Qin Feng sat in his seat and quickly sent the first message with a thought.
As soon as it appeared, several people who had been lurking in the group sprang to life.
[Rabbit Eats Carrots]: "Wow! So this really is a place for chatting! Who are you, group owner?"
[I Don't Have a Mom]: "What kind of Soul Tool is this? How can it send messages regardless of distance?"
Everyone was curious about this mysterious group owner.
Meanwhile, Bibi Dong, standing on the platform, saw the phrase "A Loving Family" and felt nothing but displeasure.
Given her current status, even the emperors of the two great empires had to show her deference.
Her strength stood at the very peak of the continent.
And yet, in this baffling group, she was just an ordinary member?
She hadn't even managed to become its so-called "group owner."
That disparity in status only made Bibi Dong all the more curious about the Chat Group.
She simply rested her pointer on the lectern. As she continued reciting her lecture on the Ten Core Competencies of Martial Soul, she devoted most of her attention to studying the Chat Group's functions.
Below the platform.
Qin Feng looked at the avatar in the member list with the nickname "Pope."
Then he glanced up at Bibi Dong, who was standing on the platform, putting on airs as she lectured.
He guessed her true identity in an instant.
Now this was exciting.
The lofty, imperious His Holiness the Pope had actually joined the Chat Group he'd created.
Qin Feng glanced at the system panel.
After those few brief exchanges, the group's activity indicator had already begun to rise slowly.
Once the progress bar filled up, he'd get his reward.
He looked back at Bibi Dong. His gaze lingered on the alluring, black-stockinged legs beneath her purple dress, and the corners of his mouth lifted slightly.
Activity?
Creating a hot topic?
What could set the mood ablaze faster than making a scene in front of everyone?
Only children made choices. He wanted it all!
Qin Feng looked away and connected his thoughts directly to the Chat Group.
[A Douluo Doesn't Lie to Another Douluo]: "Since we're all on Douluo Continent, have you ever heard of the Ten Core Competencies of Martial Soul?"
The moment he sent the message,
the group reacted at once, setting off a small frenzy.
[Violent Fire Dragon]: "Do you even have to ask? The Ten Core Competencies of Martial Soul is the greatest theory in the Soul Master World!"
[Violent Fire Dragon]: "It was created by a Grandmaster named Yu Xiaogang, who devoted his entire life to it. He's a true god of wisdom!"
Seeing the blind admiration for Yu Xiaogang shining through Liu Erlong's every word, Qin Feng chuckled to himself.
Just as he'd expected. Whenever this lovesick old woman heard anything about Yu Xiaogang, she was faster to react than anyone.
Just then, Bibi Dong joined in too.
[His Holiness the Pope]: "Heh. Why do you ask, group owner? Apart from the Grandmaster himself, there's no one in the world who understands the Ten Core Competencies of Martial Soul better than I do."
A trace of pride flashed in Bibi Dong's eyes as she stood on the platform.
She knew Yu Xiaogang's theories by heart and regarded them as gospel, even teaching them herself in Spirit Hall's advanced classes.
She wanted to see what this mysterious group owner had to say.
Cornered by two die-hard "Yu Xiaogang fans," Qin Feng didn't hold back. He typed a heavy blow straight into the input box.
[A Douluo Doesn't Lie to Another Douluo]: "Is that so? Then I'm sorry to tell you this."
[A Douluo Doesn't Lie to Another Douluo]: "Those so-called Ten Core Competencies of Martial Soul were not only stolen wholesale, but a large part of them is also laughably wrong—utter trash."
As soon as the two messages appeared,
the entire Chat Group fell silent for two seconds.
Then, it was as if a depth charge had been hurled into a still lake.
The group exploded.
[Violent Fire Dragon]: "What nonsense are you spouting!! How could the Grandmaster's theories be stolen? You're slandering him!"
[I Don't Have a Mom]: "Interesting. The group owner has quite a bit of nerve, daring to judge the Grandmaster like that."
Bibi Dong's brows drew together sharply on the platform.
The silver pointer in her hand creaked as she squeezed it, and her gaze swept over the students below like a blade.
If she weren't mindful of the dignity expected of the Pope, she would have dragged out the group owner who dared insult Yu Xiaogang and torn him limb from limb right then and there.
At the same time,
the system panel before Qin Feng's eyes showed
the activity bar shooting upward like a rocket.
"Go up, keep going!"
Qin Feng was overjoyed, growing more and more eager for the reward he was about to get.
Since the moment was ripe, he might as well add another log to the fire.
[A Douluo Doesn't Lie to Another Douluo]: "Don't bite my head off. Let's talk facts."
[A Douluo Doesn't Lie to Another Douluo]: "Back then, Yu Xiaogang used his connection with Spirit Hall's Saintess to gain permission to enter Spirit Hall's highest library."
[A Douluo Doesn't Lie to Another Douluo]: "All those so-called theories of his were just a re-copying and compilation of all sorts of records on Soul Master advancement and Soul Ring absorption limits, painstakingly documented by generations of Spirit Hall's predecessors over thousands of years."
Everyone in the group stared at the light screen.
[A Douluo Doesn't Lie to Another Douluo]: "The funniest part is, to keep Spirit Hall's upper echelons from discovering that he'd plagiarized, he deliberately cut out many crucial experimental prerequisites and special cases."
[A Douluo Doesn't Lie to Another Douluo]: "For instance, the limit for a First Soul Ring is four hundred and twenty-three years."
[A Douluo Doesn't Lie to Another Douluo]: "The records in Spirit Hall's archives make this perfectly clear: that figure is the average safe limit for ordinary commoners who awaken with standard physiques and possess an Instrument Martial Soul."
[A Douluo Doesn't Lie to Another Douluo]: "But Yu Xiaogang deleted those prerequisites and applied it to all Soul Masters. That's simply absurd!"
[A Douluo Doesn't Lie to Another Douluo]: "If you encounter a genius with Innate Full Soul Power and a physique far beyond ordinary people, or someone with a top-tier Beast Martial Soul, the limit for the First Soul Ring can be pushed well beyond that figure. His one-size-fits-all, plagiarized summary doesn't stand up to scrutiny at all."
That whole barrage
was logically sound and supported by evidence.
It sent a shockwave through the group.
[I Don't Have a Mom]: "Spirit Hall's library? I see. No wonder a good-for-nothing who couldn't even break through to Soul Elder knew so much about advanced Martial Soul knowledge."
[Rabbit Eats Carrots]: "The way the group owner puts it, it really does make sense. Taking someone else's work, changing a few things, and claiming it as your own—that's shameless."
[Violent Fire Dragon]: "You... you're slandering him! The Grandmaster would never do that!"
Liu Erlong was still stubbornly defending him, but the words she typed had clearly lost their conviction.
As for Bibi Dong,
she stood on the platform, utterly stunned.
Even her long legs in high heels trembled faintly, the perfect curves outlined by her black stockings pulled taut.