Douluo: On Becoming a God through Science

"Yeah, the answer is pretty much what I expected. Appearance, personality, ability, and experience. The reason why people fall in love with another person is probably related to these four factors."

In response to You Chen's recognition, Yan touched his slightly red face and revealed an honest smile.

But You Chen changed the subject and said sternly, "But. Hu Liena definitely doesn't like you. She doesn't like your looks, your personality, your abilities, or the time you spend together!"

Yan's breath was choked, he raised his head stubbornly, and clenched his fists: "Teacher, are you going to tell me how difficult this road is? But... no matter how difficult it is, I will persist until Nana looks back at me!"

With that "I'm excited" look, he could definitely play a named protagonist or supporting role in a youth comic, which is very consistent with Yan Wuhun's temperament.

But You Chen could not appreciate this kind of reckless "courage" at all.

"Well, your love is definitely not fake. Maybe many adults can't be as firm as you, right?"

Seeing Yan's face once again showing a shy smile of recognition, You Chen quickly added: "But this is derogatory."

"Huh?" Yan looked surprised.

"Haven't I made it clear enough? Hu Liena doesn't like you, not because you don't work hard enough, but because there is nothing about you that can attract her. You are not her type at all! If it were you, would you still like Hu Liena if she was ugly?"

"I can!"

“……”The bootlicker is really awesome.

"Okay, okay, let's just leave it at that! You said you like the cuteness that comes from her stubbornness. If, on the other hand, she treats you gently like the girl who confessed to you before, do you still like her?"

Yan touched the back of his head and fell into fantasy: "Hehe, Nana, gentle Nana."

“……”No, I’m not telling you to fantasize about this.

Even You Chen's Qi cultivation skills were a little infuriating, and he immediately broke Yan's fantasy time and said, "Didn't you say that you like Hu Liena's personality? How come you still like her even though her personality has changed?"

"Well... uh, teacher, I can't come."

"I know you didn't come! This proves that you don't like Hu Liena's personality at all, it's just that your good feelings about her in other aspects outweigh her bad feelings about her personality!"

"No, that's impossible! I like Nana no matter what she is like!"

"Okay, then if you can choose between the gentle Hu Liena and the willful Hu Liena, which one would you choose?"

"The gentle one!" Quick answer!

"...You're quite honest. But now you understand, right? Isn't it obvious that you prefer people with gentle personalities?"

"Eh, it seems to be true?"

"Next question. I remember the name of the girl you said confessed to you today. In terms of appearance, she is indeed a little worse than Hu Liena, and her talent is not as good as Hu Liena. We have been together for a much shorter time, but she has the upper hand in personality. So here comes the question, if, I mean if, please put me into the hypothetical situation and think about it. If this girl replaces Hu Liena's position and grows up with you as a childhood sweetheart, and Hu Liena is just your new classmate in the past two years, which one do you think you like more?"

Chapter 15: Yan's transformation process (Part )

This time, the thinking time was much longer than before.

In fact, during this questioning process, You Chen skillfully used some hypnosis techniques with his own high spiritual realm.

Of course, I didn't have any malicious intentions, it was just to allow Yan to better question his true heart and give a true answer.

Otherwise, how could Yan really, under the guidance of You Chen's words, put himself into the situation given by You Chen and think deeply about it?

If it were the usual Yan, he would probably just say "I choose Nana" without even thinking.

It has nothing to do with the question asked by You Chen or the situation set up. It is just an answer that reveals his dog-licking nature.

If there had not been the changes in the past two months, Yan's level of being a bootlicker would have dropped. Even You Chen would have had to undergo deep hypnosis to make Yan really think before answering.

But at that time, the traces left behind were too obvious.

You Chen doesn't mind giving his students a little help, but never at the cost of causing trouble to himself.

After being silent for a full minute, Yan finally gave a firm answer: "I choose Nana."

Although it is the same answer as in the complete bootlicker mode, the meaning is completely different.

You Chen observed the changes in Yan's expression, smiled faintly, and continued: "Now switch it over. Hu Liena is still your childhood sweetheart, but Hu Liena's talent is swapped with that girl's talent. What would your answer be?"

Yan's eyes widened, and a hint of struggle flashed in his eyes.

Nana's talent became the same as that female classmate...

Under You Chen's guidance, a picture quickly appeared in Yan's mind.

Hu Liena, whose talent level has declined, is just one of the many ordinary female classmates who admire her, except that she is prettier.

"No, with Nana's personality, she still likes good-looking girls, just like the female classmates I have met in the past two months, there are still many who are cold to me. So..."

They will drift away.

He became the next generation's main force that the Spirit Hall devoted all its efforts to train, and became a core member of the Spirit Hall team. After winning the championship in the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Competition, he gradually entered the core senior ranks of the Spirit Hall.

