Chapter 157: Entering the Game

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The celebratory fire crackled, the sound suddenly rising to a crescendo. Jiang Wang felt an urge to move, but he found himself strangely out of sorts.

This is a test.

Jiang Wang stopped and asked, "Why, can't we go now"

“Of course! ” Qihuo said eagerly, “We’ve fought side-by-side for so long, you must have a good understanding of the warriors’ abilities. Let's see which ones we should bring.”

Jiang Wang shook her head: "Didn't you already choose someone before Just them."

Qing Huo stared with a blazing smile: "Isn't that already over"

For the sake of his position, he was indeed willing to put on a show. He addressed her one by one as "You," enduring all her complaints and serving Jiang Wang like he was their master.

“General Xingjiang,” Qing Huo Yuanchen said with some displeasure, “Do you look down on our warriors”

"It's not that I look down on others," Jiang Wang said, "it's just...just me being enough."

The celebratory fireworks blazed, chasing him for a few steps.

At this time, this excessive confidence was different from the feeling he had given before.

After a few steps, Qing Huo Gao Chi had already made a decision, so he said: "Let Yuan Chen accompany you."

This time, Jiang Wang didn't refuse again: "Let's go."

When the celebratory bonfire blazed high, Chongqing Huo glanced at Yuanchen. He wouldn't let those old men accompany Jiang Wang to the life-and-death chess game, of course. Jiang Wang had already proven his strength; this time, the Qinghuo tribe was going for a name!

Qing Huoyuan also understood, he immediately recruited fifteen soldiers and silently followed Jiang Wang.

The sixteen warriors who had guarded the barren Void Cave for years were the chosen representatives of the Qihuo Clan to enter the Game of Life and Death this time.

Jiang Wang indeed didn't say anything.

He wouldn't force the sixteen elders to come over.

He refuses to choose a candidate, including deliberately withholding his plans beforehand. This is done to make these people anxious. At its core, it's an expression of resentment born from the burning fire forcing Qìnghuǒ Qìmíng down into the Netherworld. If Qìnghuǒ hadn't burned so fiercely, forcing Qìnghuǒ Qìmíng into the underworld, this wouldn't have happened at all.

Qing Huo, being deeply aware of this, adopted a rather dismissive and sarcastic attitude. Even his recent, unconcealed anxiety seemed to be a way to vent Jiang Wang's frustration.

In the face of the Qinghuo Department's "grand scheme," he truly did not take personal honor and disgrace to heart.

I spent several days in the No-Arms Cave, cycling between rest and combat. Leaving the fortress suddenly, it really felt like a world apart.

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It was a floating afternoon, the sunlight still bright.

The fiery Firecracker of the Year leads the way, flying swiftly.

A group of people rushed to the Fire Temple of Qihui at the fastest speed. Qihui Heng had been guarding here recently, ready to send the chess master to the Chess of Life and Death at any time.

Upon seeing the fire shrine, Jiang Wang had a fleeting illusion that the inscription commemorating it was still intact. But reason told him this was impossible.

The new shaman has already taken office, still wearing that exaggerated mask. This shaman has nothing to do with the Qiing Huo lineage. A shaman who cannot overcome fear and dare not enter the underground cave is enough to become a shame for the tribe. The Qing Huo tribe had long been cultivating a new shaman. It's just that due to the special nature of the shaman's identity, it cannot be easily replaced.

Jiang Wang didn't say anything to the new shaman. Of course, the new shaman also very well maintained the dignity of the shaman elder.

A group of people, guided by a new shaman, entered the fire temple.

Walking down the long corridor, at the fork in the path one side was the Totem Pool where Jiang Wang had been before, and the other led to this trip's destination—another identical dark room. In the center of the room stood a door covered in flame patterns.

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Besides that, nothing else.

The new witch stood before the door, gesturing them in. There was no need for ceremony; or perhaps, eager as they were, Kethfire had already prepared everything.

Just wait for Jiang Wang to come over.

