Douluo Continent: The Eye of Truth

Chapter 160: Smooth Talk

"Your strength as a human may not be much to speak of, but you certainly have a big mouth."

The Silver Dragon King sized up Huo Yuhao and then snorted coldly. At the same time, an invisible pressure made Huo Yuhao's heart sink.

"Heh, you want to overthrow the divine realm? Do you know the difference in power between the gods and you? Do you know how many gods there are in the divine realm?"

"Full of empty boasts and flattery—is that why you were able to win over that little auspicious beast?"

Despite feeling the immense, mountain-like pressure of divine might, Huo Yuhao remained calm and showed no fear as he continued speaking.

"The God Realm's suppression of the Soul Beast race is something that I'm sure His Excellency the Silver Dragon King is well aware of."

"However, is the existence of the divine realm truly a good thing for Soul Masters? In my opinion, not entirely!"

As Huo Yuhao spoke with conviction, the invisible pressure emanating from the Silver Dragon King gradually faded away.

At the same time, a human-like, rather interested expression appeared on her dragon head: "Go on."

Huo Yuhao was now 70% certain of his success, yet he continued to calmly state his views.

"Compared to soul beasts, humans are undoubtedly at a disadvantage, whether in terms of lifespan or physical strength."

"This has led to the situation where even if humans follow the path laid out by the gods in the divine realm and climb upwards step by step, it is still impossible."

"Ultimately, in the barren land of Douluo Continent, how many Soul Masters can achieve the title of Title Douluo with limited resources?"

"Even after becoming a Title Douluo, how much shorter is the lifespan of a Title Douluo now compared to those of Title Douluos from ten thousand years ago?"

"If, hundreds of thousands of years ago, human soul masters could rely on the extended lifespan gained from breaking through the title level and accumulate mental power to ascend to the god level..."

"So now, apart from inheriting the divine position of their predecessors, no human soul master has been able to become a god on their own after tens of thousands of years."

At this point, Huo Yuhao sneered and said, "Isn't this because the methods of becoming a god have been firmly controlled by the god realm?"

"That is why only when the divine realm has a need will it scatter one or two divine positions."

"This can be considered as giving these beings who are struggling in the mortal world a little hope, so that they can continue to follow the path they have planned."

Huo Yuhao immediately shook his head, feigning deep sorrow, and said, "But this tiny hope is also a means of controlling human soul masters."

"Because all Soul Masters have the expectation of becoming gods because of the experiences of their predecessors."

"After reaching the pinnacle of their power, all the strong will rack their brains to try to find the divine inheritance or to make offerings to the gods in order to gain their mercy."

"Since those who came before could become gods, why can't I replicate that possibility?"

"Even in the eyes of many exceptionally talented individuals, their predecessors are compared to themselves."

"Whether it's cultivation talent or combat strength, I have long surpassed them."

"If that's the case, why can't I be the next lucky one to become a god?"

"The mentality of taking chances and the concepts passed down from generation to generation influence every Soul Master, making their thinking rigid."

"However, as the strongest beings at the pinnacle of every era in the human world."

"Their existence should have been that of leaders guiding generations to innovate and make progress."

"But now, we are wasting our time, stagnating for a vague and uncertain possibility."

Then Huo Yuhao put on a disdainful look and said, "The strongest people I can see in Douluo Continent right now."

"Over the past ten thousand years, there have been nothing more than some people who possess great strength and extraordinary talent."

"But in consuming and occupying a large amount of resources, they have become nothing more than laughable people who fawn over the gods."

"Although the resources on the Sun Moon Continent were even scarcer, and most of its inhabitants had poor aptitude, even Super Douluo were difficult to reach."

"Not to mention the Limit Douluo who are qualified to inherit the godhood, but it is precisely because of this that they have taken a different path."

"They were able to develop something called a Soul Guidance Device based on their soul power, without the guidance of any deity, thus changing their situation."

"Even if His Excellency the Silver Dragon King is detached from worldly affairs, he must have heard of this soul tool."

The Silver Dragon King narrowed her eyes slightly. Recently, she had been convinced that the connection between the God Realm and Douluo Star had run into problems.

