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Chapter 141 The chess player

Feng Tinghai looked solemn and said, "If the evil spirit leaks out, the entire wilderness will be plunged into darkness and there will never be a day of light. In the end, everything will disappear."

Jimo Yanzhou thought: That would be great, let's die together. I've died so many times, I don't care anyway. The sooner I die, the sooner I can be reborn.

The system suddenly poured a bucket of cold water on Jimo Yanzhou: You have no chance of reincarnation. If you die, you will be reduced to ashes and disappear forever.

Jimo Yanzhou's face turned dark.

Zhou Yun looked at Jimo Yanzhou thoughtfully. There was a deep light in the girl's eyes, which was complex and deep.

"Let's go check out the seal first." Feng Tinghai said, flying towards the depths with an anxious look on his face.

Seeing Jimo Yanzhou was silent, the system sighed deeply and began to think about its plan after the world collapsed: everything will disappear, except me. After the world collapses, all data will be destroyed. Then I will return to the main program space of the Starry Sky System, and then I will find a smarter player to travel the world with me... Short-lived ghost, actually, you don’t have to be too sad, at least you have lived dozens of times longer than other characters.

Jimo Yanzhou: Thank you, I feel comforted. Please don’t comfort me again next time.

Everything will disappear? Zhou Yun frowned. She had read in the Great Wilderness Chronicle that the source of the destruction was sealed in time and did not have any impact on the Great Wilderness at that time. Moreover, a thousand years had passed, and apart from the few records in the Great Wilderness Chronicle, there were very few people in the entire Great Wilderness who could remember this incident.

Zhou Yun quickly caught up with Feng Tinghai. She would never let everything disappear. A thousand years ago, Feng Tinghai was able to seal the source of destruction, so he must be able to do it now.

In the blink of an eye, Zhou Yun and Feng Tinghai disappeared.

Jimo Yanzhou asked anxiously, "I was just daydreaming, where are they?"

The system hehe: Just when I was in a daze, Zhou Xiaomei and Feng Tinghai disappeared. They don't want you anymore. I will go back when the seal of the source of destruction is broken. Let's take this opportunity to have a good chat. Otherwise, let's review how you died so quickly in the past thirty or so rebirths. Let's summarize the experience so that I can learn from it when I bring players into the world next time.

Jimo Yanzhou frowned, his handsome face turned gloomy, and he said angrily: Shut up.

Since he was about to leave anyway, the system would not give him a good tone and continued to nag: How about I apply to the headquarters to see if I can keep a part of your consciousness. When the time comes, when I go out into the world with new players, I will take you with me so that you can see more of the world.

A clear light suddenly flashed through Jimo Yanzhou's mind, and he said to the system: I have a divine blessing that will last forever, I can't die!

system:……

It didn't think of this, is it a loophole? The system was suddenly stumped, and said to Jimo Yanzhou: You are right, so this matter may have a turnaround.

There must be a turning point!

The system sighed deeply and said: Although you have died more than thirty times, you still do not believe in fate. I admire you very much, so people like you should be treated specially. So I will submit an application to the headquarters, and if necessary, I will keep a trace of your soul...

"Shut up!" Jimo Yanzhou said coldly. In the quiet space, his voice was neither loud nor soft, but it felt unusually loud, and even echoed.

The system was stunned. It didn't expect such a scene to appear suddenly. It seemed that Jimo Yanzhou was trapped here alone. Zhou Yun and Feng Tinghai were obviously missing. It was unknown whether they were trapped together or had separated.

Jimo Yanzhou stood there and found that it was empty all around and he didn't know which direction to go.

The system spoke weakly: You fell behind, this is your own problem, you can't blame me.

"Give me a map." Jimo Yanzhou said, extending his hand.

For a long while, the system did not make a sound. Jimo Yanzhou silently withdrew his hand, as if he was accustomed to the system's indifferent attitude.

"System, do you think it would be better if I stay here and wait for them to come back? If they don't see me catching up with them, they will definitely come back to find me..." Jimo Yanzhou believed that Zhou Yun would not abandon him.

