Douluo Dalu II: The Peerless Tang Sect

Chapter 166 Electrolux's Research Findings!

"Embryo?!" Zhu Ziyang was stunned upon hearing this, his gaze filled with doubt and curiosity as he examined the airflow in Electrolux's hand.

At this moment, because the airflow was bound by Electrolux, its interior gradually revealed a circular shape, and under the hazy gas, the outline of a small baby did indeed emerge.

This strange occurrence greatly surprised Zhu Ziyang.

"That's right, it's an embryo!" Electrox nodded, his eyes gleaming with an unusual light. "If I understand correctly, this embryo should be the product of a soul beast's transformation, a phenomenon widely circulated in the soul master world!"

"Teacher, what do you mean?" Zhu Ziyang immediately understood Electrolux's thoughts, a surprised smile on his face, and said, "This embryo is a 100,000-year-old soul beast in the process of taking human form?"

“That’s right!” Electrox nodded and said, “Apart from this, no other possibility makes sense. Why would an embryo, and such a powerful one at that, appear in the core of the far north?”

"Hmm! That makes sense!" After thinking for a moment, Zhu Ziyang agreed with Electrolux's statement, and then said, "Which 100,000-year-old soul beast's embryonic form is this? Also, what should we do with it?"

"According to the theory of soul beast transformation, this embryo has not yet formed a physical body and bloodline, so it should still be regarded as a soul beast for now," Ilex said. "Then, as a soul beast, and a 100,000-year-old soul beast at that, the best way to deal with it is to kill it and absorb its soul ring and soul bone."

"Or, we could have a Soul Master who can withstand a 100,000-year Soul Ring absorb this embryo and make it their second Martial Soul!" Zhu Ziyang added, recalling the knowledge about Soul Beast Transformation from the Silver Dragon Wolf's memories.

"Hahaha, others may only have these two choices, but Ziyang, you are different. You have a third choice!" Electrolux laughed heartily, a smug and mysterious smile on his face.

"Teacher, do you have any other solutions?" Zhu Ziyang looked at Electrolux expectantly, eager to know what kind of surprise his teacher from another world could bring him.

"That's right!" Electrox nodded profoundly and said, "In our world, there exists a contract, a master-servant contract that allows humans to control magical beasts. These magical beasts are special life forms that exist just like the soul beasts of this world. Just as soul beasts and soul masters are incompatible, magical beasts and professionals are also irreconcilable."

However, in our world, a powerful being emerged and developed a contract that allowed humans to control magical beasts, which we call the Master-Servant Equality Contract. Under this contract, humans and magical beasts would coexist in a symbiotic relationship. Humans would be the masters, and magical beasts the servants. The strength of the magical beasts would increase along with the strength of the humans, and humans could freely command the magical beasts to fight for them.

The so-called symbiosis means that for humans, the death of humans also means the death of magical beasts; for magical beasts, as long as humans live, they can be resurrected an infinite number of times. Although each resurrection erases all memories and cultivation, it is still a form of immortality.

"This...this amazing contract actually exists!" Zhu Ziyang exclaimed in amazement. "The universe is truly full of wonders! Teacher, is the third option you mentioned this master-servant equality contract?"

"Of course!" Electrox nodded, a faint smile on his face, and said, "I made some modifications to the equal contract to adapt it to the laws of the Douluo Continent. Although it hasn't been put into practice, I'm confident that it will become a new system parallel to Soul Rings in the Douluo world!"

Electrolux's arrogant attitude caught Zhu Ziyang's eye. After so many years of getting along, he already knew Electrolux's temperament. He was the kind of person who either didn't do anything at all, or when he did, it was always amazing. Since he had made such a statement, it meant that Electrolux had complete confidence in the revised equal contract.

"Teacher, what are we waiting for? I'm all ready!" Zhu Ziyang said excitedly. Although he understood that he was being used as a test subject for Electrolux, he was still determined to go ahead because he knew that Electrolux would prioritize his safety no matter what.

"Haha, I was a little hesitant at first, but seeing how much you trust me, Ziyang, I'm very pleased!" Electrox's face was filled with emotion and relief as he said, "Originally, I wanted to use that little dragon as a test subject, but the appearance of this embryo has given me a new idea, and I've also thought of a safer way! Ziyang, what we're about to do is essentially to create a new system of rules. If we succeed, everything will be fine, but if we fail, we will be punished by the rules of the world, and the Purple Heaven Divine Lightning will be unavoidable."

