Douluo Continent: On Becoming a God Through Science

Chapter 117 Better Blue Silver Grass, Farewell to Nottingham

Youxing asked, "Xiao San, in your opinion, what determines the quality of a martial soul?"

Following his previous train of thought, Tang San compared the two six-dimensional diagrams provided by You Xing and asked, "The difference in strength displayed by the martial souls?"

Yusei smiled faintly: "I don't know either."

"Huh?" Tang San looked at him with a "Are you kidding me?" expression.

You Xing said, "Because the later form was given by my teacher. The reason he listed your Blue Silver Grass as an intermediate-level martial soul probably involves some knowledge that I haven't yet come into contact with."

That is the difference in the level of the martial spirit's origin.

But why would Youxing reveal such crucial information to Tang San?

Therefore, he could only force himself to say that he "hadn't learned it yet."

Seeing Tang San's barely concealed anxiety, Youxing felt his mischievous pleasure was once again satisfied.

After a while, Tang San finally stopped hesitating and asked, "Brother Youxing, could you... ask Master Youchen for me before you leave?"

Yu Xing frowned and said, "Little San, you should know that the secrets passed down from master to disciple should not be easily revealed. In fact, the fact that I have revealed so much to you today has already violated this principle. As for me to ask the teacher about these things again and help you learn the secrets... I'm sorry, I cannot agree to that."

"this……"

Seeing Youxing's serious expression, Tang San finally lowered his head: "Alright."

However, the thought did not dissipate; it remained firmly in his mind.

"Now, let's go back to the original question."

You Xing said, "As a mid-level martial soul, unlike the almost entirely mediocre low-level martial souls, we can clearly see its development trend from its six-dimensional chart. Undoubtedly, Blue Silver Grass, lacking resilience, is not suitable for a control-oriented style focused on entanglement. If it were ordinary Blue Silver Grass, and you didn't have many self-created soul skills, then it would barely make sense, since it might not be able to control me, but it could control weaker soul masters. It can't be said that pursuing a control-oriented style is absolutely meaningless. But—"

Youxing stared at Tang San, emphasizing his words: "Your Blue Silver Grass isn't ordinary Blue Silver Grass. Besides, you also possess a wealth of self-created soul skills and hidden weapons! With these advantages, any assumptions made without considering these premises are meaningless! Wouldn't it be a waste not to connect and combine these elements to achieve an effect greater than two or even three?"

Youxing gestured to illustrate the scene of his sparring with Tang San, saying, "You should have been aware of this as well. In the previous battle, the Blue Silver Grass wasn't useless. Although it couldn't control me, its sheer number clearly affected my vision. If you hadn't specifically chosen to strengthen your spirit rings in the current direction, the Blue Silver Grass's spirit power consumption would have been lower, allowing you to create even more Blue Silver Grass, which would have had a stronger impact on me. Tang San, think about it. With a vast expanse of Blue Silver Grass, you could create a suitable battlefield at any time, then use it as cover to utilize the advantages of hidden weapons. Of course, this is just a rough idea I came up with."

Yu Xing's suggestion instantly brightened Tang San's eyes.

He could easily defeat opponents he could handle with Blue Silver Grass using the Mysterious Heavenly Treasure Record. Against stronger opponents like Youxing, Blue Silver Grass couldn't bind them, but it served as an obstacle and cover to disrupt their judgment, indirectly enhancing the lethality of his hidden weapons!

Seeing Tang San's focused expression, You Xing added, "Besides that, you can also develop the Blue Silver Grass in a restorative direction. For example, enhance its ability to absorb soul power. That way, you can deploy the Blue Silver Grass in battle, not using it as a combat tool, but simply to restore soul power, allowing you to continuously use your hidden weapons and your self-created soul skills! Or, you can use the Blue Silver Grass entirely as an amplification device! Many amplification effects can be maintained for a long time!"

As Youxing spoke of the various possibilities of Blue Silver Grass, highlighting its potential to maximize its synergy with hidden weapons and Tang San's other abilities, Tang San's eyes shone brightly.

But then, Tang San's eyes darkened.

Why had he never considered any possibilities other than the control system mentioned by his teacher before?

