At this moment, in Spirit City's plaza, cold sweat streamed down Yu Xiaogang's forehead.
Tang San angrily spoke through the comments, bluntly declaring it unfair! Why could Tang Si slander people at will?
[Tang San: This is unfair! Why does he get to say whatever he wants? Why can't I, the one asking the questions, even refute him? Unfair!]
On the heavenly screen, Tang Si continued writing: [Then let's pick another one from the Top Ten Competitiveness Factors to discuss: Martial Soul mimicry! Martial Soul mimicry means that Beast Martial Soul Masters can absorb plant Soul Rings, while Plant Martial Souls can absorb animal Soul Rings.]
Tang San immediately said on the heavenly screen: [That's right! This is where my teacher's greatness lies. Other people simply don't understand. They only think plant-type Martial Souls can absorb plant-type Soul Rings! Their perspective is incredibly narrow.]
Standing nearby, Yu Xiaogang felt somewhat gratified that his disciple believed in him so firmly, but he was also afraid.
He feared that since Tang Si had brought up this point, he would surely refute him next. Yet he no longer had Soul Power and could not argue with Tang Si through the heavenly screen.
"Phew..." Yu Xiaogang slowly exhaled. My theory is flawless. I truly overlooked the matter of Soul Ring age limits! But the Martial Soul mimicry theory is absolutely correct. It is a conclusion I reached after countless deductions.
"Little San, if Tang Si attacks your teacher's theory later, I'll tell you how to refute him! I don't have the Soul Power to speak through the heavenly screen."
"Mm, Teacher, don't worry!"
Tang San answered with utter certainty as he raised his head toward the heavenly screen.
On the heavenly screen, Tang Si wrote: [Yu Xiaogang is spouting nonsense again! Martial Soul mimicry is complete nonsense! Let me ask you one question: a dog can eat meat, and it can eat shit. If meat and shit were placed before you, would you eat the shit or the meat?]
The comments on the heavenly screen fell silent for a moment.
"Shit? Meat? Pfft..."
No one knew who was the first to fail to hold it in, but someone burst out laughing. "That analogy is a bit too much..."
Comment: [Tang San: You're the one spouting nonsense! My teacher chose a four-hundred-year Datura Snake for my Blue Silver Emperor Martial Soul. Do you know how greatly the Datura Snake enhanced my Blue Silver Emperor Martial Soul? Toughness, toxicity, flexibility, attack speed! All of them improved enormously!]
[Tang San: By your logic, you want me to absorb a plant-type Soul Ring? Then let me ask you—which plant-type Soul Beast could improve my Martial Soul as much as the Datura Snake? Heh...]
[Tang San: Let's see how you refute that! I've studied Martial Souls and Soul Beasts for so many years, yet I can't find any Soul Beast more suited to my Blue Silver Emperor Martial Soul than the Datura Snake. Hmph, hmph.]
Tang San let out a smug snort as he watched the heavenly screen.
Yu Xiaogang carefully pondered for a while, then said softly, "Little San, what you said wasn't rigorous enough. There are indeed many Soul Beasts better suited than the Datura Snake, but at the time, our strength was limited. We did not have the ability to search for a more suitable Soul Beast. As a scholar, you must speak rigorously."
Hearing this, Tang San nodded and replied, "Teacher, I understand. Now I know how to refute Tang Si."
Yu Xiaogang nodded, while his mind continued racing as he considered whether he had any other weaknesses.
Who would have thought—
Tang Si directly rejected everything wholesale!
[I possess the dignified Blue Silver Emperor Martial Soul, yet I'm supposed to follow Yu Xiaogang's advice and absorb a poisonous Datura Snake Soul Ring? Isn't that simply poisoning the Blue Silver Emperor?]
[The Blue Silver Emperor is famed for its vitality. Rather than absorbing Soul Rings with powerful life force and developing in the direction of greater vitality, I'm supposed to follow the original Tang San and absorb a poisonous Datura Snake Soul Ring? Isn't that like pouring a bowl of shit into a pot of delicious chicken soup the moment it's finished stewing?]
"Uh..."
Everyone in the plaza of Spirit City in this alternate world fell into a second of silence.
Someone softly said, "Why do I feel that Tang Si makes a lot of sense? As the emperor among Blue Silver Grass, it must be a Martial Soul with extraordinarily tenacious vitality. It should naturally absorb Soul Rings brimming with life force, right?"
Others posted this question in the comments, while some scholars stepped forward to support Tang Si's argument.
On Douluo Continent, there was no shortage of plant-type Soul Master clans. Their clans had long since developed sets of Soul Rings produced by specific Soul Beasts that best suited their Martial Souls.
As they compared their own findings with Tang Si's proposed direction of enhancing vitality, they suddenly discovered that the optimal Soul Beast Soul Ring configurations their clans had developed through the research of countless generations actually coincided perfectly with what Tang Si had said!
At once, even more people came to agree with Tang Si.
Cold sweat began streaming down Yu Xiaogang's forehead again. While everyone was still watching the comments, he secretly wiped away some sweat, then straightened himself and looked up at the comments with an expression of utter calm.
It seemed as though no words could shake him.
"Teacher..." Tang San called out. He had begun to doubt whether his choice of Soul Ring had been wrong.
At the side, Liu Erlong noticed Tang San's hesitation and immediately scolded him. "Little San, are you doubting your teacher? Yu Xiaogang's theoretical research is far too advanced. It's understandable that they don't agree with it! But you, as Yu Xiaogang's disciple, how can you start doubting him just like them?"
"I..." Tang San opened his mouth, but stopped himself from speaking.
Liu Erlong kept a stern face and coldly said, "Since Yu Xiaogang made this choice, he must have had his reasons! You only need to remember one thing: Yu Xiaogang treats you as his own son. He would never harm you!"
[That's right!]
Tang San suddenly understood. He recalled every little moment from the past: his teacher's patient guidance, the day-and-night companionship... Those warm memories were exactly what he had always dreamed of.
[I have studied theory under Teacher for so many years. Haven't I long since been completely convinced by his theoretical system? He treats me as his own son, and don't I respect him as a father?]
Tang San was immediately overwhelmed with guilt. He bent at the waist in a deep bow. "Teacher, I'm sorry. I shouldn't have doubted you! Can you forgive Little San this once?"
"Ah... good child, good child..."
Yu Xiaogang smiled faintly, but the smile on his face appeared somewhat stiff.
Nearby, Ning Rongrong frowned and quietly asked Oscar, "Little Ao, do you think Yu Xiaogang is truly knowledgeable, or is he just chasing an empty reputation?"
"Shh..."
Oscar first made a silencing gesture, then frowned and whispered, "Everyone can see Grandmaster's knowledge, and everyone can see how much we've grown over the past two years! Rongrong, the situation is still unclear, so we should refrain from voicing too many opinions. At the same time, we shouldn't doubt the Soul Ring Grandmaster chose for Little San. We all know just how powerful Little San is, don't we?"
"It's just..." Ning Rongrong hesitated, then said nothing more. Oscar's words did seem reasonable.
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