CHAPTER 39: CHAPTER 38: INVESTIGATION (PART 2)

"Li Xing, you were the first to discover the Wolf-headed Bat attack. Could you tell us how you managed that?"

Li Xing’s eyes, like black glass beads, brightly looked at Ning Ze. She pointed to the small coffee table between them and said, "This!"

Ning Ze was dumbfounded: "What—?"

"This." Li Xing gave a very serious look, staring at Ning Ze, and asked in a low voice:

"—Can I eat this?"

Ning Ze sweating: "Of course, please go ahead."

There were fruits and pastries on the coffee table, prepared specially for students. But who would eat in such a serious situation receiving a joint inquiry from the Military Department and the Education Bureau?

It’s quite nerve-wracking enough to cause a stomachache!

These were primarily for show, yet Li Xing dared to ask.

Most ingredients on the Qianyuan Continent contain Chaos Power, so people here have developed safe food ingredients like sugar, egg, cream, and Purple Jade Fruit powder to perfection, creating pastries and sweets that are incredibly delicious.

Li Xing quickly stuffed the purple cake she had been eyeing into her mouth and grabbed another piece in her hand, only then remembering that Ning Ze seemed to have asked a question earlier.

Li Xing, with her mouth stuffed, asked unclearly, "What did you say again just now?"

Yang Zhou’s veins bulged — had Datang Academy starved her? Displaying such a pitiful appearance to get food in front of outsiders, disregarding the inquiry, wasn’t this purposely putting him as the principal in a bad light!

This troublesome disciple!

Yang Zhou: "You little rascal, you can’t stand not seeing others’ mouths move!"

Vice Director Li, with half-eaten cake and cream on his mouth, was innocently caught in the crossfire, embarrassed not knowing whether to eat or not.

Yang Zhou took a deep breath, pressed down the bulging veins on his forehead: "Major General Ning asked you how you discovered the Wolf-headed Bat!"

"Oh, I heard a strange sound, very noisy, similar to the Bat Beast’s sound but more aggressive, so I became alert."

The Divine Sense couldn’t be exposed, so she had to cite another reason. It wasn’t lying; the Eternal Green Technique indeed enhanced her senses.

Ning Ze glancing subtly at Xue Ji, who remained unresponsive, sitting obediently beside Li Xing as if she was asleep.

Xue Ji’s Primordial Spirit level wasn’t high, but she had a special skill—Lie Detection. With this talent, she became a star in the interrogation department at a young age. If it weren’t for the vast scope of this incident, Ning Ze wouldn’t have actually been able to invite Xue Ji to assist.

Since Xue Ji didn’t react, it indicated Li Xing wasn’t lying, but Ning Ze wanted to confirm this himself.

"The frequency of the Wolf-headed Bat’s calls is very high, exceeding the human hearing threshold. Li Xing, are you sure you can hear it?"

Li Xing nodded, pointed to the light brain on Ning Ze’s wrist, and said, "Major General, why don’t you turn off the sound? Just because I can hear it doesn’t mean I like it; it hurts my ears."

Ning Ze swiped his wrist with a smile: "Li Xing really is extraordinarily gifted—impressive!"

He was sent by the Military Department to investigate; naturally, he couldn’t just believe whatever the students said. It needed verification.

He had just used the light brain to play the calls of the Wolf-headed Bat. No one present reacted except Li Xing; her words should be true.

It seems this world indeed has people with exceptionally good talents, whose senses are inherently superior to others’.

"Li Xing, from the start of the battle until you entered the shelter, your Elemental Attack never weakened, and even intensified once. Your Primordial Spirit reserve is much larger than others at the same level; do you have any explanation for this?"

"How do you know my Elemental Attack didn’t weaken? I was struggling a lot."

As if knowing Li Xing would have this doubt, Ning Ze tapped a few times on his light brain, and a video was projected into the air. Although the image quality was terrible, as someone present during the incident, Li Xing recognized immediately that it was surveillance footage from yesterday.

The graduation exams are serious business; the exam areas have hundreds of hidden cameras, monitoring all candidates’ movements, ensuring the exam’s rigour and fairness.

The assembly ground’s cameras were disrupted by the Wolf-headed Bat’s ultrasound, severely damaging the image quality. The Military Department worked overnight on technical repairs. While not detailed, it was easy to distinguish changes in Elemental Power Attack intensity.

"You don’t know, I was barely holding on." Li Xing put on a mournful expression, eyes seemingly brimming with tears.

"Major General, since you watched the video, you must know the situation was urgent. The students were so frightened by the Wolf-headed Bat before the battle even began. Even my strength wasn’t enough; I had to appear effortless to give everyone confidence to follow me, hold on, and wait for reinforcements."

Recalling other students’ inquiries, nearly everyone praised Li Xing’s brave performance. Ning Ze believed Li Xing wasn’t lying.

He thought Li Xing’s approach was very wise; had he been there, he might not have fared better than Li Xing, but Li Xing seemed to answer without addressing the question.

After drinking some tea, Li Xing grumbled about the fruits she chose prior—they were so terribly sour they made her eyes tear up.

"Li Xing, I’m not asking about your mental journey; I’m asking why your Elemental Power Attack remained undiminished throughout. Could you please answer this directly?"

Li Xing hadn’t answered yet, and Yang Zhou was already displeased: "Major General Ning, does excellence require explanation?"

Ning Ze was momentarily stunned, then smiled: "Of course not. If Li Xing finds the question hard to answer, she doesn’t have to answer."

"It’s not hard to answer. My foster father served in the military; since I was six, he has been giving me militarized training. I learned advanced Elemental Manipulation techniques that only reserve military schools teach."

"Major General Ning, you might not know, my foster father once had a Primordial Spirit outbreak in battle, causing his level to drop, and he retired young. To prevent me from following the same path, he trained the reserve of my Primordial Spirit since childhood. Even the technique to temporarily increase combat strength through Primordial Spirit in dire situations was taught to me."

"Every year during holidays, I hunt Star Beasts in the forest, and over years of training accumulation, my Primordial Spirit reserve naturally became thicker compared to other grade A."

"Ah, I see!"

"Li Xing, your fire wall blocking the Wolf-headed Bats was incredible in scale and power, indicating your potential is significant. Work hard, and you’ll surely become an outstanding warrior. However, you’re not yet an adult, and your various indicators haven’t stabilized—overburning your Primordial Spirit affects your level. Be cautious using such self-damaging moves in the future."

Li Xing’s complexion unexpectedly turned pale, asking softly:

"Actually, since yesterday, I’ve been feeling tired, weak, dizzy, nauseous, and can’t eat. I thought I was just exhausted, but hearing you mention this, I’m worried..."

Ning Ze’s expression also tightened: "Would you like to test your Primordial Spirit?"

"Now?"

"Now!" Ning Ze took out an instrument resembling a compass, placed it on the coffee table, and gestured for Li Xing to place her palm on it.

Li Xing complied, the compass emitted intense red light, yet within a fraction of a second, it began to weaken, and once the needle reached "B," the red light stopped changing.