At this moment, having accepted that Blue Silver Grass possesses remarkable qualities in the support category, Tang San once again recalled You Chen's initial words: "Even without utilizing Blue Silver Grass, your self-created soul skills and hidden weapon techniques already give you considerable combat power. You can completely develop Blue Silver Grass into a martial soul that supports your weaknesses and strengthens your strengths, and then use your self-created soul skills to compensate for your actual combat ability."

and many more!

Tang San's pupils suddenly contracted.

His mouth opened and closed slightly, and his breathing became rapid.

"That's not all!"

According to Youxing, he only used Blue Silver Grass to assist in the use of hidden weapons.

This is already a better route than his existing one.

but……

"I still have the Clear Sky Hammer, and I have a second martial soul!"

Tang San's eyes reddened.

A user can only use one of two martial souls at a time.

Tang San was still unsure about the quality of his Blue Silver Grass, but the Clear Sky Hammer was undoubtedly a top-tier martial soul and the martial soul he would use as his main weapon in the future.

Once you switch from Blue Silver Grass to Clear Sky Hammer, the Blue Silver Grass generated by your Martial Soul will lose the support of your own Martial Soul and become extremely weak.

Therefore, there is no such thing as first using Blue Silver Grass to control and bind the opponent, and then switching to Clear Sky Hammer to destroy the opponent.

but……

The effects of creating favorable scenarios and maintaining obstacles and cover are still there!

The soul power restored by Blue Silver Grass will not be lost when switching martial souls!

Amplification skills, as long as they are selected to amplify the Soul Master's own abilities, can be retained after switching Martial Souls!

Every support path that Youxing suggested to him was a perfect match for his twin martial soul aptitude! And it didn't have the drawbacks of the control type!

—Of course, it was a template that You Chen tailored for him after taking into account the existence of twin martial souls.

Tang San's body trembled: "Even a theoretical novice like You Xing can deduce so many routes that suit me. Could it be that my teacher, who could see that I possess twin martial souls, and who already knew I possess twin martial souls, really couldn't think of a plan that could perfectly utilize my advantages?!"

"If Yusei, as a disciple, could think of so much, what if... what if I had become Master Yuchen's disciple back then..."

Tang San bit his tongue hard, drawing blood. His eyes were bloodshot as he repeatedly told himself, "I can't think about it anymore! Tang San!"

Whether Yu Xiaogang is capable but keeps quiet, or completely incapable and not even as good as Youxing, a theoretical novice... it's a devastating blow to Tang San's mind!

Therefore, he did not want to think about it anymore, nor could he think about it anymore!

"Hey, what's wrong? Did I hurt you somewhere before?"

You Chen suddenly stepped forward and shook Tang San's shoulder.

Tang San's eyes, which seemed to have been completely plunged into darkness, finally regained a glimmer of light.

Meeting Yusei's face, which subtly revealed concern, Tang San forced a smile: "It's nothing, Brother Yusei. I'm just a little sad thinking about parting with you soon. Let's... call it a day?"

After speaking, Tang San turned and left.

Youxing looked at Tang San, who was staggering, with a worried expression. But then he looked up at the orange-yellow sky and seemed to realize the time was running out. He quickly left the scene as well.

Swish—.

After the two boys left, a tall figure finally appeared.

That was a man with bloodshot eyes, a distorted face, and a look that seemed like a demon ready to devour anyone at any moment—Tang Hao!

"Yu Xiaogang! Yu Xiaogang! Yu Xiaogang ahhh!!!"

Tang Hao clenched his fists, and his violent soul power almost completely went berserk and leaked out.

He heard everything Youxing said to Tang San, from beginning to end.

Like Tang San, he immediately realized that the routes Youxing casually mentioned were far more suitable for Tang San than the so-called control system that Yu Xiaogang had come up with!

No, that's not the most important thing, it's not the most important thing at all!

"Blue Silver Emperor! Blue Silver Emperor!" Tang Hao let out a low, incoherent roar, like that of a wild beast.

That damn Yu Xiaogang actually treated the Blue Silver Grass, which possessed the potential to awaken as the Blue Silver Emperor, as a low-level martial soul and wasted it!

Regret! Hatred! Regret!

He should have believed Master Youchen's words back then and realized that he was just a fame-seeker!

That bastard didn't even realize the mistress had twin martial souls; he... he was just totally guessing!

