Douluo Continent: On Becoming a God Through Science

Chapter 140 Ye Lingling's Joining, Double Titles Block the Road

Ye Lingling is a character who completely disappears from the story in the later part of the original novel.

Because of the unique nature of its martial spirit, it gives people a lot of room for imagination and has become the choice for many fan fiction authors to create derivative works.

In his previous life, Youxing had seen versions of "persecuted by the Spirit Hall", "persecuted by the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School for competing for the title of strongest support", and "Grandpa is still alive and practicing medicine throughout the world".

Whether it's due to the butterfly effect or in real time and space, this is her situation.

In short, based on what Yusei knows, it is not any of the three versions.

Persecuted by the Spirit Hall... First of all, at this point in time, the Spirit Hall can be said to be completely righteous. Although it has had the desire to expand outward since the time of Qian Xunji, it has done its job very well in supporting commoner spirit masters, fighting and suppressing spirit beast riots, and dealing with fallen spirit masters.

This is why the Spirit Hall has always enjoyed a good reputation among ordinary people and ordinary spirit masters.

They wouldn't stoop to forcing a Soul Master family to join them, threatening to kill off their descendants if they refused.

The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School is similar.

Rather, it's more accurate to say that in this Douluo Continent, any influential or powerful force generally operates in a manner that leans towards the righteous path of martial arts.

The current sect leader of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, Ning Fengzhi, is also a figure similar to Yue Buqun.

If the Nine Heart Begonia family really encounters any problems, he will most likely take this opportunity to lend a helping hand and then try to absorb them into his collateral clan.

After all, compared to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, which can amplify itself, the Nine Heart Begonia has absolutely no combat power and is passed down only by a single lineage... Such a martial soul, no matter how high its quality, does not need to worry about returning to fight for power. It can be said to be the best example for branch absorption.

The deaths of Ye Lingling's parents and elders were entirely accidental.

During a hunt for a spirit ring, Ye Lingling's parents died unexpectedly, leaving her all alone with only her servants to take care of her.

However, such an accident was actually foreseeable.

As a Nine-Heart Begonia Soul Master with absolutely no combat ability, she is alright in competitions with set rules, but in the wild and in war scenarios, she will definitely be the first target to be targeted and ambushed.

It is said that in what should have been a safe hunting area, they encountered an unexpectedly powerful soul beast. The battle soul master's father died first in order to protect his mother, and the guards scattered and fled. The soul beast then targeted Ye's mother, who had the strongest soul power but was the weakest among the remaining people. Ye's mother was ultimately unable to escape.

In this era, the Spirit Hall was powerful, but the calamity of spirit beasts had not yet weakened to the point of complete suppression ten thousand years later.

This situation can only be attributed to bad luck.

However, it can be said that Ye Lingling does not face any external threats to her life or property.

But... not being in danger of losing one's life doesn't mean there are no other troubles.

The rarity of the Nine-Heart Begonia is self-evident.

Even the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School wanted to recruit it as a branch, let alone other families and sects.

Especially now that Ye Lingling is all alone and has no one to rely on.

Many people believe this is the best time to acquire it.

Ye Lingling was only fourteen or fifteen years old, but countless suitors had already come to propose marriage to her.

The original novel does not describe Ye Lingling's situation after the Soul Master Competition, but if there are no surprises, she should have become the wife of a young master of a powerful family in the Heaven Dou Kingdom after the family fought and exchanged interests.

Although Ye Lingling has an ethereal and otherworldly temperament and seems indifferent to everything, she clearly does not want to get involved in such a struggle and become a vassal of a certain family.

Even if she ultimately fails to become an apprentice, she will at least avoid the fate of being fought over like a commodity...

"Lingling!?"

"Lingling, are you leaving too?"

Her friends were naturally surprised and tried to dissuade her, but nothing could stop Ye Lingling from pursuing freedom.

Yuxing's gaze swept over Graphite, Stone Mill, and the others, with a slight hint of regret.

His target was certainly not just Ye Lingling.

Despite having already demonstrated the "teacher's" ability to cultivate talent, in the end only Ye Lingling took the first step.

