Douluo Continent: On Becoming a God Through Science

Chapter 139 Dugu Yan's Personality Correction

Yu Xing chuckled mischievously, "If my clone is not mistaken, your precious granddaughter is probably going to have a conflict with her boyfriend."

Dugu Bo immediately puffed out his beard and glared, saying, "What do you mean, 'boyfriend'? It's not even close to happening yet! Call that kid a male classmate! Wait, what did you say? Conflict!?"

Dugu Bo was initially furious, but he suddenly came to his senses and immediately urged You Xing to rush to the scene.

……

"What? You're saying that the person you want to apprentice under isn't a strong person at all, but a theoretical scholar?"

In the first training ground, Yu Tianheng looked at Dugu Yan with an expression of profound shock.

"Yes, a theoretical scholar with rich theoretical knowledge, wouldn't he be better able to teach me about martial spirits? My teacher was able to cultivate a prodigy like Youxing, so guiding me to become stronger should be a piece of cake for him too."

"No, perhaps that theoretical scholar just happened to meet a disciple with such good aptitude as Yusei, and actually doesn't have much ability himself? Or perhaps his field of research just happens to be able to help Yusei; it's all uncertain. Speaking of theoretical scholars, I do know someone who can definitely be called a master! If it's just about teaching martial spirit theory, Yan Yan, you didn't need to leave us and go to such a faraway place!"

At this moment, after Qin Ming deliberately left time for the team members to leave, Dugu Yan was saying goodbye to each of her friends, but Yu Tianheng couldn't resist his strong curiosity about the person Dugu Yan was going to become an apprentice to. After repeated questioning, Dugu Yan thought that she probably wouldn't see everyone for a long time, so she told him the "truth".

Of course, she couldn't actually reveal that You Chen had only given her an antidote. Although she hadn't formally become his disciple, she did intend to learn the knowledge passed down from that master, and explaining it this way was perfectly acceptable. This was also what Dugu Bo meant to Dugu Yan: that even if Dugu Yan hadn't formally become his disciple, she should still treat You Chen with the respect due to a teacher in the future.

However... even Dugu Bo himself probably didn't expect that, despite his specific instructions to Dugu Yan not to tell outsiders about You Chen's existence, she broke the rule just the next day.

Although You Chen had no intention of keeping You Xing's name a secret when he mentioned it, Dugu Bo, who had just arrived, didn't look too happy.

"I'm sorry, Brother Chen, I specifically told Yan Yan to be careful, but she just blurted out your secret so easily. I'm going over there to teach her a lesson!"

As he spoke, he stopped suppressing his breathing and stepped forward onto the stage.

But Yusei raised his hand to stop him: "Hey, don't be in such a hurry. Putting aside the fact that I didn't specifically tell you about this, it shows that I don't care that much about it. After all, he's a junior, and he should be properly educated, but by doing this, aren't you directly embarrassing the child? That's so hurtful to his self-esteem! I think you're just too concerned to think straight."

You Xing smiled slightly: "I have a higher tolerance for my friends' juniors than for others. I wouldn't go so far as to beat up your Yan Yan like I did to you, so rest assured. In any case, my appearance makes me feel like they're of the same generation, so I'll handle the rest?"

Even though his thoughts had been seen through, Dugu Bo wasn't annoyed at all. She was his only precious daughter; if he didn't care about her, who else would he care about? No amount of love and pity was too much.

but……

"Then I'll have to trouble Brother Chen to teach Yanyan a lesson," Dugu Bo said, bowing his head as before.

Meanwhile, the debate between Dugu Yan and Yu Tianheng was reaching its climax.

"Alright, I don't need you to introduce me to some theoretical master who popped out of some remote mountain village. My teacher is someone even my grandfather approves of. Do you really think he's any worse than some random Tom, Dick, or Harry you know?"

Although Dugu Yan revealed that her teacher was a "theoretical scholar," she still knew to keep the most crucial matter in mind and did not intend to easily reveal it.

Moreover, because of Yu Tianheng's performance yesterday, Dugu Yan was already somewhat disappointed in him.

