The Starry Sky Chessboard: Book 6 of Starchild Escapes Arranged Marriage

by Fat Bread

  "Monsters" really exist!

  In the Kunlun God's Domain, on the altar in the Sky Tower.

  A group of monks looked at the record the Starry Sky Chessboard showed.

  "How can it be possible?"

  "Maha was defeated in the first game?"

  "He created 'Maha Mystery'! Who can defeat him so easily?"

  "'A Cloud in the Sky', who is he?"

  They were really shocked, because they knew although this was the first time Maha came into the Starry Sky Chessboard, but in the tests they did before, after borrowing powers from Manjusri Bodhisattva, Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva and Maitreya Buddha, his Star Go Strength could be enhanced to 5 star points!

  If he burned the pictures of Mandala, his Star Go Strength could even be increased to 6 star points, at the same level with Norn, the God of Wisdom!

  How could he be defeated by an unknown newbie in the first game?

  Who the hell is the 'A Cloud in the Sky'?

  Yun Xi, the tenth game.

  His opponent had 3 star points, whose code name was "Tao Quan Zi", was one of the elders of the Heaven Road's Palace and the master of the Plough Palace.

  "Hey hey, young boy, the future belongs to you young people, but now, it's still our era!" Looking at Yun Xi, Tao Quan Zi smiled.

  Oh, he is undoubtedly a newbie!

  When did I see a newbie put the first chess piece in the center of the chessboard last time? He just gave up his first round of the game! (Maha: yes, I thought so before too!)

  "Well... umm, yes, nice to meet you." Yun Xi touched his head in confusion.

  Why didn't everyone see it? Putting the first chess piece in the center of the chessboard, the place called "tengen" is the basic of Star Go!

  In his view, "tengen" was the most stable point in the entire star map.

  If describing it use the mathematical term he just learned, it was the "initial point" of everything.

  As long as he put the first chess piece at "tengen", he could "perceive" the trend and change of the entire star map.

  When his chess piece occupied the "tengen", he could see all the natures of chess pieces and areas on the star maps.

  Why didn't everyone put their chess piece at "tengen"? Yun Xi felt strange. Why did they give up their chance to obtain this upper hand?

  When Yun Xi was on the offensive, he would always put his first chess piece at "tengen", even if he was on the defensive, he would put his chess piece at "tengen" as soon as possible.

  As long as he put his chess piece at "tengen", he had won half of the game.

  No wonder that Teacher Casina thought that I could obtain 100 successive victories easily.

  Because it's really easy!

  Chapter 399: The Disaster of Sky and Earth

  After 100 rounds, Tao Quan Zi looked at the chessboard with his mouth wide opened.

  I was defeated?

  When did it happen? When did all of my chances of winning disappear?

  Who am I? Where am I from？Where will I go?

  Why was I defeated so suddenly？Even when I played with Norn, the God of Wisdom, the strongest 6 star points chess player, I didn't lose so scandalously.

  Look at the chessboard! The "dragon" formed by my chess pieces are trapped by three "ko", and all of them are green "Sanctuary of Wind".

  Every "ko" was like a big hole in the formation of Tao Quan Zi's chess pieces. Even to Norn the God of Wisdom, it was already a desperate situation.

  "Are you really a newbie?" Looking at the opponent's unknown name, Tao Quan Zi only wanted to cry.

  He was from the Sky Tower, just like that "secret weapon" of Buddhism. Where is this "monster" from? Why didn't I hear anything about him before?

  As the master of the Plough Palace, he didn't believe that he would be defeated so easily!

  Star Go wasn't a game that could be practiced alone. When the Starry Sky Chessboard didn't open, he and other chess players would practice themselves using simulated chessboards.

  They used the starry sky as their chessboard, the real stars as their chess pieces. It was the privilege of the legend rank. Occasionally, a few talented hero ranked newbies would be guided and supported by them and joined this game.

  Although the best imitation till now could only simulate a small part of the real Starry Sky Chessboard, it was better than nothing.

  "Yes, I'm a newbie." Yun Xi nodded, looking at Tao Quan Zi with a strange look.

