"Are you convinced, Sect Master Zhou?"
As soon as he spoke, silence fell inside and outside Sword-Release Hall.
Zhou Huaili, too, had been stunned by Ye Jingtang's formidable spearmanship and uncanny lightness skill. Only when he heard his voice did his expression change as he remembered the situation at hand-the Zhou Family had lost, and it had been an utterly one-sided crushing defeat, with no room for argument!
"Whoa!"
"What skill..."
Only then did the many renowned martial artists in front of the hall remember to cheer.
The Three-Perfection Immortal Elder had paid no attention to who won or lost the challenge. Instead, he asked in surprise and uncertainty:
"Was Young Master Ye using Yan Mountain Cloud-Cutting Vertical Movement?"
Ye Jingtang blinked.
"An elder once introduced me, and I paid a private visit to the Cloud-Cutting Palace on Yan Mountain."
"So that was it..."
"This is the first I've heard of the Cloud-Cutting Palace's martial arts being combined with spearmanship..."
The Red Flower House had its Yanzhou Hall. Though it was not large, there was nothing strange about it having some ties to the Cloud-Cutting Palace on Yan Mountain, so none of the martial artists doubted this fabricated account.
The Three-Perfection Immortal Elder nodded slowly, approval in his eyes, and turned to Zhou Huaili beside him.
"What did you think of that bout, Sect Master Zhou?"
Zhou Huaili's face was expressionless, his hands clenched tightly behind his back. After a moment's silence, he glanced at Xuanyuan Hongzhi standing beside him before speaking at an unhurried pace:
"Worthy Nephew Ye's martial prowess was unexpectedly impressive. Yuhua was indeed a shade inferior. However... Worthy Nephew Ye was knocked off the platform by Yuhua just now. According to the martial world's rules..."
"Whoa-"
The moment he said this, an uproar erupted outside