The memories of all humanity are awakening, except for mine.

"You think you can change your fate like this? How naive!"

A cold glint flashed in his eyes as he pointed at Jiang Chuan.

"Humans will be trampled to pieces by the demons sooner or later! Killing you is just a matter of convenience."

The Bull Demon King stood up despite the pain, and the leg that had been torn off by the White Tiger grew back under the impetus of his demonic power.

He glared at the evil demon within him and sternly rebuked it.

"Come at me if you dare! What kind of skill is it to bully the weak?"

His body was filled with demonic energy, clearly ready to fight against the evil inner demon.

However, the evil demon in his heart just smiled coldly, his eyes full of disdain.

"Skill? The winner takes all, the loser is condemned."

"Ha, you want to talk to me about skills?"

"You're nothing but a lackey of the demon race, daring to collude with humans! You deserve to die!"

With a flick of his finger, an invisible force instantly locked onto the heart meridians of the Bull Demon King, Jiang Chuan, and Qing Yun, as if he were holding their hearts in his hand, ready to crush them at any moment.

"Since you want to die so badly, I'll grant your wish!"

The evil demon spoke in a chilling tone, for the verdict of their deaths had already been handed down.

Jiang Chuan and Qing Yun exchanged a glance, both seeing the determination and resilience in each other's eyes.

They understood that only by fighting side by side could they possibly break this hopeless situation.

However, faced with the powerful demonic energy of the Evil Heart Demon, which could control life and death, they couldn't help but feel powerless, as if all their efforts would be in vain.

At this critical moment, a strong spiritual energy fluctuation suddenly erupted from a corner of the chessboard space, and a crack tore open like lightning.

Immediately afterwards, two figures shot out from within.

It was Li Chunfeng and Shen Jing!

"Jiang Chuan, I'm here!"

With Li Chunfeng's help, Shen Jing managed to tear open a crack, and the two of them forced their way in!

"Shen Jing?!"

Jiang Chuan was somewhat surprised, not expecting Shen Jing to bring Li Chunfeng in at this time.

Li Chunfeng held a Bagua compass, his face serious, while Shen Jing gripped his long sword tightly, his eyes gleaming.

As soon as they appeared, the two joined the battle without hesitation, facing their inner demons.

"You two?"

"How did you get in?"

"There's no time to talk about that, let's deal with the immediate problem first!"

Li Chunfeng held the Bagua compass and said with a serious expression.

The evil demon was clearly not expected that reinforcements would appear. A hint of surprise flashed in his eyes, but he quickly regained his cold smile.

"It seems you people are truly courting death."

"Alright, let me take care of it all at once to save myself the trouble!"

Seeing this, Jiang Chuan's eyes flashed with determination, while he reminded the two of their presence.

"This demon is called the Evil Chess Demon, and we are currently on his chessboard."

"He's invincible inside!"

"Evil Heart Demon, you are too arrogant!"

Li Chunfeng snorted coldly, and the Bagua compass in his hand instantly emitted a dazzling light. Mysterious runes swirled around it, forming a sturdy protective shield that enveloped the four of them.

Shen Jingze's gaze was like lightning, his sword aimed at the evil demon in E Yi's heart.

"With demons and monsters running rampant, how can humanity stand idly by! Today, we shall join forces to slay these demons and monsters and restore peace and order to the world!"

"What a boastful statement!"

The evil demon sneered repeatedly. With a wave of his hand, an even more terrifying demonic power swept over and headed straight for the four of them.

However, the protective shield released by Li Chunfeng's Bagua compass steadily blocked the impact without causing any damage.

Jiang Chuan's eyes widened; Li Chunfeng's defense was indeed heaven-defying.

"Li Chunfeng, how long can this protective shield last?"

Jiang Chuan gripped the Dragon Roar Sword tightly, anxiously asking in his heart.

Li Chunfeng smiled faintly.

"Rest assured, this Bagua compass is the most precious treasure of our Divination Master Alliance, and it is enough to resist powerful enemies for a time."

"We need to seize this opportunity to find a way out of this predicament as soon as possible, otherwise we may be powerless to reverse the situation once the protective shield fails."

Upon hearing this, Qingyun immediately exchanged glances with Jiang Chuan and Shen Jing.

The three nodded in unison, deciding to use this brief buffer time to find the key to solving the game.

"Qingyun, let's join forces and try again to trigger the spiritual energy fluctuations within the chessboard," Jiang Chuan suggested in a low voice.

Qingyun nodded in agreement, and the two once again brandished their longswords. The jade sword and the dragon's roar sword complemented each other, and the emerald sword energy intertwined with the power of thunder, impacting the chessboard like a storm.

