"You're that Yu Xiaogang, the Yu Xiaogang who proposed the 'Martial Soul Ten Core Competition Theory'? The very same Yu Xiaogang who was mocked by the Soul World for ages and never gained recognition?!"
Only then did Zhao Wuji finally remember who Yu Xiaogang was.
*(My heavens, he's that useless Grandmaster who proposed that nonsense about the ten core theories. That martial soul ten core spiritual theory you proposed is nothing but common knowledge and nonsense. And that line about there being no useless martial souls, only useless soul masters-isn't that a joke?!*
Can Blue Silver Grass compare to a top-tier martial soul? Can it compare to my martial soul?
Can it compare to Flender's Four-Eyed Cat Owl?
And so many of the theories he proposed are common knowledge: ten-year soul rings are white, hundred-year ones are yellow, thousand-year ones are purple, ten-thousand-year ones are black, and hundred-thousand-year ones are red.
All of that is common knowledge in the Soul Master World. You can find records of it in any Soul Master Library. Even Spirit Hall makes this information public for everyone to see.
*You call all this common knowledge your own discoveries. Aren't you a joke? Could you really have come up with these cultivation methods and self-created soul skills?!)*
Zhao Wuji began to worry. He had heard of Yu Xiaogang's reputation, and especially with Yu Xiaogang putting forward such irresponsible theories, Zhao Wuji could not help wondering where these self-created soul skills and cultivation methods had come from. That was what worried him.
In Zhao Wuji's eyes, how could this notorious clown of the Soul World, who had proposed theories like those, possibly have developed such cultivation methods and self-created soul skills? It was surely impossible!
If Yu Xiaogang really was a grandmaster of martial soul theory, how could he have come up with such irresponsible, laughable theories? They were basically all common knowledge and nonsense.
So, in Zhao Wuji's eyes, there had to be something wrong with these self-created soul skills and cultivation methods.
"Old Zhao, Xiao Gang has been misunderstood by the world. He's extremely talented. He was the one who developed our Golden Iron Triangle's martial soul fusion skill."
"I know you've heard of Yu Xiaogang before, heard people calling him the clown of the Soul World and such. But that's a stain they put on his name out of jealousy of his talent. His ability to create these self-created soul skills and cultivation methods, along with the fact that our Golden Iron Triangle's martial soul fusion skill came from his hands, is the best proof. It proves he has genuine talent, and all the stains on his name are just dirty water others splashed on him."
After hearing Flender say this, Zhao Wuxie was still somewhat skeptical, but he still wondered whether Flender's words could actually be true.
*(Whatever else he might be, Flender is a flight-type Soul Saint, and he's also descended from fallen nobility. He received some education in basic knowledge, too. He certainly isn't lacking in intelligence.*
Besides, could someone who's made it this far be an idiot? How could he be deceived? But the problem is, Yu Xiaogang's theories really are laughable. They're terribly irresponsible, and he even dared to publish them. Yet I've never heard of these self-created soul skills and cultivation methods from any faction...
Could someone have splashed dirty water on Yu Xiaogang back then? Is he really that talented?
*But if that's the case, why did Yu Xiaogang publish those ridiculous theories? They're either common knowledge or nonsense. It makes no sense at all!)*
A fierce battle raged in Zhao Wuji's mind.
"I believe you, Flender. I believe in Grandmaster Yu Xiaogang's wisdom. Flender, you're the dean of our Shrek Academy, and a flight-type Soul Saint besides. You certainly wouldn't deceive us old brothers, so these self-created soul skills and cultivation methods must have been developed by your good brother. I believe it."
So said Li Yusong. He had already begun examining these cultivation methods, looking over the Mysterious Heaven Skill and these self-created soul skills.
"With these self-created soul skills, even a food-type soul master like me would have some ability to fight. These self-created soul skills have no martial soul restrictions at all," Shao Xin said. As a food-type soul master, he knew very well how weak food-type soul masters were.
The entire Douluo Continent knew how weak food types were. Food-type soul masters on the Douluo Continent were practically synonymous with having no strength.
Food-type martial souls simply had no combat power. In a team battle, if one team had a food-type soul master, the opposing team's first move would be to attack that food-type soul master. So he knew very well that with these self-created soul skills, food-type soul masters would have the power to protect themselves and could fight as well.
Then food-type soul masters would have the power to protect themselves and could fight as well.
"Old Shao, you really do have a good eye. These self-created soul skills have no martial soul restrictions at all. The self-created soul skills of many top factions have martial soul restrictions. Take the Wind Sword Sect, for example. They have formations and self-created soul skills, but the problem is that only their martial souls can use them."
"Most self-created soul skills developed by soul masters have martial soul restrictions. Take Plant Academy, for example. Supposedly, their dean has self-created soul skills too, but the problem is that you must have a plant-type martial soul to use them."
So said Flender. This was also a widely acknowledged fact: many self-created soul skills had martial soul restrictions.
That was why the cultivation methods and self-created soul skills Yu Xiaogang showed them shocked them so much.
(Just let yourselves be routed by this Grandmaster's talent. I personally modified these cultivation methods, so they'll definitely be even more powerful than the originals. Once you become stronger, you'll surely bow down before this Grandmaster's wisdom. When this Grandmaster's name goes down in history, I'll give you a helping hand along the way. Remember, when that time comes, have your descendants kowtow to this Grandmaster every year.)
As Yu Xiaogang thought this, he could already imagine his name going down in the history of the Douluo Continent. He would even train a student who became a god, watching that student attain godhood and ascend to the Divine Realm while he enjoyed the offerings of later generations.
But he did not know what consequences would come of his haphazard modifications to the Tang Sect's cultivation methods.
Moreover, these cultivation methods had been plagiarized from Tang Seng in the first place. If Tang San discovered this, what sort of revenge would Tang San take then? Had he not thought about that either?
He had never even considered hiding it, nor had he asked Shrek's dean and teachers to consider whom they should keep it secret from.
Although most of Tang Hao's strength had already been crippled, leaving him with only Soul Saint-level cultivation.
The problem was that Tang San could still grow. Once Tang San grew stronger, he would certainly take frenzied revenge on them. Yu Xiaogang had never thought about any of this. Once Tang San learned of this matter, the consequences would only be more serious, and they would suffer Tang San's endless revenge.
"Anyway, let's have some wine, raise a proper toast, and celebrate."
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