Bzz!
Chen Cuo moved like lightning!
Hundreds of miles passed beneath him in an instant. But a faint hum reached his ears, and several ripples appeared. Space and time twisted, the River of Time flowed, and a commanding will spoke from the void.
"Master of Rise and Fall, the affairs of the world are ever-changing, and the profound Dao is too elusive to grasp. If you wish to take the straight path, why not play a game of chess with me?"
"So today's game didn't merely happen to involve me. It began because of me?" Chen Cuo stopped and gazed into the distance.
The will replied, "Since your Dao Attainment is Peerless Under Heaven, yet the Incomplete Dao remains entangled with the Mortal World, countless troubles naturally fall upon you! And upon me as well!"
Chen Cuo weighed those words, then suddenly sneered. "So you're the one scheming to seize the Eighth Path. You've trapped me here today to make it easier to place your pieces?"
"No. This is the opening move, meant to decide who plays first. After all, a thousand twists and turns come down to victory or defeat in a single instant. For now, it seems I'm one step ahead."
Chen Cuo shook his head. "Words alone cannot decide who goes first."
"Oh? How interesting. As expected of one who has glimpsed rise and fall. Though I cannot defeat you, I need only delay you a moment to gain the first move. How will you break free?"
"Brother! Hold fast to your Mind Thought! Don't let anger swallow your Divine Thought and Dao Heart! Otherwise, your flesh will turn into a Wangliang, and your wicked thoughts will burn fiercest of all. With the Six Thieves watching nearby, this body may not last even a day!"
On Great