Tang Hao truly wished he could go to Yu Xiaogang's door right now and chop that bastard into mincemeat! Grind him to pieces! Crush him to death! Killing him ten thousand times wouldn't be enough!

But... he wanted to kill himself even more for so easily trusting Yu Xiaogang and handing over his mistress to her!

However, he cannot kill any of them right now!

He realized that, perhaps due to a lack of paternal love in her childhood, Xiao San seemed to have transferred this dependence on her father to that bastard Yu Xiaogang! Xiao San's loyalty to Yu Xiaogang had reached the point of almost blind devotion!

So even if the mistress herself is also in pain, nine times out of ten she will still choose to forgive!

Tang Hao didn't even dare to imagine what would happen between father and son if the mistress found out that he was the one who killed Yu Xiaogang!

Tang Hao felt even more remorseful for his past inaction! He increasingly wanted to commit suicide to atone for his sins against Ah Yin!

but……

"Before the mistress gains power, I must protect him secretly!"

Thinking of this, Tang Hao became even more conflicted.

……

While controlling Youxing to leave the scene, Youchen himself came to Xiaowu's side.

"Wow! Uncle, what are you doing? You startled me!"

Xiao Wu was catching crickets alone on the grassland when she was suddenly covered by a shadow. When she looked up, she saw You Chen's smiling face and immediately sat down on the ground.

This action naturally scared away the small insects that were about to fall into the trap.

Xiao Wu immediately cried out in despair, "You have to pay me back my Yellow-skinned General!"

Perhaps due to the shock of losing "General Yellow Skin", Xiao Wu suddenly forgot the awkwardness of not having met You Chen for about three years.

"Yellow-skinned General? Heh, you're as good at naming things as ever."

You Chen reached out and scooped up the cricket that had just escaped. It was now sitting quietly in his hand.

"Wow! Uncle, you're so handsome! My sister Xiaowu wants to call you the most handsome man today!"

Xiao Wu happily put the cricket into the cage.

Then, he asked in surprise, "Speaking of which, what wind blew you here today?"

Her composed demeanor made it seem as if she hadn't been hiding from people for three years at all.

"Hehe, little girl. I've come here to say goodbye."

As soon as You Chen spoke, Xiao Wu's eyes widened slightly.

Although she had been avoiding You Chen, she never expected that You Chen would leave Notting City first.

Then You Chen continued, "To be honest, I don't know many people in Notting City. After thinking it over, you're the only one I get along with fairly well, so it's worth saying goodbye to. And that Yellow-skinned General, consider it my farewell gift to you!"

Looking at You Chen's appearance, Xiao Wu felt a strange tightness in her chest and finally asked the question that had been bothering her: "Aren't you upset that I haven't come to play with you? You were the one who brought me to Notting City."

You Chen crossed his arms, a half-smile on his face, and said, "Don't look at me like that. Where did your usual carefree self go? I know you've been deliberately avoiding me. If I really minded, I wouldn't have come all this way to say goodbye. Everyone has their own little secrets, just like me. I ended up here because I was fleeing from a powerful figure who wanted to get rid of me. The fact that you don't have a deep relationship with me saves me the trouble of distancing myself from you."

Hearing that not only was her mistake not held against him, but he also took the blame upon himself, Xiao Wu suddenly felt ashamed and remorseful. She was ashamed of her own wariness and remorseful that she hadn't even glanced at You Chen for so long.

Xiao Wu's eyes reddened, then she glared at him fiercely to the limit, raised her fist and waved it, saying, "Which bad guy dares to bully you, Uncle? Tell me his name, and I'll personally teach him a lesson for you later!"

"You?"

You Chen smiled dismissively. Under that smile, Xiao Wu felt as if she had returned to the time they spent together a week before coming to Notting City, a brief but unforgettable time.

However, before Xiao Wu could even process what was happening, You Chen continued disdainfully, "I already have such a good disciple as You Xing, why would I need to rely on you? Why wouldn't I just rely on my disciple directly?"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Wu rolled her eyes: "I've never seen anyone make relying on their apprentice sound so natural and elegant."

You Chen chuckled, then suddenly reached out and ruffled Xiao Wu's hair: "Little girl, you don't need to worry about things that aren't your concern. With your abilities, you should take care of yourself first!"

