pertwk Chapter 58 The Road to the Future: Super Numerical Monster
Chapter 58 The Road to the Future: Super Numerical Monster
Upon hearing this, Xue Di was even more puzzled.
Dai Youheng patiently explained, "The 100% increase in all attributes from this Ice and Fire Body Refining Pill is not based on the sum of my 'base attributes,' but on the multiplication of my 'current total attributes.' In other words, it's an independent enhancement multiplier!"
"Independent multiplication zone?" Xue Di hadn't studied mathematics and wasn't very familiar with this term.
To explain this properly to Xue Di, You Heng used an analogy: "Let's put it this way, suppose my normal attribute is 1. The first and third soul skills of the Evil Shadow Demon Tiger, although their effects can be stacked, are both percentage increases based on the base value of 1. If the first soul skill increases by 50% and the third soul skill increases by 100%, then with both soul skills activated, my final attribute is 1 + 0.5 + 1 = 2.5, which is 2.5 times my normal attribute."
"But the improvement from the Ice and Fire Body Refining Pill is not (1 + 0.5 + 1) + 1 = 3.5, but (1 + 0.5 + 1) x 2 = 5! That's 5 times the normal amount! Right now it seems like it's only 1.5 times more, which isn't a big difference."
"However," he changed his tone, becoming excited, "don't forget, the Shadow Demon Tiger originated from a mutation of the Evil-Eyed White Tiger, and it possesses all the enhancement abilities of the Evil-Eyed White Tiger! In the future, I am very likely to obtain even stronger amplification skills similar to the Evil-Eyed White Tiger's fifth soul skill, White Tiger Demon God Transformation, which increases power by 150%, and its seventh soul skill, Martial Soul True Body, which increases power by 200%!"
"At that time, the situation will become: [(Base 1 + First Soul Skill 0.5 + Third Soul Skill 1 + Fifth Soul Skill 1.5 + Seventh Soul Skill 2) x Ice and Fire Body Refining Pill 2x] = (6 x 2) = 12! My all attributes will reach 12 times the normal level!"
"The true value of this Ice and Fire Body Refining Pill lies in its ability to multiply all my existing and future amplification skills! The more and stronger my amplification skills are, the more terrifying the final boost will be after consuming this pill!"
After listening, Xue Di fully understood the enormous gap and strategic significance involved. This was indeed a divine skill whose value would increase infinitely as Dai Youheng grew!
Her thoughts were filled with a mixture of感慨 (gan3kai3, deep emotion) and a hint of mockery: "Youheng, if things continue like this, are you planning to become a 'super numerical monster' who relies solely on brute force to overcome skill and crush everything?"
With such an abnormally high level of amplification, he probably won't need any complicated skills when facing opponents of the same or even higher levels in the future. He can easily win simply by relying on his absolutely crushing numerical advantage!
Dai Youheng smiled slightly, neither confirming nor denying. Isn't overwhelming numerical superiority also a most direct and effective form of power?
Moreover, he also possesses the unpredictable and highly effective Reversal Heaven Demon Pill, as well as the constantly awakening and strengthening Evil Shadow Demon Tiger Martial Soul. In terms of mechanics, he is not lacking at all.
His path to becoming a powerful figure has been paved with an unprecedentedly smooth road.
At this moment, the Snow Empress asked with a hint of curiosity and caution, "Youheng, this first 'Yin-Yang Reversal Lotus Seed Pill' is so incredibly potent, yet also extremely domineering. Do you already have someone in mind to take it?"
Dai Youheng's gaze narrowed slightly, and a figure flashed through his mind: Dai Luoli, the younger brother of the sycophant Youheng whom he had devoured, who was also a son of a concubine and whose situation was even more difficult.
For a long time to come, he will most likely still need to live as the illegitimate son of the Dai family, and will inevitably have some interactions with the original owner's mother and younger brother.
Based on his observations of the original body he devoured and his subsequent observations, the mother and son did not have an easy time in the Duke's mansion. They were subjected to cold looks and oppression, and could be said to be struggling to survive in the cracks.
Considering that he had completely replaced the original body and devoured everything, Dai Youheng did not intend to harm them, and was even willing to help them.
If we could take them away from that oppressive White Tiger Duke's mansion and give them a free and prosperous life, it would be a way of giving back to the original owner of this body and also putting an end to a potential problem.
Having Dai Luoli take the Lotus Seed Pill and instantly become a Title Douluo is undoubtedly the quickest and most thorough way to achieve this goal.
A titled Douluo, as long as he doesn't actively provoke behemoths like Shrek Academy or Body Sect, can live a carefree life anywhere on the continent and can protect his mother for the rest of her life.
More importantly, as long as Delori remains unaware of the core secret that his real brother has already been replaced, given his understanding of his younger brother, Delori will inevitably become his most steadfast and reliable natural ally and supporter.
Even assuming the worst… a cold rationality flashed in Dai Youheng's eyes. Even if one day in the future this worst secret were accidentally exposed, and Dai Luoli harbored resentment, at that time, Dai Luoli's life and death, having taken the Lotus Seed Pill, would be entirely in Dai Youheng's hands. He could activate the 'Lotus Seed Soul Lock' at any time, taking back everything from him, even his life.
A fully controlled Title Douluo has only value, no risk, and the initiative is always in his hands.
However, this thought only flashed through his mind before Dai Youheng temporarily suppressed it.
Now is not the time to give it to Luo Li.
Dai Luoli is still young and his temperament is not yet settled. More importantly, he lacks combat experience. Even if he were forcibly raised to level 90 in soul power, without the corresponding combat awareness, experience, and skills, he would probably not be able to defeat even an experienced Soul Douluo.
Such a titled Douluo is not what he urgently needs right now.
What he needs is a powerful fighter who can be put to use immediately, is capable of fighting and enduring, and has rich experience, not a "baby Douluo" who needs to be trained from scratch.
Therefore, even if it were to be given to Delori, it would have to be the second or even the third one.
"For this first lotus seed pill," a glint of indifference flashed in Dai Youheng's eyes, "I plan to buy a ready-made 'material' from the black market."
He remembered that in the human capital city closest to the far north, there was a sizable underground black market, which included dark dealings involving the buying and selling of people.
There are people there who have become slaves for various reasons, including some Soul Masters who were originally quite powerful but lost their freedom for various reasons.
For someone like Dai Youheng, who believed in prioritizing profit and had an extremely weak sense of morality, choosing a suitable "slave" as the vessel for the lotus seed pill was a matter of no psychological burden.
This is even the optimal solution: the target source is "clean," cut off from social relationships; easy to control, already a slave, and can choose those Soul Masters who are already experienced in combat to maximize the effect of the Lotus Seed Pill.
"Sister Xue Di, we may need to head to the human city as soon as possible," Dai Youheng said.
"Mm." The Snow Empress's thoughts agreed. "But before we leave, we need to remind Little White." Her thoughts reached out to the curious Little White beside her. "Little White, after we leave, you stay obediently near the Frost Forest outside the Far North. Don't run around or cause trouble. We'll need your help later."
"Help? Mother, what kind of help?" Little White asked, blinking her big eyes.
"Help your Uncle Youheng's chosen henchmen acquire soul rings," Xue Di said calmly. "The lotus seed pill can only increase soul power level; it won't conjure soul rings out of thin air."