Douluo: On Becoming a God through Science

It was visible to the naked eye that the number of people on the streets had become much smaller, and in every corner of the city, one could see Spirit Hall members wearing deacon robes patrolling, and it was impossible to rule out the presence of plainclothes law enforcers among the pedestrians on the streets.

The Spirit Hall deacons would ask passers-by to show their identification from time to time. If they were unable to produce it, the deacons would ruthlessly detain them as suspects.

In this situation, even if You Chen had the "Breath-Resting Technique" at his disposal, his movements were obviously restricted.

Because the Breath-Containing Technique can conceal the breath, but it does not make one invisible, and one can still be seen by the naked eye.

In addition to moving around when the deacons were distracted, You Chen would also fly directly into the patrolling deacons' blind spots at superhuman speeds before they could react.

But for You Chen, this is actually just a little troublesome.

The most important question is...

"It seems that those experts who were on duty outside have returned to Wuhun City one after another."

You Chen's judgment is not without basis.

Although he himself is a bit narcissistic, it is almost impossible to catch a murderer like him without a certain number of experts.

According to the estimation of Spirit Hall, You Chen must be at least a Soul Sage, and You Chen's current strength can almost be regarded as a strong Soul Sage.

The speed of such a strong man is extremely terrifying. If no one stops him, even if the patrol personnel finds You Chen, You Chen can directly run out or fly out of Wuhun City before being intercepted.

During this process, perhaps only at those critical checkpoints will there be corresponding strong people who can stop him.

Haven’t you seen that Acalanatha Zhao Wuji, who was surrounded and attacked by a dozen Soul Emperors of the same level from the Spirit Hall, yet he managed to escape?

And the ability to hide and escape that You Chen has currently demonstrated is far more difficult to deal with than that of Zhao Wuji.

The Spirit Hall is not so stupid that it can't even figure this out.

Therefore, without enough powerful Soul Saints, it would be impossible to capture You Chen.

Even more, the real killer prepared against You Chen might be a powerful Soul Douluo.

As for...Title Douluo?

You Chen was not sure for the time being.

No Titled Douluo would take action easily.

You Chen looked extremely ferocious, and the entire law enforcement department was mobilized for him.

But in fact, he has not yet killed the real high-level figures of the Spirit Hall, that is, the level of cardinals.

And because when he was a teenager, the first people who had conflicts of interest with him were just researchers, so the first ten people he killed were all researchers.

As everyone knows, after Pope Bibi Dong suppressed You Chen, a leading figure in the research community, the status of researchers in the Spirit Hall was actually half a head lower than their peers.

You Chen didn't wantonly kill irrelevant people, he just killed some half-step black cardinals... so he wanted the elders to take action? Wouldn't that make the Title Douluo look too cheap, and the Red Cardinal and Platinum Cardinal too useless?

But if this matter has alarmed Bibi Dong, it will be a different situation.

Bibi Dong couldn't control other elders, but she could easily mobilize Jue and Gui. It could be said that... she really liked to use Jue and Gui to solve some troublesome problems directly.

Simply put, use it as a convenient cleaner.

Wuhun City is equivalent to the rear base for Bibi Dong to launch the war of unification. If she knows that there is a problem in her rear base and it has not been solved for a long time, there is a high probability that she will directly dispatch Jue and Gui, the two Douluo, to solve it.

You Chen was still not sure whether the two had returned safely. If they had, he might have revealed something.

"It would be a bit troublesome to face a Titled Douluo right now."

Thinking of this, You Chen decisively chose to give up continuing the mission.

Less than three minutes after entering the city, without even contacting his informant, You Chen chose to retreat at the first opportunity.

This move can be said to be decisive.

However, as luck would have it, You Chen had previously guessed whether there would be an ambush by plainclothes officers, and he happened to guess the truth.

You Chen's previous actions were not without omissions.

Because it was decided before the operation that he would only stay for two days, You Chen deliberately chose to carry out the first two assassinations in public, so as to create a deterrent effect, so that the Spirit Hall would have to expend energy to deal with it or directly suppress the news.

After they were both worried and had spent a lot of energy trying to stabilize the emotions of the people in the city, You Chen returned again and carried out another assassination.

This will keep them busy and allow You Chen to contact the informant more safely and complete the next assassination.

Some people may think that You Chen's actions were equivalent to actively provoking the Spirit Hall, causing them to intensify their search efforts.

In fact, this is not the case, because no matter what, the Spirit Hall Law Enforcement Department will increase its efforts to track down the case. It would be better to create a panic situation to consume the energy of the law enforcement personnel.

