Chapter 1168 - 1168: Chess Piece Battle Array

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The Nether Emperor thought that Liu Zixuan, who was severely injured, would not cause much trouble even if he played tricks, so he relaxed his guard a little.

"How is this chess played?"

Liu Zixuan's lips slightly curved: "Have you heard of Scattering Beans into Soldiers?"

"With just you?" A trace of disdain immediately appeared on the Nether Emperor's face.

"That's right, just with me!"

Liu Zixuan maneuvered his body to retreat several meters, and then the black and white chess pieces in his hands were suddenly thrown out.

In an instant, those black and white pieces did not fall to the ground. At the moment they were frozen in mid-air, several strands of Power of the Dragon Veins shot out from Liu Zixuan's fingers, directly sketching out a strange pattern.

Gradually, those chess pieces seemed to come to life, beginning to bounce around actively.

"This... this..."

Watching the Nether Emperor's stunned expression, Liu Zixuan jokingly said: "An ordinary battle array indeed can't do much to you, but can you easily break through a battle array formed by chess pieces?"

As he spoke, those pieces instantly formed a battle array, resembling two tall giants—one black and one white—directly attacking the Nether Emperor.

This move was actually prepared for the Nether Emperor, just delayed for a long time, and only now being used.

Initially, in the Seven-Star Tomb guarded by Xiao Hu, Liu Zixuan obtained these pieces and the battle array map, thinking they might just be from a chess-loving previous owner, without combat uses.

But during the Willow Association battle, he discovered that lifeless battle arrays are stronger than those formed by Martial Artists.

Firstly, these chess pieces are not ordinary, containing a unique force that can weave together.

Secondly, since chess pieces are lifeless items, even if crushed by force, they can quickly return to their original state. In contrast, living Martial Artists cannot achieve this, as once crushed, the battle array's power diminishes, or even collapses.

Thus, this chess piece battle array, similar to Scattering Beans into Soldiers, became one of Liu Zixuan's powerful trump cards.

If he hadn't been hit directly by the Nether Emperor's Netherworld Palm, he might have used this trick against him earlier.

Two towering giants—one black, one white—stood before the Nether Emperor, their imposing presence making him furrow his eyebrows deeply.

"A chess piece battle array? This doesn't belong in the current Martial Realm. Where did you get it?" The Nether Emperor seemed to recognize this kind of magic, speaking in a slightly astonished tone.

Liu Zixuan mysteriously smiled: "You'll know once you're dead!"

"Humph! If the creator of this battle array were controlling it, perhaps I'd die. But given your severely wounded state, how much power can you muster?"

The Nether Emperor snorted coldly and then made a strange hand sign; in an instant, his body shook, and another identical Nether Emperor appeared beside him, just with somewhat weaker energy than the original.

"Finally bringing out your Soul Split trump card?" Liu Zixuan said in a deep voice.

"My Soul Split Clone has eighty percent of my strength. Together, even one in the Perfection Realm's Life and Death Realm couldn't kill us. You think your battle array could be that strong?"

"Well, let's give it a try then!"

Liu Zixuan, with a thought, directly activated the two giants—black and white—to attack the two Nether Emperors.

The Nether Emperor wielded his hand easily, able to crush one of the giants, but the giant quickly reverted to its original form, turning extremely troublesome.

With an exceedingly sinister expression, he shouted to his clone: "Destroy this battle array with me completely!"

The Soul Split Clone nodded and directly launched an attack as well.

Meanwhile, due to the Soul Splitting Technique's invocation, the surrounding vortex also disappeared.

When Zhao Yi and the others glimpsed inside, they were all astonished, their eyes wide open.

Really now, when did Liu Zixuan invite these two who aren't even humans as powerful allies?

"Hmm? Where's Brother Zixuan?" Zhao Yi asked gloomily, scanning around.

Everyone looked around: "His aura remains, but he can't be found anywhere."

"He wouldn't be...?" Tiger hesitated, then quickly slapped himself: "Spit, spit. Forget I said anything."

"We need to find an opportunity and join the battle. Brother Zixuan isn't here, likely preparing some trump card!"

It couldn't be denied they were Liu Zixuan's brothers; their guesses were correct. Liu Zixuan indeed was preparing a trump card.

And this trump card is his greatest reliance, his ultimate safeguard.

In other words, upon revealing it, if he can kill the Nether Emperor, the success is self-evident.

If after revealing it, he still cannot kill the Nether Emperor, then Liu Zixuan and his allies will surely be the ones to die.

At this moment, he's in the Relic Mini World.

Seated in the Divine Hall, contemplating intensely.

"Come out, let's discuss something," Liu Zixuan said to himself.

This kind of demeanor and speech, without knowing the situation, would make others think he's crazy.

"Is there any benefit if I come out?" A distant voice sounded in the empty hall.

Liu Zixuan's spirit immediately lifted, he quickly said: "Weren't you shouting earlier about wanting to fight? I'll take you out to show off."

"You jerk, don't think I don't know that the Nether Emperor outside is already half-step into Life and Death Realm, letting me out to do what? To die?" The voice cursed disgruntledly.

"Hey, without me, you wouldn't even exist in this world, and besides, you're not human, why does dying once matter?"

As Liu Zixuan's words fell, suddenly a figure appeared.

If a bystander were standing in front, upon seeing this figure, they might be frightened enough to sit down.

Because he has the same appearance as Liu Zixuan, aside from wearing a suit of black clothes, all other parts are completely identical to Liu Zixuan, as if crafted from a mold.

This figure is actually not unfamiliar; when Liu Zixuan was meditating in the back mountain of Lingxiu Village, healing his Nether Palm Injury and breaking through realms, he had entered a dream. He saved a pregnant woman, successfully helped a child be born, and at that time the woman mentioned the child looked very similar to Liu Zixuan.

Afterward, because Liu Zixuan overexerted during the rescue, he died; the dream altered, and this identical Liu Zixuan appeared.

Actually, that wasn't a real dream but caused by his possession of Third Layer Realm.

In other words, it's the unique Cultivation Technique owned by the Direct Lineage of the family Qiqi mentioned.

Plainly speaking, the other Liu Zixuan is a clone transformed from Liu Zixuan's realm.

However, this clone exceeded Liu Zixuan's expectations; he thought it would be like the Soul Splitting Technique, just a puppet without intellect. Unexpectedly, this clone possessed unique thinking.

Always competing with Liu Zixuan, so Liu Zixuan placed him in the Relic Mini World for continued meditation and training.

And his power is higher than Liu Zixuan's original...