While the people on Chess Peak were not very proficient in chess, they were still able to vaguely understand the chess battle on the chessboard.
The two opposing forces continued to clash, and it looked more like a battle than when Liu Zong broke the Celestial Dragon Chess Game.
"How did he do it?" Zhou Ziyi was rather displeased to see the game on the chessboard.
"Princess Ziyi, Ye Futian's chess skills are not bad. You can tell from the game he played against Mo Jun and you. That game was a classic," Liu Zong said to Zhou Ziyi, who was beside him. "Princess Ziyi, there's no need to be prejudiced."
Zhou Ziyi looked at Liu Zong with her dark eyes. That seemingly ordinary face wore a gentle smile. She smiled and nodded slightly, admiring Liu Zong's bearing even more.
"Just call me by my name," Zhou Ziyi said gently.
Liu Zong looked at her and saw her look away. She seemed rather shy, which made Liu Zong smile.
"Ziyi, enjoy the game," Liu Zong said. Zhou Ziyi's heart skipped a beat, and her smile grew even brighter.
The game on the chessboard continued to evolve, getting stronger and stronger.
At that moment, Ye Futian had already run simulations of the chessboard in his Life Palace to its limits. He was running simulations of the subsequent changes in the game on the outside, as if he was going to calculate all the changes.
A violent tremor was heard as the fourth student of the Chess Saint placed a piece. In an instant, an incredibly heavy pressure descended upon the chessboard. The body of the dragon seemed to be crashing down, pressing on the chess matrix that Ye Futian and the others had laid out. Ye Futian and the others all felt an extremely powerful pressure. It was as if there was a real dragon above their heads.
"Yu Sheng," Ye Futian shouted. Then, he had Yu Sheng place a piece in the center of the chessboard. The moment the piece was placed, an extremely violent force propped up the heavens and the earth, blocking the pressure of the Sky Dragon. One could vaguely see a demonic figure standing between the heavens and the earth.
His opponent placed another piece, in a remote corner. The dragon whipped its tail, intending to sweep away all the pieces around it.
"Eldest brother," Ye Futian continued. This time, he had his eldest brother, the Sword Saint, place a piece. As soon as the piece was placed, the pieces behind him swept away everything like a matrix of knives, intending to cut the dragon's tail in half.
"The formation created by the Rule Chess Pieces has finally displayed its true power." Everyone's hearts trembled. The scene that appeared in their minds was no longer just a game of chess, but a true violent battle.
Both sides continued to place their chess pieces. Every single chess piece that was placed contained a terrifying change. The atmosphere on the chessboard was extremely violent. Every single piece was determined, and neither side dared to be careless.
Yang Xiao's expression was solemn. He did not expect to encounter two strong challenges in one day.
Ye Futian stepped onto the Celestial Dragon Chess Game after Liu Zong and was not at a disadvantage in a direct confrontation.
"Let me." It was Li Kaishan's voice. He stepped out and used his body as a chess piece, landing in a position. In an instant, the chess pieces were destroyed one by one. Li Kaishan appeared in a position between Yu Sheng and Gu Dongliu, facing Ye Futian. On that line, many chess pieces were devoured.
"Third Brother." Ye Futian called for Gu Dongliu to land. Gu Dongliu stepped out as well, taking a small step forward and landing in a position. Beams of extremely powerful sword aura swept out, charging forward like a river of swords. Many of his opponent's chess pieces were devoured by the river of swords as well, fighting each other head-on.
Yang Xiao's wife stepped forward and landed in a position. When she placed her piece, Ye Futian and the others faintly felt a strong chill, as if there was a power of ice sealing the chess game within it.
Zhuge Mingyue took a step out and left Ye Futian's side, walking to Gu Dongliu's side. When she placed her piece, she turned a large area of chess pieces into one, breaking the sealing matrix right there and then.
One figure after another stepped out after another. All nine of them were no longer just placing their pieces, but had taken the field themselves as chess pieces, fighting each other head-on.
Furthermore, as both sides went back and forth, no one was able to break the other's matrix.
The Celestial Dragon Chess Game was fully formed. There seemed to be a real dragon sitting on the chessboard. That was the matrix formed by the entire game. Li Kaishan placed a piece, and the piece was placed right at the abdomen of Ye Futian's game. The dragon looked as if it was swinging an axe, intending to cleave a bloody path through it.
However, Ye Futian had Yu Sheng place another piece, and the entire matrix was suddenly attached to Yu Sheng's position. Yu Sheng seemed to have turned into an ancient god, unshakable. The Celestial Dragon Chess Game had no flaws, but it was not that easy for his opponent to break through his flaws either.
His opponent continued placing pieces, and Ye Futian dealt with them seriously. It was as if there were nine incredibly huge ancient gods manifested on the chessboard, and they were none other than Ye Futian and the others. Not only was the matrix formed by them not broken, but it was also pressuring the heavenly dragon's matrix, closing in on it.
"A game with no weaknesses," Yang Xiao said. The game that Ye Futian laid out was actually the same as the Celestial Dragon Chess Game. It was a chain of nine, able to focus the entire game's might on a single person at any time.
