Chapter 4492 — Prove It
The Blossom Guardian · Page 2 of 2
The trouble was that ordinary spiritual root testing instruments were everywhere, but one capable of detecting a variant spiritual root attribute with absolute certainty was exceedingly rare. Such specialized, exquisite devices were kept in constant supply only at the academies of the Eastern Continent; in the chaotic waters of the Southern Continent, they were seldom seen. Cheng Haonan could only gamble that no such thing had been prepared on site—if so, he would at least have a shred of room to turn things around; otherwise, he would truly be staking his life and fortune upon it.
Sure enough, at Long Kuiba's words, Zhao Bufan and the others could not help but frown—they truly did not have on hand any spiritual root testing instrument capable of detecting a variant spiritual root attribute with absolute certainty.
"Heh. A variant spiritual root attribute?" Hai Wuliang laughed, entirely unhurried. Long Kuiba and his lot had delivered the evidence into his hands of their own accord; if he still could not bring down Longzhou Escort Agency after this, he might as well stop making his way in the Southern Continent. He said coldly at once: "Very well, then tell everyone—just what variant spiritual root attribute does Cheng Haonan have? Have him come out and demonstrate a basic martial technique, and we shall know at a glance!"
"Yes, yes—have him demonstrate!" The crowd below voiced their agreement one after another. They had been puzzling over it just moments before: why did Cheng Haonan never use basic martial techniques, relying solely on ordinary fists and feet? Even if that was his fighting style, for a peak Golden Core expert to not use even a single signature martial technique was far too bizarre.
And not only Cheng Haonan—even Wu Baoliang earlier had never displayed a basic martial technique of definite attribute, only one formidable technique that none of them could comprehend. Looking back now, the more they thought about it, the more sinister it seemed...
"This..." Long Kuiba was instantly dumbstruck; now even he did not know what to do.
For any heretic cultivator—whether cultivating from the start or entering the path midway—there was at least one point beyond dispute: before beginning their cultivation, all heretic cultivators must first destroy their former spiritual root attributes, because every heretic cultivation method runs counter to the norm, its very foundation rooted in opposing the spiritual root attributes.
Not only the five conventional spiritual root attributes, but even those rare variant spiritual root attributes must all be abolished—otherwise they would cause a fatal conflict within the body, and the sole outcome would be qi deviation and sudden death.
Long Kuiba was dumbstruck, and Cheng Haonan was dumbstruck as well. Even if it were a variant spiritual root attribute such as wind, rain, thunder, or lightning, at least it could be reasonably argued, and demonstrating a martial technique of the corresponding attribute would suffice—but how was he to manage this one?
Surely he could not claim to have a black-qi spiritual root? Where in the world was there such an absurd spiritual root? It might fool a three-year-old child, but to fool so many experts present—especially a shrewd judge of character like Hai Wuliang, who knew their true background—there was simply no possibility of that.
"Come on, then—we will not wrong a proper cultivator, nor will we let any heretic cultivator slip by. So long as you can prove you are not a heretic, I, Hai Wuliang, will kneel and kowtow to you in apology on the spot!" Hai Wuliang declared with righteous indignation, a cold smile on his lips.
Now Long Kuiba was utterly at his wit's end. In such a situation, no eloquence, however flowery, could avail him; say what he might, it was useless—only demonstrating a basic martial technique could clear him of suspicion, and that was a dead knot. (To be continued) R655