by Feng Yise
That willpower, which could topple mountains and overturn the seas, directly scoured over toward Ye Yuan's divine soul.
Buzz!
Ye Yuan only felt his mind go into a daze, his entire person akin to being thunderstruck, spewing out a mouthful of blood once more.
"Kneel!" A thunderous voice ordered Ye Yuan's divine soul.
However, Ye Yuan was like a stubborn rock in a waterfall that stood firmly. No matter how powerful this will was, he simply remained immovable.
"Heh, I, Ye Yuan, don't even kneel to heaven. So why would I kneel to you? If I'm not even a match for a wisp of your remnant thought, how can I save my lover?!"
Ye Yuan gritted his teeth. A surge of stubborn willpower surged to the sky!
Gradually, the imposing momentum on Ye Yuan's body actually became stronger and stronger, and actually faintly showed signs of withstanding the sacred ancestor's will.
This was a competition of willpower!
Ye Yuan entered the Heavenspan World in order to save Mu Lingxue.
For this, he must walk up to the summit of the Heavenspan Mountain, and also must have absolute strength.
Living two lives, experiencing bumpy roads, Ye Yuan would not really entrust his hopes onto the Dao Ancestors.
Ye Yuan understood the logic. The one who could truly save Mu Lingxue was only him!
Therefore, he could not lose to anyone!
All beneath Dao Ancestors were ants!
Someone as powerful as the Sacred Ancestor High Priest was also merely a chess piece.
Furthermore, Ye Yuan possessed the Lesser Heavenspan Mountain and created a peerless cultivation method. His horizons were absolutely not what the average martial artist could compare to.
He faintly had a feeling that even Dao Ancestors might also be chess pieces in this world's overall situation!
He, Ye Yuan, was unwilling to be a pawn!
He wanted to dictate his own destiny!
This clash of will, the hardest was the initial-most one.
Once pulled through, it was far from as intense as at first.
"Eh?"
A soft cry of surprise came from the void. It clearly felt very surprised at Ye Yuan not being crushed into pieces.
"Looks like this seat underestimated you! Since that's the case, suffer this seat's wrath!"
The giant image gave a cold snort. Pointing his enormous finger, a majestic power of Great Dao carried powerful will and rumbled toward Ye Yuan once more.
Ye Yuan's gaze turned intent, a hint of cold smile flashing across the corners of his mouth as he said, "This is your Dao? Indeed powerful! It's just that to me, it's merely thus!"
Ye Yuan put his two hands together, a massive Tai Chi Diagram suddenly unfolded!
"Tai Chi Great Dao Diagram! How is this possible?!"
Shock appeared for the first time in the giant image's words.
He was seriously unable to understand how a junior who was just Divine Lord Realm could cultivate the Tai Chi Great Dao Diagram, this sort of thing!
Bang!
The sacred ancestor's Great Dao and Ye Yuan's Tai Chi Great Dao Diagram emitted violent collisions in this stretch of void.
The earth quaked and mountains swayed!
At the same time, the outside world's chessboard similarly gave off intense quaking.
It was as if the chessboard was about to collapse.
Xiu's expression changed drastically and he revealed a thick look of disappointment as he said, "This … He really can't even lay down a single chess piece?"
"Hahaha, this kid actually boasted shamelessly about wanting to challenge 'Ask Not'. In the end, he actually didn't even set down a single piece, what a hoot!" Ni Kun said and laughed loudly.
The other elders also secretly shook their heads. Clearly, they felt that this was a farce.
Kong Yun also had a mocking look as he laughed loudly and said, "What's called overestimating your own ability? This is called overestimating your own ability! Didn't put down a single piece and was wiped out by Lord Sacred Ancestor's will. This time … it's really unprecedented and unrepeatable!"
Chi Feng laughed hard and said, "Our Tyrant Origin Imperial City has to keep this secret well. Otherwise, it will be really disgraceful."
Bang!
Right at this time, Sacred Ancestor High Priest's phantom suddenly shattered, turning into motes of starlight, dissipating between heaven and earth.
