What! The One Who Wins the Grandmaster Wins the World? Soul Masters Everywhere Are Laughing Their Heads Off!

The first person affected by the appearance of this question was Yu Xiaogang himself.

Outside Spirit City.

Yu Xiaogang rubbed his chin, looking rather curious. "Oh?"

"Sect Master Ning actually put in a good word for me in front of Emperor Xue Ye. No wonder Emperor Xue Ye thinks so highly of me!"

"What... could Sect Master Ning have said? He must have praised me. Otherwise, Emperor Xue Ye wouldn't think so highly of me."

"Great! This time, I need to be more confident, or I'll get the answer wrong!"

On the arena.

When Ning Fengzhi saw the question, the corner of his eye twitched. He felt utterly embarrassed.

No one else knew, but he was the one who had praised the Grandmaster back then. How could he not know?

What he'd said was simple: "He who wins the Grandmaster wins the world"!

But when he said it, he genuinely thought Yu Xiaogang was capable, which was why he'd said that!

Who could've known Yu Xiaogang was actually a beast who did nothing but plagiarize, steal, and misappropriate other people's work?

"Damn it!"

"This seems to be humiliating Yu Xiaogang, but it's really humiliating my judgment!"

"Ugh!"

Ning Fengzhi's face darkened. He suddenly planted his cane into the ground.

Beside him, Sword Douluo Chen Xin and Bone Douluo Gu Rong couldn't help asking:

"Fengzhi, what did you say to Emperor Xue Ye back then?"

"To make him think so highly of Yu Xiaogang?"

"Ah, I... How embarrassing!" Ning Fengzhi's face burned. He was almost too embarrassed to say it.

But Ning Rongrong and the Shrek Seven Devils beside them couldn't help asking, too.

Ning Rongrong asked directly, "Dad, what did you say back then?"

"Did you praise Yu Xiaogang? How could you bring yourself to praise that guy?"

Dai Mubai, Oscar, Ma Hongjun, and Zhu Zhuqing all stared at Ning Fengzhi.

Ning Fengzhi said awkwardly, "I was fooled by him back then, too."

"Who could've known that beast had plagiarized all his theories, and that his character was so vile?"

"Ugh, thinking about it carefully, I was far too hasty back then."

"Then what exactly did you say?" Ning Rongrong pressed. "Don't worry about anything else. Just tell us."

"It was just a bit of praise. It won't stop us from getting the reward!"

Ning Fengzhi nodded and told them the answer. Even Dugu Bo beside them heard it.

Everyone's faces instantly turned awkward when they heard.

They knew Ning Fengzhi had praised Gangzi, but they hadn't expected the praise to be so ridiculous...

As they shared the answer, the members of the other teams behind them noticed.

"Hey, it looks like Sect Master Ning is sharing the answer with the people from Shrek Academy."

"Of course. Ning Fengzhi was the one who said that. He definitely knows the answer."

"I wonder what Sect Master Ning said to praise Gangzi, to get such a big reaction from Emperor Xue Ye."

"Anyway, let's just guess. People like us are only here as background characters to make them look good."

"Gangzi's con was impressive. He even managed to fool the sect master of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect back then. Tsk, tsk..."

Pope Palace.

Hu Liena still wanted to ask Song Ye, but she knew he wouldn't answer, so she could only keep guessing on her own.

She'd figured out the principle, at least: the more over-the-top the praise, the more it made Yu Xiaogang seem like a braggart—and the more likely it was to be right!

As for Bibi Dong, she furrowed her brow thoughtfully.

"Ning Fengzhi is the sect master of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. His sect has a special method for finding treasures, and his discerning eye is far better than ordinary people's."

"He probably wouldn't have praised Xiaogang too extravagantly. It must have been simple praise."

"I can't make my guess too over-the-top. I should be more reserved!"

"After all, he's the sect master of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. Surely he couldn't have completely failed to see Xiaogang's flaws back then?"

After thinking it over, Bibi Dong decided to write down a cautious answer.

Ning Fengzhi wouldn't have praised someone in such extreme terms.

After that, the others also gradually entered their answers, all of them guesses.

A moment later, the Light Screen in the sky responded:

Inside the Light Screen.

[Correct answer: "He who wins the Grandmaster wins the world"]

[Winners: Song Ye, Ning Fengzhi, Ning Rongrong, Dai Mubai, Chen Xin...]

[Reward: Soul Power increased by 2 levels!]

[Because of his daughter Ning Rongrong, Ning Fengzhi learned about Shrek Academy. He discovered that it had many talented students, and came to understand and admire Yu Xiaogang!]

[At a crucial moment, Ning Fengzhi told Emperor Xue Ye, "He who wins the Grandmaster wins the world," making the emperor take Yu Xiaogang seriously and laying the groundwork for Yu Xiaogang's later entry into the imperial court!]

The Light Screen began showing the famous scene from back then, just as expected.

Ning Fengzhi had quietly said to Emperor Xue Ye:

"Your Majesty, he who wins the Grandmaster wins the world!"

As soon as Emperor Xue Ye heard that, his eyes widened. He immediately began taking Yu Xiaogang seriously and said he would pay attention to Shrek Academy and the Grandmaster, Yu Xiaogang.

On the arena.

Even Ning Fengzhi, a grown man, felt embarrassed seeing how he'd praised Gangzi back then.

"Ugh, what a disaster!"

"I... How could I have said something like that back then? Now the whole world is going to laugh at me for being a blind sect master!"

"Yu Xiaogang, you bastard!!"

Sure enough, as soon as he finished speaking, countless voices around him began discussing it.

"Damn, Sect Master Ning really described Yu Xiaogang that way?"

"No way. Gangzi plagiarized his theories, his character is awful, and his strength is terrible!"

"And Sect Master Ning thought that winning him meant winning the world? Was he blind?"

"Good grief, I'd heard the sect master of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect was an expert at recognizing talent. He'd recruited plenty of gifted youngsters into the sect!"

"I can't believe he said winning a useless guy like Gangzi would let you win the world!"

"Ugh, maybe we shouldn't go to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect after all. With their standards, would they even take us seriously?"

"Wow, Ning Fengzhi, huh? I thought important people like him all had great judgment!"

All around them, people were questioning both the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and Ning Fengzhi.

Their words made Ning Fengzhi feel utterly miserable.

Chen Xin's expression turned gloomy. He tried to comfort Ning Fengzhi. "Fengzhi, don't dwell on it. This isn't your fault."

"That Yu Xiaogang was just too good at pretending. He even dared to call himself the Theory Master!"

"He's the one who made you lose face in front of the whole world."

"That's right, Dad. Don't think too much about it. This isn't your fault!" Ning Rongrong chimed in.

After hearing them, Ning Fengzhi felt a little better, but he was still furious.

Now, because of this, everyone thought he was blind.

Damn Yu Xiaogang!

Ning Fengzhi immediately roared:

"How dare you deceive me, Yu Xiaogang, and even make me lose credibility in front of His Majesty!"

"That scoundrel deserves to die!"

"Yu Xiaogang, you were lucky to run fast today!"

"When I find you someday, I'll cut you into a thousand pieces and rid the Soul Master World of this menace!!"

Ning Rongrong nodded as well.

Gangzi had made her father lose face in front of the whole world. When the time came, she wouldn't let him off either!