Douluo: Twin Origins, Suppressing the World

Chapter 227 Persuasion
"Drug use?!"

Upon hearing Xiao Hongchen's words, Jing Hongchen couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.

He frowned slightly, but then relaxed: "Xiao, I know you want to become stronger, but you recently took some medication and can't continue for a while."

Taking drugs to enhance soul power is not uncommon among soul masters of the Sun Moon Empire.

Most of the Soul Masters here are Soul Instructors; they don't care much about improving their Soul Power or their future foundation.

For them, as long as they have enough soul power to meet the standards of the corresponding soul master, that's enough.

However, it's different for top geniuses like Xiao Hongchen.

He is not only outstanding in the field of Soul Mastery, but also in the field of Martial Soul.

Therefore, although he would take some medicine to enhance his soul power, Jing Hongchen would keep it within a reasonable range so as not to affect his future foundation.

"No." Xiao Hongchen shook his head, biting his lip.

"I want to advance to Soul Saint in the next Soul Master Competition!"

"Whatever the cost!"

Will I be promoted to Soul Saint in the next Soul Master Competition?
Upon hearing this, Jing Hongchen instantly understood what her grandson meant.

Given Xiao Hongchen's talent, it would be impossible for him to advance to the Soul Saint level in the next Soul Master Competition under normal circumstances.

At any cost...

Jing Hongchen instantly understood what his grandson meant by "taking drugs."

"No!" Without any hesitation, Jing Hongchen directly rejected Xiao Hongchen's idea.

Using that method would undoubtedly deplete his future potential and might even limit his potential.

Sacrificing the future for a short-term, significant improvement is foolish!

"Laugh, do you even know what you're saying?"

"You should know very well whether such a thing is worth it!" Jing Hongchen said sternly. He didn't know why his grandson had such thoughts, but he was determined to dispel them.

Xiao Hongchen lowered his head, his voice slightly choked: "I want to have the qualifications to fight that person..."

That person?

Jing Hongchen was taken aback at first, and then instantly realized who Xiao Hongchen was referring to.

The person who could make him say that was none other than Ling Shuang from the Star Luo Royal Academy, who had crushed him in that competition!
He frowned. When he received the news that his grandson had suffered a crushing defeat in the competition, he was worried that Xiao Hongchen would be devastated and develop inner demons.

However, Xiao Hongchen's condition has been good since returning from the competition, and he has not experienced any similar issues, which puts his mind at ease.

Jing Hongchen couldn't understand why Xiao Hongchen, who clearly had no major problems, would suddenly develop such an obsession, and even have the idea of ​​sacrificing her future in exchange for being able to compete with that person in the next competition.

"Xiao, what exactly happened?" Jing Hongchen asked.

He needs to know the reason for Xiao Hongchen's change in mindset in order to help him solve his mindset problem.

Otherwise, even if Xiao Hongchen didn't take the medicine and sacrifice his potential because of him, he would still develop inner demons.

For a Soul Master, if their inner demons are not eliminated, it will be extremely difficult to advance further in the future.

Xiao Hongchen lowered his head and remained silent.

Meng Hongchen, who had followed, sighed softly and stepped forward: "Grandpa, it's like this..."

"Three people came today. They are all evil spirit masters from the Holy Spirit Cult. His Highness the Crown Prince and the Holy Spirit Cult are cooperating to have them represent the academy in the next competition."

"The three of them seem to be holy sons and daughters of the Holy Spirit Cult." Upon hearing this, Jing Hongchen's expression turned somewhat unpleasant.

The head of Mingde Hall had never known about this matter.

The Crown Prince Xu Tianran's dissatisfaction with him is evident.

However, Jing Hongchen didn't dwell on this issue too much at the moment. He just wanted to know what had happened to make his grandson look like this.

"And then?" His deep voice betrayed his suppressed emotions.

Meng Hongchen gave a wry smile and continued, "Jiang Xue, the Holy Son of the Holy Spirit Sect, is quite arrogant. Everyone was already dissatisfied with the addition of evil soul masters to the Holy Spirit Sect, so..."

She recounted how everyone had tried to teach Jiang Xuesheng a lesson, but in the end, they were all instantly killed.

After hearing Meng Hongchen's account of the whole story, Jing Hongchen roughly guessed the reason why Xiao Hongchen was in such a state.

Then, after another crushing defeat during the competition, Ling Shuang fell helplessly to another person once again.

Jing Hongchen knew what kind of blow this would be to her grandson, who was always called a genius and had a proud personality.

That word "trash" is probably deeply etched in his heart, which is why he had such thoughts.

Jing Hongchen finally understood why Xiao Hongchen wanted to sacrifice his future to quickly improve himself in the short term. It wasn't to compete with those two people, but to prove that he wasn't a waste and to get rid of the inner demons in his heart.

They've even started to sacrifice their own future in this way...

Jing Hongchen knew that his grandson was definitely not the kind of person who didn't understand the harm of this method, but he still did it, which was enough to show how deeply those two words had become an obsession for him.

He didn't know what to do for a moment.

Agreeing to it would mean jeopardizing the future.

If you don't agree, you'll be haunted by inner demons, which will likely create significant obstacles for your future cultivation and have a profound impact on your future.

The renowned head of the Riyue Mingde Hall was now in a terrible predicament, unsure of what to do.

“Laugh.” Meng Hongchen, who had been silent until now, suddenly spoke.

"I don't think you need to do this at all."

Although she also experienced some psychological setback due to being instantly defeated by Jiang Xue, she was much better off than Xiao Hongchen and did not develop such a deep obsession.

Meng Hongchen sighed softly: "Laugh, do you really think that by sacrificing the future for short-term progress, you can contend with Ling Shuang and Jiang Xue in that competition?"

"Even if you were already a Soul Saint at that time."

Meng Hongchen offered no words of comfort, but instead posed this question.

Upon hearing this question, Xiao Hongchen fell silent.

May I?
Although he didn't want to believe the answer, it seemed to be true.

Even if he sacrificed his future by taking drugs and grew into a Soul Saint in that competition, he probably wouldn't be qualified to fight those two.

Xiao Hongchen was not a Soul Master of humble origins, and therefore he had met many high-level Soul Masters.

He was certain that those Soul Saints were far less oppressive to him than Jiang Xue and Ling Shuang.

Even if he were to become a Soul Saint, he would likely still be defeated in front of these two.

Moreover, during this process, those two people couldn't possibly stand still.

(End of this chapter)