Chapter 1686: An Unexpected Chess Piece

Han Meng didn’t expect to meet Hong Xiu and Lü Liangren here.

At this moment, both Hong Xiu and Lü Liangren’s eyes revealed an unprecedented resolve. They stared at the Lingxu Mountain that towered into the clouds, like two desperate people staking everything on a single throw.

They had originally been included in the mustard seed by Lord Red Dust, and the second before Lord Red Dust died in battle, she had thrown them out of the mustard seed… They would never forget the confusion and helplessness in Lord Red Dust’s eyes as she looked at them at that moment.

At that moment, Lord Red Dust herself didn’t know if she could kill Lord Lingxu; she only knew that her death was already destined, and before that, she had to ensure Hong Xiu and Lü Liangren survived.

If she failed, then these two Eighth-Order combatants might still become humanity’s last line of defense…

Both Hong Xiu and Lü Liangren understood that final look from Lord Red Dust.

So, they came.

Han Meng was about to say something more…

The next second, a surging aura erupted from outside the Lingxu Realm and shot into the sky!

A heaven-reaching Opera God Path climbed crazily toward the sky, and the wind and clouds outside the Lingxu Realm seemed to be stirred by some kind of power—savage, overbearing, and extremely aggressive!

Whether it was Han Meng, Hong Xiu, or Lü Liangren, they were all stunned at this moment… They stared blankly in the direction of that Opera God Path aura, confusion and shock flashing in their eyes.

“This is… the current leader of the Opera God Path?”

“Such a strong aura…”

“Who is he? How come I’ve never heard of him?”

“Is this person in your Twilight Society?” Han Meng asked Spade J.

Spade J shook his head without hesitation. “No… Even the four K cards are not the leaders of the Opera Path. This aura… we have never seen it before.”

No one knew who the owner of this aura was, and no one knew where he came from. Ever since the Red King ascended to heaven, the Opera God Path seemed to have never entered the human field of vision again… to the point where people had almost forgotten the existence of this Shinto path.

Outside the realm at this moment,

a small figure slowly laid the unconscious little junior brother on his back onto the pitch-black earth.

Chen Ling was still unconscious, blood mist exploding from his body from time to time, then automatically repairing itself. His brows were tightly knitted in his sleep, as if he had heavy worries on his mind.

The small figure gently stroked Chen Ling’s cheek, and after whispering a few soft sounds, he cast his gaze toward the Lingxu Realm not far away.

He stepped on the clouds, his figure rising into the air bit by bit…

That comical face stained with white ash was unprecedentedly calm, giving people a sense of fractured and mysterious madness. The Opera God Path aura surged from his body, declaring his arrival to that realm.

He was like a dark piece hidden in the world by the Opera Path Ancient Armory, only revealing himself to the world at this moment, catching everyone by surprise.

He was the last chess piece left behind by the Red King before ascending to heaven…

A chess piece that exceeded everyone’s expectations.

The fifth disciple of the Opera Path Ancient Armory,

the current leader of the Opera God Path,

Clown Peak, Clown.

……

Pat—

In front of the Lingxu Ancient Temple, Lord Lingxu, who was closing his eyes to recuperate, suddenly opened his eyes. The chessboard that had been placed in front of him was disrupted by this out-of-control aura, and the black and white pieces were scattered everywhere…

The chess game, which had been relatively clear, became bewildering again due to the appearance of this extra piece.

“Cough cough cough cough…”

Lord Lingxu didn’t even have time to look closely at the chessboard before he began to cough up blood violently the next second.

The embroidery needles were churning within his body, impossible to force out easily. Although some of the toxins and radiation in his body had been cleared, the time was still too short, and a significant amount remained deposited…

Lord Lingxu sat on the ground with blurred vision for a long time before staggering to his feet. After glancing at the messy chessboard, his expression was incomparably ugly.

“An unexpected chess piece…”

“You’ve already ascended to heaven, yet you can still scheme against me?”

Lord Lingxu muttered to himself. The confusion in his eyes hesitated for only a moment before being replaced by calmness and resolve.

No matter how far this chess game had gone, he had no way out. Since an unexpected piece had appeared now, he would just have to eliminate it.

However, as the small figure crossed the void and appeared above Lingxu Mountain, two more leader-level auras erupted from the mountainside!

Leader of the Military God Path, Hong Xiu;

Leader of the Green God Path, Lü Liangren.

Three Eighth-Order auras filled with monstrous killing intent ascended to the peak of Lingxu Mountain simultaneously. Even though there were no other human demigods in this era, they represented the highest combat power below a demigod and the will of all humanity…

They had only one goal for appearing here.

Exhaust every means, interfere with Lord Lingxu, and ideally... kill Lord Lingxu!

The empty left sleeve of his monk’s robe fluttered in the gale. Lord Lingxu stood where he was, covered in blood, his gaze toward the three figures before him incomparably calm...

One variable, two constants.

Although the situation was more dire than anticipated, it was not unmanageable. He casually grabbed a few pieces from the chessboard, and the Lingxu Numbers danced frantically around him...

"Since you seek death yourselves... I shall grant your wish."

As Lord Lingxu’s voice fell,

several terrifying chess shadows, each capable of leveling Mount Lingxu, shattered the firmament and directly engulfed those three figures!

……

The Forbidden Sea.

Seawater mixed with icebergs roared and surged under the gray sky. Countless massive black shadows emerged on the surface, and one figure after another streaked across the sky above them!

"Ahhhhhhh!!!"

Heart 7, with a flamboyant "Imperial" character stuck to his back, flailed his limbs wildly in the air, as if unaccustomed to flying. He screamed while watching the calamities chasing from below, clutching Heart 9 tightly.

This young master of the Pu family, dressed in Chinese-style clothing, seemed truly speechless from Heart 7’s torment and glared at him fiercely:

"What are you screaming for??"

"I... I'm afraid of falling... there are so many calamities down there..."

"I stuck a character on each of you; you won't fall for at least an hour."

"I know, but..."

"Stop your mindless screeching!" Heart J drew his scimitar and pressed it against Heart 7’s neck. "If you keep whining, go find a place to poison yourself later. Don't ruin our offensive rhythm!"

Heart 7 knew how dangerous this person was, so he immediately swallowed his words and shut his mouth.

"They're here!"

Bai Ye, flying at the very front, narrowed his eyes.

One after another, giant shadows that blotted out the sky emerged from the deep seawater. They crowded together like an insurmountable wall of calamity, and in an instant, over a dozen world-destroying Tier 8 auras surged forth!

With so many people intruding into the Forbidden Sea, the Calamity of Taboo could not possibly be unaware. However, in its eyes, these humans posed no threat at all; it wouldn't even need to act itself to wipe them all out.