As dusk drew near, the setting sun sank in the west.
Gu An sat on a stone stool, fiddling with the Seven Stars Mirror in his hand, his face full of impatience.
Across from him, the Nine-Fingered Divine Lord's expression was dark. The onlookers around them were likewise frowning tightly, their gazes fixed on the chessboard.
"Still haven't thought it through? Admit defeat!"
Gu An could not help speaking. Ridiculous as it sounded, he and the Nine-Fingered Divine Lord had actually played chess for an entire afternoon—and this was still the first game. The Nine-Fingered Divine Lord had only placed thirty-seven stones.
This guy couldn't beat him, so he wanted to wear him down?
Gu An had seen through the Nine-Fingered Divine Lord's intentions, so with every move, he placed his stone exactly where the Nine-Fingered Divine Lord wanted to play. It made the Nine-Fingered Divine Lord suffer terribly.
The feeling of being seen through was truly unbearable!
The Nine-Fingered Divine Lord could not figure it out. He had deduced countless possibilities, and even he felt his own lines of play were rich and varied, yet Gu An could always play right where he wanted to play, cutting off his train of thought.
Little did he know that the reason Gu An could see through his chess lines was because he had used his ability to pry into fate.
Gu An foresaw what the Nine-Fingered Divine Lord was going to do next. The Nine-Fingered Divine Lord's cultivation was very high, so Gu An could not see through his far-off future, but seeing through his fate within the next half hour was still very simple.
The slower the Nine-Fingered Divine Lord played, the faster Gu An played—swift, precise, and ruthless, constantly battering the Nine-Fingered Divine Lord's psychological defenses.
Hearing Gu An's