Immortal Travel of Longevity

The Demon Sovereign met this with calm composure. He raised his hand, gathering his momentum.

"Metal and stone split, heaven and earth shatter. Subdue the evil and conquer the demons—summon the Victorious Battle Buddha!"

A white game piece materialized, landing firmly on the chessboard.

An earth-shattering boom immediately followed. A stone monkey was born from the game piece. In a mere instant, golden armor unfurled around him. Gripping the towering Sea-Calming Divine Pillar, he pointed it straight at the Kunpeng.

"Old Sun has arrived!!"

Seeing this, Chen Changsheng raised his hand. The Kunpeng soared upward to hold its side of the board. As another black game piece transformed, Chen Changsheng spoke.

"White head and red feet, a baleful aura flooding a thousand li—summon the Zhuyan!!"

"You and I are not the same."

The black and white forces faced off, evenly matched.

This was a disparity that transcended the years.

With a wave of his hand, another game piece fell, revealing a figure.

A vicious aura suddenly billowed from the game piece. The full, unbridled might of an ancient fierce beast erupted, spreading across the entire chessboard.

This was no longer a game of calculation, but a bloody clash of blades and spears.

"Where do the evil demons hide?!"

A moment later, he spoke again. "Since you understand, why make this special trip? You and I stand in the exact same position. To fight against the heavens is the very path we are both destined to walk."

"At the very least," Chen Changsheng said, "This Chen must reclaim his physical body, must he not?"

The three Great Demons surged forward in that moment. Without a second's pause, they charged toward the black piece.

"Are you not a part of my plan?" the Demon Sovereign asked.

The Demon Sovereign opened his mouth, but no words came out. He simply shook his head, offering no further explanation.

Chen Changsheng shook his head. "You lost yourself to the years long ago. A millennium of silence has worn away all your patience. Have you ever stopped to wonder why you are doing all this? Is it truly because you refuse to be bound by heaven and earth? Ask your conscience—aside from hatred, is there anything else left in your heart?"

"Do you still not understand?"

Chen Changsheng simply pushed his hands forward. "Kill!"

The Demon Sovereign raised an eyebrow. "You want to capture this corner too?"

The Demon Sovereign quirked an eyebrow. "Who told you that?"

Chen Changsheng looked at him. "Why shouldn't I?"

The Demon Sovereign gazed at Chen Changsheng, a sense of mockery rising in his chest. He had the Victorious Battle Buddha, but the Victorious Battle Buddha was not Sun Wukong. This Zhuyan, however, commanded its own domain like the primordial ancestor of the ape demons.

"I am willing to serve the Heavenly Sovereign!"

The Demon Sovereign's expression shifted slightly. "You cannot kill me," he said.

Chen Changsheng looked at him. "Many things are inherently a cycle of Reincarnation. I was born because of you, and you were born because of heaven and earth. You and I both exist beneath the Heavenly Dao. We are not living, breathing people. We are merely a thought—manifestations born from someone's seven emotions and six desires."

"Of the four great fierce beasts, the first is Qiongqi, and the second is Taotie. Devouring heaven and earth, omnipotent and unstoppable—summon the Taotie!"

With a three-three formation set, the momentum of the board had surged.

"By decree of the Heavenly Emperor, the Nine Luminaries Star Official, the Eclipsing Star Luohou, is called to repel the enemy."

A furious roar erupted from the game piece.

The Demon Sovereign was just about to place a piece, but these words made him freeze in surprise.

Hearing this, Chen Changsheng's mind fell into a brief moment of turmoil. He looked at the Demon Sovereign. "So you had this planned all along, didn't you?"

"Chen Changsheng, what sheer audacity," the Demon Sovereign said. "It has only been a few moves, yet you act so recklessly. Of the four great fierce beasts, you've already summoned two. This is not how one leverages momentum."

"What are you trying to say?" Chen Changsheng asked. "That everything you are doing is to let us escape the shackles of heaven and earth?"

Chen Changsheng paused, his gaze fixed on him.

"This Chen saw it with his own eyes," Chen Changsheng replied.

The game piece fell, and another figure materialized. Murderous intent rolled off his body, and his eyes brimmed with boundless battle lust, his might no weaker than the rest. Filled with overwhelming arrogance, he cast a mocking gaze over the battlefield before him.

Luohou spoke, licking his lips.

The Demon Sovereign looked at him. "You."

Chen Changsheng raised his hand, placing another game piece.

"Like a winged tiger, with a cry like a howling dog—summon the Qiongqi!"

He met the Demon Sovereign's gaze, his aura not wavering in the slightest.

Seeing this, the Demon Sovereign immediately placed another piece. "I play a single piece, deftly securing the western flank to reverse the board's flow. By decree, call upon the Heavenly Suppression True Martial Spirit-Responding Blessed Sage Emperor Lord to suppress the realm!"

The Demon Sovereign scoffed at those words. "You were born from me. How could there be any distinction between us?"

The Demon Sovereign murmured softly, then stepped forward.

Chen Changsheng placed another game piece.

Chen Changsheng casually set down another game piece, sealing off the Demon Sovereign's path of retreat. "What This Chen cares about is only the hatred between us. This is no friendly match, Demon Sovereign. Do you still not understand?"

"Without the Heavenly Dao, where would the rules come from..." Chen Changsheng said.

The Demon Sovereign shook his head. "Do you even know how to play chess?!"

The two clashed, yet neither seemed to gain the upper hand.

He suddenly let out a burst of loud laughter. "This Sovereign has come to remake heaven and earth! Why shouldn't I?!"

A sharp shout rang out. The surrounding vicious aura instantly subsided, ushering a brand-new atmosphere onto the chessboard.

He sighed and continued to play his pieces.

The black piece landed. Chen Changsheng's gaze burned like a torch as he stared at the Demon Sovereign.

A crimson-and-white, ape-like demon materialized over the black piece. An oppressive, baleful aura radiated from its body, and its eyes blazed with an insatiable lust for battle.

Chen Changsheng remained silent, his eyes fixed on the nineteen-by-nineteen chessboard.

The Demon Sovereign sneered and instead placed a piece in an entirely different position.

There were other elements on the chessboard aside from life and death, but the two men had discarded them all, dragging everything that lay hidden in the dark straight into the light.

"Capture!!"

But Chen Changsheng's reaction made the Demon Sovereign falter in surprise.

The two exchanged over a dozen moves. Murderous intent constantly washed over the entire chessboard, laced with countless hidden traps. Yet, the two played with blistering speed, showing not a hint of hesitation. Back and forth they went, trading attacks and defenses, entirely abandoning the true meaning behind this game of chess.

The Classic of Mountains and Seas - Classic of the West Mountains records: Four hundred li further west lies Mount Xiaoci. Atop it lies abundant white jade, and beneath it lies abundant red copper. There dwells a beast shaped like an ape, with a white head and red feet. It is named the Zhuyan, and its appearance heralds a great war.

"The rising waves of the new generation can shake the past and the present."

Yet Chen Changsheng merely placed his piece down, decisively capturing that white game piece.

The Demon Sovereign fell silent.

Chen Changsheng looked at him. "This Chen told you long ago: you are you, and I am me."

Accompanying this, a figure vanished from the chessboard.

"Kill whom!?"

"A discarded piece holds no value. Take it if you have the nerve!"

The vicious aura swelled once more. Stepping forward, Emperor Lord Zhenwu roared, "Insolent demons!!"

"There were naturally other choices," the Demon Sovereign said, "but you were the best one."

Chen Changsheng paused. "Zhao Yuqing?" he asked.

The Demon Sovereign nodded slightly. "He counts as one."

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