Tianwei Chapter 322: Starry Chess Game (1)
Who! I exclaimed, there is someone in such a strange place.
You don't recognize me, but I recognize you. The voice was a little ethereal, as if the entire space was making the sound, and it was hard to understand.
Who are you? Where is this place? I looked around at the strange scene and suddenly felt a little panicked.
This place is obviously not the past, at least not the place I want to go back to. The starry sky around me is very real, and the hazy light is intoxicating. Standing here, I feel very comfortable, and my whole body feels light. However, the fear in my heart can never be erased.
Me? The voice chuckled, sounding a little old.
At this moment, a flash of light appeared in front of me, and a figure appeared there. In the dim starlight, I saw that it was an old man, dressed in green, with gray hair.
Who are you? I asked again.
He stood there, but the voice seemed to be in his ear: Do you know where this is?
I don't know, who are you? I asked for the third time. I had already made up my mind that if he didn't come back, I would leave immediately using the Eight Ropes. There was something strange here, which made me very uneasy.
This is the Star Realm, an independent space. Although the Eight Ropeways are wonderful, they cannot get out of here. He said with a smile.
How could I believe what he said? I stopped hesitating and my thoughts and the power of Tao surged out of my body.
But the next moment I was shocked to find that I was still in the same place, without any movement around me. The power of Tao was still emitting fluctuations, but I did not leave here...
Who are you? I was shocked. How could there be a place in the world that could trap the Eight Ropes?
Don't you know where you came from? He asked with a smile.
Where? That big rock? No... I suddenly realized that the rock was obviously a special medium. The connection between the broken rock and it allowed me to enter this strange space.
But... I looked around, but I didn't see the old Taoist and Wei Qingcang. There were only stars around, and the originally gorgeous space seemed strange and empty at this moment.
The strange old man smiled faintly and said confidently: No need to look for it, there are 289 star realms, and you can't meet each other unless I allow you to.
Who are you? Why am I here? Isn't that stone used to go back in time? I asked three questions in a row.
The old man laughed a few times and said: I didn't expect you to really believe it. It's not that easy to go back to the past. A river can only flow smoothly if it flows along the riverbed. A river flowing against the current will bring disaster. As the descendant of the Eight Ropes, don't you even understand this?
I remained silent, because at this point even a fool could see that we had fallen into a trap.
Mr. Liao...
Were you sent by Liao? I looked up at him.
The word "send" is not used well, because we are just cooperating. The old man smiled and said: But his plan is perfect, which is worthy of admiration.
Who are you then? This is the fourth or fifth time I have asked this question.
This time, he still did not give a direct answer, but asked: This is the star realm, do you know what the star realm is?
I looked at him. This old man seemed to be mentally unstable. He had asked me questions about the astral world many times. From a psychological point of view, he was waiting for my answer. If I expressed my curiosity, he would be satisfied and get a special pleasure psychologically.
From this point of view, this so-called astral world obviously does not often appear in the human world. It is estimated that few people know about it, let alone come in. Therefore, he asked questions like offering a treasure.
In an unfamiliar place, it is better to go with the flow than to face a head-on attack. I looked at him and asked: What is the astral realm?
He laughed with satisfaction and said: "The star realm is the realm of the star particles. Two hundred and eighty-nine star realms are two hundred and eighty-nine star particles. Do you know what the function of these two hundred and eighty-nine star realms is?"
I don't know. I shook my head honestly, but at the same time, something suddenly occurred to me.
Star? A very familiar word.
Go?
Two hundred and eighty-nine stars, divided into black and white, gathered on the chessboard. The vertical and horizontal lines form the rules, and the game of chess becomes the game. The old man laughed loudly again and said: So this is the Xingluo chessboard. And I am the master of Xingluo chess.
Suddenly, a bright light flashed in my mind, and I suddenly understood where that familiar feeling came from.
Xingluo, Xingluo...
No wonder it looks so familiar!
Among those who blocked the Heavenly Corpse Vein at the beginning, there was the Xingluoqi lineage. That time, they dispatched 361 Stars to form the amazing Xingluo formation. They could attack when advancing and defend when retreating, and their changes were unpredictable and incredible.
If it weren't for the terrifying power of the Tianshimai's corpse formation, there would be no way to stop them.
But after that battle, many stars died on the spot, and Xingluo Chess disappeared from sight. Some time ago, I heard someone say that they had dug up Xingluo Chess, so they were looking for Xingluo Chessboards all over the world.
Unexpectedly...
The Starry Chessboard, so that is the Starry Chessboard!
The old man who called himself the Master of Xingluo Chess laughed and said: It seems you are surprised.
