The white stones joined together to form a human-like figure with a buff physique, yet it was helpless at this point in time.470Please respect copyright.PENANAVpnu8es8VV
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.470Please respect copyright.PENANAcELLQ1dIXl
“Forbidden spell – Death’s Curse!”470Please respect copyright.PENANAtC3up088z0
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.470Please respect copyright.PENANATaSEg1KeF2
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.470Please respect copyright.PENANASDNZECkZSd
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.470Please respect copyright.PENANA7ZdjDFTCNd
The current stage was known as Fear Dragon, which came in the form of a Go game.470Please respect copyright.PENANAeoaCxhlXY1
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.470Please respect copyright.PENANAcB51r15QVS
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.470Please respect copyright.PENANAkSVZm7OX7t
Such a question was way more complicated than those used in the inter-school exchange, but simpler at the same time.470Please respect copyright.PENANAhSuV7j2elE
So what if you were invincible to all cultivators? Your fears, and not anyone else, might be the knife that kills you.470Please respect copyright.PENANA55AGqRICxn
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.470Please respect copyright.PENANAQOUtXfIkGg
Who was fearless when facing death? Chui Yim was one of the few who could discuss this matter loudly.470Please respect copyright.PENANAv1mMIC5VA4
Death was no doubt horrifying and painful, especially to feel one’s vitality flowing out of their body like water.470Please respect copyright.PENANAodapI1a3ni
But to Chui Yim, death wasn't the scariest. The situation it caused was.470Please respect copyright.PENANAGOHbEzigyH
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.470Please respect copyright.PENANAnRZ2B2ynoh
It was so unfair. And the intense indignation he felt was way more terrifying than death.470Please respect copyright.PENANAlyxwUoGmDg
Unfair, so unfair.470Please respect copyright.PENANAprEZHtb7tO
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.470Please respect copyright.PENANAEGz8ZIVIRA
He did not wish to have any regrets in this life ever again.470Please respect copyright.PENANAKZuiT8YuI8
Thus, he placed a Go piece.470Please respect copyright.PENANA4RZcZ4nDe3
Life was like a game of Go; as long as one made a move, the situation would follow suit.470Please respect copyright.PENANAYthKq51ygV
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.470Please respect copyright.PENANAqBb1zKGtkf
Slight surprise washed over Wong Kei's starry eyes as he continued to ignore Chui Yim's “irrelevant” piece.470Please respect copyright.PENANADdxjfYwFjK
The black dragon moved to swallow the white stones that were already in danger.470Please respect copyright.PENANAC0H7HbO1kd
Chui Yim made another move similar to his previous move, landing on an irrelevant area.470Please respect copyright.PENANAymwXUhtTbo
At the same time, the black dragon opened its scary mouth and swallowed the remaining white stones.470Please respect copyright.PENANA15Riraw7wG
The third white stone landed on the board, creating a new situation like a moon competing with the black dragon at the side.470Please respect copyright.PENANAEfmLU9XGq4
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.470Please respect copyright.PENANAdTE7drYieA
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!470Please respect copyright.PENANAK63eQobXn3
Standing up after a fall! The method Chui Yim used to face his fears.470Please respect copyright.PENANAtgHIXWspLA
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!470Please respect copyright.PENANAAfuzas5GVS
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.470Please respect copyright.PENANA8JyTMVUQTE
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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.470Please respect copyright.PENANAhm0a16UI8E
Man Yee Ho was no Go player, but the military god that led countless of soldiers.470Please respect copyright.PENANAq9atNTCasa
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.470Please respect copyright.PENANAlAskM5rl81
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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.470Please respect copyright.PENANAM9flUcOJHe
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.470Please respect copyright.PENANAOfOx4xYuTI
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!470Please respect copyright.PENANA1vV4F4tWfq
“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.470Please respect copyright.PENANADpQnU9qUrV
“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.470Please respect copyright.PENANAR3yvPzfBPr
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.470Please respect copyright.PENANAcP1ex7p1Bj
She was now who she was, Ping Ching. The boy that faced death calmly with a laugh gave her courage.470Please respect copyright.PENANA6lETpFQtQf
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.470Please respect copyright.PENANAh6gmjFSikT
Now, there were only about thirty participants left from the more than a hundred previously, yet they still had three stages more to go…470Please respect copyright.PENANAuc6d1T5CIW
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.470Please respect copyright.PENANAKzXxtcYmXK
Cloud Palace wasn't looking for just elites, but the elite amongst elites.470Please respect copyright.PENANA4vD37BCtIY
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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