The white stones joined together to form a human-like figure with a buff physique, yet it was helpless at this point in time.448Please respect copyright.PENANA0HIpYuODvk
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.448Please respect copyright.PENANAjuP1Zh86dS
“Forbidden spell – Death’s Curse!”448Please respect copyright.PENANA3Sk87rjaVA
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.448Please respect copyright.PENANACIfIC2Ruu7
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.448Please respect copyright.PENANAkAuHLZPnSN
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.448Please respect copyright.PENANAVav9EzYCOK
The current stage was known as Fear Dragon, which came in the form of a Go game.448Please respect copyright.PENANAgtenVeB86Y
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.448Please respect copyright.PENANAuWeue79yOd
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.448Please respect copyright.PENANAIV48QiuIAY
Such a question was way more complicated than those used in the inter-school exchange, but simpler at the same time.448Please respect copyright.PENANA5QaoUJEhky
So what if you were invincible to all cultivators? Your fears, and not anyone else, might be the knife that kills you.448Please respect copyright.PENANArTzDkMXhKG
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.448Please respect copyright.PENANA7wYHtWm9jT
Who was fearless when facing death? Chui Yim was one of the few who could discuss this matter loudly.448Please respect copyright.PENANAzcofy5SPAT
Death was no doubt horrifying and painful, especially to feel one’s vitality flowing out of their body like water.448Please respect copyright.PENANAJsaqDPhwkX
But to Chui Yim, death wasn't the scariest. The situation it caused was.448Please respect copyright.PENANAh7ndTDxWog
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.448Please respect copyright.PENANA5u73V4gMvb
It was so unfair. And the intense indignation he felt was way more terrifying than death.448Please respect copyright.PENANAO0Qdancw2n
Unfair, so unfair.448Please respect copyright.PENANAPvJ9v4uOub
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.448Please respect copyright.PENANALaF6vN2s64
He did not wish to have any regrets in this life ever again.448Please respect copyright.PENANAX5TvkU8N16
Thus, he placed a Go piece.448Please respect copyright.PENANAdBQl3to6Mn
Life was like a game of Go; as long as one made a move, the situation would follow suit.448Please respect copyright.PENANArxbt365E8I
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.448Please respect copyright.PENANAEypammFkFr
Slight surprise washed over Wong Kei's starry eyes as he continued to ignore Chui Yim's “irrelevant” piece.448Please respect copyright.PENANAf7sGScKHxZ
The black dragon moved to swallow the white stones that were already in danger.448Please respect copyright.PENANA6BdBJp66kV
Chui Yim made another move similar to his previous move, landing on an irrelevant area.448Please respect copyright.PENANAFsx5NrYNPl
At the same time, the black dragon opened its scary mouth and swallowed the remaining white stones.448Please respect copyright.PENANAsXrPq8FHHY
The third white stone landed on the board, creating a new situation like a moon competing with the black dragon at the side.448Please respect copyright.PENANA9Ifvjy61DR
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.448Please respect copyright.PENANA6zOK4OwfFK
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!448Please respect copyright.PENANAC7pPuuBDgY
Standing up after a fall! The method Chui Yim used to face his fears.448Please respect copyright.PENANAuuZxXZO1HN
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!448Please respect copyright.PENANA1BEh3nV4on
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.448Please respect copyright.PENANAfbYg65zIlz
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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.448Please respect copyright.PENANAJ759weLoF9
Man Yee Ho was no Go player, but the military god that led countless of soldiers.448Please respect copyright.PENANAqbla4BURmS
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.448Please respect copyright.PENANAx9jdMkhlZP
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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.448Please respect copyright.PENANApWfTy6bMru
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.448Please respect copyright.PENANAigDkcWRu7C
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!448Please respect copyright.PENANABxi52c0yM5
“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.448Please respect copyright.PENANAqiVHfKxzjK
“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.448Please respect copyright.PENANARSMmjMbOUe
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.448Please respect copyright.PENANAjd6PX52kG3
She was now who she was, Ping Ching. The boy that faced death calmly with a laugh gave her courage.448Please respect copyright.PENANA6tUc0NUH0b
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.448Please respect copyright.PENANAnnNggudU5V
Now, there were only about thirty participants left from the more than a hundred previously, yet they still had three stages more to go…448Please respect copyright.PENANAfqiugqoA4m
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.448Please respect copyright.PENANAbHXfgQsKhV
Cloud Palace wasn't looking for just elites, but the elite amongst elites.448Please respect copyright.PENANArcQxBMGh0X
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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