"Spirit Hall welcomes all distinguished guests who have come from afar."
"I believe everyone has already been waiting for quite some time, so this seat will not elaborate too much…"
"Ever since His Highness Imperial Feather released those theories that shocked the entire continent, I imagine all of you have already developed a strong interest in them. Therefore, Spirit Hall has specially invited His Highness Imperial Feather to come to Spirit Hall to clarify doubts for soul masters and powerhouses across the continent, and to allow certain specific representatives to raise opinions or corresponding views…"
When Bibi Dong reached this point, her gaze subtly glanced toward a hidden corner below, her eyes containing an obscure and unclear emotion.
In an unremarkable corner among the crowd, Yu Xiaogang suddenly clenched his fists tightly. His bloodshot eyes reflected the figures of the people above.
Ever since You Mengchu, with the help of Heavenly Water Academy, had released those theories with an extremely strong impact and deterrence, he, this so-called "Master" who had barely managed to gain some fame by copying and pasting knowledge and theories from Spirit Hall in his early years, had thoroughly become a laughingstock in Notting City.
People kept picking out those perfectly explained theories from the brand-new ones and comparing them to his plagiarized "Ten Core Competencies of Martial Souls." In every aspect, he was completely defeated. Without the support of Spirit Hall and his family, he was ultimately just a useless person who could never reach Soul Elder in his lifetime. Even his martial soul lacked any combat power, and he had no way to put his theories into practice.
Just when he was feeling depressed and dejected, Spirit Hall suddenly announced the news of inviting Imperial Feather Douluo to give a lecture. Not two days later, a note inexplicably appeared on his desk.
"If you wish to vindicate yourself, then come to Spirit Hall."
A short sentence, yet it gave him hope to rally once again. Immediately, he hurriedly packed his things, rode fast horses day and night without rest, and rushed to Spirit City.
He more or less understood who was helping him. Though he was very unwilling to admit it, toward this old lover he hadn't seen in many years, he still harbored quite a bit of lingering affection and endless regret.
And today was the heaven-defying battle of lip service to take back his title of Master!
Let's go! Brothers, charge!
After noticing the rising fighting spirit in Yu Xiaogang, Bibi Dong let out an almost imperceptible sigh. A trace of confusion and exhaustion appeared in her eyes. Then, without showing any change in expression, she continued:
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"Next, let us invite His Highness Imperial Feather to the stage with the warmest applause…"
Accompanied by the sound of ceremonial cannons, petals rained down from the sky. Even the Spirit Hall orchestra thoughtfully provided music.
Shen Hanyu couldn't help but laugh. Looking at You Mengchu beside her, who remained expressionless, she smiled and said:
"Go on, our esteemed His Highness Imperial Feather~."
The corner of You Mengchu's mouth twitched slightly, but she still stepped forward and walked toward the stage step by step.
The crisp, neat sound of footsteps echoed in the air. Countless gazes were drawn over, filled with astonishment as they looked at the clearly very young yet incredibly powerful You Mengchu.
Shen Hanyu said somewhat emotionally:
"Staying by our side has covered up too much of the brilliance that should have belonged to her. She was born to stand among that tiny group at the very top."
Both the Snow Empress and the Demon Empress nodded seriously. Both of them had very good impressions of You Mengchu.
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As You Mengchu stepped onto the high platform one step at a time, the aura around her began to surge wildly. Soul power close to rank 96 erupted, golden soul power filling the sky. A huge, majestic flying bird phantom suddenly spread its enormous wings behind You Mengchu, and a terrifying pressure swept outward.
Then, as You Mengchu continued forward, yellow, yellow, purple, purple, black, black, black, black, red, nine soul rings rose in sequence. The massive momentum unleashed by the multicolored lights forced even soul masters below the Title Douluo level to involuntarily retreat several steps. The oppressive feeling unique to super martial souls was completely released.
Everyone present was astonished to discover that ordinary beast martial souls were completely suppressed, especially avian-type ones. Looking at the reactions of those soul masters who possessed top-tier beast martial souls…
Yu Luomian's gaze was firmly locked on You Mengchu. For the first time, his martial soul felt suppressed by another beast's martial soul. Even Bibi Dong couldn't help but look deeply at You Mengchu. From the Worship Hall atop the back mountain, aside from Qian Daoliu, the other five Worships suddenly opened their eyes wide, their shocked gazes falling toward the Pope's Palace…
As You Mengchu slowly stood on the high platform, the aura around her gradually retracted. The slight contempt and disbelief in the eyes of the surrounding onlookers completely disappeared. You Mengchu's initial goal had already been achieved.
