Douluo Continent: On Becoming a God Through Science

Chapter 120 The Offering Makes a Move

The uncontrolled soul pressure knocked more than half of the audience unconscious, and some who were close by even bled from all seven orifices and died on the spot.

Those closest to Bibi Dong, such as You Chen and the Cardinal, naturally experienced the greatest pressure among those present. Fortunately, their strength was considerable, preventing them from dying suddenly.

"What's going on?!" You Chen stared in astonishment.

Even he hadn't expected this to happen.

The terrifying aura emanating from Bibi Dong still chilled him to the bone, even with his current strength! Like a mouse being watched by a big cat, his survival instinct was constantly sending out warnings!

Without hesitation, You Chen completed the Martial Soul Possession and instantly turned around and flew backward.

"That kid's trying to run away!"

A cardinal noticed the fleeing figure and exclaimed in alarm.

Swish.

Another cardinal had already completed the spirit possession process, growing gray wings. He then said to the crowd, "I'll leave the maintenance of order here to you. I have the ability to fly; I'll go after him!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he flew directly off the platform, leaving the cardinals looking at each other in bewilderment.

Many people broke out in a cold sweat, not daring to look up at the Pope whose soul power was raging.

They met each other's eyes, as if in a silent conversation: "Who will go and bring His Holiness the Pope back to his senses?"

"you go?"

"What?! I'm here to bring His Holiness the Pope back to his senses?"

Fortunately, before they could reach a conclusion, a majestic figure descended from the sky with dazzling light. The powerful and extreme soul force forcibly suppressed the rampaging Bibi Dong. The aftershocks of that sacred and radiant power alone were enough to restore the composure of the chaotic crowd and bring peace back to the faces of those who had fainted from pain.

At the same time, it also successfully brought to a close the bloody struggle for survival among the cardinals.

The figure with six wings on its back was none other than the Grand Elder, Qian Daoliu, who had rushed over after sensing Bibi Dong's rampaging soul power fluctuations.

He looked at Bibi Dong, who had finally fainted under his power, and let out a soft sigh.

At such close range, and with Qian Daoliu being the current High Priest of the Angel God, how could he not know Bibi Dong's identity as the God Examiner after so much time?

While Qian Daoliu was suppressing Bibi Dong, another person who had come to the scene with him, after seeing that Qian Daoliu was alright, flew directly to another location in the distance where soul power was fluctuating violently...

……

"Even in that situation, you still didn't forget to send more men to chase me?"

You Chen watched the rapidly approaching cardinal and silently complained.

Everything went smoothly until Bibi Dong had an emotional breakdown.

Given Bibi Dong's personality, if he follows the original script and leaves in a huff, Bibi Dong will most likely not send anyone to hunt him down. Instead, he will fall into a frenzy of internal strife due to unnecessary self-blame and guilt.

It is estimated that in the coming period, Bibi Dong will also hold the idea of ​​"self-punishment" for his assassination of members of the Spirit Hall, and will not deliberately pursue the matter, but will only do a superficial job.

Although the real price to pay for this "self-punishment" is paid by other members of the Spirit Hall, her trusted subordinates, it's a bit of a hellish joke.

However, in Bibi Dong's mind, these subordinates were all her pawns. Allowing her little brother's people in her field of vision to destroy her pawns was naturally her way of atoning for her sins and making amends.

However, everything went more smoothly than expected, except for this last burst of soul power, which was somewhat unexpected.

Tens of thousands of people gathered in the central square of Wuhun City. Half of them fell unconscious the moment Bibi Dong went berserk and lost control, and about half of them died on the spot.

Logically speaking, the Spirit Hall shouldn't have any manpower to deal with him right now, but... a cardinal still managed to catch up.

Moreover, without even testing him, You Chen knew that the guy chasing him was no ordinary person.

With so many clashes, even if You Chen hid himself well, a lot of information and characteristics were still exposed.

With intelligence, as long as the strength is not overwhelming, there is bound to be a strategy to deal with it.

It's common knowledge that You Chen possesses a mental-type soul skill capable of forcibly intimidating and controlling a target.

This is also the first piece of information that many members of the Spirit Hall should pay attention to when facing him.

In theory, You Chen's Soul-Slaying Technique can be used in unlimited bursts, but in reality, it is not possible.

It's very simple. To subdue a Soul Douluo, even an ordinary one, you need to use the Soul-Suppressing Technique in a state of super focus to succeed.