As for Hu Liena, she was not really keen on cultivation. As her aptitude level was lowered, cultivation could not bring her attention or vanity. Hu Liena gradually lost the motivation to cultivate. After she became an adult, she relied on the strength of the Soul Sect to become a yellow-robed deacon. Her future ceiling would be at most at the level of a black-robed cardinal...

However, Hu Liena would rather become the wife of a handsome cardinal in black than become a cardinal in black, while she would live a leisurely life under her husband's command.

As a platinum bishop, he could use his power to snatch Hu Liena away from the black cardinal, but... he would not ignore Hu Liena's wishes and do such a bad thing.

He...still likes Hu Liena.

However, the childhood feelings gradually faded with time, and the two sides had already drifted apart due to the gap in their levels.

"Well."

The scene was interrupted and Yan came back to his senses.

Yan raised his head, and for a moment, a steadiness and solemnity that did not match his age appeared on his face: "I would probably... still choose Nana."

But You Chen didn't care about Yan's determination at all. He just nodded and shook his head: "You are only eight years old. How can you like her so deeply? You do like Hu Liena now, but to be precise, you like a woman who has been with you day and night for a long time and has developed feelings for you, and whose appearance meets your aesthetic standards. Other things, such as personality and ability, are not completely unimportant, but they are indeed not necessary conditions for you, or for you now."

Yan said firmly: "But...that person happens to be Nana, isn't it?"

At this moment, there was a kind of confidence and wisdom on Yan's face that was inconsistent with his painting style.

You Chen silently held his forehead, lowered his eyes, and sighed: "In other words, as long as she is beautiful, even if she is just an ordinary person, you will most likely be able to get along with her. But Yan, have you noticed? No, you should have noticed that it is almost impossible for Hu Liena to like you, but if you change to an ordinary girl, or even some soul master girls, it is almost not difficult to make her like you. And it is not difficult to find someone with a similar appearance to Hu Liena. There are very few soul masters, excellent soul masters, but the human beings in this world... are as numerous as countless ants."

Yan almost couldn't help but think of a girl who looked just like Hu Liena, but had no talent for cultivation. However, she quickly fell under his charm, and his breathing suddenly became heavy.

You Chen is right. Does Yan care about Hu Liena’s personality and abilities?

It's just that Hu Liena is beautiful and her talents are similar to his, so they spent a long time together and that's why he fell in love with her.

"As long as you change your perspective, with your destined qualifications to become a strong man, is it difficult to find an outstanding woman you like and who also likes you? At least it is much easier than cultivating to become a Titled Douluo. Obviously, for you, it is basically no different from choosing Hu Liena. But if you limit yourself to Hu Liena, the possibility of a strategy is almost zero, and it is basically just a matter of time to find another one. And this girl will not have Hu Liena's temper, and will obey you in everything. If you have troubles and return home, she will also ask you about your well-being and serve as a harbor for your soul."

"Quack! No! Stop talking! Stop talking, teacher! I don't want to listen!"

Yan covered his ears and knelt on the ground.

He couldn't resist such temptation!

He can't deceive himself!

If there is a Nana with a better personality who likes him, he definitely wants her! Definitely wants her!

But if that's the case, isn't his love affair something very, very superficial!? If that's the case, doesn't his persistence seem very, very clownish!?

I could have gotten something by taking a detour, but I wasted a lot of time, suffered countless cold stares, and even gave up my dignity as a man! ?

Tears flowed down!

What has he been stirring up all this time! ?

You Chen showed a gentle look and used the secret method of voice transmission to forcibly pry open Yan's ears.

"Yan, you are only eight years old. You have a great chance of becoming a Titled Douluo in the future. To be honest, the time Hu Liena spent with you was less than 3% of your life. If you are enjoying the self-torture brought by the process of pursuing a girl who is destined not to like you, then just pretend I didn't say anything.

But if this is not the case, I think you will have countless choices in the future, countless people who can replace Hu Liena as your companion. Even at your young age, your concept of choosing a partner may change.

Your entanglement and the time you have wasted are completely meaningless. Isn't it that what you should really do now is to study hard, practice hard, and then find your dream lover with more time?"

As Youchen said this, a layer of golden Buddha light seemed to be radiating on his body. Oh, that was the afterglow of the setting sun.

"Teacher, I understand!"

Yan raised his head, his eyes sparkling, "Fuck, women will only affect the speed of my cultivation! From now on, I will cut off all unnecessary distractions. When my magical power is perfected and I am invincible, I will rape the whole world!"

"...Uh, Yan, you're a bit extreme."

Chapter 16 The Female Ghost Hu Liena

Because he finally realized his past as a clown, and realized that the truth about the love he cherished was actually very easy to get with his own conditions...

