Chapter1330:ThePowerofWisdom
Enchantress’sinfluenceneedstobealivetocontinuefermenting,soshewilldowhateverittakestoprotectherself,evenifitmeanssacrificingherbeautytostayalive.
SaintDemon,ontheotherhand,valueswhatkindofdeath.
Agreatdeathcanberememberedforcenturiesandrecordedinhistory.
Inaway,everywomanpossessedbySaintDemonisamartyrofdestiny,fallingduringthemostbeautifulandgloriouseraoftheirlives.TheintenseimpacthasshatteredtheheartsofcountlessheroeswhosecretlyadmiredSaintDemon.
ComparedtoEnchantresswhocastsawidenettocatchmanyfish,SaintDemonneverneedsthattroublebecauseassaintlymessengers,theyarenaturallythecenterofattentionforeveryone.
Guidepeople.
Showcareforpeople.
Becomeacrucialandimportantpartinsomepeople’shearts.
Thisway,whenSaintDemonpassedaway,shecouldneverbeforgotten.
Inthismanner,SaintDemonevenmadethegodssad,sinceitseemedthatwhenevershedied,herspiritscattered,burningeverything,impossibletosave.
AlthoughshewasaHeavenlyDemon,nobodyevermixedupthethree-eyedSaintDemonwithEnchantresses,andnobodywouldevenconsiderfindinganyconnectionbetweenthetwo.
Afterall,thedifferencesweretoogreat.ThepureanddelicateSaintDemon,whowasuntouchable,couldn’tevenholdhands,wasnothinglikethefieryanddaring,charmingEnchantress.Theyseemedlikecompletelydifferentspecies.
However,onecommonpointbetweenthetwowasentirelythesame闁炽儲鏀瑄manhearts.
WhetherEnchantressorSaintDemon,theywerebothHeavenlyDemonswhofedontheemotionsandmemoriesofsentientbeings.
Enchantress’stechniquesarestraightforwardandeasytounderstand,suitablefornewbieswhoareyoungandfullofenergy.
SaintDemon,ontheotherhand,startedoffataveryhighpoint,waitingfortheinevitableencounteroffate.
Enchantressvalues"quantity",oftendevelopingambiguousrelationshipswithmultipleindividualsatthesametime.
SaintDemonvalues"quality",choosingonlyaselectfewchosenones,maintainingadistancefromeveryoneandnevertakingthelead.
AsforAsura,well,let’snottalkaboutthat.
Whenitcomesto"manipulatinghearts",SaintDemon’sabilitiesarestrongerthanEnchantress’s,astheyaimtoguideandinterferewithtargetsbeyondthoseofherostatus.
Enchantress’sseductivepowersareineffectiveagainstbeingsofthislevel,andtheyareeasilycaughtandexposed.AccordingtoBuddhistrecords,theHeavenlyDemonssubduedandsuppressedaretypicallyEnchantresses.
SaintDemondoesn’tneedtorelyonseductivetechniques;theirmethodsareonahigherlevel,surpassingsupernaturalpowers.
Justlikeatthismoment,SaintDemonnoticedthedeadlyweaknessofCyberElfAlpha.
Perhaps,thisisnotjustaweaknessofCyberElfAlpha,butalsoofSaintDemon.
ThemysteryofStarrySkyChessistrulycaptivating;aftertheStarrySkyChessboardopens,manyplayerswhoareaddictedtoplayingchessnon-stopatthelegend-ranked,whichisthebestproof.
Onthesmallchessboardliesanendlesspathofrulesandpossibilities.
NoonecanpredictwhatwillhappeninthenextmomentontheStarrySkyChessboard;eachgameisapassageoftime,arecordofthechangesinthestarrysky.
Thisinfiniteunpredictability,changesthateventhelegend-rankedcannotfathom,isthegreatestcharmofStarrySkyChessandthereasonwhytheStarrySkyChessboardhasbecomethehigheststageofwisdomintheEndlessGod闁炽儲鐛―omain.
EvenSaintDemon,whopossessesdivineintelligence,hassufferedmultipledefeatsontheStarrySkyChessboard.EverytimetheStarrySkyChessboardisopenedinthepast,SaintDemonwoulddefinitelyparticipate.
