"The Protective Divine Spell, huh? From the Blood Flesh Divine Dynasty, you can guess, what happens when the Seeking Wave Monks from the Buddha Country tread on that land that is only blood and flesh, consciousness and spirit?"

The Treasure Tree Heavenly King mocked.

Amidst the ongoing gusts from the Shell Leaf Tree, besides sand and stone, there was also the stench of putrid water, with a hidden power of decay.

This decay stuck piece by piece onto the Wall of Blood and Flesh, polluting the might of the Protective God Spell. Although it could not corrode through the wall in mere moments, it did slow down the wall's regeneration significantly.

As long as the speed of Blood and Flesh Regeneration slows down, in this tug-of-war, the whirlwind will surely defeat the Wall of Blood and Flesh…

…

The people in the Gangfeng Cave are almost all the resistance forces of Mingjiang Prefecture. Once the whirlwind is allowed to rage, Mingjiang Prefecture would be disarmed.

Without weapons, no matter how resolute the warriors are, how could they withstand the combined massive offensive of the Seeking Wave Monks and the Zoroastrianism Sect?

"Ah Xuan, Ah Xuan!"

Zhou Xuanqing was staring at the chessboard, contemplating how to place the white pieces when Miss Qiang, from the Secret Realm, loudly called him.

"Miss Qiang."

"Did you understand that chess game?"

"I've understood a lot."

Since the chess game began, Zhou Xuan spent most of the time gazing at the chessboard, pondering its rules.

Using the world as the board and all beings as pieces, every step must not be half-hearted.

Therefore, even though in Gangfeng Cave, the Shell Leaf whirlwind howled, Zhou Xuan still held tight to the white pieces, not daring to place them rashly.

A single white piece represents the course of Mingjiang Prefecture's fate, which cannot be taken lightly.

"What have you understood?"

Miss Qiang asked Zhou Xuan.

Zhou Xuan said, "This chess game has locked Mingjiang Prefecture, outsiders can't enter, and those inside can't leave… Besides… I am the Chess Player, and through the chessboard, I can witness every inch of Mingjiang Prefecture, I can see everything happening within it."

From within the chessboard, he saw the once bustling East Market Street, now reduced to charcoal ashes; only the Old Painting Pavilion, protected by the Dragon God, had become the last sanctuary for the street's residents,

but he simultaneously saw—a pair of followers born from the Zoroastrianism Sect were recklessly killing, among them a pair moving towards East Market Street,

If they reach, the East Market Street residents barely surviving in the flames, would likely be inescapable from doom.

"As I play each move, if I can force Mo Ya Monk's black pieces into death energy, I can weaken their morale and means—similarly, if my white pieces have life energy, I can enhance Mingjiang Prefecture's morale and means."

Zhou Xuan said, "Moreover, I observed a pattern—using pieces to create momentum, one can imbue their side with similar strength."

He saw Mo Ya Monk's two pieces form a corner, but more like a Shell Leaf, and with the Shell Leaf formed from pieces, it allowed the Treasure Tree Heavenly King to comprehend the Mahayana Beleaf Scripture.

"Besides the Ancient Tree Golden Bell and the Peach Blossom Ancestor Tree, Mingjiang Prefecture has another extremely powerful force."

"What force?"

"Two Ancestor Dragons."

Zhou Xuan said, "If I set up a Big Dragon Formation on the chessboard, I can use this Holy Buddha Chessboard to accomplish a Big Dragon Formation—turn the tide."

Upon hearing this, Miss Qiang smiled,

From her perspective, Zhou Xuan's keen observation and fearless resilience made him the most suitable candidate in Mingjiang Prefecture to act as the Chess Player.

She further commented, "Your observations are correct, the layout strategy, I just calculated with an algorithm—forming a grand avalanche formation on the board can strengthen the Ancient Tree Golden Bell, but there's only a ten percent chance of victory;

forming a flower blooming on the tree formation can strengthen the Peach Blossom Ancestor Tree, but there's only a thirty percent chance of victory;

if it's forming a 'Two-Headed Snake' formation, it can strengthen the sixteen Yin Halls of Mingjiang Prefecture, as well as the ancient altar in Gangfeng Cave, yielding a forty percent chance of victory."

"I understand why strengthening the Peach Blossom Ancestor Tree has a higher chance than the Ancient Tree Golden Bell… After all, the Peach Blossom Ancestor Tree has been awake longer, with the Tattooed Clan's prayers, its energy is stronger than the Golden Bell,

but why does the strengthening of the sixteen Yin Halls have a higher chance than the Ancestor Tree?"

Zhou Xuan suspected Miss Qiang's algorithm might be off.

"The calculation algorithm involves many dimensions, one of which is considering the position problem of the sixteen Evil Gods."

Miss Qiang said, "The sixteen Evil Gods currently have unclear positions. At this moment, they are filled with internal conflicts, just like King Xishan at the start of the joint Blood Sacrifice, a struggle within them makes their position unclear, sometimes leaning towards the Huangyuan Demon and the Seeking Wave Monk's side, other times shifting towards Mingjiang Prefecture."

Upon realizing this,

Zhou Xuan grasped the deeper meaning,

not to regard the sixteen Evil Gods as complete adversaries—if they truly defect strictly, when the sixteen Yin Halls sing a lament and activate the ancient altar to resist the Treasure Tree Heavenly King, they would already trouble their own Mountain Barbarian Tribe members, ordering them to stop the lament,

Meanwhile,

The Evil Gods of sixteen Yin Halls would also urge the tribe members, to launch a sudden attack like those remaining within Gangfeng Cave.

So many Yin Halls, with over two thousand people, even though the incense fire level of each person is not very high, once united, even if unable to capture numerous You Shen, it will certainly cause them considerable trouble.

The Evil Gods stand in observation, indicating their innate reluctance to slaughter Mingjiang Prefecture's people.

Because of this attitude, coupled with the large number of Evil Gods,

thus Miss Qiang's algorithm drawn in Black Water set the "strengthening sixteen Evil Gods" chance at "forty percent," making it the most feasible solution currently.

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