The spectator stands, which were filled with cheers not long ago, had now fallen into a deathly silence.
Everyone looked at Yu Xiaogang, who was calmly waiting on the stage for the next contestant, their eyes nearly popping out of their sockets.
Their brains were in a state of chaotic confusion due to the sheer number of questions in such a short time.
"Who am I? Where am I? What happened?"
These questions kept arising in their minds.
There was no helping it; the battle before them had turned too abruptly.
Simply put, it went from Yu Xiaogang knowing he was outmatched, to Yu Xiaogang being at a disadvantage, to Yu Xiaogang being on the verge of defeat.
Then, suddenly, it turned into Yu Xiaogang giving a victory speech.
Who could accept such an abrupt change?
"Brother Hao!"
Among the crowd, Tang Xiao, who was the first to react, let out a roar and rushed to Tang Hao's side.
Looking at Tang Hao, who was staring wide-eyed but showed no reaction at all, Tang Xiao roared angrily at Yu Xiaogang on the stage:
"What did you do to my Brother Hao?"
He looked so vicious that he was only a hammer away from rushing onto the stage to smash Yu Xiaogang.
"Tsk, what's there to be anxious about? That guy took my Move head-on and got controlled. Once the control wears off in a moment, he'll be back to normal."
Yu Xiaogang had a faint smile on his face.
"Sigh, I thought I would have a good fight this time, but it turns out that guy was so careless."
"Your Clear Sky Sect really needs to make him correct this shortcoming in the future."
"Fortunately, this is on the competition stage today. Even though he was careless, I only sent him off the stage."
"If this were a life-or-death battle, his head would have fallen off by now."
Yu Xiaogang reminded him very sincerely.
"Pfft..."
Yu Xiaogang's words made Yu Yuanzhen and several Elders laugh uncontrollably.
It was just that most people were currently too shocked to regain their senses, which made the scene somewhat quiet; otherwise, they definitely would have laughed out loud.
"You..."
Hearing Yu Xiaogang's words, Tang Xiao was furious, but he was more concerned about his brother's condition, so he looked at the Elder who was still stunned in the Clear Sky Sect's seating area.
"Grand Elder, why are you still stunned? Hurry up and come see what's wrong with Brother Hao!"
Tang Xiao's angry voice finally brought the Clear Sky Sect's Grand Elder back to his senses.
It was no wonder he was stunned for so long; the sight of Tang Hao being easily defeated by Yu Xiaogang was too much of a shock for him.
He was an old man who had followed the previous Sect Master, Tang Chen, so he practically worshipped Tang Chen as a god.
In his view, everything Tang Chen said and did was destined to come true and destined to succeed.
Therefore, regarding Tang Chen's statement that Tang Hao would inherit his title, in the eyes of the Clear Sky Sect's Grand Elder, it meant that Tang Hao would be like Tang Chen, invincible throughout the entire Douluo Continent.
Before today, Tang Hao was indeed like this, which invisibly deepened this impression of his.
But what about now?
Tang Hao had lost.
And it was a defeat that felt like child's play, and the opponent who defeated him was only a four-ring Spirit Ancestor.
How could he accept this?
But whether he could accept it or not, the reality was just that.
Thus, the Clear Sky Sect's Grand Elder could only brace his heart, which was on the verge of collapse, and come to Tang Hao's side to begin carefully examining Tang Hao's condition.
"His body is completely normal, and his pupils even have reactions, but he has no consciousness. This is a typical state of mental control."
The Clear Sky Sect's Grand Elder quickly determined Tang Hao's specific condition.
It was indeed as Yu Xiaogang said; he was being controlled.
But what he couldn't figure out was, as a mere four-ring Spirit Ancestor, how did Yu Xiaogang have the ability to control a six-ring Spirit Emperor, and a Genius Spirit Emperor like Tang Hao at that, for so long?
It was also at this moment that the Clear Sky Sect's Grand Elder suddenly remembered the incident after Yu Xiaogang was born, when he was judged to be an idiot.
Through diagnosis, the final conclusion was that the child's Mental Energy was too powerful, and an infant's brain was not mature enough to bear that amount of mental power.
Later, Yu Xiaogang regained his sanity and experienced Martial Soul Awakening, the Thousand-Year First Soul Ring, and various other things, so these minor matters were gradually forgotten.
But looking at it now, that overly powerful mental power from back then had actually become a means for Yu Xiaogang to fight enemies?
What the Clear Sky Sect's Grand Elder could think of, people from other major powers could naturally think of as well.
After all, Yu Yuanzhen did not ask the Ye family in Heaven Dou City to keep Yu Xiaogang's diagnosis situation secret back then.
Therefore, those who had good or bad relationships with Yu Yuanzhen would come to inquire, and eventually, this information gradually reached the ears of the high-level officials of various forces.
"Mental Energy, huh..."
On the throne of the Supreme Pontiff, Qian Xunji looked at Tang Hao, who was still not recovered after being forcibly controlled by Yu Xiaogang, and fell into thought.
He was very clear about the intelligence on Yu Xiaogang. Every Spirit Ability's effect, whenever he used it, would be detailed in a report and stored somewhere in Spirit Hall.
Therefore, Qian Xunji was very clear about the effects of Yu Xiaogang's Spirit Ability: the First Spirit Skill used Soul Power to create objects and control them, the Second Spirit Skill was a mental attack, the Third Spirit Skill was a Domain, and the Fourth Spirit Ability was attribute transformation.
Even the fact that Yu Xiaogang possessed a Spirit Bone was not a secret to Qian Xunji.
His Third Spirit Skill and Soul Bone Skill really made Qian Xunji sigh at this guy's good luck.
A single Spirit Beast provided a Domain skill and a Heaven-Defying Soul Bone Skill; how could there be such a good thing in the world?
Now, he had also displayed extraordinary mental power.
"I must be on guard against this kid."
Qian Xunji thought to himself.
He hadn't cared about Yu Xiaogang before because everything about him was still within an acceptable range.
But now, even Tang Hao would be tricked to death by Yu Xiaogang if he was careless. This meant that Yu Xiaogang was already a problem on the same level as Tang Hao.
And more importantly, Tang Hao was already a Spirit Emperor, while Yu Xiaogang was still just a Spirit Ancestor.
In comparison, Tang Hao's threat was not even as great as Yu Xiaogang's.
"But the problem is, it's not easy to make a Move against Yu Xiaogang."
Qian Xunji subconsciously glanced at Yu Yuanzhen, only to find that the other party was looking at him with a smile.
Qian Xunji returned a forced smile.
Look, this was the most troublesome part.
When making a Move against Tang Hao, there was no one behind him watching; as for that group of people from the Clear Sky Sect, Qian Xunji didn't take them seriously at all.
But when making a Move against Yu Xiaogang, he had a father behind him who could beat him up at any time.
"It seems I can only plan a bit more."
Qian Xunji sighed inwardly, feeling that he needed to think of something similar to how he had tricked Tang Hao this time.
However, as soon as he thought about tricking Tang Hao, Qian Xunji's face suddenly turned green.
"Oh no, my two Spirit Bones!"
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