Seeing that Yu Xiaogang had taken the bait, Yan immediately stepped in himself and challenged Yu Xiaogang in the Chat Channel.
[Yan: Oh, if it isn't Yu Dashi. Blowing hot air in the Chat Channel again?]
[Yu Xiaogang: Who's blowing hot air? What I, the Grandmaster, said is backed by solid evidence. If you don't understand, stop spouting nonsense and stirring up trouble!]
[Yan: Fine, fine, Yu Dashi isn't blowing hot air. Then show us your evidence. Give us your theory!]
[Otherwise, how are we supposed to be convinced?]
[Are we supposed to take your word for it?]
[Zhang San: I believe Grandmaster Yu has genuine knowledge and ability. He's a true Grandmaster.]
[Li Si: Exactly, Grandmaster Yu. We're all willing to believe you. You're definitely a true Grandmaster.]
[Wang Mazi: Yes, Grandmaster, we all believe you. Hurry up and show your genuine knowledge and ability. Let that ignorant brat Yan see it and shut him up!]
[Qian Duobao: Exactly, Grandmaster. Hurry up and give us an analysis of why golden core cultivators are stronger than Mahāyāna cultivators. Slap Yan in the face, show him what you're capable of, and shut him up!]
[Qian Duofu: Grandmaster, stop keeping your talents hidden. With Yan looking down on you like this, even we feel you're being treated unfairly. Give him a hard slap in the face!]
Yu Xiaogang had been hoisted over the fire to roast.
But Yu Xiaogang didn't see it that way.
These were his supporters, his believers, his loyal followers-the very foundation of his rise to fame!
How could he let them down?
Yu Xiaogang thought furiously. As a grandmaster with such vast knowledge and experience, how could he possibly fail to see why golden core cultivators were stronger than Mahāyāna cultivators?
Of course, he would never say it was because of Xu Jie.
When he reached the conclusion that golden core cultivators were stronger than Mahāyāna cultivators, he had subconsciously treated Xu Jie as the Xu Jie of nine years ago.
How much stronger could Xu Jie have become in nine years?
Mount Lu Residence had definitely ranked first thanks to those two Senior Monsters, Big White and Big Yellow.
Whether or not the Xu Jie in Mount Lu Residence was the Xu Jie he knew, Xu Jie was certainly no match for those two Senior Monsters.
That was how he had reached the conclusion that golden core cultivators could utterly slaughter Mahāyāna cultivators.
Of course, Yu Xiaogang certainly wouldn't say that.
A flash of inspiration suddenly cleared his mind, and he began holding forth in the Chat Channel.
[Yu Xiaogang: Thank you, my good brothers, for supporting me. I never wanted to bother arguing with a little brat like Yan in the first place.]
[But he's gone too far, constantly questioning my genuine knowledge and ability. Today, I will give him a hard slap in the face.]
[Everyone, support me with your presence if you can, and with your money if you have it. See whether my analysis is correct.]
[Yan: Yu Dashi, why does this scene feel strangely familiar?]
[Didn't you say something like this when you analyzed the ranking of Douluo's Five Strongest Forces?]
[As for the result, I don't need to go into detail. Everyone knows what happened.]
Seeing Yan expose his past embarrassment, Yu Xiaogang immediately roared in the Chat Channel.
[Yan, shut your mouth!]
[Who hasn't made a mistake before?]
[Why do you keep harping on it?]
[Was my reasoning last time really unsound? Who could have imagined that the Douluo Continent still had the Star Dou Great Forest and Mount Lu Residence hidden away?]
[Everyone, judge this fairly for me. Wasn't my analysis of Douluo's Five Strongest Forces last time reasonable?]
[Qian Duofu: As for that last deduction, if not for the unexpected appearance of the Star Dou Great Forest and Mount Lu Residence, the Grandmaster's words were quite reasonable.]
[Zhang San: Exactly, exactly. I agree with Brother Qian. Grandmaster, stop dawdling. Hurry up and show Yan your genuine knowledge and ability. Let him know you're not someone who puts on airs.]
[Yu Xiaogang: Of course I'm not someone who puts on airs. Yan, you ignorant child, listen carefully. I will now give you a detailed analysis of why golden core experts are stronger than Mahāyāna cultivators!]
[First, let's examine the two realms themselves. Everyone, look at the words "golden core." As I understand it, a core is some kind of bead.]
[A golden core is a golden bead.]
[Although immortal cultivation is an entirely new system, I imagine it cannot depart from the fundamental logic governing the Douluo Continent.]
[Water evaporates into vapor and freezes into ice.]
[Ordinary water and vapor cannot hurt people, but ice alone is different.]
[When ice strikes someone, it hurts.]
[Now look again at "golden core." A golden bead, like water freezing into ice, already has a solid form. Naturally, it is the finest choice, terrifyingly powerful.]
[Now let's look at "Mahāyāna," or "great vehicle."]
["Great" represents its vast scope, while "vehicle" carries the meaning of condensing and gathering.]
[Taken together, this realm of Mahāyāna means that its scope is vast, but it still needs to condense, gather, and undergo sublimation.]
[Let's keep using water as an analogy.]
[Golden core is ice formed from frozen water, while Mahāyāna is, at most, vapor that has yet to gather into water.]
[Now you all understand what I mean, don't you? One already possesses formidable offensive capability, while the other still has to rely on other means to attack.]
[Everyone, tell me whether my analysis makes sense. Aren't golden core cultivators stronger than Mahāyāna cultivators?]
[Zhang San: Grandmaster, you truly are a man of genuine knowledge and ability. Your argument has left us in awe.]
[Li Si: Even flattering you, we couldn't catch up to half your ability!]
[Qian Duobao: Amazing, Grandmaster. Your vast learning is entirely beyond the reach of mediocre people like me.]
Yu Xiaogang stood there, watching the stream of compliments in the Chat Channel. As his heart blossomed with delight, he also decided to deal Yan a heavy blow.
[Yu Xiaogang: Yan, what do you have to say now? Apologize to me at once!]
Yan had already returned to Spirit Hall. Looking at Yu Xiaogang's long string of remarks in the Chat Channel, he couldn't find a point to refute.
After all, he knew nothing about the immortal cultivation system and had no idea whether Yu Xiaogang's words were right or wrong.
But that didn't matter.
Yan had already thought of a way to respond.
Getting him to apologize was impossible.
Someone like Yu Xiaogang didn't deserve it!
[Yan: Yu Dashi, that's just your side of the story. Who knows whether it's true or false?]
[Seniors of Mount Lu Residence, might you come forward and tell us whether Yu Xiaogang's theory is right or wrong?]
Neither Xu Jie nor Big Yellow nor Big White came forward to answer Yan's request.
At that moment, the human and two monsters were still receiving their rewards from the Sky Curtain System.
Douluo Continent, Mount Lu, Mount Lu Residence.
Big Yellow opened his eyes and said excitedly, "Master, Senior Sister, I really broke through to the Second Layer of the Golden Core! This sky curtain is so interesting."
Seeing that Xu Jie and Big White were still in the middle of their breakthroughs, the excited Big Yellow immediately shut his mouth and opened the Chat Channel, ready to enjoy some entertainment.
He hadn't expected that, as he watched the fun unfold, it would turn toward Mount Lu Residence.
Golden core utterly slaughtering Mahāyāna!
Golden beads!
Water, vapor, ice!
What does any of this have to do with anything?
How come I didn't know I was this powerful?
I could utterly slaughter Master?
What utter nonsense!
Big Yellow immediately launched into a torrent of abuse at Yu Xiaogang in the chat group.
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