The white stones joined together to form a human-like figure with a buff physique, yet it was helpless at this point in time.449Please respect copyright.PENANAbtfLsKozEJ
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.449Please respect copyright.PENANAoDOHSQFgqp
“Forbidden spell – Death’s Curse!”449Please respect copyright.PENANAup0tZRq0W1
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.449Please respect copyright.PENANA5cYIK6E9fm
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.449Please respect copyright.PENANAtiibeFFdSI
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.449Please respect copyright.PENANAQU0YOpgZ3e
The current stage was known as Fear Dragon, which came in the form of a Go game.449Please respect copyright.PENANA265eowToBf
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.449Please respect copyright.PENANAMPsrnJWXr5
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.449Please respect copyright.PENANAQm0TRyVmST
Such a question was way more complicated than those used in the inter-school exchange, but simpler at the same time.449Please respect copyright.PENANAwtGsWEGQot
So what if you were invincible to all cultivators? Your fears, and not anyone else, might be the knife that kills you.449Please respect copyright.PENANA94R6sDPg6j
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.449Please respect copyright.PENANAENmAV40HKO
Who was fearless when facing death? Chui Yim was one of the few who could discuss this matter loudly.449Please respect copyright.PENANAoL7McCd6jh
Death was no doubt horrifying and painful, especially to feel one’s vitality flowing out of their body like water.449Please respect copyright.PENANAZlY1wOe7MU
But to Chui Yim, death wasn't the scariest. The situation it caused was.449Please respect copyright.PENANAyey7L6v3jw
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.449Please respect copyright.PENANAvMi7wVawc3
It was so unfair. And the intense indignation he felt was way more terrifying than death.449Please respect copyright.PENANABXHErwFaG8
Unfair, so unfair.449Please respect copyright.PENANAhJfIX4ge95
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.449Please respect copyright.PENANAB64fGXNCuS
He did not wish to have any regrets in this life ever again.449Please respect copyright.PENANA4Gc8LWteAL
Thus, he placed a Go piece.449Please respect copyright.PENANAybmWMdYKpR
Life was like a game of Go; as long as one made a move, the situation would follow suit.449Please respect copyright.PENANAwEkZevhkEd
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.449Please respect copyright.PENANAgjFDhlsUD4
Slight surprise washed over Wong Kei's starry eyes as he continued to ignore Chui Yim's “irrelevant” piece.449Please respect copyright.PENANAPvZuviaSmy
The black dragon moved to swallow the white stones that were already in danger.449Please respect copyright.PENANAj6OK5mD5yQ
Chui Yim made another move similar to his previous move, landing on an irrelevant area.449Please respect copyright.PENANAxUogVZViXY
At the same time, the black dragon opened its scary mouth and swallowed the remaining white stones.449Please respect copyright.PENANAPDyMxLXl21
The third white stone landed on the board, creating a new situation like a moon competing with the black dragon at the side.449Please respect copyright.PENANAf1VJLAVRkw
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.449Please respect copyright.PENANAPBfQ2OkIBT
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!449Please respect copyright.PENANAk70Erl7VdM
Standing up after a fall! The method Chui Yim used to face his fears.449Please respect copyright.PENANAitAeEPVveg
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!449Please respect copyright.PENANAeOSGrfMkg2
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.449Please respect copyright.PENANAcRGfDRQ2z6
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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.449Please respect copyright.PENANAjl2EhsxP4x
Man Yee Ho was no Go player, but the military god that led countless of soldiers.449Please respect copyright.PENANArlToiFlrEa
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.449Please respect copyright.PENANATT6Cw3G8uM
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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.449Please respect copyright.PENANAHU6vGXlc5r
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.449Please respect copyright.PENANAXQ0Z3TkC3v
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!449Please respect copyright.PENANAV3c6TaJRxR
“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.449Please respect copyright.PENANAzv0arpWWgb
“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.449Please respect copyright.PENANAShShXik90Q
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.449Please respect copyright.PENANAPu9Qbs2tvX
She was now who she was, Ping Ching. The boy that faced death calmly with a laugh gave her courage.449Please respect copyright.PENANADjeTLaKaQR
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.449Please respect copyright.PENANAfjpYvjuNYW
Now, there were only about thirty participants left from the more than a hundred previously, yet they still had three stages more to go…449Please respect copyright.PENANA8J4sG81Gu8
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.449Please respect copyright.PENANAtdPaKPJjGv
Cloud Palace wasn't looking for just elites, but the elite amongst elites.449Please respect copyright.PENANAQp05cSyecu
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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