Douluo Continent: On Becoming a God Through Science

However, You Chen did not use these nutrient pills for cultivation. The reason was that he had enough cultivation resources now, but his understanding of the Divine Elephant Suppressing Prison Technique was insufficient.

So after he converted 70% of the giant elephant particles into dragon elephant particles, the progress clearly began to slow down.

You Chen possesses a special reward called "Comprehension" that he received from the three people in the Sword Bone Tower.

Whether it's martial arts techniques or soul skills, you can gain a lot of experience through it.

If he relies on it, You Chen will definitely have a chance to fully comprehend the entire Dragon Elephant Chapter and then break through in the shortest possible time.

However, the Divine Elephant Suppressing Prison Technique is a cultivation method that can grow even by consuming resources. By consuming a large amount of resources, it is possible to continue to improve, and in the process, the cultivator can gradually comprehend the technique.

If you use rare and precious materials, the comprehension effect will be even better.

This is also why You Chen was able to break through to the Dragon Elephant Chapter in one go after mastering the Ice and Fire Alchemy.

If comprehending the Dragon Elephant chapter is already this difficult, one can only imagine how challenging the subsequent Yuanxiang and Shenxiang chapters will be.

According to the system's detailed explanation, the more profound the foundation of the "Comprehension" reward, the more powerful the effect. In short, the effect will not be significantly reduced as your cultivation techniques and martial arts skills improve.

For example, if you only understand 100% of the Divine Elephant Prison Technique at the beginner stage, you can directly break through to the minor mastery level and increase your understanding to 50%. The experience points required to break through from minor mastery to major mastery are several times that of breaking through from beginner to minor mastery, but you can still increase your understanding by about 40%.

It's like a capsule containing a percentage of skill experience that decreases slightly over time.

The value of such a percentage increase is self-evident.

Of all the martial arts techniques and skills You Chen possesses, only the Three-Part Returning to Origin Qi and the Divine Elephant Suppressing Prison Force are currently worth using.

You Chen only intended to use the Three-Part Returning to Origin Qi as a reference. Giving such a top-quality reward to a technique that was only for reference and would not be used in actual combat would be a waste. Therefore, it was only natural for You Chen to reserve this reward for the Divine Elephant Suppressing Prison Technique.

You Chen had little hope of reaching the final Divine Elephant Realm of the Divine Elephant Suppressing Prison Technique, even if he truly comprehended it completely.

Even if all the resources of Douluo Star were combined, it would probably take him more than a hundred years of resource production time to have any hope of completing the cultivation.

However, given his current progress, he still has a chance to reach the perfect level of the Yuanxiang realm.

A full set of Yuanxiang microparticles equals the physical strength of a first-level god. Adding You Chen's own base strength and the amplification from his martial soul, he has at least the physical strength of a top-level first-level god, and there is even a possibility that he could reach the threshold of a god-king.

Perhaps those god-kings' physical bodies are all very poor, and they haven't even reached the god-king standard assessed by the system. They're just at this level.

However, it's hard to say about other god-kings. At least the strongest Asura God couldn't possibly be only at that level, so don't think of using this as a basis to fight them head-on.

To reach the pinnacle of Yuanxiang cultivation, the "comprehension" reward should naturally be used as late as possible.

At least it shouldn't be wasted while it's still at the Dragon Elephant realm.

The resources required for each chapter of the Divine Elephant Suppressing Prison Technique increase exponentially.

The more time one spends honing their skills at the Dragon-Elephant Realm, the less time one spends honing them at the Primordial Elephant Realm, the more astronomical the amount of cultivation resources saved.

Rather than rushing to use up his "comprehension," You Chen preferred to delay the time it took for his theoretical combat strength to reach its limit.

In order to fully comprehend the Dragon Elephant Chapter as soon as possible, You Chen has temporarily put aside most of his other cultivation and devoted all his efforts to comprehending it.

The amount of cultivation resources consumed every day is enormous.

Not only did he consume a lot of cultivation resources, but You Chen also subjected his body to almost torture-like training.

