Chapter 152 (1/2)
Chapter 152
Chapter 152 – Cultivating the Lotus Seed
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Whether it was competing against Jing Guanjing or challenging a Purple Card, it wasn’t any different to Qin Yu…after all, he believed he would win in the end . To become a Purple Card was an extraordinary event . Qin Yu had underestimated it before . The status and attention a Purple Card brought with it was enough to make him the focus of all attention .
Since he was going to win no matter what, he might as well act a bit lofty and arrogant and look down on everyone else in a disdainful manner . This was so that others wouldn’t be suspicious of him once he became a Purple Card .
In simpler terms, he wanted to use this high-profile approach in order to add another layer of camouflage to his disguise . This was because a person who was using questionable methods definitely wouldn’t do this .
Of course, him not liking Wu Zetian was also another one of the reasons .
The power of inspection, huh? My apologies…but I won’t give you that chance!
If Prosperity Square had fallen silent when Qin Yu had taunted Wu Zetian, then right now one couldn’t even hear any quiet gasps throughout the audience .
The seafolk seemed to have been shocked so deeply that they forgot to breathe . It lasted until someone wasn’t able to hold it in, and once he took a deep breath, this created a chain reaction that tumbled down into a roaring avalanche .
Almost one million people sucked in a deep breath at once . With a loud rumble, it brought with it a dreadful momentum!
Chief Manager Wu choked on himself, gurgling sounds coming from deep in his throat . If someone like him who could hide his emotions so well was actually startled to such a degree, it could be imagined how shocked and panicked everyone else was .
For instance, Chairman Xu .
Chairman Xu was a high ranking man who stood amongst the peak of the capital city . He had close connections to the royal palace and in his life he had experienced countless twists and turns . He had even been alive and bore witness to the struggle of royal authority when the throne had been changed . Perhaps it was a bit exaggerated to say that the collapse of a mountain couldn’t produce any reaction from him, but his calm serenity wasn’t something that an average person could match .
At this time, he was left slack-jawed, his mouth hanging slightly open . Although he instinctively knew that this appearance was very ugly, he still couldn’t form a thought of closing his mouth .
Old thing…
In the entire recorded history of the sea races, there might have never been a scene where a Purple Card was pointed at and challenged in such a matter . Of course, regardless of what today’s outcome was, this would surely be an event recorded for posterity .
To be recorded in the annals of history in such a manner, it could be imagined just what Grandmaster Wu Zetian was feeling at this moment . If anger could really burn, then Old Wu would definitely be a sun, and amongst the hottest and brightest kind!
His face flushed red, purple, and finally blue, before reverting to normal . His eyes seemed as if they could devour others whole . “Junior, I guarantee that you will regret this!”
Qin Yu faintly said, “You pair of master and disciple are quite similar in att.i.tude . You keep flapping your lips and spouting nonsense; how annoying . ”
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Wu Zetian grinned in rage . “Good, very good! Chairman Xu, since this junior challenged me, then according to the rules I will come up with the topic . ”
Chairman Xu didn’t know how to respond . “As it should be . ”
Wu Zetian flipped his hand and two lotus seeds appeared atop his palm . “These two lotus seeds are something I obtained long ago from a withered Blue Sea Lotus . The lotus itself had died before these two seeds could reach maturity, and they suffered tremendous inherent damage, leaving them extremely difficult to germinate . Then, the topic will be to cultivate these two lotus seeds . ”
Chairman Xu and the committee members personally inspected both lotus seeds . After determining that they were nearly identical, they also left behind a mark .
“There is no problem . Mister Ning, do you have any objections towards this topic?” In truth, these words were unnecessary . This was because it was a long established rule that the Purple Card sea spirit teacher would be the one to designate how the challenge was carried out . If there were any objections then that would be no different from forfeiting .
Grandmaster Wu Zetian didn’t have an expression . “Junior, if you have any worries then I will allow you to choose from the two lotus seeds first . ” Old Wu was incredibly angry . Though he wished he could tear Qin Yu to shreds, he still maintained his reasoning .
Jing Guanjin possessed the Skyspirit power and yet he had been forced into such a miserable state . It was clear that this Ning fellow had some skills in treating and strengthening sea spirits .
Luckily, the work scope of sea spirit teachers was far more than that . For instance, cultivating something like these lotus seeds . There weren’t many sea spirit teachers who specialized in cultivating sea spirits to begin with, because doing some required one to expend a tremendous amount of time and effort . The investment required compared to the harvests simply wasn’t worth it at all . Besides a small minority of sea spirit teachers that loved this subject and thus had some skills in it, most ordinary sea spirit teachers only possessed the most basic skills .
And as it happened, because of some reasons long ago, Wu Zetian had been wildly obsessed with cultivating sea spirits for a period of time . Even afterwards he still couldn’t let go of it .
When he became a Purple Card sea spirit teacher and gained wealth and status, those things were no longer shackles that held him down . He began to secretly study cultivating sea spirits and tried to further his research into enhancing them .
Because of this, Grandmaster Wu Zetian was fully confident in himself .
This junior wanted to challenge him?
This junior only had himself to blame!
Beneath his black robes, Qin Yu lightly said, “No need . ”
Chief Manager Wu wanted to speak but hesitated . With things having come this far, there was nowhere where he could intercede .
A bit of grat.i.tude s.h.i.+ned in Clearwood’s eyes . Her lips moved as she quietly said, “You can do it!”
But even though she was the one who said these words, she still found them lacking in energy .
Since Wu Zetian had chosen the topic of cultivating sea spirits, he was definitely skilled in this specialized field . As for Qin Yu, he had never revealed any abilities in this aspect .
Leon flushed red . “Teacher, you will definitely win!”
Wu Zetian coldly sneered . He flicked his sleeves and walked away .
He didn’t have any interest in speaking further . These people were nothing but frogs in a well, incapable of understanding how high up the heavens were . He would let the facts speak for themselves!
Qin Yu smiled and patted Leon’s shoulder . “Wait for teacher to win . Then you’ll need to try just a bit harder and you’ll succeed in chasing after Miss Qingqing’s hand . ”
He blinked an eye as he spoke .
Leon blushed red . He mumbled to himself, unsure of what he should say .
As everyone from Sea Spirit Pavilion saw he was still able to joke around with his student at such a time, they stared at each other, unsure if they should laugh or cry . Even so, they couldn’t help but feel a secret admiration towards him .