331: Join forces

Outside Tianwang Mountain, a gigantic Great Dao Chess Game, suspended among all beings, was displayed in the Void Realm.

True Gods gathered, their eyes flickering as they gazed at the Chess Game, not only with shock but also with more longing and envy.

“This Great Dao Chess Game is much grander in scale than the last one.”

“What a pity, we actually missed out on it! What a regret!”

A Nine-Headed True God sighed repeatedly with regret, looking dejected.

Beside him, a True God from the same faction patted his shoulder and also sighed, “What can we do? This Great Dao Chess Game not only started early but was also completely occupied by that Demon Monk.”

“Before, Longevity Heavenly Monarch and Lord of Falsehood both fell on their way to Tianwang Mountain. If we had gone, it’s highly probable we would have met the same fate.”

He felt extremely regretful, and while comforting the Nine-Headed True God, he was also comforting himself.

“In the human world, the most painful thing is to have a treasure mountain but not dare to enter.”

“We have a spot in the Chess Game, yet we cannot enter. What kind of situation is this?”

It wasn’t just them; another massive Black Dragon descended beside them, its tone equally dejected.

They all had spots in the Great Dao Chess Game, but now they could only sigh with regret, watching the Great Dao Chess Game open without being able to enter and obtain the Opportunity.

At this Realm, to take another step forward and enter the Path Domain, the Great Dao Chess Game was definitely one of the simplest methods.

Who knows how many True Gods were waiting for the Great Dao Chess Game to begin, but now all their hopes had been dashed.

“What can we do? We can’t even compare to Longevity Heavenly Monarch and the others. While the Opportunity is good, we can’t lose our lives, right?”

A True God who had come to terms with it, with eighteen pairs of huge wings, fluttering in the Void Realm, also arrived nearby.

“That’s true. This Demon Monk’s strength is too great; we simply cannot contend with him.”

“That hateful Demon Monk.”

“There are also dangers within the Great Dao Chess Game. I hope he dies in there.”

The Black Dragon True God looked at the Great Dao Chess Game angrily, his tone resentful.

The Eighteen-Winged True God heard this and calmly said, “It is possible. The Great Dao Chess Game doesn’t compare strength; it compares Chess Dao and Luck.”

“Although few people are going to the Great Dao Chess Game this time, those three who managed to survive the Demon Monk’s hands and successfully enter the game must also be extraordinary individuals. Perhaps they can be evenly matched with him, or even step on his...”

At this point, his voice trailed off.

The expressions of the surrounding True Gods grew even stranger.

Were they truly evenly matched?

That Dao Yi God Lord, who was suspected of having entered the Path Domain, hadn't even entered the Great Dao Chess Game yet. He was truly trampled underfoot by the Demon Monk, without even the slightest power to retaliate.

If not for the Chaos Chess Spirit’s intervention, perhaps they might have witnessed history once again, seeing a Path Domain existence fall with their own eyes.

“They definitely can.”

“This Demon Monk’s evil deeds will surely backfire. The Great Dao Chess Game doesn’t look at strength, so why should he win?”

As a Heavenly Mandate Protagonist, the Black Dragon True God instinctively hated Chu Feng extremely, and immediately shouted again.

Everyone subconsciously nodded at his words.

Above the firmament, the Great Dao Chess Game was obscured by Chaos Qi. No one could see the state of the Chess Game within, and they could only speculate on its current progress.

“Everyone, rest assured, the Demon Monk will undoubtedly lose.”

“The woman who entered with him is the Chess Emperor of Eternity, an existence whose three incarnations have consecutively won the Great Dao Chess Game. This Demon Monk has no hope whatsoever against her.”

Just then, an aged voice suddenly rang out.

“Celestial Illumination Divine King?!”

The Black Dragon True God, Eighteen-Winged True God, and many other True Gods all looked in the direction of the voice.

