I'm Really a Superstar

On the Korean server.

The local users were all in a frenzy!

The number of spectators exploded as close to half of those users online entered the room to watch.

"A professional player has issued a challenge!"

"Great, it's Li Shinchi 8-dan!"

"This feels a bit like using a cannon to kill a mosquito, doesn't it?"

"Haha, that's why it will be good. Let the Chinese have a taste of how good we are!"

"How dare he come to the Korean server to provoke us? Who does he think he is!"

"Teacher Li Shinchi is giving him a five-stone handicap?"

"Yes, give him a face-smacking game. Even with a ten-stone handicap, we would win!"

"An amateur like this will be defeated even if they had a 20-stone handicap!"

"Wow, there are so many people in the room? There are even other professional Go players watching?"

"Hehe, that Chinese player should be getting such a fright seeing so many of us!"

"That's possible, he must not have seen such a grand turnout before, haha!"

They all were talking and laughing, waiting to see how the Chinese player would make a fool of himself. But unbeknownst to those on the Korean server, the people on the other side were even more excited than they were. In fact, they were more than 100 times more excited than them!

The match began!

Li Shinchi chose to play a blitz game.

A blitz game's rules were not fixed and would differ slightly in every country, with the different tournaments also taking a different stance on the rules regarding it. The general consensus was 30 seconds per move with 10 moves allowed to take up to a total of 10 minutes of thinking time in the game. It was a battle of decisiveness without much thinking time, so playing such a style would demand a lot of the player's skill. In the Korean Go world, although Li Shinchi was not considered one of the top three players, he was still regarded as one of the top in the game of speed with very few opponents who could match him at a blitz game. In the Chinese Go world, there were also not that many professional Go players who specialized in blitz. Xiang Rong 9-dan was unable to do it, and neither could Li Yi 9-dan.

Zhang Ye smiled.

A blitz game?

That was just what I wanted as well!

The five handicap stones were placed on the board.

Li Shinchi began by placing a stone on the game board.

Zhang Ye followed in response.

Li Shinchi sneered and placed another stone.

Zhang Ye did not even think and just replied, speaking at the camera as he did so, "Some of you might not know, so let me tell you all about it. This person playing me is Li Shinchi, which I believe some viewers have already translated and mentioned in the comments. He is considered one of the top few experts in the Korean Go scene, and from the looks of it, his blitz game is even better. Looking at this move here, although the stone was placed fast, it's position was still very well thought out. It's a good move. But he might not know this: I am also very good at blitz. I don't believe that anyone has ever seen me play blitz, right? Alright then, let me show it to you all today!"

Everyone in the channel was laughing like crazy.

"—Teacher Zhang, can you stop bragging already?—Hahahaha—Your opponent has already given you a five-stone handicap, what are you still bragging about?—Finish him!—Go Lord Zhang!—Stop bragging already, quickly end him—I want to see the Zombie Flow—I want to see the Cosmic Style—"

The atmosphere had reached a fever pitch!

Looking at Li Shinchi's name, their eyes were all showing a sympathetic glow! Who was Zhang Ye? He was the number one of the international Go world who no one had beat in a normal match. Giving him a handicap? And it was even a handicap of five stones? What kind of an outcome would that lead to in the end? They would find out soon enough!

That outcome would be: Li Shinchi getting utterly demolished!

That's right!

Utterly demolished!

In a short span of just 20 moves, Zhang Ye's opponent had been routed!

Li Shinchi was dumbfounded!

The users on the Korean server were dumbfounded!

Even when Li Shinchi resigned and admitted defeat, he still couldn't come to grips with it and felt like he had been dealt a heavy blow. How was this possible! Who was this person! Even if he had allowed him a five-stone handicap, it was impossible that anyone could beat him in such a relaxed fashion! Then he realized in surprise and nearly vomited a mouthful of blood—his opponent was also a professional Go player!

The Korean server's people returned to their senses and started cursing and swearing.

"Despicable!"

"Despicable rat!"

"As a fellow professional Go player, how can you accept Li Shinchi 8-dan's five-stone handicap offer?"

