The Martial Emperor with Dragon Blood

Chapter 1481 - 1482: Duel of Wits

"Yes, now that I have been promoted to the Divine Venerate Seven Souls, Xue Wudi is naturally not my match!"

Ye Mo nodded.

"Haha, well done, you have killed Xue Wudi, which is equivalent to cutting off Ao Cangwu’s left and right arms. When the Clan Leader finds out, he will surely be overjoyed."

Zhou Tianmo said, and involuntarily cast a glance at Mu Yulang. Instantly, a hint of color flashed in his eyes, and suddenly he thought of something.

"You guys went out and worked hard, so you should go and rest first. Come to the Hall of Wraith in three days to claim your reward. Ye Xiao, you stay behind, I have more to say to you."

Zhou Tianmo commanded.

Upon hearing this, the others left the Wraith Clan, while Ye Mo remained in the Hall of Wraith.

"Ye Xiao, I wonder if you have studied the art of chess?"

Zhou Tianmo suddenly asked.

"I’ve learned a bit!"

Ye Mo nodded, involuntarily guessing Zhou Tianmo’s intentions. In his childhood, he played chess with Ye Qing daily to alleviate his boredom. Though not a master, he was considered an expert.

"How about we play a match? Chess and cultivation have many similarities. I myself understood a martial pursuit while playing chess years ago."

Zhou Tianmo waved his sleeve, and a chessboard formed by Wraith Energy appeared in the air, suspended. Ye Mo and Zhou Tianmo stood on either side of the chessboard.

"Ye Xiao, listen up!"

Zhou Tianmo said, "This chessboard, divided by the Chu River boundary, signifies the presence of generals akin to Ao Cangwu and Wang Mo Luo. You and I are like Wang Mo Luo’s elephants, but no matter how hard an elephant tries, it cannot leave the Chu River boundary."

"Vice Chieftain, what do you mean by that?"

Ye Mo was shocked. Zhou Tianmo was indeed testing him, but he pretended not to know.

"An elephant cannot cross the Chu River boundary, nor can it approach the generals, because the generals have guards beside them. What we can do now is defend our generals against an enemy’s attack, but there’s no guarantee we won’t perish in battle, as generals only care about the guards’ survival, not the elephants. Once those two guards fall, the generals stand alone."

As Zhou Tianmo spoke, Ye Mo immediately understood his meaning – he and Zhou Tianmo, no matter how much they served the Wraith Clan, would not be valued because the generals have their "guards."

"Since becoming an elephant, one must protect the generals. Could it be, Vice Chieftain, that you desire to become a general?"

Ye Mo responded.

"Haha, Ye Xiao, if the Clan Leader heard this, he’d probably kill you on the spot. I was merely testing your loyalty, and it seems you are indeed loyal to our Wraith Clan."

Silently laughing, Zhou Tianmo seemed to be neither the elephant nor aspiring to be a general. Instead, he was the player controlling the entire chessboard. But how could he know Ye Mo was also a player?

In this game, whoever wins or loses depends solely on whose tactics are superior.

Subsequently, Ye Mo played three games against Zhou Tianmo, losing all three, and Ye Mo understood Zhou Tianmo was using overwhelming attacks to warn him.

"Playing three games with the Vice Chieftain today, I have learned a lot. Since there are no further matters, I will take my leave."

Ye Mo bowed and left the Hall of Wraith. Despite losing three games miserably today, he didn’t mind, for it was just chess. In the real-life game, he would defeat Zhou Tianmo completely.

"Go ahead!"

Zhou Tianmo waved his hand with a smile as Ye Mo departed. "This Ye Xiao, he brought Mu Yulang, one of the Twelve Princes, and Mu Yulang is a Lingwu Continent native. It seems Ye Mo is indeed from the Lingwu Continent, but I still want to know what’s going on, so I need to search Dantai Zanglian’s memory."

