"Here, there happens to be a chessboard powered by the power of barriers. Why don't we use barrier arts to play a game?" Yuwen Tingyi pointed at the chessboard before him and said.
That chessboard was actually the very table Chu Lingxi had been sitting at earlier.
Chu Feng did not respond immediately. Instead, he walked up to the chessboard and studied it carefully.
The chessboard was enormous, resembling a battlefield, with pieces on both sides representing soldiers and generals.
After observing it, Chu Feng found that Yuwen Tingyi had not been lying — the chessboard was indeed powered by the power of barriers. It had likely been deliberately placed here by the Ancient Snake Clan for the entertainment of those in this place.
"Very well," Chu Feng said.
"Brother Chu Feng, don't be so hasty to agree. If we're going to compete, there naturally has to be a wager," Yuwen Tingyi said.
"Name your terms," Chu Feng said, refusing no challenge. He was confident he would not lose to Yuwen Tingyi, so he had no fear of betting against him.
But if Han Yu had been the one betting against Chu Feng, then Chu Feng would have had to think carefully — after all, Han Yu's barrier arts surpassed his own. He was a Dragon-patterned Heavenly Cloak Spirit World Master.
"If we're going to wager, let's make it interesting. How about this — if you lose, you slap yourself across the face once. How does that sound?" Yuwen Tingyi looked at Chu Feng with a grin.
"That's not right! Who makes a wager like that?" Before Chu Feng could even open his mouth, Li Xiang spoke up.
At the same time, the people present began whispering among themselves.
Everyone could see that Yuwen Tingyi was not simply looking to spar with Chu Feng — he was out to stir up trouble.
Chu Feng said nothing. He merely shook his head.
"What's the matter, Brother Chu Feng? Lost your nerve?"
Yuwen Tingyi's mask dropped in an instant, and he cast a mocking gaze toward Chu Feng.
"I think one slap is too few. How about a thousand?" Chu Feng said.
The moment those words left Chu Feng's lips, many of the onlookers could not help but draw a sharp breath.
They had assumed Chu Feng was shaking his head to refuse the bet. Who could have expected him to say something like that?
He truly had a way of shocking people with his words.
Even Chu Lingxi, who had been lying atop the great hall on the lampstand, sat up, her beautiful eyes gazing downward.
Clearly, even she now found this little contest rather interesting.
"Fine, a thousand slaps it is. But if you lose, you cannot go back on your word," Yuwen Tingyi said.
"Actually, that's exactly what I wanted to say to you," Chu Feng replied with a faint smile.
"Ha ha, you certainly are confident." Yuwen Tingyi's smile grew even more mocking.
After all, his glass sphere was purple, while Chu Feng's was only azure.
So in his eyes, Chu Feng daring to compete with him was simply courting death.
For Chu Feng to then dare provoke him — in Yuwen Tingyi's view, this was not merely courting death, but being utterly oblivious to the danger he was in.
"If you're ready, then let's begin." Chu Feng took the initiative to step to the opposite end of the chessboard.
"Bring it on." Yuwen Tingyi also stepped to his end of the chessboard.
Hum — Hum — In the next instant, with a flick of their minds, both of them fused their power of barriers into their respective chess pieces.
Clatter — The once-calm chessboard underwent an immediate transformation.
The chess pieces stood up one by one as if they had come to life, their bodies even radiating a brilliant glow.
Some wielded blades, others pushed war chariots. In an instant, the sounds of battle rang out as both sides, charging forward with tremendous momentum like great armies, launched their assaults upon one another.
Before long, the two sides clashed, and the armies on both sides, driven by Chu Feng and Yuwen Tingyi, began their slaughter.
Whenever a piece fell, blood sprayed and bodies were torn apart.
This was no mere chessboard — it was a real battlefield. Everything was utterly lifelike.
Seeing this scene, Li Xiang and the other two grew incredibly tense.
Because the duel between Chu Feng and Yuwen Tingyi was dead even, making it impossible to predict who would win.