Chapter 58 The Road Ahead Super Value MonsterSnow Empress became even more puzzled upon hearing this.Dai Youheng patiently explained, "The 100% all-attribute boost from this Ice-Fire Body Tempering Pill is not an Overlay based on my 'base attributes,' but a multiplication based on my 'current total attributes.' In other words, this is an independent strengthen multiplier!""Independent multiplier?" Snow Empress hadn't studied mathematics, so she wasn't very familiar with the term.To explain it clearly to Snow Empress, Youheng gave an example, "Let's put it this way: suppose my normal attributes are 1. The first and third Spirit Abilities of the Evil Shadow Demonic Tiger, although their effects can stack, are both percentage increases based on the base value of 1. The first Spirit Ability increases by 50%, and the third Spirit Ability increases by 100%. So, with both Spirit Abilities active, my final attribute is 1 + 0.5 + 1 = 2.5, which is 2.5 times the normal state.""But the increase from the Ice-Fire Body Tempering Pill is not (1 + 0.5 + 1) + 1 = 3.5, but rather (1 + 0.5 + 1) X 2 = 5! It's 5 times the normal state! Now it seems like only an extra 1.5 times, not a big difference.""However," he changed the subject, his tone becoming excited, "don't forget, the Evil Shadow Demonic Tiger mutated from the Evil Eyes White Tiger, and it possesses all the enhancement abilities of the Evil Eyes White Tiger! In the future, I am very likely to obtain stronger amplification skills like the Evil Eyes White Tiger's fifth Spirit Ability, White Tiger Demonic God Transformation, which boosts by 150%, and the seventh Spirit Ability, Spirit Avatar, which boosts by 200%!""By then, the situation will become: [(Base 1 + First Spirit Ability 0.5 + Third Spirit Ability 1 + Fifth Spirit Ability 1.5 + Seventh Spirit Ability 2) X Ice-Fire Body Tempering Pill 2 times] = (6 X 2) = 12! My all-attributes will reach 12 times the normal state!""The true value of this Ice-Fire Body Tempering Pill lies in its ability to multiply the effects of all my existing and future amplification Spirit Abilities! The more and stronger amplification Spirit Abilities I possess, the more terrifying the final boost will be after consuming this pill!"After listening, Snow Empress completely understood the huge difference and strategic significance. This was indeed a divine skill whose value would increase infinitely as Dai Youheng grew!Her thoughts were filled with emotion and a hint of playfulness, "Youheng, if things continue this way, are you planning to become a'super numerical monster' who purely relies on brute force to crush everything in the future?"With his level of amplification, which could be described as abnormal when stacked, he probably wouldn't need any complex techniques when facing opponents of the same level or even several levels higher in the future. He could easily win by simply relying on absolute numerical superiority!Dai Youheng smiled slightly, noncommittal. Numerical superiority, how could it not be the most direct and effective form of power?What's more, he also had the mysterious and unpredictable special effects of the fate reversal heavenly demon pill, as well as the constantly awakening and strengthening Evil Shadow Demonic Tiger Martial Soul. In terms of mechanics, he actually wasn't lacking either.His path to becoming a powerhouse was already paved with an unprecedented smooth road.At this moment, Snow Empress asked with a hint of curiosity and caution, "Youheng, this first 'Yin-Yang Fate Reversal Lotus Seed Pill' has such heaven-defying yet overbearing effects. Do you already have someone in mind to consume it?"Dai Youheng's gaze narrowed slightly, and a figure instantly flashed through his mind: Dai Luoli, his younger brother in the White Tiger Dukes Mansion, who was blood-related to the Simp Youheng he had devoured, also a concubine's son, and in an even more difficult situation.For a long time in the future, he would most likely still need to walk the world under the identity of a concubine's son of the Dai Family, inevitably interacting with the original body's mother and younger brother.Based on the original body's past that he had devoured and his subsequent observations, the mother and son's life in the Dukes Mansion was not easy. They were subjected to cold shoulders and bullying, essentially struggling to survive in the cracks.Given that he had completely replaced the original body and devoured everything of him, Dai Youheng did not intend to harm them, and was even willing to help them.If he could take them away from the oppressive White Tiger Dukes Mansion and give them a free and prosperous life, it would be a form of closure for the original body, and it would also resolve a potential problem.And having Dai Luoli consume the Lotus Seed Pill, directly ascending to the Titled Douluo realm, was undoubtedly the quickest and most thorough way to achieve this goal.A Titled Douluo, as long as he didn't actively provoke behemoths like Shrek or the Body Sect, could live a carefree life anywhere on the continent and protect his mother for the rest of her life.More importantly, as long as Dai Luoli didn't know the core secret that his true brother had long been replaced, based on his understanding of this younger brother, Dai Luoli would undoubtedly become his most steadfast and reliable natural ally and supporter.Even if, in a million-to-one chance...A cold rationality flashed in Dai Youheng's eyes. Even if, someday in the future, this worst secret was accidentally exposed and Dai Luoli harbored resentment, by then, having consumed the Lotus Seed Pill, his life and death would be at Dai Youheng's whim. He could activate the 'Lotus Seed Spirit Lock' at any time, reclaim everything from him, or even take his life."A completely controlled Titled Douluo would only have value and no risk, with the initiative always in his hands.However, this thought was just a fleeting one and was temporarily suppressed by Dai Youheng.Now was not the time to give it to Luoli.Dai Luoli was still young, his temperament was not yet set, and more importantly, he lacked combat experience. Even if he was forcibly raised to ninety-level spirit power, with only the realm and without corresponding combat awareness, experience, and skills, he probably couldn't even defeat an experienced Spirit Douluo.Such a Titled Douluo was not what he urgently needed at the moment.What he needed was a powerful fighter who could be put to use immediately, could fight and endure, and was experienced, not a "baby Douluo" who needed to be trained from scratch.Therefore, even if it were to be given to Dai Luoli, it would have to be the second or even third one."This first Lotus Seed Pill," a faint, indifferent light flashed in Dai Youheng's eyes, "I plan to buy a ready-made 'material' from the black market."He remembered that in the nearest human main city to the Extreme North Land, there was a considerable underground black market, which included dark dealings involving human trafficking.There were people who had become slaves for various reasons, including some Spirit Masters who were originally quite strong but had lost their freedom due to various circumstances.For Dai Youheng, who believed in the supremacy of self-interest and had a very weak sense of morality, choosing a suitable "slave" there as the carrier for the Lotus Seed Pill carried no psychological burden.This was even the optimal solution: the target source was "clean," cut off from social relations; easy to control, already a slave, and he could choose experienced Spirit Masters to maximize the effect of the Lotus Seed Pill."Sister Snow Empress, we may need to set off for the human city as soon as possible," Dai Youheng said."Hmm." Snow Empress's thought indicated agreement, "But before we leave, we need to instruct Xiao Bai well." Her thought was transmitted to the curious Xiao Bai nearby, "Xiao Bai, after we leave, you stay obediently near the Frost Forest outside the Extreme North Land. Don't run around, and certainly don't cause trouble. We'll need your help later.""Help? Mother, what kind of help?" Xiao Bai asked, blinking her big eyes."Helping your Uncle Youheng's chosen fighter obtain a spirit ring," Snow Empress said calmly, "That Lotus Seed Pill can only raise spirit power level, it won't conjure a spirit ring out of thin air."
