Chapter 586: Failure?

　　Translator: StarveCleric Editor: Millman97

　　Knowing what the other party was worried about, Zhang Xuan said, "It's just a chess game, I don't think it's possible for me to destroy the chessboard..."

　　Everything before... was just carelessness. Now that he knew the rules, he would surely make sure to take precautions and make only six moves... As long as he were to show some restraint, it would be impossible for anything awry like in the previous few tests to happen.

　　Ignoring Zhang Xuan, Hong s.h.i.+ waved his hands and spoke affirmatively.

　　"Why don't we go by age once more? We'll start from the oldest!"

　　I also thought that nothing would go awry in the previous test! After all, it was just a test on reading books. Who could have imagined that the Book of Emptied River which I borrowed from the headquarter would be destroyed?

　　Just think about how much damage you have caused since the tournament started! And you still want to go first? Dream on!

　　"Alright then."

　　Seeing how even a 5-star master teacher was scared to such a point, not even giving him a chance to explain himself, Zhang Xuan shrugged helplessly.

　　It seemed like he could only bide his time here and wait for the others to be done.

　　"It is fortunate that Hong s.h.i.+ stood his ground! Otherwise, who knows what would happen this time round..." Pavilion Master Kang and the others also wiped the cold sweat off their foreheads upon seeing the scene.

　　When Zhang Xuan offered to go first, all of them also leaped in shock.

　　While it seemed implausible for anything to happen in a chess game, the person in question was Zhang Xuan! Given his unconventional way of doing things, there was no way they could be certain!

　　In any case, the safest bet was to put him at the very last.

　　While they were deciding on the rules, among the partic.i.p.ants, Liu Quan of Mingxia Empire's eyelids were twitching uncontrollably.

　　He just happened to be the oldest among the group... Who in the world did he offend for him to have to go first each time?

　　It was not like he did anything wrong, he was just the oldest among all of the partic.i.p.ants here. Was there really a need for him to go first consecutively?

　　But in any case, being the first or the last was unlikely to make any difference in this test anyway. It was just a difference in the mental state.

　　Taking a deep breath, he drove his Soul Depth and activated the Heart of Tranquil Water. After which, clasping his fist toward Hong s.h.i.+, he proceeded over to the gazebo.

　　The others also quickly turned their sights over.

　　Liu Quan walked to the four pillars propping from the gazebo one by one, and after which, he fell into deep contemplation. It didn't take too long for an incense's time to be up. With a frown, he walked to the opposite end of the chessboard form the puppet, picked up a stone, and lightly placed it down on an empty spot.

　　Huala!

　　The stone floated in the air for a moment before slowly falling down onto the chessboard.

　　"He managed to place it..."

　　"It seems like he has made a right move!"

　　Seeing that the stone had been successfully placed down, everyone heaved a sigh of relief.

　　Hong s.h.i.+ had said previously, the stone couldn't be placed if the move was an invalid or losing move.

　　Hu!

　　The old man opposite of him also put down a stone.

　　Seeing the move the old man made, seemingly put in a difficult position, a deep frown appeared on Liu Quan's forehead. But his dilemma didn't continue for too long. Soon, he placed down another stone as well.

　　Just like that, they quickly exceeded the minimum requirement of six stones to pa.s.s the test, and soon, they reached their ninth stone.