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Chapter 135 World Chessboard (Request for Monthly Tickets)

Within the chessboard, in a realm of its own.

Dantai Luo Xue and the hazy figure were both making their moves.

Below, on the vast and boundless land, their chess pieces were everywhere, each a peerless genius, Great Demons emerging to cut across the sky.

Both were placing their pieces.

Neither one launched an attack first, as if they were both preparing for something.

The great contest of the era!

Finally.

After countless preparations.

Dantai Luo Xue took the initiative, her black piece falling sharply amidst the dragon-like chain of white stones, trying to sever the dragon in two.

Above the land.

As soon as Dantai Luo Xue's black stone descended,

A paragon of peerless strength sensed an opportunity and led countless Cultivators to charge at a Demon Mountain, unleashing a ferocious attack.

But in the sky, the hazy figure playing against Dantai Luo Xue appeared indifferent to the assault, casually placing a white stone.

Intending to sweep the tail of the white dragon towards Dantai Luo Xue's side.

At the same time, numerous Great Demons struck, attempting to obliterate all of the Human Race.

Dantai Luo Xue, as if expecting this, smiled faintly, seemingly unconcerned as if she had already given up on certain pieces, and continued to place her stones unhurriedly.

Both sides made their moves in quick succession once again.

But this time it was not the meticulous planning and full preparation as before.

Now, every piece each side placed brimmed with aggressiveness, trying to defeat the other.

The landscape upon the ground also began to change, as a dreadful slaughter commenced.

Nevertheless, Dantai Luo Xue quickly fell into a disadvantage, swept by the chain of white stones formed by the hazy figure, beaten into a headlong retreat.

Yet, Dantai Luo Xue continued to play her pieces with an air of serenity, as if blind to her faction's huge disadvantage.

The hazy figure, like a robot, heedlessly pressed on, sticking to its advantage in a frenzy, aiming to settle the score with Dantai Luo Xue once and for all.

Dantai Luo Xue ignored it, carrying on with her moves.

The pace of their moves grew faster and faster.

Almost devoid of any hesitation, as if they required no thought at all.

After a short while.

The hazy figure suddenly stopped its movement, the white stone in its hand hanging suspended.

Down on the chessboard of the great land, the ferocious white dragon had, unbeknownst when, been encircled by scattered black pieces.

At the same time, the Human Race's warriors had the Demon Race's Great Demons completely surrounded, launching the final attack, a counter-offensive.

The white pieces had lost, the Demon Race had been defeated…

The hazy figure had realized this fact and chose not to place any more pieces.

The next moment.

The hazy figure faded into specks of gold light and vanished.

A voice that was neither male nor female entered Dantai Luo Xue's ears.

"You've won."

Dantai Luo Xue simply smiled faintly.

She lowered her head, intending to get a clear view of the scene on the ground below.

However, she never had the opportunity to look down again at the countless mighty beings who had been her chess pieces on the land below.

Her mind reeled.

Dantai Luo Xue only felt the world spinning as the scenery before her changed once more.

She found herself back in the palace.

The Stone Chess Board lay quietly before her, motionless, everything returned to calm.

"That just now…"

Dantai Luo Xue's eyes flickered with confusion; that was certainly no Illusory Realm. With the world as the chessboard and all living beings as pieces, the impression it left her was far too profound.

She looked down at the chessboard.

She reached out her palm, wanting to touch it again.

A beam of golden light flew out from the chessboard and entered into Dantai Luoxue's forehead.

A pure surge of energy infused into Dantai Luoxue's soul.

In an instant, her soul grew stronger, an invisible wind centered around her causing the decorations within the palace to scatter in all directions.

A full half hour passed.

Only then did the chaos in the palace begin to subside.

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Dantai Luoxue sat cross-legged on the palace floor, her beautiful long hair fluttering ceaselessly, her light cyan robe rustling soundly without any wind.

She opened her eyes, and a glimmer of lustrous color flickered through them.

Immediately after, Dantai Luoxue, looking vibrant, stared down intently at the chessboard.

Just then, she had received information about the chessboard.

The chessboard's name was 'World Chessboard'.

It was a treasure that surpassed the level of a Spiritual Treasure, though its specific grade was not revealed.

She only knew that this chessboard had the ability to make her swiftly stronger.

As long as Dantai Luoxue could defeat the spirit of the chessboard on the Chess Path, she would be rewarded.

And the number of times was limitless, meaning, every victory would yield rewards.

However, with each win, the difficulty of the next would escalate, endlessly increasing the challenge.

For instance, this time, Dantai Luoxue defeated the spirit of the chessboard and was rewarded, boosting her soul directly to the Late Foundation Establishment Peak.

There was just one thing that made Dantai Luoxue a little puzzled.

Clearly, the energy rewarded by the chessboard initially seemed to be intended to enhance her mana, but upon contact with her Heavenly Spiritual Root, it morphed into enhancing her soul instead.

"Forget it, perhaps this is due to the chessboard," she thought.

Dantai Luoxue shook her head gently, not overly concerned.

She was about to reach out her palm anew and placed it upon the chessboard.

Her slender finger was just about to touch the chessboard when,

suddenly, it halted.

Her finger stopped mid-air.

After some thought, Dantai Luoxue withdrew her finger.

If she could become stronger just by playing chess, wouldn't that be a bit too simple?

She won once and her soul power reached Late Foundation Establishment Peak.

If she won too many times, wouldn't she reach the Nascent Soul Realm, Divinity Transformation Realm in just minutes?

That was too easy.

So easy that it didn't seem right.

You could even say that all it took was having a hand.

If it were truly so, why would her Respected Master have bothered saying so much? He could have simply handed her this chessboard, and that would be that.

Respected Master once told her that the chessboard was merely a starting point.

It seemed he wanted her to discover her own path.

If she solely relied on the chessboard for power, she certainly wouldn't be able to comprehend her own path.

"Forget it, let's set aside the matter of increasing strength for now. I could start by contemplating my path to enlightenment. Since Respected Master said I could use the chessboard as a clue, then it certainly can be done,"

"Besides, perhaps Respected Master gave me this chessboard to see if I can resist the temptation to enhance my strength and choose to calmly comprehend enlightenment instead?"

Dantai Luoxue murmured softly to herself.

As she was thinking, a light seemed to dawn upon her.

Such a possibility seemed quite plausible.

Perhaps Respected Master was just testing her to see how patient she was?

"If that's really the case, then I surely cannot disappoint Respected Master," she thought.

With this in mind, Dantai Luoxue smiled, and then, looking at the chessboard before her, she began to ponder deeply about where to start on her path to enlightenment...