Douluo Continent: On Becoming a God Through Science

You Chen couldn't possibly be unaware of the Martial Soul Fusion Technique.

However, there are too few cases of spirit fusion, and even with his past identity, he couldn't find many subjects for research.

Moreover, besides some combinations that are more in line with normal human logic, there are also many cases where martial soul fusion skills are inexplicably born simply because two or more parties have a good relationship.

Now that he is already a master in the field of martial spirits, You Chen can easily judge that there are at least two tendencies in martial spirit fusion—meme fusion and gene fusion.

It is more likely that it is a combination of both.

In other words, if he really wants to conduct research, he must make the subjects completely accept his arrangements and act according to his will.

In the Douluo Continent, strength reigns supreme. Few are weak when it comes to using Martial Soul Fusion Techniques. It is extremely difficult to make them completely obey You Chen's orders or even accept his will.

Why not research it within the Soul Fighting Beasts? Because Soul Fusion Techniques are essentially a form of individual combat technology, completely incompatible with the development direction of Soul Fighting Beasts. Furthermore, there would be no benefit for You Chen himself.

But the Netherworld White Tigers of the Zhu and Dai families are different for You Chen.

In You Chen's view, this martial soul fusion skill is actually evolving the evolutionary direction of the Netherworld Cat and the Evil-Eyed White Tiger.

If one can effectively utilize the essence of their martial spirit, they may even be able to achieve self-evolution.

The reason You Chen wanted Zhu Zhuqing and Amona to try spirit fusion was that he wanted to study spirit evolution by researching spirit fusion techniques.

With the next evolution plan for the Stardust Dragon Martial Soul still unclear, Martial Soul Fusion Skill is one possibility.

If the possibility of Amona and Zhu Zhuqing's martial soul fusion can be verified, You Chen may have a chance to glimpse the future through the martial soul fusion technique.

As for the prerequisite that the Netherworld White Tiger must be fused with the Evil Eye White Tiger and the Netherworld Spirit Cat?

Even completely unrelated martial souls can form a martial soul fusion skill, so it's not impossible for the White Tiger to directly fuse with the Netherworld Cat.

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When Zhu Zhuqing returned to the Star Luo Empire via the same route, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School also received a letter from Ning Rongrong.

"This, this, this... How could Senior Beast Soul let Rongrong see that kind of thing!?"

When Gu Rong saw Ning Rongrong's letter mentioning the process of Dai Mubai's castration, she immediately exclaimed in shock.

"Gu Rong, be quiet. This isn't the point right now."

Chen Xin glared at Gu Rong, frowned slightly, and asked Ning Fengzhi, "Fengzhi, is there any other meaning behind Senior Beast Soul's contact with Rongrong and the messages he conveyed?"

Ning Fengzhi frowned as he read the contents of the letter, lost in thought.

Half a day.

"He wants us to take sides."

"Choose sides?"

Chen Xin was puzzled.

An ancient banyan tree probes its trunk.

They asked, "Where in these messages do you see this meaning?"

It's just that a teacher from Shrek Academy did some disgusting things, and Beast Soul Senior happened to see it, and then took Rongrong to watch the whole thing.

Ning Fengzhi pointed to a few lines in the letter and analyzed, "It seems that Senior Beast Soul is analyzing the thoughts of the Shrek Academy students from an objective perspective, and he seems to be trying to teach Rongrong. Uncle Sword and Uncle Bone, you should be able to see that, right?"

Chen Xin nodded, and Gu Rong nodded in response.

Seeing that his two uncles understood, Ning Fengzhi continued, "On this point alone, Senior Beast Soul was indeed expressing goodwill towards us. Although he didn't know it, we sent Rongrong to Shrek Academy precisely to correct Rongrong's personality a little."

As he spoke, Ning Fengzhi revealed a somewhat subtle expression: "Well, although... the direction of Senior Beast Soul's teaching is not quite what we expected, it certainly cannot be called misguided teaching. In fact, from the perspective of cultivating a successor to the sect leader, it is a more suitable form of teaching. However, whether the content of the teaching is correct is not the point."

Ning Fengzhi's expression turned grave: "His bias is evident from the fact that he used Shrek Academy's scandals as teaching material for Rongrong. He absolutely dislikes Shrek Academy. Furthermore, he specifically mentioned that two members of the Upper Three Sects were hidden within Shrek Academy, something even we hadn't initially noticed. If he wasn't lying, then it's not hard to see... he doesn't want us to have close ties with the other two Upper Three Sects. And, more importantly, he interfered in the education of the next sect leader candidate without our permission!"

