With half a game of chess, I vanquish all demons!

Ugh~

Ugh~

The world was shrouded in darkness, and a strange wind howled incessantly.

at the foot of the mountain.

Wei Ji, carrying half a bag of coarse grains, sat on the ground.

A celestial being, radiating light and with two discs, the sun and moon, floating behind his head, stood to one side.

The two began to talk face to face.

"Stand up and speak."

"Thank you, God."

He raised his hand, and Wei Ji, who was sitting on the ground, immediately stood up without hesitation, his eyes unable to resist glancing at him from all sides.

"Please introduce yourself and how you got here."

"Oh, my name is Wei Ji. I'm from the foot of the Taihang Mountains. I'm an orphan, raised by the kindness of many families. My family is almost out of food, so I went to the city to buy some coarse grains to take home..."

Wei Ji honestly explained how he had bought grain in the city and returned home, but because it was dark and he couldn't see the road, he had ended up here.

Do you believe in God?

He asked directly, already certain in his heart that the source of the divine power he had received from faith must be Wei Ji.

The task of fulfilling the vow naturally fell to him.

"Only after fulfilling the vow can the divine power truly belong to oneself."

My divine power is my only hope in dealing with Huo Xiaotian and the five Black Iron Warriors; I must take it seriously!

"Believe in God?"

Wei Ji was puzzled.

"Yes, it's about whether you believed in any gods or deities before."

He nodded, confirming the issue.

"There's a deity we've inherited from our ancestors, and we worship him during festivals and holidays, but that's about it."

Wei Ji hesitated before answering.

"So you have it now."

Without hesitation, He immediately confirmed the relationship.

"what?"

Wei Ji was a little confused, and he continued to ask:

"What do you mean by that?"

"From now on, I will be the god you worship. If there is anything you can't do or can't overcome, you can sincerely worship me, and I will help you."

He nodded and gave his promise.

Wow, is this for real?

Such a great deity wouldn't make fun of me, would he?

Wei Ji's eyes lit up.

He tentatively reached out and pointed to His armor, saying rather boldly:

"Then, can I touch it?"

He glanced at Wei Ji and, seeing only childlike curiosity in his eyes, nodded in response:

"Yes. But when I am not in your sight, you must pray sincerely so that I can hear your prayers."

"Great... Wow, the clothes of a deity, and armor at that! If the authorities found this in my house, I don't know how many times I'd be dead... cough cough cough..."

What's wrong with me? Cough cough... What's wrong?

Wei Ji was excitedly tapping his armor with his knuckles when he suddenly coughed violently.

"The world here is too dusty, and your body is relatively weak, which is why you were injured."

"It's alright, I'll help you out."

As He spoke, He flicked out a wisp of primordial energy emitting a faint glow and sent it into Wei Ji's lungs, helping him to protect his breathing function.

"Phew~ It really worked immediately, I feel much better now, thank you so much for helping me."

Wei Ji took a deep breath, bowed respectfully to Him, and thanked Him from the bottom of his heart.

He looked inward at the divine power of faith within the jade chess piece and discovered that a trace of divine power seemed to have collapsed back into a real existence from its shimmering, illusory state, which made him feel certain.

His gaze was kind, and he continued to ask Wei Ji:

"Any other wishes?"

"I'm hurting my body here, I want to go home."

Wei Ji made his wish with a mysterious smile on his face, already dreaming of returning to his hometown, receiving divine assistance, repaying his fellow villagers, becoming a high-ranking official, and marrying a beautiful woman.

"But I can't do that."

The path you came from has closed; from now on, you will have to live in this world.

He shook his head, giving a bad answer.

"Is that so..."

Wei Ji was disappointed and surprised by the answer, but he accepted it quite quickly.

He was an orphan with no ties, so it didn't matter where he went.

He looked up at the deity and made a wish:

"Then, I want to live in a place in this world where there are people."

"You're already here."

He answered calmly.

Wei Ji's heart skipped a beat; he sensed something was wrong.

"What do you mean?"

"In this world, you are currently the only living being."

He gave the answer in his best possible calm tone.

"..."

Wei Ji was suddenly on the verge of tears.

Good heavens, I haven't even gotten married yet. Am I destined to grow old alone in this desolate world?

"Then, can I have a wife?"

He made his wish very carefully, afraid that it would also be popped like a bubble.

"Don't worry, your true love will come to you soon. I've already seen her."

