LIGHTNOVELSTORY Chapter 391 - 348: Path of Chess Duel_1
Chapter 391: Chapter 348: Path of Chess Duel_1
The Stone Turtle bore the chessboard!
At this moment, Jiang Li suddenly felt something.
Every step forward seemed like stepping into another space and time.
His gaze fell upon the chessboard.
Step by step, he eventually walked over.
As if blessed with an epiphany, he naturally sat down above the chessboard.
At that moment, the chessboard entered his view!
Black and white interlaced, yin and yang stretched across, light and darkness intertwined…
It seemed to possess infinite vitality, and it seemed to hide endless murderous intent…
“I understand now, this incomplete array is not perfect; it’s merely an introduction.”
“The true Three Lives Chess Array still needs to evolve…”
Jiang Li muttered to himself.
At this moment, he had understood.
——The chessboard that the Stone Turtle bore was not the complete Three Lives Chess Array.
It was like a key, an introduction, which if seen by someone with unparalleled talent, would inspire them, allow them to glimpse their own path of chess, and evolve their own Three Lives Chess Array!
And the chess array evolved by each person was different.
Reflecting on this, he instantly had an out-of-body experience!
“Senior brother…”
Wu Dade, taken aback, started to come forward, but was blocked by a paw from the Big Black Dog.
The Big Black Dog spoke with grave seriousness:
“Human Pet, don’t disturb him.”
“The Three Lives Chess Array… How is it similar to the ‘Summoning of Divine Spirits’ ritual of the Yang Realm… Someone can evolve the Three Lives Chess Array, does that mean they have completed the ritual?”
The Big Black Dog murmured to himself: “This is a trap… Setting a trap to attract the masters of the path of chess from the world, to evolve the Three Lives Chess Array, to complete the summoning ritual… Quite interesting.”
There was a sudden spark of curiosity in his canine eyes.
Upon hearing this, Wu Dade also stopped.
The air in the space seemed to fall into silence.
Shortly after.
Outside the great hall, Qian Tian Great Saint finally arrived, his face covered with sweat.
When he saw the scene inside the great hall, he too was startled!
Excitement and trembling filled his aged eyes!
“The Three Lives Chess Array… It really is the Three Lives Chess Array!”
“The Chess Emperor Qiankun once said, the divine turtle bears the chessboard, hiding the secrets of ages past… This is the place!”
“This supreme chess array is the source of his becoming the Chess Emperor…”
His eyes burned with passion!
As a descendant of the ancient Universe Chess Emperor, he knew many secrets.
The reason why the Universe Chess Emperor was able to become an emperor was because he had once seen the Three Lives Chess Array!
The Universe Chess Emperor, even after attaining emperorship, spent his entire life comprehending this chess game!
When the Universe Chess Emperor passed away, he even left a brand about the Three Lives Chess Array behind, which was passed down so that his descendants could comprehend it from generation to generation.
Qiantian Chess Saint, a prodigy from childhood, became a Chess Saint Monarch on his journey, and tens of thousands of years ago, full of ambition, he decided to search for the true Three Lives Chess Array.
Because the brand left by the Ancestor Emperor was merely a shadow of the Three Lives Chess Array, only the true Three Lives Chess Array contained the great opportunities that would allow him to evolve his own path of chess.
However, at that time, he encountered Ji Xuanyuan and was slain by Ji Xuanyuan in front of the Three Lives Great Marsh.
Had it not been for the intervention of the Celestial Tribe and some unspeakable beings, it would have been impossible for him to appear in this world again.
He sat in a coffin for hundreds of thousands of years.
Continuously deducing the brand left by the Ancestor Emperor.
In this life, he was certain that he had grasped the true secrets of the Three Lives Chess Array.
“The Three Lives Chess Array… is prepared for me!”
He muttered to himself, stepping forward.
As if drawn by a strange power, he naturally sat on the opposite side of the Three Lives Chess Array.
Opposite to Jiang Li!
Boom!
At the instant when both chess players sat down, suddenly, billions of terrifying rays of light instantly enveloped the entire area.
The space transformed, and the rules replayed!
In an instant, everyone found themselves on the chessboard!
Within the chessboard, it seemed as if there were thousands of troops and horses, two armies facing each other!
“This is… a Chess Realm? We’ve been drawn into the Chess Realm… How is this possible!”
Jīnlán Saint Monarch gasped!
“Chess Realm, this involves the Imperial Path… Once one enters the Chess Realm, our life and death no longer belong to us, but to the chess players…”
Lord Jin Feng was also shocked!
The others were even more astonished.
“Above the sky vault… are there two chess players?”
Some even raised their eyes to see the scene above the Chess Realm.
Those were two terrifyingly immense figures, so large they overshadowed everything, one black, one white!
They were the projections of the chess players within the Chess Realm… the Divine Spirits of the Chess Realm!
Masters of everything within the Chess Realm!
“Qian Tian Great Saint, we should not have entered!”
Tian Haoyuan of the Celestial Tribe was also anxious at the moment, shouting to the figure above!
But their calls were destined not to reach outside the Chess Realm at this moment.
How can a chess piece influence the chess players?
At this very moment, on the other side of the Chess Realm, Wu Dade and others were also stunned.
He noticed that the four from the Ji Family and himself had been sucked in.
Only the Big Black Dog was not!
“Damn it… what’s going on?”
He was somewhat confused!
Meanwhile.
Inside the great hall.
Jiang Li and Qian Tian were both in trance-like states.
They seemed to forget everything outside and focused only on the Three Lives Chess Array.
