Having reached the point where he treated all living beings as pieces, the height at which he stood naturally placed him above them. At least, that was how the Piece Holder saw it. Thus, it was truly rare for him to describe an immortal cultivator as "so formidable."
"How was he formidable?"
The others' voices seemed close at hand, yet also as distant as the horizon. The Piece Holder, who had sensed Tu Siyan's death, stared at the powder in his palm as it gradually vanished. The sensation he had shared with the chess piece in that brief instant was also swiftly fading, but the impression remained.
"To be able to kill Tu Siyan in Jade Fox Cave Heaven in such an almost mocking fashion... perhaps, at certain moments, that immortal had already sensed the vague boundary..."
The voice at his side gave no reply for a long while, and the Chess Player who had lost a piece remained silent as well.
After a long time, another voice came.
"It seems the time has indeed come."
"Indeed. Even if immortals of this caliber are few and far between, their emergence is itself another piece of evidence!"
"Well said!"
Though they had lost a chess piece, their goal had been achieved. They had even gained an unexpected delight.
Ji Yuan naturally knew that Tu Siyan's death would draw the attention of the Chess Players behind her. Yet just as he had considered before making his decision, this too was one of his moves. Its meaning lay in entering the game proactively, not in displaying how great his Chess Skill was.
People often said that bystanders had clarity, but they also said that to truly understand a matter, one had to do it oneself. Ji Yuan was both watching from the