"Yu Tianheng has the backing of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, so it's impossible for him to win him over. Oslo and Yu Feng are just average, but the Xuanwu Clan has already risen to power in this era. If we can bring these two promising talents onto our side, it's equivalent to bringing their families on board as well, which might make our future plans smoother. However, this is just a casual move; I didn't really expect it to succeed. After all, they've both been nurtured by their families since childhood, and having Ye Lingling as a beneficiary is already quite good. No, maybe they never even considered the option of becoming apprentices?"

Even so, Yusei didn't intend to ask the others.

He looked at Ye Lingling and asked, "Can you make this decision on your own?"

Ye Lingling nodded vigorously, then looked at Yu Tianheng and said, "Captain, please apologize to Teacher Qin Ming for me. Have him expel me directly. Also…"

Ye Lingling took out paper and pen from her storage soul tool, quickly wrote something down, and handed it to Yu Tianheng: "Please give this to my Aunt Mana, thank you."

After saying that, ignoring his friends' advice, he walked towards Yusei.

She gazed calmly at the other person and said, "I have nothing else to prepare, and no one to say goodbye to. I... I'm all alone, and I can go with you right now."

All the important items were stored in the soul tool.

In that letter, she had already instructed her most trusted housekeeper, who treated her like a daughter, to dismiss the remaining maids and servants after her parents left.

He also instructed Mana that if anyone coveted his property, it would be fine to hand it over directly if necessary.

Yu Xing raised an eyebrow; he felt he was starting to like this simple and pure girl.

He walked up to Dugu Bo and asked, "Will bringing one more person cause any trouble?"

Dugu Bo, holding Dugu Yan, paused for a moment, then enveloped the surroundings with his soul power to suppress sound. With a hint of helplessness, he said, "Brother Chen, don't you like scaring children too much? Is it alright to reveal the soul ring configuration of your second martial soul? Or is this another one of your schemes?"

"Scheming? It's more like going with the flow. And..."

Yusei thought for a moment and added, "Maybe it's because I've been suppressing it for too long."

With the Limit Douluo not appearing, he can be considered worry-free.

Even if one tries to be as careful as possible, that sense of pride is gradually swelling uncontrollably.

He now feels that the risks of some things he wouldn't have dared to do in the past are not a big deal, so he goes ahead and does them.

Just as Dugu Yan complained, he himself was the one who leaked the most information.

This time, they even proactively leaked their spirit rings and martial spirit.

Especially the latter, there is no guarantee that Yu Tianheng will not report to his grandfather's generation that a martial soul has appeared that can suppress his martial soul in terms of bloodline, which may cause a huge reaction from the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.

But... a Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Rex family whose highest combat power isn't even a Super Douluo?

It just feels like there's no need to care too much.

However, his recent lack of caution is indeed something he needs to reflect on.

While he reflected on his actions, there was no need to do so in front of his younger brother. Youxing quickly changed the subject, saying, "Actually, what I saw just now wasn't my true soul ring configuration. It was just a result I faked using some tricks. However, what I said earlier wasn't a lie. The first ring reached a thousand years, and the third ring reached ten thousand years. Theoretically, if the martial soul strength is sufficient, all kinds of cultivation resources are maximized, and the soul master himself works hard enough, it is indeed possible to reach this theoretical limit."

Of course, this theoretical limit is still within the scope of Soul Masters. If it's someone like You Xing, or a freak like Tang Wulin in Douluo Continent III, then this calculation cannot be applied.

"Oh, so it's a fake spirit ring. I knew it. With your abilities, Brother Chen, you couldn't possibly have just used a thousand-year spirit ring to get by with your second spirit—wait, you said your spirit ring configuration is theoretically achievable?"

"That's how it is. But are you sure you want to keep arguing with me here? I bet that girl outside is starting to get suspicious."

The two stopped the conversation from going off on its own.

Then, Dugu Bo, holding Dugu Yan in one arm, used his soul power to condense a purple snake shadow that coiled around Ye Lingling, and quickly left Tiandou City.

