Chapter 796 - 740: Li Shenzhi vs Xing Tuozi (Part 1)

Chapter 796: Chapter 740: Li Shenzhi vs Xing Tuozi (Part 1)

On the arena, Li Shenzhi turned boldly to Xing Tuozi, and said, "Brother Tuozi, we’ve exhausted too much in the second round, mentally and physically tired, with only ten days of rest, surely haven’t recovered well. We don’t know how many strong enemies we’ll face later."

"Fighting to the death as soon as we start isn’t good, how about taking the opportunity to sit down and rest? Let’s change to a more relaxed competition? Let me think, do you... play chess?"

As he spoke, Li Shenzhi flipped his hand to reveal an ordinary chessboard and casually threw it out.

Below the stage, Muh Wushuang and Tang Weimian’s eyes shone brightly.

Li Shenzhi, being cautious, seldom brought out his Lifebound Array Artifact since forming it within the Core Formation stage, not even Muh Wushuang or Tang Weimian, closest to him, had seen it but once.

Most of the time, Li Shenzhi would use black-and-white chess pieces from the array as Array Signs to set formations.

And his Lifebound Array Artifact is the very chessboard he casually threw out like trash at this moment.

The chessboard is called ’Heaven and Earth Yin Yang Chess,’ at Super First Grade Spiritual Artifact Level; nearly all his earnings, aside from paying off debts to Heavenly Gang Peak, had been invested in this chessboard.

Besides the chessboard’s extraordinary material, every black and white chess piece was made of unique materials collected painstakingly across every corner of Earth Spiritual Realm.

His seemingly indifferent throw actually indicates his nervousness and the realization that Xing Tuozi is someone he must use all his strength to deal with.

Once that chessboard lands, the entire arena becomes Li Shenzhi’s world; he holds the pieces, waves his hand to set formations, and places pieces to kill the enemy.

Tang Weimian nervously squeezed Jiang Yuebai’s arm beside her, hurting Jiang Yuebai, who grimaced and looked over.

On the stage, Xing Tuozi, with a crooked back and tilted head, smiled eerily at Li Shenzhi’s words.

As Li Shenzhi threw the chessboard, Xing Tuozi simultaneously pulled down the compass hanging from his back, also casually throwing it out.

Clang!

The chessboard and compass collided mid-air, each emitting a brilliant light, vibrating and casting a dazzling glow.

Snap!

Li Shenzhi’s brow furrowed, raising his hand to place a piece; a black piece appeared out of thin air on the chessboard, followed by white and black pieces appearing one by one, forming a game.

Xing Tuozi twisted his neck, and the thirty-six layers of the compass began rotating forward and reverse from the inner layer, emitting a buzzing sound that made everyone dizzy.

Even the cultivators watching under the stage frowned and tilted their heads, quietly circulating Spiritual Energy to resist.

When the innermost layer of the compass started rotating, a white piece on Li Shenzhi’s chessboard exploded, causing chaos in the entire game.

Li Shenzhi winced painfully, clenched his fist, waved his sleeve, and three more pieces flew out from it, changing the game instantly.

With tension in the air, the pressure from Tang Weimian’s grip on Jiang Yuebai increased, and Jiang Yuebai grimaced and turned tearfully to look at Lu Nanzhi.

On stage, Xing Tuozi laughed; the second, third, and fourth circles of his compass began spinning rapidly, pieces on the chessboard exploded one after another, and the entire chessboard was sent flying.

Li Shenzhi raised his hand to grab the chessboard, backing up under immense force till he barely dissolved the aggressive power at the arena’s edge.

Li Shenzhi’s peripheral vision glanced at the arena’s bottom, his Adam’s apple moved, and he swallowed nervously.

Simultaneously, Xing Tuozi’s compass landed at the center of the arena, sweeping intangible airflow across every corner, seemingly merging the whole arena with his compass, with its inner four layers still rotating slowly.

Everything on the arena began to descend into chaos.

Xing Tuozi spoke languidly with a hoarse voice, "Mysterious Gates Technique, mastering Eight Gates and Nine Stars, Yin Yang Five Elements, Three Wonders and Six Instruments, using the compass to measure the heavens; initially learning calculations, later learning chaos."

"I think you were right, in the second round, we’ve exhausted too much, and there could be more powerful enemies ahead. We should save some strength."