Shen Jing stood guard by the side, keeping a close eye on the movements of the evil demon in his heart, in case he took the opportunity to launch a surprise attack.

Within the chessboard space, the fluctuations of spiritual energy grew increasingly intense. The black and white chess pieces seemed to be summoned by something, and began to move at an accelerated pace, resembling a grand game of chess between heaven and earth.

Li Chunfeng, meanwhile, was observing everything intently, trying to find a flaw in this unpredictable game of chess.

"found it!"

Li Chunfeng suddenly shouted and swiftly tapped the Bagua compass with his finger. A beam of golden light shot into the chessboard and landed precisely on a certain chess piece.

"Now! Jiang Chuan, Qing Yun, look!" Li Chunfeng shouted.

Jiang Chuan and Qing Yun followed the golden light and saw that the chess piece illuminated by the golden light had formed a subtle connection with the other chess pieces, creating a hidden path.

This path is like an invisible key, quietly unlocking the chessboard's constraints.

"So that's how it is! This is the solution to break the deadlock!"

Jiang Chuan's eyes gleamed with excitement. He turned to look at Qing Yun, and the two smiled at each other, as if they could see the dawn of victory.

"Your game is over!"

Jiang Chuan raised the Dragon Roar Sword high, his voice loud and resolute, echoing across the chessboard like thunder.

Evil Heart Demon's expression changed, clearly sensing the danger.

He roared, ready to launch another attack, but at that moment, the chess piece that was lit up with golden light suddenly burst out with dazzling light, like a star exploding, instantly illuminating the entire chessboard.

"No...impossible!"

The evil demon's eyes widened. He tried his best to control the game, but the power was like a wild horse that had broken free of his reins and was no longer under his control.

"How could you lowly villains possibly break my Demon Chessboard?"

"break!"

Jiang Chuan, Qing Yun, and Shen Jing attacked simultaneously, their sword energy, lightning, and sword light intertwining to form a dazzling light screen that rushed straight towards the key chess piece.

"boom--"

After a deafening roar, the chessboard space trembled violently, and a massive crack suddenly opened in the center of the chessboard, like a chasm at the beginning of time, swallowing the evil chess demon and the pack of greedy wolves. The chessboard world collapsed, and Jiang Chuan and the others felt a sudden darkness before their eyes. The next moment, they found themselves back in the real world.

The chessboard that once imprisoned them is now a pile of fragments scattered on the ground.

"We...succeeded?"

Li Chunfeng frowned, staring ahead. Although the chessboard had been destroyed, an uneasy premonition filled his heart.

He said in a deep voice, "No! We haven't succeeded yet!"

Before he finished speaking, the space in front of him seemed to echo his worries.

After a moment of distortion, the figure of the Evil Demon reappeared, a cold and wicked smile curving its lips.

His gaze swept over Jiang Chuan, Qing Yun, Shen Jing, and the Bull Demon King, and he sneered, "You guys are quite clever; you actually managed to break my Demon Chessboard."

"But the game has just begun."

As the evil demon finished speaking, the surrounding environment changed drastically once again.

The familiar scene vanished in an instant, replaced by a vast, boundless, mysterious, and desolate universe.

A dazzling galaxy, like ribbons, weaves across the dark sky, with countless stars twinkling with a faint yet resolute light, as if telling the story of the universe's solitude and eternity.

Like shooting stars, meteorites streaked across the silent night sky, trailing long, fiery tails and leaving behind brief but dazzling trails.

Those meteorites were not stationary; they were moving through the air at speeds imperceptible to the naked eye, as if following some unknown cosmic law in their journey.

In this vast and boundless cosmic landscape, a thick, oppressive atmosphere quietly permeates the air, as if even the starlight is being eroded, becoming dim and blurry.

A chill ran from the soles of my feet straight up to the top of my head, making it impossible to ignore the strangeness and danger of this universe.

Just as everyone was stunned by this sudden phenomenon and had not yet recovered, a deafening roar suddenly rang out, making people's hearts tremble.

Everyone looked in the direction of the sound and saw a huge, strange creature rushing towards them from the depths of the distant starry sky.

It was a lion with two sharp horns, its wings spread out like two dark clouds that blotted out the sun, stirring up gusts of wind with each flap of its wings, churning the trajectories of the surrounding stars.

This Chaos Beast's appearance is absolutely terrifying.

Its two horns shimmered with a captivating purple light, like two alluring gems embedded in the dark universe, swirling with eerie energy ripples.

Its entire body is covered with thick black mane, each hair seemingly containing the power of thunder, with tiny sparks of electricity occasionally jumping within it, as if it might unleash destructive power at any moment.

