Douluo Continent: On Becoming a God Through Science

Chapter 101 Fulfilling a Wish (Part 1)

You Chen's words naturally shocked Ignis, who had always revered him as a god.

It's like how mortals can't imagine themselves sitting on equal footing with gods.

She wanted to refute him, but she felt that You Chen's words made so much sense that she couldn't think of a way to refute them.

In the Soul Beast organization, almost all orders are issued by You Chen himself or relayed by Grace. Although they are not detailed enough to specify what each person should do, the orders are relayed through the layers of government at most twice, which makes it difficult for the orders to be distorted. In fact, everyone is acting according to You Chen's personal will.

Now, You Chen wants to help some of them regain their own opinions, and Ignis is the initial target.

Of course, You Chen's goal was not really to liberate the minds of the Soul Beasts.

Because You Chen knew from the very beginning that the brainwashing-like education he received since childhood had deeply ingrained the initial hundred or so Soul Fighting Beasts' respect for him.

Even if You Chen asked them to be themselves again, they would only verbally agree and then choose to bury this belief deep in their hearts.

You Chen only wanted them to be more useful as tools. It wasn't that he didn't care about their loyalty, but rather... he needed them to offer him a higher level of loyalty.

It's like the Son of God declaring that believers will walk with him, but believers don't feel that they have become qualified to walk alongside the Son. Instead, they are moved by the Son's magnanimity and become more devout.

You must set an example.

These words echoed in Ignis's ears, and she couldn't help but take a deep breath.

She will never forget the way her companions looked at her.

That was a gaze that had always existed, a gaze filled with both competitiveness and longing, and imbued with worship and awe for her.

And it wasn't until this day, when she placed the crown called the Beast Head under You Chen's hands, that it finally took root and sprouted.

She knew she could no longer be a beastman who simply obeyed orders and carried out the leader's commands, just like before.

It was a position she had once longed for, but now, the thought that she could no longer rely on a leader who was infallible filled her with a sense of fear.

But... how about getting the leader to retract his order?

She would never commit such a blasphemous act.

"I understand, Chief. I will no longer bow to you."

Ignis finally agreed to You Chen's request, but added, "However, I will keep my reverence for you in my heart. Please allow me this whim!"

You Chen couldn't help but shake his head and chuckle: "What do you mean by being willful? If you're forced to suppress even your own thoughts, then there's no question of being equals."

Then, he slightly suppressed his smile and said, "Alright, Ignis, you surely know why I called you here, don't you? Tell me your wish."

Anyone who becomes the first leader of the corresponding species can ask the leader for one reasonable wish.

This was You Chen's initial promise.

Rather than gaining a status equal to You Chen, or having the authority to manage other Soul Fighting Beasts, it would be more accurate to say that the vast majority of Soul Fighting Beasts who aspire to the position of Beast Leader regard this wish as their goal!

Even if one has a god to worship, it does not mean that believers have no other desires or wishes.

And Ignis, naturally, was no exception.

She looked at You Chen's calm and confident face, her eyes sparkling.

She wanted to be able to stand beside this great man, to know the worries of this person she revered like a god, and to become a true strong person who could share his troubles!

"Chief, is there any way to make me stronger?"

Ignis expressed her wish.

"To become stronger? That's a good wish."

Upon hearing Ignis's idea, You Chen nodded slightly under her hopeful gaze: "Of course there is a way."

Rather, it's more accurate to say... he was prepared all along.

If it had been earlier, fulfilling Ignis's wish would have been quite troublesome for him.

After all, he couldn't possibly use the excuse of honing Ignis's skills to deliberately waste Ignis's talent.

All the cultivation resources he could provide were of the highest quality.

Of course, whether it's top-quality soul beast meat, helping to acquire soul rings, or other material or human resources, Ignis has to repay with her merits.

These are things that can be exchanged for merits.

You Chen didn't impose many restrictions on the resources that merits could be exchanged for; in this respect, he was very generous to all his subordinates.

This means that if rewards can be exchanged for resources, then the "wish" seems too cheap.

If You Chen uses resources that Ignis could have obtained within the rules to fulfill her wish, it would be too perfunctory.

In reality, if he wanted to break through the merit exchange list and improve upon it, he would have to abandon his numerous research projects, spend a lot of time tailoring a systematic cultivation method specifically for Ignis, or expend tremendous effort to find cultivation resources for Ignis that are close to the level of immortal herbs.

It's like taking up his private time to provide private services for Ignis.

Fortunately, the system solved a large part of the problem.

You Chen first took out a booklet with the title "Five Qi Fire Fiend" on it—yes, it was something modified from the book "Five Qi Fiend Technique".

You Chen said, "This book, 'Five Elements Fire Fiend,' is a cultivation technique I developed specifically for you. Ignis, your frontal offensive capabilities have reached their current peak, but if you encounter top-tier defensive Soul Masters of the same level as you, it's hard to say whether your frontal attack capabilities can provide an absolute advantage. In such cases, the Fire Fiend, which can invade the opponent's body and create fire poison from within, can greatly solve this problem."

Seeing Ignis's eyes light up, You Chen smiled slightly: "Not only that, the 'Five Elements Fire Fiend' is also an amplification soul skill exclusively for fire-attribute soul masters. If my deduction is correct, once you perfectly integrate the Red Dragon Battle Body and Red Dragon Battle Mark with it, the power of your Fire Fiend will receive an additional boost. However, you'll have to develop its application yourself. In short, as long as you can successfully integrate it into your system, it's definitely no less than a top-tier ten-thousand-year soul skill!"

A Soul Skill that lasts for ten thousand years!

For Ignis, who currently only has one ten-thousand-year soul skill, this is undoubtedly a huge improvement.

but……

After a brief moment of surprise, Ignis's eyes dimmed.

This "Five Elements Fire Fiend" technique is indeed very good, but it is far from being able to bring her closer to her desired goal of "becoming a strong person who can stand shoulder to shoulder with You Chen".

Especially... not long ago, after she witnessed You Chen display his shocking power that crushed the earth fire dragon!

But Ignis expressed her gratitude, saying, "Thank you for the magic, Chief!"

But then You Chen said softly, "Ignis, you don't think my wish is only worth a cultivation technique equivalent to a ten-thousand-year soul skill, do you?"

(End of this chapter)