The white stones joined together to form a human-like figure with a buff physique, yet it was helpless at this point in time.486Please respect copyright.PENANA9vM4TWu6Wx
The dragon made of black stones sprawled across the Go board ferociously, resembling an elderly man in a blood-red robe at the same time.486Please respect copyright.PENANAf3ocOLAtVz
“Forbidden spell – Death’s Curse!”486Please respect copyright.PENANAvQmhOBHkSG
A terrifying crimson light beam smashed into the human figure, and Chui Yim clearly felt his body decomposing. Vitality was flowing out of his body rapidly.486Please respect copyright.PENANALOMiOnwOOT
This was the memory of his death from his past life.
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Wong Kei looked at the bald teenager in front of him in curiosity.486Please respect copyright.PENANAcou5HtYHCF
So, he's the nice kid that Third Senior Brother always talks about? But I won’t go easy on him just because of that.486Please respect copyright.PENANA6ztxBUMZqT
The current stage was known as Fear Dragon, which came in the form of a Go game.486Please respect copyright.PENANABsCfR2HHqv
This Fear Dragon would show the participant his or her deepest, strongest fear. It varied for everybody, and each person had their own way to face their fears. Those that failed to overcome it successfully were disqualified.486Please respect copyright.PENANA3rZQH700Za
Thus, the actual test of this stage was not the game of Go but if the teens could face their fears and not back out.486Please respect copyright.PENANAsTJq0dA260
Such a question was way more complicated than those used in the inter-school exchange, but simpler at the same time.486Please respect copyright.PENANAPa3If3PySH
So what if you were invincible to all cultivators? Your fears, and not anyone else, might be the knife that kills you.486Please respect copyright.PENANAgtzhDwS6up
Wong Kei shut his eyes and awaited the results.
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As the saying goes, the only thing that matters is life and death.486Please respect copyright.PENANAjq0GJqxjW7
Who was fearless when facing death? Chui Yim was one of the few who could discuss this matter loudly.486Please respect copyright.PENANAtfpw48T5cY
Death was no doubt horrifying and painful, especially to feel one’s vitality flowing out of their body like water.486Please respect copyright.PENANAt0t7BapsKL
But to Chui Yim, death wasn't the scariest. The situation it caused was.486Please respect copyright.PENANAyiMx0ytzNY
How he had to look at those he cared for and see their broken hearts, or how he was unable to reach the extreme state in forging that he desired.486Please respect copyright.PENANAjT40HFsSZz
It was so unfair. And the intense indignation he felt was way more terrifying than death.486Please respect copyright.PENANArW3ntc2Tzc
Unfair, so unfair.486Please respect copyright.PENANAB4awvkYDPP
Chui Yim never thought of himself as someone special and did not understand why reincarnation, something that only happened in fantasy stories, would happen to him. But since God decided to give him a second chance, he would cherish it greatly.486Please respect copyright.PENANAPngivxrDyx
He did not wish to have any regrets in this life ever again.486Please respect copyright.PENANAti7YZNc0dZ
Thus, he placed a Go piece.486Please respect copyright.PENANAXNkNKoAQLF
Life was like a game of Go; as long as one made a move, the situation would follow suit.486Please respect copyright.PENANAIC33y3kvE6
The white stone landed on an irrelevant space in the game. It was a dangerous situation with black taking up half of the board and the black dragon cornering the white stones. But Chui Yim ignored the situation and placed the white stone on a space unoccupied by black.486Please respect copyright.PENANA8i7ufA85Ks
Slight surprise washed over Wong Kei's starry eyes as he continued to ignore Chui Yim's “irrelevant” piece.486Please respect copyright.PENANAOIKtJteZw8
The black dragon moved to swallow the white stones that were already in danger.486Please respect copyright.PENANA017cD9h2Fv
Chui Yim made another move similar to his previous move, landing on an irrelevant area.486Please respect copyright.PENANAGxX5wL2TJo
At the same time, the black dragon opened its scary mouth and swallowed the remaining white stones.486Please respect copyright.PENANAl9fEzfVdJU
The third white stone landed on the board, creating a new situation like a moon competing with the black dragon at the side.486Please respect copyright.PENANABnzM9KokJQ
These three white stones seemed fragile, but they were a new hope in this desperate situation, just like how God gave him a new chance to live.486Please respect copyright.PENANACmcZB8rknV
A breeze full of vitality grazed the room, filling up the place. This was how Chui Yim chose to escape from a difficult situation; not escaping at all, but restarting in a brand new world!486Please respect copyright.PENANAxkdFInnQCi
Standing up after a fall! The method Chui Yim used to face his fears.486Please respect copyright.PENANA5uCYNljzkV
He did not ignore the fears but faced them bravely. So what if you've defeated me or suppressed me? I will return stronger and never give up!486Please respect copyright.PENANAb0iPn0MB57
The burning, fire-like aura left Wong Kei shocked!
