If Pope Bibi Dong hadn't been there to keep things in check, Yan's hotheaded, lovesick attitude would've nearly gotten him into a fight.
But Song Ye couldn't be bothered to deal with him, and there was nothing Yan could do about it.
On the contrary, aside from Yan, the others in the group felt a twinge of admiration for Song Ye rather than anger.
Hu Liena watched Song Ye, deep in thought:
Song Ye did warn us earlier to watch out for Tang San.
We didn't think much of what he said, but it turns out Tang San really is extraordinary.
And now, during the quiz, Song Ye keeps noticing the details and answering the questions correctly...
It seems his powers of observation and judgment are both better than ours.
Hu Liena was naturally attracted to the strong. In the original story, she had fallen for Tang San because of how powerful he was.
She considered herself a genius, and only a man more talented than her could make her fall for him.
Now, Song Ye was only missing a Spirit Ring; otherwise, he'd already be at Level 50 or higher, perhaps even stronger than her.
What a genius. Never mind how he'd gained those levels—answering questions still required intelligence.
By now, Hu Liena's feelings for Song Ye had indeed grown stronger and stronger, and they were becoming rather obvious.
Only Song Ye, seeing the look Hu Liena was giving him, could only ask in exasperation:
"Why are you looking at me? Are you trying to start something too?"
Hu Liena froze, then said awkwardly, "N-no. I just think you're really clever..."
"Song Ye, I never realized you were so impressive before."
"It's not too late to realize it now! Just don't distract me while I'm answering questions," Song Ye said casually.
"I can only remind you all that if you want to answer correctly, you need to pay more attention to the details!"
"If you get it wrong, it's because you didn't pay attention to the details. I dislike girls who don't pay attention to details the most."
"Mm," Hu Liena said, nodding gently.
Sun Moon Forest.
The Evil Eye Tyrant Sovereign sensed the reward he'd received within his body. It was equivalent to the Soul Power of three levels for a human around Level 40 or 50.
After absorbing it, he indeed felt that his cultivation had improved a little.
Of course, for his enormous body, that amount of Soul Power wasn't much.
The Evil Eye Tyrant Sovereign murmured, "Although this reward isn't much, it can indeed increase my cultivation."
"This Light Screen said that the questions will become more important as we go on, and the rewards will get better too."
"Maybe the rewards I get later will add thousands or even tens of thousands of years to my cultivation..."
At that thought, the Evil Eye Tyrant Sovereign finally became somewhat interested in the Q&A Game.
Back on the arena.
Yu Xiaogang was still butting heads with Dai Mubai and the others. He was utterly unwilling to accept this.
"No, if this goes on, I'll lose all my prestige at Shrek."
"I still need these little brats to make me look good. I have to get the upcoming questions right!"
"There's something wrong with this Light Screen too. It keeps asking questions I don't know the answers to. Is it targeting me?"
Yu Xiaogang stared hard at the Light Screen and came to a conclusion:
"That's right!"
"The Q&A Game must be targeting me. Otherwise, how could a Theory Master like me not know the answer to a single question?"
"Even the Q&A Game is jealous of my talent. Could it be that I, Yu Xiaogang, am truly a genius hated by the heavens?"
"Ah, I can only work harder and rely on my unparalleled wisdom and astonishing talent to break through this suppression..."
Just then, the next question Yu Xiaogang had been waiting for appeared.
Everyone's attention was drawn to it once more, and no one paid him any mind.
On the Light Screen.
[The sea is broader than the forest! The sea is broader than the human heart, too!] [There are no fewer Spirit Beasts in the sea than on land. It's just that the ocean's depths keep most of them hidden beneath the water, unknown to anyone!] [Question: Who is the ruler of the Spirit Beasts in the ocean?]
The third question in this set appeared, and some people had actually guessed it in advance.
The previous questions had asked about the rulers of Star Dou Forest and Sun Moon Forest. They hadn't expected the third question to ask about the ruler of the ocean, but many people had been prepared for it.
Of course, they still didn't know the answer.
But the moment the question appeared, comments immediately began popping up on the Light Screen:
[Bo Saixi]: "I never thought we'd finally get a question we can answer." [Seahorse Douluo]: "Exactly. We had no idea about Star Dou Forest or Tang San. Elder, this one's definitely something we can answer!" [Sea Dragon Douluo]: "Just enter the answer. No need to waste words."
Everyone was surprised that someone had started bragging on the Light Screen as soon as the question appeared.
Well, it wasn't exactly bragging. It was more like they were casually commenting.
Everyone was puzzled. Where had these people come from? Seahorse Douluo, Sea Dragon Douluo—could they be Titled Douluos?
On the arena.
The group was quite confused.
Chen Xin, himself a Titled Douluo, was the first to speak:
"Seahorse Douluo, Sea Dragon Douluo? Could they be Titled Douluos among the Sea Spirit Masters?"
Ning Rongrong leaned over and asked, "Grandpa Sword, what are Sea Spirit Masters?"
Chen Xin explained, "Sea Spirit Masters are Soul Masters who live at sea or by the coast. They fight very differently from us, often relying on the ocean's power in battle."
"We don't know much about Sea Spirit Masters. I didn't realize they had Titled Douluos among them, and it seems there's more than one or two."
Hearing this, Dugu Bo sighed helplessly and murmured:
"Another batch of Titled Douluos. My standing among Titled Douluos is about to drop again..."
"Ah, I worked so hard to become a Titled Douluo. Why do all these people stronger than me keep showing up?"
Dugu Bo grumbled helplessly. The Shrek Seven Devils beside him didn't know what to say.
As for Yu Xiaogang, he didn't care about the others. He pondered for a while, then muttered:
"Why is it another question I don't know the answer to?"
"The ruler of the ocean? How am I supposed to know who rules the ocean?"
"Damn it! This Light Screen deserves to die! It keeps targeting me and suppressing my talent!"
"No, I'm sure I can find a clue. The ruler of the ocean, the ocean..."
Yu Xiaogang pretended to be deep in thought.
By this point, Dai Mubai and the others had given up on him. Go on, keep pretending, as if thinking for a bit will help you figure out the answer.
They might as well guess randomly themselves and enter Bo Saixi's name to see if it worked.
Pope Palace.
Bibi Dong was pondering too, but she had no idea what the answer was.
There was no helping it. After thinking it over, she decided to ask for outside help.
Bibi Dong immediately turned around, looked at Song Ye, and asked him directly, "Song Ye, do you know the answer?"
Song Ye froze. Wait, even the Pope had to ask him? Wasn't that embarrassing?
But if he didn't answer Bibi Dong, he was afraid there'd be trouble. She definitely wouldn't kill him, not with the Q&A Game protecting him, but he was worried she might restrain him.
Song Ye thought it over and decided to keep giving her the runaround:
"Your Holiness the Pope, I don't know the answer either."
"But I do have a few thoughts..."
"Think about it. The ruler of the Spirit Beasts in the ocean must be some kind of powerful Sea Soul Beast, right?"
"Your Holiness, you've read widely. You should know the most about Sea Soul Beasts."
"Why not just enter the names of those Spirit Beasts? That should give you a better chance of getting it right."
Bibi Dong thought that made a lot of sense.
She nodded unconsciously and murmured, "Mm, you're right."
"I'll give it a try..."
Bibi Dong immediately recalled the Sea Soul Beasts she knew of.
When they had attacked Sea God Island, there had seemed to be a Demon Soul Great White Shark that was a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast.
Bibi Dong decided to play it safe and add a title: Demon Soul Great White Shark Sovereign!
It was already the strongest Spirit Beast she knew of, and she'd added a title too. Surely that had to be right?
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