"Dear friends, my name is You Mengchu. My martial soul is the Imperial Feather Harrier, rank 95 Super Douluo, titled Imperial Feather. I have come this time firstly to clarify doubts for everyone, and secondly to make what contribution I can to the development of the continent…"
"Time is limited today, so I have only selected a few of the most critical questions to briefly explain. For the rest, I will later publish them in my capacity as Honorary Dean of Heavenly Water Academy. Everyone can follow along on your own…"
"Many of you are already at the upper levels of the continent's strength hierarchy. Every breakthrough in soul power requires hunting soul rings of corresponding age. Here I will mention only two key points: soul ring age and soul beasts."
"I have already popularized the concept of ferocious beasts for everyone. Now I will briefly describe the current realms and strengths of some of the ferocious beasts on the continent…"
"The current king of ferocious beasts on the continent, the Golden-Eyed Black Dragon King Di Tian, a true dragon soul beast, with cultivation exceeding 800,000 years. Converted to human soul master strength, it is roughly equivalent to the quasi-god level…"
"There are quite a few ferocious beasts on the continent, and many of them are extremely powerful. Later, I will separately release a list of continental ferocious beasts, which will contain the information many of you are curious about and wish to know…"
"Secondly, the number of ferocious beasts in the ocean far surpasses those on land. The sea is magnificent and mysterious. The secrets hidden beneath the waves are simply waiting for us to discover them ourselves…"
The crowd below erupted. Wave after wave of clamor almost seemed to flip the sky upside down. Their faces were filled with unconcealable shock and bewilderment. Standing high up, Yu Luomian's eyes darted around. Unlike the others, his attention was completely fixed on the true dragon soul beast of over 800,000 years; he didn't even notice what You Mengchu said afterward.
Bibi Dong tightly gripped the Pope's scepter, a blazing flame igniting in her eyes.
Her second martial soul still lacked several crucial soul rings even now. And now there were clues to ferocious beasts even more powerful and of higher quality than 100,000-year soul beasts. Her powerful and mad ambition would not allow her to ignore this possibility.
Ning Fengzhi and Sword Douluo exchanged a glance. Besides shock, their eyes also contained a trace of… regret?
And standing below the stage, the shock and unwillingness in Yu Xiaogang's eyes could not be concealed at all. Even his already frail body began to tremble violently.
Unfortunately, no one's attention was on him at this moment, and no one noticed his appearance…
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"Silence!"
You Mengchu let out a cold hum, snapping many people who had begun to harbor crooked thoughts or had become lost in thought back to reality. Then she continued:
"I will once again briefly explain to everyone what level a quasi-god actually is. Otherwise, some people might really overestimate themselves and go courting death. Even a 100,000-year soul beast is already an extravagant hope for you. I advise certain people not to casually entertain thoughts about ferocious beasts; otherwise, you won't even know how you die…"
"After human soul masters enter the Title Douluo realm, they are divided into three levels: ordinary Title Douluo, Super Douluo, and Peerless Douluo."
"I won't go into detail about the first two. I will mainly talk about the Peerless Douluo level."
"Peerless Douluo generally refers to those soul masters whose soul power has reached the human limit of rank 99, which is why this realm is also called Limit Douluo. After the Limit Douluo level, strength can still be divided into quasi-demigod, demigod, and quasi-god. Once one reaches the quasi-god realm, they have practically taken one foot into another world. Yes, what I want to tell everyone is that the legend of becoming a god at level 100 has never been an illusion; it is a real fact…"
The crowd below instantly exploded again. Various discussions and exclamations rose one after another. A flash of killing intent passed through Bibi Dong's eyes as she stood in front of the Pope's Palace. Qian Daoliu, who was watching the show from a pocket of space nearby, also faintly furrowed his brows before slowly relaxing them again. Then, it seemed two soft chuckles drifted down from the sky, yet no one noticed.
Countless leaders or key members of major powers had their brows tightly locked, unable to hide the shock on their faces.
This news was no less shocking than detonating two atomic bombs above the continent. Such advanced and almost fantastical concepts for ordinary soul masters would undoubtedly ignite a frenzied wave that would lead to the development of soul masters.
