in2ebook Chapter 298 Imperial Fire
Chapter 298 Imperial Fire
Chapter 298 Imperial Fire
Time passed as the three waited, and finally the event came to an end.
The chessboard was completely covered with pieces, and the gods of fire and water needed to think for a long time before making each move.
"Gonggong, this time, I'm afraid I'll have to beat them to it."
Zhu Rong held the black piece and slowly placed it on a certain spot.
Snapped!
A crisp sound rang out, without any burst of talent or the power of chess, just plain and ordinary. The white pieces slowly turned into illusions and finally disappeared completely.
"I never expected that after so many years, your skill in chess has not diminished but increased. This time, I have lost."
Gonggong smiled slightly, showing no sign of dejection, but rather as if he had been liberated.
"We've been fighting for so long, and now things have changed. It's time to settle things once and for all."
Zhu Rong said slowly.
"We were able to finish this game thanks to this young man. Let's hand over the entire game of 'three calculations in one move' and the game record to him. It's a way of not disgracing our ambitions."
Gonggong raised his head and chuckled softly.
"Gentlemen..."
Ye Ru looked around with a wry smile, then said softly.
“You’re awake. It’s over. The outcome is decided. I’ll give you this chessboard of three moves and three calculations, along with my life-giving flame.”
Zhu Rong looked at Ye Ru and chuckled softly.
"Thank you sir."
Upon hearing this, Ye Ru was overjoyed and quickly bowed.
As they spoke, the enormous chessboard rapidly shrank, eventually shrinking to the size of a palm.
"This is the chessboard in its non-combat state. To activate it, you only need to channel your energy into it."
"Zhu Rong said."
"it is good."
After carefully putting the chessboard away, Vulcan's expression became much more solemn.
"Next, I will pass on my natal fire to you, which can be considered as passing on my mantle to future generations. From now on, you will be my student, the Fire God. I, the Fire God, respect the Dao lineage, so from now on, you will be a Daoist."
These words made Ye Ru nod. In his previous life, the God of Fire and the God of Water were both part of the Taoist mythology system, and Taoism was a branch of Daoism. The latter's belief in Daoism was not unfounded.
"In that case, I will give you my natal flame. In the past, I commanded all the flames in the world, and none dared to disobey me. Now, it is up to you to carry it forward."
As soon as Zhu Rong finished speaking, he flicked his finger, and a spark of fire shot out from between his eyebrows, eventually floating in front of the two of them. Gong Gong and Qi Ling watched from the side, with a hint of sadness in Gong Gong's eyes.
"This is the Emperor Fire, the ancestor of all fires. However, it was severely damaged in the past. You only need to nurture it slowly with the talent of the Book Palace, and it will return to normal."
Zhu Rong looked at the imperial fire, a trace of sorrow flashing in his eyes, but also some hatred.
"Sir, what exactly happened in your time?"
Ye Ru pondered for a moment, and finally couldn't help but ask.
These two people came from the Classic of Mountains and Seas, so the creatures from that book should also appear. But why are there only these two left now?
"Our era..."
Vulcan gazed into the distance, a hint of apprehension creeping into his eyes, before speaking in a deep voice:
“In our time, a very profound disaster occurred, a disaster that was almost devastating.”
"Devastating?"
Ye Ru's eyes widened in surprise.
"In just one day, many races we did not recognize came to our place and massacred all the races that had been there before. We were much weaker than them, and in their eyes we were nothing but ants."
"However, later on, they left for some reason, but from then on, the three races of demons, monsters, and dragons came into being, and perhaps they have continued to this day."
At this moment, Gonggong suddenly spoke, his voice low and sorrowful. Clearly, they had no power to resist the annihilation war of that year.
"I see……"
Ye Ru fell into deep thought; perhaps these people were visitors from outer space.
After all, only extraterrestrials could reasonably explain this problem, and this place is not Earth, but the Confucian and Taoist continent. Although the two are different, the knowledge is universal.
"Alright, keep the fire seed safe. You might need it someday."
The God of Fire handed the fire seed to Ye Ru, and as soon as Ye Ru opened his mouth, the imperial fire immediately entered his body and finally stopped in the Book Palace.
At the same time, Ye Ru's whole body became extremely hot, and streams of talent emanated from the Emperor Fire.
"Thank you sir."
"In that case, you can leave now. We've won this game."
With a wave of his hand, the God of Fire enveloped Ye Ru's body in light and teleported him away.
"Farewell, sir."
Ye Ru bowed to the three people in the void. He knew that the end of this game of chess meant the disappearance of these three people.
"The spark of light is the imperial fire, and it must not be extinguished."
As Ye Ru left, the words of the Fire God echoed in his ears, and he murmured them to himself.
"I understand. As long as I am here, the flame will not be extinguished."
"Ye Ru has come out."
Chen Tianjian saw a ball of light appear in the sky and knew it was Ye Ru, so he immediately called out.
"That's really impressive, to be able to win this unfinished game."
Zhao Mingcheng exclaimed, "Our Yanhuang Kingdom is saved! I think our Yanhuang Kingdom will definitely win the championship next year during the Ten Kingdoms Spring Hunt!"
"Hmm, I really want to see what kind of expressions writers from other countries would have."
Chen Tianjian chuckled and said that Ye Ru was not only accomplished in poetry and calligraphy, but also showed amazing talent in the arts of playing the zither, playing chess, and painting. Such a talent was unprecedented.
If given time, Ye Ru might become the first sage in recent years!
"Lord Chen, City Lord Zhao, and Hanlin scholar Xiu."
A beam of light flashed past, and Ye Ru appeared before the three of them.
"We learned a lot from watching your match with the chess spirit. We never knew that chess games could be set up in such a way. The chessboard is truly like a battlefield, full of possibilities and impossibilities."
Xiu Hanlin said with a smile, a hint of admiration in his eyes.
"Mr. Na Xiu, may I..."
Ye Ru quickly asked.
This was crucial for him to obtain the title of Xiucai (a scholar who passed the lowest level of the imperial examinations), and even more importantly, for bringing home the 100,000 heroic souls of the Jin state.
“Your talent is worthy of my doing this, so you can participate in the imperial examination in the Forbidden City.”
Xiu Hanlin nodded, his soft words echoing through the air, much to the delight of Chen Tianjian and Zhao Mingcheng.
"In that case, I will host a banquet at the mansion tonight, firstly to thank Mr. Xiu, and secondly to wish Mr. Ye success in the imperial examination."
Zhao Mingcheng laughed heartily.
Ye Ru smiled slightly, then looked at Xiu Hanlin:
"Mr. Xiu, why don't you come with us then? You can also see what that 'one step, three calculations' means."