Liu Erlong looked at Flender, Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, Zhu Zhuqing, and the others with some anger.
It was clearly Big Yellow from Mount Lu Residence bullying Xiao Gang. Never mind not helping Xiao Gang—you actually distanced yourselves from him! You've truly disappointed both me and Xiao Gang!
Liu Erlong comforted Xiao Gang, saying:
"Xiao Gang, don't be afraid. No matter how outsiders see you or misrepresent you, I won't care. I'll always stay by your side."
"I believe you have genuine talent and knowledge, Xiao Gang. Xu Jie from Mount Lu Residence must have staged this whole act with his master to get revenge on you."
"They just want to damage your reputation, deny your knowledge, and destroy your future."
"Erlong, you're still the one who understands me, the one willing to believe me!" Yu Xiaogang's heart found a little comfort, making him even more convinced that his judgment was correct.
Golden Core was stronger than Mahayana.
Xu Jie was retaliating against him.
He would never compromise with Mount Lu Residence.
He urged them in the Chat Channel.
[Yu Xiaogang: You monster from Mount Lu Residence, hurry up and answer! Is Xu Hang from Soul King Village? Is he a fifteen-year-old child?]
[What, you don't dare answer? Is it because you have a guilty conscience and you're afraid?]
Ning Fengzhi stopped for the moment. He also wanted to see just what was going on with Mount Lu Residence.
Mount Lu, Mount Lu Residence.
Big Yellow looked at the contents of the Chat Channel, took a large piece of fish from its storage ring, tossed it into its mouth, and smacked its lips, muttering disdainfully:
"Tch, what's there to be afraid to say?"
It immediately spoke in the Chat Channel.
Although it and its senior sister had not yet gained intelligence when they left Soul King Village, it vaguely remembered some figures and the words "Soul King Village."
Its master had also told it.
They had indeed come from Soul King Village.
[Big Yellow: That's right. Not just my master-my senior sister and I also came from Soul King Village.]
[What about it? Is there a problem?]
When Yu Xiaogang saw Big Yellow's reply, his excitement overflowed, and he kept thinking to himself:
A monster was still a monster.
What could it know of human wisdom?
You've finally shown your cloven hoof!
[Yu Xiaogang: Everyone, look! Everyone, look! The monster from Mount Lu Residence has admitted it! Xu Jie is just a fifteen-year-old child.]
[As their master, his cultivation realm must be higher than theirs.]
[The second-ranked Star Dou Great Forest has a Divine Beast that can already rival the Deities in heaven.]
[As everyone knows, a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast is already no weaker than a Titled Douluo, and a human needs at least several decades to become a Titled Douluo.]
[As number one among Douluo's Five Strongest Forces, Mount Lu Residence must have an expert on par with a Deity to surpass the Star Dou Great Forest.]
[As their master, Xu Jie must be stronger than them. In other words, Xu Jie possesses a realm on par with a Deity.]
[Look at what they're saying! A fifteen-year-old child cultivated for nine years and reached a realm on par with a Deity. Is that possible?]
[It's completely impossible, all right!]
[Everyone, judge this fairly. Doesn't what I'm saying make sense? Isn't Mount Lu Residence framing me, suppressing me, and retaliating against me?]
[My deductions were clearly correct!]
[Golden Core is clearly stronger than Mahayana!]
[Monster, what else do you have to say?]
[Wang Er: Hiss... now that Grandmaster Yu puts it that way, it does seem to make a little sense.]
[Jia Bao: Senior Big Yellow, please come out and explain. It's not that we don't believe you, but what you're saying is simply too unbelievable!]
[Chen Baobao: That's right, Senior Big Yellow. Rivaling a Deity in nine years? Th-this... how could that be possible!]
Spirit Hall.
Yan, who had always been deeply displeased with Yu Xiaogang, remained silent for once. It wasn't that he didn't believe Mount Lu Residence, but he truly found it difficult to imagine a fifteen-year-old boy, younger than himself, reaching a realm on par with a Deity in just nine years.
Was the Immortal Cultivation system really that powerful?
Even Yan was tempted, wanting to abandon Spirit Hall and the Soul Ring system to go to Mount Lu Residence and take a master to learn from.
Yan's thoughts clashed and struggled fiercely. Bibi Dong's actions had disappointed him far too much, while Qian Daoliu hid in the Worship Hall and did nothing. In his eyes, Spirit Hall would be finished sooner or later if things continued like this.
He took a deep breath, his resolve firmer than ever. Without severing the old shackles, how could he welcome a new self?
Yan headed toward the Pope's Palace, determined to see Bibi Dong. Before that, however, he needed to visit the Saintess Hall, hoping to invite Hu Liena to seek out Mount Lu Residence with him.
Outside Spirit City.
Ning Fengzhi scoffed at Yu Xiaogang's words. His attention was on another point.
What Big Yellow had said:
"Not just my master-my senior sister and I also came from Soul King Village."
Without a certain state of mind, it was difficult to withdraw from the mortal world and retreat deep into the mountains.
Ning Fengzhi believed what Big Yellow had said.
That made him even more curious about what was so miraculous about Soul King Village that it could nurture the top-ranked force, Mount Lu Residence.
He decided not to seek Mount Lu Residence first, but to visit Soul King Village instead.
When Ning Rongrong saw the deductions in the Chat Channel, she excitedly shook Ning Fengzhi's arm and pleaded:
"Dad, look! Mount Lu Residence isn't full of good people at all. They're bad people who tell nothing but lies."
"Rivaling a Deity in nine years? How could that be possible!"
"I think this so-called Xu Jie might not even measure up to Third Brother. Those two monsters are just spouting lies and bragging about how amazing Xu Jie is!"
"Dad, are you really going to stand by and watch me marry a fraud like that?"
"Are you really going to stand by and watch me suffer? I'm your beloved Rongrong!"
"Enough, Ning Rongrong! You're getting more and more out of line. My mind is made up. You have no say in this," Ning Fengzhi reprimanded her.
He said nothing more, instead changing course and having his people head toward Soul King Village.
Mount Lu, Mount Lu Residence.
Big Yellow looked at everyone's curiosity about it and its master in the Chat Channel, along with Yu Xiaogang's flustered, furious clowning, shook its head, then took out another piece of fish and tossed it into its mouth.
It spoke in the Chat Channel.
[Big Yellow: What's so hard to understand? It just means my master is a peerless genius.]
[You're trash yourself, so you think everyone else is trash like you!]
When Yu Xiaogang saw Big Yellow's last sentence, he stamped his feet. It actually dared call him trash! Outrageous! He would make sure Big Yellow learned what he was capable of.
He attacked and fiercely criticized Big Yellow.
Big Yellow had wanted to fire back at Yu Xiaogang, but when it saw its master and senior sister open their eyes, it stopped paying attention to Yu Xiaogang and ran toward Xu Jie and Big White instead.
Its master had said to talk less with fools, or it would affect its intelligence.
Still, it decided to let its master take a look at Yu Xiaogang making a clown of himself.
Meanwhile, Yan arrived at the Saintess Hall and knocked on Hu Liena's door.
"Who is it?" Hu Liena's voice came from inside the room, traveled through the door, and reached Yan's ears.
Yan replied, "Nana, it's me, Yan. Open the door. I have something to discuss with you."
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