Chapter877:ImmortalinthePot
"LittleCloud"isthemodifiednamegivenbyYunXitohimself,anditisalsothenameusedwhenhefirstloggedontotheStarrySkyChessboard’sStardustArea.Itisabrand-newaccount.
ThisanonymousprivilegeisactuallyavailabletoallStarZoneplayers,butYunXi’sauthorityisthehighest,whichisequivalenttocreatinganimaginaryloginnumbertoentertheStardustZone.
Asforwhyhedoesthis,YunXithinksthatheisactuallyanewcomertoStarrySkyChess!
ComparedtothelonghistoryoftheStarrySkyChessboard,hewhohasonlyrecentlyofficiallyjoinedtheStarrySkyChessstillhasmuchtolearn.
HewantstoknowthehistoryofStarrySkyChessintheEndlessGod’sDomains.
WhyhaseveryonesuddenlybecomesofondofStarrySkyChess?
Besides"CyberElfAlpha","theGodofWisdom"and"RubyPrincess",whoaretheotherhigh-levelStarrySkyChessplayers?
YunXiwasoverwhelmedbytoomanyquestions.
TolearneverythingaboutStarrySkyChess,it’sbesttostartfromthemostbasicStardustZone.
IfYunXiweretoplaychessintheStardustZoneusingtheidentityoftheStarrySkyChessMaster,itwouldcauseabigproblem,sohesimplycreatedthisnewaccount"LittleCloud".
Lookingatthewhitelightsurroundinghimandthe"LittleCloud"codenameontopofhishead,YunXiwasverysatisfiedwiththeprotectiontheStarrySkyChessboardofferedtoitsplayers.
Aslongasyoudon’texposeyouridentity,nooneknowswhoyouareintheStarrySkyChessboard.
ThisisalsotheStarrySkyChessboard’sprotectionforchessplayers,givingcouragetohero-rankedchessplayerstofacelegend-rankedchessplayers.
Ofcourse,therearealsochessplayerswhodon’tmindatalltheirnamesbeingmadepublic,suchasCyberElfAlpha,NorntheGodofWisdom,andtheidentityoftheRubyDragonOrfina,whicharebasicallycompletelyopen.
Mosthigh-levelchessplayersarelikethis.Aslegend-rankedchessplayers,theydon’tcareifpeopleknowtheiridentityandhavenoneedtohideit.
Justlikethe"BlackMage"and"RomanEmperor",theiraliasesareeveneasiertorememberthantheirrealnames.
Underthecodename"LittleCloud",YunXicuriouslywanderedaroundtheStardustZone,seeingoneafteranotherincrediblechessboardwithnumerousflawsbutoccasionallywithflashesofbrilliance.
YunXiwasdumbfoundedlookingatsomeonekillinghisownpieceswhileplaying,"This...Howcanitbeplayedlikethis?"Itwastotallyagainstthetrajectoryofstarmovements.
Anothergamestartedandbothsideswereplayingwithgreatdifficulty.Onesidehadobtainedtheabsoluteupperhand,butnoneofbothsideshadfoundit,theykeptonplayingwithtotalenergy.
Perhapsthesechessplayersaresomewhatweakinstrength,butYunXicanseefromthemaninnerloveforStarrySkyChess,evenimmersingthemselvesinit.
Ifyouweretoputitintermsofimagery,it’slikebeingaddictedtochessandgettingmoreandmoreimmersedinituntilyoucan’tbreakfree.
Onallkindsofstarmaps,whatremainsaretheirsweatandtears.
Attimesenraged,attimesdevastated,attimesroaringwithlaughter,YunXisawmorethanjustagameofchess,butallsortsoflife.
TheworldoftheStarrySkyChessboardispureandenchanting.
Therearedespiseddemons,symbolicangels,indomitabledragons,andloftydeitiesinside.
OntheStarrySkyChessboard,theyareallequal,witheachwieldingStarrySkyChesspieces,playinginanever-changingstarryworld.
Thereisnootherplacethatcangathersomanystrongwarriorsofdifferentbackgroundsandracestofightinsuchapeacefulyetspecialway.
ComparedtoStarZone,whichsymbolizesthehighestwisdomoftheendlessgod’sdomains,theStardustZoneismoreenjoyable,wherestoriesofimmensejoyarehappeningeverymoment.
"Ohno!DidImakeamistake?Howdidthishappen?!"
"Ohno!Undo,undo,Iwanttoundo,wahwahwah!"
"I’mcompletelydefeated,Iwaswrong."
"No,don’tkillme!I’mgoingtobeeaten!I’mgoingtobeeaten!"
JustasYunXiwaslookingeastandwest,someonestealthilywalkedupbehindhim.
ThisisachessplayerwhosenameisknownthroughouttheStardustZone.
Behindhimwasahugegourd,withabigrednose,smalleyes,andawhitebeard,helookedlikeamaster;infact,hewasindeedapeerlessmaster.
Hisnameis"ImmortalinthePot",acultivatorattheGoldenCoreStage.Itissaidthatthereisaworldhiddeninthegourdbehindhim,whichcaninstantlyreleasethepowerofthemilkywaytosuppressadomain.
JustthisparticularEarthImmortalhadanannoyinghabit-bullyingnewcomersintheStarrySkyChessboard.
(TranslatedbyGravityTales妫e啯袗)
Helikedtoplaywithrookies.Tocallit"guidance"wouldbeincorrect;itismorelikeaone-sidedbeating.
InStardustZone,hisstrengthisabletoberankedatthehighestlevel.AlthoughhehasnotenteredtheStarZone,heisconsideredoneofthemostpromisinglegend-rankedplayersforenteringit.
AftertheStarrySkyChessboardwasdividedintoStardustZoneandStarZone,heimmersedhimselfintheStardustZonealldaylongandtookpleasureinguidingmanynewcomers.
Basically,oncehetakesalikingtoanewcomer,thenewcomerwouldbethoroughly"instructed"byhim.ThishasbecomeanopensecretinStardustZone.
Today,the"Immortalinthepot"sawanewcomerwholookedverynaive.
First,whenthenewcomercamein,hedidn’tplayagameofchess,butinsteadobservedotherplayers,withacuriouslookonhisface.
Second,hisnicknamegavehimaway.EversincetheStarrySkyChessMasterappeared,eightoutoftenofthenewlyjoinedchessplayerslovetochooseanicknamerelatedtoCloud.
"AlibabaCloud"
"ThousandClouds"
"QuestionCloud"
"360DegreeCloud"
"FastWindCloud"
Hmm,theseareallthenewcomerswhowere"guided"bytheImmortalinthePot.
Today,theImmortalinthePotfeltthattherewasanewcomerwhoneededtobeguidedbyhimself.
Howshouldheeducatethisnewchessplayer?Crushinghimonthechessboard,crushinghimonthechessboard,orcrushinghimonthechessboard?
Inshort,letthenewbieknowhowweakheis!
IfyouwanttosucceedandreachfortheStarZone,it’sajourneyyoumusttake,child!