mtlumby2d Chapter 336 Youth in Light and Shadow
Chapter 336 Youth in Light and Shadow
Chapter 336 The Youth in Light and Shadow
Looking at the dark tunnel ahead, Ye Ru took a deep breath, and his inner energy gradually released, eventually forming a protective shield that enveloped him.
"Brother Ye, have you sensed anything unusual?"
Seeing Ye Ru's solemn expression, Guan Hai slowly spoke.
"I didn't sense anything unusual, but this place is strange. There are flames everywhere, but when I arrived at the entrance of this ancient temple, I didn't feel any heat. Instead, it was extremely cool."
Ye Ru pondered for a moment, then slowly spoke, which made Han Fengxian and the others frown.
"This place is where a saint fell, so it's bound to be a bit strange. Let's take a step further."
After a moment, Han Fengxian's relaxed brows gradually unfurrowed, and he stepped inside.
Seeing Han Fengxian gradually disappear into the darkness, Guan Hai hesitated for a moment, but ultimately decided to go in.
After all, that sacred page is priceless. If someone else gets there first and we miss this opportunity, we'll have to wait until next time, and who knows if we'll ever encounter it again in our lifetime.
"Brother, what do we do?"
The wondrous spirit of heaven and earth turned its head and asked.
Can you sense anything unusual here?
Having learned from his previous two experiences, he dared not be complacent in the slightest. The power left behind by the demigod was no small matter; if he was not careful, he might die here.
"I didn't feel anything special."
The wondrous spirit of heaven and earth shook its head.
"Maybe I'm overthinking it."
As Ye Ru spoke, he took Tiandi Qiling's little hand and stepped inside.
Upon entering the ancient hall, a thick white mist drifted outwards, eventually obscuring Ye Ru's vision, while Guan Hai and the others disappeared from the scene.
"Brother Guanhai?"
Ye Ru called out softly, but there was only an echo; no one else answered.
"Where is this place?"
Sensing something was wrong, Ye Ru immediately looked around warily, ready to attack at any moment.
"Hehehe..."
Suddenly, a sound of bones grinding together rang out. The ear-piercing sound made Ye Ru's expression change. In the distance, amidst the white mist, a figure seemed to be faintly visible.
"who!"
After the figure appeared, it retreated rapidly and disappeared from the spot, leaving only an aged voice echoing:
"Welcome to the Land of Eight Calculations."
"The Land of Eight Calculations? Who are you, sir? And why are you here?"
Ye Ru felt a chill run down his spine, and immediately clasped his hands in a fist salute, saying...
"A name is just a label. Let's play a game of chess. If you win, I'll let you go; if you lose, then..."
The voice was ethereal and magical, which made Ye Ru's expression turn quite unpleasant:
What if we lose?
"To lose is to die."
A chill ran down Ye Ru's spine, and he immediately said:
"I don't know how to play the game?"
"Do you dare to use everything as a chess piece?"
At this moment, a young man of light and shadow appeared here. However, the face of this young man of light and shadow was full of evil and had no righteousness at all.
"Using all things as a game of chess?"
As soon as he finished speaking, the young man with the radiant light waved his sleeve, and a screen of light appeared in the sky. The people in the sky were none other than the scholars from various countries who had entered this place.
“These are the people who followed you into that ancient palace. Their lives are like chess pieces. If I win a move against you, I will kill one person. If I lose a move against you, you will save one person. Let’s see whether I kill more people or you save more people.”
The young man in the shimmering light smiled slightly, a smile filled with chilling coldness.
"Isn't what you're doing a bit too much?"
Ye Ru frowned and said in a deep voice, while his talent energy rapidly spread throughout his body. This indiscriminate killing of innocent people could not possibly be the work of a saint.
Unbeknownst to him, the spirit of heaven and earth had lifeless eyes and seemed to be lost in thought.
“Excessive? I am not one of your human race, so how can you say it’s excessive? This is my territory, and you have no room for negotiation. So, do you dare or not? If you don’t agree, then I will kill all of these people.”
The young man in the shadows exuded a sinister aura, playing with amusement.
"You have three breaths to consider. For each breath I take, I will kill one person."
"three."
boom!
As the young man in the light and shadow finished speaking, a scholar's body suddenly exploded without warning within the light screen.
The scholar's sudden death caused a rapid sense of panic among the others, and a shadow of death loomed over everyone.
They had never seen such a bizarre method before.
Ye Ru swallowed hard, his gaze turning cold as he looked at the young man amidst the shimmering light.
"gentlemen……"
"two."
The young man in the luminous shadow ignored Ye Ru. As soon as he finished speaking, another scholar's body exploded.
"Okay, I agree!"
Seeing the two scholars die, Ye Ru felt a surge of anger, and then said coldly.
“That’s right. Here, you have no choice but to defeat me to avoid death.”
The young man in the shimmering light smiled, then extended his hand in a gesture of invitation:
"Let's get involved."
As the sound emanated, the space here began to distort once again. Then, Ye Ru suddenly found himself on a high platform, below which were many scholars from various countries, including Han Fengxian and Guan Yu.
"Brother Ye?"
Guan Yu and the others clearly saw Ye Ru's figure and immediately spoke up.
"Of all these people, you are the one who gives me the strangest feeling, so it would be best if you played chess for them."
As Ye Ru was surprised to find himself and the wondrous spirits of heaven and earth on this high platform, a streak of light flashed by, and a young man of light and shadow appeared on the opposite platform, speaking softly.
"So you came to me, right?"
Ye Ru narrowed his eyes slightly; he hated the feeling of having no control over his fate.
"clever."
The youth in the radiant light nodded, then addressed the crowd below:
“Listen up, you lowly ants! This young man will now help you play this game. We are betting your lives. If he wins, you can leave unharmed; if he loses, you will all die.”
"what!"
"You actually gambled with our lives!"
"Damn it, where am I? I need to get out of here! This isn't the Holy Road at all!"
Many people's eyes flashed with anger as they spoke resentfully.
The whispers reached Ye Ru's ears, calming him down. He realized that the other party was probably trying to create conflict among them and then pin the blame on him.
If the opponent were truly strong, they wouldn't be playing such a boring game; they could just kill them easily. But the opponent didn't.
Thinking of this, Ye Ru's lips curled into a smile, then he raised his head to look at the young man in the radiant light, and his words made the young man's face stiffen:
“I said… it’s not that you don’t want to kill us, it’s that you can’t…”