Li Tianming suddenly activated his sequence ability, catching everyone completely off guard.
Out of the corner of his eye, Qin Siyang looked at Li Tianming in shock, wanting to question him.
But this time, Li Tianming's restraint completely took control of Qin Siyang's entire body, cutting his consciousness off from his physical form altogether. He could only watch helplessly as everything around him unfolded.
Hao Liang hurriedly asked, "Old Li, what are you doing? Have you lost your damn mind?"
Zhang Kuang grabbed Hao Liang in one pull, "Old Hao, calm down a bit. Let's hear what Old Li is trying to do."
Li Tianming stared at Qin Siyang with a complicated look, sizing him up for a long while. Then he turned to the other professors and said, "I have an idea. Let's see if it's possible."
"The matter of Little Qin obtaining rare materials might still be traceable. When he got the Vine Core, he called me. The whole sequence of events could be explained clearly. As for the Crimson Crystal incident, I was right there with him. Although the amount of Crimson Crystals he obtained was a bit surprising, he was still staying in the Pooled Water Begonia area."
"But this time, after returning to the safe zone, he not only avoided the pursuit of the Nightmare Lantern Tree, hunted down a sufficient number of Blood Moon Tarantulas, he also obtained the round carapaces of the Ice Crystal Giant Moth and the Lava Crocodile, two medium gods that no one has ever killed before."
"No matter how I look at it, something feels off."
From behind Li Tianming's multicolored mask, his eyes flickered with a bleak look, "Tell me, do you think it's possible that Little Qin was dragged down by me? That the real Little Qin already died outside the safe zone, and the one standing in front of us is Guo Jiuxiao's substitute?"
Everyone fell silent.
Chang Tianxiang said, "Old Li, your analysis is indeed something I've been worried about too. But you still have to give Little Qin a chance to explain himself. He can't speak right now. How is he supposed to explain anything?"
Lu Daoxing stepped forward and took a bird-shaped lie detector out of Qin Siyang's chest pocket.
"Old Li, just let Little Qin talk and answer our questions. We can verify his identity that way."
Li Tianming let out a sigh and lightly waved his hand. Qin Siyang felt the restraint on his body weaken considerably.
Although his body still couldn't move, at least he could speak now.
He immediately started cursing at Li Tianming, "Old Li, what the hell is wrong with your brain?"
"If I'm not Qin Siyang, then who the hell am I?"
["Truth."]
The lie detector gave its judgment on Qin Siyang's answer, and the professors present all let out a sigh of relief.
Hao Liang said, "Old Li, I told you you're being overly sensitive and suspicious. Now it's proven that Little Qin is fine. You can let him go."
But Li Tianming's expression was still grave.
Li Tianming still shook his head, "No."
"Why?"
"Even if this statement passes the lie detector, I still can't be sure he's Qin Siyang. His sequence ability hasn't improved, his god-hunting tools haven't increased, yet his personal strength is worlds apart from before."
"I keep feeling that the reason he managed to do all this is because someone was helping him behind the scenes, and then altered his memories."
"Old Li, the more you talk, the more ridiculous this sounds! Guessing still needs some basis, right?", Hao Liang spread his hands anxiously, "Someone helps Little Qin hunt rare gods, obtain sacrificial materials, and even alters his memories. For what reason?"
"Then how do you explain him suddenly becoming this powerful?"
"I…"
Hao Liang was left speechless as well and turned to look at Qin Siyang.
'It really does seem… impossible to explain.'
He muttered, "Little Qin, you're not really possessed by Guo Jiuxiao, are you…"
After hearing everything Li Tianming and the others said, Qin Siyang felt completely numb.
He had always planned to play dumb in front of Li Tianming and then surprise him later.
But he never imagined that this surprise would directly make Li Tianming suspect there was something wrong with him, to the point of coming up with such an outrageous guess.
'How am I supposed to argue this?'
Qin Siyang sighed toward the ceiling.
Looks like he'd been too low-key in his usual behavior, causing these professors to have a skewed impression of him.
"Old Li, is it possible that I was always this strong, I just never actively showed it in front of you guys?"
Li Tianming frowned deeply, then shook his head, "To be honest, I didn't feel that at all."
["Truth."]
"..."
'Damn it!'
Qin Siyang felt flames shoot out of his eyes.
But thinking that Li Tianming meant well, and seeing that his eyes had been red when he doubted him, Qin Siyang decided not to argue with this balding guy.
Qin Siyang took a deep breath, "Forget it. I'll tell you the truth then. I killed the Ice Crystal Giant Moth and the Lava Crocodile a long time ago."
["Truth."]
"A long time ago?"
"Yes. The last time you all went outside the safe zone together to rescue me. Besides the Thunder Snow Wolf, I also killed the Corrosive Black Centipede, the Ice Crystal Giant Moth, and the Lava Crocodile."
["Truth."]
"..."
This time, it was Li Tianming's turn to fall silent.
The other professors were also a bit stunned.
The atmosphere in the hall dropped to freezing point.
The corner of Qin Siyang's mouth lifted slightly, revealing a kind of confidence that made people want to punch him twice.
"You… that time, you killed that many gods?"
Qin Siyang looked disdainful, "Yes. I barely lifted a finger and took care of all of them."
["Lie."]
Li Tianming's eyes sharpened, "Lying? You really do have a problem!"
Qin Siyang hurried to explain, "Let me say it again! I was almost killed by the three of them, my life hanging by a thread, and I only barely managed to kill those three gods by sheer luck!"
["Truth."]
At this moment, the atmosphere in the hall dropped to absolute zero.
After a long while, Wu Yu said, "Little Qin, at a time like this, can you stop showing off, please?"
"Oh."
Chang Tianxiang thought for a moment and asked, "Then the Titan Foxtail Inner Leaf Fragment you obtained was also found in the bellies of those three medium gods?"
"Yes."
["Truth."]
"And the Thunder Snow Wolf?"
"Killed it on the side. What level is the Thunder Snow Wolf anyway, that it deserves to share Titan Foxtail with those three gods?"
["Truth."]
Chang Tianxiang couldn't help nodding, "That makes sense then. I've studied gods for many years and always felt that among medium gods, the Thunder Snow Wolf's strength is fairly average, not enough to guard Titan Foxtail."
He then looked at Qin Siyang again, "I never expected this, Little Qin. Your strength is actually this terrifying! You even wiped out all three of those gods in one go!"
Hao Liang said, "Now Little Qin has proven there's nothing wrong with his strength! Old Li, hurry up and release him!"
Lu Daoxing's eyes flashed with sharp light as he was about to ask something, but Li Tianming snatched the bird-shaped lie detector from Lu Daoxing's hand, turned it off, and stuffed it back into Qin Siyang's pocket.
"Old Li, you…"
"We've asked enough. That's about it."
As the mask on Li Tianming's face dissipated, the restraint on Qin Siyang's body disappeared as well.
Qin Siyang couldn't help but let out a laugh.
Li Tianming, toward him, that was fine.
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