CHAPTER 525 IS HE?

“Xu Fang, the 6th Dan Go Player? Is it really him?”

“It’s him, I saw him many times on the Go channel.”

“I heard that although he is in the 6th Dan Go Player, his actual skill is definitely more than that.”

Everyone around the scene started talking at once. Professional Rank is not an absolute standard for judging someone’s Go Skills. Generally speaking, the higher the rank, the stronger their Go Skills, but there are some special circumstances.

Some people obviously have enough skill to be categorized as a Professional 9th ​​Dan Go Player, but they didn’t take the Dan Promotion Exam and stayed in the low Dan-Level.

Although some people are Professional 9th ​​Dan Go Players, their Go-Skills have dropped rapidly due to reasons such as being old or not participating in Professional competitions all the year-round.

Therefore, it is not surprising to see someone ii Low Dan beating someone in high Dan level. This Xu Fang belongs to the type with higher Go Skills than his current rank. He is a 6th Dan Professional Go Player, but he is probably not worse than any Professional 7th Dan Go Player.

“This Su Jing won’t be able win now, right?”

“It’s too much to invite a Professional 6th Dan Master.”

“Su Jing himself said that anyone can invite any Professional Player, he can only be blamed for his arrogance.”

“Hehe, he couldn’t have expected that someone could invite a Professional 6th Dan Master over here.”

Almost everyone on the scene thought that Su Jing would be defeated in the coming match. Although Su Jing was very strong and he had shown many skills before, but his previous opponents have been below Professional 4th Dan Go Player, and the older players have basically reached their upper limit or even regressed.

This Xu Fang is not only a Professional 6th Dan Go Player but he is also rapidly rising in Go Skills. His real skill level is higher than any Professional 6th Dan Master. In a few years, he may even reach at the top of the world. This level is not something that an amateur Go Player can be compared to.

It is also worth noting that many people are not accustomed to playing fast Go, so when playing against Su Jing, most of the Go Players failed to really show their real strength. But this Xu Fang likes to play fast Go, so the current rules of fast plays are more beneficial to him.

“Mr. Su, you said that I can invite anyone I like. Don’t regret it if you lose now.” Zheng Xiaoyun suppressed his complacency. He felt that he didn’t have to worry about losing with Xu Fang here as Xu Fang’s victory is guaranteed in his eyes. He just worries that Su Jing would go back on his words.

“Don’t worry, I won’t go back on my promise.” Su Jing still has an indifferent expression on his face, making Zheng Xiaoyun and everyone around him a little suspicious, they really couldn’t figure out if this Su Jing was really that confident or if he doesn’t know the terrible skill level of a Professional 6th Dan Go Player.

“Hmph hmph, this kid is still pretending, he will be crying later.” Qiu Yunjin and the Round-Faced Youth had a sneer at the corners of their mouths. Qiu Yunjin rubbed his aching arms as he continued to hold his mobile phone for the live broadcast.

Their embarrassment form before and their work would be fine as long as everyone sees Su Jing being embarrassed.

“A’Jing, are you really going to play even now?” Gu Yun asked.

“This guy is Xu Fang, he is a Professional 6th Dan Go Player, Zheng Xiaoyun is simply bullying by inviting this guy to deal with an amateur.” Li Xuan was indignant.

“It’s too late to regret now.” Yang Wei said helplessly. Based on her understanding of Su Jing, she knew that Su Jing would not take back his words.

“Brother Jing, come on, you can win this.” Qin Xulan supported him unconditionally.

“A’Jing, what are your chances of winning this game?” Gu Yue asked, and Murong Xian’er also looked at Su Jing.

“I can’t tell that as I still haven’t seen him play. But I do know that I will try my best,” Su Jing said.

“Hello.” Xu Fang sat opposite Su Jing and said lightly.

“Hello.” Su Jing nodded.

The two didn’t say much to each other and started to play. In this round, Xu Fang took the lead. It is obvious that Xu Fang did not despise or belittle Su Jing as he started his first move with a steady play, and one can see from his demeanor that his Go Skills are profound.

Su Jing’s playing style changed drastically. Although some of his moves were still a bit slanted, he played steadily and moved his pieces according to some pattern as a whole. It was just some opening plates but the many Professional Go Players present were secretly shocked.

They knew that Su Jing had played weirdly before, and they could not understand his opening moves against them no matter how hard they tried. After watching Su Jing’s opening moves against Xu Feng, they have now realized that Su Jing did not take them seriously and he definatly did not play at his full strength.

Indeed, Su Jing deliberately hid his true strength and Go Skills before, but his current opponent was a Professional 6th Dan Master. Su Jing had never played against a master of this level and this guy was invited here by Zheng Xiaoyun, so he didn’t dare to be careless, or else he would lose.

If he lost then the trap he had laid for Zheng Xiaoyun would become meaningless and all of his time would be wasted. If he lost then not only would he fail to get Tao Zhong’s help, but he would also lose 10 Million Yuan and that would allow Shi Qing to bite his head down.

Outside the crowd, Luo Chong was still taking: “Uncle, he really won against a number of Professional Go Players. Among them was one Professional 4th Dan Go Player. He is now playing against Xu Fang who is a 6th Dan Go Player.

He said that he could not play Go when we first met. He was pretending. There is no way that an Amature Go Player can be that good so don’t underestimate him.”

“Who said I underestimate Amateurs? They say that the expert who cracked The Lüneburg Variation some time ago should also be an amateur. If Su Jing can really win against a Professional 4th Dan Go Player then the results should be no different even if I play against him. But it’s not right to bet using Go so I won’t be joining in this fun. You turn on the video chat and let me see how they play. That Xu Fang is a 6th Dan Go Player and he is also a rival of mine.” Luo Dangqing said.

