Everyone's eyes fell on Ye Futian at the same time. Does he want to have a chess battle with Zhou Ziyi?
Practice was indeed the best way to test everything. Otherwise, both sides would have insisted on their own arguments, and no one would have been able to convince the other.
However, Ye Futian, as the Palace Lord of a sacred ground of the Barren State, challenged a descendant of a sacred ground of the Eastern State. Although he was also of the same generation, and in terms of age, he was even younger than Mo Jun and the others.
Mo Jun looked at Ye Futian and said, "The princess of the sacred dynasty is a woman. Since Palace Lord Ye wants to have a go, if you don't mind, why don't I play a game with you?"
Ye Futian's eyes fell on Mo Jun. While Mo Jun had apologized for his rudeness the day before and was behaving politely at the moment, with nothing out of the ordinary, Ye Futian was still able to sense that Mo Jun still looked down on the sacred ground of the Barren State deep down. Even though that arrogance was not shown, it was still felt.
"Very well." Ye Futian nodded, then turned around and looked at the elders, saying, "Seniors, could you let me have a seat?"
"There's no need for such trouble. Since the two of you want to have a go at chess, come to this chessboard," Yang Xiao said to Ye Futian on the huge chessboard in the air.
"In that case, thank you, senior," Ye Futian bowed and said. Yang Xiao and the others walked off the chessboard and gave up their seats.
Mo Jun flashed and stepped onto one side of the chessboard, then said to Ye Futian, "Palace Lord Ye, please."
"Yu Sheng," Ye Futian turned around and called. Yu Sheng walked up and looked at him.
"You go," Ye Futian said. Yu Sheng nodded and flashed, landing on the chessboard. He did not ask for the reason. Since Ye Futian asked him to play this game, he would do it.
Everyone was stunned and looked surprised. Mo Jun also looked at Ye Futian and said, "Palace Lord Ye, what do you mean by this?"
"Yu Sheng is a descendant of the Holy Zhi Palace. He will play in my place," Ye Futian said. Everyone glanced at Ye Futian. They did not expect him to do such a thing. But there was nothing wrong with it. Both of them were disciples of holy lands.
Clearly, he was hinting that with his status, it was not appropriate for him to play chess with Mo Jun.
Mo Jun raised an eyebrow, seemingly displeased. He accepted Ye Futian's challenge in order to have a chess battle with Ye Futian. Ye Futian's move was very precise, and it seemed that he had not learned chess for nothing.
"Since I am holding the pieces on behalf of Palace Lord Ye, then this game will be the same as Palace Lord Ye did. Please," Mo Jun emphasized and gestured to Yu Sheng.
Yu Sheng glanced at Ye Futian, seemingly waiting for him to speak.
"Feel free," Ye Futian said. At that moment, he and Yu Sheng were like Sage Wanxiang and him.
Yu Sheng nodded and placed the first piece casually without any order.
Many people had a strange look on their faces. Didn't Ye Futian do the same thing before?
Now, Ye Futian and Mo Jun were having a formal game of chess with each other, and yet Ye Futian was still so casual?
Mo Jun's expression grew more and more displeased. He felt that Ye Futian's actions were an insult to him.
He waved his hand and placed a piece at the center of the board, the Celestial Origin position.
Many people had a strange look on their faces. Mo Jun's chess skills were unconventional. It was rare to see someone playing the Celestial Origin position with the first piece.
However, Mo Jun's action of placing the piece seemed to be a provocation, as if he was the main character of the game.
Many people said that one's character could be seen from playing chess. Those who were virtuous in playing chess would have a virtuous character, while those who were cunning and strange in playing chess would have a shrewd and fickle personality.
Mo Jun's style of playing chess was arrogant and high-profile, which showed the pride beneath his humble exterior.
He was a genius of a sacred ground, a student of a saint.
Pieces were placed one after another, imbued with powerful rule power. The pieces seemed to have mystical powers that connected them together, causing an extremely overbearing aura to emanate from the chessboard.
"Move two eight," Ye Futian said. Yu Sheng did not hesitate and placed a piece right away.
Mo Jun responded right away and a white piece was placed.
"Move three nine," Ye Futian continued without any hesitation. Ye Futian continued without any hesitation. At the same time, in his Life Palace, the chessboard was projected perfectly in front of him. The situation on the chessboard changed, and the chess pieces kept falling and changing. It was as if the chessboard was playing out what was going to happen next.
"So fast."
Everyone saw the speed at which the two of them played chess. It was a testament to their powers of deduction and mental calculation, which was why they were able to place their pieces without hesitation. It was as if everything was under their control.
"Spread Like Stars." Everyone's eyes sparkled. As the game evolved, a matrix was formed. The chess style that Mo Jun was playing was an extremely arrogant one. Spread Like Stars, with the Celestial Origin position as the center. The pieces were scattered all over the chessboard, surrounding all of Yu Sheng's pieces, as if he was going to take them all out in one fell swoop.
The advantage of such a style was that it was able to devour one's opponent right away, leaving no chance for a counterattack and deciding the outcome with a single blow. The weakness was that the pieces were scattered all over the place, making it easy for the pieces to be torn apart.
It was apparent that Mo Jun was extremely confident in his skills at chess and wanted to win the game with a crushing blow.