Just as Jimo Yanzhou finished speaking, the scene in front of him changed. The originally desolate space suddenly lit up, and a dazzling ray of sunlight shone over him. The blinding light was so irritating that he couldn't open his eyes.

Jimo Yanzhou quickly raised his sleeves to cover his eyes. After a long time, the dazzling light slowly dimmed. It took Jimo Yanzhou a long time to let his eyes adjust to the scenery in front of him.

He found himself standing in an open place. In front of him was a towering old tree. The phoenix flowers on the tree were blooming as bright as blood. The dazzling sunlight shone through the trees, creating colorful light and shadows.

There was a chessboard under the tree with black and white chess pieces spread out on it, a half-finished game.

"What is this place?" How did he suddenly come to this place? The breeze was gentle and the sun was bright, but Jimo Yanzhou felt uneasy in his heart. In this place, he sensed a trace of human presence, which was eerie and very uncomfortable.

The sun was shining brightly, but one could not feel the slightest warmth. The gentle breeze blew on the body, giving an indescribable chill.

Suddenly, an old man with silver beard and white hair walked out from under the tree. He walked to the chessboard and sat down. After sitting for a long time, he looked up at Jimo Yanzhou who had a confused look on his face. He hadn't seen a living person for a long, long time. The old man wondered how long it had been. It should be thousands of years.

The chessboard in front of the old man was shining brightly. The old man raised his hand slightly towards Jimo Yanzhou and said, "Come here... How about playing a game of chess?"

Go is so complicated, I have never learned it. Jimo Yanzhou waved his hand quickly.

The old man said with a smile: "You don't have to be so hasty to reject me. Since we can meet, it must be fate. How about playing a game of chess with an old man like me?"

Jimo Yanzhou saw that the old man had a kind face, so he shouldn't have been so nervous, but he always felt that the atmosphere was very strange. He quickly waved his hands and said, "It's not that I don't want to, it's just that I don't know how to play chess. I really don't know how to play chess."

"You don't know how to play chess?" The old man frowned slightly, "But my chess game will not be revealed easily unless I meet someone who can crack it."

Jimo Yanzhou thought: I don't have any calculation ability when playing Gobang, and I will lose nine times out of ten. How can I play Go with you, and I don't even know how to play. System!

The system didn't respond for a long time!

Jimo Yanzhou was disappointed. Oh no! The system crashed again! Now he didn't even have the tools to cheat! This damn plot was really going to drive him to death.

The old man spoke slowly: "Since my chess game has chosen you, if you are unwilling to play against me, then your two companions will be buried here and become nutrients here..."

When Jimo Yanzhou heard the old man talking about his two companions, he quickly walked up to him and asked, "Do you know the companions who were with me? What do you mean by that? Where are they now?"

The old man looked relaxed: "They are trapped in my 'Tianyuan Game' chess game. They are in great danger right now." Seeing that he was unmoved, the old man really believed that he was not good at chess, so he reminded him again: "If they can't break the game, they may be trapped there to death."

Jimo Yanzhou heard what the old man said and looked up carefully. The old man in front of him was not kind and benevolent, but rather had unfathomable scheming. He asked, "How do you break the deadlock? I have never learned chess."

The old man said slowly, "The key lies in the chess player." After a pause, he continued, "And you and I are the chess players."

"But I said, I can't play chess, not at all." Jimo Yanzhou said.

The old man picked up a white chess piece and said, "You don't know the slightest bit of chess skills? Then your two partners will be in trouble. They will become the source of destruction and nourish the evil spirit."

"What do you mean their life and death are in my hands?" How can I control the fate of others? Jimo Yanzhou looked at the old man with a puzzled look.

The old man nodded. "You and I are both chess players. Everything they experienced depends on where the chess pieces in your hand landed. If you don't know how to play chess, they will definitely die. But the chess game has been presented. Even if you don't want to, you have to play this game with me. Don't you want to save your two friends?"

"You old man are threatening me!" Jimo Yanzhou sat down opposite the old man. "This is unfair. I don't know how to play chess, but you are using my partner's life to force me to play against you."

"Young man, if you don't play chess with me, then I will have to let them die faster. You should think about it carefully. But it only takes a quarter of an incense stick of time." said the old man.

