Chen Nan was stunned. This guy actually knew about the master-disciple relationship between him and the old man.
"Senior, do you know my master?"
As soon as he asked this question, Chen Nan felt that he was talking nonsense. If he didn't know his master, why would he say that his chess skills were worse than the old man's?
The skull probably also felt that Chen Nan was talking nonsense, so he didn't answer his question. Instead, he shook his bony arm and said, "Do you want to continue with me or go home?"
Chen Nan absolutely couldn't go back without finding Shi 'er's soul.
He cupped his hands and said, "Senior, I'm here to find my sworn sister's soul. Please let me in for the sake of my master."
The skull didn't say a word. He directly patted the chessboard with his bony claw, and all the chess pieces returned to their positions in an instant.
Chen Nan had no choice but to continue playing chess with him.
While the skull was cupping his pawns, he said to himself, "The chessboard is like a battlefield. Form and strength are combined, strength and Qi are combined, and Qi and will are combined. Only then can you control the whole situation."
Chen Nan frowned. This old ghost seemed to be teaching him?
Chen Nan tried to comprehend the old skeleton's words, and just as he was about to comprehend something, a delicate shout rang out. Hua Xian 'er had already caught up to him, and she waved her magic staff, and a bolt of lightning shot towards Chen Nan.
"Little girl, why don't you stay at home to learn needlework? Why come out to fight and kill?"
The old ghost said calmly. He pushed his hands forward, and a chessboard shadow with a radius of hundreds of feet appeared in the air. The chess pieces were neatly arranged on it, trapping Hua Xian 'er in the chessboard.
Hua Xian 'er was shocked. She urged her magic power to dash left and right in the air, but she couldn't escape from the old ghost's chessboard.
The old ghost looked at Hua Xian 'er in the chessboard and said lightly, "Little girl, don't waste your energy. When I finish playing chess with him, I will naturally let you out."
Hua Xian 'er snorted coldly. She cast all kinds of magic and kept bombarding the chessboard.
Old Ghost shook his head helplessly. He stretched out his skeletal hand and pointed at the sky. The pawn in the shadow of the chessboard took a step forward and suddenly turned into a heavenly soldier with a long spear, rushing toward Hua Xian 'er.
Hua Xian 'er was shocked. This chess piece actually had an offensive ability.
She desperately urged her magic to attack the Heavenly Soldier, but the Heavenly Soldier seemed to have copper skin and iron bones. All the attacks that landed on his body disappeared in an instant. He raised the spear in his hand and stabbed forward. A light curtain shot out and instantly sealed Hua Xian 'er's acupoints.
The chessboard in the air disappeared, and Hua Xian 'er fell to the ground, losing her ability to move.
Chen Nan watched all of this from the side and was dumbfounded. This Old Skeleton's attainments in the chessboard were truly superb. He was actually able to condense the chessboard into a battlefield and use the chess pieces as a means of attack.
Chen Nan had never heard of such a magical trick before.
"It's your turn." Old Skeleton said.
Chen Nan came back to his senses and stared at the chessboard. He remembered what Old Skeleton had said before. He subconsciously picked up his horse and rushed toward Old Skeleton's cannon.
The moment he placed his chess piece, the warhorse neighed, and the chessboard was full of murderous intent.
Old Skeleton nodded with relief, but he didn't let Chen Nan notice. He flicked his finger, and the second and third chased after Chen Nan's other horse.
Chen Nan didn't hesitate and directly used a series of moves on his horse to resolve the pursuit.
It was as if the two of them were sparring with each other. They countered each other's moves as they came. This game of chess was the longest one they had ever played. They fought for three whole hours, but in the end, Chen Nan still lost.
However, Chen Nan was not depressed at all.
After this game, he felt that his spiritual realm had improved by a level.
After arranging the chess pieces, the two started again.
This time, the two played for half a day. Although Chen Nan still lost, his improvement was very obvious.
Round after round, the two of them went on for a few days. On the fifth day, Chen Nan still lost to the Old Skeleton Ghost. He was very clear that the Old Skeleton Ghost had not used his full strength until now. Every time he improved, the Old Skeleton Ghost would reveal more of his strength.
Chen Nan couldn't imagine how profound Old Skeleton's chess skills were.
However, through these days of playing chess, he learned some things about Old Skeleton's identity.
Old Skeleton was a famous chess saint when he was alive. Later, he entered the path of chess and cultivated a shocking cultivation. He didn't have a chess piece in his hands, but he had one in his heart. The chess game that others used on the chessboard to kill, in his hands, became formations and killing moves against the enemy.
As for why he fell in the end and became Old Skeleton, Old Skeleton didn't say, and Chen Nan didn't ask.
"Your aptitude in chess is not inferior to mine in the past. In time, it is not impossible for you to surpass me. But now, you are still far away from this level," Old Skeleton said.
Chen Nan cupped his fists and said, "Thank you for teaching me the sacred art of chess."
"In the future, kill a few more cultivators of the Celestial Clan, and that will be my reward." Old Skeleton pointed to Hua Xian 'er and said, "The war between the human world and the Celestial Clan may break out at any time. This girl has top-notch aptitude and will have great fortune in the future. You must not kill her."
Chen Nan smiled bitterly and said, "Now she is the one who is chasing me. I have never thought of killing her. Besides, I may not be able to kill her. "
Old Skeleton nodded and said, "If you rely on your true ability, you will lose more than you win."
Hua Xian 'er stared at them coldly. Although several days had passed, her acupoints, which had been sealed by Old Skeleton, were still sealed.
Old Skeleton glanced at the city gate and pushed it with his skeletal palm.
With a rumbling sound, the city gate slowly opened. It was dark in the city, and one couldn't see anything outside the gate.
"You can go in." Old Skeleton said to Chen Nan. Then he looked at Hua Xian 'er and said, "If you can restrain your hatred and don't attack him in the city, you can go in as well."
Hua Xian 'er gritted her teeth and strode toward the city gate. "Thank you, senior!"
Although she hated Chen Nan, she knew very well how powerful Old Skeleton was after what had happened in the past few days. She didn't dare to be disrespectful to him.
After entering the city gate, Chen Nan immediately felt a chilly wind blowing in his face.
Then, there was a rumbling sound, and the city gate behind him slowly closed. The city, which was already cold, became even more eerie.
Chen Nan frowned and glanced around. He felt that everything in front of him was so familiar.
Everything in this Ghost Domain City looked so similar to the ghost town he had been to before. There was almost no difference in the city.
Could it be that this Ghost Domain was a ghost town?
Just as Chen Nan thought this, heavy footsteps came from the street in front of him. It seemed that a huge monster was approaching. He immediately grabbed the divine bow and the Sky Splitter Arrow in his hands.
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