Guarding the River of Time-Chapter 282 - 273: A Grand Scheme, All to Kill Su Mu!
Upon hearing these words, Su Mu was stunned.
Because this man, he had never seen before.
The man had long black hair that fell to the ground, looking untrimmed for a long time and somewhat disheveled.
His face was bizarre, with purple pupils shimmering with countless streams of Dao rhythm, and he wore a plain black robe with no patterns at all. He was tall with broad shoulders.
He seemed to be a young man in appearance, but his voice sounded very weathered and a bit hoarse, suggesting he was perhaps an old monster who had lived for countless years.
Su Mu stared at the man’s face, carefully recalling in his mind, yet no matter how hard he tried, he couldn’t find any memory of this man.
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"Have we met before?"
Su Mu inquired.
He carefully observed the man’s aura and was shocked to find that he couldn’t see through the other’s Cultivation and strength!
However, from the faint oppressive feeling in the air, he could tell that the other’s Cultivation was definitely above his own, at least at the level of an Immortal King, which was at least one major realm higher than his own.
After he finished speaking, the man shook his head and said, "To be precise, this is our first real meeting."
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Upon hearing this, Su Mu was also baffled. If it’s our first meeting,
why say you’ve finally waited for me?
It felt as though there was some deep hatred against him.
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"Is this your cave dwelling?"
Su Mu asked.
After finishing speaking, the man nodded and said, "You could say that."
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"Since it is your cave dwelling, then it can be handled easily."
"Would you mind moving to another location?"
"Your cave dwelling is built on the riverbed, directly cutting off the water flow of this tributary, leaving no living space for all the flora and fauna on this river."
"I am the River Guardian here, and you’re severely affecting the flow of the river."
Since he had found the person responsible, Su Mu got straight to the point.
"If you find it troublesome, I can help you move, without affecting the original appearance and layout of your cave dwelling."
Su Mu wasn’t unreasonable, as he was directly asking the other to move, which seemed somewhat overbearing.
But with their powers, moving was merely a wave of the hand, directly relocating the entire cave dwelling without altering its original layout, just changing its position.
Moreover, Su Mu was here to maintain the order of the river; a gap of this magnitude appeared here, and he certainly couldn’t ignore it.
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Upon hearing this, the black-haired man suddenly burst into laughter: "Hahahahaha!"
"You really are a joker, sir."
"What if I refuse to move?"
After speaking, the black-haired man’s expression changed, and his gaze became sharp, staring intently at Su Mu.
In an instant, the atmosphere turned extremely tense.
Upon hearing these words, Su Mu slowly responded: "Then I will move it for you."
The atmosphere froze to an extreme, as if the next moment, the two would engage in a fierce battle.
At this moment, the black-haired man suddenly smiled: "Let’s do it this way."
"Let’s play a game of chess. If you win, I will move."
"If you lose, you must leave."
Upon hearing these words, Su Mu was taken aback; why did he keep encountering these inexplicable people recently, who insisted on playing chess with him? Last time, the old Taoist he met also wanted to play chess.
"Let’s do it." Su Mu nodded.
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After he spoke, the black-haired man waved his big hand, and the rock slabs on the ground began to move, transforming into a body of water.
Only the places where Su Mu stood and the black-haired man stood remained supported by rock; everywhere else turned into water.
Looking at the pool on the ground, the doubts in Su Mu’s heart were also resolved.
It turned out that the river water was all converging here, forming an extremely deep icy pool.
Just like the last time he encountered Elder Jiang, they also used the water surface as the chessboard and water droplets as the chess pieces and began their match.....
For several hours, not only was there no winner, but Su Mu was also at a disadvantage.
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In the end, when they reached the final move, they ended in a draw!
Su Mu was very surprised. It was the first time he had met someone whose chess skills were on par with his own.
While it seemed they were playing chess, they were actually clashing with their Spiritual Powers in secret. The clash of these two powerful Spiritual Powers caused the pool water to evaporate completely.
After finishing the first game, half of the pool water had evaporated.
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Soon, they started the second game, the third game, and consecutively played seven or eight games without a decisive result, which made Su Mu a bit impatient, as this was taking too much time.
Finally, in the ninth game, Su Mu won by a small advantage, deciding the winner by capturing just one piece.
After winning, Su Mu let out a long sigh of relief, feeling very drained, as it had consumed a lot of his energy.
After nine rounds, all the water on the ground was completely evaporated, not a drop was left.
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After finishing, the black-haired man’s condition was even worse than Su Mu’s, his face pale, and he was breathing heavily.
It seemed like he might faint at any moment.
"Alright, you’ve lost, time to move."
"Don’t force me to use forceful means."
The black-haired man had inexplicably delayed Su Mu for so long, making him quite frustrated.
"Hahahahaha!"
Suddenly, the man burst into laughter, his black hair fluttering with Spiritual Power, his eyes glinting with terrifying black Immortal Radiance, and a mad smile on his face.
"Finally..."
"I finally got this chance!"
The black-haired man laughed maniacally, and with a wave of his hand, the Divine Beast reliefs on the walls all came to life, transforming into Divine Beast phantoms swirling overhead.
The immense pressure immediately fell upon Su Mu.
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At this moment, Su Mu’s feet became exceptionally heavy, and the Spiritual Power within him began solidification.
This place was a Grand Array!
The black-haired man looked at Su Mu, his eyes filled with madness and excitement: "So, strong as you are, you would one day fall into my trap."
"How many years have I waited here? How many years have I spent, pouring all my efforts, everything I had, and finally, I’ve waited for you."
Saying this, the black-haired man burst into laughter again, crazed, ecstatic, and frenzied, all displayed vividly on him at this moment!
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Su Mu felt a strong killing intent from the man!
He wanted to kill him!
It turned out, the chess game was just a facade, meant to exhaust him, stall him, his initial aim was to kill him.
"It seems we have no grudges between us?"
Su Mu remained calm rather than panicked, asking the man calmly.
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"No grudges?"
"Our feud is huge!"
The black-haired man roared at Su Mu.
