Infinity Starting with Hikaru no Go

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Chapter 163 A Trembling Guess, The Appearance and Disappearance of the Chess God! (First Update, Please Subscribe)

The game between Chen Anxia and Touya Akira ended with Touya Akira sacrificing a piece and resigning.

Indeed, everyone, including Wu Qingyuan, believed that Akira Touya would win the game, but in the end, Akira Touya lost by one point.

However, Akira Touya did not lose to Chen Anxia's Dosaku style, but rather to his incredible endgame skills.

Although the game had ended, the spectators around were still unable to recover from the game for a long time. The endgame scenes kept flashing through their minds, recalling Chen Anxia's miraculous endgame moves.

They could hardly believe that such incredible skill existed in the world, capable of bringing Chen Anxia back from the dead and reversing the situation.

Even Mr. Yin, whose chess skills have reached the professional first dan level, has never seen such endgame skills in the chess world, nor in any top-tier or even elite chess player.

In his heart, Teacher Yin couldn't help but wonder if, under the same chess strength, those top-tier players or even the best players could have better endgame skills than Chen Anxia.

This answer had already surfaced in Teacher Yin's mind, but it was something she found difficult to accept.

Although Akira Touya had already resigned, he was still unable to shake off the game.

Of those present, Akira Touya was the one most impressed by Chen Anxia's endgame skills and knew best how terrifying they were.

Because of this terrifying endgame skill, Akira Touya endured unimaginable pressure in the final stages.

Even Akira Touya felt that this pressure was greater than the pressure he usually felt when playing Go against his father, Meijin Touya.

Although Meijin Touya usually only plays instructional games, this is still incredible enough.

It's important to understand that Meijin Touya is a top-tier player who stands at the pinnacle of Go. Even just playing a game of guidance against him would put unimaginable pressure on one's own.

However, what shocked Akira Touya the most was not the pressure, but the underlying principles of Go behind Chen Anxia's endgame skills.

Akira Toya knew very well that the principles behind Chen Anxia's endgame skills were not the Dosaku school, nor the principles Chen Anxia demonstrated when playing against Iwashima, nor the principles Chen Anxia demonstrated when playing against the newcomer Fujii at the Zishui Go Club.

Indeed, behind Chen Anxia's endgame skills lies a completely new philosophy of chess.

It was precisely this entirely new philosophy of Go that brought Akira Toya such terrifying pressure.

And from this terrifying pressure, one can imagine the power of this new chess theory.

Akira Toya found it hard to imagine why Chen Anxia, ​​at his current age, was able to master four terrifying principles of Go.

Most importantly, their mastery of these four terrifying chess principles is very high, at least surpassing their own...

This talent...this talent...

Akira Toya didn't know how to describe it. Even after searching through all the Go history he knew, he couldn't find a player with the same talent as Chen Anxia, ​​let alone surpass him.

At this point, the outcome of the game was completely unimportant to Akira Toya, because he had never thought he could beat Chen Anxia from the very beginning.

The world of players.

Looking at the replicated chess game before him, Wu Qingyuan recalled every move of the white pieces in his mind, and murmured, "Looking at the whole game, except for that one place, Chen Anxia's white pieces are almost without any weaknesses compared to players of this level of skill."

"Based on this, we can then fully utilize this kind of strategic skill..."

As he spoke, Wu Qingyuan couldn't help but show a look of shock on his face.

Because Wu Qingyuan knew perfectly well what terrifying principles of chess lay hidden behind Chen Anxia's endgame skills.

Naturally, Wu Qingyuan knew from whom such terrifying chess principles came from, and he couldn't help but mutter, "The Way of Heaven..."

"Chen Anxia's endgame skills undoubtedly come from Tianyuan Daozai, the world's number one endgame player."

"But how could Chen Anxia possess endgame skills from Tengen Dosai? How could he have chess principles from Tengen Dosai?"

"Moreover, in this game, Chen Anxia perfectly combined the principles of Dosaku-ryu and Tengen Dosai..."

At this point, Wu Qingyuan suddenly paused, as if he had thought of something, his pupils trembling slightly. He continued, "Within Chen Anxia lies my chess principles, Dao Ce's chess principles, and Tengen Dozai's chess principles..."

"Could it be that the Truth Superbrain wants to use the 'Hikaru no Go' game to create a Go God who surpasses all Go players throughout history and stands at the pinnacle of Go!?"

Once the idea surfaced, it became unstoppable, taking deep root in Wu Qingyuan's mind and causing him to tremble with fear.

At the same time, Wu Qingyuan's blood and fighting spirit surged uncontrollably.

This is the desire of the strong for the even stronger.

In the current Go world, and even in the known history of Go, the highest level that humans can reach is the top Go player who stands at the pinnacle of the game.

These top chess players can and should be called chess saints.

As for the chess master...

This has never appeared in the history of human Go.

Therefore, even Wu Qingyuan could not imagine what kind of existence the Chess God was, or what kind of extraordinary chess skills he possessed.

Of course, throughout history, chess players have also doubted whether it is possible for humans to reach the level of a chess god while pursuing that elusive realm of chess mastery.

