Unlike when he had activated the Two Elements Chessboard Pearl at the Golden Core stage, when the pieces inside had still been somewhat sluggish.
Now, with Nascent Soul cultivation, the pieces within almost instantly transformed into black-and-white armored warriors and charged at Clear Stream True Monarch.
Clear Stream True Monarch truly lived up to his title as a Nascent Soul True Lord. The moment he entered, he forcibly bit through his tongue and used the pain to awaken from the Blood Soul Pearl's illusion.
He also activated a cyan-and-red spirit tower treasure, positioning it before himself.
This spirit tower was called the Sword Concealing Pagoda, a fifth-order magical treasure Qinghe True Monarch had given him. It concealed ten thousand swords within.
Though Clear Stream True Monarch was not a sword cultivator, the power of this treasure was still immense once activated.
As it activated, tens of thousands of flying swords shot forth, and these flying swords were even driven by soul phantoms.
They were clearly beast souls that Qinghe Sect had previously harvested in the Green Cloud Sea Region, with some of them having been placed inside this Sword Concealing Pagoda.
Under the downpour of sword light, countless nearby chess pieces were shredded apart, utterly unable to approach Clear Stream True Monarch.
For a time, the Chessboard Pearl could only trap him, unable to kill him.
Just then, yellow light surged forth as the Earth Dragon Demon Emperor charged inside as well.
The instant it entered, it lunged directly at Clear Stream True Monarch. Its claw light was sharp and terrifying beyond measure.
As the Earth Dragon Demon Emperor closed in, clangs rang out incessantly, yet those sharp swords only left saber marks across its scales.
They could not inflict any real damage upon the Earth Dragon Demon Emperor, while