The live - stream comments had gone crazy.
"Damn, is this for real? Is she just pretending to be some spiritual expert?"
"Go and check, almighty internet. I wanna know the truth right away!"
"Obviously fake. A young girl like that? Just a variety show gimmick, I bet."
Regardless of what they were discussing, David had been spooked by Ning Yitao's words.
To increase the difficulty for the test, the program crew had randomly picked an old - looking samurai sword from among the employees. David suddenly remembered that this new employee had always been acting suspiciously.
During the interview, this grown man had worn a strange makeup and refused facial recognition. He always wore an exaggerated mask. After getting along for some time, now that he thought about it, David realized he couldn't even recall what the man looked like. They knew nothing about him. At first, they thought he was just a loner and didn't pay much attention.
When they found the samurai sword at his place, he was reluctant to give it up. They almost got into a fight. It was only when they almost pulled off his mask that he finally let go.
After much thought, David found many suspicious points. Just to be safe, he decided to call the police.
The employee sensed something was wrong and tried to run away. Ning Yitao saw this and threw her little Zhaocai out.
Surprisingly, the originally tiny flying snake grew huge in mid - air, returning to the size it was when they first met. It instantly coiled around the employee.
The employee somehow managed to pull out a small knife in the chaos and stabbed at Zhaocai. Everyone gasped in horror.
!!! Physical attacks seemed to have no effect on Zhaocai.
Even though the employee went crazy stabbing it, Zhaocai remained unscathed. It calmly slapped him with its tail and tightened its grip.
Ignoring his white - eyed, choking expression, during their struggle, the employee's mask slipped halfway off.
After he fainted, Zhaocai disappeared in a flash and reappeared in Ning Yitao's hand the next second.
Ning Yitao looked as if nothing had happened and calmly endured everyone's stares.
The policemen who had just entered immediately recognized the unconscious man on the ground as the serial killer.
As he was arrested, the live - stream viewers finally came to their senses. They went wild. Instead of discussing the killer, they were shocked by Ning Yitao's amazing move.
"Damn, is that real? It can't be special effects, right?"
"I've lived a long time, but this is really awesome."
"Alright, those witches and fortune - tellers who seemed amazing before don't seem so great anymore. I declare that Goddess Ning is my new favorite!"
"Does no one like that snake? It's really amazing. It was a bit scary when it got big, but look how cute and obedient it is in Goddess Ning's palm."
Everyone silently accepted the title "Goddess Ning".
Unexpectedly, before the first round was even over, the first big highlight of the show came. That man was really a fugitive suspect and a serial killer. He had killed a child in the rain last week.
He always chose rainy nights. The rain served as his disguise. The police had been unable to catch him for over a year, but he was finally caught on this show.
The body of the child had never been found. Later, following Ning Yitao's description of the North Korean flower house, the police really found the buried little boy under the only pagoda tree inside.
The program crew also began to doubt the origin of the sword because of Ning Yitao's words. With the employee's arrest, the story he had told the crew about the sword's origin was no longer reliable.
If, as Ning Yitao said, it was a product of World War II, it should be in a museum. How could it have ended up here?
For the sake of the show's appeal, the crew quickly sent the sword to the museum for appraisal. To their surprise, Ning Yitao's description was exactly right.
What puzzled Ning Yitao was that there were only about thirty people left after just the first round. However, fewer people were actually beneficial to her.
"The world is a tough place for cultivation these days. Even among the contestants with real skills, there are very few left. Most of the others are just after the huge prize money," Zhaocai explained, wagging its tail.
Zhaocai had told her a lot about the modern world, but it always refused to say why it had ended up in such a pitiful state. Since it didn't want to talk, Ning Yitao didn't force it. She knew it would speak when it was ready.
Through Zhaocai's stories and the original owner's memories, Ning Yitao got a better understanding of this world. She also told Zhaocai about the situation of this body and asked it to keep an eye out for anyone who might have the ability to harm her.
As the host announced the list of the advanced contestants, the second round slowly began. It was the car - trunk - hiding - people segment. The contestants had to find the car with people hiding in the trunk from among many vehicles to pass the round.
Each car owner had driven from all over the place. Most of them had some unresolved issues in their hearts and came here hoping to find answers.
Finally, it was Ning Yitao's turn. The host, David, wanted to test her on purpose. Her performance in the previous round had been truly spectacular, but he wanted to see if she really had the ability on her own and not just relying on that unpredictable snake.
In the first round, she had brought the show's atmosphere to a climax, and he also wanted to see if she could push the show onto the hot - search list again. So, for the first time, he hid three people in the car - trunk segment and confiscated her snake.
As soon as Ning Yitao stood among the cars, she immediately noticed something was wrong. Thanks to her outstanding performance in the first round, she quickly became popular on the internet.
A large number of people flocked to the live - stream, pushing the show's viewership to a new high.
Some psychic mediums before her had done a good job and found the cars with people. But there were also those who got lucky and found them by chance.
Ning Yitao just scanned the area with her eyes and immediately pointed out the cars where the three people were hiding without any hesitation.
It was so fast. Really too fast. She saw through and found the three people without any delay.
Even the host David was shocked and asked, "Other psychics use all sorts of methods to get the answers, but you just take a look?"
Ning Yitao knew what he meant. According to the original owner's memories, other psychics had to use methods like dripping candles, doing shaman dances, or drinking blood to get answers.
These methods usually involved sacrificing their own lifespan or making deals with some souls. In simple terms, they were just too weak.
But it wasn't their fault. There was too little spiritual energy in this world. Even in the previous round, she had relied on divination.
But this round didn't require that. Since she had the Heavenly Eye in this body, she could easily spot the energy fluctuations of living people.
"Why are you comparing me with those weaklings?" Normally, such arrogance would surely attract haters.
But on the internet, all the comments were like "Sister is so cool!", "Sister, look at me!", "Goddess Ning is so domineering when she says that." Ning Yitao really had the capital to be proud.
Just as Ning Yitao was about to turn around and leave, she was suddenly attracted by a car.