Ratio's Purpose

Smack!!!

Bibi Dong jolted awake and immediately looked down at her electrocuted chest. Seeing the skin flushed a purplish red, her expression changed drastically. Then she looked at the culprit standing before her, holding a Soul Tool.

Without a second thought, she swung a slap at him.

Ratio steadily caught Bibi Dong's palm.

Though she was his bargain mother-in-law, and though he had "taken liberties" with her...

In a doctor's eyes, these had all been necessary emergency measures.

If Bibi Dong wanted to attack him because of this, he would not accept it.

Idiots did not deserve his special consideration.

"You...!" Bibi Dong gritted her teeth and glared at Ratio.

All her memories had returned. The reason she had fainted, the reason the negative influence of the Rakshasa Godhood had eroded her mind—it had all been this man's doing!

Ratio's various slanders against Yu Xiaogang had been the real cause of her mental collapse!

"It is good that you woke up. To fall unconscious over something like that..." Ratio shook his head. She was clearly one of the people at the very pinnacle of this world's hierarchy, yet she had still done something so embarrassing.

Ratio suddenly had an absurd thought. This world... was beyond saving!

And it was precisely because this world was too foolish that he had gone against his usual principles and stepped forward to show them the vastness of genius.

Bibi Dong ground her teeth and stared intently at Ratio.

If she could, she would have already torn Ratio into ten thousand pieces.

But she was incredibly weak now. One hand covered her chest, yet how could such a slender arm conceal her exposed body?

Her skin had turned red and purple, diminishing its beauty, but those astonishing curves were still enough to drive anyone mad.

Bibi Dong sneered. "Ratio, it seems everyone underestimated you. You are not truly useless—you have soul power!"

Bibi Dong believed she had uncovered Ratio's secret. Narrowing her Phoenix Eyes, she began to ponder the matter.

Ratio would rather bear the insult of being a useless live-in son-in-law than reveal his true abilities. What exactly was he plotting?

Could she use this to drive him out of Spirit Hall?

Ratio shook his head at her words. "I am not a Soul Master."

"What a joke! Do you think I cannot see through you? If you were not a Soul Master, could you have developed that kind of Soul Tool? Could you have blocked my slap just now?"

Bibi Dong sneered repeatedly, not believing Ratio's explanation in the slightest.

Ratio gently shook his head. A summer insect could not be told of ice. In the eyes of Douluo Continent's natives, was soul power the only form strength could take?

When he awakened his martial soul at the age of six, he had indeed awakened nothing at all.

He did not even possess Innate Soul Power. Even now, he was not a Soul Master.

But after all these years, he had long since created many inventions.

For a top scholar like him, was it not perfectly normal to develop a new cultivation system?

Of course, Ratio had never bothered explaining too much to idiots.

"Now that you have awakened, that is enough. I should return and continue teaching." Ratio casually tossed Bibi Dong a coat, covering her exposed body.

Ratio turned his head away and did not look at Bibi Dong.

The coat landed on Bibi Dong's body.

Watching Ratio's actions, Bibi Dong suddenly had an inexplicable thought.

This man... was disgusted by her body!

Because her body was filthy?

Bibi Dong immediately thought of what she had suffered, and her expression grew even darker.

She did not appreciate his gesture at all and asked coldly, "Ratio, what are you going back to teach? More slander against Yu Xiaogang? Or are you going to promote your... your Soul Tools and formulas?"

"Before you do any of that, remember one thing! Your allegiance is to Spirit Hall! You cannot bite the hand that feeds you!"

After saying this, Bibi Dong suddenly looked stunned.

Because Qian Xunji had once said those exact words to her!

Back then, to make Yu Xiaogang famous, she had deliberately allowed him to freely read some of Spirit Hall's ancient texts. When Qian Xunji saw this, he had warned her in just this way.

At the time, she had disdained him, believing Qian Xunji was too selfish. Knowledge ought to be shared.

After so many years, she had become the very kind of person she once hated most?!

Ratio opened his mouth. Given his personality, he normally would have continued tearing into Yu Xiaogang by now.

But considering that his bargain mother-in-law had only just recovered, he did not continue.

"That is right. I will spread the formulas and Soul Tools, but I will not teach anyone how to make them or how to derive them further. More accurately, I intend to cast a model out into the world."

"I want to see whether, after witnessing the truth, anyone will awaken and begin putting in the effort to research it, arriving at the same conclusion as I did without prior consultation. Or whether they will continue blindly worshipping geniuses, remaining hopelessly stupid!"

"There are too many fools in this world. I had originally planned to stand by and watch, but clearly, your stupidity has seeped into your bones. I must change my position."

There was a trace of disappointment in Ratio's tone.

Previously, he had believed that standing by and watching was the best cure for stupidity.

But judging by the state of Douluo Continent's natives, if he stood by and watched, then even after ten thousand years, there probably would not be any other interesting breakthroughs.

They were still terribly far from the truth!

Bibi Dong's lips trembled as she watched Ratio's back, her gaze unfocused as she slowly raised a hand.

In his silhouette, she seemed to see the young Yu Xiaogang.

Because of that, she even forgot to remain angry with Ratio.

"Xiaogang... if it were you, you would certainly make him look at you in a new light. You were always a genius! Not an idiot!"

Bibi Dong murmured to herself.

The moment Ratio stepped out, he saw Qian Daoliu and the others blocking the doorway.

Qian Daoliu immediately looked at Ratio and asked, "Ratio, she did not give you any trouble, did she?"

"It is fine now." Ratio gently shook his head.

Qian Daoliu had been the one to take him in after he had first crossed over, providing him with an environment in which to grow.

Otherwise, he probably would have died in the wilderness long ago.

That was also why he had been willing to remain in Spirit Hall.

Qian Daoliu let out a soft breath and smiled. "That is good. Ratio, do not lower yourself to that woman's level. By the way, I heard from Guang Ling that you developed a Soul Tool and a formula?"

Qian Daoliu gave the Medical Soul Master a look, signaling for him to enter the room with Hu Liena and the others.

Ratio left alongside Qian Daoliu.

The two walked through the corridor.

Ratio nodded. "Yes. I want them to approach the truth, then eliminate their own stupidity and pursue the truth."

Qian Daoliu sighed and looked at Ratio helplessly.

His bargain grandson-in-law might be "useless," but his standards were extraordinarily high.

Fortunately, his knowledge truly was outstanding.

"If you say so, then the formula and Soul Tool must be remarkable. But it would be best not to spread such things outside. We..."

"No, they must be spread."