178: Chapter 178 Wei Cang's Shock

The sound of crisp footsteps echoed through the corridor.

Commander Lu Xinghe led the way, with Su Yu walking side by side beside him.

Examiner followed behind the two in silence.

"Su Yu, I might as well give you the full picture on something while we're at it."

Commander Lu Xinghe spoke casually as they walked.

"Regarding the Black Hole Level Cultivation Technique, I can only give you the fragmented volume."

"Cultivation Techniques of this level are strategic resources for the Starry Sky Human Race."

"No matter how great the talent, to prevent Demon Race spies or someone taking the technique to defect to another Star Domain, newcomers are absolutely forbidden from receiving the full version directly."

Commander Lu Xinghe turned his head and looked at Su Yu.

"To obtain the full version, you have to follow the standard procedure, which means performing a great service."

Su Yu's expression remained calm.

"What counts as a great service?"

Commander Lu Xinghe held up a finger.

"For example, slaying a Black Hole Level powerhouse from an enemy faction single-handedly."

"Or, infiltrating the Demon Race heartland to seize the top-secret defense maps of a certain Star Domain."

"Or perhaps, breaking into the top ten of the once-in-a-century Starry Sky Nova Competition."

"In short, there must be solid military merit for me, as a commander, to have a legitimate reason to apply to the higher-ups for the full version."

Su Yu understood.

This was reasonable.

Whether in the Wasteland or the Starry Sky, the most core resources were always strictly controlled.

There was no such thing as a free lunch.

Seeing that Su Yu didn't show any dissatisfaction, Commander Lu Xinghe patted him on the shoulder.

"But don't think it's too little."

"As compensation, the legion will give you a complete Planet Level Cultivation Technique for free."

"You can use the Planet Level technique to build your foundation and for daily combat."

"As for the Black Hole Level fragment, you can keep it to slowly contemplate and feel the Law of the Universe's Origin in advance."

"That works," Su Yu nodded.

Getting a complete technique for free and snagging a Black Hole Level fragment for nothing—this was a guaranteed win.

Just then.

Examiner, who was following behind, finally couldn't hold it in anymore.

He stepped forward quickly and tugged on Commander Lu Xinghe's sleeve.

He lowered his voice.

"Commander."

Examiner glanced at Su Yu, his eyes filled with deep helplessness.

"Give me the real story."

"Whose big shot's illegitimate son is this kid, really?"

"Or is he some young master sent by a Hidden Family to pad his resume?"

Commander Lu Xinghe stopped and looked at Examiner with a half-smile.

"Why do you ask?"

Examiner sighed, his face full of worry.

"Commander, stop trying to hide it from me."

"Strength: twelve Meteor Star Power."

"Mental Energy: fifty Meteor Level."

"In the recruit camp, these two scores barely even reach the passing line!"

"Aside from his Martial Will being truly stunning, his actual combat attributes are insanely lopsided!"

The more Examiner spoke, the more of a headache he felt.

"You directly used your commander authority to apply for a Black Hole Level fragment for him."

"If the higher-ups investigate and ask about this kid's test scores..."

"How am I, the chief Examiner, supposed to explain?"

"I have to at least note down his background and connections in the file, right?"

"Otherwise, with such poor scores and receiving strategic resources, I can't take the fall for this!"

As an Examiner for 7th Legion, Examiner had his duties.

The legion's rules were strict, with clear rewards and punishments.

Giving a newcomer with such severely lopsided 'paper scores' a Black Hole Level fragment was definitely an irregular operation.

After listening to Examiner's complaints.

Commander Lu Xinghe didn't get angry; instead, he laughed out loud.

He knew Examiner was just being diligent.

It was also time to let this old stick-in-the-mud broaden his horizons.

"Old Wei, Old Wei."

Commander Lu Xinghe shook his head and pulled back his smile.

His expression became exceptionally solemn.

"He has no background whatsoever."

"He's not an illegitimate son, nor is he some young master from a great Family."

Examiner was stunned.

"No background?"

"Then why are you..."

Commander Lu Xinghe interrupted him.

"The reason I gave him the highest rating..."

"...is because he has never cultivated any Starry Sky technique."

In the corridor.

A deathly silence instantly fell.

The worry on Examiner's face froze.

He stared blankly at Commander Lu Xinghe, then turned to look at the calm Su Yu.

