Douluo Continent: On Becoming a God Through Science

Chapter 119 Bibi Dong's Rakshasa God Power Goes Wild

"Should we have a public dialogue?"

When You Chen heard this rumor coming from Wuhun City, he couldn't help but laugh out loud.

Even with You Chen's understanding of Bibi Dong's past, it's difficult for him to comprehend Bibi Dong's thought process.

Is it possible to confront him publicly, restore Yu Xiaogang's reputation, or make that guy Yu Xiaogang change his mind?

You Chen thought about the time Bibi Dong had agreed upon, and his mind quickly began to formulate a plan.

As for whether to go or not?

"This is absolutely the perfect opportunity to add fuel to the fire, to completely ignite this incident, and even to make it the laughing stock of the entire mainland!"

Even if it meant exposing his connection with the original body, You Chen would only hesitate slightly!

The first questline is mostly complete. If we can get the first kill on Bibi Dong, then going into a period of quiet development would be a good option.

Of course... the best-case scenario is that Bibi Dong, that brain-dead woman, really believes that the masked assassin and Yu Xiaogang have a close relationship, and in the end, she lets the masked assassin leave safely.

That's... truly hilarious!

"Hahaha!"

Just imagining the scene made You Chen burst out laughing.

His eyes darted around, and he thought even deeper: 'If I could achieve this, and then tell Bibi Dong in the future that I am the Masked Assassin, what would her reaction be?'

However, You Chen possessed a strong will and spirit.

After a moment of daydreaming, his thoughts returned to the present.

After reviewing the remaining mission rewards that he hadn't yet processed, You Chen decided to focus on his cultivation for a few days before the appointed day arrived.

Needless to say, cultivation techniques and martial arts skills require a lot of time to refine in order to significantly improve one's strength.

For the past year or so, almost two years, You Chen has focused most of his energy on "Borrowing Soul Power," and hasn't even delved deeply into "The Wind and Clouds," let alone anything else.

Basically, you get a flash of inspiration, go home immediately, study it for a while, accumulate some inspiration, and then use the flash of inspiration to maximize its benefits and advance your research.

So far, he hasn't had a single flash of inspiration left. He feels that at most five more flashes of inspiration will allow him to achieve what he expected of "Borrowing Soul Power" nearly two years ago.

This is why You Chen was so enthusiastic about Bibi Dong's mission.

Even though a flash of inspiration isn't as rare as the Yi Jin Fa Sui or Zhao Jian Ben Yuan, it's still a rare find that you can only get one of each after several missions.

To get five more flashes of inspiration, you need to collect at least twenty to thirty more tasks.

Currently, the most abundant items remaining in his system space are a pile of pills, followed by soul rings, soul bones, and time limit cards.

The Yi Jin Fa Sui technique is always used immediately upon obtaining it from You Chen.

The most profound improvement You Chen gained was that the difficulty of cultivating the "Divine Elephant Suppressing Prison Technique" was greatly reduced. Otherwise, he wouldn't have only improved his strength by one level, and not even the odd-numbered level of a major level, yet he was able to cultivate more than half of the entry-level realm within half a year.

Another thing is that his soul power cultivation speed has increased. He feels that the speed at which he refines and tempers his soul power, that is, the speed excluding the influence of his current strength level, is much faster than when he was at his peak at the age of twenty-five.

It's as if the container itself has expanded as a whole.

Not only physical body and soul power, but also the upper limit of mental power that can be borne has been significantly improved.

Now, he can break through to the Spirit Realm anytime, anywhere with a single thought, yet he doesn't feel the same pressure he had when his spiritual power reached the Spirit Abyss Realm at the Soul Sect Realm.

However, he did not intend to take that final step now, but instead planned to use the opportunity of breaking through to Soul Saint to condense his first spiritual soul core!

The Yi Jin Fa Sui technique enhanced his potential, aptitude, and ceiling in various aspects. In addition, the recovery speed of his physical body, soul power, and mental power also improved. These changes may not seem to increase his strength much, but they significantly raised his overall ability, which means raising his minimum standard.

The flash of inspiration and the Yi Jin Fa Sui techniques have already been used.

Kung Fu techniques and martial arts skills are too time-consuming.

He doesn't plan to use his Soul Rings, Soul Bones, or Age Limit Cards right now.

The remaining thing that can improve his strength in the short term is naturally "seeing the origin".

In order to maximize the effect of "Illuminating the Origin" each time, You Chen only chooses to use it again after his understanding of the origin of his martial soul has improved to a certain extent.

Essentially, it's the same pattern as his "flash of inspiration," but he spent more time borrowing soul power during this period, and correspondingly less time controlling the power of his martial soul's origin.

