The memories of all humanity are awakening, except for mine.

Chapter 266 The Rules Turn Around, A Battle Against Heaven's Will
The scene before him made Jiang Chuan feel as if a great river was surging within him.

He Teng, an unassuming and mild-mannered man, was now unleashing incredible energy.

At this moment, Jiang Chuan finally understood why his intention to leave the base had been discovered, and even vaguely sensed the presence of destiny. He thought back to when the other party told him a few days ago that this base was related to mechs, and was the starting point for his search for Xu Shan. It was after going to find Xu Shan that the idea of ​​leaving the base came to him.

Although the root of the idea of ​​leaving the base might lie in the clone standing in the distance, there is no doubt that his meeting with He Teng was not a coincidence.

As he stepped forward, the countless phantoms that already filled the chaotic field of vision became even denser, seemingly filling the entire space.

Jiang Chuan understood... this was just an illusion of invincibility.

The middle-aged man, who had already encompassed countless possibilities of the future within himself, stopped in his tracks, squinting at He Teng as if facing a formidable enemy. The future he had just gathered now erupted again, bursting forth with clusters of illusory images. In Jiang Chuan's vision, although the two had not even made contact, in his chaotic world, an unbelievable battle had already begun!

The difference was that the middle-aged man began to form a hand seal with his right hand.

His right thumb was rapidly tapping on the other four fingers.

His posture clearly indicates that he is a member of the Diviners' Alliance.

His intention to kill Jiang Chuan was also quite obvious.

In Jiang Chuan's view, he is constantly trying to break through the many veils woven by He Teng.

But of course, he didn't succeed.

He Teng possessed a far greater ability to foresee the future than the middle-aged man. Even though the middle-aged man was rapidly divining and making subtle adjustments to his actions, he still could not overcome all the possibilities presented by He Teng.

The strangest thing is that, even though the battle had already begun and the two had been fighting fiercely in their game, at the entrance of the base, there was still only a calm breeze blowing and the night remained quiet.

The clone Jiang Chuan looked at everything that was happening before him, feeling somewhat bewildered. He didn't know what had happened, but looking at his horrified self, he had something to say.

He wanted to say it, so he did.

The clone Jiang Chuan took a deep breath and raised his voice, asking, "Do you know who I am!?"

This interrupted the shock in Jiang Chuan's mind. He shut down his flow state and looked at "himself" in that place.

Hearing his question, Jiang Chuan hesitated.

I know who he is, but how can I tell him?
Those vague feelings of crisis and profound fear that I sensed undoubtedly originated from my clone. Therefore, my communication with that clone, especially my response to that first sentence, will inevitably create new causes and effects, leading to a completely different outcome…

At that moment, another idea came to him.

How wonderful it would be if I knew where the future was headed? If it were an open-book exam, at least I could choose the most correct answer.

Jiang Chuan vaguely realized that he was standing at a crossroads.

He realized a slightly arrogant possibility.

What I am about to say will determine the future direction of this world.

That clone, who doesn't even know who he is, is still a blank slate.

Everything he sees and hears at this moment will form the basis for shaping the initial form of this blank sheet of paper.

He re-entered the flow state and tried to find some possibilities in this way.

Just as Jiang Chuan was hesitating, he suddenly heard He Teng say something out of the blue:

No one can calculate everything.

"Whatever you want."

"Jiang Chuan, something good is going to happen."

Jiang Chuan had already heard these words once before he left.

The middle-aged man frowned. He continued to make hand seals, but after frowning, he looked at Jiang Chuan with a playful expression.

He seemed to be waiting for Jiang Chuan to make a decision.

Jiang Chuan subconsciously wanted to postpone answering the question "Who am I?", but he eventually dismissed the idea.

At this moment, Jiang Chuan also took a deep breath and shouted loudly:
"You are my younger brother!"

"See that?! We look exactly alike!"

"These are twins!"

"I will tell you everything you forgot!"

Upon hearing this, the clone Jiang Chuan's expression changed. He looked at the middle-aged man again, and then made a decision.

As for the clone Jiang Chuan, he already had a good impression of the person who looked exactly like him, and he was also aware that the reason he had come all the way here was because of the other person's existence.

His decision was to take a step forward and take the first step toward that "brother" over there.

