Douluo Continent: On Becoming a God Through Science

Chapter 92 Black Weapons Appear

You Chen had told the Soul Beasts how to become Beast Heads long ago.

The first type possesses at least Soul Saint-level combat power!

The second type requires at least the strength of a Soul King and the achievement of special merit!

These two options are the ones that directly become animal heads.

There is also an indirect third option.

This third option is related to the rules concerning the beast heads formulated by You Chen.

In other words, among beast spirits of the same species, only the strongest one can be considered the "Beast Head"! For example, even among dragon spirits, since there can only be one dragon head, one must defeat the existing dragon head to become the dragon head!

The third option is to earn a certain amount of merit and then exchange it for the qualification to challenge the head of the same species of beast. After defeating it head-on, you can take the top spot!

This first option was actually the pie that You Chen initially promised the Soul Fighting Beasts.

Because by the time the Soul Beasts grow to the point of possessing Soul Saint combat power, it will most likely be the time when a full-scale war sweeping across the continent begins.

The second and third options are the real paths to advancement that You Chen has provided!

The third way to defeat the previous Beast Leader and take the top position is self-evident. It is to stimulate the Soul Fighting Beasts to compete and not think that they can rest easy just because they have become the Beast Leader. They still need to continue to work hard to improve themselves and prevent being overtaken by the newcomers and kicked down from their high position!

The second option is the proper path to power, but You Chen tightly controls this path, and only those he approves of can rise to power.

The problem lies in this "special merit." First, what exactly is "special merit"? This is entirely up to You Chen's interpretation! In other words—whoever he wants to be in power can be in power!

In a strict sense, many of the Soul Beasts' missions are no less risky than Ignis's experience as a test subject.

But You Chen didn't mention who had made any special contributions...

What really matters is when he gives a name!

If it were before obtaining the system, You Chen wouldn't have given this title so quickly.

Because the Soul Beast's potential is actually higher than You Chen's own, he must firmly grasp control of the Soul Beast.

Having learned from the previous failure of the Spirit Hall's angel investment, even though he was their "savior" and had "rebuilt" them, and the gratitude of the Soul Beasts towards him was far greater than that of the young talents of the Spirit Hall, he decided that he must not easily loosen his grip.

But things are different now.

His own potential and cultivation speed have far surpassed those of the Soul Fighting Beasts, so he doesn't need to worry too much about the backlash caused by insufficient strength. Instead, he should worry about their lack of enthusiasm, their lack of effort in work, and their lack of motivation in cultivation!

Otherwise, even if they can't handle some minor issues that are inconvenient for them to directly intervene in, once they've all become Title Douluo, then in the end, there'll be no point in distinguishing between beast soldiers and beast tamers; they'll all be relegated to intelligence and logistics work...

"No need to rush."

Under You Chen's gaze, the restless emotions of the Soul Fighting Beasts instantly calmed down, just like the musicians in an orchestra seeing their conductor draw a pause.

You Chen said calmly, "People who are too impatient can't see where they're standing. They just rush forward recklessly and end up with a bloody head."

As You Chen recounted the story, the Soul Beasts seemed to personally experience the tragic situation, silently holding their breath and focusing their attention.

"This mission is merely a phased test of your cultivation over the past few years. No matter how well you do, it is only to be expected."

—There will be no special credit.

Upon hearing such a metaphor, many who were originally full of fighting spirit lowered their heads.

But then, You Chen blurted out a sentence.

"But don't worry, because I will be watching over you."

This gentle voice suddenly gave them strength.

You Chen looked at everyone who was fully focused and nodded silently: "Now, let's set off. Unless an extraordinary being appears, I will not intervene."

Just as You Chen described when he was hunting for his fifth spirit ring, the dangers of hunting for spirit rings come not only from the spirit beast itself, but also from the chain reaction that may be caused by killing the target.

Hunting a soul beast that is just over ten thousand years old is something that the current soul beasts can do by organizing themselves.

However, it would be impossible to repel the soul beasts that might be 20,000, 30,000, or even 50,000 years old.

Therefore, You Chen's main task this time was to eliminate interference for them.

This is not a waste of manpower or because there is still plenty of time; rather, it is because this arrangement is the most suitable arrangement in You Chen's opinion.

This trip is not only to obtain Ignis's fourth spirit ring, but also to test the combat capabilities of the spirit beasts, and... to test You Chen's third major research project: firearms.

You Chen is a genius, but by no means omnipotent.

He had never been involved in the research of firearms in his previous life, so he was completely ignorant about them.

Gunpowder does not exist in this world.

Starting from scratch is bound to be a time-consuming and labor-intensive undertaking.

But a year ago, during Tang San's second mission, You Chen obtained the "Celebration Fireworks".

Given a sample and an expected outcome, it wouldn't be difficult for You Chen to deduce the method of gunpowder production.

As for the gunpowder-firing device, it was based on the hundred Zhuge Crossbows that were taken from Tang San.

This world has no gunpowder, and it also lacks research in the area of ​​mechanisms, or what Youchen prefers to call mechanics.

After rekindling his ambition, You Chen realized the potential of the mechanical hidden weapons in Tang San's possession.

Compared to the likes of Buddha's Wrath Tang Lotus, You Chen has always admired the Zhuge Divine Crossbow, which can be mass-produced.

Drawing inspiration from the structure of Zhuge's Divine Crossbow, and combining it with You Chen's research and development experience with Soul Guidance Devices, as well as the most important element—gunpowder—to amplify its power, the world's first firearm was born under the leadership of You Chen and with the assistance of some of his assistants whom he selected and trained as researchers among the Beast Masters.

Unlike common firearms that fire bullets.

Limited by the current level of development and the issue of gunpowder production, You Chen chose to retain part of the Zhuge Divine Crossbow's architecture and then made significant modifications to it.

Ultimately, he did not use gunpowder as the means of output, but as auxiliary fuel to accelerate the firing speed of the crossbow bolts, thereby achieving a power far exceeding that of the original Zhuge Divine Crossbow.

If the original Zhuge Crossbow was powerful enough to threaten a four-ring Soul Master, the improved Zhuge Crossbow would be enough to threaten a Soul Emperor.

No, this can clearly no longer be called Zhuge's Divine Crossbow.

Gunpowder was one of the four great inventions of the ancient nation of Youchen in his previous life.

Therefore, he called it—black firearm.

The earliest form of black firearm was the black fire crossbow.

This black fire crossbow is precisely the reason why You Chen believes they are absolutely qualified to attempt to hunt the ten-thousand-year-old earth fire dragon with top-tier bloodline.

(End of this chapter)