Traveling across the globe for the first time

Chapter 1048 Western Emperor
As soon as Zhang Haoran saw that it was the level of Xihuang, he felt a headache. The rules of this level were different from the previous ones, and the problem could not be solved by force.

Killing the projection of the Western Emperor will not result in a space channel appearing. If he kills it too many times and the projection disappears, he will be trapped here to death.

You have to play chess with the Western Emperor honestly, and you can only pass the level if you win a game. This is the rule of this level.

Zhang Haoran finally understood Dao Shu's sinister intentions. "Aren't you a good fighter? I'll give you a level that can't be solved by force. I don't believe you can outsmart an old antique who has lived for tens of thousands of years in terms of calculation."

In Daoshu's opinion, it would take a few years for him to pass.

You have to know that Dao Shu was trapped at the Xihuang level for more than ten years before he managed to win by chance. Mo Wenjian was trapped for decades before he passed the level. It is estimated that the Xihuang felt sorry for him and deliberately let him win.

Zhang Haoran is so young but has his current strength. He certainly doesn't have time to study chess, so it is normal for him to be stuck for a few years.

In fact, he still overestimated Zhang Haoran's level.

Well! To be precise, his level is not high enough to be considered amateur zero dan, because he doesn't even understand the basic rules of Go.

If you don't cheat, you might be trapped for hundreds of years.

Ever since he came here through time, he has been devoting himself to martial arts. How could he have time to play chess?
The most important thing is that he won't get any benefit in this level. The strength of the Western Emperor himself is not that good, and the projection's strength is even weaker. He doesn't have any powerful skills, and he is just wasting time here.

Zhang Haoran secretly said fiercely: "Daoshu! You are so cruel! Just wait for me, this time I will definitely beat you up first, and then hand you over to Mo Wenjian, and let him torture you a hundred times every day.

When I cultivate the Heavenly Wood to the ninth level, I will wipe out your spiritual intelligence. After all, in the heavens and the myriad worlds, the spiritual roots of heaven and earth basically have no spiritual intelligence. "

The Western Emperor Projection was very curious. What was going on with this person? When he was first teleported here, he was very excited and looked expectant.

But after seeing him, his expression kept changing and he was gritting his teeth. Could it be that he had some grudge against the original body?
Zhang Haoran sensed the Western Emperor's gaze and sighed, "Hey! Let's clear the level first!
Anyway, there's nothing much to be gained from staying in Xihuang, so it's better to leave quickly!"

Thinking of this, he decided to use Fang Ping's method to pass the level as quickly as possible.

"and many more!"

Zhang Haoran did not stop walking, but he forced himself to suppress the irritation in his heart and began to reflect seriously.

"I seem to be too emotional lately!"

"As a swordsman and a master of will, I shouldn't be so easily emotional.

Dao Shu is not honest, so just kill him and that's it! Why am I so angry?
It seems that my nerves have been too tense recently, so it would be nice to play a game of chess to relax.

Don't be anxious!
Adjust your mindset here first, otherwise there might be big problems!"

Zhang Haoran came to the opposite side of Xihuang, sat down cross-legged, focused his sword intent into his eyes and looked at the projection, and found that it was indeed a projection, not a clone.

However, this projection is not simple either. It must have had some special opportunity. The light of wisdom flickers in its sea of ​​consciousness, and its mental strength is very strong and extremely pure...

Zhang Haoran wanted to investigate further, but the projection of the Western Emperor began to shake, as if it would disappear at any moment.
He had no choice but to retract the sword intent in his eyes, "If you don't want to look, then don't look. I have no interest in you anyway."

The Western Emperor was definitely trying to scam the other person. He was just looking and didn't attack with sword intent, so how could he possibly hurt the other person?
This was clearly a threat, preventing him from exploring.

As he retracted his sword intent, the Western Emperor's projection quickly solidified and returned to his calm state. He whispered, "Nine Sons' Chain of Tricks!"

"Win and clear, lose and continue."

His voice was somewhat dull and sounded very mechanical, giving the first impression that this projection did not have much intelligence, much like the projection of the Beast King in the first level.

However, Zhang Haoran knew that this old guy was hiding his abilities and would only act like this when he didn't encounter anything that interested him.

In fact, this old guy is not only conscious, but also very intelligent. It is definitely not an easy task to win a game against him.

Although he knew that the Western Emperor's projection was not simple, Zhang Haoran did not intend to delve into it. Anyway, the other party did not have anything good on him, so there was no need to waste energy.

