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Grasping Evil (Web Novel) - Chapter 1233: Might of Two Lifetimes, the Cosmos Forever Cleft!
Chapter 1233: Might of Two Lifetimes, the Cosmos Forever Cleft!
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The cultivation of the Liangyi Four Symbols is not an overnight achievement. With Ning Fan’s current four symbols Dao practice, he is still unable to achieve a heart-to-heart connection with the young devil spirit.
Every time he opens his eyes, he cannot remember what he experienced in that lifetime of reincarnation as a young devil spirit.
Between him and that young devil spirit, there has always been a layer of separation, which, given Ning Fan’s current cultivation, is far from being able to uncover.
That layer of separation is called reincarnation.
The cultivation of Liangyi Four Symbols is fraught with difficulties, but fortunately, every time Ning Fan awakens from the devil spirit form, he extracts a small amount of Yin and Yang Qi from the conversion of two cycles of reincarnation.
After hundreds of days of cultivation, he can roughly extract one stream of Yin and Yang Qi.
At least a million streams of Yin and Yang Qi are required to activate the Taiji Genesis and Termination Realm.
The cultivation of Liangyi Four Symbols cannot be achieved in a short period, and Ning Fan does not expect to cultivate this Great Divine Power in a short time.
He has not forgotten that his main task in the Four Corners Chess Realm is not cultivation, but to play every chess game well for Bei Xiao Man.
Within the Four Corners Chess Realm, Ning Fan repeatedly sets out to annihilate the enemy’s chess soldiers; in the real world, Bei Xiao Man repeatedly defeats opponents, with her ranking of victories climbing higher and higher.
wins, 0 losses!
In a blink of an eye, Bei Xiao Man has won 13 games in a row, and each game is a crushing victory, often resulting in a complete defeat for the opponent right after the game begins.
On the Eastern Palace’s seat, the Great Elder was furious, for he had secretly arranged a bunch of Six Bo country masters for Bei Xiao Man, yet not one could end her winning streak.
Huang Longshi, Shi Xiangxia, Xu Xingyou, Liu Zhongfu... one Northern Heaven master after another fell at Bei Xiao Man’s hands, and they lost without any recourse.
Gradually, Bei Xiao Man’s record reached 35 wins, 0 losses.
The powerful masters have been defeated by Bei Xiao Man, and the remaining players clearly cannot shake Bei Xiao Man’s winning streak.
Thus, the Great Elder became anxious!
Anxiety was inevitable, as the Stone Chamber Mountain chess battle adopted a 50-game system, with each person playing only 50 games.
After 50 games, rankings are determined by win-loss records.
If there are people with the same win-loss records, they compete against one another to determine superiority.
At this pace, Bei Xiao Man could soon finish 50 games with an all-win record, securing the top position!
Although the second round significant test is trivial, the Great Elder cannot stand for West Palace’s people to shine, especially if the one shining is Yuan Yao’s daughter.
Just as he was anxiously waiting, suddenly a disciple from the Eastern Palace responsible for connections came to report, "Good news, good news! The Chess Revered One has agreed to our request and is heading this way! However, the agreed price must be doubled!"
"What! The Chess Revered One is willing to help us? How long will it take for him to arrive?" The Great Elder was overjoyed, believing that once the Chess Revered One arrived, Bei Xiao Man’s winning streak would surely be ended.
"The Chess Revered One has transmitted that he is in the nearby starry sky and will definitely arrive within five games!" reported the Eastern Palace disciple.
"Good, good, good! As long as the Chess Revered One is willing to come, even if the price is doubled, or tenfold, the Eastern Palace will accept! This time, I must curb the West Palace’s arrogance!"
The Great Elder smiled coldly, curious to see if Bei Xiao Man would still be able to keep her good luck after the Chess Revered One arrived.
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wins, 0 losses.
wins, 0 losses.
wins, 0 losses.
Bei Xiao Man’s victories continued to mount, and eventually, she grew numb to the ease of winning effortlessly.
"Is it Little Fan Fan, is he helping me win all the way..." Bei Xiao Man felt secretly delighted within.
Despite how foolish she might be, she became vaguely aware of who was responsible for all this.
No matter who the opponent is!
No matter how strong the opponent’s chess soldiers and generals are!