Xiu's expression changed and he said in surprise, "This … What's going on? Logically speaking, this game should have already ended. Why … is the Medicine Ancestor's phantom still there, but Lord Sacred Ancestor's phantom actually crumbled?"
His skill was profound, what he saw was naturally far from what others could compare to.
This scene seemed to be different from his understanding.
It seemed to be somewhat unusual!
Suddenly, his pupils shrunk, gaze looked towards the void in amazement.
The place where Sacred Ancestor High Priest shattered originally, a figure was actually gradually condensing!
"This … How is this possible?"
Xiu looked towards the sky in incredible shock. That figure gradually condensed.
Judging from the outline, it was actually exactly similar to Ye Yuan's!
That enormous chessboard's two sides were now replaced with the Medicine Ancestor and Ye Yuan!
Same as Xiu's expression, everyone below all had astonished looks, being taken by surprise by this sudden change!
Chapter 1764 - A Lousy Chess Move
Looking at that gradually solidifying phantom, everyone was shocked to the core.
Different from the Medicine Ancestor's vagueness and illusoriness, Ye Yuan's figure appeared extremely solid.
One look and you could tell that he was Ye Yuan!
"This … What's going on here? Why did the one playing with the Medicine Ancestor become Ye Yuan?"
"Are you kidding me? Ye Yuan is actually going to replace Lord Sacred Ancestor and play with the Medicine Ancestor?"
"Never heard of anyone who could replace Lord Sacred Ancestor. What in the world happened inside the chess game? Why would such a thing happen?"
...
At this time, the Priest Temple was in shock.
The Sacred Ancestor High Priest and Medicine Ancestor had already played for 50 million years. In the long river of history, the geniuses who had challenged 'Ask Not' before were God knows how many.
There were even 11 people who really succeeded in challenging.
But it had never been heard of that someone could replace Lord Sacred Ancestor and play against the Medicine Ancestor!
This kind of thing, saying it out, no one would believe it.
Today, it actually really happened before their eyes.
How could this not surprise them?
However, this was not over yet!
Opposite, the Medicine Ancestor's aura started to skyrocket. An aura of Great Dao spread out between heaven and earth.
When everyone saw this scene, their faces could not help changing suddenly.
Xiu had a look of shock as he muttered, "This … Without Lord Sacred Ancestor's absolute suppression, the Medicine Ancestor's Dao acc.u.mulations are fully released! This is a showdown between Ye Yuan and the Medicine Ancestor! How in the world did this kid do it?"
Xiu knew that this was just the 'Ask Not' after simplification.
The Medicine Ancestor's Dao acc.u.mulations were less than 1% of the true 'Ask Not'!
But even so, it was also not what the average person could imagine.
Otherwise, there also would not be only a scanty 11 people who could pass the test in 50 million years.
However, the tests in the past were all the Sacred Ancestor High Priest forcefully suppressing the Medicine Ancestor's Dao acc.u.mulations with his absolute power.
Just as Ye Yuan said, this 'Ask Not' was a certain-win situation in the first place.
The only problem was whether o
r not the challenger could bear his willpower oppression.
However, once the Medicine Ancestor's Dao acc.u.mulations lost the suppression, that was the real Medicine Ancestor!
Even though it was just an extremely tiny portion of the Medicine Ancestor's Dao acc.u.mulations.
Everyone was uncertain what it meant. But without a doubt, for Ye Yuan to be able to replace him, it was not what the average person could do!
"Could it be that Ye Yuan wiped away Lord Sacred Ancestor's will?"
Ni Kun was startled by this thought of his that jumped out and immediately denied his idea.
This was something impossible!
Back then, he had experienced first-hand the might of Lord Sacred Ancestor's will.
That kind of might simply made people unable to give rise to the slightest thought of resistance.
If say his own will was an ant, then Lord Sacred Ancestor's will was a tall mountain!
Between the two, resistance, this relationship, did not exist at all.
There was only submission!
Ye Yuan's current strength was even lesser than his back then. How could he possibly wipe away Lord Sacred Ancestor's will?