"Teacher, I understand!" Zhu Ziyang nodded solemnly and said.

"Originally, my plan was that if I failed, I would use this wisp of my remnant soul to protect you," Ilex said with a smile. "But now, with this soul beast embryo, I don't need to die. If we fail, this soul beast embryo is the perfect substitute!"

"Teacher, don't be too pessimistic! We will definitely succeed!" Zhu Ziyang felt that Electrolux was being a bit pessimistic and encouraged him.

"Haha, I'm getting old, and I'm becoming a bit hesitant in my actions." Electrox chuckled upon hearing this, and said, "Since you've made the preparations, Ziyang, what reason do I have to back down? To establish a new system, we first need a large amount of spiritual energy from heaven and earth. Fortunately, this lake filled with water without a source perfectly meets the requirements. Ziyang, let me first explain to you the revised Equal Contract. Then, after you've thoroughly cleaned and surveyed the environment of this island and made all the necessary preparations, we can begin signing the contract!"

"I understand, teacher!" Zhu Ziyang nodded, looking earnestly at Electrolux.

"I've named the revised contract the Soul Spirit Contract. The so-called Soul Spirit is the spirit of the Soul Ring, which is the core of my Soul Spirit Contract," Ilex said. "Through the Soul Spirit Contract, once a Soul Master reaches a bottleneck, they no longer need to directly hunt Soul Beasts. They only need to sign a Soul Spirit Contract with a Soul Beast to directly obtain a Soul Ring, while preserving the Soul Beast's consciousness and soul, making it a spirit that can fight alongside them."

"Soul!" Zhu Ziyang murmured these two words, a bright smile gradually appearing on his face.

"In my vision, a Soul Spirit is a special spiritual entity formed by fusing the remnant soul of a Soul Beast originally residing in a Soul Ring with the life force within the Soul Ring. It possesses the combat abilities of its former self and can evolve as the host's cultivation level increases," Elex explained his expectations and plans for the Soul Spirit system. "Based on its own cultivation level in life, the Soul Spirit will provide the host with a certain number of Soul Rings—one or more. The growth of the Soul Spirit's strength will also increase the age of the Soul Rings, which will be reflected in the power and effects of Soul Skills!"

"Teacher, if this effect can really be achieved, wouldn't it mean reducing the hunting of soul beasts by soul masters, thus easing the conflict between them?" After listening to Ilex's words, Zhu Ziyang's mind raced, processing the potential impact of soul spirits. He was immediately filled with admiration for Ilex and said, "In that case, Teacher, you would truly become the savior of the Douluo Continent!"

In the current world of Soul Masters, there are two attitudes toward Soul Beasts: one is to keep them in captivity, and the other is to coexist with them. Both attitudes are due to the same reason: the decrease in the number of Soul Beasts, or more precisely, the sharp decline in the number of low-level Soul Beasts.

Foresighted high-level Soul Masters have realized that if things continue to develop this way, the number of Soul Beasts will decrease, the number of low-level Soul Beasts will decrease, and the number of Soul Masters will also decrease. Soul Masters will not be able to obtain Soul Rings and will not be able to continue to improve. If they cannot improve, it means there is no future. Without the support of high-level Soul Masters, the Soul Master world will inevitably decline, and eventually the entire Soul Master profession will gradually disappear.

This idea seems alarmist now, but it's an undeniable trend. Perhaps it will happen a thousand years from now, perhaps ten thousand years from now. Yet, very few Soul Masters today consider the rise and fall of the entire Soul Master world. They don't care about the world; they only care about themselves!

In fact, Zhu Ziyang only harbored concerns about this trend, but did not diminish his actions, because he was truly powerless. It was only natural for Soul Masters to hunt Soul Beasts and obtain Soul Rings, and he had no reason to stop it.

"Haha, teacher, I don't have such lofty intentions. I just simply want to leave you something," Ilex chuckled nonchalantly. "Of course, if you want to use it to contribute to the development of the Soul Master world, I won't object. To be honest, even with Soul Spirits, the conflict between you Soul Masters and Soul Beasts won't fundamentally ease. The root of the conflict lies in the rules of Douluo Continent!"

"Hmm!" Zhu Ziyang nodded thoughtfully, then immediately gave orders to the Hell Knights and the Lich King to clean up the island and pick all the snow lotuses. Afterward, he walked towards the ruins of the igloo.

He wanted to see if there was anything hidden beneath the ruins of the igloo that could reveal the embryo's identity.

(End of this chapter)