Douluo Continent: On Becoming a God Through Science

If Tang San were to inexplicably become a messenger of the main god or a reincarnator, it would undoubtedly be the worst possible scenario for You Chen.

This is even worse than Tang San becoming a god along the original story's trajectory.

Of course, if we consider this possibility, then there's no point in playing the game in the first place. Because no matter what, Tang San could always find a way out of a desperate situation and make a miraculous comeback.

Therefore, Youchen would not take this probability into account.

What he was considering was ultimately only the possibility of Tang San, as the protagonist, turning the tables within the Douluo Universe.

Therefore, keeping Tang San around for the time being, letting him develop within the Douluo system like a pig, is the situation that You Chen would be most happy to see.

The focus is on control and obstruction, rather than direct annihilation, and on defiantly confronting fate head-on.

Some people might think that You Chen is making a mountain out of a molehill, that he's completely out of his mind and doing something stupid, which is extremely ridiculous and laughable.

But fate is something that cannot be proven, nor can it be disproven.

Since it cannot be disproven, You Chen assumes its existence and takes various measures based on this premise.

Even though his response was part of fate, he still chose to do such a foolish thing.

While it's not possible to completely prevent it, it's definitely better than doing nothing.

If nothing unexpected happens in the end, and his so-called fate is just a paranoid delusion stemming from his previous failures, and he's just unlucky, then he won't suffer any loss by doing this.

And if we ultimately lose...

At least he is internally consistent, so even if he ultimately loses, there's nothing to regret.

Because he has always been on the path of practicing his own truth.

Once You Chen possesses power at the upper limit of the universe, even Tang San's protagonist aura will not be able to turn the tide.

Even if Tang San inexplicably encounters various adventures and regains power equal to or even higher than that in the original story under unbelievable circumstances, it will be of no use.

If Tang San's protagonist aura is already unable to withstand the overwhelming force of history at this stage, then that would be even better...

Once Tang San reaches his peak strength, You Chen can chain him up and use him to complete missions, just like he did with Tang Hao.

Although we still don't understand where the system's resources came from, they can basically be considered as something created out of nothing.

No matter how much you extract, the extra resources will never be exhausted.

Even when facing enemies of a higher level, it remains a huge trump card.

"Let me see, after all this influence and groundwork I've laid, which direction your future will take..."

You Chen was indeed very curious about what Tang San would become after his own distortion.

His deep gaze lingered on Tang San for a few more seconds before he left the boys' dormitory and went to the girls' dormitory.

At this moment, Xiao Wu is the only female student at Shrek Academy, so naturally she is the only one here.

It has to be said that Tang San and Xiao Wu could really be considered an "anxious duo" now.

Tang San silently recited the "path to death" to Dai Mubai in his heart, relying on the gentleness of the Xuan Tian Gong, and desperately cultivated every day.

Xiao Wu was much the same; she was completely different from her carefree and playful self in the past, and was still diligently cultivating at this hour.

Even You Chen was a little surprised to see Xiao Wu like this.

Three years ago, Xiao Wu was not a Soul Master, but three years later, she broke through two major realms and became a Soul Grandmaster.

This cultivation speed is far superior to even that of Ignis, who was at the same stage.

However, after obtaining the immortal herb, Ignis's subsequent cultivation speed was far beyond Xiao Wu's reach.

The transformed soul beast stood with the energy it possessed before its transformation. Before becoming a Soul Saint, it had no bottlenecks in its cultivation, and its first six soul rings were also perfectly matched.

However, correspondingly, the spirit ring itself will not improve the spirit's origin.

This was confirmed by You Chen after he used his divine sense to investigate.

In fact, he had made this speculation shortly after meeting Xiao Wu a few years ago, and now it has simply been confirmed.

This is to be expected, since after a soul beast takes human form, the first six rings are still essentially the process of transforming from a soul beast into a human, and the essence of the martial soul will not change in any way.

In other words, compared to human soul masters, transformed soul beasts have fewer opportunities to improve their martial soul origin in the first three rings when they rebuild their cultivation; they only have one sublimation at the Soul Saint stage.

Soul beasts can become Title Douluo through normal cultivation after transforming into human form, but with Xiao Wu's martial soul quality, without any fortuitous encounters, an ordinary Title Douluo is her lower limit, and also roughly her upper limit.

"Xiao Wu".

In the almost enclosed room, a somewhat unfamiliar voice suddenly rang out beside her. Xiao Wu immediately jumped up with a start, her head soaring to the ceiling with a soft thud.

"Ouch!"

Xiao Wu screamed and fell to the ground.

By this time, she had recognized the bespectacled man in front of her. No longer as tense and wary as before, she rubbed her head with a pained expression: "What? Oh, it's you, old man! You scared me so much—wait, what are you doing here!?"

