Douluo Continent: On Becoming a God Through Science

Chapter 37 Domestication

The difficulty of targeting a Soul Emperor is completely different from that of targeting a Soul Emperor who is at least protected by a Soul Saint.

It's highly likely that Kendall had already reached the Soul Saint realm before he found the right opportunity.

You Chen's burning gaze lingered on the "Longevity Manual" for a long time, but finally...

After much deliberation, he chose to give up.

You Chen made an assessment and concluded that the risks and rewards were not proportional. No matter how tempting the reward was, he had to choose to give it up!

You have to give up something to gain something!

It's not that he's absolutely incapable of completing this task.

Let's not even talk about the "probability of success" issue mentioned earlier.

If he were willing to spend a few more years honing his skills, he could definitely advance to the Soul Emperor level, and become a Soul Emperor capable of fighting against a Soul Saint!

But... in order to ensure the completion of this task, should we just get stuck here and wait for several years?

He had long known that not all mission targets were weaker than himself in his current state.

Among them are undoubtedly those whose talent far surpasses their past or even present selves.

This means that, more than twenty years later, these guys are not only not weaker than me, but may actually be far stronger!

Even among geniuses, there are differences!

Like the flowing river, he was still a Soul Master even in his thirties.

As for Kendall, You Chen didn't know whether this person had another extraordinary encounter or whether the absorption of the soul ring was a perfect coincidence, but at the age of thirty-six, he was already regarded as a prospective Soul Saint.

His cultivation speed is not much slower than that of Qin Ming, the second fastest recorded genius in the original work.

Whether he can become a Title Douluo in the future depends on luck, but becoming a Soul Douluo is almost a certainty.

In fact, such cases are not uncommon in the Douluo Continent, but they are not just legends.

Among advanced martial spirit masters, there are also those with extremely high cultivation talent, even comparable to top-tier martial spirit masters.

Even top-tier martial soul masters can have low innate soul power. Despite bearing the title of top-tier martial soul, if evaluated using the six dimensions of martial soul, their martial soul quality is only at the high-level martial soul level.

Around the age of thirty, the golden age of life, there are no shortage of Soul Masters who can soar to great heights.

What You Chen meant by "starting" was "starting to encounter mission targets that cannot be easily defeated in a short period of time, and starting to encounter mission content that cannot be easily completed."

Therefore, it is very likely that many tasks will take several years, or even more than a decade, to complete.

Because while he waits, these geniuses won't just stand still and wait for him; they will also become stronger!

In addition to the level of the mission objectives, their status and position in this world also change.

This means that You Chen has to consider more than just whether he can win the fight.

Those classmates and teachers were willing to attend his banquet because of the friendship between them, and even the so-called conflicts described by the system are mostly things that they can laugh about when they look back on them today.

His status as a master of theory remains something they envy and respect.

But what about Kendall?

If You Chen were to approach him and challenge him to a sparring match, he would most likely reply with, "Who the hell are you?"

In addition to this, there is also the issue of You Chen's own strength.

He hadn't forgotten that there was a crazy old woman watching him from behind.

Therefore, to achieve these goals and complete the tasks, prior preparation is absolutely essential.

It could take anywhere from one or two months to one or two years; such a time expenditure is entirely possible.

As You Chen sorted through these thoughts, he secretly made a decision.

If the task is not something that can significantly improve his strength, or enhance his potential and foundation, and if the risk is too great or the estimated completion time is too long, then he should simply give up!

Besides the high degree of uncertainty, there was another reason for choosing to abandon this mission...

"You Chen, your grilled fish is going to burn!"

Xiao Wu's slightly anxious urging interrupted You Chen's thoughts.

Despite Xiao Wu's reminder, You Chen remained confident: "With my skills, I could grill fish with my feet and it wouldn't burn. It looks like it's about to burn, but I just wanted to give it a nice crispier texture. It's a little black on the surface, but—"

"Ouch, it's burnt! It's burnt!"

"Tsk."

Seeing Xiao Wu's strange cries, You Chen shook his head and decided to flip the grilled fish over.

Not long after.

"Here, this is for you. Now that yours is done, I'll bake mine myself. If it burns, it's not your problem, is it?"

You Chen casually handed the grilled fish to Xiao Wu.

"Yay!"

Xiao Wu's eyes lit up as she took the grilled fish that You Chen had prepared and immediately began to devour it.

It doesn't seem like a rabbit that likes carrots at all; it's more like a gluttonous cat.

After all, how could Xiao Wu, who had lived in the forest for so long, know the power of seasonings in the human world?

Not to mention, this was grilled by You Chen with superhuman mental strength, resulting in perfectly cooked grilled fish.

Xiao Wu was happily eating, occasionally smacking her lips, when she suddenly felt You Chen's silent gaze. Her face flushed, and she glared at him, saying, "Go grill your fish, don't peek at me eating!"

"Alright, alright." You Chen just smiled casually and turned his head away.

That gentle smile warmed Xiao Wu's heart.

Compared to the fear and trepidation she felt when she first arrived in the human world, the days spent with You Chen made her feel as if she had returned to the Star Dou Great Forest.

Whenever she threw a tantrum, Da Ming and Er Mingye would look at her with the same gaze.

There are good people among humans, aren't there...?

As Xiao Wu thought this, the corners of her mouth involuntarily turned up, and she felt that the grilled fish in her mouth was becoming more and more delicious, so she ate it even faster.

This was the first time she had ever experienced human kindness in the human world.

However... what she didn't know was that the gentleness in You Chen's eyes was less like looking at a little girl and more like looking at his own pet.

"We're almost at Nottingham City, Xiao Wu. What are your plans for the future?"

You Chen stared at the firelight, turning the grilled fish over as he asked questions.

"Huh? You're planning to—"

Xiao Wu was about to let something slip when she suddenly remembered that her initial story to You Chen was that she was heading towards Notting City. Her gaze darted around, and she stammered, "Hmph, you perverted old man, you're trying to find out my background so you can make your move, aren't you? Smart Xiao Wu won't fall for that!"

"What kind of mush is in your little head...?"

You Chen sighed, glancing sideways at Xiao Wu: "You, you never really had a destination in the first place, did you?"

Xiao Wu whistled, her eyes darting around.

He seemed to still have room to play dumb and show off, but in reality he was sweating profusely.

"No, no way? Could this guy be a bad person, deliberately lowering my guard to find a weakness?!"

Xiao Wu's thoughts had never flowed so quickly. Although, assuming You Chen didn't have a god's-eye view, these conjectures were basically untenable and were just the ideas of a genius.

She was brainstorming, and her body was swaying involuntarily.

"If you have nowhere to go, how about I arrange for you to study in Nottingham?"

While Xiao Wu was internally churning out her own thoughts, You Chen casually uttered a sentence.

(End of this chapter)