Douluo: I am a biologist, awakening the weapon spirit?

Chapter 171 Di Tian's Judgment

Upon hearing Taino's words, Zhao Wuji chuckled:
"How can this be called robbery? It's common sense that you have to pay for damaging public property. You can't just break the rules, can you?"

Tainuo thought to himself, "I'm not exactly a law-abiding citizen, but he was in the wrong after all, and his fists weren't as big as Zhao Wuji's."

Back when Zhao Wuji was being chased all over by Titan, Taino's father, Zhao Wuji was already much stronger than Taino.

Now, the gap between the two has widened even further, which can be felt from their auras.

So Taino had no choice but to say:
"Compensation is necessary, but 100,000 gold soul coins is outrageous. Is your playground made of gold or silver?"

Zhao Wuji shook his head. "You can't say that. This playground was carefully built by our Dean Liu. She dug all the soil there herself, one shovel at a time."

"You do the math on the labor costs. A Soul Saint personally dug and built this training ground, and now you've ruined it to pieces. Isn't it reasonable for you to pay 100,000 gold soul coins in compensation? Anyway, that's the price. So tell me, are you going to pay or not?"

Taino stared at Zhao Wuji, but Zhao Wuji remained unmoved until he saw Tailong walking this way, at which point Taino sighed helplessly.

"It's impossible for you to get 100,000 gold soul coins. I don't have that many on me. If you have the guts, come back to the family with me to get them."

"You think I wouldn't dare?" Zhao Wuji sneered. "You should know that the original Golden Iron Triangle has already reunited in this academy, and you've probably heard about our Dean Flander's greedy nature. Do you think he would bring the other two members of the Iron Triangle to your house to collect a debt for 100,000 gold soul coins?"

Taino's expression darkened slightly. He realized that what Zhao Wuji described was not entirely impossible.

He even believed that Zhao Wuji's current attempt to blackmail him was orchestrated by Flander.

He took a deep breath, then slowly exhaled, and said:

"Thirty thousand gold soul coins, that's all I have. Take it or leave it."

"Deal." Zhao Wuji grinned, beaming with delight.

Taino slapped a Gold Soul Coin prepaid card into Zhao Wuji's hand and left with Tailong, who had just arrived and knew nothing about the place.

After watching Taino leave, Zhao Wuji also turned and left.

A short while later, he came to a corner and handed the gold soul coin storage card in his hand to the person in front of him.

"Boss, we swindled him out of 30,000 gold soul coins, that should be alright, right?"

Flander took the prepaid card, nodded, and smiled, saying:

"It's alright. Erlong said that it only cost a few thousand yuan to build this playground back then. Now, not only have we recouped our investment, but we've also made a profit."

Zhao Wuji sighed, "You're quite cunning, actually letting me take the opportunity to extort money from him. You're sure he won't get angry."

Flander said calmly:

"He just got beaten up like that by a bunch of kids, how could he possibly have the nerve to fight us again? As long as we don't go too far, he'll definitely want to settle things peacefully. He thinks he can just smash up our academy's facilities and walk away? There's no such thing as a free lunch."

"Speaking of which, if that old Titan comes knocking on our door, are we really going to fight him? That old guy is not easy to deal with," Zhao Wuji said with some worry.

"Don't worry, if he comes, someone will deal with him." A cunning glint appeared in Flander's eyes.

While Chen Feng was having a spectacular beating of the Soul King, Gu Yueling was also on her way home.

After several days of travel, she arrived at the edge of a vast forest, the largest forest on the Douluo Continent, the Star Dou Great Forest.

As Gu Yueling strolled into the Starry Sky Forest, it was as if she were on a picnic.

What others saw as an extremely dangerous gathering place for soul beasts was like a backyard to Gu Yueling.

Along the way, whenever they encountered Gu Yueling's soul beasts, they either bowed respectfully or retreated immediately, as if Gu Yueling were the emperor of this place.

Gu Yueling paid no attention to the soul beasts. She headed straight for the center of the Star Dou Great Forest, only slowing down slightly when she passed a lake.

