In Douluo Continent, Tang San raids my base right from the start.

Chapter 112 It turns out you were the one who wanted to give up the most!

The next day, at dusk, in a hotel room in a city a hundred kilometers away from Soto.

Xiao Wu handed over the menu with a pained expression, but Zhu Wu snatched it away, raising an eyebrow and saying, "What's with that expression? It's just treating someone, not like I'm cutting off your flesh."

"Besides, it was Tang San who paid the bill, not you. What, you're already trying to be the housekeeper before you've even stepped inside?"

Ma Hongjun immediately turned to look at Tang San, his expression ambiguous.

Oscar glanced at Ning Rongrong sitting on the other side of Zhu Wu out of the corner of his eye, and his expression darkened. He had also seen the changes in Ning Rongrong after they left the forest.

Beside him, Dai Mubai glanced at Zhu Zhuqing. The other woman's expression remained cold, but a hint of helplessness rose in her eyes.

Tang San remained expressionless but did not refute. Xiao Wu's capture had made him realize some things. He didn't know when it happened, but Xiao Wu had long ceased to be just a sworn sister in his heart; she had taken on a more important place—a place called lover.

In the future, he will dedicate his entire life to protecting Xiao Wu!

Xiao Wu blushed deeply and spat out, "You can't expect anything good to come out of a dog's mouth. You'd better eat your fill of the food you ordered!"

"Then I won't stand on ceremony." Zhu Wu smiled, looking like he had come to trust and respect everyone after this crisis.

Without even blinking, he ordered more than a dozen dishes, specifically choosing the expensive ones, which made Xiao Wu's eyelids twitch.

"It's alright, we've already broken through to Soul Master, so the Soul Master subsidy we can receive each month has increased," Tang San said with a smile.

"That's true." Xiao Wu's expression instantly relaxed.

Then they started shouting and killing at the Spirit Hall, vowing to destroy it? Zhu Wu immediately turned to the waiter and stopped him, "Oh, is that so? Then I'll order a few more."

"You!" Xiao Wu glared at him immediately, but Tang San grabbed her hand and she turned her head away, wanting to avoid seeing him.

Half an hour later, the food was served one after another, and everyone began to eat.

Before long, the boys who had finished eating first started chatting. Dai Mubai couldn't help but speak up, "Ying Tian, ​​you said before that your Illusionary Beast Sect takes protecting nature as its mission. To be honest, I don't quite understand."

What is there to protect in nature?

"Of course you wouldn't understand, because you have no idea about that history." Zhu Wu chuckled, then said something astonishing: "In fact, a long time ago, humans didn't need to absorb soul rings to break through realms, and their lifespans were much longer than they are now."

Dai Mubai was startled and subconsciously asked, "Is this related to nature?"

"Of course it's related!" Zhu Wu said, "Besides the spiritual energy that the earth emits on its own, a large part of it is transformed from extraterrestrial energy. You can think of it as being drawn down from the starry sky, and the plants on the earth are responsible for the transformation."

"It must both radiate internally and absorb externally to sustain the cultivation needs of living beings."

"Long ago, the spiritual energy emitted by the earth was more than that that could be converted and absorbed. In addition, the ground vegetation was extremely widespread at that time, so the spiritual energy between heaven and earth was extremely rich. Humans only needed to absorb this part to break through to higher realms."

"However, after several major upheavals, the earth collapsed, rivers reversed, and the spiritual energy of heaven and earth sharply decreased, both in terms of its own dissipation and the amount absorbed and transformed from the outer universe. As a result, the spiritual energy in the world could not sustain the breakthrough required. Therefore, humans could only absorb enough energy to support their breakthrough by plundering the soul rings of soul beasts."

"There's such a history behind this?" Everyone was shocked, their worldviews were completely shattered.

But thinking about it again, it makes perfect sense!

"In fact, whether it's a soul beast or a soul master, each one is equivalent to a collection of spiritual energy from heaven and earth, and this is especially true for more powerful beings. Therefore, the more powerful beings exist in this world, the less spiritual energy remains in the outside world. So, you can understand soul masters hunting soul beasts to absorb soul rings as a way for nature to balance the ecosystem when there is insufficient spiritual energy in the world."

"When resources are scarce and cannot be obtained from the outside, internal friction becomes the only way to maintain balance," Flander sighed.

"That's right!" Zhu Wu nodded. "But what will happen when all the spiritual energy of heaven and earth is absorbed by living beings?"

"Nobody knows, but who would want to face that kind of situation?"

"Therefore, since ancient times, our Beast Sect has been dedicated to restoring the earth, protecting the forests, and maintaining the transformation of the spiritual energy of heaven and earth."

Everyone was immediately filled with awe; the Beast Illusion Sect had been quietly doing such a great thing all along.

Zhu Wu continued, "Unfortunately, since the establishment of the First Dynasty, this continent has been mired in a quagmire of power struggles, resulting in constant wars and severe damage to the natural environment. Our Illusionary Beast Sect has repeatedly sent people into the world to guide the way, but to no avail."

"We even suffered greatly from it, which led to extravagance spreading into the sect and making the sect a mess. It wasn't until the next sect leader ruthlessly purged the internal affairs and led the clansmen to completely cut off contact with the outside world that things calmed down. After that, the outside world saw dynasties rise and fall, with periods of peace lasting for hundreds of years, then new dynasties were established, followed by periods of peace again, and then chaos again. To be honest, we were all ready to give up."

"Now you understand why our Beastmaster Sect dislikes contact with humans from the outside world, right?"

Everyone fell silent. Throughout human history, dynasties have indeed been in a state of constant division and unification, with struggles almost never ceasing.

So, judging from this, the Beastmaster Sect has lost its composure and is preparing to give up entirely?

"When you understand a long enough historical span, you'll find that these external struggles are like child's play, nothing surprising," Zhu Wu shook his head, then added:

"So, you think it's strange that we live in seclusion, but we think it's perfectly normal."

"The power and wealth of this world are meaningless to us; they are nothing but fleeting clouds."

"My father once said that the height a person stands at determines the breadth of their vision," Ning Rongrong replied softly.

"That makes sense." Dai Mubai nodded, then pressed on, "So, how many years has your Illusionary Beast Sect existed?"

"Furthermore, Yingtian, what are you referring to as the several major changes in the world you mentioned?"

"What, you want to know?" Zhu Wu looked around.

Everyone nodded in agreement, including Zhao Wuji.

Zhu Wu remained silent for a moment, then nodded. "Very well. The current state of this world is beyond what my Beast Illusion Sect can change on its own."

"Letting you know this history might not be a bad thing; it's good to get rid of some burden."

"Once I become the sect leader, I'm going to just sit back and do nothing, guarding my own little corner of the world. You outsiders can do whatever you want!"

"..." So it turns out that you're the one who most wants to give up. That's what everyone was thinking.

Then Zhu Wu spoke.

"If we really want to trace the origins and history of our Beast Sect, we can go back to the beginning of the world, that is, the first great upheaval in this world, caused by the first living beings in the world."

"!!?" Everyone was immediately shocked.

Tang Hao, who was eavesdropping from the shadows, did the same.

(End of this chapter)