Chapter 69: Yu Xiaogang Refuses to Give Up — Publicly Humiliated!
At Nuoding Academy.
After their conversation, Xiao Wu had been walking with Lin Yu back toward the dormitory building.
But when she heard a voice calling from behind, she immediately pouted and kicked away a pebble at her feet.
"This annoying guy again!"
Turning toward the sound, Lin Yu saw a middle-aged man in a black academic robe with a buzz cut and very ordinary features, holding a book in his hand and walking briskly toward them as he called out.
Yu Xiaogang?
Upon recognizing the man, Lin Yu's eyes narrowed, and a deep disgust welled up in his chest.
He truly loathed this man—one of the most shameless and hypocritical characters in all of Douluo Dalu.
Lin Yu simply couldn't understand how anyone could plagiarize knowledge from others, publish it as their own "theories," and then morally blackmail a former lover from whom they were already estranged.
In the original story, during the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament,
Yu Xiaogang had gone to Bibi Dong to ask about the secret of twin martial souls on behalf of his disciple Tang San—
fully aware that Spirit Hall and Tang San's family were mortal enemies.
And yet, without even informing Tang San, he boldly promised Bibi Dong that as long as she told him the secret, Tang San would never oppose Spirit Hall again.
Lin Yu had to ask—who gave you the right?
And when Bibi Dong refused to share the secret and even revealed that she had already ordered Tang San's assassination, Yu Xiaogang had the nerve to act outraged?
Lin Yu couldn't wrap his head around that logic.
This was a blood feud! If you really wanted the secret, shouldn't you first persuade your disciple to give up revenge, and then convince Spirit Hall to share the information?
Instead, he tried to get something for nothing using a promise he had no authority to make.
And if Bibi Dong had revealed the secret—could Yu Xiaogang truly guarantee Tang San's loyalty?
Lin Yu firmly believed he couldn't.
He was just an arrogant fool with nothing but words.
The fact that he could shamelessly reforge ties with Bibi Dong after their breakup, then get angry when rejected—it baffled Lin Yu.
This useless leech still dared to swagger around like he was something special?
Though Lin Yu found Yu Xiaogang utterly revolting,
he didn't plan to confront him directly like in the livestream—that would be too suspicious.
Instead, some veiled mockery might be even better.
A smirk curled at the corner of Lin Yu's mouth.
"Student Xiao Wu, have you thought over what I said before?"
"You're a commoner. Even though you have innate full soul power, without a proper teacher to help you choose and absorb the right soul rings, one mistake could ruin your potential."
"But I, with my unparalleled knowledge across the entire continent—if you became my disciple, I guarantee I could cultivate you into a Title Douluo."
Panting slightly after rushing over, Yu Xiaogang looked at Xiao Wu with sincere intensity.
"I told you already—I don't want a teacher!" Xiao Wu snapped back in frustration. Though she didn't want to be rude, she was visibly annoyed.
But to Yu Xiaogang—who had been treated as a joke in the soul master world for years—her words meant nothing.
After being utterly humiliated by the livestreams, he now desperately needed to prove his theories.
Xiao Wu, a commoner with innate full soul power, was his golden opportunity—he wouldn't let her go.
Just then, Lin Yu pretended to recognize him and suddenly raised his voice with exaggerated "shock."
"Ah! Isn't that Grandmaster Yu Xiaogang?!"
It was late afternoon, and with classes over for the day, many students were outside relaxing.
Lin Yu's outburst quickly drew a crowd.
"You know me?" Yu Xiaogang asked, uncomfortable under all the attention, but also cautiously hopeful—this guy didn't seem to be mocking him.
"I've read your work, The Ten Core Competencies of Martial Souls. That theory about 'spirit ring bottlenecks not hindering soul power progression'—it revolutionized the soul master world!"
Lin Yu beamed with "admiration."
Yu Xiaogang, now visibly pleased, waved modestly.
"Oh, it's just a minor theory. It's had a little impact, that's all."
"…Though most of your other theories were plagiarized from Spirit Hall and are riddled with errors, they did help many commoner soul masters."
Lin Yu's next line made Yu Xiaogang's expression freeze.
Sure, the livestreams had already exposed him as a fraud,
but if this guy admired him so much, could he not rub it in?
Laughter rippled through the crowd. Yu Xiaogang's face flushed hot with embarrassment.
Yet Lin Yu's expression remained so "respectful" that Yu Xiaogang couldn't lash out.
After all, this might be the only person at Nuoding Academy who still believed in his theories.
"Master Yu, you were raised in Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan and trained in Spirit Hall, so your academic background is definitely strong."
"But our Boss Xiao Wu has innate full soul power. Shouldn't her teacher at least be a Soul Sage, if not a Title Douluo? What rank are you, Master?"
"If you're a Soul Sage, I'll personally advise Boss Xiao Wu to accept you as her teacher."
Lin Yu said it all with a "serious" face, pretending not to know the truth.
"Soul Sage? That fraud's just a Soul Grandmaster!"
The crowd snickered before Yu Xiaogang could respond, mockery echoing through the group.
At last, Yu Xiaogang realized this seemingly noble boy had been mocking him all along.
Everyone in the soul master world already knew—thanks to the livestreams—that he'd never broken through to Soul Elder.
Ashamed and furious, Yu Xiaogang clenched his fists and gritted his teeth, but still couldn't give up on Xiao Wu.
"I may be just a Soul Grandmaster," he said stiffly, "but I have friends who are Soul Sages. If Xiao Wu becomes my disciple, she'll get the best training possible."
"But I saw in the livestreams that you only accept disciples to validate yourself. According to your own theory, 'there are no useless martial souls, only useless soul masters.'"
"If that's the case, shouldn't you take on someone whose talent matches yours? You're a half-rank innate power soul master—shouldn't your disciple be the same?"
"Why would you try to take Boss Xiao Wu as your disciple? She has innate full soul power!"
Lin Yu's tone was innocent, his words sharp as blades.
His "admiration" masked a brutal takedown, leaving Yu Xiaogang's face beet red with humiliation.
"He can't do it. He's a failure!"
"Exactly! Even if Xiao Wu became a Title Douluo, it'd be thanks to her own talent—not him!"
"Yeah! Just another fraud!"
Mockery erupted from the crowd.
Lin Yu hadn't cursed outright, but his layered jabs—especially that line about "you couldn't do it"—left Yu Xiaogang's pride in ruins.
Humiliated beyond measure, Yu Xiaogang clutched his book tightly, pushed through the crowd, and stormed away toward the dorms.
The crowd jeered and booed behind him.
"Thank you for helping me out, Long Aotian."
Xiao Wu sighed with relief once Yu Xiaogang was gone.
But then she hesitated.
"Still… were we a bit too harsh?"
Hearing her say "Long Aotian," Lin Yu almost laughed out loud.
But he replied seriously:
"What do you mean 'too harsh'? Didn't you watch the livestreams? You really think he's a good person?"
Xiao Wu paused, then muttered,
"Yeah… I guess he really isn't."
"Exactly!"
…
Since Lin Yu's very public humiliation of Yu Xiaogang—especially in front of so many students and Xiao Wu—
Yu Xiaogang, despite his thick skin, hadn't dared to approach her again.
After all, even with his pride, he couldn't stomach that kind of shame.
Just like that, a month passed since the last livestream.
And today—the eighth livestream was about to begin!
(END CHAPTER)
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