[Yan: Fine, fine, fine. Let me see what tall tales a fake Grandmaster like you is going to spin this time.] [Tang San: Yan, you insulted my teacher. You've already given yourself a reason to die!] [Yan: Heh, who's afraid of whom! Once the sky screen's ranking is over, our Spirit Hall Team will smash your Shrek Team. We'll send you crawling back wherever you came from.] [Yu Xiaogang: Yan, I won't stoop to your level. Born but never taught any manners, how pitiful. It's time you understood this Grandmaster's genuine knowledge and abilities.] [I'll start with the fifth-ranked faction. It must be the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan. After all, the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan only has one Titled Douluo.] [As for the fourth-ranked faction, it must be the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. Whatever else you might say, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect has two Titled Douluos. There's certainly no problem with placing it fourth.] [The third-ranked faction must be the Clear Sky Sect. Although the Clear Sky Sect was once struck by Spirit Hall and forced to seal its mountain, its former foundations remain, so there's no problem with placing it third either.] [The second-ranked faction is Spirit Hall.] [Yan: Yu Xiaogang, is there something wrong with your brain? Everyone knows Spirit Hall is the strongest faction on the Douluo Continent. I'd like to see who could be stronger than our Spirit Hall!] [Yu Xiaogang: Yan, don't flaunt your ignorance here. Since I dared post this in the Chat Channel, I have solid evidence.] [But on second thought, that makes sense. This affair is a disgrace to your Spirit Hall, after all. Why would Spirit Hall's higher-ups tell you about it?] [Fortunately, this Grandmaster is versed in ancient and modern matters and knows the whole story. That's why I ranked Spirit Hall second.] [Ning Fengzhi: I'm curious what happened. Grandmaster, hurry and tell us.]
Ning Fengzhi also enjoyed a good spectacle. He didn't believe Spirit Hall would dare unleash a massacre in full public view, and Qian Daoliu was a righteous man who certainly wouldn't allow such a thing to happen.
Seeing someone play along, Yu Xiaogang immediately lit up, utterly swaggering, and decided to satisfy everyone's curiosity.
[Yu Xiaogang: I'm sure you're all curious about just what Spirit Hall did back then, aren't you?] [This Grandmaster will tell you all about it.] [This story begins with Spirit Hall's previous Pope-Qian Xunji.] [Have any of you heard of Sea God Island?] [Sea God Island is a wondrous island whose inhabitants are formidable. Who knows where Qian Xunji obtained information about Sea God Island, but he actually fancied he could lead an expedition to conquer it.] [And guess what happened?] [Qian Xunji returned in crushing defeat. He couldn't even set foot on Sea God Island before fleeing back with his tail between his legs!] [Doesn't that prove Sea God Island is stronger than Spirit Hall?] [Yan: That's utter nonsense. When did our Spirit Hall ever launch an expedition against Sea God Island? As a member of the Golden Generation, why haven't I heard of it?] [Yu Xiaogang: Yan, just because you're ignorant, do you think everyone else is as ignorant as you?] [If you don't believe me, ask your Pope, your Great Enshrined, and your elders. They know better than anyone.] [Yan: Your Holiness, Great Enshrined, is what Yu Xiaogang said true?] [Bibi Dong: It did happen.] [Qian Daoliu: This did indeed happen. After Qian Xunji's crushing defeat, I invited Tang Chen to accompany me to Sea God Island.] [Sea God Island is indeed powerful, but Spirit Hall is no weaker. All one can say is that Spirit Hall and Sea God Island each have their advantages. Neither can get the better of the other on the other's home ground. There is no question of one being stronger or weaker.]
Yu Xiaogang instantly found a loophole in Qian Daoliu's words and immediately used it to put Spirit Hall down.
[Yu Xiaogang: Great Enshrined, I believe you're telling the truth, but Qian Xunji lost, and a loss is a loss. The Sea God did indeed defeat your Spirit Hall once, so there's absolutely nothing wrong with my ranking your Spirit Hall second, is there?]
Yu Xiaogang harbored a grudge against Qian Xunji, even though Qian Xunji was already dead.
Back then, he and Bibi Dong had clearly been in love with each other.
Yet afterward, Bibi Dong had actually wanted to break up with him.
She had even called him a good-for-nothing.
She had even told him to get out of Spirit Hall and Spirit City.
