Chapter 5: Rewarding a God-Level Martial Soul! The Three Girls Question Grandmaster!
"Holy shit! The Tree of Life?"
When Song Ye heard the reward and sensed a certain power awakening within his body, he was almost frightened to death.
"The Tree of Life… could it be the Tree of Life that is the true body of the God Realm's God King, the Goddess of Life?"
"The Goddess of Life herself is the Tree of Life transformed into a God King. If I possess a martial soul like this, wouldn't that mean I'll basically never die in the future?"
As he spoke, he quickly summoned his original Martial Soul.
Originally, Song Ye's Martial Soul had been nothing more than the most ordinary weed, an unremarkable green sprout with no branches at all. It couldn't even compare to Blue Silver Grass.
But now, because of the first reward and the additional enhancement it brought, that Weed Martial Soul had actually evolved into a god-level Martial Soul: the Tree of Life.
Furthermore, it was a God-King-level Martial Soul. If he cultivated properly in the future, he might even inherit the divine position of the Goddess of Life!
Even if that didn't happen, with such talent, inheriting the position of another first-class god would still be excellent.
More importantly, this system reward was not a one-time thing. As long as he continued to give sharp commentary, he could keep receiving rewards. Creating his own divine position might not be impossible either.
Thinking of this, Song Ye couldn't help but inhale sharply. Looking at the emerald green Tree of Life, which surged with endless vitality, seemingly inexhaustible and immortal, he felt immense satisfaction.
"Good. This is great!"
"A God King-level Martial Soul. As long as I keep giving sharp commentary, reaching the peak won't be difficult!"
"This system arrived at the perfect time. Even though it came ten years late, it finally showed up…"
Song Ye then tested the energy of the Tree of Life. He discovered that even though he was only Rank 19, he already possessed strength unimaginable to Soul Masters of the same level.
He could restore his own condition at will. Even if someone slashed his thigh with a blade, it would immediately heal.
This level of vitality far surpassed that of Nine Heart Begonia or Emerald Swan by countless times.
This is the origin of life itself, the ultimate embodiment of life force.
The only regret was that the Martial Soul's offensive power was limited. Although Song Ye could condense life energy to strike opponents, the power couldn't compare to attack-type Soul Masters.
If he wanted to make up for this weakness, he would need to choose his future soul rings carefully.
"And my first soul ring is only about a hundred years old…"
"Ah, my talent was just too poor. When I was born after transmigration, I was just a child of commoners with no money or ability. Back then, I nearly died killing that soul beast. That was already the best I could do."
"I wonder if future sharp commentary rewards can upgrade my first soul ring."
Thinking of this, Song Ye felt hopeful again as he waited for tomorrow's commentary task.
Meanwhile, aside from him, the appearance of the light screen had already affected many places, stirring countless thoughts across the continent.
On Sea God Island, Bo Saixi was still studying the sudden appearance of the screen of light.
Inside the Pope's bedroom, Bibi Dong was considering how she should teach her disciple tomorrow not to become love-brained.
Within the Heaven Dou Empire, Dugu Yan was arguing with others, insisting that her grandfather was right. Yu Xiaogang was a fraud!
At Blue Tyrant Academy, the person with the nickname 'Calm and Peaceful,' namely Liu Erlong, was confronting Dugu Yan and arguing fiercely with her.
But in reality, because of the light screen's conclusions, Liu Erlong had already begun to doubt things.
After all, the light screen had said that Yu Xiaogang plagiarized his theories and was irresponsible. How could Liu Erlong remain completely unaffected?
Especially when the light screen claimed that Bibi Dong had fallen in love with Yu Xiaogang due to an illusion, it made Liu Erlong question even more.
Inside Blue Tyrant Academy, she muttered to herself:
"If Bibi Dong fell in love with Xiaogang because she was affected by an illusion…"
"Then what about me? Was I the same?"
"Logically speaking, Xiaogang truly lacked strength. And back then, he just ran away, leaving me behind without caring whether I lived or died."
"If my love also came from an illusion… if it's fake… then what should I do?"
"…Sigh."
In the end, Liu Erlong could only sigh helplessly and let things follow their natural course.
Her situation was similar to Bibi Dong's. After being influenced by the light screen, both women began questioning the very foundations of their feelings.
If the love was false, should they still love Yu Xiaogang?
The only comfort they could give themselves was the belief that the light screen might be talking nonsense, though they were not certain.
Elsewhere, at Sky Water Academy, Shui Bing'er was also chatting in the light screen group. Her nickname was 'Bingbing Is Polite.'
Meanwhile, Xiao Wu and the other two girls couldn't sleep at all. As the seeds of doubt continued to grow, they kept discussing late into the night, discovering more and more problems with the so-called Grandmaster.
It seemed that many flaws Yu Xiaogang had once hidden had now become obvious once they carefully thought about them.
This left the three girls extremely surprised. They had never realized it before, but now it seemed that Grandmaster really wasn't that impressive.
They stayed awake the entire night.
Until the next morning.
A new training session began at Shrek Academy.
Just like usual, Yu Xiaogang prepared to lead everyone in physical training, starting with running laps.
However, after everyone assembled, Ning Rongrong, who was slightly bolder, finally spoke up.
"Grandmaster, can I ask you a question?"
Yu Xiaogang was stunned. Training was about to begin, so why ask questions now?
Still, he nodded.
"Go ahead."
Ning Rongrong hesitated for a few seconds before finally asking with curiosity,
"Grandmaster, the Ten Core Competencies of Martial Souls… did you come up with all of it by yourself?"
"I don't mean anything by it. I just think you're really amazing, Grandmaster."
She tried to hide her true intention, pretending to ask out of admiration.
Hearing this, Yu Xiaogang felt extremely pleased. He had thought something serious had happened, but it turned out someone simply admired him.
He deliberately put on the demeanor of a detached master, though the corners of his mouth still curled upward.
"Of course, Rongrong."
"If it weren't my research, how could I have published those theories?"
"The Ten Core Competencies of Martial Souls are the culmination of my lifetime of study. In the end, I created a theory capable of changing the entire Soul Master world!
"Unfortunately, theories that are ahead of their time are often not easily accepted. That's why I need you to help prove them now."
"I see…" Ning Rongrong responded.
In truth, she had already formed a judgment.
Even Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing frowned slightly as they looked at Yu Xiaogang.
But Ning Rongrong still wanted to be cautious and asked another question.
"Grandmaster, theories like that must be very difficult to come up with, right?"
"Did you ever quote other people's theories? Or study someone else's work before writing your own?"
Yu Xiaogang replied proudly,
"Of course, I referenced a few things, but the core of the theory was derived from my own research of countless materials."
"The theories of others that I studied were only to understand them and find their flaws."
"Although my Martial Soul talent is not high, I have always worked tirelessly. I possess my own talent. I can still shock the Soul Master world with the theories I created!"
"Rongrong, you should also have such ambition in the future. No matter what, rely on yourselves. Only what you earn through your own efforts is real!"
After hearing this, Ning Rongrong's eye twitched slightly. She still nodded with a forced smile, pretending to have taken his words to heart.
But in reality, from the moment Yu Xiaogang shamelessly said those words, Ning Rongrong, Xiao Wu, and Zhu Zhuqing had already reached the same conclusion.
What the light screen had said… was most likely the truth.
The so-called Grandmaster was nothing more than a hypocrite who plagiarized others' theories and shamelessly claimed credit for himself.
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