The Rich Cultivator-Chapter 351. Time, Space and Chess Rules

Chess Domain.

"Chess Piece Chariot."

Just as Su Fei’s glowing fan descended toward Tyler’s chest, a shadow of a massive castle manifested over his body—a projection from the chess piece known as the Chariot.

Before the fan could land, Tyler vanished sideways in a sudden flash, reappearing a few meters to the right. His body dragged by the force of his own magic, he panted, barely maintaining his stance mid-air.

Su Fei’s expression twisted with confusion. "What...?"

"Reversal." she declared coldly. Her nine tails pulsed with crimson light, stirring the air like rivers of energy.

The world around Tyler rippled again, and his body was forcibly pulled back, returned to the same exact position as before—right in front of Su Fei’s waiting fan.

But—

"Chariot!" Tyler shouted again.

Once more, he shot sideways, narrowly dodging the incoming attack by a hair’s breadth.

Su Fei gritted her teeth. "Reversal."

"Chariot."

"Reversal!"

"Chariot!"

The two forces clashed in a dizzying back-and-forth. Tyler moved like a chess piece on a divine board, warping horizontally across the battlefield. Su Fei’s Time Reversal tried to trap him in a frozen loop, but every time she rewound his position, the Chariot countered, shifting him once again.

From across the battlefield, Lily—still caught in the effects of the slow Reversal spell—watched the scene unfold with wide eyes.

"Chariot..." she whispered, her voice warped in the time loop. "In chess, the Chariot... also know as Rook... moves horizontally or vertically, but never diagonally... never jumps. That’s how he’s doing it. He’s using the logic of the chessboard to override her Time Magic... but how?"

Su Fei’s fan faltered for a second. "Impossible! How can you move... while caught in my Reversal?" Her voice cracked, tinged with disbelief.

Tyler coughed, spitting out blood but managing a grin. "This is my domain. I made myself a Chess Piece. Chess Pieces in a Chessboard moves according to the rules. No one or nothing can change the rules. Not even Time."

His body trembled. The effects of Reversal were still weighing him down, even with the Chess Domain doing its best to negate it.

Su Fei’s beautiful face twisted into a sneer. "You’re at your limit. The Chess Domain is clever—but cleverness can only delay defeat."

Tyler wiped the blood from his lips and held her gaze. "Maybe. But I’m not the only one struggling."

Indeed, Su Fei’s control over Reversal was slipping. Her nine tails shimmered less brightly than before, and the shine of the Red Shrine had dulled slightly. The temporal grip on the battlefield flickered, giving Tyler and Lily tiny windows of freedom.

Then—a voice echoed.

"Stop."

The single word rang like a bell through the battlefield. It wasn’t shouted in anger, but carried with it a divine authority—light, delicate, and absolute.

Both Tyler and Su Fei froze.

They hadn’t noticed her presence.

No one had.

But now, as if space itself bent at her will, a figure appeared, walking atop invisible platforms of air. Each step she took made the very fabric of reality ripple.

She was a young woman, looked like she was in late teens or early twenties. She wore a simple dress, but her presence was anything but. Her skin was pale as moonlight, and her long hair fluttered behind her. But what stood out most were her rabbit ears, twitching slightly. Her red eyes are brighter and attractive.

"Dawn?" Tyler gasped, his voice full of disbelief and awe.

The girl didn’t respond. She walked forward and then leapt—light as a feather, faster than thought.

Her foot struck out towards Su Fei.

"Reversal!" Su Fei screamed, trying to turn back time again.

But this time—nothing happened.

Boom!

It collided with Su Fei’s midsection, sending the fox-tailed woman flying backwards with a scream of shock. Her nine tails flailed wildly as she tumbled through the air.

Dawn floated gently to the ground, her soft boots landing atop a now-silent battlefield. She looked at Su Fei with calm, unblinking eyes.

Su Fei staggered in midair, recovering quickly but keeping her distance. She didn’t attack again.

She couldn’t.

"Impossible," she muttered. "You’re... immune... to time?"

Dawn turned slightly, ignoring the comment. She reached into a small pouch on her waist and drew several cards. With a flick of her fingers, she threw them toward Tyler and Lily.

The cards spun in midair, then tore themselves in half—ripping open a glowing portal just large enough for three people to enter.

"Tyler, Go," Dawn said softly, but firmly. "Her reinforcements are coming. You don’t want to fight them."

Tyler didn’t hesitate. He grabbed Lily, who had just broken free of the Reversal, and they both dove toward the swirling gate.

Dawn followed, her steps light and composed as she walked into the portal behind them.

