NOVEL NEXT Chapter 941 - 942: No Pretense Anymore, I’m the Young Chess Saint Revealing Myself
Chapter 941: Chapter 942: No Pretense Anymore, I’m the Young Chess Saint Revealing Myself
“This entire ancient tower is a Magic Treasure designed to hook souls and claim lives; those who lose at chess will have their lives taken — no survival until the game is done!”
“However, we have three Semi-Saints here, so blocking these silver hooks shouldn’t be too difficult, right?”
“The Chess Saint’s state is off; only the two elders can drive back the enemy. The silver hooks are targeting the Chess Saint; they shouldn’t affect us, should they?”
The cultivators murmured amongst themselves.
“With this level of intensity, any more would be like delivering vegetables, slash!”
The old woman’s eyes flashed with a ruthless light as she swung her double blades, slashes of blade aura tearing through the sky, shattering the dozens of silver hooks that shot toward her.
“Quick, escort Old Xiang out of here!”
The elder shouted, but before his words had settled, countless hook chains abruptly rose from all around, shooting simultaneously at the Chess Saint, who was sitting on the edge of the stone platform.
“Pfft! Pfft! Pfft!”
The number of silver hooks was too great to defend against, with no one daring to intervene except for the two Semi-Saint elders. The hooks pierced through the Chess Saint’s body nearly unimpeded, hoisting him into the air and slowly retracting towards the third floor of the ancient tower to join the army of corpses.
“Elder Brother Xiang!”
“Old Xiang!”
The two roared in anger, wanting to rush over to save him, but they were separated by an invisible force, retreating step by step.
“Hiss!”
“This thing is quite ferocious. The quantity is just too much; if it were in the outside world, it would certainly be a formidable killer.”
Liu Jinshui clicked his tongue in astonishment.
“Such a pity for the Chess Saint, he was a fine old man.”
Li Xiaobai looked at the elder hanging in the air, covered in blood and barely clinging to life, and sighed. His wrist flipped as he pulled out a talisman, a Shape Exchange Talisman, a single-use consumable that could exchange the positions of two individuals.
“Godzilla!”
“Purchase!”
He swiftly navigated the store; a colossal beast thundered down to the ground.
“Roar!”
Godzilla let out a roar that shook the heavens, its presence astounding. This Godzilla was of the Heavenly Immortal Realm, costing ten million top-grade Immortal Stones. However, Li Xiaobai didn’t feel it was a loss, because the silver hooks, capable of killing a practitioner of the Half-Saint Realm, would surely deal massive damage. Godzilla had the trait of converting damage into Attribute Points to feedback to the host, so using it to exchange for the Chess Saint was the best option.
“Holy shit, what kind of beast is this? Junior brother, what are you doing?”
Liu Jinshui exclaimed in shock, not understanding what the other was thinking. Was bringing up such a commotion at this critical moment because he thought they weren’t attention-grabbing enough?
The surrounding cultivators also turned their heads to look, intrigued by the appearance and considerable presence of Godzilla, which they could tell was of the Heavenly Immortal Realm from its aura. Most importantly, no one present had ever seen such a behemoth, and for a moment, they couldn’t be sure why the young man had released it.
“Take this and exchange places with him.”
Without heeding the questioning gazes around him, Li Xiaobai passed the Shape Exchange Talisman to Godzilla. Godzilla nodded, pinched the rune, and was instantly engulfed in a radiant light, swapping places with the elder who had been impaled in the air. On the stone platform, the frail figure of the elder emerged, his body riddled with holes and soaked in blood, looking deeply dreadful, while a fat, steel behemoth was now suspended in midair.
This series of maneuvers was executed perfectly; the silver hooks did not react, clearly not against the rules of their game.
“Elder Brother Xiang!”
The old woman, upon seeing this scene, rushed forward without a moment of joy, took out elixirs, and fed them to the Chess Saint. His physical injuries quickly healed; these were only superficial wounds. Though they looked frightful, they had not damaged his foundation.
“Old Xiang!”
The elder too came up, anxiously checking the injuries. The Chess Saint had not suffered any fatal wounds. However, his spirit had taken a great hit. The chess game he had just played left him lost in confusion, and it would likely take him a considerable amount of time to recover fully.
“Many thanks, young friend, for saving my life. Should you encounter any troubles in the Southern Continent in the future, feel free to seek us, the brother and sister of Enlightenment Peak!”