She could instantly wipe out all of the opponent’s chess pieces!
All this, simply because she had a chess demon like Ning Fan, who was immensely powerful!
The feeling of being protected by her own face partner, indescribably sweetened Bei Xiao Man’s heart.
Although winning by lying down felt great, the question remained, how could her Little Fan Fan be so formidable...
She still held the impression of Ning Fan from the past. Hundreds of years ago, Ning Fan was just a small old monster in the Endless Sea of the Rain World; hundreds of years later, he could make the Northern Heavenly Power chess soldiers search all over the ground for teeth?
"Little Fan Fan previously told me he was actually a Heaven-Reversed Immortal King; could it be that this wasn’t just a joke? Good heavens, he has indeed become an Immortal King, one who took just hundreds of years, and even emerged from the Rain World! Yet I still thought of him as Void Refinement..."
At this thought, Bei Xiao Man found herself unable to feel joyful, instead blushing and covering her face.
Embarrassing, so embarrassing!
She had foolishly considered Ning Fan as a Void Refinement junior before. How dumb must she be to mistake an Immortal King for a Void Refinement...
How stupid must she be to be so bold as to treat an Immortal Emperor old monster as a face partner...
"What is Mistress Xiao Man doing, that face-covering gesture, is it celebrating thirty-eight consecutive wins..." Eldest sister Bei Shi and third sister Bei Li silently paid attention to Bei Xiao Man.
"Well well well, from my understanding of Mistress Xiao Man, whenever she cries over her own foolishness, she always covers her face like a defeated dog. I suspect she’s encountered another incident this time, made herself cry with her pig brain." Second sister Bei Qinghan, covering her face with a fan, mockingly remarked with a yin-yang tone.
"Speaking of, what kind of chess soldiers did Mistress Xiao Man invite? Could it be a Pinnacle Immortal King? Otherwise, unless an Immortal Emperor steps in, who could slaughter indiscriminately in the Four Corners Chess Realm, achieving thirty-eight consecutive wins?" Bei Shi and Bei Li, not having been keeping track of Bei Xiao Man recently, were unaware that Ning Fan was a towering presence by Mistress Xiao Man’s side.
"Well well well, Mistress Xiao Man indeed invited an extraordinary figure. Is it a Pinnacle Immortal King, I don’t know; the skill of stealing jade and scent certainly crowns Northern Heaven." Nonsense, someone capable of collecting Mistress Xiao Man and mother entirely, how could their woman-playing level not be high? Bei Qinghan maliciously fantasized about unimaginable scenes between Ning Fan and Mistress Xiao Man and mother, the thought growing ever more thrilling.
"Stealing jade and scent? Who did Mistress Xiao Man invite as formidable chess soldiers, could it be an evil Taoist patriarch?" Bei Shi and Bei Li immediately became exceedingly worried.
They worried Mistress Xiao Man would suffer! Concerned that Mistress Xiao Man would pay an excessively steep price just for a moment of triumph! Could an evil patriarch-level master be moved so easily? Either you pay a hefty price, or they have other calculations...
"Well well well, whether they are from the evil Dao, I don’t know, but he has definitely slept with Mistress Xiao Man." Bei Qinghan intentionally withheld Ning Fan’s true identity, misleading her two sisters with words. She enjoyed seeing her sisters worried.
Upon hearing this, Bei Shi and Bei Li were both anxious. They couldn’t imagine that Mistress Xiao Man, to beseech an evil Dao figure, might have offered her own body... that silly girl, why make such a sacrifice for just winning the second round?
"No, she’s doing it for mother! She’s surely aiming to dominate the second round, thereby earning face for her mother in front of all Northern Heaven! But if this happens, how can the Water Sect rest easy? Once exposed, the Water Sect, mindful of their dignity, will certainly not spare Mistress Xiao Man!"
Bei Shi and Bei Li quickly figured out the crux, touched by Mistress Xiao Man’s filial piety of sacrificing herself to feed demons and worried about Mistress Xiao Man’s future.
In the break between matches, the two sisters found Yuan Yao, wanting to talk to their mother about Mistress Xiao Man’s matter and devise a way to protect Mistress Xiao Man.
However, Yuan Yao was so entranced that she didn’t notice her two daughters talking to her, despite shouting, she didn’t respond.