This is a huge drain on mental and physical strength; let alone firing repeatedly, it's impossible to use it even once in a short period of time.

Considering the intensity of Contra-level battles, it can basically be considered a killing move that can only be used once per battle.

Therefore, the Spirit Hall members who are now pursuing You Chen are basically paired up in pairs, with the minimum being a combination of two Soul Saints, and the most common being a combination of one Soul Douluo and one Soul Saint. The latter is the combination with the highest manpower utilization against You Chen.

After all, if You Chen can control the Soul Saint with the Soul-Suppressing Technique, then he basically cannot control the Soul Douluo. Even if he can control the Soul Douluo, his remaining spiritual power and mental strength are not enough to control the Soul Saint.

In this day and age, where it's become the norm to travel in pairs, the fact that this cardinal dared to pursue me alone suggests only one possibility...

"This guy's spiritual power has probably reached the realm of having form but no substance."

At this point, You Chen had three choices.

First, unleash the Soul-Slaying Technique at its maximum power, then immediately run away. Without your own initiative, you won't trigger the premonition state of the Spirit Abyss Realm's mental power, which allows you to control the opponent for at least a few seconds.

Secondly, this portion of mental energy is still reserved for combat as a trump card, attempting to achieve a swift kill by taking advantage of the opponent's momentary lapse in concentration.

Third, completely abandon the idea of ​​using the Soul-Sealing Technique on this cardinal, concentrate your mental energy to better control the battle, and concentrate your heart energy to strengthen your combat power.

Just as You Chen was pondering this, a sacred wave suddenly spread from the central square of Wuhun City, which he had just left, and even reached this place.

You Chen's expression suddenly changed.

At that moment, he turned around without hesitation to face the cardinal who was flying rapidly toward him.

"Um?"

The cardinal, a member of the Bird-Beast Clan with a martial spirit, narrowed his eyes: "Not running anymore? Sensing that lord's aura, you intend to defeat me here first? Ridiculous! I'll show you that I, Gray Falcon, am not in the same league as those pathetic, weak Soul Douluos of the past!"

However, before Grey Falcon could even crack a crooked smile and display his arrogant and unrestrained demeanor, his expression was replaced by astonishment.

For the first time, You Chen revealed his spirit rings to his pursuers.

Yellow, purple, purple, black, black.

"You are—the Soul Emperor!?"

Ding, ding, ding, ding—.

The second, third, fifth, and sixth soul rings flashed simultaneously.

Taking advantage of the moment when Gray Falcon was stunned by You Chen's exposed spirit rings, You Chen launched his strongest attack!

The fastest, of course, is the column of air that shoots out at supersonic speed!

The gray falcon managed to withstand the roar of the wind dragon head-on, but his arms were still cut into a bloody mess. At the same time, the huge impact caused him to lose his balance in mid-air and fly backward for more than a hundred meters.

Then, as if walking into a trap, an endless storm swept in, and countless air blades, invisible to the naked eye, used the storm's airflow as cover to slash the Grey Falcon hundreds or thousands of times in an instant!

The storm subsided, and the gray falcon, its eyes rolled back and its body covered in blood, plummeted from mid-air, barely breathing...

Such an injury would surely be fatal to a low-level Soul Master, but for a Soul Douluo who is only one step away from a life-level transformation, it is merely a "mere fatal wound".

But Youchen's air blades are no joke either; it's just a matter of holding out for a few more minutes.

But You Chen had no intention of finishing off the arrogant Grey Falcon. After delivering a surprise attack to the arrogant Grey Falcon and letting it know the dangers of the world, he didn't care about Grey Falcon's fate and continued to flee.

however……

You Chen was slightly mistaken.

That means that the person present at the Hall of Offerings was not only the Grand Elder Sendoru.

Just as he was worried about being entangled by the Grey Falcon and being caught up and captured by Qian Daoliu after dealing with Bibi Dong, another person who came out of the Hall of Worship with Qian Daoliu flew towards him.

Just as You Chen finished unleashing his soul skill and was about to plunge into the city to conceal himself, a cold and chilling voice entered his ears.

"You think you can just slip away after humiliating my Spirit Hall like this?"

Swish.

In an instant, the hairs on You Chen's body stood on end.

