Douluo Continent: On Becoming a God Through Science

Provoked by You Chen's words, Diwan's expression immediately changed. He didn't bother arguing with You Chen anymore and hurriedly left the conference room.

The Beast Soul Merchant Guild inherited the "legacy" left by the Seven Treasures Merchant Guild in the Star Luo Empire, but it will still take a lot of effort to truly open up the market in the Star Luo Empire.

However, just like before, You Chen naturally did not intend to participate in this most tedious and laborious troublesome matter at the beginning, and handed it over to the members of the Beast Soul Alliance to handle and open up new avenues for him.

One Title Douluo, three Top-Tier Soul Douluos, and one Soul Saint are enough to handle most situations in the Star Luo Empire.

This time, the Beast Soul Merchant Guild is launching a full-scale attack on the Star Luo Market. The forces and resistance they will face will be much stronger. Unlike when they faced the Seven Treasures Merchant Guild before, where they mainly had to consider the two titled Douluo who protected the sect, this time, due to the presence of multiple forces, there will be no titled Douluo combat power involved, but there will be no shortage of Soul Douluo and Soul Saint level experts.

If the Beast Soul Merchant Guild had indeed struggled to cope with such a situation before, with Dugu Bo unable to handle it alone, then the problem was solved after adding three top-tier Soul Douluos.

You Chen then resumed his daily routine of cultivating and grinding Tang Hao.

The ultimate physical strength is achieved by perfecting the Dragon Elephant chapter of the Divine Elephant Suppressing Prison Force, but this does not include the additional bonuses from spirit rings. Therefore, in reality, as long as You Chen cultivates the Dragon Elephant chapter to 90%, his level 98 physical strength, combined with the bonuses from spirit rings and martial souls, will naturally reach the ultimate physical strength.

Each chapter of the Divine Elephant Suppressing Prison Force has the following main hurdles: entry level, 30% particle level, 60% particle level, 90% particle level, and 100% completion level. Among them, the entry level and the final completion level have the greatest difficulty range.

One is about creating something from nothing, while the other is about achieving perfection.

In comparison, although 90% of the particles are much more difficult to obtain than 60%, they are still within the acceptable range for Youchen.

However, he is still some distance from achieving 80% of the microparticle level. Even with massive resources, it would take more than a month or two to achieve such a feat.

……

Time flies.

Soto.

Walking side by side with Oscar down the street, Tang San felt somewhat listless.

"Hey, what's wrong with you? Why are you so listless even after winning the Soul Battle?"

Oscar hesitated for a moment, then suddenly winked and teased, "Did you secretly confess your feelings to Xiao Wu and get rejected?"

In the past, if Oscar had teased him like this, Tang San would have blushed and immediately launched into a speech in the style of Kong Yiji.

But today, Tang San showed no reaction, staring blankly ahead.

Oscar could never have imagined that the person Tang San was thinking about at that moment was not Xiao Wu, but Dai Mubai!

Of course, it's not in that sense of concern.

Not long ago, Tang San finally came up with a perfect plan (in his opinion) to eliminate Dai Mubai without leaving a trace, while preventing others from associating him with the incident.

He had already scouted the terrain and environment of the place he envisioned as Dai Mubai's death site multiple times in advance, and had also prepared items such as corpse-dissolving potion. Everything was ready, and he was just waiting for the right opportunity...

However, one day, when Tang San went to find Yu Xiaogang with some questions, he suddenly saw Dai Mubai walking out of his teacher's room.

He quickly hid and secretly observed the situation.

In his eyes, Dai Mubai and Yu Xiaogang had a very pleasant conversation. Dai Mubai was extremely respectful, while Yu Xiaogang had a smile on her face. When they parted, she even patted Dai Mubai's shoulder affectionately.

At that moment, Tang San felt as if he had been struck by lightning!

In the original novel, when Yu Xiaogang was on the verge of death, Tang San directly called him "Dad," which shows that in Tang San's heart, he already regarded Yu Xiaogang as his real father.