This usage speed is naturally not as fast as the other two special rewards, so he currently has three uses left in his storage.

A spiritual realm.

As for the next level of control over the power of this martial soul's origin, You Chen had already vaguely touched upon it while consciously approaching it.

"The so-called Spiritual Realm, in essence, is a state of excessive spiritual eruption. It can stimulate a deep resonance between the soul and the martial spirit, unleashing the martial spirit's potential and briefly displaying strength far exceeding that of a normal state. However, because the soul is excessively stimulated, it also affects the martial spirit, leaving the user in a prolonged state of weakness afterward. Although I haven't fully grasped the essence of this excessive spiritual eruption, just like studying theory and practical application, there's no need to rush into analysis; learning how to use it is the key."

You Chen has already come to this understanding.

He was confident that if he spent another month or two consolidating his skills and then used the Illumination of Origin once more, he would have a high probability of truly breaking through to this realm and mastering the power that would allow a mid-level Martial Soul Master to kill a top-level Martial Soul Master!

Even with insufficient estimation and a slightly lower accumulation, using it twice in a row will definitely achieve the desired result.

But now, to have an extra layer of insurance, You Chen doesn't plan to wait any longer.

Without much hesitation, You Chen touched the "Illumination of the Origin" in the system space with his mind and began to enhance the power of his martial soul's origin.

……

The central square of Wuhun City is always bustling with people, but today the population density here is still somewhat beyond imagination.

"Is that His Holiness the Pope?"

"Tsk tsk, she's certainly beautiful and aloof, but what's she like in private... hehe, who knows?"

"Hey, are you out of your mind?! What nonsense are you spouting?!"

The people in the crowd gazed at the platform that had been erected in the center of the square. On the platform, which was temporarily set up like an exhibition stand, there were two seats, one on the left and one on the right.

On the left, Bibi Dong, dressed in papal attire, sat quietly, waiting with an air of nobility and aloofness.

Some of the harsh comments from the audience touched a nerve with Bibi Dong, but she wore a mask of rationality and forcibly suppressed her murderous intent, which was almost going crazy.

Yes, what's a few rumors compared to enduring them for the sake of her beloved little anus?

The platform was divided into several levels. Bibi Dong sat quietly at the top, while several cardinals silently maintained order on the next level. Bibi Dong's assistant, Xiu Pu, was on the next level down. He looked up at Bibi Dong's quiet appearance, but he couldn't hide his unease. However, things had come to this point, and as a mere assistant, he could do nothing to change anything.

"So, will that Yu Xiaogang come?"

"What Yu Xiaogang? I've already inquired about him. Yu Xiaogang is just a useless guy in his forties who can't even break through to the Soul Venerable realm! The Masked Assassin is just a Masked Assassin; he probably only has some connection with that Yu Xiaogang, right?"

The public eagerly awaited the appearance of the masked assassin, while Bibi Dong herself grew increasingly impatient.

Her slender, white fingers dug forcefully into her palm, revealing clear blue veins of blood on the smooth back of her hand.

"Masked Assassin, I don't know who you are, but if I've publicly invited you like this, and you still refuse to appreciate it, then even if you have some connection with Xiao Gang, don't blame me for being ruthless!"

Just as Bibi Dong was thinking this, she suddenly looked up at the distant sky.

A tiny black dot is approaching at high speed.

Despite having no wings and no flashing spirit rings, the person effortlessly rode the gentle breeze, drifting in like an immortal.

Many people had long heard of the masked killer, but most of them were seeing him in person for the first time. They were all stunned by his ethereal appearance.

You Chen landed lightly on the top of the platform, and in the silence, he spoke his first words to Bibi Dong: "This is truly a grand welcoming ceremony."

Bibi Dong gave him a deep look and said, "As for you, you really have some nerve. Knowing this is a den of dragons and tigers, you still dare to come here. Masked Assassin, I admit you are worthy of my attention."

You Chen said calmly, "His Holiness the Pope personally came to greet me. If I were to hide myself, it would be rather ungrateful."

Just as his aide, Shup, said, from the moment Bibi Dong chose to have a public dialogue with the masked killer, You Chen had no loss whatsoever.

Faced with even greater benefits, You Chen could not resist the temptation. So even though the risks of this meeting were different from the previous hit-and-run guerrilla tactics, he still came to this place in person.

As he spoke, You Chen quietly reached out and touched his mask, about to take it off.

"Wait!"

Bibi Dong suddenly raised her hand and spoke up to stop her: "You can keep wearing your mask."

You Chen chuckled: "What? Now that you've become Pope, you've suddenly felt ashamed and dare not face your old flame?"

