But the King of Ten Thousand Demons wasn't going to argue with Di Tian. He just coughed twice and continued:
"Forget it. Let's not worry about that for now."
"Beast God, I've figured it out. The answer to this question should be C!"
"Oh? Why?" Di Tian asked.
The King of Ten Thousand Demons chuckled. "Because only C—Yu Xiaogang plagiarizing and appropriating other people's theories—better shows just how devious and cunning humans are!"
"Both C and D are negative choices, but plagiarizing and appropriating in C takes brains."
"Making things up in D, on the other hand, only takes a lack of morals. You don't need brains for that. You can say whatever you want when you're talking nonsense, whether you have brains or not."
"Humans are so devious and cunning, and Yu Xiaogang managed to give himself the title of Theory Master. A lack of morals alone wouldn't have earned him that reputation!"
"So, besides having no morals, he'd also need a little cleverness. That means... plagiarism and appropriation are the most likely! As long as no one knows the truth, there's nothing wrong with his theories!"
"That way, wouldn't he earn himself the title of Theory Master?"
After hearing him out, Di Tian nodded without realizing it, then patted the King of Ten Thousand Demons on the shoulder.
With his other hand, he made a gesture like Donnie Yen's and pointed at the King of Ten Thousand Demons with a grin.
"See? I told you he was devious!"
"Besides the King of Ten Thousand Demons, who here could understand the way humans think?"
The next second, Xiong Jun drew a sharp breath and exclaimed:
"That makes sense!"
"Lao Wan, when it comes to being a scheming bastard, I admit defeat!"
"We might as well switch our rankings among the Ferocious Beasts. From now on, you can be number six, and I'll be number five!"
"Heh..." The King of Ten Thousand Demons wasn't embarrassed in the slightest. He just chuckled.
Di Tian gave everyone their instructions, then reminded the Silver Dragon King to choose option C.
Having answered the question, they promptly transformed into human forms and set off for the human world to look for Song Ye...
Pope Palace.
Bibi Dong was delighted. For the first time, this question made her feel that she didn't need to worry about Song Ye.
"No one understands Xiaogang better than I do. No one!"
"Since this question is about Xiaogang, I can finally get it right!"
"I wonder if I can get an upgrade reward too. Then I can return to level 99."
Hu Liena and the others behind her also finally relaxed when they saw what the question was about.
They didn't know anything about the Dragon God or the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King from the previous questions, but they knew Yu Xiaogang.
Hu Liena and the others had heard his name mentioned many times at Spirit Hall. He seemed to have some connection to the Pope and was some sort of Theory Master.
This time, Hu Liena and the others finally wouldn't fall behind Song Ye!
Hu Liena thought to herself, Hmph, I know Yu Xiaogang too!
Teacher said he was brilliant and exceptionally capable, so the answer must be B. He came up with the theories himself.
Song Ye, Song Ye, you don't have anything to say about this question, do you?
You got lucky with the earlier ones, but I refuse to believe you're the only one who can answer this one correctly! Do you know Yu Xiaogang better than my teacher does?
Muttering to herself, Hu Liena confidently entered her answer.
She was going to win back some face with this question!
Bibi Dong thought the same way.
Standing at the front, Bibi Dong thought confidently:
Only I know how outstanding Xiaogang is! Xiaogang, I choose B!
I don't need to pay any attention to Song Ye for this question. I'm sure to get it right, because you're Yu Xiaogang, a man of unparalleled wisdom!
She quickly selected her answer, eager for Yu Xiaogang to use this question to prove himself to the whole world!
But after submitting her answer, she looked for Yu Xiaogang and realized he was gone.
"Huh?"
"Where's Xiaogang? He was just that big a moment ago, and suddenly he's gone?"
On the arena.
The Shrek Seven Devils also seemed to realize that something was off.
Dai Mubai muttered, "Huh, why did Grandmaster suddenly leave?"
"Wait, he said he was a little tired. What did he even do to get tired?"
"Why wasn't he tired before, but as soon as a question about his theories came up, he got tired and left?"
"Could he be afraid some embarrassing secrets will come out, and he doesn't want to stay here and look bad?"
Ma Hongjun picked at his nose as he replied, "Could be."
"Grandmaster hasn't shown any advantage with his theories in the earlier questions."
"I think he's definitely hiding something. Otherwise, why would he lose it when he saw this question?"
"Are you saying there's something wrong with the source of Grandmaster's theories?" Oscar asked.
Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun didn't answer.
But now that the idea had been raised, all the Shrek Seven Devils—including Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong—felt more and more that something was off.
For a moment, they looked at one another, as if they had a thousand things to say.
Only Liu Erlong, standing nearby, heard their discussion and immediately snapped:
"What are you brats talking about?"
"What do you mean Grandmaster's got something wrong with him? Xiaogang is your teacher. Who gave you the right to question him?"
"And what's this about something being wrong with his theories? Xiaogang is the greatest Theory Master, with the finest talent in the world!"
"How could there possibly be anything wrong with the source of his theories?"
Liu Erlong defended him. "Let me hear that again, and I'll beat you all up!"
"Come on, all of you choose B!"
"Damn it, questioning Xiaogang's theories? You really don't know your place..."
Dai Mubai and the others exchanged glances and shook their heads helplessly. They had no choice but to obey.
Even so, their doubts about Yu Xiaogang had become impossible to suppress.
They would know the truth as soon as the answer was revealed.
Ma Hongjun was stubborn. Though he chose B, he still muttered:
"If the answer turns out to be C or D, this is going to be hilarious."
"What if Grandmaster really did plagiarize his theories, or just made them up?"
"Ma Hongjun! Are you asking to die?!"
Liu Erlong flew into a rage again. "I'll say it one more time! Xiaogang's theories could never have come from plagiarism or fabrication!"
"Xiaogang's talent is an entire era ahead of its time!"
"Fine! You don't believe me? Then just wait and see!"
"The Light Screen will show the answer soon. Then it'll prove Xiaogang's talent once and for all!"
"I refuse to believe anyone could question Xiaogang!"
She chose B too. Her absolute devotion to Yu Xiaogang made her more certain than anyone that it was the right answer.
You don't believe it? Then just wait!
When the answer comes out, it'll slap you youngsters in the face, and you'll see just how brilliant Xiaogang is!
Thinking this, Liu Erlong stared intently at the Light Screen...
And sure enough, as time passed and everyone else submitted their answers, the real answer soon appeared on the Light Screen.
Liu Erlong hadn't been entirely wrong, either. When the answer appeared, it really did slap someone in the face!
Unfortunately, it was her own...
On the Light Screen.
[Correct answer: C!] [Most of the theories were plagiarized and appropriated!] [Winners: Song Ye, Di Tian, Silver Dragon King...] [Reward: Soul Power Level increased by 1.5 levels!]
The moment the answer appeared, the whole crowd was stunned!
Liu Erlong had been expecting to see Dai Mubai and the others get slapped in the face, but she never expected to see this.
"W-What?!"
"How could Xiaogang's theories have been plagiarized and appropriated?!"
"No!!!"
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