Another White Piece turn came around. Lu Ye stepped into the Chess Grid ahead, his expression caught between joy and sorrow.
The joy was that, after all these rounds, his injuries had basically healed.
The sorrow was that without being able to kill enemies, his strength could not improve.
Black Blood had kept him under strict watch, giving him no opening whatsoever. Under such circumstances, even if Yuan Xi wanted to help him, there was nothing she could do.
After waiting a moment, when it became the Black Pieces' turn, Lu Ye suddenly felt the space around him shake violently. The tremor came swiftly and vanished just as swiftly, disappearing in an instant.
But this was clearly abnormal. He hurriedly looked toward Yuan Xi. "My lady, what happened?"
The enormous Yuan Xi wore a grave expression as she lowered her head and swept her gaze over the entire chessboard. "The Chess Game's Rules are evolving."
Lu Ye's expression froze. "Is that good or bad?" If the Chess Game's Rules were evolving in a way that benefited their side, that would naturally be cause for joy. But if it was detrimental to them, there would be nothing to celebrate. Under the Rules of a Supreme Treasure, human strength was pitifully small, unless one possessed power capable of contending with a Supreme Treasure.
Yuan Xi said, "It is not what you think. These Rules did not evolve out of thin air. They were meant to slowly emerge as the Chess Game progressed."
The Starry Sky Chessboard was a rather famous Supreme Treasure. Though it had not appeared many times in the Inner Realm, every appearance had stirred up bloody storms. Naturally, many had studied it.
From the very beginning, Yuan Xi had known that the Chess Game's Rules would not remain unchanged.