His words immediately attracted the attention of the media workers, who quickly adjusted their cameras to focus on him.
Facing the cameras, Xu Lin remained calm and composed as he said,
"I am Xu Lin, the Dean of the Sun Moon Royal Academy."
"Our academy has cooperation with the Dragon Phoenix Hall, and we have obtained quite a few pills from them. After our students took them, there were absolutely no problems."
"Whether you doubt it or not, I—and the entire Sun Moon Royal Academy—believe in the Dragon Phoenix Hall."
"We have great confidence in their pills and will continue purchasing them in the future."
Gu Ming also stepped forward to speak.
"I am Gu Ming, the Dean of the Federal Research Institute."
"I believe everyone already knows what kind of pill I once took, and you have all seen its effects."
"Even the miraculous Hundred-Year Life Extension Pill could be refined by the Dragon Phoenix Hall without issue. Would a simpler Breakthrough Pill really have problems?"
"I hope everyone thinks carefully. Rumors stop with the wise—don't believe everything you hear."
"This old man also believes in the Dragon Phoenix Hall."
At that moment, a voice came from the distant space as Qiangu Dongfeng appeared.
Some people were surprised by Qiangu Dongfeng's presence, but Yun Ze, Lin Yi, Yu Guanzhi, and others were not surprised at all.
With their keen senses, they had already detected Qiangu Dongfeng hiding nearby. Clearly, he had not come with good intentions.
Qiangu Dongfeng soon appeared openly, not bothering to hide his happiness. A smile was plastered across his face.
After greeting Yu Guanzhi, Gu Ming, and Xia Bin, he pretended to show concern for Di Tian's injuries and nodded politely toward Lin Yi, Xiong Jun, and Wan Yao Wang.
Looking at Qiangu Dongfeng's beaming smile, many people wanted to roll their eyes.
Couldn't he at least pretend?
But of course he wouldn't hide it—he wanted to disgust Shrek Academy and the Tang Sect. Why bother concealing it if they might miss the show?
Qiangu Dongfeng stepped before the cameras and said with a smile,
"I am Qiangu Dongfeng, the Tower Master of the Spirit Pagoda."
"Our Spirit Pagoda frequently purchases pills from the Dragon Phoenix Hall. After members take them, there has never been any problem."
"Internally, we rate the Dragon Phoenix Hall's pills very highly. We believe they deserve to be called the number one alchemy force on the continent."
"Moreover, after deeper understanding, the Spirit Pagoda believes the Dragon Phoenix Hall is a trustworthy partner, and we hope to establish cooperation with them."
"If we were not certain their pills had no issues, how could we insist on working with them?"
"This belief never wavered—even during the period when they were slandered by Shrek."
"Because we firmly believe that the Dragon Phoenix Hall's pills cannot possibly have any problems. Poison pills must be a scheme fabricated by cunning villains to slander them."
When he said "cunning villains," his voice became especially loud, as if he wanted people thousands of miles away to hear it.
At the same time, on the Federal Star Network, four statements were pinned to the top of the page.
They came respectively from the Southern Army Group, Northern Army Group, Western Army Group, and the North Sea Army Group.
All four military groups released similar statements, declaring that the Dragon Phoenix Hall's pills were trustworthy and had no issues.
They also announced their willingness to establish long-term cooperation with the Dragon Phoenix Hall and purchase large quantities of pills.
The reading counts of these statements skyrocketed. In less than a minute, each had already surpassed a million views, sparking heated discussion.
With these powerful figures publicly supporting them, more and more people began to believe that the Dragon Phoenix Hall's pills truly had no problems.
If there really were issues, these influential figures—and even the military—would never come out in support.
The statements from the four army groups shocked many soul master factions.
They had not expected the Dragon Phoenix Hall to possess such influence that even the military would publicly support them.
"Thank you all for speaking up for the Dragon Phoenix Hall," Gu Yuena said gratefully.
Her thanks to Gu Ming and Xu Lin were sincere, while her words to Qiangu Dongfeng were merely polite.
Gu Ming and Xu Lin responded with smiles, while Qiangu Dongfeng waved his hand casually.
"It's nothing."
Gu Yuena smiled slightly and continued,
"Next, we hope several of you can serve as witnesses."
"Some people may suspect that we controlled Ya Li to make her say those words. Now we need to prove that we merely made her speak the truth—we did not control her mind."
"Alright," they agreed.
"This general, and this member of the War God Hall, we would also like to trouble you to help examine the pills," Gu Yuena said.
The general she referred to was Yu Guanzhi, and the War God Hall member was Xia Bin.
Xia Bin had shown strong hostility toward the Dragon Phoenix Hall; having him as a witness would make the result more convincing.
"I have no problem with that," Yu Guanzhi nodded. He indeed wanted to know whether these pills had any problems.
If they could control people's minds, that would be extremely terrifying and must be taken seriously.
Xia Bin also agreed. Even if they hadn't invited him, he would have inspected the pills himself.
Gu Yuena then looked at the two people who had previously voiced doubts.
When her gaze fell on them, both men trembled in fear.
"You two were the ones questioning us, right?" Gu Yuena said. "Then come and personally experience the pill's effects."
Lin Yi raised his hand, releasing a burst of suction that lifted the two men into the air.
Gu Yuena took out two pills, and Lin Yi used soul power to send them into the men's mouths.
"Spare us! We only questioned it once—it's not a crime worthy of death!" the two cried in panic.
The livestream cameras focused on them, while Gu Ming, Xu Lin, and others observed closely.
Yu Guanzhi, Xia Bin, and the rest examined them with spiritual power.
They found nothing unusual.
Even their brains showed no signs of control—no different from before.
"How do you feel after taking the pill?" Gu Yuena asked casually.
"We don't feel anything special," the two replied in unison.
Next, Gu Yuena asked their names, ages, addresses, and other information, all of which they answered normally.
After the questioning, Lin Yi released them instead of killing them.
"You two may try it yourselves—or let someone you trust take it in your place. That may convince you more thoroughly."
Gu Yuena said this to Yu Guanzhi and Xia Bin.
There were still six pills left, so giving them one each was no problem.
The two frowned but did not immediately agree, still wary that the pill might control them.
"General, I'll do it," Yu Guanzhi's officer volunteered, offering to take the pill in his place.
"If anything feels wrong, tell me immediately," Yu Guanzhi instructed.
"Bring me a pill," Xia Bin said, deciding to test the pill himself.
Gu Yuena disliked his tone, but this wasn't the time to argue. She took out two pills and handed them over.
The officer Wang Li and Xia Bin swallowed the pills and carefully sensed the changes in their bodies.
"Do you feel any discomfort?" Yu Guanzhi asked.
Wang Li shook his head.
"No, nothing unusual."