Strongest Lord by Opening Blind Boxes

Wang Yi curiously inspected the Celestial Covering Chessboard.

The chessboard shimmered with the nine colors of red, orange, yellow, green, cyan, blue, violet, white, and black. It was only the size of his palm and looked like a peculiar Token.

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Name: Celestial Covering Chessboard

Rank: Celestial Covering Chessmaster, First Rank

Experience: 0/100

Chess Soul Count: 0/10,000

Chess Piece Count: 0/2,401

Description: This is a special nine-colored item that can change size. It can be carried in various forms, such as a waist token, a back ornament, or a pendant. The chessboard has a 49x49 grid, allowing for a maximum of 2,401 Chess Pieces.

Professional Skill 1: [Chessboard Battlefield]. Use the Talent Chessboard to manifest a sealed Battle Realm, forcing a single target into a duel within what is called the Chessboard Battlefield. The higher the professional rank, the more Solid the Chessboard Battlefield becomes, and the fewer restrictions there are on which targets can be forced into a duel.

Professional Skill 2: [Settling as Soldiers]. The Celestial Covering Chessmaster overlooks the chessboard, placing pieces that become soldiers. You engage the target in a duel using pre-made Chess Pieces. However, Chess Pieces must be deployed one by one, with a sixty-second cooldown between placements.

Professional Skill 3: [Heaven-Covering Chess Piece]. The Celestial Covering Chessmaster can create Chess Pieces. These pieces must be made from a Chess Soul. Those who die within the Chessboard Battlefield are transformed into Chess Souls. A Chess Soul retains the deceased’s original will, consciousness, professional abilities, and combat talent. When turned into a Chess Piece for battle, it will not disappear upon death but will revert to a Chess Soul. The higher the professional rank, the higher the level of Chess Souls that can be used.

Professional Skill 4: [Liberate the Chess Soul]. The Talent Chessboard can store a maximum of 10,000 Chess Souls. Any excess Chess Souls will be unsealed, and the user can Liberate the Chess Souls at will.

Note 1: Upon equipping, you will immediately gain the Celestial Covering Chessmaster profession. All of your skills, including passive skills, will be replaced by those of the Celestial Covering Chessmaster. Unequipping the item will restore your original profession.

Note 2: This item becomes bound upon equipping and cannot be traded. It will always be dropped upon the Player’s death. When dropped, all Chess Souls and Chess Pieces will be cleared, and the item will revert to its initial state.

Note 3: Upon equipping the Talent Chessboard for the first time, you will be rewarded with three random Initial Chess Pieces. The quality of these Initial Chess Pieces is related to the equipper’s level; the higher the level, the higher the quality. Please be aware that these Initial Chess Pieces will be automatically liberated after seven days.

Note 4: A Celestial Covering Chessmaster can only create Chess Pieces in advance and cannot create them during a chessboard duel. After all Chess Pieces have been eliminated, the Celestial Covering Chessmaster will be forced to appear on the chessboard and can be attacked.

Note 5: Once the Chessboard Battlefield is deployed, all Chess Souls and undeployed Chess Pieces will become spectators.

Note 6: The Celestial Covering Chessmaster profession has a promotion path. The equipper can gain professional experience through chessboard duels. With enough Experience Points, you can be promoted to Chess Master, Chess King, and then Chess Lord. Each profession is further divided into Nine Ranks. As your rank increases, your Professional Skills will be Enhanced. Please explore the specifics on your own.

Note 7: If a target is too powerful, they may be immune to the chessboard duel. Certain skills, items, etc., can be used to break or escape the Chessboard Battlefield. Please explore the specifics on your own.

Note 8: Duels on the chessboard are a fight to the death; a winner must be decided. However, if no combat occurs within a 24-hour period, it will be considered a draw, and the Chessboard Battlefield will automatically collapse.

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’Create a Chessboard Battlefield and force a single target to fight?’

An idea flashed in Wang Yi’s mind. He found the Celestial Covering Chessboard very interesting, perfect for dealing with single targets.

He equipped the chessboard, changing it into the form of a waist token and hanging it from his belt. A system notification immediately sounded in his mind: "DING! You have equipped the Talent Chessboard. The chessboard is now bound. Your profession has been overridden by Celestial Covering Chessmaster. Your current professional rank is Celestial Covering Chessmaster, First Rank. Unequipping will immediately restore your original profession!"

"DING! Divine Techniques supersede all other skills. Your Divine Body has influenced the profession override of the Celestial Covering Chessmaster. Within the Chessboard Battlefield, your Divine Techniques will still be effective. However, you cannot personally enter the battle or use any other items, Treasures, or combat weapons besides your Chess Pieces until all of them have been used."

"DING! By equipping the Celestial Covering Chessboard, some of your administrative powers as the Chaos Lord will be nullified."

"DING! For equipping the Celestial Covering Chessboard for the first time, you are rewarded with three random Chess Pieces. Selecting suitable Chess Souls for you from the World of Suffering and the River of Souls. Calculating..."

"DING! Congratulations! You have obtained the level 599 Chess Piece [Beicang War God Li Xuanjun]!"

"DING! Congratulations! You have obtained the level 599 Chess Piece [Cold Pool Master Zhong Wuya]!"

"DING! Congratulations! You have obtained the level 599 Chess Piece [Ancient Sacrificial Priest Jiang Wanggong]!"

"DING! Please be aware, these reward Chess Pieces will be automatically liberated after seven days. Please supplement with other Chess Pieces within seven days, or you will have none to use."

Wang Yi raised his right hand. With a thought, three Chess Pieces appeared in his palm: [Beicang War God Li Xuanjun], [Cold Pool Master Zhong Wuya], and [Ancient Sacrificial Priest Jiang Wanggong]!

’It seems the system saw through my attempt to hide my real level and gave me three Chess Pieces that match it. A warrior, mage, and priest—the whole set. That makes sense! Plus, my Divine Techniques aren’t affected by the profession override, so I can still use them. With these three Chess Pieces in the Fourth Dimension, I can probably crush anyone!’

Wang Yi was thrilled. He decided that after the auction, he had to test the chessboard’s power, preferably on some oblivious target to try out his new abilities.

Meanwhile, the auction continued. The next several dozen items were all for Adventurers. Among them were a few Reclassification Certificates that seemed extremely powerful. Wang Yi considered bidding on one for Li Longyu, but she wasn’t interested and flatly refused.

’Forget it. I’ll find a profession for you myself. When I make a move, it’ll certainly be for something far more powerful than any Reclassification Certificate at this auction!’