Especially those fangs, so white they were blinding, sharp and ferocious, like two swords that could cleave the heavens and the earth, as if with the slightest movement they could tear the entire universe in two.

The Demonic Heart of Evil watched the Chaos Beasts descend, its eyes flashing with a cold light, a cruel smile playing on its lips: "Next, you will become food for this chaos!"

"What...what kind of monster is this?"

Shen Jing stared in disbelief at the enormous creature that roared in from the depths of the universe.

He gripped the longsword tightly, and the runes on the blade seemed to sense his tension, trembling slightly and emitting a faint blue light.

"A Chaos Beast?"

Jiang Chuan frowned. He had read about such strange beasts in ancient books, but what he saw with his own eyes was far more powerful than he had imagined.

He glanced at Qingyun beside him, whose face was also pale, clearly also quite frightened by this sudden change.

"The Chaos Beast, also known as the World Devourer, is said to have been born at the beginning of the universe and possesses the power to devour all things."

Qingyun's voice trembled slightly, "I never expected that this Evil Heart Demon could summon such a ferocious being."

"Devouring everything?"

The Bull Demon King's eyes widened like copper bells, and a look of fear appeared on his rugged face. "Does that mean that none of us can escape this calamity?"

"What are you afraid of!"

Li Chunfeng snorted coldly. Although he was equally shocked, he knew he must not show any fear at this moment.

He straightened his back, the Bagua compass in his hand gleaming, and said calmly, "Although the Chaos Beast is strong, it is not invincible."

"Moreover, he was merely summoned; he did not exist in his own right."

"In other words, this Chaos Beast is not as powerful as he is at his full strength."

"Since we can break his demonic chess game, we can defeat this Chaos Beast."

"Easy for you to say. Do you even know the characteristics of Chaos Beasts?"

Shen Jing retorted, a hint of anxiety in his voice, "It's said to continuously absorb the enemy's power, growing stronger with each battle. How can we possibly contend with it?"

“Indeed, the power of the Chaos Beast originates from chaos, which is boundless and endless. How can we possibly contend with it?”

Qingyun echoed, his voice filled with helplessness.

Seeing this, Jiang Chuan took a deep breath and stepped forward: "Everyone, panicking won't help."

"No matter how strong the Chaos Beast is, it was summoned by the Evil Game Heart Demon, and its actions are inevitably controlled by it."

"Our first task is to find the weakness in the evil chess demon, which may lead us to a way to deal with the Chaos Beast."

"Jiang Chuan is right."

Li Chunfeng nodded in agreement, "Since the evil demon has trapped us here, it must have some ulterior motive."

"He can't be completely unprepared. We just need to observe calmly and we'll surely find an opportunity to counterattack."

"Observe? Observe what?"

The Bull Demon King was getting impatient. "That Chaos Beast is getting closer and closer. If we don't make a move soon, it might swallow us whole!"

"Don't be impatient yet."

Jiang Chuan reassured him, "Look, although that Chaos Beast is aggressive, it doesn't seem to move very nimbly."

"Every time it moves, it consumes a lot of energy and stirs up stellar storms."

"This means that the Chaos Beast's actions are restricted in some way, which may be our breakthrough point."

Upon hearing this, everyone looked up at the Chaos Beast.

It moved slowly through the starry sky, each flap of its wings causing chaos in the trajectories of the surrounding stars, clearly indicating, as Jiang Chuan had said, that its movements were indeed greatly restricted.

"Brother, you're right."

A glint of light flashed in Qingyun's eyes. "The Chaos Beast may seem invincible, but its movements are actually restricted. Perhaps we can use this to devise a tactic to deal with it."

"Yes."

Li Chunfeng nodded in agreement, "As long as we grasp the patterns of the Chaos Beasts' actions and cooperate seamlessly, we may not be without a fighting chance."

"it is good!"

Shen Jing slapped his thigh, his fighting spirit rekindled, "Let's do it this way!"

"Then let's get started."

Jiang Chuan raised the Dragon Roar Sword, the lightning on its blade echoing the emerald green sword energy of Qingyun.

"Chaos Beast, here we come!" Bull Demon King roared, brandishing his iron cudgel, and charged towards the ferocious beast.

"Everyone, please be careful!"

Li Chunfeng gave a reminder, and then followed suit, his Bagua compass shining brightly as he prepared for this life-or-death battle.

"Chaos Beast, today is your end!"

Qingyun and Shen Jing shouted in unison, following closely behind the Bull Demon King, and together they faced the terrifying being from the depths of the universe.

The Chaos Beast opened its blood-red maw and let out a deafening roar, as if mocking these humans who dared to challenge its authority. (End of Chapter)