The war launched by the soul beasts of the Star Dou Great Forest was actually quite mysterious; many in the soul master world were still unaware of what was happening when the war broke out.
First, it was rumored that Title Douluos from the Spirit Hall had entered the Star Dou Great Forest, leading to a major battle, but the outcome remained unknown.
Then came the beast tide riot, with soul beasts from the Star Dou Great Forest, led by numerous hundred-thousand-year-old creatures, attacking cities surrounding the forest.
The first hundred-thousand-year-old soul beasts to appear were the three Spider Kings: the Soul Devouring Spider King, the Death Spider King, and the Human-Faced Demon Spider King!
The Spirit Hall suffered the most heavy losses, as the soul beasts seemed to specifically target them. The three hundred-thousand-year-old Spider Kings, for some unknown reason, appeared in many cities, wiping out the Spirit Hall forces.
Later, the Spirit Hall began organizing defenses and counterattacks, dispatching powerful Title Douluos.
One day, Ghost Douluo led a group of soul masters into the forest, completely igniting the war between the two sides.
The Star Dou Great Forest unleashed powerful, previously unknown ferocious beasts.
The powerful Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear, the Three-Headed Crimson Demon Mastiff, the Demon-Eyed Demon Tree, and more.
This caused a huge uproar in the Soul Master world.
The terror of the Star Dou Great Forest was once again refreshed. The
Spirit Hall had no choice but to join forces with the two great empires to establish a defensive line, organize Soul Masters, and resist Soul Beasts.
Although various forces had their own agendas, this concerned the future of humanity, and war with Soul Beasts was inevitable, so they all responded.
Fortunately, the Star Dou Great Forest did not actually launch a large-scale beast tide.
Humans also dared not rashly enter the forest.
The two sides quickly reached a stalemate, and the atmosphere of unease was extremely heavy throughout the continent.
Although there was no large-scale war, small-scale conflicts were inevitable.
Most of the Soul Masters gathered on the front lines were Soul Masters who were about to break through and needed Soul Rings. With so many people, it was easy for trouble to arise.
Therefore, small groups of Soul Masters often secretly entered the forest to hunt Soul Beasts.
On the other hand, humans also frequently encountered attacks from Soul Beasts.
However, they did not pay special attention to the fact that most of the Soul Beasts that attacked humans were Spider Soul Beasts.
Due to these two reasons,
small conflicts continued.
Therefore, the atmosphere at the front lines is extremely tense, with the possibility of a large-scale war breaking out at any moment.
The war between humans and spirit beasts has left people feeling hopeless, and panic permeates the entire spirit master world.
If a true war were to occur, people realize that regardless of the outcome, it would be detrimental to humanity.
Defeat would mean the entire continent would be ruled by spirit beasts, and humans would become food for them, with extinction not out of the question.
Victory, even if the spirit beasts don't perish, would reduce their numbers to a negligible level, potentially leading to the disappearance of the spirit master profession.
Even if they don't disappear, they would face a long period of decline.
Because spirit beasts grow so slowly and require constant consumption, this protracted process would undoubtedly signal extinction for the spirit master world.
Therefore, people who had become accustomed to hunting spirit beasts, considering it their right and natural duty, began to reflect.
Spirit masters and spirit beasts are, in fact, bound by a shared destiny.
Spirit beasts don't necessarily need spirit masters, but spirit masters absolutely need spirit beasts.
Humanity's relentless hunting in the past had gradually weakened the spirit master profession.
If a balance cannot be maintained between humans and spirit beasts, the disappearance of spirit masters is inevitable.
However, spirit beasts will not willingly endure such endless hunting by humans, especially now that they have a leader.
Therefore, the fundamental conflict remains unresolved, and humans will ultimately have to confront spirit beasts.
At this point, some people wonder why there aren't other cultivation methods to replace hunting spirit beasts for spirit rings and spirit bones.
They hope for cultivation methods that don't require hunting spirit beasts or being their enemy.
However, compared to these unrealistic and impractical ideas, solving the immediate problem is paramount.
People would rather kill spirit beasts than become food for them and be eaten to extinction.
Even if spirit beasts eliminate spirit masters, humanity cannot be wiped out, leaving the world to spirit beasts.
Therefore, the general policy of fighting spirit beasts has gained the recognition and support of major powers.
This concerns the fate of the entire spirit master world and humanity.
Haines's criticism of Tianshui Academy from this perspective of righteousness is indeed justifiable, and this is true for the entire spirit master world.
Unfortunately, this didn't apply to Tianshui Academy at the moment.
They knew they had come to the far north to be pioneers and trailblazers for the Soul Master world and for humanity, to forge a new and prosperous path for cultivation.
Therefore, they were already in a position of righteousness and pioneers, and they found such criticism laughable.
Because all of this was orchestrated by the Spirit Hall; everyone else was simply being led by them, forced to make this choice for the sake of the future.
Shui Ningtian looked at her four companions, feeling fortunate that Tianshui Academy had a choice. These four beside her represented Tianshui's choice.
Haines hadn't expected that his righteous words wouldn't provoke a fierce rebuttal from the five women, but instead elicited a faint, disdainful sneer.
