Covering the Sky: I, Wang Teng, truly lack the bearing of an emperor.

Chapter 266 The Origin Master Spits Blood, Qi Hao's Glorious Achievements
"I'm right here, why are you calling me?" Qi Hao reached out his little finger and tapped his ear, flicking his nail lightly. He casually blew out a breath, gently blowing the earwax that wasn't falling onto the "Origin Master" opposite him, who was almost a Source Master.

"Don't go too far! There are countless powerful figures at the Yaochi Grand Ceremony. Aren't you afraid of offending someone and bringing disaster upon yourself?" Ouyang Ye shouted angrily.

He is incredibly close to being a Source Master, and can be considered the most accomplished Source Arts practitioner of our time. It wouldn't be an exaggeration for him to call himself a Source Master, and people from Source Arts families often refer to him as a Source Master.

"Oh." Qi Hao nodded, looking indifferent.

“You…” Ouyang Ye was even angrier.

The more indifferent Qi Hao seemed to be, the angrier he became, because his threats were ineffective.

As for why it was merely a threat...

"Don't change the subject. What did you just say? That the legacy of the Source Master belongs to all Source Technique practitioners? Does the Imperial Scripture of the Ancient Aristocratic Family also belong to every practitioner?" Qi Hao asked.

“How can these be compared? Cultivators of Origin Techniques are only a minority, so naturally they need to help each other…” Ouyang Ye’s expression changed slightly, and he quickly spoke up.

"What you're saying is ridiculous; there aren't many cultivators around either," Qi Hao sneered.

Not everyone is a practitioner, so by comparison, practitioners are indeed a "minority".

Ouyang Ye wanted to argue, but then he saw Qi Hao suddenly shout:
"Master Ouyang Ye is truly kind-hearted! He proposed that the Emperor Scripture belongs to all cultivators, and the ancient aristocratic families should not monopolize it; such behavior is shameless! He emphasized that the Emperor Scripture should be cultivated by everyone! Ji family, Jiang family, Yaochi Holy Land, have you heard Master Ouyang Ye's call?"

Qi Hao's voice was very loud; not only the first floor of Yaochi Stone Archway, but even the third floor could hear his shouts.

Ouyang Ye's expression changed drastically. He hadn't expected Qi Hao to be so "disrespectful," daring to say such arrogant things!

But there were others cheering them on. One was a big-mouthed boy, and the other was a dark-skinned boy. They were leading the cheers, shouting that the Source Earth Master was kind-hearted and had opened up the heavens for cultivators.

"You!" Ouyang Ye's expression changed with anger. He pointed at Qi Hao, his finger trembling.

Beside him, Ji Haoyue, the divine body of the Ji family, looked over and calmly placed her gaze on Ouyang Ye, her voice icy, "Senior, your ideals are indeed lofty enough."

“A fame-seeker.” Jiang Yifei glanced at Ouyang Ye and said calmly, “He’s not even a Source Master yet, but he dares to call himself one.”

Others also pointed and whispered about Ouyang Ye, their words filled with dissatisfaction.

"Senior Ouyang, you've gone a bit too far."

Finally, even someone inside the Yaochi Stone Archway spoke up.

Ouyang Ye almost spat out a mouthful of blood.

"I didn't say that, I was just talking about the inheritance of Origin Techniques..." He was so anxious that he hurriedly tried to explain.

However, the people around him wouldn't listen at all.

Those prodigies weren't exactly absent to watch the spectacle; they hadn't agreed with Ouyang Ye's statement from the start.

Now, they don't want to listen to Ouyang Ye's explanation.

"I...he...this..." Ouyang Ye hurriedly tried to explain, but couldn't say anything. In the end, he actually spat out a mouthful of blood.

A powerful master of Origin Arts, nearly on par with an Origin Earth Master, was so enraged that he vomited blood and collapsed.

"Tch, is that all? I thought it was something special." Qi Hao scoffed.

The group from the Yuanshu family changed their expressions drastically. They picked up Ouyang Ye and left Yaochi Stone Workshop without looking back.

Only after watching the Source Arts family depart did some people burst into laughter. Clearly, in everyone's eyes, Ouyang Ye, who claimed to be infinitely close to a Source Earth Master, was indeed going too far, and his remarks were outrageous yet amusing, making some people laugh in anger.

"What a pity. I thought that old guy would regain his courage and gamble with me again this time." Qi Hao shook his head regretfully.

For him, unless the Celestial Master Yuan himself revives and intervenes, no one can compare to him in terms of simple stone identification.

However, when it comes to source techniques, he is far too lacking.

"Sixth Brother, could you go to the Desolate Forbidden Land again and teach me something about array patterns and fields?" Qi Hao secretly communicated with another Dao Palace deity of his main body.

However, he did not receive a response.

This isn't the first time; he's used to it anyway.

"Anyone else interested in gambling on stones? Same rules as before, if you can win even a single point from me, I'll hand over all the millions of kilograms of jade I've earned over the past few months!" Qi Hao shouted, looking for an opponent willing to gamble on stones with him.

This time, however, the onlookers scattered in a rush.

Just kidding, even the most powerful families of Origin Arts are like mice before a cat when they see him.

Even Ouyang Ye, who was almost at the level of a Source Earth Master, did not dare to propose to suppress Qi Hao with a stone gambling when faced with Qi Hao's unbridled provocation. Instead, he was so angry that he vomited blood.

No one dared to mention gambling on stones; anyone else would have to be crazy to gamble on stones with Qi Hao.

However, some people are filled with malice and evil intentions.

"Little Yezi, why don't you go and gamble with him?" Li Heishui suggested with a smile.

"Get lost, get lost. I know myself, but I don't know him. Unless someone gambles on stones with him in front of me, I will not participate under any circumstances," Ye Fan said calmly.

Li Heishui shook his head helplessly.

Actually, he also wanted to see Qi Hao's strength...

"Brother Qi, what happened between you and the Yuanshu family back then? Why are they so afraid of you?" Tu Dazui asked with a grin as he approached.

His grandfather, Tu Fei, had once been Qi Hao's personal protector for a period of time, and they had some relationship, which is why he was able to ask.

"It's nothing, just gambling from the younger generation to the older generation, from a little guy who was almost at the level of a Source Master to their legendary ancestor... In the end, they didn't win much, just eight million catties of Source and some divine Source that was used to seal their ancestor, that's all." Qi Hao said with a smile on his face.

"How much?" Tu Fei jumped up in shock.

The others around also widened their eyes upon hearing this.

Although they guessed that the Yuanshu family had suffered a loss in their bet with Qi Hao, they never expected that they would suffer such a huge loss!
Eight million catties of raw materials!

Add in the divine source, and it must weigh at least tens of millions of jin, right?

This directly emptied the coffers of several Source Arts families?
Ye Fan's brow twitched slightly upon hearing this amount; it was almost enough for him to break through to the Fourth Extreme Secret Realm!

Just as the people around were in shock, someone from the Yaochi Holy Land came down to Ye Fan and Qi Hao's side and whispered a few words.

However, one person had not found her target and asked, "Where is Senior Ouyang Ye, who is so close to being a Source Earth Master?"

P.S.: On the high-speed train, three more chapters to go, I'll definitely finish them today.

(End of this chapter)