What had looked like it would be a protracted battle ended in less than an hour.
Yi Jue won, while Yuan Zhe lost—an utterly crushing defeat.
This truly came as a surprise to most people.
Everyone had leaned toward the belief that Yi Jue was not particularly strong in combat, though she might possess some powerful trump card—otherwise, she would not have accepted the challenge.
Against any True Venerable other than Yuan Zhe, she had a certain chance of winning.
But once she truly began fighting Yuan Zhe, most people felt as though their minds could not process it: Was she really so careless with her own life?
Only a small number of people showed thoughtful expressions before deliberately or casually glancing at Feng Jun.
Feng Mountain Lord was actually interested in chatting with Cang Jing? Then... perhaps something unexpected really would happen.
However, the True Venerables who had watched the entire battle discerned something else.
Yi Jue's battle plan against Yuan Zhe was extremely similar to Yuan Hao's... it could even be called a replica.
As for attacking from the start versus showing no reaction at first... those were not the key points, merely surface appearances.
The key was that once either of them attacked, it was a full-force strike.
Yi Jue had attacked many times, but which True Venerable present was a fool?
Even those who had not understood at first saw it clearly once the battle ended: Yi Jue needed to lock onto her opponent before unleashing a full-force attack.
Therefore, those earlier Talisman Treasures and divine abilities had all been meant to restrict the opponent's movement—they simply did not possess the power to kill Yuan Zhe!
As for what method Yi Jue had used to seal and suppress him, the vast majority truly could not tell.