After the Three-Eyed Golden Lion left, Di Tian swiped his fingers across the magic network, sending messages among the ferocious beasts in the core area of the Star Dou Great Forest.
'Incompetent Dragon': "Come to the Lake of Life."
"A technology that can change the current state of soul beasts has emerged."
"Our Star Dou Great Forest needs to discuss this new technology called Soul Spirits."
"As the largest gathering place for soul beasts, we should choose a path for their future."
'May the Forest No Longer Cry': "Soul Spirits? Hmm,
I 'll be there soon." 'Tree That Licks': "Received."
'Cowardly Bear': "I understand."
'Dog That Eats Dust': "Coming! What does Boss Di Tian want to eat?"
"There should be some food for the big meeting, right?"
'Cowardly Bear': "Bring me some barbecue."
'Incompetent Dragon': "..."
'Purple Princess': "Received."
'Mysterious Man': "Understood, Boss."
After receiving responses from all the ferocious beasts, Di Tian immediately shut down the light screen and waited for their arrival.
At first, Di Tian considered holding a Beast King Conference to discuss the matter with all the Beast Kings of the Star Dou Great Forest.
However, he later realized it wasn't necessary; too many beasts would lead to conflicting opinions, and the beasts in the core area were sufficient to represent the entire Star Dou Great Forest.
In reality, Di Tian could make all the decisions by himself, but he preferred discussing things with other beasts.
If it were the Snow Empress, she would have made the decisions herself, and any soul beasts in the far north who dared to voice dissent could go to the icy sea and see the sea demon elephant baring its fangs.
Di Tian stood by the Lake of Life, arms crossed, eyes closed in meditation, his golden hair swaying slightly in the lake breeze, his black robes rustling softly in the wind.
If he had added a purple top and yellow trousers underneath, he would have looked even more like a powerful figure.
Because it was a summons from the Beast God, the beasts acted swiftly.
The Demon King, having stayed in the core area, arrived at the Lake of Life almost as soon as the information was released.
This was mainly because Di Tian dared not let the Demon King leave the core area; this guy ruled over a third of the outer vegetation, and the mixed zone and the outer zone were practically his kingdom.
Sometimes, his commands were more effective than Di Tian's when it came to plants.
A normal Soul Beast King would be utterly intolerant of such an existence; in the Far North, it would have been devoured by the Snow Emperor's sword long ago. Unfortunately, this was Di Tian.
The Demon King bowed to Di Tian and stood on the other side of the Lake of Life, waiting for everyone to arrive.
Bi Ji sat atop the head of a ten-thousand-year-old Phoenix-tailed Crested Serpent, arriving at the Lake of Life accompanied by a bluish-green light.
She had just been healing the serpent, which had been injured in a fight, and upon learning of Bi Ji's arrival, had offered to carry her there.
After all, in terms of speed, the Phoenix-tailed Crested Serpent was among the fastest Soul Beasts in the entire Star Dou Great Forest.
The Phoenix-tailed Crested Serpent bowed to Di Tian and the others, then looked gratefully at Bi Ji, gently nuzzling her with its head before transforming into crimson lightning and disappearing.
The core area wasn't a place for a ten-thousand-year-old Soul Beast like it to linger; the mixed zone was its home.
Bi Ji stood beside Di Tian, who smiled at her, a smile completely different from his attitude towards the Demon King.
Soon, the Crimson King and the Bear King arrived here.
They both disliked human forms and preferred beast forms.
A colossal, dark golden bear and a massive, dark red dog occupied either side of the Lake of Life, a stark contrast to the tiny Demon King beside them.
The bear king devoured potato chips and chugged cola, while the Demon King, standing nearby, wore a look of disgust and took a few steps back.
Seeing this, the bear king hesitated for a moment, then offered the Demon King some chips, gesturing for him to have a few.
Although he didn't particularly like this cunning fellow, he was still a colleague, so offering him some chips wouldn't hurt.
The Demon King waved his hand, raising an eyebrow, and said,
"You should keep them for yourself."
Seeing the Demon King's refusal, the bear king didn't indulge him and continued to eat heartily.
The Crimson King, being quite sensible, immediately retrieved a skewer of roasted meat from a storage device hidden in his fur and enthusiastically shared it with Bi Ji and Di Tian.
Di Tian opened his golden eyes, looking helplessly at the eagerly wagging Crimson King, and accepted a skewer.
