Douluo: On Becoming a God through Science

When I first got the "Soul-Shocking Art", although its power was stronger than the other three, it was still limited to the scope of a hundred-year soul skill.

But after You Chen's practice for this period of time, although he has not reached the level of minor success, his skills are already comparable to those of a thousand-year-old soul.

This also shows You Chen's talent in this area.

If he puts all his energy into this "Soul-Shocking Art", You Chen is confident that he can cultivate to the great perfection realm in a few months. According to the instructions on the technique, his power may reach the first level of ten thousand year soul skill, and he will not be out of date even if he is used until he becomes a Titled Douluo.

Here I would like to talk about some concepts about the years of soul skills.

First of all, the same hundred-year soul skill, when used by a Titled Douluo and a First-Ring Soul Master, will naturally have different powers.

But this difference in power is caused by the difference in the strength of the soul power of both sides.

The form of the soul skill and the soul power injected will basically not change. This is the limitation of the soul ring itself.

Soul ring skills are equivalent to fixed programs. Soul masters can basically only click to start and then select the target.

Many soul masters believe that self-created soul skills will not become obsolete as their soul master level increases. A big part of the reason is that when their own level is higher, their soul power control is stronger and their soul power is greater. Even if the realm of the self-created soul skills used remains unchanged, they can make the form of the soul skills more exaggerated, and forcibly increase the power of the soul skills by injecting more soul power.

In this way, a soul skill that only lasts for a hundred years when performed perfectly is forcibly raised to the level of a thousand or ten thousand year soul skill, which will naturally cause a large amount of soul power and energy to be wasted.

However, if the soul master himself does not possess the corresponding soul rings and soul skills, there is no problem with this choice.

Self-created soul skills are inherently more "free" than soul ring soul skills.

Chapter 29: "The Secret of Breathing", Eagle King Diwan

The people in this world also regard the self-created soul skills that are forcibly displayed as ten thousand year soul skills, but You Chen does not think so.

As a scientific researcher, he maintains a rigorous scientific attitude even in the research of soul skills.

His "Soul-Shocking Art" is at whatever level it should be.

Otherwise, if we just talk about power, should we call the hundred-year soul skill displayed by the Title Douluo a ten-thousand-year soul skill? Isn't that funny!?

You Chen's spiritual power has long reached the realm of being tangible and intangible, or known as the Lingyuan realm.

Even if it was only at the level of a thousand-year soul skill, relying on his mental power that far surpassed that of soul masters of the same level in this era, he could even use this soul skill, whose main effect was to make the opponent "lose consciousness", to directly cause a soul master of the same level to have a mental breakdown.

Even against a Soul Saint, it can still make him lose consciousness for a moment.

It is not surprising that others, judging only from You Chen's level and skill effects, evaluate it as a hundred thousand year soul skill.

You Chen was pleased with the effect of the Soul-Shocking Technique, but what he valued most was the Breath-Suppressing Technique.

He did not give up on searching for the wonderful premonition he had felt about this technique.

"The Art of Reining One's Breath", as the name suggests, is a secret technique to restrain one's own breath.

One's own aura and even the fluctuations of soul power can be restrained by practicing the Breath-Containing Technique.

After localization, it can even perfectly restrain one's own spirit ring when releasing its martial spirit.

However, this method can only be used when it reaches the highest level.

And when this secret technique is perfected, one can even use soul ring skills without activating the soul ring.

Whether it is to save life, ambush someone, or explore the secrets, this is a perfect skill.

Given You Chen's cautious personality, he was of course very fond of this "Breath-Restraining Technique".

I plan to focus on researching it first, and push it to the great perfection realm, so that it can hide the spirit ring and level when releasing the martial spirit.

Even if it doesn't have any hidden features, You Chen doesn't plan to let it go.

Unfortunately, even though he has been studying the "Breath-Containing Art" for some time, You Chen has not yet discovered any hidden uses it has.

But the time had come when he had to leave Wuhun City.

"Teacher, I still have the same decision."

Youchen mansion, in the reception room.

Yan followed You Chen's instructions and came here after receiving an invitation from You Chen's servants.

Looking at the determined and enlightened young man, You Chen nodded: "Since it is your own decision, I will not interfere. As for convincing the relevant managers of the Spirit Hall to allow you to enter the Death Canyon, even if it is a test of your ability to handle affairs, I will not specifically mention it. Everything depends on your luck. However, in principle, the problems before entering the Death Canyon are not a big problem."

As he spoke, he took out a storage bag and pushed it in front of Yan, saying, "The key is the danger after entering the Death Canyon. No one can guarantee that you will definitely come out intact. As the person who proposed the proposal and as a teacher, there is not much I can do. This is the last bit of help I can give you."