If Tang Hao hadn't done so much for him later, given Tang Hao's initial indifference towards Tang San, Tang San would probably have completely forgotten about Tang Hao, his biological father, and completely embraced Yu Xiaogang.

Tang San's feelings for Yu Xiaogang are self-evident. So even though You Chen's interference made him doubt Yu Xiaogang's theories, Tang San never thought of betraying his teacher.

To Tang San, the sight of the person he hated most and the person he respected most in such harmony was nothing short of a minotaur!

Although Tang San didn't know what a minotaur was, at that moment he truly understood the victim's feelings!

To give an example, it's like the bad older brother next door who bullies you all the time, but your most admired father introduces him to you as a role model, so that you can learn from him!

That kind of pain! That feeling of having to force a smile in front of a respected father and maintain a false harmony with a hypocritical, smiling neighbor! It's hard for someone who hasn't experienced it to understand!

However, after the pain, Tang San's feelings became complicated.

He didn't know when Yu Xiaogang and Dai Mubai's relationship became so good, nor did he want to think about whether Yu Xiaogang had the idea of ​​changing her trainee after seeing him repeatedly lose to Dai Mubai.

He was just thinking, what if he killed Dai Mubai? How heartbroken would his teacher be?

Tang San didn't want to see Yu Xiaogang's sad and upset expression because of Dai Mubai's death!

After much hesitation and internal struggle, Tang San finally crossed Dai Mubai's name off the list of those destined for death.

But it was clear that his mood wouldn't improve for at least a week or two. Especially the thought of being brutally beaten by Dai Mubai in their sparring match again, and in front of Xiao Wu no less, made Tang San feel incredibly depressed.

"well……"

Oscar was completely baffled by Tang San's inexplicable sigh and lack of response.

"Seriously, I don't know what you're thinking? What's making you so upset? Since you're in such a bad mood, and it's still early, how about we go shopping together? I'll take you to one of the Beast Soul Merchant Guild's food stores to buy some good food. Speaking of which, it seems the Beast Soul Merchant Guild has released a new model of razor! Ah, but before that, my soul power battery is used up, so I have to go refill it. Sigh, the Beast Soul Merchant Guild is great in every way, except for these batteries, they just don't last long."

Oscar sighed.

Compared to his previous appearance as an old man with a big beard, Oscar has completely transformed into a handsome young man.

The change is naturally related to the razor he just mentioned.

Oscar's beard grows very quickly, which has always been a source of some annoyance for him.

Previously, without such convenient technological inventions, shaving was always a hassle and a waste of time.

In the original novel, if Ning Rongrong hadn't appeared, Oscar probably wouldn't have bothered with all that effort afterward.

But now that he has the Beast Soul Razor, shaving only takes about a minute each time, so he diligently shaves his beard clean every day, revealing a neat chin.

Without saying much, Oscar's appearance has become much more popular in Soto City after he got rid of his big beard.

Many wealthy women even came to buy his Martial Soul Sausages... and when they bought them, they made no attempt to hide their desire to devour Oscar.

A razor can last for one or two years without any problems, so theoretically, having one on hand is enough.

However, after enjoying the benefits of the razor, Oscar developed a collecting hobby and became a razor enthusiast, buying a new version every time the Beast Soul Merchant Guild released one.

After the sausages sold well, he wasn't short of money.

Upon hearing about the Beast Soul Merchant Guild, Tang San's gaze regained some focus.

The Beast Soul Merchant Guild has been established for a year now.

Its sudden emergence has brought tremendous changes to people's lives, and it has now been completely integrated into the daily lives of the people of the Heavenly Dou Empire.

Let alone non-essential gadgets like razors, innovations have emerged centered around the Beast Soul Merchant Guild in everything from clothing, food, housing, and transportation to various new forms of entertainment.

If the Beast Soul Merchant Guild were to suddenly disappear from people's lives and return to the previous state, many people would probably be at a loss.

