"Everyone else is fighting. Why are you standing still?"
A detached voice rang out, interrupting Jiang Ya's chaotic thoughts.
He turned his head stiffly toward the sound.
There, a young man in black robes approached slowly, an Emperor Sword in hand.
Judging by his aura, he was undoubtedly Saint Grade, though it was faintly unstable and fluctuating.
Clearly, he had only just entered the Saint Grade and had rushed to take part in this century-defining battle before he could even stabilize his realm.
"Who are you?" Jiang Ya did not answer. Instead, his gaze fell upon the Emperor Sword as he countered with a question.
"My name is Ji Xuan, Heavenly Emperor Successor. But I prefer another identity: Lord Sun Emperor's disciple." The black-robed young man wielding the Emperor Sword was none other than Ji Xuan. He smiled as he introduced himself.
At this moment, his entire bearing and the impression he gave others had completely changed.
It was a kind of calmness and enlightenment born from surviving life and death, from seeing through everything.
As a chess piece, his performance had earned the appreciation and recognition of the great figures.
Thus, he had completely defied fate and changed his destiny. He became someone with status and origins, transforming from a chess piece into a chess player.
Just like that, he had become the Heavenly Emperor Successor, wielding the Peerless Sacred Object, the Heavenly Emperor Sword, while possessing one of the thirty-six peerless divine abilities: One Qi Transforms into Three Pure Ones.
In a single leap, a shotgun had become a cannon—he was practically riding a dragon straight into his opponent's face.
Ji Xuan raised his head in satisfaction and glanced at the Chaos Cage floating high in the sky. After watching it for a moment, he withdrew his gaze