The first stage of the contest temporarily ended with Zhou Xuan's complete victory,

Zhou Xuan, Zhao Wuya, and Mo Ya Monk began the second stage of the contest, where they arranged pieces on the chessboard to seize the initiative of fortune in the upcoming frontal battlefield,

The competition relied on time, and both sides placed their pieces much faster. Several moves of black and white intertwined, fiercely battling in the middle game.

However, despite the fierce chess situation, Zhou Xuan and the Mo Ya Monk calmly communicated with each other.

"Demon Monk, why do you call Miss Qiang by the name Blood Woman?"

"The Blood Flesh Divine Dynasty has their own 'Heavenly God', called the 'Main Brain'. The consciousness of the Main Brain splits during extremely dangerous times. The small consciousness that splits off can be called the Blood Woman,

If we in Buddha Country find the Blood Woman before you, we might have more means to invade your Jing Country—if the Blood Woman can mature, she will comprehend more of the blood and flesh technology of the Blood Flesh Divine Dynasty, which is far beyond the current situation."

The Mo Ya Monk, upon reaching this point, seriously continued, "However, the more treasures in your Secret Realm, the larger the stake you place in this chess game. If I defeat you, the gains would be abundant."

"Win first and then we'll talk, bald donkey."

Zhao Wuya's "self-awareness" awoke again, directly confronting Mo Ya Monk, who lowered his head but revealed an unnoticed, strange smile...

...

Mingjiang Prefecture is divided by the Mingjiang into two districts, Mingxi and Mingdong,

And at this moment, the whole city is in chaos. Although the followers of the Zoroastrianism, the Zoroastrian Fire Order, have stopped, the Xianhuo that has already flared up continues to ravage the city,

Combined with the mist laid by Star Covering—visibility is low, and there is firelight everywhere. The townspeople, in their escape, find their vision obstructed, and if not careful, they might step into a sea of fire.

Their peril has not yet been alleviated,

The Music Master and Peng Sheng, relying on Divine Power, try to summon rain and wind, attempting to extinguish the fire with a torrential downpour, but find that they cannot wield the Divine Power.

"Star Covering... The fog of Star Covering can isolate the Divine Power."

The Music Master said somewhat dejectedly.

During the catastrophe in Mingjiang Prefecture, Star Covering cut off Peng Hou's Divine Power with mist, preventing him from continuing to control water and move mountains.

"Think of something else."

The Painter said, "Old Li just told me, the Sighing Mother Wall and Blood Well Human Brain are constructing a surveillance network throughout the city that can find the hidden Zoroastrianism people and Star Covering... Once we find Star Covering..."

"We will cut them down."

The Music Master said.

The battle today, marked by bayonet-red and fierceness, also tempered the blood spirit of the Music Master, Painter, and Guan Niang—Treasure Tree Heavenly King's nine incense sticks, who also comprehended the Mahayana Beleaf Scripture, succumbed as well to the people of Mingjiang Prefecture.

Even though Star Covering is a firm-backed entity of nine incense sticks, facing the entire assembly of Mingjiang Prefecture, they will not be much more formidable than "Treasure Tree Heavenly King",

"By cutting down Star Covering, the people of Mingjiang Prefecture will be truly safe."

...

In front of the Ancient Tree Golden Bell at the God Traveling Department of Mingjiang Prefecture, appeared a beggar in tattered clothes.

This beggar is none other than the incarnation of God of Suffering.

He walked step by step to the Golden Bell, reaching out to touch it.

Jing Country has nine state-prefectures, each with nine Ancient Tree Golden Bells, all crafted by Heavenly God—the reacquaintance of the Golden Bell and God of Suffering, after millennia.

"Little Golden Alms Bowl, do you remember me?"

God of Suffering extended his right hand, gently touching the bell's surface,

The Golden Bell emitted a gentle ring as if calling, or like a greeting among old friends with "How have you been?"

"Golden Alms Bowl, come with me, find that hidden Star Covering."

"Buzz, buzz, buzz."

Though not a very specific command, upon hearing the owner's voice, the Golden Bell began to shrink, circle after circle, until it diminished to the size of the "Golden Alms Bowl", and with a swift leap, landed in God of Suffering's hand.

Once the bowl was in hand, the brilliant, flamboyant golden color turned rusty and splotched,

These rust marks served as a disguise, matching the beggar-like image of its owner,

During the time God of Suffering was at the height of his power, he carried this Rusted Bowl, begging in the streets. When met with kind-hearted people, he would absorb their suffering and illness,

If faced with indifference, he would let it be,

But when confronting bullies who beat and cursed him, the tattered beggar, God of Suffering would remove a lice from his tangled hair, throw it on them, and let pain and calamity endlessly entangle them...

"The present me is not the former me. I have been awake for some days but did not act, not out of self-importance, but because I know if I act, the world will know that this Heavenly God exists in name only."

Recalling his former glory and his current dire situation, God of Suffering couldn't help but sigh: "The Heavenly Gods were once war gods of the human world, but if a war god lacks the courage to act, long absent from the battlefield, no matter how strong the cultivation, it will be wasted,

But today, I must take action."

He cradled the Golden Bell Bowl, walked out of Li Yuan Building, and into the thick fog.

God of Suffering, trapped by the fog, shook his body, shedding a whole body of lice, which, as if commanded, climbed swiftly over the fog, merging with it after dozens of steps,

Those lice became his eyes, using the fog as a vine, following the trail to locate Star Covering's whereabouts.

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