Chapter 514: Hidden Ruins

After Meng Qingtian left, Su Ming's gaze turned solemn as he looked around.

"Alright, I should continue searching for the ruins."

"However, it is truly strange; I have searched almost the entire canyon, so why has the Blood Moon ruin not appeared yet?"

Suddenly, Su Ming saw the intersection of the moonlight filling the sky.

He seemed to have caught a certain detail.

"Wait..."

"Blood Moon, Nether Moon..."

"At the remains of the Nether Moon maiden, there was only one array protecting it."

"But the tomb of the Blood Moon maiden requires the Nether Moon Seal to be fused with the Blood Moon Seal in order to enter..."

"Could it be that this ruin is the same, requiring both types of moonlight to shine simultaneously for it to manifest?"

Su Ming's heart was slightly startled, and then he became incredibly invigorated.

It was as if he had found the way to break the deadlock!

He immediately ran, searching the entire canyon.

Finally, he found a water pool in the center.

Within this pool, the green light of the Nether Moon and the blood-colored moonlight were reflected, condensing into a vortex.

Su Ming stepped forward, gazing with his eyes at the reflection of the fused dual-moon light points in the pool.

With a boom, the surrounding moonlight twisted and fluctuated; the green light and blood light overlapped, and the two moonlight patterns layered upon one another, condensing together until they finally shattered and exploded.

Immediately, a massive ancient ruin structure was revealed before Su Ming.

It was situated right in the center of the canyon.

"It must be under the illumination of the dual moons for this building to appear; no wonder I hadn't discovered it."

Su Ming muttered.

If he had used the Eye of Insight, he surely would have seen it instantly.

However, he had just activated the God-Hiding Step to escape, and his mental energy was low, so he had not been keeping the Eye of Insight active.

Fortunately, his mind was agile, and in the end, he did not miss these ruins.

Su Ming stepped forward and entered directly into the ancient ruins.

Once he entered, the stone door behind him closed completely.

"Tsk, a one-way trip, then," Su Ming's lips curled slightly.

"This is actually quite interesting."

"Just as well, this way, the remaining pursuers from the Zhang family will find it difficult to locate me."

He ventured deeper and finally saw a massive blood-colored hall!

The ground here was covered in bones, and there was a thick, bloody scent; it looked exactly like a palace of fresh blood.

On the wide floor, there was a blood-red chessboard, incredibly huge.

Stars were scattered across it, with a total of 37 white pieces and 55 black pieces.

Su Ming frowned slightly, a sense of doubt emerging in his heart.

Could this chess endgame be the trial?

The next instant, a blood-red ghost emerged from the chessboard.

It was a maiden with a beautiful appearance; she had a pair of blood-red eyes, skin as white as snow, and wine-red hair, which did not seem like something a ghost could possess.

She floated directly in front of Su Ming, gazing into his eyes.

This ghost's body was transparent, naturally wearing nothing external.

Su Ming did not avoid or dodge, his gaze indifferent.

He had long since grown accustomed to the bodies of women.

"Hehehe, intruder, you have quite a lot of nerve!"

Her laughter was like silver bells.

"Come, pass my trial!"

"You take the white pieces, I take the black."

"Solve this endgame, and only then can you obtain the Blood Moon Seal and enter the ruins!"

She looked at Su Ming and said with a winsome smile.

Although she was smiling, her voice was like that of a ghost, making one's hair stand on end.

Upon hearing this, Su Ming's gaze turned solemn.

His white pieces numbered only 37, while her black pieces totaled 55.

Looking at the situation, whether by the rules of Go or Five-in-a-Row, he was at a disadvantage.

He was not panicked, however, his expression remaining plain.

"Very well, I shall accompany you for a game and see."

After speaking, Su Ming raised his hand to control his swords, continuously picking up the massive white pieces from the chess box in the corner to place them.

The ghost maiden also laughed happily, continuously causing the black pieces to fall.

Slap!

Slap!

Slap! Slap! Slap!

The sound of pieces falling was continuous.

Five minutes later, Su Ming was indeed defeated!

"Hehehe, I won." A hint of a smile flashed in her eyes, and she laughed twice.

With a wave of her hand, all the white pieces on the board were devoured by the black pieces!

Su Ming had already anticipated this.

His chess skills could not be considered strong; they were merely at the level of an ordinary person.

Therefore, in such an unfair endgame, he was almost certain to lose.

The ghost maiden gave a ferocious laugh and lunged forward violently.

"Hehe, you lost, so go to your death!"

"You are not qualified to enter my tomb!"

Her cute face instantly became cruel and ugly as she pounced.

She was only a wisp of a remnant soul, yet she possessed the strength of an early-stage Fourth Turn!

If it were an ordinary adventurer, they would likely have been crushed to death by her instantly!

Moreover, it was not just her attacking; several traps were triggered on the ceiling, and countless blood-colored hidden arrows shot out.

It seemed that anyone who could not pass the trial had to die here.

Su Ming merely curled his lips slightly.

His thoughts stirred slightly.

Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh!!!

The Blood-Drinking Black Edge Sword, the Frost-Flame Death Scar Broken Sword, and the Demon-Breaking Heaven-Spirit Fish Sword all flew into the air.

They slashed all those blood arrows to pieces.

Subsequently, as he raised his hand, the golden-bright holy attribute attached itself to his fingers. ===== CHAPTER 516 =====