Everyone knew full well that Lin Yi was the protagonist shown by the Heavenly Screen. With only seven Soul Rings so far, he should not have reached his ending yet.
But as they watched the images on the Heavenly Screen, everyone felt a sense of despair.
Why?
Had this Lin Yi's brain been fried?
Did being killed and resurrected by a God King have lingering effects?
The Evil Emperor's Mental Ray swept past, and Lin Yi died once again.
This time, he did not resurrect in his complete form.
After two consecutive resurrections, Lin Yi's presence had weakened considerably.
But the fact that he could resurrect twice in a row made the Evil Emperor take his methods seriously.
The Evil Emperor did not believe that the Soul Master before him had too many resurrections and had come to him to use up two resurrection coins.
However, his formidable strength gave the Evil Emperor confidence.
So he was not worried that Lin Yi would actually kill him.
Another Mental Ray shot out.
But this time, Lin Yi blocked it.
Though Lin Yi was not at full strength, he had actually blocked a Mental Ray powerful enough to kill him even when his spirit had been fully restored.
Countless people in Douluo I and Douluo Dalu III: The Legend of the Dragon King watched the scene in shock.
How had he done it?
[Is Grandmaster still here? Explain it to us.]
Even now, there were still people who believed in the theory Grandmaster Yu Xiaogang and asked him to explain.
Of course, they might simply have been mocking him.
After all, Yu Xiaogang's title of theory Grandmaster was so renowned that everyone on the continent knew it, but not every Soul Master acknowledged it.
Some sang his praises, while others naturally tore him down.
Yu Xiaogang stared at the images on the Heavenly Screen, his gaze flickering.
He really did seem to be analyzing the principles behind it.
But the image would not freeze at this moment for him to analyze.
The Evil Emperor erupted again.
Terrifying spiritual power swept through the surroundings, and invisible waves of force blasted in every direction.
Lin Yi was like a candle flame in the wind, ready to go out at any moment.
Yet he blocked it again.
Spirit City.
Qian Daoliu's pupils suddenly contracted as he stared fixedly at the Heaven and Earth Chessboard.
"He separated that entire space, and it became one with him."
"Is that his Martial Soul Avatar!?"
Qian Daoliu was filled with doubt.
For when Lin Yi was struck by the Mental Ray, the entire space had been shattering.
"So that's how it is. Lin Yi's Martial Soul Avatar is very likely this Heaven and Earth Chessboard, which merges into the surrounding heaven and earth and exists by relying on the space of heaven and earth."
"But somehow, he severed this space from the outside world and completely fused it with his own Heaven and Earth Chessboard."
"That way, his Heaven and Earth Chessboard becomes a realm of its own, capable of canceling out a considerable portion of the damage for him."
Even Qian Daoliu found it somewhat incredible after analyzing all this.
Just how profound did one's mastery of space have to be?
"That's right. He died the first two times because he offered no resistance at all. He used his body and his life to guide the Evil Emperor's power, using it to help him cut the surrounding heaven and earth away from its original plane of space!"
"Hiss~"
He had borrowed his opponent's power to achieve his own goal!
Was this the source of Lin Yi's confidence?
But that still should not have been enough, should it?
At most, he could withstand the Evil Emperor's Soul Skills. As a mere Soul Saint, Lin Yi still could not threaten the Evil Emperor.
Just as this question arose in Qian Daoliu's mind, the scene changed again.
This time, the Evil Emperor seemed to have lost his patience and unleashed the Light of Destruction at once.
A pillar of purplish-black light pierced heaven and earth, utterly destroying the Heaven and Earth Chessboard's space.
Lin Yi died too.
When the space shattered, the Evil Emperor was caught up in it as well.
"Hmm?"
The scene shown by the Heavenly Screen shifted rapidly. It was no longer deep within the Evil Demon Forest, but at its edge.
Lin Yi resurrected once more.
This time, his presence had recovered to nearly its peak.
Yet his expression was exceedingly grave.
For the sake of today's plan, he had paid an enormous price.
Soul Rings emerged around his body, one after another.
Red, red, red, red, red, red, red!
Of the seven blood-red Soul Rings, one was dull and lusterless, covered in cracks as though it might shatter at any moment.
Besides the Soul Ring that represented resurrection, the Seventh Soul Ring was also close to breaking.
There were three breaks in the ring, as though it were about to split into three pieces.
It looked utterly wretched.
In the close-up shown by the Heavenly Screen, Lin Yi looked like a man deeply disheartened after failing to challenge the Evil Emperor across the gap in their levels.
At this moment, he seemed to have fallen from the protagonist of heaven and earth to a failure.
Yet Lin Yi's gaze was calm, betraying neither joy nor anger.
He stood there with his hands even clasped behind his back.
At some point, his clothes had been replaced with a brand-new set of azure robes.
As a gentle breeze passed, his azure robes fluttered, giving him a carefree air.
The image on the Heavenly Screen rotated around Lin Yi, shifting from a close-up of his front to his side, then moving behind him.
At that moment, countless people saw what lay before Lin Yi.
It was a chessboard space crumbling apart.
"So that's how it is. He wanted to use the force of the shattering space to grind the Evil Emperor to death."
"A good idea, but how could mere spatial collapse possibly kill someone at the Evil Emperor's level?"
Qian Daoliu murmured under his breath.
He thought Lin Yi had failed.
[Yu Xiaogang: He doesn't know his own limits!]
An uproar broke out across the Soul Master World.
Seriously? Lin Yi failed once, and you jumped right out?
[Yu Xiaogang: With many rings and many bones, go all out; with few rings and few bones, turn and run. If you lack the strength, you should recognize your limits instead of recklessly hunting a Soul Beast you are no match for.]
Douluo Dalu III: The Legend of the Dragon King.
Yun Ming watched Yu Xiaogang's scrolling comment drift past and paid it no mind.
He now knew that Lin Yi stood against the Sea God, so naturally he could no longer help Lin Yi hit back at a hater.
Who cared who that Yu Xiaogang was?
Even if he was impersonating a Shrek ancestor and tarnishing the ancestor's name here, Yun Ming could no longer trade insults with him in the comments.
Either way, he was just trash.
Still, Yun Ming did somewhat agree with the comment Yu Xiaogang had just posted.
If one lacked the strength, one should not presume to challenge a powerful opponent.
Soul Hunting in particular meant risking one's life.
As for the saying about many rings and bones or few rings and bones, Yun Ming still scoffed at it somewhat.
Fighting across levels was still possible.
So Yun Ming cursed Yu Xiaogang as trash in his heart.
At the same time, he watched the scene shown by the Heavenly Screen.
Lin Yi was still standing at the edge of the Evil Demon Forest, watching the chessboard space in the core region shatter.
The Heavenly Screen's broadcast had not cut off. Could it be that the battle was not over yet?
The next moment, dark clouds began to gather in the sky above the entire Evil Demon Forest.
Rumbling thunder shook heaven and earth.
Lightning bolts as thick as giant pythons stretched between heaven and earth.
"What's going on?"
Yun Ming watched the scene with a slight frown, somewhat uncertain what had happened.
Eastsea City.
Gu Yue watched the scene, a trace of surprise flashing through her eyes.
"This person is so good at exploiting loopholes?"