Just Physics, That's All (4k)

"Kid, the Star Dou Great Forest is far more than what you see before you. Since you possess such a treasure, I want to take you to the true core region of the Star Dou Great Forest. I can only take you there. Are you willing to travel with me?" After Di Tian spoke, his dark golden eyes scrutinized Kong Bo, filled mostly with provocation. Kong Bo's staring had indeed irritated Di Tian somewhat.

"Bo'er, don't do anything reckless!" Kong Deming said. "They are the ones asking us for help now. We hold the initiative. The inner regions of the Star Dou Great Forest... no Limit Douluo has ever set foot there."

"Great-Grandfather, since no expert has ever gone there, this junior is willing to be the first." Kong Bo said. "If I accomplish what Shrek's experts could not, wouldn't that mean our Sun Moon Empire has surpassed Shrek Academy?"

"You..." Kong Deming went numb upon hearing Kong Bo's words. He had indeed often told him things like, "Bo'er, you must shoulder the future of our Sun Moon Empire," and, "Bo'er, you must bring glory to our Sun Moon Empire and find a way to defeat our greatest rival, Shrek." Now Kong Bo was using that very mindset against him. Kong Deming had no idea how to refute him. If he said something like, "What does a child like you know?" now, wouldn't that make him lose face? Di Tian was still right there. "But you're still a child..."

At that moment, Di Tian sneered. "Hahahaha! Kong Deming, Kong Deming, your great-grandson has more courage than you. I know a little about human affairs as well. Your Sun Moon Empire seems to dislike the Douluo Three Kingdoms, and you are especially wary of Shrek Academy. In my view, someone like you, standing at the pinnacle of the Sun Moon Empire, ought to learn some courage from a child."

"Enough, enough!" Kong Deming gritted his teeth. "Kong Bo, you've got some nerve. Your great-grandfather can't control you anymore. If you want to gamble, then go!" He then took out two Faraday Cages and handed the Video Soul Tool to Di Tian. "Lord Beast God, take him with you."

"Thank you, Great-Grandfather!" Kong Bo bowed to Kong Deming, then grabbed Di Tian's hand. Holding Kong Bo while carrying the storage Soul Tool, Di Tian flew toward the core region of the Star Dou Great Forest. Before long, Kong Bo was carried by Xu Tianran into the core region.

At that moment, a tree was slapped cleanly in half by an enormous claw. A giant bear appeared before Kong Bo and Di Tian. Its eyes were as large as searchlights in the night, its body as massive as a small hill, and it was covered in thick, heavy dark golden fur.

"Di Tian, where did Sky Dream Ice Silkworm go? And why have you brought a human cub? Have your eyes gone bad? This human cub is clearly not Sky Dream Ice Silkworm in transformed form."

"Bear Lord, this child knows how to help us survive the Lightning Tribulation." Di Tian spoke expressionlessly. "I think it is worth trying."

"Survive the Lightning Tribulation? Hahahahaha!" Bear Lord laughed without restraint. "Di Tian, are you so terrified of the Lightning Tribulation now that you've become this afraid? You actually found a human cub? If he has a way to survive the Lightning Tribulation, I'll acknowledge him as the Beast God, all right?"

"Take a good look." Di Tian casually tossed the Video Soul Tool over. Bear Lord immediately transformed into a burly man and caught it, his tone deeply dissatisfied. "Hmph. Let's see, then."

Bear Lord then saw how the Lightning Rod protected buildings, as well as Kong Bo explaining the Lightning Rod's operating mechanism to Kong Deming. His expression turned extremely surprised, but he immediately shook his head. "That doesn't count, that doesn't count! You humans can live inside houses. Are we soul beasts supposed to build houses and live in them too?"

Bear Lord was simply being unreasonable. He had been envious when he saw the scene in the Soul Guidance Video Recorder. With the Lightning Rod's protection, those fragile houses had remained completely unharmed, but he still felt it was unreliable. Besides, Bear Lord considered himself a powerhouse. Giving in so quickly would be far too humiliating for a bear, and he still cared somewhat about his pride.

"Of course not. This Lightning Rod is specifically for buildings," Kong Bo said. "Naturally, I have also considered the living habits of soul beasts, so we will not be selling Lightning Rods to you. Senior Beast God, take out those cages of mine and let the big bear have a look. I don't know whether there are soul beasts in the Star Dou Great Forest undergoing Lightning Tribulations, or whether you know of any soul beasts about to undergo one. Feel free to test them."

