Invincible Starting From the Nine Dragons Technique

'A lie detector test?'

The confident brocade-clothed disciple said, "Then let the Sect Leader test us. We didn't lie, so it won't matter if you test us ten or a hundred times."

Elder Wen shook his head.

He wasn't bothered by the test itself, but by the fact that their own Sect Leader didn't believe them.

They had nearly died in Qingyang City. To finally escape and return, only to be doubted by their own Sect Leader... It was utterly disheartening.

"Then let's do the test!"

Thunder Punishment said with resignation.

The Giant Sword Sect Leader flipped his hand over, revealing a fist-sized Original Crystal Stone. "This is a Word Spirit Stone," he announced. "If you lie while speaking to it, it will glow with a red warning light."

Thunder Punishment retorted, "And what if we're not lying?"

"If you're not lying, nothing will happen!"

The Giant Sword Sect Leader's gaze swept over the crowd. "Who wants to go first?" he asked coolly.

Everyone lowered their heads, fists clenched.

Their hearts grew cold.

The brocade-clothed youth stepped forward. "I'll go first."

"Fine."

The Giant Sword Sect Leader warned the youth, "If the Word Spirit Stone detects a lie, I will kill you, even if you are one of our sect's elite disciples."

"I don't care,"

the brocade-clothed youth replied flippantly.

'Hm?'

The Giant Sword Sect Leader's brow furrowed.

He had issued the warning to break the young man's composure and make him falter during the test out of shame.

But to his surprise, the youth remained completely unfazed.

The Giant Sword Sect Leader wondered to himself, 'Could it be... I was actually wrong to doubt them?'

'Impossible!'

'The Northern Profound Domain is a desolate backwater. A Martial Emperor hasn't been born there in centuries. How could such a freakishly powerful being exist there?'

'Cleaving a Celestial Vault Battleship with a single sword strike…'

'It's just too far-fetched.'

'Putting on a calm front, are we?' the Giant Sword Sect Leader thought coldly. 'Hmph, I'd like to see how long you can keep up that act.'

With that, the Giant Sword Sect Leader placed the Word Spirit Stone in front of the brocade-clothed youth.

The brocade-clothed youth took a deep breath and spoke to the Word Spirit Stone. "Elder Su forced a Late Stage Martial Emperor to his knees with his aura alone, and with a single sword strike…"

"Huh? The Word Spirit Stone isn't reacting?"

The Giant Sword Sect Leader muttered in surprise.

The Word Spirit Stone was a Tier Six Spiritual Soldier designed specifically for detecting lies. If even a single word were false, it would flash with a red warning light.

Yet, even after the brocade-clothed youth had finished speaking, the Word Spirit Stone remained completely inert.

'What the hell?'

The brocade-clothed youth said, "Sect Leader, I'm finished. The Word Spirit Stone didn't react at all, which proves I wasn't lying."

"Step down."

The Giant Sword Sect Leader shot the young man a cold glance.

'This guy must have had professional training,' he thought. 'His mental fortitude must be so strong that the Word Spirit Stone couldn't get a reaction.'

'I'll keep testing!'

He refused to believe everyone could have the same mental composure as that youth.

The Giant Sword Sect Leader scanned the crowd, then pointed to a young woman. "Next, I will personally select someone for the test... Zhao Xue, you're up."

"Me?"

Zhao Xue's voice was barely a whisper.

"Yes, you," the Sect Leader of the Giant Sword Sect said icily.

Zhao Xue was very timid; she usually didn't even dare to speak loudly. Testing her would surely expose the lies of Thunder Punishment and the others.

Sure enough, the moment she was called, Zhao Xue's face filled with panic, and she didn't know what to do.

The brocade-clothed youth patted Zhao Xue on the shoulder. "Junior Sister Zhao, don't be afraid," he encouraged her. "Just tell them what you saw. It'll be fine."

"Okay..."

Bolstered by the youth's encouragement, Zhao Xue walked trembling to the Word Spirit Stone.

A cold smirk played on the Giant Sword Sect Leader's lips.

Zhao Xue could barely stand straight. Her nerves were shot; there was no way she could fool the Word Spirit Stone.

"Zhao Xue, you may speak!"

The Giant Sword Sect Leader urged, impatient to expose their lies.

But a second later, he froze.

