"Interesting." After a brief lapse, Qingxu focused on the chessboard. His eyes lit up with keen interest, and he turned to Chen Cuo. "You truly have a fine gift, fellow Daoist. You spotted the trick at a glance and gathered such a figure. He appears nameless, but a closer look reveals the wishes of the people twined around him. He is clearly an unsung figure of legend!"
The changes on the board could not escape his eyes. He wondered why he had never seen or heard of a hero sustained by legend and the wishes of the people. But although he was a Cult Leader who upheld the Dao on Heaven's behalf, he was not all-knowing. His powers had their limits. There was nothing strange about his ignorance of one or two figures, so he let the matter go.
After all, he knew perfectly well that even if such figures existed, they could not be numerous.
"Still, using such a precious figure here is rather wasteful. At the opening, it would be wiser to play steadily..."
As Qingxu spoke, he raised a hand. Another snow-white chess piece formed between his fingers, and he moved to place it on the board.
Chen Cuo watched intently. His gaze pierced the piece's surface and saw the figure hidden deep within—
It was a godlike demon with three heads and six arms. Its eyes blazed with a vajra's wrath, and it bore some resemblance to a Buddhist Guardian!
"Years ago, I was invited to Spirit Mountain to witness the ceremony of ten thousand Buddhas. I saw the strength of the Buddhist School, the subtlety of its teachings, and the vast Divine Abilities of its practitioners. When I returned, I fashioned this Five Directional Vajra Bright King. You have fought the Five Directional Wisdom Kings,