Suddenly realizing what was happening, she froze on the spot with a blank expression. The next second, she quickly crossed her arms in front of her chest, her pretty face slightly flushed as she glared at You Chen.

You Chen adjusted his glasses and chuckled, "Little girl, it's been years, and you're getting shy now? Don't worry, no matter how desperate I am, I wouldn't go after a little loli like you who hasn't even fully developed yet."

Even with the ability to conceal his appearance anytime, anywhere using Stardust Illusion, You Chen still maintains the habit of wearing glasses to hide his good looks.

Unlike when he met with old friends like Diwan, if he weren't wearing these glasses, Xiao Wu probably wouldn't have recognized him.

Xiao Wu lightly spat, but then, as if remembering something, she forgot about arguing with You Chen and asked anxiously, yet somewhat coyly, "By the way, before you came here, did you encounter any strange people?"

No wonder Xiao Wu asked that question.

In Xiao Wu's eyes, she was probably a 100,000-year soul ring that Tang Hao was keeping for Tang San. If that was the case, Tang Hao would not easily let others come into contact with her.

"Oh? You mean this person, right?"

You Chen nodded calmly and casually retrieved the unconscious Tang Hao from the storage soul tool.

Xiao Wu's eyes widened: "This, this, this—"

This scene must have been as unbelievable to Xiao Wu as it was to us.

With seven parts shock and three parts disbelief, she blurted out, "He's a Title Douluo!?"

"A Titled Douluo?"

You Chen tilted his head and said in a matter-of-fact tone, "So what if I'm a Title Douluo?"

From these words, it is not difficult to confirm that Tang Hao was captured alive by You Chen himself.

Xiao Wu felt like she was still dreaming, but before she could even feel happy, a terrifying prediction snapped her back to reality.

She looked at You Chen, her expression clearly uneasy, yet with a hint of ingratiation, and forced a smile as she asked, "Uncle, you're not also a Title Douluo, are you?"

You Chen maintained his enigmatic smile and said, "Isn't it just a 100,000-year-old soul beast? Xiao Wu, I've known your true identity for years."

boom!

Xiao Wu felt a buzzing in her head.

"Wh-when?" Xiao Wu asked, somewhat bewildered.

"Not long after, right?"

Of course, You Chen couldn't admit that he knew from the beginning. He simply recited his prepared statement: "During my time in Notting City, didn't I go out with You Xing for a while? At that time, I also acquired a spirit ring, which led to a significant breakthrough in my strength..."

You Chen didn't continue speaking, but Xiao Wu already understood what he meant.

It must have been around that time that You Chen broke through to the Title Douluo realm... No, he hadn't noticed it at all before, so he must have only broken through to the Soul Douluo realm then. Then he realized the abnormality in his condition.

Xiao Wu felt as if her body had suddenly lost all its strength.

Just when you thought you'd escaped one wolf's den, you've fallen into another?

"What's with that look? You don't think I'm going to kill you and take your spirit ring, do you?"

Just then, Xiao Wu heard You Chen's speechless voice. She looked up and saw You Chen's disgusted expression.

Even amidst her complex emotions, Xiao Wu couldn't help but feel a little confused. Wait, what's with that disgusted look on your face?

Then You Chen continued rambling on.

"Although I don't know how a Soft-Boned Rabbit like you cultivated for 100,000 years, you don't actually think I'd be interested in a trash spirit ring like yours, do you? A Soft-Boned Rabbit spirit ring? I'd rather it taint my perfect spirit ring configuration than have it!"

Xiao Wu was somewhat bewildered upon hearing You Chen's astonishing words.

What happened next shocked Xiao Wu so much that she felt dizzy and almost fainted on the spot.

It turned out that You Chen had directly revealed the fourth, fifth, and sixth rings of his second incarnation.

Without exception, they were all blood-red soul rings, especially the last one, which had six mysterious and profound golden patterns. With just one glance, Xiao Wu felt a powerful sense of oppression from it—that was no ordinary 100,000-year soul ring!

With You Chen's current abilities, it would be an easy task for him to display a single spirit ring or even several spirit rings.

If it were an ordinary Soul Master, witnessing this breathtaking scene, they would probably only feel shock and admiration.

but……

"No way, bro, how thick-skinned are you? Showing off your 100,000-year-old spirit ring in front of a 100,000-year-old spirit beast like me?"

More than being horrified that You Chen was able to hunt so many 100,000-year-old soul beasts, Xiao Wu found herself feeling frantic and speechless at this moment.

But inexplicably, after this brief period of frustration and speechlessness, Xiao Wu felt her mood relax.

Because... if You Chen could find and hunt so many 100,000-year-old soul beasts, there would be absolutely no need for him to lie to her.

