From the Soul Motion Machine onwards, the Mechanized Douluo

Chapter 273 [Ding! Chen Hong's favorability +10! Favorability level increased!]

"Uncle Ning Quan is still young, a little hardship won't hurt him," Chen Hong said with a smile.

Qian Daoliu and the others laughed upon hearing this, but Qian Daoliu ultimately shook his head and said, "Using such a top-grade immortal herb to condense a soul power crystal core is not worthwhile for me. Whether from the perspective of paving the way for future generations or simply from the perspective of my own cultivation, consuming such a precious immortal herb is not a worthwhile thing."

Qian Daoliu's plan for condensing soul power crystals was undoubtedly aimed at enabling Golden Crocodile Douluo and the other elders of the Spirit Hall to follow suit after his own successful development. If he were to use immortal herbs for a quick process, Golden Crocodile Douluo and the others would be completely unable to draw upon Qian Daoliu's experience, rendering Qian Daoliu's process of condensing soul power crystals futile.

"Didn't you say, young friend, that the process is sometimes more important than the result? If I, at the level of a level 99 Peerless Douluo, need to borrow such a high-level immortal herb to condense a soul power core, how can those who come after me continue to follow the path I have paved?"

Amidst the admiring gazes of Golden Crocodile Douluo and the others, Qian Daoliu looked at Chen Hong and smiled, "Young friend, you yourself have always used the most straightforward and easy-to-understand methods, striving to make all your achievements replicable miracles. Yet, it is I who am being asked to take shortcuts. If I were just an ordinary Title Douluo, that would be one thing, but I am also a level 99 Peerless Douluo who once dominated an era, a person standing at the pinnacle of this world. Young friend's differential treatment is somewhat disrespectful to me."

Although Qian Daoliu said that Chen Hong looked down on him, there was no displeasure in his eyes. Instead, he looked at Chen Hong with amusement and a strange smile on his lips.

Now, Qian Daoliu's mind has been completely liberated by the three realms of Soul Rings, the theory of the Three Souls, and the study of Soul Beast cultivation. With the fog over his future cleared, Qian Daoliu can more rationally admit that he was indeed somewhat unable to defeat Tang Chen of the Clear Sky Sect, who created the Great Sumeru Hammer from the exploding Soul Rings.

Of course, Qian Daoliu dares to admit that he couldn't beat Tang Chen in the past because he believes he can now. This isn't arrogance, but a factual statement.

Qian Daoliu, Tang Chen, and Bo Saixi are all at the pinnacle of this world in terms of soul power, meaning that there is almost no difference between them in terms of soul power.

Of course, in the ocean environment, even if Qian Daoliu and Tang Chen combined, they would not be able to defeat Poseidon, because Poseidon, under the blessing of the laws of the sea god, naturally has a power level that is at least half a level higher than Qian Daoliu and Tang Chen.

Just like Qian Daoliu could confidently say that within Wuhun City, he could roll out Tang Chen's shit like rolling out a toad!

(Chen Hong: Um, senior, please don't speak so arrogantly, and please speak more politely.)

However, Tang Chen was able to defeat Qian Daoliu and Poseidon under normal circumstances.

This is because, among the three peerless Douluo, Tang Chen is stronger than both Qian Daoliu and Poseidon in the application of soul skills.

Since everyone is at the same level of soul power (basic values, Qian Daoliu is slightly stronger than Tang Chen), the winner will depend on whose skill multiplier is stronger. Without a doubt, Tang Chen's skill multiplier is stronger than imagined.

Although the aftereffects of exploding the spirit ring are severe, indeed, you only lost your life, while Tang Chen lost the ability to use the spirit ring for several weeks. It's so sad, sob sob.

At present, Qian Daoliu, who has reached the Great Perfection of the Form Realm, can foresee that he is not far from mastering the Explosion Ring. In other words, the numerical monster Qian Daoliu is about to obtain an overpowered skill multiplier.

Furthermore, Qian Daoliu saw an opportunity to advance further in his soul power realm: the soul power crystal core!

Qian Daoliu felt that if he had another ten years, he would be able to go to Poseidon Island and take down Poseidon's head. Sure enough, he had been suppressing his feelings for too long, and his thoughts were becoming somewhat chaotic.

In short, Qian Daoliu saw a brighter future for Peerless Douluo, where he could even try to crush Poseidon head-on on Seagod Island—yes, the serious crushing kind. Qian Daoliu felt his mind was a bit of a mess.

"That's my fault, Hong. I subconsciously overlooked the fact that you, senior, are also a prodigy." Chen Hong quickly apologized with a smile.

As a result, Qian Daoliu suddenly changed his tone: "Of course, we don't need to use precious immortal herbs like the Star Luo Spirit Pearl, but those that can condense soul power, such as Star Grass, hahaha, we can still give a little of them to reduce some unnecessary hardship."

Although Qian Daoliu felt he was capable again, he couldn't be too stubborn, could he? He only rejected immortal herbs with special effects, such as the Star Luo Spirit Pearl, but he didn't reject Star Grass, which grew all over the ground and only had the simple effect of condensing soul power.

"You should leave the Star Luo Spirit Pearl to your uncle. I've met him; with only the Soul Emperor cultivation level, he's on par with Sword Douluo Chen Xin in terms of swordsmanship. His future is limitless."

"I also saw that girl from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School. Since a martial soul can be changed by a fairy herb, then if Ning Quan were to consume this Star Luo Spirit Pearl, which is exceptionally compatible with the Seven Star Sword, and allow him to break through the limitations of his martial soul, becoming, or even surpassing, Sword Douluo Chen Xin, I would be very happy to see it."

Qian Daoliu greatly admired Ning Quan, the Seven Star Swordsman, and he did not object to strengthening the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School's military power. According to the current trend, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School would basically stand on the side of the Spirit Hall because of the Science and Technology Chamber of Commerce.

Furthermore, Qian Daoliu was well aware that the Star Luo Spirit Pearl was the most suitable immortal herb for Ning Quan. Chen Hong's willingness to take out the Star Luo Spirit Pearl demonstrated his sincerity, and Qian Daoliu should reciprocate with the same sincerity.

Firstly, Qian Daoliu genuinely felt that if even a level 99 Peerless Douluo couldn't condense a soul power crystal core, then this path was basically useless, because it wasn't a realm that the Soul Master system could explore. It could only rely on external objects and could only be a minor path, lacking the disruptive feeling of Chen Hong establishing a new school.

Secondly, Qian Daoliu also wanted to take this opportunity to increase Chen Hong's favorability. This favorability is mutual. Although Qian Daoliu was sure that the bond between him and Chen Hong was unbreakable, even if it was unbreakable, what if someone else stole the favorability and increased it? When Chen Hong had something good in the future, his first thought would be what would happen to that person?

Anyway, there's no harm in raising the favorability rating a bit more.

[Ding! Chen Hong's favorability +10! Favorability level increased! Current favorability level: Respected (0/1000)]

Qian Daoliu's actions in cultivating goodwill were correct and effective. Chen Hong thanked Qian Daoliu.

"In that case, I, Yao Hong, will thank you for your recognition on behalf of my uncle."

(End of this chapter)