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Xu Tianyang followed Di Tian and the other fierce Spirit Beasts to the true core area of the Star Dou Great Forest, next to the Lake of Life.
This place, which no human had ever set foot in, welcomed its first human Spirit Master.
"What a rich life aura! It's no less potent than the Gold of Life. No wonder there are so many fierce Spirit Beasts in the core area of the Star Dou Great Forest." In the sea of consciousness, the comfortable voice of Tianmeng Ice Silkworm rang out. Feeling uneasy under the gaze of so many fierce Spirit Beasts, it was the first to return.
Outside, only Snow Empress and Ice Empress stood on either side of Xu Tianyang, like left and right guardians.
"Tianyang, be careful. I sense a true god-level powerhouse." Iliex also looked at the Lake of Life with a solemn expression. This time, it wasn't a demigod-level powerhouse like Tang Chen, but a truly… god-level one!
"A god-level powerhouse!"
"The legend is actually true?"
The voices of Ice Empress and Snow Empress echoed in their minds through mental sharing.
"The legend says that the Spirit Beasts of the Star Dou Great Forest have always had a co-ruler Spirit Beast. Does it really exist?"
"Elder Ilie, don't worry. She might not dare to act and expose herself." Xu Tianyang chuckled lightly, gently raising his left hand.
"What are you doing?" Zi Ji, who had been wary of Xu Tianyang, was startled by his movement and looked at him coldly.
Zi Ji's true form was a Hell Demon Dragon, a rare true dragon species like Di Tian, with a cultivation of 200,000 years.
Zi Ji's human form was a cold and alluring older woman, covered in a purplish-black armor. Her dark purple hair flowed freely behind her, swaying naturally from both sides of her body even without wind.
Her delicate face was extremely enchanting, with deep purple eyes. On her forehead, an ink-black scale shimmered with layers of purple light, naturally flowing over the top of her head.
"Don't be so tense. With so many of you, I should be the one who's tense, right?" Xu Tianyang spread his hands, scanning the wary fierce Spirit Beasts. With this lineup, even the entire Hall of Enshrinement of the Spirit Hall would have to think twice before acting.
"Human, tell us, what exactly is your so-called soul spirit, and what is your plan…" Di Tian waved his hand, walked directly to the Lake of Life, and asked Xu Tianyang.
The Ten Thousand Demon King was very perceptive. Its vines fetched several stools made from large trees and even rolled up leaves into cups to scoop up a clear green pool of Life Water, offering it to Xu Tianyang, Ice Empress, and Snow Empress.
The Life Water emitted a clear, faint glow. Xu Tianyang took it and drank it in one gulp. A rich life aura filled his entire body, feeling incredibly comfortable, a different sensation from the Gold of Life.
Xu Tianyang took a deep look at the clear lake water not far away, then held the hands of Snow Empress and Ice Empress and said,
"The conflict between Spirit Beasts and Spirit Masters stems from spirit rings. soul spirits can effectively alleviate the number of spirit rings a Spirit Master needs. One soul spirit can provide a Spirit Master with four spirit rings. You already understand Snow Empress's situation.
In this form, the Spirit Beast's soul can retain its consciousness and even help the Spirit Master in battle.
After the human dies, the Spirit Beast can also form a contract with other humans and continue to live, achieving true immortality in a real sense…"
As Xu Tianyang slowly explained, the expressions of the many fierce Spirit Beasts varied.
Di Tian was prepared, so his expression remained unchanged. Zi Ji was thoughtful, and Bi Ji's eyes gradually became focused.
The Ten Thousand Demon King's eyes flickered, Red King occasionally frowned, and Bear King didn't seem to care much.
"Is this true?" After Xu Tianyang stopped speaking, Bi Ji's emerald eyes stared at Xu Tianyang, asking with some anticipation.
"Of course!" Xu Tianyang said indifferently.
"According to you, soul spirits are indeed a good thing for my Spirit Beast race. You've gone to such great lengths, what exactly is your purpose?" Zi Ji's purple eyes stared at Xu Tianyang. She didn't believe that true saints existed in the World, who would give without expecting anything in return.
"There is a purpose, of course. You don't need to know it. You just need to know that this is not a bad thing for you." Xu Tianyang said indifferently.
Previously, he had been troubled about how to collect the Star Dou Great Forest's luck and faith. He couldn't just erect a statue and have Spirit Beasts worship it, could he?
Now, he seemed to have some ideas. He gently stroked the Three-Eyed Golden Lion, which was squatting on the ground and looking at him with adoration.
Are soul spirits really that good?
Not necessarily… Everything has two sides. The emergence of soul spirits did greatly reduce the human demand for Spirit Beast numbers.
Originally, one Spirit Beast could only provide one spirit ring and one Spirit Ability, but after becoming a soul spirit, it could provide two, three, or even five or six at once.
Spirit Masters also consumed much less spirit power when using Spirit Abilities than those provided by ordinary spirit rings, and their strength could be exerted more than twice as much as before.
But the downside… was that the strength of humans and Spirit Beasts became increasingly unequal. Spirit Beasts' growth could never compare to humans'. soul spirits gradually became commodities. In the later stages, Spirit Beasts could only be imprisoned within human bodies and sold as items.
This led to an even faster decline in Spirit Beast numbers than before.
This was the limitation of the era. What might have been a good idea at the time, with the passage of time, would gradually lose its original intention.
To completely resolve the conflict between the two races, one could only start from the root cause and change the restriction that Spirit Masters need spirit rings for cultivation.
The fierce Spirit Beasts looked at each other, seemingly having some thoughts and communicating privately.
A moment later, Bi Ji asked, "What is the success rate of this soul spirit contract, the soul pact? Will there be any consequences if it fails? Can humans force us to sign a soul pact? Also, can Spirit Beasts dissolve the contract?"
"The success rate of soul spirits depends on whether both the Spirit Beast and the human are sincere. If their hearts are not sincere, the contract cannot be completed at all, so many of your worries are unfounded.
Furthermore, dissolving the contract is relatively strict. If both parties dissolve the contract, their spiritual seas will be damaged, and re-contracting will have a significant impact. Therefore, depending on the difference in talent between the Spirit Beast and the human, the number of times a contract can be dissolved is limited, and it is not recommended to exceed three times."
"…"
Next, Xu Tianyang answered the questions of the fierce Spirit Beasts one by one, giving them a greater understanding of soul spirits.
Finally, Di Tian made a decision and said, "I can agree to promote soul spirits within the Spirit Beast race, but you must show me more successful examples. Don't use yourself as an example."
Upon hearing this, Xu Tianyang nodded: "Understood. In a year, it will be the continent's Soul Master Competition. At that time, the eyes of the entire Spirit Master's world will be focused here. If all the members of my Sun Moon Empire have soul spirits, after winning the championship, the people of the Spirit Master's world will be more able to accept this new thing."
"Alright, we will select suitable Spirit Beasts. You can also send suitable people to the Star Dou Great Forest at that time." Di Tian said decisively.
"Good. After I return, I will arrange for the personnel of the Sun Moon Empire to go to the Star Dou Great Forest. The time will be seven days from now."
"But…"