NOVPUB649: Cangming Retreats
649: Cangming Retreats
“Won?!”
“How is this a ‘Ten Steps to Kill a Dragon’?
This was clearly ‘Five Steps to Secure Victory’!”
Within the Immortal Realm, numerous chess masters now held immense admiration for Gu Lan.
They had never imagined that one person’s chess skill could be exaggerated to such an extent.
To play against the Young Master of the Ancient God Clan, who controlled the Six Realms Chessboard, to place the first piece at the celestial center, and to actually win.
Such chess skills were simply terrifying!
A non-human indeed!
“Gu Lan’s chess skill has improved again!”
“From now on, we absolutely must not play chess with him anymore!”
After watching this match, Grand Tutor Su Hua softly sighed.
Beside him, Zhang Qingwei silently nodded, fully agreeing with his senior brother’s words.
Playing chess is best done with someone of equal skill.
If that’s not possible, playing with a poor player at least brings the joy of easily winning.
But playing against someone far superior in skill is just torture.
They all had reputations to uphold and did not want to play instructive games with Gu Lan at their age.
“Easily won!”
“Dean is mighty!”
The disciples of Lanyan Royal School raised their arms and cheered.
Although many of them already knew the outcome, they were still thrilled at this moment.
After all, that so-called Young Master seemed quite influential, and their Dean winning was a matter of pride.
However, they shook their heads with a laugh, thinking how anyone would dare come and challenge their Dean in chess.
Whether it was the Ancient God Clan or some Young Master, wasn’t this just asking for trouble?
“Look up quickly!
The Six Realms Chessboard is about to dissipate!”
“What a powerful force of Destiny; it’s actually forming a River of Destiny!”
Suddenly, someone pointed to the Six Realms Chessboard in the sky.
There, the black and white chess pieces on the Six Realms Chessboard vanished, and the chessboard itself gradually disappeared as Destiny was drawn bit by bit from Cangming’s body.
And yet, he had no way to resist.
The Six Realms Chessboard was made from fragments of a Supreme Treasure of Merits, possessing power even stronger than an ordinary Supreme Treasure of Merits.
While caught within the chess game, to resist forcefully would inevitably result in a backlash.
Cangming had bigger plans and naturally didn’t want to suffer a backlash and exhaust his strength at this moment.
“Gu Lan, this time I was careless and underestimated your strength!”
“To lose to you in chess, I accept it willingly!”
“For an ordinary Human Clan member to possess such remarkable chess skills, you are indeed worthy of being the number one in the Six Realms after the ancient times!”
Before his figure dissipated, Cangming looked at Gu Lan and spoke.
At this moment, he had regained his composure.
The Ancient God Clan’s ambition to reclaim dominion over the Six Realms was not a simple matter.
Therefore, even if he failed at the start, he only felt a slight disappointment; it would not affect his plans going forward.
Moreover, he had drawn Gu Lan into the chess game not merely to seize his Destiny.
More importantly, he wanted to stall Gu Lan, giving his subordinates time to execute his long-planned scheme.
The ancestors instructed him to force out Zhuge Qingyun, which was his primary objective.
As long as he forced Zhuge Qingyun to appear, the lost Destiny could eventually be regained.
“Gu Lan, we will meet again soon!”
Leaving those final words, Cangming’s figure dissipated into the heavens and earth.
Gu Lan was surrounded by the River of Destiny, holding two black and white chess pieces in his hands—this was the true form of the Six Realms Chessboard.
Don’t be fooled by the fact that these were only two chess pieces, for the power contained within was no weaker than that of the Azure Lotus of Merits.
Upon obtaining the chess pieces, Gu Lan also became aware of more powers and functions of the Six Realms Chessboard.
Drawing opponents into the chess game for a duel was only the simplest of its functions.
“This guy conceded so straightforwardly; it seems he was only trying to stall me.”
“However, he probably doesn’t know that I cultivated One Breath Into Three Clarity, and each of my Three Clarity Avatars possesses strength identical to my true body.”
“With all that the Ancient God Clan is doing in the Immortal Realm, how could I not have taken precautions beforehand?”
Gu Lan quietly looked into the void.
Cangming had left a backup plan, and how could he not have left one as well?
At this moment, he was already aware that the Anti-Heaven League in Chengtian World had begun its assault on Sacred Mountain of Light.
Additionally, all major Immortal Realm worlds and some important heavenly paradises were under attack by various forces.
These forces were primarily those that had already pledged allegiance to the Ancient God Clan.
The speed of these attacks was such that the major forces in the Immortal Realm initially couldn’t respond.
However, when each faction acted, the Star Picking Pavilion under the Nine Heavens Alliance played a crucial role.
With powerful intelligence capabilities, they detected any signs of activity almost immediately and then promptly notified any forces likely to be attacked.
Thus, the Ancient God Clan’s first wave of offensives yielded no results.
“Damn it!”
“Where did these guys get the information from?”
In Chengtian World, Zhan Tu, who was attacking Sacred Mountain of Light, looked furious.
He had thought that by following Lord Busi’s clone, they could quickly take down Sacred Mountain of Light.
As long as they took down Sacred Mountain of Light, he would have accomplished something significant and could firmly secure his position as the Holy Son of the Beast Clan.
But now, this situation was making him utterly frustrated.
The array defenses of Sacred Mountain of Light far exceeded his expectations.
For hours, over a dozen Divine Realm experts had bombarded it with supernatural attacks, yet they had made no progress.
At this moment, Zhan Tu could only cast his gaze on Lord Busi’s clone, who was overseeing the battle.
“Lord Busi, the formation’s defensive shell here is too strong.
Could you lend us a hand?
With your strength, you should be able to break through it easily!”
Zhan Tu flattered with a humble smile.
Lord Busi’s clone turned, casting a glance at him.
After a moment, Lord Busi looked at the solid formation light screen and softly said, “Even if I act, I cannot break this formation.”
Hearing this, Zhan Tu was instantly crestfallen.
He couldn’t believe that Lord Busi’s clone would give such an answer.
“Lord Busi, if we can’t break the formation, why are we wasting time attacking here?
Isn’t this a waste of time…”
Zhan Tu reflexively replied.
However, before he could finish, a large hand lifted him up.
His throat was seized, and even the true energy within him was fully sealed, leaving him utterly powerless to resist.
“You lowly Beast Clan ant, remember your place!”
“You are merely a slave chosen by the Ancient God Clan; there is no need to inform you of the Ancient God Clan’s plans!”
“If you question again, there will be no need for you to exist in this world anymore!”
Lord Busi coldly finished, then forcefully threw Zhan Tu onto the ground.
A resounding boom echoed!
The ground was smashed into a large pit.
Many members of the Anti-Heaven League who witnessed this couldn’t help but twitch their mouths.
The Ancient God Clan expert’s strike was truly ruthless.
That last blow caught Zhan Tu off guard, and he felt as if his internal organs were about to shatter.
Even with his astonishing Beast Clan physique, he suffered a minor injury.
But more than the injury, what he cared about was Lord Busi’s attitude.
