Invincible Soul Emperor

However, just as his triumphant words faded, the stone emitted a dazzling white light.

"Family Head Zheng, it seems you’ve celebrated too soon," Ye Qingchen said, a small smile playing on his lips as he looked at the glowing white stone in his hand.

Zheng Ming’s eyes widened in disbelief. "Impossible! It was clearly about to turn red just a moment ago! How did it suddenly change to white?"

The surrounding members of the Zheng Family all sighed at the sight.

Seeing that Ye Qingchen was not afflicted, Uncle Wang hurried over to console his master. "Family Head, perhaps he’s just good at hiding it? I’ve heard that those with high levels of demonic cultivation can completely evade detection."

Zheng Ming’s eyes widened even more. "Then why didn’t you say so earlier! Now we can’t detect anything, so what are we supposed to do!"

"Master," Uncle Wang quickly replied, "we might not be able to test this fellow, but the girl by his side is another story. Wasn’t she also afraid of the test just now? That definitely means something is amiss!"

Zheng Ming’s mind was in turmoil, but this reminder immediately made him recall the earlier situation. "Right, right, you’re correct! There’s still that girl! I refuse to believe she can also evade detection!"

Zheng Ming looked up at Ye Qingchen. "You passed the test, but the young lady by your side might not be so fortunate. It’s your turn now, miss."

Xiao Xiao stared at the stone in Ye Qingchen’s hand for a long moment before taking it with a blank expression.

Seeing her move so slowly, Zheng Ming felt a surge of joy. If this girl didn’t have something to hide, why would it take her so long to take the object? There must be something!

Xiao Xiao gazed at the stone in her hand and slowly closed her eyes.

This made the eager onlookers anxious.

"Hey, why are you closing your eyes at a time like this?"

"Yeah, is it because you have a guilty conscience?"

"If you’re tainted, just admit it. It’ll be much more embarrassing if the stone detects it later."

Of course, all these onlookers were from the Zheng Family, so they naturally hoped Demonic Qi would be found on Xiao Xiao.

Hearing their chatter, Ye Qingchen turned and shot them a fierce glare. He wasn’t sure why Xiao Xiao was being so slow, but a vague guess formed in his mind. Could it be that Xiao Xiao was tainted the last time she helped me refine Demonic Qi? If that’s the case, then I’ve truly harmed her.

The members of the Zheng Family were intimidated into silence by his glare.

After what felt like an eternity, Xiao Xiao finally placed her hand on the stone. However, even after her hand had been on it for quite some time, the stone showed no reaction.

"What’s going on? Why is there no reaction? Is the artifact broken?"

"Impossible! That’s a treasure our Family Head personally brought out. How could it be damaged?"

"Then why are we waiting so long?"

Everyone watched the stone in Xiao Xiao’s hand with curiosity. Even Zheng Ming was bewildered. "Uncle Wang, what’s happening? Why isn’t there a reaction?"

Uncle Wang was baffled himself. "This... I don’t know either. It was working just fine a moment ago! Wait! Master, perhaps it’s because the Demonic Qi on her is special, so the stone’s reaction is a bit slower!"

Zheng Ming finally felt relieved hearing this explanation.

However, just as he began to relax, the stone in Xiao Xiao’s hand burst into an intense white light. The sight sent a deathly chill through his heart.

"Impossible, absolutely impossible! Why isn’t there any Demonic Qi on her either! Is this thing broken?!" Zheng Ming rubbed his eyes in disbelief. But even after he rubbed them until they were red, the white glow remained brilliantly white, without a single speck of another color.

Uncle Wang’s eyes were wide with terror. "No way! I saw everything so clearly, how could it turn out like this? I must be dreaming, right? This has to be a dream!"

Uncle Wang had been so certain of what he had seen, but the result before him shattered his entire perception. He could never have imagined that Little Girl Xiaoxiao was completely free of Demonic Qi. Could it be that my eyes were playing tricks on me earlier? By doing this, I’ve brought disaster upon the entire Zheng Family!

Zheng Ming, on the verge of a breakdown, snatched the stone from Xiao Xiao’s hands. "This thing must be broken! It has to be! There’s no way it can’t detect Demonic Qi!" he shouted, placing his own hand on it.

But the next second, the stone emitted a brilliant, blood-red glow.

Everyone who witnessed this was dumbstruck.

"No way... After all that, it turns out our own Family Head has Demonic Qi!"

"Damn! This is terrifying! Our Family Head is tainted with Demonic Qi!"

"He wrongfully accused others, and it turned out to be him all along."

Everyone looked at Zheng Ming in utter disbelief. He, in turn, stared at the item in his hand, equally incredulous.

"Impossible, how can this be? Absolutely impossible! Lord Xue, it’s all a misunderstanding! This thing must be broken!" Zheng Ming cried, clutching the stone as he frantically tried to explain to Xue Feng. I had intended to expose Ye Qingchen in front of Xue Feng. How could I be the one who tested positive for Demonic Qi? How could I possibly have Demonic Qi? This thing in my hand must be broken!

Xue Feng solemnly ordered the people of the Xue Family to surround the Zheng Family members. He took the stone from Zheng Ming’s hand and placed his own hand on it. In the next second, the stone glowed brightly with a pure white light. Xue Feng then passed the stone to his subordinates. The people of the Xue Family took turns testing the artifact, and for every single person, the stone glowed white without exception.

Zheng Ming stood there, completely stunned.

"Family Head Zheng, at this point, you’ve exposed yourself. It would be unreasonable for you not to come with us. Men, seize him!"

Seeing this, Lady Zheng fell to the ground and burst into tears. "No! No! You damned people of the Xue Family can’t arrest us! We’re being framed! We’re being framed! You lot can’t even tell right from wrong! You must have tampered with this artifact! You just want our Zheng Family to be ruined!"

Lady Zheng sat on the ground, wailing and throwing a tantrum.

Xue Feng rubbed his aching temples. "Brother Ye, please leave this to me. You should head back first. I’m very sorry for this disturbance. Once I bring them back to the Xue Family estate, they will calm down. You can come to claim the Zheng Family’s treasures then."

Ye Qingchen nodded. "Brother Xue Feng, I owe you for this. If you hadn’t appeared when you did, we would probably still be dealing with their harassment."