Go: Is the portable old man the nine-time champion?

Chapter 250 Unrivaled Under Heaven
"cheers!"

"Let's congratulate Yi Zheng on winning the championship in the China-Japan competition!"

"Congratulations on your success!"

"Ah! Coke down my throat!"

Yi Zheng sat on a plastic chair at the barbecue stall, watching a few guys clinking glasses repeatedly, feeling somewhat speechless. It seemed like these guys were deliberately making such a loud noise to attract attention.

Several groups of people have already come to ask for autographs. Yi Zheng never expected that he would become so popular. In the end, he had no choice but to move to a private room to sit.

Sitting outside, Yi Zheng couldn't even eat. Fortunately, the owner had some conscience and didn't use Yi Zheng as a selling point to attract customers.

"That's normal. I used to run into people a lot when I went out, and they would ask for my autograph or something."

Given the popularity of your world, your current fame is no less than mine in the original world, so it's perfectly normal for people to recognize you.

Mr. Ke couldn't help but shake his head. Becoming a celebrity inevitably affects one's life; how could fame come without a price?

Even your every word and action will be interpreted, or even taken out of context. Accounts you used to have that you had forgotten about online can be dug up by others.

What Old Ke said was really terrifying. Yi Zheng immediately deleted countless of his previous platform accounts and cleared all the content.

So it's perfectly normal for celebrities to be recognized in public places; sunglasses and masks are essential for them when they go out.

If it were some big stars, they would want to wrap themselves up like dumplings, not showing a single bit of skin.

It's true that some fans can identify a person just by looking at certain moles or other physical features; it's almost to the point of being obsessive.

Although Yi Zheng is not at that level yet, he is indeed often recognized on the street, and now he wears a mask whenever he goes out.

"The value of A-Zheng's championship instantly surpasses that of other commercial competitions. After all, there is the gimmick of a Sino-Japanese confrontation, which attracts far more attention than other commercial competitions."

Miao Jun couldn't help but sigh, saying that although he was the youngest to win the national championship back then, he never had the same level of popularity as he does now.

Yi Zheng not only won the championship, but also defeated Japan's number one player to win the China-Japan Go Tournament. His nickname "Little Go Saint" has already been exported and then re-imported into China.

Yi Zheng was completely uninterested in this nickname. What kind of nonsense is "Little Chess Saint"? If he was going to be a chess saint, he should be a great chess saint.

After all, what man would tolerate being called small? Girls can be cute even if they're small, but it's a tragedy for guys.

Yi Zheng shook his head upon hearing this: "It's just a small competition. The only ones that can truly be considered prestigious are the Nine Major Competitions, or rather, the Three Major Competitions."

If you don't win the championships of the three major tournaments, you won't be qualified to sit at the table and eat.

Yun Linglei is just like that. He reached the runner-up position in the World Cup three times, losing once to Li Junhe, once to Kuroki Teruto, and once to Jiang Mobai. He is known in the martial arts world as the "King of Three Runners-up".

He was ridiculed for only being able to make a living based on his looks, fooling those girls in the fandom, and having absolutely no real talent.

But actually, being able to reach the finals three times is already proof of Yun Linglei's strength, but sometimes some people are just one step away from success.

However, most chess fans don't think so. If you're not the champion, you're nothing. The runner-up is just a stepping stone, and he's been a stepping stone three times. It's shameful.

"I will represent Anhui Province in next year's National Games, and the National Championships will also open next year. I will definitely participate in the Chess Saint Tournament."

Then there's the Asian Cup, the Asian Championships won't be until the year after next, and the Asian Games will also be the year after next. The selection process for the Asian Games is very tough, as only two people can participate.

The year after next there's the World Cup, the World Championships, and the Olympics... Olympic medals are even more precious, also awarded every four years; if you miss one, you have to wait another four years.

Gold medals in individual Go competitions at the Asian Games and the Olympics are extremely rare, even by global standards, as these competitions are only held once every four years. If you miss one, you have to wait another four years.

To put it bluntly, it is very difficult for a Go player to experience three such four-year cycles in their career. After all, you have to be at your peak to be able to represent your country in such competitions.

Therefore, every athlete participating in the Olympics thinks that this might be their only chance in their lifetime.

"The Asian Games and the Olympics."

Old Ke seemed to have thought of something and couldn't help but sigh. For their world, such medals were even more precious.

Because it may not happen for many years to be selected for the Go tournament, but unfortunately, this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity has created another legend.

"By the way, Zheng, what did you mean by leaving the words 'Extreme Path' on the chessboard after you finished writing?"

At this moment, Miao Jun seemed to remember something and asked Yi Zheng a question in a somewhat strange manner.

After the Agon Kiriyama Cup, both players participating in the China-Japan competition were required to leave their calligraphy.

Kuroki Teruto wrote the character “top”, while Yi Zheng wrote “ultimate path”.

Kuroki Teruto's gaze was strange at the time, because in Japan, these two words refer to individuals or groups engaged in violent or organized criminal activities.

Therefore, Kuroki Teruto didn't know what to say in comparison to Yi Zheng's statement, but since those two words don't have that meaning in China, it's probably normal that Yi Zheng didn't know.

But in reality, it was because some anonymous spirit was manipulating Yi Zhengxie.

Old Master Ke: I wrote it all back then, so what can't you write? Isn't the Ultimate Path good enough? Who wouldn't be afraid if the Flawless Emperor attacked with the Ultimate Path Imperial Weapon!
"You don't understand this, do you? Haven't you read that novel? Only by being extreme in both emotion and swordsmanship can one reach the highest realm of martial arts!"
Yi Zheng said, "Only by mastering the Dao and the art of Go can one reach the highest level of mastery!"

Yi Zheng was speechless upon hearing this. All he could say was that these guys were really good at making up their own stories!

Sometimes, once you reach a certain position, no matter how silly you do something, there will always be people who will imagine your true intentions.

For example, there was a certain Jian Guo who wished to remain anonymous. Before the second round, everyone started to rationalize the various ridiculous things he did in the first round, and he was even almost seen as the savior of Armenia.

In the second round, he pulled all sorts of stunts again, and in the end, everyone realized that maybe he really was just innocent...

"If we count, Yi Zheng has already won over two people in the world's top five: Kuroki Teruto and Ethan. The remaining ones are Jiang Mobai, Alexander, and Li Junhe."

Upon hearing this, Yi Zheng smiled and said, "Next year, we'll beat them all! Next year, we'll win the Asian Cup, the National Games, and the National Championship Chess Saint Tournament!"

"Take them all!"

Hearing this, everyone started to tease him, but most people just thought that Yi Zheng was just joking around after drinking some beer.

After all, this already covers almost all of next year's major competitions. If Yi Zheng takes all of them, he won't leave anyone else with even a scrap.

how can that be possible.

Human beings have their limits, and no one throughout history has ever been able to win all the championships in so many major competitions.

Yi Zheng looked at the other group of people laughing and joking, and knew that they all took his truth as a lie.

Looking up at the ceiling light, Yi Zheng couldn't help but mutter, "Still not strong enough. Unrivaled in the world, when will I ever be able to be unrivaled in the world!"

P.S.: Last-minute request for monthly votes!

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