Seven months later, the citizens of Bara City were shocked by an announcent from City Lord Layla.
She revealed that she had successfully captured a group of criminals who had been secretly using a treacherous thod to harvest the spirit roots of young children and sell them through the underground market for huge sums of money.
The operation was conducted by the Phoenix Division of Bara Corps, led by Chloe Petra. Using all the intelligence gathered by Layla's mini clones, they successfully ambushed the Golgo Family, who were in the middle of harvesting the spirit roots of several children in a secret facility within the school.
Barto, the leader of the Leyvi fan club, was also part of the Phoenix Division. His expertise in infiltration, as a forr law enforcent officer, played a crucial role in the mission's success.
Because the Golgo Family had been committing these cris for over a hundred years without being caught, they had grown complacent, making the raid easier. The criminals had not updated their security systems or protocols, which allowed the Phoenix Division to act swiftly. They were suppressed before they could react, preventing them from alerting others or escaping.
What shocked the citizens the most wasn't whether the cri was possible because many bizarre thods exist in the cultivation world—but the identities of the perpetrators. The culprits were none other than the Golgo Family, one of the most renowned families in Bara City. This revelation shattered the citizens' trust, as many had regarded the family with the highest respect for generations.
The Golgo Family had opened a school in Bara City to provide children with basic education, helping them develop skills and knowledge before they were tested for spirit roots using an Aptitude asuring Device.
Most families in the city sent their children to this school, trusting the Golgo Family, which had run it for over a century. The Golgos were a highly respected family among the citizens. In hindsight, their apparent dedication to education and youth developnt was nothing more than a calculated ploy to mask their true intentions.
Spirit roots typically finish developing by the ti children turn ten years old. At this age, they were tested to determine if they possessed spirit roots. The testing process was considered a significant milestone in a child's life, often celebrated with ceremonies and gifts from their families.
After testing with an Aptitude asuring Device, the children were divided into two groups: those with spirit roots and those without, the latter being referred to as mortal children. This separation determined the trajectory of their lives, with spirit root children being grood for greatness in cultivation and mortals for more common pursuits.
Mortal children continued their education to prepare for jobs suited for mortals, while children with spirit roots were taught cultivation techniques. The education system was carefully structured to maximize the potential of every child, regardless of their inherent abilities.
However, unbeknownst to anyone, the Golgo Family had been secretly testing children slightly earlier than the designated ti, selecting those with great aptitudes and stealing their spirit roots using a bizarre thod discovered by the head of the Golgo Family, Dobi Golgo, over a hundred years ago—before he established the school.
This thod was not only highly effective but also painless and left no trace, ensuring that the victims and their families remained oblivious to the cri. It was this very precision and subtlety that allowed the Golgo Family to operate under the radar for so long, deceiving even the most vigilant observers.
It turned out the school was rely a facade to hide their inhumane activities. Remarkably, they successfully concealed their cris for a century.
When the Golgo Family mbers were taken into custody by City Lord Layla and held in Bara City's prison, Ava volunteered to interrogate them.
Her body cultivation technique had taught her how to inflict the most excruciating physical pain without causing death. This was why she was the most feared mber of the Clover Family, nicknad the King Kong Princess.
Under Ava Clover's brutal interrogation thods, Dobi Golgo confessed to all the cris he and his family had committed over the past century, from obtaining the extraction thod to establishing the school, harvesting spirit roots, finding custors in the underground market, and implanting them. He revealed everything, begging her to stop the torture.
Ava was highly satisfied with her first interrogation job, which greatly lifted her mood.
Recently, she had been frustrated because it was becoming increasingly difficult to defeat Leyvi during their sparring sessions. He had grown sowhat accustod to her speed, allowing him to block so of her attacks and disrupt her combos.
Moreover, hearing about the Golgo Family's cris soured her mood further, as she could relate to the situation. Born into a prestigious cultivation family without a spirit root, she deeply understood the pain of being treated differently due to her inability to cultivate.
