Baili Tu Fought a Desperate Battle, Facing Almost Certain Death; a Chess Saint's "Setup"
The moment the spear tip pierced the chessboard, a layer of dark light film appeared on the white chessboard surface. The film was extremely thin, as thin as a layer of ink on rice paper. However, no matter how much blood and qi surged when Baili Tu's spear tip touched it, it could not advance even an inch further!
Baili Tu frowned, stared intently, and then his pupils suddenly contracted.
On the dark, luminous membrane, a game of chess was clearly visible, with the pieces in a state of flux, white and black pieces locked in a fierce struggle, each move concealing a deadly threat.
That seemingly thin membrane actually carries the secrets of an entire endgame game. The spear's power is dismantled, broken down, and eliminated layer by layer in that endgame, just like a chess player defusing the opponent's attack on the chessboard.
Baili Tu's face turned black.
Wang Yi hadn't used this level of technique in his previous battles!
Back then, the grid lines on the chessboard were simply spatial divisions used to trap, suppress, and kill the enemy. But now, every grid on the Sub- Heaven and Earth Chessboard is an independent killing formation!
"You..." Baili Tu wanted to ask if Wang Yi still had any sense left, or if he was truly bewitched by the illusion, but he felt it was pointless.
Wang Yi stood at the edge of the chessboard, his plain robe fluttering in the wind, his expression extremely solemn.
He was also trying to find a way to extricate himself.
Not having to consciously control his body actually freed his mind.
At this moment, his mind was working faster than ever before. From the moment he saw the man in the white suit until now, every scene was flashing through his mind, including Strange Tale like "Skin Marries Bone."
In the very end, he felt a sense of helplessness.
"What kind of things are these? What do they depend on for survival?"
Baili Tu drew his spear and retreated.
The moment the spear tip detached from the light membrane, the remaining chess pieces on the dark light membrane suddenly came to life.
White and black pieces moved swiftly across the board, and a streak of dark light shot out from the remaining pieces, chasing after Baili Tu's retreat!
Baili Tu dodged to the side, the dark light grazing his left arm, slicing open the skin and causing blood to gush out.
At the same time, the white checkerboard squares under their feet lit up again.
He looked down and saw a broken piece of chess appear on the square he had stepped on. The black piece made the first move, and a Shadow Blade rose from the chessboard, slashing towards his legs!
This place is fraught with danger; even if he doesn't step out of the chessboard, he will still encounter immense peril!
In the past, he would have been absolutely unafraid, but now things are truly different.
Wang Yi is clearly a master strategist. The situation is now settled, and he is also Weight. If nothing unexpected happens, he should be facing a life-or-death situation this time!
He wasn't underestimating himself; he was simply acknowledging the strategic skills of a chess master!
The only possible surprise now is Chen Silu and his group, but he never held onto that hope from the beginning.
Chen Silu and his group make their move, will the man in the white suit also join in?
Relying on others is a never-ending cycle.
He flipped and leaped up, forcefully breaking through the barriers between the chess squares, and landed on another chess square!
With the Seven Kills Fate Pattern, Baili Tu's personal talent is by no means lacking. In a short period of time, he has already figured out a way to break the deadlock!
There appear to be two ways to break this deadlock.
First, one could forcefully break through the barriers of the chessboard and escape, but it's obvious that the further one goes into the outer layers, the stronger the binding force of the chessboard will become. This is determined by the characteristics of endgame pieces, and it's also why Wang Yi arranged it this way.
Second, break through the remaining puzzles in the board and advance downwards.
The second method still needs to be verified and is highly uncertain. Moreover, his chess skills are really mediocre, completely inferior to Wang Yi's. Furthermore, this method is very likely a trap, used by Wang Yi to buy time.
Just then, the chessboard where Baili Tu had landed lit up, revealing a broken chess piece. Immediately afterward, a bone-white sword aura shot into the sky!
Baili Tu flipped in the air, his spear sweeping across and shattering the sword energy.
Subsequently, every square he placed activated a new endgame, and the entire white chessboard became like a giant minefield, with each move triggering a killing formation.
The unfinished chess pieces at his feet lit up one after another, some black, some bone white, and attacks of all shapes and sizes, including sword energy, knife energy, and fist shadows, came at him from all directions.
Baili Tu gritted his teeth and endured, his blood energy condensing into layers of protective shields around his body. Each time he was hit by the attack of the remaining pieces, a layer of the shield would shatter.
His clothes had turned completely red, indistinguishable between blood and crimson True Essence.
Killing people is easy, killing ten thousand people isn't difficult either, but he had only ever killed living beings before. The chessboard in front of him wasn't a living thing; it was a "strategic advantage." How could he possibly kill it?
To kill a game of chess? You must surpass Wang Yi in chess skills!
This problem has no solution!
Now there's some news that's hard to tell whether it's good or bad!
As he approached the edge of the chessboard, the suppressive force within the squares did not increase!
There is a closed grid around the edge of the chessboard, with dense patterns of broken pieces floating on the grid. Every time he approaches, he is forced back by a broken piece, like a fish being pushed back by the waves.
The black chessboard rotates synchronously above, occasionally casting a black beam of light to strengthen its connection with the white chessboard.
The black chessboard is about to be played.
"Baili Tu!" Qin Chuan glared angrily.
At this moment, he was outside the chessboard, locked in a fierce and evenly matched battle with Lin Zhao.
If they could capture the man in the white suit, the trap could be broken, but Lin Zhao wouldn't give him that chance!
The other three remained still, seemingly lost in thought.
"You'll only be throwing your life away!" Lin Zhao wasn't under that much control; in fact, as long as Qin Chuan didn't attack the man in the white suit, she wouldn't continue fighting.
Qin Chuan, that silly boy, is still too young!
Everyone else was afraid of being controlled, but he kept rushing towards the man in the white suit!
She looked at the Heaven and Earth Chessboard, and the memories of the past generations of Greedy Wolf surged. The third generation Greedy Wolf had once met an unparalleled expert who had entered the Dao through chess. That expert had said something.
No matter how tight the chessboard is, there are gaps. These gaps are not on the chessboard, but in the player's mind.
She turned to look at Wang Yi.
Wang Yi stood ramrod straight, his white robe rustling like a battle flag. His gaze was fixed on Baili Tu, his brows slightly furrowed, a detail almost imperceptible to others.
Lin Zhao noticed something amiss; Wang Yi's furrowed brows forced him to change his gaze.
Wang Yi's gaze appeared to be fixed on Baili Tu, but he was actually looking at something else entirely!
That was a square located in the northeast corner of the chessboard.
Furthermore, the northeast corner of the chessboard is located precisely near the direction of Li Wenchang.
Without thinking twice, Lin Zhao, having noticed something amiss, shouted, "Li Wenchang, northeast corner!"
Li Wenchang stood on the side of the battlefield, his blue robe covered in dust. He held an ordinary writing brush in his hand, the tip of which was dipped in ink. After hearing the shout, he looked in the direction Lin Zhao was looking.
There is a set of pieces that has already been activated in that square.
The moves in this endgame are different from those in other squares. While the moves in other squares expand outwards and connect with adjacent squares, the moves in this particular square converge inwards, like a lone star.
"From which square did he begin setting up his formation?" Li Wenchang's eyes lit up as he said, "The center is in the middle, but the starting point of his formation is in the northeast corner!"