Yan did not refuse, but took it solemnly, then kowtowed to You Chen: "Thank you, teacher!"

You Chen smiled and said, "Well, I hope that when I see you again, you will have become a strong man who can stand on your own."

After that, the master and the disciple stopped pretending to exchange pleasantries. Yan, understanding his teacher's thoughts, stood up and left.

"Not a bad disciple, worthy of your teaching. I'm afraid that in a few decades, he will be able to easily defeat an old and outdated person like me."

A middle-aged man wearing a green open-collared gown, with messy medium-length hair and a red forehead band on his head, and a steady dark brown face with a hint of unrestrainedness, stood leaning against the wall and joked.

He seemed to have been standing there from the beginning, but Yan did not notice his existence from beginning to end.

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"Diwan, if even you, who is called the Eagle King, are considered an old and outdated person, then there are probably no young people worthy of praise on this continent."

You Chen rolled his eyes and sighed.

"Hahaha!"

The man called Diwan laughed out loud upon hearing this, and You Chen was also infected by his carefree laughter and smiled.

The casual atmosphere of communication between the two also shows that the relationship between them is very good.

The relationship between You Chen and Di Wan is very simple. It can be summarized in one sentence as the relationship between sponsor and sponsored.

Since You Chen came up with the idea of ​​creating a soul fighting beast after his qi and blood declined, it makes no sense that he had not thought of seeking help from others before.

But perhaps young people all have some problem of being too ambitious, and the target of teenage wanderers is not those children who are as blank as paper, but the young and even middle-aged groups.

After all, the material cost of raising a child to the point where he can help him is not a big deal, but the time cost will take at least a dozen years.

And if they want to rely on their military strength to be able to protect themselves against the future Bibi Dong, it will probably take at least 40 to 50 years.

You Chen, who was at his most high-spirited period at that time, obviously could not wait that long.

He thought that he could rely on his own theoretical level to help those Soul Sects and Soul Kings who were in the rising period to plan their practice plans and choose soul rings, so as to earn "favors" from it.

Especially those who are seemingly on the wrong path, or whose cultivation speed has slowed down for various reasons and who are frustrated.

Isn’t that how it’s written in novels? The protagonist helps those spirit masters choose the most suitable cultivation routes and spirit rings, allowing them to achieve far more than they would otherwise have. This great kindness makes them regard the protagonist as their savior and are willing to be driven by him.

However, the reality is that after changing the future, these soul masters quickly returned to the embrace of the Spirit Hall. Although they were grateful to him, they were just grateful.

And this feeling of gratitude only lasted for a few years.

After Bibi Dong came to power and news of her targeting You Chen spread, everyone cut off ties with You Chen.

You Chen overlooked a crucial issue. The protagonists in those fan fictions were not just theoretical masters, but also spiritual geniuses.

In this world where hierarchy is respected, wisdom alone is not enough to win people's respect. They saw the protagonist's potential to become a top power in the future, and with the help of kindness, they were willing to accept his command.

This is a two-way investment.

As the saying goes, a little help brings gratitude, while a little help brings resentment. As You Chen was a rising star in the theoretical world at that time, these soul masters did not hate him to the point of ​​being angry.

I have no way to repay you, and I am unwilling to show my loyalty to a mere theoretical scholar.

So, imperceptibly, they naturally downplayed the role that You Chen played in their lives, and attributed it more to coincidence and their own efforts.

Then the kindness will fade away.

Only a very few people are willing to remember You Chen's kindness in the past. Even if the current Pope dislikes You Chen, they are still willing to interact with You Chen.

You Chen also realized how stupid he was back then and no longer thought about the stupid "loyalty". He regarded them as friends and treated them as equals.

Diwan is one of them, and is also the "investee" with whom Youchen has the best relationship.

Level 82 combat spirit master, top spirit Eagle King.

Even the Spirit Hall cannot easily control this wind-like man.

Chapter 30: Star Forest, Obtain the Fifth Ring (1)

At such a fast speed, there was no change in the position of the sun in the sky. Diwan had a pair of brown eagle wings behind him. He held Youchen in one hand and used his soul power to protect Youchen from the influence of high-speed convection. They had already arrived in the Star Dou Great Forest.

“You Chen, your progress is faster than I expected. You are already a Soul King at the age of thirty. Wow, by this calculation, don’t you still have a good chance of becoming a Soul Saint?!”

While flying with Youchen, Diwan counted on his fingers and exclaimed in amazement.

Diwan specifically mentioned the Soul Saint realm for a special reason.

