"That's right... ten thousand years from now, the masters of the continent will definitely still be humans!"
Qian Renshang continued with a grim face,
"And if the number of humans increases and they become stronger... then what will be the fate of the soul beasts?"
As soon as he finished speaking, the faces of the beast kings, including Di Tian, instantly paled.
The conflict between soul masters and soul beasts was almost irreconcilable.
Because soul masters had to hunt soul beasts to obtain soul rings in order to advance, and how could soul beasts be so foolish as to be hunted?
Therefore, the two sides were practically mortal enemies!
"Damn it... I'll go and kill all the humans right now!"
Xiong Jun, the most hot-tempered of them all, immediately stood up with a furious expression.
"Everyone, anyone want to join me?
Instead of waiting for the soul beasts to be wiped out by humans, why don't we join forces and kill them all before they fully develop!"
"Count me in..."
"Me too!"
Wan Yaowang and the others stood up one after another.
Qian Renshang's words deeply stung them.
The thought of the soul beasts being almost completely slaughtered ten thousand years later filled them with boundless rage.
Only Gu Yuena and Di Tian remained silent with grim faces, as if deep in thought.
"Wait a minute, Uncle Xiong, don't rush... I haven't finished yet!"
Qian Renshang was somewhat amused and exasperated.
Why did things suddenly turn into a fight?
"Hurry up and say it, you brat... You're driving your Uncle Xiong crazy."
Xiong Jun said somewhat speechlessly.
Only then did Qian Renshang decide to stop wasting time.
"I have a method that can greatly resolve the fundamental conflict between soul beasts and soul masters..."
Qian Renshang said with a serious expression.
"As we all know, a soul beast can only produce one soul ring upon death... but my method allows a soul beast to produce two, three, or even more soul rings!"
"And most importantly, my method can preserve the intelligence of these soul beasts to the greatest extent possible, even after death!"
After Qian Renshang said this, Gu Yuena and Di Tian were the first to stand up.
"What?"
Gu Yuena's eyes were filled with shock, while Di Tian looked excited.
"Kid... are you telling the truth? Soul beasts can retain their intelligence after death?"
Xiong Jun was about to post, but Di Tian stopped him with a stern face.
He only wanted to hear Qian Renshang speak!
The atmosphere in the arena instantly became tense.
"That's right... my method is called Soul Spirit, a special effect of my second martial soul.
It seems to allow soul beasts to exist in another form after death!"
Qian Renshang naturally couldn't say that the Soul Spirit method was given to him by the system, so he could only blame it on his second martial soul, the Twelve-Winged Fallen Angel!
Qian Renshang's Twelve-Winged Fallen Angel martial soul was already mysterious, and its power was even comparable to the Golden Dragon King martial soul, so it was normal for it to have such a strange skill.
And Di Tian was actually hearing about the ability of Qian Renshang's second martial soul.
He nodded affirmatively.
"That's not surprising... even I don't quite understand your strange second martial soul."
Di Tian took a deep breath, had all the beast kings sit down, and then pointed at Qian Renshang and spoke.
"…Qian Renshang, tell us more about your Soul Spirit!"
"This is really important to us Soul Beasts.
If there are no problems…we, the entire Soul Beast community, owe you a huge favor!"
Gu Yuena said in a deep voice.
Qian Renshang nodded and began to explain in detail.
"Soul Spirits…are also a type of Soul Ring. I call them Intelligent Soul Rings.
Soul Beasts can form contracts with humans and create Intelligent Soul Rings, granting different numbers of Soul Rings based on their power."
"These Soul Beasts can choose those whose lifespans are nearing their end…they can extend their lives a bit longer, and Soul Masters can gain power. It's a win-win situation…"
Listening to Qian Renshang's analysis, Di Tian and the others felt as if a magnificent picture was unfolding before them!
It's an inevitable fact that Soul Beasts can't outdevelop humans.
If Soul Spirits can reduce the Soul Masters' requirements for Soul Rings, it would undoubtedly greatly reduce Soul Beast casualties!
Moreover, if these Soul Beasts can truly allow those whose lifespans are nearing their end to come themselves, as Qian Renshang said, it would also be a good thing for the Soul Beast race.
After all, it means living a little longer!
Qian Renshang continued to speak eloquently.
"And most importantly, it will stay with the Soul Master until the Soul Master dies... Not only that, if the Soul Master eventually becomes a god, then this Soul Beast can also eventually become a god!"
God!
This is the obsession of countless Soul Beasts, and these Beast Kings are no exception.
Hearing that becoming a Soul Spirit can allow them to ascend to the God Realm with the Soul Master, they were even more excited.
"What? Becoming a Soul Spirit can accompany the Soul Master to ascend to the God Realm?"
"Didn't they say that we Soul Beasts can't become gods?...
Right, this doesn't seem to count as us becoming gods, but it's still a different kind of godhood!"
"Is this considered exploiting a loophole?"
Xiong Jun and the others were quite excited.
Soul Beasts might perish during each 100,000-year calamity, and most of the Beast Kings present didn't have absolute certainty of surviving the next calamity!
If they could become gods, it seemed like a good thing!
Huff... Huff...
All the Beast Kings' breathing became heavy, and gasps could be heard from time to time in the arena.
Their gazes towards Qian Renshang were all burning with fervor!
"How exactly will this be achieved... What are the chances of success?"
Gu Yuena took a deep breath and looked at Qian Renshang with a serious expression!
"If the soul beasts are willing to cooperate, I'm over 99% confident!"
Qian Renshang continued in a deep voice.
"Moreover, we still have many empty soul ring slots for our second martial soul... which we can use for experimentation."
Qian Renshang trusted the soul spirit skills given by the system, so he was willing to use himself as a test subject.
"So I would like to ask everyone to find me some soul beasts whose lifespans are nearing their end... preferably those that can cooperate with me as much as possible!"
Qian Renshang said seriously. He wanted to put on a show in front of all the beast kings so that he could gradually promote this method later!
He planned to establish a force in the human world based on this soul spirit.
This would not only allow him to cultivate his own real power, but Qian Renshang had also realized in his months on Douluo Continent that it was really too difficult to survive alone outside; one still needed power.
Moreover, this force would also bring many benefits to soul beasts, which could be considered his way of repaying Di Tian and the others.
"Is that alright?... I only need one soul beast.
I can give its clan some compensation."
Qian Renshang suggested cautiously, worried that Di Tian and the others would disagree, after all, this was an unprecedented attempt.
But… the next moment!
Xiong Jun and the others suddenly stood up, grabbed Qian Renshang, and shouted,
"Choose me…choose me!
I, Old Xiong, am willing to be your soul spirit! Kid, I'll do it!"
"And me…"
(End of Chapter)
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