"Actually, even I was deceived. I believe that among everyone present, there is only one person who was not deceived — and that is Young Friend Chu Feng."
Having said this, the elder of the Ancient Snake Clan turned his gaze toward Chu Feng once more, speaking in an admiring tone: "Young Friend Chu Feng, you truly are remarkable. No wonder you were so confident before."
After that, the elder of the Ancient Snake Clan looked toward Han Yu and said, "Young Friend Han Yu, although you lost this game of chess, your loss was not unjust."
"Young Master Chu Feng, you truly broadened my horizons today." Xia Yun'er said to Chu Feng with a smile.
Afterward, many of those present did not hold back in their praise for Chu Feng.
And as the crowd overwhelmingly sided with Chu Feng, Han Yu's face had turned an ugly shade of iron-blue — a truly wretched sight.
"Han Yu, you did indeed lose. You should honor your promise."
Just then, a melodious voice rang out from atop the lamp platform.
It was Chu Lingxi. This high-and-mighty young miss of the Chu Heavenly Clan had actually spoken up on Chu Feng's behalf of her own accord.
When Chu Lingxi spoke, no matter how reluctant Han Yu was, he did not dare refuse to acknowledge the bet.
On the contrary, he forced a smile onto his face and said to Chu Lingxi, "Rest assured, Lady Lingxi. I, Han Yu, have always been a man who pays his debts when he loses. Since I was defeated, I will naturally fulfill my promise."
With that, Han Yu took out his golden glass orb and tossed it toward Chu Feng.
Catching the glass orb, a smile spread across Chu Feng's lips as he said, "Thank you, Brother Han Yu."
Though Chu Feng appeared to be expressing gratitude on the surface, in reality he was mocking Han Yu.
"Heh…" Han Yu let out a cold laugh but did not respond.
He had felt the mockery in Chu Feng's words.
"If Brother Han Yu doesn't mind, why not take my glass orb? It's only green, but it can still provide some clues." Chu Feng took out his own green glass orb and offered it to Han Yu.
"Hmph. Are you pitying me? Sorry, but I, Han Yu, don't need it," Han Yu replied.
"In that case, I'll just give this glass orb to someone else." With that, Chu Feng tossed the glass orb away.
The moment it was thrown, a number of people shot into the air and began fighting over it.
Even though it was merely a green glass orb, it was still better than one with no color at all.
In the end, the glass orb was snatched by a disciple of the Immortal Sword Sect.
"Brother Chu Feng, thank you!"
That disciple of the Immortal Sword Sect gripped Chu Feng's green glass orb, his face full of gratitude.
The reason he was grateful was that he knew he hadn't obtained the glass orb through his own strength. It was because the direction Chu Feng had thrown it happened to be in his favor.
After receiving Chu Feng's green glass orb, the disciple immediately crushed his own transparent one.
He did so because he knew full well that the transparent glass orb was useless.
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Just then, from the central area of the great hall, flashes of light suddenly erupted.
They were pillars of light, extending from the base of the hall all the way to its ceiling.
The pillars continued to appear one after another, and only after over a hundred had manifested did they finally stop.