Eight years ago, the genius boy Jiang Zhuo burst onto the scene, only for his cultivation to stagnate just before his awakening. After losing a hundred matches in a row, he became a laughingstock and was mercilessly expelled from a top dojo.
Only when he was thrown out the door did Jiang Zhuo discover that the old man living in his mind, who called himself the "Nine-Time Champion of Another World," had drained all eight years of his cultivation!
And when he finally manages to form a pact, he discovers that this chess spirit is seriously not right...
Other people summon ancient chess sages who make every move bloom like a flower and play "Heaven and Earth as One."
Jiang Zhuo's old man wears flip-flops and yells frantically inside his mind: "Why bother with solid or brilliant moves? Just plant a Teemo mushroom on the star point!"
"Running low on mana? Go steal his red and blue buffs!"
"Master Jiang, forget the board! While his mind is connected, rush over and yank out his internet cable!"
And so, in this elegant and solemn world of high-martial chess, a chess god with an utterly bizarre, esports-style playing method makes his debut.
Cool campus heartthrob: "How can he combine three-star five-cost units on a chessboard?"
Foreign chess sage: "That move of his, 'Blind Monk Kicks the Moon,' completely shattered my Dao heart!"
Abyssal demon god: "You call this playing chess? He even took down my fountain!"
Facing the gods and demons of the myriad heavens, Jiang Zhuo spreads his hands helplessly. "I swear I'm really just playing Go. Do you believe me?"
