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“Do you have any way to forcibly make me comprehend it? I think there should be. I need this ancient Star Energy, and I also need it in a short amount of time.” Chen Mo’s every word was filled with decisiveness.
“Can you comprehend it without a long period of time?”
“To forcibly receive Star Energy is not very beneficial to you.”
The Yin Yang women said in unison.
“A thousand years is too long, I have only a day!” Chen Mo said firmly.
The other three were taken aback.
Not by his heroic passion, but by his words.
If in the morning I gained knowledge of the correct path in life, I would be able to die at sunset without regrets.
Chen Tuan suddenly recalled a Confucian quote passed on through the ages. She looked at Chen Mo and suddenly fell silent.
The Yin Yang women glanced at each other, exchanging a meaningful look.
“Do you seriously want us to forcibly cram your head?” The Yin Immortal asked again: “This is your last chance. If you want to do it this way, then you will need the resolve to keep your Divine Soul from disappearing here. Your Star Energy and chess skill would become a piece of this boundless cosmos.”
“I’m willing!!” Chen Mo took a deep breath, having already made his decision.
Having gone through the tribulations of all kinds of trials, there was already nothing that could make him shrink back. Besides, on the basis of his increasingly profound understanding of weiqi, he still had some confidence in his heart.
“Very good, very good, very good.” The Yang Immortal woman sneered. “This power ought to be given to someone bold.”
The girls faintly sighed.
“Then I shall be the first to impart to you, see whether or not you can accept this.” When the Yin Immortal woman spoke, she already appeared on another side of the cosmos.
The cosmic chess pieces in front of her showed changes.
In Chen Mo’s eyes, an unprecedented gamestate using the cosmos as the board and the Star Field itself as pieces appeared.
“Weiqi has ten commandments. If you are able to understand them, then you can succeed. Show me the greatness of your abilities that you are able to have such arrogant self-confidence.” The Yin Immortal woman then clapped her hands.
All of a sudden, the ancient and vast Star Energy buffeted Chen Mo.
Black and white stars manifested in his vision. They were no longer ordinary chess pieces; each of them brimmed with powerful Star Energy.
“Weiqi Ten Commandments – First Commandment.”
“Activate!!”
The Yin Immortal snapped her fingers.
The black pieces descended.
Chen Mo roared and activated the Star Manual Of Masters Gan And Shi. Star Energy flooded his body, and he brought out the Northern Dipper Staff. All of a sudden, Chen Mo noticed that Northern Dipper in his grip was resonating. His Star Energy and the weapon were one and became even more undivided.
Black stars fell.
Chen Mo rose, brandishing Northern Dipper to shatter the stars.
Explosive force sprung up everywhere.
Although the power of these shooting stars was immense, Chen Mo was still able to handle them without issue. He brandished the stick several dozen times, finally shattering all of the stars.
The Yin Immortal proudly looked on, her face wearing a small smile. The “Yin Ornament” on her forehead emitted a cold light.
“Now it is your turn to place your pieces.”
The chessboard spread in her surroundings like a defensive array. Chen Mo knew that this was not an ordinary move. This was more like a test of the opponent’s strength.
The black pieces’ position was relatively weaker. It appeared there was an opportunity to exploit.
“If you lose, your Divine Soul will vanish from here.” The woman faintly smiled as she issued an ominous warning. This made her apparently relaxed array become even more confusing.
There was no need to think about what this entailed for an ordinary person. They definitely would rush straight for the opponent’s weakest few pieces to completely smash the first move. But Chen Mo was neither fast nor slow. He calmly and coolly observed.
“Scared?”
Chen Mo attacked with his staff.
Northern Dipper’s Star Energy entered the opponent’s chessboard, but it did not produce catastrophic damage.
“Too weak, and you will only make yourself die faster.” The Yin Immortal woman was very dissatisfied with Chen Mo’s performance. Her opening was clearly very big. If Chen Mo wanted to win, he could easily find a way to do so.
But he pushed in neither quickly nor slowly, completely ignoring this absolutely good opportunity.
“Pay the price.”
The black pieces became densely packed and numerous. Clump after clump of black starlight exploded around Chen Mo like fireworks. The slightest misstep would be enough to completely scatter Chen Mo’s body and soul.
