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Chapter 1762: Chapter 451: Chess Tao Thirteen, Formless Chess Heart

At the same time, Luo Ningshuang, Su Wanyi, and others who have fused 23 Chaos Laws also arrived one after another.

On the Chaos Heavenly Dao list, there are fewer than 30 people who have fused 23 Chaos Laws, half of whom have already advanced to the Immortal King Realm and even reached the Quasi-Emperor Realm.

There are only a little more than ten people here now, and among them, there are some who have fused 22 Chaos Laws, daring to venture to this place.

After all, with the Eighth Layer of the Heavenly Domain cleared, they can only come to the Ninth Layer to have a look. If they cannot hunt here, they would have to return to the Seventh Layer.

"Are those Chaos Dao Seeds that strong?"

Luo Ningshuang narrowed her eyes, seeing that even the four Chaos Ancient Clan members were at a disadvantage despite joining forces, she was shocked. Especially seeing that the Chaos Laws they performed were ineffective against those Chaos Dao Seeds, her gaze grew more serious.

No wonder the Ninth Layer of the Heavenly Domain was regarded as a forbidden zone, and nobody dared to trespass. If it weren’t for the clearing of the Eighth Layer, she wouldn’t have rushed here at once.

"It seems that if we want to enter and hunt, we’ll need to find people to team up with."

Luo Ningshuang scanned her surroundings and immediately noticed her fellow sect member, Su Wanyi. Su Wanyi also noticed her, and the two women exchanged glances, immediately understanding each other’s thoughts, nodding in agreement.

As they reached a cooperation, at the periphery, a black-clad figure flew towards them, almost unnoticeable.

However, this black-clad figure glanced at the Chaos Ancient Clan fighting within, his eyes extremely calm, and without pausing, directly flew inside.

Afterward, he also did not join the chaotic battle but flew towards other places.

Seeing someone enter the Ninth Layer, Luo Ningshuang and Su Wanyi hesitated no longer, setting off together, bypassing those in the midst of battle, and exploring other areas of the Ninth Layer.

Though they also wanted to seize the opportunity to take advantage of the situation, all four Chaos Ancient Clan members had yet to use their Domain Artifacts. If they truly wanted to seize them, a battle over the Domain Artifacts would break out here, which was entirely unnecessary.

They intended to reserve these for the contest over the Heavenly Ascension Road, with each person having three, using one would mean one less.

"Let’s go too."

The Divine Venerable invited Xue Consort, glancing at the girl beside her who appeared like a servant.

Anyone who can come here, even if facing Xue Consort with a respectful demeanor, emits an aura that is already at the top Heavenly Pride Level, incredibly remarkable.

Xue Consort nodded, and losing interest in the battle, she, too, prepared to explore elsewhere with companions.

Soon, everyone gradually entered the Ninth Layer of the Heavenly Domain.

The figures who arrived later and had fused 22 Chaos Laws, upon seeing the fierce battle at the entrance, some chose to retreat, while others teamed up and entered the Ninth Layer.

Meanwhile, deep within the Ninth Layer of the Heavenly Domain.

Before a bamboo hut, Li Hao stood behind Elder Eight, but his eyes were vacant, his consciousness wholly immersed in that chessboard.

He became a piece, feeling the sharp pressure from all directions, constantly evading, shuttling back and forth in space-time, but the deadly moves pursued him persistently. No matter where he hid, danger loomed, granting only brief moments to catch his breath.

"This is no long-term solution!"

Li Hao, covered in sweat, felt an urge to restructure everything, to recreate the world, to rearrange the pieces.

But obviously, he lacked such power. He could only keep fleeing between past and future spaces, alternating back and forth.

But amid the deadly pursuit, even as he alternated, it remained a dead-end.

"One wrong step, and the whole game is lost..."

In the continued escape, Li Hao couldn’t tell how many times he had fled. He was weary, exhausted, but the relentless deadly moves wouldn’t allow him to stop.

He suddenly realized that this move from the beginning was a mistake. His struggles were just trying to repair a broken dam, a futile attempt to save himself.

If he had never started, there would be no present struggle.

Destiny... If only he could return to the beginning, not making this move, then he wouldn’t have to struggle.

He continued jumping back and forth, hiding in various spaces, the deadly moves from the chess pieces reflecting around, threatening to shatter him.

"Fate..."

In Li Hao’s mind, something seemed to sprout, chaotic lines suddenly cleared, leaving only one line drawn taut, as if running through from the horizon, entangling his body, abruptly pulling him out of the current predicament, out of the deadlock of this move.

He leaped out, and suddenly saw, the vast sky and wide ocean, a clear sky for thousands of miles, a splendid galaxy, everything as if returning to the original beginning.

"Yesterday’s cause, today’s effect, sever cause and cut effect... Chess player, trickster, strategist, formless is esteemed, formless is king!"

Li Hao murmured, his eyes turning from confusion to clarity, as if divine light of dawn emanated from his eyes, penetrating layers of fog, seeing through the succession of space-time, the entrapment of destiny.

In an instant, a prompt appeared before him, but Li Hao didn’t care, for countless insights of Chess Tao rushed into his mind.

He comprehended his very own Chess Heart, World Heart of Chess Tao!

From a 12-section worldly chess game, now to the 13-section, Formless Chess Heart!

Formless himself, neither traceable nor ponderable, ever-changing!

No cause, thus no effect, no past, thus no future, making moves at will, thus embodying infinite transformations!

At this moment, Li Hao fully understood.

On Extreme Dao Mountain, he sought the Dao for a hundred years, comprehended Reverse Time Painting Heart in grief and indignation, and then for another hundred years, the path of Musical Rhythm. He had always been two short, but now in this Ninth Layer of the Heavenly Domain, witnessing a game of chess, comprehending a path of Dao, unexpectedly broke through the 12-section bottleneck, directly advancing to the thirteenth section!

This is his second thirteenth-section State of Mind!

Reverse Time Painting Heart, Formless Chess Heart!

At this moment, all vast star rivers before Li Hao faded away, his vision suddenly refocused, jumping back from the chessboard into his own body.

He was still standing within the bamboo grove, rather than in the vast star river chessboard, still standing behind Elder Eight, rather than in that unfathomable chess game.

Time seemed unchanged, everything returning to the moment the conversation ended.

When Li Hao regained his senses, he met eyes with Elder Qi, who had a hint of a smile yet slightly surprised look, with a smile at the corner of his mouth:

"Young man, have you realized?"