SoulLand:Ascending to Godhood through Science

You Chen knew that once Bibi Dong learned of his departure from the city with his disciple, she would likely dispatch pursuers immediately.

If he were found in an uninhabited area like the Star Dou Forest, the most probable outcome would be his capture to serve as leverage against Qian Renxue in the future.

However, Bibi Dong couldn't have anticipated that a soul king and two soul elders would fail to delay him for even a minute.

The real issue wasn't their inability to stall him but their failure to determine his flight path. Moreover, there was a critical piece of missing information: You Chen didn't actually need to carry any burdens.

Flying alone versus carrying someone yielded vastly different distance calculations, making tracking him nearly impossible.

To fully exploit this advantage, once You Chen was out of the Spirit Hall trio's sight, he stopped suppressing his speed and began flying at full throttle.

Previously, it had taken him over a week to travel from the Star Dou Forest's outskirts to Notting City. This time, despite not taking the shortest route, he arrived at his destination in less than half a day.

It was a secluded village on the border of the Star Dou Forest.

This village served as a temporary base for Soul-Battle Beasts within the Heaven Dou Empire's borders.

Thanks to the Beast Handler's communications, the Soul-Battle Beasts stationed here had already been informed of You Chen's arrival.

As he appeared, all twenty-seven individuals present dropped to one knee in unison.

"Leader!" x27

Twenty-seven voices rang out in perfect harmony, showcasing the disciplined structure among the Soul-Battle Beasts, akin to military precision.

You Chen looked at the twenty-seven youthful faces pledging loyalty to him and nodded slightly.

Most of these Soul-Battle Beasts had been trained by him since childhood. Now, they were between the ages of 10 and 20.

At this stage of rapid growth, even ordinary people could undergo significant changes in a single year, let alone spirit masters who matured quickly.

In just one year, their composition had shifted from being primarily grandmasters, with only a handful of spirit elders, to now boasting over a dozen spirit elders.

Among the twenty-seven gathered here, there were seventeen spirit elders, nine grandmasters whose combat power rivaled spirit elders, and one exceptional individual:

Ignis, the "Red Dragon," a red-haired girl with a top-tier assault-type dragon martial spirit. At just 14 years old, she had reached level 40, making her a quasi-spirit ancestor. Now 15, she was an elite among elites.

Despite her young age, Ignis possessed the allure of a fully matured woman, as vibrant as a ripe peach.

Her flowing crimson hair, as smooth as tassels, seemed to flicker like living flames. No, compared to fire, her hair was even more vivid and dazzling.

This extraordinary beauty was why she was called "Red Dragon" instead of "Fire Dragon." Her nickname hinted at the breathtaking intensity of her appearance.

However, in stark contrast to her alluring exterior, Ignis was cold, loyal, and ruthless—a paradox that made her even more irresistible to the opposite sex.

When people thought of dragon martial spirits, the first to come to mind was naturally the "Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon," the continent's premier beast martial spirit.

Unlike most Soul-Battle Beasts purchased from auctions, Ignis had joined the organization through other means.

That said, Ignis had no direct ties to the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon clan.

While distant ancestors might have shared some connection, for the past century, she and that family had nothing to do with each other.

After awakening her martial spirit, Ignis, like other Soul-Battle Beasts, experienced uncontrollable mutations due to her dragon bloodline. Crimson dragon horns sprouted from her forehead, and her skin was covered in cracked dragon scales.

Deemed a curse and a taboo by her parents and village, Ignis overheard her parents secretly calling her a "monster" and fled her home before she could be sold like others of her kind.

Life in the city wasn't much better. Even when she hid her appearance under a hood, her limited experience couldn't prevent her from being discovered.

Fortunately, although she couldn't yet attach spirit rings, her mutated martial spirit granted her a constant state of martial spirit possession, making her strength comparable to a one-ring spirit master with a top-tier martial spirit. Ordinary people in small towns were no match for her.

Despised by her parents and villagers, nearly captured and sold as a slave in the city…

Having barely escaped with her life, Ignis no longer considered herself human. Instead, she harbored a deep hatred for humanity.

Realizing her own strength, she naturally began thinking of rescuing others like herself and gathering companions.

It was during one such rescue attempt that she attacked You Chen, mistaking him for a "slave master."

When the truth was revealed, her joining the Soul-Battle Beasts became inevitable.

After witnessing You Chen's methods, including solving the Soul-Battle Beasts' inability to cultivate and enabling them to control their "beast-like" features, she, like the others, developed deep admiration for him.

Ignis became convinced that You Chen could lead them, the so-called "beasts," out of darkness and into a brighter future. She pledged her loyalty to him wholeheartedly.

"Ignis, it's time for you to obtain your fourth spirit ring," You Chen said. "Based on my calculations, after staying at level 40 for a year and using the Spirit Power Borrowing Technique, your effective level during absorption will be at least level 42. This means your limit for spirit ring age should reach 13,000 years.

"Our target this time is a 12,000-year-old Earthfire Dragon. Theoretically, this spirit ring is well within your capacity.

"However, whether the Spirit Power Borrowing Technique works the same for ten-thousand-year spirit rings as it does for lower ones remains to be seen. If I detect that the ring exceeds your limit, I will interrupt the process, but there's still a risk of irreparable damage. Even knowing this... you're certain about your decision?"

"Yes, Leader."

Ignis lowered her head slightly and replied in a firm voice, "I am ready to offer my heart for you."

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