Ninth-Rank Refiner

Chapter 139: Chess Equipment

Niu Jinshui's voice echoed on Preaching Mountain.

As if to confirm his words, several powerful Divine Senses suddenly appeared, causing people's hearts to tremble.

No one knew where these Divine Senses came from.

Qian Duoduo and the others only knew that the owners of these Divine Senses were much stronger than the Sect Leader and Palace Lords.

Their Refining Spirit Sect had deep foundations!

A sense of pride rose in the hearts of the observing Disciples.

"Lu Dong will win! Will win!"

"Lu Xi will win! Will win!"

Amidst the rising shouts, Qian Duoduo and the other twenty Xiong Jun walked towards the Martial Arts Stage and sat on the stone futons.

Passing through the Formation and ascending the Martial Arts Stage from the steps, Qian Duoduo felt a Divine Sense even stronger than that of a Grand Elder sweep over him.

This should be the chess instrument's artifact spirit's Divine Sense.

Upon ascending the Martial Arts Stage, the scene before them changed, and Qian Duoduo and the others entered a completely new space, standing on a cliff.

Behind the cliff was a tightly closed door.

In front of the cliff was a large plaza.

The plaza had grids drawn on it, which should be the chessboard.

And at the end of the plaza was another cliff, and on that cliff were the ten Xiong Jun from Lu Xi.

Qian Duoduo couldn't see outside, but he knew that, like the Burial Instrument, people outside could see them through projections.

Just then, a voice came from above their heads.

This voice had no emotional fluctuations, clearly belonging to an artifact spirit.

"Twenty contestants, ten from each side, all present.

The chess instrument has its own space, where people are chess pieces, and chess pieces are people.

Ten people form ten chess pieces, and ten chess pieces combine to form one person.

Chess pieces are divided into five types: heart chess, Head Chess, body chess, hand chess, and foot chess.

One heart chess, one Head Chess, four body chess, two hand chess, two foot chess..."

What the artifact spirit was explaining was a type of gameplay Qian Duoduo and the others had never heard of.

"Ten Qi Condensation Stage Level Eight combined will become an Early Stage Golden Core Cultivator!"

Upon hearing this, the bodies of the twenty people on the Martial Arts Stage trembled.

Putting everything else aside, just the experience of the Golden Core Realm was extremely rare.

It would be of great benefit to everyone's future Cultivation.

From Foundation Establishment to Golden Core, as long as resources were sufficient, there would be no Cultivation obstacles.

"On both sides of the Martial Arts Stage, there is a Magic Treasure vault.

You can choose one offensive and one defensive Dan artifact, both are low-grade Dan artifacts.

Before each match, you will have half an hour of preparation time to discuss tactics, integrate the team, and adapt to the Magic Treasures."

The artifact spirit's cold voice continued: "After entering the chessboard, killing the opponent or the opponent surrendering will win a round.

If one side wins four rounds, the ultimate battle will automatically end.

Preparation begins—"

As the voice fell, the large door behind Qian Duoduo and the others burst open.

The ten of them walked in, and the door closed.

Lu Xi Xiongjie couldn't see Qian Duoduo and the others, and they couldn't see Lu Xi.

The Magic Treasure vault had nearly a hundred offensive and defensive Dan artifacts, each overflowing with precious Qi.

In the very center, ten chess vests were placed, with "Heart, Head, Body, Hand, Foot" written on them.

Behind the vault, there was also a cauldron and some equipment.

Dugu Yunshan scanned the area, "Division of labor.

Who will be what chess piece?

I'll be the right hand.

Does anyone have any objections?"

The right hand was the main force of offense.

Dugu Yunshan was the strongest, so being the right hand was most suitable.

Everyone shook their heads and looked at Qian Duoduo.

"I'll be the heart," Qian Duoduo thought for a moment and said.

His Everlasting Wealth and Honor Art was close to profound green.

His Spiritual Awareness, Qian Duoduo dared to say, was much larger than anyone else's.

At the same time, because he had helped everyone during the last selection battle, everyone was more willing to listen to him.

Deng Feihong glanced at Cao Yueying, then proudly raised his head and said, "I'll be the left foot."

This choice was also reasonable.

If she was the left foot, her movements would definitely be swift.

"Left hand."

Cao Yueying chose her position.

