In the game of life and death, the forward position was calculated not by how far you had walked, but by how far you were from the center point. At the same time, there were many paths that corresponded to the center point.
If Jiang Wang was 300 positions away from the center point, then his forward position was 700. If he walked one position to the right and happened to walk on another path that corresponded to the center point, then his forward position wouldn't change.
If the path to the right didn't correspond to the center point in a straight line, then his forward position would go backward and he would only be left with 699 positions.
Because of the complexity of the game of life and death, there were some places that needed to be bypassed. Therefore, it was often a waste of time and energy without advancing much.
The relatively strong competitors were basically in the first echelon. At the end, the Qing Huo Tribe didn't meet any strong opponents.
None of the stone soldiers, pass guards, or even the troops of other tribes could stop Jiang Wang.
After the second "birth point" was recorded, the Qing Huo Tribe started to look for the third one.
When night came, the farthest birth point would be the position to advance for the day.
But a new problem appeared.
The game of life and death consumed a lot of energy. Although the warriors who participated in the game of life and death had their extraordinary power removed, their bodies were still strong. However, in the game of life and death, the same action consumed twice as much energy.
Although the warriors of the Qing Huo Tribe had been observing and running all the time, Jiang Wang had taken care of all the battles by himself. But the sound of panting still came one after another, more and more, louder and louder.
After running for a long time, the body couldn't bear the burden.
As one of the warriors ran, he fell to the ground and went limp.
The pawn next to him quickly helped him up and looked at Jiang Wang weakly. "He's exhausted. He can't run anymore."
The warrior who was lying limp on the ground seemed to have completely collapsed. Besides panting, he didn't move at all.
The pawn supporting him looked very uncomfortable.
Because of the rules in the game of life and death, it was meaningless to let a teammate who couldn't move forward stay and rest.
Everyone knew that the best choice was to kill this teammate who couldn't move forward and make him withdraw from the game of life and death in this way.
Only by getting rid of the "burden" could the team move faster.
Every warrior participating in the Life and Death Chess knew what they were shouldering. Therefore, they were mentally prepared for the fate of falling behind.
However, when faced with that possibility, it was still hard to avoid suffering.
"Carry him," Jiang Wang ordered casually.
The number of pawns was the largest, but the range of the "vision of rules" was the smallest. Although it could be seen from all directions, they were usually used as "substitutes". It wasn't worth much.
It was only when the number of chess players and chess ministers decreased that they needed to step up and explore the field of vision.
"Let's return to the last spawn point to rest." Jiang Wang made the decision and took the lead to return.
Although there was still some time before the sky turned dark.
Qinghuo Yuanchen felt that Jiang Wang's decision was very wrong, but he was also very glad that Jiang Wang could make such an "incorrect" decision.
To Jiang Wang, they were just passers-by who had formed a temporary team to fight for the fruits of victory.
But to him, these were all his comrades who had been with him day and night.
If he was the one making the decision, he might have to make a painful choice for the sake of the entire Great Fire Division. Fortunately, the Go master was Jiang Wang.
He just needed to listen to orders and didn't have to face difficult choices.
The warriors of the Great Fire Division all heaved a sigh of relief. They indeed wanted to continue, but their bodies didn't allow it.
The Go of Life and Death seemed to constantly remind them of the word "choice".
However, there was a very real problem that they had to face. These warriors didn't have any supernatural power. If one of them was exhausted, it meant that the rest of them were probably also close to the warning line.
Jiang Wang didn't choose to give up on this "burden" because he didn't want to give up on his teammates, even if they were temporary. Secondly, he wanted to alleviate this problem.
When the team returned to the spawn point to rest, Jiang Wang said, "Now, I'll teach you a breathing regulation technique to help you adjust your breathing and relieve your physical fatigue."
This kind of small technique could be refined slightly in a body-refining technique. The cultivation system of the void continent basically revolved around totemic power and relied too much on it. It wasn't as complicated as it was in the Main World.
After teaching them once, Jiang Wang let them practice on their own. He didn't want to waste time and started regulating the Heaven and Earth Isolated Island.
In this atmosphere, the Great Fire Division's second night in the Go of Life and Death finally arrived.
Summing up the gains of the day, the Great Fire Division advanced 265 positions. Adding the 30 positions from the previous afternoon, they advanced a total of 295 positions.
Judging from all the occupied spawn points shown in the Contract of the King, the Great Fire Division had broken away from the tail end of the competing teams and started to compete in the middle.
Jiang Wang still paid attention to the Red Thunder Division first.
It wasn't difficult to deduce the positions of some teams from these spawn points. For example, the spawn point closest to the inner circle was occupied by the Red Thunder Division team represented by Lei Zhanqian. Who else could it be?
The Red Thunder Division's current position had advanced a total of 490 positions. Compared to the time at noon, they had advanced a total of 77 positions.