A little bit. I looked at him and said: But it's not because of the chessboard, but because of Liao's Taiyin. I should have thought that with his scheming, how could he be beaten so badly. I always thought that we were the better of him, but I didn't expect that he would be the one who laughed last.
His scheme is indeed frightening. If the Xingluo chessboard is not of great importance to the clan, I will not cooperate with him. If you cooperate with such a person in the end, it is tantamount to seeking the skin of a tiger.
Then why do you still help him? I asked.
This is the final cooperation. Once you are dealt with, everything will be settled. Although Liao Xianer's witch power is terrible, with the Star Chessboard, we can stand on the top of the world . No matter how powerful she is, she can't do anything to us.
Solve? Just rely on this weird space?
This is called the Star Realm. He corrected my mistake seriously, then smiled and asked: Can you play chess?
Go?
I guess so.
Won't.
The old man laughed even more happily and said: Then you are going to die.
I was silent, not knowing what to say. At this moment, everything was out of my control. I tried many times to talk to him, but I couldn't move a step from here. The magic of the Eight Ropeways was completely ineffective here.
A young boy, although he has no special ability, has the blood of the Eight Ropes, which is enough to be used to sacrifice the first appearance of the Star Luo Chessboard in thousands of years. As the old man spoke, his figure gradually merged into the starry sky. In the end, there was nothing in front of him, and he could no longer see the green clothes. His words came from all directions again: Cherish this last moment of survival...
His voice became more and more ethereal: Stars and chess pieces are spread out, stars and chess pieces come out, chess...
Lines of light extended from under my feet and instantly filled the entire space. I had no idea what these things emitting hazy white light were, or what harm they could cause, so I subconsciously hid in the void.
However, the Taoist magic was still ineffective, and he could only watch as the crisscrossing rays of light occupied the entire starry sky.
When all the light rays connected to each other in a specific way, a slight buzzing sound suddenly came from the starry sky. Then, his voice appeared again: "Holding hands black? Or white?"
Although I don't understand Go, I understand what he means.
white!
The sound faded away again, and then, figures appeared beside me.
Those figures were either familiar or strange, and they made my scalp explode. Because among these people who suddenly appeared, there were my relatives and friends who had passed away. Not long after, I saw someone more familiar.
Lao Dao, Wei Qingcang, Gamu, Fanran...
One by one, they all appeared beside me.
This... I was shocked, what does this mean?
Whether it was the old Taoist priest, Wei Qingcang, or the ordinary people, everyone had a calm expression. Their eyes were bright, but they stared straight ahead, motionless, as if they were frozen in place.
I tried to touch it with my hand, but was surprised to find that I could feel the real object at the tip of my finger.
These are actually true?
impossible……
I ran to the Taoist priest, looked at him carefully, and called out to him loudly. He did not answer, but stood there like a piece of wood.
I looked back and saw that everyone was emitting white light, and on their chests, there was a slowly rotating white ball. I was so shocked that I didn't know what to do, and it was difficult to tell whether these were real people or illusions.
The chessboard is full of stars, covering the whole world. The voice of the chess master came out again from all directions: Everything is real. With the world as the chessboard and people as chess pieces, we can control the world and make wise decisions. The white piece should be the first move, so make your move.
I stood there, not knowing what to do.
How is this possible?
Using people as pawns?
I don't believe it!
Half an incense stick of time passed, and the pieces went out in order. The sound appeared again.
This made me even more confused because I had no choice when I didn't know if it was real or not. What if these people were real?
The strangeness of the chess game is beyond imagination. If even the Eight Ropeways can be blocked, then it is not difficult for the Taoist priests to be detained.
Wait a minute…
Although the Xingluo chessboard is extremely powerful, why can I play chess here while Lao Dao and the others are detained here? If he really has such great power, he can definitely kill me directly!
Is this all fake?
They must be fake! I became more and more certain of my guess.
Don't try to fool me! If you can get them all in, you can just tie me up too. Why bother with all this trouble! I shouted.
In the game of Xingluo, people are the chess pieces, and naturally people are the game. There are as many games as there are people. The essence of a person is the soul. If you lose the game, you lose your soul. If all five people lose, their souls will fly away. Those who have not entered the game will be destroyed along with the game.
I don't believe it!
The chess master no longer made any sound, as if he had disappeared completely.
In the starry sky, only the vertical and horizontal lines and the dense figures gathered beside me were left. There was no breathing sound, no heartbeat sound, and no one spoke.
Everything was so quiet, so quiet that it drove people crazy.
I don't know how long half an incense stick lasted, I only know that after a while, there was a sudden puff sound beside me. I turned around and saw a somewhat unfamiliar figure slowly disappearing from my sight.
And the next moment, the chess master's voice sounded again: the white piece is destroyed, the black piece falls.
Then, a figure surrounded by black light appeared in the starry sky ahead...
