Douluo Continent: On Becoming a God Through Science

The two academy instructors plotted to scheme against Dai Mubai, hoping to make this victim suffer the consequences.

This scene sent chills down Ning Rongrong's spine.

At this moment, she has grown a lot.

She realized that her so-called witch-like behavior was nothing more than child's play compared to the malice of adults.

At this moment, she gained the most direct understanding of You Chen's disgusting analogy.

Ning Rongrong's worldview suffered a huge blow. She couldn't help but wonder if her seemingly gentle and dignified father, and her two grandfathers who always bickered with each other but cared for her deeply, also harbored such a dark side.

Fear gripped her, her lips trembling as she asked, "How could they...how could they do such a despicable thing to their own students?"

You Chen could see that Ning Rongrong was deeply shocked. He knew that what she had seen and heard today was too much for a little girl. If he did not guide her now, she might become an extreme and crazy woman in the future.

He then said, "The human heart is like an abyss, more cruel and terrifying than any evil in this world. But often, the most terrifying aspect of the human heart is caused by love. At least, that's true for the vast majority of people."

"like?"

Ning Rongrong muttered the word, as if she suddenly didn't recognize it anymore, her face full of disbelief. She questioned You Chen, "How could the love we sing about be something like this?"

You Chen, watching the two plotting against Dai Mubai, said, "Yu Xiaogang could abandon his conscience for his disciple Tang San, and Flander could betray his student for his close friend Yu Xiaogang. Their actions are twisted and evil, but at their core, they were acting for others. How can committing such sins for others not be love? Your father and grandfathers may have had the same dark side. But their true intentions might not have been to do evil, but to protect their family, their sect, and...you."

Ning Rongrong was somewhat dazed.

This viewpoint was novel to Ning Rongrong; she had never encountered it before, and she unconsciously found herself agreeing with it to some extent.

Just like when we consider the motives of criminals, we find that, apart from those who commit crimes of passion, many of those who commit serious crimes are actually forced into it, and outsiders even applaud them when they learn the reasons.

A father killed a woman in a fit of rage after she was sexually assaulted by a minor.

The son was swindled out of his bride price and imprisoned. After his release, he killed the entire swindler family.

A patriotic teenager infiltrates an enemy country to become a spy for his country.

They may not escape the judgment of the law and the system, and meet their end in death, but there will certainly be people who applaud their actions, and there will certainly be people who regard them as demons and evil.

They betrayed the law, but upheld what they, as human beings, were supposed to uphold.

Ning Rongrong murmured, "If that's the case, how do we determine right and wrong? Does Dai Mubai deserve to be schemed against like this?"

You Chen said quietly, "That's why I said that adults are the embodiment of evil. Only children talk about right and wrong; adults only talk about their positions. As the dean and teacher, these two guys are absolutely unqualified scum, but to Tang San, they are absolute allies. Your opinion of them depends only on whether you want to stand on the side of an ordinary student or intend to stand on the same side of interests as them."

Ning Rongrong snapped back to reality, then shook her head vigorously, looking at the two with disgust, and said righteously, "Although Senior Beast Soul spoke about your stance and such, I still cannot condone their behavior!"

Regardless of her sense of justice, Ning Rongrong was considering the issue from the perspective of a student about to enroll, and naturally could not accept the persecution of students by the two college teachers.

You Chen couldn't help but laugh as he watched Ning Rongrong clench her little fists and wave them around. "What if I told you that Yu Xiaogang and Tang San are both connected to the three upper sects?"

"this!?"

The three upper sects are closely connected. Leaving aside the higher-ups, at least the younger generation of the three upper sects cannot help but take this statement seriously before they actually come into contact with people from the other three upper sects.

Because that's the kind of education they received.

Ning Rongrong's eyes widened, and she abruptly turned to look at You Chen: "Senior Beast Soul, are you telling the truth? How could this person named Yu Xiaogang and Tang San possibly be related to our Upper Three Sects?"

You Chen was too lazy to explain, and simply said, "Go back and tell Ning Fengzhi this information, and he will naturally understand what's going on."

As soon as she finished speaking, Ning Rongrong felt the scenery of the world change again, and the feeling of being carried away before returned.

"Wait, senior!"

As the world was changing, Ning Rongrong was already eager to speak, but as soon as she uttered a sound, she had already returned to her room.

Whether it was because You Chen used hypnosis or the Stardust Illusion, or because she had been gone for too short a time, Ning Rongrong discovered that not a single guardian had noticed her departure.

