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

Chapter 258 Youth Storm
"Now we can see the scene. Lan Bai 8-dan has chosen to concede. Yi Zheng 1-dan defeated Lan Bai 8-dan in the middle game and has qualified as the challenger. Let's congratulate Yi Zheng 1-dan."

The guests in the live broadcast room couldn't help but shake their heads as they watched the final result: "It's unbelievable that Yi Zheng, who has achieved first dan status, has directly obtained the qualification to challenge for the title in less than two years. Regardless of whether Yi Zheng can successfully challenge for the title next month, he will become the youngest title challenger."

His journey in the professional world has truly been a series of miracles, leaving everyone speechless! We hope he can continue to bring us even more miracles in the future, showcasing his true talent as a miracle worker on the world stage.

Both guests on the live stream couldn't help but shake their heads and say that the more they watched, the more they felt that Yi Zheng's journey was too dreamlike and simply unbelievable!
Perhaps only in the real world could such a thing happen, after all, reality is too illogical, and writing a novel like that would get you roasted.

This program was broadcast worldwide, and everyone in the world saw the news that Yi Zheng had successfully passed the first stage.

Yi Zheng's fan group had already exploded, because Vice President Gui Wangda had already popped champagne halfway through.

Ghost King Da: I told you so! I could tell from the middle that Lan Bai was far inferior to Yi Zheng. He was completely suppressed throughout the entire process and had no power to resist at all.

We can't afford to fail! Open the champagne now!

Yi Zheng is invincible! I told you all long ago that he is the absolute number one in the world, it's just a matter of time.

I was telling you that when I played against him in the amateur tournament finals, I already realized that Yi Zheng was definitely not someone to be underestimated, and that he would definitely become the world's number one in the future!
I told him right then and there, "If you don't play Go, I'll be the first to object! You are Yi Zheng, the world's number one Go player!"
That guy Ethan and the like, he's no match for Yi Zheng at all, you know? He only got a slight lead because he consumed a ton of resources, and even then he got beaten 2-0. He's shameless.

Ethan only managed to get second place after having access to a dozen or twenty state-level and world-class competitions, and he still thought he was incredibly skilled!
Ghost King Da can spout off a whole bunch of nonsense in his fan group, completely forgetting his mindset when he was beaten into a state of depression by Ethan, how he tried his best but couldn't win, and how he developed depression.

But things are different now. After playing chess for ten years, Yi Zheng has cured my mental exhaustion.

You stinking Ethan, do you think you can beat Yi Zheng? You're just bragging! You're only fit to be Yi Zheng's shoe-shiner.

So what if I can't beat you? Can you beat Yi Zheng?

"I actually won."

As Kuroki Teruto watched the news broadcast live on TV, although it seemed to be expected, he was still shocked to see Yi Zheng reach this point.

Meanwhile, Kuroki Ryuji, sitting on the other side, seemed somewhat dejected: "A first dan who has been a professional for less than two years, breaking through from among so many professional players to challenge for a Chinese title..."

Two people who achieved their professional rankings in the same year are now completely different.

Are they really classmates?
Ryuji Kuroki couldn't even get out of the round-robin stage in his title challenge, getting thoroughly beaten by veteran players from all over.

Ryuji Kuroki felt he had worked very hard, even reaching the third rank, and was being called a genius in various ways.

But the problem is, where is the future? Why is someone else's present becoming my future? I can no longer grasp my own future!

In comparison, Yi Zheng was just one step away from becoming a Chinese title holder.

I clearly remember that less than two years ago, Yi Zheng and I were about the same level.

Yi Zheng: You're mistaken. I clearly hung you up and beat you back then, okay?

Kuroki Ryuji felt truly dejected. His friend of many years had turned out like this. Had a sad, thick barrier already formed between him and Yi Zheng?

Meanwhile, Kuroki Shiyo felt it was a pity that Yi Zheng, in his current state, was increasingly unlikely to form a band with her.

We've gone astray! We've gone astray!
"I'm really looking forward to seeing how far it can go."

As Kuroki Teruto watched Yi Zheng on TV, waving his hand confidently and pointing out the direction of the country, he couldn't help but feel a surge of anticipation.

Just how far will this storm called youth actually reach?

"Yi Zheng! Yi Zheng! Yi Zheng!" Ethan couldn't help but slam his fist on the table as he watched Yi Zheng win the championship. He won again! This guy won again! How did he manage to win again!

"It's okay, Ethan. He's still far behind you! You need to stay calm and stay composed!"
Your most important task right now isn't to worry about that nobody chasing you; it's to win the world championship!

Ethan forced himself to calm down. Yi Zheng was still far behind him. He shouldn't worry about what was behind him, but look forward. The world's number one spot was waiting for him! He was just a little bit away!

Forget about Yi Zheng! Forget about that guy! We won't run into him this year!

The most urgent task right now is to win the world championship! The world championship is the most important thing! This is just a minor setback, a minor setback.

Lee Zongrui, who was far away in Malaysia, couldn't help but echo his coach's sentiment: "Perhaps it won't be long before we have to start calling him Yi the God of Calculation, or even... Yi the Chess Saint."

The Malaysian coach was a little incredulous when he heard this: "It shouldn't be that bad. Jiang Mobai has been in very good form recently. He just overtook Li Junhe to become the world's number one in rating last month. Although he has dropped down this month, his momentum is still very strong."

Although this young man is showing great momentum, it's impossible for him to seize power so quickly. After all, he still needs to defeat Yun Linglei to win the title, and he needs to be among the top two in the round-robin tournament to advance to the final.

"No, it's not just about momentum, it's about the content of so many of his games."

At first, I didn't pay much attention to those lower-ranked opponents. It was no surprise that Yi Zheng easily defeated them; in fact, it was only to be expected.

However, in the latter half of the competition, Yi Zheng was still able to win smoothly against other top Chinese players.

Quality, it's quality—the quality of his game has improved.

His abilities have reached a new level, a completely new level.

Although I play online chess with him almost every day, I had no idea he had reached this level; it was my mistake.

Li Zongrui looked at Yi Zheng shaking hands with Yun Linglei on TV and said, "Perhaps he will be the biggest opponent in this year's Asian Cup!"

At Yunyi Chess Academy, students are organized to watch and receive live commentary during major competitions every year.

Seeing Yi Zheng win the challenger qualification, many students immediately became excited.

However, less than two years later, many students in Class A knew Yi Zheng and even told others how good our relationship was back then. I could tell he was someone special.

It's truly astonishing that someone who was right beside you a few years ago has now achieved such success.

Not to mention the many young people who didn't know or were unfamiliar with Yi Zheng, who were also very excited.

If Yi Zheng can secure a spot in the top division and seize power in two years, so can I! I can do it too!

"Unbelievable, Yi Zheng actually..."

Cao Ming felt it was unreal watching the scene on TV, because just over two years ago he was advising Yi Zheng to go home and attend academic classes.

But in less than three years, Yi Zheng has already reached this point.

Cao Ming felt increasingly frightened as he thought about it. Fortunately, Yi Zheng did not take his advice at the time, otherwise Chinese Go would have lost something!

The teacher next to him was speechless: "Teacher Cao, even if you feel it's not real, you should pinch your own thigh! What's with you pinching my thigh?!"

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