The two were going to compete by deducing the incomplete array on the board and evolving their own understanding of the Three Lives Chess Array!
Outside the great hall, all the Ancient Clans, as well as Wu Dade and the others inside, had vanished.
Only a single Big Black Dog sat indifferently to the side.
Suddenly, Qian Tian raised his hand and made a move!
A black piece!
As the black piece was placed down, Jiang Li also raised his hand, placing a white piece.
It was at that instant.
Within the Chess Realm.
Boom!
It was like stars falling from the sky!
On the intersecting black and white lines, the two opposing armies began to surround and attack each other in an instant!
Terrifying auras kept bursting forth!
Some of the Ancient Clan powerhouses nearby were blasted into mist blood!
Screams of agony rose continuously!
“No… We must not get caught in the array!”
Even those at the Saint Monarch level had now turned pale with fear and hurriedly fled.
But at the next moment, another star-like chess piece fell.
Some who had fled directly collided with the two engaging armies!
They were instantly turned to ashes!
“No… inside this chess domain, there’s nowhere safe… we can’t escape!”
At this moment, Tian Haoyuan was also in panic.
But there was nothing he could do!
“Young Master Wu, what should we do?”
Ji Tianpan, at this moment, also asked Wu Dade with a tense face.
Wu Dade glanced up at the Sky Vault, gritted his teeth, and said:
“What can we do?”
“Lie down!”
“Whatever, my brother will not lose, we won’t die!”
Having said that, he really did lie down!
Ji Tianpan and the others were astonished, wasn’t his heart too big?
“Saint Master…”
Ji Changming looked at Ji Tianpan with trepidation.
Ji Tianpan pondered for a while, gritted his teeth, and said, “Lie down!”
…
Chess pieces kept falling!
Both sides, as if thousands of troops were clashing, numerous times the fire of war even spread to the surroundings of Wu Dade and the others.
But Wu Dade simply wouldn’t budge!
He remained unharmed throughout!
Conversely, it was those Ancient Clan powerhouses who, like headless flies, fled everywhere, many of them getting caught in the killing formation and turned into ashes!
“Stop running!”
Tian Haoyuan gritted his teeth and said, “Stay put, it’s all about fate now, running around could really get people killed!”
Hearing this, the rest of the Saint Monarchs nodded and gathered together.
…
In the great hall.
Jiang Li and Chess Emperor Qiankun continued to play their pieces!
“Everything is only in my heart…”
Chess Emperor Qiankun stared intently at the chessboard and murmured, “I have deduced millions of times, the Three Lives endgame, no one wielding the pieces could possibly beat me…”
Three hundred moves had already been played by both parties!
Sweat poured down Jiang Li’s face, but he was completely unaware of it.
Chess Emperor Qiankun’s brow trembled.
A mysterious aura enveloped both of them.
It was the reflection of the killing formations against each other!
Once the game was decided, the life and death of the two of them would also be immediately apparent!
The chess game had reached the final critical moment.
The white and black pieces, from the remnants of the initial Three Lives Chess Array, had now evolved into two intertwining “great dragons”!
“To think that I’ve been pushed to this point… to be pushed to this point!”
The Qian Tian Great Saint murmured, and suddenly, he raised his hand and said:
“I am heaven, and the chessboard is earth… to give rise to life again, the Three Lives Chess Array shall serve me… five hundred from the Human Race, fall into the position of the five elements… and combine to strike!”
In an instant, within the chess domain.
A thought entered the minds of everyone from the Celestial Tribe.
It was an order from the Qian Tian Great Saint!
“Five hundred from the Human Race… take up the positions of the five elements!”
The final killing move from the Qian Tian Great Saint’s chess play was about to be made.
“Quick, five hundred Human Race talents… just get past this one, and you’ll be disciples of our Celestial Tribe!”
Tian Haoyuan also yelled out, suddenly turning his gaze to the five hundred human talents they had brought with them.
In an instant, these individuals, following the instructions of the Qian Tian Great Saint, took their respective places on the chessboard!
“No, that’s not right… Saint Monarch, we’re missing someone!”
Just then, someone from among the group suddenly spoke up, saying, “We only have ninety-nine here!”
Upon hearing this, Tian Haoyuan instantly froze.
Tian Zhiming hurriedly looked over as well.
“Missing… Ao Wushuang?!”
Tian Zhiming was immediately shocked; his impression of Ao Wushuang was far too profound, for that guy had tried to escape halfway through.
God damn it… despite all the precautions, that guy still managed to run?
This was trouble, big trouble…
“What are we going to do now…”
Tian Zhiming looked towards Tian Haoyuan.
Tian Haoyuan gritted his teeth and said:
“You go!”
Tian Zhiming said, “But I’m not a Human Race…”
The expression on Tian Haoyuan’s face darkened; he was utterly reluctant to admit that the Celestial Tribe shared the same blood as the Human Race, for it was a great shame.
But now there was no other choice, he could only say in a solemn voice:
“The effect will be the same.”
Tian Zhiming, although extremely reluctant, had no choice but to steel himself and took the position that should have belonged to Ao Wushuang!
…
At that moment, by an empty pond.
“I’m done for, the place is full of chess arrays… I, Old Ao, am likely to be trapped here to death!”
Ao Wushuang’s face was full of misery because, although he had managed to avoid the doom ahead, he was unable to escape the chess arrays spread throughout Daze!
He didn’t dare to take a single misstep!
He couldn’t help feeling sorrow, tears streaming down his face as he looked up to the heavens and said:
“Celestial Tribe, you bunch of beasts, why did you bring me here?!”
“You’ve trapped me!!!”
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