The Way of the Blind Girl Chess Saint

Unlike when Ji Yingting was playing against Luo Zhuyu, the green spear in Luo Zhuyu's hand did not give Ji Yingting any special feeling, because the green spear in Luo Zhuyu's hand was part of the game itself.

"There's no secret to this. It's the next state after the chess position is fully released, called the [Chess Position True Form]. Of course, even without fully releasing the chess position, you can still use it after learning the Chess Position True Form," Ye Xiaomi said calmly, looking out the window.

Ji Yingting retrieved her long, light green hair from the railing. Ye Xiaomi's words startled her slightly; no wonder everyone said that one's chess skills could grow without limit...

Ji Yingting was somewhat dazed as she rubbed the ends of her long, bluish-green hair with her left hand.

"Speaking of which, Sakuraba, do you have any strategies?" Ye Xiaomi suddenly turned her head and asked curiously. In the past few days of games, not only had she not used any strategies, but even Ji Sakuraba had never mentioned it.

"Yes, my chess moves are quite cute," Ji Yingting smiled gently.

Ye Xiaomi blinked her deep purple pupils curiously. "Really? I don't have much to say about how to obtain the true form of a chess move. Some people have it, some don't. Actually, you just need to keep meditating and adding a weapon to your chess move. It's all about luck."

"Press," Ji Yingting shook her long, light green hair and shook her head. She wasn't particularly concerned; it was just out of simple curiosity.

But... what weapon should we give to the chess pieces? Forgive me, but it always feels a little strange to think of a cat wielding a weapon... Ji Yingting thought with ill intent. Besides, she had absolutely no idea what most weapons looked like!

With a slight hesitation, Ji Yingting's pale purple starry eyes turned slightly. She secretly closed her eyes and began to observe the Forgiveness Cat, who was fast asleep in her soul.

Suddenly, an idea popped into Ji Yingting's head, and she clapped her hands excitedly... How about giving the cat a Gatling gun? Although I have no idea what that is again!!!

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Just as the two were leaving the professional chess academy by bus, the game between An Haimi and Ji Hongying had reached a fever pitch, with the sound of pieces being placed echoing across the starry chessboard.

Xin Yufei sat to the side, her dark eyebrows furrowed. The battle between the two after they entered the middle game had become somewhat incomprehensible to her because the frequency of moves was too fast, but it took her several tens of seconds to understand the meaning of a single move.

"Wow, that's amazing. I'm still quite a distance from being a professional Go player," Xin Yufei murmured to herself, while Fei Qiluo was intently observing the game between the two, her pink eyebrows slightly raised.

Hongying is actually able to gain a slight advantage even against the currently most famous [Taotian Princess An Haimi]. Her chess skills are improving very quickly...

With a whoosh, a white feather fan unfurled from the sleeve of Ji Hongying's fiery red cheongsam, swaying gently a few times. Ji Hongying raised her fiery red eyebrows slightly, thinking, "Taotian Ji is nothing special."

Her frail body trembled slightly as she raised the sleeve of her red cheongsam with her left hand to cover a faint smile at the corner of her mouth.

"Hoo," An Haimi gently raised her right hand and placed the chess piece down with a thud. A few drops of sweat trickled down her cheeks.

The game had entered the middle stage, and An Haimi, who was at a disadvantage, had not made any moves. Fei Qiluo, who was watching from the sidelines, knew exactly why.

Generally speaking, when two professional Go players with similar positions play against each other, they tend to believe in the superstition that the player who moves first will inevitably lose. For example, the player who is at a disadvantage will lose if they use their position first, and they will usually only use the initial shape of their position to test their opponent before they are completely at a disadvantage.

Of course... this "inevitable defeat" doesn't mean 100% failure, but rather that the probability of losing is relatively high.

At this point, professional players who don't have a clear position on the board might actually have it a little easier... Fei Qiluo thought thankfully.

"Hoo... It's time to make a decision." An Haimi slowly closed her deep blue eyes, and her long sea-blue hair gradually floated up, as if it were soaking and falling in water.

Taotian Princess An Haimi was one of the Rising Stars a few years ago. Now, she has just been promoted to professional 7-dan and is a player that is highly watched in the professional Go world. She is also one of the young players that many top players such as 8-dan and 9-dan are very wary of.

If she loses her first match after becoming a professional 7-dan to Ji Hongying, who has just been promoted to professional 4-dan, she will be laughed at by countless professional players.

An Haimi calmly closed her deep blue pupils.

Her mind raced. She was playing white, and her position was more than 11 points behind black... even with komi, she was still about 5 points behind.

