Douluo Amon: I am the Heavenly Venerable of the Dragon King.

Chapter 72 Interests Move People

The group exchanged glances. In fact, apart from Nan Fusheng, everyone else had this thought in mind at the time, since their gains had far exceeded their plans.

Wu Changkong said, "Then, let me ask you a question. If you were in a real, vast forest, facing a large number of rampaging soul beasts, would you still be alive and standing before me now?"

Everyone fell silent.

Wu Changkong said, "Remember, no matter what, no matter how great the temptation or how much benefit you face, nothing is more important than surviving safely."

Xie Xie said, "Teacher Wu, I have a question. What should we do if we really encounter a soul beast like the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear in the future?"

Wu Changkong said, "Run. If you can't escape, you'll just have to wait to die."

"Uh..." Xie Xie looked at Wu Changkong in surprise.

Wu Changkong said, "The Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear is a very peculiar soul beast. From birth, it is the king of soul beasts, and its strength cannot be measured by simply the number of years it has cultivated. However, the possibility of you encountering a real Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear is almost zero. After all, most of the real Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bears were hunted down in their early years."

"Is it because they are dangerous?" Zhang Yangzi asked.

Wu Changkong shook his head and said, "No, it's because there's a very high probability that a soul bone will appear on the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear."

From the perspective of spirit beasts, we humans are the most greedy creatures. The reason spirit beasts are on the verge of extinction is not because they pose a danger to us, but because they can bring us so much benefit.

Upon hearing Wu Changkong's words, Gu Yue and Tang Wulin were both stunned, and even the others seemed to be deep in thought. Nan Fusheng also pretended to be deeply moved, but in his heart, he didn't take Wu Changkong's words seriously.

Self-interest drives people's hearts; this principle applies to every world. The fact that spirit beasts are hunted down is simply a matter of their weakness.

In any case, as long as the profit is enough, Nan Fusheng doesn't mind hunting down spirit beasts on a large scale. Although now only a few spirit beasts remain.

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"Brother, don't be angry." Xu Xiaoyan said timidly to her brother.

Although Xu Xiaoyu's expression was somewhat unpleasant, he wasn't angry. While he was a little angry, it was only towards his own lack of self-control.

"I'm not angry, but I'm thinking about how to tell my family about this." The family spent a huge amount of money to finally obtain two entry cards for the Ascension Platform during the riot period, and sent him and his sister into it.

But he didn't achieve his initial goals, and his journey to the Ascension Platform ended just like that. He really didn't know how to tell his family. Should he say that he was less skilled than others and was cleanly and decisively eliminated?

However, the only thing that made him feel fortunate was that his younger sister was not seriously harmed in the Ascension Platform. At home, although Xu Xiaoyu was the only male, he was not well liked by the elders of the family because of his stubborn and arrogant nature.

Xu Xiaoyan, with her gentle and somewhat timid personality, is the apple of the eye of all her elders.

Xu Xiaoyan was exceptionally talented, though she didn't particularly enjoy cultivation, she was born with full soul power. Because of her elder brother Xu Xiaoyu's outstanding abilities, no one in her family forced her to cultivate.

And so, not long before, three years after her martial soul awakening, during an internal family test, it was discovered that her soul power had unknowingly reached level seventeen.

Moreover, the appearance of a star wheel phenomenon, extremely rare in the family's history, finally brought it to the family's attention. Only then did they truly realize that this girl was actually a genius even more outstanding than Xu Xiaoyu.

The Xu family is one of the most prominent families in the entire Donghai City. Xu Xiaoyu and Xu Xiaoyan's father is the city's treasurer, holding a high position of power. Naturally, he was overjoyed to discover that his daughter possessed the family's legendary martial spirit.

He then used his power and wealth to obtain an extra entry card, sending his son and daughter to the Spirit Ascension Platform during their explosive growth phase. He repeatedly instructed Xu Xiaoyu to take good care of her younger sister and help her acquire more spiritual power.

However, Xu Xiaoyan was timid by nature and had never undergone any training as a Soul Master, so she entered the Spirit Ascension Platform hesitantly and dared not kill any Soul Beasts. Xu Xiaoyu herself absorbed a lot of spiritual energy, but her younger sister didn't absorb much because she was afraid to kill Soul Beasts.

He had just managed to convince his sister that they had to deal with the next soul beast when they encountered Nan Fusheng and his group of six, and then tragedy struck...

"During yesterday's riot, this area was probably filled with Soul Masters from our Donghai City. Judging by their age, they should be students from the upper-middle academies. Could they be students from Donghai Academy?" Xu Xiaoyu said thoughtfully.

Xu Xiaoyan was stunned for a moment. "Really? In that case, they'll be my seniors in the future." As she spoke, Xu Xiaoyan couldn't help but recall Nan Fusheng's indifferent face. Although he was a bit cold, the way he saved me was really handsome!

Although Nan Fusheng saved both her and her brother, she subconsciously excluded her brother from the rescue. After all, her brother was so strong; taking a couple of bites wouldn't be a big deal, right?

Poor Xu Xiaoyu, he had no idea that his sister was already making fun of him in her mind, otherwise he would have definitely given her two flicks on the head.

"No matter who they are, if we run into them again, I must have another match with them and let them know that I, Xu Xiaoyu, am not just a name without substance."

"Alright, alright, brother, you still got defeated even after going all out this time, didn't you? The other person clearly had some strength left to spare."

Besides, that person saved us once. Didn't you say we could come to you if we got into trouble? If they actually do come looking for us, don't immediately start a fight, or you'll scare them away.

Looking at her drafty little cotton-padded jacket, Xu Xiaoyu smacked her head in annoyance, "I know, but don't keep bringing up how I was defeated by others."

I was careless this time; I didn't dodge, while my opponent was trying to bait me and launch a sneak attack. Otherwise, how could I have lost so easily?

Looking at her stubborn brother, Xu Xiaoyan said aggrievedly, "If you hit me, I'll tell Dad when we get back."

"How can you say it was hitting? It was touching, it was touching!" Xu Xiaoyu said helplessly.

"It's a deal then. If you run into that person next time, be sure to tell me! Speaking of which, I haven't even asked him his name yet. You must thank him properly next time you meet him," Xu Xiaoyan said excitedly.

"Huh? Did I promise you something like that? I don't know anything about it," Xu Xiaoyu said, looking completely bewildered.

However, seeing his sister's expectant look, Xu Xiaoyu seemed to realize something, and his expression turned even more grim. He began to secretly pray that Nan Fusheng would never come looking for him again.

(End of this chapter)