Path of Alchemy Mastery
Chapter 135 - 137: Special Chess Piece

Chapter 135: Chapter 137: Special Chess Piece

Mu Can’s chess style had always been very stable, that is to say, steady, seeking victory in steadiness, achieving victory through steadiness.

During his time at the Immortal Ancient Academy, anyone who played war chess with Mu Can would come to have a fresh new perspective of him.

Why? Because Mu Can’s arrangements and tactics on the chessboard were just too cunning. Without absolute certainty, he would never engage in a head-to-head battle. However, if he did have assurance or could guess that your war chess level was on par with his, he would choose to fight it out.

One of the enchanting aspects of war chess is that your control ability over it largely determines your battle strength in war chess.

This means that even if chess pieces of the same level meet in battle, as long as your soul power is a bit stronger, you can largely defeat your opponent.

Mu Can cracked a slight smile; everything was within his control.

Although he lost a chess piece, the opponent did not show any sign of panic and continued to make their moves.

"Who is the opponent?" Mu Can asked Number Thirty-Six.

"A puppet created by the master, it will display various levels of war chess skill according to the challenger’s strength."

So it’s a puppet. It seems the Great Power that created the Death Space really put a lot of thought into this.

Moreover, Mu Can had a bold guess: This death war chess was specifically designed for Cultivators coming from the Mortal World.

The war chess pieces began to move again, with both sides suffering losses, yet they had not encountered a case where the opponents were equally matched.

Therefore, Mu Can also didn’t know just how strong the opponent’s control over the chess pieces was.

Both sides had six chess pieces left. Mu Can had one Martial Saint, two Martial Venerates, one Martial King, one Martial Arts Sect, and one Thunderclap.

Mu Can guessed that the opponent probably also had a similar number of pieces left, but perhaps one less Martial Venerate.

Even if there was a random draw, the overall strength of both sides would ensure a basic balance.

Otherwise, if the opponent had two or more Martial Saints, then the game would be unplayable.

What Mu Can needed to do now was to find out which of the opponent’s chess pieces were at the Martial Saint level and then use his only Thunderclap to blow it up, securing a sure victory. Or he might use his chess pieces below the Martial Saint level to blow up the opponent’s Thunderclap.

Both sides had the same idea and were probing each other.

Just as he was thinking, Mu Can controlled his own Martial Venerate piece to collide with the opponent’s.

They were equally matched; the opponent was also a Martial Venerate.

Mu Can cracked a slight smile; now he could finally test your control ability. The original reason Mu Can loved to play war chess was simple: combat through controlling war chess also greatly helped improve cultivation.

The chess pieces swelled with the wind, and two unrecognizable Cultivators appeared on the open space beside them.

"Please." After looking at his opponent, Mu Can made a light gesture.

Different from the one-sided battles before, a fight between chess pieces of the same level is the ultimate test of both sides’ control abilities.

If you can win, you will have one more chess piece than your opponent. With chess pieces at the Martial Venerate level, Mu Can had only two; if he could take down one of the opponent’s Martial Venerates, it would greatly influence the final victory.

Divine Sense connected to his own chess piece, and information about the piece flowed into his mind.

"Red Moon Martial Venerable, excels at close combat." A straightforward introduction to assist players in quickly mastering control of the chess pieces.

Mu Can’s face lit up with joy; this chess piece was tailor-made for him, with abilities in the very close combat that he excelled in.

He flexed his shoulders and, controlling the Red Moon Martial Venerable, launched an attack directly at the opponent, which was one of the great advantages of playing battle chess.

In the midst of battle, you can give it your all without worrying about hurting the opponent; even if there are injuries, they are sustained by the chess piece, with no concern of actually harming the opponent.

The battle reached a climax as soon as it began.

Under Mu Can’s control, the Red Moon Martial Venerable created multiple afterimages with its swift movements.

"Once I get up close, you’re dead," Mu Can muttered to himself as he saw the opponent’s chess piece standing motionless.

Just as the Red Moon Martial Venerable got close, the other chess piece moved too, unleashing a flurry of attacks on the Red Moon Martial Venerable like raindrops, catching Mu Can by surprise.

"What’s going on? How am I being suppressed in close combat? Isn’t the opponent just a Martial Venerate?" Mu Can’s face was a picture of disbelief.

He had been confident of a win but was completely overpowered when the actual fight unfolded.

"Investigation." Mu Can wanted to check if there was something special about the opponent’s chess piece.

"War General Martial Venerable, a special chess piece, excels in close combat," announced Voice Number Thirty-Six.

Damn, there are special chess pieces, too," Mu Can cursed, upset like anyone would be in such a situation.

Unsurprisingly, Mu Can was quickly defeated.

"How could this happen? This is so frustrating," lamented Mu Can, who had been completely confident in his victory.

Whether it was because the opponent was just a puppet or not, they showed no reaction to their win over Mu Can, just as if they hadn’t won at all.

"Keep it coming; at least now I can gauge the strength of your chess piece." Even if he hadn’t beaten the opponent, he had gathered enough information. His Martial Venerate chess pieces clearly couldn’t beat the opponent’s, so it was time to look for an opportunity to deploy his Martial Saint Chess.

However, Mu Can still had worries — if he revealed his Martial Saint Chess, it would be easy for the opponent to target it with their Thunderclap Strike, which posed a problem.

After Mu Can discovered his special chess piece, the opponent didn’t bother to hide it and continued to use this chess piece to defeat Mu Can’s Martial King and Martial Arts Sect.

"Damn it, this isn’t working. This chess piece is too overpowered. Although it’s at the Martial Venerate level, it has the strength to kill a Martial Venerate, which is essentially a Martial Saint," Mu Can grumbled to himself. Now, he only had one Martial Saint, one Martial Venerate, and one Thunderclap Strike left in hand.

On the other hand, the opponent still had six chess pieces, including one special piece and what Mu Can suspected to be a Martial Saint Chess.

"I have to take a chance now; otherwise, he’ll slowly whittle me down," Mu Can thought to himself.

If his Thunderclap Strike could directly take out the opponent’s Martial Saint, then he might still have a fighting chance.

I’m going for it; after all, losing won’t result in being wiped out," Mu Can resolved.

In this situation, even Purple Cloud couldn’t help him. When it came to battle chess, Purple Cloud was completely clueless and even less skilled than Mu Can.

"Sis Yun, come over here first." Since he had decided to take the risk, Mu Can wanted to make all the necessary preparations and motioned to Purple Cloud.

This way, should he fail, they wouldn’t be separated from each other.