Chapter 1095: Unopposable

Qi Xia nodded. “Alright, explain the rules.”

Upon hearing this, Azure Dragon flicked his sleeve and stepped behind the massive wall. The others, seeing this, followed closely.

As they looked closely, they realized there was more hidden behind the enormous wall. There was a smaller screen and a “Phoenix Carrying Book Platform.”

“Qi Xia, this is our ‘Character Creation Platform,’ where you and I will compete,” Azure Dragon said. “We will take turns writing three rounds of ‘characters,’ and each round will determine a separate winner.”

“Oh?” Qi Xia glanced at the rules, which were nearly identical to those of the “Cangjie Chess,” and then nodded.

“I will have ‘Xuanwu’ randomly select a character from all previously used characters. Then, you and I will use this character as the ‘blueprint’ to create a new ‘character.'”

“Blueprint?”

“Exactly,” Azure Dragon replied. “The new ‘character’ you create must incorporate either part of or the entirety of the ‘blueprint’ character.”

“Fine,” Qi Xia agreed. “But then, how will we judge the outcome of the newly created ‘characters?'”

“Naturally, each newly created ‘character’ must meet specific requirements.”

After saying this, Azure Dragon waved his hand, and a worn wooden box floated down from the sky.

“This box contains twenty requirements,” Azure Dragon explained. “You and I will take turns drawing one requirement before each round, and that will be the requirement for creating your ‘character’ in this round. We will do this three times in total.”

Qi Xia looked at the wooden box and couldn’t help but smile slightly.

Using three ‘requirements’ to create three ‘characters’?

He lifted his gaze to the pitch-black sky above with a chuckle.

“Funny. Azure Dragon, where did this wooden box come from?”

“Oh?” Azure Dragon paused for a moment. “I am no longer an ordinary human. Is it really strange that something like this can appear?”

“Not really,” Qi Xia replied, gazing into the sky. “Before, we looked up many times, but never saw anything hanging here. Could there be another ‘door’ up there?”

“You…” Azure Dragon frowned slightly, a hint of displeasure on his face. “What does that have to do with this game?”

“Right, nothing to do with it,” Qi Xia answered. “Then let me ask… For a game that’s never been seen before, why did you specifically prepare rules and props for a life-or-death gamble?”

“That’s a good question,” Azure Dragon laughed. “Of course, it’s because I plan to kill you in this game.”

“That’s too absurd,” Qi Xia said. “Earlier, you were still on the rooftop telling me and Chu Tianqiu that you hoped we would have a fair competition to see who truly deserves to become a ‘god.’ Yet behind our backs, you’ve already prepared props for a life-or-death gamble with me.”

“Heh,” Azure Dragon shook his head. “So what if I did? I set the ‘rules’ here. What’s wrong with adjusting them according to my own needs?”

“Of course, that’s not quite right,” Qi Xia replied. “In my opinion… even you are afraid of those ‘ears.’ Are you worried that if the ‘Tiangu’ finds out about your despicable actions, it will cause problems?”

After hearing this, Azure Dragon narrowed his eyes but said nothing.

“So in a place where he can’t hear, you resort to such despicable means,” Qi Xia continued. “Even if you don’t want to admit it, if all the ‘Celestial Class’ individuals turn against you, it would still be a very thorny situation for you, wouldn’t it?”

“Qi Xia,” Azure Dragon said, “you should know that our current relationship is one of mutual exploitation.”

“True.”

“So don’t try to provoke me,” Azure Dragon warned. “The day will come when our transaction ends, and the day will also come when I can no longer tolerate you. When that happens, even if I have to abandon the transaction myself, I will definitely take your life.”

“I was just telling the truth. Why are you so angry?” Qi Xia asked.

Azure Dragon snorted coldly and continued, “Any further questions about the ‘rules?'”

Before Qi Xia could speak, Chen Junnan, who was nearby, raised his hand directly: “I have one.”

Azure Dragon frowned at Chen Junnan and asked, “What’s your question?”

“After this ‘life-or-death gamble’ ends…” Chen Junnan’s eyes subtly glanced toward Xuanwu, “If you lose, will this creature kill you?”

After hearing this, Xuanwu paused for a moment, her eyes flickering for a few seconds, and then she replied, “I cannot defy Azure Dragon.”

“Huh?” Upon hearing this answer, Chen Junnan was so angry he laughed, and with a mocking expression, he looked at Azure Dragon, “Then what’s the point of playing?”

Azure Dragon coldly snorted, “Xuanwu is my subordinate, and not defying me is her bottom line.”

“Listen to yourself,” Chen Junnan said. “We lose and die, but you lose and still can’t be defied. Are you playing with us in invincible mode?”

Azure Dragon hadn’t expected Chen Junnan to question Xuanwu before the game, and couldn’t help but feel angry. He could only pretend to speak:

“That’s true. Since it’s a ‘life-or-death gamble,’ fairness is what we seek.”

He grinned slightly and turned to Xuanwu, saying, “This time, you can defy me.”

“This time…” Xuanwu murmured the words, visibly excited. Her whole body began to tremble slightly, and she mumbled under her breath:

“Kill you… it’s good to kill you…”

Azure Dragon frowned slightly: “How is that good?”

“If I kill you… I can be liberated, right?” Xuanwu asked with a trembling voice. “If I don’t kill you, you’ll turn around and kill me, right?”

Everyone present who had ever seen Xuanwu noticed this was the first time she had spoken so much, clearly showing her excitement.

Feeling that Xuanwu’s state was a bit off, Azure Dragon then said, “Don’t get any ideas. This is only for this one time.”

“Just once…” Xuanwu trembled slightly. With her hair covering her face, her expression couldn’t be seen, “Only this one time…”

After hearing this, Qi Xia’s lips curled into a smile as he said, “Shouldn’t we let Xuanwu choose the ‘blueprint’ for us now?”

“Blueprint…” After hearing this, Azure Dragon nodded. “Yes.”

After understanding the rules, Xuanwu slowly walked to the pile of scattered ‘characters’ and began to sift through them with her hands.

During this time, Qi Xia and Azure Dragon stood facing each other, staring into each other’s eyes without moving.

Soon, they heard the sound of ‘clattering’ coming from Xuanwu. Not long after, the sound stopped, and Xuanwu reached out and picked up a chain with two radicals attached to it.

“Good… this is good…” Xuanwu murmured to herself, “Finally, there’s a ‘character’ I recognize; it’s ‘ba (八)…'”

Qi Xia and Azure Dragon turned their heads to look. In Xuanwu’s hand was the character ‘bing (兵).’

“Alright,” Azure Dragon said. “This ‘character’ will be the ‘blueprint’ for this life-or-death gambling game.”

“No problem.”

“Next, each ‘character’ we create must include ‘qiu (丘)’ or ‘ba (八),’ or both components,” continued Azure Dragon. “If there are no objections, we will now proceed to draw the requirement for this round of character creation.”

“Wait,” Qi Xia interrupted. “Since you added a rule, I also want to add one.”