But in Ni Kun's heart, there was a different voice continuously creeping.
...
Within the chess game, a 100 thousand foot giant towered opposite Ye Yuan.
The aura was more than a hundred times stronger than before!
"Interesting. I didn't expect that in this world, there's actually someone capable of releasing a trace of this seat's residual Dao acc.u.mulation under Wing's hands! You are probably the first in these 50 million years, right?"
Above the sky, a pair of eyes like two bright beacons in the dark night cast toward Ye Yuan.
Those eyes overlooked the world!
Even if it was just a trace of residual Dao acc.u.mulation. It did not even count as a remnant thought.
This kind of eyes that was like looking at an ant made Ye Yuan very uncomfortable.
Ye Yuan said coolly, "I've long heard that the Medicine Ancestor's Alchemy Dao is unparalleled under the heavens. Today, this Ye wishes to ask for advice!"
That phantom revealed a hint of surprise and said with a faint smile, "Ask for advice? Huhu, junior, you're not qualified enough!"
His words were full of contempt.
Medicine Ancestor, he was the proud Medicine Ancestor.
Even though this was like a residual Dao acc.u.mulation from 50 million years ago, his pride was still irreplaceable.
He was the man who stood at the apex of this world's Alchemy Dao.
Actually, the ones he looked down upon were more than just Ye Yuan.
Even the Sacred Ancestor High Priest from 50 million years ago, he probably thought nothing of him as well, right?
'Ask Not' two words already expressed this contempt without any doubt.
Most likely, this was also the true reason why the Sacred Ancestor High Priest reflected on the bitter lesson and resolved to surpass the Medicine Ancestor, right?
This humiliation, to the Sacred Ancestor High Priest, this kind of proud demon race powerhouse, it was probably not so easy to wash away.
However, the current Ye Yuan could also truly feel the might of this Medicine Ancestor before his eyes!
Without the Sacred Ancestor High Priest's suppression, this Medicine Ancestor in front of him was even stronger than that Sacred Ancestor High Priest from before.
Towards this pride, Ye Yuan was naturally very disdainful and said coolly, "Haven't competed yet, so how do you know that I'm not qualified enough?"
Finished talking, he did not wait for the Medicine Ancestor to answer either and pointed out. A black chess piece condensed out of the void!
Smack!
A crisp sound echoed throughout the world!
A surge of Great Dao aura crept out!
When the piece landed, the entire chessboard flashed with a piercing light.
Two powerful auras rose to the sky. It was as if all of the chess pieces came to life.
On the whole board, hordes of troops and horses galloped, winds howling heavily.
Two Great Dao auras fought each other in close quarters, rending each other, neither was willing to give in half a step.
Within an extremely tiny space, the melody of Great Dao manifested in its entirety.
The Medicine Ancestor's gaze turned sharp and he cried out in shock, "Tian Yuan1! Junior, you have such courage! This is digging your own grave!"
Smack!
Above the void, light flashed!
Ye Yuan's phantom landed a piece, going straight for Tian Yuan.
Below, everyone exclaimed in shock, "Tian Yuan!"
When Ni Kun saw this scene, he smiled coldly and said, "This kid is a total layman! Playing Tian Yuan in such a final phase of the game, what difference is there from courting death?"
Di Qiu also shook his head and said, "Took the field shockingly, I was still wondering how greatly different this kid was. I didn't expect that he was actually so bad. With this defeat, it's likely hard to survive!"
Ye Yuan's chess move was seen as a wasted move by everyone.
This 'Ask Not' game was actually set up anew by the Sacred Ancestor High Priest himself after going back many steps.
Each step had its set routine.
Putting it bluntly, it was retracting a false move in chess!
As long as one could withstand the sacred ancestor's will, they could become a chess piece in the sacred ancestor's hands, walking on step by step until they won.
Except, few could withstand the willpower of that many steps.
But now, Ye Yuan's move completely exceeded everyone's expectations.
Of course, there were many people present who knew chess.
This step landing in everyone's eyes was a wasted move.
