251: Chapter 250 Heaven and Earth are the Game, All Living Beings are the Pawns

"A seed?" Su Lin asked within his Sea of Consciousness.

"Yes, Revered Master."

Little Star's phantom image trembled slightly within the star chart.

"It looks like a dead object because the Spiritual Qi of the outside world simply cannot nourish it.

What it needs is the Chaos Qi that can open the heavens and create the earth, as well as an unformed, complete prototype of a world!"

Speaking of this, Little Star's gaze turned fervently toward the vast starry sky above, constructed by Su Lin.

"Revered Master, although your [Myriad Heavens Star Chart] forms its own world, it is ultimately just a Void Realm evolved from a Magic Treasure, lacking the Foundation of life.

If this seed can be planted and watered with the Chaos Immortal Qi within your body..."

"It will take root and sprout, propping up this starry sky. At that time, this star chart will no longer be a Magic Treasure, but a real, living Major Thousand Worlds!"

Hearing this, Su Lin's heart shook violently.

Evolving a Major Thousand Worlds!

This was no longer a method of a Cultivator; this was a forbidden Domain that only a creator god could touch!

No wonder... no wonder it was placed at the highest point of this [Treasure Bestowal Pavilion].

For those Lower Realm Cultivators who could not see through its reality, and even for Mahayana Stage old monsters, this was just an unbiteable dried-up walnut, completely useless.

But for Su Lin, who possessed the [Myriad Heavens Star Chart] and a world spirit, the value of this thing was more terrifying than ten thousand Immortal Artifacts combined!

"Good stuff."

Su Lin calmly cut off the Divine Sense communication.

In reality, he looked at his disciples around him, who were full of doubt, and the Loose Cultivators behind who were craning their necks to peek, a profound smile curling at the corners of his mouth.

"This is indeed a seed."

Su Lin did not hide it, but he did not reveal everything either, only saying in an extremely flat yet impressive tone:

"A seed that has been dead for tens of thousands of years, yet is waiting for the right soil."

"As for what it can grow into..."

Su Lin clapped his hands, flicking away non-existent dust from his fingertips. "You will naturally find out in the future."

"Tch, so mysterious."

Su Hongling curled her lips. Seeing it couldn't be eaten, she lost interest and turned to admire her newly acquired [dragon-elephant heaven-suppressing armor].

Although the Cultivators in the back were confused, seeing Su Lin's confident appearance, each of them began to imagine wildly in their hearts.

"As expected of Senior Su! Even a broken stone that we can't understand is a world-shaking immortal seed in his hands!"

"How can the Realm of a high-level person be fathomed by us mere mortals?"

Just as everyone was still whispering about the treasures...

A dull bell toll rang out from the dome of the [Treasure Bestowal Pavilion].

Those light orbs still floating in mid-air that hadn't been chosen suddenly dimmed in an instant, then turned into bits of flowing light and dissipated into the Void Realm.

"Hey! My Magic Treasure! I haven't chosen yet!"

Several Loose Cultivators who had delayed due to indecision watched as the treasures before them vanished, immediately letting out screams like slaughtered pigs.

"Time is up; greed must be severed."

As he approached, the back door engraved with complex cloud patterns crashed open, and a gust of astral wind, more violent than before and mixed with the sound of ghostly wails and wolf howls, instantly poured in.

It made everyone's clothes flutter loudly.

Outside the door was an endless Void Realm, deeper and more chaotic than before.

And connecting to the next floating island was still a massive chain.

However, unlike the previous rust-covered [Tribulation-Crossing Lock], the chain before them was a heart-palpitating dark red color, with a viscous liquid like lava flowing on its surface.

There was no mist around the chain, but that space appeared in a weirdly distorted shape. Countless transparent air currents, like wind blades, raged wildly above the chain.

"Hiss... this wind sounds like tens of thousands of resentful women crying."

As soon as Su Hongling poked her head out, she was forced to squint by the astral wind.

"This is the [Karmic Fire Astral Wind]."

Su Lin stood at the threshold, looking calmly at the dark red chain.

"The previous trial tested conforming to rules and letting go of the self."

"And this trial tests your Karmic Obstructions."

"This wind does not scrape the flesh, but specifically scrapes the Divine Soul.

The heavier your lifelong slaughter and the deeper your obsessions, the more this wind feels like being cut into a thousand pieces when it falls on you;

If you have guilt in your heart, this dark red chain will ignite the Avidya Karmic Fire, burning you to ashes from the inside out."

Hearing this, the Loose Cultivators in the back who were excited about just getting their treasures were instantly doused with cold water.

Karmic Obstructions? Slaughter?

Of the Body Integration Stage old monsters who could make it here, which one didn't have hands stained with blood or hadn't climbed up through a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood?

