"I have made a fool of myself, Your Highness. You were gracious enough to yield!"
Xu Yi turned back into human form. Still dressed in his usual blue robes, he cupped his fists toward Tu Kun with perfect composure.
Long after his words fell, the entire hall remained silent.
Tu Kun stood dumbstruck. Long Jianji's face was dark with displeasure, while Niu Tongtian alone remained calm, lost in thought.
"May I ask King Tu, did Xu Yi win?"
Xue Zihan asked with a smile, though the shock in her heart roared like a landslide.
This man was always creating miracles. No matter when or how dangerous things got, he could always put her at ease.
Seeing Xu Yi display such a skill, Xue Zihan felt inexplicably reassured.
Unexpectedly, her words broke the silence, and an uproar erupted.
"One arm alone has a strength of three hundred thousand jin. What kind of demon beast could have such immense power?"
"It's definitely more than three hundred thousand jin. Didn't you see that before King Tu activated his spell, Xu Yi was about to move the golden chess piece? Then King Tu activated his spell, and the piece stayed as steady as a mountain. How could there be no difference between before and after?"
"Did anyone see his true form? What kind of demon beast was that? I've never seen one before. Divine bloodline descendants all have inheritances, don't they?"
"It looked like a collateral branch of the Exploding Golden-Eyed Giant Ape. But even the Exploding Golden-Eyed Giant Ape has only ever appeared in records. Who's ever seen one in the flesh?"
"..."
Amid the clamor, Niu Tongtian handed the precious Fire Tunic to Xu Yi. Xu Yi cupped his fists toward Long Jianji. "May I ask Your Highness to tell me how