"This boy's strength is no simple matter. He really wasn't giving it his all just now. To seize the Precious Sword with nothing but his lightness skill and unarmed techniques—truly impressive," Huang Shui said, looking at Huang Xiao in the Martial Arts Arena.
Everyone knew he meant Huang Xiao. Naturally, they could tell whether Huang Xiao had used his full strength. They might not be able to tell exactly how much of his power he had used, but they at least knew that he certainly had not gone all out.
That was enough, because Huang Xiao had not gone back on what he had said before the match. Thus, Huang Xiao's defeat of Feng Xiaofeng was the final result of this contest.
"Senior Transcendent Immortal Sword Lord certainly found himself a fine successor," the Green Treasure Pavilion Master said.
"After all this, much of the frustration over the Saint Thief's escape has faded," Chilian sighed.
"Senior, look, this match has put you all in much better spirits. Is there any reward?" Zhangsun Youyue asked with a smile.
"A reward?" Chilian glanced at Zhangsun Youyue, then at Huang Xiao in the arena, and asked, "You certainly are enthusiastic, lass, even asking for a reward on his behalf."
Zhangsun Youyue flushed and said, a little embarrassed and annoyed, "If you won't give one, then don't. Why drag me into it?"
"Haha! Look, she's blushing," Huang Shui said, pointing at Zhangsun Youyue with a hearty laugh.
"The lass is right. This contest did take place in the Rare Treasures Pavilion, after all, so there ought to be a prize. Besides, the Rare Treasures Pavilion has ties with Senior Transcendent Immortal Sword Lord. His successor can be considered our junior as well. Giving him something would count as a gift from his elders," the