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

Chapter 341: Dark Ages
"hiss--"

Seeing Yi Zheng suspended directly in the air, Jiang Mobai couldn't help but take a deep breath. Yi Zheng's move really hit his blind spot. How could he possibly make a move here?
Could this be something a human could produce?! No, only someone like Yi Zheng would produce something like this!

If Yi Zheng hadn't played the card, he really wouldn't have thought of this, but after playing it, it felt like it was only natural, and it was full of Yi Zheng's style.

By hanging on here, Yi Zheng can jump out from above to fight him, and he can also get close to the ambushing soldiers trapped on the right. He can also coordinate actions from both inside and outside the area at any time in the upper right corner.

As Jiang Mobai delved deeper into the calculations, he felt his ears turn slightly red.

That was pretty cool!
In an instant, Jiang Mobai seemed to see a high mountain suddenly rise on the chessboard, but he didn't know where to start climbing.

The brilliance of this piece, suspended not far above the center, lies in its subtle sense of hovering.

It hovered lightly over the throat of the chessboard, instantly granting Yi Zheng unlimited initiative, like a brilliant fulcrum that could shift the balance of the entire chessboard.

"That move was really sharp. I'm afraid only Yi Zheng could pull it off. Of course, AlphaGo might be able to do it, but if it were anyone else, they probably really couldn't."

This has nothing to do with calculation; this kind of game relies purely on intuition and talent.

As this terrifying thought unfolded in his mind, Jiang Mobai felt a throbbing pain in his temples, and his brain's CPU was buzzing under the strain.

He could even feel his ears starting to turn red and hot uncontrollably, a slight heat spreading up his neck, as if his core thoughts were physically heating up due to high-intensity operation.

Qi Ling couldn't help but comment when he saw this move: "Jiang Mobai, a ninth-dan player, was probably stunned by this move. He's been thinking for almost twenty minutes, and his ears seem to have turned red from anxiety. They really have turned red."

As soon as Qi Ling spoke, the camera zoomed in and focused directly on Jiang Mobai's ear.

The camera lens was so clear that everyone's embarrassing past became incredibly clear.

Upon hearing this, An Jing, a third-dan player, couldn't help but ask, "If Qi Ling, a seventh-dan player, were on the field, what would you choose?"

"Jump out! Let's get food and lodging up there first, and be ready to fight at any time. Who cares about anything else, let's just fight first."

Qi Ling's thinking has always been simple and brutal: he takes life and death lightly and if someone disagrees, he'll fight them. He doesn't care about any of that nonsense; let's just have a fight first.

After thinking for a long time, Jiang Mobai finally reluctantly put down the Yunzi jade that was almost polished to a patina. This piece was indeed too difficult to choose. It felt like every step was not good, but he had to choose the best one among the bad ones.

Therefore, Jiang Mobai's choice is...

Move 47, Black, Big Knight!
First, surround the left side and then launch an attack on the white pieces above!
Yi Zheng did not rush to jump out, but instead continued to thrust upwards, trying to push Jiang Mobai to the bottom.

"You want me to perish in silence? You'll only face my explosive power!"

Seeing Yi Zheng's outrageous behavior, Jiang Mobai also acted quickly.

Move 49, Black, move 1 (point)!

"Pretty!"

Qi Ling wanted to applaud when he saw this move, because it was exactly what he wanted: "This move means that Jiang Mobai, the ninth dan, wants to annihilate both the top and right sides at the same time! This is the most satisfying way to play!" Yi Zheng could naturally see this, and without any hesitation, he blocked it directly. Jiang Mobai also set up a blocking move, and then Yi Zheng quickly moved to the upper right side near the small eye.

The two sides even made changes in the upper left corner, but Yi Zheng couldn't help but look at Jiang Mobai strangely: "Didn't he see that break before?"

Originally, Yi Zheng had anticipated that if this area became a calamity, it would be quite serious for him. However, Jiang Mobai did not see that break, so the situation is now completely different.

Now, Jiang Mobai can no longer break free, and Yi Zheng has also quickly begun the tribulation!
Move 84, White, cuts and captures!
"Damn it, every time I rob Yi Zheng, it ends up getting worse and worse. There's no 'robbery' in his name."

Jiang Mobai now has to fight Yi Zheng to the bitter end, because this calamity is extremely important to him. Even if it means suffering damage, he must persevere.
However, because Yi Zheng had made preparations in the upper left corner in advance, he created a large number of ko threats, and the situation began to tilt continuously.

"Just because he didn't see the break? But I saw it later too, though he saw it earlier than me."

But Yi Zheng's feelings are completely different now: "As long as I don't rob Old Ke, every time I do rob someone, I'm extremely happy. When will I be able to be this happy when I face Old Ke?"

Jiang Mobai encountered a problem while searching for the calamity below, failing to find the best calamity material. Therefore, Yi Zheng directly gave Jiang Mobai the opportunity to eliminate the calamity.

"But in this case, the original ordinary three-three opening in the lower right corner will result in the death of all of Jiang Mobai's outer pieces. Yi Zheng will even retain a first move and can logically enter the airspace on the right."

Although Jiang Mobai won the battle, Yi Zheng's remaining piece is still in a state of near-death, and various problems will likely arise in the future.

Qi Ling couldn't help but sigh. Before the robbery, the two sides were basically evenly matched, but after the robbery, Jiang Mobai was basically rendered useless.

"Doesn't Yi Zheng have any weaknesses...?"

Qi Ling couldn't help but painfully pull up his hair; putting himself in Jiang Mobai's shoes, he felt a sense of despair.

You can't kill him even if you slay a dragon, and you're not as efficient as him. You can't beat him even if you rob him. In fact, in terms of the use of external forces, Yi Zheng's fleeting power makes everyone feel that he is stronger than others.

What the hell is this?

This isn't a hexagon anymore, okay? How come this hexagon is round?!
Qi Ling felt this was the most troublesome thing, because Yi Zheng was less than two years younger than him, which meant that Yi Zheng's peak period would completely cover his career.

This is a terrible thing, meaning that one or two generations may be suppressed by Yi Zheng and unable to rise above their circumstances.

A tremendous, suffocating sense of despair seemed to permeate Qi Ling's heart through the screen.

It's not just about Jiang Mobai's loss in one game, but also about the long future in which the entire Go world will be shrouded in the shadow of a "perfect circle" named Yi Zheng.

The last dark age has just ended, is a new dark age about to begin?

How do you play Go?

Most importantly, Yi Zheng is only eighteen years old!

(End of this chapter)