Ju Kui was no stranger to the "History Graveyard." It was an absolute forbidden ground within the Long River of Time, a place even those powerful beings capable of freely walking between past and future avoided at all costs. Even when merely tracing history, should they discover a projection of the "History Graveyard," they had to steer far away from it—this was a taboo heavily emphasized in the intelligence accessible only to the pinnacle experts of Heavenly Punishment Cliff.
If he had previously been only sixty percent certain, he was now eighty percent convinced that the player represented by this black piece was Sima Heng.
He paused. "In the History Graveyard of decaying time, you can still keep track of time?"
"This is my foundation. Those without any concept of time are unqualified to describe history—" the voice within the black piece said. "Time does not exist. It exists because of me."
"Time exists because of you, but not only because of you," Ju Kui said.
The voice in the black piece expressed its agreement. "Indeed. Heroes are history's banners, and history is time's carved trace!"
He sighed with deep emotion. "The river of time flows on without cease because heroes never cease to emerge upon this land."
"By your measure, sir, does Zuo Qiu Wu count as a banner of history?" Ju Kui asked.
"Merely exiling me would not be enough for him to carve his name into history." The voice in the black piece said, "For my story will ultimately be lost to the Lost Chapter and buried in the History Graveyard. He must write a new story to be forever engraved in time—or... to attain Transcendence beyond time."
Ju Kui spoke slowly. "Since you understand Zuo Qiu Wu so well, you should not have been unable to