"Tell Dad?"

Ning Rongrong muttered to herself with a sense of loss, knowing that the aftermath might be beyond her control.

You Chen did not conceal his divine sense at this moment, and the entire city of Notting was within his divine sense field of vision. Ning Rongrong's expression naturally did not escape his eyes.

In fact, this was just a signal he was giving to Ning Fengzhi.

A trivial test.

Needless to say, with the information he provided, it's not hard to see Tang San's origin from his surname, and it's not surprising that it could even be directly linked to Tang Hao.

So, knowing all this, what will Ning Fengzhi do?

You Chen's eyes flickered.

Although he had already taken the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School as his reserve subordinates, he did not necessarily intend to have them.

If Ning Fengzhi wasn't clever enough and didn't understand the meaning he was conveying through Ning Rongrong, then there would be no need to keep such a useless person around.

And if he clearly saw it, would he still choose the wrong side? Needless to say, the outcome is even more obvious.

In any case, most of the benefits that could be squeezed out of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School have already been squeezed out during this period, and whether to keep it or not is up to You Chen.

You Chen then looked towards Shrek Academy.

You Chen didn't care much about Yu Xiaogang and the other two's schemes against Dai Mubai.

It was nothing more than a tactic to divert Dai Mubai's attention.

Normally, Dai Mubai shouldn't be able to see through Yu Xiaogang's design. After all, as mentioned before, Yu Xiaogang's intelligence is more than enough for an ordinary, brute-force soul master.

But... can Dai Mubai really accept the scapegoat thrown out by Yu Xiaogang?

He had no evidence whatsoever, yet he went directly to Flander to accuse Tang San, even taking his pants off!

You Chen silently looked at Dai Mubai.

Now, he does seem to have been calmed down by Flanders.

Even under Flander's coaxing, he doubted himself, suspected that he had been ambushed, and at the same time revealed his resentment and hatred towards Tang San.

It kept struggling back and forth.

Judging from the boy's expression, You Chen knew that he would never accept the way out offered by Yu Xiaogang and Flander.

After this, there will likely be further conflicts with Tang San.

While I was indeed curious about what would happen next, I had important business to attend to.

You Chen turned his head slightly, his gaze heading east, as if passing through layers of barriers, landing in the Soul Hunting Forest, the border area between Xingluo and Tiandou.

There, a girl who happens to be connected to the protagonist of Shrek's current incident is also facing her own trial.

With her martial spirit possessed, the girl with a pair of black cat ears stood up, her face pale. She hunched over and hid in a pile of grass that was half her height. The sharp grass blades caused secondary damage to her wounds, but she was too busy evading her pursuers to care about such a minor problem.

Her clothes were tattered during the long journey of thousands of miles, and her face and body were covered with dust and mud, but they still could not hide her snow-white skin and natural cold and beautiful appearance.

Especially against the backdrop of her still somewhat childlike face, her exaggeratedly full chest was simply too eye-catching.

If she hadn't been wrapped in a specially made binding bra, it would have caused her great trouble in her escape.

With such appearance and features, she was naturally Zhu Zhuqing, the fiancée of Dai Mubai, who had been chemically castrated.

Shrek Academy was about to start its semester, which was also the time when she fled the Star Luo Empire.

This has not changed much because of You Chen's butterfly effect.

Taking advantage of the time before the pursuers discovered her, Zhu Zhuqing seized the opportunity to recover her strength. Recalling the scene of her sister Zhu Zhuyun leading a group of powerful people to besiege her, her delicate body trembled involuntarily with fear.

There's no need to calculate or compare combat strength at all. Even without considering the assassins sent by Zhu Zhuyun, Zhu Zhuqing has no ability to deal with Zhu Zhuyun herself.

For eleven or twelve-year-old Zhu Zhuqing, the six or seven-year age gap between her and her older sister Zhu Zhuyun meant a difference of twice the cultivation time.

With identical martial spirits and identical education, this half-cycle age difference is an insurmountable chasm.

Therefore, Zhu Zhuqing did not fight back or retaliate. She just ran and fled, and even though she was hit by stray arrows or long-range soul power attacks countless times, she never looked back.

Despite the fear and the pain, she never gave up, because she still held onto hope.

rustling.

The sound of the grass being parted made Zhu Zhuqing jump out like a startled bird, but she suppressed her instincts. The sound wasn't urgent; it was likely the sound of other animals or spirit beasts passing through the grass. If she rushed out rashly, she might disturb the animals and attract pursuers.

