The Chess Venerable withdrew his hand. Continuing to break the restrictive seals on the inheritance grounds was now a futile effort.
Li Yang had successfully formed his Nascent Soul. If he didn't leave now, he would be the one to die.
"I know you aren't him, but you inherited his legacy, and you've already shown potential that rivals his."
Li Yang had no desire to hear any of it.
He unleashed Stunning Sword Strike again, cutting down the Chess Venerable.
His body was cleaved apart, but just like Demon Venerable Thousandfold, he exploded into countless runes and dissipated into the world.
"This is my chessboard. A player doesn't wrestle with his pieces. Besides, my desire to kill you isn't particularly strong. They're the ones who truly want you dead."
Li Yang snorted coldly.
"Running away is running away. Dress it up as grandly as you like, but you're just a worthless piece of trash who couldn't cut it in the Upper Realm and crawled down to the Lower Realm."
The Chess Venerable fled, his killing intent permeating every corner as he became the spirit of the Binding Formation sealing off Ten Thousand Sword Mountain.
Li Yang truly had no way to deal with him for now, but plenty of heads were still waiting for him here. He could take his time.
He moved.
Even without Vertical Sword, his speed was astonishing.
He became a streak of blood-red light, reaching three disguised cultivators in an instant.
One sweep of his sword tore through all their lifesaving measures, sending three heads flying high.
Terrifying sword intent poured through their wounds and shredded their seas of consciousness, killing them on the spot.
Against attacks from other Crown Champions, without Vertical Sword, he could only dodge left, backward, forward, or back again. Avoiding every