Douluo Continent: On Becoming a God Through Science

Chapter 144 Newcomers Join the Organization, Immortal Herbs Flow in Batches

Although it was a bit strange that Qian Renxue seemed to only realize at the very end that she was a Heavenly-level assassin, You Chen didn't care too much.

Because he has successfully achieved his goal of turning back this time.

The two titled Douluo successfully completed their missions, diverting Qian Renxue's attention from Tianwang, which was essentially him.

At the same time, this planted a seed of hostility towards Youxing in Qian Renxue's heart.

The reason You Chen abandoned Qian Renxue's mission immediately was because he had already learned a lesson from Qian Renxue's mother.

Putting everything else aside, that so-called "rule characteristic," according to the system's description, is a heaven-defying ability that directly ignores the laws of the universe and takes effect with the highest priority...

These kinds of missions, which offer very generous rewards and can directly boost one's combat power, are definitely among the most difficult to complete, and it's practically impossible to finish them in a short time.

If questline two is also blocked now that questline one is already blocked, we will be in a dilemma.

Of course, the system itself does not have a "task blocking" restriction.

The key issue for You Chen is that being stuck means he has invested a lot of resources but cannot get a quick return, and he will be reluctant to give up his sunk costs...

According to his own planned "task schedule," instead of just giving Qian Renxue a few mild verbal provocations like he is now, he would actually teach her a real lesson, and that would be scheduled much later.

At least, he didn't plan to advance Qian Renxue's mission until he had secured the first blood of several important high-fate characters.

So, what should he do when he actually wants to trigger the Qian Renxue quest?

This is when Yusei makes his appearance!

Based on You Chen's observation, Qian Renxue probably feels murderous intent towards You Xing every now and then.

Even if these emotions gradually subside over time, seeing Yusei again, or Yusei suddenly showing his displeasure again... would likely easily trigger Qian Renxue's mission.

Before long, You Chen finally flew to the town where he had agreed to meet Dugu Bo.

Ye Lingling sized up the unfamiliar adult man with black-rimmed glasses beside You Xing, a hint of curiosity in her eyes. With her intelligence, it wouldn't be difficult for her to guess You Chen's identity, though she couldn't be completely certain yet.

At this moment, Dugu Yan had also woken up.

However, she didn't pay much attention to You Chen, who was very likely to become her nominal teacher. Instead, she kept secretly observing You Xing, who was standing there with a blank expression.

In her mind, Youxing was a terrible boy who didn't care about her being a girl at all, who trampled on her delicate face as a girl, and gave her a painful lesson. But now, for some reason, as Dugu Yan looked at Youxing, she blushed and lowered her head.

It looks like it has awakened some incredible attribute.

Dugu Bo remained completely unaware of all this. He simply raised a wine cup he had somehow acquired, toasted You Chen, and said with a smile, "Resolved? As expected of you, Brother Chen, I could feel the battle fluctuations from a great distance. Were there three Title Douluos?"

You Chen said, "One of them isn't, but you can simply understand it as three titled combatants."

Dugu Bo sized up You Chen and teased, "Brother Chen, you make it sound like you casually dealt with a few small fry. It's making me quite scared. By the way, so who are they? How can they possibly muster so many Title Douluo-level fighters on this continent, and have their eyes on you, Brother Chen? Could it be… the Spirit Hall? Although I expected it, to have to confront a force like the Spirit Hall so early… Brother Chen, don't you give me any time to prepare?"

It's not what you think.

You Chen rolled his eyes and explained, "Although they are indeed from the Spirit Hall, the internal forces within the Spirit Hall are complex and not monolithic. The person who came this time is an acquaintance of mine."

"acquaintance……"

Dugu Bo couldn't help but show a strange expression, his lips trembled slightly, and his hand holding the wine glass became a little unsteady.

"Is this how you beat up someone you know? That surge of soul power made me tremble even from a distance. Brother Chen, I'm worried this might be my fate in the future?"

Dugu Bo compared the strength that You Chen had shown when he attacked him yesterday, and became even more certain that his good brother had gone to great lengths to hold back yesterday.

Working under such a capable boss gives me a great sense of security, but also a lot of insecurity...

You Chen sneered, "Acquaintances are acquaintances, and friends are friends. Since they've been following us for no reason, they certainly deserve a lesson."

