Facing the crowd’s shocked gazes, Chu Feng didn’t show much pride, only a faint smile on his lips.
“What are you all standing around for? It’s time to take back the stage,” Chu Feng said.
“Right, it’s our time to shine!”
Hearing Chu Feng’s words, the Ancestral Martial Star Domain youths turned their gazes toward the All-Heaven Star Domain youths.
*Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh—*
In an instant, they sprang into action. Some charged with weapons in hand, while others used their treasures to launch long-range attacks.
The All-Heaven Star Domain youths didn’t back down, meeting the challenge head-on.
Despite their small numbers, the scene was spectacular, with chess power surging in all directions.
However, the battle tipped in favor of the Ancestral Martial Star Domain from the start.
In this first world, most All-Heaven youths were on par with their Ancestral Martial counterparts in strength.
Now, facing Ancestral Martial youths armed with treasures, they had no chance to fight back.
One exception stood out: Chen Hui.
As someone capable of entering the third world, Chen Hui’s chess power far surpassed that of the first world’s youths.
Even against treasure-wielding opponents, he held his own, even gaining the upper hand.
But he was only one man against many. Facing so many treasure-empowered foes, even he was powerless to turn the tide.
The Ancestral Martial youths crushed the All-Heaven youths without suspense.
Seeing this outcome, the Ancestral Martial youths felt exhilarated.
In all their previous encounters, this was the first time they’d felt such overwhelming satisfaction.
This battle was an absolute domination, with no uncertainty.
Yet, before this, even they hadn’t imagined their victory would hinge on Chu Feng.
“Where’s Chu Feng?”
Looking back, they suddenly realized Chu Feng, who had been standing there, was gone.
“He’s probably already entered the second warden world,” the Flagbearer from the Demon Clan Holy City said.
“Flagbearer, do you know how Chu Feng managed such a feat? He unearthed all those treasures and even controlled them.”
Even now, the Ancestral Martial youths were still in awe, shocked by Chu Feng’s accomplishment and unable to fathom how he did it.
“This is unheard of, so I don’t know how he did it,” the Demon Clan Holy City Flagbearer said, shaking his head.
In truth, not only was he puzzled, but even the spectators outside the chess array, who could clearly see everything happening inside, were equally baffled.
“Lord Shoujian, what technique did Chu Feng use?” the youths outside the array asked, turning to Lord Shoujian.
Those in the first world couldn’t see the second, but the spectators outside could.
Chu Feng had indeed entered the second world.
The situation in the second world had initially mirrored the first. Due to strategic decisions, the All-Heaven Star Domain had left two chess power experts capable of entering the third world in the second, putting the Ancestral Martial youths at an absolute disadvantage from the start.
But when Chu Feng entered the second world, he instantly turned the tide.
He did the same thing as in the first world.
Chu Feng released immense chess power from his body, causing the second world’s ground to collapse, as if doomsday had arrived.
Then, the treasures hidden deep underground emerged, landing on the Ancestral Martial youths.
The treasures in the second world were far stronger than those in the first.
With their aid, the Ancestral Martial youths, previously at a complete disadvantage, now held an absolute advantage.
And this was all because of Chu Feng.
Once again, he had single-handedly reversed the battle.
“Lord Shoujian, what’s going on?”
“How did he find those treasures?”
Curious, the youths pressed again.
They desperately wanted to know how Chu Feng accomplished this.
“It’s not that I’m unwilling to say, but even I don’t know how he did it,” Lord Shoujian said. “Unless… there’s one possibility.”
“What possibility?” the crowd asked in unison.
“That Chu Feng isn’t playing the Ancient Martial Chess for the first time. He likely understands the chess array far better than we do,” Lord Shoujian said.
“Right! He can’t be a first-timer. Otherwise, how could he move so freely, as if he knows the array better than us?”
“Damn it, so this guy was pretending to be a novice when he’s actually a top-tier expert.”
“Shameless, utterly shameless!”
“How despicable is this guy?”
The All-Heaven youths were furious, realizing they had underestimated Chu Feng so drastically.
This guy was a master playing the fool to take advantage.
“Look! Chu Feng’s about to enter the third world!”
Suddenly, someone exclaimed.
All the spectators outside the array noticed.
A divine light began to emanate from Chu Feng’s body—he was indeed about to enter the third world.
At this moment, the All-Heaven youths’ hearts tightened.
Meanwhile, the Ancestral Martial youths’ eyes brimmed with anticipation.
Especially Lord Shoujian, whose aged eyes shone with a brilliance far surpassing that of the youths. His anticipation was even stronger.
After all, the third world was different from the first and second.
There, Nangong Yifan, hailed as the greatest chess power genius in history, held the stage.
Though Chu Feng’s performance was astonishing, Nangong Yifan’s was no less impressive.
Due to strategy, the All-Heaven Star Domain had only eight youths in the third world, while the Ancestral Martial Star Domain had twelve—an absolute numerical advantage.
Yet, despite this, Nangong Yifan hadn’t even made a move.
He simply stood there, directing the others.
With just seven fighters, the All-Heaven Star Domain was overpowering the Ancestral Martial’s twelve.
And their advantage was only growing.
Everyone knew the credit belonged to Nangong Yifan.
Without even acting, he had secured victory.
If he did make a move, who could stand against him?
Could Chu Feng?