Helpless, the two sisters could only return to prepare for the next game’s match, planning to discuss the matter with their mother once the second round ended.
Yuan Yao was too focused!
She concentrated on spreading her spirit sense, watching Mistress Xiao Man’s every match, not focusing on the game itself, but instead on a certain chess piece on the board.
She remembered that Ning Fan seemed to have become Mistress Xiao Man’s chess demon.
Would that young one be the contributor to Mistress Xiao Man’s thirty-eight consecutive victories?
What cultivation level could that young one reach...
wins, 0 losses!
wins, 0 losses!
Witnessing Mistress Xiao Man win another five games, and the promised Chess Revered One not yet arriving, the Great Elder was burning with anxiety.
He even prepared for the worst, bracing himself to accept the fact that disciples of the West Palace would claim first place in the chess battle.
But at this moment, overhead Stone Chamber Mountain, celestial music and chanting resounded, with eight young maidens carrying a flower sedan, riding the wind, approaching.
There is no isolation prohibition set up on the flower carriage, so a Master here only needs to sweep with their spirit sense to see that seated inside is a fat old man full of flesh.
The fat old man is hideous, yet his attire is a spotless woven cloud white robe, with a flower tucked into his hair.
As soon as they saw who it was, the group of cultivators immediately began to discuss among themselves.
"It is actually the Chess Revered One! Why has this old fellow come! Wasn’t he busy teaching a newly accepted female disciple..."
"You’re really ignorant. Several months ago, the newly accepted female disciple of this person suddenly died..."
"So tragic, how many times has this happened..."
"I heard that the last female disciple he toyed with had several chess pieces found inside her body. Who knows what way they died this time..."
"Strange, his reputation is too terrible, the Lost World Palace shouldn’t have invited him to the chess battle. Why has he come? Could he be here as a spectator?"
It turns out this fat old man is none other than the notorious Chess Revered One from North Heaven.
The Chess Revered One is called "Revered One", but he is actually a Five Tribulations Immortal King, hovering at the threshold of the Immortal Emperor Realm.
His methods are both bizarre and formidable; it is said that because of his desire for women, he provoked a certain Great Emperor of North Heaven and ended up defeating that Great Emperor.
Defeating an Immortal Emperor as an Immortal King, this displays the strength of his power.
More troubling is that he has a lineage! His master is a Quasi-Saint, known as True Lord Fuzhe, and he too is notorious throughout North Heaven!
If not for the atrocious reputation shared by the master and disciple, someone as formidable as the Chess Revered One would be well-received everywhere instead of facing such cold grievance.
"Strange, why has this person come?" Yuan Yao frowned; guests for the second round were all invited in advance, and she was sure the Chess Revered One was not on the invitation list.
Just hesitating whether to welcome this person, several elders of the Eastern Palace had already gone up ahead to greet him.
"Revered Elder, you have finally arrived, making us juniors wait eagerly!" The Great Elder bowed respectfully.
"Enough with the nonsense! Where is the reward? Without a reward, I wouldn’t lift a finger!" The Chess Revered One stepped down from the flower carriage, arrogantly.
"Haha, Revered Elder may rest assured, as long as you represent the lineage of our Eastern Palace in battle, the promised double reward will certainly be offered up!"
"Hahaha! Very well, very well, if that’s the case, after the chess battle ends, I’ll come to your Eastern Palace to choose twenty female disciples for my use..."
After speaking, the Chess Revered One went directly towards the chess battlefield, planning to temporarily participate in the chess battle as an Eastern Palace Chess Master!
Gasp!
Everyone present was astounded!
Nobody expected the Chess Revered One to directly participate in the chess battle and not just be a spectator!
And the Chess Revered One was actually invited by the Great Elder of the Lost World Palace, who offered a reward that required sacrificing twenty female disciples from the Eastern Palace...
"Hold on! This act is against the rules!" Yuan Yao must intervene.
Without rules, there can’t be order. Such important events as the Lost World Palace’s grand competition naturally have their rules, and should not be arbitrarily altered.
Firstly, the Chess Revered One is an outsider Chess Master, not a disciple or Guest Elder of the Lost World Palace; even if he participates in the second round, he can only participate as a Chess Soldier or Chess General, not as a Chess Master.