There was no time to even use his mental energy to probe the opponent's location. You Chen activated his martial soul power with all his might, and at the same time, his wings vibrated rapidly. With the determination that it didn't matter if his wings shattered and collapsed, he burst out at the extreme speed to escape!

However, it was too late.

The wind-elemental power, even more solid than when You Chen unleashed his four soul ring skills in an instant, surged like a silent, turbulent river in the night.

There was no harsh wind like that of ordinary wind-type power, but this silence contained an even greater and more unfathomable terror!

The moment the newcomer's voice fell, the surrounding area within a kilometer radius transformed into a vacuum, trapping You Chen within it like a caged bird!

Eighth Soul Skill - Azure Sky and Sea of ​​Clouds: Absolute Sound and Dust!

This soul skill has already revealed the identity of the visitor, who is none other than the Third Elder of the Hall of Worship - Azure Phoenix Douluo!

The near-super martial soul, Azure Phoenix! Soul power level 96! Among all the peak level 96 Douluo except for the Grand Elder and the Second Elder, he is undoubtedly the strongest!

During the timeline of Douluo Continent I, levels 96-98 were known as the peak Douluo.

The so-called peak Douluo is actually the same concept as the super Douluo of level 95-98 in later generations.

The reason why the requirement is one level higher than it would be ten thousand years later is primarily due to the existence of Soul Cores in both eras. The existence of Soul Cores accelerated the qualitative leap in the soul power of Title Douluos, allowing them to reach the Super Douluo realm at level 95. (PS: This is a secondary interpretation.)

Every Soul Master who can reach the Super Douluo level has basically touched the realm of the original power of the Martial Soul.

If Title Douluo is the pinnacle of Soul Masters, then Super Douluo is someone who can dominate even among Title Douluo.

Their fight against a Title Douluo is not so much like a father fighting his son, but it's at least equivalent to a regular Title Douluo fighting a Soul Douluo or even a Soul Saint.

Soul beasts can possess the combat power of a Title Douluo after 100,000 years, but if their bloodline level is not high, they usually have to endure the Heavenly Tribulation of 200,000 years to become a ferocious beast before they can possess the combat power of a Super Douluo.

This demonstrates the difficulty and the gap in ability involved.

Azure Phoenix Douluo stood in mid-air, arms crossed, quietly watching the vacuum area he had created, his expression calm.

Although his eighth spirit ring only has a lifespan of 50,000 years, compared to the lifespan of spirit rings of new-era spirit masters, it is likely that his eighth spirit ring will be surpassed by those of later generations in the future.

However, given his Super Douluo level soul power and control over the power of his martial soul origin, even though "Azure Sky Cloud Sea Sound Dust Absolute" is not an attack-type soul skill but a control-type soul skill, it is enough to instantly kill an ordinary Soul Douluo.

Even if the intelligence report mentions that this masked assassin is known for his physical prowess, it would still be enough to severely injure him.

He used his eighth soul skill right away, and it was a sneak attack that lacked any martial ethics. Qingluan Douluo thought he had already given this troublemaking masked assassin enough credit.

Although his tone was dismissive of the masked assassin, Qingluan Douluo never underestimated him.

If Qingluan Douluo hadn't been aiming to capture the opponent alive, he might have even used his strongest ninth soul skill.

however……

"Um?"

Qingluan Douluo frowned, and a hint of surprise flashed in his originally indifferent eyes.

The vacuum field formed by the blue airflow gradually compresses, symbolizing that its convergence force gradually increases after capturing the target.

However, at the center of that vacuum, a faint beam of starlight suddenly burst forth.

The light was just a wisp, a single point, yet it was so striking that even though it was covered by layers of vacuum wind walls, it could not conceal its brilliance and pierced through.

The Azure Phoenix Douluo's lips twitched, but his eyes were solemn: "Not bad."

puff!

A pair of long, snow-white dragon wings spread out freely, suddenly tearing through the vacuum!

That faint starlight was actually You Chen's gaze that pierced right through the mask!

A spiritual realm!

Faced with the sneak attack from Qingluan Douluo, You Chen dared not hold back and directly used his trump card, the Spirit Realm Explosion of his Martial Soul Origin Power!

Because once this move is used, one will fall into a long period of weakness. In order to be in perfect condition for the meeting, this was actually the first time You Chen had ever used such power!

"This feeling, this feeling is..."

