Endless Winter: My Camp Upgrades Infinitely Chapter 1242 - 412: Outer Realm People, Demon Dragon’s Strength, Confident Chu Yan’er, Hou Ming’s Skills
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Each section they exposed revealed a crack about a thumb's width.
"The color of these tiny fractures in the bones stands out sharply. Everyone understands they weren't added later..."
Hou Ming began by offering his analysis, then he hesitated before adding, "The cultivation levels of the Eight Institute Chiefs surpass my own; they must realize that for any Cold Resistance Level entity, all its power focuses in the skin layer and muscles. Ignore the other twelve for now; consider Yang Fan, whose strength reaches 31 zhōng. To pierce his skin layer and muscles and hit the bone straight on—who among us could pull that off?"
Those in attendance first shot a look at Yuan Cheng, then swiftly shifted to Yuwen Dao beside him, and at last fixed on Xia Chuan, their faces altering in an instant.
"Achieving such a feat demands at least 50 zhōng of strength or higher. Today, does anyone here truly have that?"
Hou Ming declared this with assurance, plunging the group into quiet reflection.
Just Xia Chuan, Yuwen Dao, Yuan Cheng, and Xu Ning traded looks, a strange glint passing through their gazes.
While the rest remained unaware, these four knew that unleashing their maximum power would indeed allow them to succeed.
Naturally, none of them would voice a contradiction right then.
"If it were merely Beishuo in this state, it could pass as coincidence. But I urge you to keep observing!"
Before anyone else could respond, Hou Ming signaled to his team.
As Hou Ming and the others inspected nineteen additional bodies similarly, uncovering thumb-sized fine cracks buried deep in the bones, the faces of the Eight Towns Institute Chiefs and their allies twisted in shock.
"Surely you've noticed—the wide gashes on the nine Yangqu Merchant corpses don't penetrate as far as these fine cracks; and the standard blade cuts on the ten Dragon Valley bodies fall short too. Must I spell out the conclusion?"
What other interpretation could there be!
Even those with basic knowledge could tell those fine cracks stemmed from a longsword whose blade measured roughly a thumb wide.
Regardless of one's raw might, the preferred weapon stays fixed. In the Ice Abyss, fights against Cold Beasts happen often, and experts versatile in every armament like Xia Hong are exceptionally uncommon.
Across the bones of these 32 corpses, those fine cracks extend deeper than the initial injuries, proving the cracks as the actual lethal blows.
Judging by the forehead bone's crack depth on the mightiest, Yang Fan, the sword wielder surely commands over 50 zhōng of strength. No one at this gathering wields such power today.
Furthermore, not just now—even scanning all of the Nine Towns, finding two dozen individuals exceeding 50 zhōng would prove challenging.
"Esteemed friends, the truth has emerged plainly. A Cold Resistance Level master exceeding 50 zhōng exists, intimately familiar with the typical arms of Yuwen Sizheng, Director Yuan, and Qiu Sizheng. This individual slew Three Towns Chamber of Commerce affiliates on September 1st, 3rd, and 5th, then forged these deceptive injuries using their signature weapons post-kill, tricking the Three Towns into assuming the trio perpetrated the crimes."
"No, that's impossible, you're fabricating this!"
"I witnessed Yuwen Dao commit the act myself—how could that be untrue? I even vowed upon my cultivation; do you doubt me?"
"I personally observed Qiu Peng in the killing too; you've concocted this to mislead us!"
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As the assembly repeatedly affirmed Hou Ming's assessment, evidently accepting his verdict, Yang Ning, Cao Yuanwu, and Long Bohai lost their composure. Overcome with fury, they overlooked their seniors' prior cautions and leaped to their feet, fiercely denouncing Hou Ming for deceit.
This caused a subtle tension to grip everyone's features.
Particularly as these three, to bolster their claims' authenticity, started invoking cultivation oaths publicly, bewildering the onlookers.
These three genuinely appear truthful!
Yet Hou Ming's presented proof seemed overwhelmingly persuasive.
So what's the authentic story?
"Everyone, why not allow me a chance to test it?"