Yu Feng tried to smooth things over, saying, "Alright, alright, we won't be seeing each other for a long time, so let's all be cheerful and say goodbye amicably, okay?"

Yu Tianheng turned his head away, his voice hoarse, "I just don't understand. Yan Yan already has the best resources here. Isn't Teacher Qin good enough? Why would she want to take someone else as her teacher and leave us?"

Upon hearing this, the sentimental Dugu Yan's eyes reddened slightly, and she was somewhat moved.

"That's only because you haven't seen the wider sky, you frog in a well."

Just then, a cold voice inappropriately interrupted the scene of friends parting ways.

Yu Tianheng suddenly looked up, and even though he tried his best to control his expression, he couldn't help but let a hint of crimson and violence show in his eyes: "You... Xing!"

He roared, "Take back your words! I will not tolerate you insulting Teacher Qin Ming!"

Perhaps it was out of jealousy towards Youxing that Yu Tianheng discovered a talent similar to his uncle's, and learned to establish his own moral high ground by labeling and attacking others from a moral high ground.

As expected, these words sparked a sense of shared indignation among the members of the Royal Fighting Team.

Although Youxing didn't directly insult Qin Ming, the implied meaning of his words was different from yesterday's—was it that their academy was too narrow-minded? Wasn't this indirectly criticizing the teacher?

"Yusei..."

Dugu Yan asked in a deep voice, "You don't have any special performances to do today, do you?"

You Xing completely ignored the clueless little girl, looked at Yu Tianheng, and said coldly, "No need to be so quick to label me. Yu Tianheng is from the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Clan of the Upper Three Sects."

For the Soul Masters of the Upper Three Sects, their family is undoubtedly both a source of pride and a sore spot, though the degree of this relationship varies.

Upon hearing Yu Xing specifically mention the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Rex family, Yu Tianheng's expression grew even colder: "You specifically mentioned my family, what are you trying to say?"

Yu Xing said calmly, "Perhaps coming from a top-tier family makes you think your horizons are already broad enough. That's why you're so skeptical of things beyond your understanding. I need to prove my words are true, without arguing with you, I just need to—"

In an instant, the martial spirit possessed the body, some transforming into a small dragon-man covered in sky-blue and white dragon scales, with two purple and one black soul rings swirling around it.

By using the Breath Concealment Technique in a state of extreme focus, Youxing can conceal the power of his Soul Rings, causing the exposed age and color of the Soul Rings to change.

The shift from three black cards to two purple cards and one black card is an epic nerf, but for the members of the Royal Fighting Team, it is still a shock that shakes their worldview.

"A ten-thousand-year soul ring...?"

"monster!"

"A real monster!"

All the members of the Royal Fighting Team present were stunned.

Even Dugu Yan, whose initial amazement and shock at Youxing were no longer as strong after learning that Youxing's teacher was just the theoretical master You Chen and the mystery had been dispelled, still looked incredulous at this moment.

Normally, a Soul Master can only absorb the best-age Soul Ring if all their qualities are up to standard and their Martial Soul quality is also good.

Although the academy teachers had taught that due to the discovery of the new effects of whale glue, the optimal age for soul masters to strengthen their physique by using whale glue had increased significantly compared to the old era, in their experience, the vast majority of family elders could only attach a black ten-thousand-year soul ring at the fifth ring.

You Xing calmly stated, "Reaching the ten-thousand-year limit in the third ring is the theoretical limit that a normal Soul Master can achieve, as calculated by my teacher. Although not as powerful as me, able to obtain a ten-thousand-year Soul Ring in the third ring, under my teacher's guidance, there are many who have achieved a four-ring ten-thousand-year Soul Ring in the fourth ring."

He made no attempt to hide his disdain for Yu Tianheng: "Yu Tianheng, times have changed. Based on my observations over the past two days, you, as the symbol of the Heaven Dou Royal Academy, are still living under the shadow of the old era, without making any progress. As fellow possessors of the Dragon Martial Soul, I will soar through the skies, while you will spend your entire life crawling on the ground, looking up at my glory."

Yu Tianheng's body trembled.

It wasn't anger, but rather... a suppressive force stemming from one's bloodline.