Dugu Bo sighed again, "I never expected that there would be a Title Douluo-level fighter in the Spirit Hall hidden in Heaven Dou City? Tsk tsk, just as I thought, the water here is really deep."

Upon hearing this, You Chen couldn't help but tease meaningfully, "To be honest, I'm the one who saved your life and pulled you out of the vortex."

This was indeed the truth, but Dugu Bo did not believe it. He arrogantly stated that with his strength as a Title Douluo, he had no need for help in the trivial battles of the mortal world.

Hearing the conversation between the two, Dugu Yan was still spying on You Xing and reacted a beat late, but Ye Lingling broke out in a cold sweat.

She widened her eyes slightly as she looked at You Chen: "What...what did he just say? Did he go and take care of three Title Douluos?"

In the eyes of most Soul Masters, Title Douluo is already the ceiling. However, at this moment, Ye Lingling realized that there is a huge gap between Title Douluo.

Ceilings also vary in height, or rather... there are higher levels above the ceilings they perceive.

"And the Spirit Hall? How did we suddenly get involved with the Spirit Hall again?"

Ye Lingling couldn't help but feel like she had just escaped one danger only to fall into another...

Just then.

"Little girl Ye Lingling."

You Chen smiled at Ye Lingling and said, "I've actually been keeping an eye on you guys behind the scenes these past two days. Hmm, you're quite good."

"He has a great eye for talent," You Chen silently added to himself.

No, I wouldn't dare.

Ye Lingling lowered her head cautiously in response.

It's easy to tell from Dugu Bo's address and words that the refined man in front of him is definitely a titled prince whose strength far surpasses that of ordinary people!

No matter what she was thinking, she dared not harbor any disrespectful thoughts.

"No need to be so cautious, we're all on the same side from now on."

You Chen smiled and said, "Welcome to the team."

Having reunited, You Chen and Dugu Bo did not linger and sped along. Even with several children in tow, their speed as Title Douluos did not take long, and they quickly arrived at their destination, the Cataclysmic Mountains.

Dugu Yan goes without saying, and Ye Lingling, an orphan with no one to rely on, joined the group, so there was no need for overly strict information control.

If people like Yu Feng, Oslo, and the Shi brothers were to join, considering the power of their families, You Chen wouldn't directly reveal their backgrounds. Instead, he would first register a chamber of commerce with Dugu Bo and incorporate them into an external organization.

But now, most of the truth about the Soul Beasts has been revealed. Matters involving black firearms and some classified research are not yet disclosed.

Considering the organization's upcoming expansion plans, and with the Soul Beasts gradually gaining prominence and needing to recruit more personnel, we must be prepared for a certain degree of internal information leakage.

After all, from now on, their interactions with the outside world will inevitably become more frequent.

However, the combined strength displayed by the Soul Beast members, as well as their high level of organization and discipline that far surpassed most external forces, was enough to shake Dugu Bo and his companions.

Even Dugu Bo was shocked by the quality displayed by this group of young soul masters, let alone Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling.

They all realized that nothing You Chen and You Xing had said before was false!

Especially Ignis, who was only seventeen or eighteen years old, already possessed the cultivation of a Soul King and had an outrageous configuration of yellow, purple, purple, black, and black Soul Rings, which shocked them so much that they were almost speechless.

They had never seen such a genius.

It probably won't be long before Ignis breaks the age record for breaking through to become a Title Douluo, which was set by Haotian Douluo in the Douluo Continent!

Although they were unaware that there were actually earlier records in the Spirit Hall, this was at least the first one on the surface!

If we say that the Soul Masters of decades ago, before You Chen brought about changes to the Soul Master world, were the Soul Masters of the old era, the Soul Masters of version 0.0.

After he brought about the changes, the group of Soul Masters led by the current Golden Generation of the Spirit Hall can be called the 1.0 version of Soul Masters.

Therefore, those nurtured here by You Chen without any reservations and with all his resources can be called version 1.5 Soul Masters.

If we add the black firearms that are still hidden from Dugu Bo and the other two, then they are truly the 2.0 version of Soul Masters.

The overall strength of Soul Masters is improving with the development of the times.

Taking the original timeline as an example, in the era of Tang San in Douluo Dalu I, those who could become Soul Kings before the age of twenty were the most outstanding geniuses of their time.

