After the Star Dou Alliance truly began cooperating with humanity, the Star Dou Great Forest started to flourish as well. Centered around Star Moon Lake, the Ten Thousand Monster King built a massive super fortress, which became the headquarters of the Star Dou Alliance.
Oscar stepped out of the space gate, greeted respectfully by his hundred-thousand-year spirit beasts, all bowing deeply and addressing him as the Eternal Emperor.
Although Oscar was still one of the three chiefs of the Star Dou Alliance, his status and influence were no longer what they used to be. Naturally, everyone addressed him in the most honorable way possible.
Now that Di Tian and the others had returned, ordinary hundred-thousand-year spirit beasts here were no more than commanders.
However, the Sky Blue Bull Python and the Titan Giant Ape, who had once guarded Star Moon Lake, as well as the three Thousand Jun Ant Emperor brothers promoted by Oscar, held higher ranks. They stood just below Di Tian and the other fierce beasts, and above the rest of the hundred-thousand-year spirit beasts.
When Oscar arrived, Di Tian welcomed him into the grand council hall. After serving sweet fruits and melons, Di Tian could not help but ask, "Did you just come from the Lord? How is the Lord doing now?"
Oscar raised an eyebrow. "You've got a sharp nose. Gu Yue is currently focusing all her efforts on breaking through to rank seventy. She'll succeed soon enough."
Hearing this, Di Tian nodded with relief. Though he now stood as the awe-inspiring Beast God, he never forgot the Lord's grace.
After all, only the Lord could take that next step. Only then would their spirit beast race have a true chance.
Di Tian asked, "Did you come here for something important?"
Oscar nodded. "The Spirit Soul system has now been widely implemented, and everything on the Douluo Continent is proceeding smoothly. I came here specifically for you."
"For me?" Di Tian's brows furrowed slightly.
Oscar said, "At the current pace, within one to three years I will successfully break through rank one hundred and ascend to the Divine Realm. Since I promised you all back then, I naturally won't forget my word."
"When I ascend and gain control in the Divine Realm, I'll personally open the path to godhood for you spirit beasts. You must start preparing now. In the future, one of the divine positions will be yours."
Di Tian was overjoyed. He hadn't expected Oscar to come today for such a matter.
Suppressing his excitement, Di Tian asked, "Have you discussed this with the Lord?"
Oscar nodded. "Originally, I thought you could become Gu Yue's spirit soul. That would have strengthened her foundation and allowed you to ascend alongside her."
"But now that she has inherited the legacy of the Ice and Fire Dragon Kings, she doesn't need you. And since no new gods have appeared among spirit beasts for ages, you shall be the first."
"However, the divine hierarchy is divided. How far you can go will depend on your own strength."
Di Tian nodded. He understood Oscar's meaning.
Among gods there were God Kings, First-Class Gods, Second-Class Gods, and God Officers.
But Di Tian had confidence in himself. With his current cultivation of over eight hundred thousand years, he already possessed the foundation for ascension. It was only the Divine Realm's restrictions that kept him grounded.
As the Golden-Eyed Black Dragon King, once guardian of the Dragon God, he believed that upon ascending, even if he could not become a First-Class God, he would at least be a solid Second-Class one.
If he worked hard enough, perhaps he could even touch the threshold of First-Class.
"I understand," Di Tian said solemnly.
Oscar continued, "Several of the strong ones in the Star Dou Great Forest also have the potential to ascend. However, I cannot guarantee there will be enough divine seats for all. So you must strive for them yourselves."
Di Tian agreed deeply. One could only rely on one's own strength. As long as their power was sufficient, once the Divine Realm opened a path for spirit beasts, they would fight for their place.
Still, even though Oscar had received tacit approval from Shura and Destruction, the number of spirit beasts allowed to ascend would be limited.
So strength was everything. If Di Tian and the others became strong enough, they would have a say when the time came.
After confirming this matter, Oscar continued, "I need the help of all spirit beasts in the forest of a hundred-thousand-year level or higher."
Di Tian replied without hesitation, "Speak freely. If it's within our power, we will not refuse."
"I intend to construct a Spirit Transmission Tower. Humans have limited lifespans. When a spirit master dies, their spirit soul loses its host. Though it can sometimes be passed on, it isn't reliable."
"So, I plan to build the Spirit Transmission Tower as a resting place for masterless spirit souls. In this way, spirit souls won't vanish, avoiding unnecessary loss."
"If their hosts die, the spirit souls can live on in the tower, grow stronger, and wait for a new master."
"Over time, this will solve the problem of spirit masters running out of spirit rings and greatly reduce the number of spirit beasts needing to sacrifice themselves to become spirit souls."
Hearing this plan, Di Tian's eyes lit up. While becoming a spirit soul was one way for spirit beasts to achieve immortality, if all beasts did so, their race would essentially cease to exist.
If such a Spirit Transmission Tower could truly be built, the spirit beasts could preserve their bloodlines and strength instead of all becoming spirit souls.
As long as spirit beasts had descendants, their race could continue.
It would be a positive cycle.
Oscar then added, "Besides the Spirit Soul system, I've also begun researching artificial spirit rings. If successful, it would completely solve the problem of humans needing to hunt for rings, allowing true coexistence between humans and spirit beasts."
"Artificial spirit rings?" Di Tian was intrigued. It sounded simple, but surely it was not.
Oscar explained, "The idea comes from the concept of God-bestowed spirit rings. If you spirit beasts could infuse a portion of your spirit power, along with a bit of blood, fur, scales, or other materials containing your attributes, and then compress that energy into a ring, it would form a weakened version of a God-bestowed ring."