Lifted by Dugu Bo's soul power, Ye Lingling surprisingly did not feel any discomfort. Even the strong winds coming from the opposite direction were blocked by the soul power, giving her the leisure to appreciate and enjoy the scenery rushing past.

"How is it, Miss Ye? Isn't my Title Douluo-branded vehicle pretty good?"

Noticing Ye Lingling's gaze sweeping around, Dugu Bo chuckled.

Title Douluo Brand Vehicle...

Ye Lingling had never seen a Title Douluo so shameless, and her face stiffened slightly as she said, "Lingling thanks Senior Dugu for his care."

Dugu Bo scoffed, "What 'senior' or 'master'? You and my Yanyan are good friends, and you're planning to become my good older brother's apprentice. From now on, you can just call me Grandpa, just like Yanyan does. I'll just call you Lingling from now on."

Seeing that Dugu Bo was easier to talk to than she had expected, Ye Lingling finally felt a little relieved and said, "Grandpa Dugu, could you tell me about that person?"

"Oh, right. You're all alone, with no other connections, and you'll be joining us soon, so there's no need to hide anything from you anymore."

Just as Dugu Bo was pondering what to say to Ye Lingling right now, the sound of Youxing Juyin Chengxian quietly came over.

"Brother Dugu, someone is following us. You take the two girls and wait for me at this location..."

Ye Lingling saw Dugu Bo's face suddenly turn serious and couldn't help but look up and ask, "Grandpa Dugu, what's wrong?"

"fine."

Dugu Bo grinned: "That kid Youxing is flying too slowly. I plan to fly to the next town first and wait for him. Lingling, you'd better hurry!"

Dugu Bo suddenly accelerated and sped through the wild jungle area.

Ye Lingling turned her head to look at the sky behind her with some curiosity.

Dugu Bo has no ability to fly, so Youxing flew very high from the beginning. In the absence of obstacles, the forward speed of both sides can be said to be quite equal.

One is on land, and the other is in the sky, moving forward in parallel.

But now, Yusei's figure has disappeared from the group at some point.

……

"At this speed, are they two Title Douluos? Or two agility-type Soul Douluos? No, it's definitely the former."

Yusei changed his flight path and silently speculated.

If we're talking about the titled Douluo in Heaven Dou City who would target him as a duo, the answer is obvious.

Yuxing couldn't help but grin slightly: "My dear Xue'er, it seems you still love your teacher deeply!"

Originally, the probability that Qingluan Douluo would discover that the masked assassin was him was fifty-fifty.

After all, although their martial soul powers were similar, the Starbone Dragon was still somewhat different from the Stardust Young Dragon. Coupled with the huge difference in strength, it was understandable that the Azure Phoenix Douluo ultimately failed to make the correct judgment.

Bibi Dong's subsequent reactions confirmed to Youxing that, at least, Bibi Dong was unaware of the truth.

However, whether Qian Daoliu shared the information with Qian Renxue remains a question mark.

Now, Yusei is basically certain of the answers to these two questions—although one of them is still wrong.

……

"Young Master, Dugu Bo and You Xing's auras have separated."

Serpent Spear Douluo suddenly spoke up.

Qian Renxue frowned: "You've discovered us? If that's the case, what does it mean to separate?"

The Porcupine Douluo said, "It's possible that one of them is bait, such as deliberately misleading us with a clone-type soul skill."

So now we have two options.

Either split up into two groups, or choose only one side to pursue.

A glint flashed in Qian Renxue's eyes, and she immediately ordered, "Cixue, you go after Dugu Bo. Shelong, you come with me to chase after this Youxing."

"etc!"

Serpent Spear Douluo suddenly exclaimed, "That Youxing is actively moving towards us!"

Qian Renxue frowned slightly, quickly making a judgment, and said in a deep voice, "They've come to us willingly? In that case, even if this is bait, we can deal with it quickly and catch up with Dugu Bo's group! We should go and meet them head-on!"

"Yes!" X2

The three accelerated simultaneously, and with the two sides traveling in opposite directions, they met up in just one minute.

The two titled Douluo quietly disappeared into the jungle. In mid-air, Qian Renxue gazed at the figure flying in the air, her eyes deep, as if she wanted to etch the other's appearance into her memory.

