Magic Sword, Life-and-Death Chess

Dimensional Transit Station

Zu Hao rested for half a day, bringing his body, energy, and spirit to their peak.

After waking naturally, Zu Hao took out most of the gold he had obtained in Blackwater City and placed it in the transit station, leaving only a hundred taels of gold in his personal storage space.

As for the food and firearms, Zu Hao did not touch them.

After ensuring the bullets were loaded and the rockets were ready for use at any time, Zu Hao said in a deep voice, "System, begin the transfer."

[Searching for connectable worlds... Search complete.]

[Connected world: Magic Sword, Life-and-Death Chess.]

"Magic Sword, Life-and-Death Chess?"

The plot of that costume martial arts drama swiftly flashed through Zu Hao's mind:

Five hundred years ago, General Ying Shuntian built King's Chess City beneath Mirror Reflection Lake and set up the Life-and-Death Chess Game. Legend had it that whoever won the game would gain the world.

Five hundred years later, Guan Yutian, leader of the Supreme Alliance, sought by every means possible to find the treasure Ying Shuntian had left behind and the number one demonic sword under heaven—the Frostfall Sword—in order to unite the martial world.

Meanwhile, Helian Ba of Sea Shark Palace also coveted the treasure, and the two great powers fought openly and schemed in secret.

Mixed into it all were the tangled love and hatred between the male lead, female lead, second male lead, and second female lead.

The martial arts system of this world was clearly superior to that of Heaven Sword and Dragon Sabre, which greatly tempted Zu Hao.

In particular, martial arts such as Sword Across the Ages, Xiantian Astral Force, and Dreamlike Infinity possessed immense power but obvious side effects, making them perfect for Zu Hao, who had the Negative Reversal System.

In addition, the Nine-Dragon Stone, which could accelerate cultivation, Phoenix Blood, which could greatly increase one's inner power, and the immensely powerful Frostfall Sword were all targets of this trip.

Since this was also a costume martial arts world, Zu Hao did not need to alter his appearance or hairstyle. He simply changed into a white robe and stepped into the passage leading to the world of Magic Sword, Life-and-Death Chess.

After a familiar wave of dizziness, Zu Hao found himself standing in a secluded alley.

[Current world: Magic Sword, Life-and-Death Chess]

[Current location: Near Martial Virtue Academy]

[Identity: Teacher]

[Fist strength: 7.2 tons]

[Speed: 102 meters per second]

[Psychic power: Maximum telekinetic control weight, 35 tons]

[Martial cultivation: Later-Heaven Great Perfection]

Zu Hao silently assessed his own strength.

His psychic power remained his strongest trump card.

As for his martial cultivation, he could be considered first-rate in the Heavenly Sword World, but in this world, he would probably rank only among the second-rate.

Just as he was pondering this, the sound of carriage wheels rolling over stone slabs came from afar.

Zu Hao quietly spread out his mental power and sensed several carriages heading this way.

The carriage curtain shifted slightly, revealing a beautiful woman whose brows and eyes bore some resemblance to Mazu.

[Martial Virtue Academy, Liu Yiyi, and two bandits blocking the road ahead. It looks like the plot has only just begun.]

The television drama Magic Sword, Life-and-Death Chess had quite an excellent plot and action choreography, while its special effects were considered impressive for the time.

Unfortunately, the character settings of the male lead Yan Cangfeng and female lead Liu Yiyi were not particularly likable.

Still, they could be put to use.

As thoughts raced through his mind, Zu Hao lightly tapped the ground with his toes. His body rose like a falling leaf, and he landed soundlessly atop the alley wall.

Turning his head, he indeed spotted a schoolhouse in the distance.

According to the identity arranged by the system, Zu Hao was one of the teachers at Martial Virtue Academy.

The other teacher was Yan Cangfeng, the useless male lead of Magic Sword, Life-and-Death Chess.

Calling Yan Cangfeng useless was not meant to disparage his strength.

It was because he had almost no impressive achievements throughout the entire drama.

He was indecisive and was led around by the nose at every turn, while even the final big boss was defeated by someone else.

Whether he existed or not, the plot seemed able to move forward all the same.

Seeing Yan Cangfeng leading a group of students slowly toward this place, Zu Hao turned to look at the two bandits in the alley.

"This is a robbery!"

The two burly men held mountain-cleaving sabers and blocked the carriage with fierce expressions.

One of them grinned viciously. "There is a road to heaven, yet you refuse to take it. There is no gate to hell, yet you insist on barging in."

The other continued, "If you want to pass through this road alive, leave behind toll money for us brothers."