Every day, the people at the Beast Soul Alliance headquarters could see You Chen carrying a stone mountain several meters high on his back and running and moving around in the energy-ravaged Disaster Mountain Range, relying solely on his physical strength without using soul power.

Witnessing this scene and feeling the earth tremble as You Chen moved, the members of the Beast Soul Alliance felt as if they had seen a god!

It's worth noting that the super-powerful sea cucumber trident weighs only about 108,000 jin (50 tons).

The several-meter-high stone mountain that You Chen was carrying was even heavier than the sea cucumber trident!

Of course, carrying a load and using it as a weapon are not the same thing.

Without the power of the sea god to reduce the weight of the sea cucumber trident to one-thousandth of its original weight, only a hundred pounds, it would be impossible for You Chen to use it as a weapon.

However, You Chen has temporarily stopped this exercise today.

There's no other reason than that today is a rare gathering of the Beast Soul Alliance.

Leaving the Starlight Avatar at the dungeon entrance to guard Tang Hao, You Chen led Ling Xian away from the dungeon.

Several months ago, You Chen officially stepped into the realm of the Mind of Still Water and Clear Mirror.

While it's not yet possible to enter this state anytime, anywhere during battle, maintaining mental tranquility and meditating for a short period makes it not difficult to reach this spiritual realm.

This also means that You Chen now has a way to quickly restore his mental and physical strength.

In addition to his physical body, which is already incredibly close to its limit, You Chen can not only achieve a state of working tirelessly like an immortal, but also perform actions such as sending out clones for extended periods of time, which was previously impossible.

After all, You Chen had already solved the problem of the Starlight Avatar's continued existence. The biggest factor that previously restricted You Chen from having to recall the clone was that maintaining it for a long time would be exhausting, but now there was no such concern.

Although entering the state of clear mirror stillness is more difficult after separating the several hearts, it is not a battle and there is no time requirement. Taking a few more minutes to get into the state is not a big deal.

At this stage, if You Chen only releases three or four clones, he only needs to meditate once a day to recover.

Although Tang Hao's tendons and ligaments were severed, You Chen did not cut off his limbs or soul bones to reduce his soul power in order to maximize the mission rewards.

As a titled Douluo, he still possesses soul power, allowing him to forcibly use it to temporarily replace the function of his tendons and limbs to break free from restraints.

Even Dugu Bo, who is second only to You Chen in the Beast Soul Alliance, might not be able to keep Tang Hao, so You Chen still has to leave an avatar to personally guard him.

As the technological level of the Beast Soul Alliance gradually developed, the camps in the Cataclysmic Mountains, which were initially similar to those of nomadic tribes, have gradually transformed into modern architectural styles.

Because in addition to modern technology, it also incorporates soul guidance technology, and even has a hint of futuristic technology in its style, which is more like the style of ten thousand years in the future.

The entire base camp has been transformed into a small steel fortress, possessing not only formidable defensive capabilities but also specialized camouflage techniques…

When You Chen entered the conference room of the headquarters building, all the other attendees were already in place.

In the center of the conference room was a long bronze table with twenty-two seats around it, eight of which were already occupied.

The three close friends invited by You Chen were also present and took their places as the heads of the beasts.

With Eagle-headed Divan, Lion-headed Kennekis, and Wolf-headed Org, three Soul Douluo powerhouses with Soul Cores, plus Title Douluo-headed Snake-headed Dugu Bo, and Ignis, who, despite being a Soul Emperor, already possesses the combat power of a Soul Saint, this lineup has gradually caught up with You Chen's initial requirements for the Beast Heads.

The remaining Kui and Amona will soon break through to the Soul Emperor level. Once they do, they will be comparable to Soul Saints who do not use their Martial Soul True Body.

These seven people, plus Grace, who is actually the chief steward and serves as the ambassador, and Lin Zhi, who does not participate in the meeting but focuses on research and development, make up the current high-level members of the Beast Soul Alliance.

At this moment, apart from Kennekis, who was arrogantly crossing his arms, everyone else bowed slightly to You Chen.