“Someone started the live broadcast, so you can watch it yourself.” Luo Chong said helplessly. He couldn’t invite Luo Dangqing to come here, making him a little depressed. This is a business opportunity worth more than 10 Million Yuan. If he can win it then he would be able to engage in business.

Luo Dangqing Yiyan entered the live broadcast room and he stared at the Go board for a moment before his pupils suddenly shrank. Although he didn’t start to watch from the first move and didn’t know the order of all the moves but just from the position of the pieces on the Go Board, he can roughly see the layout ability of the two players.

Luo Dangqing was very attentive as he began to watch the two players making their moves one by one, and he became even more shocked in his heart. Unexpectedly, Su Jing, who is young and not a Professional Go Player, has such a strong Go ability and skills.

He is not accustomed to playing fast-paced Go, so sometimes, he can’t keep up with the thinking of the two people. After the two players played a few moves, he would then recalls the depth of the first few moves.

“Although he is playing fast-paced Go, his displayed Go Skills are already very scary. This Xu Fang is stronger than I thought. And this Su Jing can actually match him evenly.” Luo Dangqing sighed.

The people surrounding the two players fell silent and only the sound of Su Jing and Xu Fang playing can be heard. They were obviously only playing a game of Go, but there was a murderous atmosphere in the surrounding, it was as if two armies were facing each other.

The one-sided situation that everyone was expecting did not happen as the two players seemed evenly matched.

In the live broadcast room, the people were getting even more enthusiastic and they began to comment in the screen:

“Where is this Su Jing came from, he is evenly matched to Xu Fang who is a Professional 6th Dan Go Player.”

“To say that he is an Amateur Go Player, I really don’t believe it.”

“But that is the true fact, he is indeed an amateur player. His other professions are of a Beast Tamer, Chef, and Ancient Zither Master.”

Time continues to fly, and the Go Game quickly entered the mid-stages. Neither of them had a single piece in their hand and both of them have a large layout on the Go Board, covering the entire board. Many Professional Go Players can’t even keep up with their ideas.

Attentive people will notice that Xu Fang starts to move more slowly and he took almost Five Seconds to make his moves but Su Jing still maintains his original speed and it takes him about two or three seconds to make a move. His thinking is clear and quick, which makes people feel amazed.

In fact, playing fast-paced Go is definitely beneficial to Su Jing, because he has strong Spiritual Force and quick thinking and he can think up to many patterns with his brain speed.

His only flaw is his lack of experience. Playing fast-paced Go can give full play to his advantages and avoid his disadvantages. Even if Xu Fang is good at playing a fast-paced game of Go, but he can’t take any advantages while playing against Su Jing.

“Pop!” Just when the two sides were evenly matched, and it seemed that they couldn’t tell the outcome for a long time, Su Jing suddenly landed a piece in an empty position on the upper left area where there were no pieces in all directions.

“Huh?” Xu Fang was stunned. His thoughts paused for one second, two seconds, three seconds… His eyes suddenly changed and a flash of shock flashed through them. Many Professional Go Players present here were still confused and they began to think about Su Jing’s intentions behind this move.

“Wait, why does this Go Play approach feel like a Deja Vu?” Song Xueru who was watching the live broadcast suddenly frowned.

“Yeah, I also think that I have seen it somewhere, and I have a feeling that a powerful move is coming next, although I don’t understand it very well.” Heavenly Star said.

He actually has the skills to become an amateur 5th stage Go Player, an Amateur Go Player is considered a Master, but the Amateur 5th Stage is just the basic condition for taking the preliminary professional exam. Of course, it would be difficult for them to understand any moves made by a Professional 6th Dan Go Player.

“This move…” Luo Dangqing suddenly stood up. Even if he was given a long time, he might not be able to see this move coming but after this move dropped, he could see the move.

This was terrifying, the most important thing is that this Go-playing approach gives him a very familiar feeling, could it be that Su Jing is… how is this possible. Luo Dangqing stared at the Go board in the live broadcast room.

As a Professional Go Player, Xu Fang’s Professionalism is indispensable, and he did not panic because of it. After a three-second pause, it only took him two seconds to make a countermeasure. He made his move and placed his piece on the left side of Su Jing’s piece.

Su Jing didn’t make a move nearby, instead, he dropped a move at 46 [Long], beside the white chess piece. Xu Fang was stunned again, then the expression on his face changed again, and he held back his move for another five seconds.

Then, Su Jing and Xu Fang dropped three moves in a row. Each drop of Su Jing made Xu Fang’s face change. The original evenly matched situation was broken. Su Jing obviously had the upper hand now and Xu Fang could only parry Su Jing’s attack, Xu Fang obviously played well, but the situation was beginning to fall to one side.

“It’s him, it’s definitely him. This kind of killer layout, this kind of Go Playing style that turns ordinary Go moves into sharp knives. There is no one other than that guy who could do it. Su Jing is ‘Ten Steps to Scenery’.” Luo Dangqing was shocked.

Since Ten Steps to Scenery cracked The Lüneburg Variation, Luo Dangqing has remembered his name very deeply. Unfortunately, he has invited the other party many times to play but the other party has not responded.

Who would have thought that the young man whom he met some time ago was someone he himself wanted to meet for a long time.

Luo Dangqing was too excited and wanted to confirm his suspicious so he spoke directly in the live room and asked about it.

Unexpectedly, his words aroused thousands of surfing. Many of the people in the live rooms are Go enthusiasts, so the solution of the Lüneburg Variation in the Go world was disturbed some time ago.

That incident earned ‘Ten Steps to Scenery’ the nickname of ‘Internet Chess God’ and every single one of them had heard about him. Now that they here that Su Jing is ‘Ten Steps to Scenery’, how can they not be shocked?