But Bai Meng's shout was already too late to stop it. The void closed, and Xu Zimei didn't know where he had been teleported to.
"It's nothing serious. These principles are limited. It's probably just a challenge from the White Emperor," the Seven-faced Demon General said from the side.
"We just don't know whether the White Emperor is friend or foe. Our Lord being in front of the Great Saint now is still quite dangerous," Bai Meng replied.
...…
When Xu Zimei's vision recovered, he had already arrived in a starry sky.
Countless shining stars stretched across the heavens, and a round moon illuminated the firmament.
The chessboard reappeared, but this time, the man on the opposite side was no longer a stone statue — he had become an actual person.
"It seems someone has passed the test," the white-haired man opposite him said calmly.
"Are you… the White Emperor?" Xu Zimei asked.
"That's correct," the man answered directly without hesitation.