Yu Xiaogang, who had been confidently waiting for the reward from the Q&A session, was struck dumb with shock when he heard that his answer was incorrect.
This can't be true! He had answered wrongly. How is that possible?
But the results were right there in front of him.
As for Yu Xiaogang's wrong answer, Lin Yu, who was in the hotel in Kie City, had already anticipated this outcome and couldn't help but sneer in derision.
Yu Xiaogang prided himself on being a master of soul weapon theory and had indeed accumulated profound knowledge about soul masters and soul beasts.
However, this knowledge was obtained decades ago from the Spirit Hall.
The knowledge from the Spirit Hall wasn't necessarily completely accurate; it certainly contained errors.
Moreover, the knowledge from the Spirit Hall could have been updated over the decades.
But Yu Xiaogang, hiding away in Nuoding Academy, would have no way of knowing these updates.
Lin Yu remembered clearly that in the original story, Tang San's External Spirit Bone, the Eight Spider Lance, was acquired after a harrowing experience with the Man-Faced Demon Spider due to a misjudgment of its power, which had almost cost him his life.
Tang San's knowledge came from Yu Xiaogang.
So, Yu Xiaogang's understanding of the Man-Faced Demon Spider would also be erroneous!
Yu Xiaogang! Yu Xiaogang! Today, you've finally fallen into the trap!
With the live broadcast showing that Yu Xiaogang's answer was wrong, Lin Yu licked his lips in anticipation.
As soon as the live broadcast indicated that Yu Xiaogang's answer was incorrect, Lin Yu promptly used a special privilege granted by the live broadcast Q&A system.
— Reward Enhancement or Punishment Augmentation!
This privilege could only be used once every three months and could be applied to a single target.
If the person was the recipient of the reward, the quality of the reward could be enhanced.
However, if the person answered incorrectly, Lin Yu could intensify their punishment!
For Yu Xiaogang, Lin Yu escalated the punishment to the maximum level!
It was known that the punishment for answering incorrectly could range from losing a soul ring to more severe penalties.
Although Yu Xiaogang answered incorrectly, his answer wasn't too far off the mark based on past experiences.
The live broadcast's punishment for incorrect answers was often random!
So Lin Yu decided to escalate the punishment to the highest level. This should be enough to strip Yu Xiaogang of his soul weapon!
Yu Xiaogang's soul weapon, the Three Cannons, was reportedly degraded from the Golden Sacred Dragon due to Yu Xiaogang's incompetence.
But Lin Yu had Dragon Essence.
If he could acquire the Three Cannons, perhaps he could evolve it into the Golden Sacred Dragon.
The Three Cannons would be better off with him than with the useless Yu Xiaogang.
However, Lin Yu still preferred not to have the Three Cannons.
It seemed the Three Cannons had its intelligence and had been with Yu Xiaogang, which felt rather unpleasant.
If he could get the essence of the Golden Sacred Dragon's soul weapon, he could use Dragon Essence to evolve it into a Golden Sacred Dragon soul weapon himself.
But Yu Xiaogang would end up even more useless!
This time, Lin Yu planned to render him truly powerless. Without his soul weapon, let's see how he continues to show off!
After setting the punishment for Yu Xiaogang to the highest level, Lin Yu smirked and prepared to watch Yu Xiaogang's performance.
[Notice: Yu Xiaogang's answer: The age of the Man-Faced Demon Spider shown in the previous broadcast is 2,300 years. The answer is incorrect!]
[Punishment: Deprivation of the Golden Sacred Dragon essence from the Three Cannons!]
With the line of blood-red text appearing before everyone's eyes, a cold voice echoed.
"What?! Deprivation of the Golden Sacred Dragon essence from the Three Cannons? No! Please, no!!!"
Hearing the punishment, Yu Xiaogang at Nuoding Academy was horrified, his face paling in shock.
He didn't even know that the Three Cannons contained the essence of the Golden Sacred Dragon.
However, he remembered that the soul fusion skill he performed with Flander and Liu Erlong ultimately produced the Golden Sacred Dragon.
There might indeed be some Golden Sacred Dragon essence within his Three Cannons.
If that's the case, losing the Golden Sacred Dragon essence would mean he could no longer perform the soul fusion skill of the Golden Sacred Dragon with Flander and Liu Erlong.
Being able to perform the Triumvirate Soul Fusion Skill with Flander and Liu Erlong was one of Yu Xiaogang's few sources of pride.
If even that pride was stripped away, wouldn't he be completely rendered useless?
What if the Three Cannons turned into something even worse?
Would it become the lowly Pig Beast among soul beasts?
As Yu Xiaogang's horror and cries of despair continued.
With a sharp pain coursing through his body, the Three Cannons, resembling a small pig with purple fur and long ears, appeared behind Yu Xiaogang.
Simultaneously, two yellow soul rings emerged from beneath Yu Xiaogang's feet, encircling him.
But as the Three Cannons were forcibly summoned, the deprivation of the Golden Sacred Dragon essence began!
In an instant, the Three Cannons emitted a series of agonized squeals.
Brilliant golden streams of light were continuously stripped from its body, gathering in the air to form a golden sphere.
"Three Cannons!!"
Seeing the Three Cannons trapped in mid-air, screaming in pain, Yu Xiaogang was frantic but unable to move.
As the Golden Sacred Dragon essence was removed, the Three Cannons began to change.
The purple fur gradually faded, the long ears shrank, and the once somewhat cute head became grotesquely plump and ugly.
Finally, after the complete removal of the Golden Sacred Dragon essence, the golden sphere shattered and vanished.
The Three Cannons had transformed into a fat, ugly Pig Beast, falling to the ground.
"Three Cannons!!"
With the essence of the Golden Sacred Dragon stripped away, the live broadcast's confinement of Yu Xiaogang also dissipated. Looking at the fat and ugly Pig Beast, Yu Xiaogang bitterly mumbled, sinking into despair.
Heavens! What is he going to do now?
Though he was previously considered useless, his soul weapon, the Three Cannons, was at least presentable. But now?
With the Golden Sacred Dragon essence gone, the Three Cannons had become a Pig Beast.
How could he show himself like this? This was humiliating!
After the live broadcast announced Yu Xiaogang's incorrect answer.
It soon revealed Sword Douluo Chen Xin's response.
[Notice: Sword Douluo Chen Xin's answer: The age of the Man-Faced Demon Spider shown in the previous broadcast is over 5,300 years. The answer is correct!]
[Reward: Soul Weapon Evolution Opportunity x1, granted!]
At that moment, within the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School.
With the live broadcast announcing Sword Douluo Chen Xin's correct answer and granting the reward.
Like Ning Fengzhi before him, Sword Douluo Chen Xin chose to share the evolution of his soul weapon with the entire Douluo Continent.
The reason was simple: to advertise the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School!
Ning Fengzhi had done this before, and it had brought significant benefits to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School.
Many people came to seek entry into the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School due to the publicity.
Although many did not meet the requirements, a significant number did, eventually joining the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School as future contributors.