The Way of the Blind Girl Chess Saint

"Use your aerial tactics once more!!! I want to play against you again!!"

It's not just my own chess skills that are improving... everyone's chess skills are improving! If we don't take it a little more seriously, you guys might catch up to us very soon.

Several familiar figures flashed through my mind, and Ji Yingting's long, light green hair was being blown by the breeze.

……call.

as you wish.

A faint blue icy cloud, like smoke from a pipe, emanated from Ji Yingting's mouth. Her right hand, glowing with a faint blue light, crashed heavily onto the chessboard like a comet striking.

Boom!!

The enormous sound of the comet's descent instantly swept through the entire competition venue, and all the chess players around Ji Yingting experienced a brief ringing in their ears.

Looking at where Ji Yingting placed her piece, Han Wei's black pupils widened in an instant.

Back

Small eyes.

PS: Let me explain here. Ji Yingting also does life-and-death problems and studies game records in her spare time. These are the daily routines of professional Go players. It's just that I haven't written about these yet. She won't suddenly become weak just because the people she plays against are not as strong as her.

Also... readers unfamiliar with Go might have misunderstood something: Go rankings aren't like the 1-99 levels in online games. For strong amateur high-ranking players, even professional first-dan players can only offer a handicap.

Chapter 85: Forgive the Cat Bankai

Gao Mu: Han Wei's intention to seize external influence is very clear.

However, the back of the small eye... Han Wei's expression was slightly strange. In modern times, this is an extremely rare layout. No, it can be said that very few people have laid out such a layout since hundreds of years ago.

This layout is extremely rare. Since both small eyes are facing each other, the opponent can always reach a small eye at a very comfortable angle.

After all, in layouts that primarily consist of two small points, the misaligned small points and the forward small points are more common.

"I've never studied this layout before," Han Wei said, slightly moved. He'd use the high hanging design to test her...

Over the past few months, I have been constantly working on life-and-death problems and studying game records every day, as well as playing against my teacher. My chess skills have been increasing rapidly every day.

Han Wei's goal wasn't just to advance to the fifth dan in the provincial competition; he also longed to play against Ji Yingting again, wanting to see just how vast the gap between them really was.

When I face her again, will I feel as powerless and desperate as I did when we first met?

Ji Yingting stretched out her slender arm and tucked her bluish-green hair behind her back. Because she had nothing to do every day except play chess and listen to novels, she had studied and understood all sorts of strange layouts in depth.

...Han Wei placed the black chess piece onto the board, aiming for a small eye.

Of course, since the two high points and the back small point are symmetrical, it doesn't matter to Han Wei which small point to hang.

Although I've already witnessed it... it's still a bit strange that such a tall giant like him prefers the relatively artistic game of Go. Every time I see him elegantly placing stones with that big hand, it always feels a little odd.

Ji Yingting raised her light green left sleeve to gently cover her cherry-like lips, and slowly lowered the white chess piece with her right hand, making a soft thud.

She ignored Han Wei's high jump and instead positioned herself next to the small corner on the other side, making a high jump to defend the corner.

When faced with tactics aimed at encircling external forces, it is also a common response to elevate oneself to a higher level.

The game proceeded slowly. Although Ji Yingting's move speed was not fast, Han Wei's move speed was simply too slow.

Even during the planning stage, he had already spent nearly half an hour.

Looking up at the giant who was deep in thought, Ji Yingting's expression was very calm. He had become stronger... Playing with his green hair, Ji Yingting gradually revealed a smile.

Unbeknownst to Ji Yingting, behind her, a beautiful girl with long, fiery red hair was quietly observing her game.

Ji Hongying gently raised her head. "Sister, your opponent today is very strong... He's probably at a near-professional level, no... He's probably a little short of being a professional because he took too long."

"Huh? Chief Referee Bai Li, he's here to watch my sister's game again?" Ji Hongying tossed her fiery red hair and glanced sideways.

On the side of the chessboard, an older-looking referee stood beside the two, his brows furrowed, as if he were judging the game.

"If that's the case, then his watching my sister's game yesterday wasn't a coincidence. I'm really looking forward to seeing how she plays this time."

Wearing a referee's badge, a busty young woman with long, milky-brown curly hair was patrolling the street. She was dressed in an earth-yellow Tai Chi robe.

Niu Xiaochai's expression suddenly turned astonished. "Hongying? Baili referee?" Beside a beautiful girl with long, light green hair, two familiar figures were observing their game.

Niu Xiaochai was certainly familiar with Ji Hongying, and Senior Sister Fei Qiluo had once said at the chess academy that she and Ji Yingting were sisters.

But... Ji Hongying abruptly approached her yesterday and said, "Don't tell Ji Yingting that I've come to New Moon City." Although Niu Xiaochai didn't quite understand what she meant, she wasn't a woman who particularly cared about other people's affairs.

Were they both watching Sakuraba's match? Hmmmm.

I'm a little curious, maybe I should go take a look... Wow!! Sakuraba's opponent is so tall!!

Han Wei's height of about 2.2 meters made him stand out among a group of ordinary teenagers, and Niu Xiaochai couldn't help but look at him.

