SoulLand:Ascending to Godhood through Science

"Do you understand now that you're no match for me? Do you still wish to continue fighting?"

As the smoke cleared, Bai Hu appeared battered but not incapacitated, indicating that he managed to mitigate some of the impact during his clash with You Chen's "Dragon's Roar of the Wind."

As You Chen had assessed, Bai Hu's combat skills were lacking, but his stats were on par with those of a typical Soul Emperor. Had he been at the very bottom, he would have likely been knocked out or worse by that attack.

Seeing Bai Hu's silence and grim expression, You Chen continued his earnest persuasion: "I've mentioned before, my intention was merely to give Hu Liena a lesson. She's backed by the Pope, and no matter what, I wouldn't dare harm her seriously. Besides, do you think Hu Liena would complain to Bibi Dong after being chastised by me? She would likely keep it to herself, plotting revenge later. She doesn't even know about your involvement, nor would she blame you... Just act like nothing happened, and you can report back to Bibi Dong as usual. So, why hesitate? Or is it that..."

You Chen smirked slightly, a mocking glint in his eyes: "Are you that eager to play Bibi Dong's loyal lapdog?"

Bai Hu took a deep breath, glared at You Chen, then spread his wings and flew off into the horizon with Hu Liena in his arms.

"Looks like negotiations have broken down."

You Chen squinted slightly.

He noticed Bai Hu's fifth spirit ring light up, which didn't surprise him.

Not all martial spirits with inherent flight capabilities can fly; You Chen's ability to fly with his dragon wings is quite rare.

As seen with Ma Hongjun in the original story, flight was typically achieved through spirit ring skills that unlocked latent potential, requiring practice to master flight without relying on spirit ring skills.

Bai Hu evidently had the time to master this.

By integrating wings and flight into his martial spirit's inherent abilities, using his fifth spirit skill, Bai Hu's speed naturally surged.

Though not as fast as when using Swallow Return, it certainly surpassed the speed granted by his third spirit ring's enhancement skill, beyond what You Chen could match without a dedicated speed-boosting spirit skill.

This was likely Bai Hu's confidence.

His willingness to reveal his identity and fight You Chen was probably due to disdain for You Chen's arrogance and a desire to discipline a "junior" as a "senior," though it ended in disappointment.

He couldn't win the fight, but he figured he could at least escape, right? That seemed to be Bai Hu's thinking.

However, as You Chen watched Bai Hu become a distant speck on the horizon, he remained calm.

One thing Bai Hu guessed correctly was that You Chen had indeed left a mental imprint through his counterattack on Hu Liena.

This was why You Chen could track them so quickly.

In Bai Hu's estimation, a protective measure left by You Chen on a junior wouldn't last long, and if it did, he would surely detect it.

But the mental imprint was personally left by You Chen, a master of mental strength.

To mislead Bai Hu into thinking the imprint had dissipated, You Chen had secretly used the Breath Concealment Technique during their initial encounter, when he aimed his attack at Hu Liena.

The Breath Concealment Technique allowed him to mask his spirit energy, life force, and even mental energy. You Chen marveled at its power each time he used it.

Though the "conceal mental energy" feature was a recent development by his genius, if the foundation weren't solid, even a genius couldn't have developed new capabilities so quickly. You Chen had come to fully appreciate the quality of the Breath Concealment Technique!

Though currently, his mastery of the technique was only at a minor level, allowing him to mask the imprint for an hour or two, it was more than sufficient.

You Chen smirked: 'Bai Hu, Soul Emperor, do you still have enough spirit power?'

The initial probing, subsequent injuries, maintaining the feather cocoon to protect Hu Liena, and finally using a ten-thousand-year spirit skill—all these consumed significantly more of Bai Hu's spirit power than You Chen's, likely five to six times more. Even with a Soul Emperor's spirit power, fleeing with his fifth spirit skill couldn't be sustained for long.

Bai Hu would inevitably stop to rest and recover his spirit power when he believed he was safe.

Boom~

Unfurling his elegant white dragon wings, You Chen flew leisurely toward the direction indicated by his mental sense.

A kilometer away, Tang Hao, face complex, finally emerged from the forest at the edge of the plain.

Even for a Title Douluo like him, today had been full of surprises.

Never had he imagined that the girl who backfired when targeting You Chen's disciple was the disciple of the current Pope?

And it seemed...

"This Master You Chen seems to have a tense relationship with the Wuhun Hall's current Pope?"

The scene he witnessed added weight to Tang Hao's initial conception of a "fellow sufferer" narrative.

Of course, due to his focus on Tang San and desire for revenge, he wouldn't reveal himself to You Chen even so.

Though it appeared these two sides were indeed at odds, the Pope hadn't opted to eliminate You Chen. This might just be another example of the "internal strife" common in major powers, with You Chen not betraying Wuhun Hall, just at odds with the current Pope.

This realization reduced Tang Hao's hidden animosity towards You Chen, to the point where he wouldn't act against You Chen unless absolutely necessary.

Everyone knew, the current Pope was the sole disciple of the previous Pope!

The one most likely to want him dead for revenge was likely the current Pope, Bibi Dong!

Despite his disdain for Wuhun Hall's dominance over the Haotian Sect, Tang Hao never considered overthrowing Wuhun Hall—he lacked that ambition!

Seeing Wuhun Hall in disarray, infighting? Delightful!

Seeing the Haotian Sect surpass Wuhun Hall? Delightful!

Seeing Pope Bibi Dong stumble? Equally delightful!

With the second scenario beyond his current ability, simply seeing Bibi Dong struggle or suffer was entirely acceptable to Tang Hao!

Moreover, it was quite likely that this was a combination of the first and third scenarios in one package!

Thus, witnessing this, he naturally entertained the idea of "the enemy of my enemy is my friend."

Even if he didn't contact or cooperate with You Chen, there was no need to cause him trouble.

That was Tang Hao's mindset.

And inducing such a mindset was precisely You Chen's goal...

The threat from Bibi Dong could be set aside for now; the greatest current threat to him was the uncontrollable Tang Hao!

By severely punishing the young vixen Hu Liena, indirectly slapping Bibi Dong's face, and reducing the likelihood of Tang Hao acting against him...

Three birds with one stone, isn't it wonderful!?

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