The More I Die, the Stronger I Get

Li Ming was killed by Scarface, and became Scarface.

Scarface was killed by Third Master, and he became Third Master.

With every death, his soul grew stronger, his methods more ruthless, and the cards in his hand more numerous. He thought this was the heavens giving him a chance to turn his life around, so he clawed his way up, killing, possessing bodies, devouring territory, and reshuffling the deck.

Until he discovered that even his own death had been planned by someone else.

Someone needed him to die. Needed him to grow stronger, again and again.

Needed him to stand above everyone else in the end, only to take everything away.

And this game had begun before he was even born.