For example, it's like a young man whose family background was concealed by his parents who were raised in poverty. He pursued the class beauty sincerely, but was cheated away by a high-level gangster with tens of thousands of dollars and some rubbish. Then he found out that he was actually the boss behind the gang of the high-level gangster...

Yan has 100 million points of defense penetration.

Jump from one extreme to another all of a sudden.

If the playboy jumped from "true love is invincible" to "money is supreme, women are like clothes".

Then Yan is similar to jumping from the channel of "True Love Is Invincible" to "I want to become a Titled Douluo, women are a nuisance."

Fortunately, You Chen corrected it in time, so Yan did not completely turn into a crazy cultivator, but became what he is today.

Now Yan has completely graduated from being a bootlicker, but he is not a crazy cultivator either. The difference is that he is no longer as crazy about love as before, and he treats Hu Liena like an ordinary childhood sweetheart, with similar feelings to Xie Yue.

Even You Chen felt a little scared, and decided never to use such mentally-intensive methods on mentally immature children.

He originally thought that he just wanted Yan to think a little more, but who knows, maybe Yan was too naive to think about anything, but after he stimulated his thinking potential, he thought a little more...

All these things made You Chen accept this fate, and later when Yan asked to become his disciple, he accepted Yan as his disciple without rejection.

At this moment, although Hu Liena was Yan's childhood sweetheart, he still chose to stand on You Chen's side and expressed his anger at Hu Liena for questioning his teacher without reason.

Looking at Yan who was glaring at her, Hu Liena pouted slightly, feeling slightly indignant.

In fact, Hu Liena didn't notice Yan's changes for a long time.

But after Yan gradually stopped pestering her, she felt refreshed for a long time.

It was not until one day when she asked Yan to help her go to Wuhun City to buy something and was refused by Yan on the grounds that he wanted to ask his teacher for advice, that she finally realized something was wrong.

Although she had never liked Yan from the beginning to the end, Hu Liena was naturally very unhappy when she saw that Yan, who had been obedient to her in everything, was no longer willing to be her tool.

He even took the opportunity to have a big quarrel with Yan afterwards.

However, she waited and waited, but Yan never apologized to her.

Later, Xie Yue couldn't stand it anymore and forced her to apologize to Yan!

Since then, there has been a strain in the relationship between the two.

Hmm? As for why the woman starts to care about the man because he doesn’t lick her, and then develops a plot like “chasing the husband to the crematorium” or “love comedy”?

It doesn't exist. After all, Yan looks ordinary and has muscles all over his body, which is not her type at all!

In the eyes of outsiders, Yan and Hu Liena gradually developed into a relationship of "tolerant brother" and "rebellious sister".

Childhood sweethearts, if there is no romantic relationship involved, in a sense their relationship is similar to that of non-blood-related brothers and sisters.

However, due to Hu Liena's willful and capricious style during their relationship, her reputation has declined significantly compared to the period when she was Yan's bootlicker.

This is naturally because Yan no longer takes the blame for Hu Liena.

But can Hu Liena accept such a change?

If it were an ordinary person, they could understand it rationally but would find it difficult to accept emotionally, let alone Hu Liena, whose emotions completely overwhelm her rationality.

Hu Liena's rebelliousness intensified due to Yan's questioning and rebuke.

"Are you trying to say that Teacher Bibi Dong is wrong?"

She really wanted to use the righteous cause of "the supremacy of the Pope" to refute Yan.

Just by imagining that scene, Hu Liena felt her tailbone was numb and sticking up.

It feels like a naughty child of five or six years old who has done something bad, but because he has obtained the imperial sword of a parent, his older brothers and sisters, who are a generation older than him, have to admit their mistakes for the false charge of "bullying his younger sister".

But even Hu Liena knew that saying such things would likely bring trouble to her teacher.

Because Bibi Dong had said it to her privately when she spoke ill of You Chen, You Chen was extremely cunning and many people were deceived by his gentle appearance. Even if she, the Pope, pointed out that You Chen had evil intentions, most people probably would not believe it.

Hu Liena gritted her teeth, rolled her eyes, and started thinking. "Okay, I admit that I overreacted a bit when I said he poisoned the candy. But... I'm just an eleven-year-old child. Facing a Soul Sect master like him who is close to a Soul King, is there any problem with being a little cautious? "

"Uh. No problem? No problem?"

Yan was assaulted by Hu Liena's logic. With his brain, although he instinctively felt that there was something wrong with Hu Liena's words, he couldn't think of a specific way to refute it even if his pig brain was overloaded.

But in fact, the biggest problem with Hu Liena's words is that she assumed the possibility that You Chen would attack them from the beginning. But the problem is...reason? Pros? Nothing.