You Chen smiled slightly and gracefully took his seat at the head of the table in a flash.

"Although I haven't interfered with the development of the Beast Soul Merchant Guild, I've seen everyone's efforts. Especially Brother Dugu, thank you for your hard work." You Chen first looked at Dugu Bo.

Dugu Bo stroked his long beard, clearly in a good mood: "Brother, you're too kind. This is all I should do."

The veteran employees were not surprised by this scene, but Diwan and the other two, who already knew that Dugu Bo was a powerful Title Douluo, still widened their eyes slightly when they saw Dugu Bo's slightly obsequious behavior.

Especially for Kenneth, seeing a titled Douluo acting like a sycophant in front of You Chen, and recalling his own arrogant demeanor just now, made him feel a little uneasy.

Yes, people who read a lot of comics and anime might be familiar with this kind of reaction. It's probably a similar situation when a tsundere childhood friend finds that a beautiful girl who is better than her in every way and, most importantly, very gentle to her childhood friend has suddenly appeared by his side.

In response to Dugu Bo's modest refusal, You Chen shook his head slightly: "Our agreement is only that you help me with some tasks. How well it is carried out, as well as the calculation of merits and rewards, are other matters."

"A reward?" Dugu Bo raised an eyebrow.

In Dugu Bo's eyes, You Chen's help in solving his and his granddaughter's problems was already a reward paid in advance. Working for You Chen was like paying off a debt, so he didn't expect any reward.

Without saying much, You Chen took out a jade bottle from his storage soul tool and threw it to Dugu Bo.

He then explained, "Since you've taken over many affairs of the Beast Soul Merchant Guild, you should know that compared to the Beast Soul Pills sold to the public, our Beast Soul Alliance also possesses an even rarer original version—you can simply understand it as the ultimate version of the Beast Soul Pill. And what's contained in this jade bottle is the top-tier ultimate Beast Soul Pill!"

"Top-tier Supreme Beast Soul Pill?" Dugu Bo looked at the jade bottle in his hand, somewhat stunned by the barrage of technical terms.

What is this "Top-Tier Ultimate Beast Soul Pill"? It's actually just a top-tier experience pill.

You Chen said calmly, "Simply put, this is a pill that can increase the soul power level of a Title Douluo without any side effects."

The entire audience erupted in uproar; the meaning of those words needed no further explanation.

Even the elders of the Beast Soul Alliance showed surprise at this moment.

They knew that their leader could always come up with things that were ahead of their time and beyond their comprehension without anyone noticing, but they never imagined that You Chenlian could produce a pill that could directly increase the soul power level of a Title Douluo!

"This, this, this—"

Dugu Bo held the ordinary jade bottle, but it felt like he was holding a hot potato. He was speechless for a moment, and finally managed to utter three words: "Absolutely not!"

He shook his head repeatedly: "This is too valuable. What I've done doesn't deserve such a reward. Not to mention..."

Dugu Bo said with some shame, "I didn't handle the previous issues with the Qibao Chamber of Commerce well, so it was you, brother, who came back and resolved them personally."

You Chen simply said, "This thing is of no use to me anymore. And the conflict with the Seven Treasures Merchant Guild might happen again. Not only do you need to improve your strength, but I also need you to take another step forward and reach the Super Douluo level as soon as possible! Judging from your soul power status, if you use it now, you can immediately break through to level 94. Are you really going to refuse?"

It's not unreasonable for Dugu Bo to be so conflicted about pills that can enhance the soul power of a Title Douluo.

You Chen, however, had already looked at the others and said, "Not just Dugu Bo, but all of you who perform well will also be rewarded."

Like a celestial maiden scattering flowers, jade bottles flew from You Chen's hands and landed in the hands of the crowd.

