Chapter 29: The Plight of Soul Beasts — Three Ways to Break the Deadlock
Nuoding Academy.
After watching the commotion, Lin Chen took out his diary and prepared to write today's entry.
Just as he was about to record something routine to earn rewards, lines of blood-red text suddenly appeared on the pages of the black diary, instantly capturing all of Lin Chen's attention.
[Please complete today's diary entry. Diary topic: The future of Soul Masters and Soul Beasts.]
Looking at the blood-colored words in the black diary, Lin Chen pondered for a moment, unsure what the diary system was trying to do.
But since today's diary topic had already been specified, Lin Chen could only start writing from that angle.
With a thought from Lin Chen, lines of blood-red text began appearing in the diary one after another.
At the same time…
Blood-red text also began appearing in the exclusive diary copies of all diary copy holders around the world.
This sudden development caused the women who were still discussing how to "torment Yu Xiaogang" in the chat group to stop their conversation and focus their attention on Lin Chen's newly updated diary entry.
Especially Xiao Wu, Ah Yin, and Gu Yuena.
The three of them were soul beasts and represented the soul beast faction in the chat group, so they were eager to know whether peaceful coexistence between Soul Masters and Soul Beasts was possible.
[Today, the matter of Yu Xiaogang becoming a eunuch was exposed. It was truly satisfying — a scumbag like Yu Xiaogang, who deceives the world and steals others' achievements, deserved this kind of retribution.]
[However, what surprised me is that this diary copy actually assigned a topic, asking me to write about the future of Soul Masters and Soul Beasts.]
[Originally, I planned to record some daily events today, but it seems that's not possible anymore. I must write about this diary topic.]
[The future of Soul Masters and Soul Beasts… how should I put it? In the original timeline, the future of Soul Masters is bright, while the future of Soul Beasts is extremely cruel.]
[In this era, Soul Beasts still outnumber humans and hold the dominant position, while humanity remains the weaker side.]
[But as time passes, ten thousand years later, humans gradually catch up to Soul Beasts. Twenty thousand years later, humanity completely surpasses them.]
[Furthermore, as time continues to move forward, the number of Soul Beasts only decreases. Twenty thousand years later, only the Soul Beasts in the core of the Star Dou Forest and some sea soul beasts remain alive. In that era, Soul Beasts were nearly extinct.]
Lake of Life.
After reading Lin Chen's diary entry, Gu Yuena's heart was instantly filled with boundless anger.
The extinction of Soul Beasts was something she absolutely could not accept.
In her mind, no matter how difficult the situation became, Soul Beasts should still have a place in the world. But why, twenty thousand years later, would only the Soul Beasts in the core of the Star Dou Forest survive?
Why exactly would this happen?
Could humanity's talent truly be so powerful that, in twenty thousand years, countless top-tier experts would emerge?
Gu Yuena felt deeply confused. The idea that Soul Beasts would be nearly extinct in twenty thousand years was something the co-leader of Soul Beasts simply could not accept.
Yet she did not dare reveal herself now.
The God Realm still existed above, and the Douluo Continent still contained inheritance grounds left behind by the gods.
If she dared to take action against humanity, she would likely face the Five Great God Kings of the God Realm immediately.
Moreover, her injuries had not yet healed. Forget facing a God King — even dealing with a first-level god would be extremely difficult for her.
[As for resolving the plight of Soul Beasts, in my opinion, there are three possible methods — though each is extremely difficult.]
[The first method is to completely change the Soul Master cultivation system, so that advancing in strength no longer requires soul rings and Soul Masters can grow stronger through independent cultivation.]
[Under the Soul Master system, becoming stronger requires obtaining soul rings, which inevitably leads to a decline in the number of Soul Beasts.]
[Ten thousand years later, the soul ring system is replaced by the Spirit Soul system. However, in essence, it still belongs to the original Soul Master cultivation system — Spirit Souls grant Soul Masters soul rings. Under these circumstances, Soul Beasts disappear even faster.]
[Because humans find substitutes for soul rings in the form of Spirit Souls, they begin slaughtering Soul Beasts even more frantically to study the mysteries of Spirit Souls and perfect the technology.]
[Above them is the God Realm. If Soul Beasts try to destroy humanity, they will touch the bottom line of the gods. Below, there is human intelligence. Soul Beasts cannot maintain balance with humans or preserve this fragile relationship to continue their race.]
[Only Soul Beasts over one hundred thousand years old possess intelligence comparable to normal humans. Trying to catch up with humanity's pace of development is incredibly difficult.]
[In the world of the Soul Master: ten thousand years later, the era of soul tools; twenty thousand years later, the era of battle armor; thirty thousand years later, the era of space battleships.]
[Meanwhile, Soul Beasts still rely on primitive survival through the law of the jungle. Among humanity's creations, battle armor alone is enough to overwhelm Soul Beasts. It can greatly enhance Soul Masters' strength, allowing humanity to completely surpass Soul Beasts.]
[This Soul Master cultivation system on the Douluo Continent — I don't know which "genius" came up with it. It's unbelievably toxic, completely cutting off the survival path of Soul Beasts.]
[Take the world next door, the Throne of Seal, for example. Their cultivation system is much better. Cultivators grow stronger by cultivating spiritual power, and magical beasts there don't face extinction because they are more like contracted partners of cultivators — a symbiotic relationship.]
Writing this, Lin Chen could not help but feel sympathy for Soul Beasts. The situation on the Douluo Continent was simply too harsh for them.
The emergence of the Soul Master cultivation system was not only a major flaw for Soul Masters — it was a catastrophic disaster for Soul Beasts.
The current situation of Soul Beasts was extremely dire. Even though the Soul Beast faction still possessed the Silver Dragon King and remained at the peak of its strength, it was still useless.
First, Soul Beasts could not destroy humanity. Most of the gods in the God Realm were human and would never allow such a thing to happen.
Second, it was impossible for Soul Beasts to continue leading Soul Masters and maintain their position in the future. Human intelligence far surpassed that of Soul Beasts, especially in technological development.
Nuoding Academy.
Not far from Lin Chen, a soft sigh sounded.
"Ah… is the situation of Soul Beasts really this difficult?"
After reading Lin Chen's diary entry, Xiao Wu felt a deep sense of despair. Her voice was filled with helplessness.
The Soul Beast race truly had it too hard — too tragic. Not only were they hunted for soul rings, but tens of thousands of years later, the entire race would nearly go extinct.
If this were said in the present day, Xiao Wu would never have believed it.
"But… is it really possible to change the Soul Master cultivation system?"
The first method Lin Chen described to resolve the Soul Beast crisis — completely changing the Soul Master system — was simply too difficult.
She was just an ordinary hundred-thousand-year Soft-Bone Charm Rabbit. Forget changing the Soul Master cultivation system — even learning theoretical knowledge was already difficult for her.
"In my next life… I don't want to be a rabbit anymore."
As a Soul Beast, she felt tremendous pressure — not only worrying about her own safety but also facing the future crisis of her race's extinction.
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