Her red sword had considerable power, and it would perfectly complement Dugu Yunshan as a primary and secondary, becoming the main output of Qian Duoduo and their strength.

Xu Fa chose the back, and He Shi'an chose the lower abdomen.

The back and lower abdomen, along with the chest and lower back, were all body chess pieces, mainly serving as defense and support.

"Who will be the Head Chess?" Dugu Yunshan frowned, "If the opponent cuts off the head with one sword, we will directly lose."

After a round of selection, a Xiong Jun from Mengyuan Mountain named Guan Rong was chosen as the Head Chess due to his decent defensive capabilities.

Once the positions were chosen, everyone put on their chess vests.

Immediately, the chess vests shifted, and they combined into a giant three zhang tall.

Qian Duoduo sat cross-legged in the giant's heart position, extending his Spiritual Awareness throughout the giant's body, experiencing the giant's wonder.

Dugu Yunshan transformed into the right hand, strong and powerful, with the fist as a weapon and also a Magic Treasure.

The left hand, Cao Yueying, was both firm and soft, capable of spewing fire.

Although the left foot, Deng Feihong, couldn't make the giant teleport instantly, he could still make every step generate wind.

Xu Fa and the other four Xiong Jun, while delivery Spiritual Qi to the hands and feet, also guarded the heart well.

The Spiritual Qi of their ten people, aggregated and amplified by the giant, merged into a single entity, breaking through the Foundation Establishment Realm and becoming Early Stage Golden Core.

How this amplification was achieved, Qian Duoduo and the others couldn't understand, but they were indeed operating the vast Spiritual Qi of a Golden Core Stage Cultivator.

Clenching a fist, the gathered spiritual power was enough to easily smash a stubborn rock.

Stomping a foot could create a pit in the stone.

That aura they previously only felt from a Palace Lord, they could now achieve themselves.

Squatting, running, jumping, dodging, rolling, Qian Duoduo and the others slowly adapted to this Early Stage Golden Core body.

With a single thought from Qian Duoduo, the other Xiong Jun immediately made corresponding movements.

With a single thought from another Xiong Jun, Qian Duoduo also knew their thoughts and feelings.

Spiritual Awareness intercommunication, this was another magical effect of the chess instrument.

After adapting to the body, they looked at the Magic Treasures in the vault.

"Senior Brother Dugu, you choose the offensive Dan artifact," Qian Duoduo said to Dugu Yunshan with his Spiritual Awareness.

Dugu Yunshan chose the Tianxiong Gauntlet.

The Tianxiong Gauntlet was a Magic Treasure refined from the entire palm of the Jin Beast Tianxiong.

Worn on the giant's right hand, Dugu Yunshan circulated his spiritual power, and all the giant's strength concentrated on the right fist.

As the spiritual power continuously compressed, the right fist quickly turned black, emitting an earth-shattering aura.

At the same time, behind the giant, a phantom of a Tianxiong actually appeared, roaring with its head raised, and its huge palm domineeringly slapped forward.

If a mountain blocked, it would push the mountain; if the sea blocked, it would smash the sea.

This offensive Magic Treasure was well chosen!

What about the defensive Dan artifact?

They began to analyze.

Lu Xi's first Xiong Jun was Caizhu.

Caizhu's offensive method was to summon ghosts, using the Hundred Ghosts Pushing Mill Move.

Therefore, their defensive Dan artifact should be a more sun-aligned Daoist robe.

In the Magic Treasure vault, Qian Duoduo and the others found a Thunder Light Daoist Robe.

This Daoist robe was made from Heavenly Thunder Silkworm silk.

Heavenly Thunder Silkworms lived around the Heavenly Thunder Pool, a place of extreme Yang, feeding on heavenly thunder daily, and the silk they spun could restrain all ghosts in the world.

Although the Heavenly Thunder Silk content in the Thunder Light Daoist Robe was less than half, it should be enough to deal with the ghosts summoned by Caizhu.

Another advantage of the Thunder Light Daoist Robe was that it was light enough, with very little impact on movement.

Having put on the Tianxiong Gauntlet and draped the Thunder Light Daoist Robe, they practiced offense and defense in the vault, striving to forget themselves.

"Time's up, please enter the chessboard," the artifact spirit's voice suddenly sounded, and the vault door immediately opened.

The ultimate battle, the first round began!