The Way of the Blind Girl Chess Saint

"Speaking of which, both Feng Kuangyu, a ninth-dan player, and the Chess Saint are from Full Moon Province. Why did they make a special trip to the Royal Court to play against each other? The same goes for the Celebrity Tournament; why wasn't it held in our New Moon Province? It's clearly the Luo family's home turf."

Sitting in the screening room of the Crescent Chess Academy, a professional chess player asked in a low voice.

"It has nothing to do with where the players are. The Honinbo and Kisei/Meijin tournaments are held at the Royal Court, while the Oza and Tengen tournaments are held in Full Moon Province. The Judan and Gosei are held at the New Moon Go Academy. Don't be fooled by the prestige of the Imperial Moon Go Academy; in reality, they haven't produced any particularly strong professional players recently."

"I see. But... if we let Feng Kuangyu, a 9-dan player, fight on his home turf, wouldn't he use tactics like not feeding the Chess Saint to win?"

"No, no matter what, your thoughts are just too filthy."

After being given a disdainful look by the other chess players, the girl leaned back in her chair helplessly, then turned to the orange-haired girl on her left and asked, "Shang Gongying, what's wrong with you today?"

"climb……"

Shang Gongying said weakly in a low voice. She was using a comb to tidy up her tangled hair. She had been in a rush to prepare this morning and was feeling weak, so her hair was a mess.

To be honest... although she really wanted to stay here and watch the Go Saint Tournament, she wanted even more to find a bed and get some sleep.

If only there were a soft, big bed I could lie on, so soft, so soft… Before I knew it, a warm little hand gently stroked Shang Gongying’s long orange hair and placed her on his lap. Shang Gongying quickly fell asleep.

"........."

Upon seeing the newcomers, many professional Go players were slightly surprised. Ji Yingting, however, made a shushing gesture to them. She had come to the Crescent Moon Go Academy to order Go boards, but happened to see Shang Gongying sitting in the lobby watching the Go Saint Tournament. She must be tired...

"Huff, huff~"

With a soft breath coming out of her cherry-like mouth, Shang Gongying arrived in a vast white space, but... her orange eyes widened slightly in surprise.

Several orange-haired girls with the exact same face as her but vastly different hairstyles were gathered in a corner of the room, suspending a girl with long orange princess hair in mid-air with ropes and constantly whipping her.

"Waaaaah, sisters, please forgive me... I was so wrong!!!"

Shang Jiujiu wiped away her tears, feeling wronged. She used to be very aloof and would ignore her sisters even when they tried to talk to her. But now, she was being beaten up by her sisters, and all her coolness had vanished.

Shang Gongying also noticed that it wasn't just her who was physically weak; her sisters also seemed to be in poor condition.

"Jiu Jiu, how dare you use our power to do such a thing! Your sisters are punishing you by not letting you down from the rope for a year!" Shang Wu Wu, with her hair styled in a single ponytail favored by married women, said sickly, covering her slightly flushed face.

After understanding what had happened, Shang Gongying's expression changed drastically. Was it because she was asleep that she was the only one who hadn't witnessed what happened the day before yesterday?! Her sisters had been publicly torturing Shang Jiujiu. Moreover, Jiujiu had used her tail, which was equivalent to using her older sisters…

Shang Gongying almost committed suicide, but thankfully her sisters stopped her. She glared angrily at Shang Jiujiu, wondering what she had been doing while she was unconscious!

“However, Jiu Jiu said that she seemed to have a premonition that she was going to disappear. At that time, we also had a feeling that we were being separated from Jiu Jiu. Although the final result was completely opposite to disappearance, everyone should stop bullying her.” Shang San San, a girl with orange low twin ponytails kneeling on the ground, said sadly.

With her short, orange hair cut short, Shang Baba asked in confusion, "Big sister, do you know why you suddenly fainted?"

"Wait... think back carefully. That day, a professional 8th dan named Chu Pohai provoked me, and then... wait, it doesn't seem to have anything to do with it?"

"What happened before that? What else occurred?"

"Before that?"

Shang Gongying blushed slightly. "I think I realized I liked Ji Yingting a little, and then... I can't remember anything. I think I fainted not long after." After saying that, Shang Gongying looked at the girl sitting in the middle of the group with some embarrassment.

Her long orange hair was styled into waist-length curls, and her fair face was exquisitely beautiful.

The petite orange-haired girl was using a strand of orange hair to scratch Shang Jiujiu's itch, making her laugh and cry at the same time.

"Seven Seven..."

Chapter 506: All Things Devour the Heavens

"Qiqi, what do you think?"

"Isn't this good too? It's a pity... we should probably give up on the next few matches, given our current condition," Shang Qiqi said softly as she used a strand of orange hair to scratch Shang Jiujiu's itch.

"Then you must keep a close eye on this guy."

Shang Gongying said sternly.

But... the next second, apart from Shang Jiujiu, the eyes of the nine people present widened instantly.

"This is where?"

"Be careful!!!"

"When exactly did we get here?!"

The white space vanished, and looking around, the world... was devoid of color. The eerie, suspended objects and an indescribable fear spread through Shang Gongying and her sisters.

Shang Qiqi snapped off a strand of orange hair, but the strand remained motionless in mid-air, ignited by the icy blue flames.

..........

pat.

Feng Kuangyu placed a chess piece down, then covered her mouth with her small hand and fell into deep thought.