Although it was my turn to play next, the game had already entered the middle stage, and I could no longer gain points by simply making the first move. The difference of 5 points was neither significant nor insignificant.

The middle game was only halfway through, and the battle scene in the game had become so chaotic that it was also the most suitable time to make use of the game's momentum.

Of course... using positional advantage has its drawbacks. In some situations, players without positional advantage can rely on instinct and calculation to make a more rational judgment.

Opening her azure eyes, An Haimi glanced at her timer. There were only two minutes left before the countdown began, a perfect opportunity to utilize her chess skills.

An Haimi's deep blue pupils widened slightly, and her right hand trembled slightly as the white chess piece she was holding fell onto the chessboard with a thud.

"After she makes that move... I'll instantly unleash my full power and crush her momentum in a split second. If I can suppress her in terms of momentum, my chances of winning are still very high."

An Haimi's lips curled into a slight smile as she gently placed her slender right hand on her knee, which was resting on the hem of her sea-blue Taoist robe.

only……

In the blink of an eye, Ji Hongying gently opened her cherry-like mouth, and her fiery red eyes widened instantly.

Chapter 151: Earthquake

"Where did I see her before? I can't quite remember..." Jin Chengwu walked along with two orange pigtails, having run away because she was bored playing chess with Niu Xiaochai.

Ji Yingting's long, bluish-green hair left a deep impression on her... perhaps not on her, but on someone connected to her.

Jin Chengwu thought to herself calmly, her orange pupils darting around a few times.

"Oh, right, how about we just have Niu Xiaochai play against me at full strength? I heard she won the hand-to-hand match this morning... her opponent was a professional 5-dan, so she'll definitely be very strong if she plays at full strength, right?"

Jin Chengwu, who wanted to ask directly, quickly found Niu Xiaochai.

"Go all out on chess...that's good..." After being asked by Jin Chengwu, Niu Xiaochai nodded in a very calm tone. The main reason she didn't use chess positions was to train her basic layout skills. The patrolling in the forest these past few days had already greatly helped improve her chess skills.

However, Jin Chengwu's chess skills are definitely not enough to withstand her offensive. Niu Xiaochai has already judged this from Jin Chengwu's chess skills over the past few days. She... is not strong enough.

With her long, flaxen curly hair swaying, Niu Xiaochai gently sat down on the cushion. She casually picked up the white chess box from the chessboard, pretending to be nonchalant. After all, the two of them had become familiar with each other over the past few days, and picking up the white chess piece casually wouldn't bother Jin Chengwu.

"Shall I begin?" Golden Orange Witch asked as she sat down, her orange twin ponytails swaying.

"Hmm... Let's begin. I'll be using strategy in this game," Niu Xiaochai blinked her beige pupils and lifted the lid of the chess box.

Jin Chengwu pursed her lips slightly, looking a little puzzled, and casually opened the lid of the black chess box.

"What are you talking about? It's not like you can stabilize me just by using the chess moves," the Golden Orange Witch said, gently raising her right hand.

With a snap... her first black piece landed in the small corner of the upper right corner of the board.

*Click*... Niu Xiaochai gently raised her right hand, placing her first move on the 3-3 position in the lower left corner of the Golden Orange Witch's board...

Click, star position.

Snap, three three.

Oh, Jin Chengwu suddenly frowned her orange eyebrows. Although Niu Xiaochai's previous moves were also very conservative, usually only two star positions.

But... this is the first time I've seen Shuang San San... how come she's become even more conservative than before after just a few days of training?

pat, pat, pat.

The game continued, and Jin Chengwu nodded slightly as she counted the points. She was already leading by sixteen points in the opening... Normally, even if Niu Xiaochai played very conservatively, she would only be able to lead by about ten points.

Damn it... Does "being serious" mean playing even more conservatively than before?! Are you kidding me?! She was already quite angry at this point, and she was extremely bored after helping Niu Xiaochai train for the past few days.

Niu Xiaochai blinked her beige pupils gently. The reason for this was, of course, that she couldn't fully control the results of her training yet.

Changing one's conservative approach can only be used in isolation. If one wants to utilize the overall board position... one must be even more conservative than the steady play during training.

Otherwise... her strategy will ultimately defeat her.

"So... with only a sixteen-point disadvantage, it seems I've already won this game."

Her flaxen hair was suddenly blown away by the cold wind, and a red light gradually appeared in Niu Xiaochai's beige pupils.

The earthy yellow dust world painted the scene in Jin Chengwu's eyes. A pair of hard, sharp white bull horns rose from the top of Niu Xiaochai's head, and her beige Taoist robe was suddenly blown up by the gale.

