Free Web NovelThe moon hung high in the sky, and the stars illuminated the chessboard, as well as the chess pieces on it, each as large as a millstone.
Around the chessboard were the skeletal remains of master chess players, yet it wasn't eerie; instead, it exuded a profound sense of dignity.
These skeletons must have been at least at the Outer Scenery realm in life, otherwise they would have long since vanished with the wind.
Under their silent gaze, an invisible solemnity permeated the air.
The scene was quiet, and the Demon Summoning Cultists held their breath, looking at Li Mo, who stood with his hands behind his back.
Li Mo stood before the chessboard, seemingly waiting for something. In truth, he was contemplating what special effects to use for the upcoming game to make it look like a grand master's match.
At the same time, he was waiting for Ice Cube to comprehend the chess game.
"Can Brother Black Earth break this game?"
Luo Yexian wiped a bead of sweat. Just a glance at the chessboard below had made him feel dizzy and his Yi Soul tremble, so he quickly averted his gaze.
"Hopefully."
Tan Zhuyin did not look at the chess game.
As long as one didn't play, they would be sent out after a period of time. The troublesome ones were those with superb chess skills but not enough to break the game.
He had promised to thank the other party with the power of all living beings, but that would only be after the matter was concluded. There was no loss to him either way.
"Go juvenile, aiming high, debating Dao on the board, Qi flows with heaven and earth~~"
"Experience~ Experience~"
"Who's singing? We're playing chess, can't you be more serious??"
Luo Yexian frowned, scanning the group of Demon Summoning Sect priests.
The Demon Summoning Cultists looked at each other, but they were all wearing hoods, hiding their faces, so it was impossible to tell who was singing.
"My apologies, in this situation, I couldn't help myself..."
Li Mo coughed lightly.
Wasn't he singing to himself? He accidentally sang it out loud.
"Good, well sung! As expected of Brother Black Earth, a single song reveals the danger and profundity of the chess game!"
Luo Yexian led the applause.
When he applauded, the other Demon Summoning Cultists followed suit, making it seem as if they had already won before the game even began.
They had already overwhelmed the opponent with their Aura!
Although they didn't know who this opponent was...
Tan Zhuyin: "....."
Li Mo: "......"
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"Ice Cube, are you ready?"
"Yes, go."
Receiving Ice Cube's affirmative reply, Li Mo stepped onto the stone platform in front of the giant chessboard, looking down.
He naturally wore a calm expression, as he didn't understand Go at all.
The skeletal remains of those powerhouses watched him, and Li Mo also exuded strong confidence.
After all!
Standing behind him now was Phoenix Heavenly Empress Ice Cube!
He held the mirage divine pearl!
Thump—
A footstep sounded, and on the stone platform opposite, an old man ascended the steps, exuding an air of Daoist immortal grace.
"Hmm? Could this be... a Chess Spirit?"
Luo Yexian murmured.
Tan Zhuyin frowned cautiously: "The sect's records never mentioned the existence of a Chess Spirit here..."
Looking at the unfamiliar 'Chess Spirit old man,' the two exchanged glances and thought in unison.
Could it be that the Chess Spirit had always existed, but no one's chess skills had ever been enough to draw the attention of the chess game before? And only when Black Earth Immortal arrived did the Chess Spirit have to reveal itself?
Well, unfamiliarity is normal.
After all, they hadn't seen "Hikaru no Go"...
If a Chess Spirit really existed, it would be bewildered. It hadn't even made its appearance yet; who was that old man!
"Please."
The old man bowed, taking the black pieces.
"Please."
Li Mo nodded gently, taking the white pieces.
White versus black, currently at a disadvantage of ten points.
Qinghe County.
Ying Bing, through her Taiyin Divine Intent, took in the entire chess game.
A chessboard lay before her, its situation identical to the one a thousand miles away.
"Li Mo, just make the moves as I say, and be careful not to make a mistake."
This chess game had interlocking traps. Those with decent chess skills would usually think they needed to save the white pieces in the lower left to turn the tide.
But the more they tried to save them, the more they would be dragged into the mire, leading to a complete loss.
This ten-point difference had to be recovered through a fierce struggle in the center...
"Row nine, column thirteen, jump."
Li Mo spoke at the same time.
Clap—
A point of starlight suddenly shone on the chessboard, causing that square to light up with white light, a pillar of light shooting into the sky!
It almost blinded the eyes of the Demon Summoning Cultists.
The white-robed old man remained silent, also making a move, and similarly, a black streak of light shot up into the sky!
Well, actually, the chess pieces on the board were moving on their own.
"The pieces in the lower left can be treated as a weakness."
"What we need to do is to penetrate the middle board when the opponent takes the bait."
"Row ten, column three."
A clear and calm voice sounded, giving him the answer to break the game, a move that no chess player would normally make.
This move completely disregarded the pieces in the lower left, which had seemed to have a chance of survival!
Creak, creak—
The skeletal remains sitting around the giant chessboard slowly rose at this moment, and a hint of emotional fluctuation could be felt from them.
"What do these skeletons mean?"
"They seem to be... confused?"
Tan Zhuyin dared not immerse himself in watching the chess game; he could only judge the situation on the field by observing the remains of the chess masters.
"In other words, Black Earth Immortal's move is incomprehensible to them?"
Luo Yexian didn't know what to say.
If the chess masters couldn't understand it, then it was clearly not a good move in their eyes.
But from another perspective, if they could understand it, they wouldn't have died here...
So, was it a good move or not?
Clap—
Clap—
Streaks of starlight fell one after another, illuminating the chessboard and projecting onto the night sky.
While Ice Cube was seriously playing, Xiao Li naturally wasn't idle either!
Whoosh—
Clouds billowed, and a pure white fish-Dragon broke through the mist, as if formed from the clearest Qi between heaven and earth, circling in the air. freewёbnoνel.com
And opposite it was a black fish-Dragon, with turbid Yin Qi churning, shooting straight into the sky.
The two intertwined and fought, sometimes separating, sometimes entangling, sometimes dancing harmoniously, and sometimes fighting endlessly.
Black and White Dragon Dance!
"There's no sign of Outer Scenery manifestation."
Tan Zhuyin murmured to himself; a Dharma King had told him this.
This meant that the black and white Dragons dancing and fighting in the sky were not some kind of domain, or an Outer Scenery manifestation!
"Could it be that the chess match can already evoke a response from heaven and earth?"
"Unheard of, simply unheard of!"
"I heard that the Sword God of Tianshan Sword Manor once, when performing his sword dance, could clear the clouds and bring rain, filling the universe with pure Qi without using any Origin Qi, approaching the pinnacle of skill close to the Dao."
"Could it be that the Dao of Chess, reaching transcendence and sainthood, can also do this?"
"Yes, the Senior of Yin Yang Hall did not cause a heaven-and-earth response, no wonder he ultimately failed to break the chess game."
Listening to the discussions of the sect members, Luo Yexian smiled slightly.
It seems that Senior, compared to Brother Black Earth, is not just a little bit worse.
"Watching cartoons wasn't in vain, huh."
Li Mo, the Immortal, holding the mirage divine pearl, couldn't help but sigh.
When he was a child, his family wouldn't let him watch cartoons, saying it led to idleness.
Now it's coming in handy!
"Ice Cube, how much longer until we win?"
Li Mo wanted to do something grand at the end.
The Taiyin Divine Intent was silent for a moment before Ice Cube's voice came through:
"At this rate of making moves, about a quarter of an hour."
