The white stones joined together to form a human-like figure with a buff physique, yet it was helpless at this point in time.588Please respect copyright.PENANAFZ87umGDKs
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.588Please respect copyright.PENANAKHFhz4Vg7K
“Forbidden spell – Death’s Curse!”588Please respect copyright.PENANArj6dtp230A
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.588Please respect copyright.PENANAveZlZIklBq
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.588Please respect copyright.PENANA26gy7HLQ5w
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.588Please respect copyright.PENANA4QWn7jfeyu
The current stage was known as Fear Dragon, which came in the form of a Go game.588Please respect copyright.PENANASmvTU9Tzjz
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.588Please respect copyright.PENANAXW1Py9jpsH
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.588Please respect copyright.PENANAdw6Ve8EzBC
Such a question was way more complicated than those used in the inter-school exchange, but simpler at the same time.588Please respect copyright.PENANAMeu6f9nBM2
So what if you were invincible to all cultivators? Your fears, and not anyone else, might be the knife that kills you.588Please respect copyright.PENANAYHhCiMdAQe
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.588Please respect copyright.PENANAPk4JwPAUG9
Who was fearless when facing death? Chui Yim was one of the few who could discuss this matter loudly.588Please respect copyright.PENANAxfjOIEPrRe
Death was no doubt horrifying and painful, especially to feel one’s vitality flowing out of their body like water.588Please respect copyright.PENANAzUtIQOzwbS
But to Chui Yim, death wasn't the scariest. The situation it caused was.588Please respect copyright.PENANALzLl47j1YE
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.588Please respect copyright.PENANArT7qGIYYw8
It was so unfair. And the intense indignation he felt was way more terrifying than death.588Please respect copyright.PENANAUVmBPlMcYZ
Unfair, so unfair.588Please respect copyright.PENANASvRyh3Rf1b
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.588Please respect copyright.PENANAtOAwAAIfvf
He did not wish to have any regrets in this life ever again.588Please respect copyright.PENANAEN9LS7lS45
Thus, he placed a Go piece.588Please respect copyright.PENANARSdWvAfNCO
Life was like a game of Go; as long as one made a move, the situation would follow suit.588Please respect copyright.PENANAbWFMBnlOVG
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.588Please respect copyright.PENANAURr1yw292V
Slight surprise washed over Wong Kei's starry eyes as he continued to ignore Chui Yim's “irrelevant” piece.588Please respect copyright.PENANA3TWG6QNyxr
The black dragon moved to swallow the white stones that were already in danger.588Please respect copyright.PENANAAIWq5Yngqd
Chui Yim made another move similar to his previous move, landing on an irrelevant area.588Please respect copyright.PENANAfcgtYbuKI0
At the same time, the black dragon opened its scary mouth and swallowed the remaining white stones.588Please respect copyright.PENANAZowr1YgLZ4
The third white stone landed on the board, creating a new situation like a moon competing with the black dragon at the side.588Please respect copyright.PENANAqjWeE7WF4G
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.588Please respect copyright.PENANANAsDCjI7Rl
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!588Please respect copyright.PENANA0Lw5NA6eP9
Standing up after a fall! The method Chui Yim used to face his fears.588Please respect copyright.PENANAejSPIh3dce
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!588Please respect copyright.PENANANkson0OSNs
The burning, fire-like aura left Wong Kei shocked!
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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.588Please respect copyright.PENANAwnVLqWvZdW
Man Yee Ho was no Go player, but the military god that led countless of soldiers.588Please respect copyright.PENANAS4ufnbuHzM
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.588Please respect copyright.PENANAhbSZZv3g9v
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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.588Please respect copyright.PENANAKqbosqghrD
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.588Please respect copyright.PENANARxVDC1dVE1
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!588Please respect copyright.PENANAZuw8Ti8TuK
“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.588Please respect copyright.PENANAUQ7PVuSz0e
“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.588Please respect copyright.PENANAv4K3kckspz
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.588Please respect copyright.PENANAWs68iqkILn
She was now who she was, Ping Ching. The boy that faced death calmly with a laugh gave her courage.588Please respect copyright.PENANAlXlFnHap9m
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.588Please respect copyright.PENANAgunvFBpSVq
Now, there were only about thirty participants left from the more than a hundred previously, yet they still had three stages more to go…588Please respect copyright.PENANAlLSLy2CeXH
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.588Please respect copyright.PENANAmb6hmQEJR1
Cloud Palace wasn't looking for just elites, but the elite amongst elites.588Please respect copyright.PENANAn5vm3Ez0D8
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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