Snack Sage looked at Wen Sansi and licked his lips. "Boy, you have some skill. What is this?"
Wen Sansi replied, "Literary Prison."
Snack Sage smiled. "Literary Prison? You imprisoned my wrist? You’ve got guts."
As he spoke, his strength suddenly spiked, and the Literary Prison shattered.
Jiang Xiaodao's smile did not even have a chance to disappear. How had it broken so quickly?
Wen Sansi had already expected the Literary Prison to break, and as soon as it did, one layer after another appeared. Instantly, seven layers of Literary Prison had wrapped around Snack Sage’s wrist like seven golden bracelets.
The man was truly surprised at this moment. While he had broken through a single layer of the Literary Prison, it had taken a tremendous effort, and now he had to deal with seven layers?
"Where are you from, pretty boy?" Snack Sage asked as he took a second look at Wen Sansi, much like he had with Xu Jie.
The difference between the two was such that Xu Jie had managed to endure for three breaths with his own strength. While that was far beyond Wen Sansi’s abilities, he had other means to impress Snack Sage.
Wen Sansi looked up. "The Origin Universe."
Snack Sage was surprised. "You’re from the Origin Universe? Interesting, haha, that’s very interesting."
As he laughed, the first layer of the Literary Prison was broken, followed by the second layer, the third, and then the fourth.
The Literary Prison was unable to stop the man. Each layer only gave Wen Sansi the means to endure for another breath at best, and all seven layers of the Literary Prison only lasted for a mere seven breaths.
Lu Yin could not help but take two steps forward as he stared at Snack Sage. This man’s strength was really impressive.
The moment the last layer of the Literary Prison shattered, everyone expected to see Wen Sansi be instantly defeated. Not even a seven layered Literary Prison had been able to hold back Snack Sage, so how would Wen Sansi endure without it?
However, they were all surprised yet again, as the expected scene did not play out. Wen Sansi actually did endure. Not only that, but with a low growl, Snack Sage's expression changed drastically, as though witnessing something incredible.
Wen Sansi pushed Snack Sage’s hand back, nearly forcing it to touch the table. In an instant, the situation had been completely reversed.
Everyone watching held their breath as they stared at Snack Sage's wrist. If it moved just a tiny bit further, the man would lose. It was such a small distance.
Jiang Xiaodao stepped forward and squatted down to get a better look at the table before excitedly saying, "Hey, push a bit harder! If you can beat this foodie, you’ll become famous in the Cyclic Universe."
Mu Mu, Luo Zang, and Xu Jie all grew solemn. They had not expected to see such a situation.
The more someone understood Snack Sage, the more aware of his freakish strength they became. How could such power be countered in an instant? Wen Sansi did not give off the impression of being physically powerful.
Lu Yin’s eyes narrowed as well. He had not expected this from Wen Sansi either. How was he doing it?
From what Lu Yin knew of Wen Sansi, even after the man had become an Envoy, he should not possess such strength.
Snack Sage was equal to a four-tribulation Envoy, while Wen Sansi was only a one-tribulation Envoy. They were both extremely talented, but Lu Yin did not believe that Wen Sansi could surpass Snack Sage, just as Lu Yin believed that it would be impossible for Snack Sage to do the same if Wen Sansi’s cultivation was greater. Whichever of the two had the greater cultivation level would hold the advantage. Snack Sage was on the same level as the Ten Arbiters, just like Xu Jie.
In that case, what was the explanation for what had just happened?
Snack Sage's expression grew far more serious than ever before. His wrist was nearly touching the table, and he stared at Wen Sansi intently. "Why didn't you win?"
Jiang Xiaodao looked at him in a confused manner. "Snack Sage, are you an idiot? Do you want him to win?"
Snack Sage ignored Jiang Xiaodao as he continued to stare at Wen Sansi.
The man just smiled. "Using battle techniques would be cheating. If I had just won, that would not have been by using my brain, but rather by being sneaky."
The people watching all felt quite confused, but Snack Sage smiled happily. Gone was all contempt when he looked at Wen Sansi. It had been replaced with a bit of acknowledgement. "What's your name?"
"Wen Sansi."
"I may agree with you, Wen Sansi, but you only get one chance. You didn’t win just now, which means that it’s impossible for you to win anymore. I’ve already prepared myself. You made it so that I was unable to find my own strength for a moment by misleading my mind," Snack Sage said excitedly. "I’ve never encountered such an opponent before. This is very, very interesting and is worthy of the Origin Universe."
Luo Zang and others were taken aback; How had Wen Sansi misled Snack Sage about his own power? Had he lost his own strength? What did that mean, and how was it possible?
Lu Yin stared at Wen Sansi for a long moment. So, the man had used his innate gift: Barrier.
In the past, Wen Sansi’s innate gift had been nothing more than a very, very durable barrier. When Lu Yin had first seen it in action during the Astral Tower competition, many people had been rendered helpless against the barrier, and they had found it impossible to overcome. However, Wen Sansi had developed his innate gift to the point where it was no longer restricted to shielding the physical, and was able to even block people’s perception, such as their perception of their own strength.
Anyone who encountered such an ability for the first time would be confused and unable to react quickly.
Snack Sage had briefly lost awareness of his own strength, which had caused him to be instantly pushed back by Wen Sansi.
This was the ability of Wen Sansi, Arbiter Wen Sansi.
While Lu Yin had already surpassed the Ten Arbiters and defeated each of them in turn, none of them were by any means weak. It was simply that Lu Yin was too much of a freak. In terms of both talent and opportunities, Lu Yin far surpassed the Ten Arbiters. However, if they had been given the same opportunities as Lu Yin, they might not be far behind him.
When Lu Yin had first met Mister Mu on the tall mountain above the golden ocean, the man had praised Unseen Light.
None of the Ten Arbiters were easy to deal with.
Wen Sansi suddenly rose to his feet. "Alright, this is done."
Snack Sage frowned. "Where are you going? I haven’t beaten you yet."
Wen Sansi smiled. "In terms of strength, I am nowhere near your opponent. I’ve only recently developed this ability and am not yet very proficient with it. It would be bad to expose it too soon."
Snack Sage snorted disdainfully. "I was just admiring you, and now you’re running and hiding. All you humans are like this! You like to hide your heads and show your tails. How boring."
Jiang Xiaodao started to get a bit anxious. "Hey, you should keep going! If you can beat this idiot, you’ll be famous throughout the Sixverse Association! It’s no lie, you will definitely become very famous."
Wen Sansi looked over. "But I'm from the Origin Universe."
Jiang Xiaodao instantly deflated. It was true that Wen Sansi was from the Origin Universe, and this was not something that could be ignored. It most would likely not be a good thing for someone from the Origin Universe to become too famous in the Sixverse Association.
Luo Zang stepped forward while looking at Wen Sansi. "If you would like, I can ask my father to accept you as his disciple, allowing you to leave the Origin Universe."
Wen Sansi glanced at Luo Zang. "The Three Monarchs Universe’s Monarch Luo?"