“Chess Strategy: Wild Bull,” Niu Xiaochai said calmly. The bull horns on her head were half a meter long, and the sharp white light reflected in Jin Chengwu’s slightly surprised pupils.

Slightly different from the momentum type of chess moves, the strength-enhancing type of chess moves mostly evolve from the player's own body, just like Niu Xiaochai at this moment.

The yellowish-brown sandstorm transformed into two streams of air that passed by Niu Xiaochai's body. She gently raised her right hand, which was holding a white chess piece.

With a loud bang, Niu Xiaochai's white chess piece spun and slammed into the chessboard, like the giant hoof of a wild bull descending from the sky, causing the chessboard to tremble violently a few times.

Jin Chengwu's orange pupils narrowed slightly. "She's directly targeting my 3-3 point? It seems her playing style has changed... I see. Is this the kind of move? It seems I should use a move as well," Jin Chengwu decided cautiously.

The once gentle and soft-looking Niu Xiaochai revealed a hint of bloodthirsty red pupils, and her entire aura became wild. Her beige Taoist robe rustled in the raging sandstorm wind.

"Chess Strategy..." Jin Chengwu had just uttered two words when she was suddenly interrupted as she was about to use the chess strategy. Her orange eyes widened in an instant.

His blood-red pupils revealed a ferocious expression, and Niu Xiaochai's mouth slightly opened: "Full Release of Chess Strategy - Earthquake"

Boom!! With a tremendous roar, centered on the black chess piece that Niu Xiaochai had placed, a wisp of ethereal dust gradually appeared along the edge of the entire chessboard, and all the chess pieces began to vibrate.

In the earthy yellow sandstorm world, wisps of white echoes appeared around Niu Xiaochai. The ever-spreading earthy yellow air waves spread across the entire chessboard like an earthquake, and the angry bull horns seemed to want to destroy everything.

Boom!!

Countless waves of dust swept across the chessboard like air currents. Niu Xiacha's white chess piece fought its way through the entire board from its own side, and the epicenter continued to spread.

The Golden Orange Witch's eyes gradually widened in disbelief. The white chess pieces shook the chessboard, and a yellowish-brown sandstorm spread across the board.

She was completely powerless to resist the earthquake and could only watch helplessly as her homeland crumbled step by step.

Under Niu Xiaochai's relentless onslaught... she had no time to utilize her chess skills... In the end, Jin Chengwu gradually lowered her hands.

"I lost..."

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"Well... see you later..." Ji Yingting turned around slowly, her long, light green hair reaching her hips being gently blown by the cold wind. She was carrying her luggage.

"Yeah, you need to become a professional soon, crunch!" Ye Xiaomi said while eating a cookie.

"Goodbye, teacher! Goodbye, Sister Xiaomi!" Luo Zhuyu and the others, wearing thick cotton-padded coats, stood in the snow and happily followed Ji Yingting and her group as they left the venue.

Wearing a snow-white down jacket, Ji Yingting boarded Fei Qiluo's spaceship, gently squinting her pale purple starry eyes and resting her head on the seat.

It's incredibly lucky that the professional exam was held in Eigetsu City...

The long-awaited professional Go exam, which had been half a year since Ji Yingting first started playing, finally arrived. She had waited far too long for this day…

Chapter 152: Professional Examination!

"Crunch, crunch, crunch," Ye Xiaomi gently toyed with the scorpion whip in her hand, glancing down at the crumpled biscuit in her hand, and said, "It feels a bit boring now that Sakuraba is gone... I'm going back to the boring life of training Go every day, although it's quite comfortable."

"Why don't I go to Eigetsu City to visit Sakuraba? Anyway, the teacher won't care..." Thinking this, Ye Xiaomi quickly packed her luggage and clothes, booked a spaceship ticket on her phone, and left without saying goodbye to anyone.

Unfortunately, Ye Xiaomi regretted not deciding to return to Yongyue City with Ji Yingting sooner. At this moment... Ji Yingting had already boarded Fei Qiluo's spaceship.

It's incredibly lucky that the professional exam was held in Eigetsu City...

The long-awaited professional Go exam, which had been half a year since Ji Yingting first started playing, finally arrived. She had waited far too long for this day…

There were 60 people who registered for the professional exam... So the local Go association in Crescent Province directly changed the number of people who could be promoted to professional to six, and divided them into two groups, A and B.

There are 30 people in a group, and everyone has to play against each other once. The top three in each group will become professional chess players. The members of Groups A and B are determined by drawing lots.