Therefore, she did not fall into a deep sleep again, and the events that happened in the Star Dou Great Forest could not be kept from her.

She inherited the Dragon God's memories, though not in complete detail, but she could still see the potential of the object called a Soul Guidance Device.

This signifies that humanity will move away from a rigid, experience-based approach to cultivating power and instead embrace a society where immense strength is concentrated in one person.

The focus shifted to exploring and mastering the laws governing the world's operation, in order to develop a more systematic approach to cultivation.

Because the Dragon God had seen far too many things like this during the long history of the Dragon Realm.

There are reasons why the Divine Dragon Realm was so prosperous and had so many gods, with each planet and plane being powerful.

However, since the five great god-kings of the divine realm came to power, the divine realm has shrunk considerably compared to the original dragon realm.

Moreover, as god-kings, they did not have the ability to modify or control the core of the divine realm.

The only thing that could be done was to allow the central control of the divine realm to operate, albeit with difficulty, according to its original logic.

In order to prevent the emergence of uncontrollable deities, thereby disrupting the delicate balance of the divine realm.

Therefore, the five great god-kings also strictly controlled those small worlds that were controlled by the central authority of the god realm.

Why were Soul Masters in a period similar to the Middle Ages during the first 20,000 years of the Douluo Continent storyline?

Ten thousand years after losing contact with the divine realm, they directly used a soul tool to reach a level close to interstellar civilization.

Or perhaps this is why Douluo Continent also has its own native soul tool system, but it was interrupted 10,000 years ago.

The reasons for this are, of course, self-evident.

Huo Yuhao continued, "Soul tools are merely the first step in the true birth of a civilization belonging to the human world."

"Even without soul tools, human creativity will surely be able to create other similar things."

"Does the Silver Dragon King agree with what I've said?"

The Silver Dragon King nodded slightly. After all, the so-called soul tool was just a way to gain a deeper understanding of the source of one's own power and then control it.

"Soul power itself is not a suitable vessel," Huo Yuhao continued. "Because the conflict between humans and soul beasts is fundamentally caused by the existence of soul masters."

"The improvement of soul power, the addition of soul rings, and the increase in strength all depend on sucking the blood of soul beasts."

"It begins in the realm of gods by guiding humanity to continuously grow stronger through the path of Soul Masters."

"In fact, the irreconcilable conflict between humans and soul beasts was already destined long ago."

"A Soul Master's strength can only be improved by absorbing the Soul Rings formed from the life force of Soul Beasts."

"However, the time required for a soul beast to grow up far exceeds the lifespan of a generation or even several generations of soul masters."

"In this way, one thing rises while the other falls, and vice versa. Soul Masters are more like parasites that depend on the complex multi-ethnic race of Soul Beasts."

"The stronger the Soul Master, the weaker the Soul Beast will be, thus creating a vicious cycle."

"The weaker the soul beast, the less able it is to support the growth of powerful soul masters and advance the progress of human civilization."

"This also leads to a ridiculous situation: the stronger a Soul Master is, the weaker they become."

Although it seemed like a joke, the Silver Dragon King's expression turned serious.

This was a question she had never considered. For hundreds of thousands of years after escaping from the realm of gods, she had been recovering from her injuries through slumber.

They rarely bothered to understand the relationship between soul beasts, humans, and soul masters, but after listening to Huo Yuhao's analysis, they were shocked to realize the problem.

Huo Yuhao, on the other hand, continued to predictively recount the possibilities that lay ahead.

"But once the progress of civilization is hindered, Soul Masters and Soul Beasts will be trapped together on this continent where resources are gradually becoming scarce."

"Then what will ultimately happen is the mutual decline of both groups due to resource scarcity."

"And as one side rises while the other falls, and the other rises while the other falls, they will eventually wither away together."

"Soul beasts with long lifespans will rise again and rule this land once more."

"However, as the soul beasts gradually grow stronger, once the threat of humans is gone, the soul beasts will fall apart once again."

"At that time, as long as the divine realm allows it, so-called humans will once again step onto the stage of history and repeat the previous cycle."

"As for whether the original humans or soul beasts will be wiped out in the long river of history, I believe that this is not a difficult problem for the God Realm."

