Chapter 1497: The Distressed Holy Lord of the Heavenly Merchant Clan

In the time acceleration field, not even two years had passed before the Holy Lord of the Heavenly Merchant Clan stared at the situation on the Game of Realms board in shock.

He closed his eyes, took a moment to compose himself, and then opened them again.

"Did I lose?" the Holy Lord of the Heavenly Merchant Clan asked hesitantly.

“As you can see, Holy Lord of the Heavenly Merchant Clan, you did lose,” Xu Fan replied with a smile.

He began to calculate how to best ensure that the Holy Lord of the Heavenly Merchant Clan could complete a game spanning ten thousand years.

"Alright, let’s start the next one," the Holy Lord of the Heavenly Merchant Clan said, his expression turning serious.

In the fifth year of time acceleration, the Holy Lord of the Heavenly Merchant Clan lost again.

By the eighth year of time acceleration, he began to doubt himself.

In the ninth year of time acceleration, the Holy Lord of the Heavenly Merchant Clan started to seriously ponder whether the games he played before and the ones he played now were fundamentally different.

By the eleventh year of time acceleration, the Holy Lord of the Heavenly Merchant Clan already regretted making that initial statement.

In the thirteenth year of time acceleration…

This situation continued for three thousand years.

Xu Fan watched as the Holy Lord of the Heavenly Merchant Clan held his pieces for two years without making a move.

"For every game I win against the Holy Lord of the Heavenly Merchant Clan, I can evolve an exclusive Path Mark Light Shadow Diagram."

"Whether you want to continue playing depends on if the Holy Lord of the Heavenly Merchant Clan wishes to see it," Xu Fan chuckled.

Upon hearing this, the Holy Lord of the Heavenly Merchant Clan began to play normally.

Ten thousand years later, the now deeply darkened face of the Holy Lord of the Heavenly Merchant Clan looked at the Game of Realms board, filled with pain.

He never imagined that such a small wager could bring such suffering to a distinguished Holy Lord of the Heavenly Merchant Clan.

“Holy Lord Xu, if you have any dissatisfaction regarding the dealings between our two clans, feel free to express it directly; there’s no need for such tactics,” the Holy Lord of the Heavenly Merchant Clan said, regaining his composure.

Over these ten thousand years, to win against Xu Fan, the Holy Lord of the Heavenly Merchant Clan had poured all his effort into the games.

Yet despite this, large chunks of flesh were still being sliced off him bit by bit by Xu Fan’s sharp knife.

“I heard that the Holy Lord of the Heavenly Merchant Clan has never suffered a loss over countless Epochs, so I wanted to see if I could win against him, giving me a couple of things to be proud of in retrospect,” Xu Fan said with a polite smile.

“Holy Lord Xu, you are the first being to gain an advantage over our Heavenly Merchant Clan; I hope our two clans remain eternal allies,” the Holy Lord of the Heavenly Merchant Clan said sincerely.

“Of course, from now on, our areas of conflict will be minimal, which means we will be reliable allies for each other,” Xu Fan replied cheerfully.

The Holy Lord of the Heavenly Merchant Clan nodded and then vanished from Xu Fan’s sight.

Once the Holy Lord of the Heavenly Merchant Clan had completely departed, Xu Fan’s lips curled up slightly.

“Grape, distribute all these supreme law crystals to the Great Saint-level disciples who are about to break through to chaotic saints,” Xu Fan instructed.

“Understood, Master.”

During these ten thousand years, Xu Fan maintained the pace of winning once every two years, continuously harvesting from the Holy Lord of the Heavenly Merchant Clan.

As a result, the more he harvested, the darker the Holy Lord of the Heavenly Merchant Clan’s expression became.

Although one square yard of supreme law crystal was not considered much for a Holy Lord-level Powerful Being.

However, if these were divided and given to the Great Saints in the clan, at least thirty to forty of them could advance to chaotic saints.

Even though these chaotic saints were catalyzed, they were still chaotic saints.