He said calmly, "What is Nine Sons Linked Rings? I've never heard of it. Could you please explain the specific rules?"

In fact, he understood the rules, and after listening to the other party explain it again, he could find the loopholes naturally.

If you cheat without asking, it will seem very abrupt.

The Western Emperor glanced at him indifferently, with a gleam in his eyes. He must have used some secret method of investigation.

"Haha! This old guy is quite interesting. He won't even take a loss?"

Zhang Haoran knew that the other party was probing his strength, but he didn't care. The strength of this projection was too weak, and since he deliberately restrained his aura, it couldn't detect anything at all.

In fact, the Western Emperor was not probing his strength, but was feeling his life breath. After all, judging from his appearance, he was too young, only in his early 20s.

The Western Emperor was trying to judge whether the man in front of him was a young and inexperienced person or an old silver coin with a deep concealment, and whether it would affect his plan.

The results of the investigation made him very satisfied. This was indeed a young man, so it was normal that he didn't know about these ancient chess games.

So he began to introduce the rules of Nine Men's Link.

In fact, the rules are very simple, just like Gobang. No matter whether it is horizontal, vertical or diagonal, as long as you can connect the nine pieces in a line, you win.

However, Nine Men's Connect is much more difficult than Gobang, which is why there are so many squares on the board. If it were an ordinary Go board, it would not be enough.

Warriors have strong mental strength and quick thinking, and generally do not make obvious mistakes, so this game of chess will definitely take a long time to play. The chessboard is not big enough to accommodate the chess pieces.

After listening to the rules, Zhang Haoran discovered that there were indeed many loopholes. For example, black goes first, white goes second, and the two players take turns placing their pieces at the intersections of the board. They can only place one piece at a time, and after placing a piece, it cannot be moved...

He didn't even explain these basic rules, no wonder Fang Ping played him around in the original novel.

In fact, Zhang Haoran could just follow Fang Ping's example and use these loopholes to quickly pass the level.

However, he was not Fang Ping, and he did not want to trick those who came later. Once he used these cheating methods, the Western Emperor would definitely improve the rules of the chess game in the coming period. It was estimated that when Fang Ping came here, it would not be so easy for him to find loopholes.

Of course, with Fang Ping's shrewdness, he might be able to find new loopholes.

But don't forget there's also a Heavenly King here. Who knows what level he's reached? Will he come here? What's his chess skill level?
If he really wanted to exploit the loophole in the rules to win the next game, he might end up hurting the King of Heaven first.

He would never do anything to let his teammates down!
Besides, if you want to win, you don’t necessarily have to find loopholes in the rules. There are many other places you can try.

If Zhang Haoran were to play chess seriously with the Western Emperor, he would not be able to beat this old antique who had studied the art for tens of thousands of years.

However, he has a lot of tricks up his sleeve, and it's not difficult for him to win a game without breaking the rules.

Zhang Haoran said calmly: "I know all the rules, we have similar gameplay over there.

By the way, when you play chess, is there no time limit for making moves?"

The Western Emperor Projection gave him a strange look and said, "There is no time limit for making a move. You can think about it for as long as you want."

He then added, "When one's strength reaches our level, thousands of thoughts can cross their minds in a single breath. Does setting a time limit for making moves make sense?"

His words were actually a test. Although the Western Emperor could not sense how strong he was, he knew that he was at least a Heavenly King, and had extremely high control over his Qi and blood, and had a special technique to restrain his breath.

He said that on purpose to test the other party's true level. Zhang Haoran didn't care about the Western Emperor's probing at all. Even if he knew, what could he do? Would he dare to make a move?

He smiled and said, "You should be Senior Xihuang!

Tianji and I are allies. I heard him mention that you are a master of chess and no one can match you even among the emperors.

It's a bit unfair for a novice like me to play chess with you and only be able to pass the level after winning, so I think there should be some restrictions."

"Oh!"

The Western Emperor asked with great interest, "What restrictions do you want to add? Or the time for making moves?"

"Correct!"

“I think we should limit the time for making moves.

Otherwise, if you take several years to consider a move, I can't wait that long.

Besides, playing chess not only tests your calculation ability, but also your thinking speed."

Zhang Haoran's worry is not without reason. For these old antiques, time has no meaning at all. A game of chess may take several months or even years.

So this matter must be made clear in advance.

In the original novel, the Western Emperor did not use this method to deal with Fang Ping, mainly because Fang Ping did not give him the opportunity and did not want to embarrass himself in front of Tianji.

