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

Huo Xiaotian glanced at the water droplets on Zhao Yao's body, his stiff face remained unchanged, and he did not move forward.

Zhao Yao keenly noticed his expression, raised an eyebrow, reached into the pool, stirred the water, and said:

"What, are you afraid of this flying water?"

Could this water be seriously harmful to you...?

As he spoke, his eyes were fixed on Huo Xiaotian, and he quickly took a few steps forward, his body dripping with sweat.

Huo Xiaotian reacted quickly and swiftly retreated.

"...Hehehe~ Looks like I guessed right!"

Zhao Yao stopped in his tracks, and seeing Huo Xiaotian's expression, a slow smile crept onto his lips.

"That's right! He's a martial artist. The Ascension Water sticks to his body and will penetrate and strip away the laws within his flesh and blood, seizing his cultivation and flesh."

"Quick, little brother, drown him in the pool water!"

Not far away, the Black Iron Warrior who had failed to escape and was lying on the ground turned over. Upon seeing the situation in the arena, his eyes lit up and he shouted at Zhao Yao.

Black Iron Warrior's words instantly propelled the situation forward!

In an instant, both of them made a move.

Huo Xiaotian couldn't help but narrow his yellow eyes and look at the Black Iron Warrior, his desire to take off the man's head burning fiercely.

"A great opportunity!"

Zhao Yao's heart stirred, and he strode forward, rushing towards Huo Xiaotian.

"Yuan Qi, join forces!" 』

He took a step forward and silently chanted in his mind. The primordial energy figure immediately jumped out from the jade chess piece, possessed him, and merged with him, causing his body to change abruptly.

His muscles bulged, his bones grew, and his height instantly reached over three meters. His skin and eyes were stained black, except for his pupils, which were bright as fire, like burning embers, turning scarlet when exposed to the wind.

"Yuan Qi, unite again!" 』

He took a second step forward, and with a soft thought, a second miniature figure of primordial energy jumped out from the jade chess piece and merged into his body, causing his body to change again, making him a size larger.

"Primordial Qi, Three Harmonies!"

He took his third step forward, silently chanting in his mind. As the third primordial energy figure possessed him, his iron-like body exaggeratedly grew to 5.5 meters tall, resembling the appearance of a peak Black Iron Realm warrior.

"Shattered jade, all dead!"

He took his fourth step forward, and in a flash of thought, the jade chess piece on the shattered jade chessboard deep within his soul opened its eyes and came to life.

The jade figure stood up from the chessboard, leaped suddenly, and transformed into jade-colored light, merging into his body and bursting out of his skin. It quickly unfolded, transforming into a set of black jade armor covering his entire body from head to toe. The light spread and condensed into a two-handed greatsword in his hand.

"Die!"

Zhao Yao dragged the black jade sword with both hands, leaned his body forward, and used his shoulder as a point to viciously ram into Huo Xiaotian!

In the blink of an eye, a frail and scholarly student had transformed into a 5.5-meter-tall strongman, carrying immense force as he crashed straight into a 2.3- or 2.4-meter-tall martial artist.

The terrifying sense of oppression brought about by the enormous size difference is spontaneous!

Sigh~

In a flash, Huo Xiaotian turned his gaze to Zhao Yao, urgently mobilized his strength, lowered his body, and with a burst of power, leaped out.

Bang!

Huo Xiaotian leaped up, successfully avoiding Zhao Yao's frontal charge, but after he jumped into the air, he was struck by Zhao Yao's greatsword, which spun around and hit half of his body.

In that instant, the jade sword's blade smoothly sliced ​​through flesh and blood, yet not so smoothly broke bones. Huo Xiaotian was thrown away by the immense force, crashing solidly into the middle of a villager's courtyard wall, causing the wall to collapse and burying him in the blue bricks.

"Phew~"

Zhao Yao stood there, sword in hand, gazing at the collapsed courtyard wall. He felt a sense of satisfaction, finally able to vent his anger.

I have no grudge against you, yet you have ripped out my heart and killed me. I am only now getting a little back!

"You...this..."

Not far away, the Black Iron Warrior lay on the ground. Seeing the scene, he was happy that Huo Xiaotian had been hit, but his eyes couldn't help but linger on Zhao Yao.

Black Iron Warrior's expression first showed surprise, then quickly turned to understanding and envy.

A trip down to the mortal realm revealed such wondrous wonders?

Not only did he transform a frail scholar into a powerful warrior at the peak of the Black Iron Realm, but he also obtained this wondrous armor, which is truly enviable!

As Zhao Yao sensed the changes in his body, he became certain of two things.

Firstly, this appearance is indeed something he brought up from his trip to the mortal realm.

He had already gained strength equivalent to a Black Iron Realm warrior when a small primordial spirit possessed him before, but his body had not undergone such a change.

The reason I am in this state now is entirely because of the miraculous transformation of my primordial energy into my physical body and divine form after descending to the mortal realm.

At this moment, his transformation was no longer simply a matter of primordial energy possessing his body; it was a divine transformation where primordial energy merged into his physical body, forcibly elevating his strength to a higher level.

Secondly, once a Black Iron Warrior is achieved, even a 3.33-meter-tall, first-realm warrior will possess a unique ability to be "as tough as black iron, impervious to swords and spears, and indestructible."

That day, Wu Wei surrendered and begged for mercy after being thrown to the ground, but it turned out to be a strategy of feigning weakness to protect himself.

As a Black Iron Warrior, Wu Wei would never lose his fighting ability after a fall.

Unfortunately, no matter how humble he was that day, he still encountered this lunatic from Black Wind Stronghold and was unlucky enough to have his head chopped off.

Boom!

Amidst the collapsed brick wall, Huo Xiaotian pushed aside the bricks covering his body with a palm strike and stood up, covered in dust.

"Ha~"

Huo Xiaotian exhaled a scorching breath. The fact that half of his body had been severed did not seem to have much of an effect on him; not even a drop of blood or a wound appeared.

He looked at Zhao Yao with a strange expression through his bright yellow eyes, and then he began to take him seriously.

Previously, he was more wary of the Ascension Pool behind Zhao Yao than of him personally, but now he has suffered a great loss.

Huo Xiaotian truly hadn't anticipated that Zhao Yao would undergo such a dramatic change in just a few breaths.

"The Soul-Locking Pill?"

Zhao Yao stared at Huo Xiaotian and asked in a loud voice.

"Ha~ Just a guess, pretty close."

Huo Xiaotian exhaled a breath of hot air, nodded, and semi-confirmed Zhao Yao's guess.

He looked at Zhao Yao, glanced at the Ascension Pool in the distance, and asked:

"Why not use the pool water to deal with me?"

"If I stand by the pool, and you can't kill me in a short time, what will you do?"

Hehe~, it's a fight to the death that we both desire.

How could I not give you this chance and let you go?

Zhao Yao raised an eyebrow, his words sharp and ruthless.

Huo Xiaotian watched Zhao Yao walk back to the square step by step, and said admiringly:

"You've come to this realization, good!"

I will definitely give you a quick death!

"Let's go then!"

Zhao Yao flicked his jade sword, already sentencing Huo Xiaotian to certain death in his heart.

"Wait, ha~ one more question, what is this... a rare artifact? A divine weapon?"

Huo Xiaotian stared at the jade armor on his body, exhaling a scorching breath, his eyes filled with curiosity.

"You thing that will kill you!"

Zhao Yao had no intention of saying anything more to him. Holding his sword in both hands, he took a big step and charged at Huo Xiaotian once again, like a moving wall.

Huo Xiaotian suppressed his curiosity, his pupils contracted, and he shifted his stance, assuming a fighting posture.