Di Tian then took several iron cages out of the storage Soul Tool and showed them to Bear Lord. Their argument had also been heard by the other ferocious beasts in the core region of the Star Dou Great Forest, who were watching nearby as well.

Upon seeing those Faraday Cages, Bear Lord suddenly let out a roar. "Brat! You brought out something like this to fool your Grandpa Bear? Are you not afraid of dying? This lousy cage isn't even made from any rare treasure. I could smash who knows how many of them with one claw, and you want us to use this cage to block lightning?"

This Faraday Cage looked far more fragile than a Lightning Rod. A Lightning Rod was at least a thick iron pillar, while a Faraday Cage was merely an intricate iron cage that did not look particularly sturdy.

"Big bear, if you don't want to use it, others will. Senior Beast God, humans have a saying: don't look at the ads, look at the results. If there is any soul beast about to undergo a tribulation, one test will prove it," Kong Bo said.

Just then, a woman in a green dress with long green hair appeared beside Di Tian. From where she stood, Kong Bo immediately understood that she was Di Tian's wife, Bi Ji. However, the beauty's gaze toward Kong Bo was far from friendly. It was full of distrust, as though she were looking at a swindler or a wandering charlatan.

"Fine. The core region of the Star Dou Great Forest does not only have the few of us," Bi Ji said. "The Ten Great Ferocious Beasts ranked by you humans are judged only by combat strength. For example, there are soul beasts with no offensive power that are rather timid, and you would never discover them. There happens to be a Black and White Mysterious Chicken here about to undergo its five-hundred-thousand-year tribulation. It can test this. Five hundred thousand years is no small amount, is it? I'll invite the Black and White Mysterious Chicken over now."

"Of course," Kong Bo said. "Let alone a five-hundred-thousand-year Lightning Tribulation, even a nine-hundred-thousand-year Lightning Tribulation can be endured."

Bi Ji gave Kong Bo a helpless look and said faintly, "Let's hope so." Then she flew away. Clearly, Bi Ji did not trust Kong Bo at all.

After Bi Ji flew away, a pleasant female voice sounded from behind Xu Tianran, though her tone was exceedingly cold. "You should thank the heavens if you can withstand even one bolt of tribulation lightning. Uncle Di Tian, where did you find such a human cub?"

Kong Bo turned around and saw two more soul beasts. One of them was enormous, over five meters long, with three heads more than a meter in diameter. Its fangs gleamed red-gold. Kong Bo recognized it at once. This soul beast was the Three-Headed Red Demon Mastiff—Scarlet King.

The other soul beast was somewhat smaller, more than three meters long and eight chi tall at the shoulder, its entire body covered in brilliant golden fur. Its overall form resembled a lion, but its four claws were like those of a dragon. Beyond its normal pair of eyes, it also possessed a third, vertical eye. Its two ordinary eyes shone gold, while that vertical pupil emitted an eerie red glow. Wasn't this the Imperial Auspicious Beast that Tang San had schemed against, the Three-Eyed Lion—no, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion? Those words just now had been spoken by the Three-Eyed Golden Lion.

Before long, Bi Ji returned with a bird roughly a meter tall. The bird was entirely black, with a white Y-shaped marking on its back.

"Black and White Mysterious Chickens are vegetarian birds with timid temperaments, so their flock came to the core region early on to seek our protection. You would never see them," Di Tian said.

Di Tian then pointed at the iron cage. "Is this thing really useful? I do not understand forging, but I know a little about a blacksmith's craft. The Lightning Rod in the Video Soul Tool is sturdier than this cage. Can your cage withstand five bolts of lightning?"

"Seeing is believing," Kong Bo said.

The Black and White Mysterious Chicken was in a state of desperate resignation. It did not care whether it should doubt him or not and directly crawled into the cage. Soon, dark clouds began to gather overhead. Di Tian and the other ferocious beasts immediately spread out, while all the soul beasts watched without blinking at the Black and White Mysterious Chicken hiding inside the Faraday Cage.

At the same time, Kong Bo set up the Soul Guidance Video Recorder and began recording. If the Faraday Cage truly worked, he could take the Soul Guidance Video Recorder elsewhere to market Faraday Cages.