Although she had heard many rumors about him, this was the first time she had seen him in person.

Even Qian Renxue had to admit that the other person's otherworldly beauty had stunned her for a moment.

"He was alone? So, it really was bait?"

But Qian Renxue knew what was most important right now. She quickly composed herself and, thinking this, asked in a low voice, "I am Xue Qinghe, the Prince of Tiandou, who came here to hunt down the aura of a fallen soul master, only to find that you are the only one here. Little friend, please forgive me before we rule you out as a suspect."

Regardless of whether it is true or not, let's take it first.

Under the disguise of the Angel Soul Bone, Qian Renxue's disguised Swan Martial Soul was flawless, and a soul power impact radiating holy white light shot towards Youxing.

If it hits successfully, the power of holy light will disguise itself as a cage of feathers, binding the wandering star within.

"Qian Renxue, although this is only our first meeting, since we know each other well, why bother with all this formality?"

However, with a slight flick of his wrist, Youxing easily dodged Qian Renxue's incredibly fast and exquisitely precise attack.

Before Qian Renxue could marvel at Youxing's agility, she was already shocked by the other party's light and casual words.

"What are you talking about? What Qian Renxue? Look carefully, I am Xue Qinghe, the Prince of Tiandou!"

A rare look of panic and helplessness appeared on Qian Renxue's face.

It wasn't the helplessness of having one's identity exposed, but rather...

"Did the teacher really tell Yusei my most important secret? Just like that, so easily?"

This is impossible!

She was unwilling to accept this reality.

Hey~

Yusei narrowed his eyes and glanced at the system notification.

[Mission: The Spirit Hall's Qian Renxue, disguised as Xue Qinghe, refuses to acknowledge you as Master You Chen's disciple. Resentment, jealousy, and murderous intent churn and twist within her. The more this is the case, the more you must prove to her that you are the true successor to Master You Chen's mantle, delivering the most devastating counterattack against her resentment, jealousy, and murderous intent!]

Give Qian Renxue a huge setback and failure, and she will receive a basic reward.

If you can completely break Qian Renxue's mental defenses, you will receive an additional reward.

This caused Qian Renxue's Dao heart to collapse, and her mind, ideals, and will to be rebuilt, thus obtaining the final reward.

For additional and final conditions, this task will provide "Frustration Progress" for the host to reference.

[Basic Reward: Ten "Inspiration" moments... (details omitted)...]

[Additional Rewards: Soul Bone Age Enhancement Card (100,000 years), Soul Ring Age Enhancement Card (100,000 years)... (details omitted)...]

[Ultimate Reward: System Skill "Inspiration Burst", randomly generates one "Rule Trait"]

As expected of another final boss in the original work, this blood reward is no less than that of his mother.

But Yusei chose to abandon the mission without hesitation.

At the same time, a new task is generated.

[Mission: The two titled Douluo guards of the Spirit Hall's Holy Maiden Qian Renxue, the Porcupine Douluo and the Serpent Spear Douluo, harbor intense murderous intent towards you because you discovered their true identity as Xue Qinghe. Two mere titled Douluo dare to show hostility towards you, destined to become a god?! You must utterly crush them and show them who will ultimately rule the Douluo Continent for countless millennia to come!]

Defeat two Title Douluos to obtain basic rewards.

[Deliver an overwhelming defeat to two Title Douluos and receive additional rewards.]

[Basic Rewards: Soul Power Manipulation Insights from the Porcupine Douluo and Serpent Spear Douluo, two "Marrow Transformation" techniques, one "Illumination of the Origin" technique, and several top-tier pills]

[Bonus Reward: Martial Soul True Body and Weapon Soul True Body Conversion Method, Adaptive Optimal Age Soul Bone (50,000-year age limit)]

"Although he's a titled Douluo who appeared in the original story, his power of destiny is quite ordinary. If it weren't for the increased difficulty due to his strength, the mission reward probably wouldn't even compare to Yu Xiaogang's mission reward."

But this is a reward that just came to us, why would we want more?

(End of this chapter)