Dead End!

Bai Ye may have forgotten the story he told.

The wizard foretold the king's death, and the king, fearing his impending demise, hid in the deep mountains, which ironically hastened his demise.

The story is simple: fate is inescapable.

When you know when you will die, your death date is already fixed, because it is part of your destiny.

So, what's the difference between what Bai Ye is doing now and the king in his story?

Looking at it today, wasn't that story about himself?

Is Yang Lin really the key to his death?

What if that's just a strange phenomenon that will happen after he dies?

Perhaps Bai Ye no longer cares about these things.

Yang Lin knelt on the ground, sword in both hands, a huge hole appearing in his chest from the yin energy.

At that very moment, Bai Ye unleashed his final sword strike, ascending to the heavens!

Pfft!!!

This time, Bai Ye didn't gather his strength; he launched the sword strike at top speed!

In an instant, boundless sword energy surged out from Yang Lin's body, frantically tearing apart the surrounding world!

Yang Lin's body exploded in an instant, and all the sequences that rushed towards him through the darkness were pierced by the sword energy and left covered in wounds!

Bai Ye let out a burst of maniacal laughter, then suddenly calmed down.

Seeing Yang Lin's body shatter and scatter, he sheathed his twin swords without warning, and the swords dissipated as Yin-Yang Two Energies.

Bai Ye covered her forehead with her hand, "Ah, I want to eat canned food..."

"But there are still things that haven't been done."

Bai Ye lowered his hand, Yin-Yang Two Energies condensed in his palm.

A talisman flew out directly from his chest.

"The Grand Corridor".

As soon as he finished speaking, the talisman devoured the world before him, bringing all the monsters and land into a barrier!

Bai Ye was also within this barrier. The world outside the barrier turned into darkness and chaos, as if the entire Earth had disappeared, leaving only this piece of land.

The Grand Corridor can divide space, engulf a piece of space, and turn that space into an independent space.

This space can be a self-contained little world, unaffected by external rules.

The crowd looked around in disbelief and found themselves in the universe, surrounded by endless stars and chaos!

Bai Ye was about to step forward when he suddenly stopped.

Countless dense Silk Thread had somehow spread around him, and a black-robed man wearing White Mask appeared behind him.

It's Meng Qing.

Bai Ye and Meng Qing were back to back, and Bai Ye could feel Meng Qing.

When did he appear?

"Our second meeting, Bai Ye."

Bai Ye smiled, "You've been hiding this for so long, thank you for your hard work."

Meng Qing replied calmly, "It's not hard work, I just arrived."

"Did you have fun playing that game of chess last time?"

Yin Fire gathered in Bai Ye's hand. "If I can beat you once, I can beat you a second time, so I will win again this time."

Bump!

The Bai Ye Yin Fire erupted, tearing through the countless Silk Thread and striking back at Meng Qing!

In an instant, a flash of blood appeared, and Meng Qing's Demon Blade was drawn and slashed directly at Bai Ye's wrist!

Bump!

A collision sound rang out, and a layer of white light appeared on Bai Ye's body, preventing Meng Qing's blade from breaking through the defense.

But this slash pressed Bai Ye's hand down.

Bai Ye and Meng Qing exchanged a glance, and at the same time, they both unleashed a palm strike. White energy transformed into swords and spears that emerged from Bai Ye's palm!

Meng Qing unleashed a ball of flame shaped like a lion from his palm!

Boom!

The two separated, Bai Ye's protective aura was torn, and one of his hands was charred black by the flames.

This is... a fourth-tier attack?

Meng Qing's palm was also pierced by the sword and spear; Bai Ye's move was indeed unexpected.

But isn't he the same?

A fourth-tier magical attack—this was something he had carefully prepared for Bai Ye.

Unfortunately, it still fell short.

Meng Qing's improved magic still couldn't maximize his Mental Power attack.

He spent years studying and improving magic, but he still only reached this level, which is a hundred times more difficult than learning magic.

Because he created his own magic, without any guidance or information, he had to figure it out on his own, which took a long time to achieve.

Bai Ye clenched his fist. "They've been hiding it well."

Meng Qing flung the Demon Blade into the ground, saying, "The best is yet to come, Yang Lin, that's enough."

Um?

Bai Ye suddenly turned his head and saw that Yang Lin, who had been smashed into pieces, was still there, but the Yang Shu Sword was gone.

At that moment, a chill suddenly ran down his cheek!

Guided by instinct, Bai Ye suddenly bent over, only to see Yang Shu Sword suddenly swoop down above him!

Yang Lin appeared before Bai Ye completely unharmed!

Bai Ye twisted his foot and kicked Yang Lin, sending Yang Lin flying!

"You're not dead?"

Seeing Bai Ye's puzzled expression, the old man from the I Ching suddenly smiled.

"My abilities can be quite useful sometimes, kid. Didn't you notice something was off about the Yang Lin you killed?"

The Lord of Flesh and Blood stood up. "I can only say that my clone is quite realistic."

Substituting one thing for another?

Yes, it was indeed a case of substitution.

The Lord of Flesh and Blood created a copy of Yang Lin and then handed this Yang Lin over to the Book of Changes.

The I Ching took Yang Lin into a brand new Eight Trigrams Space, and then directly replaced two Yang Lin after the death of Bai Ye's illusory figure.

He could now actively control the power of the I Ching, so he pulled the real Yang Lin into the space and threw the fake Yang Lin out.

The replacement is completed in the blink of an eye, and ordinary people would not even notice.

All of this was part of Meng Qing's plan.

Yang Lin stepped back to Meng Qing's side. "I'm sorry, Master, I still used that one."

"As expected."

"You guessed it?"

"I told you to throw away that wooden carving, but you didn't, did you?"

"Yes."

"I knew you would do this," Meng Qing said.

What Yang Lin was talking about was actually leveraging external forces.

It borrows the power of those fourth-tier monsters, and this sword is the medium.

Meng Qing had guessed that he would do this, so it was part of his plan.

He had originally planned to have Yang Lin leverage this opportunity, and to that end, he even arranged for Yang Lin to meet with the Sequence 024 Great Serpent.

Otherwise, how could Yang Lin have run into the Sequence 024 Great Serpent while chasing Jiang Chen? How could there be such a coincidence in the world?

"The chess player has entered the chessboard. Guess where you are now, Bai Ye?"

As Meng Qing spoke, the sequences appeared out of thin air one after another, surrounding Bai Ye at the very center.

These people also emerged from the space of the I Ching.

In this square world, if the ground beneath our feet is likened to a chessboard, then the spot where Bai Ye stands is the very center.

Tengen.

"...So that's how it is. I was the pawn you placed on the center point." Bai Ye said.

"This trap was dug well, it was brilliantly dug. I was right. Only you are qualified to be my opponent. This encirclement and suppression has been a contest between you and me from the very beginning."

The Taotie has been controlled by the nightmare, and now the situation has suddenly become clear.

The monsters that Bai Ye had previously crippled and destroyed reappeared unharmed.

They were released by the I Ching, and what Bai Ye destroyed before was merely a clone split off from the Lord of Flesh and Blood.

The situation reversed in an instant, Bai Ye was completely outmaneuvered!

With a flick of his wrist, Meng Qing revealed a black chess piece between his two fingers.

He flicked his finger, sending the black bullet flying to Bai Ye's feet; it was already very clear.

"Bai Ye, it's a dead end."