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Man Yee Ho looked at the Go board that was like a blanket of stars. This was a foreign field to him, but just as Wong Kei mentioned, Go was just like life and was closely related to one's knowledge and forging connections.486Please respect copyright.PENANA5UI3iIWsOW
Man Yee Ho was no Go player, but the military god that led countless of soldiers.486Please respect copyright.PENANANXDYZQjlQ0
To him, the stones were like soldiers, and he didn’t seem to see the fear that the Fear Dragon tried to instil in him. He did not see the situation as fear but a battlefield.486Please respect copyright.PENANAlSNnFU70Bg
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The white stone was like a special force that silently appeared next to the black dragon. Being where black ruled, it obviously would not give Man Yee Ho the chance, so it destroyed the white stone within no time, but that was exactly what Man Yee Ho wanted to see.486Please respect copyright.PENANA09i3owCbhH
The special force was meant to be sacrificed to attract the black dragon's attention, and after two moves, Wong Kei realized that white, which was as good as defeated, managed to turn the tables! This left Wong Kei in awe.486Please respect copyright.PENANAt1PPLW1ABa
This game of Go wasn't about actual Go skills to start with; those that managed to pass did so because they overcame their fears. However, Man Yee Ho was the first to overcome this impossible situation!486Please respect copyright.PENANA8WN4xfHhyr
“Magnificent! That was awesome! All types of mystical strategies, from decoy tactics to baiting and managing to escape… I would love to discuss Go with you if this wasn't a trial.486Please respect copyright.PENANA4EkCitWY7F
“You passed this stage successfully.”
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Ping Ching looked at the board indifferently. She did not back off despite being criticized by the Ping Clan elders. Her moves were all offensive, and Ping Ching did not even think of giving up even though she was faced with a difficult situation.486Please respect copyright.PENANAEnzHTX0C81
She feared most how the Ping Clan elders talked about her being a girl, and that was the reason why she pretended to be a boy – to be the candidate that everyone would find suitable to take over the clan. But she was no longer the Ping Ching she used to be.486Please respect copyright.PENANAaR1lDxf6ly
She was now who she was, Ping Ching. The boy that faced death calmly with a laugh gave her courage.486Please respect copyright.PENANAwr1ANFFcQP
Ping Ching walked out of the straw hut.
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It was unknown how long had passed, but the place was still in good weather.486Please respect copyright.PENANA7qcBlO4Xno
Now, there were only about thirty participants left from the more than a hundred previously, yet they still had three stages more to go…486Please respect copyright.PENANAJexpPF1qE3
The confident teenagers couldn't help but feel stressed. As teens and elites amongst their peers, they were filled with confidence, but sadly had to face the truth in front of the straw hut.486Please respect copyright.PENANAxITGQf1Ucg
Cloud Palace wasn't looking for just elites, but the elite amongst elites.486Please respect copyright.PENANA7FjIXXcVz3
Talent wasn't important to Cloud Palace as anyone that was allowed to participate was brimming with it! In fact, talent was the most common thing around.
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