I Have A Dual World Seal

[Is this Baiyun Hermit really a master, or just using a difficult computer to handle us?]

[Isn't this rank rising a bit too fast?]

[Going from bronze to platinum in one day, the problem is that each game doesn't reach the end, this speed is a bit absurd, right?]

[No no no, I think he's not using a computer to counter, but acting as a middleman. I watched some games, the opponent is really quite strong, probably an alternate account of a master?]

[Would a master need to use an alternate account?]

[Could it be a foreigner?]

[It's possible!]

Baiyun Hermit: [I'm from Hua Country]

[Oh wow, finally revealed.]

[Currently matching, should have time to chat in the water chat channel]

[Who are you?]

Baiyun Hermit: [Go enthusiast, recently secluded myself for some time to study many go manuals, just came online to familiarize a bit]

[You're up to platinum now, difficult to match, you can invite other platinum-ranked players]

[Oh wow, Luoshen is online, started matching, observe observe!]

...

Half an hour later.

[What the heck?]

[No way?]

[Feels like Luoshen and this Baiyun Hermit's other opponents aren't any different, all powerless to retaliate.]

[Could it be his daughter using his account?]

[A bunch of amateurs, can't you see it, Luoshen definitely used full strength! This Baiyun Hermit has something, at least a professional level five dan or higher]

...

In front of the computer, Lu Zheng nodded, feeling the various go routes in his mind were now fully integrated.

"Jade Seal, enhance!"

"Buzz!"

Looking at the endgame, after deducing for a while, Lu Zheng frowned and turned back to the computer, "No, still need to continue adapting."

...

Beijing City Go Academy.

"What are you doing, bullying newbies online again?" Coach Liu Qingshan slapped Du Le on the shoulder.

"No, coach, just enjoying the show, a maverick showed up on Penguin Go, slaughtered all the way, reached platinum in one day." Du Le laughed and said.

"Probably a newcomer from some local Go academy, just joined Penguin Go." The coach laughed.

"Not likely a professional, I watched some of his games, the style varies greatly, more like he's figured out a few go manuals himself and trained randomly." Du Le said.

"Oh, has quite a talent?" The coach shook his head, "But if the style is too chaotic, the future achievements will be limited!"

Du Le rubbed his hands, "Even Li Dahai was defeated by him, no, I'm itching, gonna challenge him."

"Who is Li Dahai?"

"A former teammate of mine, but didn't make it out of Shu Province."

The coach shrugged, "Remember to practice in the training room after you're done, bullying newbies online won't improve your skills."

"Got it, an hour at most, will be right over." Du Le waved and then clicked to invite a match.

...

An hour later, Du Le returned to the training room.

"Coach."

"Hmm."

"I lost..."

"Hmm?"

...

For three whole days, Lu Zheng directly raised his rank to the highest ruler on Penguin Go with a 100% win rate, averaging 52 minutes per game, defeating opponents including many marked with a yellow V for professional certification.

Players from local Go academies and Beijing City Go Academy were all defeated without one able to struggle for more than one and a half hours.

His last opponent was He Jie, who struggled for an hour and twenty-three minutes and forty-five seconds, after which no one dared to play against him, yet he started getting constant private messages asking for his contact details.

Hearing the news, Google Company also considered reactivating AlphaGo to challenge this mysterious expert.

...

But, the guy's got hacks, once the cooldown time is up, why bother waiting for you to make more hype, causing a stir for a few months, and soon the whole world knows?

To many people, it looks like this mysterious expert is going to reveal his true self someday, pretending to be mysterious now just to raise his worth.

Actually, they don't know, whether it's the computer or the bunch of national players, they're all just tools Lu Zheng uses to speed up the cooldown period of his skills.

Tools, of course, are discarded after use, there's no need for them to continue existing.

"Jade Seal! Enhance!"

"Buzz!"

Turning off the computer, Lu Zheng felt a sudden clarity in his mind, black and white pieces flashing in bursts, then combining into lines, shapes, endgames, go manuals…

Revisiting the endgame recorded from the old man in the cave, Lu Zheng's eyes gleamed with radiance, black and white pieces falling one by one, then suicide moves, surprises, reversals, more surprises, more reversals…

"Hiss——"

Lu Zheng took a deep breath, "No wonder it's a world with Immortals, this endgame, has something remarkable!"

"Sing of power and wealth——what's there to fear about rules and regulations——" The phone rang, Lin Wan called.

"Hello?"

"For May Day holiday, where should we go for fun?" Lin Wan asked merrily over the phone.

"How many days off?" Lu Zheng asked with a smile, "It's been so busy lately, can you use up all those exchanged leaves together?"

"Hey? How did you know?" Lin Wan was taken aback, then happily continued, "Add four more days of leave, plus the weekend afterward, can take ten days off continuously!"

"Then it's decided, let's go abroad!" Lu Zheng raised his eyebrows and smiled, "Go abroad, find an island, bask in the sun and play in the water, how about the Aegean Sea?"

"No no, it'll be extravagant, Aegean Sea is too pricey, let's go to Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Phuket Island or Pattaya is pretty good."

After all, Lin Wan is still a young woman in her early twenties, the thought of resting for ten days and then swimming and sunbathing with Lu Zheng on a seaside island made her eyes narrow in laughter.

"Okay, then it's set, I'll book the tickets later, we'll leave on the thirtieth night." Lu Zheng said, "Free travel!"

"Great!"

Lu Zheng looked out the window, the sky was already starting to dim, the time was past five o'clock, couldn't go to deep mountain caves even if crossing into the ancient era.

"No overtime today, right?" Lu Zheng asked, "I'll pick you up after work tonight?"

"Sure!" Lin Wan laughed, "No overtime tonight."

...

The next day, Lin Wan got up first, kissed Lu Zheng on the face, then dressed and left.

Lu Zheng opened his eyes, crossed into the ancient era, changed clothes, ate the breakfast Aunt Liu prepared, and then left the city heading northeast into the mountains.

"Pardon me, senior, the younger generation is here to disturb again."

"Hmm?" The old man looked a little puzzled, but still said, "Come in."

Lu Zheng walked into the cave, and the old man looked over, without waiting for Lu Zheng to bow, waved his hand to stop his action, "Got a new idea again?"

Lu Zheng nodded, "Indeed, moreover I've played self-competitive games and the white pieces have won."

"Oh?" The old man raised an eyebrow, not very concerned, since he'd had similar illusions several times over thirty years, he thought Lu Zheng's command of white was simply because his skill was inadequate.

"Come and try." The old man said indifferently, indicating for Lu Zheng to sit opposite.

Lu Zheng sat opposite the old man, lifted his hem with his hand, sat cross-legged without hesitation, picked up a white piece and gently placed it down.

The old man shook his head and played a black piece.

After seven moves, Lu Zheng's situation was getting worse, the old man was disappointed, felt Lu Zheng was rushing, and this time the white's progress was even worse than some he initially thought of.

At that moment, Lu Zheng suddenly placed a white piece in a cage, committing mass suicide, leaving the board empty.

"Hmm?" The old man was taken aback.