C14 Dispelling Doubt

Shi Xiaoling went back to his room. He pushed the door open and saw the head instructor of the training ground, Cai Haohua, waiting for him in his room.

Shi Xiaoling was startled, and quickly replied: "Director Cai, why are you here? What's the matter? "

Cai Haohua sized Shi Xiaoling up and down with rapt attention, and asked with concern, "Are you really not injured?"

"Injured? "No, didn't Director Cai also watch my fight with Instructor Zhou just now?" Shi Xiaoling asked.

"Didn't you just receive a heavy blow from Zhou Jie's' Star Seizer Hand '? Could it be that he was being lenient? Or did you intentionally hide your strength before this? " Cai Haohua asked, puzzled.

Shi Xiaoling was surprised as he did not expect the headquarter chief instructor, Cai Haohua, would pay such attention to his martial arts exam.

After thinking for a moment, he said, "Director Cai, to tell you the truth, although I won against Instructor Zhou just now, my true strength is still slightly weaker than Instructor Zhou's. I was lucky to win more or less."

"Oh? What do you mean? From what I know, the power of the [Starseizing Hand] is not to be underestimated. Cai Haohua quickly asked.

Shi Xiaoling laughed bitterly, "Actually, I did not break this [Starseizing Hand]. I relied on my own creation to forcefully withstand it." "If Instructor Zhou had attacked my throat, I'm afraid I would have been crippled even if I hadn't died."

The more Cai Haohua heard, the more confused he became. Since Shi Xiaoling thought he was weaker than Zhou Jie, and also said that he had no way of breaking the [Starseizing Hand], why was he not injured at all?

Seeing that Cai Haohua was determined to make sense of the situation, Shi Xiaoling said helplessly, "It's like this, in order to deal with the outbreak of the level 10 X Ultimate Virus, I have researched and created a few Zhen Yuan cultivation techniques to resolve the sudden explosion. Recently, I have been practicing day and night."

"Actually, I have already collected and researched the killing move that Instructor Zhou used, the 'Star Plucking Hand'. I know that although this martial skill is very powerful, the range of attack is either from the throat or the chest, and most people would choose to attack the chest. That way, the chances of success would be higher. "Therefore, I bet Instructor Zhou would attack my chest."

"So what?" Cai Haohua still didn't understand what Shi Xiaoling meant.

"Actually, I purposely loosened my chest defense a little bit. As expected, Instructor Zhou seized this opportunity to use the 'Star Plucking Hand' on the Middle Altar in my chest. The moment he made his move, I activated the set of self-created cultivation technique that was used to deal with the outbreak of the ultimate virus. Adding my true essence to it, it was originally all stored in my Shanzhong Acupoint, which is the strongest part of my body. That's why I was able to block this move, the 'Star Plucking Hand', with force. "

Cai Haohua felt it was a bit hard to believe, and he asked doubtfully: "You can believe that you could use the Shan Zhong Acupuncture Point as your Dantian, but you said that you created your own cultivation technique to resist the outbreak of the Ultimate Virus? What did you come from? How do you know these techniques will work? "

Shi Xiaoling calmly said, "That's because Doctor Tang copied to me the detailed anatomical data of the final victors who died in the virus outbreak. "I've studied the route that primeval essence could travel when the virus breaks out for a long time, and I've also studied ancient martial arts for many years. That's why I came up with these techniques. I didn't expect that today's battle would be of use."

Zhou Jie's [Starseizing Hand] is indeed very tyrannical and fierce, but every day I practiced how to resolve the energy explosion that occurred after the outbreak of the ultimate virus. The true essence contained in his attack all happened to hit my [Shanzhong] acupoint, and the powerful energy that entered my body was the same as when a virus broke out.

"No matter how powerful the [Starseizing Hand] is, it is far inferior to the energy in my body when the [Ultimate Virus] breaks out. In addition, the Shan Zhong Acupuncture Point is equivalent to my Dantian, which is a place for me to train and gather Quintessential Essence at every moment. I lay on the ground for a while and when I came back in one breath it was all right. "

Cai Haohua was flabbergasted when he heard it, "Shi Xiaoling thought of a way to deal with the outbreak of the ultimate virus based on the information that Tang Zhishu gave him and his own years of experience in ancient martial arts? This... This is too unbelievable! " However, the truth was right in front of them. If that wasn't the case, how could Shi Xiaoling explain that he had been able to block Zhou Jie's' Star Seizer Hand 'attack without being injured in the slightest?