Chen Mo was still unperturbed, in no rush to break the opponent’s array.
The Yin Immortal woman’s expression was cruel, but her inner heart was nevertheless a bit surprised.
In actuality, her chess array was named “Sun And Moon Await Light.” It appeared to be full of openings, the chess pieces in an utter mess, but the truth was that it concealed great danger. If Chen Mo attacked the weakest spot in a rush to attain victory, those concealed pieces would glow like the moon under the sun’s brilliance, and they would emit deadly light.
It was able to instantly defeat Chen Mo and vaporize him.
“Greed does not succeed!”
This was the first commandment of the Weiqi’s Ten Commandments she was giving Chen Mo to understand.
However, she never expected that Chen Mo had apparently already sensed it. Several of her dangerous attacks hardly flustered him, and he did not take risks in his approach. This man’s comprehension was much more exceptional than she had thought.
I actually want to see just how long you can play it safe.
The woman thought to herself. The stars in the sky became boundless. The weak point from before immediately vanished. One after another of fatal and apparently victorious segment was supplemented under her conscious control.
He cannot remain unmoved, can he?
The woman looked again.
She was astonished.
This man’s composure was a bit frightening.
“Chance!”
Chen Mo’s eyes suddenly lit up. He found the true opening while his opponent was alternating her pieces. His figure rose, and Northern Dipper viciously smashed.
…
Chen Tuan saw that Chen Mo and the Yin Immortal woman already began their battle. She had the thought to go help him, but the Sleeping Immortal’s heart was very clear that it was impossible to comprehend the Weiqi Ten Commandments of ancient chess. Even if it was one of Star World’s best Star Generals who was past age one hundred, a character the likes of Huang Longshi would also be very challenged to achieve this.
But if she lent him a hand, perhaps there was a chance for him at life.
Her thoughts were seen through by the Yang Immortal woman, who stood in front of her, an ice-cold and apathetic sneer on her face: “Now is still not the time for you to help him. If he cannot pass even Chi Xuzi’s1 Five Commandments, then let him turn to dust.”
“Chi Songzi,2 do you truly want to let Chen Mo die?” Chen Tuan softly said, her words and actions very natural. “I fear you will never find a man like him again.”
“In Star World, there is no one that can perfectly solve the Supreme Ultimate diagram board.”
“So what?” Chi Songzi was expressionless.
“Then let Me take Chen Mo back, wait until I bring his Daoist mind to an appropriate level, and he will naturally return for your teachings.” Chen Tuan calmly requested.
Chi Songzi pursed her lips, showing disdain. “Since he can solve the Supreme Ultimate Diagram, he has a chance. Even the Xuannü of the Nine Heavens cannot take him away.”
“Otherwise, where is the significance of the board!”
“The Rotten Axe Handle…So it is true.” Chen Tuan shut her eyes again.
Chi Songzi smirked but did not reply.
“You should be happy for your disciple. It seems the he has already comprehended the quintessence of Chi Xuzi’s First Commandment.” Chi Songzi looked on at the game in the cosmos. Chen Mo already obtained the advantage. In the language of weiqi, he had already entered the endgame.
He needed to pass this First Commandment.
“What a pity that the Second Commandment…” Before Chi Songzi could finish, all of a sudden, she sensed Chen Tuan’s body emit a biting cold Star Energy. She looked to see that a True Phoenix had vaguely manifested. The girl opened her eyes again.
In a split second, the cosmos was laid bare before her pupils.
“What a pair of exceptional, sager eyes. Pity that they still cannot compare to Us.” Chi Songzi assessed.
Chen Tuan’s delicate finger moved.
Countless chess pieces appeared out of thin air, arranging a board similarly in the starry void.
These interwoven black and white pieces were full of Star Energy. This was none other than Ancestor Chen Tuan’s Destined Star Weapon.3
“All Things Omnipresent Stars!”4
“Fine, I shall play a game with you.” Chi Songzi smiled, accepting her challenge.
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Wait, so the accelerated cramming technique is simply throwing the pieces against your opponent? I’m suddenly reminded of the warning against playing chess with a pigeon…
Not quite. This is more like a series of trials to test whether or not he has the strength of both body and mind to withstand such a burden.