Invincibility Begins with a Super Fairy Manny

Chapter 977: Chapter 977: Deduce the Chess Game (2nd Update)

The words were filled with formidable self-confidence.

After all, when it came to intelligence and wit, Wei Rulan had never admitted defeat to anyone.

Wei Ruyan had wanted to intervene several times, but seeing that Xue An’s mind was made up, she didn’t dare to say anything and could only watch helplessly from the side.

The two faced each other across the board, Xue An gestured with his hand, ”Miss Rulan, please go ahead!”

Filled with self-assurance, Wei Rulan smiled, ”Although having the first move in this four-layer Go game does not give as much of an advantage as in regular Go, I don’t want to take advantage of Mr. Xue. I’ll give a handicap of five and a half points!”

Xue An was non-committal, ”Whatever, I’m fine with either!”

Xue An’s indifferent attitude made Wei Rulan very uncomfortable inside, thinking Mr. Xue, although your cultivation level is earth-shattering, Go is about intellectual brilliance. I have practiced hard for many days to achieve my current results. I don’t believe I’ll truly lose to you!

Therefore, she unceremoniously started the game.

Wei Ruyan watched from the side.

Meanwhile.

The entire Wei Family was stirred up.

From Wei Ruyan’s father, the Wei Family Head, to nearly all the senior ranks of the Wei Family, everyone hurried over.

After all, it was a personal visit from Mr. Xue, and the Wei Family naturally wanted to show sufficient enthusiasm.

However, when the Family Head saw Mr. Xue was actually playing against his niece, Wei Rulan, he quickly raised his hand and stopped the people from going further.

Then, everyone stood quietly in the distance, afraid of disturbing the two players in their game.

In the beginning.

Wei Ruyan could still barely keep up with the speed of the game.

But, as the game progressed, the two of them played faster and faster.

In a blur of movements, Wei Ruyan could only see red and green lights shuttling back and forth at a crazy speed, even trailing long afterglows.

After struggling to watch for a few more seconds, Wei Ruyan felt dizzy and her vision began to darken; she got scared and quickly closed her eyes, not daring to look any longer.

But just at that moment.

A snap was heard.

The game ended, and Xue An said indifferently to Wei Rulan opposite him, ”You’ve lost!”

The room was in shock.

Wei Ruyan hurriedly looked up.

She saw her cousin sitting there with an ashen face, her eyes filled with disbelief.

Surprise crossed Wei Ruyan’s heart.

At the start, she really thought her cousin could win.

Because from a young age, Wei Ruyan had never seen Wei Rulan lose in any intellectual game.

But now, that myth was shattered.

Not only had Wei Rulan lost, but her defeat was also extremely dire.

Xue An serenely said, ”You lost to me by one hundred twelve points. If we add the five and a half-point handicap, that makes it one hundred seventeen and a half points. Miss Rulan, do you have any objections?”

Wei Rulan looked up blankly at Xue An.

Suddenly.

A fierce light appeared in her eyes, ”No objections! Mr. Xue, I’ve lost! Thoroughly convinced in heart and speech!”

As she spoke, she stood up as if she couldn’t wait to shout three times in succession.

”I’m an idiot! I’m an idiot, I’m a complete idiot!”

Then she looked at Xue An with an extremely eager gaze, her voice trembling as she said, ”Mr. Xue, this game... it’s not your creation, is it?”

Xue An raised his eyebrows, asking with interest, ”Why do you say that?”

Wei Rulan said earnestly, ”Because during your chess game, there were many strategies that clearly followed a pattern; those must be from an established set of chess manuals, right?”

Xue An heard this and burst into hearty laughter.

In his laughter, the high-ranking members of the Wei Family all showed joy on their faces.

It seems that Mr. Xue holds Rulan in high esteem!

Xue An collected himself and said admiringly, ”Miss Rulan, your intelligence is truly among the top I have ever seen! Yes, this chess configuration wasn’t created by me. In fact, it is a very popular game throughout The Multiverse Realms!”

”A game?”

Xue An nodded, ”It’s not just a game, but also the only standard used by many Sects and clans that practice Cultivating the Spirit to measure the strength of the divine soul!”

Xue An’s words seemed to open a new grand door to Wei Rulan.

Her voice trembling, she asked, ”Then, how is strength generally divided?”

Xue An smiled faintly, ”Generally, the fifth level is considered the threshold, the ninth level is considered as having entered the room, and the powerful can reach over a hundred levels!”

This statement was like a heavy punch, turning the somewhat proud Wei Rulan pale.

”So... all that I took pride in doesn’t even count as entering the threshold!” Wei Rulan said somewhat self-mockingly.

Xue An shook his head, ”That’s not how you should see it. This chess game has been prevalent in The Multiverse for a long time and has very mature methods of practice. Plus, there are many readily available manuals in circulation, so of course, it’s easier to learn!”

”But you reached the fourth level purely through self-learning, which is already quite remarkable!”

Hearing Xue An’s words, Wei Rulan no longer felt so hopeless, and then she blinked her eyes, looking at Xue An with hope.

”Then... Mr. Xue, what level are you currently at?”

”Me?” Xue An smiled faintly.

”Actually, I haven’t finished explaining. The chess configurations used by the real powerhouses are not ordinary small ones, but rather gigantic chessboards stretching tens, hundreds, and even thousands of miles!”

Wei Rulan was deeply moved.

For her, who was well-versed in this game, she naturally understood what that meant.

The bigger the chessboard, the more complex it becomes, exponentially. If it was actually a chessboard stretching thousands of miles, it’s complexity would be unimaginable to mortals.

Even a slightly weaker cultivator might damage their spirit just by glancing at it.

At this moment, Xue An stood up and said indifferently, ”My level... is to use the void as the chessboard, and the stars as the pieces!”

This simple sentence caused a storm in Wei Rulan’s heart, and she began to murmur in a daze.

”The void as the chessboard, the stars as pieces! Is this... what true strength is?”

Just then, Xue An waved his hand, and a Divine Sense carrying a specific Cultivation Technique for Cultivating the Spirit was transferred to Wei Rulan.

He then said softly, ”You have good talent; I will bestow this technique upon you! I hope when I return once again from The Multiverse, I will see your progress.”

After saying this, Xue An didn’t wait for Wei Rulan and the others to react. He shot up into the sky and disappeared in the blink of an eye.

Wei Rulan stared blankly, her cheeks turning slightly red, then she deeply bowed towards the empty sky.

”Mr. Xue, rest assured, Rulan... will not disappoint your expectations!”

That day, Xue An sealed his words in the heavens, imparted the technique to Wei Rulan, then took his leave along with An Yan from the people of Zhongdu, and returned to Beijiang.

On the way, An Yan asked softly, ”Husband, you seem to really appreciate that Wei Rulan?”

Xue An smiled slightly, ”Her talent is indeed good, so I wouldn’t want it to be buried! Are you jealous?”

”Tch, what do you take me for? A vinegar jar?”

Xue An surveyed An Yan for a few moments and nodded, ”Pretty much, just prettier than the average vinegar jar!”

An Yan spat at Xue An, ”You just talk nonsense!”

Then she asked again, ”But husband, even if the chess is played well, it’s just a game, isn’t it? What use is there?”

Xue An’s gaze turned toward the unknowable, and he said indistinctly, ”This chess game, it’s far from being as simple as you say...”