Confucianism under Heaven

Chapter 448 Asking about the right to use the Ink Spring

Chapter 448 Asking about the right to use the Ink Spring

"You are qualified to be my opponent. Even if you lose, you will lose with honor."

With a hint of coldness in his eyes, Shi Hao's talent was gradually diminishing, and he was finally channeling it into the statue of the Sage Shi. A domineering power quickly spread outwards.

Feeling that he had been locked onto by the opponent's attack, Ye Ru's face became extremely solemn. He could sense the danger emanating from the statue of the historical saint.

"boom!"

Suddenly, the light from the statue of the Sage of History grew even stronger. In just a moment, the statue seemed to expand, then transformed into a beam of light that shot directly toward Ye Ru. This power was many times stronger than the previous attack.

This beam of light, as if traversing the void, carried extremely powerful holy energy and rapidly magnified in Ye Ru's pupils.

Everyone held their breath, watching this scene intently, as this would likely be the last move between the two.

The winner and loser will be decided at this moment!

"The Sacred Ancient Tree!"

As the statue of the Holy Sage drew closer, Ye Ru took a deep breath and stomped his foot. Under the gaze of many, a verdant ancient tree slowly appeared behind him. Finally, a green light enveloped Ye Ru, and at the same time, a green rainbow mixed with the power of the Holy Path shot out from the ancient tree of the Holy Path in an instant.

boom!

Under the horrified gazes of the crowd, the two forces collided violently, and a sound like thunder resounded instantly!

Countless ripples of energy spread outwards, and the Ink Spring was also struck by this energy, immediately bubbling up.

Immediately afterwards, a jade stone slowly rose from the inkstone.

However, the jade stone had only just emerged from the water when it submerged back into the sea.

Everyone's attention was focused on the duel between Ye Ru and Shi Hao, and they didn't notice the strange changes in the document ink spring at all.

The energies collided, and a fierce wind began to blow in all directions, causing dust to fly everywhere.

This caused all the scholars present to cover their eyes, then peek out a crack, staring intently into the distance without blinking.

Not long after the light and rainbow collided there, an explosion occurred in an instant. Energy ripples crashed towards Ye Ru and Shi Hao. Ye Ru, who was blessed by the Sacred Ancient Tree, only staggered back dozens of steps before stopping. However, Shi Hao had no defense and was directly blasted away by the powerful force, then crashed heavily to the ground, spitting out another mouthful of blood.

The light gradually faded, and the dust slowly settled, revealing an extremely disheveled figure.

"Shi Hao?"

At this moment, all the members of the Sima family turned their gazes toward that extremely disheveled figure, their eyes filled with disbelief, as if they could not believe what they were seeing.

"How can it be……"

Taking a deep breath, Sima Xuan felt as if a storm was raging in his heart. Shi Hao, a Juren (a successful candidate in the provincial civil service examination), was actually no match for a Xiucai (a lower-level scholar)!

Staring at him with horrified looks, Shi Hao's face turned pale, but his eyes were filled with extreme resentment.

After all, he was from a prestigious family of saints, yet he couldn't even defeat a mere scholar. If word got out, his reputation would be ruined.

The next moment, he suddenly gripped the gold and silver pen tightly and was about to blast it at Ye Ru. However, before he could make a move, a black shadow shot over and grabbed his neck tightly. The energy in the shadow burst forth, causing Shi Hao's body to stiffen instantly.

He raised his head slightly and saw the fair hand. He felt the talent emanating from the other person's body, which made him swallow hard. He believed that if his hand dared to move again, he would probably become a corpse in an instant.

This scene left everyone stunned for a moment, and Qian Wensong's tightly clenched hands involuntarily loosened.

He never expected that Shi Hao possessed the strength of a scholar and even had a statue of Shi Sheng, yet he still lost, and lost so thoroughly.

"Sorry, you lost."

Ye Ru withdrew his hand, smiled slightly, and said.

"It's over."

At this moment, Sima Yan and Sima Xuan had only one thought in their minds: they originally wanted to use the power of the Shi family to obtain documents and inkstones, but now, everything had been in vain.

"Now that you've lost, do you still want to stay here and not leave?"

Qian Wensong seemed to be triumphant. He looked at Sima Yan and Sima Xuan, who were in a daze in the distance, and said with a smile.

"Humph!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the Sima family members also looked at Qian Wensong and the others with unfriendly expressions.

"What? Are you trying to deny everything?"

Seeing this, Qian Wensong narrowed his eyes, a faint murderous intent flashing in them.

"you!"

Sima Xuan took a deep breath, his face turning extremely red. The Sima family had indeed lost, and lost utterly. After cursing Shi Hao in his heart, he glared at Qian Wensong and the others, and said fiercely:

"Don't be too happy yet! Let's go!"

After saying this, Sima Xuan and the others left with their men.

"You are very strong, but I will not admit defeat so easily. When I return after completing my studies, I will definitely avenge this defeat!"

Shi Hao looked at Ye Ru, wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, and then said sternly.

"I am waiting."

Ye Ru nodded, not taking it to heart at all, and Liu Ye obediently left the place.

"Thank you, Brother Ye, for getting us out of this predicament."

Watching the departing members of the Sima family and the Shi family, Qian Wensong approached Ye Ru and clasped his hands in greeting.

"nothing."

Ye Ru said with a smile.

"Don't worry, today, this document and inkstone are yours. We'll come back to claim them tomorrow, how about that?"

Qian Wensong pondered for a moment, and without consulting anyone else, he spoke.

Upon hearing this, the others' expressions changed slightly, but they ultimately said nothing. Without Ye Ru and the others, they probably wouldn't have been able to take away any of the benefits from the document and ink spring.

"Then it's better to be respectful than to obey."

Ye Ru nodded, then looked at the document ink spring, while Qian Wensong and the others left directly.

"If you go inside this document and ink spring, you'll definitely reap great benefits. Why don't you go in and give it a try?"

Zhang Dong looked at the pitch-black document ink spring and said with a smile.

"Hmm, I wonder what exactly is inside here, and whether there's any chance of encountering the treasures in the Ink Spring."

Ye Ru licked his dry lips, a sense of curiosity welling up inside him.