However, by the time of Douluo Continent II, with the development of the era and the various advancements in Soul Masters, this ceiling was raised to the Soul Saint level. A Soul King at twenty years old was already just a decent genius; only those who became Soul Saints at twenty could be considered peerless prodigies.

What You Chen did was essentially bringing a version from thousands or even tens of thousands of years in advance to the modern era, and then using it exclusively for his subordinates.

Some places are even more superior than those ten thousand years from now!

Take Ignis, who has the best development and has absorbed the most benefits from this version, as an example. She is only 17 years old and almost 18 years old, but she is already a level 54 Soul King. When she goes all out, her combat power is almost close to that of a Soul Saint.

This level of cultivation is at least two or even three years ahead of the original Spirit Hall's Golden Generation.

Although breaking through to Soul Saint at the age of twenty is still very difficult, breaking through to Soul Emperor at the age of twenty is practically a certainty.

And this doesn't even include the immortal herbs that You Chen will give her next.

If Ignis originally only had the potential to become a Super Douluo, with the help of the Dragon Blood Immortal Grass, the Limit Douluo is her next goal.

After announcing the addition of new members and the appointment of new beast leaders to the group of Soul Fighting Beasts, there was a short period of rest.

You Chen summoned a group of high-ranking officials for an in-depth discussion on the reorganization and expansion of the Soul Beasts and the establishment of the Chamber of Commerce.

Revealing all the details discussed at the meeting would be too verbose. Focusing on the actual changes, listing only the most important ones is quite clear.

First, there are changes in the organizational structure.

Considering future expansion, the name "Soul Beast" already seems too "small".

The organization was officially renamed "Beast Soul Alliance," meaning an alliance established primarily by Beast Soul Masters, with You Chen as the current leader.

Under You Chen's strong advocacy, the Beast Soul Alliance also listed plant-type martial souls as variant beast martial souls, thus blurring the distinction between the Wood Chief and the newly joined Ye Lingling and others in terms of soul master categories.

The animal heads still represent the leadership; this remains unchanged.

The biggest change is that the original "Soul Beast" organization name has been separated into a separate system.

All original beast soldiers are classified into this category, and based on their level, they are divided into upper-level, middle-level, lower-level, and apprentice soul fighting beasts.

The Beast Envoy has been renamed the Envoy and now reports directly to the Alliance Leader and the Beast Head.

The envoy, the research institute, the future Beast Soul Merchant Guild, and the Skynet that might even be resurrected are all separate systems.

However, as the core armed force of the Beast Soul Alliance, the Soul Fighting Beasts hold the highest status.

Secondly, there were envoys, and then they were all classified as external organizations, with no explicit distinction in status.

After that, all externally recruited members will first work in organizations like the Beast Soul Merchant Guild, and only after passing various assessments and rising through the ranks to become core members of the Beast Soul Alliance will they have the authority to gain a deeper understanding of the organization and even be promoted to other systems.

And becoming a Soul Master will be the highest honor for every Soul Master who joins the Soul Master Alliance.

The organizational structure changes are largely as described.

The Beast Soul Alliance has no intention of abandoning its base in the Cataclysmic Mountains.

The energy here, or rather the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, is much denser than in the outside world, and it is not as violent as in the Disaster Mountain Range. If one cultivates and lives in such a place for a long time, not only will the cultivation speed be fast, but it will also be of great benefit to the soul master's control over soul power.

At least for Dugu Yan, who needs to condense her soul core at the Soul Saint stage, it is very necessary to cultivate here.

If the energy concentration of the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well is 10, and that of the core area of ​​the Disaster Mountain Range is 8, then this place is at least 5. Coupled with the abundant soul beast resources, the cultivation speed here won't be much slower than that of the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well.

It is worth mentioning that shortly after Dugu Bo arrived at this base camp, You Chen, after pretending to inquire about more information about the immortal herb, informed Dugu Bo that there was an immortal herb at the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well that could directly remove the hidden danger of Dugu Yan's martial soul poison.

only……

"The Fragrant Silk Immortal Herb is a nemesis of all poisons, capable of neutralizing all toxins. While it cannot detoxify itself, it can counteract poisons. As long as Dugu Yan carries it with her at all times, she will have no fear of being poisoned. However, this is not without risk. The greatest risk is the possibility of the herb being taken away or lost. If that happens, and the accumulated toxins suddenly erupt, your granddaughter will likely suffer a more severe backlash than normal. Therefore, the only right way is to solve the problem at its root."