What He said was true. When He reversed the lunar disk and was about to reach this point in time, He did indeed glance at it and saw a man resembling Wei Ji getting married and having children.

"Really? Is she pretty?"

Upon hearing this, Wei Ji, who had just looked dejected, suddenly perked up and immediately pressed Him for an answer.

"……pretty."

He answered calmly, but thought to himself, "Why are you chatting with me like this?"

"You can see that too?"

Wei Ji's actions were utterly incomprehensible.

"Of course, I am a deity."

He just fooled him.

"Then, then when we consummate our marriage, you won't...?"

Wei Ji looked at him warily.

"..."

He remained silent, took a deep breath, and steered the conversation back to the previous topic, continuing to ask:

"Do you have any other wishes?"

"I'm hungry, cook me a meal."

Wei Ji looked at Him with a tentative gaze, his eyes pleading.

"..."

He silently drew his sheathed sword from his waist, aimed at the man's buttocks, and lashed out.

slap~

"Ouch, what are you doing?"

Wei Ji jumped up in pain.

"I am a deity, not your kitchen."

He sheathed his sword, tucked it back into his waistband, and answered as if it were the most natural thing in the world.

"You should have said so earlier, why did you hit me? I didn't explain myself clearly, I was really hungry."

This place is completely bare, there's nothing here, not even sunlight. If we want to eat, we'll have to beg you, won't we?

Wei Ji rubbed his buttocks, feigning grievance as he tried to justify himself.

He did not argue with him, but shook his head and stretched out his hand:

That makes sense.

Food is the most important thing for people. How can this world survive without food?

Give me the grain you're carrying on your back.

"oh."

Wei Ji responded and handed over the half-bag of coarse grains.

He took the half-bag of coarse grain from Wei Ji's hand, and his body slowly grew larger.

Call ~

"Oh my god!"

At His ever-growing feet, Wei Ji was pushed and shoved, running frantically to avoid Him.

The jade-armored divine body had become as huge as a mountain.

His head pierced the clouds, the sun behind it hidden in the mist, illuminating the clouds red, but not much light leaked out.

"Phew~"

He looked up from the clouds and exhaled gently, causing the clouds to swirl and scatter.

With a thought, the divine power of faith stored in the third layer of flame within the Jade Chess suddenly decreased by half.

This breath, empowered by divine force, carried incredible power, swirling and growing larger and larger until it reached the heavens and the earth.

Call ~

Call ~

The violent and enormous tornado, carrying immense tearing force, swept up the boundless clouds and the strange dust and winds of this region.

"Hmm~"

At His feet, Wei Ji was blinded by the gale and clung to His heels, trembling with fear of being swept away.

Call ~

The raging tornado did not linger there for long. After engulfing all the evil forces of heaven and earth in the area, it quickly departed and headed into the distance.

Sigh~

The strange wind and dust clouds disappeared, the white clouds tore open a large hole, and bright golden sunlight poured down from the sky, illuminating the mountains like dragons lying beneath the clouds, and giving the earth a heavy texture. The desolate world appeared unique and beautiful.

It turns out it was already daylight; the clouds and haze were too thick before, preventing light from getting through.

He stretched out his enormous, house-sized hand and pushed it forward, scattering the small half-bag of coarse grain, along with wisps of primordial energy and divine power, onto the ground.

Under the sunlight, seeds of soybeans, sorghum, and other grains fell from the sky, landing neatly on the ground. With the help of divine power and primordial energy, they took root in the earth, quickly completing a seasonal cycle and producing a large amount of grain.

That's not all. The seeds of the newly matured coarse grains automatically float up from the old stalks, then fall back to the ground, beginning a new cycle of growth.

Time and time again, season after season, He stopped only after these coarse grains had fully adapted to this world and were able to spontaneously reproduce and grow here.

The world returned to calm. On the ground, Wei Ji took two steps forward, golden sunlight shining on his face, and the boundless farmland came into view.

He witnessed this miracle unfold before his very eyes, then turned to look up at the colossal, mountain-like, jade-armored deity standing between heaven and earth, his heart surging with immense emotion:

"This is what a god is like! This is what a god is like!"

You were so easygoing before, I almost mistook you for my deceased father who had come back to life to see me.

High in the sky, He faced the sunlight, closed His eyes, and entered into introspection.

Within the Jade Chess Set, the remaining divine power has now completely collapsed into reality.

He raised an eyelid, a thought struck him, and he opened his eyes.

My vow has ended. If I continue to receive divine power after the miracles, will I still receive divine power?