Chapter 175: Unveiling the Truth
Chapter 175: Unveiling the Truth
"Big Bro, I'm telling you the truth." Gao Songbai couldn't help but smile bitterly.
"My life is in your hands. Whether I live or die is up to you. Would I dare to lie? As long as I finish speaking, I just hope you'll spare my life."
"Say it, then."
"Okay, okay."
Gao Songbai paused for a moment and then slowly began, "This Seven Star Palm, as the legend goes, is based on the Seven Stars of the Big Dipper in the sky, combined with the Eight Trigrams, creating a swift and renowned palm technique. The accompanying mental technique is also called the Seven Star Technique. By opening the first acupoint, one can become a First Rank Primordial Energy Warrior. If you open four acupoints, you can become a Second Rank..."
Jiang Cheng listened intently.
The technique was quite similar to the Crystal Shattering Technique he had been practicing.
If one could open all thirty acupoints, they would become a Fifth Rank Primordial Energy Warrior.
Of course, having opened two more acupoints than the Crystal Shattering Technique, there would still be some disadvantages when facing an opponent who had trained in the Shattered Jade Fist.
Fortunately, in actual combat, there were many factors that determined victory. Having two fewer acupoints opened didn't necessarily mean one was at a disadvantage.
However, the difference in cultivation speed was undeniable.
Especially for the later acupoints, the more one opened, the more Primordial Force they could automatically absorb.
Gao Songbai seemed afraid that Jiang Cheng wouldn't understand, so he explained after every few lines of incantation.
Soon, two lines of text appeared on the panel.
[Seven Star Fist (Introduction): 0/5000]
[Seven Star Technique (Introduction): 0/10000]
Jiang Cheng's heart leaped with joy.
Time passed slowly.
The text on the panel began to change.
From the Introduction, it changed to Proficiency, and then to Mastery.
Gao Songbai continued to speak non-stop.
However, even Jiang Cheng didn't notice the fleeting look of resentment in the depths of his eyes.
"Do you think it's that easy to obtain my secret arts? Do you take me for a three-year-old? So easily deceived?" he thought with a sneer.
He hoped to leave this place alive.
If he ended up getting killed, he would have the last laugh.
He had altered the latter part of the cultivation technique, changing the order of acupoint activation.
Don't underestimate this small change; it could stall one's progress for several months. If it involved critical acupoints, there might even be life-threatening consequences.
But to make his story believable, he had told the truth up until the Mastery level, even revealing some crucial points.
After a few more minutes, he took a deep breath and said, "Big Bro, I've told you everything about this secret art. I hope you understood it clearly. If there's anything you didn't catch, I can repeat it."
The alterations he made were minimal, and even if he repeated it several times, it wouldn't be any different from the first time.
This way, he wouldn't give himself away.
"Are you sure you're done?"
Jiang Cheng looked at him.
"Is what you said true?"
"Of course, it's true, Big Bro. This is how I trained."
"Is that so?"
Jiang Cheng glanced at the panel.
The palm technique and inner cultivation displayed were only at the Mastery level.
Yet Gao Songbai claimed he had finished.
The result was clear.
Jiang Cheng didn't waste any words. He aimed and fired at Gao Songbai's left arm.
"Ah!"
Gao Songbai cried out in pain, his teeth clenched, and cold sweat poured down his face.
When he was shot in the leg, he could still cover it with both hands.
Now, with his arm shot, he could only use his right hand to cover the wound.
"Big Bro, what are you doing?"
He looked both pained and wronged.
"I've already told you everything about the Secret Arts, and you still suspect me. If you want to kill me, just do it. Why torture me like this?"
"You know if you're telling the truth or not."
Jiang Cheng sneered.
"I'll give you one more chance. Recite the contents of the Mastery Level of the Secret Arts. If you dare to play tricks again, I'll shoot you again. We have all the time in the world."
At these words, Gao Songbai's heart jumped to his throat.
Something's wrong!
How does this guy know that I've tampered with the Mastery Level content? Could it be that he also practices the Seven Star Palm?
But that doesn't make sense either.
If he also practices the Seven Star Palm, why does he need to listen to me recite it word by word? If it were him, he would have been bored long ago.
"Could it be that the Secret Arts he obtained were incomplete? Perhaps he has the content after the Mastery Level, so he knows I've tampered with some parts?"
Gao Songbai felt a bit depressed as he thought this.
Could there be such a coincidence in the world?
"Still thinking of ways to trick me?" Jiang Cheng's voice sounded.
"No, no, no, I didn't."
Gao Songbai forced a sycophantic smile.
"Sorry, Big Bro. My memory had some discrepancies. I made a few mistakes earlier, so let me recite it again."
"Good. Hopefully, your memory won't fail you this time." Jiang Cheng said meaningfully.
"It won't, it won't."
Gao Songbai shook his head like a rattle, then fell silent for a moment before starting to recite the Secret Arts again.
Soon after, the status of the Secret Arts on the panel changed.
It had evolved from Mastery Level to Perfection Level.
After a while, Gao Songbai's voice stopped.
"Are you done?"
Jiang Cheng glanced at the panel.
It still only recorded the content up to the Perfection Level, not the complete version.
"I'm done, I've said everything."
Gao Songbai nodded, feeling a bit uneasy for some reason.
He had recited the entire Perfection Level without missing a word.
But for the last few acupoints, to prevent being discovered, he had only changed one. Yet the man in front of him looked at him as if he had seen through everything.
"Good."
Hearing this word, Gao Songbai heaved a slight sigh of relief, but only halfway, as the man in front of him raised his gun and fired another shot at his leg.
"Ah! Ah!"
Gao Songbai grimaced in pain.
He had lost count of how many shots his legs had endured.
But more than the pain, he felt confused.
Could he have been exposed again?
"Recite the contents of the Perfection Level once more. It's fine, you can keep digging holes for me. We have all the time in the world." Jiang Cheng's voice was calm.
Gao Songbai had expected this.
Or rather, it would have been unbelievable if the man had recited the Secret Arts honestly.
"You... you..."
Gao Songbai was stunned.
A thought popped into his mind.
Could this guy be toying with him on purpose?
He clearly knew how to practice the Seven Star Palm, yet he insisted on hearing it recited word for word. Why? For fun?
"You have five seconds."
Jiang Cheng suddenly interrupted.
"I'll say it, I'll say it."
Gao Songbai, like a punctured balloon, resigned himself to his fate.
(End of Chapter)
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