The Heavenly Dragon's Beginning in the Journey Through the Heavens

Perhaps because of Ding Chunqiu's teachings, his disciples also became extremely arrogant and domineering, completely disregarding everyone present.

The surrounding heroes and martial arts figures were very dissatisfied with Ding Chunqiu and his disciples' behavior, but they did not want to cause trouble.

Ding Chunqiu was carried to the chessboard by a group of his disciples on a bamboo chair.

Since Ding Chunqiu appeared, Su Xinghe and his disciples all had very solemn expressions.

After all, although Ding Chunqiu's entrance was extremely exaggerated, his strength was not to be underestimated, as he possessed the cultivation level of the mid-stage of the Innate Realm.

More importantly, his skill with poisons was even more terrifying.

If you're not careful, even a master at the peak of the Innate Realm could suffer at his hands.

After getting off the bamboo chair, Ding Chunqiu strolled over to Su Xinghe with a smug smile on his lips and slowly began to speak:

"Hehe, senior brother, how have you been?"

Su Xinghe trembled slightly upon hearing his voice, but he did not answer. He simply lowered his head, as if deep in thought.

Seeing that Su Xinghe did not react, Ding Chunqiu's eyes flashed with understanding, and he continued to smile and say:

"Hehe, I almost forgot, senior brother, you are deaf and mute now."

"you……"

Seeing Ding Chunqiu humiliate their master in this way, the Eight Friends of Hangu Pass turned pale with anger and wanted to speak up to refute him.

However, at that moment, Doctor Xue reached out and stopped them, signaling everyone not to act rashly.

Ding Chunqiu looked at the expressions of the Eight Friends of Hangu Pass, a disdainful smile appearing on his lips, and sneered:

"What, do you have a problem with this? You should know that even your master doesn't dare to have any problems with me. Do you little guys think you can disrespect me?"

His tone was full of threat and provocation, which sent a chill down the spines of the Eight Friends of Hangu.

"Uncle-Master, we disciples dare not."

Knowing that Ding Chunqiu was powerful, Doctor Xue dared not confront him directly and quickly bowed his head to apologize.

Actually, they hadn't realized that they now had powerful backers and didn't need to be afraid of Ding Chunqiu, this clown.

Ling Feng, seeing how enthusiastically they were performing, didn't go to interrupt them.

He also wanted to see just how far Ding Chunqiu could go.

Of course, if he were to injure someone, Ling Feng would certainly not stand idly by.

After all, he is now the leader of the Xiaoyao Sect, how could he stand by and watch them be bullied?

Seeing Doctor Xue bow his head and apologize, Ding Chunqiu felt respected and nodded in satisfaction.

"Well, since you're being so sensible, I won't pursue the matter any further!"

Seeing that he nodded and temporarily let the matter drop, Doctor Xue, before he could make further accusations, quickly and loudly addressed those around him:

"Everyone, when our ancestor set up this intricate chess game, his original intention was to compete with heroes and valiant men from all over the world and make friends through chess."

But fate is unpredictable; the patriarch was suddenly assassinated by a villain. Before his death, he left a will: "Whoever can solve this predicament shall be made the head of our sect."

As soon as Su Xinghe said this, everyone around fell silent. Each person was calculating in their mind, and their expressions became serious.

Although the Xiaoyao Sect has faded from the limelight in recent years, its glorious past still circulates in the martial arts world.

Therefore, the people present were familiar with this sect and knew its former power.

Now that an opportunity to control such a powerful sect is presented to them, how could they not be tempted?

In fact, they did this out of necessity.

Although Ling Feng has taken over the position of sect leader, that only happened in the last few days.

They had already spread the word, and if they went back on their word now, these martial arts heroes who came would probably be the first to make trouble for them.

Another factor was Ling Feng and his group's confidence in the Precious Chess Game; they were certain that no one could solve it.

Even if someone were to solve this puzzle, Ling Feng would certainly not let him succeed.

No sooner had Doctor Xue finished speaking than Ding Chunqiu stepped forward and spoke first, amidst the surrounding discussions:

“You’re being ridiculous. Since Master has passed away, the position of sect leader should be inherited by me or my senior brother.”

“Since my senior brother is unable to assume the position of sect leader due to health reasons, it is only right that I should succeed him. There is no reason to choose someone from outside.”

As soon as Ding Chunqiu spoke, the surrounding crowd erupted in uproar and began to criticize him.

The opportunity was right in front of them, yet Ding Chunqiu wanted to take it away from them. How could anyone present accept this?

At that moment, everyone's faces showed anger, and their emotions were so intense that they seemed to want to tear him to pieces.

Although Ding Chunqiu was arrogant, he couldn't help but feel a sense of panic in the face of the crowd's anger.

After all, although most of these people weren't very good, they weren't people he could easily deal with.

Murong Fu was single-mindedly focused on restoring his kingdom, and he was willing to try anything to achieve his goal.

Now that a golden opportunity to seize power has presented itself, he naturally won't miss it.

Therefore, Murong Fu immediately stepped forward and said with a solemn expression:

"Since that gentleman has made it clear, we must act in accordance with the rules!"

Upon hearing this, the others echoed with serious expressions:

"That's right, we must follow the rules!"

Ding Chunqiu glanced coldly at the indignant crowd, but felt a little worried and dared not mention the matter of inheritance again.

The scene immediately became lively, with everyone discussing it.

Despite the excitement on the field, the temptation was too great, and some people were always willing to take the risk.

Suddenly, someone shouted:

"Let me give it a try!"

Seeing that although everyone was discussing it, no one dared to step forward, a second-rate martial artist shouted loudly with a serious expression and jumped out.

He walked to the huge chessboard, stretched out a hand to hold a huge chess piece, and placed it on the board.

However, as soon as the chess piece was placed, the martial artist froze, his expression shifting wildly, sometimes crying, sometimes laughing.

This is precisely the wonder of the Zhenlong Chess Game; it is not merely a simple endgame puzzle, but also possesses an attack that can influence a person's mind, plunging them into endless illusions.

Not long after, the man vomited blood, collapsed to the ground, and lost consciousness.

His sudden reaction surprised and worried everyone present.

Everyone was discussing it, because while the position of sect leader was tempting, one also needed to be alive to take it on.

However, the martial arts world is never short of adventurers.

Shortly after this person fainted, several more people came out, attempting to challenge this bizarre and intricate chess game.

Unfortunately, these people met the same fate as the first challenger.

They made only one move and suffered the same fate—spitting out blood and collapsing to the ground.

This scene shocked everyone, and no one dared to try it again.

After all, these real-life examples are right in front of us, which inevitably instills fear in people.

After a moment of silence, Murong Fu saw that no one else had the courage to challenge him, so he confidently walked to the chessboard.

"Haha, since no one else is taking on the challenge, I'll give it a try!"

Murong Fu said in a calm tone.

He had been observing from the sidelines and had already made plans in his mind, feeling that he could handle the situation.

Without hesitation, he picked up a chess piece and carefully placed it on the chessboard.

However, the moment he put down the chess piece, he suddenly felt a powerful force enveloping him.

Immediately afterwards, a phantom scene appeared before his eyes, as if he were in another world.

In the illusion, after much effort, he actually succeeded in restoring his kingdom and became the supreme ruler of the world.

He sat on the dragon throne, receiving the worship of the people and enjoying supreme power and glory.

Looking at the respectful yet fearful expressions of his subjects below, he felt a sense of satisfaction and accomplishment.