She gazed at the tranquil lake for a moment, then continued on her way to her destination.

Shortly after she left, a splashing sound came from the lake, and a huge head emerged from the water.

It looked in the direction Gu Yueling had left and said in confusion:

"How did this person get out here?"

When Gu Yueling returned to the alternate dimension in the core area of ​​the Star Dou Great Forest, a deep voice rang out.

"Auspicious beast, you're back?"

“Well, my soul power has reached level 40. I came back to take a look and condense a soul ring while I’m at it,” Gu Yueling said. “Also, Di Tian, ​​I have a name now. Don’t call me Auspicious Beast anymore, or I’ll call you Golden-Eyed Black Dragon King.”

"Oh, I got used to calling you that before, I'll be more careful next time. But, it seems like you haven't been away from here for very long, have you? How did you reach level 40 so quickly? Did something happen?" A hint of doubt appeared in Di Tian's voice.

“Some things have indeed happened.” At that moment, Gu Yueling briefly recounted her experiences over the past few days.

"Oh? There are such people among humans? They can actually help humans obtain soul rings and soul bones without killing soul beasts. Could it be that they have figured out the essence of soul rings and soul bones?" Di Tian said in surprise.

Gu Yueling shook her head and said, "I don't know about that. The reason I came back this time is not only to condense my soul ring, but also to tell you about this matter and see how to handle it."

Di Tian pondered for a moment, then sighed:

"This person is undoubtedly a genius, but he may not necessarily have a good ending."

"Why?" Gu Yueling asked, puzzled.

Di Tian sneered and said:
"Generally speaking, we soul beasts are considered a barbaric race, while humans consider themselves a civilized race. But in reality, the core of both is quite similar. It seems that civilized humans are even more barbaric than soul beasts in many things."

"That person is undoubtedly a genius among humans, but what he researches infringes on the interests of many people, which is why I think he may not have a good ending."

Gu Yueling frowned. "I don't quite understand."

Di Tian explained, "Take the Soul Beast clan as an example. You should be very clear about what happens when the old leader and the new leader of the Soul Beast clan change."

"It will bleed."

"That's right. Many times, such generational changes involve bloodshed, and this bloodshed is not simply a struggle between two generations of leaders, but also a struggle between the new and old rules within a race. The same is true among humans."

Gu Yueling revealed a thoughtful expression.

Di Tian continued:

“That genius actually appeared at the wrong time. If his research had come a few hundred years later, it would have been even better.” “What would have happened if it had come a few hundred years later?” Gu Yueling asked.

Di Tian said in a low voice, "If we want his research results to replace the rules that have been prevalent in the human world for thousands of years, then in the end we will have to resort to violence. If we had waited a few hundred years longer, we would have ended our seclusion, and then it would have been much easier to do whatever we wanted."

"Can't you end your seclusion early?" Gu Yueling asked doubtfully. "I woke up from my slumber earlier and didn't feel any impact."

“This is different,” Di Tian sighed.

"There's a saying that a big ship is hard to turn around. You were just sleeping at that time, and your strength wasn't that great, so ending your slumber early wouldn't have much of an impact. Not to mention, the Lord helped you reshape your human form, so the impact was even more negligible."

"However, if we want to end our seclusion, we need a long period of time to adjust our condition. Otherwise, even if we end the seclusion early, we will still have a period of weakness, which is very dangerous. Of course, if things are very urgent, we can also pay some price to come out early."

"Now?" Gu Yueling said hesitantly.

Di Tian paused for a moment, then said:

"Now is not the most urgent time."

Gu Yueling understood. Di Tian meant that he would only choose to end his seclusion early, at the cost of paying a price, when the soul beast race was in the most critical situation.

Otherwise, Di Tian would simply wait in silence.

Gu Yueling had nothing to criticize about his actions, as they were all choices made for the sake of the soul beast community.

"Then what should I do?" Gu Yueling asked.

"Do your best to save that person's life, without endangering your own safety. You are of paramount importance to the Star Dou Great Forest," Di Tian instructed.

Gu Yueling nodded. "I understand. He is actually quite cautious and did not publish his research results rashly. He must have taken your concerns into account."