They saw an old man with a snake head and human body, holding an eight-foot divine mirror, appearing at the edge of the sky.

Many True Gods present showed respect.

The Celestial Illumination Divine King had a great background; he was the Pavilion Master of the Heavenly God Pavilion!

They had not expected him to personally descend at this time.

...

Within the Great Dao Chess Game, among countless Small Worlds.

Three figures floated in a dark Chaos Space.

The Black Dress Woman calmly surveyed her surroundings, seeing that the space in all directions was filled with black and white Small Worlds.

These Small Worlds were all situated at the intersections of crisscrossing divine lines of rules.

Each Small World was a chess piece, like an impenetrable wall, enveloping all of them.

And beneath their feet, each person’s position, like those Small Worlds, stood at the intersection of the divine lines of rules, like a chess piece.

“Everyone, the Demon Monk is rampant and has a formidable background. We need to join forces, first seize all the Opportunities of the Great Dao Chess Game, and after extreme sublimation, then attack him and Seal him completely.”

A cold voice came to the Black Dress Woman’s ear.

She turned her head to look, only to see the Dao Yi God Lord, whose four eyes streamed with blood tears, quietly suspended in the distance. His position was exactly one square away from her.

Three squares away from him was the Demon Monk, whose face bore a faint smile. He said with a light smile, “What Dao Yi Benefactor said makes sense. However, this Chess Game is profound and unfathomable. This humble monk suggests listening to the Eternal Chess Queen’s opinion and letting her oversee the overall situation.”

“Eternal Chess Queen, what do you think?”

The Chess Emperor of Eternity looked at the Demon Monk calmly, “Who are you?”

“Which old monster is possessing this little monk?”

“Heh heh, merely an insignificant old fellow, Eternal Chess Queen need not mind.”

“The most pressing matter is still to win the Great Dao Chess Game’s Opportunity.”

“At the very least... we must stall for time, allowing the Demon Monk to remain in the Great Dao Chess Game for a full thousand years.”

The Demon Monk said with a light smile, his tone calm.

“Why?”

The Dao Yi God Lord asked calmly.

The Demon Monk did not keep them in suspense and calmly explained, “The Demon Monk’s power is not his own. This humble monk has determined the Karma and traced the root, and has already found the Demon Monk’s lair.”

“In a thousand years, my subordinates will be enough to destroy the Demon Monk’s lair.”

The Dao Yi God Lord heard this and pondered, “So that’s how it is.”

The Chess Emperor of Eternity said without hesitation, “Emperor Realm?”

“Excellent.”

The Demon Monk said with a smile, not denying it.

“The Emperor Realm is extremely special; it was even once a top-tier Dao Realm. To destroy it, let alone a thousand years, even a thousand epochs might not be enough.”

The Chess Emperor of Eternity reminded him.

The Demon Monk was unconcerned, “The one who destroys the Emperor Realm is not this humble monk, but all living beings.”

“Under the will of all living beings, even the Dao must retreat, let alone a mere Emperor Realm.”

The Chess Emperor of Eternity heard this, narrowed her eyes, and nodded, “Since that’s the case, then follow this Emperor’s command.”

In the Great Dao Chess Game, she was invincible.

And not everyone was qualified to cooperate with her, even if they were temporarily in the same camp.

Now, hearing the Demon Monk’s bargaining chip, she chose to cooperate.

As for the Dao Yi God Lord? He was just an extra.

“Next, how should we play our moves?”

The extra, having lost his Four-Directional Divine Eyes, spoke with the utmost humility at this moment, asking the Chess Emperor of Eternity.

The Chess Emperor of Eternity looked to the west, raised her jade hand, pointed into the distance, and was about to say something.

Suddenly, her expression changed drastically!

“Not good.”

As her words fell, she, along with the others, was enveloped by a force of Chaos.

The space around the three of them rapidly shifted, leaving this peaceful world.

PS: The missed update from Qingming will be made up tonight; there will be more.