Such teasing words immediately darkened Bibi Dong's face, and the audience below erupted in uproar.

"Quiet!"

A cardinal suddenly unleashed his soul power, his cold gaze sweeping over the crowd: "During this public meeting, anyone who dares to speak out will be immediately detained! Don't say you weren't warned!"

Even without considering specific individuals, the cardinal's authority remains, and no one wants to face imprisonment. Besides, with such a grand spectacle unfolding, how can one leave before it's over?

People immediately fell silent.

Bibi Dong, naturally, wouldn't stop her actions because of the voices below. With a dark expression, she said to You Chen, "Enough with the unnecessary pretense! You're not him at all! Yu Xiaogang's innate soul power is less than level 1; there's no way he could possess the strength of a Soul Douluo! You just have the skill or ability to change faces! Masked killer! That mask, isn't that your real face?"

Many viewers, comparing the information they had gathered over this period, also showed expressions of "I knew it."

Therefore, the veracity of the masked killer's previous statements has become somewhat questionable.

Many knowledgeable people nodded in agreement, thinking that the Pope was indeed putting on this show to clear his name and restore his reputation!

In response to Bibi Dong's sarcasm, You Chen simply shrugged and smiled: "You can interpret it that way."

Then he slowly lowered his hand.

These initial verbal exchanges, and his attempt to remove his mask, were merely attempts to test Bibi Dong's attitude.

And now, he can basically confirm it...

"That idiot Bibi Dong, it seems she's using me as a mouthpiece for Yu Xiaogang? What kind of brain does this woman have?"

"Let's stop with the unnecessary pretense," Bibi Dong urged him to get to the point.

You Chen initially thought that Bibi Dong was there to confront the masked assassin, but now it seems that's not the case at all!

Perhaps, in Bibi Dong's eyes, there is a tacit understanding between them, a tacit understanding that they are both here to untie the "knot" from a few days ago!

Since such a tacit understanding exists, there is naturally no need to drag things out or conduct unnecessary tests.

Following this line of thought, it's easy to conclude that in Bibi Dong's eyes, the masked killer and Yu Xiaogang were completely on the same side.

Bibi Dong was looking at the masked assassin, but she was actually looking at Yu Xiaogang! She wasn't confronting the masked assassin, but confronting Yu Xiaogang remotely!

This is a fundamental difference.

Beneath the mask, You Chen's lips curled slightly, but his voice carried a hint of anger: "Then, let's get straight to the point. Pope, no... Bibi Dong, things have come to this, what else do you, you disgusting bitch, have to say?"

The audience was stunned by these direct and blunt words, some staring wide-eyed and others gaping in disbelief.

Because of the cardinal's warning, no one made a loud noise, but the gasps of surprise were all in unison, making the scene seem somewhat comical.

No, how dare you?!

Many people think this way.

Just when everyone thought Bibi Dong would kill You Chen with a single blow of her staff, she made no move, simply saying calmly, "Bitch? Is that how he sees me? Although we've had our disagreements, things aren't as you imagine... as shameless as you think!"

As Bibi Dong finished speaking, her face turned slightly red, not from embarrassment, but from anger.

Qi Yu Xiaogang imagined herself to be such a shameless person!

Upon hearing this dialogue, the audience members all wore expressions of confusion, as if asking, "Who am I? Where am I?"

Did Bibi Dong come to restore her reputation?

No, how could this be! How could this twisted, love-crazed woman do such a thing!?

Her idea is something the audience below probably couldn't even come up with no matter how hard they tried.

"I can't let Xiaogang stay stuck in this quagmire any longer. He... deserves a brighter future."

Bibi Dong thought to herself silently.

Yes, her real purpose was to resolve Yu Xiaogang's hatred towards her!

From Bibi Dong's perspective, Yu Xiaogang contacting a top-tier Soul Douluo assassin was simply to cause her trouble. Coupled with the resentful words You Chen uttered while impersonating Yu Xiaogang, she quickly completed the logical loop...

"Little Gang must have been held back by his hatred for me, that's why he hasn't acted yet! Damn it, why didn't I realize this sooner!?"

Those who haven't read the original novel might find it hard to understand or imagine that Bibi Dong would have such bizarre ideas, but...

Before her death, Bibi Dong in the original timeline told Yu Xiaogang and Liu Erlong this about her feelings of inferiority in front of Yu Xiaogang, believing that she was completely unworthy of Yu Xiaogang...

The Pope of the Spirit Hall, the most talented woman in the world besides Qian Renxue who received a divinely bestowed spirit, believes she is unworthy of a useless person with trashy abilities and poor character...

Even considering that Bibi Dong was raped and had a child, Yu Xiaogang is still trash who isn't even worthy of licking Bibi Dong's toes.

