Douluo Continent: Starting with a Void Treasure Trove

However, just as Xu Yang said, the artificial spirit ring did solve the problem that had been giving her the biggest headache.

Over the years, she had heard Di Tian complain countless times about how many soul beasts humans had hunted and killed in the Star Dou Great Forest, and how many hundred thousand-year-old soul beasts had died at the hands of humans.

Di Tian even launched beast tides more than once to warn humanity.

She could also clearly sense that over the past ten thousand years, the faith power provided by the soul beasts of the Star Dou Great Forest had become increasingly thin.

As the ruler of all soul beasts, she really should do something.

Gu Yuena felt much better from the power of the white flower, so she crossed her legs. She wasn't wearing shoes, so she was barefoot.

Xu Yang's gaze couldn't help but drift towards Gu Yuena's delicate and petite feet.

Her feet were perfectly shaped, with fair skin and five distinct toes that could be held in her mouth. They even had a subtle glow, which was enough to show that Gu Yuena took excellent care of her skin.

Before he knew it, Xu Yang's attention had been completely drawn to it.

Gu Yuena noticed Xu Yang's strange behavior, and her cold voice rang out again.

"Humans, don't push your luck."

Xu Yang then came to his senses and cursed himself inwardly.

He had been suppressing his feelings for too long, and the things that had just happened with Gu Yuena in the bathroom were still lingering in his mind.

It almost caused him to crash.

Xu Yang took a deep breath and calmed himself down.

Seeing that Xu Yang had returned to normal, Gu Yuena also spoke up:

"Human, I have to admit, what you just said really touched me."

"Man-made spirit rings do sound like a very promising project. If you humans can no longer be troubled by spirit rings, our spirit beast race can also reduce a lot of casualties."

"But that's not enough."

Xu Yang had no idea what other conditions Gu Yuena would raise.

He adopted an attitude of being all ears.

Then, Gu Yuena's next words almost shocked Xu Yang so much that he threw up his dinner from the night before.

"Once the technology for creating artificial spirit rings is completed, it must be completely controlled by our spirit beasts."

"Huh? Big sister, are you out of your mind? Artificial spirit ring, guess why it's called an artificial spirit ring?"

"If the technology is to be in the hands of you soul beasts, then you might as well have the professor create soul rings."

"Are you still half asleep? There's a bed here, I suggest you take a nap first before we talk."

Gu Yuena seemed to have expected Xu Yang's reaction.

"Of course, it's because you humans are fickle and untrustworthy. I don't feel comfortable leaving such important technology in your hands."

Gu Yuena's legs swayed back and forth, making Xu Yang dizzy.

"Is it because of those two 100,000-year-old soul beasts that transformed into humans ten thousand years ago?"

"A Soft-Boned Rabbit, a Blue Silver Emperor. In the end, their lover became a god, but none of the soul beasts benefited from it?"

So that's why you've lost trust in humanity?

"I'm telling you beforehand, this technology can't be given to soul beasts; that's nonsense. Putting aside everything else, how many of you soul beasts even possess intelligence?"

"I'm not referring to those 100,000-year-old soul beasts that have gained intelligence, but rather the unique creativity that humans possess, which brings something from nothing, or the pioneering spirit that pushes things forward."

"These are not found among your soul beasts, and even if they were, they would be very few."

Even if this technology succeeds, its development will require a lot of human and material resources for maintenance.

"In my opinion, none of you soul beasts meet this requirement."

"I can involve you soul beasts, but primarily as experimental subjects."

"Of course, the reward for being experimental material is that after the artificial spirit ring technology is fully mature, I will establish an organization centered around it, mainly responsible for the distribution and management of artificial spirit rings."

"It can give soul beasts a certain say in this organization, for example, they can participate in making important decisions."

"This is my bottom line."

"Also, don't always act like you're the supreme ruler of all soul beasts in front of me."

"Do you really think that, apart from those in the Star Dou Great Forest, any other soul beast in the Douluo Continent would recognize you as the supreme ruler of all soul beasts?"

"Compared to the sovereign, you are more like a soul beast princess who knows nothing and is trapped in the Lake of Life."

"Leaving aside distant places, let's just focus on the Douluo Continent."

"The soul beasts of the far north worship the ancient ice god, while the sea soul beasts used to worship the former sea god Poseidon, but now they worship the new generation sea god Tang San."

"And in those Soul Beast Forests of my Sun Moon Empire, the name of the Evil Emperor is very well-known."

"Which of these individuals is related to the other half of you, the Dragon God, the previous generation's supreme ruler of soul beasts?"

Even in this Star Dou Great Forest, only Di Tian is likely truly subservient to you. Most others have become your vassals under Di Tian's oppressive power.

"You might say that you can use your strength to make them truly submit to you. But that's difficult, as the gods in the heavens are watching Douluo Continent at all times."

"You're like a warrior with plenty of strength but nowhere to use it; it's hard for you to achieve anything."

"Moreover, it is constantly being eroded by the power of the Asura God, and the only solution is to rely on me, an outsider."

"So what I'm saying isn't just for me, but more to give you an opportunity."

"Even if you trap me here for several years and restore my cultivation, you still can't do anything to the gods in the heavens, nor can you change the established fact that soul beasts cannot become gods."

"You can only count on me, understand?"

"My Miss Gu Yuena".

Xu Yang's words struck Gu Yuena's mind like a heavy hammer.

Moreover, Xu Yang's output continued.

"I can continue to tell you something: the importance I receive from the God of Destruction is even greater than that of the successors of the divine position."

"You could say that at times, my opinion represents the opinion of the God of Destruction."

"And since we'll be allies after we cooperate, I'm very confident I can secure the support of the God of Destruction for you."

"You may not know, but the current structure of the divine realm has changed a lot."

"Ever since the old Asura abdicated and ran away ten thousand years ago, both the good and evil god-kings followed suit, and most importantly, they also took away the super artifact Judgment Scales."

"The newly succeeded God-King of Good and Evil is more like two half-baked individuals."

"But Tang San, as the new God King who is a combination of two gods, formed a new lineup with himself as the leader, two half-baked God Kings as assistants, and several first-level gods as the foundation in order to gain more control of the discourse.

"To fight against the God of Destruction and his wife and the Seven Sins under his command."

"Tang San was caught red-handed by the God of Destruction for some reason half a year ago, which greatly reduced his prestige."

"Based on my understanding of the God of Destruction, as long as the soul beasts behave themselves and don't hinder his grand plan to expand the divine realm, he probably won't bother with you."

"From a racial perspective, the couple is an ancient tree of life and a condensed liquid of destruction. They are also closer to your concept of soul beasts."

"So I think the God of Destruction has an even higher opinion of you..."