Invincibility Begins with a Super Fairy Manny

Chapter 992: Chapter 992: Mysterious Start (Third Update)

The chessboard used for this assessment was stacked up to eighty-eight layers, and it wasn’t the standard 19x19 board but was twice as big.

The difficulty of this task made many high-ranking chess masters pale.

Xue An merely smiled indifferently at this. ”No need to guess who goes first. You go first, start now!”

”Humph!” Zhu Fei burned with anger upon hearing this.

To let himself make the first move, how arrogant this man must be.

However, he said nothing and simply made a clear and decisive move.

But his move was directly placed not far in front of Xue An, an extremely rare opening.

The crowd stirred slightly.

”Truly deserving of the title ’Ghost Chess Master,’ his first move directly enters the opponent’s territory. His chess style is really tricky.”

”But why do I feel that this Ghost Chess Master did it on purpose, just to slap the opponent’s face?”

Many chess masters nodded in agreement.

Because this move indeed carried a great deal of insult.

Now, it was Mr. Xue’s turn to respond.

Xue An looked at the move and, without a trace of annoyance, just smiled slightly and made his move in response.

And this move was also directly placed in front of Zhu Fei.

The entire venue was shocked.

No one expected Xue An to respond like this.

Zhu Fei’s face turned even paler, his eyelids twitched madly, and he said coldly, ”What do you mean by this?”

”It means nothing. I just wanted to return the favor because you gave me the first chance. Don’t I have the right to return the favor?” Xue An said with a smile.

Zhu Fei nearly choked on Xue An’s string of implications, but soon he realized that Xue An was playing him and glared at him with resentment.

”Fine, let’s see what tricks you can play!”

Saying this, he began playing rapidly, starting a formal match with Xue An.

But the style of this chess game was abnormal from the beginning.

Because neither side started with the typical moves from their own side or the center, but directly at each other’s doorstep.

After several exchanges, the chessboard presented a bizarre scene.

Both individuals’ pieces were on each other’s side, appearing as if their positions were swapped.

But that wasn’t the weirdest part.

The entire crowd’s mouths were agape, looking at Xue An with strange expressions.

Because from the beginning, every move Xue An made was identical to the Ghost Chess Master Zhu Fei’s.

It was as if a mirror was reflecting Zhu Fei’s moves perfectly on the other side of the board.

What kind of strategy was this?

Many chess masters looked confused.

Zhu Fei looked utterly constipated.

Finally, after a few more moves, he could no longer contain himself and shouted, ”Mr. Xue, what are you trying to do? Why are you copying every move I make?”

Xue An smiled faintly, ”Who said I was copying you?”

”You still deny it? Every move is following my path!” Zhu Fei was furious.

”Oh?” Xue An looked at Zhu Fei with a teasing smirk, ”Although similar, I didn’t copy your path. It just so happens that I planned to move this way too!”

Hearing Xue An’s words, which were shamelessly bold, the entire hall was stunned, then erupted in commotion.

Some were both annoyed and amused.

Many others shook their heads, thinking Xue An was just stalling for time.

Gong Xueman couldn’t help but laugh, ”Brother, is Mr. Xue doing this on purpose?”

Gong Changyue didn’t respond to his sister’s question, watching the chess game with a solemn expression.

Because he realized that he couldn’t see through the chess game this time.

What exactly did Mr. Xue want to do?

Could it be that he truly intended to mimic Zhu Fei’s moves step by step?

But trying to defeat a chess master with such a shameless strategy was simply wishful thinking!

Sure enough.

He saw Zhu Fei’s expression change several times, then he sneered, ”Very well, since you like to learn, go ahead and learn!”

Saying this, Zhu Fei continued to make his moves.

Xue An still followed his lead.

This set, with its subtle eeriness, left all the chess masters present somewhat puzzled.

However, many strong players were already shaking their heads, certain that Xue An had lost.

From ancient times till now, no one had ever heard of anyone winning in such a way.

This was clearly Xue An’s last desperate struggle.

For example, Jing Tianrui, who was feeling quite pleased at the moment, couldn’t help but look proudly at Zhuge Xuanqing in the distance.

But Zhuge Xuanqing was concentrating all her attention on this very game.

Jing Tianrui felt disdain, thinking there was nothing worth watching.

But what he didn’t know was that Zhuge Xuanqing was feeling a bit of doubt in her heart at this moment.

Because she discovered that although every move of Xue An’s followed Zhu Fei’s, there was always something odd about the chessboard.

Zhuge Xuanqing couldn’t pinpoint what was odd, but it just felt off.

This feeling made her uneasy, so she kept her brows tightly furrowed and continued to stare at the chessboard.

At this moment, the game had reached the middle stage, and Zhu Fei sneered to himself.

You wanted to play dirty with this strategy?

Well, let me see how you continue to mimic me this time!

With his strategy in mind, Zhu Fei placed a piece.

As soon as this piece landed, the entire layout of the chessboard changed.

One could see the black piece held by Zhu Fei, because of this move, instantly formed a dragon-like stance, its head and tail in synergy, as if energizing a lurking Black Dragon, which bared its claws ready to counterattack the White Piece.

This caused a stir among the spectators.

”Indeed, worthy of a grandmaster, this is clearly a trap he laid from the start!”

”The key is that this Mr. Xue, even if he wants to learn, cannot grasp it, for Elder Zhu has already sealed all his escape routes through his arrangement. This calculation is indeed worthy of the nickname ’Ghost Chess’!”

Amid these admiring and praising discussions.

Zhuge Xuanqing retracted her gaze, because in her opinion.

Xue An had lost.

And he had lost badly.

There was no possibility of turning the tables.

Not just her, almost all strong chess players thought the same.

At this time, Zhu Fei sneered, ”Mr. Xue, you love to learn, right? Now let’s see how you continue to mimic me! Didn’t I just say, young man, don’t be too arrogant!”

Amid his taunting and the discussions around, Xue An still looked indifferent, merely lowering his head as if examining the chess layout.

Gong Xueman anxiously asked at that moment, ”Brother, did Mr. Xue lose?”

Gong Changyue sighed deeply, ”Yes! He lost! The gap is just too big!”

As he said this, Gong Changyue’s face was filled with a look of despair.

But just then.

Xue An slowly looked up, smiled at Zhu Fei, ”But I also said, without arrogance... it’s not called being young, right?”

After saying this, Xue An casually placed a piece.