Because it was a special edition for soul beasts, this thing was like a spear in Di Tian's hands.
For a moment, Di Tian didn't know how to start eating it.
Fortunately, Zi Ji and Yao Ling arrived at the Lake of Life, and all the ferocious beasts of the Star Dou Great Forest officially gathered here.
Di Tian casually put the skewers back into his storage soul tool, glanced at the ferocious beasts around the Lake of Life, and couldn't help but nod.
These six ferocious beasts were the true top combat power of the Star Dou Great Forest, and also one of the important foundations for the Star Dou Great Forest's survival to this day.
Due to repeated cultivation by humans, there are now fewer 100,000-year soul beasts than in the far north.
Fortunately, the beast kings at the ferocious beast level are still well preserved, and more than half of the ten great ferocious beasts are in the Star Dou Great Forest.
Di Tian's golden eyes shone slightly, and the aura of a beast god filled the entire Lake of Life.
The emerald green lake water trembled violently, and bubbles rose from the bottom up, like boiling water.
Previously, when the Silver Dragon King was still at the bottom of the lake, Di Tian would never have dared to do such a thing.
Now that his lord had gone to the human world, he no longer had so many concerns.
The surrounding ferocious beasts all sat upright, knowing that Di Tian was about to speak.
"Everyone,"
Di Tian said, "Our lord just sent me a technical document."
"It's a new technology called Soul Spirit, the latest development of the organization our lord is currently in."
"This technology is mature and will soon be officially implemented."
"I think the turning point for the Soul Beast race has arrived.
This meeting will determine the future of the Soul Beast race!"
"I will now forward the technical overview sent by our lord to the ferocious beast group."
"Read it carefully!"
After speaking, Di Tian directly copied and pasted the information sent by Gu Yuena into the ferocious beast group.
The major ferocious beasts immediately began to read the information after receiving it.
None of the ferocious beasts standing beside the Lake of Life were weak; their mental strength cultivation was very high, and their reading speed was extremely fast.
Bi Ji and the Demon King had the highest mental strength cultivation and quickly finished reading the information.
A barely perceptible glint flashed in the Demon King's azure eyes as he rapidly considered the benefits this technology would bring to soul beasts, or rather, to himself.
He was a self-serving individual; while the Demon Eye Tree was rare, it wasn't particularly powerful.
His current level of cultivation was entirely due to his own scheming and wisdom.
Every plan he devised would ensure he wouldn't suffer a loss.
Bi Ji, on the other hand, was less preoccupied. A look of joy appeared on her exquisite, sacred face, and her melodious voice echoed above the Lake of Life.
"Di Tian, this is a wonderful thing!"
"Soul spirit technology…" "
Contracts and discontinuation of contracts—with this, the soul beast race can finally truly improve its relationship with humans!"
"The soul beast race can choose to contract with humans and live together.
If a contractor is near death, the contract can be dissolved, and the contract can be continued using Dream Coins."
"What kind of extraordinary talent could create such technology!"
"The soul beast race can finally…"
Bi Ji clasped her hands together in front of her chest, her emerald green eyes filled with gratitude.
As the kindest of the ferocious beasts, Bi Ji had always advocated for peace; she abhorred meaningless casualties! She
had always felt powerless to resolve the irreconcilable conflict between humans and spirit beasts.
Now, she finally saw a glimmer of hope!
The spirit beast technology perfectly aligned with Bi Ji's vision of peace!
Di Tian nodded slightly; he also had high hopes for the spirit beast technology, not only because of his master's high praise but also because of his own judgment.
If it were merely a simple contract, Di Tian would only think that this technology could temporarily alleviate the conflict.
However, after reading the detailed explanation of the separation and continuation of the bond, Di Tian realized that the researchers of this technology truly harbored the idea of changing soul beasts and humans!
The image of the black-haired man in the black trench coat he had seen before flashed through Di Tian's mind.
He finally understood why the Space Dragon King trusted that man so much.
"Uncle Space, I'm indeed inferior to you."
"Even in terms of vision, I still have a long way to go before becoming a qualified Dragon King!"
Di Tian's eyes revealed a sigh. He hadn't expected that in the end, it was humans themselves who made the change; soul beasts were truly far inferior to humans in terms of innovation.
"Huo Qiqiang."
"Passionate."
Di Tian repeatedly chewed on these words, lost in thought.
At this moment, all the other ferocious beasts had also finished reading, and all the beast kings were marveling at the creative significance of this technology.