A supreme law crystal with a circumference of one yard could be split into 100 portions, allowing those on the verge of breaking through to chaotic saints to seize the opportunity.

At that moment, all the Great Saint-level disciples of the Hidden Spirit Sect suddenly received a message from Grape.

"A batch of supreme law crystals is available in the sect; disciples ready to break through to chaotic saints can apply."

Upon seeing this message, the disciples who had struggled to break through into chaotic saints were thrilled and eagerly signed up to apply.

“Master, there are too many qualifying disciples. How should we filter them?” Grape asked.

“If there are 500,000 portions, let’s first set aside 400,000.”

“How many disciples have applied?” Xu Fan inquired.

“Nearly 20 million disciples,” Grape replied.

“In that case, have them prepare to form teams of five and put them into a virtual world. We’ll stop when only 400,000 remain,” Xu Fan said casually.

“Master, a virtual world that can accommodate 20 million disciples would require 2% of the computing power,” Grape noted.

“Authorize it and get it ready,” Xu Fan nodded.

“Understood.”

“There’s still a thousand years left,” Xu Fan’s eyes sparkled with sharp light, and a wave of excitement welled within him.

In a thousand years, he would become a Great Saint of Chaos, and then he would have the guts to challenge leader level powerful beings.

Calculating it all, he was already standing at the peak of the Chaotic Mist Area.

When that spot fell to the human race, there would be one more Holy Lord-level Powerful Being among them.

At that point, he could entirely let go of the human race and no longer worry about them.

With this thought, Xu Fan revealed a hint of an expectant smile.

Meanwhile, far away in the Unrefined Chaotic Area, a Chaotic Ship of the Heavenly Merchant Clan sailed through the chaos.

Onboard, a peak powerful being, the Chaotic Great Saint of the Heavenly Merchant Clan, gazed dreamily at four supreme divine artifacts.

“If I can master all of these, I will be invincible below the Holy Lord level with the Primordial Supreme Treasure.”

“Take it slow; under the Holy Lord’s leadership, our Heavenly Merchant Clan will flourish in the various chaotic lands.”

“As long as we work hard under the Holy Lord, we might even become Holy Lord-level Powerful Beings one day.”

The Chaotic Great Saint of the Heavenly Merchant Clan caressed the four supreme divine artifacts before him as if they were his beloved.

At that moment, the Unrefined Chaotic Area suddenly roiled.

A pair of immense blue hands grasped the Chaotic Ship, and a supreme power swept through, instantly killing the Chaotic Great Saint of the Heavenly Merchant Clan aboard the ship.

In the Chaotic land, amidst the chaotic River of Time, all traces of the Chaotic Great Saint’s destiny were erased.

Back in the main world of the Heavenly Merchant Clan, the Holy Lord of the Heavenly Merchant Clan abruptly stood up with a face full of frost.

Then his consciousness descended into the chaotic River of Time.

“That road, no one in the clan knows except me.”

“The destiny being erased must have been caused by a Holy Lord-level Powerful Being from this chaotic land!”

The Holy Lord of the Heavenly Merchant Clan quickly analyzed, with increasingly intense killing intent in his eyes.

In a mysterious space, the Holy Lord’s avatar descended.

Accompanying him were over a hundred figures, covering the thirteen Great Saint clans and the nine Great God or Demon Empires.

“Investigate if any of the Holy Lords we are responsible for have stolen the divine weapons of our Heavenly Merchant Clan,” the Holy Lord of the Heavenly Merchant Clan said coldly.

“Understood!”

All the figures vanished, and the Holy Lord of the Heavenly Merchant Clan waved his hand, dispersing this world.

At that moment, beyond the Three Thousand Realms, a virtual world hundreds of times larger than the Three Thousand Realms appeared.

At this time, a hundred chaotic saints and Great Saints of Chaos sat in the viewing stands, ready to watch the largest battle royale game yet.

“What a pity that chaotic saints and Great Saints of Chaos can’t participate,” Qian Bing said regretfully, glancing at Xiong Li.