Considering You Chen's previous remarks and his indifferent and even disdainful attitude, Xiao Wu couldn't help but feel that You Chen might genuinely just look down on her soul ring.

Thinking about this, she even felt inexplicably exhausted...

"A 100,000-year spirit ring is something that most spirit masters can only dream of, but for me, it's just so-so."

As if seeing through Xiao Wu's worries, You Chen glanced at her sideways and said indifferently, "Of course, it's the same for my disciple. If he needs a 100,000-year soul ring, I will naturally take him hunting. After all, I wouldn't go so far as to use a weakling like you as a scapegoat. Soul beasts or not don't matter. To me, you're just that little brat I picked up on the roadside."

"Gurgle."

Xiao Wu let out a soft sob, feeling a little embarrassed. To cover her shame, she grabbed her scorpion-tail braid and covered her face.

One thing is that my thoughts were completely read, but more importantly...

"Whether you're a soul beast or not doesn't matter. To me, you're just a little girl I picked up on the roadside."

These words echoed endlessly in Xiao Wu's mind. She felt as if the softest part of her heart had been struck, and while she was inexplicably restless, she couldn't help but feel a little warm.

A smile naturally appeared on her face, which is why, in her panic, she couldn't think of any other way and simply covered her cheeks with her scorpion braid.

Even she herself didn't know why, but she just didn't want You Chen to see her current expression. Just imagining it made her feel inexplicably embarrassed.

Despite his outward retort, he stubbornly replied, "What do you mean, 'little brat'? Don't you know I'm a 100,000-year-old soul beast? In terms of age, I'm the great-great ...

You Chen simply smiled and remained silent.

After venting her emotions, Xiao Wu finally calmed down.

Naturally, this leads to curiosity.

Xiao Wu, who was ignorant and had only heard of ferocious beasts but had never seen one in person, let alone possessed a ferocious beast spirit ring, couldn't help but look at You Chen's Sea Princess spirit ring.

"What kind of spirit ring is that? Could it be the spirit ring of a legendary ferocious beast?"

Strangely enough, even though You Chen had killed at least three 100,000-year-old soul beasts, Xiao Wu found that she didn't seem to care as much as she had expected, or rather, she didn't care at all.

Even this thought only flashed through my mind and didn't leave any ripples in my heart.

"Are you curious?"

You Chen pointed to his sixth spirit ring and laughed, "This is the spirit ring of the Sea Princess, a spirit beast from the North Sea with six hundred thousand spirit beasts."

As he spoke, You Chen snapped his fingers, and a stunningly beautiful woman with a fish tail appeared from his soul ring.

Xiao Wu's eyes widened; this scene was completely beyond her comprehension: "What... what's going on here?"

"Owner?"

Lina groggily opened her eyes and found a cute and innocent girl staring at her.

"Oh, let me introduce you to him."

You Chen pointed at Xiao Wu and introduced her to Lina: "This little girl, oh, no—"

You Chen's eyes darted around, and he said, "Since it's a 100,000-year-old soul beast, then it must be an old woman. This old woman is someone I know; she's a 100,000-year-old Soft Bone Rabbit named Xiao Wu."

Then he planned to introduce Lina to Xiaowu: "Xiaowu, this is mine—"

"Who are you calling an old woman?!"

Xiao Wu lunged at You Chen with her claws outstretched, attempting to attack him wildly, but You Chen held her head down with one hand, preventing her from getting any closer.

You Chen, like a ruthless announcement machine, continued, "This is my female slave, the former Sea Princess Lina, and also the original owner of this spirit ring. As fellow spirit beasts, you can get to know each other better."

"You Chen, I'm asking you, what is an old woman?! Huh?"

"Hello, Miss Xiaowu."

Xiao Wu was still glaring angrily, while Lina, somewhat confused, had already smiled and expressed her friendliness.

The superiority or inferiority of one is evident from this.

You Chen looked at Xiao Wu, who seemed determined to get an explanation from him, and sighed silently in his heart.

"That rogue rabbit is really heartless."

Although his goal was to win Xiao Wu's favor, it went so smoothly that it felt a little unfulfilling.

Even though the person in front of her was an incredibly powerful Soul Master who had easily killed several hundred-thousand-year-old Soul Beasts and even ferocious beasts, Xiao Wu was more concerned about how he addressed her than about fear and wariness…

You Chen didn't know what to say.

It's safe to say that she truly lives up to the character Xiao Wu from the original story, who harbors a deep-seated hatred yet falls in love.

……

"What? So you actually sacrificed your soul to You Chen? And you can even be resurrected using your original body?"

After a period of commotion, having completed her initial exchange with Lina and learned the truth, Xiao Wu was still somewhat incredulous and couldn't help but complain, "Isn't this soul sacrifice a bit too unfair?"