You Chen's statement was quickly accepted by Dugu Bo, the granddaughter of the slave.

Few people know about the herb, but wearing it carries a significant risk of loss.

The most likely scenario is that while hunting souls in the wild, one is attacked by a soul beast and falls during the impact.

Dugu Bo was deeply moved by You Chen's frank and open-minded attitude. After all, the immortal herb was originally his, and the thing that could heal his granddaughter was right beside him...

If Dugu Bo put himself in his shoes, he would worry that he might harbor resentment and stop doing his best. However, You Chen told him the truth without any concealment.

This further solidified Dugu Bo's determination to stand on You Chen's side.

In response to Dugu Bo's sincere expression of loyalty, You Chen naturally reciprocated by carefully nurturing Dugu Bo and even allocating an additional immortal herb to Dugu Yan in advance.

In reality, even the most perfectly matched immortal herb cannot guarantee that someone will complete their martial soul evolution simply by consuming one.

Its ability to improve physical fitness is largely due to the seemingly additional benefit of its "tendon-strengthening and marrow-cleansing" effects.

In the original work, the immortal herbs can help martial souls evolve, but more importantly, they can make up for the original defects of the martial souls. This is true for Ning Rongrong, Ma Hongjun, and even Yu Xiaogang.

The simplest example is Ning Rongrong's Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda evolving into the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda. The original Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda was already a top-tier martial soul; with further evolution, it should at least be a near-super martial soul, right? So, did her martial soul undergo any qualitative change in ability? No, her martial soul evolution merely made up for the original deficiency that prevented her from breaking through to higher levels. Rather than calling it a martial soul evolution, it's more accurate to say it was restored to the complete state that the martial soul should have originally possessed.

The other two also had flaws in their martial souls.

Otherwise, why didn't Zhu Zhuqing and Dai Mubai's martial souls evolve? It can't be that the immortal herbs they absorbed were incompatible with them, right?

Even for Tang San himself, his martial soul was definitely not evolved, but merely had ice and fire attributes added.

Many fanfiction novels feature plots where swallowing a single magical herb can instantly transform a trash martial soul into a top-tier or even a super martial soul, which is somewhat far-fetched.

The effects of the immortal herb can be understood from the original description, which focuses more on the Soul Master himself rather than the Martial Soul.

The occurrence of martial soul evolution is purely a matter of a few special cases.

However, no matter how much we talk, if we don't retrieve the immortal herb, it's all just empty talk.

You Chen was naturally not foolish enough to run back and forth like that.

He asked Dugu Bo to help him develop a poison array to seal off the valley where the Beast Soul Alliance's headquarters was located, relying on Dugu Bo's expertise in poison and martial soul power, along with the research institute's work on soul tools.

With the power of this poison array, the soul beasts of the Cataclysmic Mountains will no longer dare to invade this place.

In addition to the mechanism to disarm the formation, Dugu Bo also reserved some special antidotes as insurance in case the mechanism failed unexpectedly.

After taking out the 100,000-year-old Dragon Blood Immortal Grass and helping Ignis absorb it, enabling her to break through to level 60 and obtain her sixth soul ring, You Chen, together with Dugu Bo, led several of the higher-ranking members of the Beast Soul Alliance, along with a group of lower-ranking subordinates and apprentice soul beasts, northward...

The most important purpose was to distribute immortal herbs to the higher-ups, and the next step was to move them and the weaker soul beasts to the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well for cultivation.

The former no longer needs to improve their soul power control, while the latter currently needs to improve their soul power level. The Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well, as a high-energy concentration area, is obviously more suitable for their cultivation.

Besides that, there was the initial establishment and founding of the Beast Soul Merchant Guild, with Dugu Bo as its brand name.

You Chen didn't even need to intervene in the entire process.

He simply stayed in the Cataclysmic Mountains.

The purpose of building an organization is to have it serve you, not to have you serve it.

With the policies and targets all discussed, the leader of the alliance could simply sit back and reap the benefits, then focus on improving himself.

(End of this chapter)