“Indeed, young friend, to save the Chess Saint, you truly are a genius blessed by heaven. If you encounter any difficulty in the future, just say the word. The whole world will show face to Enlightenment Peak!”
“Esteemed ones, I’m flattered by your high regard. Alas, our strength is insufficient against the tomb’s master. With Old Xiang injured, it is inappropriate for us to linger. We will take our leave first.”
The two elders cupped their fists towards the other cultivators and thanked them, then supported the Chess Saint and turned to leave.
The crowd looked at each other in dismay. A grandmaster of the Chess Path had been defeated so decisively, and had it not been for the intervention of the young man, he might have ended up like the previous victims, a corpse hanging from the attic.
However, coming back to it, the operation the young man had performed earlier genuinely dazzled them. Not only had he released a strange Demonic Beast they didn’t recognize, but he also used a peculiar talisman to exchange their positions—an act not just any genius could accomplish.
Master Pudu narrowed his eyes meaningfully as he looked at Li Xiaobai: “Amitabha, the treasures upon your person are indeed no ordinary collection. It seems you come from a distinguished background, do you not?”
“Heh, it matters not what background one comes from. In the face of my Demon Path’s prime force, the Blood Demon Sect, nothing counts for much. Boy, hand over your secrets, and this old man may spare your life!”
Blood Soul sneered, emitting two fierce glints in his eyes as he stared down Li Xiaobai. Now that the Semi-Saints had departed, he was in charge.
Li Xiaobai was utterly baffled inside. The two Semi-Saint elders had just said they would cover for him, yet in the next moment, they had vanished without a trace. Had they forgotten something? Didn’t they realize he was facing a grave crisis right now? This was just too unreliable.
“Honorable seniors, have you forgotten? I just saved the senior Chess Saint. If you were to harm me now, I suspect the senior members of Enlightenment Peak would not agree.”
Li Xiaobai spoke indifferently and coldly.
Blood Soul cackled bizarrely, and a blood-colored heart suddenly emerged behind him, with countless tentacles dancing in the void: “Hehe, since Old Xiang and the others have already left, I’d like to see who will protect you now!”
“Heart of the Blood Demon!”
A shock went through Li Xiaobai’s heart. This skill he was all too familiar with presented a great danger when it appeared before him.
“Presumptuous!”
“I’d like to see who dares to make a move!”
Wu Chengjue coldly huffed, and suddenly, a delicate and exquisitely small Ice Silkworm appeared in the void, its Frost Qi sweeping out, instantly covering the entire ancient building with ice and snow, transforming it into an ice sculpture.
“You have the Ice Silkworm in your possession!”
The cultivators were astounded. They had all participated in the struggle for the Ice Silkworm but returned without success. They never imagined that it would be in this icy beauty’s hands at this moment. Could it be that she had acquired the Ice Silkworm just by entering this grand tomb?
Master Pudu brought his hands together: “Amitabha, Helmsman Wu, as a member of the Eastern Continent’s Enforcement Team, do you truly intend to protect this heretic? If we, the righteous ones, unite against him, we must eliminate the demonic influences today!”
Wu Chengjue remained expressionless: “You try.”
Atop the pinnacle of the building, the atmosphere grew tense and dangerous. The place emanated an eerieness, and nobody dared to start a fight, merely confronting each other. If they were to anger the ancient building, they all could suffer as the innocent bystanders.
Watching the anxious atmosphere among the crowd, Li Xiaobai exchanged a glance with Liu Jinshui, both understanding each other’s intentions. Wu Chengjue was being very supportive, but unfortunately, they were at a disadvantage if a fight really broke out. They needed another plan, and naturally, it lay in the chess game at the Gate of Life.
Li Xiaobai: “I had intended to interact with you all as an ordinary person, but unfortunately, it seems that has led to estrangement. No more disguises; in reality, I have been known as the junior Chess Saint during my years wandering the world. I too have some knowledge of the Chess Path. Allow me to make a move, how about it?”
Liu Jinshui chimed in from the side: “Yes, yes, I am known far and wide as the great intelligent one of the neighboring villages, and even I can’t beat him. The title of junior Chess Saint truly fits him. Respected seniors, if you kill him, I’m afraid you’ll never be able to enter the real tomb in your lifetime.”