The fact that the Beast Soul Merchant Guild has brought about such changes and integrated into people's daily lives in just one year is enough to demonstrate its terrifying power.

However, the reason Tang San reacted upon hearing about the Beast Soul Merchant Guild was because Yu Xiaogang had specifically mentioned the existence of this guild to him.

"Xiao San, if things go as expected, the existence of the Beast Soul Merchant Guild will bring about tremendous changes to the world. However, to this day, I still can't figure out how such a force came about. There must be a huge secret behind it that is beyond our imagination."

This is actually a bunch of correct but useless statements.

It's something that anyone with eyes can see.

As for what big secret? Knowing that there is a secret is not important; what is important is being able to know what the secret is, even if it is just some unfounded speculation.

However, although Yu Xiaogang is very ordinary and confident, his intelligence is considered to be among the best in the Douluo Continent.

At least Tang San hadn't thought of these things before; he just felt that many of the products from the Beast Soul Merchant Guild were very convenient to use.

So when Tang San heard Yu Xiaogang's analysis, he was amazed and deeply agreed with it.

Although they still use the Beast Soul Merchant Guild's products, they have no goodwill towards the Beast Soul Merchant Guild and are very wary of it because of Yu Xiaogang's "conspiracy theory".

In reality, Yu Xiaogang had a neutral view of the Beast Soul Merchant Guild and harbored malicious suspicions from the beginning, the reasons for which are not hard to guess.

Because the impact of such a behemoth will inevitably disrupt the existing order and even lead to a redistribution of interests.

Who is Yu Xiaogang?

Even though he was expelled from the clan, he still identified himself as a member of the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Rex clan and was proud of it.

From the perspective of a beneficiary, it's perfectly reasonable that he wouldn't have a good opinion of the Beast Soul Merchants Association.

The three sects are of the same ilk, and while others may not know what they think, Yu Xiaogang certainly agrees.

Just like the aristocratic families in ancient China, they thought they were in the same circle, and it was fine for them to fight among themselves. But if a commoner tried to squeeze in and discuss the distribution of benefits with them, they would unite to suppress them.

Seeing Oscar's excited expression, Tang San couldn't help but frown and say, "Little Oscar, I see you already have seven or eight different styles of razors in your room, right? Even if you just use them to look at them, you'll have enough for a week if you look at one every day. I suggest you don't buy any new ones; it's a bit wasteful."

How could Oscar possibly listen to Tang San's advice?

Most people wouldn't be happy to have their collecting obsession questioned, especially with such didactic advice.

However, Oscar has a mild temperament, and even when Tang San made sarcastic remarks about his hobbies, he did not show any displeasure.

He simply grabbed Tang San's arm and laughed, "Alright, alright, just come with me. Just keep me company."

However, when Oscar brought Tang San to the Beast Soul Merchant Guild's daily necessities retail store in Soto City, he didn't mention the razor at all. Several meters away from the store door, he stood there blankly, his peach blossom eyes sparkling with surprise.

"Little Ao?"

Tang San was a little confused. Following Oscar's gaze, he saw a short-haired noblewoman in a white dress, with a well-proportioned figure and an elegant and refined demeanor.

"I think I'm in love..."

Oscar spoke in a somewhat muffled voice.

That pretentious, affected manner of speaking sent a chill down Tang San's spine: "Little...Little Ao?"

While Tang San was still in a daze, Oscar had already strode over to the beautiful noblewoman with what he considered to be dashing steps, and said in his handsome tone, "Miss, if you're looking for recommended snacks, I suggest you try the Beast Soul Merchant Guild's new cotton candy series. They're very affordable and are currently the most popular snacks. Even if you ignore this salesperson's advice, you definitely won't regret buying them directly."

With the hearing of a Great Soul Master, and knowing that the girl hadn't deliberately lowered her voice when she spoke, Oscar naturally knew what kind of conversation she had with the shop assistant.