"You want me to make a decision in such a short time?" Jimo Yanzhou was panicked and called the system hurriedly.

This time the system responded!

The system said: You can use your points to exchange for skills, such as basic chess skills.

Jimo Yanzhou: Do you think I can defeat that old man with just my elementary skills? I remember there is a skill in Soul of Chess called God's Hand. How about I exchange it for that God's Hand skill?

The system was slightly stunned: Oh, you also know the skill of God's Hand. But with your points, you can only redeem a basic chess skill, which is really no match for that old guy.

Jimo Yanzhou: Okay, stop talking nonsense and quickly redeem that skill for me. I want to defeat this old guy and rescue Yun'er and Feng Tinghai.

The system was stunned for a long time, and said indifferently: It cannot be redeemed.

Jimo Yanzhou: How is it possible that it cannot be exchanged? Didn’t you say that skills can be exchanged?

System: I mean to exchange points for skills, but you don’t have any points at all.

Jimo Yanzhou: I don't have any points, what the hell are you talking to me about? Why don't I have any points?

System: Actually, this is not your fault. The system level is not high enough and the points panel cannot be activated, so you have no points.

Jimo Yanzhou gritted his teeth. He knew that this was an unreliable system that only did unreliable things. He suppressed the urge to go berserk and took a deep breath.

Jimo Yanzhou: How can I get points?

System: Oh, that’s right, I’m not a points system, so I don’t have a points panel.

Jimo Yanzhou's face darkened: Then you told me that the points can be exchanged for skills?

System: I'm just joking with you. I'm providing you with some emotional value to ease your fear before death. After all, if Zhou Xiaomei and Feng Tinghai are gone, the evil energy at the seal of the source of destruction will leak out, and then you three will be the first to die.

"Well, you haven't made up your mind yet?" The old man urged him calmly.

The pit boat system really dares to say anything!

Jimo Yanzhou stared at the chessboard, not understanding it at all. He said, "I don't know how to play chess. Give me a chess manual and I'll learn while I play, okay?"

The old man was stunned. Is this ant joking? It's so funny.

"What? You don't believe me. Since you don't believe me, then send me to my friend. I know someone who is proficient in chess. I will ask her to come and play chess with you." Jimo Yanzhou said.

The old man waved his long sleeves and threw a bamboo scroll to Jimo Yanzhou, "Here is the chess manual for you, but you must learn it as soon as possible."

Jimo Yanzhou took the bamboo slips thrown by the old man and muttered, "Isn't this the world of cultivation? Why are we still using chess manuals as bulky as bamboo slips?"

The old man saw that he had been looking through the chessboard for a long time and had no intention of making a move, so he said, "If you don't make a move within an incense stick of time, the vortex at the center of the earth vein will sweep them away. No one will know where they will end up, and they will never be able to come back."

Jimo Yanzhou picked up a black piece from the chess basket next to him, hesitated for a moment, and placed the black piece in the center of the chessboard.

The old man just laughed and said nothing, and placed a white piece on the chessboard.

On the other side, Zhou Yun and Feng Tinghai had just approached the seal when they were swept into a strange space by a huge force. Before they could stand still, countless blade-like spikes suddenly rose from the ground beneath their feet.

Zhou Yun was about to resist when he suddenly found that he couldn't move.

Feng Tinghai swung his sword to cut off the spikes growing from the ground and said, "I can't use the ghost cultivator's spells. I can only rely on my physical strength to cut them off."

"Did you encounter something like this when you came here before?" Zhou Yun's cultivation was only at the Phoenix Initial Stage, and his body seemed to be completely controlled, unable to move at all.

"No, we went directly to the source of destruction." Feng Tinghai didn't know how this situation suddenly happened.

"You said that you can't use magic, but you can still use physical skills. Then give me a hand. I feel like my whole body is being suppressed by something and I can't move at all." Zhou Yun said solemnly, his eyes turning slightly.

Feng Tinghai split a flying monster away and pulled Zhou Yun, but failed to pull her. He had no choice but to stand beside her and block the flying monsters. Those monsters looked strange and it was hard to tell what they looked like. They seemed like mutated stink bugs and bedbugs, and the smell was similar.