This made him hesitate, unsure whether to speak further.
However, regardless of their thoughts, Haines decided to speak anyway.
After all, courtesy precedes force.
"Dean Shui, if you don't want to be ridiculed by the entire Soul Master world, we can now offer Tianshui a choice:
join our Spirit Hall.
Our Spirit Hall will allocate Soul Master resources reasonably. Your coming to the Far North can be seen as our arrangement. This icy land is perfect for your academy.
You can improve your strength here.
In these times, improving strength is always a good thing for the Soul Master world.
I hope you don't have any concerns. You've seen the Spirit Hall's appeal to the Soul Master world in this human-beast war.
" "The Spirit Hall will eventually unify the continent; it's only a matter of time.
Tell me now, do you want to join the Spirit Hall?
I can promise you that if you join us, you will be members of the Spirit Hall, and this entire land of the Far North will be your resource.
The Spirit Hall will also help you improve your strength here.
You should know that with the help of our Spirit Hall, we can even take you into the Far North to hunt for even more powerful spirit beasts and spirit rings.
Now, tell me your answer!"
Haines finished speaking slowly and deliberately, watching the reaction of Shui Ningtian and the other five with the other ten Spirit Saints.
The Far North has powerful spirit beasts, but apart from the Spirit Hall, generally no force dares to venture deep into it.
Given the current situation in the Star Dou Great Forest, it is no longer possible to obtain spirit rings from it.
They believe that Tianshui Academy's purpose in coming here is to covet the spirit beast resources here.
And to enter the Far North, Tianshui Academy's strength is barely enough.
The Spirit Hall's strength is its main advantage.
However, facing Haines's olive branch, Shui Ningtian and the other five still did not take it to heart, their expressions remaining as mocking as ever!
"What do you mean?"
Haines said, his face slightly angry.
He disliked seeing women show him such expressions.
"Lord Hai, you're overthinking things. You haven't even asked us why we're here!"
The usually assertive Crystal Teacher broke her silence and spoke forcefully.
Shui Ningtian hadn't witnessed Ma Hongjun's strength firsthand, so her confidence was somewhat lacking.
Facing the Spirit Hall, she couldn't utter harsh words.
"Why are we here?"
Haines asked casually.
Crystal's aura turned cold, and she said in an icy and domineering tone,
"To make you vacate this place. Frost City will belong to Tianshui Academy from now on!"
Upon hearing this, all eleven people in the hall stood up from their seats.
"Hahaha, how arrogant!"
"You women are truly untrained, so shameless!" "You're all talk and no action,
just big breasts and no brains! You dare provoke our Spirit Hall, a mere Tianshui Academy?
Do you think we don't fight women?!"
"Activate your Spirits, let's show these five women what power is, what strength is!"
*Whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh…
* Various lights flashed in the hall, instantly brightening it considerably!
One by one, spirit rings rose.
Eleven people, one Spirit Douluo, ten Spirit Saints.
Seventy-eight spirit rings.
Instantly, a powerful aura surrounded Shui Ningtian and her five women!
"Hehehe!"
"Now, I want to see what makes you think you can make us make room!"
Crystal chuckled!
"Sisters, let's activate our Spirits too, let's give them a little 'blessing'!"
*Whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh!*
A cold and powerful aura spread, and the five women who were initially oppressed by the aura suddenly felt their power surge.
"Soul Douluo!"
"All Soul Douluo!"
...
Five people, forty Soul Rings!
This shocked Haines and the others immensely. Soul Douluo? When did they become so cheap? An academy could easily produce five Soul Douluo.
Even a powerful academy like the Heaven Dou Royal Academy only had three Soul Douluo. Despite
the Spirit Hall's superior numbers and Soul Rings, their momentum was completely crushed by the five women from Crystal.
A Soul Douluo is far more powerful than a Soul Saint.
"Their Soul Rings are different!"
Soon, someone noticed that, apart from Shui Ningtian, the eighth Soul Rings of the four Crystals were all somewhat special.
Their eighth Soul Rings were all black, but a faint red light had already appeared within them, especially Crystal's, where the red light was particularly noticeable.
Most strangely, their Soul Rings had a pattern on them.
It was an image of a Soul Beast.
Before Haines and the others could finish their surprise,
the eighth Soul Rings of Crystal and the others lit up, and the Soul Beast image on the ring suddenly became realistic.
It seemed to have stepped out of the Soul Ring.
No, not just seemingly, it really did.
"You wanted to know what we have to offer, right? With these!" After
Crystal finished speaking, all four of their Soul Pets were summoned.
An 80,000-year-old Ice Jade Scorpion,
an 80,000-year-old Ice Fox King,
an 80,000-year-old Polar Snow Leopard Cat, and a
90,000-year-old Ice Phoenix Butterfly!
The four Soul Beasts made a dazzling appearance, instantly dominating the entire arena!
Powerful ice attribute aura, oppressive wildness, and the gaze of a beast king.
Haines and the others stared wide-eyed, their throats suddenly dry, and they forgot to breathe!
(End of Chapter)