In the game of black-and-white chess, there is no shortage of final positions that have confounded players for millennia.
Those life-and-death endgames are collectively referred to by chess players as "life-or-death."
"Huff... Huff... Huff..."
Heavy breaths echoed in the darkness where one could not see their own hand.
Tian Changwen lay flat on his back, his abdomen bloated over ten meters wide, and his skin appeared thin as a cicada's wing, revealing blackened veins.
Meanwhile, parasitic tentacles clung to his spine, continually drawing nutrients from within, rendering him increasingly frail.
"Damn it, even Core Formation Stage cultivation can't last five days."
Tian Changwen opened his mouth and spat out fresh blood, mixed with a Magic Artifact orb.
The Magic Artifact orb formed a mirrored surface.