His eyes were filled with confusion, shock, and fear as he murmured incredulously, "No, impossible! What kind of martial spirit is this? Why, why can it exert such a suppressive force on me!?"

Youxing was too lazy to explain to him; Yu Tianheng was simply not worthy of listening.

He looked around at everyone, his gaze falling on the Shi brothers, Ye Lingling, Yu Feng, Oslo, and Dugu Yan in turn.

Then he said, "In my opinion, in terms of talent alone, you are indeed at the top level of this era. Even that Yu Tianheng over there can be called a prodigy. It's just that you are weaker than me."

Yusei's statement was not untrue.

The overall abilities of Soul Masters in Douluo Continent have been continuously strengthened over time, and the strength and level of Martial Souls are no exception.

In this era, there are basically no martial souls that are born at the near-super level and then naturally reach the super level after the spirit rings stabilize.

People in this era, because almost every super martial soul is acquired later in life, are considered to have strength inherent in those top soul saints or titled Douluo, rather than the result of a qualitative change in the level of their martial soul.

Super Martial Souls are considered by most people to be among the top-tier Martial Souls.

Because in the initial stage, top-tier quality is the ceiling. High-level quality refers to individuals who can absolutely be called geniuses.

Among the people present, their talents varied, but even the weakest possessed a high-level martial soul.

If we only consider their initial basic talents, the best of them can even rival hidden gems like Ignis.

However, considering that the members of the Royal Fighting Team are selected from the best of the best among the nobles, their high basic talent is a given.

After Youxing revealed his terrifying soul ring configuration and the dragon martial soul that suppressed Yu Tianheng, his words of "acknowledgment" shocked everyone present.

"It's a pity. Your background did give you a higher starting point, but it also became a constraint on your vision."

Yusei shook his head: "In the end, you can only be supporting characters in this era."

After saying this, he finally looked at Dugu Yan, and this time, his voice turned completely cold: "Uncle Dugu should have warned you, right? Why did you still say things you shouldn't have? Allowing these outsiders to freely criticize and judge your and my teacher?"

Dugu Yan, glared at by You Xing, became even more annoyed: "You...you just said a bunch of nonsense, and now you're fine?"

"idiot!"

With a flash, Youxing took to the air and, before anyone could react, stepped on Dugu Yan's shoulder, forcing her to the ground.

She coldly said, "Everything I did was with the teacher's prior permission. And what about you? Your grandfather clearly warned you, yet you openly disobeyed him? Didn't you consider the trouble your actions would cause your grandfather? I even put on a terrible show to teach you a lesson yesterday, and you still don't know how to repent! Indeed, I shouldn't have learned any social etiquette by calling you 'sister,' making you think you're someone important and saying such nonsensical things."

"You, you! Ahhh!!! Move your foot away! Move your leg away! Yusei, I'm going to get my grandpa to teach you a lesson! A real lesson! So you'll never dare to treat me like this again!"

Dugu Yan struggled to push Youxing away, but each struggle ended in failure. In the end, she was trampled down even more forcefully by Youxing and swallowed several mouthfuls of yellow soil from the training ground.

"Let your grandfather teach me a lesson? Have you not considered that I also have people backing me? If your grandfather wants to teach me a lesson, he'll probably get a good scolding from my teacher instead." Yusei said very calmly, and then stomped his foot again.

The usually dominant leader and the academy's undisputed beauty was being trampled and ravaged at will by a boy who was clearly younger than them. This somewhat surreal scene left the rest of the Royal Fighting Team stunned.

"No, isn't this kid worried about bullying Sister Yan Yan and incurring Senior Dugu's wrath?"

Just as Yu Feng and the other boys were thinking this, they happened to hear You Xing's harsh words, "Let our teacher teach Grandpa Dugu Yan a lesson," and their backs immediately trembled.

Yu Tianheng's face turned ugly. Just as he was about to make a move, a terrifying pressure suddenly enveloped him. He glanced to the side and saw that Dugu Bo had been standing there at some point, watching his granddaughter being ravaged by You Xing with a complicated expression.

Yu Tianheng's pupils constricted immediately: 'Could it be that what that kid Youxing said was true?'

