Chapter 213: Chapter 212: Slapping Him All the Same

His two words, "Where’s he?" left many speechless. Had Yi Tianyun still not realized he’d won?

"Junior Brother, you’ve already won," Yang Xixue reminded him from the side.

"Oh, so I’ve won. Then where is he?" Yi Tianyun asked.

"He’s passed out. He hasn’t come out of the room yet," Yang Xixue replied.

"Alright then. When he wakes up, have him come see me." Yi Tianyun’s tone was so casual, as if he were an elder.

After speaking, he went back to his research, continuing to completely inscribe the Divine Rune. It had to be said that this was quite time-consuming. Although the Divine Rune’s grade wasn’t particularly high, its complexity made up for it, and it still took the Eye of Investigation a fair bit of time to analyze.

This development shocked them all. They thought Yi Tianyun was going to continue cultivating inside and last for the full ten days!

"Is he really going to last for ten days?"

"It’s possible. If he really can last for ten days, his Spiritual Power would be terrifying. Enough to break into the top fifteen!"

"Gods, if he succeeds, I’ll suspect he’s from some Hidden Clan."

When they saw Yi Tianyun looking around, not even knowing when Jia Ping had fainted, they instantly understood. From the very beginning, Yi Tianyun had never considered Jia Ping an opponent. He was just cultivating in here, casually crushing Jia Ping on the side. They had initially thought Jia Ping’s provocation had succeeded. Now, it seemed Jia Ping was just a fool who had willingly shown up to get beaten.

「The sixth day.」

「The seventh day...」

Day after day passed. Everyone thought Yi Tianyun would collapse, but he showed no signs of faltering. Finally, on the ninth day, Yi Tianyun nodded and turned to walk out. He had thoroughly studied everything in here; there was nothing left to research.

As for the so-called geniuses here, he didn’t see anything special about any of them. He had always prioritized quality over quantity when choosing people. Clearly, he looked down on every single one of these "geniuses."

When he walked out, he saw many people outside staring at him blankly, their eyes filled with envy, shock, and jealousy!

Although it was one day short of the ten days Yi Tianyun had set, lasting for nine days was already incredible. However, looking at Yi Tianyun’s relaxed appearance, they couldn’t tell if he was just putting on an act or if he really could have lasted that long.

Among the many pairs of eyes fixed on him, one was filled with venomous hatred, staring at him intently. This was, without a doubt, Jia Ping. He had already woken from his stupor, and his rage only grew when he learned that he had lost. But that was reality.

Yi Tianyun had not only beaten him but had utterly crushed him! Nine days was a number he could never hope to reach.

To endure in here for nine days, one’s Spiritual Power had to be at a very high level—at least the peak of a Second-Grade Divine Rune Master. He was currently far from reaching that.

This meant that Yi Tianyun’s level had already reached the peak of a Second-Grade Divine Rune Master, and he was on the verge of breaking through to become a Third-Grade Divine Rune Master!

"You win. This is a top-grade Spiritual Artifact, a Divine Rune Pen. Let’s call the previous bet off!" Jia Ping really didn’t want to be slapped, so he simply took out a top-grade Spiritual Artifact Divine Rune Pen to offer Yi Tianyun as compensation.

He refused to believe Yi Tianyun wouldn’t be tempted. Even he felt the pain of losing it; its value was not low.

When the others saw it, their eyes went red with envy. Its value was far from low; they wanted that Divine Rune Pen too.

Who would have thought that Yi Tianyun wouldn’t even take it? He simply reached out and slapped him. With a loud "PA!", before Jia Ping could even react, he was sent flying by the vicious slap and slammed hard against the wall. A mouthful of teeth fell out, and he was knocked unconscious by the blow.

He had just woken up not long ago, only to be slapped unconscious again by Yi Tianyun. Everyone was stunned.

He’d rather deliver the slap than take the Divine Rune Pen? Was he an idiot?

"I said one slap means one slap. I don’t want this piece of junk," Yi Tianyun said coldly.

Unfortunately, the Jia Ping he was facing had already passed out.

This startled everyone. Wasn’t this new disciple a bit too ruthless? Jia Ping had specifically offered the Divine Rune Pen to avoid making things worse, but Yi Tianyun completely ignored him. He was going to deliver that slap no matter what, and he wouldn’t accept anything in its place.

This ruthlessness left them dumbfounded.

After this duel, Yi Tianyun’s fame resounded throughout the Celestial Pattern Pavilion. It proved he wasn’t just for show; he hadn’t just gotten lucky with the Maze Array. He truly had a solid foundation, or he never would have put on such an astonishing performance.

Being able to stay inside for nine days proved that all his stats were shocking, at least in terms of Spiritual Power, which was enough to rank in the top fifteen! This already put him far ahead of the pack. They wondered just how strong his true level was.

Only by creating a Divine Rune could one’s true level be displayed. It was like having immense brute force but only knowing how to throw a simple punch. Without any real techniques, one could be toyed with and run in circles by someone using softness to overcome hardness.

However, his rank didn’t change in the slightest because of this performance. He remained at eighty-first place, with no change whatsoever.

The initial rank increase was just based on Potential, but after entering, the rankings wouldn’t change. He would have to rely on assessments to improve his rank further.

"Hehe, Boss, you’re incredible! You easily defeated Jia Ping, that’s amazing!" When Yang Yu heard Yi Tianyun had come out, he rushed over, smiling as he handed over silver banknotes. "This is four thousand five hundred silver taels, from the bet I won. We’ll split it fifty-fifty! What a pity. If I’d had more silver taels in my pocket at the time, I definitely would’ve bet more!"

At the time, he really only had a three thousand tael silver banknote in his pocket, so that’s all he could bet. He didn’t have any more. Although the Yang Family was well-off, it was impractical for him to carry tens of thousands of silver taels around.

Yi Tianyun pushed it back. He knew about the bet. Of all the people there, only Yang Yu had supported him so much, which earned him some goodwill in Yi Tianyun’s heart. ’Yang Yu is quite loyal. He’d stand by my side when it counts.’

"This is what you deserve. If I had lost, you would have taken a huge loss," Yi Tianyun said with a faint smile.

"Boss, why be so polite? Without you, how could I have earned so much!" Yang Yu pushed the silver banknotes back and said with a laugh, "If you don’t take it, you’re not giving me face! Boss, just take the money. If it’s not enough, ask me for more. It’s time for you to get a new set of clothes. With me around, I’ll definitely make sure you live well!"

Yi Tianyun smiled faintly. ’Although my clothes aren’t particularly luxurious, they’re not exactly rags, are they? They just have standards that are too high. It seems anything less than top-grade luxury silk is unacceptable.’

Seeing his insistence, Yi Tianyun smiled and said, "Alright then, I’ll accept it."

"To be honest, I was also taking a gamble. After you broke the Maze Array so easily, I figured you hadn’t been kicked in the head by a donkey and wouldn’t randomly challenge him without some confidence. Turns out I was right! The Boss is a capable man, just starting to show his true colors!" Yang Yu slapped his thigh, saying with some regret, "I should have borrowed some silver taels to bet more. What a pity..."

He shook his head and sighed repeatedly. That was a mountain of shiny silver taels, enough to buy a huge pile of Elixir Pills. While he couldn’t afford high-grade Elixir Pills, he could at least buy a large quantity of ones suitable for his own use.