“Chen Hui, this guy clearly failed. What’s there to admire?”
The Flagbearer from the All-Heaven Star Domain asked, unable to comprehend Chen Hui’s stance.
“From the final outcome, yes, he failed. But just now, in that brief moment, he did manage to merge that immense chess power into his body,” Chen Hui explained. “Even if it was only for a short time, he still achieved it. To withstand such chess power without being affected, even briefly, is remarkable. I couldn’t do it, and I doubt even Nangong Yifan could.”
Hearing Chen Hui’s words, the crowd found some sense in his reasoning.
Yet their gazes toward Chu Feng remained filled with disdain.
Victory was king, defeat was failure—they cared only for results, not the process.
And the result was clear: despite the commotion Chu Feng caused, it amounted to nothing.
“Everyone, listen up. Stand still and don’t move,” Chu Feng suddenly declared.
“What?”
“What’s he talking about?”
“Is he speaking to us?”
His words initially confused the crowd, unsure of his meaning.
But Chu Feng didn’t bother explaining, seemingly unconcerned with their thoughts.
Instead, he stood tall, arms spread wide, exuding an air of arrogance, as if the entire world belonged to him.
“This guy—did failing to merge the chess power mess with his head?”
“What a show-off, a real clown.”
“So what if he’s a Saint-cloak World Spiritist? A broken mind makes him useless.”
Seeing Chu Feng like this, the All-Heaven Star Domain youths were thoroughly repulsed.
Their hatred wasn’t just because of Chu Feng’s incomprehensible actions.
In that brief moment, he had instilled genuine fear in them, a threat they felt deep in their hearts.
*Rumble—*
Suddenly, the ground trembled violently.
This time, it wasn’t the heavens shaking—just the earth.
The tremors were intense, with cracks appearing and sections collapsing.
Dust clouds rose from all directions, and wild beasts fled in panic.
At a glance, it seemed the world was on the verge of destruction.
*Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh—*
Soon, beams of light shot up from the ground, streaking toward them.
“My heavens, what are those?!”
Upon closer inspection, the crowd’s expressions changed drastically.
The beams of light, originating from every corner of this first world, were armors, helmets, and weapons.
Most importantly, they radiated powerful chess power—Chess Power Treasures, capable of enhancing their chess power without burdening their control over it.
“How is this happening? Why are these hidden treasures suddenly appearing, and in such numbers?”
“Could it be related to that guy?”
Not just the Ancestral Martial Star Domain youths, but even those from the All-Heaven Star Domain turned their gazes toward Chu Feng.
This sudden phenomenon, paired with Chu Feng’s odd behavior, made it impossible not to connect the two.
“How did he do it?”
The crowd was stunned. Both the All-Heaven and Ancestral Martial Star Domain youths had previously tried searching for treasures to gain an edge in the Ancient Martial Chess game.
But the treasures were too hard to find and wasted too much time, so both sides had abandoned the effort, relying instead on their own abilities to absorb chess power and compete.
Knowing how difficult it was to find treasures, their shock now was profound.
From the sheer number, it seemed Chu Feng had unearthed every treasure in this world.
What kind of technique was this?! It defied their understanding.
“Don’t just stand there—grab them!” the All-Heaven Star Domain’s Flagbearer shouted.
At his command, not only the All-Heaven youths but also the Ancestral Martial youths reacted, leaping into the air to seize the treasures streaking toward them like meteors.
*Bang, bang, bang—*
*Wails—*
*Screams—*
But as they grabbed, cries of pain followed.
Many All-Heaven youths, upon touching the treasures, failed to claim them and were instead injured by their chess power.
“These treasures hurt people!”
Realizing this, the All-Heaven youths stopped trying to grab them to avoid further casualties.
“Wait, something’s wrong!”
Soon, they noticed a disparity. While they were injured by the treasures, the Ancestral Martial youths were unharmed.
It turned out only the All-Heaven youths were hurt by the treasures’ chess power.
Moreover, the treasures seemed to have chosen masters. Not only could the Ancestral Martial youths who actively grabbed them claim them easily, but even those standing still had treasures forcibly land on them.
It was as if the treasures belonged to the Ancestral Martial youths by right.
Soon, every treasure from across the world landed on an Ancestral Martial youth.
Each of them had at least one treasure, some even three or four.
But the All-Heaven youths? Not a single one, not even someone as strong as Chen Hui, had claimed a treasure.
“What’s going on?”
The All-Heaven youths felt a crushing blow to their pride.
But in truth, even the Ancestral Martial youths were bewildered.
They knew conquering these treasures wasn’t due to their own skill. The treasures seemed manipulated, forcibly landing on them.
“Could it be Chu Feng?”
Suddenly, everyone considered a possibility.
All eyes turned to Chu Feng in unison.
Facing their gazes, a faint smile curved Chu Feng’s lips.
“I told you, with me here, this world’s match is a guaranteed win,” Chu Feng said.
*Gasp—*
At that moment, not just the Ancestral Martial youths but even the All-Heaven youths couldn’t help but draw a sharp breath.
Only now did they realize that this seemingly boastful guy was truly a monster!