Boom! A massive bolt of lightning struck directly toward the Black and White Mysterious Chicken. When it came down, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion even closed her eyes. Kong Bo clenched his fists as well. He feared that the Lightning Tribulation and natural lightning were fundamentally different—that the Lightning Tribulation could blow the lid off the Faraday Cage's coffin, making his Faraday Cage useless.

"Cluck, cluck, cluck! I'm fine! Completely fine! Hahaha!" When the lightning ended, the excited voice of the Black and White Mysterious Chicken rang out from inside the cage. The ferocious beasts looked toward the field and discovered that the Faraday Cage was completely intact, while the Black and White Mysterious Chicken had not suffered the slightest injury.

"Th-this is impossible!" Bi Ji stared at the Faraday Cage in astonishment. Setting everything else aside, the fact that Kong Bo's Faraday Cage could withstand a single bolt of lightning was enough for Bi Ji and the others to spend a fortune buying it from him.

Kong Bo said excitedly, "Great! Blocking the first bolt proves that the principle is sound. Tribulation lightning and lightning strikes are the same thing, and the Faraday Cage's mechanism works against Lightning Tribulations as well. No matter how many more bolts come after this, there is nothing to fear!"

Di Tian and the other ferocious beasts had no desire to ask what Kong Bo meant, because another bolt of lightning descended at that very moment. Once again, they fixed their eyes on the Faraday Cage and the Black and White Mysterious Chicken.

"Hahaha, I'm fine, I'm fine!" the Black and White Mysterious Chicken cried excitedly.

"My hypothesis was right." Kong Bo held up the camera and said excitedly, "That's right, my hypothesis was right. It seems some principles work here as well."

Di Tian was already dumbfounded. "It can withstand two bolts of lightning? Dragon God above! And that iron cage still looks completely undamaged." Di Tian's next Lightning Tribulation would consist of nine bolts. If this Faraday Cage could block two bolts, he was very confident that he could withstand the remaining seven.

Di Tian thought to himself, This child truly differs from every human I have ever met. Even those Limit Douluo-level powerhouses are different from him. By my senses, he possesses something those Limit Douluo-level powerhouses do not. Innate Full Soul Power can become a god...

Then Di Tian had a bold thought. Could we create a god? A powerful god? This matter is too important. Once the Lightning Tribulation is over, I must discuss it with my lord.

The third, fourth, and fifth bolts of lightning followed. Both the Black and White Mysterious Chicken and the Faraday Cage remained completely unharmed. At this point, whether it was Bear Lord or Scarlet King, both looked at Kong Bo with utter reverence. Bear Lord in particular looked at Kong Bo with even more respect than he showed Di Tian.

Di Tian knew that Bear Lord was a thorn in his side who had often bared his teeth at him in the past. Now that Bear Lord was looking at Kong Bo with such respect, Di Tian could not bring himself to feel jealous, because he too needed to rely on Kong Bo's Faraday Cage to survive his next Lightning Tribulation.

"Five bolts of lightning were actually all... blocked by this cage." By the end of the Lightning Tribulation, Bear Lord was too astonished to speak. Then he transformed into human form and immediately dropped to his knees before Kong Bo in a sliding kneel. Though this big bear had a violent temper, he certainly knew how to read the situation.

"Um... um... child, this Old Bear has seen little and has a stupid brain. I've never seen such a divine object, nor did I know you possessed such unfathomable abilities. If you need anything in the future, just tell this Old Bear directly. By your human standards, this Old Bear is a Super Douluo. How about I become your bodyguard from now on? Also, Soul Bones—I have quite a few of those. No matter how powerful your family is, you're still a child. They can't have a Super Douluo following you around every day, can they? Whatever you ask this Super Douluo Old Bear to do in the future, I'll do it."

"That's right," Bi Ji said. Her tone was no longer as indifferent as before; it was filled with excitement. "Child, this is equivalent to saving our lives. You must have learned from your family that the best aid for a soul master is a Soul Bone. How many Soul Bones does Shrek Academy have? Don't we ferocious beasts have far more Soul Bones than Shrek? If you want Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bones, we have every kind!"

"All right. Since this cage is so powerful, everyone should have a share when the time comes," Di Tian said. "I will take him to meet my lord immediately and let my lord decide."