“Very likely. That would make that person much safer. By the way, how is his cultivation talent?” Di Tian asked.

"His talent for cultivation is outstanding; he is considered one of the best among humans."

"In that case, perhaps there is another way to handle this matter," Di Tian said after thinking for a moment.

"any solution?"

"Let him possess the greatest possible martial prowess, ideally reaching the limits of human capability. At that point, even if he publishes his research findings, it will be difficult for anyone to do anything to him," Di Tian said.

"The limit of humanity, level ninety-nine?"

"Yes."

Gu Yueling pondered for a moment and asked:

"I think we can still offer him some help."

"Oh? What do you mean? We ferocious beasts are all in seclusion right now, and none of us are able to come out and roam freely," Di Tian said.

"But there are others outside. Di Tian, ​​you said before that there are 100,000-year-old soul beasts that have transformed into humans. Do you know what kind of soul beasts have transformed into humans?" Gu Yueling asked.

"It looks like a rabbit."

"A rabbit?" Gu Yueling's eyes lit up. "Then I might have seen her before."

"What do you mean?"

Gu Yueling then recounted what she had discovered when she first met Xiao Wu, and then said:

"Her martial soul is the Soft Bone Rabbit, and she has a sympathy for soul beasts that humans shouldn't have. In addition, she seems to have had contact with the Titan Giant Ape and the Azure Bull Python. She is probably the 100,000-year-old rabbit that has transformed into a human."

"What a coincidence that you two could meet in the human world," Di Tian remarked.

"If she is indeed that 100,000-year-old soul beast that has transformed into a human, Di Tian, ​​do you think the Titan Giant Ape and the Azure Bull Python can be of help?" Gu Yueling asked.

"I can't help," Di Tian said without hesitation.

"Why?" Gu Yueling asked, puzzled.

"Who do you think is the main enemy in this matter of changing the rules between humans and soul beasts?" Di Tian asked in return.

Gu Yueling shook her head, somewhat confused.

“It’s the Spirit Hall.” Di Tian sneered. “The Spirit Hall’s predecessor was the Church. Guess what the Church did back then?”

Seemingly knowing that Gu Yueling couldn't answer, Di Tian directly gave the answer:
"It is to eradicate the evil soul beasts."

Gu Yueling vaguely understood the problem.

And Di Tian's narration continues:

"Indeed, there are some corrupt beings among the soul beasts. They are like the corrupt humans, the black sheep of the soul beast race. There is no problem in eliminating such soul beasts, as they are also a threat to the soul beasts."

"In the process of eliminating the corrupted soul beasts, the profession of Soul Master came into being. They were able to absorb the power of the dead soul beasts and gradually become stronger. It was at this time that things started to go wrong."

"Have they broadened their target range?" Gu Yueling quickly came to a guess.

"That's obvious. Who could resist gaining power?" Di Tian sneered. "At first, they attacked Fallen Soul Beasts. But once the Fallen Soul Beasts were scarce, Soul Masters turned their attention to ordinary Soul Beasts in order to become stronger."

Gu Yueling's face darkened; she hadn't expected there to be such a past event.

"At first, they were secretive, and after killing the soul beasts, they would find an excuse, such as saying that these were evil soul beasts. As for what made them evil? Maybe it's because they dared to live and didn't become a soul master's soul ring. How evil is that?" Di Tian sneered repeatedly.

"And then?" Gu Yueling asked.

"After that, as more and more people did this, there was no need to hide it anymore. Hunting soul beasts to obtain soul rings became a customary rule, and the church that started with this gradually evolved into the Spirit Hall, spreading this rule to the entire human population."

"Now, do you understand what I mean? Compared to the behemoth that is the Spirit Hall, that little snake and monkey are of no use at all. Even in our prime, we must proceed with caution, because they have a god behind them, and a god will not stand on our side," Di Tian said in a low voice.

"Don't all the gods know this?" Gu Yueling asked, frowning.

Di Tian hesitated for a moment, "Perhaps... elemental gods would be better."

(End of this chapter)