Chapter 10: Xiaogang's Reputation Destroyed! All His Theories Collapse!
"I…"
There was only confusion in Xiao Wu's eyes. What could she even think? What answer could she possibly have?
After a long silence, she finally forced out a sentence:
"Let's keep watching."
"Third Brother… trusts the Grandmaster too much."
Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing nodded quietly. There was nothing more to say.
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The Pope's Bedroom
Bibi Dong collapsed onto the bed. Her black suspender dress exposed large areas of pale skin, yet she had no strength left to care.
After reading the latest commentary, she looked completely defeated, as if her heart had been cut by knives.
"Could it be… Xiaogang's talent was fake?"
"Xiaogang… why would you do this?"
"If you wanted to prove yourself, why did you choose to teach a twin martial soul genius?"
"Didn't you say there are no useless martial souls?"
"But instead of teaching a truly useless martial soul, you chose a genius. Does that count as proof?"
"Could it be that my love for Xiaogang really came from an illusion? Otherwise, why did I only realize these problems now?"
Bibi Dong was now completely shaken.
Everything the light screen revealed so far had no obvious flaws.
Just these facts alone were enough to expose Yu Xiaogang's deception.
Now Bibi Dong even began to question whether Yu Xiaogang's love for her had also been a deception—whether it was all for some hidden purpose.
If that were true… then perhaps she didn't need to love Yu Xiaogang anymore.
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Blue Tyrant Academy
Liu Erlong was so agitated that she suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood.
"No… how could this be!"
"Xiaogang, why aren't you proving yourself? How could your theories be wrong?!"
"Back then, when you conquered me with your talent… it wasn't like this!"
"Why… why?!"
"Pfft—!"
Another mouthful of blood sprayed out.
She looked at the comment section of the light screen.
The three people who supposedly knew Tang San still hadn't spoken.
At that moment, Liu Erlong already understood the outcome.
The light screen was probably telling the truth.
And those three people… probably didn't know how to refute it.
Liu Erlong's heart fell into complete conflict.
She felt pity and love for Yu Xiaogang, yet also doubt and confusion.
If Yu Xiaogang really had been deceiving everyone…
Would she still love him?
Was someone like that even worthy of her love?
Clutching her chest, Liu Erlong fell into the same mental turmoil as Bibi Dong.
Yet no matter how shaken they were, it could not affect the commentary on the light screen.
And at that moment, the criticism continued.
After all, Yu Xiaogang's theories were full of flaws.
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On the light screen
[Honestly, Tang San might have some problems in his thinking, but he's also pretty unlucky for following that useless guy Yu Xiaogang!]
[Later on, even his worldview became twisted. He actually shouted slogans like 'One who dares not cause trouble is mediocre.' It's ridiculous!]
[Back to the main topic—Xiaogang's theories have no real proof in practice!]
[His so-called "Ten Core Competencies of Martial Souls" are just a patchwork of other people's ideas. He copied them, altered them slightly, and claimed them as his own theories.]
[For example: "Innate soul power is proportional to martial soul quality," "The amplification effect of the martial soul's true body is directly proportional to the quality of the martial soul itself," and "Soul ring bottlenecks cannot stop the improvement of soul power."]
[Aren't these things already common knowledge among high-level soul masters? Which Titled Douluo doesn't know this? Even many Soul Douluo and Soul Saints know these basics!]
[Yet Yu Xiaogang included them in his theory and published them as if they were his own discoveries.]
[Then there's the so-called martial soul mimicry theory and the claim that plant-type soul masters can absorb beast-type soul beast rings.]
[That was supposedly the key idea he used to teach Tang San.]
[But I want to ask: among the countless soul masters across the Douluo Continent, has there never been a plant martial soul absorbing a beast-type soul ring before?]
[This conclusion doesn't even require research!]
[By that logic, I could say: since Oscar can absorb beast-type soul rings, my theory is that food-type soul masters can absorb beast-type soul rings. Would that make me a new theoretical grandmaster too?]
[Because of that theory, Xiaogang had Tang San absorb soul rings from creatures like the Datura Snake and the Man-Faced Demon Spider.]
[But if plant-type soul masters can absorb plant-type soul beast rings AND beast-type soul beast rings… why take the harder route?]
[Why not absorb plant-type soul beast rings that match better, which would provide higher compatibility and stronger soul skills?]
[If the goal was to develop poison abilities for the Blue Silver Grass martial soul, are there no poisonous plant-type soul beasts?]
[Not to mention that Xiaogang basically ruined Tang San's development!]
[Blue Silver Grass—or rather the Blue Silver Emperor—is naturally known for its overwhelming vitality.]
[Tang San's later soul rings and even the abilities from his Blue Silver Emperor soul bone are all related to life force!]
[Yet Xiaogang forced a Blue Silver Grass martial soul user to absorb poison-based soul rings, suppressing its life-based traits and turning the martial soul into something awkward and mismatched.]
[That's why, when Tang San later participated in the competition and faced a top-tier Beast Martial Soul user like Shui Binger, he was beaten so badly that his Dao Heart nearly collapsed. Against truly powerful Soul Masters, toxins are practically useless.]
[Xiaogang didn't even understand how to cultivate a twin martial soul properly.]
[In the end, he had to rely on Bibi Dong to find a way to prevent the body from exploding when absorbing a soul ring for the second Martial Soul.]
[Looking back at Tang San's journey—]
[If his Blue Silver Emperor martial soul hadn't been stronger than an ordinary Blue Silver Grass martial soul…]
[If he hadn't possessed cultivation techniques to strengthen his soul power…]
[If he hadn't relied on hidden weapons to compensate for weak soul skills…]
[If he hadn't luckily obtained the Eight Spider Lances external soul bone…]
[If he didn't have the Clear Sky Hammer martial soul to make up for the Blue Silver Grass martial soul's weakness in battle…]
[Then how could Tang San even talk about becoming a powerful soul master?]
[Everything came from external advantages!]
[So tell me—among all the abilities Xiaogang taught him, which one was actually useful?]
[And the funny thing is, none of those external advantages had anything to do with Xiaogang.]
[So what exactly was Xiaogang's role? A mascot?]
After writing so much in one go, Song Ye finally paused to catch his breath.
This commentary had grown extremely long.
But it couldn't be helped; there were simply too many flaws in Yu Xiaogang's theories.
Meanwhile, the spectators watching the light screen were completely convinced of Yu Xiaogang's incompetence.
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[I Am an Orphan]: At this point, it's obvious. Yu Xiaogang really is useless to the extreme. I truly don't understand how anyone could possibly take a fancy to a man like him…
[Bibi Dong]: Who I take a fancy to has nothing to do with you. Who are you to mock me here?"
[I Am an Orphan]: I'm not mocking you indirectly. I'm saying it directly! Bibi Dong, you're blind! You fell for trash like Yu Xiaogang; you must have been really desperate!"
[Bibi Dong]: If you have the courage, leave your name. I will absolutely not forgive you!
[I Am an Orphan]: You'd better think about how to deal with Yu Xiaogang after this… The light screen has already proven that all his theories are either plagiarism or completely wrong. And you still find him appealing?"
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