Secondly, the Chess Revered One arrived too late, the grand competition has been underway for quite a while, and according to the rules, joining the chess battle midway is not allowed.
More importantly, the dignified Lost World Palace should not offer women to curry favor with a nefarious person!
Though the Chess Revered One’s cultivations are high, Yuan Yao decided to argue her case, hoping the Chess Revered One would understand, not forcefully enter the competition, and not harm the female disciples of the Lost World Palace.
The Chess Revered One was very angry!
He didn’t come to participate in the chess battle willingly! If not for the humble request from the Great Elder of the Lost World Palace, offering double rewards, he wouldn’t bother coming to this crumbling mountain and play any silly chess games! Yes, his chess skills are high, but what of it! He’s more interested in playing with women!
Seeing someone preventing him from competing, the Chess Revered One wanted to explode on the spot, but when he saw that the one stopping him was Yuan Yao, the beauty, his anger suddenly changed to devilish lust.
A cold laugh quickly turned into an evil grin, "Amusing, amusing! Simply a Shedding Void Stage girl, daring to disrespect an old man! Be careful that after the chess battle, I don’t sneak into your fragrant boudoir at night for a visit! Hahaha!"
Arrogant, extremely arrogant!
Yuan Yao, though lesser, is still nominally the Sect Master of the Lost World Palace; this person’s taunting words completely disregarded the Lost World Palace, leading to anger amongst many disciples, yet they dared not speak out.
Chess Revered One’s background is deep, with True Lord Fuzhe, a Quasi-Saint, standing behind him. Ordinary people naturally dare not offend the Chess Revered One, even several Immortal Emperor elders of the Lost World Palace dare not offend him!
"Senior, mind your words! How noble is my sect’s Sect Master, her purity isn’t something you can destroy!" Before Yuan Yao could express anger, several elders of the West Palace surprisingly stepped up to protect Yuan Yao, leaving everyone stunned.
Confusing, really confusing!
Wasn’t it said that Yuan Yao, the Palace Master, is quite unwelcome in the Lost World Palace?
Wasn’t it said that even elders of the same lineage from the West Palace disrespect Yuan Yao immensely?
Then, who can explain why these West Palace elders have taken some wrong medicine to show such loyalty, openly opposing the Chess Revered One?
"What!"
The Chess Revered One was taken aback; despite his terrible reputation, he is after all a Pinnacle Immortal King capable of battling Immortal Emperors, with a Quasi-Saint master backing him. Since when could disciples of True Immortal Realm from the Lost World Palace openly defy him?
Has the world changed, no longer valuing strength?"
"Good, very good then, it seems this old man’s absence has led many to forget my ferocious reputation." The Chess Revered One sneered softly.
Indeed, North Heaven is a place that values rule of law, where everything must adhere to the Heavenly Decrees set by the Four Oceans Sect.
But that doesn’t mean he can’t slightly punish those True Immortal juniors!
The Chess Revered One sneered while reaching out his fat hand, and as mana poured from his palm, pieces that seemed both real and illusory suddenly appeared in his hand.
"This, this is the traces of the Chess Dao!"
"Not good! This old fellow intends to bully us with superior power, using the Wisdom Demon Chess against us!"
Rumor says the Chess Revered One practices traces of the Chess Dao, and based on these traces, he created a series of powerful Divine Skills, among which one is called the Wisdom Demon Chess.
Those hit by the Wisdom Demon Chess have their spirit awareness and Dao Enlightenment lowered, with the reduced parts proportionally fed back to the Chess Revered One himself, making his own wit and Dao Enlightenment far surpass those of ordinary people.
These West Palace elders dared to defy the Chess Revered One only because of Ning Fan’s reputation; now seeing the Chess Revered One make a brutal move, they suddenly winced.
Intending to meekly apologize and make amends, suddenly a furious shout came from outside Stone Chamber Mountain.
"Who dares to act wildly on Stone Chamber Mountain! Who dares to disrespect Palace Master Yuan Yao!"
The furious shout bore the might of the Immortal Emperor, arriving suddenly, flawless in its might, and it locked onto the Chess Revered One.
Unprepared, the Chess Revered One was struck at the Heart Spirit by the shout, causing a mana stutter, and the Wisdom Demon Chess brewing in his hand dissipated simultaneously.
