Professional 9-dan Go player Yin Jiang unexpectedly reincarnates into a parallel world’s 1995.

At this time, the global Go scene is shrouded by the overwhelming dominance of the Kimchi Nation. The aging but still formidable Cho Hunhyun reigns supreme with near-unmatched strength. Lee Changho is already making waves and snatching up world championships. Japan’s Kobayashi and Jo Jihoon are fighting hard to hold their ground, while China’s own Go Saint, Elder Nie, struggles alone.

Now reborn as an “overaged rookie” who just qualified at eighteen, Yin Jiang secretly holds the elite skills of 2030’s top-tier Go scene. Bursting onto the board like a thunderbolt, he’s here to shake the entire world of Go.

Invading the 3-3 point? Just standard procedure. Starting with a three-star opening? Too inefficient. Endless entanglement battles? I’ll tenuki—move elsewhere!

Years later, his mentor Zhang Yang is interviewed.

“Can you share any advice on how you trained the Go King?”

“I told him to just win a game—and he went and won a 9-dan title instead!”