The white stones joined together to form a human-like figure with a buff physique, yet it was helpless at this point in time.417Please respect copyright.PENANAEtNar3ERkm
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.417Please respect copyright.PENANAVzPdKRpHDl
“Forbidden spell – Death’s Curse!”417Please respect copyright.PENANAigmSL97LQM
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.417Please respect copyright.PENANADfnJp4p0z9
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.417Please respect copyright.PENANA8Jd1E5j7Dw
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.417Please respect copyright.PENANAuUL23u08X7
The current stage was known as Fear Dragon, which came in the form of a Go game.417Please respect copyright.PENANA2qTCbpNP7E
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.417Please respect copyright.PENANAWRexjaGESy
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.417Please respect copyright.PENANAiYLIpYxmSu
Such a question was way more complicated than those used in the inter-school exchange, but simpler at the same time.417Please respect copyright.PENANAlOmjORHNKO
So what if you were invincible to all cultivators? Your fears, and not anyone else, might be the knife that kills you.417Please respect copyright.PENANAr0M1jmFeIL
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.417Please respect copyright.PENANA02TCy9Dznc
Who was fearless when facing death? Chui Yim was one of the few who could discuss this matter loudly.417Please respect copyright.PENANALId83HM1q4
Death was no doubt horrifying and painful, especially to feel one’s vitality flowing out of their body like water.417Please respect copyright.PENANAPgyu8dfDQJ
But to Chui Yim, death wasn't the scariest. The situation it caused was.417Please respect copyright.PENANA0IbPKmjwKy
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.417Please respect copyright.PENANAjcnmmzVxNQ
It was so unfair. And the intense indignation he felt was way more terrifying than death.417Please respect copyright.PENANAmjlRgxxILE
Unfair, so unfair.417Please respect copyright.PENANAn8Wo6gEvuw
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.417Please respect copyright.PENANAlqFJaQKy8e
He did not wish to have any regrets in this life ever again.417Please respect copyright.PENANAEjI9alaJ9G
Thus, he placed a Go piece.417Please respect copyright.PENANArUKl80KkSx
Life was like a game of Go; as long as one made a move, the situation would follow suit.417Please respect copyright.PENANAt5sfgje6hA
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.417Please respect copyright.PENANAdXZijeSq8u
Slight surprise washed over Wong Kei's starry eyes as he continued to ignore Chui Yim's “irrelevant” piece.417Please respect copyright.PENANADayQQHXcAk
The black dragon moved to swallow the white stones that were already in danger.417Please respect copyright.PENANAPoT5onHsts
Chui Yim made another move similar to his previous move, landing on an irrelevant area.417Please respect copyright.PENANAMQdZYuJXou
At the same time, the black dragon opened its scary mouth and swallowed the remaining white stones.417Please respect copyright.PENANAtjgBrBVF40
The third white stone landed on the board, creating a new situation like a moon competing with the black dragon at the side.417Please respect copyright.PENANAARNVG7njme
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.417Please respect copyright.PENANA0TJuy7T9t1
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!417Please respect copyright.PENANAVjgYgAxzJs
Standing up after a fall! The method Chui Yim used to face his fears.417Please respect copyright.PENANA8Og3fYmJIw
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!417Please respect copyright.PENANAcoacgK9Dxs
The burning, fire-like aura left Wong Kei shocked!
“Nice one, you've passed.” Wong Kei praised Chui Yim with a glint in his eyes.417Please respect copyright.PENANAaZ0D4xp7R5
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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.417Please respect copyright.PENANA2SRGaL0tN0
Man Yee Ho was no Go player, but the military god that led countless of soldiers.417Please respect copyright.PENANAIUz0Ue2Zey
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.417Please respect copyright.PENANA0NMsDzi5OD
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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.417Please respect copyright.PENANA1FHTF8qpzC
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.417Please respect copyright.PENANA453Kx6392i
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!417Please respect copyright.PENANAKrxma6UtHd
“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.417Please respect copyright.PENANAGFzvcc979b
“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.417Please respect copyright.PENANAkDWAwXdv9u
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.417Please respect copyright.PENANAkR8EnfzSsS
She was now who she was, Ping Ching. The boy that faced death calmly with a laugh gave her courage.417Please respect copyright.PENANAp7dxwoXotv
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.417Please respect copyright.PENANATAjE8l3sYa
Now, there were only about thirty participants left from the more than a hundred previously, yet they still had three stages more to go…417Please respect copyright.PENANA0JN92BI9jT
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.417Please respect copyright.PENANAEFRLp9gQC2
Cloud Palace wasn't looking for just elites, but the elite amongst elites.417Please respect copyright.PENANACWv9DsLe3k
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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