The Way of the Blind Girl Chess Saint

Ji Yingting placed the white piece in the upper left corner of the board, at the small eye point.

"........."

"Ok??"

Ke Jiuman was slightly taken aback. Top left corner?

Generally speaking, regardless of whether it's black or white, the first move should be placed in the opposite corner of the board.

Even though there was no hint of mockery on Ji Yingting's face, if the remaining two corners were to become a pair of opposing stones with a 7.5-point handicap for Black, it would be at a disadvantage.

With a snap, Ke Jiuman made a move with a small eye without much thought. A few moves later, the Kobayashi style, which focuses on territory and can quickly shrink the board, began to take shape.

It's impossible to guess the opponent's strategy, but... it's a completely different story if the pieces are placed under my guidance.

Ji Yingting relaxed her eyebrows. Just as a chess player doesn't think about whether to play at the small eye or the star point, Ke Jiuman simply chose the most advantageous move. This was the same for her.

"Snap!!" A streak of light flashed from between his fingers, and the white piece landed sharply on the fourth line of the board, high in the star point...

Like the "two-space extension and corner defense" opening, this move underwent a long period of development, yet it spread throughout the Go world overnight. A professional 9-dan player once said that many years ago, someone who played this move would be considered an inexperienced Go player. In addition, there's the opening 33, which was popularized by artificial intelligence.

Every move in a game needs time to prove itself, even a strange move that is not favored by others.

However… this is probably the first time you've seen Kobayashi Ryu's star position so high up, isn't it? Ji Yingting tilted her head slightly, a few strands of blue hair obscuring her eyes as she looked at her opponent. Even with her eyes closed, her expression was incredibly serious.

The game against Ke Jiuman will be an extremely difficult one. At least for this moment, her goal is purest: to become stronger… to become…

"Whoo~"

Ke Jiuman took a deep breath, a hint of pity appearing on her petite face. "I must say, you are a very strong and special chess player. However… compared to that girl, you lack something important."

Ji Yingting chuckled lightly, "Lacking? I was born lacking many things, what else do you want me to lack..."

Click, click, click...

An inaudible voice came from across from Ji Yingting, and the black-and-white photograph became blurry.

"Boom!!!" The starry sky trembled violently, and a scale stained with ink shattered in Ke Jiuman's hand. Her eyes suddenly turned into spiral-shaped black holes.

"call!!!"

Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!

With a strange inhalation sound emanating from Ke Jiu's mouth, the chess academy in Manyue Province shook three times. All the ink covering her was sucked into her cherry-like mouth, and then… the chessboard and pieces vanished instantly, the entire world turning pure black!

As if falling into an abyss, a strong sense of weightlessness permeated Sakuraba's mind.

"Chess Strategy - Dark Breath"

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"........."

Strange, I can't see anything...

I can't hear anything, I can't feel anything, I can't touch anything...

Ji Yingting blindly stretched out her arm, but she couldn't even feel whether she had stretched out her arm or not.

I……

Is he dead?

No, this is Ke Jiuman's move.

Ji Yingting calmed down for a moment and softly recited, "Chess Strategy - Blue Cat Devours the Moon..."

"........."

Why is there no response...?

"The Blue Cat Devours the Moon!!"

"Forgive the cat!!"

No, is she going to trap me here until the timer runs out?!

This guy, does he want to even take away the eyes in my heart?! ? ? Enraged and helpless, Ji Yingting felt the connection between the chess strategy deep within her soul and herself severed... Despicable fellow.

.......

"Strange, why isn't Ji Yingting making a move? Is he asleep?"

In the commentary booth, the female commentator stared blankly at the green-haired girl on the screen who had suddenly become motionless. Although her eyes were closed, her faint breathing suggested that she had actually fallen asleep.

"Ji Yingting?"

Ke Jiuman was also stunned. The black air was frantically sucked into his mouth, and the terrifying aura continued to rise. Ji Yingting, however, seemed to have fallen asleep at this crucial moment.

"Since that's the case, you can't blame me for losing."

The black water seeping from Ke Jiuman's bones condensed into streams on the ground, which she then continuously sucked back into her mouth, turning her skin pure black. Even the chessboard in front of her was almost defiled.

"Sakuraba, it will be very bad if you don't wake up soon," a clear voice came from Ji Sakuraba's ear, and the snow-white scarf draped over her shoulders became much colder.

She could sense that... the chess player in front of her named Ke Jiuman was about to overflow with skill!! She couldn't let her game fully take shape...

and so……

Sakuraba, please, please wake up soon.

"Chess Strategy - The Ruthless Saintess"

Suddenly, a soft murmur came from Ji Yingting's cherry-like lips.

In an instant, a light as bright as moonlight shone upon her, and a path to life blossomed from the darkness.

With her emerald green eyebrows blinking a few times, Ji Yingting slowly raised her arm, her beautiful face showing a hint of anger.