He made this remark when he overheard the girl asking for recommendations on snacks, and the salesperson was recommending the most expensive snack gift pack to her.

"Uh, huh?"

The noblewoman, Ning Rongrong, who had just arrived in Soto City, was somewhat stunned when she saw the boy who suddenly appeared and inexplicably introduced her to the products.

Instead of responding directly to Oscar, she turned to the sales clerk and asked, "Excuse me, is this some kind of new sales tactic your Beast Soul Merchant Guild is running?"

Oscar's supposedly handsome expression froze on his face.

The saleswoman hurriedly waved her hands, "No, no, no, young lady, you've misunderstood. This young man is a student from the nearby Shrek Academy, not an employee of our Beast Soul Merchant Guild!"

"Shrek?"

Upon hearing these three words, Ning Rongrong raised an eyebrow.

The next second, a gentle smile appeared on her face as she said to Oscar, who was somewhat stunned, "I'm sorry, you were just trying to be helpful by recommending it to me, but I misunderstood you."

"Oh, no, no~ It was too sudden of me, it has nothing to do with you, Miss."

Oscar instantly perked up and scratched his head somewhat awkwardly.

Ning Rongrong chuckled and said, "You're so funny~ Actually, I'm really curious about the Beast Soul Merchant Guild's products. With you as a consumer, your introduction will definitely be more impartial than that salesman's. Can you tell me about them?"

"certainly!"

Upon hearing Ning Rongrong say that he was interesting, Oscar immediately widened his eyes slightly, his expression excited, and patted his chest to assure her.

The sales clerk was left standing there somewhat dumbfounded, watching Oscar take over and point to each item on the shelf, introducing them to Ning Rongrong.

The shop assistant shook his head helplessly and quickly went to attend to other customers.

Ning Rongrong, a typical aristocratic girl, is another story. Oscar is also a great soul master who became a great soul master at a young age. How could an ordinary person like him possibly stop them?

During this time, in addition to Oscar's analysis, Ning Rongrong's support could also be heard from time to time.

During this process, the two sides also exchanged names.

"By the way, I just heard the salesperson say you're from Shrek Academy? And this gentleman over here, is he your classmate?"

Suddenly, Ning Rongrong changed the subject and looked at Tang San, who had remained silent the whole time.

"Yes, his name is Tang San, and he's my roommate!" Oscar immediately betrayed Tang San.

Ning Rongrong smiled and said, "I heard that Shrek Academy is an academy that only accepts geniuses and monsters. Judging from your appearance, you seem to be around my age. So, you guys are very amazing?"

Ning Rongrong initially came to this Beast Soul Shop with the intention of gathering intelligence on the enemy.

Under Ning Fengzhi's strict demands, she was eventually required to attend Shrek Academy.

As a young lady from a wealthy family, Ning Rongrong naturally didn't think much of Shrek Academy, a shoddy school.

What's more, she arrived a few days before Shrek Academy's opening day for enrollment, so she decided to visit the Beast Soul Merchant Guild's shops.

The scene of You Chen severely injuring her two grandfathers and the pressure he exerted on her afterwards are still unforgettable for Ning Rongrong to this day.

Although the Qibao Chamber of Commerce and the Beast Soul Chamber of Commerce have reached a strategic cooperation, Ning Rongrong knows that this alliance is less a mutually beneficial cooperation and more a case of the Qibao Chamber of Commerce sacrificing its own resources to help the Beast Soul Chamber of Commerce build itself.

Even though she didn't actually take over the business, she wasn't just an ordinary, naive child who knew nothing about commerce.

I drew this conclusion from the changes in some of the Seven Treasures Merchant Guild and the Beast Soul Merchant Guild.

If we disregard the process and look at the result, this is what it looks like.

In reality, once the Qibao Chamber of Commerce's military tactics failed, the subsequent developments were already predetermined.

The Beast Soul Merchant Guild's organizational structure and products were ahead of their time. If its rise could not be stopped, it would inevitably gain the upper hand in the business war and plunder more resources.