"What... what did you say?"

Examiner dug at his ear, suspecting he had misheard.

"Never cultivated a technique?"

"Correct."

Commander Lu Xinghe nodded.

"Not a single one."

"He hasn't even seen the trashiest, most low-grade technique."

Boom!

Examiner's brain felt as if it had been struck hard by a heavy hammer.

Never cultivated a technique?!

Then the twelve points of strength and fifty points of Mental Energy he put out...

Were all raw data?!

"That's impossible!"

Examiner cried out in shock, the beard on his chin trembling violently.

"The raw strength of eleven drops of source blood can reach twelve points?!"

"His physical strength conversion rate exceeds one hundred percent?!"

"And that Mental Energy!"

Examiner stared fixedly at Su Yu as if looking at a monster.

"Without the amplification of a Mental Energy technique, his raw Divine Soul intensity reached fifty points?!"

"That's nearly five times his blood and qi!"

Examiner felt his common sense being ground into the dirt.

If this kid had cultivated a technique...

Even if it was just the most basic Planet Level technique with a ten-fold amplification...

...then his strength would be one hundred and twenty points!

His Mental Energy would be five hundred points!

How the hell was this bottom-tier?

This was an invincible attribute set that would literally hang up and beat every single recruit in 7th Legion!

But immediately following that.

An even more terrifying doubt surged up from the depths of Examiner's heart.

He snapped his head up.

"Wait!"

Examiner's voice was trembling.

"If he hasn't cultivated a technique..."

"...then how did he condense source blood?!"

"And a full eleven drops at that?!"

In the Starry Sky, condensing source blood required the guidance of a Cultivation Technique.

It involved continuously compressing massive amounts of blood and qi to trigger a qualitative change.

Without a technique, it was like having no blueprints or tools.

How could one build a precision instrument with bare hands?

Could it be that he used Heaven And Earth Treasures to force it through sheer volume?

But this kid was only eighteen!

Even if he ate Heaven And Earth Treasures like they were meals, it would be impossible to stack up eleven drops of source blood by eighteen!

"He forced it out using his own talent."

Commander Lu Xinghe tossed out the sentence flatly.

Examiner was completely dumbfounded.

Forced it out?

Is this something you can just force out?!

"I don't believe it!"

In disbelief, Examiner took a step forward.

He looked at Su Yu, his eyes showing a near-frenzied thirst for knowledge.

"Su Yu, forgive me!"

Before his voice even faded.

Examiner grabbed Su Yu's wrist.

The probe of a Black Hole Level expert was as fast as lightning.

Su Yu didn't dodge either.

He knew this was a necessary step to demonstrate his value.

Hum.

A wisp of Examiner's Mental Energy followed Su Yu's wrist and probed directly into the depths of his heart.

There lay the gathering place of the source blood.

The next second.

Examiner's body suddenly stiffened.

In those cloudy old eyes, his pupils instantly contracted to the size of needlepoints!

What did he see?!

Deep within Su Yu's heart.

Eleven drops of crimson source blood were connected end to end, slowly rotating.

They had no attributes.

They had no special traits.

But they exuded a purity that made the Soul tremble!

Flawless and unsullied!

As clean as the most primitive Origin at the dawn of the Universe!

Examiner had been an Examiner for 7th Legion for tens of thousands of years.

He had seen countless geniuses.

He had seen the divine sons of those top families in the Great Chu Star Domain, fed with astronomical resources.

The source blood of those people, though massive...

...was without exception mixed with various mottled auras.

There were residues of medicinal herbs, the ferocity of Vicious Beasts, and Impurities from various energies.

But in Su Yu's source blood...

...there was nothing!

"This..."

Examiner's hand snapped back as if he'd been electrocuted.

He stumbled back three steps, his back slamming heavily against the metal wall.

He gasped for air in large gulps.

"Flawless..."

"Absolutely flawless!"

Examiner's voice was hoarse beyond recognition, as if he had seen a ghost.

"It's not just that he hasn't cultivated a technique."

"He hasn't even... consumed even a single bit of top-tier resources!"

"Relying purely on himself, bit by bit, he compressed his blood and qi to this extreme level of purity!"

"Eighteen years old!"

"Eleven drops of flawless source blood!"

Examiner felt his lifetime of martial common sense collapse into dust at this moment.