Douluo Continent: This Tang San is different

Chapter 432 The Responsibility of Being the Lord of Soul Beasts

When Lan Yinzi saw Gu Yuena arrive and wanted to ask about that kind of thing, his expression could only be described as [subway, old man, cell phone].

No!

For the mighty Silver Dragon King to ask such a question, isn't it a bit too... absurd?

"Um, I have amnesia, I don't remember." Lan Yinzi chuckled awkwardly, using this as an excuse—as long as she didn't think about it, it was amnesia, and besides, the original owner's memories contained too much lewd content, which she dared not recall... For a pure woman/girl like her, it was too "filthy".

"real?"

Gu Yuena didn't believe it, thinking that Lan Yinzi was just making excuses. However, plant soul beasts and animal soul beasts were not the same category, and they would not show any bloodline-based submission to her, so she couldn't control it.

Besides, this blue silver is a special case.

Therefore, Gu Yuena skipped over this topic and got down to business: "Didn't Tang San tell us about things before he went to find his little demons to 'work'? Come on, let's patrol near Soul Sea City together. I'm very interested in that Moon Night Elf. She's not human, but she can cultivate in the way humans do. We should definitely study her."

In the Douluo Continent, all non-human, extraordinary creatures that can cultivate, whether native or from other planes or spaces, are considered soul beasts and will drop soul rings upon death.

Unless it occurs in a place like the City of Slaughter, which is similar to a place of divine inheritance, it can bypass the local rules of the Douluo Continent.

However, the Moonlit Elves, being a race with non-human bloodlines, can circumvent the rules of this world simply by having human-like appearances... This is valuable research material for Gu Yuena.

If we can figure out the key to this and apply it to the soul beast race, it might be a way to prevent soul beasts from being killed by human soul masters.

Perhaps the two races will eventually compete for living space, but at least the Soul Beast race should be able to exist for a longer period of time, and she, as the sovereign, can find ways to cultivate more ferocious beasts, thereby increasing the number of the true race.

She learned a lot from Tang San, namely that the foundation of the soul beast race was indeed too poor. Those who could be called members of the race were either ferocious beasts or those 100,000-year-old soul beasts.

However, there are too few 100,000-year-old soul beasts on land, and those in the ocean do not obey my commands.

While humans have many bad habits, they possess an advantage that spirit beasts and ferocious beasts lack: the courage to explore the world and change the environment.

Soul beasts and ferocious beasts also possess the power to change the environment, but they won't do it. Their growth over thousands or tens of thousands of years has only allowed them to adapt to the changes in the environment. They will never have the subjective idea of ​​changing their surroundings.

The longer Gu Yuena stayed in the human world and the more she learned, the more worried she became about the future of the soul beast race... even though she often told herself that it was her own problem.

However, it cannot be denied that her relationship with the original body is not actually that split; they are completely the same existence.

As the supreme ruler, it is impossible for me to truly relinquish my responsibility to the soul beasts and fail to live up to their expectations.

Sometimes, Gu Yuena would think that if Tang San hadn't taught her so much and had just pampered her like a cute little girl, then even if she abandoned the soul beast clan in the future and chose to live happily with Tang San, she wouldn't feel any guilt.

Apart from Di Tian and Zi Ji, who could be considered her fellow clansmen, she didn't really care much about the other soul beasts.

I just had this feeling that I didn't want to let them down...

That's it.

after all--

What rule states that if they consider themselves masters, then we are obligated to help them?

Who stipulated that as one of the Dragon God's split entities, one must bear the responsibility for the rise of soul beasts?

Before his death, the Dragon God stipulated that no soul beast could become a god unless the Dragon God appeared.

The Silver Dragon King, who inherited half of the Dragon God, had no choice but to seek revenge on the God Realm. He also wanted to find a way to return to the God Realm after recovering in the future, reclaim the other half, devour it, and become the Dragon God himself. He would break the laws set by the previous Dragon God, allowing soul beasts to no longer suffer heavenly tribulations and cultivate themselves into gods.

This is the idea that Gu Yuena had in response to the soul beast's expectations.

As for most of the ferocious beasts and 100,000-year-old soul beasts, apart from Di Tian and Zi Ji, they did not willingly worship Gu Yue Na as their sovereign. They were merely subdued by Di Tian. In their eyes, it didn't matter who devoured whom in the end, whether it was the Golden Dragon King or her Silver Dragon King. They only hoped that the Dragon God would reappear and break the curse of the Heavenly Tribulation.

It's that simple.

Even if a 100,000-year-old soul beast or ferocious beast possesses human intelligence, the knowledge and experience cultivated over thousands, tens of thousands, or hundreds of thousands of years in an unchanging environment means that they will not think that much.

Their instinct for survival of the fittest means they are destined to either submit to or yield to a stronger being.

But after following Tang San for several years, I've learned more, thought about more issues, broadened my understanding, and gained a higher perspective. I've discovered that things are not that simple at all.

The meaning of life lies in survival, reproduction, and adaptation.

Different types of spirit beasts can only live in their respective environments; this is adaptation.

Humans modifying the environment and building houses is also a form of adaptation.

One simply passively accepts and adapts to nature, while the other takes a different path, gradually allowing the natural environment to adapt to them.

Which is better and which is worse?

Gu Yuena believed humans were superior, but Tang San said it wasn't apparent in the short term, since human courage could sometimes be labeled "suicidal"...it needed to be viewed dialectically from a longer-term perspective...

Back to the point.

Gu Yuena felt that if soul beasts could be prevented from losing their soul rings after death, it would greatly weaken human soul masters. Even if humans developed a new cultivation system in the future, the power of humans and soul beasts should be close to a balance by then, and in the process of confrontation, both races would show a spiral upward trend.

This is from "God's perspective".

Perhaps a bit arrogant.

But as a god—

Is arrogance a normal thing?

It's nothing to worry about!

Right now, the Moonlit Elf is a crucial research subject. Even if he kills it, Tang San has a resurrection skill, so he can reuse it.

Tang San wouldn't experiment on innocent living people indiscriminately, but it doesn't matter if they are Fallen Ones. Besides, they are enemies of the Sun Moon Empire and invaders of Douluo Continent, so they should be considered Fallen Ones, right?

Moreover, as the supreme ruler of the soul beast race, isn't it only natural for him to protect the soul beasts from being harmed by otherworldly visitors whom he approves of?

With this in mind, Gu Yuena used her divine sense to observe the Xiaohai City area and finally discovered that fourteen people had sneaked out from there.

It must be said that the level 98 Moon Elf's use of dark elements was incredibly meticulous. Leading those thirteen Soul Douluos, she completely concealed herself in the night, making it difficult for even ordinary level 99 Peerless Douluos to detect her.

If she weren't the Silver Dragon King, possessing an exceptionally strong perception of dark elements, she might not have even noticed...

(End of this chapter)