Seeing Cai Haohua's opened mouth with a strange expression on his face, Shi Xiaoling couldn't help but feel nervous.

In Shi Xiaoling's heart, Cai Haohua was the head instructor of the training base. Whether he could successfully advance to the final ten, or even become the final winner, Cai Haohua's opinion was definitely crucial. He and Tang Zhisu had worked together to develop this technique. Regardless of whether it was effective or not, it was against the rules. He didn't know if Cai Haohua would blame Tang Zhisu for this.

Seeing that Cai Haohua didn't say anything, Shi Xiaoling said, "Director Cai, Doctor Tang agreed to help me after my repeated requests. I know that what we're doing might be against the rules, so you can only blame me. Doctor Tang just wanted to help me round out my martial arts dreams, so I can't blame her. "

Cai Haohua was stunned, he understood that Shi Xiaoling misunderstood, and sighed: "Shi Xiaoling, I do not want to blame you, nor would I blame Tang Zhishu for helping you out of his own accord. It was really a bit ridiculous. Isn't it? How do you know that the set of techniques you've drawn up to prevent the Ultimate Virus from erupting will work? "If you die under Zhou Jie's hand today, wouldn't you be wronged?"

Shi Xiaoling said with a sigh, "I only bet a single blow. The situation at that time was extremely urgent, so I couldn't afford to think about it further. "Unless I admit defeat of my own accord, Instructor Zhou will not give up. I am determined to enter the top ten, so …"

"So what if you enter the top ten?" Do you think you can be the final winner? Do you know that in the past eight years, six winners have died from the outbreak of the ultimate virus, and the remaining two lucky people who managed to board the space shuttle do not even know a single thing about ancient martial arts? "

Cai Haohua asked angrily.

Shi Xiaoling was shocked and quickly asked: "You don't know anything about ancient martial arts? Then how could they protect themselves in the Bright Moon Continent that had arrived two thousand years ago? Didn't it mean that the martial winds on the Moon Continent are extremely strong and almost everyone here knows martial arts? "

Cai Haohua said unhappily, "Not everyone needs to fight and kill to survive, what else can wisdom do? What do you need EQ for? "

"What's more, do you think you can be invincible just by being vaccinated with the level 10 Ultimate Virus X? Let me tell you, according to what we know, there are many super martial artists in the ancient Bright Moon Continent, and some of them are as terrifying as the immortals and devils in the legends. Even if you managed to survive after being vaccinated with the ultimate virus, you would probably not be able to withstand a single blow if you were to meet one of those top tier martial artists … "

Shi Xiaoling was speechless. According to the information of ancient martial arts that he had collected over the years, he knew that 2000 years ago, there were many legendary experts in the Bright Moon Continent. Although the world was chaotic back then, it was also the most prosperous period for the martial arts of each sect. It was also because of this reason that Shi Xiaoling yearned for the Bright Moon Continent.

Cai Haohua continued, "Today, you were just lucky enough to accidentally take away Zhou Jie's' Star Seizer Hand '. Do you really think that those few sets of cultivation techniques you've developed can handle the outbreak of the ultimate virus?"

Shi Xiaoling shook his head lightly and said calmly, "I am only doing my best, but I am not confident."

Cai Haohua let out a heavy sigh, and said, "Shi Xiaoling, you are indeed talented in ancient martial arts. To be able to win in this way is enough to prove your talent. However, in the past eight years, all the winners of the ancient martial arts have died. On the contrary, the two people who are unable to learn martial arts have successfully survived the outbreak of the ultimate virus and passed through time and space. "

"Although we don't know the exact situation of these two executors, the selection plan at our base has changed …"

Shi Xiaoling was curious about this topic and asked: "Director Cai, from what you're saying, it seems like the current selection doesn't value students' attainments in ancient martial arts that much anymore?"

Cai Haohua nodded, "That's right. You should be able to tell from the usual course arrangements that we don't value the students' martial arts attainments, but rather their intelligence, emotional quotient and their ability to adapt to viruses. Otherwise, Zhou Jie would have been selected a few years ago."