With a hint of curiosity in her eyes, Niu Xiaochai walked over in shock.

"Hmm? Both sides are still in the planning stage... Is Junior Sister Sakuraba playing a dirty trick? But that child is running out of time."

Han Wei let out a breath, feeling a tightness in his chest. He was filled with both fear of Ji Yingting and excitement at playing against her again. His hands were trembling.

Ji Yingting covered her mouth with her left sleeve and gently picked up a white chess piece with her right hand.

Black's encirclement is almost complete. Although I have tried my best to compress his outer area, he has still managed to encircle the center.

That's fine too. The changes are still within my expectations. The next thing to do is to break into Black's encirclement.

With a soft thud, Ji Yingting's two slender, fair fingers dropped a chess piece onto the chessboard, making a crisp sound.

A few seconds later, Han Wei's right arm gripped the chess piece and it landed on the chessboard with a "thud!" He then slammed the timer down; 17 minutes remaining.

The giant's black piece is positioned above the white piece.

"Although there's not much time left... let me see how you break the Cosmic Style... even if I lose, it doesn't matter, but I want to see your moves again."

A startling light burst forth from Han Wei's dim black eyes. He was eagerly anticipating Ji Yingting's move; all the intense training he had undergone in the past few months had been for this moment.

"As you wish..." Ji Yingting sighed softly, her long, light green hair floating in the breeze.

She could sense it.

His chess skills became more proficient after the battle with Lin Hong.

She could sense it.

The powerful energy that was about to erupt from the depths of one's soul.

"It seems it's getting quite impatient."

Ji Yingting gently lowered the sleeve that had been covering her cherry-like mouth, revealing a beautiful smile. Her emerald green, crescent-shaped eyebrows blinked a few times, and her eyelids slowly opened.

"My sister's chess move... her chess move!!! What is it!!"

The red-haired beauty standing behind Ji Yingting stared wide-eyed in astonishment, her fiery red eyes widening, and Bai Li's expression also changed.

Boom!

A strong burst of bluish-green smoke swept outwards from Ji Yingting, engulfing her in a frenzy.

In the eyes of the three judges, her aura underwent a dramatic change in an instant. A beam of light in shades of blue shot straight up into the sky from the end of her long hair, and a booming sound resounded throughout the heavens.

"The chess position... is completely liberated."

[Forgive the cat's Bankai---This is nonsense]

Chapter 86: The Blue Cat Devours the Moon

Boom!

A strong burst of bluish-green smoke swept outwards from Ji Yingting, engulfing her in a frenzy.

In the eyes of the three judges, her aura underwent a dramatic change in an instant. A beam of light in shades of blue shot straight up into the sky from the end of her long hair, and a booming sound resounded throughout the heavens.

"The chess position... is completely liberated."

Her long, bluish-green hair grew longer and longer, and her lips seemed to be whispering softly.

Han Wei's hands trembled violently as he finally saw her chess moves once again, witnessing a scene he would never forget.

boom!!!!!

In an instant, Ji Yingting's pupils transformed into pale green moonlight, and a pale purple eye slowly opened in this world—a cat's eyeball comparable in size to a planet.

"Meow"

A giant green cat, nearly ten million meters long, stood in the starry sky, supporting every inch of the moon with her emerald green paws. Her two pale purple cat eyes blinked a few times as the starry sky trembled.

"You wouldn't see it if you weren't the opponent! But the power of your move, sister, must be astonishing."

A greenish-blue light spilled out, and Ji Hongying suddenly took a few steps back, covering her red bangs that were swaying wildly in the wind with her hands.

The cat, larger than the moon, stared at the incredibly tiny Han Wei with her two enormous cat eyes. Han Wei's entire body combined was smaller than a single cell in her body.

"This cat is even bigger than the creature we saw last time!!! Ten times bigger than it was a few months ago!!! How is that possible?"

Cold sweat covered Han Wei's entire body. When a creature grows to a certain size, even if it looks cute, it can still evoke fear and disgust.

Han Wei's hands trembled violently. Besides fear, he also felt a sliver of excitement, a morbid excitement.

The turquoise cat opened its terrifying mouth, which was as big as a black hole, and swallowed the tiny moon whole in an instant. After absorbing the moon, it became even bigger.

"Chess move... Comet Cat Strike"

"Second stage of the game... The Cat of Forgiveness"

"The chessboard is fully unleashed... The Blue Cat Devours the Moon."

Ji Yingting's pale green moonlight eyes reflected on the chessboard, and a huge meteorite that flew from the universe was embraced by the blue-green cat that had swallowed the moon with its two slender cat arms.

Its purple eyes pierced through everything and looked at the tiny planet inside its belly. In an instant, the cat mistook the meteorite for a comet and swallowed it like it was being bombarded, then fell into its belly.

Following its throat, the meteorite struck the moon inside the cat's belly.

Boom!!

The giant cat's belly churned violently, and the entire surrounding table trembled slightly, with the chessboard in front of Ji Yingting as the epicenter.

"What happened... was it an earthquake?"