There are no spectators here now.

If the Western Emperor took several days to consider a move, he would have no way to deal with it. After all, it did not violate the rules.

"hehe!"

A gleam of light flashed in the eyes of the Western Emperor, and he chuckled and said, "That's right! I am the Western Emperor!

My friend, you have a thoughtful mind. Since you have such concerns, let's limit it to one stick of incense.

If anyone doesn't make a move within an incense stick, he or she loses."

Although he said this with a smile, his tone was not very friendly. He was clearly saying, you all know that I am the Western Emperor, so why do you still think that I would use such a rogue method?
Who are you looking down on?
He said he and Tianji were allies. Could it be that that brat was plotting against his father behind his back?

That must be the case! Otherwise, they wouldn't be so careful.

"You are so good, Tianji, you dare to throw dirty water on me. You'd better not come to this level, otherwise I will beat you to death."

No, he’s my own son. I can’t just beat him to death. Just giving him a beating will be enough.

Ah!
If Tianji comes here, I must force him to play chess here for a few years, and I will have to think about every move for a few days to temper his temper.

Zhang Haoran shook his head and said, "One stick of incense is still too long!

This doesn't show who thinks faster.

I think ten breaths will be enough.

If anyone can't figure out how to make a move within ten breaths, then they're not far from losing."

In fact, his statement is not new. There is indeed such a rule in Go competitions.

Professional competitions generally use a 30-second countdown. If the time is exceeded, the count will be restarted. If the cumulative number of timeouts reaches the competition regulations, the player will be declared the loser.

One breath is equivalent to 6 to 7 seconds.

Ten breaths is already a long time.

The Western Emperor looked a little stunned. Although his strength had reached the level of Heavenly King and he could think of millions of thoughts in a single breath, this chessboard was not an ordinary Go board. There were many squares. When it came to the middle game, there were at least thousands of chess pieces, and the possible changes were countless.

It is indeed difficult to understand all subsequent changes within ten breaths.

This is actually a test for chess players. If your thinking is not quick enough, you will not have enough time to calculate the next move.

This was also a big challenge for the Western Emperor, and his interest was immediately piqued.

He said seriously, “It seems that you are very confident in your thinking speed!
Well!

"Just limit it to ten breaths. I'd like to see how good your chess skills are."

Zhang Haoran pretended to be proud and said, "Of course, I am a swordsman, and my perception and thinking speed are my strengths.

If it weren't for Tianji's sake, I would have limited it to one breath, because that would really test my thinking speed.

I think I am definitely not as good as Senior Xihuang in terms of calculation, but I am still very confident in my own ability."

"Hahaha!"

The Western Emperor laughed heartily and said, "Very well, I will play a quick game of chess with you today. We will limit ourselves to ten breaths. If you don't make a move, you lose."

He was afraid that there was something fishy going on here, so he didn't dare to agree to it.

Then Xi Huang picked up Bai Zirang and said, "Young friend, you are the guest, and it was you who proposed the rules, so you go first!"

Black plays first, and the rules here are the same.

Zhang Haoran was not polite either. With a thought, a black piece flew up and landed in the Tianyuan position in the middle of the chessboard, making a crisp sound!
The Western Emperor did not use his mental power, but instead picked up the white piece and placed it close to the black piece.

"Snapped!"

Another black piece fell, lining up with the previous one.

The Western Emperor placed another piece to block one side...

The strategy of playing Nine Men in a Row is similar to that of Gobang, both of which are to block the opponent while creating opportunities for yourself.

"Clap clap clap!"

The sound of chess pieces colliding with the chessboard continued to ring out. At the beginning, there were relatively few chess pieces, and neither side had much to calculate. The speed of placing the pieces was very fast, and several moves were made in a short period of time, as if the previous agreement had no meaning at all.

Zhang Haoran acted very calmly. He didn't plan to cheat from the beginning. Instead, he played a few games with Xi Huang using normal means. After all, he wouldn't have to pay anything if he lost, so he could use the time playing chess to relax.

Yes, his goal now is to relax his mind. Starting from the King's Battle Land, he has been fighting one battle after another. It is either fighting or breaking through. There is no time to rest at all. He did not have time to rest when he was breaking through the levels before. He is very tired now, and now is the perfect time to relax.

The main thing is that there is no benefit to be gained at this level, so there is no need to take it too seriously and just play casually. He does not expect to win the game of chess.

(End of this chapter)