"Ptui, you're so shameless!"

"This person is indeed too despicable!"

"How wicked of him!"

Li Shinchi typed angrily: "Again!":

Zhang Ye replied: "Are you still giving me a five-stone handicap?"

You still want a handicap of five stones?

Are you starting to enjoy demolishing me?

Li Shinchi nearly fainted. "Handicap, my ass! Why don't you go die instead!?"

Zhang Ye said regretfully: "Well, alright. If you don't want to, just say so."

The second game began.

It was still a blitz game, but without any handicap.

The Korean server's people were cheering in support:

"You can do it, Teacher Li Shinchi!"

"Strip him of his skills, destroy him!"

"Blitz has always been your specialty!"

"Yeah, even if it's China's Xiang Rong 9-dan playing, there's nothing to be afraid of!"

"That's right, even the top Go players like Xiang Rong 9-dan and Li Yi 9-dan are not a match for you when it comes to a game of speed!"

"This person is really such an annoyance. Teacher Li Shinchi, we're depending on you!"

One move…

Five moves…

Ten moves…

Li Shinchi was getting more and more frightened by the developments!

The voices of support in the room were also becoming meeker and meeker!

In the end, when the killing blow was dealt, Li Shinchi got slaughtered before his very own eyes!

He was stunned!

The Korean server's people were stunned!

The spectating professional Go players were also stunned!

Li Shinchi's face turned green with anger as he resigned and admitted defeat!

Just who are you?

Who the fuck are you!

At this moment, Song Jeonha spoke up. "Hmph, let me handle him!"

Zhang Ye accepted the challenge and said to the live stream at the same time, "This person is Song Jeonha, a 9-dan in Go. He's a top professional Go player in Korea and was a previous champion at the International Go tournament! He's an evergreen player in the Korean Go scene and his playstyle is extremely steadfast. Come on then, let me have a taste of your skill!"

Song Jeonha did not talk and simply placed his stone.

Zhang Ye followed.

They played in turn for several moves.

Zhang Ye said into the camera with a smile, "Everyone, have a look at this move. It's very interesting because the opponent is actually trying to lay a trap for me. He is hoping that I will play over here. Why is that? Have a look over here, and here." He moused over the positions. "Do you guys understand now? This is a very well-hidden trap. How do you think I will handle this? Hehe, I am actually got to fall for it on purpose. I'm going in!"

"—Pfft—You jokester, stop playing around—Go ahead—Aiyo, it's so freaking interesting to watch Zhang Ye play Go—This fellow not only plays cunning moves, his tongue is acerbic as well—Lord Zhang, can you play properly or not?—Motherfucker, don't you end up throwing the game away—"

Zhang Ye smiled and said, "How could I possibly lose? Hai, he has placed his stone already. Haha, looks like he thinks that I have fallen for his trap. He's already planning his next move. Very good, then I'm gonna make a stand here. Is he going to go this way? Good, I'll follow. Hur hur, see this, he'll realize very soon that the person who has fallen into the trap is actually himself."

After several moves.

His opponent suddenly stopped. There was no response from him!

Zhang Ye chuckled and said, "It seems like he has realized it!"

The people on the Korean server were looking at one another.

"What's the matter?"

"Why isn't there any response?"

Then, Song Jeonha suddenly typed over: "Who the heck are you, really?"

Zhang Ye smiled and replied: "Guess."

Song Jeonha resigned.

A dialog box popped up: You have won!

Following that, another few professional Go players came forward!

"Let me take him on!"

"I'll handle him!"

"Old Song, take a break and leave him to me!"

There were 8- and 9-dan players who were all the top professionals of Korea!

One game!

Three games!

Five games!

After Zhang Ye scored an astounding victory in five straight games, the Korean server finally went silent. The reason for their silence was because they finally realized who they were playing against! If they still didn't know his identity by now, then they would really be idiots!

It was Zhang Ye!

It was that madman who had utterly destroyed PeterGo back then!

Immediately, the Korean server's people started cursing!

"Holy fuck!"

