Chapter 30: Question—Who Is the Most Important Person in Yu Xiaogang's Heart?!
However, after investing so much time and effort into finding a way to evolve his martial soul, Yu Xiaogang naturally couldn't give up.
And right after he proposed his theory of the Ten Core Competencies of Martial Souls...
Bibi Dong's affection for him finally reached its peak!
One day, Bibi Dong suddenly came to Yu Xiaogang and, full of excitement, confessed her feelings and said she wanted to marry him.
If it had been the old Yu Xiaogang, knowing his own worth, he wouldn't have dared to accept.
But now, Yu Xiaogang's ego had already inflated. He truly believed himself to be a revered master of martial soul theory.
In his mind, there was no way he wasn't worthy of Bibi Dong.
Besides, he had approached her in the first place with the goal of accessing Spirit Hall's private archive.
As the Holy Maiden of Spirit Hall, if he married Bibi Dong, he'd become Spirit Hall's son-in-law.
Getting access to those secret archives would be a piece of cake!
So, Yu Xiaogang agreed to Bibi Dong's proposal.
But of course, Bibi Dong couldn't marry Yu Xiaogang just like that—she had to inform her teacher, Qian Xunji.
At this point in the livestream, Bibi Dong's emotions were a storm—rage, coldness, shame...
Her heart felt as if it were burning with fire.
She had always believed her encounter with Yu Xiaogang was heaven's gift—fate between two people.
She never imagined that Yu Xiaogang had approached her with ulterior motives.
And that he wasn't someone who loved reading. He only started studying to find a way to evolve his martial soul.
He had even used her—taken advantage of her innocence—and borrowed Spirit Hall's resources to fake his way into becoming a so-called "martial soul theorist" and deceive her feelings!
At that moment, Bibi Dong felt as if a knife had been driven into her chest.
Was everything Yu Xiaogang felt for her… a lie?
Then what was the point of all the suffering she endured? Of all the years she clung to her love?
Inside the study of the Pope's Hall, Bibi Dong tried to laugh, but no sound came.
Instead, glistening tears silently slid down her flawless cheeks, leaving two visible trails.
Overwhelmed with sorrow, she collapsed onto her desk, her delicate body trembling with silent sobs.
A moment later, she sat up again, forcing herself to believe:
Even if Xiao Gang approached me with ulterior motives… after so much time together, his feelings must've become real!
To say Bibi Dong truly loved Yu Xiaogang would be an exaggeration.
There had been no great trials between them. Yu Xiaogang had always relied on her.
The only thing Bibi Dong admired about him was his supposed "talent."
But now, the livestream had proven his "talent" was incredibly limited.
Most of his theories were just summaries of Spirit Hall's archives, not his own original research.
With that illusion shattered, could Yu Xiaogang still hold the same place in her heart?
The answer was obvious: of course not.
Still, there was something unique about their relationship.
Before they could truly be together, her teacher Qian Xunji had torn them apart.
And Bibi Dong was humiliated by Qian Xunji—leading to the infamous "Secret Chamber Douluo" incident.
There's a kind of feeling in life called "longing for what cannot be obtained."
The more unattainable something is, the stronger the desire becomes, eventually turning into obsession.
In the mind of the now-darkened Bibi Dong, Yu Xiaogang became that obsession.
To deny her love for Yu Xiaogang would be to deny herself—to deny all the suffering she had endured, and the emotional pillar that allowed her to keep going.
So she had no choice but to force herself to believe: her love for Yu Xiaogang was real.
The livestream continued.
After confessing her desire to marry Yu Xiaogang, Bibi Dong went to her teacher Qian Xunji to inform him.
Hearing this, Qian Xunji felt as if he had been struck by lightning—his fury erupted.
His carefully cultivated disciple, the future hope of Spirit Hall, wanted to marry a trash—someone from the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, no less. It was practically a betrayal!
Naturally, Qian Xunji furiously forbade Bibi Dong from being with Yu Xiaogang.
But Bibi Dong was stubborn and insisted she would marry him no matter what.
Unable to contain himself, Qian Xunji had her taken away and placed in confinement, cutting her off from the outside world.
After locking her up,
Qian Xunji stormed off to confront Yu Xiaogang.
He told the useless man to get out of Spirit City and stay away from Bibi Dong.
But with all the praise Yu Xiaogang had received in Spirit City, his ego had inflated beyond reason.
Hearing Qian Xunji call him "trash," Yu Xiaogang was furious and stood his ground, refusing to leave.
He insisted their love was real, and that unless Bibi Dong rejected him herself, he would not leave Spirit City.
But Qian Xunji knew Yu Xiaogang inside and out. Infuriated, he wanted to kill him on the spot.
However, mindful of Yu Xiaogang's background and to avoid conflict with the Blue Lightning Clan, Qian Xunji held back his rage.
He coldly told Yu Xiaogang he would make Bibi Dong see his true colors.
What Qian Xunji didn't expect, though, was that Bibi Dong would escape from confinement that very night and try to elope with Yu Xiaogang.
But Yu Xiaogang, whose real goal was the Spirit Hall archive, wasn't moved by romantic notions.
He made excuses, refusing to leave with her.
Bibi Dong's escape was soon discovered and reported to Qian Xunji.
He was so furious he snapped completely.
In his rage, he locked Bibi Dong in a secret chamber—leading to the notorious "Secret Chamber Douluo" incident.
Thankfully, the livestream only showed Bibi Dong being locked away—then the camera shifted back to Yu Xiaogang.
Relieved, the tension in Bibi Dong's face softened. She felt as though a great burden had lifted.
Meanwhile—
After his confrontation with Qian Xunji, Yu Xiaogang began to reflect.
Maybe he really wasn't good enough for Bibi Dong.
What if Qian Xunji succeeded in making her realize she'd been deceived?
What then?
A few days later, Bibi Dong came to him—cold and distant.
"You're nothing but trash. You're not worthy of me. I was wrong to trust you. Get lost."
Hearing those words, Yu Xiaogang's worst fears came true.
Rage, inferiority, panic—all mixed in his heart. That night, he fled Spirit City in disgrace.
Afterward, Yu Xiaogang met Flender and Liu Erlong, and they began traveling the continent together.
With his ties to Bibi Dong severed, no one in Spirit City gave him any more respect.
His theories became a joke.
Spirit Hall officially denounced them in the soul master world.
Yu Xiaogang was furious—he believed Bibi Dong was behind it. He thought she had heartlessly thrown away their years of love.
He turned to alcohol to drown his sorrows, cultivating a gloomy, melancholic persona.
Upon learning of his tragic past, Liu Erlong's maternal instincts awakened. She also admired his "talent," and thus fell for him.
Yu Xiaogang, believing Bibi Dong had betrayed him first, had no qualms about moving on.
Without access to Spirit Hall's archives, and believing he would never find a way to evolve his martial soul,
Yu Xiaogang returned to his original plan—pursuing martial soul theory to prove his worth.
But after all these years, his theories had gone nowhere—they still revolved around the same Ten Core Competencies he had introduced in Spirit City. What a joke!
And so, everything froze at the moment Yu Xiaogang resolved to devote himself entirely to martial soul theory in hopes of proving himself.
In that instant, a line of blood-red text appeared before everyone's eyes.
At the same time, a cold voice echoed in every ear.
[Question: Who is the most important person in Yu Xiaogang's heart?]
[Reward: One random top-grade cultivation technique (elite meditation method; if a soul beast answers correctly, the reward will be a version suitable for soul beasts).
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