Of the Twelve Princes of the Dead Soul Royal Family, Zhou Tianmo could say he knows everything. Mu Yulang is from Lingwu Continent, so naturally, he cannot escape Zhou Tianmo’s attention.

With a thought, Zhou Tianmo vanished from the hall, heading towards the Tantai Family, once again using the guise of visiting Dantai Qingyi to approach Dantai Zanglian for another memory search.

Instantly, Dantai Zanglian’s memories poured into Zhou Tianmo’s mind, impacting him with a vast amount of information, causing immediate astonishment.

"I did not expect Ye Xiao to be Ye Mo, who killed eleven princes in the Vanquishing Martial Realm, and he is actually the successor of Wang Qianmo. No wonder his cultivation advanced so rapidly; he even used the Soul Riding Heavenly Lion to repossess the Blood Demon Ancestor summoned by Xue Wudi."

"Ye Mo came to the Wraith Clan to deal with Wang Mo Luo, which makes things easier. Just pit Wang Mo Luo against Ye Mo and let them both suffer defeats. Then, I will team up with Ao Cangwu to eliminate them together, before finally turning on Ao Cangwu."

Thinking this, Zhou Tianmo felt thrilled, as no one would expect Ao Cangwu was secretly grooming two powerful figures, Leng Shang and Leng Mian, both Divine Venerable Nine Souls, who have already become his pawns.

"Once Wang Mo Luo and Ye Mo are dead, Ao Cangwu will certainly drop all vigilance against me. Then, I can unite with Leng Shang and Leng Mian to launch an attack on Ao Cangwu, and the Wraith Land will be mine."

Zhou Tianmo’s plan was flawless; as long as he created a chance for Ye Mo to ambush Wang Mo Luo, Ye Mo would undoubtedly attempt to kill Wang Mo Luo, or let Wang Mo Luo kill Ye Mo.

With this thought, Zhou Tianmo left the Tantai Family and began to implement his plan.

A month later, Zhou Tianmo secretly left the Wraith Clan because Soul Master Ao Cangwu had finally recovered to peak strength.

In the Holy Hall of Soul Death of the Dead Soul Royal Family, only one man dressed in a black robe awaited in the hall. Soon, an imposing figure materialized, creating a sealed space within the hall upon his arrival.

"Greetings, Soul Master! Congratulations on regaining peak power; ruling the Wraith Land is just a matter of time."

The man in the black robe bowed.

"I heard Xue Wudi was killed by Ye Mo; what is going on here?"

Ao Cangwu said with a tinge of anger. Initially, he intended for Xue Wudi to kill Ye Mo, but upon emerging, he learned that Xue Wudi had been killed by the Wraith Clan’s Great Celestial Son.

"No need to be angry, Soul Master."

The man in the black robe spoke casually, "Soul Master, you only know that Ye Mo killed Xue Wudi, but you don’t know Ye Mo is the successor of Wang Qianmo. He came to the Wraith Land this time to help Wang Qianmo claim the Wraith Clan."

"What? Ye Mo is Wang Qianmo’s successor?"

Ao Cangwu turned to the man in the black robe. "No wonder his cultivation speed is astonishing; he must have inherited all of Wang Qianmo’s cultivation."

"Indeed, and he has shown ambition to seize the Wraith Clan. His current strength is likely on par with mine, and he also used the Soul Riding Heavenly Lion to possess the Blood Demon Ancestor summoned by Xue Wudi. With the Blood Demon Ancestor on his side, not even Wang Mo Luo might be able to contend with him."

The man in the black robe spoke, his face revealing a playful expression.

"Have you thought of a good plan?"

Ao Cangwu placed his hands behind him, grinning sinisterly. "This Ye Mo still has much room for growth, so he must be eliminated swiftly to avoid future trouble. Now that I have regained peak power, I cannot ascertain fully, but if Wang Mo Luo and Ye Mo are both injured, we can suppress the entire Wraith Clan."