109: Are you worthy enough to give me a way out?

Old Mr. Qin simply couldn’t believe how the situation had suddenly turned out this way.

Those scattered black pieces were like sparks, already threatening to ignite a prairie fire!

Old Mr. Qin fell into a long period of contemplation.

Liu Jiangyi, however, smiled.

Because he… had already won!

Great Master Ru Yun was also dumbfounded.

His Chess Dao attainment wasn't high enough, so he hadn't yet seen anything strange about Liu Jiangyi’s black pieces.

But he did see Old Mr. Qin fall into a long period of deep thought.

When Old Mr. Qin played against him, although he occasionally thought, it was usually only for a minute or two.

He had never seen him think for nearly ten minutes like this!

Could it be!

Liu Jiangyi had stumped Old Mr. Qin?

But how was that possible?

At this moment.

Liu Jiangyi spoke.

“Old Mr. Qin, the next move will decide the winner.”

“I know that!”

Old Mr. Qin frowned tightly, “How did you do it? If you couldn’t predict all my moves, how could you create such a grand strategy?”

“Placing a piece in the center, aiming for the nine-five positions, you have such grand ambitions!”

Placing a piece in the center?

Aiming for the nine-five positions?

Great Master Ru Yun immediately looked at the eight nine-five positions on the board.

The next moment!

He suddenly understood!

From this perspective, everything made sense.

Liu Jiangyi had already occupied the center and seven of the nine-five positions, and the sparks in the middle were like the body of a giant Dragon, with the seven nine-five positions as the Dragon’s tail.

And that central position was the Dragon’s head!

Eight Dragons converging, devouring the world!

Liu Jiangyi's piece only needed to be placed in the last nine-five position, and then he could instantly activate all the black pieces, forming a grand net that could swallow mountains and rivers, instantly devouring most of the white pieces and taking over the world.

And the remaining white pieces were destined to be unable to escape the black pieces' grasp; lingering on would be meaningless.

And all this!

Before Liu Jiangyi's chess game took shape, they hadn't noticed it at all.

“Lying low and biding your time, waiting for the opportune moment, remaining silent until you strike with a bang—this is… the Imperial Chess Path!”

Boom!

Like a clap of thunder, it utterly shattered all of Old Mr. Qin’s pride.

“Remaining silent until you strike with a bang? What a great biding of time… what a great swallowing of humiliation and enduring of hardship; a great man does not bother with trivialities. Your Imperial Chess Path… is indeed ruthless enough!”

“But what if I seize this last nine-five position from you?”

Liu Jiangyi smiled faintly, “By the time you could see my chess game taking shape, it was already too late.”

“Even if you forcefully snatch my nine-five position, it would be Heaven-Defying.”

“Your Chess Dao of Slaughter would lose all Killing Intent because of this one move, becoming a lamb to the slaughter. Your momentum is gone… you’ve lost for sure!”

Thump!

Old Mr. Qin’s body slumped into the chair, his eyes trembling.

“No matter how strong my Chess Dao of Slaughter is, it’s nothing more than a general who only knows how to fight and kill, short-sighted and narrow-minded.”

“But your Imperial Chess Path looks at the bigger picture; from the very beginning, it was about gaining the entire world. How could a mere general be an Emperor’s opponent? In the end, he is nothing more than a chess piece in the Emperor’s hand, a tool for the Emperor.”

He was right.

If this chess game were a real empire.

Then the white pieces would be generals constantly battling and seizing land.

And the black pieces would be the Emperor who controls the world.

The moment the general is designed and killed by the Emperor, all the territory he conquered will become the Emperor’s dowry.

This is an eternal truth!

Great Master Ru Yun was so excited he almost jumped up.

By now, he completely understood Liu Jiangyi’s approach.

As expected of someone chosen by Upper City because of his Chess Dao.

His Chess Dao was truly terrifying!

He had made the right choice!

He had made the right choice!

“No! I am not reconciled! Since ancient times, the Emperor’s family has been heartless, but I, this general, insist on acting Heaven-Defyingly!”

“My fate is mine, not heaven’s!”

Old Mr. Qin suddenly sat up, grabbed a white piece, and slammed it down, vowing to make a final charge!

Boom!

Torrential Killing Intent erupted on the chessboard.

The dense Aura actually made Great Master Ru Yun’s spine chill and his legs tremble.

He had never seen Old Mr. Qin's Chess Dao of Slaughter unleash such an Aura.

He knew this was the limit of the Chess Dao of Slaughter.

This attack would be the strongest, bar none!

However!

The black pieces still stood firm, like pillars reaching to the sky!

“Everything should end now!”

Liu Jiangyi picked up a white piece and slammed it down on the last nine-five position.

Roar!

In an instant, eight Dragon roars echoed on the chessboard, and then eight golden Dragon phantoms leaped directly from the chess game, circling within the room.

A human phantom appeared directly in the central position, strikingly resembling Liu Jiangyi!

Golden Dragons circled around Liu Jiangyi’s phantom, then converged behind the phantom, forming an Imperial Throne, Imperial Robe, Imperial Crown, Imperial Sword, Imperial Seal, Palace, Grand Staircase, and an Imperial City!

The Aura of an Emperor erupted with a roar.

The white pieces on the chessboard were instantly sent flying.

Old Mr. Qin and Great Master Ru Yun both felt a strong pressure, as if forcing them to kneel and prostrate before Liu Jiangyi!

“This… this…”

The two were terrified, their Faces pale.

They couldn't believe that such a terrifying Chess Dao existed in the world!

Just the power of forming the game actually caused such pressure.

What kind of person could master such a Chess Dao!

Liu Jiangyi was equally shocked.

He also didn't expect the Imperial Chess Path rewarded to him by the System to be so terrifying!

Although this Chess Dao currently seemed to have no other use.

But for showing off, it was more than enough!

Seeing that it was almost time, Liu Jiangyi wisely stopped, reaching out to sweep the black pieces off the board.

The surrounding Aura instantly vanished, and the chessboard returned to tranquility.

The chessboard was spotless.

The room was still as it had been.

Everything seemed like an illusion, as if it had never happened.

…

“Old Mr. Qin, I apologize for the offense.”

Liu Jiangyi stood up and bowed slightly.

Old Mr. Qin looked at Liu Jiangyi blankly, his expression incredibly bitter.

“Aside from my Cultivation, what I was most confident in was my Chess Dao, but I never expected to be defeated today by someone from Lower City.”

“Indeed, the new waves push the old waves forward.”

Old Mr. Qin was somewhat unwilling, but he still stood up and looked at Great Master Ru Yun, saying, “Ru Yun, your City 39 has many talents.”

“I lost this game, and I will fulfill what I promised you.”

With that, Old Mr. Qin looked at Liu Jiangyi, “Little Liu, you are indeed extraordinary, but Chess Dao is ultimately a side path. If you want to truly make a name for yourself in Hantie City, you must focus on Cultivation.”

Liu Jiangyi bowed, “Thank you for your guidance, Old Mr. Qin. This Junior will always remember it.”

“Hmm.” Old Mr. Qin nodded in satisfaction, having regained some Face.

“Cultivate diligently. If one day you can reach the Grandmaster Realm, come find me at the Qin family, and I can find a path for you.”

“Thank you, Old Mr. Qin.”

Liu Jiangyi watched Old Mr. Qin’s receding back, his eyes filled with disdain.

Give me a path?

I, Liu Jiangyi, still need you to give me a path?

What a joke!