Chapter 542
Blame
Meanwhile, the Jiang family patriarch, who had witnessed everything from the stands, showed a clear expression of interest. He then turned to Jiang Wang and asked with a smile:
"Wang'er, why don't you tell me, is Yi Yangzi's 'Universe Within a Pot' technique truly worthy of its name, and does it have any merit?"
Upon hearing this, Jiang Wang's gaze fell upon the gourd shrouded in purple mist in Yi Yangzi's hand on the training ground. A thoughtful expression appeared on his youthful face as he said:
“Father, there are countless powerful martial arts and ancient secret techniques in the world. Although this ‘Universe in a Pot’ is indeed unique, we will probably have to wait until we see it to know its true power.”
Just as Jiang Wang was speaking, the entire training ground fell silent. Ever since Yi Yangzi used the Purple Jade Gourd to capture the Deputy Master of the Mirage Tower, nothing had happened as time passed. The Deputy Master of the Mirage Tower, who had been captured in the gourd, seemed to have stopped reacting altogether.
The martial arts masters who had been discussing Yi Yangzi earlier all fell silent, staring at the purple jade gourd in Yi Yangzi's hand, as if waiting for something.
The large white cat crouching beside Li Musheng had even greener, brighter eyes, clearly wanting the gourd in Yi Yangzi's hand even more.
"Your Highness, do you really think this 'Universe Within a Pot' is a divine technique capable of trapping all the masters in the world?"
At this moment, Cang Yinyue, who was standing next to Li Musheng, asked with a curious expression.
Li Musheng glanced at the purple jade gourd in Yiyangzi's hand and shook his head, saying:
"This old man's methods do have some merit, but to say that he can trap all the masters in the world is obviously just bragging."
Upon hearing this, the big white cat immediately began to paw at Li Musheng's robes with its enormous paws, gesturing for a while. Li Musheng naturally understood what the big white cat meant, but he simply couldn't be bothered to pay any attention to it.
Cang Yinyue seemed unsurprised by Li Musheng's answer, after all, there were very few things in the world that could catch the eye of this prince beside her.
However, since their purpose in coming to the apprenticeship ceremony was to relax, she naturally tried to find topics to chat with Li Musheng to avoid him being troubled by the matter of the Green Mountain Pavilion Master.
"Did Your Highness just see that talented young man from White Emperor City? Do you have any thoughts about him?"
On the training ground, Yi Yangzi's purple jade gourd remained motionless. Cang Yinyue then turned her gaze to the other side of the stands.
Upon hearing this, Li Musheng casually glanced at Cang Yinyue, shook his head, and said:
"It's too far away, I can't see clearly. I'll observe it again when I have a chance."
As he spoke, Li Musheng's eyes flickered slightly, glancing at the purple jade gourd in Yi Yangzi's hand, and he reminded him:
"It's almost over."
As soon as Li Musheng finished speaking, a sudden change occurred on the martial arts arena. The purple jade gourd shrouded in mist in Yi Yangzi's hand suddenly trembled.
The gourd that was originally held in Yi Yangzi's hand suddenly rose into the air, bursting out with an extremely terrifying fluctuation of true energy, which caused cracks to appear on the ground of the martial arts arena below, which was made of molten copper.
Upon seeing this, Yi Yangzi's expression changed immediately. He took a step forward and leaped into the air, while his hands rapidly formed hand seals. The powerful martial arts true energy within his body condensed into chains of purple light runes, which quickly wrapped around the purple jade gourd flying into the air.
However, after the Purple Jade Gourd broke free from Yi Yangzi's control, it began to grow at a visible speed, and at the same time, wisps of ethereal clouds and mist began to appear around the gourd.
Almost instantly, the single purple jade gourd that had been above the training ground transformed into hundreds and thousands of identical purple jade gourds.
These gourds covered the entire training ground from above and moved at an extremely fast speed. For a moment, all that could be seen was a hazy purple afterimage, making it impossible to discern the location and authenticity of the purple jade gourds.
Yi Yangzi's expression immediately turned somewhat grim. Although he could clearly sense the location of the real Purple Jade Gourd, it was not easy for him to control it in the face of the illusion before him. This was because he was now facing a divine skill unique to the Mirage Realm called "Mirage," and even with his profound martial arts cultivation, being caught off guard would be extremely troublesome.
Just as Yi Yangzi hesitated, a burst of light suddenly exploded from the purple afterimage above the training ground.
The next instant, a figure suddenly flew down from the middle and stopped on the training ground in the blink of an eye.
Standing in mid-air, Yi Yangzi looked down and saw that the deputy master of the Mirage Tower, who had been swallowed into the Purple Jade Gourd, had now escaped.
"This is impossible... There is absolutely no way you could have escaped from inside the pot."
Yi Yangzi gazed down at the deputy master of the Mirage Tower, his expression shifting uncertainly.
Then, he suddenly unleashed a palm strike towards the sky, a purple palm shadow that blotted out the sky and pierced through the afterimages of the purple jade gourds scattered across the heavens.
In an instant, the true energy of heaven and earth above the entire martial arts arena dissipated, and hundreds and thousands of purple jade gourds disappeared in an instant, leaving only one real purple jade gourd slowly spinning, which was then captured by Yi Yangzi from a distance.
The deputy master of the Mirage Tower on the training ground simply watched all of this quietly, without ever taking any action to stop it.
Yi Yangzi immediately examined the purple jade gourd carefully, but his expression gradually darkened. He suddenly looked up and surveyed the area around the training ground, then coldly demanded:
"Who exactly made that move? That's incredibly rude and against the rules!"
Upon hearing this, all the martial arts masters and renowned figures sitting around the training ground frowned.
……
"Yi Yangzi, a loss is a loss."
"We were all watching. If you can't handle losing, don't go on stage and embarrass yourself."
“That’s right. We are all prominent figures in the martial arts world. There’s no need for us to plot against you in broad daylight.”
……
Many martial arts masters spoke out in displeasure, their eyes gradually revealing disdain for Yi Yangzi on the training ground.
Admittedly, the scene just now where the other party swallowed the deputy master of the Mirage Tower with the Purple Jade Gourd did indeed make everyone look at him with new eyes.
But now that Yi Yangzi has clearly lost, he's come up with such a lame excuse to blame the group of martial arts masters around him, which naturally makes them look down on him.
Faced with the chatter of the martial arts masters around him, Yi Yangzi's face flushed red, and he angrily shouted:
"I did not lose. Just now, someone secretly intervened, causing the Purple Jade Gourd to break free from my control, which allowed the other party to escape the Universe Within the Gourd Technique!"
As he spoke, Yi Yangzi stared intently at the Deputy Master of the Mirage Tower standing in the training ground, and loudly demanded:
"Who exactly is helping you? If no one intervened, you absolutely wouldn't be able to escape from the Purple Jade Gourd on your own!" (End of Chapter)