You Chen felt a sense of clarity and freedom throughout his body. Even in such a perilous situation, he couldn't suppress the instinctive joy emanating from his very soul: 'Absolute, perfect control!?'

Swish—.

You Chen's figure swayed slightly, and in an instant, four more figures appeared.

Five identical masked assassins appeared simultaneously!

Although You Chen had reached the Five Hearts Realm in the Soul Refining Technique, he had never simultaneously created four incarnations or controlled all five bodies in battle!

However, at this moment, he clearly showed no signs of fatigue or strain, and even...

"Including the main body and five clones, I feel like we could even enter a state of 200% super focus simultaneously!"

In the midst of the battle, there was no time for You Chen to experiment further; he chose to pursue his own instincts!

The five clones simultaneously entered a state of super focus, making it impossible to tell which one was the original, and launched an attack on Qingluan Douluo at the same time!

Qingluan Douluo didn't take it seriously.

Although clone skills are rare, at his level, he's seen at least ten or a hundred clones, so he's no longer surprised by them.

He knew very well that the biggest drawback of this type of soul skill was that it consumed more soul power but often failed to achieve the desired effect of consuming so much soul power!

Some clones cannot even use soul skills, and even if they do use soul power, the power is far less than that of the main body. In addition, they need to use their minds to control them!

This is a skill that seems perfect, but is actually not very practical!

However, Qingluan Douluo soon discovered that his idea was quickly shattered.

"How is this possible?!"

After swatting away another clone, Azure Phoenix Douluo's eyes widened: 'Every clone seems to be the original body, with no difference in strength whatsoever! Moreover, their reactions to attacks are almost identical to the original, unlike normal clones that break upon contact! Now it's impossible to tell which one is the real body!'

Although this soul skill was developed based on the Starlight Avatar template, it is fundamentally completely different!

This is not an incarnation of starlight at all, but rather—a phantom of stardust!

A stardust illusion so realistic it's hard to believe!

Not only the Starlight Incarnation, but all of You Chen's previous moves seemed to have been elevated!

The seventh soul skill, Air Blade, which could originally only be used through soul rings, has now become "Self-Transformation Air Blade".

This means he can fully integrate it into his existing system.

The Roar of the Wind Dragon, unleashed through the complex nature of air blades, is on a completely different level in terms of both power and speed compared to the previous one!

With the addition of air blades, it's like a wind wing blade being given a second life, as if it's been armed with sharp weapons!

The storm currents, which would normally have no effect on a Title Douluo-level expert, even required Qingluan Douluo to expend effort to break free!

The rigid special move "Wind and Cloud Movement" has now been completely transformed into a basic attack, which can be unleashed with a casual strike!

You Chen already possessed the strength of a normal Soul Douluo, but after the Spirit Realm erupted, he instantly gained the strength to reach the minimum level of a Title Douluo!

Five titled Douluo with perfect teamwork launched a coordinated attack simultaneously, which would be difficult for even a level 96 Super Douluo like Qingluan Douluo to defeat in a short time!

He had completely lost his previous ease and was now truly showing his strength!

However, excessive focus also means that other aspects will naturally be neglected.

The clash between Qingluan Douluo and You Chen in the sky lasted for a full three minutes.

Qingluan Douluo was, after all, a Super Douluo. Even though You Chen deliberately restricted the battle location to the airspace above Wuhun City, which made him somewhat restrained and he dared not use the wide-range attacks that he was good at, and he did not even use his Martial Soul True Body, he did not reach the upper limit of a Super Douluo, but only the lower limit. However, he eventually began to gradually gain the upper hand.

however……

Thud! Thud! Thud! Thud!

Four voices rang out simultaneously, and the four masked assassins exploded into stardust.

"Um?"

Azure Phoenix Douluo was stunned at first, then his face turned ashen, and he gritted his teeth, saying, "He actually... escaped!?"

Azure Phoenix Douluo laughed in exasperation. He paused in mid-air, reflecting on the mistakes he had made in the battle, trying to recall exactly when his opponent had managed to escape, even managing to deceive him, a fellow wind-type super Douluo.

But at one point, he couldn't even maintain a smile he was trying to force.

Azure Phoenix Douluo suddenly grabbed his face with one hand, his pupils contracting, unable to hide the shock in his eyes. He murmured, "Dragon Martial Soul, primarily wind-based, and that stellar power. No, impossible! How could it be... your father!?"

(End of this chapter)