"Whoosh~"

The next moment, an invisible chill swept across the chessboard, and Ji Xuehuang's piece fell onto the board. Despite the black pieces' weak and feeble attack, her expression didn't change in the slightest.

"Phoenix Feather's ninth dan form hasn't unleashed its power yet. Will it continue this calmly until the end?"

Players who had watched Feng Kuangyu's previous games were puzzled. He was playing so calmly and unhurriedly, even when facing the Chess Saint.

Is Feng Kuangyu confident he can win against White? A 7.5 komi is no joke...

40 percent

Suddenly, Feng Kuangyu held up four fingers and whispered, Ji Xuehuang's icy blue eyes narrowed rapidly, and her body jerked backward.

"........."

“I mean, if we continue like this, my chances of winning are forty percent,” Feng Kuangyu said speechlessly.

"Pfft..." The referee let out a faint laugh, then immediately covered his mouth.

Ji Xuehuang's lips twitched a few times, she lost her composure... Her snow-white bangs obscured her eyes, she picked up a white chess piece, snorted coldly, and snapped it! She placed the piece in the very center of the black piece's three-space extension, clearly intending to fight!?

Ji Xuehuang seemed a little angry; this move was really ill-considered.

For Feng Kuangyu, this move was also the mistake she had been hoping for. The moment her small hand picked up the black piece, she changed her posture, rotated the shape of the piece, and slammed it into the board with a downward-swooping motion.

70 percent

For some reason, the speed at which she placed the piece was unusually slow, as if in slow motion, and even moving the piece was extremely difficult.

It was difficult, gradual, as if a huge barrier stood in front of her arms.

This time... a genuine look of shock appeared in Ji Xuehuang's eyes.

"Liberation of the chess position"

As soon as the words were spoken, the golden beam shot into the sky like a nuclear explosion the instant the chess piece made contact with the chessboard.

boom!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The black piece landed directly on top of the white piece, unleashing a powerful, churning force in all directions. Feng Kuangyu's long hair was bathed in flames, and her hands, resembling two crescent moons, were actually giant shield-shaped objects splitting apart from each other.

As she clasped her hands together in prayer, the crescent-shaped patterns miraculously merged into a golden, fleshy eyeball.

"All Things Devour the Heavens"

........................

"…………"

"Phoenix Feathers has a huge advantage!?"

"Really? Ji Xuehuang is a chess saint!" Upon hearing this news, many chess players at the chess academy rushed to the viewing hall because of White's mistake...

Black simultaneously pressured the side lanes and pursued White, creating an open area of ​​nearly 15 points.

That's 15 points... In a balanced game between professional players, how could a chess master make such a mistake? If he had known it would lead to this situation, he would have preferred to let Black capture that piece.

To rashly enter the middle of a three-way split is simply too much.

Upon seeing the blue-haired woman on the screen, Ji Xuehuang remained calm, her small hand holding the white chess piece touching the cutting point of the black piece.

"Cut off?"

Feng Kuangyu was slightly taken aback. Instead of fleeing, the white stones cut off the black stones. In this kind of ko fight... the black stones, with their stronger position, held an absolute advantage.

"Whoo~"

A wisp of hot air escaped from his mouth; Feng Kuangyu's chess moves were terrifying to an alarming degree.

Only professional Go players could see her like this, her true self all along... a full-force burst of energy, all for the sake of reaching the pinnacle of Go mastery.

Calculation diagrams exceeding a hundred moves kept appearing in Feng Kuangyu's eyes, faster than turning the pages of a book. He raised his arm, and *snap!* Black pieces were sealed.

White has no way out and can only fight Black with their backs against the wall.

Unfortunately, the large white group was rendered useless by the attack, making it difficult for the white stones to make any moves or even to create eyes. If the white stones were to lose the fight against the black stones, the game would be over.

"Kuangyu, you are very strong."

"........."

"I admit, you are one of the strongest opponents I have ever faced. And for that, I have been waiting for you."

Ji Xuehuang's ice-blue hair gradually split, falling to both sides of her ears and forming two low pigtails. To outsiders, it looked like a lop-eared rabbit hairstyle. The girl raised her ice-blue sleeves and picked up a white chess piece with her small hand.

With a whoosh!

The whole world instantly became a still image, with blue skies, white clouds, and calm seas.

Ji Xuehuang stood in the center of the water and walked forward step by step. There were no ripples or waves, only the sound of mirrors breaking as the blue-haired woman walked.

Click, click, click, click—a chain reaction echoed continuously. In the paper world, all the calculation diagrams in Feng Kuangyu's mind shattered like a mirror.

At the edge of the sea, Ji Xuehuang stretched out her slender arm, and the edge of the world shattered instantly. Ji Xuehuang returned to her seat once more, and the air began to flow again.

"Chess Strategy: The Realm of Flowing Cold"

pat...

As the white stone landed on the board, in Feng Kuangyu's widening eyes, the white stone bent in an extremely ugly posture—a bend!? This was a foolish, clumsy move; even an amateur player would get slapped by a Go teacher for making this move.

but……

When the large white group made this move, Feng Kuangyu was shocked to discover a way out for the white group, all because of this one bad move.

Of course, Feng Kuangyu's calculations do not include such idiotic moves, just as artificial intelligence calculates by taking all the chess records from ancient times to the present.