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Chapter 1467 - 638 The Ultimate Order

Chapter 1467: Chapter 638 The Ultimate Order

In the Tower of Order, the Balance of Order openly assisted Mu You in cheating.

After confirming this fact, Mu You couldn’t help but glance at the Chaotic Avatar across from him.

Yet the other party remained indifferent, showing no objection to the outcome. They even looked up to give Mu You an urging gaze: White goes first, it’s your turn to make a move.

Mu You felt that things weren’t as straightforward as they seemed.

The other party couldn’t possibly be unaware that the Balance of Order was his ally. Still, they had actively suggested letting the Balance of Order serve as the judge...

Mu You instinctively checked the Deviation Value and understood immediately.

At this moment, his Deviation Value stood at 5%, whereas before entering, it had always been at 0...

Mu You exhaled, finally comprehending why the opponent appeared so nonchalant—they weren’t afraid of his cheating at all.

Because every act of favoritism by the Balance of Order would increase his Deviation Value, and the upcoming chessboard match essentially revolved around Deviation Value: Capturing the opponent’s pieces would reduce his Deviation Value, and having his own pieces captured would raise it.

Once his Deviation Value exceeded the limit, he would lose.

Thus, the Chaotic Avatar had no fear of the Balance’s cheating since every act of favoritism would ultimately be repaid through the Deviation Value.

Mu You sighed, abandoning any delusions.

This was the Tower of Order, his home field, true. But if he wanted to defeat this Chaotic Avatar across from him, he couldn’t rely on cheap tricks; he needed to win fair and square through the rules of the game.

Yet, when it came to the rules, could he truly be the opponent’s equal?

Though he was a Proxy God Walker of the God of Order, he had only been a follower for less than half a year.

Meanwhile, the opponent, though merely an avatar, had been imprisoned in this tower for hundreds of thousands of years. Whether it was the depth of their Deviation Value or their understanding of the laws, Mu You didn’t seem to have any advantage over them...

While Mu You was deep in thought, a countdown appeared on the side of the stone table: 30, 29, 28...

This was the time allocated for each move. Once the match began, both players had to make each move within 30 seconds.

This was a necessary rule; otherwise, the chess game would go on forever.

After a moment of indecision, Mu You noticed the countdown had already reached single digits. He snapped back to attention, his worries somewhat alleviated.

It was true that he had been an Order Successor for a relatively short time. However, back in the God of Light’s Secret Realm, in his battle against Caesar for the position of Order Successor, he had undergone specialized training with the Pen of Order, enduring an entire thousand years of halted time before mastering the Law of Order.

A thousand years of insight might pale in comparison to the opponent’s eons of imprisonment in this tower, but understanding laws wasn’t always proportional to the time spent.

It’s like a novice sprinter, reducing their race time from 15 seconds to under 11 might be achieved with minimal training.

However, improving from 11 seconds to under 10 could demand exponentially more time and energy, potentially hundreds of times what the earlier improvement required.

Beyond that, achieving below 10 seconds means every 0.1-second improvement necessitates immeasurable effort, and once hitting a certain limit, one might never improve further in their lifetime.

The same applied to understanding laws—the higher one went, the more exaggerated the diminishing returns became. Although the opponent had lived far longer than him, their grasp of the laws wasn’t necessarily superior.

Moreover, in this seemingly fair duel, Mu You actually possessed a hidden advantage: the Time Pocket Watch.

The opponent had only thirty seconds to think through each move, essentially playing "rapid chess." But with the Pocket Watch, Mu You could deliberate thoroughly before placing his piece.

This extra time for consideration should help bridge the gap in their understanding of laws.

Thinking this through, Mu You felt relieved. He picked up a chess piece from the stone bowl and placed it at one of the points along the border between Order and Chaos, just before the countdown expired.

The next second, the chess piece automatically dissipated, and from the perspective of Order, several Runes of Chaos at that location were silently repaired into Order Runes.

With the shift on the chessboard, Mu You immediately felt the balance beneath him start to move.

The stone chair he sat on raised slightly, forming a gentle arc upward, while the Chaotic Avatar’s side lowered by the same amount.

The entire scale tilted slightly.

Simultaneously, Mu You’s internal Deviation Value dropped, reducing to 2%.

Mu You’s turn ended, and the countdown reset to thirty seconds, signaling the Chaotic Avatar’s turn.

The Chaotic Avatar, however, made their move without hesitation, counterattacking by converting another point on the boundary into Chaos Runes, all within the span of a single second.

The balance shifted again, ultimately returning to a level state. Meanwhile, Mu You’s Deviation Value rose back to 5%.

In mere seconds, the two completed their first exchange. The outcome was a stalemate—neither side gained an advantage, and everything returned to the starting point.

Mu You wasn’t surprised. The initial moves were mere probing. On the chessboard, neither side had begun to truly engage; neither advantages nor specialties had room to unfold. A draw was inevitable.

However, as the battle unfolded, the two sides would soon clash head-on, and by then, the disparities would gradually become apparent.

Next, the two engaged in a back-and-forth exchange, each move followed by another.

As this continued, the originally calm chessboard began to churn and shift.