  "Why don't he concede?" Mei'er counted the chess pieces on the chessboard. Even if Tao Quan Zi retracted 10 rounds on the chessboard, he still has no chance to win, he still insisted on fighting to the teeth and refused to concede.

  Yes, "never concede" was Tao Quan Zi's style of playing Star Go. Even though the situation was already irreparable, he would hold on till the last moment!

  It has nothing to do with the game, it's his road of cultivation, his respect and faith.

  He would never concede.

  However, even though he didn't want to concede... the situation on the chessboard was too terrible!

  Tao Quan Zi almost shouted out loud. How did you find all my tricks and block them all?

  This round of game was even able to leave a psychological shadow in his heart!

  When Tao Quan Zi was thinking, Yun Xi already connected his chess pieces together.

  From the beginning till now, this was the most satisfying round of the game.

  How to describe his feeling? Yun Xi felt that his first opponent, the Sacred Monk Maha Mystery's attack power was the strongest.

  He was the only opponent who had eaten three of Yun Xi's chess pieces.

  Compared to Maha, Tao Quan Zi was more persistent. Although he actually had no chance to reverse the situation, he still kept playing.

  Yun Xi realized that Tao Quan Zi was a real player, even though he was already doomed to be defeated, he was still enjoying every second and minute of playing Star Go.

  He was just like robbing Peter to pay Paul, he just refused to give up.

  In the face of such a chess player who enjoyed the process of playing Star Go, Yun Xi thought that he could try something different on the chessboard.

  Tao Quan Zi suddenly found that he could find a living road on the chessboard.

  His "dragon" had been swallowed by Yun Xi's three "Sanctuary of Wind", theoretically, he should concede after that. But he was really enjoying the process of playing Star Go, so he held on till now, and he really saw a chance of winning.

  He didn't expect that the situation suddenly changed after his "dragon" was eaten.

  Is this my opportunity?

  Tao Quan Zi was wild with joy.

  "Pa!"

  "Pa!"

  "Pa!"

  Three rounds later, he made a "ko" for himself, eating several Yun Xi's chess pieces.

  Yun Xi smiled.

  Mei'er covered her mouth, stopping herself from laughing out loud.

  Yun Xi leisurely put a chess piece on the corner of the chessboard.

  Tao Quan Zi hurriedly ate Yun Xi's chess pieces, trying to recover his lost territory.

  The 130th round, Tao Quan Zi laughed. He thought that he had reversed the situation!

  What a miracle! I didn't think that I could do this in my life! After this game, my Star Go Strength should be able to raise to 4 star points.

  Yes, I can win! I can defeat this monster like newbie!

  "Pa!" Yun Xi put down his last chess piece, the miracle of Star Go appeared in front of him.

  The "ko" on the chessboard were all connected together, eating all Tao Quan Zi's chess pieces at once. The entire chessboard emitted green lights, sweeping through everything.

  "What... this is..." Tao Quan Zi's mouth opened wide. He never expected that this scene would really happen!

  All of his chess pieces were eliminated!

  Yun Xi's chess pieces formed a "ko" that covered the entire chessboard, which was nearly impossible to appear in Star Go.

  Tao Quan Zi tried to remember wha
t this meant in the rules of Star Go.

  If the chessboard was a real starry sky, then Yun Xi's "stars" had just changed the rules of the world, the Disaster of Sky and Earth!

  Chapter 400: The Same Tengen

  "Tengen is really useful!"

  Looking at Tao Quan Zi, Yun Xi felt a strong emotion in his heart, though couldn’t see his face.

  In order to launch the Disaster of Sky and Earth, Yun Xi needed to meet a lot of preconditions. Anyone wanting to accomplish this needed to master the star map on the chessboard, so it was necessary to put the first chess piece onto tengen.

  In the changing star map, only Tengen was always stable. It was the core of the entire star map.

  "It's really a rewarding trip! The Disaster of Sky and Earth really exists! Thank you!" Looking at A Cloud in the Sky, Tao Quan Zi sighed.

