Chen Lin no longer dared believe a word this woman said.
Whether her words were true or false, however great the opportunity she offered, he would ignore her. The best choice was to cut through the tangled knot with a swift blade and kill her once and for all.
Once a Chess Piece of Destiny was placed on the board, there was no way to defend against it.
Even dodging it required her to jump.
That was because Li Fuyao's current position was a gray node, the only one, with no other lines connected to it.
It was precisely because Chen Lin had spotted this that he struck without hesitation.
"I told you, Fate Arts don't work on me."
Seeing that Chen Lin would not listen to reason, Li Fuyao stopped trying to persuade him. She leaped into the air, intending to jump over the chess piece.
But the instant she rose, the chess piece reacted and erupted in a mass of black light.
The node, which had posed little danger before, suddenly radiated a terrifying aura of peril.
It swallowed her in an instant.
"A Destiny Treasure..."
Li Fuyao let out a scream and struggled a few times within the black light before finally falling silent.
But before Chen Lin could rejoice, a black streak suddenly shot out of the black Light Orb and reached him in a flash.
Fate backlash!
Chen Lin's expression grew grave.
He had long known that directly using a chess piece to suppress and kill a target would bring fate backlash, but its ferocity still exceeded his expectations.
Li Fuyao must have mastered destiny law too!
Chen Lin did not panic.
The Reverse Scale had warned him in advance, giving him time to react. He immediately twisted around, turning the Reverse Scale toward the