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

"Oh no, run!"

puff~

The humanoid object crashed to the ground with a thud, splattering blood, flesh, bone fragments, and fat in all directions, covering the faces of everyone in the square.

The elder wiped the food off his face in disgust.

The demon died again last year.

He stood there, turned his head to look at the statue that was barely recognizable as human, and stood quietly for a few seconds.

"Who are you?"

Several warriors, carrying stone spears, cautiously approached Him, questioning Him and focusing their attention on the two discs behind His head.

Why does this image look so much like a deity from mythology?

But it's also possible that they are humans from another world who have just fallen into this realm!

He put away his mask, smiled amicably at the two warriors, and conjured a primordial jade flower in his hand. He glanced around and saw the person he wanted to see.

"stop!"

"Stop."

Ignoring the threats of the two warriors, He took the jade flower and slowly walked toward a child whose hand was being held by an older child.

He asked the younger child:

"Child, what's your name?"

"My name is Wei Xiaohua."

The child peeked out from behind his wary older brother, looking at him with a mixture of curiosity and trepidation, and gave an honest answer.

"This flower is for you... I hope you and your brother can grow up safely."

"Thanks."

The child stared wide-eyed as he carefully accepted the jade flower He offered. Even his brother couldn't help but look at the flower.

When they looked up again, the strange-looking person had disappeared from the square.

……

In the vast, watery void, His figure was slowly floating upwards.

He closed his eyes and entered a state of introspection.

As the view pans down to the edge of the half-finished chessboard, various scenes unfold before your eyes within that unique jade chess piece.

The Jade Chess Set consists of ten layers of flames.

The first layer of flame contains a complete human being in the likeness of Zhao Yao.

The second layer of flame, now filled with magic, outlined a figure of Zhao Yao with dark eyes and a strange smile.

The third layer of flame and above, a total of eight layers of flame, have been filled, all of which belong to His divine power!

At this moment, seeing that He was about to return to the Upper Realm and His identity as a deity of the Upper Realm was about to dissipate, He released His humanity from the First Flame Layer.

As his humanity returned, Zhao Yao's body, with his eyes closed, also began to change rapidly.

First, the solar and lunar halos behind my head suddenly disappeared.

Next, the three primordial energy figures that had merged with the physical body and transformed into divine bodies began to be perceived again.

As his body rose higher and his position drew closer to the Demon-Slaying Realm, the magical and divine power within the Jade Chess set began to radiate light, absorbing the magical power from the Ascension Pool, adapting to the laws of the upper realm, and undergoing miraculous changes.

As the black light and golden radiance blazed brightly simultaneously, then collapsed back into a rune, information about the two extraordinary techniques naturally appeared in Zhao Yao's mind.

[Thumbology: Magic]

[Miraculous Technique: Divine Sense] *8

Zhao Yao looked inward at the jade chess piece and gazed at the nine wondrous talismans shining brightly within the nine layers of flames, a strange feeling stirring within him.

He vividly remembered that Yan Rouyun had once said that regarding extraordinary techniques, "ordinary people can master a maximum of three, while martial artists can master a maximum of nine." But now there were nine of them, and he wasn't a martial artist at all.

Moreover, the fact that all eight of their magical techniques are of the same type is quite an exaggeration.

Zhao Yao, filled with surprise, began to familiarize himself with and understand these two extraordinary techniques.

Mystic Arts and Enchanting Charm: In my true form, I reveal the allure of true magic.

The talisman itself is condensed from magic power. Once the magic power is sufficient, it can be used three times. After that, you either have to wait for the magic power to automatically recharge, or you have to use three parts of your primordial energy to activate it before you can use it again.

Mystic Art of Divine Thought: I can manifest and control objects with my divine thoughts.

The usage and related rules are the same as those of the Demonic Charm. It can be used three times. After that, you can either wait for the cooldown to end automatically or activate it with Yuan Qi. One layer of Yuan Qi can be used three times.

These eight divine thought techniques and one demonic enchantment technique occupied nine of the ten layers of flames surrounding the Jade Chess Figure, leaving only one layer insufficient to contain the three primordial energy figures within his body.

Zhao Yao thought to himself:

"Gather your primordial energy!"

As the primordial energy figure was withdrawn, the ten layers of flame within the jade chess piece were instantly filled, and the jade chess piece shone brightly, seemingly undergoing some kind of miraculous transformation.

Zhao Yao knew that after the Jade Chess set was filled, it was able to combine ten layers of flames into one, and mold out the 'pawns' within it.

However, there is no need to rush into doing this now.

His introspective gaze shifted to the chess piece at the edge of the chessboard next to the jade chess piece, and he thought to himself again:

"Gather your primordial energy!"

"Receive more!"

In an instant, the other two primordial energy figures detached from the body and were drawn into the air above the broken jade chessboard, hovering there, unable to find a way to go.

At the front of the chessboard, the new jade chess piece that he had been watching all along suddenly trembled, emitting bursts of light. As if washing away its impurities, it became translucent and absorbed the two small figures of primordial energy into its body.

The second jade chess piece is unlocked!

Among them, there are also ten layers of flame, and now two layers are just filled.

That should be about all the gains I've made on this trip.

Zhao Yao opened his eyes in the watery void, silently making plans in his mind.

He looked up at the water, which was beginning to reflect light, and thought about the enemy outside, preparing himself for battle.

……

In the village of the mountain demon.

"Phew~"

On the plaza of the Ascension Pool, five Black Iron Warriors stood at the edge of the plaza, all of them wounded.

"Huff~ Huff~"

They struggled to maintain their formation, their eyes fixed warily on Huo Xiaotian opposite them, their chests heaving as they gasped for breath.

The strongman who was following behind them, about 2.5 to 2.6 meters tall, lay on the ground like a broken doll, with a large hole in his chest and his heart missing. He was beyond dead.

"Ha~"

Huo Xiaotian stood stiffly in the middle of the square, facing the warriors, and exhaled a breath of scorching steam.

Just as both sides were stalemate and taking a break, waiting for the next round to begin...

wow~

Zhao Yao, soaking wet, emerged from the Ascension Pool.

"Sigh~~"

He wiped the water off his face, smoothed his hair back, took a deep breath, and slowly swam to the edge of the pool.

"...You're still alive?!"

Huo Xiaotian turned his head and looked at him in the Ascension Pool, a look of surprise appearing on his stiff face.

"Grass!"

Taking advantage of Xiaotian's distraction, the five Black Iron Warriors decisively turned and retreated, making a quick escape. However, one of them was unlucky and tripped and fell flat on his face while running away, failing to escape immediately. He cursed in impotent rage.

Huo Xiaotian immediately turned his head, looked at the strongman lying on the ground, glanced at the few who had fled, his nostrils twitched slightly as he memorized their scents, and then turned back to stare at Zhao Yao.

This person and his karmic connections have become his priority to resolve.

"What are you looking at, you motherfucker? Come and hit me if you dare!"

Zhao Yao stood there, dripping wet, being stared at by Huo Xiaotian. He glared back fiercely and spoke in an unusually arrogant and provocative tone.

Huo Xiaotian stood calmly in place and did not step forward.

The water in the Ascension Pool contained laws, and for him, who was not qualified to descend to the mortal realm, it was no different from corrosive aqua regia.

He is not a fool.