Soul Land: Bibi Dong Is My Martial Soul

Chapter 51: Ning Rongrong's Rebuttal

"You knew Oscar had his Mushroom Sausage available, so why did you give Ma Hongjun the chance to use it? If you had stopped him from the start or conserved your spirit power, you would have won," Yu Xiaogang said coldly, looking sternly at the triumphant Oscar and Ma Hongjun. "Are you two really that pleased with yourselves? Ma Hongjun, let me ask you: when Oscar's Flying Mushroom Sausage wore off, why did you allow him to fall to the ground? If Dai Mubai had a bit of strength left and struck him down at that moment, what would you have done?"

Dai Mubai, Oscar, and Ma Hongjun exchanged glances, unable to respond.

Yu Xiaogang's voice was calm and composed as he pointed out their previous mistakes with precision.

"Master is so formidable!"

On the sidelines, the observing trio—Xiao Wu and the others—were shaken by Yu Xiaogang's lecture. They felt that his analysis was spot-on and made perfect sense.

"Tang San!"

Then, Yu Xiaogang called out to Tang San.

"Teacher," Tang San replied, stepping forward with a look of guilt on his face.

"Tell me about your feelings during the battle just now."

Unlike with the others, Yu Xiaogang didn't directly point out Tang San's mistakes. Instead, he chose to let Tang San reflect on them himself, knowing it would leave a more lasting impression.

"Teacher, I shouldn't have been careless. I shouldn't have let Su Mo close the distance with me from the start!" Tang San reflected deeply on his own shortcomings.

"Indeed, your mistake was the most serious. Even a lion must go all out to catch a rabbit. If you had maintained distance from the beginning, Su Mo would have had no chance to get close to you!"

"But even so, you still had a chance to recover. With your skill, Su Mo shouldn't have been able to hit you. Your spirit power is higher and more abundant than his. All you needed to do was drag out the battle until Su Mo exhausted his spirit power, and you would still have won!"

"But what did you do? You were too eager for victory and recklessly took on Su Mo's attack, which forced you to use your third spirit ability in the end!"

Yu Xiaogang harshly criticized Tang San before turning to Su Mo. "Su Mo, your performance was indeed surprising. Every response you made was textbook perfect!"

"However, I still want to say one thing: never give up until the very last moment!"

"Even if you know you are outmatched, you should still fight bravely!"

After praising Su Mo, Yu Xiaogang criticized him for his quick admission of defeat.

Today, Yu Xiaogang intended to give his students a harsh lesson. So, even though Su Mo's performance was outstanding and nearly flawless, he still had to find a fault to point out.

"Shameless! He'll do anything for the sake of making a point!"

Outside, Bibi Dong couldn't help but curse when she heard Yu Xiaogang's criticism of Su Mo.

Although she liked Yu Xiaogang and understood his intentions, she couldn't help feeling angry when she saw Su Mo, who performed excellently in her eyes, being criticized.

Especially since the one Su Mo defeated was Tang San.

"Master, if I hadn't fought hard enough, I wouldn't have achieved today's results," Su Mo responded calmly, neither humble nor arrogant.

If Yu Xiaogang wanted to give him a harsh lesson, he needed to provide a reason that would convince him.

Dai Mubai and the others, who had initially thought Yu Xiaogang's points were reasonable, were taken aback by Su Mo's rebuttal. Then, they reconsidered—how could Su Mo not have fought hard enough?

"Exactly! Su Mo only had an innate spirit power of level 2. It's already a miracle that he's reached his current level!"

"Besides, it was Tang San who broke the rules first by using his third spirit ability!"

Ning Rongrong immediately spoke up in support of Su Mo.

"…"

Faced with Su Mo's calm rebuttal and Ning Rongrong's words, Yu Xiaogang's expression stiffened. His face darkened as he retorted, "I'm talking about combat, not regular cultivation! And on the battlefield, you should never trust what your enemy says. If your enemy claims they won't use their third spirit ability, would you really dare to believe them?"

"But this is just training, not an actual battlefield!"

Ning Rongrong fearlessly argued back, firmly standing by Su Mo.

In her view, Su Mo's performance was already perfect and remarkable.

"Training is also a battlefield! That's the point of training! Do you plan to wait until you're on an actual battlefield to start practicing?"

Yu Xiaogang said sternly.

Confronted with Yu Xiaogang's response, Ning Rongrong found herself at a loss for words.

However, Ning Rongrong still had an expression that showed her dissatisfaction.

"Teacher is right; training is also a battlefield. That is the purpose of training!"

At the crucial moment, Tang San stood up, firmly supporting his teacher.

"Teacher, should the training continue?"

Tang San quickly shifted the topic, asking whether they should continue the training.

"Of course!"

"But both you and Dai Mubai are in no condition to fight again."

"Xiao Wu, the last match will be you against Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong. Show me the strength you gained after breaking through to the Soul Elder level!"

"Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong, you both heard what I said to Oscar and Ma Hongjun earlier. I hope to see better teamwork from you two this time!"

Yu Xiaogang promptly picked up on Tang San's cue and directed his attention to Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, and Ning Rongrong.

Although Yu Xiaogang said this, he still didn't believe that Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing could work well together. He was confident that he would find flaws in their performance, regardless of who won, Xiao Wu or the pair.

"Do your best and put on a good show!"

Su Mo, who had now retrieved his Xuan Iron Spear from where he had stuck it in the ground, slung it across his back and stepped forward to encourage Ning Rongrong.

He knew Xiao Wu's strength well, and even if Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing teamed up, they were unlikely to win. So, all he could do was offer encouragement; giving pointers wouldn't make a difference.

"Mm!"

Ning Rongrong's beautiful eyes sparkled slightly as she watched Su Mo pick up his spear. She responded sweetly with a nod.

The battle between the three girls began quickly—and ended just as fast.

Having just learned from Yu Xiaogang's scolding of Tang San and the others, none of the three girls let their guard down.

Xiao Wu immediately used her third spirit ability, Teleportation, and in an instant, she took care of Ning Rongrong first.

In the end, Zhu Zhuqing was naturally no match for Xiao Wu and was easily defeated.

Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong did try to cooperate. Ning Rongrong applied a boost to them right at the start, and Zhu Zhuqing made sure to position herself to protect Ning Rongrong.

Unfortunately, against Xiao Wu's teleportation, their efforts were rendered meaningless.

"..."

Faced with this outcome, Yu Xiaogang felt quite frustrated.

While he had predicted the result, the process had not gone as he expected.

Due to the vast difference in strength, there wasn't much in their performance he could criticize.

"Not bad!"

"Although you lost, you didn't leave room for criticism!"

Suppressing a smile, Su Mo approached Ning Rongrong, helping her up and praising her.

Su Mo was now curious to see what reason Yu Xiaogang might use to say the usual harsh words.

Was this what they called monster geniuses?

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