With a slap, Xiao Wu angrily slapped You Chen's hand away, saying, "I see you don't know how powerful I am! That junior brother is only good for now. Wait ten or even nine years, and you'll see how I surpass him! Humph! Let me tell you, there's no one in this world I can't beat!"

"Oh?"

You Chen raised an eyebrow: "So arrogant? Do you mean you'd beat up Pope Bibi Dong even if I told you my nemesis was the current Pope?"

"certainly--"

Xiao Wu put her hands on her hips, closed her eyes, and hummed, but halfway through her sentence, she suddenly widened her eyes: "Who are you talking about!?"

But You Chen was nowhere to be seen.

"Hey, uncle! Hey! You Chen!"

She ran, her face filled with urgency, but the person had already vanished.

Xiao Wu felt her heart clench. Why, why did she have to hear that name from You Chen's mouth at this moment?

Rushing out of the lawn, Xiao Wu saw a somewhat familiar figure in the distance. She rushed forward and grabbed the other person's shoulder. Surprised that she could actually reach the other person's shoulder, she suddenly realized—it was not You Chen.

Yusei looked at Mai, who was in a daze, and said calmly, "Mai, I was just looking for you. Your teacher must have already said goodbye to you, right? You know I'm definitely going with him. So, I've come to say goodbye to you too."

Xiao Wu's eyes widened, and her lips twitched slightly: "One or two of you are doing this! What are you all doing?"

Youxing said calmly, "Anyway, that's it. Xiaowu, remember to get along well with Xiaosan. See you again someday."

With that, he brushed Xiao Wu's hand away and turned to leave.

"etc!"

Xiao Wu suddenly stepped forward and grabbed You Xing's arm.

Yusei looked puzzled and said, "Are you reluctant to part? Xiaowu, I'm reluctant too, but parting is something you have to learn to accept. I'm going through this kind of growth right now."

Even now, upon hearing Youxing's words, Xiaowu's emotions were somewhat disjointed.

However, most of the inexplicable anger in her heart dissipated as a result. She rolled her eyes and said irritably, "No, your teacher just left after saying what he wanted to say, but I still had something to say to him! Anyway, take me to find your teacher!"

Yusei nodded slightly, looked around, and lowered his voice, saying, "Teacher doesn't intend to take the right path, so come with me."

Then, the two of them arrived at the mansion that You Chen had bought, one after the other.

Xiaowu gave Yuxing a strange look and whispered, "Your teacher didn't build some kind of secret passage in his own house, did he?"

"Wow, you're pretty smart."

As soon as Xiao Wu finished speaking, a somewhat frivolous voice rang out. Xiao Wu turned her head and saw that You Chen was leaning against the door, which had been empty before.

"you--"

Xiao Wu stared wide-eyed and opened her mouth wide, but for a long time, she couldn't utter a single word.

To be honest, she had no idea what she should say to You Chen if she saw him again.

Questioning? Apologizing? Acting cute? Or investigating his current relationship with the Spirit Hall? Why did he become enemies with Bibi Dong?

Ultimately, it turned into a haughty rebuke: "Why did you suddenly run away?! Were you trying to look cool? That kind of thing isn't fashionable anymore!"

"Alright."

You Chen waved his hand and said, "Little girl, You Xing and I are in a hurry right now. We've met, so if you have anything to say, just say it quickly."

"..."

Hesitation, struggle, and pain flashed across Xiao Wu's face. Finally, she raised her head and said in a rare, sincere tone, "Take me with you too."

At this moment, Xiao Wu had already decided to reveal everything to You Chen and establish an alliance with Bibi Dong as their common enemy.

"no."

You Chen shook his head without hesitation.

Having painstakingly cultivated this thorn in Tang San's side, and even completed the process of readjusting their favorability, how could he possibly let Xiao Wu follow him again?

You Chen's expression turned serious. He said, "What I said before about having a grudge against that important figure was not a joke."

"Wait! I—"

"I'm not joking!"

Xiao Wu reached out her hand, trying to grab You Chen's sleeve, but only grasped air.

Looking back, even Yusei had vanished without a trace.

Xiao Wu was left standing there alone, looking lost and forlorn.

(End of this chapter)