"Which Immortal Emperor friend did shout? Please reveal yourself!" The Chess Revered One lost face, secretly resenting, thinking it must be an Immortal Emperor from the Lost World Palace seeing their disciple bullied, lending a hand.
But he guessed wrong.
In fact, recently, several Immortal Emperor elders of the Lost World Palace are in closed-door meditation, helping the Four Oceans Sect refine a magical treasure to deal with the different races of the Northern Boundary River.
Because of this, the elders in retreat are not aware of outside affairs, and don’t know their disciples are being bullied on Stone Chamber Mountain, much less possible for them to take action.
Sure enough, the one who took action wasn’t an Immortal Emperor from the Lost World Palace, but Emperor Haisha from the Haisha Sect!
"Why him! Why would he meddle in the Lost World Palace’s affairs!"
The Chess Revered One was puzzled.
Most Masters present were also perplexed by this, only a few knew why Emperor Haisha took action!
Of course, it was for the favor of the Ancient Great Cultivator, Zhao Jian!
Ning Fan has been stirring chaos on the West Palace Island without hiding his actions; anyone with some ability can inquire into Ning Fan’s recent deeds.
Emperor Haisha glanced at Yuan Yao imperceptibly. The reason he took action was to stand up for this woman.
Because this woman is not ordinary!
Because this woman is favored by Senior Zhao Jian!
Normally, he certainly wouldn’t want to make an enemy of the Chess Revered One, such a dangerous person.
But under no circumstances should the Chess Revered One have disrespected Yuan Yao, disrespected Senior Zhao’s woman!
He received a great favor from Senior Zhao, should have died in the lightning tribulation, but was saved by Senior Zhao.
He owes Senior Zhao a life!
If you owe a life, you should repay it with your own life!
"Daoist Hai Sha, what do you mean by this! I have no quarrel with the youngsters of the Lost World Palace and did not provoke your Haisha Sect disciples, so why are you causing trouble! Do you think I’m weak and easy to bully! Or do you think my master is weak and easy to bully? I heard you just succeeded in your tribulation, luckily surviving another period of great heavenly tribulation, so you better not overextend yourself!" The Chess Revered One feared his reputation might not intimidate the elderly Immortal Emperor Haisha, so he mentioned his master.
If it were someone else, they might be frightened by the Chess Revered One’s Quasi-Saint master.
But who is the Haisha Emperor! He is a devotee of Moral Sage, and in this life, he only respects Senior Zhao!
Even if your master is just a First Order Quasi-Saint, even if they are an Ancient Great Cultivator like Senior Zhao, I still won’t tolerate you bullying a senior’s family member!
"Chess Lou! Whatever you do in the Lost World Palace, I can ignore, but if you dare disrespect the Head of Yuanyao Palace again, I’ll spill blood in the North Heaven today to make you pay the price!"
The fury in the Haisha Emperor’s eyes carried a hint of madness, that was the madness of a devotee!
The Chess Revered One was startled by the madness in the Haisha Emperor’s words, wondering if this guy had gone stupid from his tribulation, always ready to stake his life on something.
Yuan Yao was also a bit confused, she had no relationship with the Haisha Sect, and even if she did, with her minimal cultivation, she was not qualified to be strongly protected by a dignified Immortal Emperor.
Things were indeed getting stranger...
"Hmph! Others fear your Haisha, but I’m not afraid!" The Chess Revered One was wary of the Haisha Emperor’s aura, but showed no sign of weakness in his words.
Unexpectedly, just as his words fell, another Immortal Emperor’s voice came from outside Stone Chamber Mountain.
"One Daoist Hai Sha is not enough, how about adding me to the mix!"
Another Immortal Emperor appeared, standing by the Haisha Emperor.
"It’s Taoli True Person! Wasn’t he busy with his teachings today, with no time to watch the second round, why did he suddenly come here!"
More and more people were surprised; no one expected that just watching a chess battle at Stone Chamber Mountain could turn into a confrontation among several North Heaven ancestors.
The newcomer was Taoli True Person, a Sixth Calamity Great Emperor. The reason he came to Stone Chamber Mountain was not out of interest in the chess battle, but because he sensed someone daring to disrespect Yuan Yao!