One had to know how astonishing the Sacred Ancestor High Priest's chess prowess and Dao acc.u.mulation was. The steps that he derived were definitely the most perfect steps.
Now, Ye Yuan actually wanted to blaze another trail.
Furthermore, he even played a lousy move. How could they not be surprised/
Black and white, Tian Yuan was a hotly contested spot!
This game was also a fierce struggle launched revolving around Tian Yuan.
But no one dared to take Tian Yuan first!
Even the Medicine Ancestor did not dare too!
Because that way, there would be no path to retreat.
But Ye Yuan did it without the slightest hesitation! Tian Yuan is a chess move in Go.
Chapter 1765 - Breaking Out of the Cocoon and Becoming a Butterfly
"Digging my own grave, is it? If you have the capability, bury me."
Ye Yuan stared into the sky, the corners of his mouth revealing faint mockery.
The other party was merely a trace of residual Dao acc.u.mulation. Really don't know where his confidence came from.
"Humph! Ignorant junior, since you're wholeheartedly seeking death, then this ancestor will send you on your way!"
The Medicine Ancestor's voice carried thick sullen anger.
Smack!
A white piece landed, the situation suddenly changed on the entire chessboard again!
Only to see the white piece turn into thousands of martial artists rushing over, their momentum imposing.
On Ye Yuan's side, the black pieces also transformed into countless black-clothed martial artists.
Both sides launched a dreadful slaughter.
Except, the Medicine Ancestor was indeed worthy of being the Medicine Ancestor. His white pieces already took the advantage.
This piece landed. It immediately launched an encirclement against Ye Yuan's Tian Yuan and already showed trends of turning his advantage into victory.
Smack!
Ye Yuan landed another piece without the slightest hesitation, seemingly without going through any thought at all.
But this piece did not unfold around Tian Yuan but ins
tead landed ten thousand miles away.
It was completely unrelated to that Tian Yuan move earlier.
"Ignorant! Now, you know how foolish that move just now was, right? However, you already don't have regret medicine that you can eat. Placing a piece, this round has started!"
The Medicine Ancestor's words were full of ridicule and disdain.
While talking, another piece landed.
The white-clothed martial artists' imposing momentum grew even stronger and soared significantly once more, blotting out the sky and covering the earth. It was all the white-clothed martial artists' figures, their momentum extremely shocking.
Smack!
Ye Yuan landed another piece and said with a faint smile, "In my dictionary, there's no word 'regret'! Wait until you defeat me before bragging!"
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Above the sky, the two people played off.
The white pieces' odds of winning grew higher and higher. The black pieces were at a disadvantage to begin with. Now, it was even encroached upon by the white pieces little by little.
When the priests of the temple saw this scene, each and every one revealed disdainful looks.
"This Ye Yuan is too weak! His Dao isn't worth mentioning at all in front of the Medicine Ancestor!"
"Yeah, this is called overestimating your own ability, right? What kind of existence is the Medicine Ancestor? Even Lord Sacred Ancestor wasn't his match, what right does he have!"
Medicine Ancestor, even in the demon race, he was also a figure at the absolute summit of this world.
Unless one reached the Sacred Ancestor High Priest's realm, otherwise, anyone challenging him, that was an act of overestimating their own ability.
This game had nothing to do with strength, only alchemy.
But in this world, whose attainments in alchemy could be mentioned in the same breath with the Medicine Ancestor?
Hence, Ye Yuan was out and out overrating his own ability.
Ni Kun looked at the gradually losing black pieces and said with a cold smile, "This game is the showdown of Dao. The most pieces lost, the greater the Medicine Ancestor's Dao acc.u.mulation's impact on him. According to this current trend, it's likely one-sided! This brat is dead for sure!"
"Wouldn't die if he didn't seek death! The chess path that Lord Sacred Ancestor deduced, who can surpass it in this world? Yet, he took unnecessary actions, insisting on playing against the Medicine Ancestor himself. This is really courting death. You look at his chess moves, not only was it not thought through, it doesn't have any methodology at all. It's simply messing around." Elder Li said with a scornful look.