Master of Kaidan
Chapter 193: The Ultimate Interpretative Power

Chapter 193: Chapter 193: The Ultimate Interpretative Power

"What news is it this time?" In the office of the Investigation Team leader, Deputy Leader Fu looked at Lin Wenxue, who had just hung up the phone, rubbing his tired eyes with dark circles.

Several days of intense work had left the Investigation Team utterly exhausted, but faced with a nationwide mutation, everyone voluntarily worked overtime, feeling as if they didn’t have enough heads to handle the situation.

In fact, the priority of this investigation wasn’t that high anymore after confirming that the kaidan that improved the citizens’ physical fitness was an overall enhancement rather than a life force drain. The real issue was that after this event, rumors of "spiritual energy resurrection" and "bloodline awakening" began spreading across the country.

It was understood that "spiritual energy resurrection" was far more terrifying than mere "physical enhancement," as it would not only affect humans but also cause beasts and plants to mutate. If this kaidan truly materialized, the impact could potentially rival that of a world war.

The program once ready for termination had to be reinstated, looking for various seemingly reasonable excuses and using "scientific" explanations to make people believe that this enhancement wasn’t due to any "spiritual energy resurrection."

However, finding a conclusion that convinced the public wasn’t easy. In fact, due to media suppression, the rumors only became stronger!

"Who let those spiritual energy resurrection novels have our official strategy overlap so much?" Deputy Leader Fu recalled the spiritual energy resurrection novels distributed to raise awareness and felt a headache coming on.

Lin Wenxue was clearly exhausted to the point where she started nodding off in the brief pause and was jolted awake by the deputy leader’s call, hastily recalling what she had been doing:

"Ah, oh, right! The source of the kaidan has been found!"

"Found it?" Fu Tianli stood up abruptly, the deathly exhaustion that had almost overtaken him instantly dispelled as if rejuvenated. He asked quickly,

"What’s the situation? Is it related to the [Instructor]? Is there someone involved in spreading this spiritual energy resurrection rumor?"

"Ah, this, that..." At this moment, Lin Wenxue’s mind was a haze, and without the kaidan’s enhancement to her body, she felt she might have collapsed already.

After about three or four seconds of blankness, she collected herself and, with a hard-to-describe expression, said,

"This kaidan appears to be ’All Yan Country people know martial arts,’ which also explains why some Chinese who have renounced Yan Country nationality did not gain enhancement. As for other people who didn’t change nationality but also didn’t receive enhancement, the reasons are still under investigation."

"What? How did such an old cliche suddenly become a kaidan? If it were to become one, shouldn’t it have happened long ago?" The energy Deputy Leader Fu had managed to muster was dispersed by this bizarre answer. He took a gulp of coffee from the table, the intense bitterness finally helping him wake up.

Fearing she might fall asleep again, Lin Wenxue quickly spoke up,

"The original ’Yan Country people know martial arts’ was just a rumor, though widely spread, it was metaphorically understood, and most people didn’t believe it to be that strong.

"But recently, due to the spread of the Ambulance Demon kaidan, there have been many cases in Victoria and Columbia where seemingly weak-looking Asians knocked several people into the hospital in one blow. This wasn’t limited to robberies; school bullying could also trigger this kaidan.

"Because the children in school bullying scenarios have medical insurance, and these youths happen to be the group most vulnerable to spreading kaidans, this legend was thoroughly implemented...

"Of course, the above is merely an observation based on existing kaidan ascension patterns and should be regarded as speculation."

Watching Lin Wenxue’s swaying figure, Deputy Leader Fu sighed and said,

"Alright, don’t push yourself anymore. Go get some sleep. Now that we’ve found the kaidan’s source, there shouldn’t be much to do in the short term. Leave the rest to those we’ve seconded."

"Ah, got it, you take care, too, Leader." Lin Wenxue wobbled toward the door as Deputy Leader Fu opened a document:

"I’ll finish this report and go to sleep..."

...

At this time, Feng Xue, still lying dead on the Seventh Layer of the Tower of Babylon, was oblivious to how much more work he had added to the Kaidan Countermeasure Bureau as he continued the cycle of challenging the guard drills.

Although the [Kung Fu Dream] current world rules allowed him to descend beside anyone who "dreams of practicing martial arts," he had no immediate plans to try it.

Firstly, because the challenge time was precious, and secondly, to avoid drawing attention.

The Yan Country people know martial arts kaidan had greatly amplified him, but it came at a bad time. Yan Country’s interactions with others were still in the initial stages, and such a nationwide mutation could easily cause unnecessary associations.

If he appeared in Yan Country at such a time, it would be tantamount to openly admitting that he was the culprit.

Although, fundamentally, granting martial arts aptitude to everyone was beneficial, he couldn’t guarantee that someone wouldn’t view this mutation as his form of "provocation."

As for telling them he did it unintentionally... who would believe it!

Calmly regaining his composure, Feng Xue stood up once more and began requesting challenge tasks. More than before, he now craved practical combat experience.

The [Martial] power wasn’t like the oath-keeper’s [Blessing], which directly bestowed substantial combat power. Its emphasis was on potential.

This potential was not restricted to him but encompassed the entire Yan Country.

Before this kaidan materialized, there was only one martial training channel in this world, which was through illusions.

To put it simply, though Feng Xue had given the Golden Bell Shield transcription to Yan Country, even if they researched its essence and principles through scientific means, they couldn’t develop new martial arts based on these principles. Even if they did, no one could learn it.

Moreover, those from the Martial World, though knowing everything about martial arts knowledge, still couldn’t teach it to people in the main world.

The root cause was simply that the main world did not have "martial arts" as a "rule"; martial arts were merely a power derived from illusions.

To take an extreme stance, if Feng Xue destroyed the "Supreme Martial Arts," those who learned the Golden Bell Shield would instantly revert to ordinary people.

But now things were different. From the moment the "Yan Country people know martial arts" kaidan appeared, every Yan Country person equated to a "martial arts rule carrier," providing the martial arts rule themselves. In other words, from the condensation of this kaidan, any Yan Country person had the possibility of "creating and cultivating martial arts."

The premise was that these so-called martial arts aligned with Feng Xue’s cognition—

As the "origin" of this kaidan, he had the final interpretative authority over martial arts. Essentially, only those that conformed to his understanding of martial arts could truly be considered martial arts.