Just like the Haisha Emperor, Taoli True Person is also a faithful devotee of the Ancient Great Cultivator Zhao Jian!
The Chess Revered One bullied others; he could ignore it. But should he dare to be disrespectful to Yuan Yao, he would stake his life to make the Chess Revered One pay the price!
"What a joke, why is this old geezer also standing up for the Lost World Palace?" The Chess Revered One’s face grew somewhat serious.
One Haisha Emperor was already a headache, and now with a Taoli True Person, he had to restrain himself today, or he would suffer a big loss.
"Hmph! I only want to play a game of chess, so why do you old guys keep blocking me!" The Chess Revered One’s tone softened noticeably.
However, Taoli True Person’s tone remained strong, pointing directly at the Chess Revered One’s nose, rebuking like a disciplining master, "Playing chess? What qualifications do you have to participate in the Stone Chamber Mountain chess battle, did the Head of Yuanyao Palace agree?"
"Pe-Per-Person of Taoli, this matter doesn’t require the sect master’s consent, the Stone Chamber chess battle is entirely under my responsibility... as long as I consent to the Chess Revered One’s participation, he can..." The Great Elder weakly tried to argue, facing a powerful Immortal Emperor, this was already the greatest courage he could muster.
"Hmph! You dare refute me!" Taoli True Person was a strong character, detesting juniors who argued against him, immediately glaring fiercely at the Great Elder of the Lost World Palace.
The Great Elder could not withstand the gaze of an Immortal Emperor, instantly trembling under the immense pressure, unable to speak.
After all, this was an internal affair of the Lost World Palace; even if Taoli True Person and the Haisha Emperor wanted to intervene, it wasn’t proper for them to act, at most only to protect Yuan Yao.
Seeing Yuan Yao sigh slightly but not refute the Great Elder, Taoli True Person and the Haisha Emperor knew well that what the Great Elder said was true.
The one who could decide whether the Chess Revered One participated was not Yuan Yao but the Great Elder of the Lost World Palace.
"Very well, it’s your internal affair; as an outsider, it’s not suitable for me to intervene, otherwise I would ruin the name of morality... your reputation. Do as you please, only I must remind you, if anyone dares to disrespect the Head of Yuanyao Palace again, don’t blame me for my sharp sword!" Taoli True Person.
Ultimately, under the Great Elder’s protection, the Chess Revered One was an exception and joined the Stone Chamber Mountain chess battle, with the first round directly facing Bei Xiao Man.
By then, even a fool could see that the Great Elder invited the Chess Revered One to crush Bei Xiao Man’s winning streak.
The Great Elder was not afraid of others knowing his scheming because he had the Patriarch of the Eastern Palace backing him. In the Lost World Palace, the Patriarch of the Eastern Palace is the one with the highest cultivation among the Immortal Emperors!
The only vexing thing was, although he invited such a powerful person as the Chess Revered One, the Chess Revered One had been humiliated by the Haisha Emperor and Taoli True Person, causing him some embarrassment. It’s unclear what stroke of madness led these two Immortal Emperor old monsters to stand up for the West Palace...
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The Chess Revered One was very angry!
All he did was tease Yuan Yao with a single remark, yet faced continuous confrontations.
First, several True Immortal Elders of the West Palace dared to confront him boldly.
Then, the Haisha Emperor and Taoli True Person seemingly lost a string, joining forces to back Yuan Yao.
Absolutely hateful!
Fine, since his dignity outside the chess game was scorned, he would find it back on the chessboard!
He previously heard from people in the Eastern Palace, his opponent in today’s match was not anyone else, but Yuan Yao’s little daughter.
"Hmph! Your mother made me suffer humiliation, I’ll regain my dignity through you!" The Chess Revered One sat with a somber face, raising his head to assess the figure opposite him on the chessboard, Bei Xiao Man.
At first glance, he was immediately captivated by Bei Xiao Man’s petite figure!
If pressed on the bed and filled with chess pieces, how delightful would that be!
Very well, let’s first use the transformation of chess pieces in the game to cast an Illusory Art on her. After the chess battle, wouldn’t this girl be at his mercy!
By rule, before starting the match, the two needed to exchange names.
"Old Chess Lou of the Eastern Palace!" The Chess Revered One’s gaze was as sharp as a knife, staring fixedly at Bei Xiao Man’s little face as if eyeing prey.