The Word Spirit Stone showed no reaction.

Zhao Xue's voice trembled as she spoke. "That day, Elder Lei and the rest of us saw a flash of sword light outside Qingyang City…"

The Giant Sword Sect Leader stared intently at the Word Spirit Stone, but even after Zhao Xue finished her story, it hadn't glowed with the slightest hint of red. It was as if it had stopped working.

'Impossible. Zhao Xue's voice was trembling the whole time. There's no way she could fool the Word Spirit Stone. Could the stone be broken?'

The Giant Sword Sect Leader was bewildered.

He quickly thought of a way to check and spoke a lie into the stone. "I am the number one Martial Venerable in the world…"

WHOOSH!

The Word Spirit Stone erupted in a dazzling red light that blinded everyone present.

"So it's not broken!"

The Sect Leader of the Giant Sword Sect said, embarrassed.

He was a Mid Stage Martial Emperor, yet he had deliberately claimed to be a Martial Venerable—the world's number one, no less. The Word Spirit Stone had instantly exposed his lie, a resounding slap to his own face.

He then tested several other timid disciples.

Without exception, the Word Spirit Stone remained dormant.

Hiss...

The Sect Leader of the Giant Sword Sect drew in a sharp, cold breath.

He finally realized that everything Thunder Punishment and the others had said was true. Not a single word of it had been a lie.

The Sect Leader of the Giant Sword Sect said with shame, "Elder Lei, Elder Wen, I have wronged you. You were indeed telling the truth. I apologize to you, and I apologize to all the disciples."

"There is no need to apologize, Sect Leader!"

"All that matters is that the truth has come to light and our names are cleared."

Elder Lei and Elder Wen said with a smile.

The Giant Sword Sect Leader said, mortified, "Alas, your graciousness only makes me feel more ashamed. Rest assured, I will make this right. I won't let you suffer this injustice for nothing."

CRACK!

The Giant Sword Sect Leader snapped his own left arm.

Everyone who saw this was stunned.

Elder Lei quickly asked with concern, "Sect Leader, are you alright?"

"I'm fine. It's just a small wound. It'll heal in a few days," the Giant Sword Sect Leader said with a pained, apologetic smile.

Elder Wen sighed. "Alas, Sect Leader, why go this far? Even though you doubted us, there was no need to injure yourself as penance."

"One must own up to their mistakes and face the consequences."

The Giant Sword Sect Leader declared righteously, "Since I wronged you, I must be punished. Not even the Sect Leader is exempt from this."

"Sect Leader is righteous!"

"The Sect Leader is a true man."

"Sect Leader, you have earned even more of our admiration," the disciples cheered loudly.

The Giant Sword Sect Leader waved his hand. "Alright, let's put this matter behind us. By the way, did you establish good relations with that Elder Su?"

"We formed an alliance with Elder Su," Elder Lei said with a smile.

What?

The Sect Leader of the Giant Sword Sect asked in astonishment, "You really formed an alliance with Elder Su? Someone that powerful didn't look down on us?"

Elder Wen shook his head with a smile. "Not only did Elder Su not look down on us, he even ordered their Second Elder to give us a tour of Qingyang City so we could see the strength of their Xiao Alliance. Tsk, tsk... There are truly Martial Kings everywhere you look, and they have over a dozen Martial Emperors."

The Sect Leader of the Giant Sword Sect was stunned.

'They actually have more than ten Martial Emperors.'

'In contrast, our Giant Sword Sect, even counting our few Supreme Elders, only has a paltry three Martial Emperors.'

'They could completely crush us.'

'For such a powerful faction to be willing to ally with our Giant Sword Sect…'

'This person is far too magnanimous.'

The Giant Sword Sect Leader said, overjoyed, "Quickly, prepare the horses and ready some gifts! I will personally go to pay my respects to Elder Su."

He had to personally visit a powerhouse of this caliber.

However, Elder Lei stopped him. "Sect Leader, there's no need to rush. Elder Su will be coming to our Giant Sword Sect shortly. You'll be able to see him then."

"Nonsense!"

The Giant Sword Sect Leader scolded, "Elder Lei, Elder Wen, have you two lost your minds? How could you let a great figure like Elder Su come to the Giant Sword Sect to visit a mere Martial Emperor like me? Where is the propriety in that?"

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