The white stones joined together to form a human-like figure with a buff physique, yet it was helpless at this point in time.455Please respect copyright.PENANArykBWYF1QT
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.455Please respect copyright.PENANAI3V0GOKK7Y
“Forbidden spell – Death’s Curse!”455Please respect copyright.PENANA4u2xbRb7Ig
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.455Please respect copyright.PENANAB93miZ9Nkw
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.455Please respect copyright.PENANAvNDy3d660k
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.455Please respect copyright.PENANA06ojnbYRdL
The current stage was known as Fear Dragon, which came in the form of a Go game.455Please respect copyright.PENANAhy8rkSoB1E
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.455Please respect copyright.PENANAkIDDAqNCLC
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.455Please respect copyright.PENANAfLqiJVvnoV
Such a question was way more complicated than those used in the inter-school exchange, but simpler at the same time.455Please respect copyright.PENANA2nket0TeVn
So what if you were invincible to all cultivators? Your fears, and not anyone else, might be the knife that kills you.455Please respect copyright.PENANAV5bIT8Wya1
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.455Please respect copyright.PENANApSF0vHaRkK
Who was fearless when facing death? Chui Yim was one of the few who could discuss this matter loudly.455Please respect copyright.PENANA6vjflYyCdV
Death was no doubt horrifying and painful, especially to feel one’s vitality flowing out of their body like water.455Please respect copyright.PENANA8VsXqkUMPz
But to Chui Yim, death wasn't the scariest. The situation it caused was.455Please respect copyright.PENANA8ypcBmZJoh
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.455Please respect copyright.PENANAGnMVN2Ap3I
It was so unfair. And the intense indignation he felt was way more terrifying than death.455Please respect copyright.PENANAS5OwAiebhn
Unfair, so unfair.455Please respect copyright.PENANAHuw2d0xeTW
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.455Please respect copyright.PENANA6PY7nEysof
He did not wish to have any regrets in this life ever again.455Please respect copyright.PENANAg4jbm0jAVi
Thus, he placed a Go piece.455Please respect copyright.PENANAL58tFDZnU4
Life was like a game of Go; as long as one made a move, the situation would follow suit.455Please respect copyright.PENANAKaId9Hubu4
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.455Please respect copyright.PENANAcGJqWLNDcw
Slight surprise washed over Wong Kei's starry eyes as he continued to ignore Chui Yim's “irrelevant” piece.455Please respect copyright.PENANAuXYUlOmVxF
The black dragon moved to swallow the white stones that were already in danger.455Please respect copyright.PENANAU9IX6wWvgp
Chui Yim made another move similar to his previous move, landing on an irrelevant area.455Please respect copyright.PENANASoK7EM301T
At the same time, the black dragon opened its scary mouth and swallowed the remaining white stones.455Please respect copyright.PENANAy2zJa4wEjL
The third white stone landed on the board, creating a new situation like a moon competing with the black dragon at the side.455Please respect copyright.PENANAYZsOnMBeAK
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.455Please respect copyright.PENANATkycx8cdgQ
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!455Please respect copyright.PENANAAqZ9CP0kLU
Standing up after a fall! The method Chui Yim used to face his fears.455Please respect copyright.PENANACrA3TaHwcb
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!455Please respect copyright.PENANAAj3cgCxLLD
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.455Please respect copyright.PENANAW6yS7DMD5a
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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.455Please respect copyright.PENANA1pNpC1q6Ko
Man Yee Ho was no Go player, but the military god that led countless of soldiers.455Please respect copyright.PENANAjrafMLrvj0
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.455Please respect copyright.PENANAfhtslUl3gI
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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.455Please respect copyright.PENANAD3LlC3zUCU
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.455Please respect copyright.PENANAawl5dwCrP1
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!455Please respect copyright.PENANAkflt6N2RFY
“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.455Please respect copyright.PENANAnIJkKCeTYt
“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.455Please respect copyright.PENANA1ZtUjXbS0P
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.455Please respect copyright.PENANAGF3BPzzBWZ
She was now who she was, Ping Ching. The boy that faced death calmly with a laugh gave her courage.455Please respect copyright.PENANAbW4df6fnre
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.455Please respect copyright.PENANAnK40Vg6N8l
Now, there were only about thirty participants left from the more than a hundred previously, yet they still had three stages more to go…455Please respect copyright.PENANAklivQj0UyN
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.455Please respect copyright.PENANAVeKEl2L77T
Cloud Palace wasn't looking for just elites, but the elite amongst elites.455Please respect copyright.PENANAB8JIzL8SY7
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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