Similarly, because of the delay, the Great Fire Division had advanced a total of 85 positions compared to the time at noon when they checked the Contract of the King. The distance between the two sides was still shortening. But the speed difference was not as fast as it was in the morning!
Qinghuo Yuanchen was very worried about this. He felt that the warriors of the Great Fire Division were slowing down the speed, but he couldn't be so cruel as to suggest Jiang Wang to kill the warriors who were "slowing down".
On the contrary, Jiang Wang wasn't very worried about this. The speed in the afternoon slowed down mainly because of the other competing teams. After "killing the monkeys to warn the monkeys", it should be much better tomorrow. The physical strength of the warriors was also a problem that all teams had to face.
What worried him was still the first echelon. The "extraterrestrials" from the Modern World must have enough methods to solve this small problem. Besides, they all came to the Dubhe World earlier than Jiang Wang, so they had more time to prepare.
The reason why Jiang Wang relied so much on the "star power" that he accidentally discovered was that he saw a chance of survival from it. Otherwise, he would naturally be at a disadvantage when it came to the training of these warriors in a head-to-head competition.
The Scarlet Thunder Division led by Lei Zhanqian wasn't very fast in the afternoon. Jiang Wang was certain that Li Fengyao, who represented the Pure Water Division, had made a move.
Someone as cold and arrogant as Li Fengyao dared to compete with anyone in the world. She definitely wouldn't fear Lei Zhanqian. She had come to the void continent to participate in the chess game of life and death. Only the first place was worthy of Li Fengyao's efforts.
And if she wanted the first place, she couldn't let the Scarlet Thunder Division continue to advance triumphantly.
If Jiang Wang were in Li Fengyao's position, he would do the same.
Sometimes, watching from the sidelines meant giving up.
The battle between Li Fengyao and Lei Zhanqian was bound to unfold. Perhaps it would happen before the midpoint, or perhaps it would happen tomorrow.
For an expert like Li Fengyao, it would be an insult to hope that she wouldn't run into Lei Zhanqian.
Jiang Wang only hoped that the battle would last a little longer so that he could catch up in time.
The Plague Division, the Ironwood Division, and the Earth Division had teamed up. One of them was an experienced Inner Palace expert like Fang Chong. If even they couldn't do it...
Could Li Fengyao do it?
Jiang Wang closed his eyes. He was anticipating the answer.
… …
A long night passed quickly in the midst of cultivation.
The progress after daybreak was smoother than Jiang Wang had imagined. Any team that tried to slow down the speed of Yan Qing's Fire Division had to be prepared to be eliminated immediately. The teams that were destined to fall behind didn't have that kind of courage.
Yan Qing's Fire Division advanced triumphantly. The only thing that limited their speed was their physical strength.
The breathing technique that Jiang Wang had imparted to them last night had contributed greatly. The warriors were clearly in a much better state.
From the chess record on the stone tablet outside, one could clearly see that the red dot representing Yan Qing's Fire Division was advancing at a speed far faster than the other teams.
The observers from other tribes couldn't help but drop their jaws in shock. The observers from Yan Qing's Fire Division were naturally delighted.
In the chess game, they had the opportunity to observe all their opponents once a day through the Contract of the King, so they could easily discover the speed of each team.
However, the people in the first echelon naturally wouldn't pay attention to the pursuers. They only had eyes for each other.
To Jiang Wang's surprise, Chi Lei Division and Water Purification Division didn't seem to be fighting. Instead, they advanced by more than 200 places peacefully.
Now, one was at 694 place, the other at 617 place.
It was very close to the end of the game of life and death. The 1,000th place was the center.
"What is she waiting for?"
Jiang Wang was pondering this question.
But he quickly overturned this thought, because it didn't fit Li Fengyao's character. She dared to compete with the ancient Holy Kings. How could she admit defeat to a Lei Zhanqian?
"So, this isn't a sign of peace. This is the result of fighting and delaying each other's progress. In the final stage, they're both accelerating. It's entirely because of the opponent's strong interference that they've only advanced by more than 200 places. "
Jiang Wang was sure that this guess was correct. With Lei Zhanqian and Li Fengyao's strength and means, it was possible for them to explode with any kind of speed in the final stage.
Now, they've advanced by more than 200 places in half a day. It didn't seem to slow down, but it was already slow for the final sprint. And this must be the result of restraining each other.
But this result wasn't a good thing for Jiang Wang, who aspired to be first.
Just from the perspective of "chess," Li Fengyao didn't stop Lei Zhanqian, and Lei Zhanqian also couldn't shake off Li Fengyao.
But other than continuing to look forward to Li Fengyao's performance, he had no other way to delay Lei Zhanqian.
The distance was still far, and they couldn't touch each other at all.
Jiang Wang took one last look at the Contract of the King and flew forward.
He understood one thing — in this game of life and death, he wasn't the only one who was anxious.
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