Su Fei remained floating above the shrine, her tails swaying as she watched them vanish.

She didn’t follow.

She couldn’t follow.

The girl named Dawn was something... different.

Even Su Fei, powerful as she was, dared not challenge her directly.

As the portal faded, so too did the tension in the air.

Su Fei narrowed her golden eyes, her expression twisted in mild irritation and curiosity as she muttered under her breath, "Dawn... that girl. A Space-Time user. Just my luck—after years of not fighting seriously, I finally make a move... and run into freaks who counter my Time Reversal like it’s a party trick."

She let out a dramatic sigh, brushing a strand of silvery hair from her face as her tails flicked behind her, glowing faintly. Her gaze drifted toward the place where the portal had vanished, a faint smile playing on her lips.

"Tyler, huh?" she mused softly, the name rolling off her tongue like a melody. "So that handsome boy was called Tyler..."

Her cheeks flushed with a faint pink, uncharacteristic of her usual composed self. She chuckled to herself, low and sultry. "A Nascent Soul brat who fought me to a standstill. Tenacious, clever, bold... and cute. Hehe. I think I’ll have to capture him."

Her tongue lightly traced across her lips as she remembered his stubborn eyes and the way he defied her with every move. It had been many years—perhaps centuries—since Su Fei had felt intrigued by someone on the battlefield. But Tyler, with his strange dual Domains and relentless will, had sparked something in her that hadn’t stirred in a very long time.

"He’ll make a fine pet... or maybe more, if he survives long enough."

Just then, the atmosphere shifted again. Space rippled like disturbed water, and three silhouettes appeared on the battlefield, stepping out of shimmering golden light.

Su Fei turned to them with an annoyed sigh, folding her fan with a snap.

"Tch. Late, as always." Her tone was full of disdain.

The first figure was a towering man clad in radiant golden armor, his cape fluttering in the windless air. His eyes glowed like twin suns beneath his lion-shaped helmet. He is Apollo boss of this Abyss Hunters Group.

Beside him stood Giant and a Shadow like thing inside the Armour.

Apollo stepped forward, his voice calm and dangerous. "Did you kill them?"

Su Fei rolled her eyes, opening her fan again with a snap. "Kill them? Please. One of them was a Space-Time Rabbit. You expect me to casually murder a myth-tier species immune to my Domain? Even I have limits."

Apollo’s brows raised slightly beneath his helm, clearly interested. "A Space-Time Rabbit, you say? Now that’s interesting. Very interesting." He rubbed his chin thoughtfully, the gears in his mind turning.

"I’ve heard whispers that the some sects in the Nine Heavens is hunting for space-time-based materials. A living Space-Time Rabbit could be worth a lot." He smirked.

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Meanwhile, Tyler, Lily, and Dawn stepped out of the portal and onto solid ground. The air was lighter here, but the residual energy from the Abyss still clung to their clothes.

"Thanks for the help," Tyler said, nodding at Dawn. He glanced back at the shimmering remnants of the portal, his brow furrowed. Their Waypoint Terminal is not good as these cards thrown by Dawn.

Dawn shrugged nonchalantly. "It’s alright. Since you’re acquainted with my brother, it wasn’t a big deal."

Before Tyler could respond, a blur of excitement rushed toward them.

"Dawn-sama!" Mathilda cried, leaping forward with open arms. But just before she could make contact, Dawn vanished in a flicker of space.

"Who the heck is this pervert?" Dawn muttered as she appeared.

Mathilda yelped and stumbled—right into Lily.

"Lily Onee-sama!" she squealed, immediately rubbing her head against Lily’s chest like an affectionate puppy. "You look so hot dressed as a man!"

Lily raised an eyebrow but didn’t push her away. "And you are horny as ever."

"Lily!" Mana and Astrid called out in unison, running toward them. The three embraced, sharing a brief, heartfelt moment of reunion.

"Since we’re all back together," Mana said, brushing her silver hair behind her ear, "shouldn’t we leave the Abyss now?"

Just as Tyler was about to agree, an unfamiliar voice cut through the moment.

"Uh, before that... Can you guys help us?"

The voice belonged to a boy—young, clear, but oddly confident. Everyone turned, startled. None of the Grandmasters around Tyler had sensed his presence until now.

A pair of figures stepped forward from the shadows.

Adam and Dusk.

Dawn’s eyes widened in delight and pounced on him. "Stupid brother. Even in the Abyss, you manage to find me." frёewebnoѵel.ƈo๓

Dusk smiled gently hugged her back "And you still cause trouble wherever you go."

Dusk and Dawn Red eyes are somewhat attractive to everyone.