At this point, Chen Xin understood, his eyes flashing with sharpness: "He wants to recruit us, to cultivate our Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School and Seven Treasure Merchant Guild into branches of his own power!?"

Ning Fengzhi nodded solemnly.

"How dare he?!"

Unlike Chen Xin, who still held a certain degree of respect for You Chen, Gu Rong immediately launched into a tirade of curses.

Ning Fengzhi's face darkened: "But Uncle Gu... he does indeed have that strength."

Gu Rong's expression froze.

Ning Fengzhi raised his head: "Most importantly, he's willing to use this method to give us a chance to consider and choose. For a strong person, as long as it's not a war declared without warning, this is already merciful!"

Chen Xin sighed softly and didn't speak, but it was clear that he agreed with what Ning Fengzhi said.

"We can team up with the other two!"

Gu Rong glared angrily: "Didn't he say he didn't want us to do this? Then why don't we just do it? If our Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School refuses him, is there no place for us in this vast Douluo Continent?!"

Chen Xin sneered, "Let's not even talk about the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Rex. Don't you know what the Clear Sky Sect is like? So what are you planning to do? Go and join the Spirit Hall?!"

Gu Rong glared fiercely at Chen Xin: "Chen Xin, do you want to fight?! Even if I can't beat you, I'll still knock a bone or two off you today!"

Even without Tang San's connection to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, the relationship between the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School and the Spirit Hall would still be impossible to improve.

Firstly, the relationship with the Clear Sky Sect made the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School dissatisfied with the Spirit Hall's dominance and created a sense of crisis.

Secondly, the three upper sects have always been regarded by the common people and most soul masters of Douluo Continent as a powerful force on par with the Spirit Hall, and they are too ashamed to submit to them.

The latter can also be simply understood as maintaining the honor and dignity of the sect and ensuring its independence.

With Chen Xin's suggestion followed by Gu Rong's rejection of the "joining the Spirit Hall" option, it was natural that the Beast Soul Merchant Guild, which was far inferior to the Spirit Hall, would not be willing to submit to them.

After Ning Fengzhi calmed down his two uncles who were about to fight, Chen Xin spoke again: "Fengzhi, you are the sect leader of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School. As members of the sect, we respect your decision."

Gu Rong also shouted, "That's right, Feng Zhi, at worst we'll just have to fight the Beast Soul Merchant Guild to the death!"

Ning Fengzhi first expressed his gratitude for Chen Xin's approval, then looked at Gu Rong and said, "Uncle Gu, things haven't come to that point yet. If there's no need to throw away one's life in vain, then that's naturally the best choice."

"That makes sense," Gu Rong said, pursing his lips.

Ning Fengzhi pondered for a while, then, as if speaking to himself and responding to the two, he said in a low voice, "Just as Senior Beast Soul used Rongrong as a middleman to alleviate the possibility of a direct conflict between us, we can also continue to use Rongrong to probe Senior's thoughts in return."

Just as there are real estate agents for buying a house, customer service for a product, liaisons between programmers in different companies, and envoys between two countries instead of firing cannons directly, the existence of buffer roles can often greatly reduce direct conflicts between stakeholders.

As the president of the Qibao Chamber of Commerce, Ning Fengzhi, who has extensive experience in business negotiations, is naturally very familiar with this.

"Fengzhi, this is too dangerous for Rongrong," Chenxin frowned.

"Yeah, Fengzhi, how old is she? How can we let her take on such a dangerous mission?" Gu Rong also expressed his opposition.

At this moment, Ning Fengzhi displayed the decisiveness and composure befitting a sect leader.

He said, "We don't need to tell Rongrong the specifics of this mission. Just remind her not to cause trouble for Senior Beast Soul. With her cleverness, she naturally won't displease him. We're telling her to pay attention to her attitude towards Senior Beast Soul, but we haven't mentioned her attitude towards Shrek Academy. This is already showing our initial inclination. As for danger? Not only will she be completely unaware of any danger, but this is precisely to keep her in a natural state as much as possible and prevent any mishaps..."