You Chen then openly announced: "Snake Head and Vice President of the Beast Soul Merchant Guild, Dugu Boli, made the greatest contribution to the establishment of the Beast Soul Merchant Guild, and is awarded First-Class Merit, receiving one Top-Tier Supreme Beast Soul Pill. Ambassador and Vice President of the Beast Soul Merchant Guild, Grace, made the second greatest contribution, also receiving First-Class Merit. After deducting the merits she received in advance, she is awarded one High-Grade Supreme Beast Soul Pill..."

Apart from these two, the contributions of others are significantly less significant.

However, over such a long period of time, Ignis and the others had dealt with problems that even the Soul Masters couldn't handle. You Chen also awarded them a third-class merit.

Although Divan and Org had only been with the company for about a month, they were responsible for resolving the problems of those forces that had previously taken advantage of the Beast Soul Merchant Guild's misfortune. Their necessity and contribution were clearly greater than those of Ignis and the others.

These forces dared to take advantage of the Beast Soul Merchant Guild's predicament, which was already quite large, so they must all have Soul Saint level combat power to oversee it. To handle the situation efficiently, sending out Soul Douluos would be the safest course of action.

You Chen also awarded them a second-class merit and rewarded them with three high-level experience pills each. This reward was slightly higher than their merit, but You Chen also hoped that they could break through to the Title Douluo level as soon as possible. In addition, since his good brother joined the Beast Soul Alliance, he had the basic benefits and the power of the Beast Chief, but he had not given any private gifts. So it was fine to do this.

High-level pills, corresponding to the Soul Emperor to Soul Douluo realms, can be fully absorbed.

However, the higher the level, the more experience you need to gain to level up.

Just like Dugu Bo using top-grade pills corresponding to his realm, not a single pill could increase his experience points by one level. He would only have a chance to break through to level 94 if he had already accumulated a lot of soul power.

But no matter what, three high-level experience pills are enough for Divan and Org to break through to the first level of soul power.

So, who was the only one present who didn't receive a reward?

The lively and fearless Amona glanced silently at the grim-faced Kenekis.

Kenneth's skin was originally brownish, and even though it was slightly flushed with embarrassment and anger, a normal person would not be able to tell the difference.

Fortunately, Amona was observant and possessed the eyesight of a Soul King, and was able to see that Kennekis's expression was not good.

You Chen didn't even glance at Kennekis and began the rest of his story.

"Regarding the handover of shops in the Star Luo Empire between the Seven Treasures Merchant Guild and us, the changes to the distributor agreements, and many other matters, Grace has already compiled and distributed the relevant documents to everyone. Now that the situation in the Heaven Dou Empire has stabilized, the Beast Soul Merchants will officially enter the Star Luo market. Unlike our situation in the Heaven Dou Empire, where we mainly competed with the Seven Treasures Merchant Guild, this time we will most likely face many difficulties from the Star Luo noble system. However, risk and opportunity coexist, and this applies to both me and everyone else. Those who perform exceptionally well and make outstanding contributions in future strategies will receive the same, or even more, rewards as before..."

Assigning credit is just a preliminary step; the real topic of discussion at this meeting is, of course, the various arrangements for conquering the Xingluo Market.

The Heavenly Dou Empire, the various sea regions, and finally the Star Luo Empire...

There's a reason why this goal was placed last.

Before the Beast Soul Merchant Guild entered the market, the Tian Dou Empire's market division was completely dominated by the Tian Dou royal family and the Seven Treasures Merchant Guild, while other nobles only got a small share and cooperated with some sectarian forces.

So the Star Luo Empire was basically divided up by various noble families, including the royal family.

The core interests involved are larger and more numerous than those of the Heavenly Dou Empire, forming a completely monopolistic network of interests.

This is why, even with the capabilities of the Seven Treasures Merchant Guild, they were unable to truly enter the market for so long.

Relationships based on shared interests are the most stable. The reason You Chen didn't immediately crush the Seven Treasures Merchant Guild was because he knew that if he did, the Heavenly Dou Royal Family would have no choice but to follow suit. Even if Qian Renxue missed him as her teacher, she would not hesitate to act against him unless she was truly ready to quit.