But Bibi Dong genuinely believed that she was a quagmire, while Yu Xiaogang was a perfect being.

To be precise... her ideal of a white moonlight was exactly that perfect and flawless.

She didn't even dare to ask Yu Xiaogang for forgiveness for playing the bad cop when the teacher ordered her to. Even though she was also a victim in that breakup incident.

She only dared to do what she could for Yu Xiaogang in secret. Well, for example, killing Yu Xiaogang's entire family, under the guise of: she would not let go of anyone who dared to cause him pain or insult him.

It should be noted that during that period, Yu Xiaogang had already been hurling insults at Bibi Dong, saying that he would never let Bibi Dong off the hook.

Although Bibi Dong put on a cold face on the surface, she never thought of stopping working for Yu Xiaogang.

Putting aside the fact that some of her ideas were distorted to an unacceptable degree, her feelings for Yu Xiaogang had indeed never changed from beginning to end.

Bibi Dong's true nature... is just that of a love-obsessed young girl.

Of course, it's a bit disgusting that such a love-obsessed psychopath would think he's not good enough for his white moonlight and wouldn't even dare to think about forcing her to be his male concubine after he conquers the world. Instead, he wants the whole world to be buried with the love he's destroyed.

Of course, destroying the world might be a bit of a boast, but destroying the Spirit Hall that nurtured him is a real possibility.

And the most crucial thing is... that Yu Chen, a fish caught in the crossfire, was caught in the crossfire!

"So, is it a lie that you have a child?!"

You Chen questioned him sharply.

Bibi Dong's face turned deathly pale.

Taking advantage of the moment when Bibi Dong was unable to refute him, You Chen finally had the opportunity to begin his real attack.

He began his performance with a tearful expression, as if he had completely immersed himself in Yu Xiaogang's state of mind.

"It's all just a vulgar joke!"

Back then, we were so romantic, strolling under the moonlit flowers! I was a useless piece of trash who could never break through to level 30, while you were the high and mighty Holy Maiden of the Spirit Hall!

We were able to ignore the real-world gaps and talk about everything like soulmates! It was a time as beautiful as a dream!

Yes! A dream! A nightmare!

Hearing these heartfelt words, even though she knew You Chen was just acting, Bibi Dong couldn't help but be moved by them, standing there stunned: 'Such feelings, such thoughts, who but Xiao Gang himself could understand them so deeply!?'

How could it be anyone else?!

"Bibi Dong!"

At that very moment, You Chen abruptly removed his mask, revealing Yu Xiaogang's face, which had been disguised beforehand. It was a face twisted and contorted with despair for love, and from that gaping mouth came a hoarse and crazed voice: "Let me tell you! Just like you lied to me! I lied to you too! Hahaha!"

Looking at Yu Xiaogang's face and hearing You Chen's heart-wrenching voice, Bibi Dong ultimately couldn't escape from You Chen's acting and became immersed in it. Seeing Yu Xiaogang's crazed expression, her heart ached, and her face turned pale: "You lied to me? What did you say?...Xiaogang?"

"You really think I like you that much?! No, that's all bullshit! I just found out your identity and wanted to use your name to access the Spirit Hall's secret library! I thought it would take a long time, and even... I thought this trick would never succeed!"

Even I never imagined you would be such a stupid, brainless bitch! I just used a few simple tricks to fool an ignorant girl, and you fell for it so easily!?

The high and mighty Holy Maiden of the Spirit Hall, just because I acted very smart and powerful, and recited some theories from other people's works, you fucking fell in love with me!?

I think even if I had wanted to sleep with you back then, you probably would have agreed without even thinking! I never imagined that the Holy Maiden of the Spirit Hall would be such a brainless idiot!

If I'd known you were such a fool, I wouldn't have thought so much! Why bother with all this emotional maneuvering? I could have just tricked you into stealing the books for me! If I'd known it would be like this, if it really were like this…”

You Chen seemed overcome with emotion, unable to control the flow of tears: "I could never have truly fallen for a bitch like you!"

Originally, as Bibi Dong listened to You Chen's words, which were gradually deviating from the image of the white moonlight in her mind, her emotions became more and more intense, and her killing intent gradually erupted.

But to everyone's surprise, You Chen suddenly changed the subject, turning all the previous twists and schemes into the prelude to this reversal...

Bibi Dong felt a heartache even greater than that of having something beautiful torn apart from the beginning!

What was originally a falsehood was woven into a genuine product, but before this authenticity could be truly realized, it was torn to shreds in an instant!

"Aaaaaah!!!"

Bibi Dong's Rakshasa power went completely berserk!

(End of this chapter)