You Mengchu controlled the pace very well. She did not reveal everything at once, only giving a simple explanation based on foundational concepts. The continent could not withstand such a violent impact all at once. Everything needed time to adapt…
After waiting for the crowd's emotions to calm slightly, You Mengchu spoke again:
"Everyone, next, I will briefly explain a few points regarding human martial souls and talent improvement. I will only give a general overview."
"First, Extreme Martial Souls."
"I believe many of you are unfamiliar with this term, but I'm sure everyone present understands that martial souls have different levels of quality. Extreme Martial Souls, as the name implies, are martial souls that embody the ultimate expression of a certain element."
"From the lowest-grade martial souls to top-grade, and then to even higher super martial souls—this is knowledge that can already be learned in elementary soul master academies."
"Here I will only say one sentence: all Extreme Martial Souls are Super Martial Souls, but Super Martial Souls are not necessarily Extreme Martial Souls."
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"Second, the influence of certain special soul ring positions on a soul master's martial soul and their own talent."
"I will not go into too much detail here. Everyone can follow the developments from Heavenly Water Academy later."
"Third, immortal herbs and pills."
"Many people are completely unfamiliar with immortal herbs, even to the point of never having heard of them. But I must tell you that every single immortal herb is a product born from seizing the fortune of heaven and earth. They are heavenly treasures capable of creating a Title Douluo. Each one has special effects, and some can even help martial souls break the shackles and curses within their martial soul origin, granting them rebirth. This is the value and rarity of immortal herbs."
"Pills, alchemy, and ordinary medicinal pills are not rare on the continent. But the ones I am talking about are top-grade pills whose medicinal effects can barely compare to immortal herbs. They are the kings among pills, pills capable of defying fate and changing destiny…"
You Mengchu finished in one breath, not giving the crowd below any time to react. She simply stated everything she could currently think of in brief.
After all, various detailed explanations and translations might need to be charged for later.
Yes, Shui Bing'er had already planned this from the beginning. The academy could lack people, but it absolutely could not lack money. Once curiosity is aroused in people, that thirst for novelty will spread like wildfire until it burns them completely…
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Standing in front of the Pope's Palace, Bibi Dong's expression was gloomy. Chrysanthemum Douluo, beside her, still wore an unconcealed shock on his face. He cautiously said:
"His Holiness the Pope, what should we do now?"
Bibi Dong slowly closed her eyes for a moment, then said:
"The Q&A session will proceed as planned. We'll see how things go. This seat doesn't know what to say either. Digesting all of this will take some time."
Chrysanthemum Douluo carefully acknowledged the order and didn't dare interrupt Bibi Dong's thoughts again.
Just as You Mengchu let out a small breath of relief, someone from below suddenly shouted:
"I have an objection!"
The voice was hoarse yet carried a trace of manic excitement. Upon closer listening, it also contained the feeling of a dying struggle's final counterattack.
Everyone's gazes were drawn to the owner of that voice.
The one who spoke was none other than Yu Xiaogang, who had previously had almost no presence in the crowd.
Shen Hanyu looked at this guy with some confusion. Earlier, he hadn't even noticed this person was mixed in among the crowd, because this guy really was… far too ordinary…
Others had already begun whispering about this brave fool. Some people even openly mocked and ridiculed him without hiding it, clearly seeing through Yu Xiaogang's cultivation level or status.
When Bibi Dong saw Yu Xiaogang stand up, her face darkened. Originally, she might have still had the thought of helping her old first love, but now she absolutely did not want this overly self-confident ex-lover to stand out.
Given the current situation, this was simply an irrational decision.
Ning Fengzhi sized up Yu Xiaogang with some puzzlement, then whispered something to Sword Douluo beside him. They seemed to discuss something before continuing to watch the show.
Yu Xiaogang slowly squeezed out from the crowded crowd to the very front. After catching his breath, he said:
"Your Highness Imperial Feather, I have some doubts. How can you prove that everything you said is true and correct…"
"Secondly, I am also a scholar. I have some insights regarding the study of martial souls. I hope to exchange and learn from you…"
The people standing next to Yu Xiaogang felt their scalps go numb. They could hardly imagine how this big-soul-master-level guy dared to be so bold.
You Mengchu casually glanced at the truly unkempt and unclean-looking Yu Xiaogang, then still forced herself to maintain patience and said:
"I'm very curious. How does a mere Great Soul Master have the courage to question a Super Douluo like me? And… looking at you… How did you end up looking like a beggar…"
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