My Wife Turns Out to be an Empress of the Dynasty-Chapter 646 - Playing Black First

646: Playing Black First

646: Playing Black First

“Dean, I did it!”

“Thank you, Dean, for helping me gain this tremendous opportunity!”

Lin Ye descended from the fiery lotus with an excited look and bowed deeply to Gu Lan.

At this moment, he was overwhelmingly emotional.

He had never dreamed that after just breaking through in his cultivation, he would also advance his physical constitution and even gain the divine ability of the Red Lotus Eye.

All of this felt surreal to him, yet the surging power within his body assured him that it was real.

Lin Ye’s admiration for Gu Lan had reached an extreme, akin to a mighty river, ceaseless and unending.

“You don’t need to thank me.”

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“As a teacher, protecting my students is a responsibility I cannot shirk.”

Gu Lan waved his hand, signaling Lin Ye not to be so formal.

Lin Ye was about to say more when he suddenly felt the sky darken.

Overhead, above Lanyan Royal School, a vast dark cloud appeared.

No, it wasn’t a cloud.

It was a chess piece—an enormous black chess piece.

“Congratulations to Dean Gu Lan of Lanyan Royal School on restoring his strength and emerging from seclusion.

We, members of the Anti-Heaven League, have come to present you with this grand gift.”

A strange power echoed from the figure in the sky, transmitting its acknowledgment of Gu Lan.

Many who saw the black chess piece had greedy expressions, for it was none other than the legendary Supreme Treasure of Merits.

According to legend, in ancient times, the Ancient God Clan ruled the Six Realms and created a chessboard with the Supreme Treasure of Merits, one that could encompass all living beings, treating them as pieces on the board.

This black chess piece seemed to be one of the pieces from that legendary chessboard.

Even though it was just one piece, it was enough to make countless Divine Realm experts’ eyes redden with desire, desperate to seize it on the spot.

Each piece on that chessboard was considered a Supreme Treasure of Merits.

“I must get that piece.”

“As long as I have strong enough backing, the so-called geniuses can’t touch me.

And if I’m strong enough, even that Bright Clan will end up as little more than prey in the Six Realms!”

Just as many Divine Realm experts were about to lose control, the black chess piece suddenly released a surge of power that intensified sharply.

Sensing this force, all the Divine Realm experts’ hearts skipped a beat, instantly realizing the gravity of the situation.

While the black chess piece was invaluable, their lives were even more so.

If they seized a piece like that, their combat power might surge briefly, but the battle space it allowed would be limited.

They might obtain a Supreme Treasure of Merits, but they would ultimately lose it, for behind the black chess lay a complete chessboard, the true treasure that governed all pieces.

At this moment, the black piece was about to fall into Lanyan Royal School.

Containing immense power, it could easily harm numerous students at Lanyan Royal School and members of the younger generation from various clans.

Naturally, Gu Lan would not stand idly by.

He soared up, and to the astonishment of everyone, he caught the massive black chess piece with one hand.

“The Anti-Heaven League?”

“I didn’t expect such hidden talents among them, with someone at a level beyond the God Realm merely acting as a pawn.”

“The Ancient God Clan is truly bold!”

As Gu Lan finished speaking, he casually flung the black chess piece away.

The piece spun in the air, revealing the figure behind it—a towering figure with a yellowish body and pine cones hanging from its head.

“Ancient God Clan, Evergreen Pine!” Gu Lan said softly upon recognizing the figure.

His voice was low, but enough for everyone present to hear.

“So, the master of Lanyan Royal School knows who I am.

It seems that the Immortal Tree really fell at your hands.

But don’t worry, I’m not here today to fight to the death with you.

There will be chances for that later.”

The towering figure also heard this and was surprised by Gu Lan’s power and unshakable composure.

Such composure was rare, even among ancient monsters who had cultivated for hundreds of thousands of years.

After all, he was Evergreen Pine, born with a natural divine ability to control part of the rules of time.

To him, Gu Lan might be strong, but still had room to grow.

“My young lord has tasked me with delivering this black piece to you.

From today onward, the young lord shall use the Six Realms as the chessboard and play a life-and-death game with you.”

“Life is like chess; each move is irreversible.”

With that, the towering figure in the sky paused, as if the entire world had stilled for a moment.

Countless people stood frozen.

In the scene, only Gu Lan was immune to this supernatural power involving the rules of space-time.

Even Mu Yuyan, surrounded by cold energy, seemed to have entered a meditative state as if closing herself off.

Looking at all of this, Gu Lan felt anger but knew he had no choice.

Evergreen Pine’s mastery of time-space rule power was on par with his.

However, Evergreen Pine could use his divine abilities freely without restraint, while Gu Lan had to protect the students of Lanyan Royal School and the visitors from other realms.

Given this, Gu Lan decided to let Evergreen Pine leave and see what he had up his sleeve.

If a black piece was sent, then Gu Lan would play it out.

So many years had passed that many had forgotten his title.

Today, he would remind them of how terrifying and foolish it was to challenge him with chess.

“Playing black first, even against an opponent of equal strength, my win rate is still over seventy percent!”

“I want to see if this young lord in the shadows can finish this game with me.”

Gu Lan let out a cold smile, a glint of killing intent flashing in his eyes.

He gently raised his hand, and the black piece shrank as it entered his grasp.

“The first move, right here!”

In front of Gu Lan, a transparent chessboard appeared—not just a nineteen-line chessboard, but a map of the entire Six Realms.

This was the Six Realms Chessboard!

Looking at it, Gu Lan placed the black piece in a unique and singular position—the center point, the center.

“First move, the center point!”

“Is this a reckless move, or is he deliberately showing weakness to lure me into underestimating him?”

In the void, Cangming held a white piece in his hand, and in front of him appeared a chessboard as well—this one featuring a single black piece.