"After all, martial souls are rooted deep in human blood and are formed from different soul beasts. I believe they are by no means something that existed with humans from the beginning."

"Moreover, even visitors from other worlds are forcibly drawn into this strange cycle of soul masters and soul beasts upon arrival here."

"Although what I've said is all based on my own understanding and speculation," Huo Yuhao said with certainty.

"But now, this is the bloody reality before us!"

"So that's what I wanted to say."

"Rather than being kept in the captivity of the divine realm, humans and soul beasts would waste their future in this hopeless cycle of reincarnation, becoming nourishment for the divine realm."

"Why not join hands and try to overthrow the divine realm? In any case, it would benefit both races on a larger scale."

"To put it simply, it poses no harm to either you or me; it's merely a necessary act of resistance."

"After all, the existence of the Silver Dragon King is also viewed with hostility by the divine realm."

"And to say something boastful," Huo Yuhao paused before continuing, "I can call myself the chosen one of humanity's destiny, and I believe there's nothing wrong with that."

"However, to the divine realm, my existence is more like that of a hound that can be harvested at any time."

"From the moment I was born, there have been gods who have been eyeing me and want to bring me under their control."

"But for me, I have my own pride, and I would never stoop to being someone else's lackey."

Looking at Huo Yuhao, who remained neither humble nor arrogant even when facing him, the Silver Dragon King remained silent for a brief moment.

She could see it, and she believed it, that Huo Yuhao was indeed as he said, and truly disdained to become a lackey of the gods.

Similarly, after listening to Huo Yuhao's explanation, she realized just how awkward the current situation was on Douluo Star, where she was.

As the overlord of all soul beasts, he has never shouldered this responsibility for even a single day.

Now, whether for their own sake or for the sake of the soul beasts, the existence of the God Realm is an unavoidable problem.

As for the hatred between soul beasts and humans, after Huo Yuhao's barrage of attacks, the Silver Dragon King naturally transferred it to the God Realm as well.

This is the ending Huo Yuhao needs, because regardless of whether what he said or guessed was true.

All he needed was to convince the Silver Dragon King that what he said was true, and to make the Silver Dragon King acknowledge that what he said was true.

This shifted the Silver Dragon King's focus from the conflict between soul beasts and humans to the deities of the divine realm.

After a long silence, the Silver Dragon King finally spoke, "A very interesting point of view, but as you said..."

"If someone were a native of Douluo Continent, they would never say such things."

"So, who are you?" The Silver Dragon King's eyes were fixed on Huo Yuhao, and the surrounding elements were also stirring, as if they were about to tear Huo Yuhao to pieces at any moment.

Huo Yuhao merely smiled slightly, showing no emotion whatsoever despite the murderous intent that the Silver Dragon King seemed to be displaying: "I am who I am, and I only want to be myself, nothing more."

A moment later, the Silver Dragon King lowered his head and looked Huo Yuhao straight in the eye, and the restless elements around him also calmed down.

"Alright, then I'd like to ask you, how exactly will this cooperation proceed?"

"After all, the combined strength of the soul beasts and the humans is no match for the gods of the God Realm."

"Even if you include me, where does your confidence come from?"

Huo Yuhao smiled slightly: "That's not quite right, because I have full confidence in both myself and in you, Lord Silver Dragon King."

The Silver Dragon King asked with some curiosity, "Oh? What do you mean?"

Huo Yuhao's eyes flickered slightly, then he said, "Let's start with His Excellency the Silver Dragon King."

"As far as I know, although you are seriously injured, you are almost fully recovered, and I also know of several places that should be of great benefit to you."

The image of the Ice Dragon King materialized beside Huo Yuhao.

The Silver Dragon King also realized that this did not exist in Huo Yuhao's bloodline.

At this moment, the Martial Soul actually appeared beside him.

"Ice Dragon King, could it be..." A guess flashed through the Silver Dragon King's mind.

Huo Yuhao nodded: "That's right, the remnants of two God-Kings, and another place related to the Dragon Clan."

"This is my sincerity. I wonder what His Excellency the Silver Dragon King's thoughts are on this cooperation?"

(End of this chapter)