Hu Liena: Teacher is flattering again... Is teacher really love-brained?

On one side was Tang Si, who had earned the public's recognition.

On the other was her own personal experience—Yu Xiaogang's knowledge truly was formidable!

Ning Rongrong, who had never studied properly since childhood, had no idea which side was telling the truth. She pondered inwardly, Over the past two years, I really have improved at an incredible rate! Third Brother even gave me an immortal herb that evolved my martial soul. I should firmly stand by Third Brother's side. Hmm... Saying Yu Xiaogang's knowledge is unmatched in the world may be a bit exaggerated, but... it doesn't seem all that exaggerated.

Ning Rongrong glanced at Yu Xiaogang from the corner of her eye. Yu Xiaogang stood with his hands behind his back, gazing uprightly at the sky screen. He carried a distinctive scholarly air about him.

Seeing this, Ning Rongrong became certain that Yu Xiaogang must be a highly learned scholar.

That's right!

Suddenly, Ning Rongrong recalled her father Ning Fengzhi's assessment of Yu Xiaogang: Whoever gains the Master gains the world!

At once, Ning Rongrong felt even more remorseful. Even my father recognizes him, yet I actually doubted him? Sigh... I really shouldn't have. The Master was able to teach a powerhouse like Third Brother, so he certainly has his own unique strengths! Perhaps, just as Vice Dean Liu said, the Master's theories really are far ahead of their time! There must have been his own considerations behind choosing a poisonous Datura Snake spirit ring for Third Brother! Yes, that must be it.

After a round of wild speculation from Ning Rongrong—

Tang Si in the sky screen paused for quite some time before continuing to write: Building on strengths and avoiding weaknesses, choosing suitable spirit rings, is the correct path for a martial soul's development. Rather than seeking a tiny immediate boost while ignoring the martial soul's characteristics—adding poison-attribute spirit rings to martial souls with powerful vitality, or ice-attribute spirit rings to fire-attribute martial souls.

Comments: [Tang San: Your analogy has absolutely no merit! My Blue Silver Emperor martial soul was extremely weak. If I hadn't absorbed the Datura Snake spirit ring, then the Blue Silver Emperor would not have had even a shred of combat ability. My teacher's choice was not wrong. You are guiding everyone to think in the direction you want!]

[Tang San: You are deliberately misleading everyone!]

[Tang San: Everyone, my name is Tang San. I am fourteen this year, and my spirit power is level 43. May I ask, can any of you teach a fourteen-year-old Spirit Ancestor at level 43? My achievements today are all thanks to my teacher. I also ask that you all trust my teacher.]

Tang San felt capable again.

Tang San's words immediately plunged everyone into thought.

A Spirit Ancestor who had reached level 43 at just fourteen years old was indeed highly convincing.

Very soon, someone listed several genius spirit masters on the sky screen.

[Samor: Feng Xiaotian of Divine Wind Academy, innately full spirit power, twenty-four this year, spirit power level: level 44.]

The moment the comment appeared, Feng Xiaotian felt utterly miserable.

Was it his turn to be publicly humiliated this time?

Tang San was level 43 at fourteen, while he was only level 44 at twenty-four? Even Feng Xiaotian felt as though all his cultivation had gone to the dogs.

[Liu Erlong: That's right. Xiaogang's theoretical research is somewhat ahead of its time, so it is only natural that he cannot gain everyone's unanimous approval! But I dare guarantee that Xiaogang's choice of the Datura Snake for Little San definitely carries profound meaning!]

[Tang San: That's right! Teacher did not choose spirit rings according to the direction of vitality development because he must have had deeper considerations!]

At this moment—

The veins on Yu Xiaogang's forehead throbbed as he screamed inwardly, The hell do I have any profound meaning for?!

At this time, Bibi Dong, who had not spoken for a while, stepped forward again.

[Bibi Dong: The Master has been troubled by his martial soul's defect for decades, which is why his research into martial souls is the most profound. Though I am unwilling to admit it, Tang San and his little companions truly are far ahead among the younger generation!]

[Bibi Dong: The Master is an explorer who has surpassed an era. Such pioneers often fail to gain the recognition of their contemporaries.]

Hu Liena was numb all over again! She screamed wildly in her heart, Could my teacher really be a hopeless romantic? And just like Liu Erlong, madly in love? No! Impossible! Absolutely impossible!

Someone shouted loudly, "Hey, Yu Xiaogang, why don't you explain why you chose a Datura Snake spirit ring for Tang San?"

Yu Xiaogang's heart skipped a beat. He forced himself to remain calm, but after pondering for several breaths, he still could not think of a single excuse!

Am I supposed to tell everyone: Even if I explained it to you, you wouldn't understand?

The moment that thought arose, Yu Xiaogang hurriedly discarded it. If he actually said that, it would certainly provoke public outrage.

Then how am I supposed to argue my way out of this? Urgent!

Yu Xiaogang grew somewhat agitated. Facing everyone's doubts, he barely managed to say, "This matter... this matter... I will explain it after Tang Si finishes his baseless attacks on me. It would save us from wasting words."

"Gasp~~ The Master is so composed!"

Ma Hongjun was the first to shamelessly flatter Yu Xiaogang.

Dai Mubai smiled. "See that? This is called confidence!"

Tang San took great pride in it and declared arrogantly, "My teacher disdains arguing with him. Just as my teacher said, he has suffered enough disdainful looks over the years that he is already used to them."

While everyone was still praising him, Liu Erlong beside them had already posted Yu Xiaogang's words in the comments.

[Liu Erlong: After Tang Si finishes his baseless attacks, Xiaogang will comprehensively refute everything Tang Si has said! Then, you will see a true master of theory!]

Yu Xiaogang: Listen to me, thank you...

At this moment—

Tang Si's inner voice continued.

If Tang San's martial soul had not been the Blue Silver Emperor, possessing incomparably vigorous vitality, then any other ordinary Blue Silver Grass spirit master would have been ruined by Xiaogang from the moment they obtained a Datura Snake spirit ring as their first spirit ring.

First spirit ring: Datura Snake. Second spirit ring: Ghost Vine. Third spirit ring: Human-Faced Demon Spider. Fourth spirit ring: Cave Demon Spider. If Tang San had not encountered endless opportunities and undergone a second awakening of the Blue Silver Emperor with his fifth spirit ring, the Blue Silver Emperor martial soul truly would have been ruined by Xiaogang!

A second awakening?

Yu Xiaogang's eyes lit up, as if he had grasped some crucial point. Yet the feeling vanished in an instant, making him cry anxiously within his heart, Damn it! What inspiration was that? It is critically important... It is definitely the key to turning defeat into victory!

That fleeting inspiration left Yu Xiaogang extremely irritated.

Tang Si's inner voice continued.

[Even Tang San was nearly ruined by all that, so why would I need to take Xiaogang as my master? Why would I need to follow Xiaogang down so many detours? I could just develop directly in the direction of life force—the Life Blue Silver Emperor!]

"The Life Blue Silver Emperor—just hearing the name sounds incredibly badass."

Someone exclaimed, and the crowd nodded repeatedly, agreeing that Tang Si had a point.

Comments: [Tang San: You're slandering me again! How strong I am—wouldn't I know that myself?]

Yu Xiaogang grew even more anxious. Staring at the words "Life Blue Silver Emperor," he became increasingly desperate to grasp that fleeting spark of inspiration.