Bei Xiao Man felt a chill under the Chess Revered One’s gaze; she had heard rumors of the Chess Revered One’s evil reputation and was somewhat scared. After all, she was just a junior, facing an old monster comparable to an Immortal Emperor, and one particularly cruel to women, it was natural she couldn’t be without fear.
"Chess player of the West Palace, Bei Xiao Man..." Bei Xiao Man lost some confidence; this was the first time since her 40 consecutive wins that she felt she might lose.
"Huh? Is she Bei Xiao Man?" The Chess Revered One frowned.
Bei Xiao Man was particularly special to Ning Fan in the North Heaven; he certainly had heard of this name, only it was his first time seeing her in person.
He heard that this little girl had been quickly engaged by the Water Sect. But so what? The Water Sect valued her contribution to the Stone Warriors of the Eight Formations, whereas what Chess Lou wanted was Bei Xiao Man’s body, as long as he didn’t play her to death, the Rain Master would likely not pursue the matter due to his master’s influence.
Bei Xiao Man feared losing to the Chess Revered One.
It wasn’t about the win or loss itself, but concern that the Chess Revered One’s strength might injure Ning Fan of the Four Corners Chess Realm.
In theory, the Four Corners Chess Realm couldn’t kill, but for a truly powerful being, even if one couldn’t kill there, they could seriously wound someone.
Out of personal concern, she was unwilling to confront the Chess Revered One.
So, before the game even began, she voluntarily conceded.
Because of this reason, her record became 40 wins and 1 loss, leaving a small imperfection.
"Xiao Man, with such a competitive nature, how could she voluntarily concede?" Bei Qinghan was astonished, as if seeing Bei Xiao Man for the first time, even forgetting to stammer.
"I’ve already conceded one match, and according to the chess battle rules, among the 50 matches, usually no repeat opponents occur, so this way, I can avoid confrontation with the Chess Revered One." Bei Xiao Man sighed with relief.
Unexpectedly though, her next opponent was again the Chess Revered One!
It was once again the Great Elder behind these machinations!
"Hehe, little girl, if you just want to escape, you won’t be able to escape from the palm of this old man’s hand!" said the Chess Revered One with a double meaning.
Seeing that she couldn’t avoid the Chess Revered One, Bei Xiao Man slightly clenched her teeth and didn’t continue to surrender.
After all, she was also quite fiery!
Since you insist on playing chess, then Miss here will win by lying down again. Heavenly spirits, earthly spirits, Little Fan Fan quickly show your spirit and take down this annoying Chess Revered One!
"Little girl, for us chess masters, prayer has no effect. Your fate is already sealed..." The Chess Revered One sneered as he placed his pieces on the board.
He didn’t use chess soldiers, but directly split his primordial spirit, sending it into the chessboard.
In an instant, several of his spirit senses were directly transmitted to the Four Corners Chess Realm, becoming chess soldiers!
Using spirit senses as chess soldiers, this person has a grand gesture! You must understand that his combined spirit senses are enough to battle a Pinnacle Immortal King!
This match instantly became without suspense. Most people believed Bei Xiao Man would lose, only a few knew the truth and were not worried at all.
Senior Zhao would lose to the Chess Revered One’s spirit senses? Impossible.
...
Ning Fan was very puzzled.
Clearly, it’s time to play the 41st match for Bei Xiao Man, but for some reason, Bei Xiao Man directly surrendered in the 41st match.
This made Ning Fan smile helplessly, "Hehe, it seems Xiao Man encountered a powerful chess master, which led to such a decision."
In chess encounters, sometimes giving up is also a wise choice. Sacrifice a piece to gain advantage; abandon a match to preserve chess soldiers. This is quite common in Liubo matches.
Instead, those who don’t understand abandonment can never reach the peak of chess skills.
Ning Fan suspected the reason he couldn’t surpass Bei Xiao Man in chess was because he was unwilling to sacrifice pieces, making his chess style as predictable as a Barbarian Ox.
Well, giving up a match is no big deal, winning the next one for her will suffice.
Time quickly passed in the Four Corners Chess Realm, hundreds of days later, Ning Fan faced the 42nd match.
He planned to defeat all the opponent’s chess soldiers and chess generals in one move, but suddenly, Ning Fan’s expression changed, and he became angry.