The two chambers of commerce naturally rose and fell in turn.

Although Ning Rongrong was very dissatisfied with Ning Fengzhi's decision to "exile" her, she was still very concerned about her father's condition.

That's how the idea of ​​conducting a grassroots survey came about.

She wanted to see for herself why the Beast Soul Merchant Guild's products were so popular, and what advantages they had over the Seven Treasures Merchant Guild.

In the past, she had come into contact with the Beast Soul Merchant Guild's products, but they were mostly purchased directly and centrally by the sect, so she couldn't really understand the consumer experience.

From her initial interactions with the shop assistants, Ning Rongrong noticed that their service level was exceptionally high. Despite the fact that the Beast Soul Merchant Guild had far more shops than the Seven Treasures Merchant Guild and had only been developing for a year, or a few years including any possible preparation time, the service quality of any shop's employees far exceeded the passing grade.

Ning Rongrong couldn't accurately describe the abnormality she felt, but she was certain that this situation was definitely not normal.

As they subtly questioned Oscar, they gained a deeper appreciation for the power of the Beast Soul Merchant Guild.

In just one year, the brand has been fully established, not only in terms of its inherent consumer attributes but also incorporating a touch of fashion trends.

In the beginning, Ning Rongrong would probably have discarded Oscar without hesitation after she had used him as an intelligence provider.

But things are different now.

If the Chamber of Commerce was more of a matter for Ning Fengzhi, then Shrek Academy was a matter for her personally.

The two boys in front of her were very likely to be her future classmates, so how could Ning Rongrong not take this opportunity to find out more information?

Hearing Ning Rongrong's surprised comment that they were "very impressive," Oscar couldn't contain his pride and boasted to the beautiful girl, "Hehe, Miss Ning, although that sounds a bit like self-praise, compared to our peers, we really are amazing. Both Xiao San and I are already Great Soul Masters! And we're the kind of Great Soul Masters who will soon be breaking through to the Soul Grandmaster realm!"

Oscar's exaggerated expression somewhat diminished the credibility of his words, which made Ning Rongrong still somewhat skeptical.

Even if Oscar is telling the truth, so what? She's already a Soul Master! What's more, her Martial Soul is the strongest support Martial Soul, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda! How can these commoner Soul Masters compare?

With her gentle and sweet smile still on her face, Ning Rongrong had already placed herself in a higher position.

If these two were already Soul Masters, it would indeed shock her a little, but if they were just Great Soul Masters, then it doesn't seem that amazing.

While such cultivation is indeed genius-level, there are many comparable individuals within the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School.

When Ning Rongrong was thinking about this problem, she naturally ignored the differences in resources between commoners, nobles, and sect disciples.

This difference wasn't very noticeable in the original work, but with You Chen's encouragement, Soul Masters improved their resource utilization, and those with the most prestigious backgrounds could even enjoy a certain degree of aptitude enhancement from whale glue.

In addition, there's the recently introduced Beast Soul Pill, which only the wealthy can afford...

The gap brought about by the background of a Soul Master naturally widens further. Nowadays, if a commoner Soul Master does not join the Spirit Hall after awakening his Martial Soul, he will basically have no chance of being able to compare with the Soul Masters of the direct lineage of those sects and noble families.

Ning Rongrong is backed by a top-tier sect in this world. Her disciples rely on resources to narrow the gap between themselves and wild geniuses like Oscar and Tang San, so the gap is no longer so huge.

Not only did Ning Rongrong reach the Soul Master level earlier than in the original story, but many talented disciples in the sect also reached the Great Soul Master level at the age of eleven or twelve.

However, on the other hand, bloodline and martial spirit can be considered talents, and resources and background can naturally also be considered part of talents.

These gaps won't disappear just because people talk about equality. On the contrary, they can make it difficult for some people to see their future clearly, leading them to believe that they can catch up through hard work alone, only to end up battered and bruised, and forced to withdraw from the competition in despair. (End of Chapter)