  He wasn't ashamed to be defeated by the Disaster of Sky and Earth.

  "After this, come to Heaven Road Palace. Then we could play for three days and nights!"

  Yun Xi now had 10 victories in a row.

  The light above Yun Xi's head flashed. In a second, the star lights around him became brighter.

  It meant that he had just formally become a chess player who had 1 star point. This identity was already sufficient to become a honored guest of all forces in the endless god domains world.

  Because of Norn the God of Wisdom, it was a trend to play Star Go in the high society of the endless god's domains.

  Many legend ranked beings were learning Star Go, but couldn't even step into the Starry Sky Chessboard. Any chess player who had obtained a star point, even just 1 star point, could be the tutor of these exalted legend ranked beings.

  Even if Yun Xi left the Sky Tower now, his identity of 1 star point chess player was already able to let him live comfortably.

  10 successive victories, it was already a shocking achievement amongst newbies.

  However, this time, compared to Yun Xi, there was a more terrible "monster" around.

  The 4 star points chess player, Black Mage's 13th round game.

  Black Mage unluckily met Norn the God of Wisdom at his second round and was defeated. Apart from this, his play was smooth and he had achieved 10 successive victories.

  It wasn't a bad thing to meet Norn at the second round.

  Based on the unwritten rules of Star Go, for a long time, he wouldn't meet Norn again, which meant that it was perfectly possible to achieve a series of victories.

  If he was lucky, he could achieve 20, no, 30, no, even 40 successive victories, as long as he didn't meet Orfina the Ruby Dragon quickly.

  Moreover, he still stood a chance to defeat Orfina even if he met her.

  His style was weird when he played Star Go, his attack was often abrupt and unexpected. Norn's style was stable, he wouldn't be affected by Black Mage's tricks, but his style restrained Orfina's style.

  He was one of the few 4 star points chess players who could break even with Orfina.

  If I'm really lucky, It’s even possible to achieve 60 successive victories!

  Maybe I can become a 6 star points chess player after this game, just like Norn the God of Wisdom?

  With such a joyful idea, Black Mage started his 13th round of the game.

  In the game, not everyone's round of the game was the same. Based on the time they defeated their opponent or was defeated by their opponent, the rounds they had played were different.

  When Black Mage played with Norn the God of Wisdom, the battle between them lasted for a long while. The gap between 4 star points and 6 star points wasn't wide enough to let Norn defeat him quickly.

  Even Norn was defeated after his 60 successive victories the last time. He was defeated by Orfina, Duck Rome, and even him, Black Mage almost defeated Norn once.

  Black Mage tested out Norn's Star Go Strength this time just now. He had to admit that he wasn't likely to defeat Norn this time in the game.

  However, it's not a shame. Norn was the only 6 star points chess player, everyone was defeated by him more than once.

  "3 star points... Cyber Elf Alpha..." Black Mage casually took a glance at his opponent's code name and star point. Suddenly, he froze.

  Cyber Elf Alpha... isn't she one of the four newbies? How can it be possible that she already obtained 3 star points?

  3 star points meant that she had achieved 30 successive victories, but... she was just a newbie!

  If it's true, when I have just played 13 rounds of the game, she has won 30 rounds?

  No, it can't be true! Star Go will drain large amounts of mental strength. It's not surprising to play several hours in a round of the game.

  I did waste too much time when I played with Norn, but, 30 rounds? Are you kidding me?

  "Pa!" Before Black Mage reacted, Cyber Elf Alpha had put down her first chess piece.

  "Do you look down on me? How dare you give up your upper hand advantage?" Black Mage sneered when he saw the place of Cyber Elf Alpha's first chess piece.

  Humph, I don't know who you are, you are probably a legend rank elf, it doesn't matter. The bloodline of "pointy ears" is indeed special.

  However, I'm not a mortal either. I'm a dark mage who has activated my bloodline, the uncrowned king of ten god's domains!

  In order to practice Star Go, I even made a real star map in the real world, using real stars as my chess pieces!

  As a newbie, how dare you put the first chess piece in the center of the chessboard, where the tengen is?