The reality is that this did make You Chen's first eight missions extremely smooth and efficient.

But an important piece of information was also inadvertently leaked.

Law enforcement officers extracted a key piece of information from the testimonies of many eyewitnesses - "Many people had almost no awareness of the incident beforehand, as if they suddenly saw the murderer appear."

They thus realized that You Chen's ability to hide his whereabouts and breath as an assassin was even more terrifying than they had expected.

In addition, You Chen did not use any soul power when committing the crime, but only used physical strength.

This makes law enforcement officers pay more attention to observing the whereabouts of suspicious persons directly with their naked eyes, rather than following past habits and paying attention to fluctuations in soul power or traces left by movement.

This is undoubtedly an inefficient and torturous method, but it is also the only effective method.

By chance, a plainclothes policeman noticed You Chen.

He had been paying attention to You Chen, and felt that there was something wrong with this person. He was hesitating whether to give a signal to the patrol officers to question and check, when he saw You Chen retreating inexplicably...

The plainclothes officer's pupils shrank instantly as he realized: I've met the real boss!

There was no time to inform his colleagues. You Chen was now in the outer area of ​​​​Wuhun City. If he retreated for a minute, he could basically ensure that he could successfully leave the scope of ​​Wuhun City.

"Martial spirit's true form!"

The Soul Saint law enforcement officer acted decisively and used his ultimate move, transforming into a giant spirit snake and pouncing towards You Chen.

You Chen raised his eyebrows and sighed in his heart: "Bad luck."

This can only be described as bad luck.

However, You Chen's thoughts did not stop at blaming luck.

He knew very well that in this world, there was indeed such a thing as luck.

Especially after several failed attempts to reverse the general trend, You Chen, who had originally had no interest in metaphysics, had to start to believe in it to some extent.

There's no guarantee this might be a precursor to something...

This also strengthened his determination to get out as soon as possible.

As soon as he thought of it, the spirit snake, which was more than ten meters long, quickly rose into the air with a thunderous sound, and was approaching You Chen in almost an instant.

At the same time, the violent power of thunder formed dozens of thick lightning spears and shot towards You Chen.

For a moment, the terrifying changes in the celestial phenomena caused the residents of Wuhun City to scream and flee in all directions, and the patrolling law enforcement officers changed color the moment they saw the true form of the Spirit Snake Martial Soul appear. They realized the current situation and tried to contact the contact personnel or evacuate the people. Some of the stronger ones even surrounded them directly.

boom!

The lightning spear fell like a pillar of divine punishment, and just a few lightning arcs that leaked out caused the surrounding buildings to explode.

The Spirit Snake Soul Saint was not at all complacent about the power of his attack, but instead had a gloomy expression.

None of the dozens of lightning spears shot out at the same time actually hit the target, and all of them were dodged by the opponent!

Swish!

The huge snake tail swung out like a long whip. Although the lightning spear was dodged, at such a close distance, the Spirit Snake Soul Saint didn't believe that You Chen could avoid it!

You Chen looked at the huge snake tail coming towards him with a sonic boom. He did not dodge or evade, but suddenly curled up his body and then jumped up.

Snapped!

After You Chen's excellent force analysis, he used the snake's tail as a baseball bat and himself as a baseball, and was whipped away.

During this process, You Chen still did not even use his martial spirit, nor did he emit a trace of soul power fluctuation, relying entirely on his body to bear the consequences.

"What!?"

Looking at You Chen who was flying backwards at an extremely fast speed, the Spirit Snake Soul Saint was in disbelief. He couldn't believe that he was clearly smashing down, so why was this guy able to fly backwards so smoothly with the force!

If he let the murderer who he had finally caught escape, even if his colleagues could forgive him, the Spirit Snake Soul Saint himself would not be able to forgive himself!

"Roar!"

He roared loudly, completely disregarding the burden on his body and soul power. He maximized the potential of his martial soul and chased after him as if he had turned into a bolt of thunder.

You Chen, who had already successfully flown out of Wuhun City after being whipped by the Spirit Snake Soul Saint, frowned slightly when he saw the Spirit Snake Soul Saint chasing him relentlessly.

Is it necessary to work so hard for such a small salary per month?

With such a speed, even You Chen would not be able to escape easily without using the Star Skeleton Dragon Martial Spirit.

Not long after the Spirit Snake Soul Saint revealed his true form, You Chen sensed several strong soul power fluctuations in Wuhun City. It was obvious that once he was entangled by the Spirit Snake Soul Saint, he would have to face multiple Soul Saints or even directly confront Soul Douluo!

