"The Evil Fire Phoenix, a top-tier beast martial soul. If it weren't for the Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower, you would have been burned into a cripple by the evil fire long ago. Tell me, is this thanks to the master?"
"Ask yourself honestly, is this the result of Yu Xiaogang's work?!"
Hu Liena's words were insightful and pointed directly to the truth.
"..."
Ma Hongjun's face turned pale and then red, and he opened his mouth but couldn't utter a single word.
Almost all of the Shrek Seven Devils, except for Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing, were mentioned.
Each and every one of them is a chosen one of heaven.
Each of them possesses extraordinary talent and background.
Was their success truly due to Yu Xiaogang's teaching?
The answer to this question is now a huge question mark in everyone's mind.
...
On the high platform, Prince Xuexing's brows were tightly furrowed.
His expression was extremely solemn.
Not long ago, he had received a secret report from the military.
The Empire entrusted the training of Soul Masters for a portion of its army to Imperial Tutor Yu Xiaogang.
However, after several months, the results were extremely poor.
The military's soul masters complained bitterly, saying that the Imperial Tutor's training methods were completely impractical, and some even suffered backlash from their soul power during training, damaging their foundation.
Prince Xuexing initially thought that his subordinates were exaggerating, or that the soldiers were simply being unruly.
But now it seems...
What Hu Liena said is probably all true.
This so-called "master" can only teach Tang San; he is completely helpless against anyone else!
What kind of teacher is someone who can only teach geniuses?
Entrusting the future of the empire to such a person is utterly ridiculous!
A resolute glint flashed in Prince Xuexing's eyes.
Ignoring everyone's reactions, Hu Liena slowly shifted her gaze to Flander.
"Dean Flander."
Her voice had a peculiar penetrating power.
"You just said that you have known Yu Xiaogang for decades and know his character best."
"Then I would like to ask you a question."
"How was your good brother doing before he met Tang San?"
Flander's body stiffened abruptly.
This question is far more insidious than any of the questions Hu Liena asked Yu Xiaogang earlier.
He opened his mouth, looked at Yu Xiaogang beside him whose face was ashen, and then looked at the countless eyes in the square. For a moment, he was caught in a dilemma.
lie?
Although Flanders loved money throughout his life, he also prided himself on being honest and incapable of lying in public.
to be honest?
Doesn't that mean we've torn away Xiaogang's last fig leaf?
"What? Dean Flander, is it hard to answer?"
Hu Liena pressed closer and closer.
Flanders took a deep breath, his face full of struggle, and finally, he lowered his head in despair and uttered a few words with difficulty.
"...rotten."
"It's absolutely rotten."
As if a switch had been flipped, he simply gave up and spilled the beans, telling the whole truth.
"He had no money back then!"
"I was kicked out of my family, penniless, and even having to eat was a problem."
"But he has a bad temper and is stubborn, considers himself superior and refuses to bow down to anyone."
"If it weren't for me, Liu Erlong, and Wuji... who often helped him out, he would probably have starved to death in some remote corner long ago!"
Flander's voice was filled with helplessness and heartache.
Every word he uttered was like a resounding slap across Yu Xiaogang's face.
"Whoosh—!"
The square was completely in an uproar!
If there were only doubts before, then the personal confirmation from Flander, a member of the "Golden Trio," was the last straw that broke the camel's back!
It turns out that the so-called master who was praised to the heavens was actually such a down-and-out good-for-nothing who could only survive by relying on the charity of his friends before he met Tang San.
The contrast is just too great!
Countless disdainful, mocking, and pitying gazes focused on Yu Xiaogang, leaving him utterly humiliated.
Yu Xiaogang swayed, almost falling to the ground.
His eyes were bloodshot as he stared intently at Hu Liena, as if he wanted to devour her alive.
"Enough!"
With his last ounce of strength, he let out a hysterical roar.
"So what if I was down on my luck before, or if my theories were flawed!"
"What does this have to do with what happened between me and Bibi Dong back then?!"
He's still being stubborn, still trying to separate the past from the present.
However, what awaited him was Hu Liena's final, decisive strike.
As Hu Liena watched his frenzied appearance, the mockery on her face slowly faded, replaced by a chilling coldness.
"Don't you understand even now?"
Her voice wasn't loud, but it reached everyone's ears clearly.
"Yu Xiaogang, you don't have any theory of your own at all!"
"Everything you are so proud of comes from an ancient book!"
"One book, the ancient book you sold to Lord Ninglin City in order to curry favor with the Spirit Hall!"
boom!
Ning Lin's name was mentioned in the crowd, instantly causing a huge stir.
Yu Xiaogang's pupils suddenly shrank to the size of pinpoints!
Hu Liena gave him no chance to catch his breath and continued.
"That ancient book records the cultivation and inheritance of innate full soul power and twin martial souls!"
"My teacher, His Holiness the current Pope, was able to perfectly fuse his twin martial souls and avoid the enormous risk of exploding and dying because he comprehended its contents, which is why he has achieved what he has today!"
Her gaze turned to Bibi Dong, filled with admiration and respect.
Then, he abruptly turned back to Yu Xiaogang, his eyes filled with disdain.
And what about you?
"You simply cannot grasp the essence of that ancient book!"
You're just a clumsy plagiarist who cobbled together bits and pieces, stealing superficial aspects to create your flawed so-called 'core competitiveness'!
"You took something that was betrayed by your friend, deceived your teacher's feelings, and even tried to use it to gain fame and reputation!"
Hu Liena's voice grew louder and louder, each word like a hammer of judgment.
"Yu Xiaogang, you are a complete and utter liar!"
"If it weren't for your incredible luck in encountering Tang San, a freak born with twin martial souls and innate full soul power, who could perfectly prove the theory in that ancient book!"
"You are still that person who was expelled from the family, wanders the streets, and only knows how to talk nonsense and spout drivel..."
She paused slightly.
"Rubbish."
As Hu Liena finished speaking, an eerie silence fell over the trial platform and the entire Tiandou Square.
Plagiarism of ancient books.
Stealing secrets.
Deceiving the saintess.
He betrayed the Spirit Hall.
Any one of these incidents would be enough to ruin a Soul Master's reputation and condemn them to eternal damnation.
These accusations all point to Yu Xiaogang, the "theoretical master" revered by countless people.
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