Douluo Continent: On Becoming a God Through Science

Chapter 74 Tang San Demands an Explanation

Yu Xiaogang sighed softly, "Yes, why is that?"

He turned to look into the distance, his eyes filled with sorrow, as if he could see his former comrades and colleagues succumbing to the lust for power and turning into villains, resorting to any means to suppress him, a great sage—that must have been what he truly thought.

"teacher!"

Tang San let out a proud low roar like a lion cub.

To share the teacher's worries, to be anxious about the teacher's troubles, and to be angry with the teacher's anger—this is exactly what a student should do!

He stared intently at Yu Xiaogang and said in a deep voice, "Please tell me as much information as you know about that man named You Chen!"

"If necessary..."

A sinister glint flashed in Tang San's eyes, clearly indicating that he was already preparing a "path to death" gift for You Chen, whom he hadn't even met yet...

This idea is aimed at You Chen, not You Xing. This task will naturally only be triggered after You Chen has cleared up the many "prerequisite tasks" in the first task line...

Yu Xiaogang was unaware that Tang San had planned a possible assassination attempt on You Chen. If he had known, he would probably be terrified and would try his best to persuade Tang San to reduce his hostility towards You Chen, and might even stop pretending to be profound in the future.

After all, he has neither his good brother Flander nor his good sister Liu Erlong by his side right now. Even if he had ten thousand times the courage, he wouldn't dare to fight with You Chen, who is a guaranteed Soul Master.

But he didn't know that. So he told him everything he knew about You Chen.

Of course, this is the version that Yu Xiaogang has packaged and processed, trying to make You Chen appear less "noble and righteous" and more like a character who will stop at nothing to rise in rank and become stronger.

While Yu Xiaogang's slander was indeed spot-on in a certain sense, the problem is that all the evidence he used to smear You Chen was based on his subjective assumptions and was basically inconsistent with the facts... It can only be said that it was an accidental result of his ulterior motive of worrying that his disciple would become subservient to You Chen.

Deep down, he was unwilling to admit that he actually harbored a hidden admiration and envy for You Chen... This admiration even surpassed his admiration for his superficial idol, Tang Hao.

Jealousy is real, hatred is real, but so is admiration.

Just as You Chen's character is Bibi Dong's theoretically perfect white moonlight, for Yu Xiaogang, the way You Chen lives is exactly the kind of life he wants to become...

It's understandable that someone would worry about their apprentice turning against them because of that "perfect other self" in their mind.

Therefore, Yu Xiaogang naturally wanted to smear You Chen as much as possible.

But because of the hidden admiration and longing for his idol, he couldn't bring himself to criticize him relentlessly.

Ultimately, in his words, You Chen became an alternative "poisonous strategist"—the kind of strategist who completely sheds Jia Xu's "cunning." But it's difficult to call such a character absolutely evil.

It's just so fussy and complicated...

He's exactly the same kind of person as his crazy, clueless ex-girlfriend.

Tang San was unaware of the complex thoughts in Yu Xiaogang's mind. He simply stroked his chin and muttered to himself, "At least a researcher at the Soul Master level? But he focuses on cultivating his own Martial Soul, so his overall strength won't be too weak. Moreover, his Martial Soul is an agility-type Martial Soul with dragon bloodline, is that right...?"

Tang San thought that with his current funds and materials, building a Zhuge Divine Crossbow was probably the limit. And given the crossbow's performance, it would likely pose little threat to Master You Chen… Whether a speed-type Soul Master could even react to the crossbow was uncertain. The biggest problem was the inability to guarantee You Chen's actual strength; a Soul Master was merely the lower limit of his potential power.

Thinking of this, Tang San realized that he probably couldn't give away the "Path to Death" gift package for the time being.

Seeing that Tang San seemed to have given up some inappropriate thoughts, Yu Xiaogang secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Because Tang Hao's perception of Yu Xiaogang differed from that in the original work, he did not directly give Yu Xiaogang the token this time. Naturally, Yu Xiaogang did not think of resisting or retaliating against You Chen.

Anyway... he already has the best disciple, so a few gold soul coins are no longer a big deal for him.

As Yu Xiaogang thought about it, her gaze toward Tang San was filled with affection.

However... the next morning, which happened to be the weekend, Tang San still chose to go to the blacksmith shop to complete his onboarding, and also had the Zhuge Crossbow made and some small hidden weapons added.

Just like in the original story, Tang San learned from the blacksmith Shi San that the hammer technique he was using was called "Chaotic Cloak Hammer Technique," and began to realize that his father was not simple.

But Tang San didn't delve too deeply into the matter at this time; what was important was to seek justice for his teacher!

After asking Shi San to let him come to work the next day, Tang San went directly to his teacher's residence to express his thoughts.

"Teacher, I still think we can't just let this go! Since You Chen is the mastermind behind this, let's go directly to his door and confront him!"

Upon hearing this, Yu Xiaogang was terrified and frantically waved her hands, saying, "Xiao San, have you forgotten that he's not only a big shot in the Spirit Hall, but also at least a powerful Soul Master? If we provoke him, none of us will have a good ending! The Spirit Hall is powerful; even if he really beats us up, we'll have no one to reason with!"

On the surface, she was gesticulating wildly and appearing flustered, but inside, Yu Xiaogang was overjoyed.

With the Haotian Douluo protecting his disciple and Tang San by his side, what could possibly happen if he went to demand an explanation from You Chen?

Despite his teacher's attempts to dissuade him, Tang San remained resolute, declaring, "Since he's a theoretical scholar like you, teacher, he wouldn't just attack without a word. We're only trying to reason with him; if he resorts to violence, where will he put his dignity?"

Having been in this world for so long, Tang San hadn't completely switched to the "moral death" mindset, but he knew that under normal circumstances, in an orderly city like this, soul masters wouldn't kill each other unless there was a life-or-death feud.

Moreover, he also learned from his teacher's description of You Chen that although You Chen was unscrupulous in his pursuit of power, his methods were still within the rules.

Just as when we describe a modern person who will stop at nothing to climb the social ladder, we would never imagine that he would kill someone to achieve his goal.

As for being beaten up? If it's for my mentor, what does it matter if I get beaten up?

Tang San felt the light of righteousness shining on his face.

As for... how to seek justice? Tang San already had a plan in mind.

And so, master and disciple arrived together at the gate of You Chen's residence, which could be described as a mansion.

(End of this chapter)