Shi Xiaoling was worried as he heard this. He thought that he wasn't that outstanding in all aspects, but he was quite good in the area of ancient martial arts. If the selection criteria had undergone a big change, then his chances of success would be very slim.

Cai Haohua saw through Shi Xiaoling's thoughts, and said, "You don't have to be discouraged, I'm not afraid to tell you frankly, according to our current selection criteria, your overall quality and results are only average. The reason you can still hold on up till now is because I feel that your temperament is similar to a person."

"Like a person? "Does Director Cai not mean 'Number One Longevity'?" Shi Xiaoling asked.

"So, you already knew. Tang Zhisu must have told you." That's right, 'Longevity' is a genius amongst geniuses, with outstanding qualities. But what he is most obsessed with is ancient martial arts, I think your passion for ancient martial arts is quite similar to his.

Shi Xiaoling was overjoyed, and said, "I heard Doctor Tang mention that in the past twenty years, Longevity Number One is the most outstanding student out of all the other students, and even those who won the test at the same time as him, Longevity Number Two, can't compare to the victors afterwards. The two of them have successfully passed through the test of the virus, passing through time and space successfully. I just wonder how they are doing now? "

Cai Haohua shook his head and sighed, "Logically speaking, they are both extremely rare talents. With their martial arts and the help of the Ultimate Virus, they should be able to protect themselves in the Bright Moon Continent. But so many years have passed and Longevity Number One has never been heard from. I don't know if it's a blessing in disguise, but Longevity Number Two, sigh … "

Seeing that Cai Haohua wanted to say something, but hesitated, even though he knew that it was a secret, he still couldn't help but ask curiously, "If Longevity's group completed their mission, then how will they be able to return to the Star Continent?"

Cai Haohua said, "Every year, we send unmanned time and space shuttles to the designated time and place to meet up with the executors, but we haven't heard much from them for the past ten years. The four executors didn't get much information back, so we don't know what's going on."

Shi Xiaoling was puzzled, "The instructor who taught us said that the people or machines we send there actually landed in the Bright Moon Continent two thousand years ago had different times. And the difference in time might sometimes be big."

Cai Haohua nodded, "That's right, this is indeed a big problem." It could be said that from the time they teleported to two thousand years ago, it wasn't always that accurate to execute. It could also be that 'Longevity Number One' teleported to two thousand one hundred years ago, while Longevity Number Two, Number Three and the others had teleported to twenty-two hundred years ago, or even one thousand nine hundred years ago. So we have to keep sending people over there to see what's going on. "

Shi Xiaoling said in surprise, "Doesn't that mean that the number one and the number two, number three or number four that have been sent out before don't live in the same era? Even if they meet, some of them might have already become old men, and some might even have died of old age? "

Cai Haohua nodded helplessly, "That's true. Due to the limitation of our technology, the specific ages of those executors may have been many years lower than expected. Maybe even their deaths are already possible now. This is something that cannot be avoided. Traveling through time and space is something that is extremely dangerous to begin with. No matter who it is, one must be mentally prepared to leave and never return. "

Shi Xiaoling was silent. He thought to himself, luckily I didn't confess my feelings to Tang Zhishu. If I don't come back, then wouldn't Tang Zhisu be worried for a long time?

Cai Haohua said, "However, our space-time launch technology has gotten more and more accurate in the past few years. As long as the executor can complete the mission, the probability of his return will increase."

Shi Xiaoling asked: "Director Cai, what secret of longevity are the executors looking for? I have studied a lot of ancient martial arts in the ancient Bright Moon Continent, why have I never seen any records of longevity secret arts? "

Cai Haohua was surprised, and slightly frowned, "You don't need to know that for now, but if you are able to stand out in the end, I will tell you then." Mhm, you should get some rest. There are a lot of secrets in our conversation today, and you'd better not talk about them. "

Shi Xiaoling smiled bitterly, "Who can I tell them in this base?" Furthermore, even if I was eliminated, my memories would definitely be washed away before I leave, wouldn't they? "

Cai Haohua felt a bit awkward. He stood up, patted on Shi Xiaoling's shoulder, then pushed the door open and left.