He immediately lost the courage to fight back.

Dugu Yan, however, was furious: "Huh!? Your teacher even lectured my grandfather!? Do you know my grandfather is a Title Douluo? A theoretical scholar, but—Pfft!"

Seeing that Dugu Yan was about to spout nonsense again, You Xing did not hesitate to increase his strength, making Dugu Yan swallow a mouthful of dirt again, and then stop moving.

Youxing lifted the unconscious Dugu Yan by the back of her neck and said to everyone, "Although it's a bit of a pity that you couldn't say goodbye smoothly, that's just how things are. If fate allows, you'll meet my niece Yan Yan again in the future. So—"

With a whoosh, Youxing arrived beside Dugu Bo, carrying Dugu Yan.

Only then did everyone realize with shock that Dugu Bo seemed to have been present the whole time, after Yu Tianheng.

He was right there, yet he just stood by and let his granddaughter be violated...

The truth behind this made them even more shocked and terrified.

However, what they didn't know was that this educational drama was actually requested by Dugu Bo, the grandfather, which was somewhat different from what they had imagined.

If it weren't for conforming to Dugu Bo's ideas, Youxing would indeed have taken steps to correct Dugu Yan's personality issues, but he would have preferred to change her gradually through the environment of the Soul Fighting Beasts rather than through such a simple and crude approach as it is now.

You Xing handed Dugu Yan to Dugu Bo and said, "Let's go, Uncle Dugu."

Dugu Bo took Dugu Yan and nodded expressionlessly.

Just as the two were about to leave...

"etc!"

A rare, ethereal voice rang out, tinged with a hint of urgency.

When Youxing turned his head, who else could it be but Ye Lingling, who possessed the top-tier martial soul, the Nine-Heart Begonia?

Ye Lingling's reaction proved that his performance earlier was not in vain.

Even though it suited his wishes perfectly, Youxing remained silent, simply watching Ye Lingling and waiting for her to speak.

Staring at Yu Xing's cold eyes, Ye Lingling's mouth opened slightly, and sweat poured down her face.

Deep down, she hadn't fully made up her mind.

However, Ye Lingling knew perfectly well that once these two started walking away, she would have absolutely no chance of catching up. So, in her haste, she called out to them even though she wasn't mentally prepared.

At this moment, the immense psychological pressure caused Ye Lingling's fair skin to flush slightly. Her anxiety, coupled with her sweating, made her even more nervous and unable to speak.

Fortunately... Yusei didn't urge him.

Ye Lingling finally calmed down, took a deep breath, looked at Youxing with earnest eyes, and mustered her courage to say, "Could... you take me with you?"

Ye Lingling is the owner of the top-tier plant-type martial soul, Nine-Heart Begonia.

The uniqueness of this martial soul ranks among the top in the entire continent. Each generation can only have one inheritor, and at the same time, there can only be two Nine Heart Begonia Soul Masters alive. Only when one dies can another one appear in the next generation.

Like many so-called soul master families, it is called a family, but in reality there are very few people. The Nine Heart Begonia has always been passed down through a single lineage. If it weren't for the fact that it is a top-tier healing martial soul, everyone would think that one day they might have to ask a Nine Heart Begonia soul master for help. Otherwise, this kind of martial soul with absolutely no combat power might have become extinct long ago.

Unfortunately... now only Ye Lingling remains in the Nine Heart Begonia family.

Ye Lingling's reason for requesting to follow was very simple: she wanted to seek the protection of a strong person.

Dugu Yan was her good friend, and Dugu Bo also treated her well.

Although Dugu Bo cannot be considered a righteous person, Dugu Yan's personality is actually quite similar to his grandfather's style of doing things, making him both righteous and wicked.

But he is a man of deep feelings and true character, and under normal circumstances, he would give his granddaughter's friends respect and dignity.

Not only that...

"He acknowledged my talent, and from what he just described, many others have received intensive training. His teacher is probably quite generous in imparting knowledge to those with talent."

If one could become a disciple of a Title Douluo, one would surely gain true freedom.

Ye Lingling thought to herself.

(End of this chapter)