The thought of so many children being robbed of their ability to cultivate enraged her. While the stolen spirit roots granted so individuals the ability to cultivate, the implants could only enable them to reach the Foundation Building realm at best, as the roots were fundantally incompatible with them. Robbing exceptional spirit roots from children and implanting them to others only for them to be below-average cultivators—a trendous waste of talent.
This cri was also a major reason for Bara City's decline. Most citizens with great potential were reduced to mortals.
As a result of this incident, many forr students of the school who couldn't cultivate began to suspect they might have been victims. They took to the streets, demanding justice.
"Execute them! Execute those vile people!"
"We want justice! Let their heads roll!"
"Throw them into boiling lava!"
The streets of Bara City beca a cacophony of anger and frustration as citizens expressed their collective outrage. So carried banners with ssages condemning the Golgo Family, while others chanted slogans demanding imdiate retribution. Parents, in particular, were vocal, fearing for the safety of their children and questioning how such heinous acts had gone unnoticed for so long.
However, given the severity of the Golgo Family's cris, which violated the laws of the Cloud Continent, Layla handed them over to the Law Enforcent Departnt to be judged by a higher authority.
Ultimately, the case concluded with a death sentence for Dobi Golgo and all family mbers directly involved in the cris. The execution was carried out in the presence of representatives from the Law Enforcent Departnt and key figures in Bara City's leadership, ensuring transparency and adherence to the law. The remaining family mbers were sent away to other regions to join the workforce of selected organizations, similar to the maids and Valenia in the past.
The school, despite being a cover for the Golgo Family's evil sche, would continue operating under new managent. It was undeniable that the school provided a beneficial system. With trustworthy leadership, it was hoped that great talents would once again erge from Bara City.
This event significantly boosted Layla's reputation as City Lord. Within a year of assuming the position, she had solved one of the most egregious cases in Bara City's history, which had remained hidden for so long.
Layla's achievent deterred many minor criminals behind the scenes. So ceased using underhanded tactics to evade taxes and began paying the full amounts owed.
However, this effect was limited to minor offenders. Major players remained unfazed by Layla's accomplishnts. These influential figures, who wielded significant resources and connections, continued their dubious dealings, confident that their positions shielded them from scrutiny.
To Layla, it was best if they kept looking down on her because it would be easier to catch them off guard.
anwhile, Leyvi continued focusing on his cultivation. Over the past seven months, he spent most of his ti in an underground training room. Each day, he cultivated until half an hour before midnight, then depleted his Qi using his tier-3 battle gloves, Crazy Tempest and Scary Void.
He repeated this routine daily to trigger the Qi refill benefit, which resets at midnight. This unique advantage, which allowed his Qi reserves to replenish automatically, allowed him to experint with various techniques without fear of depletion.
The Scary Void consud 30% of his Qi per use, allowing him three chances to create the vacuum effect daily. After that, he would use his remaining Qi to train with the Crazy Tempest or other martial skills.
Since discovering cavitation bubbles in Holy Cat City, Leyvi has been fascinated by the concept of pressure. Similar to temperature, both extrely high and low pressure could cause serious damage.
His Qi detonation technique demonstrated high-pressure damage by concentrating and releasing a massive amount of Qi at a single point, creating a destructive explosion and a high-pressure shockwave.
Low-pressure damage was exemplified by cavitation caused by rapid pressure drops in fluids and the Scary Void, which siphoned air and Qi, creating a low-pressure zone that violently sucked in its surroundings.
For seven months, Leyvi used the Scary Void to create vacuum effects, studying the chanics of pressure. He endured the vacuum's effects on his body daily to build resistance.
Initially, standing in the vacuum without Qi protection caused the fluids in his body to boil, rupturing cells, blood vessels, and organs. The injuries were severe, even with his tempered body.
Now, after enduring the vacuum three tis daily for months, his body had strengthened to withstand its effects. His external and internal toughness had reached a level where even an average early-stage Core Formation cultivator would struggle to harm him.
One day, Anda entered the training room and said with a smile, "Leyvi, Sister Vivian has co to visit us with her newborn baby. Co upstairs now."
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