Qian Xunji must have interfered and made Bibi Dong despise him, bringing about that outcome back then.
Sitting inside the Worship Hall, Qian Daoliu looked at Yu Xiaogang's comments in the sky screen's Chat Channel and, for a moment, actually didn't know how to refute them.
He felt that Yu Xiaogang did indeed have a point.
Because that unfilial son Qian Xunji had run wild, Spirit Hall had lost to Sea God Island. His invitation to Tang Chen had been intended to regain their lost face on Sea God Island.
But after learning that Sea God Island was connected to the Sea God, he had abandoned that thought.
Besides, Bo Saixi was the woman he sincerely loved. He didn't want to sadden her over this, even though she had clearly stated that the person she loved was Tang Chen.
In the end, Qian Daoliu chose not to refute him.
With even Qian Daoliu offering no rebuttal, Bibi Dong naturally wouldn't refute Yu Xiaogang's words either.
She already hated Qian Xunji in her heart and wished she could destroy Spirit Hall.
This was the perfect opportunity to strike at Spirit Hall's prestige through Yu Xiaogang.
Besides, Yu Xiaogang was the man she had once loved deeply. How could she possibly refute him!
Yan stood stunned in the arena, as though the sky had collapsed. Spirit Hall had actually lost to another faction.
But when Qian Daoliu said Spirit Hall and Sea God Island were evenly matched, his mood instantly improved considerably.
Yu Xiaogang continued posting in the Chat Channel.
[Yu Xiaogang: Look, even the Great Enshrined has tacitly admitted that Spirit Hall is inferior to Sea God Island.] [So there's absolutely nothing wrong with my ranking Spirit Hall second, all right!] [As for first place on the Factions Ranking, I think you should all know who it is by now.] [That's right, it's Sea God Island.]
Through Yu Xiaogang's statements, Sea God Island entered the public eye and was no longer as mysterious as before. They simply didn't know where Sea God Island was.
They all asked Yu Xiaogang about this.
But at this critical moment, Yan refused to accept it. The Great Enshrined had already said Spirit Hall and Sea God Island were evenly matched.
Why should Spirit Hall still be ranked second and Sea God Island first?
Shouldn't Spirit Hall and Sea God Island be tied for first!
In truth, in Yan's heart, Spirit Hall was the true number one.
[Yan: Yu Xiaogang, stop quibbling. Spirit Hall only lost one battle. That doesn't mean Spirit Hall's overall strength is inferior to Sea God Island's.] [You have no idea how powerful our Spirit Hall truly is.] [Spirit Hall and Sea God Island should be tied for first. Spirit Hall should be first!] [Bibi Dong: Yan, enough. Shut up!]
Seeing that Yan still dared to contradict him, Yu Xiaogang was very displeased and immediately decided to deliver a stinging slap to Yan's face.
[Yu Xiaogang: Yan, you say I don't know Spirit Hall's true strength? How laughable!] [I know far more about Spirit Hall than you do.] [Not only do I know that your Spirit Hall has no fewer than nine elders and seven enshrined.] [I also know that Spirit Hall's Qian Family has always worshipped the Angel God.] [I also know that Spirit Hall has the Angel God Bone, a Divine Artifact, and a Godhood Inheritance that can allow someone to become a god.] [Yan, do you know any of this?]
Yu Xiaogang's retort left Yan speechless. He truly hadn't known these top secrets.
But Yu Xiaogang would never have imagined that his moment of loose talk would send Qian Daoliu into a towering rage.
[Qian Daoliu: Yu Xiaogang, speak! Who told you all this information!] [Yu Xiaogang: Great Enshrined, didn't I already tell you? I know the heavens above and the earth below, and I'm versed in ancient and modern matters. Do I need anyone to tell me this information? They might be incredible secrets to you, but to me, they're perfectly ordinary.]
Yu Xiaogang's revelations, one after another, could be said to have gripped everyone's hearts.
Especially the Upper Three Sects.
They had only known that Spirit Hall was powerful, but never in their wildest dreams had they imagined it was this powerful.
The Worship Hall.
Qian Daoliu was furious.
Knowing the heavens above and the earth below, versed in ancient and modern matters? A mere rank-twenty-nine good-for-nothing dared make such shameless boasts!
He remembered now. Yu Xiaogang and Bibi Dong had once been lovers.
[Qian Daoliu: Bibi Dong, get over here! I have questions for you.]
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