Square Circle Domain Lord's attack had changed this time. The previous game of chess had been like two armies locked in battle, while this one was like two old friends playing chess for leisure.
He was one side of the game, while the other was the Supreme Great Dao!
The summit of the stars was heaven, and the vast universe was heaven as well.
This was the unity of heaven and man, or rather, Heaven, Man, and Chess. Through this game, Square Circle Domain Lord fused his own power with the surrounding Great Dao Law.
The surrounding space began to contract and collapse toward the chessboard, even being forcibly torn into faults that formed an empty void.
The collapse grew increasingly violent, creating a powerful suction force that dragged all things in the world toward it.
Magic Square City's defensive functions had long since activated, releasing a barrier that protected everyone within and kept them safe. The moment anyone stepped outside the barrier, they might be dragged directly onto the chessboard, and the outcome was easy to imagine.
Six Paths Heavenly King, standing within the chessboard, remained utterly motionless. His figure was dreamlike and illusory, half real and half false, as though he stood there yet was also far away somewhere else.
The golden wheel behind him, capable of controlling the Six Paths of Reincarnation, continued to rotate slowly. No matter how the chess game changed around it, it remained unaffected.
The game continued to evolve. Square Circle Domain Lord became increasingly tightly integrated with the laws, reaching an inconceivable level. It was as if he had become the laws themselves.
At the final move, Square Circle Domain Lord vanished into thin air, completely merging into the laws.
The chess game settled, ending in a draw.
The entire chessboard, along