Thinking of this, You Chen no longer hesitated, and looked at the Spirit Snake Soul Saint from afar with his deep eyes.

The Soul-Shocking Technique!

Time seemed to stand still at this moment. In the eyes of the Spirit Snake Soul Saint, he saw a pair of dark eyes that filled the sky, like two blazing dark suns.

Under the tremendous pressure and fear, the consciousness of the Spirit Snake Soul Saint suddenly went blank, and his soul power stagnated for a moment.

It was by forcefully stimulating its potential that it burst out at such an extreme speed, and after losing the control of its master, it immediately went berserk.

The pain of the backlash of soul power finally made the Spirit Snake Soul Saint regain consciousness and stopped falling from mid-air.

However, when he recovered a little, there was no sign of You Chen.

You Chen, who had already escaped into the Star Dou Great Forest, quickly blended into the environment.

Unlike urban areas, in this complex, dense and covered forest environment, it is extremely easy for You Chen, who possesses the Breath-Concealing Technique, to conceal his whereabouts.

After traveling through the Star Dou Great Forest for half a day, he finally got out of it and returned to the territory of the Barak Kingdom. You Chen finally confirmed that the Spirit Hall had completely lost track of him.

"In short, for safety reasons, the hunting missions will have to be suspended for the next period of time."

You Chen quickly came to a conclusion.

Compared to invading Wuhun City under martial law, it is obviously more convenient and easier to act under normal circumstances.

The number of soul masters, or extraordinary beings, in this world is not as large as in most fantasy novels, which means... there is a shortage of manpower.

The Spirit Hall has nearly half of the soul masters, but most of them are distributed in various places in Douluo Continent. The Spirit City is the center of the Spirit Hall and has the most concentrated number of soul masters, but generally speaking, the number of soul masters in the city is maintained at around 20,000, which is almost the maximum number during the peak period.

Most of them are just low-level soul masters, and there are probably only about one or two hundred strong people above the level of Soul Saint.

Generally speaking, low-level soul masters only try to restrict You Chen's actions as much as possible through patrolling and the like. The only ones who can really capture You Chen's actions with the naked eye and block him must be at least a Soul Emperor.

However, the price that a Soul Emperor needs to pay when facing You Chen and a Soul Sage need to pay when facing You Chen cannot be the same, so in fact only the Soul Sage can play a decisive role.

It is impossible for You Chen to leave so many high-level experts here alone without doing any other work.

Especially after You Chen disappears for a while, they will naturally return to their previous state, and the situation in Wuhun City will gradually return to normal.

However, if You Chen once again began to assassinate people in Wuhun City, it would be a slap in the face of Wuhun Hall, and an act of direct provocation...

It would certainly be impossible for them to repeat such an action again.

Because of You Chen's comeback, it seems that he was doing the same assassination every few days as before, but in the eyes of the top leaders, it is a completely different concept.

After You Chen has not shown up for a long time, the Spirit Hall must announce to the public that the problem has been roughly resolved, otherwise the people of Spirit City will always remain in a state of panic.

In the eyes of the Spirit Hall, this is a tacit understanding between the two parties. If you stop causing trouble, we will assume that you have chosen to reconcile, turn a blind eye, and let everyone live their lives well.

And now you show up again? We have to put the whole city on martial law again, and then wait for you to get tired of it and leave, and then repeat the above process all over again?

What would the residents of Wuhun City think? What would people from other forces think?

This happened two or three times and people's hearts were completely dispersed!

Instead of doing this, it is better to maintain martial law and tell everyone clearly that we have not caught the murderer yet and we are still working hard for it! Instead of interrupting it halfway and then resuming it!

Even if it is just to save face and let people from other forces know that Wuhun City is not a place where one can come and go as they please, they will take down Youchen with absolute thundering force!

Therefore, if You Chen wants to make a comeback, the danger he will face will definitely be much greater than in the past half month.

You Chen already had a plan in mind. He looked at the rewards for the eight tasks on hand and felt a little excited.

'These training resources are enough for me to shorten the time required to reach the last three levels of the level 60 bottleneck by half.'

Digest the rewards of eight missions well, then practice in seclusion for a while, and you will be able to obtain the sixth soul ring!

When he improves his strength further, it will be a completely different world!

Over the next few months, the situation was just as You Chen had imagined. Although the Spirit Hall still had a wanted notice for him, there was actually no direct action taken. Spirit City returned to its previous state, as if the serial murders had never happened.