Qinghuo Yuanshen walked to the front and pushed open the door.

Behind the door was a wall of fire.

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Celebrating the new year, Huo Yuanchen didn't hesitate and directly stepped into the "firewall."

Jiang Wang followed the second person in.

The “firewall” doesn’t burn, and once you step out, the scenery changes.

The first thing you see is a massive stone gate. A faint, shimmering light flows over the gate, obscuring its interior.

Beside the stone gate, there stands a tall stone slab, which should be the "Stone Stele Chess Record".

The entire board of the Life and Death Chess was shrunken onto the stone slab, with different objects scattered in various positions, each emitting light of different shapes, colors, and intensities.

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Among them, the small luminous dots were the most numerous, their light intensity was also the same, and they were constantly moving.

Those are the participants in the game of life and death. You can't see what they face, you can only observe where they go and who they meet. After meeting, the point that continues forward is naturally the winner.

...For example, the "Fire Department" belongs to red dots, the "Water Department" belongs to blue dots, the "Earth Department" belongs to yellow dots, and the "Plague Department" belongs to black dots…and so on. Even within each tribe, there are subtle differences, which can only be accurately distinguished by the native inhabitants of Floating Land.

This stone gate is the entrance for the Celebration Fire tribe's participation in this game. Several members of the Celebration Fire tribe stand guard here, constantly paying attention to the "Stone Tablet Chess Record".

Upon seeing the arrival of Ching Huoyuan, everyone was delighted.

According to the old rules passed down through generations, they need to confirm their "identity" of making the first move on the stone tablet chessboard.

For example, if Jiang Wang is the chess master, he will place his hand in the palm print belonging to the chess master.

And Qing Huo Yuanchen is one of the two chess players.

After confirming, Qing Huoyuanchen looked at the sky and advised, "Master Qi, it's getting late. Perhaps we should set off tomorrow"

Jiang Wang asked: "How long until it gets dark"

“During the duration of the Life and Death Chess, the sky turned just in time.” Qing Huo Yuan Chen said: “There is still half an hour left.”

"Go in." Jiang Wang said.

Now that you're entering, it means if you can't secure the top "vital point" within half an hour, the outcome is failure. You'll be directly erased by the Life and Death Chess. Or, you can choose to forfeit before then, withdrawing from the Life and Death Chess game. After exiting, it will be impossible to re-enter.

This decision is undoubtedly an adventurous one.

But including the fire-celebration day, 16 warriors of the Fire Celebration Department did not raise any further objections.

Jiang Wang is the chess master, Jiang Wang's decision is an order.

Regardless of their stance, having fought for years in the largest and most dangerous barren cavern within the territory of the Qihuo tribe, they are all very qualified warriors.

Upon entering Shimen, the hazy light possessed a mysterious order.

Jiang Wang felt it, his already meager totemic power vanishing completely, disappearing without a trace—this was the reason why floating land powerhouses couldn't use their extraordinary powers in the game of life and death.

To his relief, the "star power" stored within the Fire Totem remained unaffected.

This means his preparation was not in vain.

The game of life and death is indeed only aimed at Totemic power.

Jiang Wang himself had the Dao Yuan in his body, and the erasure of some totem power had no effect on him at all.

And the sixteen warriors following him all looked fairly calm. Before coming to play the game of Life and Death Chess, they had already left most of their totem power in the Totem Pool at the Fire Altar.

It is said that he has repeatedly emphasized the importance of frugality...He really is very frugal.

But the fervent start might have been driven by frugality, the end result was quite good. At least these sixteen warriors skipped a lot of adaptation time.

After stepping into the game of life and death, Jiang Wang and his team found themselves within a luminous halo. This must be the initial point's range.

Before one's eyes, there is a road paved with huge stone slabs. Each slab is exactly the same size and shape, both sixteen zhang long and wide. And one slab corresponds to "a piece" in the game of Life and Death Chess, that is, "one chess position".

The range of visibility is not wide, it can even be said to be narrow.

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