Chapter 9: "Master lose? Impossible, absolutely impossible!"

"This book is wrong, why can't I say it?"

Chu Chengzhou rebutted without hesitation.

"Wrong? Where is it wrong?"

Upon hearing someone say his work was wrong, Yu Xiaogang temporarily suppressed his anger. He wanted to see how his work was wrong.

"Huh? Teacher, are you trying to debate with me?"

"That's right! If you only know how to spout nonsense, you must apologize to me!"

Yu Xiaogang said seriously, his expression stern.

"Why should I apologize to you? Besides, if I win this debate, what good will you give me?"

"Why apologize? Just because I can make the academy expel you!"

Yu Xiaogang lifted his head proudly. With his connection to the academy's principal, wasn't it easy to expel this little brat?

"My grandfather is the principal. Who would dare expel me? Did they get his approval?"

Hearing this, Chu Chengzhou immediately perked up. Come on, my grandfather the principal would never expel me. Are you kidding me?

Yu Xiaogang's face showed a hint of surprise. This kid was really showing off!

He was indeed friends with Su Nan, but it wasn't like their relationship was close enough for Su Nan to expel his own grandson.

"Ahem~. Well, if you can point out what's wrong in this book, and do so with reason, I, Master Yu, will take you as my disciple. You know, my title as 'Master' is even recognized by the Spirit Hall!"

Yu Xiaogang cleared his throat and emphasized his title as "Master" to shift the topic, lest he lose face.

Upon hearing this, Chu Chengzhou widened his eyes. The title of "Master" recognized by the Spirit Hall?

Okay, so Bibi Dong is the Pope of the Spirit Hall and can represent the Spirit Hall. If you're her first love, saying the Spirit Hall recognizes your title as "Master" isn't entirely a lie.

However, the official recognition of the Spirit Hall doesn't mean much. Most of the higher-ups in the Spirit Hall likely have issues with this!

"Disciple or whatever, forget it. I see you're wearing a storage soul tool belt, right? If I win the debate, you'll give it to me! If I lose, I'll sincerely apologize to you and this book."

Chu Chengzhou pointed to the black belt around Yu Xiaogang's waist.

The belt was completely black, with dark stripes, and embedded with twenty-four milk-white jade stones the size of fingernails. The jade stones had a warm luster, indicating they were rare and precious.

If he wasn't mistaken, this belt was the same one Yu Xiaogang gave Tang San in the original story: the "Twenty-Four Bridges on a Moonlit Night." Storage soul tools were rare, and the internal space of the "Twenty-Four Bridges on a Moonlit Night" was quite large. Each of the embedded jade stones had a cubic meter of storage space.

In terms of market value, twenty-four cubic meters of storage space would cost at least twenty-four thousand gold soul coins!

"Hmph~. You little brat, you're dreaming! This storage soul tool has a large internal space, so you'll need to think of something else!"

Although Yu Xiaogang didn't believe this kid could point out any mistakes in his book, he wouldn't agree to the bet if the stakes weren't balanced.

"Then what if I just want one of the jade stones? Is the storage soul tool still useful if I take one out? If so, I only need one jade stone!"

Chu Chengzhou lowered his demand.

If he wasn't mistaken, the twenty-four jade stones on the "Twenty-Four Bridges on a Moonlit Night" were space-type jade stones. These stones naturally had internal storage space. In the Douluo Continent, where soul guide technology had been lost, many storage soul tools were made this way.

Although the belt itself had a soul guide array engraved on it, its main function was to expand the internal space. Removing one jade stone should still leave it usable, although the internal storage space would shrink.

"This..." Yu Xiaogang hesitated. What if he broke the storage soul tool by removing one jade stone?

Seeing Yu Xiaogang hesitate, Chu Chengzhou continued, "Teacher, you must be the Yu Xiaogang who wrote this 'Top Ten Core Competencies of Martial Souls,' right? If I can convince you, wouldn't that mean my argument is correct, and you could make a groundbreaking discovery? Giving me one jade stone wouldn't be a loss for you!"

Yu Xiaogang was also thinking: no matter the outcome, he wouldn't lose.

But... how could he, a Master recognized by the Spirit Hall, lose? Impossible, absolutely impossible!

"Alright, I agree! Let me see what kind of argument this little brat has."

Yu Xiaogang crossed his arms confidently.

Seeing that Yu Xiaogang had taken the bait, Chu Chengzhou nodded in satisfaction. The storage soul tool was almost in his hands!

"Master Yu, doesn't your book state that the first soul ring for a soul master should have a maximum age of 423 years?"

Chu Chengzhou asked Yu Xiaogang.

The "Top Ten Core Competencies of Martial Souls" was a book that not only listed ten short theories but also contained many of Yu Xiaogang's own insights.

"Yes! According to my research, the first soul ring for a soul master will definitely not exceed 423 years!"

Yu Xiaogang nodded confidently.

This wasn't just some random claim; it was based on years of research and many references to various materials.

"Great! Then let me ask you, Master Yu, is it true that a soul master with a powerful beast martial soul can bear a first soul ring of 423 years?"

Chu Chengzhou asked, because Yu Xiaogang had written "maximum" after the number 423 in his book, not implying that every soul master's first soul ring was limited to 423 years.

Many transmigrators had claimed that all soul masters had the same 423-year limit, but that was wrong.

Although Yu Xiaogang wasn't particularly moral, he wasn't stupid enough to make such an obvious mistake.

"Yes."

"A powerful beast martial soul can bear a higher-level soul ring because their physical constitution is stronger, right?"

"Yes."

"Under the same conditions, older children tend to have stronger physical constitutions than younger ones, right?"

"That's true."

"Now, let's consider this: A beast martial soul soul master with innate full soul power adds a 423-year first soul ring at the age of six.

Meanwhile, another beast martial soul soul master, with the same martial soul and similar physique, but slightly worse talent, reaches level ten at age seven and then adds their first soul ring.

Since the second child is a year older, their physical constitution should be better. In theory, couldn't they bear a soul ring older than 423 years?"

Chu Chengzhou smiled.

At this moment, Yu Xiaogang, who had been confident of winning, now wore an expression of shock. He stared at Chu Chengzhou in disbelief.

After carefully thinking it through, Yu Xiaogang realized that the little brat was actually right?