"Three-eyedHolyMaiden"
"GalroDivineEnvoy"
"ThePriestessApproachingtheGods"areallcodenamesusedbySaintDemon.
StarrySkyChesshasimpressiverecordsinEndlessGod闁炽儲鐛―omain,onlysurpassedbyNorntheGodofWisdom,oneofthethreesisterswhodescendantsoftheTwilightoftheGods,andhaswonthetopthreepositionsontheStarrySkyChessboardmorethanonce.
Afteralongtime,sittinginfrontoftheStarrySkyChessboardagain,SaintDemonblushedslightlyasshemadeherusualopeningmove.
TheHeavenlyDemonisaspecialbeingthatappearsinresponsetotheripplesoftheRiverofDestiny,andeachtimeitappearsinthemortalworld,itmusthaveaspecialvessel.
AtragicfateoftenattractstheEnchantress.
Giftedwithintelligencebutborninanunfortunatetime,SaintDemonfavorsthosewhosefateisill-fated.
SomeonefierceandruthlessisknownasanAsura.
EverygirlpossessedbySaintDemonineachgenerationisactuallyapitifulpersonwhosefateisnearitsend.BeforebeingpossessedbySaintDemon,theirlifeforcewasalreadyfadinglikeacandleinthewind.
SaintDemon’sarrivalandtheopeningoftheheavenlyeyeonlyslightlyextendedtheirtimeofdeath,givingthemachancetoreplacetheirfatewithSaintDemon’swill.
Throughouthistory,theincarnationsofSaintDemonasholywomen,priests,priestesses,andmessengersofthegodshavebeenbrilliantbutdestinedforanearlydeath.
TheSaintDemonwhoreplacesthemwillunleashtheirpotentialandtalenttothefullest,joiningthegreatcatastrophe.
Comparedtothe"charm"requiredbytheEnchantressandthe"strength"requiredbyAsura,SaintDemonrequires"wisdom",soevenifyouareweak,itdoesn’tmatter.
SaintDemon,whosemainattributeis"wisdom",allloveplayingStarrySkyChess,andwillnevermissachancetoparticipateintheStarrySkyChessboard.
FortheSaintDemontribe,thiseraofopennessintheStarrySkyChessboardistrulythebestera.
ForthisSaintDemoncontractedwithYunXi,knowingthatYunXiisthemasterofStarrySkyChess,thereisnolongeranydissatisfactionwiththiscontract,justpuresatisfaction.
AfterthethreepiecesfellandSaintDemonstartedwithherfamiliarFixedformula,shehumblyaskedYunXi:
"Howarethingsgoingnow?"
"Hmm,notgreat.Alphahasalreadyseenthroughyourintentions,"YunXicasuallylookedatthelayoutofbothsides,CyberElfAlpha’smoveswereclever,whileSaintDemon’sstrategyseemedoutdated.
"Oh...thisisconsiderednotgreat?"SaintDemonhadnotplayedchesswithCyberElfAlphayet,soshehadnotexperiencedthedespairandfrustrationthatotherlegend-rankedplayersfacedwhenplayingagainstCyberElfAlpha.
"Yes,sheshouldstartlaunchingastrongattacksoon."AstheonlyStarChessPlayerintheEndlessGod’sDomainwhocouldignoreCyberElfAlpha’sstrategicadvantage,YunXiknewCyberElfAlpha’splayingstylebetterthananyone.
Willingtodowhateverittakestowin,whenfacedwithopponentswhoseemedweaker,CyberElfAlphawoulddefinitelyplayruthlessly-itwasinhernature.
"Pleaseletmeplaytenmoves."Ifithadbeenanyoneelse,eventhehighlyadmired"Impermanent"intheHeavenlyDemon,SaintDemonwouldn’thavebeensoobedient.
ItcanonlybesaidthatthetitleofStarrySkyChessMasterandwhatitrepresentshadahugeimpactonSaintDemon.
(TranslatedbyGravityTales妫e啯袧)
JustlikeanoviceswordsmanadmiringalegendarySwordMaster.
YunXididn’tevenrealizeithimself,butwhenhesummonedSaintDemon,shelookedathimwithsincereandtouchingeyes.
SaintDemon,whoalwaysactedlikeasuperiorsaint,onlylistenedsoobedientlywhenshewasinfrontofhim.