As everyone knows, as long as a Titled Douluo does not suffer from a chronic disease or old injuries that are too serious, it is not a problem for him to live for two to three hundred years. Some of them can live for four to five hundred years.

From the perspective of lifespan alone, Titled Douluo and low-level spirit masters are no longer the same kind of life.

But when exactly did this leap of life begin?

In fact, at each stage, the soul master's life essence will be slightly improved.

But basically, the first life transition generally recognized is at the Soul Saint stage.

During this stage, the martial soul will be sublimated, and all previous accumulations will burst out at once, gaining the ability to display the martial soul's true form.

The quality of the martial souls of most soul masters will be improved at this stage. Some soul masters with profound accumulation can even make their martial souls undergo qualitative changes and achieve martial soul evolution.

If the first three rings relied on the unstable state of the martial soul's origin to induce mutations, then the seventh ring was an absolutely positive sublimation that broke through the original shackles and accumulated strength.

The sublimation of the martial soul will also feed back to the soul master's life essence, indirectly leading to an increase in lifespan.

If a Soul Saint is healthy and free from disasters, he can live to at least 150 years old.

This change slowed down the rate of decline of Qi and blood, and raised the upper limit of the golden age for soul masters to practice, generally extending it to around seventy years old.

As for the Titled Douluo, it is the opposite of the Soul Saint. It is the evolution of the soul master's own life essence, which drives the improvement of the martial soul. This is also the reason why the life span of the Titled Douluo is so much longer than before.

However, what responded to Diwan was You Chen's speechless expression.

"It's true that I'm in my thirties, but I'm 35, not 31 or 32! Rounding it up, I'm almost ! The older you get, the more obvious the decline of your Qi and blood becomes, and the slower your cultivation speed becomes. You know that!"

In addition, the difficulty of leveling up becomes higher and higher in the later stages, and there is also the issue of martial soul quality. If it were not for the system he had just acquired, You Chen would basically have no chance of breaking through to Soul Saint before the age of fifty.

You Chen became more and more speechless, and couldn't help rolling his eyes: "Besides... I always feel that when you said this, it seems like you are mocking me. If I remember correctly, when you were thirty-five years old, you had already started to consider the choice of the sixth ring, right?"

"Hahaha!"

Diwan laughed heartily, but compared with his previous carefree laughter, this laughter had a little more malice.

Diwan is still over sixty years old. If he doesn't die, he will definitely have a chance to become a Titled Douluo. Of course, forget about becoming a Super Douluo. There is basically no hope.

"Alright, I can't beat you in these theories. If I want to win over you in an argument, I won't be able to fight against you now. Tell me, who is the target of this soul hunting?"

Seeing that they were finally getting back to the main topic, You Chen stopped chatting and his eyes sparkled.

Regarding driving the evolution of his own martial soul through breakthroughs in energy intensity, this was a plan that You Chen had in place before he obtained the system.

That was why, when it came to the fourth ring, he deliberately chose a soul beast with star power as the fourth soul ring.

Wind soul beasts and soul beasts with the attributes of earth, fire, water and wind are relatively common, but whether it is stellar or sacred, they are extremely rare attributes. Coupled with the age limit, it is not easy to find a suitable target.

Before obtaining the system, You Chen's three attribute powers were ranked in order of strength: wind was the strongest, followed by star power, and divine power was very weak.

However, now, the originally weakest divine power has become You Chen's strongest attribute, and the originally chosen soul hunting target will naturally change.

You Chen is so concerned about his disciple's cultivation, and since it concerns his own martial soul and cultivation, he naturally will not take it lightly.

During the Three-Ring Soul Master period, when he was about 26 years old, he had already begun to study how to observe and evaluate the connection between the three forces in his martial soul, as well as the impact on the evolution of the martial soul.

There are still many mysteries hidden in the evolution of martial souls, and even You Chen's level of knowledge cannot fully understand them. Different martial souls have their own evolutionary requirements and tendencies.

There may even be multiple network evolutionary routes.

This world has almost no reserves of relevant knowledge; even those families are mainly based on empiricism.

It can be said that Youchen’s research was done from scratch, so you can imagine how difficult it was.

Fortunately, it is much easier to understand a martial soul that is equivalent to one's own clone than a martial soul that is aimed at others.

Although it was not as common a martial spirit as the Blue Silver Grass, with countless samples to study, You Chen lacked the opportunity to make mistakes, but with his natural talent and the sense of urgency brought by his age, he achieved remarkable research results in just two years.

As mentioned earlier, the evolution of a martial soul is essentially a mutation caused by the enhancement of its original power.

Soul rings can bring about an increase in original power, but this does not mean... that this is the only way.

Needless to say, natural materials and treasures are also a method of relying on external objects.