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The Star Dou Great Forest was thick with ancient trees and the constant hum of hidden spirit beasts. Su Yan moved with practiced ease, flying onto the broad back of the Iron Armored Rhinoceros. He reached out and pulled Ning Rongrong toward him, settling her gently onto his lap. He figured this would make the long journey a little more comfortable for the young princess of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School.
As he adjusted his position, a thought crossed his mind. He looked down at the girl in his arms and wondered to himself if he should be a bit gentler today. The chat interface in his mind began to flicker with activity as the various women of the continent chimed in with their opinions.
Liu Erlong was the first to speak up, her tone sharp even through text. She said that when you mess around, you must be man enough to admit your mistakes and stand straight when you are being beaten. Bibi Dong quickly followed, her words dripping with a cold irony. She asked him if he was being gentle when he was busy gossiping about all of them behind their backs.
Bo Saixi joined in with a more somber tone, saying that they had all been drenched in a downpour of his revelations, so he should not expect anyone to hold an umbrella for him now. Bai Chenxiang simply added that he should treat everyone equally.
The user known as Loves Eating Carrots seemed to be enjoying the drama, laughing about how those who had been rained on were now frantically tearing up everyone else's umbrellas. Hu Liena admitted she was shivering with fear at the tension, while Ning Rongrong, the Nine Treasures Little Princess, noted that she saw Su Yan looking hesitant. She joked that there was no way he could be gentle now.
Tang Ya, under the handle I Want to Revive the Tang Sect, huffed in the chat. She claimed she did not need any gentleness and challenged Su Yan to speak his mind. She said she would not believe a single word anyway, and if he could actually make her believe him, then he truly had skill. Ma Xiaotao voiced her support for that stance, while the user Call Me Her Majesty the Empress asked if there was still good food to eat. Bibi Dong graciously offered to have her people prepare whatever she wanted. The Empress thanked her, noting that Bibi Dong was not entirely a bad person after all.
The group chat erupted in a series of 666 symbols, a common sign of respect for a bold move. Su Yan sighed and sent a message back. He told them it was fine and that if they did not believe him, he would finish talking about them and then move on to their Tang Sect ancestor, Tang San. He joked that he loved convincing people through virtue the most.
Bibi Dong shot back immediately, telling him she thought he just loved being inhumane the most. Tang Ya was left stunned in the Douluo 2 era. She stared at her screen, wondering if this was going too far.
Su Yan decided to get back to the point. He brought up Ma Xiaotao's question from the previous day about whether Tang Ya's Blue Silver Grass could still be saved. His answer remained the same: she should join the Holy Spirit Cult and take off immediately. He explained that Tang Ya represented the true level of Yu Xiaogang's teachings. In short, Tang San had cheats to make those theories work, while Tang Ya did not.
The chat filled with question marks. A group member clarified that they had discussed how Tang San's Blue Silver Grass should not have chosen poison control. Ma Xiaotao told Tang Ya to listen carefully and memorize this spirit knowledge. She even pointed out that the Blue Silver Emperor of the Blue Silver Grass clan was in the group if she had questions.
In her own time, Tang Ya felt a deep sense of confusion. She looked back through the chat records, questioning if her path was wrong. She had always believed that because Ancestor Tang San used the Blue Silver Grass that way, it was the only way. She could try to ignore the insults to her ancestor, but the evidence against Yu Xiaogang was piling up. He really seemed like trash. She began to fear she had chosen the wrong path for her spirit.
Su Yan then asked the group a question. He asked if they thought someone with innate zero spirit power could ever become a Spirit Master or even a Titled Douluo. The group was skeptical. Dugu Yan asked how someone could even cultivate without innate power. Ning Rongrong wondered if such a person actually existed.
Tang Yuehua urged him to tell the story, claiming she had a friend who wanted to know. Liu Erlong joked that she was that friend. Bibi Dong noted that while it should be impossible, the transmigrators and children of destiny always used cheats that messed up the logic of the continent. Bo Saixi agreed with her.
The Empress interrupted, asking about a previous mention of Tang San plotting for the Luck Spirit Beast. Su Yan told her they would discuss that gossip later to avoid too much filler. He then addressed Tang Ya directly, telling her to look through the Tang Sect documents for information on a disciple of Tang San named Ji Xiang.
Tang Ya felt a wave of sadness. The Tang Sect had been seized by others and she had no documents left. She wondered why Ancestor Tang San had not protected the sect he built. Su Yan apologized for reminding her of her loss but warned her not to cry yet, as she would need those tears later.
Bibi Dong and Liu Erlong noted that his way of comforting people was becoming very familiar. Su Yan continued his explanation. He told them that Ji Xiang had started with zero innate spirit power. However, by practicing the Mysterious Heaven Skill and using a Ten Thousand Year Ginseng King, he gained acquired spirit power and reached Rank Ten. Later, with a god-bestowed spirit ring, he eventually became a Rank Ninety Titled Douluo.
Su Yan used this to prove a point: the quality of a spirit and innate spirit power can grow. He quoted the famous line that there are no useless spirits, only useless Spirit Masters, though he added that he was not joking this time. He reminded them of what Bibi Dong said about choosing spirit rings compatible with the essence of the spirit to allow it to evolve and speed up cultivation.
The group was stunned. They realized they might have misunderstood the context of Yu Xiaogang's famous saying. Tang Ya admitted she still did not quite understand, so Ma Xiaotao asked for more detail.
Bibi Dong stepped in to explain. She used the Blue Silver Grass as an example, noting its true strength is vitality. By choosing poison control, the quality of the spirit actually gets worse over time, losing its unique advantage. Even with full innate spirit power, a person's progress would eventually slow down compared to someone with lower innate power who chose the right path.
Tang Ya was floored by the explanation. She realized she had been screwed over by the legacy of Yu Xiaogang. Dugu Yan pointed out that it was actually Tang San who was screwed over first, but Hu Liena reminded them that Tang San had cheats to survive the bad advice. Ma Xiaotao agreed, saying Tang San's situation would be just like Tang Ya's if he weren't a protagonist.
The chat turned toward Yu Xiaogang's personal life. The Empress and others questioned why Bibi Dong and Liu Erlong ever liked him if he was so useless. A user named Winter Cutie hesitated to speak, but another orphan user told her to say it directly: they were just brain-dead Blind Douluos.
At the Blue Tyrant Academy, Liu Erlong felt completely numb. She felt like her eyes were useless and joked that she and Bibi Dong should just donate them. They were indeed the Blind Titled Douluos of the continent. She messaged Bibi Dong, saying her heart was bitter because they had been so miserable.