, and the scattered primordial energy combined with the external force, clashing incessantly within his body, causing him great trouble.

He tried to create a vortex in the jade chess piece to reclaim the scattered and ejected primordial energy within his body, but the result was minimal.

Until he practiced the "Hercules Breathing Technique".

Through the combined efforts of the two methods, these scattered and ejected primordial energy were quickly subdued and gathered back into the jade chess piece.

Now that the chaos within his body has been completely resolved and everything has settled, he looked inward again and saw the amount of primordial energy stored within the jade chess set.

How is that possible?

"A single collapse of primordial energy shouldn't have consumed so much primordial energy..."

Zhao Yao was puzzled.

At this moment, the primordial energy within the Jade Chess set dropped from six-tenths of the height of the third flame layer to only nine-tenths of the height of the second flame layer.

In the second flame layer, not even a complete primordial energy figure could be condensed.

A single collapse of primordial energy would at most consume three or four parts of primordial energy, but now it has dropped by a full seven parts!

Where did the extra three parts of vital energy go?

"Huffing and puffing~"

Running through the woods, the tall and thin Zhao Yao was panting heavily, but he dared not stop.

A cool breeze brushed against his ankles and wrists, and he suddenly understood where the three portions of primordial energy had gone.

He's grown taller!

His body had quietly grown considerably; the three parts of primordial energy that had disappeared had become nourishment for his growth.

Upon realizing this, Zhao Yao was both surprised and delighted.

It should be noted that the Warrior Breathing Technique, which was previously blessed by Yuan Qi, had already improved rapidly.

Now, for some unknown reason, the effectiveness of the Hercules Breathing Technique has greatly increased, causing his body to grow visibly!

That's a bit of an exaggeration.

Humans aren't bamboo; they can't normally grow that fast.

Is it related to the primordial energy colliding with various parts of my body, or is it related to the fact that I have been in a life-or-death situation all along?

Zhao Yao silently noted down this anomaly, intending to verify it after escaping.

"Where do you think you're going, you villain!"

Puff puff puff~

A flock of birds was startled and flew away from the treetops.

Before Yan Rouyun arrived, her voice reached Zhao Yao's ears first.

She did catch up!

Zhao Yao's heart tightened, and he ran even faster.

Tall trees rushed past on both sides of my body, and suddenly some light shone through in the distance.

Without hesitation, he rushed forward and plunged headlong into the light.

Wow~

Suddenly, the view opened up before him, and he had run out of the dense forest!

Ahead of the dense forest lay a patch of gravel, and at the end of the gravel patch, a canyon suddenly came into Zhao Yao's view.

The female constable was about to catch up with him, and he had no choice but to keep running forward.

"Huffing and puffing~"

Stepping on the sharp, uneven stones, Zhao Yao ran into the canyon, panting heavily.

As they ventured deeper into the canyon, the noise behind them grew fainter and fainter.

It seems, it's like, that he really got rid of her?

Is it finally safe?

"Phew~"

He was breathing heavily, stopped, leaned against the cliff face beside him, and turned to look back, but saw nothing.

Finally, finally...

Zhao Yao wrinkled her nose, closed her eyes and tilted her head back while panting, and relaxed her body.

Suddenly, his heart tightened, and on some inexplicable instinct, he abruptly opened his eyes and looked ahead...

Yan Rouyun was standing not far in front of him, looking at him with a charming smile!

Damn!

It's as still as a ghost.

"Shattered jade, all dead!"

Zhao Yao roared inwardly and immediately released the jade armor he had previously put away.

Then they started to back away.

Yan Rouyun followed Zhao Yao's footsteps, pressing forward relentlessly.

As Zhao Yao retreated, he suddenly realized that there was nowhere left to retreat.

At the very end of this canyon, there was a dead end with a flat open space!

"Ha~ Did I just walk right into a trap?"

Zhao Yao said with a self-deprecating smile.

Yan Rouyun remained silent, her smile gradually fading, her expression turning serious as she adopted an offensive stance.

"Dragon Steps!"

"The Azure Dragon emerges from the abyss!"

She suddenly slid to the side, walking in a zigzag pattern, and came to Zhao Yao's front. With one palm protecting her heart, she struck Zhao Yao's chin from below, unleashing the first move of the Dragon Form Fist.

The female constable was too fast. Zhao Yao leaned back to dodge, but was still touched on the skin under his chin, which immediately burned and swelled up.

"The dragon extends its claws!"

Yan Rouyun stepped forward, continuing the previous move, and suddenly grabbed and pulled Zhao Yao's chin with the hand that had just struck him from above!

Relying on his combat experience from the apocalypse, Zhao Yao continued the backward momentum and quickly retreated, thus avoiding being scratched and disfigured by the attack.

However, when the enemy retreats, we advance; when the enemy is weak, we are strong!

Yan Rouyun moved like a venomous dragon, her body undulating as she surged forward, relentlessly pursuing him.

She twisted her waist and hips, turned around and swung her arm. With the force of the spiraling whip, her fist struck out with a "snap," hitting Zhao Yao squarely in the temple.

惊~

Jade armor covered his entire body, and a jade helmet blocked the fist, but it was still cracked and shattered by the blow!

This is the characteristic of the Broken Jade Armor.

Although it won't actually shatter, it will develop a crack every time it's attacked.

Once the attack reaches a certain limit, the shattered jade armor will retract back onto the chessboard and transform back into the jade chess piece.

If you want to use it again, you need to rely on the primordial energy to nourish it and heal the damage to the shattered jade armor.

"Hmph~"

Through the helmet, Zhao Yao grunted, his head tilted to the side from the blow, and he lost his balance and fell to the side, but managed to regain his footing in time.

"Could it be some kind of strange object?"

Yan Rouyun frowned as she looked at Zhao Yao's hard shell and briefly paused her attack.

She still had one more attack at the 'True Martial Realm' level that she hadn't unleashed.

She was confident that this strike would shatter the mysterious jade armor.

However, if the person survives after the jade armor is shattered, but the user suffers a significant loss of strength, then things could get very bad.

The thought flashed through Yan Rouyun's mind, and she made a decision.

"Ah~"

She gave a low shout, then lunged forward, using her considerable strength to slam Zhao Yao to the ground.

Look me in the eyes!

At Yan Rouyun's command, she reached out and grabbed Zhao Yao's mask with her five fingers, forcibly straightening him so that they could look at each other.

What is this stupid woman trying to do?

pinned beneath her, Zhao Yao stared into her eyes, his heart filled with confusion.

With his jade armor protecting him, he knew there was still a chance, so he wasn't too afraid.

"The Divine Dragon Leads the Dream!!"

Oh no, this is a psychological attack.

Zhao Yao's eyes widened, and her pupils slowly dilated...