She raised her head slightly, her pupils suddenly contracted, and her eyes widened.

Unfortunately, her prediction was wrong.

Those are pursuers.

"escape!"

The moment that thought crossed his mind, the pursuing Soul Master suddenly fell straight down onto the grass, a crossbow bolt piercing deep into the back of his head.

Zhu Zhuqing was startled and confused. Just as she was about to retreat and flee, a clear voice seemed to rise from the horizon, yet also seemed to be right next to her ear.

"Zhu Zhuqing of the Xingluo Zhu family. You haven't got the wrong person, have you?"

Swish, swish, swish——.

Accompanied by a series of synchronized sounds, a group of figures wearing white fox masks, black wolf masks, and combat uniforms, exuding a sinister aura, darted out from the woods.

With just one glance, Zhu Zhuqing sensed from their actions how well-trained and disciplined this group of people were. Her intuition told her that their combat skills were far superior to those of the Zhu family's soul master army that she knew!

The white fox and black wolf masked figures parted from both sides, and a handsome young man, as dashing as a god, wearing a black robe with gold patterns and a cold expression, stepped out.

Even Zhu Zhuqing, who came from the Zhu family of Xingluo and had seen countless handsome men, couldn't help but lose her composure and briefly forgot her nervousness.

There was no evidence, but Zhu Zhuqing felt that the voice just now came from the boy in front of her.

Fortunately, Zhu Zhuqing, betrayed by her sister and being hunted down, didn't remain infatuated forever; a wary expression quickly appeared on her face.

The reactions of the masked people around them indicated that the boy in front of them was their leader.

Even though they seemed to have killed the people chasing her, the way they were subtly surrounding her made Zhu Zhuqing feel uneasy.

"Who are you people?" she asked coldly.

"You can call us—the Beast Soul Alliance," Yusei replied calmly.

"A name I've never heard of."

Zhu Zhuqing frowned, searching her mind at high speed. Soon, she thought of the rapidly rising force with a name very similar to the Beast Soul Alliance – the Beast Soul Merchant Guild.

The fact that behind the Beast Soul Merchant Guild, besides Dugu Bo, the publicly known Title Douluo, there was another top-tier expert capable of defeating the combined forces of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School's Sword Bone Tower had already spread throughout the Soul Master society of the Douluo Continent.

As a daughter of the Zhu family, Zhu Zhuqing couldn't possibly have been unaware of it.

but……

Why would a force like that seek me out?

She would naturally feel uneasy.

Fortunately, Yusei didn't intend to let her overthink things on her own.

You Xing said calmly, "Zhu Zhuqing, join the Beast Soul Alliance and work for us. The organization will naturally protect your safety."

Zhu Zhuqing's heart raced involuntarily; it was indeed an extremely tempting proposal.

What do I need to give in return?

But there's no such thing as a free lunch. Zhu Zhuqing managed to remain calm and asked a question.

"To become a pawn in our usurpation of the Star Luo Empire."

You Xing calmly stated his purpose, which had made Zhu Zhuqing's mind buzz.

Her eyes widened: "What, what are you saying?"

Yu Xing calmly reiterated, "Don't you understand? You join the organization to help us seize the Star Luo Empire, and in return, we will protect your safety. That's the deal."

Looking at the masked people around her who remained completely unresponsive to Yusei's absurd claim, Zhu Zhuqing felt nothing but madness. This group of people was definitely a bunch of lunatics.

"You want me to help you fight against my motherland!?"

After her initial disbelief, Zhu Zhuqing revealed a rare expression of resistance and defiance.

Yu Xing's expression remained completely calm as he spoke in a seductive tone, "Zhu Zhuqing, don't you... want to take revenge on the Zhu family, who are hunting you down, and the Dai family, who are the root cause of all this? Don't you want to destroy this corrupt and bloody competitive mechanism at its source?"

Zhu Zhuqing's pupils trembled violently.

She couldn't help but recall the beautiful and harmonious days she and her sister had shared before this cruel manhunt.

She clenched her fists silently, her eyes now completely different from before.

"If the plan goes smoothly, you can become the first empress of the Star Luo Empire. Although you will only be a puppet emperor, we will not mind fulfilling your demands, such as abolishing the outdated system."

Seeing Zhu Zhuqing's wavering deepen, Youxing, without turning his head, swung his arm, and a Soul Beast wearing a black wolf mask suddenly threw something at Zhu Zhuqing. (End of Chapter)