At that moment, the situation on the chessboard was changing. Terrifying starry light of rules shone, looking extremely sharp like swords.
Mo Jun hovered slightly above the chessboard and took a cold look at Yu Sheng. He extended his hand, and the rules coalesced into a white piece, which then fell in one direction like a starry sword.
The entire chessboard seemed to have moved the moment that piece was placed. Spread Like Stars and dazzling starlight shone, turning into a straight sword that fell in Yu Sheng's direction. Pieces were shattered right away. Several black pieces around Yu Sheng were devoured, forming a killing game for Yu Sheng.
"Go to Six or Eight," Ye Futian said. A black piece was coalesced. Yu Sheng waved his hand, and the black piece fell. A terrifying vortex appeared on the chessboard, and all the pieces gathered in one direction, which was where Yu Sheng was standing. Boundless power gathered in one place in an instant. Yu Sheng's figure seemed to have become incredibly tall and overbearing. The chessboard became three-dimensional after that piece was placed. A matrix that could crush everything was formed and headed for Mo Jun.
Mo Jun's expression turned extremely grim. That one piece connected all the pieces on the chessboard, creating a terrifying force.
His eyebrows became even sharper. He stepped forward and placed his piece together with the piece. He seemed to have turned into the eye of the matrix in an instant. The sword of light and shadow shrouded the sky, slashing at Yu Sheng in a sweeping manner.
Yu Sheng stepped forward and landed on the chessboard along with the chess pieces. He walked right in front of Mo Jun, and an even wilder and more overbearing aura swept out in an instant. Many chess pieces around Mo Jun were destroyed and surrounded, causing the starlight to dim. Yu Sheng's aura was even more powerful when he looked at Yu Sheng.
"Mo Jun is going to lose." Everyone's eyes gleamed. They were able to tell that Yu Sheng had taken the absolute initiative at that moment. Two pieces were all it took for him to gain the upper hand.
On the other hand, Mo Jun's chess path had crumbled. At that moment, his face was somewhat pale. The boundless pressure landed on him, wanting to destroy him right away.
"Level seven by nine." A voice was heard at that moment. The eyes of many sparkled as they looked at a spot on Chess Peak. The person standing there was none other than Liu Zong.
Liu Zong was teaching Mo Jun personally.
While it was not exactly a glorious thing to do, Liu Zong did it in a straightforward manner. He did not teach Mo Jun telepathically, but spoke up in front of everyone instead, letting everyone know that he was the one teaching.
Ye Futian took a look at Liu Zong and said nothing. Mo Jun's aura had already dissipated. Yu Sheng's aura, as well as the chess matrix, made it impossible for him to see the overall situation. One or two pieces were all that was needed to determine the winner. However, Liu Zong was clearly not Mo Jun. The piece that he spoke of was an extremely ingenious one, and it was the best position.
Mo Jun did not hesitate and placed his piece right away. As expected, the powerful sword matrix of starlight showed signs of coming back to life. Powerful aura coalesced on the chessboard once again.
Ye Futian glanced at the level seven by nine position plainly, but he paid no heed to it. He said, "Go to six by nine."
Yu Sheng nodded and did as he was told. The piece landed like a heavy blow. Mo Jun grunted and his face turned pale. It was as if an extremely overbearing power of rules had coalesced, cleaving the chess game apart.
"Go to seven by eight." Liu Zong continued, and Ye Futian responded accordingly. Both of them placed three pieces each. Eventually, an incredibly wild aura swept through the chessboard, devouring one white piece after another. The formation of white pieces crumbled completely in an instant, and the army was utterly routed.
The powerful aura on the chessboard quietened all of a sudden, just like the atmosphere on Chess Peak.
Mo Jun was a master of chess himself, a successor of the saint path of Xihua Sacred Mountain. His style of playing was arrogant and prideful, yet he was utterly defeated. Even Liu Zong was unable to save him when he tried to salvage the situation. It was a lost game after all, and Liu Zong was unable to turn the tables no matter how powerful he was.
Many turned to look at Ye Futian. He was already standing there quietly. The breeze blew his robe and his black hair, making him look extremely handsome.
At that moment, everyone seemed to be able to truly feel the aura of a palace lord of a holy land.
Does Ye Futian really not know how to play chess?
Mo Jun looked up at Ye Futian. He had mocked Ye Futian for not knowing how to play chess after that game the day before. What about now?
Who the hell is the one who doesn't know how to play chess?
"I apologize for what I said yesterday," Mo Jun looked up and cupped his hands slightly. He then turned around and walked off the chessboard.
Even though he had lost, he still maintained the demeanor of a successor of the saint path.
At that moment, there was another person who looked rather grim. It was Zhou Ziyi.
She was the one who had started the chess battle.
Mo Jun had played on her behalf.
With Ye Futian winning, did that not prove what Ye Futian had said? Her skill at chess was the worst among the nine.
"What do you think?" Ye Futian turned his eyes to her and asked.
Zhou Ziyi looked up at Ye Futian and said, "Even if you won this game, wasn't the battle of the Celestial Dragon Chess Game the day before because of you?"
Ye Futian glanced at her plainly and stepped forward, saying, "If you're unwilling to give up, then watch carefully."
(End of Chapter)
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