"Why did this fellow come over to the Korean server?"

"Who can possibly win against him!"

"Damn, ignore him so that he'll leave!"

"But he's still shouting! He's saying that Seoul belongs to him!"

"This damned hooligan!"

"Let him continue shouting. We just have to ignore him!"

"Why are we ignoring this?"

"Because we can't fucking win, that's why!"

Zhang Ye went over to Li Shinchi's room. "Let's have another game."

Li Shinchi was almost in tears. "Go away!"

Zhang Ye said: "I'm really not Zhang Ye, let's play again."

Li Shinchi nearly vomited blood: "If you're not going away, I will!"

System notification: Li Shinchi has gone offline.

Zhang Ye: "…"

He went over to Song Jeonha's room again. "Another game."

The other party was so stunned that he could not even say a word.

System notification: Song Jeonha has gone offline.

Zhang Ye: "..."

A flurry of scrolling comments flew by in the livestreaming channel:

"—Pfft, hahaha—It's over, no one wants to play with us anymore—I got such a kick out of this—All hail the mighty Lord Zhang—Teacher Zhang is too domineering—This is so much fun. Teacher Zhang, stay around and don't stop streaming, please—Yeah, we still want to continue watching—That was too funny—The level of our Chinese Go has always been very strong, but it's the first time anyone has swept the Korean server like that. I finally got to witness it today—But it's over, we can't have fun over there anymore—Zhang Ye has been recognized and no one wants to play against him—"

…

A few minutes later.

On the Online Go Server.

The Japanese server was flooded with messages!

"Tokyo belongs to China, challenge me if you disagree!"

"Tokyo belongs to China, challenge me if you disagree!"

"Tokyo belongs to China, challenge me if you disagree!"

The Japanese server was enraged!

"Bastard!"

"Who dares act so atrociously like that?"

"I'll fight you!"

"I'll give you a ten-stone handicap!"

"Play me, or you're a cowardly bastard!"

Two hours later.

The Japanese server went silent!

…

The American server.

"New York belongs to Japan, challenge me if you disagree!"

"New York belongs to Japan, challenge me if you disagree!"

"New York belongs to Japan, challenge me if you disagree!"

The Americans swarmed up at once!

"Fuck!"

"Bitch!"

"Those goddamned Japanese!"

"Let's teach them a lesson!"

The users from the Japanese server who knew what was going on nearly spat out a mouthful of blood when they saw this. What the fuck has this got to do with us, Zhang Ye! You are too fucking wicked! Damn you!

An hour and a half later.

The American server went silent!

…

There was no one left to play against!

The entire world's Go servers already knew who was behind this user account!

Zhang Ye was still spamming messages over there. "Where is everyone? Where'd everyone go to?"

The people on the Korean, Japanese, and American servers were all so depressed that they could just die!

Seoul is yours!

Tokyo is yours!

New York is yours!

The entire world is all yours, will that do?!

The entire universe belongs to you, alright!

Get lost!

Hurry up and get lost!

In Zhang Ye's channel:

"—Aiyo, my God!—I laughed til I cried—I've already cried five times from laughing too much—Teacher Zhang, I really have to give it to you—Hahahahahaha—Slay them all! My large saber is again again again again again again again again again again again again again again again again again unable to endure the thirst!—There's no one left to slay anymore—The Korean, Japanese, and American servers have all been swept aside—How thrilling that was—This will surely be a new chapter in the history of the Go world—Aiyo, I can't take it anymore, I'm laughing again—Zhang Ye is really too good at attracting hate—This fellow was born with the innate ability to mock people—Teacher Zhang, don't you intend to go international in the future? Is it good to be doing this? Hahahaha—"

At the same time, the entire world's Go enthusiasts were all feeling both respect and hatred for Zhang Ye!

They respected his strength in the game as he was able to sweep everyone aside and emerge victorious. He was definitely the number one person of the international Go world, or perhaps even in the entire history of Go! But the problem was that his character was simply too detestable. He was totally immoral to no end, with no one coming close either 500 years before or after this present moment!