A sharp glint flashed in Ning Fengzhi's eyes: "Moreover, the sect has invested a great deal of effort in nurturing her, and everyone in the sect dotes on her. There's no reason for her to enjoy rights without fulfilling her obligations. Now that the sect needs her, it's time for her to repay the sect. Even if she has to sacrifice herself for this, it's only right and proper."

Ning Fengzhi fully displayed the ruthlessness of a sect leader. Even though the person he was to sacrifice was his most beloved daughter, he did not hesitate at all.

When Ning Fengzhi adopted the airs of a sect leader and considered the interests of the sect, Jian Gu and the other two, though conflicted and tormented, had no way to object.

In Ning Fengzhi's mind, there were actually three options.

The first one is straightforward; simply choose to submit, which means having Ning Rongrong become You Chen's disciple.

Unlike Xue Qinghe, who became an apprentice during his adolescence when his values ​​were already beginning to take shape, 12 years old is still a highly malleable age.

The master-disciple relationship in Douluo Continent is not far removed from the parent-child relationship, and taking a master at this age is equivalent to entrusting Ning Rongrong entirely to You Chen's shaping. The meaning is self-evident.

The second option is to seek help from other external forces and unite to resist the Beast Soul Merchant Guild.

Just You Chen alone is no match for their Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School. In this situation, there is no other way but to ask for help. However, it is obvious that the possibility of obtaining help is extremely slim.

The last one is like this now.

Simply put, it means submission, resistance, and temporary delay.

As for the "mutual destruction" method mentioned by Gu Rong, that's a matter for sect disciples and elders to consider. As the sect leader, and with a businessman's mindset, Ning Fengzhi would never have considered such a path to death from the very beginning.

Glory is something to be said to those below, not something for those above to use for self-hypnosis.

This last option is actually the worst option; it's a form of slow death.

Ultimately, he will have to choose between submission and resistance.

This is what You Chen wanted: "choosing sides".

Since it involves taking sides, it's impossible to be on one side or the other, or to be ambiguous.

Therefore, this is the worst choice.

Not only will it not solve the problem, but it also risks angering You Chen and causing the situation to plummet to an extreme.

Ning Fengzhi himself knew that, in the long run, this choice would be judged solely on indecisiveness.

But he had no choice.

Because he couldn't persuade disciples like Gu Rongchenxin to submit to the Beast Soul Merchant Guild without resistance, and at the same time, he couldn't bring himself to send everyone to their deaths.

Or rather... he had actually made his choice months ago.

Ning Fengzhi was briefly delighted when You Chen first proposed "fair business competition".

However, he soon began to vaguely realize You Chen's true purpose: to subdue the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School.

However, during this period, he did not make any arrangements such as dispersing the sect's disciples to various parts of the continent.

This means that the opportunity to preserve the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School to a certain extent and to reunite it in the future has been missed.

After receiving a message from his daughter, he finally confirmed his premonition.

Faced with a being as powerful as You Chen, who was unreserved and then carelessly revealed his powerful hypnotic abilities, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School didn't even have a chance to split up and escape.

It may have existed a few months ago.

However, after the Seven Treasures Merchant Guild and the Beast Soul Merchant Guild formed an alliance and established close ties in many aspects, this became impossible.

Even if they want to cut ties now, he has no doubt that You Chen will take action immediately once they make a move.

A sword of Damocles hangs high above the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School at all times.

Therefore, what Ning Fengzhi didn't tell Jian Gu and the other person was that his real choice was to give the decision to You Chen.

If You Chen directly and cruelly killed Ning Rongrong, it would naturally force them to resist.

Conversely, if Ning Rongrong prioritizes You Chen's will and stays by his side to listen to his teachings, then in essence, she is a master and disciple in name only.

If You Chen can truly treat Ning Rongrong and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School well, then after Ning Rongrong succeeds as the sect leader, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School can be subtly made an appendage of the Beast Soul Merchant Guild. However, due to the bond between master and disciple, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School can maintain a certain degree of independence. This would not be an unacceptable outcome for Ning Fengzhi.

He did indeed place his bet on Ning Rongrong, but not on the present; he placed his bet on the future.

Ning Fengzhi even breathed a silent sigh of relief.

Because... he was afraid, not of death, but of becoming a coward in the eyes of his two respected uncles, and of the disappointed and contemptuous looks of his disciples who admired and respected him.

This was the possibility he had arrived at after much deliberation, the one that would result in the least bloodshed for the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School. (End of Chapter)