Is there any hope for me, who proposed to the world-destroying empress at the very beginning?

Even without Su Liang, Jun Hongyan could probably crush Gu Su Mubai with just a wave of her hand.

This also explains Jun Hongyan's earlier suggestion.

So besides fighting back, there is another option before them—

For a moment, Su Liang felt quite melancholy and couldn't help but feel a little annoyed.

A deep sense of frustration!

This cunning empress will make you never dare to play with fire again!

however.

At this moment, how could Su Liang possibly understand the situation of the high and mighty Empress who sought to seize the world?

Would a beautiful woman like you easily bet with someone else?

True wisdom never...

Once inside the chessboard, one would not gamble with oneself.

But Jun Hongyan did exactly that.

Simply because... he was her little man!

Just as Su Liang was filled with emotion, the carriage slowly came to a stop. Su Liang saw that Jun Hongyan was about to get up and asked in confusion.

Where are we taking this?

Jun Hongyan turned around and smiled, then raised her hand and gently patted Su Liang's shoulder.

"In order to help you grow up quickly, we will naturally find you an excellent mentor."

"where?"

"The Great Qin Dynasty, the Palace of the God of War! It is also the residence of your future master, the God of War of the Eastern Empire."

"Please, my proud little man~!"

After a slight moment of surprise, Su Liang was urged off the carriage by Jun Hongyan.

Before them, the God of War's mansion was like a deep, unfathomable pool.

Silently, the door slowly opened, as if it had been waiting for Su Liang for a long time.

Without giving it much thought, Su Liang shook his head and stepped inside.

As soon as they crossed the second gate of the God of War's Mansion, everything in front of them changed.

Su Liang looked back, but there was no trace of him.

A huge chessboard appeared before them, and the shadow of the God of War's Mansion was nowhere to be seen.

After a careful examination, Su Liang understood the current situation.

This is like a giant chessboard of life and death, and the figures clad in armor that gradually appear before our eyes are the best proof of that.

Standing on the chessboard, one feels as if they are on a battlefield.

This is an illusion, and the only way to break free is to destroy the life-and-death chessboard.

After a series of armored figures appeared, Su Liang took out his Po Jun sword and walked towards them.

As he moved forward, he activated the power of both gods and demons.

Streams of spiritual energy lingered around his body, allowing him to rush into the killing formation without restraint.

Within the killing formation, several figures approached Su Liang together.

Su Liang looked up and immediately understood the truth behind the situation.

The most terrifying aspect of the chessboard of life and death lies in its unpredictable nature; every time a killing intent arises, it may be a truly deadly move, because someone can be hiding inside the chessboard.

This is what Su Liang sees before him; this chessboard of life and death must be the test for entering the God of War's Mansion.

With that in mind, he became more cautious.

When several figures landed in front of him, he used the Po Jun technique to sweep across them.

The difference is that the force with which Po Jun passed through each figure seemed to be slightly different.

After several figures shattered, only two figures remained in the killing formation.

Su Liang continued forward, and more figures appeared within the killing formation.

Standing amidst the killing formation, Su Liang had probably figured out the trick and was dealing with it quite casually.

Outside the chessboard of life and death, a figure surrounded Su Liang. They were all shocked to see Su Liang easily break through the chessboard.

It wasn't just the shock of Su Liang's strength that was astonishing, but also the fact that Su Liang could easily distinguish between reality and illusion, and could injure without killing.

It should be understood that everyone standing on the chessboard of life and death is affected by the killing intent, and the further one goes, the more severe the confusion caused by the killing intent becomes.

But Su Liang in front of him seemed completely unaffected by the killing intent.

There was no other way; Su Liang, who cultivated the power of divine and demonic thought, had long since become the master of killing intent and had never been able to control the country.

In the blink of an eye.

Su Liang has already reached the deepest part of the life-and-death chessboard. A few more steps forward and the life-and-death chessboard will be easily torn apart by Su Liang.

