Apocalypse I Have One More Keyword Than Others
Chapter 219 - - 217 Cultivation Technique-Related Disaster_1
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"Are you the new Sect Leader of Seven Star Gate, Wang Chong?" the Head of the Supervisory Academy asked with a hint of disdain as he glanced at Duge, who was paying his respects, and lingered momentarily on Xu Heming, whose limbs were severed.
"Replying to the Head, I am indeed Wang Chong,"
Duge straightened up, sizing up the leader opposite him.
The man was a middle-aged person around forty, with a long beard hanging from his chin and eyes brimming with energy, emanating a natural sense of authority.
At first glance, there was no discernible difference between him and someone at the Foundation Establishment Stage.
Behind him stood a young man in his twenties, clad in deep blue robes embroidered with the vermilion bird, wearing a hat with a tassel similar to that of the Imperial Embroidered Guards, with a longsword at his waist, vibrant and full of life.
The Head asked, "Why didn't you report to the Supervisory Academy after succeeding the Sect Leader position of Seven Star Gate?"
Duge was taken aback and anxiously said, "Replying to the Head, at that time, Sky Mist Valley intended to seize Seven Star Mountain. My mentor was harmed by them, and I took over Seven Star Mountain temporarily, not knowing that I still needed to report to the Supervisory Academy. Head, is it possible for me to make it up now?"
"Nonsense," the Head snapped, his piercing gaze fixed on Duge, "I'll ask you, what was your master's cultivation level?"
Clang!
Duge's heart skipped a beat; so this was where the root of the matter lay.
To say or not to say?
After all, the Supervisory Academy was a department of cultivation, how could they care about him hiding some mortals' money...
It was only his own meteoric rise, the anomaly who single-handedly swept through Sky Mist Valley, that had piqued their interest.
He just wasn't sure whether there was any instigation from warriors of the Alien Battlefield behind the scenes...
Duge honestly replied, "At the peak of the Qi Refinement Realm."
The Head narrowed his eyes: "What was your cultivation level when you took over as Sect Leader?"
Duge said, "Mid Qi Refinement stage."
The Head snorted, "Guan Kezheng was at the peak of Qi Refinement Realm, yet he was killed by several disciples of Sky Mist Valley. How could a mere mid-stage Qi Refinement individual succeed the Sect Leader and, within a mere twenty days, reverse the situation and conquer Sky Mist Valley? Moreover, you conducted affairs meticulously, gathering wealth from the common folk with baffling methods. I suspect you have been possessed..."
Possessed?
The junior female disciple's expression changed, and she involuntarily cast a doubtful glance at her third senior brother, who she admired.
Seeing the Head of the Supervisory Academy, Xu Heming inwardly sighed. If a Demon Head had possessed someone, why would they bother tethering themselves to such a declining sect as Seven Star Gate, striving so hard to strengthen it and become a target of suspicion for the world?
Oh Head, oh Head, your excuse is poorly found!
Duge was momentarily stunned, then responded, "Replying to the Head, it was from the command token of the Seven Star Gate Sect Leader that I comprehended the lost general outline of the Seven Star Jue which caused my cultivation to advance by leaps and bounds..."
He lifted his head, looked defiantly at the Head, and extended his hand, "If the Head has a method to check for possession, please feel free to examine me. If it is found that I have been possessed, I will accept whatever punishment the Head sees fit."
The junior female disciple breathed a sigh of relief.
Xu Heming and the others looked towards Duge's extended hand, holding their breath subconsciously.
The Head glanced at Duge and said indifferently, "Very well, I shall personally inspect..."
Before his words were finished.
The Head's figure was already behind Duge, with one hand pressing toward his forehead.
Fuck!
Blink!
Duge's heart turned cold.
He knew that dealing with a Golden Core Stage opponent was difficult, but he hadn't expected the gap to be this vast!
The head isn't like other places; if it gets damaged, he might die on the spot, with no chance of recovery.
Although Duge knew that the Head might covet the cultivation technique on his person and wouldn't deal him a fatal blow...
He wasn't willing to take the risk.
Nan Youlong had said that Pan-Universe Entertainment's technology was advanced and after soul fusion, it wouldn't be detectable, but in this situation, whether he was possessed or not was completely up to the other party. If caught by him, no amount of talking would clear his name...
Perceiving the Head's hand descending towards his heavenly cover, Duge's head instinctively tilted, and both hands simultaneously moved up to block.
Though his realm was low and his spiritual power hadn't kept up, the attributes he had plundered had already boosted his speed to an inhuman level.
The Head was a Golden Core True Man, capable of Sword Flight, covering a thousand miles in an instant. He targeted Duge because of the investigation into Duge's actions. With only a Qi Refinement Realm cultivation level, Duge had sliced off the limbs of more than a dozen Foundation Establishment Cultivators from Sky Mist Valley, which was too abnormal.
For Duge, Sky Mist Valley had distance limitations.
But for the Head, it was no issue at all; he was entirely aware of what happened in Sky Mist Valley.
Seeing him raise his hands to block, the Head's mouth curled with a hint of scorn. His palm vibrated slightly, intending to bypass Duge's hands and continue pressing towards his head.
