Douluo Continent: On Becoming a God Through Science

Chapter 89 The First Open Conflict with the Spirit Hall

Stop.

Outside Nottingham City, three figures dressed in Spirit Hall uniforms suddenly appeared in front of the disguised master and apprentice You Chen and You Xing.

If the white-robed deacons and servants of the Spirit Hall in Notting City were to see this scene, they would surely be astonished.

Because the highest-ranking temple master in their eyes was standing respectfully behind the man who was speaking, looking completely subservient to him.

This man was the one You Chen had observed to have reached the Soul King realm.

With one Soul King, two Soul Masters, and You Chen himself, the four Yellow-Robed Deacons of the Spirit Hall in Notting City were all gathered together.

Despite the overwhelming force, You Chen remained completely calm.

He even removed his hood and leisurely played with his disciple's hair before speaking, "I don't recall our branch hall having a rule against yellow-robed stewards taking leave, right? Didn't I already state on the leave slip that I was taking my disciple out for some training?"

Upon hearing this, the Soul King merely maintained an arrogant demeanor, raising his head and saying, "Whether there are rules or not is not up to you to decide. In this world, the strong ultimately reign supreme! If you wish to help your disciple obtain a soul ring, we can arrange for another deacon to handle it. As for you… Deacon You Chen, now, after the decision of the three of us in yellow robes, return to the city immediately!"

You Chen frowned slightly: "It is best for me, as the teacher, to arrange my disciple's spirit ring, rather than just having someone else randomly put an ordinary spirit ring on him."

"You Chen, this isn't a negotiation with you! This is announcing and issuing orders from the Spirit Hall!"

"The minority obeys the majority?" You Chen raised an eyebrow.

"No." The middle-aged Soul King said in a condescending tone, "It is the weak who submit to the strong."

"ha……"

You Chen sighed softly and shook his head, saying, "Remember to tell Bibi Dong when you get back that next time, even if you send someone to monitor me, remember to send a few people who have some sense."

"Arrogant! How dare you address His Holiness the Pope by his first name! Who do you think you are—"

The Soul King roared in anger, but suddenly a strong wind arose, and stardust flew everywhere.

In the blink of an eye, You Chen completed the Martial Soul Possession, and five Soul Rings appeared: one yellow, two purple, and two black. A pair of dragon wings spread out, and he grabbed You Xing with one hand and flew into the sky.

"Martial Spirit, manifest!"

Seeing this, the middle-aged Soul King didn't bother to reprimand You Chen. As soon as he finished speaking, his soul power fluctuated, and a pitch-black iron chain appeared in his hand.

At the same time, the other two Soul Masters, one of whom was a support type, also used their support Soul Skills to enhance the Soul King. As for the other one, he was a branch hall master, who had only completed the Martial Soul Possession and then began to release long-range Soul Skills into the sky.

However, its accuracy and power... were somewhat lackluster.

However, the Soul King didn't initially place much hope on the other two. Although You Chen had revealed his Soul King cultivation, he had anticipated this situation and naturally wasn't afraid. While he wasn't a new-era, super-limited-age Soul King, he still possessed the best Soul Ring configuration of the old era!

The fifth spirit ring, a black ten-thousand-year spirit ring, flashed, and the pitch-black iron chain rose with the wind, instantly forming a net that rushed towards You Chen.

Ugh—.

The mournful sound of the wind echoed through the sky. You Chen activated his third soul ring. The storm currents were like a spherical vortex that exploded with You Chen as the center, tearing the Heavenly Net to shreds in an instant.

"What!?"

The Soul King stared wide-eyed in disbelief: "How could he so easily defeat my ten-thousand-year soul skill with a thousand-year soul skill?!"

The arrogant middle-aged Soul King was utterly astonished by this fact that defied his common sense.

You Chen looked down at him and said coldly, "You don't even know the strength of the person you're threatening, yet you flaunt your power like this, spouting nonsense like 'the strong should obey the weak'... You stupid thing with shit in your head, if you weren't both from the Spirit Hall, I would have made you die here today."

Having said that, he rode away on the wind.

All that remained was the middle-aged Soul King's face, which alternated between green and white.

The fact that his third soul skill alone could defeat his strongest fifth soul skill shows that the difference in strength between the two is now on a completely different level. You Chen still has two soul skills left to use, and with his high mobility... the idea of ​​capturing his opponent has become a joke.

The Soul Sect Master, who had come with him to take up his post, looked around somewhat bewilderedly, while the old Palace Master, who had previously been slacking off, had lowered his head and pretended to count the ants on the ground.

After a long pause, the middle-aged Soul King finally said in a deep voice, "Quickly inform that lord. You Chen's strength far exceeds expectations; those who are not Soul Emperors can no longer even restrain him!"

……

You Chen had naturally anticipated that the Spirit Hall would come to intercept him.

Bibi Dong certainly wouldn't easily let You Chen escape her notice.

If it were just You Chen leaving Notting City on his own, that would be fine. But if You Xing were left in the city, Bibi Dong wouldn't think she could control You Chen, but she wouldn't necessarily let the Spirit Hall members in Notting City intercept him.

If You Chen truly abandons You Xing and disappears for a long time, Bibi Dong will probably take action. Her approach would likely be to first control You Xing, then secretly pursue You Chen while simultaneously issuing a notice that You Chen might have defected.

However, the fact that the master and disciple left at the same time was a clear signal of "running away" to Bibi Dong, a violation of her bottom line, and she would never let them go easily.

In fact, with his Starlight Avatar and Concealing Breath Technique, You Chen could easily slip away without alerting the small fry of Notting City, and then quietly slip back after finishing his business. No one would even notice that he had ever left Notting City.

Just like when he killed the white swan, he could leave the city for a short time without being detected, all by using the Concealing Breath Technique.

The reason for not doing so is quite simple.

First, he doesn't really plan to leave Nottingham City right now. Since he'll be coming back anyway, there's no need to easily reveal this trump card that can actually fool Bibi Dong and be used to escape.

Second, lower Bibi Dong's guard.

As the saying goes, if you borrow and return, it's easy to borrow again. Having experienced leaving and returning once, Bibi Dong will be less wary of his next departure. After all, he's just going out on business, not really planning to defect.

Besides, he was going to launch a mission to harvest members of the Spirit Hall after this, which would reduce the probability of Bibi Dong associating him with himself.

Third, continue to reinforce Bibi Dong's misjudgment of Youxing.

In order to acquire the soul rings for his disciples, he was willing to clash with members of the Spirit Hall and openly oppose Bibi Dong. Compared to You Chen's restrained style in the past, in Bibi Dong's view, wasn't this a sign of special importance?

As for the actual effect of this approach?

Being closer would make Bibi Dong feel more at ease with You Chen.

As for the distant future... it's hard to say. Perhaps one day he will play a crucial role?

(End of this chapter)