"Xiaogang is not a useless piece of trash!"
Previously, because of Qian Xunji's proposal to Ah Yin, as an onlooker, Liu Erlong had secretly admired him out of envy. But she hadn't expected this man to slander her beloved Xiaogang.
The fiery-tempered dragon lady Liu Erlong instantly exploded with rage. With a furious shout, she summoned her Fire Dragon Spirit and went to attack Qian Xunji to force him to stop slandering Xiaogang.
But Flender quickly grabbed and held her back tightly.
This was the time of the Continental Advanced Spirit Master Academy Elite Tournament. Both Spirit Hall and the Balak royal family were watching closely.
If Third Sister caused a scene here, they'd be in big trouble!
"Third Sister, calm down!"
"Oh? You want to fight me?"
Seeing that Liu Erlong still wanted to make a move, Qian Xunji laughed.
The next moment, a dazzling golden holy light erupted from him. The Twelve-Winged Angel Spirit appeared behind him and merged with his body.
Six pairs of radiant golden wings spread from his back, and beneath his feet, two yellow, two purple, and five black spirit rings rose in succession — a total of nine.
Angel Spirit? A Titled Douluo?!
This was His Holiness the Pope of Spirit Hall!
Upon seeing Qian Xunji's spirit and his Titled Douluo-level spirit ring configuration, the surrounding spirit masters were instantly shocked and immediately recognized who he was.
"Greetings, Your Holiness!"
All the spirit masters who realized his identity knelt down respectfully and saluted.
"No need for formalities."
Bathed in golden holy light, Qian Xunji stood there with six pairs of wings spread out behind him. With a gentle smile on his handsome face, he waved his hand for the crowd to rise, then turned to the pale and panicked Liu Erlong and spoke calmly.
"You think I'm slandering Yu Xiaogang, but did he ever tell you…"
"He once joined Spirit Hall and lived in Spirit City for several years."
"During that time, he deceived the affections of our Spirit Hall Holy Maiden."
"Using her authority, he accessed records and confidential archives he shouldn't have been allowed to see."
"In the end, he compiled common spirit knowledge from our library and added a line of motivational nonsense, calling it the 'Ten Core Competencies of Spirits'."
"He also took the highest numbers from different spirit masters' ring absorption records and called it the 'Spirit Ring Absorption Limit Theory'."
Right in front of Liu Erlong and all the onlookers, Qian Xunji exposed all of Yu Xiaogang's dirty laundry.
Whether it was the so-called 'Ten Core Competencies' or the 'Absorption Limit Theory', the flaws were blatant!
Most of the 'Ten Core Competencies' were basic knowledge, like: innate spirit power correlates with spirit quality, all spirits are either beast or tool types, and all spirit masters have development paths, etc.
These were obvious common sense.
And just because he added one line — 'There are no trash spirits, only trash spirit masters!' — he dared to call it a theory?
What a joke!
Someone under Yu Xiaogang's constant indoctrination might not realize the issue, but once Qian Xunji pointed it out, and the rest of the crowd started echoing him, the truth became undeniable.
Liu Erlong was instantly devastated.
And the Spirit Ring Absorption Limit Theory had even worse problems!
Beast-type, tool-type, and auxiliary spirit masters — even at the same rank — had vastly different physiques.
Even among beast spirits, the physical condition of the masters varied depending on the beast spirit itself.
How could they all share the same absorption limit?
If an auxiliary-type spirit master followed Yu Xiaogang's theory and tried to absorb a 423-year-old first ring, they'd die from a body explosion!
From Qian Xunji's perspective, Yu Xiaogang clearly knew these flaws. But for his own personal gain and fame, he still published these theories.
He even used Spirit Hall's former Holy Maiden, Bibi Dong, to market himself as a master of spirit theory.
It was pure selfishness, blatant hypocrisy, and utterly shameless.
If no one ever pointed it out, people might never question it.
But now, after Qian Xunji's blunt exposé, voices of condemnation erupted all around.
The bearded peddler trying to sell those books had instantly become a public enemy, and without even bothering to take his books, he fled with his head in his hands.
"No… this can't be true…"
Liu Erlong's face turned pale, her beautiful eyes full of pain and sorrow. She kept stepping backward in disbelief.
In her heart, the image of Yu Xiaogang had completely crumbled.
She wanted to deny everything.
But Qian Xunji's words were irrefutable.
Even Flender, upon hearing the truth about his best friend, was stunned. He couldn't believe it.
Yet, remembering how Xiaogang had left for love, Flender still couldn't let go of their brotherhood.
But deep down, Flender secretly rejoiced a little.
Because if Xiaogang's image completely collapsed in Third Sister's heart… maybe he'd have a chance!
"I don't believe Xiaogang is that kind of person!"
"You said all this happened in Spirit City? Then I'll go to Spirit City myself to find out if what you said is true!"
Though her heart was mostly convinced, Liu Erlong was still unwilling to accept it. Her reddened eyes and determined expression showed she needed confirmation.
Qian Xunji didn't mind.
"Go ahead. Spirit City welcomes all spirit masters."
"As for Yu Xiaogang…"
Qian Xunji smiled playfully.
"Besides all this, he also ran off with our Spirit Hall Holy Maiden."
"Well… former Holy Maiden, to be exact."
"As far as I know, he's already married her at the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan."
"You didn't know that?"
"If not, you can ask him yourself."
"Your Holiness, Xiaogang isn't with us right now," Flender said with a bitter smile.
"Not with you?"
Qian Xunji was puzzled.
That waste Yu Xiaogang had struggled for half his life, and now that he had the Golden Iron Triangle, how could he be willing to leave?
It seemed Liu Erlong hadn't yet discovered the truth about her and Yu Xiaogang's relationship.
But Qian Xunji didn't dwell on it. After telling them they could come to Spirit City anytime, he left with Ah Yin to watch the duels at the Balak Great Spirit Arena.
After watching for a day, they spent two more days exploring the city.
Feeling that they had seen enough of Balak's capital, Qian Xunji decided to return to Spirit City with Ah Yin.
He had been away from Spirit Hall for several months — it was time to go back.