The middle-aged woman seated at the front of the carriage was Madam Shi, the proprietor of Food God Residence.

But she had another identity—she was Abbess Heartless, the leader of the Heartless Sect!

More than twenty years ago, Madam Shi had still been called Shi Feier. She had been a disciple of Sea Shark Palace and childhood sweethearts with Helian Ba.

However, Sea Shark Palace had a bizarre rule that strictly forbade disciples from falling in love.

Shi Feier had originally intended to disregard everything and elope with Helian Ba.

But Helian Ba was wildly ambitious and unwilling to give up wealth and glory. He sold Shi Feier out instead, leading to her capture and imprisonment in the imperial dungeon.

Shi Feier was locked up for seven days and seven nights without food, nearly starving to death.

Fortunately, her life was not yet meant to end. After narrowly escaping the prison, she was taken in by Abbess Jingxin, the previous leader of the Heartless Sect. Her name was changed to Abbess Heartless, and she became the sect's successor.

The Heartless Sect was a rather unusual sect.

Each generation of Heartless Sect leaders accepted only one disciple in their lifetime, and their ultimate art was the Seven Absolute Qin Sound Technique.

It was a powerful sound-wave technique. When used alongside the Seven Absolute Qin, its might was unfathomable. It could heal injuries as well as banish evil.

However, to cultivate it to mastery, one had to possess a heart as still as water. One had to sever all emotion and love before there was any hope of mastering it.

Abbess Heartless was trapped by love, which was why she could not master the final move—the Seven Absolute Soul-Severing Melody!

Her cultivation had stagnated at Mid-stage Xiantian, and she could advance no further.

Knowing that her achievements in this life were limited and that she could not kill Helian Ba for revenge, Abbess Heartless began searching for a disciple several years ago. In the end, she assumed the identity of Madam Shi, approached Liu Yiyi, the female Food God of Food God Residence, and accepted Liu Yiyi as her disciple.

Although Abbess Heartless was weaker than Helian Ba, she was still a top-tier expert and naturally did not take two bandits seriously.

Madam Shi calmly examined the pair and said blandly, "You two must be the Twin Heroes of Heaven and Earth, Long Batian and Feng Miedi?"

Feng Miedi, with long hair draped over his shoulders, sneered. "Since you know the name of the Twin Heroes of Heaven and Earth, obediently hand over your gold, silver, and treasures."

Zu Hao secretly shook his head atop the wall.

These two small fry did not have much skill, but their title sure sounded grand.

"What Twin Heroes of Heaven and Earth? More like the Twin Bears of Heaven and Earth."

Zu Hao's figure flickered as he drifted down from the wall like a great roc spreading its wings, landing steadily before the carriage.

Seeing someone meddle in their business, Feng Miedi immediately flew into a rage. "You dare interfere with the Twin Heroes of Heaven and Earth? I think you're tired of living."

Long Batian and Feng Miedi swung their sabers at Zu Hao simultaneously.

The blade wind howled and cold light flashed. The two worked together seamlessly, sealing off Zu Hao's retreat from both left and right.

Yet Zu Hao remained completely unhurried in the face of their pincer attack.

He merely pressed his thumb lightly against the guard of the Three-Edged Sword at his waist. With a crisp sword cry, the long sword flew from its sheath.

To everyone's surprise, Zu Hao did not hold the sword in his hand. Instead, he wielded it against his enemies with telekinesis.

The Three-Edged Sword drew a graceful arc through the air, its sword light flashing like lightning as it struck after yet arrived first.

Two crisp clangs rang out, and the mountain-cleaving sabers in Long Batian and Feng Miedi's hands snapped in two.

Before the two could even react, the Three-Edged Sword had already become a streak of silver light, circling rapidly around them.

The blade precisely sliced through their clothing without harming their flesh.

In the blink of an eye, both their outer robes and undershirts had been shredded to pieces, exposing the bare skin of their upper bodies.

The sword wind stung their faces, forcing them to close their eyes and leaving them too afraid to move recklessly.

When they opened their eyes again, their clothes had already turned into scraps scattered across the ground.

The Three-Edged Sword returned to the scabbard at Zu Hao's waist. The entire process had taken no more than three breaths.

Zu Hao declared loudly, "If I see you robbing people on the road again, it won't be your clothes that get cut to pieces. Now get lost."

Long Batian and Feng Miedi exchanged a glance, each seeing fear in the other's eyes.

To them, this kind of Sword Telekinesis was practically an immortal's method. How could they dare utter another threat?

The two did not dare say another word. They scrambled away in panic, not even bothering to pick up their broken sabers as they fled the alley.