Seizing the BOSS Template at the Start

Chapter 525: Chapter 269: Saint: Marti Radner_3

Baiyi’s lips twitched. Can this old man even play chess?

But he still didn’t refuse and picked up the white piece to make a move.

Marti didn’t hesitate at all and immediately placed another piece.

Baiyi glanced at the old man with some surprise and made a move.

Move after move after move...

The sound of Go pieces clashing against the board echoed continuously. Baiyi’s lips twitched as he looked at the large swathes of white pieces on the board, a bit helpless: ”Mr. Marti, you don’t seem to be very good at chess, you’ve already lost.”

Tap.

Marti seemed indifferent, continuing to place his pieces: ”Isn’t there still space? Continue.”

Baiyi fell silent, made a move, and captured three of Marti’s pieces, but Marti completely ignored it and placed pieces wherever there was space.

Gradually, Baiyi’s brow furrowed, his eyes showing thought, the piece he was about to place stopped in mid-air.

He seemed to understand what Marti was trying to say, but.....

”Mr. Marti, this isn’t the answer I was looking for.”

Marti smiled, took a sip of tea, and said unhurriedly: ”The desires in a person’s heart are endless, just like this game of chess. As long as there’s space, you can place pieces. When there’s finally no more room... the extra pieces can only be placed outside the board.”

Tap~

The black piece was placed again, but this time, the black piece was placed outside of the board. With this move, the entire game changed... it no longer seemed to be a game of Go.

”And the white pieces you hold are the Saints. No matter how you try to capture the black pieces, the black pieces will always reappear, eventually taking over the entire board.”

”At this moment...”

Crack~

The board collapsed, with cracks spreading outward from the black piece placed outside the board.

These cracks gradually spread to the pieces themselves, and with a buzzing sound, only the first white piece Baiyi placed remained on the board.

With the injection of a certain power, the board... was restored, and the board was slightly larger than before.

Baiyi remained silent, seemingly understanding a bit more.

”Continue?”

”No need.” Baiyi shook his head: ”I understand what you mean, but I’m still unclear about one thing, what exactly is the Tower of Soul? It seems to be somewhat unfriendly to the Saints, and furthermore, if the Saints ultimately cannot stay, does it mean the world is truly doomed.....”

”Is it really impossible for us to be eternal?”

Marti took a deep breath: ”I don’t know much about the Tower of Soul; in my era, there was no such tower. As for whether the world is doomed....”

”Aren’t you still alive?”

He stood up, somewhat wistfully: ”Your time is up.”

Baiyi was stunned, looked down, and the water in his cup, once almost level with the brim, now barely covered the bottom.

Notifications from the panel were also gradually slowing down.

Baiyi, somewhat alarmed, quickly asked, ”Mr. Marti, can you see what’s abnormal about me? Can you tell me what it is?”

Marti smiled: ”The true world does not concern itself with matters outside its purpose, and when you are able to shake the world, it will tell you...”

”No, stop!”

Buzz~

Baiyi vanished. Even as a top-tier powerhouse, Marti seemed surprised by what had just happened; he was stunned for several seconds before he smiled and cursed: ”Why is everyone like this, what exactly have the Saints passed down...”

[You have acquired: Inquiry Branch.]

[Name: Inquiry Branch.

Attributes: Materials.

Quality: ???

Introduction: ???

Price: ???

Submit to the panel: Gains Specialty Awakening Authority ×1 or Origin Stone 2/5.]

[Your 930 Intelligence converts to 93 Holy Intelligence.]

[Your Magic Power has dramatically transformed, you’ve leveled up, reaching Level 77.]

[You have awakened the Saint specialty, Saint’s Demon.]

[Saint’s Demon: Your magic limit increases by 20%, and your magic will have mimic attributes.]

Baiyi suddenly sat up from his bed, raised his hand, and looked at the branch segment in his hand with a satisfied smile.

The kind of scene just like a great master imparting wisdom is often seen in anime or films back on Blue Star.

Back then, he wondered if those ornamental things the big wigs used, like the only tree at the mountain top that didn’t get struck by lightning, had some badass capability.

Turns out, it was indeed badass—a direct specialized upgrade!

As for whether Marti would be angry... he is the sole heir of the Saints, after all.

More importantly, Baiyi had discovered a very interesting point.

For example, that tree resembling a willow, with its very dense branches, but the branches closest to Baiyi were notably shorter.

From Baiyi’s observations and understanding of the Saints, there was a high chance that the side of the tree nearest the Inheritors had been plucked bald by predecessors.

Therefore, when Baiyi was asking questions, he was already preparing.

If others can pluck it, why can’t he?

Contentedly placing the willow-like branch into the Demon Realm dimension, he turned his attention to the newly awakened Saint’s Demon.

It seemed a bit inferior compared to the Holy Soul?

No, not really.

Baiyi reached out his hand.

Buzz~

Immense magic power circulated in his hand, and in an instant, an apple appeared in Baiyi’s hand.

He took a bite, the apple’s juice was very abundant, just like a real apple.

This was the mimic ability, a kind of ability to create things out of thin air.

It’s a very abnormal ability, but it does have some restrictions....

The more magic power it involves and the deeper the rules, the more difficult it is to mimic.

Similar to Arcane Magic, but with even more restrictions than Arcane Magic; understanding is not enough, you also need a high magic level.

Baiyi’s immense magic power gathered frantically, filling the entire room.

A crystal core faintly glowing with a purple halo became visible.

Crack~

With a soft sound.

The crystal core shattered.

Baiyi pondered, is it impossible to condense the Soul System?

No, not entirely impossible either.