Sheng Zheng first transformed the Change-Knowing Fish into Absolute Magnetic Light, having this treasure conceal its own existence and lie in ambush to one side, beyond the perception of those outside.
The moment he spotted an opening, he transformed it into the Spirit-Void Bee Wing. Striking through the gap now, he intended to destroy the Heavenly Age Needle in one blow and force it from the field. Once this object was ruined, the entire chessboard would come alive, and they could pour their power into Celestial Xia's void without restraint.
Unfortunately, he lacked a Mechanism-Transforming Plume, which meant the Void-Severing Flash could shift away any treasure. He had originally held some reservations about this.
But after using Councilor Chuan as bait, that treasure had gone to entangle the Azure Goose-Riding Plume, so he no longer had to fear it coming to interfere.
Celestial Xia, meanwhile, had always been guarding against Origin Xia's follow-up moves and had judged that the other side was highly likely to strike at the Heavenly Age Needle first. Upon seeing this scene, they became even more certain of their earlier assessment.
Though they did not possess Origin Xia's treasures that could coordinate with one another, Celestial Xia and the various Dao lineages had long communicated with each other. They could be said to have made the fullest possible use of the treasures and people in their hands.
Thus, the instant Origin Xia made its move, Celestial Xia responded at once.
At that moment, a streak of golden light shot in from nowhere, swift beyond compare, and struck the Spirit-Void Bee Wing transformed from the Change-Knowing Fish. Though it failed to damage the treasure, it knocked it to a halt and delayed it for an instant.
At the same time, as if they had coordinated it beforehand,