Some even doubt whether the realm of a chess master truly exists in this world.

Wu Qingyuan was one of them.

But right now, Wu Qingyuan had a strong premonition telling him something.

Perhaps in the near future, I will witness the birth of a chess god.

This intense premonition filled Wu Qingyuan with excitement; he wished that moment would arrive immediately, and he longed to witness the legendary skill and prowess of the Go master right now...

The world of "Hikaru no Go" is the arena for the inter-school Go league.

The news of Chen Anxia's match against Akira Toya, and the departure of Go reporter Yasutaka Uemura, were ultimately just side events; the match still started as scheduled.

Originally, the referees and staff dispatched by the Japanese Go Association believed that the private Kaio Junior High School, led by Kishimoto Kaoru, would easily win the championship title.

After all, Kishimoto Kaoru had already embarked on the path of Go and begun to cultivate his own Go aura.

Apart from the students of the Go academy, how could students from ordinary school Go clubs compare with players of this level?

They will soon realize just how outrageous their idea was.

Snapped!

boom!

As the sound of a piece being placed rang out, a solid yet intangible aura of chess power suddenly erupted.

This powerful and imposing presence naturally attracted the attention of the referees dispatched by the Japanese Go Association.

The referee originally thought that this spirit of Go belonged to Kishimoto Kaoru.

But upon closer inspection, it became clear that this aura of Go mastery didn't belong to Kishimoto Kaoru, nor to the other two players from the private Kaiou Middle School...

And this... is just the beginning!

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Chapter 164 Chen Anxia...I'm here! (Second update, please subscribe)

Although everyone can feel the power of the game, not everyone can understand it.

Only players who have embarked on the path of Go and begun to cultivate their own Go spirit can accurately perceive the Go spirit.

The referee appointed by the island nation's Go Association is himself a professional first-dan Go player, so he can naturally accurately sense the momentum of the game.

That's why the referee was even more surprised.

The referee never expected that among the participants this time, besides Kishimoto Kaoru, there was someone else who had reached the level of stepping into the path of Go and beginning to condense their own Go aura.

That is to say, they have reached the level of a graduate student.

For a competition of this level, such as the inter-school Go league, it is extremely rare for two players at the college level to appear at once.

This also made the referee curious about the player who exuded the aura of a chess master.

However, the referee didn't know much about the contestant, so he asked a staff member nearby, "Who is that person?"

The staff members' chess skills were insufficient. Although they could feel the pressure of the chess style, they did not understand the chess style and thought it was just their own psychological effect.

Upon hearing the referee's question, the staff member didn't think much of it, looked over, and then replied, "Judging from the school uniform and position, that person should be the captain of Ayu Middle School. As for the specific name, I need to check it out."

Upon hearing this, the referee was about to speak when he felt another surge of solid yet insubstantial chess-playing aura erupt.

Subconsciously glancing over, the referee saw that the one exuding the spirit of Go was not Kishimoto Kaoru, but the player who was playing against the captain of Ayu Middle School.

Upon seeing this, the referee couldn't help but show a look of shock on his face.

The referee never expected that there would be a contestant who had reached the level of academy students.

Before the referee could be shaken for long, another surge of chess-like energy erupted.

Like a chain reaction, one after another, the momentum of the game of Go erupted.

The mottled aura of chess filled the entire arena, creating an atmosphere of solemnity and tension.

Some staff members and players who were unable to accurately perceive the atmosphere of the game, or even knew that the atmosphere of the game existed, did not know what was happening, but only felt that the temperature in the venue seemed to have dropped several degrees.

Some sensitive individuals even experienced uncontrollable trembling and palpitations...

The referees, Kaoru Kishimoto and Tetsuo Kaga, who could sense the aura of Go, showed similar expressions.

Shock, astonishment, disbelief, and disbelief flashed across their faces.

During this, the referee subconsciously sensed the number of different chess-playing auras and couldn't help but mutter, "Thirty-three different chess-playing auras..."

"How could a mere inter-school Go league possibly produce thirty-three players at the college level... Am I dreaming?"

"Or is this the site of the entrance exam for graduate students?"

On the other side, Kishimoto Kaoru couldn't help but look at the players in front of him, at the players who were exuding the spirit of Go that he could see at this moment.

Kishimoto Kaoru was equally puzzled as to what had happened and why there were so many more in-house level players in this year's inter-school Go league.

Does this mean that all the students from the island nation's Go academy have signed up for this year's inter-school Go league?

But weren't students already explicitly prohibited from participating in the inter-school Go league?

It's important to know that if a student from the academy is found to be participating in an inter-school Go league, they will definitely be expelled from the academy, and their Go career may even be interrupted.

Kaoru Kishimoto believes that no insei (professional Go player) would joke about their Go career.

But if they aren't students of the Japanese Go Association, then what's the deal with so many players at the student level?

Surely they can't all be like me, forced to leave the Japan Go Association because they can no longer participate in the professional Go player assessments...

At the same time, Kishimoto Kaoru also discovered something: most of these players who were displaying the spirit of Go had challenged Chen Anxia to a match not long ago.