"Since you’re an Array Master, I’ll give you a chance. As long as you can set up an array within a quarter of an hour inside my ’Chaotic Star Disc,’ you’ll win this round."

Li Shenzhi clenched his fist, scanning around.

Within the compass’s range, whether it’s positions, Four Symbols, Eight Diagrams, or Five Element Spiritual Energy, everything is chaotic; and as the compass rotates, these things are constantly changing.

Like large arrays based on the Five Elements, which require placing Array Points according to the distribution of Five Element Spiritual Energy and corresponding positions; currently, as the compass continually changes Five Element positions, his Array Points become invalid the moment they’re placed, unable to form an array.

The things an Array Master relies on have all become unstable on the arena, and Xing Tuozi’s Mysterious Gates Technique is entirely the bane of Array Masters.

Losing the initiative is extremely unfavorable to Li Shenzhi.

Otherwise, he’d rather admit defeat; with over ten pieces exploded, each piece’s material costs over ten thousand Spirit Stones, over ten pieces means...

Hiss—

Li Shenzhi drew a sharp breath, clutching his aching heart.

Admit defeat! He wants to admit defeat, ahhh!!

"This is amazing, I want to learn this!"

Jiang Yuebai’s voice rose from below, Li Shenzhi twitched his eye, scanning down to see Jiang Yuebai’s eyes sparkling, filled with a desire for knowledge, excitedly scanning all around.

Though the arena is high, for a Nascent Soul Cultivator, an upward view does not affect their sensing of what’s happening on it.

Jiang Yuebai isn’t just speaking out; she truly is interested in Xing Tuozi’s Mysterious Gates Technique. Within his Chaotic Star Disc, the whole world is chaotic; if trapped inside, even normal spells might be hard to cast.

However, one thing conquers another; for Sword Cultivators or Body Cultivators, the effect of the Chaotic Star Disc might be quite limited, Jiang Yuebai secretly rejoiced; so long as she learned more, she could later use Bai Jiuyou’s big hammer to smash Xing Tuozi if she faced him.

But at this moment, it’s Li Shenzhi in combat; Jiang Yuebai pondered, if she were Li Shenzhi and could only rely on arrays, how could she break the Chaotic Star Disc?

The atmosphere was stiff, and everyone showed expressions doubting Li Shenzhi, even several from Heavenly Interence Sect sighed in regret.

Xing Tuozi’s cultivation was originally higher than Li Shenzhi’s; now he dominates the whole arena, leaving Li Shenzhi seemingly with no choice but to admit defeat.

Even if he set up an array successfully, what if Xing Tuozi didn’t acknowledge it and counterattacked—what means would Li Shenzhi have to win again?

Below the stage, Tang Weimian released Jiang Yuebai’s arm, looking towards Muh Wushuang; today, they’ve seen plenty, such cultivation methods entirely restraining Array Masters were never seen in Earth Spiritual Realm.

Upper Realm really is Upper Realm, absolutely despairing for Array Masters!

Muh Wushuang and Tang Weimian exchanged helpless looks, deciding that if they meet someone from the Ruyi Sect in the future, it’s best to avoid direct confrontation, running early is wiser.

On stage, Xing Tuozi walked alone to a corner far from Li Shenzhi, actually sitting down to rest, even detaching his short hoe from his waist, wielding a grindstone to sharpen it.

Li Shenzhi on stage didn’t feel much, but below the stage, Xie Jingshan first sensed Xing Tuozi’s disdain and insult towards the Heavenly Interence Sect, jumping to shout at Li Shenzhi.

"Li Shenzhi, if you don’t hammer him down, I, Xie Jingshan, will look down on you!"

Li Shenzhi’s eyelid drooped, let them look down on him then, so long as he doesn’t feel humiliated, no one could make him feel so.

Xing Tuozi clearly deliberately acted this way, tempting him to take risks and abandon his greatest advantage, using other methods to attempt a surprise attack on him.

Then Xing Tuozi would counterattack instantly, ending the fight—why should he fall for this trap?

"Rest assured, hammer away! I, Xie Jingshan, will cover all your losses!"

Upon hearing this, Li Shenzhi suddenly became solemn, waved his sleeve fiercely, appearing instantly taller and more imposing.

"Xing Tuozi, I, Li Shenzhi, will show you today how the word ’capsize’ is written!"

Jiang Yuebai:......