You Chen shrugged: "This is a miracle that requires a soul beast to willingly offer everything to create, so isn't it only natural that it's stronger than a normal sacrifice?"

Xiao Wu couldn't help but spit on You Chen, saying, "What do you mean by 'willingly'? You clearly forced Sister Lina to sacrifice herself for you, didn't you? How dare you say that?! How come I didn't know you were such a wicked old man before?!"

As she spoke, Xiao Wu couldn't help but move closer to Lina, who had temporarily recovered and returned to her physical body. She took Lina's hands and said with a look of pity, "Sister Lina, you've really suffered, having to follow such a bad person all the time. If You Chen treats you badly in any way, you must tell me, and I will definitely teach him a lesson for you!"

Having said that, she even waved her small fist fiercely at You Chen, saying, "And you, you're not allowed to call Sister Lina a slave anymore! I've wanted to say this for a long time, your personality is just too awful!"

You Chen remained calm and collected, but Ke Lina couldn't help but try to dissuade Xiao Wu: "Well... actually, I don't think being a slave is so bad... so, Xiao Wu, you don't need to worry about it."

As Lina spoke, she inexplicably blushed, cupped her face in her hands, and looked completely immersed in happiness, shaking her head and swaying her body.

"what?"

Xiao Wu stared blankly at Lina, who was infatuated with him, feeling inexplicably shocked.

You Chen silently put down the teacup he had taken out of his storage soul tool at some point, and said calmly, "You can think of this as a special kind of play between us."

His tone was calm, yet he was determined to make a striking statement.

Xiao Wu was completely confused.

She glanced at Lina, who was still infatuated with Lina, and a sudden surge of annoyance rose in her heart.

Although Xiao Wu was inexperienced in such matters, she was theoretically a seasoned pro, so how could she not understand the implied meaning in those words?

Looking at You Chen, who remained calm, Xiao Wu felt a pang of sorrow in her heart.

It even inexplicably had a thought that a soul beast should never have.

"If only I could offer my soul to him."

Xiao Wu was suddenly startled: 'What am I thinking?!'

Xiao Wu felt bewildered and uneasy about her own thoughts. Before she could even say a few words to You Chen to vent her emotions, she lowered her head.

"Seeing that you're still alive and kicking, I'm relieved."

But at that moment, You Chen suddenly spoke up.

These words, implying departure, forcibly pulled Xiaowu out of her previous turmoil, and she abruptly looked up: "You're leaving again?"

She longed to say "Take me away" to You Chen once again, just like last time.

The sudden shock left her with incredibly complex emotions.

Before clarifying my own feelings, I couldn't bring myself to say those words as decisively as I had last time.

Because she herself vaguely realized that even if they were exactly the same, the meaning of her words this time would be very different.

Some words, once spoken, cannot be taken back.

Especially when... there are already other people around the other person.

"You should know who my true enemy and rival is now, right? Pope Bibidon. Unlike me, who is still on the path to godhood, she is someone who has already been chosen by God."

In Lina's conversation with Xiaowu, it was inevitable that Youchen would reveal his ambition to become a god.

To be honest, while this is shocking, it's not so surprising considering You Chen's age and his ability to easily defeat ferocious beasts and subdue titled Douluo.

Therefore, although these words involve the concept of gods, they are merely an extension of the previous topic and will not be incomprehensible to Xiao Wu.

Xiao Wu felt the presence of "fate" more and more when she confirmed that You Chen's enemy and her own enemy were the same person.

At this moment, Xiao Wu's gaze hardened.

Fate has bound us together, so…

So what if the opponent is someone who could become a god?

Just as Xiao Wu was about to speak, You Chen forcibly connected his mental energy with her.

"Xiao Wu, it's likely we'll never see each other again. This is my last gift to you. If you learn it, you can conceal your soul beast aura even in front of a Title Douluo. Well then, goodbye."

"Wait, wait a minute..."

Xiao Wu's pupils contracted, and her small mouth opened slightly, as if she wanted to stop You Chen from leaving.

The massive influx of information caused her to experience a situation similar to CPU overload, resulting in a mental block.

When she came to her senses and tried to persuade him to stay, the figure in front of her disappeared again.

"I told you to wait! Why won't you listen to me, you damn old man?!"

This time, however, Xiao Wu was not saddened, but instead couldn't help but go berserk and go crazy.

You Chen, who had been keeping his aura under control, watched Xiao Wu's exasperated expression silently. He looked at her with a satisfied expression, as if he had eaten three bowls of rice in one go, before finally leaving quietly.

What he gave Xiao Wu was a simplified version of the "Concealing Breath Technique," a specialized secret technique that only had the ability to conceal the aura of soul beasts.

Judging from the fact that Xiao Wu never mentioned Tang Hao as Tang San's father, thus securing his mercy, his plan went very smoothly. (End of Chapter)