Reborn as a Hatrack in the Mystical Land-Chapter 806 - 56: Battle, Battle, Battle

Under the city wall, the chess match between Old Bai and Yue Jinghua is just beginning.

Before placing his move, Bai Sheng chuckled and said, "It’s commendable for young folks not to fear challenges. I shall reserve half of my strength to compete with you, lest anyone later claims my victory was unearned."

With those words, Bai Sheng compressed his spiritual power, leaving only half.

Yue Jinghua couldn’t help but feel a bit more respect for the elder.

The two exchanged smiles and gestured for each other to proceed, allowing their spiritual power to merge into the Divine Soul Chess.

Meanwhile, in the Sun District of Four Symbols City.

City Lord Changsun is in a heavily guarded mansion, pacing anxiously, "Where’s the person? A perfectly fine, living person, and you managed to lose track of them!"

Several uneasy house guards murmured, "He was here earlier. Military Advisor Bai typically sleeps in until late morning, but when we looked early today, he had vanished without a trace. We’ve searched inside and outside the mansion but haven’t seen a shadow."

"Unbelievable! The Mainland Battlefield’s situation is uncertain, and various forces are stirring. I spent a fortune to have him explain battlefield tactics, yet he wanders around the city like a carefree cloud," City Lord Changsun said angrily, his old face turning even greener.

Bai Sheng, hailing from the Human Race, made his name known on the Mainland Battlefield, winning over a thousand battles both major and minor, leading troops to kill nearly a hundred thousand Alien Race invaders. He is a tactical genius of his generation, famous even in the Sun and Moon Planes, known as the "Hundred Victories Strategist."

Despite his renowned reputation, Bai Sheng has a peculiar temperament. After rising to fame, even the Holy Beast Clan of the Moon Plane extended invitations for him to serve as Commander. But Bai Sheng dismissed them, resigning from his position as a chief military strategist and settling in Four Symbols City.

City Lord Changsun, delighted, treated him as an esteemed guest, earnestly pleaded for ten years before finally persuading him during a drunken moment to become the military advisor of Four Symbols City, offering high monthly remuneration.

However, Bai Sheng quickly grew impatient with the role of military advisor, complaining about the overly academic nature of the job and its theoretical discussions, disappearing repeatedly every few days.

This time, with the formation of the Four Symbols Team, City Lord Changsun initially sought him to give lectures to the newcomers, only to find Bai Sheng gone again.

"Stop standing there dumbfounded, go find him!" City Lord Changsun snapped, prompting the house guards to search through the city’s taverns and teahouses.

Under the city wall, Yue Jinghua and Bai Sheng’s chess game was entering the first round.

Divine Soul Chess is a special chess set driven by spiritual power, resembling a modern virtual battle.

The chess simulates a certain number of battle formations and scales according to the chess master’s spiritual power applied to the Chess Formation.

Yue Jinghua infused her spiritual power into the chess, changing the surrounding scene abruptly.

The murmuring of onlookers disappeared entirely, while she and Bai Sheng stood opposite each other in an ancient desolate battlefield, with two teams behind them ready to move.

Each member of the battle team relies solely on her command. At this moment, Yue Jinghua felt like a puppet master, with the members behind her acting as her puppets, allowing her to move and command each one freely using her spiritual power.

The feeling was similar to when she fought Asura and the Holy Beast Clan in the Moon Goddess Tower.

Bai Sheng’s spiritual power was strong; a slight move of his Divine Soul and his battle team charged with the momentum of thundering arrows, quickly scattering Yue Jinghua’s team.

In the first round, Bai Sheng wins.

"Young one, you can still concede now, it’s just a mere loss of ten Merit Points," Old Bai said twirling his beard with a gleam in his old eyes.

"Again," Yue Jinghua narrowed her eyes, full of eager expectation.

She has a fighting spirit that grows stronger with each battle, never yielding easily.

Bai Sheng took the lead again, but this time he noticed Yue Jinghua’s teams were rapidly adjusting, rendering his previous successful tactics ineffective.

They fought fiercely, unable to determine a winner.

In the second round, both sides are tied.

"Young one, you learn quickly, the best learning ability I’ve seen in a Dark Practitioner for years. But remember, battlefield skirmishes require more than ferocity. In the third round, I’ll use my true skills," Bai Sheng set aside his arrogance, realizing that battlefield command cannot be articulated or clarified through mere theoretical discussions.

In Four Symbols City, most military guards aren’t adept at spiritual cultivation, unable to compete with him in Divine Soul Chess. Yet this newly emerged youth has strong spiritual power.

At first, Bai Sheng viewed her as a reckless novice unafraid of challenges, but being forced into a draw in the second round changed his perception greatly.

This youth may not understand battle formations, but she has an intricate mind, precise gaze, and attacks with the force of a famished tiger.

What should be discarded, she decisively lets go. Where to strike, she shows no mercy.

"The third round, let’s start," Yue Jinghua smiled faintly, her eyes suddenly flashing brightly as she raised her hand.

Behind her, a crescent-shaped red moon suddenly rose, accompanied by the rise of the red moon.

Yue Jinghua’s team’s strength surged by two levels. At her command, the battle formation charged forward like a flood beast out of its gate, straight ahead at Bai Sheng’s formation.

The entire process was seamless, without a trace of hesitation.

Her sudden force was akin to a downpour, catching Bai Sheng off guard with such a hidden move, leaving him momentarily defenseless.

Under the city wall, on the chessboard, Yue Jinghua’s chessmen slaughtered upwards, causing the chess situation to change rapidly and Bai Sheng’s pieces to be swept away like leaves in the wind.

The watching chess players were also taken by surprise. The veteran Old Bai, who had defeated everyone over these recent days, faced such a day. 𝚏𝐫𝚎𝗲𝕨𝐞𝐛𝕟𝚘𝐯𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝗺

Eventually, Bai Sheng had to concede the game.

After three rounds, Yue Jinghua had one win, one draw, and one loss, achieving a draw with Bai Sheng.

"Wow, the young brother is incredible, even managed to draw against Old Bai," the chess spectators exclaimed excitedly.

"Young one, you cheated," Bai Sheng jumped up in a hurry, like a cat whose tail had been trodden on.

Pledged to fair competition, the young one had unexpectedly unleashed some trick, the sudden appearance of the red moon transforming the young one’s formation as if it were a different person, no doubt the issue lay with the red moon.

"On the battlefield, it’s either victory or death, there’s no such thing as cheating," Yue Jinghua said firmly, his brow full of menace.