"Later, because of certain events, Grandfather became especially concerned about Yu Xiaogang."
"I sent people to investigate Yu Xiaogang, and only then learned that, back then, he had entered the core level of Spirit Hall's library under Bibi Dong's secret guidance and stolen a large amount of theoretical knowledge."
"So Grandfather can prove that Yu Xiaogang's theories were not researched by himself. Most of them were plagiarized from Spirit Hall."
"Using Spirit Hall's theoretical knowledge and publishing it under his own name to gain fame and profit—his actions constituted the crime of deception!" Qian Daoliu's voice fell.
The greatest trigger for Qian Xunji's death had not actually been Tang Hao, but Yu Xiaogang.
It was only natural, then, that Qian Daoliu had thoroughly investigated Yu Xiaogang.
Back then, Bibi Dong had been a beautiful young girl of eighteen.
No one knew whether something had gotten into her eyes or what, but in any case, she had been the personal disciple of Pope Qian Xunji.
The Saintess of Spirit Hall.
Bibi Dong, a heaven-blessed prodigy with Innate Full Soul Power and Twin Martial Souls, had fallen for the useless Yu Xiaogang, whose Innate Soul Power was only half a rank and who could never break through Rank 29 in his lifetime.
Later, Qian Xunji refused to allow Bibi Dong and Yu Xiaogang to be together.
But Bibi Dong had already become blinded by love. She had been willing to abandon the Spirit Hall that had spent more than a decade nurturing her and had shown her immense kindness, all to defect from Spirit Hall and elope with Yu Xiaogang.
To keep his genius disciple, whom he had invested enormous effort into cultivating, from running away with a worthless man, Qian Xunji flew into a rage.
He directly violated Bibi Dong by force in a secret chamber.
Although Qian Xunji's actions had not been right, Lin Ye could understand him.
After all, Qian Xunji and Spirit Hall had invested immense effort and resources into fully nurturing Bibi Dong for more than a decade.
Yet Bibi Dong, this ungrateful wretch, had wanted to leave Spirit Hall and elope with Yu Xiaogang because of a useless man.
Who would not have been furious?
What was more, Yu Xiaogang was from the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.
If Bibi Dong had run off with Yu Xiaogang and later joined the Blue Lightning Clan as well, would that not have meant making a wedding dress for someone else and raising a powerhouse for free?
Once Bibi Dong matured into a true super powerhouse, the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan might gain a powerful expert who could seriously threaten Spirit Hall's position.
Any soul master who joined a faction could not simply leave whenever they wished.
Even if Qian Xunji had killed Bibi Dong for her actions, it would not have been excessive.
But Qian Xunji could not bear to kill his own disciple, so he used the secret-chamber method to keep Bibi Dong by his side.
Thus, Bibi Dong harbored deep resentment.
Later, Qian Xunji pursued the Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast, the Blue Silver Emperor, while hunting down Tang Hao.
However, he was severely wounded by Tang Hao due to a moment of carelessness.
Bibi Dong then took advantage of Qian Xunji's grave injuries to kill him. Thus, Yu Xiaogang had been the true trigger behind everything, and Qian Daoliu knew all of it.
Both Qian Xunji and Bibi Dong had paid the price because of this.
Yet less than half a year after breaking up with Bibi Dong, Yu Xiaogang had gotten together with another woman, Liu Erlong.
Not only had he paid no price at all, he had even lived freely outside for so long under the empty title of Grandmaster.
Now that they had encountered him, Qian Daoliu hoped that Lin Ye and Qian Renxue would judge Yu Xiaogang.
"Since Teacher has said so, then let Yu Xiaogang receive judgment!" Lin Ye looked toward Yu Xiaogang, who was desperately trying to protect his reputation, and smiled. "Xiaogang! Today, I'll make you utterly disgraced."
"Yu Xiaogang, I hereby report you by name! Most of the theories you published were plagiarized from Spirit Hall's core level!"
Yu Xiaogang's rage soared to the heavens. "Brat! You're talking nonsense!! I... I never even joined Spirit Hall, so how could I possibly plagiarize the theoretical knowledge from Spirit Hall's core level? Do not slander me!"
Over the years, Yu Xiaogang had never told anyone that he was an honorary elder of Spirit Hall, precisely because he feared that someone would suspect him of plagiarizing Spirit Hall's theories.
Even within Spirit Hall, few people knew of his identity there.
In this situation, Yu Xiaogang absolutely could not admit that he had ever joined Spirit Hall. Otherwise, he truly would not be able to explain himself!
"Lying? Heh." Lin Ye sneered inwardly as he slowly walked toward Yu Xiaogang. "I'm slandering you?"
"Y-You! What are you doing?!" Yu Xiaogang suddenly had a bad premonition. Panic filled his heart as he crawled backward across the ground.
Smack!
Lin Ye slapped Yu Xiaogang again, sending him crashing to the ground, where he convulsed violently.
Then Lin Ye pulled a token from Yu Xiaogang's body and held it high. "Then what is this?!"
"No! Give it back to me! Give it back!" Yu Xiaogang was completely panicked now.
"Stay on the ground and behave!" Lin Ye kicked Yu Xiaogang in the face, pinning him firmly beneath his foot. He then said to the onlookers, "Everyone, take a close look. What is this?"
"That's... that's a Spirit Hall token!! Judging by its rank, it isn't something an ordinary Spirit Hall soul master could possess!"
The entire crowd erupted.
Lin Ye said coldly, "You said you never joined Spirit Hall, so how do you have a high-ranking Spirit Hall token?"
"You not only joined Spirit Hall, but you also stayed in Pope Palace for a period of time!"
"It was during that time that you stole Spirit Hall's theories, then claimed them as the fruits of your own research and published them, gaining achievements that never belonged to you!!"
Yu Xiaogang stubbornly refused to admit it, desperately arguing, "No! That's not how it was! Everyone, don't listen to this brat's nonsense!"
"I prove, as the young mistress of Spirit Hall, that everything he said is true." Qian Renxue finally released her Martial Soul, and angelic radiance shone across the entire area.
"The Six-Winged Angel Martial Soul... She is...!!" Yu Xiaogang fell into despair.
He knew that his reputation was finished.
His entire body collapsed onto the ground. It's over, completely over. The matter of me plagiarizing Spirit Hall's theories back then can no longer be hidden. I'll become a useless wretch despised and cursed by everyone...
"So this Yu Xiaogang really is a plagiarist! How shameless!"
"You hypocritical, disgusting piece of trash!"
All kinds of insults began to ring out.
Hearing everyone curse him, Yu Xiaogang could no longer endure it. "No! No! Pfft! Waaah~~"
Yu Xiaogang's anger and panic overwhelmed his heart. He vomited blood on the spot and fainted.
"Teacher!!"
Qian Renxue glanced at him. "The usual rule: Yu Xiaogang, who committed the crime of deception, must lose what he prides himself on. What he prides himself on is his dignity, his face, and the theories he cares about."
"Now that he has been utterly disgraced, this is the final result of our judgment upon Yu Xiaogang."
"No, merely losing his reputation and the things that never belonged to him is not enough." Lin Ye drew a longsword. The next moment, shk!
"Ahhhhhh!~" The unconscious Yu Xiaogang awoke in agonizing pain, screaming endlessly.
His manhood had been severed by Lin Ye's sword.
Yu Xiaogang had become a eunuch.
At that moment, Qian Daoliu's Soul Power voice transmission sounded beside their ears once again. "The crime of deception, complete."
Before you continue