Just one more step beyond the peak of Foundation Establishment Stage and one reaches Golden Core, seemingly just a step away.
But the gap between them is like a chasm, incomparable to the difference between Qi Refinement and Foundation Establishment. Otherwise, there would not be a saying that falling short of reaching Golden Core means achieving nothing.
What does possession or not matter to him?
What he wanted was the cultivation technique that allowed Duge to absorb the power of others.
But in the next second.
The Head's expression shifted.
Because he found that his hand did not evade Duge's, whose speed far exceeded that of the peak of Foundation Establishment Stage.False intelligence!
By the time he thought to raise his hand again, it was already too late.
In an instant.
Their hands collided.
The next moment.
The director saw his own arm severed at the elbow, gripped in Duge’s hand, and the spiritual power inside his body fluctuated, already siphoned off by Duge.
His pupils dilated suddenly, his other hand shot up, and he struck a heavy blow towards Duge’s back.
A mouthful of fresh blood spurted out, Duge, holding the director’s hand, took the opportunity to leap forward, breaking through the window lattice, and jumping into the courtyard, then darting through doors and across households in the Supervisory Academy.
Chaos ensued along the way.
Every cultivator from the Supervisory Academy who encountered him was stripped bare in an instant.
A Golden Core can fly with a sword, running out at this time would be foolish.
Using the complex terrain to find the spirit stones of the Supervisory Academy, he might stand a chance against the director. Stripping every cultivator he encountered was merely to see if they carried any spirit stones.
Having just stolen a wave of spiritual power from the director, Duge felt the faint signs of a breakthrough. Just one more spirit stone, one would be enough…
Of course.
Touching the director once more would be even more effective than finding a spirit stone.
“Thief, how dare you?” Watching his arm severed at the elbow, the director’s eyelids twitched, and he chased after him. Once in the courtyard, he leapt up and a longsword had already arrived under his feet, whooshing into the air.
Then.
He located Duge, who was moving through buildings and courtyards, and pressed his flying sword down towards him.
Seeing a courtyard full of bare bottoms, the director became even more determined to extract Duge’s cultivation technique—if he could force the method of draining others’ powers from Duge’s mouth, he would strengthen his own technique.
From then on, he would be invincible.
No longer just a mere director of the Supervisory Academy.
…
The sudden turn of events stunned everyone in the room.
The junior sister looked bewildered, “Junior brother, Sixth Senior Brother can’t really have been possessed, right?”
The Seventh Junior brother’s brow was tightly furrowed, and he said nothing.
Xu Heming and the others sighed silently.
It’s over!
This time it’s completely over. Didn’t you know that Golden Core True Men are not to be trifled with?
Borrowing a spirit stone?
A trap of inviting the gentleman into the urn, they never intended to let you go!
After breaking someone’s arm, it’s now truly a fight to the death.
“Take them.”
The cultivators from the prosecutor’s office in the room looked at everyone, and suddenly shouted loudly.
Rustling noises.
Five or six cultivators rushed in from outside the door, and surrounded the Seventh Junior Brother and the others in the middle.
The Seventh Junior Brother glanced at them and obediently raised his hands, saying to the cultivator opposite, “Senior brother, you can use us to threaten Sixth Senior Brother. Seeing us captured, he will surely be hesitant to act rashly.”
The junior sister was stunned and asked in surprise, “Junior brother, Sixth Senior Brother hasn’t been possessed?”
The Seventh Junior Brother glanced at her and shook his head, “If Sixth Senior Brother had been possessed, he would have abandoned us long ago…”
The junior sister angrily said, “Knowing that Sixth Senior Brother hasn’t been possessed, you still let them use us to threaten him?”
The Seventh Junior Brother was silent for a moment and then said, “Junior sister, Sixth Senior Brother has offended the director and is doomed. We can save the Seven Star Gate by taking the blame and making merit…”
“You…” the junior sister was shocked, “Seventh Junior Brother, how can you do this? Sixth Senior Brother even helped you advance to the peak of Qi Refinement…”
“I’ve always been this kind of person,” said the Seventh Junior Brother, “Sixth Senior Brother acts without considering the consequences, and that’s why he’s come to this. Junior sister, you don’t want Master’s lifelong efforts to go to waste, do you?”
“Junior brother, I misjudged you,” said the junior sister, tears streaming down her face.
Just then.
Duge’s voice came, “Old dog, don’t think I don’t know what you’re planning. If we negotiate properly, we still have something to discuss, but if you play dirty, I’ll stick it out to the end. If you know what’s good for you, drop a few spirit stones for me, otherwise, you can say goodbye to your arm…”
“Wang Chong, you dare?” came the director’s furious voice.
“Why so loud, look how you made me flinch, and snap, there goes your thumb…” Duge’s cheeky voice came through again.
The many cultivators in the room instinctively turned towards the source of the voice.
The Seventh Junior Brother sighed, “Senior brother, my Sixth Senior Brother is cunning. If we don’t get there quickly, the director will be in a difficult position and might let him escape. Once he escapes, it will likely bring endless disasters.”
The brocade-clad cultivator looked at the Seventh Junior Brother, pondered for a moment, and warned, “Don’t try any tricks.”
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