Who dared to say they had no killing karma? Who dared to say they had no obsessions in their hearts?

This wasn't crossing a bridge; this was clearly stepping onto an execution ground!

"Revered Master, since it specifically scrapes the Divine Soul, isn't it extremely unfriendly to us demonic Cultivators?"

As the Empress of the Demonic Path, if her killing karma were truly calculated, it could dye this chain black several times over.

"Scared?" Su Lin glanced at her.

"Scared?" A seductive curve formed at the corner of Luo Ximei's mouth as she gently shook the [Lunar Soul Bell] she had just put on her wrist.

"Ding-ling~"

A crisp bell sound rippled out, and the Karmic Fire Astral Wind that was raging outside the door actually stagnated for a moment upon contact with the sound.

"This venerable one only fears that Revered Master won't want me. As for some Karmic Fire Astral Wind... if it dares to scrape me, I'll suck it into this bell to be an artifact spirit!"

"Old Five is right! No matter what wind it is, just blow it up with one punch!"

Su Hongling had long been impatient to try out her new equipment.

Her arms shook violently, and the dark gold [dragon-elephant heaven-suppressing armor] instantly covered her forearms and fists.

Roar! Ang!

Vaguely, the roars of a giant dragon and a divine elephant came from her arms, making the surrounding Void Realm buzz and vibrate.

"Old Man, I'll clear the way for you!"

Su Hongling shouted, completely ignoring whether there was karmic fire or not, and stepped directly onto the dark red chain.

As soon as she stepped on, the surrounding Karmic Fire Astral Wind, like sharks smelling blood, instantly turned into countless physical wind blades mixed with dark red flames, sweeping toward her wildly.

"Get lost!"

Su Hongling advanced instead of retreating. Without even drawing her great sword, her fists clad in the [dragon-elephant heaven-suppressing armor] smashed wildly at the oncoming astral wind.

Bang bang bang bang!

Pure physical strength to the extreme, combined with the Immortal Artifact-level armguards.

Those Karmic Fire Astral Winds that could even scrape the Divine Soul to pieces were actually forced into a vacuum zone by her fists!

"Revered Master, although Second Senior Sister's brain isn't very useful, her strength has indeed grown."

Chu Weiwei chuckled, covering her mouth. Then she took out a purple incense burner from her sleeve and lit a thread of faint fragrance.

"I'll also come to clear the path for Revered Master."

The purple smoke drifted out, and those originally violent Karmic Fire Astral Winds actually made "sizzling" corrosion sounds upon contact with the poisonous smoke, their wind power instantly decreasing greatly.

"Revered Master, please."

Mu Qingxue didn't say much, the ice soul concentration tassel on her sword hilt fluttering gently.

She walked beside Su Lin, the extreme cold forming a three-foot-wide absolute zero Domain around her, freezing all the karmic fire that tried to approach into ice dregs.

Cold Moon and Ye You were one in front and one behind, the Imperial Dao Dragon Qi and the pressure of an ancient great demon released simultaneously, firmly protecting Su Lin in the very center.

Looking at these five disciples who were like gods and demons descending to the world, pushing forward against the Laws of the Heavenly Dao, Su Lin walked in the middle with his hands behind his back, sighing in his heart.

"Although taking in a group of yandere disciples shortens one's life, this experience... is indeed fully maximized."

He strolled along the chain.

Actually, he didn't need their protection at all now.

After that seed entered the [Myriad Heavens Star Chart] just now, the Star Power in his body was undergoing a qualitative transformation.

In front, the Revered Master and five disciples walked as if strolling in a courtyard, even chatting as they went.

But behind them, the group of Cultivators who followed out were in a miserable state.

"Ahhh!!!"

An old monster who had just grabbed a top-grade demonic artifact had taken less than three steps on the chain when he suddenly let out a shrill scream.

The clothes on his body instantly turned to fly ash, and dark red karmic fire erupted from his seven orifices!

That was the killing karma he had committed in his life being ignited.

In less than two breaths, a Body Integration Stage old monster turned into a humanoid torch, screaming as he fell into the endless abyss below.

"My head! Something is cutting my Divine Soul!"

Another Sword Cultivator was struck by the astral wind. Even though he activated his strongest Sword Qi protection, the astral wind still ignored physical defense and acted directly on his Sea of Consciousness.

He rolled wildly on the chain, clutching his head, and finally lost his footing and fell.

"Follow Senior Su closely! Don't fall behind! Step on the vacuum zone they've walked through!"

The Sword Cultivator Mo Chen shouted, enduring the stinging pain in his Divine Soul, and followed closely on the frost trail left by Mu Qingxue.

