NOVEL NEXT Chapter 435 Perfect!
In their gaze, Wang Ye's sculpted work appeared.
The moment Wang Ye's sculpted work appeared, those sculptors all turned their eyes to the big screen.
"Crass..."
"Slapdash..."
"Half-hearted..."
These sculptors had just thought to open their mouths and ridicule Wang Ye when, at a glance at Wang Ye's work, the words they were about to spit out were suddenly choked back in their throats, unable to make a sound.
They were all sculptors.
They all had their understanding of art.
Their appreciation for art was naturally of the highest level.
So, upon seeing the Incense Burner carved by Wang Ye, they were instantly drawn in and intoxicated by it.
It was simply a natural masterpiece; each detail and every pattern made them immerse themselves with just one look.
And whether it was the overall construction or the creative thought behind it, it all made people marvel at the divine craftsmanship of the person who carved this Incense Burner.
"Ghost Axe magic skills! This is simply divine craftsmanship! This Incense Burner might be the most perfect piece of art I have ever seen!"
"My God, was this really carved by a human? It's simply incredible. I feel like it could only be the product of nature because it's just too perfect!"
"Was this really carved in just four hours? My God, this is just too miraculous, Wang Ye's hands are simply divine. Wang Ye can't be human; he must be a god! Otherwise, how could he carve such a thing!"
At this time, these sculptors all began to express their admiration.
They knew that praising Wang Ye's work now would cause the judges below to score Wang Ye higher.
After all, even they, sculptors who typically belittled each other, couldn't help but exclaim in admiration upon seeing the Incense Burner Wang Ye had carved.
Next came the judging stage.
When it was time to score the Incense Burner carved by Wang Ye, the netizens in the live stream and the audience on-site all turned their eyes to Wang Yao almost in an instant.
They were eager to know how many points Wang Ye would receive at this stage.
The netizens in the live stream commented and sent bullet chat messages:
"I feel that our Wang Ye, during this stage of the competition, will definitely still get first place. After all, the other sculptors couldn't help but praise the Incense Burner that our Wang Ye carved, and we didn't see these sculptors praising the works of others."
"Right, this shows that our Wang Ye's Incense Burner must be impressive. We just don't know how many points the judges will give our Wang Ye."
"Let's wait and see! I feel that the highest score on the field will definitely be ours for Wang Ye to take. I'm already too excited to witness the miracle!"
Bullet chat after bullet chat displayed the excited mood of the netizens in the live stream. Not just there, but the audience on-site, while silent, had expressions in their eyes that were filled with excitement.
It was clear how much they were all looking forward to this.
"Alright, the first judge will now give their score, and the first judge's score is... ten points! Ten points!!!" the referee said, his voice rising considerably when he saw the score given by the first judge.
In all the time the Dragon Country Jewelry Competition had been held, no judge had ever given a contestant a perfect score of ten; the highest in historical scores was merely 9.8 points.
But now, the first judge had given Wang Ye a straight ten.
Below, there was astonishment all around.
In the live stream, bullet chats instantaneously flooded the screen.
"Ten points! Oh my, our Wang Ye is too incredible; no one has ever received ten points in the Dragon Country Jewelry Competition, but our Wang Ye got a full ten from the first judge. Our Wang Ye made history!"
"I told you just now that our Wang Ye would definitely make history, and it turns out I was right."
"This is all within my expectations. After all, Master Wang's carving of the Incense Burner is flawless. If the judges didn't give Master Wang ten points, I would feel as if it were the judges' problem."
"Judge Zhou, as far as I know, in the history of the Dragon Country Jewelry Competition, no judge had ever given a contestant a perfect score before. Why did Judge Zhou start off by giving Wang Ye ten points?" the referee asked.
Judge Zhou coughed twice:
"Actually, from the very beginning, I also felt that giving Wang Ye ten points might not be quite right. Indeed, as you said, in the entire Dragon Country Jewelry Competition to date, no one has ever set the precedent of giving a full ten points. So, I wanted to look for any flaws in the Incense Burner that Wang Ye carved to justify deducting some of his points."
As Judge Zhou reached this part of his explanation, he shrugged his shoulders in a somewhat helpless sigh and continued:
"But the key issue is, no matter how I observed, I found no defects on the Incense Burner that Wang Ye carved; it's perfect. It would simply be a denial of my understanding of art if I were to give Wang Ye less than ten points."
Hiss!
When Judge Zhou uttered these words, no one below made an uproar, but rather, they all drew in a sharp breath of surprise.
They never expected Judge Zhou to say such a thing.
The reason he gave Wang Ye ten points was not because he wanted to, but because he did not want to deny his understanding of art.
On one hand, this was a high acknowledgment of Wang Ye's strength in jade carving.
The scoring continued, and the other judges who followed gave Wang Ye scores that were also ten points.
The reason was simple.
They wanted to give Wang Ye a lower score, but however they observed the Incense Burner that Wang Ye carved, they couldn't find any flaw and thus had no choice but to give Wang Ye ten points.