Lu Hao and Gray Cat arrived ten thousand zhang above the Heavenly Tree. This place was different from below, as though it were another world entirely.
Mist and clouds swirled here, energy drifting like clouds as the sea of clouds churned.
Yet the sea of clouds was not empty. At this moment, people stood above it!
A low table, solidified by a powerful expert, floated at the cloud's peak. Tea sat upon it, with an enormous chessboard placed in the middle.
The black and white pieces seethed with killing intent as they battled one another.
Two people sat on either side of the table, one young and one elderly.
The two faced each other over the board. "Heavenly Tree, I say you should just give up. After all these years, can't you see your own fate? If you surrender now, you might suffer a little less later."
As the cold-faced youth spoke, he placed a piece. The moment it landed, the black pieces transformed into powerful experts and instantly slew many of the experts formed from the white pieces.
"Your Highness remains the same. It is impossible for this old man to give up. Even an ant clings to life. After finally gaining intelligence after all these years, this old man naturally does not wish to die so easily."
The old man's face was pale as he spoke.
Looking at the white pieces below, already surrounded by black pieces, the old man slowly said, "It has been eight thousand years. Your Highness has continuously expended avatars here with me. With so much time, I fear Your Highness has long since found another path. Why insist on fighting me to the death here? Even if Your Highness wins in the end, this body of mine was never Your Highness's original body.