"Such an artificial ring would not require the beast's death. Only a bit of power and physical material. And since it would contain your traits, the ring would naturally match specific elemental or ability attributes, perfectly suited to various types of spirit masters."
As Oscar spoke, Di Tian almost leapt up in excitement. Both the Spirit Transmission Tower and the artificial spirit rings would benefit not just humans but the entire spirit beast race.
If these were realized, spirit beasts could coexist peacefully with humanity and rise to new heights.
And the cost was small,far less than sacrificing one's life to become a spirit soul.
Of course, spirit souls still had one advantage over artificial rings.
If a spirit soul attached itself to a prodigy like Oscar,someone destined to ascend to the Divine Realm,it could follow its host into godhood, while an artificial ring could not.
Still, that hardly mattered. When true peace between humans and spirit beasts arrived, and if a human genius appeared with potential for divinity, many spirit beasts would gladly offer themselves as spirit souls.
After all, compared to spirit beasts, humans were the true darlings of the heavens. In just a hundred years, they could achieve what might take beasts tens of thousands.
Regardless, if Oscar's visions came true, they would be a blessing to both races.
Di Tian nodded solemnly. "Rest assured, we will give our full support. We too long for the prosperous age you speak of."
Oscar smiled wryly. "For now, these are only ideas. The Douluo Continent's technology is still too primitive. Achieving what I envision will take at least a century."
After founding the Spirit Empire, Oscar had secretly gathered master craftsmen from across the continent: Titan, Lou Gao, and even Tang Hao, the ninety-fifth level Super Douluo,three great divine blacksmiths, along with other forging experts from the Clear Sky Sect. They all studied day and night in the Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion in Spirit City.
Countless rare materials from across the land and sea flowed into the pavilion for research and development.
But despite their unmatched craftsmanship, the concept of the Spirit Transmission Tower was simply too advanced. The techniques were not mature enough.
So Oscar thought of one place: the Sun Moon Continent, which would collide with Douluo over six thousand years later.
He had already sent people to search for it, though there was no news yet.
If they could find it, combining the soul tool technology of the Sun Moon Continent with Douluo's craftsmanship could lead to great progress.
After all, from ancient ruins on Douluo, some discovered soul tools clearly originated from either ancient civilizations or perhaps the Sun Moon Continent itself.
It was even possible that in ancient times, the two continents were one, only later splitting apart, causing the loss of soul tool knowledge.
Of course, there was also the chance that the current Sun Moon Continent was still undeveloped,but that was unlikely. Considering how long Douluo had existed, the future power of the Sun Moon Continent suggested it should already be advanced.
Thus, Oscar worked on two fronts: developing the Douluo Continent and searching for the Sun Moon Continent.
Once found, with his strength and the unified power of Douluo, conquering it would be no problem.
Moreover, with his ten-thousand-year level ability "Swift as Wind and Rain Swallow Intestines," long-range ocean expeditions were possible.
When Oscar first obtained that flying ability, he hadn't thought so far ahead,just that it would be useful for quick movement in warfare.
Ironically, his rise was so swift that he conquered the continent without ever needing it, founding the Spirit Empire and uniting with the spirit beasts.
Now, it seemed that this ability would truly shine in a possible campaign against the Sun Moon Continent.
After finalizing details with Di Tian, Oscar summoned all the spirit beasts of hundred-thousand-year level and above for a meeting.
They all enthusiastically supported the idea,some raising more than one paw in agreement.
But when they heard that the Eternal Emperor had promised Di Tian a divine position as Beast God, the Bear King, only slightly weaker than Di Tian, loudly demanded a "Bear God" position too.
Oscar couldn't help but laugh. "You can have it if you can defeat Di Tian,or me. Otherwise, you'll have to earn it yourself. There aren't that many seats available."
The Bear King's face turned green. His last fight with Di Tian had left deep trauma, and the thought of Di Tian's Dragon God Claw still terrified him. As for Oscar,challenging him was unthinkable.
Their battle with the King of Slaughter had shaken the entire continent; the sheer force they unleashed was almost divine.
Fight Oscar? He'd rather face Di Tian again.
The other beasts only chuckled. The Bear King was just a bear. Di Tian was the Beast God, after all. The title alone said it all.
Elsewhere, in the Extreme North, one of Oscar's avatars gathered the powerful spirit beasts there to share the same plan in full detail.
After hearing it, both the Titan Snow Demon King and Xiao Bai were thrilled. If this came to pass, their future would be bright.
Xiao Bai even started considering taking human form and cultivating anew. After all, his mother had already become the Emperor's spirit soul,surely his father wouldn't forget his own son?
With Xiao Bai's talent, after taking human form and with the Emperor's support, plus the Spirit Soul system now spreading, he could easily reach for godhood.
Oscar found the idea quite reasonable. After all, Xiao Wu had done the same.
Once Xiao Wu reached rank sixty and matured, Da Ming and Er Ming had already decided to become her spirit souls, helping her reach the divine level.
Xiao Bai's plan was essentially the same,a new path for spirit beasts to ascend.
Of course, once a beast took human form and reached maturity, it was no longer truly a spirit beast, even if it remembered its past.
But if godhood could be achieved, who would care about such distinctions?
The Titan Snow Demon King only looked on with disdain. Not long ago, this same white bear had sworn he would never call Oscar "father," not even if he were beaten to death.
Now that Oscar had arrived, the bear was happily calling him father again and again, making both Oscar and the Snow Empress blush, while the Ice Empress came out and beat Xiao Bai for it,after all, that made her sister-in-arms the Emperor's "wife" by implication.
Tian Meng, however, was delighted, since that meant he could be with his beloved Bing Bing freely.
Oscar could only sigh helplessly,but still, Xiao Bai's suggestion was worth considering.
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