"Interesting, this technology called Soul Spirit is truly interesting."
"How did humans come up with this?"
"I just can't figure it out."
Xiong Jun scratched his head, potato chip crumbs still clinging to his dark golden fur.
The Crimson King's three heads nodded in unison.
As one of the first ferocious beasts to engage in trade with humans, it was quite enthusiastic about a potential turning point in the relationship between soul beasts and humans.
The entire Lake of Life was filled with discussions as the ferocious beasts expressed their opinions.
Di Tian looked at the crowd, his gaze suddenly locking onto the Demon King.
"Demon King, you've got a lot of tricks up your sleeve."
"Tell me your thoughts."
Hearing Di Tian's words, the Demon King broke his silence and looked at the ferocious beasts, saying,
"This technology can undoubtedly change the relationship between the soul beast race and humans."
"Personally, I think we should fully embrace this technology."
"But I have a different opinion." "
According to the Lord's description, this technology was developed by an organization called Passion."
"Passion is a top-tier power in the Heavenly Soul Empire."
"But everyone has learned through the Magic Network that there are four empires on this continent!"
"Each empire has many forces!"
"Passion doesn't represent the thoughts of all humans!"
"The soul beast race undoubtedly wants change!"
"But how can we get all of humanity to change as well?"
Di Tian fell into thought, and the Crimson King's three heads spoke in unison.
"Isn't that simple?"
"Once this technology is widely adopted, we, the major ferocious beasts, will stand guard on the outer perimeter. Any humans who dare to hunt us will be killed!"
"Then, by comparing the advantages and disadvantages of Soul Spirits and Soul Rings, as well as the difficulty of obtaining them, humans will make their own choices, won't they?"
Xiong Jun, realizing this, exclaimed,
"Hey!"
"Red King, your mind works really fast!"
"I think it's a good idea!"
Di Tian raised his head and said to the ferocious beasts,
"We also need a force."
"A force that can operate in the human world to ensure the promotion of Soul Spirits."
"At the same time, in case any Soul Spirits don't want to continue their contract with humans in the future, we can settle them down so they can continue to obtain Dream Coins and support themselves."
"Red King, I remember that country called the Star Luo Empire wants to invite us to watch the Continental Advanced Soul Master Tournament, right?"
Red King's three heads nodded slightly and said,
"That's right."
"Boss, weren't you planning to refuse?"
Di Tian shook his head and said,
"Accept the invitation."
"According to the information on the Magic Network, the Star Luo Empire and the Sun Moon Empire are adjacent, and the Sun Moon Empire is eyeing us covetously."
"The Star Luo Empire is no match for the Sun Moon Empire."
"They invited us to use our strength to fight against the Sun Moon Empire."
"We can help them fight the Sun Moon Empire, but the price is that the Star Luo Empire must fully embrace Soul Spirits!"
"That's our bottom line!"
"Moreover, Soul Spirits don't weaken Soul Masters."
"I believe that human emperor knows what to do."
"Once the Star Luo Empire fully embraces Soul Spirits, the Heavenly Soul Empire, needless to say, will be there with its passion and lord."
"As for Soul Spirit Battles?"
"I disagree. I'll go myself!"
Di Tian's golden eyes narrowed, his tone revealing killing intent.
He was confident that no one could withstand his Dragon God Claw!
If they didn't want to be dignified, then Di Tian would make them dignified!
The several ferocious beasts all nodded, finding it feasible.
The Demon King continued to inquire,
"Then what about the supervisory force?"
"Should we establish one ourselves?"
"But the Soul Spirit technology isn't in our hands."
Di Tian said to the Demon King,
"Then let's establish a supervisory force together with Passion."
"Our Lord is leading a team of Passionate diplomats to the Star Dou Great Forest."
"We can discuss this with them then."
"Passionate and the Soul Beasts can work together to establish a new force to supervise the promotion of Soul Spirits."
"And ensure the survival conditions of Soul Spirits after the breakup of the contract."
"These are my thoughts. Please feel free to offer any further opinions."
"If there are no objections, then nod slightly, and this will be settled!"
The Demon King had nothing more to say and nodded slightly.
The Soul Spirit technology wouldn't harm him; it was also a fallback plan after failing the Heavenly Tribulation.
The other ferocious beasts also nodded in unison.
At this moment, the boulder of fate had already fallen from the mountaintop!
(End of Chapter)
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