"Hmph!" Hearing Zhu Ziyang's words, Di Tian's face turned cold. He wanted to retort, but Bi Ji tugged at his sleeve. He naturally understood Bi Ji's intention, so he said with some displeasure, "Then tell me, what method do you have to resolve the conflict between our soul beast clan and you humans?"
"Hehe." Zhu Ziyang chuckled lightly and said, "Hearing is not as good as seeing. Why not let everyone witness the result first, and then I'll explain in detail? Huan'er, you do it!"
"Okay!" Wu Huan'er nodded excitedly, then said to Di Tian and the others, "Uncle Di Tian, Aunt Bi Ji, watch closely!"
With a thought, Wu Huan'er's soul rings appeared behind her. At the same time, a small crimson-gold lion emerged. The little lion drilled out from Wu Huan'er's eighth soul ring and rapidly grew larger in the eyes of Di Tian and the other ferocious beasts, eventually turning into a Crimson Gold Flame Lion. From its aura and appearance, it was clearly the Crimson Gold Flame Lion King!
Di Tian, Bi Ji, and the other three ferocious beasts were stunned, for this was too unbelievable. They had just watched Wu Huan'er absorb the Crimson Gold Flame Lion King's soul ring, which had suddenly emerged from her soul ring, and not only showed no signs of weakness but even seemed strengthened!
The Crimson Gold Flame Lion King, summoned by Wu Huan'er, was in an extremely joyful mood. Wu Huan'er had not lied to it; it truly retained its self-consciousness and its previous strength. More importantly, it had transformed from a living being into a spiritual body. The problem of natural life force drainage that had plagued it before was completely gone. It was now a spiritual body, and spiritual bodies had no lifespan limit!
It was overjoyed, then it saw Di Tian, Bi Ji, and the other five great ferocious beasts standing before it. Instantly, its limbs went soft. Innate fear and respect made it kneel directly and call out, "Greetings, Lord Beast God, Lady Bi Ji!"
"I remember you. You're the clan leader of the Flame Lion clan, right?" It was not Di Tian who spoke but Bi Ji, whose affinity was extremely high. She smiled, instantly reducing the Crimson Gold Flame Lion King's fear to a minimum. "How did you end up like this?"
Listening to Bi Ji's question, neither Zhu Ziyang nor Wu Huan'er interrupted. Some things were more convincing when discovered by the beings themselves than through mere verbal explanation.
"Lady Bi Ji, I am now a soul spirit!" the Crimson Gold Flame Lion King answered excitedly.
"Soul spirit?" Doubt appeared in Bi Ji's eyes. Di Tian looked thoughtful as he gazed at it, then turned to Zhu Ziyang beside Wu Huan'er, only to find Zhu Ziyang wearing a confident expression.
"Don't move!" Di Tian decided to examine it personally. His palm landed directly on the Crimson Gold Flame Lion King's head, and the lion acted like a kitten, staying perfectly still as Di Tian manipulated it all over.
Soon, Di Tian withdrew his hand. He now had a preliminary understanding of the soul spirit the Crimson Gold Flame Lion King mentioned, but his questions only increased.
"Human, we can talk seriously now!" Di Tian looked at Zhu Ziyang and said.
"Certainly!" Zhu Ziyang nodded and said, "Lord Di Tian, ask whatever you wish. I will answer everything."
"Very good." Di Tian was satisfied with Zhu Ziyang's attitude and said, "For you human soul masters, can soul spirits completely replace soul rings?"
"Hehe, worthy of Di Tian grasping the key issue at once." Zhu Ziyang chuckled lightly and shook his head decisively. "No."
"Then how can you claim soul spirits can resolve the conflict between soul beasts and soul masters?" Di Tian's face darkened. "All I see in soul spirits is soul masters' enslavement of soul beasts and soul spirits enhancing soul masters' strength!"
"Hehe, I don't deny that soul spirits enhance soul masters' combat power," Zhu Ziyang said. "But Lord Di Tian, what I want to tell you is that the emergence of soul spirits can reduce soul masters' demand for soul beasts. For your soul beast clan, this is already a very good outcome."