Looking at this place, He Teng smiled and said, "It seems that the next strategy will need to be changed a bit."

The middle-aged man then spoke up, saying, "Your struggles are pointless."

"I must take him away today."

"I do not care who you are……"

"You can't stop me."

He Teng remained calm and unhurried: "Why don't you give it a try?"

The seemingly casual conversation masked a turbulent undercurrent.

The two will be evenly matched in their future competition, but in the end, it will all come down to practical matters.

And the battle to defend Jiangchuan, the clone, suddenly began at this moment!
The two simultaneously unleashed their spiritual power, creating a massive vortex of spiritual energy far beyond Jiang Chuan's comprehension. This instantly stirred up the night sky, and a gale arose. The change in air pressure driven by their spiritual power was so intense that the wind, even in the January winter, became biting, stinging Jiang Chuan's face like a knife.

The darkness turned into light in the next instant.

Like two bright moons rising in the night, their cool glow illuminated the entire base.

The sentry standing in the middle, however, still had a blank look on his face.

An extremely powerful sense of oppression enveloped Jiang Chuan's entire body, as if he were standing on a leaf in a sea of ​​lava; any movement would mean death.

After his initial confusion, he still took action.

Just as He Teng just said...

His strategy has changed; his goal is to bring back his clone!
He immediately used his spatial abilities to shorten the space beneath his feet, heading straight for the very center and most dangerous part of the battle.

At this moment, the two sides' mental energy had already begun a straightforward clash.

When neither side can gain the upper hand, the most pure battle of mental strength ensues.

The two bright moons in the sky dispersed into endless possibilities, transforming into countless weapons that collided and shattered in their flight, turning into a rain of light that was extremely dangerous.

In the blink of an eye, the area in front of the base was razed to the ground.

On one hand, those mental forces are fighting against each other, while on the other hand, they are vying for and protecting Jiang Chuan and his clone.

Therefore, the manifestation of spiritual power is not limited to weapons and armor.

Chains, cages, walls, battering rams, giant spikes, and cloud ladders constructed from mental energy...

The confrontation between the two sides resembled a battle between two cities.

Jiang Chuan pierced through the dense barrage of arrows, scaled the high walls of mental power, and was rapidly approaching his clone.

As he ran, he vaguely felt as if he had returned to the moment several months ago when he was in the bronze statue formation.

What I'm experiencing now seems to be even easier than the bronze statue formation...

After all, there was He Teng's help.

Of course, besides their transformation attacks and the struggle for Jiang Chuan, the two sides were also probing each other with their spiritual power. The spiritual power surrounding each other's heads was so dense that it could reflect light, making it seem as if even space itself was distorted, like two swords of Damocles, ready to fall and sever their heads at any moment.

However, neither side took such action because neither was confident they could kill the other.

……

At this moment, inside the headquarters of the Yanjing organization.

Song Chen rushed into Zhou Shan's office on the rooftop.

"Mr. Zhou!"

Zhou Shan looked up at Song Chen: "What's wrong?"

Song Chen frowned: "Didn't you notice? Over in Yanjiao..."

He paused immediately, then asked, "You already know?"

Zhou Shan nodded: "I'm looking at it now." Song Chen, however, was extremely puzzled: "Looking at it now? Aren't you going over there?"

Zhou Shan said, "I don't need to go."

"He Teng is over there."

Song Chen was taken aback: "He Teng? The He Teng from Jia? How come he..."

He interrupted the question and got back to business: "Regardless, with such an exaggerated commotion, He Teng's opponent must be at least top-tier! The people in the Diviner Alliance are very resourceful; if we don't go now, how can we capture such an important figure!"

Song Chen's words did not cause a ripple in Zhou Shanlian's mind. He calmly said:

"It's no use me going."

"If He Teng is serious..."

"I too will be bound to it."

No one is an exception.

Song Chen was taken aback: "Even you want to..."

Zhou Shan smiled and said, "Come and take a look with me."

His gaze was fixed on the screen in front of him, watching the intense battle taking place in front of the Yanjiao base.

……

At the same time, it wasn't just the people from the organization who were looking at this place.

The Diviners' Alliance, hidden for a thousand years, possesses profound foundations and holds a transcendent position in mortal society. No matter how powerful that organization is, it doesn't concern them. After all, the cycle of cause and effect in this matter is predetermined; their target is simply that person with a mysterious destiny who will influence the future.