Su Liang's Po Jun sword struck down once more, and the entire chessboard of life and death vanished like a bubble.

Su Liang also looked around the entire Military God's Mansion, and standing a few steps in front of him was a stunningly beautiful woman wearing a pale yellow silk robe.

At first glance, Su Liang was drawn to her eyes.

It shines with the same brilliance, but not in an aggressive or overbearing way; rather, it radiates... the brilliance of wisdom.

That one glance seemed to see right through a person's heart!

(I inexplicably stumbled upon a sensitive spot, and the villain didn't exactly need to draw hatred, which I feel is already quite subtle.)

Chapter Thirty-Five: The Eastern War God, the Sacred Bone Burial Forest

When Su Liang looked over, she was looking up at him.

Perhaps due to years of fighting, her skin was a slightly darker wheat color, with a honey-like sheen.

Beneath her delicate eyebrows, her eyes resembled two cold, purple emeralds, their gaze slightly playful, as if she knew everything in the world inside and out.

She has an absolutely beautiful face, and her orange-red lips add to her stunning beauty.

A ribbon bound the hair together, causing it to cascade down behind the head like a waterfall.

Her every gesture exudes gentle elegance, a pleasure to behold.

Even a loose robe cannot conceal her stunning figure; her graceful and alluring curves, along with her long, straight legs resting calmly on the ground, are captivating.

Flawless, a proud woman who is completely different from the aloof and arrogant empress!

Before Su Liang could fully realize what was happening, he only heard...

"Su Liang has won the favor of the most beautiful woman in Qin, but the truth is still unknown."

"Later, he single-handedly overwhelmed three thousand Imperial Guards in three steps in the palace, and then defeated a powerful expert at the Life Palace Realm, thus obtaining a marriage contract bestowed by the Emperor."

"A few days ago, in front of the imperial city gates, three battles took place against some of the most famous young talents in the world."

Thus, he established his reputation as the foremost genius of the Qin Dynasty's imperial capital.

"Now, countless people have their eyes on you."

"The most vicious and ruthless of them all came from Gu Su Mubai, the Yin-Yang Daoist from the Yin-Yang Divine Sect."

"What you need to do is surpass him within half a month?"

The words, filled with questions, sounded like a provocation, a denial. Then, the woman smiled and asked...

Am I right?

Who are you?

"Who else could be inside the God of War's residence?"

Could it be that—

The elegant, mature woman chuckled softly.

"Looks like your confidante didn't tell you!"

"Xiao Se, the Military God of the Eastern Empire of the Great Qin Dynasty, is willing to accept the princess's favor and become your master today—"

The condition is that you can leave my clutches alive.

Upon hearing this, Su Liang's mind went blank.

Is this woman before me the Great Qin Eastern Glory Military God that Jun Hongyan mentioned before?

The God of War of the Eastern Empire is actually a woman?

And she's just an older sister?

But it seems there's no need to think too much about it; who else in the God of War's mansion could have mobilized the force they just displayed?

Su Liang quickly regained his composure and began to seriously consider what the war god had said earlier.

"Do you have a solution?"

Xiao Se nodded in satisfaction after seeing Su Liang's rapid adaptability.

She smiled at Su Liang and raised three fingers.

"Now I think you have three options, and each one can help you get through the current problem. As for which one you choose, that's up to you."

Xiao Se did not stop, but she took another step forward, now only inches away from Su Liang.

"The best course of action is for you to turn around right now, leave me, leave the capital, and live in anonymity, never again concerning yourself with worldly affairs, let alone the affairs of the eldest princess."

"Ah!"

Su Liang chuckled, and Xiao Se, unsurprised, said leisurely,

"I guess you definitely won't choose this option, but luckily I have a middle ground."

You can feign seclusion and delay, dragging it out until the world ends. Be a coward, hiding until Gu Su Mu Bai loses patience and the storm has passed, then you can emerge.

"hehe!"