Chapter 292 - Super Gem (1/2)

The crowd under the ring had gone silent, and other than the shouts of the supporters and the noise coming from the other fighting rings, everyone else who had been paying attention to the fight had entered a trance-like state of speechlessness and disarray.

Had it been Ou Yangming who was flung out of the ring instead, the crowd would likely be unperturbed.

However, the results of their battle had been too much a shock to the spectators, to the extent that even the Yang Grade judge had remained motionless for the first few moments.

Bai s.h.i.+xue pursed her lips and smiled charmingly. She then questioned nonchalantly, “Our Yi Pavilion has won, right?”

The judge snapped back to reality, and after taking a quick peek at the unconscious Ma Feizhang under the ring, he then slowly declared, “The match is over, Ou Yangming of the Yi Pavilion is victorious!”

Despite that, no one cheered. Many had still harbored suspicions regarding the match, and even though they had borne witness to the scene with their very own eyes, they still found it hard to swallow.

Ou Yangming mouthed the words “serves you right” at the unconscious Ma Feizhang before descending the platform a moment later.

He had not done anything particularly astounding earlier, as all he did was unleash some spiritual pressure. As his abilities continued to improve, so too did his command of his spiritual pressure. Had he been the same person as he was in the past, that level of spiritual pressure that he unleashed earlier would definitely have been detected by the Imperial Family’s Yang Grade powerhouse. However, as his mental power had already crossed the 50-point threshold, he now had complete control over his spiritual pressure, and he was able to fire off his attacks at his designated targets at will.

At that level of spiritual pressure, even powerhouses who were at the peak of the Yang Grade would succ.u.mb to its effects.

As such, the moment Ou Yangming’s spiritual wave struck Ma Feizhang’s body, it immediately shattered his consciousness to smithereens. Before Ma Feizhang’s punch had even reached Ou Yangming, his mind was already a mess. The only reason that he was able to continue his attack was due to the instincts he had honed.

As such, even if Ou Yangming had not attacked Ma Feizhang and dodged instead, Ma Feizhang would still have pa.s.sed out.

Due to this, Ou Yangming did not need to ama.s.s any energy when he launched the punch earlier.

Despite that, from the perspective of the spectators, it was Ou Yangming’s punch that had knocked out and sent Ma Feizhang hurtling away. To defeat a Yin Grade combat martial artist of Cla.s.s Four in a single punch, the bare requirement was for the attacker themselves to be in the Yang Grade.

As such, even if Ou Yangming were to claim that he was a Yin Grade martial artist, no one would believe him.

Bai s.h.i.+xue stared long and hard into ou Yangming’s eyes before cheering, “You were awesome out there, Master Ou!”

Shao Hongyi and the others subconsciously took a step back at her remarks. Awkward smiles were stretched across their faces, and though they were still jealous of Ou Yangming, after witnessing his strength firsthand, all they could do was swallow their envy and bury it deep down in their hearts, as they dared not go against Ou Yangming. Ou Yangming frowned and shook his head as he answered, “You exaggerate, young pavilion master.’

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He had a vague feeling that Bai s.h.i.+xue was interested in him. However, the change had most likely happened due to Bai Cangling’s influence.

‘Could that powerful Supreme Grand Ancestor have told her something?’

However, Ou Yangming banished the thought a moment later. After all, it was still too early for him to emulate the Supreme Great Ancestor’s thoughts.

The servant who was holding onto the raw gemstone came forward and handed it to Ou Yangming respectfully. “Master Ou, I believe this belongs to you.”

Ou Yangming nodded and pulled out a tag to prove that he was from the Yi Pavilion. “Put this on the Yi Pavilion’s tab.”

“Yes, Master Ou. Do you wish to crack the stone open?”

Ou Yangming stifled a laugh and responded, “Since it’s on the Yi Pavilion tab, of course you should crack it open!”

Bai s.h.i.+xue gleefully intervened, “Master Ou, since you’re so protective of this raw gemstone, you can take it for yourself.”

Looks of envy swept across the crowd of escorts upon hearing Bai s.h.i.+xue’s words.

Prior to the stone-cracking process, no one could be certain that gems would lie within a raw gemstone. Thus, if Ou Yangming were to take the raw gemstone away, the Yi Pavilion would be robbed of the opportunity to increase their reputation and prestige.

It went without saying that in normal circ.u.mstances, no distinguished guests of the Yi Pavilion would be allowed to make away with the raw gemstones. However, due to Ou Yangming’s one-punch victory earlier, the Yi Pavilion’s fame had been boosted immensely, and as a result, no one would dare to complain if the young pavilion master were to award him with the raw gemstone.

Despite that, Ou Yangming shook his head and stated, “I shouldn’t go against our agreement.” Bai s.h.i.+xue sighed, “You really are a gentleman through and through, Master Ou. In that case, please allow this little one to watch the process unfold with you.”

Since the battle was already over, the crowd’s attention had s.h.i.+fted from Ma Feizhang back to the Hall of Gems instead.

The stone-cracking master made no fuss at the request, and after bringing out his stone-cracking blades, he then agilely chipped away at the raw gemstone as if the blades had a life of their own.

Only half a minute had pa.s.sed when suddenly, the stone-cracking master’s blades came to an abrupt stop.

Shao Hongyi and the others were thinking to themselves, ‘Ou Yangming couldn’t be this lucky, right? There’s no way that his fourth stone would end up being a gem, right?”

The stone-cracking master inspected the gemstone, and a moment later, he raised his head and excitedly stated, “Congratulations! You’ve got a gem!”

Although the crowd’s opinion on the matter was divided, everyone still cheered for Ou Yangming’s success.

Bai s.h.i.+xue turned around to gaze at Ou Yangming, but to her surprise, he had shown no reaction, as if he had already expected it. She could not help but wonder, ‘Isn’t he too