Jiangchuan.

And his clones.

Today's great battle was actually preordained in the dark.

The members of the Diviner Alliance, who were watching this scene via satellite, were discussing the situation in turn.

"Guan Yuan's strength is beyond doubt, but this organization lacks foundation... It only has the ability, but it is far from being able to apply it."

"I wonder why Zhou Shan hasn't made a move. Could it be that he's confident he can defeat Guan Yuan?"

"Guan Yuan knows what he's doing."

……

Just then, the middle-aged man's voice came again:

"There are four Class A members in the organization. Besides Zhou Shan and Yu Haidao, it seems you are the third one."

"I never expected him to be so young."

"It's quite lucky to have met this mysterious Number Three today..."

"But is this all the strength the organization's top-tier members possess? It makes me rather uninterested..."

"Aren't you going to show us your true skills?!"

This is irony, but more importantly, it's a test.

He Teng, however, didn't care about these little tricks. He simply said calmly, "Here it comes."

He just finished speaking.

It was a tremendous roar that came from the depths of one's soul!
Boom!

The earth trembled, and Jiang Chuan was actually bounced half an inch off the ground by the enormous tremor...

How incredibly powerful that is!

Jiang Chuan stared in astonishment at his feet. On the ground beneath his feet, there were crisscrossing, luminous straight lines, forming a grid beneath his feet. Looking up, it resembled a giant chessboard!

"How about a game of chess?"

A chess piece, darker than the night itself, suddenly fell from the sky...

With a tremendous whooshing sound, it crashed down on the spot where the middle-aged man was.

"I have been preparing this game for you for a month."

"Tonight, I have victory firmly in my grasp!"

When the chessboard appeared, He Teng's usual composure and low-key demeanor transformed into a spirited and passionate one.

The middle-aged man also vanished from his spot in an instant, floating in mid-air, where he naturally saw the enormous chessboard.

I also sensed that the rules were subtly changing.

I sensed that "liberties" had appeared in the direction the black stones extended outwards.

"Playing chess?"

After a moment of astonishment, the middle-aged man curled his lips into a disdainful smile.

"Playing chess against the heavens..."

"You have such audacity!"

"it is good!"

"I'll go through this with you!"

His mental energy immediately materialized, participating in the rules of the place, and he placed a piece on the crisscrossing chessboard.

The light formed from this spiritual energy... naturally participated in the rules of this place, just like the black pieces, which were placed on the chessboard.

Jiang Chuan never expected that the two would start playing chess.

What he didn't expect was that He Teng was actually the top member of the third organization!

He stood in the empty space on the chessboard, unable to move. Jiang Chuan, of course, also sensed that the rules had been changed, and that life and death would be decided by this game of chess.

This ability is just like a legendary life-or-death game of chess.

Is He Teng's awakened memory really just that of a farmer outside Chang'an?

But he didn't have time to think about anything else.

One after another, enormous chess pieces, composed entirely of mental energy, were crashing down from the sky.

In a mysterious room...

The members of the Diviner Alliance, however, were captivated by the game of chess.

"What ability is this?"

"Putting everything else aside, the awakened individuals in this organization are truly a diverse bunch."

"This game of chess actually has the ability to change the rules... It seems this person is quite confident in his chess skills?"

These words were met with a burst of laughter from the entire room.

"What a joke! This game of chess, though profound, is not without its own set of rules. We diviners are those who have distorted the cause and effect of the future. To play against us is like playing against the will of Heaven... This game is nothing more than this."

"We calculated this when Guan Yuan set off. This time it will be very auspicious."

"Liu Shuo's failure was just a small test. This time, with Guan Yuan taking the lead, everything should go smoothly."

"Let's watch the game."

……

The two players placed their pieces incredibly quickly.

Jiang Chuan's expression turned grim as he watched the scene unfold before him.

Although this game is He Teng's skill, he is now playing black and has already fallen behind.

Jiang Chuan naturally recalled the words the middle-aged man had spoken before entering the game.

The diviner uses the principles of Heaven to play chess... and in terms of skill, he is still a cut above.

"Playing chess against the will of Heaven..."

How can we win?

(End of this chapter)