  Very well, I will teach you the cruel law of the jungle of Star Go!

  Chapter 401: Clutch Goal

  Amongst all the top 10 chess players, apparently, Black Mage wasn't the strongest. His wisdom was far inferior to Norn the God of Wisdom and his attack power was far inferior to Orfina the Ruby Dragon.

  However, he was the only 4 star points chess player who could withstand Orfina's attack.

  His style of playing Star Go was "weird".

  No one knew what the layout of his chess pieces was and how he would launch his attack, because they didn't exist from the beginning.

  He was good at the layout of the middle chess pieces, dragging everything on the chessboard into the realm of chaos. Even Orfina was cheated by his tricks more than once.

  Black Mage believed that even Norn fell into his trap, he wouldn't have any chance to escape.

  Unfortunately, Norn never fell into his trap. Norn's style was too stable, and his computing power was strong. When coming to direct confrontation, he had no chance to win.

  However, Norn the God of Wisdom was just an exception. Even if it was Duck Rome, once he failed to stop him, Black Mage would drag the entire layout of the chess pieces into chaos.

  Once he created confusion, muddying the waters, he had a thousand methods to kill his enemy!

  The star map he made in the real world was called "Sea of Chaos", there were thousands of small meteorites moving around in the "sea". By observing the chaotic meteorites, he learned his own road of stars.

  He didn't think that he would fail this time.

  At the 60th rounds, his chess pieces had been indented with his opponent's chess pieces together, and this was the situation he wanted to see on the chessboard.

  Even if it was Norn the God of Wisdom, he would have headaches facing this situation.

  "Chaos" was the truth of the world in his eyes!

  "Pa!" In the eyes of Black Mage, he had seen the trace of countless stars being destroyed. It was his "ko", his invisible killing method.

  After putting down 7 more chess pieces, Black Mage's proud "ko" finally formed.

  It was a hexagram taking a black chess piece as the core, it was Black Mage's strongest attack, Black Death Hexagram.

  The star map was covered with the air of death, the hexagram on the chessboard stood for the end of all things.

  "Revive, the undead..." Behind Black Mage's cold cloak, a shadow with a black sickle and a white bone mask appeared, staring at a corner of the chessboard.

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nbsp; The game is over. Once the Black Death Hexagram appeared, even Black Mage himself couldn't stop it.

  A long abyss appeared and divided Cyber Elf Alpha's chess pieces into two parts.

  "One... two... three... four..." In the face of Black Mage's strongest attack, Cyber Elf Alpha leisurely put down a chess piece.

  "What?" Black Mage was surprised.

  One, two, three, four! Four hexagrams with different colours surrounded his black hexagram!

  Green hexagram stood for the power of wind.

  Yellow hexagram stood for the power of earth.

  Red hexagram stood for the power of fire.

  Blue hexagram stood for the power of sea.

  The four hexagrams surrounded his black hexagram. To be precise, the reason that the four hexagrams could form was because of his black hexagram!

  "Four elements, Elf Phenomenon..." Cyber Elf Alpha waved her hands, Black Mage's black hexagram was swallowed by her four hexagrams. Over 60% of his chess pieces turned into ashes too at the same time.

  Black Mage was defeated!

  When had she found my purpose?

  Before the 50th rounds, even he himself didn't know where his Black Death Hexagram would form!

  This was the reason why it was called the "Sea of Chaos", because even he himself didn't know what his next plan was.

  Most people would be defeated before opportunity appeared. Because he was good at catching the chance, he could reach 4 star points.

  He never expected that he would be defeated by his opponent by using his style!

  She predicted his moves and used his trap to set a big trap, how strong her computing power was!

  Her computing power was far stronger than him, her Star Go Strength was much better than his!

  Maybe even when the plan of setting the Black Death Hexagram just appeared in his brains, his failure was already doomed.

  He had been defeated 30 rounds ago!

  "How can it be true... how can your computing power be so strong..." Black Mage looked at the chessboard in shock and disbelief.

  From 30 rounds ago, she had predicted this future, this meant that her computing power was hundreds of times stronger than his!