336: No more acting

At the edge of the Great Dao Chess Game.

Three figures stood in a triangular formation, facing each other from a distance.

Not far from their feet, chess pieces bearing their marks, black and white, floated quietly at the intersections of various lines of order.

The Chess Emperor of Eternity had the most pieces under her feet, nearly ninety.

Dao Yi and the Demon Monk, however, had fewer than fifty pieces.

Among them, Dao Yi’s situation was the direst; his aura was weak, and although his four eyes had regrown divine pupils, they were clearly much inferior to the ones Chu Feng had stripped from him earlier.

The worst part was his body, which was riddled with holes and shimmering with endless ripples.

A pale green divine radiance constantly flickered around his body, erupting with Dao patterns representing the Dao of Wood.

It seemed fine on the surface, but in reality, he couldn't even control his own Dao principles, which meant his power was out of control and he could fall from his Realm at any moment, dropping below the Path Domain, just as he had roared.

The Demon Monk, not far from him, gazed at him and slowly said, “Eternal Chess Queen, give me an explanation.”

“What explanation?”

“I have done my utmost to help you. If your Luck is insufficient and you suffer from a backlash of calamity, what can I do?”

The Eternal Chess Queen’s fair hand picked up a chess piece and placed it with a snap.

Immediately, ripples surged beneath her feet, generating endless waves, and all the chess pieces around her bearing her mark began to tremble wildly and change color.

Upon seeing this, the Eternal Chess Queen, whose Face had just been calm, frowned and concentrated, carefully examining the chess game, her expression turning somewhat unpleasant.

“You speak better than you sing.”

“Even if our Luck is not as good as yours, why are our pieces far fewer than yours?”

“If I fall from the Path Domain, there is only death for me. If I die, you two will not have an easy time facing that demonic seed either.”

Dao Yi roared, a golden scepter appearing in his hand, exuding supreme dao might. It was clearly a ten-star supreme dao artifact, but this supreme dao artifact glowed with an unstable color, threatening to shatter at any moment.

Across from Dao Yi was a celestial fire beast woven from nine colors, with nine giant tails and three scorpion heads, looking fierce and terrifying, its aura having clearly reached the Path Domain!

The Chess Emperor of Eternity ignored his roar, concentrating on the chessboard in front of her. After about half a year, she slowly turned her head and asked the dying Dao Yi, “What were you barking about just now?”

Dao Yi: “…”

Demon Monk: “…”

Dao Yi roared to the heavens, his shouts continuous. If he weren't in the Great Dao Chess Game, he would have wanted to fight this eccentric woman. So, you treat me as transparent, completely disregarding my feelings?

It was the Demon Monk who, with ripples emanating from his body, punched a giant beast in front of him to death and reminded her, “The number of pieces.”

The Black Dress Woman heard this and slowly nodded: “Oh, the rules of the Great Dao Chess Game are not apparent. The number of pieces, whether many or few, does not affect anything.”

“If you are concerned about the number of pieces, you are too attached to appearances.”

Dao Yi’s Face was distorted with rage: “I’m attached to your *()*&&…*()”

“The Great Dao Chess Game has no rules, but that's only for those of us who don't understand the way of chess. You must be in the know.”

“Since we are in an Alliance, we should work together for coexistence. Why be like this?”

The Demon Monk not far away also slowly nodded.

As time passed, some chess pieces had collapsed or been transferred, and even combined, the two of them might not have more than the Eternal Chess Queen.

The Black Dress Woman looked at him with the gaze one would give an idiot: “We are merely cooperating. You are not my Dao Companion. Guiding you in playing chess is already my greatest kindness to you.”

“This chess game, the position we entered is the most perilous I have ever encountered. If it weren't for me, let alone having pieces remaining, you might have already perished more than a decade ago.”

“If Fellow Daoist remains so stubbornly misguided, you are welcome to play on your own. Why waste words with me?”

Hearing the Black Dress Woman’s words, Dao Yi fell silent for a moment, no longer speaking.

Everyone was intelligent. The Great Dao Chess Game should have been a place of Opportunity and a Treasure Trove.

This time, upon entering the game, for some unknown reason, they didn't gain much Opportunity; instead, they encountered countless dangers.

His noisy protests were more of a test of this woman, to make her offer as many benefits as possible.

Unfortunately, the other party gave him no Face at all, refuting him mercilessly.

He calmly stood in place, took a deep breath, and said, “There’s something wrong with this Great Dao Chess Game. That Chaos Chess Spirit manipulated it.”

The Black Dress Woman looked at him in surprise: “You just realized that?”

The Demon Monk nodded: “Fellow Daoist’s reaction is a bit slow.”

Dao Yi angrily said, “I am reminding you and discussing countermeasures.”

“If you continue to slander me like this, then we can only part ways.”

A calm female voice sounded: “Suit yourself.”

The Demon Monk slowly advised, “Eternal Chess Queen, do not be annoyed. Our goal in cooperating is to obtain the Great Dao Chess Game Treasure Trove and then jointly kill the demonic seed.”

“After a century in the chess game, I believe you have already grasped some tricks.”

“Even with the Chess Spirit’s help, that demonic seed does not understand the way of chess, so his progress will certainly not be faster than ours.”

“How exactly does one win this Great Dao Chess Game?”

The Black Dress Woman calmly said, “I don’t know. Give me another three hundred years.”

Dao Yi opened his mouth. Three hundred years…

My ashes would be scattered by these perilous calamities.

But he thought about it and still endured, looking at the Demon Monk and saying, “According to your words, Senior Monk, this demonic seed has extraordinary foundations. Not only has he received support from the Emperor Realm, but even the Chess Spirit is on his side.”

“It won’t be easy for us to kill him.”

The Demon Monk said with a half-smile, “Dao Yi, don’t act. Everyone has their trump cards, and we will know when the chess game ends. There’s no need to test this monk.”

“This monk also advises you, do not deliberately play dumb anymore. This kind of tactic is no longer popular; even the demonic seed can see through your clumsy acting.”

“Since you were able to descend from the Dao Realm at the first moment, you must have something extraordinary about you. Even if you don’t, please calmly listen to the guidance of the person behind you, and when it’s time to strike and kill the demonic seed, just don’t mess up.”

Dao Yi’s expression darkened slightly, and he coldly snorted: “Since that’s the case, then I won’t act anymore.”

“How is the progress on the Emperor Realm’s side?”

The Demon Monk said faintly, “Soon. Calculating the time, they should have already descended from the Dao Realm.”

“With the Emperor Realm’s foundation, they won’t be able to resist for long.”

Dao Yi nodded, flipping his palm, and a great sun halo appeared behind him. Immediately, his injuries were mostly healed, and his Dao Body amplitude slowly rose from the original ten-plus times to a hundred times.

Seeing this, the Black Dress Woman spoke again: “Dao Yi, southeast direction, second right, ninth left.”

Dao Yi smacked down the chess piece with a dark Face, and before long, screams rang out again.

And at the moment this piece landed, the Small World in that area suddenly exploded, immediately giving birth to a crimson-gold divine arrow that shot like a meteor towards the location of Chu Feng and the other person.

This was clearly an anomaly indicating an attack on other factions!