Douluo: I founded the mecha tribe and I am the king of mecha battles!

Chapter 251 Still So Foolish
“This is a ‘spiritual energy crystal’,” Chen Zhou explained. “It is the latest research result of the Beast Machine Merchant Guild. By simulating the structure of a soul beast’s soul core and combining it with soul guide technology, it perfectly integrates human soul power with mechanical energy.”

"What...what's the use of this?" Gu Yue's heart skipped a beat.

"Its use is very simple." Chen Zhou smiled faintly, "It can completely revolutionize the technology of creating soul rings, so that soul masters no longer need to hunt soul beasts and can obtain the soul skills that are most suitable for them."

"What?!" Gu Yue's pupils shrank sharply.

"The Spirit Pagoda's artificial spirit ring technology has always had its limits. Their research has remained at the level of 'simulating spirit beast spirit rings,' so high-level spirit masters still have to hunt spirit beasts to obtain the best spirit rings. But—"

"The technology derived from psionic crystals can completely replace this process."

"In other words, the value of soul beasts and the human demand for hunting them... will completely disappear."

Thunder roared outside the window, and the rain intensified suddenly, but Gu Yue's heartbeat seemed to stop for a moment.

If Soul Masters no longer need to hunt Soul Beasts... then there will be no more conflict between humans and Soul Beasts!

For a moment, a voice resonated in Gu Yue's heart.
Take him down!
Master this technology!
Your long-cherished wish is about to come true!
Gu Yue's fingertips trembled slightly, a sharp glint flashing in her purple eyes. She gazed at the spirit energy crystal in Chen Zhou's hand, as if looking at the future of the entire spirit beast race. If this technology were mastered, humanity would have no reason to hunt spirit beasts anymore, and the spirit beasts of the Star Dou Great Forest would finally have a chance to breathe.

Her heart raced, and the Silver Dragon King bloodline within her stirred restlessly.

But the next second, her gaze met Chen Zhou's dark eyes, which were like an abyss, and her impulse instantly cooled down.

Because Chenzhou's eyes told her—

If she makes a move now, she will surely die.

"Ah……"

Chen Zhou chuckled lightly, leisurely placing the psionic crystal back into the metal box, his tone relaxed, "Gu Yue, were you just thinking of robbing it?"

Gu Yue remained silent for a moment, then slowly exhaled, the trembling in her fingertips gradually subsiding. A deep smile appeared on her lips: "For a moment, indeed."

Chen Zhou was not surprised at all, but shook his head and said, "It's a good thing you held back, otherwise you would be a corpse by now."

"I'm not threatening you, I'm just stating the facts."

Gu Yue looked at him, a barely perceptible hint of apprehension flashing deep in her purple eyes. She knew very well that Chen Zhou was not bluffing.

This person's strength remains unfathomable to this day.

She whispered, "So... what do you mean by revealing the existence of this technology?"
"Hum~"

Chen Zhou shook his head, closed the box in his hand, and said indifferently, "Actually, it was all a lie. Our Supreme Research Group did research Soul Spirit Technology, but the project was terminated long ago because it was too simple."

"But this crystal in my hand is just for teasing you~"

Seeing the pleased smile on Chen Zhou's face, as if he were watching her struggle for amusement, Gu Yue was momentarily at a loss for words.

Her expression remained unchanged, even somewhat stiff, but deep within her Silver Dragon King bloodline, an unprecedented rage was brewing. The air in the office seemed to freeze, and the raindrops tapping on the window grew increasingly rapid, mirroring the turbulent emotions churning within her.

Gu Yue's fingertips dug slightly into her palms, her nails almost piercing her skin. But her face remained as cold as ice, only her violet eyes burned with a complex and intense emotion.

"Is it funny?" Her voice was so soft it was almost drowned out by the rain, yet it carried a chilling undertone.

Chen Zhou tilted his head, his smile undiminished: "To be honest, it was quite amusing. Seeing the mighty Silver Dragon King change his expression—"

A flash of silver light suddenly appeared!
Gu Yue's long hair moved without wind, and her whole body was surrounded by a dazzling silver halo.

Under the Silver Dragon King's control of the elements, the elemental forces of heaven and earth surged wildly, instantly causing the temperature in the office to drop to freezing point, water vapor to condense into frost on the walls, and the lightning elements in the air to emit dangerous hissing sounds!

However, Chen Zhou simply raised his hand and snapped his fingers.

"Snapped--"

With a soft sound, the surging elemental power seemed to be paused, strangely freezing in mid-air. Gu Yue's pupils contracted slightly; she realized that her connection with the elements of heaven and earth had been forcibly severed by some higher-level force!
"Be good, don't make trouble."

Chen Zhou's voice carried a hint of languor. He lightly swept his long fingers across the air, and the frozen elemental energy vanished like the receding tide. The torrential rain outside the window also stopped abruptly at that moment, and the dark clouds dispersed rapidly at a speed defying the laws of nature, allowing the bright moonlight to stream in once more.

It all happened so suddenly, like the final curtain call of an absurd drama.

Gu Yue's body trembled slightly, not from fear, but because for the first time she had so clearly felt just how terrifying the power of this boy-like being before her truly was. His effortless control over the elements far surpassed that of her, the Silver Dragon King who had inherited the power of the Dragon God's elemental control!
"Look, I'm anxious again~"

Chen Zhou shook his head, looking at the beautiful but clueless woman in front of him, feeling somewhat helpless.

"I had hoped that in these past few months you would at least have made some progress, even just a little bit."

"But actually?"

"Still so foolish."

Chen Zhou spoke without hesitation, his voice a mixture of disappointment and sarcasm. He walked slowly back to his desk, casually tossing the small metal box into a drawer with a crisp clinking sound.

Gu Yue's chest heaved violently, her teeth clenched so tightly they seemed about to grind to powder. Fine silver scales appeared on her skin, a sign that the Silver Dragon King's bloodline was about to spiral out of control. But reason told her that any resistance at this moment would be futile.

"Have you said enough?" she asked, her voice hoarse as she suppressed her anger.

Chen Zhou glanced at her, then sighed softly, "Gu Yue, do you know what disappoints me the most?"

"It's because you've never truly examined yourself."

He leaned back in his chair, lightly tapping his temple with his fingertips. "The so-called Dragon God split, what the Silver Dragon King inherited was the wisdom of the Dragon God."

"Unfortunately, I see absolutely no wisdom in this."

"When I told you that Soul Spirit Technology could completely solve humanity's dependence on Soul Beasts, you actually came up with the idea of ​​taking me down and then seizing this technology?"

Chen Zhou shook his head and said with a light laugh, "Although you eventually gave up on this dangerous idea, what about now?"

"Have you ever thought about what would happen if there were no longer any interests between humans and soul beasts, that is, if soul masters could grow up without relying on soul beasts, and even if the soul beast race became dispensable to humans?"

(End of this chapter)