On the other side of the starry sky... Ke Jiuman has turned into a black person, no, it should be said that she is a humanoid creature made of black water. Her whole body is cracked open like a spacetime rift, and black water is gushing out wildly.

"You despicable bastard, if you want to fight, come at me with all your might..." Ji Yingting's long, light green hair gradually fell apart and floated in the air.

"boom!!!!"

Freed from its restraints, the emerald-green arm that stretched across the ground descended from the sky, its furry cat paws lifting Ji Yingting up. The enormous creature standing in the starry sky also opened its pale purple eyes and meowed.

"Hoo~ Hoo~ I see, what an amazing move... It's a pity it's much weaker than I imagined. By the way, your move could probably get even stronger, right?"

Her breathing was extremely even, and her indifference carried a hint of doubt. The black-clad girl did not know where Ji Yingting's anger came from. Was it because she was unwilling to accept that she had not slept well last night?

A black storm surged into the sky, and the two men, facing each other through the gaps in the gale, simultaneously clamped down on chess pieces.

"Chess Strategy - Dark Breath"

"Chess Strategy - Blue Cat Devours the Moon"

Boom!! The black shockwave collided with the meteor, and the terrifying airflow blew the two people's long hair wildly backward, but... under the corrosive influence of that black aura, the green cat soon swayed and fell backward in a sorry state.

Surrounded by a waterspout, Ke Jiuman picked up a black chess piece that was about to be crushed to pieces by the immense force.

Those magnificent eyes, filled with black vortexes, were comparable to those of a demon god.

Chapter 485: The Oxygen-Free Finale

"Xiaoman, if one day you can ascend to the throne of Honinbo, Mom will be very happy."

She was already quite old, and her memories had become hazy, but... Ke Jiuman could still vaguely recall her mother's smiling face, the woman with her hair in a bun in her memory.

Becoming the Honinbo was her lifelong obsession, but she could never surpass her older sister, who was stronger than her.

If you can't become the Honinbo, you can't become the head of the Ko family.

Unlike the Go Saint who overlooks the pinnacle and the Meijin who reigns supreme...

Honinbo represents eternal glory, and... humanity's desire for eternal glory. That utterly ugly thing, stripped bare of flesh and blood, naked... the arrogance to grasp everything in one's hands.

One year, Ke Jiuman even lost in the semifinals of the chess master's tournament... She never imagined that she wouldn't even be able to drink her sister's saliva.

Why? Chess players are naturally of varying strengths and weaknesses. She clearly works harder than anyone else, and her desire to win is stronger than anyone else's.

However, Go is a game with no end. Just as someone without talent can never become a professional Go player, even the top professional Go players want to climb to that one and only throne.

After a long and arduous process, Ke Jiuman finally understood everything.

I am not strong enough, and the fact that the weak can only run away when they encounter the strong.

Of course, none of that matters anymore.

Because she ultimately surpassed her sister, and at some point in the long river of history, she was reawakened...

From this moment on, she would not allow anyone to break this balance again! Ke Jiuman picked up a black chess piece that was about to be crushed by the immense force and slammed it onto the chessboard with a bang.

......

The storm sent the turquoise cat stumbling backward, its furry body constantly being torn and bleeding. Ji Yingting's long hair was also blown about by the gale, completely obscuring her fair face.

"Is this the end for you?"

A cold voice came from behind, and Ji Yingting sat upright on the cat's shoulder and asked softly.

"Chess Formation: Jade Shield War Cat"

With her moon-green manicured nails in hand, she picked up a white chess piece, and an astonishing beam of moonlight shot into the sky. Her adorable cat face was instantly covered by a ferocious crystalline armor, and her green fur transformed into jade-colored crystal scales in a mere instant. A massive square jade shield stood in front of Ji Yingting.

"Whoosh!!!" Under the impact of the light, the jade-green giant shield actually branched off the torrent of darkness behind it.

pat...

With a steady placement of the white pieces, Ji Yingting's cheeks were etched with jade-like patterns. Her closed eyes were slightly raised, and even a green cat tail grew out from behind her.

"Whoa!!!"

The frenzied aura instantly overwhelmed Ke Jiuman.

At the end of the starry sky... a girl with long, turquoise hair was radiating amazing moonlight. The chess pieces falling from her fingers were like comets falling. The goddess-like girl made Ke Jiuman stare wide-eyed in madness. What a beautiful sight this was.

A melodious voice accompanied by a roaring flash of light appeared on Ji Yingting's lips, a faint sneer playing on his lips. "Looks like you're not much stronger than that Ji Heiyu. With this level of skill, can you really beat Hongying? Or are you... just a despicable player resorting to a war of attrition?"

"Your words are indeed sharp; the Ji family defeated Blackfish with three whole people."

Ke Jiuman captured the black stones, giving white an advantage in the opening. Black failed to close the gap in points even slightly until the middle game, and if things continued this way, white would undoubtedly suffer a crushing defeat.