Heavenly Calculation Granny even directly put the newly obtained Formation Plate on her head, gnashing her teeth as she moved forward.

This chain, dozens of miles long, became a life-and-death chasm.

By the time they reached the other side, their teammates were reduced by nearly half.

Everyone who survived was pale, gasping for breath.

"We've arrived."

Su Lin stopped.

The Void Realm ahead was no longer in that shattered state of Chaos.

What appeared before everyone was a huge black and white chessboard floating in the starry sky!

The chessboard was vast and boundless, each square as large as a city.

On both sides of the chessboard stood two giant stone statues, ten thousand zhang tall.

One held a long sword, eyes wide with fury, like a war god of the Nine Heavens.

One held a book, with kind eyes and a benevolent face, yet exuding a deep sense of calculating the world.

And in the very center of the chessboard floated a huge stone tablet, with rules written on it in golden divine script:

[Second Trial: The World as the Board, All Living Beings as the Pieces.]

[Those who enter the game are all pieces. The winner lives, the loser is obliterated.]

"Playing chess?"

Su Hongling looked at the giant chessboard and felt her head grow as big as a bucket.

"Old Man, I'm not good at this thing! Can we just flip the chessboard?"

"This is no ordinary chess game; this is the [Heaven and Earth Slaughter Array]."

Just as the words fell...

The two ten-thousand-zhang-tall stone statues suddenly moved.

"Challengers, you are only one side. Will you enter the black piece camp or the white piece camp?"

"Once chosen, you will be the pieces in the game."

"If you are the General or Commander, you lead the whole army; if you are the soldiers or pawns, you charge into battle!"

As soon as these words came out, the Loose Cultivators in the back instantly erupted into an uproar.

"We become chess pieces? Then doesn't that mean we have to hand our lives over to someone else to play?"

"Who will be the General? Who will be the pawns? Won't the pawns definitely die?!"

Panic spread among the crowd.

However...

The group of Female Demon Lords around Su Lin didn't care about life and death at all.

"General?"

Cold Moon took a step forward, the majesty of an Empress fully displayed.

"Revered Master is naturally the General. As for the positions of the Advisor and Minister who guard closely..."

Her gaze coldly swept across the other Junior Sisters.

"It should be held by me, the Eldest Disciple, to protect Revered Master closely."

"In your dreams!"

Luo Ximei gave a cold laugh, flicking the Demon Dragon Whip in her hand. "In terms of closeness, who can be closer than me? Revered Master's Minister must be me!"

"I don't care about Generals or Ministers!" Su Hongling shouldered her great sword. "I want to be the Rook! Whoever stands in front of Revered Master, I'll just roll over them!"

"Then I'll be the Cannon, striking from behind, poisoning from a distance, hee hee." Chu Weiwei chimed in with a smile.

Mu Qingxue didn't speak, but silently walked to the position representing the Commander, using her foot to stomp out an ice circle. Her meaning was clear: I've taken this spot.

The trembling Loose Cultivators in the back watched this scene and were all speechless.

This is a life-and-death, soul-taking chess game!

You aunts, why are you starting to fight for favor again?!

Su Lin looked at this group of chirping disciples and the killing intent flickering on the chessboard, the corners of his mouth turning up slightly.

"No need to fight."

Su Lin waved his sleeve. "Since the world is the board..."

"Then I will be the one who flips the chessboard!"

The moment the words fell, Su Lin raised his right foot and stomped hard on the seemingly indestructible black and white chessboard beneath him!

With this stomp, the Space Law that was undergoing a crazy transformation was poured in without reservation.

Thick cracks spread wildly from Su Lin as the center toward all directions!

"How bold!!!"

The two ten-thousand-zhang-tall stone statues were completely enraged.

"Those who despise the rules shall be executed!"

The sword-holding stone statue's eyes widened in fury, and the stone sword, several thousand zhang long, was raised high and slashed down toward Su Lin's head!

The book-holding stone statue flipped open the stone scroll in its hand, and countless golden divine scripts poured out like a waterfall, turning into a sky full of golden chains to completely seal Su Lin and his disciples in place.

"Heavenly Dao Slaughter Game activated! Ten Thousand Pieces Returning to Position!"

With the roar of the stone statues, black and white light soared into the sky from the shattered chessboard.

Thousands of giant chess pieces condensed from pure Laws crashed into formation!

Chariots, warhorses, divine elephants, heavenly soldiers—each piece emitted a terrifying aura of the Body Integration Stage Peak, even half-step Mahayana, as they moved in for the kill toward the center.

The Loose Cultivators in the back saw this apocalyptic scene and were so scared they didn't even have the strength to run, only able to close their eyes in despair.

"It's over! A dead end has been triggered!"