Yu Xiaogang was now in a state of panic.
He truly didn't know the answer to this question.
Initially, he had planned to continue hiding away, but now, his nephew Yutian Heng was defending him in the live stream, firmly believing that Yu Xiaogang was a genuine martial soul theory master.
What should he do now?
Should he keep hiding? But wouldn't that hurt his nephew's feelings?
Yet, the truth was, he didn't know the answer!
Previously, in the fifth livestream, he had confidently answered a question about the cultivation level of the Face Spider Demon, only to get it wrong. As a result, his martial soul, the Three Cannons, had its Golden Dragon source stripped away and was reduced to a mere Pig Beast!
If he answered incorrectly again, who knew what kind of penalty he'd face in the live stream this time?
Yutian Heng had no idea of his uncle's current panic. From his childhood memories, he genuinely believed that his uncle was knowledgeable and capable.
When Yutian Heng saw Lin Yu swearing that if Yu Xiaogang got the question right, he would publicly admit that he was blind and acknowledge Yu Xiaogang as a true master, Yutian Heng couldn't help but angrily @ Yu Xiaogang.
[Yutian Heng: @Yu Xiaogang, Uncle! Hurry up and give your answer. I know you must know the correct answer. This guy is belittling you. You need to show him your true skills!]
Seeing Yutian Heng's message, Tang San turned to look at his teacher, Yu Xiaogang. He wanted to see if his so-called teacher would continue to hide. If he did, it would be a huge disappointment!
At this moment, Yu Xiaogang's face was a picture of struggle and confusion.
He genuinely didn't know the answer to this livestream's question.
So deep down, he didn't want to answer, knowing it would only lead to unnecessary punishment!
But he also cared deeply about his reputation. Facing Yutian Heng's hopeful eyes and Tang San's "expectant" gaze, he realized that not answering would ruin his reputation.
After much internal conflict, Yu Xiaogang finally made his decision.
He had to respond to the expectations of his nephew Yutian Heng and his disciple Tang San.
Even if he got the answer wrong, the worst that would happen would be losing a few levels of soul power or having a soul ring stripped away!
He was currently at level twenty-nine, having stayed at this level for thirty or forty years. Losing a few levels of soul power would just mean some time spent training to regain them, but he wouldn't lose anything significant.
And if he lost a soul ring, with the Haotian Crown by his side, he could always have Haotian help him hunt another soul beast to reattach it.
After weighing everything, Yu Xiaogang took a deep breath and decided to answer.
[Yu Xiaogang (calmly): @Lin Yu, who says I don't know the answer? I, Yu Xiaogang, have studied martial souls for many years. The theories I proposed were based on knowledge from over twenty years ago, not the results of my current research. Today, I'll show you the true answer.]
Before giving his answer, Yu Xiaogang made sure to project an air of calm and dignity, maintaining his status as a martial soul theory master, regardless of whether his answer was correct or not!
[Yutian Heng (excited): Uncle! I knew you could do it!!]
Seeing his uncle finally decide to showcase his talent, Yutian Heng was overjoyed.
However, upon seeing Yu Xiaogang's answer, Lin Yu felt a wave of disgust.
"This guy is such a show-off!"
He didn't believe for a second that Yu Xiaogang could get it right!
He was looking forward to seeing Yu Xiaogang's wrong answer and enjoying the amplified punishment that would follow, especially since three months had passed.
At the border between the Tiandou Empire and the Star Luo Empire, in the dim forest of the Star Dou Forest's branch:
In the gloomy forest, Yu Xiaogang took a deep breath as he prepared to submit his well-thought-out answer to the livestream.
[Yu Xiaogang: My answer is that martial souls should be divided into: Offensive Martial Souls, Agility Martial Souls, Defensive Martial Souls, Support Martial Souls, Control Martial Souls, and Food Martial Souls!]
Yu Xiaogang believed his theory was infallible. After all, during his time in Martial Soul City, he had studied many spirit masters' martial souls, which were all beast and tool martial souls.
Since he hadn't encountered any other types of martial souls, he concluded that the only categories on the entire Douluo Continent were beast and tool, martial souls!
He thought the mistake was due to the question not addressing tool and beast martial souls, but another classification system instead. Thus, his answer was likely: Offensive Martial Souls, Agility Martial Souls, Defensive Martial Souls, Support Martial Souls, Control Martial Souls, and Food Martial Souls.
After giving his answer, Yu Xiaogang folded his arms behind his back and waited nonchalantly for the livestream's response.
"System, was he right?"
After Yu Xiaogang answered, Lin Yu eagerly asked the system in his mind.
[Ding! Yu Xiaogang's answer is incorrect!]
The system's cold voice responded immediately:
"Haha! That's great. Make sure his punishment is the most severe!"
Hearing the system's reply, Lin Yu grinned with satisfaction.
Following Lin Yu's command, the livestream quickly responded to Yu Xiaogang's answer.
[Notice: Yu Xiaogang's answer: Martial souls should be divided into: Offensive Martial Souls, Agility Martial Souls, Defensive Martial Souls, Support Martial Souls, Control Martial Souls, and Food Martial Souls! Answer Incorrect!]
[Punishment: Strip away Martial Soul's reality and wisdom!]
As a line of crimson text appeared before everyone's eyes, the cold voice echoed:
"I got it wrong?!"
Upon hearing the livestream's response, Yu Xiaogang's face changed dramatically.
"This is impossible. The classification of martial souls should only be these two types. Could there be other classification methods?"
Despite his inner fury, Yu Xiaogang was somewhat prepared for this and wasn't too enraged about getting the answer wrong.
But this punishment—what was it?
Stripping away the reality and wisdom of his martial soul. Did this mean his Three Cannons would be completely reduced to a Pig Beast martial soul?
As if realizing something, Yu Xiaogang's face turned ashen.
Even though his Three Cannons had turned into a Pig Beast after losing its Golden Dragon source, it wasn't an ordinary Pig Beast martial soul. It could still transform into a physical form and possessed some intelligence.
Now, was the livestream going to strip away even his sole pride?
No!!!