The influence of a country's royal family on its people is self-evident. Even if the Beast Soul Merchant Guild's goods are truly of high quality and low price, if the empire forbids you from trading here and directly labels you a criminal, given the Beast Soul Merchant Guild's investment in the Heaven Dou Empire, the guild will quickly go bankrupt and disintegrate.

At this point, the only solution is to break the deadlock by force and directly destroy the Heavenly Dou Royal Family.

But regardless of factors such as Qian Renxue, the Spirit Hall, or the popular support of the people in the Heaven Dou Empire, all these things make You Chen reluctant to overturn the table in the Heaven Dou Empire so quickly.

That must be the option with the worst return.

The Star Luo Empire, however, is quite different...

The Beast Soul Alliance was essentially a one-man show run by You Chen, so the relevant meetings did not last long.

After the meeting, the top leaders of the Beast Soul Alliance quickly took action.

Diwan deliberately stayed behind, and only walked up to You Chen after everyone else had quietly left.

"Uh, You Chen, aren't you being a little too harsh on Keenekis?"

Divan didn't open his mouth, but judging from his somewhat conflicted expression, You Chen knew what kind of nonsense he wanted to spout.

And as expected, he noticed that Kenneth's mood was off, so he specifically sought out You Chen.

You Chen didn't bother with any brotherly pleasantries, and said calmly, "Divan, do you think I've mistreated Kennekis?"

Devan remained silent, but his gaze conveyed roughly that meaning.

You Chen's tone remained flat as he said, "As the Beast Leader, not only does he have far higher authority than others in the Beast Soul Alliance, but he also receives monthly bonuses and can directly exchange for the highest amount of resources. Even my Maze-Takeover Technique—you have the authority to directly exchange for one copy. You think I've mistreated Kennekis, but is it possible that he didn't give him extra rewards and compensation not because I was targeting him, but simply because… he didn't have any merit?"

Diwan reminisced about the many benefits he had enjoyed since joining the Beast Soul Alliance, the dazzling list of resources, and most importantly, the many "self-created soul skills" that he had never heard of or seen before.

I was too busy with work to think about it much before, but now I realize that its value cannot be simply measured by numbers.

"Those self-created soul skills and techniques were things I'd never even heard of before. It seems they're probably all You Chen's own hard work. He gave them to us without holding anything back, yet I'm questioning why he didn't give Kenekis more..."

Divan suddenly felt a little ashamed.

Just then, You Chen continued, "Besides, Divan, don't you think you're just meddling? Kenneth himself hasn't said anything, yet you're jumping in?"

A hint of disdain flashed in You Chen's eyes: "Diwan, you're someone who's never actually held a position in the Spirit Hall, just a figurehead, you really don't understand anything!"

"what?"

"Keenekis was indeed angry, but he quickly came to his senses; it's you who's still stuck in the past. You might think that because I forcibly brought him here, he deserves slightly different treatment than the two of you. But do you think he's the type to care about that kind of thing? The treatment I give him won't be insufficient just because it's not significantly different from yours. He worked in the Spirit Hall's Enforcement Department for decades! He knows better than you how generous the benefits I offer are!"

Besides, he's not stupid. He wouldn't be unaware that the request for funds was left at the Spirit Hall, and that Bibi Dong, that crazy woman, would target him because of my subsequent plans and actions. He knows I had to do this to save him! He just doesn't want to say it outright!

My purpose in rewarding him so generously is clearly to provoke him! But if he truly doesn't want to work, there's no loss; he'll still be the Beast Leader, second only to the leader of the Beast Soul Alliance! However, if he wants more, if he doesn't want to fall behind you, then he should work hard for me! Instead of being a mere decoration, a doorkeeper, always wearing a stern face and doing nothing!

You Chen finally smiled slightly as he spoke: "Just you wait and see. After this meeting, he will definitely be different. As for you, Divan, don't just worry about others. You'll end up having your cultivation and achievements surpassed by them. I'm curious, when you three first entered, your cultivation ranking from highest to lowest was: Kenneth, you, and Orge. In the end, who will be the last to break through to the Title Douluo level?" (End of Chapter)