"Hmph!" Di Tian snorted coldly and said, "Explain in detail."
"Lord Di Tian," Zhu Ziyang explained, "The birth of soul spirits comes from a god from another world. I am the first soul master to possess a soul spirit. After years of research on soul spirits, I can clearly tell you that soul spirits can reduce soul masters' demand for soul beasts. This is certain.
"Let us assume a Titled Douluo needs nine soul rings. These nine soul rings would cause nine soul beasts to lose their lives. However, with soul spirits, a human Titled Douluo would need at most six soul beasts, and these six soul beasts would not lose their lives."
"Six?" Di Tian showed a puzzled expression, clearly confused.
"Yes, according to my research, one soul beast can only provide one soul ring to a soul master. But if a soul beast becomes a soul spirit, that soul spirit can provide up to three soul rings to the soul master!" Zhu Ziyang explained with a smile. "This way, a Titled Douluo would need at most six soul spirits to meet all soul ring requirements!"
"…" Di Tian fell silent, but a ripple appeared in his eyes. Clearly, Zhu Ziyang had moved him, for to the soul beast clan, every soul beast was precious.
"Oh, right, Lord Di Tian, there's one more thing," Zhu Ziyang said, precisely catching the change in Di Tian's eyes. He prepared to strike while the iron was hot and smiled. "Soul spirits have the chance to become gods!"
"What did you say?!" Di Tian's eyes widened in disbelief as he stared at Zhu Ziyang, his gaze filled with shock, doubt, and unease.
"I said, soul spirits have the chance to become gods!" Zhu Ziyang said calmly. "Of course, the prerequisite is that the soul master becomes a god. If a soul master breaks through the shackles of heaven and earth and ascends to godhood, all his soul spirits will transform into divine spirits along with him. This is because the essence of a soul spirit is a soul ring, and soul rings are one with the soul master."
"…" Only after hearing Zhu Ziyang's explanation did Di Tian calm down. A hint of self-mockery and reluctance appeared at the corner of his mouth, but quickly vanished. He said, "I need proof!"
"What kind of proof do you want?" Zhu Ziyang asked.
"The proof for the two things you just said: that soul spirits can provide multiple soul rings, and that soul spirits can become gods!" Di Tian said word by word. It was clear he cared deeply, especially about the latter.
"Heh, certainly!" Zhu Ziyang chuckled lightly. With a thought, a bone-chilling cold emanated from his body. The surrounding plants immediately withered, and at the same time, a domineering aura accompanied this chill, spreading out and causing the faces of the five great ferocious beasts before him to change.
"Ultimate Ice!" ×4
These were the voices of Bi Ji, Myriad Demon King, Bear Lord, and Scarlet King. They were extremely shocked. This human not only possessed Ultimate Light but also Ultimate Ice. This was too heaven-defying! Were humans so favored by the heavens?
The ferocious beasts felt it was extremely unfair, especially Bear Lord. It had been stuck at the gold element limit for hundreds of thousands of years, yet still couldn't achieve true Ultimate Gold. This human actually possessed two ultimate elements. This was too heartbreaking for the bear!
Of course, Bear Lord understood why it could never achieve Ultimate Gold. Its bloodline contained part of the Behemoth Giant Beast bloodline, granting it the immense strength of a Behemoth but also preventing it from reaching elemental extremes. In a sense, it was a case of not being able to have both fish and bear's paw!
"Dragon King bloodline!"
This was Di Tian. His eyes widened as if the world was spinning. Heavens, what did he sense? Dragon King aura, the Ice Dragon King's aura! He actually sensed an incomparably pure Ice Dragon King aura from a human. This was too ironic!
Di Tian could not accept his proud Dragon King bloodline appearing in a human. He wanted to kill this human and strip the Dragon King bloodline from him, but he could not act rashly, for he had no certainty of victory, especially after seeing the nine soul rings behind this human, which further confirmed his thought.
Red red red red red red red gold gold!
Seven red, two gold, two god-level soul rings!
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