The hearts of the spectators shuddered. They were naturally able to tell that the game played by Ye Futian and the others was no weaker than the Celestial Dragon Chess Game, and they were able to hold their own against it.
There were more and more chess pieces on the chessboard. Yang Xiao looked at the game in front of him. His expression was exceptionally solemn. He did not place a piece for a long time. Even with his attainments in chess, it had become very difficult for him to place a piece at this time. A little carelessness and he would lose the whole game.
"Brother, why don't you place this piece," Yang Xiao said to Li Kaishan.
A sharp glint was seen in Li Kaishan's eyes. He stared at the game at that moment and remained silent for a long while.
The entire chessboard was filled with an extremely strong and oppressive aura.
Chess Peak was eerily quiet at that moment. There was no one around, and everyone stared at the terrifying illusion on the chessboard.
Li Kaishan took a step after a while and placed his piece on a spot. The Celestial Dragon Chess Game brought out its strongest killing move as soon as the piece was placed. The dragon circling above the chessboard brought its head down and its claws tore at the space below. Sword aura swirled beneath the dragon's abdomen and the dragon's tail lashed out.
The entire Celestial Dragon Matrix was activated with that one piece placed. The strongest attack was brought out at the same time, intending to completely crush Ye Futian's game.
Many held their breaths. It was as if they were all able to feel the pressure.
Will Ye Futian be able to withstand the strongest attack of the Celestial Dragon Chess Game?
Li Kaishan's training in martial arts had focused on offensive abilities, making him known to be unparalleled. At that moment, he was able to unleash his full potential in the art of chess.
Ye Futian looked at Li Kaishan coldly and shouted. He had Yu Sheng move a piece forward, blocking the most troublesome attack.
"Eldest brother, let me continue," Li Kaishan said.
"Alright." Yang Xiao nodded in agreement. Li Kaishan placed another piece. The attack did not weaken, but became even more ferocious instead.
Ye Futian continued to defend. The nine silhouettes seemed to be standing in the nine positions of the Celestial Dragon circling above the chessboard, blocking the attacks.
"Let's end this." Li Kaishan said plainly. He, who was usually very calm, was now showing his edge, looking extremely overbearing and fierce.
The Celestial Dragon Chess Game seemed to have come to life when that piece was placed. One piece after another was destroyed, and cracks appeared in the defenses of Ye Futian and the other eight.
"You've lost." Li Kaishan looked at Ye Futian and said, "But to be able to do this, your skill at chess is already very strong."
"Watch carefully," Ye Futian looked at Li Kaishan and said.
"Hmm?" Li Kaishan frowned and shrouded the game with his will. He realized that after the pieces were destroyed one by one, Ye Futian's pieces opened up instead. All the useless dead pieces were removed, and the positions where the nine of them stood seemed to have locked down the Celestial Dragon.
At that moment, Li Kaishan looked uneasy.
Ye Futian raised his hand and a piece appeared. He looked at Li Kaishan and said, "Mister Second, you seem to be in a hurry to win. This piece is one that I learned from the Celestial Dragon Chess Game. It's the piece that Liu Zong and I argued about when we challenged the Celestial Dragon Chess Game."
He placed the piece in his hand as soon as he said that. All of Ye Futian's pieces came to life when that piece was placed, and the nine chains became one. The sword matrix, the blade's aura, and all other attacks landed at the same time, cutting down on the huge body of the Celestial Dragon, locking it down completely.
Space seemed to have stopped. One white piece after another disappeared, turning into nothingness.
Countless eyes were fixed on the chessboard at that moment, watching the white pieces disappear. Their hearts were in turmoil.
Could it be that all of this was part of Ye Futian's plan?
He had actually been planning and setting up such a sure-kill game from the very beginning?
That was simply too terrifying.
In truth, Ye Futian had been running simulations on the Life Palace chessboard in a frenzy as well. He had come up with many possible changes, and that was one of them, as well as the fastest way to end the chess battle. Li Kaishan had given him the opportunity because he was in a hurry to succeed.
Ye Futian had set up nine different styles of chess to block the attacks of the Celestial Dragon Chess Game with his own power. In the end, all nine returned to one, locking down the Celestial Dragon and breaking the game.
Both Liu Zong and Ye Futian had broken the Celestial Dragon Chess Game within a day.
"Spectacular." Yang Xiao said, "Palace Lord Ye's chess skills are already at the level of a grandmaster. To be able to use chess skills derived from the Celestial Dragon Chess Game to deal with the Celestial Dragon Chess Game, you truly are the number one genius of the Barren State."
"I was just lucky," Ye Futian said humbly.
Yang Xiao shook his head and said, "Let's continue playing. Even if Second Brother hadn't done what he did, I wouldn't have been able to beat Palace Lord Ye. I'm afraid that Palace Lord Ye has other killing moves up his sleeve."
Even Yang Xiao had to admit that Ye Futian's chess skills had reached such a high level?
"Spectacular. That chess battle was indeed exquisite. It was the most spectacular chess battle I've ever seen." Liu Zong smiled and said at that moment. Everyone looked at Liu Zong. He did not seem to mind Ye Futian breaking the Celestial Dragon Chess Game at all.
(End of Chapter)
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