He sensed a power of traces!
It was the power of traces that the opposing chess master injected into the Four Corners Chess Realm!
It was... chess traces!
A person who comprehended chess traces attempted to use them to gather illusion arts and directly attack Bei Xiao Man’s divine sense through the chess match!
Ning Fan, being a master of illusion arts, could immediately tell that this illusion was similar to a slave ban, once planted, Bei Xiao Man would become the opponent’s chess slave!
He could communicate with all things and hear the dirty thoughts within the depths of the illusion from the Chess Revered One.
"..."
Ning Fan suddenly became silent.
This was a silence born out of extreme anger.
Not wanting to speak, only wanting... to kill!
As the killing intent rose in his eyes, the temperature in the Four Corners Chess Realm began to plummet, as if it suddenly entered the Immemorial Ice Age!
Outside, the Chess Revered One was secretly setting up an illusion, intending to overpower Bei Xiao Man in one move.
Suddenly, the Chess Revered One coughed up a mouthful of blood, his breath greatly damaged!
At the same time, all the chess pieces on his chessboard were destroyed!
This meant that his spirit senses sent to the Four Corners Chess Realm were completely annihilated!
No, not just annihilated!
After his spirit senses were killed, none escaped from the Four Corners Chess Realm, all perished within!
Who!
Who dared to ignore the Four Corners Chess Realm’s rules, kill his spirit senses, and destroy the illusion planted on the chessboard!
Bang!
The chessboard suddenly shattered!
Rainwater surged from the broken position of the chessboard, coalescing into a cold-eyed young man in white.
His gaze directed at the Chess Revered One carried not a trace of emotion, nor did he intend to utter a single unnecessary word.
Just one gaze, and it seemed to carry the might of Yin and Yang, merely one gaze, yet the Chess Revered One couldn’t withstand it, being shocked to vomit blood and fly backward!
The Chess Revered One broke out in cold sweat, for the first time in his life, feeling the sensation of impending death!
He didn’t know who this young man in white before him was!
Yet he could easily read this person’s intent to kill him!
This person’s pressure was terrifying!
This person’s cultivation was simply boundless, as if two great circles overlapped each other, concealing everything, far beyond his ability to see through!
Though unable to discern this person’s cultivation, even if the Chess Revered One was foolish, he could tell this person was a Quasi-Saint, not weaker than his own master, True Lord Fuzhe!
"Pre-predecessor, please calm down, I am a disciple of True Lord Fuzhe! Predecessor cannot, cannot... Late generation knows his errors, late generation knows his errors..." was the Chess Revered One’s pleading voice.
"Daoist, wait, this child is still useful to me, cannot kill! Let’s talk this out!" was the voice of a Quasi-Saint hidden in the dark.
Ning Fan ignored both the Chess Revered One and the hidden Quasi-Saint.
He just made a sword strike!
The rain and water of heaven and earth transformed into a great sword, with one slash, killed the Chess Revered One, and eternally split the void starry sky above Stone Chamber Mountain into two halves, unable to repair!
The entirety of Stone Chamber Mountain fell silent like death!
No one expected that just when the Chess Revered One had set up his pieces, he would be directly defeated; if it were just defeat it might be acceptable, but the Chess Revered One himself was slain with a single sword strike, and the sword’s residual power even cleaved open the void starry sky.
The fragmented starry sky resembled the bloody mouth of a fierce primordial beast, impossible to heal!
As if under that single sword, it was directly divided into Yin Yang two-world starry sky!
So the question arises!
Who was this white-clothed youth who cut down the Chess Revered One and permanently shattered the starry sky with a single strike!
"Late generation Haisha (Taoli) pays respect to the predecessor!"
Without waiting for others to figure out the reason, Emperor Haisha and Taoli True Person rushed forward to kneel before Ning Fan!
Bang!
Countless hearts trembled violently, only to realize belatedly who the white-clothed youth was!
Moral Sage, Ancient Great Cultivator Zhao Jian!
Under the heaven, the only person who could make the notable Immortal Emperor kneel was that one, True Lord Zhao!
How fortunate!
They were merely here to watch a chess battle at Stone Chamber Mountain, yet they witnessed a legendary figure of North Heaven!
