Chapter396:MahaMystery
"Whatagorgeouschessboard!"
YunXilookedatthehugechessboardandimmediatelyfellinlovewithit.
Itwasthemostcomplicated,mostmysteriousandmostbeautifulthinghehadeverseen.Inthecontinuouslyrotatingnebula,therewereendlessstarmaps.
Justlookingatthechessboard,YunXifeltasifhewaslookingatthehistoryofstars.
"Thisthing..."Mei’ersupportedherarms,observingthemysteriouschessboard.
Asastarspirit,sheinstinctivelyfeltsomethingfromthechessboard.
Itwasfamiliarandstrange.
Itwascloseanddistant.
Itlookedasifawebthatmixedupallthestarmapsinthepast,atpresentandinthefuturetogether.
TherankingoftheStarrySkyChessboard...isn’tinferiortotheSkyToweritself!
Asthestarsonthechessboardstartedtotwinkleandshine,theydroppedontothehugestarmaponebyone.
Eachstarstoodforachessplayer.
Amongstallofthestars,thestarsofNornandOrfinawerethebrightest.
Unknowingly,onlyYunXihadn’tenteredthechessboard.
"Allright,let’sgo!"YunXiandMei’erflewtotheinfinitelightsofstars.
Thebattlehadjustbegun!
IntheSkyTower,DragonTowerandGodTower,onelegendrankedbeingafteranothercasttheireyesontothelightballstoodfortheStarrySkyChessboard.Theycouldn’tjointhiscompetition,buttheycouldseetherecordofthechessplayerstheStarrySkyChessboardpublished.
Asthehighestcrystallizationofwisdomintheendlessgoddomainworld,thewinnerofthisgamewouldbecomethefocusofattentionbyeveryone.
Intherecent1000years,theGodTowerwasdominant,NorntheGodofWisdommadeagreatcontributiontoit.
BecausehewonrepeatedlyontheStarrySkyChessboard,alotofsophistswerebornintheWesternGod’sDomain,whichcontributedagreatamountofachievingpointsfortheGodTower.
Therefore,almostallgod’sdomainsstartedtolearnStarGointherecent1000years,andtheyhadexploredmanynewstrategiesofStarGo.
Itwouldbedoomedtobeanerathatallstarswereshining.
YunXilookedatthemonkwhohadthreeeyes,sixarmsandbrightlightsalloverhisbody.Hewasshocked.
"MahaMystery",hewasYunXi’sfirstopponent.Theybothwerenewbies.
ButinYunXi’seyes,hewasreallyaneminentmonk!
"Oh,benefactor,youarepredestinedwithBuddha!"Themonk’ssixarmsheldavase,apearl,avajra,awand,aswordandaBuddhistsutra.HesalutedtoYunXi.
"NamoAmitaBuddha!"
Hewasthestrongestsecretweaponofbuddhism,SacredMonkMaha!
YunXigawked.Heneversawsuchamonkwhosebodywascoveredwithgoldenlights!IshealivingBuddha?
BecauseoftheruleoftheStarrySkyChessboard,themonk’sfacewascoveredbystarlights,however,hisgolden,gorgeouskasayaandtalismansstillmadeYunXifeelashamedofhisownunseemliness.
Hemustbeanenlightenmentmonk!
Evenifhesaid"Infact,I’mthenirmanakayaofBodhisattva,IcomeheretoconvertyoutoBuddhism."YunXiwouldbelievehiswords.
Ofcourse,YunXineverplannedtobelieveinBuddhaandconverttoBuddhism.
Hestilldreamedofabetterfutureafterhegotridofhisex-girlfriends’huntingandmarriedthegirlheliked!
Atleast,hestillthoughtthatthisdreamwouldcometruesomedaynow.
YunXi’sstrengthwasnomatchfortheenlightenmentmonk’sdharmabody,fortunately,theywereontheStarrySkyChessboard,theyonlyneededtobreakalanceusingthechesspieces.
Thereweretwogoldenhourglassesbetweenbothofthem,whichlookedsimilartoCasina’sSandofTime.
Whenthegamestarted,first,theyneededtodeterminewhowasontheoffensive(byguessingifthenumberofchesspieceswereoddoreven),afterthat,theycouldthinkbeforethesandsinthehourglassranoutintheirturn.Apartfromthat,theirtruefaceswouldbecoveredbystarlights,buttheycoulduseavatarstoshowtheiridentities.
"Odd."YunXisaid.
"Even."MahaMysterysaid.
Thenumberofthechesspieceswasodd.YunXiwasontheoffensive.Hecouldputhischesspiecefirst.
Hetookadeepbreath.
Takeiteasy,itdoesn’tmatter!Thisisjustasimplegame,otherwise,TeacherCasinawouldn’tbesosurethatIcouldobtain100successivevictories!Eventhoughhelookslikeanenlightenmentmonk,itdoesn’tmeanthathisStarGostrengthisstrong!
Yes,itmustbethetruth!
Whenthesequenceofmovingthechesspieceswasdetermined,avaststarmapappearedinfrontofthem.ThestarmapwasfarmorecomplicatedthanthestarmapoftheNineChessPiecesGo!
"Amitabha!"Whenthestarmapappeared,theSacredMonkMahaclosedhiseyes.Hisbodyturnedintothreeincarnations,lookingatthemysteriousstarmaptogether!
Hisfirstincarnationpickedaflower,putitinhishandandsmiled.
Hissecondincarnationsatonalotuswithasadlook.
(TranslatedbyGravityTales妫e啯袠)
Histhirdincarnationlaughedheartilywithabigbellyandredface.
HisfirstincarnationwasManjusriBodhisattva.
HissecondincarnationwasKsitigarbhaBodhisattva.
HisthirdincarnationwasBuddhaMaitreya.
HisBuddhadharma"MahaMystery"couldlethimborrowthepowersofBuddhasandBodhisattvas.
Atthistime,theSacredMonkMahaborrowedthepowersoftheBodhisattvasandBuddha,tryingtofigureoutthesecretofthestarmapusingtheirtheurgy.
"Pa!"YunXididn’tknowwhattheSacredMonkMahawasdoingatall.Hejustpickedupachesspieceandputitintotheslotinthecenterofthechessboard,wherewascalled"tengen"!