As more enemies joined the fray, twelve Uniting Dao cultivators and over three hundred Fusion Dao cultivators were now besieging Yuan Xi City.
Furious attacks swept in from every direction, battering the city's defenses until they trembled violently. Though You Die did her utmost to steer the city out of harm's way, the Chess Grid offered only so much room to maneuver. How could they possibly shake their pursuers?
After Ye Lin and the others had joined following Yuan Xi's return, the Protective Grand Array's light screen had brightened considerably. Yet now it was rapidly dimming again. It likely would not last even a few dozen breaths.
Fortunately, Yuan Xi's turn came twenty breaths later.
You Die immediately piloted Yuan Xi City out of its Chess Grid. The many powerful enemies were confined where they stood, unable to give chase.
"This works too?" Black Blood stared, dumbfounded.
He had thought Yuan Xi City was bound to fall this time, that Yuan Xi had no means left to respond. Who could have expected such a twist at the end of the road?
Yuan Xi, however, let out a faint sigh of relief, secretly counting herself lucky.
Before seeing her city leave its original Chess Grid with her own eyes, she had not been certain whether this would work. Now, it seemed her movement ability was effective on Uniting Dao Cities as well, provided someone was steering the city.
With that, the city's crisis had at least been temporarily averted.
"Your city... won't be saved! Mark my words!" Black Blood's expression turned vicious. Now that he had seen how much Yuan Xi valued her Uniting Dao City, how could he possibly let this go?
Across the entire Chess Game, this was the only point he could exploit against her. Not to mention