Chapter 1578: You’re About to Lose

Chapter 1578: Chapter 1578: You’re About to Lose

The Jian Family Patriarch glanced at her indifferently, saying, "Whether he can pass the test is still uncertain, so what’s there to be excited about?"

"It’s been a century. I thought you would forget this affection in the forbidden area under the guidance of the patriarchs, but unexpectedly, your love for him has grown deeper."

The Jian Family Patriarch sighed helplessly, looking at Jian Mingyin beside him, unsure of what to say.

Jian Mingyin looked at the struggling Yang Yan with firm eyes and said, "I believe in him! He will definitely pass the test and take me away."

The Jian Family Patriarch fell silent, carefully watching Yang Yan as he attempted to break the restrictions on the valley stone wall.

No one expected that within just a quarter of an hour, Yang Yan had already broken open one of the arrays.

Immediately, this unraveling spread, and all ten restrictions around it were simultaneously revealed.

A glimmer of surprise flashed in the Jian Family Patriarch’s eyes: "I didn’t expect that not only his cultivation talent is extremely high, but his aptitude for array techniques is also so exceptional."

"Indeed, he has received the inheritance of Fu Xi and Zhao Heng. They wouldn’t pass on their array knowledge to others without reason."

Suddenly, the Jian Family Patriarch seemed to recall something and chuckled:

"However, the restrictions in the valley formed by the Black Stone Cauldron, passed down from ancient times in my Jian Family, are not so easily broken."

Jian Mingyin wished to warn Yang Yan.

But at that moment, her body was confined next to the Jian Family Patriarch and was completely immovable.

Furthermore, she couldn’t communicate on a soul level, as that was equally suppressed by the Jian Family Patriarch.

She could only silently pray in her heart that Yang Yan could successfully pass the test.

Yang Yan was completely unaware of all this.

His mind was entirely immersed in the restriction before him.

The restriction seemed to transform into a man dressed in a Taoist robe, smiling while gazing at him.

Unconsciously, Yang Yan seemed to enter a wondrous state, successfully crossing the river of time and encountering this man.

The surrounding environment changed, and he and the man appeared together in the starry sky, standing face to face.

The man gave Yang Yan a slight smile, and the starry sky below instantly shrank countless times to become a chessboard three inches square.

Space laws transformed into crisscross patterns within.

Stars shrank and floated around them, and at the chessboard’s intersections, numerous pieces formed from stars were already placed.

Yang Yan naturally recognized this chessboard.

This was known as the Starry Sky Chessboard, used by ancient immortals for games against each other.

Both Shennong and Fu Xi were highly skilled in it, and Yang Yan had participated in many matches.

Though Yang Yan never won, he accumulated a lot of valuable experience.

The Starry Sky Chessboard isn’t much different from Huaxia Go, with 361 intersections.

However, the contest involves one’s cultivation and spiritual will.

More importantly, it’s about one’s understanding of laws.

Back when Yang Yan played against Fu Xi, he had little control over the World Tree.

Now, under the confrontation with Venerable White Bone, Ling had taught him how to use the rules of the World Tree, giving Yang Yan ample confidence rather than fear.

Yang Yan focused intently, observing the predicament before him. At that moment, his pieces were like weak stars, numerous but dim compared to the opponent’s bright, sun-like pieces.

Yang Yan calculated mentally, and the World Tree appeared behind him.

Yang Yan used the World Tree to infuse the space rules he understood most profoundly into a star behind him.

Yang Yan shrunk it and placed it at a spot on the chessboard, causing the board to burst with dazzling light.

That piece, like a general leading an army, led the dim star-soldiers forward to attack the opponent’s pieces.

At this moment, this chessboard resembled a battlefield.

Cultivation as soldiers, laws as generals, spiritual will as the army’s morale, an intense battle unfolded, darkening the sky and deafening with the sound of combat.

The man’s eyes flashed with a peculiar light, as he gently picked a star from behind him, transforming into a piece placed on the chessboard.

The opposing piece seemed to come alive.

The army’s morale united, appearing like a tiger-wolf force charging at Yang Yan’s troops.

Yang Yan’s heart tightened slightly.

He realized his first move was a mistake; from the outset, the opponent designed overall strength superior to his own.

Initially, the opponent chose to unite the army’s morale, and although Yang Yan’s side had a general leading the charge, the fragmented army lacked cohesive fighting spirit.

Under the assault of the opponent’s tiger-wolf force, signs of disarray quickly appeared.

Yang Yan’s expression changed as he reached for another star, turning it into a piece on the chessboard.

This piece gathered his spiritual will, and behind the tiger-wolf force, a dark army emerged, shrouded in Evil Qi.

Few in number, but with their arrival, the initially disorganized army suddenly ignited its fighting spirit.

Led by the general of space, they successfully held off the tiger-wolf army in front.

Behind, Yang Yan’s iron-blooded soldiers were like a sharp blade.

Charging into the opponent’s army core, they engaged in desperate combat.

The man’s expression remained unchanged.

He placed another piece, conjuring a troop mounted on barbaric beasts on the battlefield.

This army donned heavy armor, moving slowly yet possessing tremendous destructive power. With their addition,

Yang Yan’s army’s formation was broken once again.

Yang Yan furrowed his brow and placed another piece.

On the chessboard, a unit wielding heavy swords appeared.

Their armors were tattered, yet they were exceedingly mighty, like trained warriors, blocking the barbaric beast army.

Both sides continued to place pieces, and gradually, both slowed their pace.

Numerous generals formed by condensed rules wreaked havoc, as countless soldiers formed by cultivation died in the battlefield.

At this moment, although Yang Yan had many generals on the field, their quality couldn’t match the opponent’s.

The opponent continuously dispatched soldiers to encircle Yang Yan’s generals, while Yang Yan’s soldiers dwindled beneath the opponent’s generals’ onslaught.

Yang Yan was helpless.

Because the opponent was at least in the True Immortal realm, having touched the Rule Origin, their attacks carried a trace of Primordial Power. Thus, their generals were far stronger than Yang Yan’s.

Yet Yang Yan had numbers on his side!

He possessed the World Tree, inherently able to utilize the Three Thousand Rules, but the opponent’s method counteracted Yang Yan’s advantage.

Yang Yan’s heart felt heavy as he placed another piece.

Unfortunately, after this piece was placed, it seemed not to have the desired effect, allowing the situation to remain unchanged.

The opponent’s advantage continued to expand.

As they placed another piece, Yang Yan’s soldiers had lost more than half.

But at this moment, joy appeared in Yang Yan’s eyes.

He declared, silently, "Second generation Patriarch, you are going to lose."