SoulLand:Ascending to Godhood through Science

Cultivating a sycophant isn't about making the admired person solely dislike the sycophant. 

Without any hope, the sycophant would withdraw before truly becoming one.

Although the intent to cultivate a sycophant shifted from the admired person to You Chen, the mastermind, the essence remains the same.

At least let Tang San fall into the trap before allowing Xiao Wu to openly express her dislike towards him.

By then, in Tang San's eyes, all the challenges and mockery would turn into "tests of love."

After stabilizing Xiao Wu's perception of Tang San, You Chen subtly suggested that Xiao Wu see Tang San as intellectually challenged, treating him with the care one would give to someone with special needs. He then continued to inquire about Tang San's visit to the sixth dormitory.

He hadn't anticipated Tang San would challenge him so quickly.

Logically, in the original story, except when it involved Xiao Wu, Tang San usually acted with caution.

His adherence to the first rule of the Mysterious Heaven Record, "Never let anyone you can't fully trust know the extent of your true abilities," showed that under normal circumstances, unless he decided to kill an enemy, he wouldn't act impulsively.

This was somewhat unexpected for You Chen.

'When did Tang San's hatred towards me become so intense? Must he prioritize attacking a provocative transmigrator?'

After listening to Xiao Wu's account, You Chen remained puzzled, not by the reason for Tang San's visit—clearly "for his teacher"—but by how he and Tang San had only met once, and even though he had criticized Yu Xiaogang, he was extremely objective and restrained. Yu Xiaogang himself admitted to what You Chen said!

By Tang San's nature, he should have inwardly disbelieved, dismissing it, and thought to prove himself right later.

Tang San shouldn't overlook the age difference between them and wouldn't challenge You Xing without knowing more...

Unable to figure it out, You Chen temporarily shelved the matter.

The counterattack task reward triggered by Tang San was particularly enticing to You Chen.

Especially the additional reward, "Divine Elephant Suppressing Prison Strength"! Even as a "flawed imitation," with such a name, it must be extraordinary!

In this seemingly high-martial yet almost low-martial Douluo world, such a secret manual would be invaluable and incredibly powerful!

Even if it meant taking more risks, You Chen wanted to obtain this task's additional reward!

So, what are the conditions for this extra reward? — To face and defeat Tang San in front of over 100 spectators!

A hundred people, not too many, not too few.

But a quick calculation shows that achieving this presents some challenges.

In Nordin City's junior academy, a whole grade comprises roughly thirty to forty students.

This means gathering a hundred people would require at least three grades, or half of the entire academy's students!

That number is significant!

Of course, You Chen could continue delaying the task.

Such "duel and defeat" type tasks remain pending as long as You Chen hasn't publicly defeated or been defeated by Tang San, allowing it to stay open indefinitely.

But it's clear that delaying this could take months or even years.

Moreover, seeing how Tang San, for his teacher's sake, has already challenged him shows that postponing the duel isn't easy.

If Tang San views him as a "coward" for stalling and refuses future challenges or simply serves a "path to destruction" package, it could declare the task a failure.

'Hmm, when Tang San comes again, I'll find a reason to refuse or postpone the duel. Then, I'll stir up academy gossip, boost attention, and once the spectator count meets the requirement, I'll truly engage him.'

You Chen quickly decided, already formulating several plans to stir public interest.

The simplest approach would be leveraging the buzzwords "freeloading charlatan" and "Blue Silver Grass Spirit Master"...

Given the academy students' age equivalent to elementary school children in his past life, it shouldn't be too difficult.

You Chen's plans seemed promising, but reality is unpredictable...

As Xiao Wu yawned, half-listening to the teacher's lecture, and You Chen scribbled calculations in his notebook, a blonde girl exuding both charm and cuteness finally arrived in Nordin City after a long journey.

"Excuse me, have you heard of Master You Chen from Spirit Hall? I heard he might be in Nordin City."

"Little girl, looking for someone? Where are your guardians, letting you wander alone to find relatives?"

Faced with a puzzled resident of Nordin City, Hu Liena put on a pitiful expression.

"I'm really in a hurry, Grandpa, can you tell me about him first?"

Under Hu Liena's charming influence, the old man's gaze softened, finding her cuteness surpassing even his beloved granddaughter.

He quickly replied, "Master You Chen from Spirit Hall? I don't know if it's who you're looking for, but there's indeed a new deacon in town recently..."

"Really? Thank you, Grandpa!"

The so-called charm isn't limited to influencing the opposite gender. If it were, Bibi Dong wouldn't have trained Hu Liena specifically in this area.

It's an ability to amplify one's allure to evoke and magnify latent emotions in the target for a mental impact, primarily drawing out "admiration" and "desire" in the opposite gender.

For elders, it usually triggers feelings of "affection," "nurturing," and "parental love"; for peers, it might evoke "awe" of beauty or "fondness" for cuteness. In rare cases where neither applies, it could incite "jealousy," leading to a "longing" to submit to this charm... Different people, faced with Hu Liena's extraordinary allure, will always have corresponding emotions.

With Hu Liena's spirit master level and mental power, few in Nordin City could resist her subtle charm.

Even those affected wouldn't notice anything amiss afterward, let alone report or warn others.

Thus, Hu Liena quickly gathered information about You Chen's presence in Nordin City.

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