Douluo Dalu II: The Peerless Tang Sect

Chapter 393 Zhu Ziyang and Di Tian high-five three times!

"What are you doing?!" Di Tian's expression shifted between anger and uncertainty, and he asked in a somewhat cold tone.

"You wanted evidence, didn't you? I'm showing you evidence!" Zhu Ziyang waved his hand helplessly and said, "Do you still want evidence or not?"

"..." Di Tian didn't know how to answer for a moment, so he remained silent.

Zhu Ziyang had no intention of continuing to toy with Di Tian, ​​and directly summoned the Snow Empress. In fact, this was the first time he had summoned the Snow Empress through his spirit rings. Normally, his spirits would live directly in his spiritual sea and would not return to their respective spirit rings. When Zhu Ziyang summoned them, they would appear directly from his spiritual sea.

Four red soul rings swayed, emitting a white glow. A peerless figure appeared before Zhu Ziyang, Fifth Huan'er, and the five ferocious beasts—it was Xue Di.

"Snow Emperor?!" Di Tian was stunned. As one of the Ten Great Ferocious Beasts, he was very familiar with Snow Emperor's aura. He never expected that this overlord of the far north, a peerless ferocious beast with a cultivation level of nearly 700,000, would actually become a human's soul ring, no, soul spirit!

This was hard for Di Tian to believe for a moment. Although his relationship with Xue Di was just so-so, he knew Xue Di's temperament very well. A soul beast king who was extremely proud and hated humans would actually become a human soul spirit. No one could accept this immediately!

"Long time no see, Di Tian, ​​Bi Ji, and the other three!" Xue Di greeted Di Tian in a calm tone. She already knew why Zhu Ziyang had called her out, so she was willing to put aside her aloof personality and greet these former kinsmen.

"Snow Empress, what's wrong?" Bi Ji clutched her chest, her pretty face filled with disbelief as she asked.

"How did it become a spirit? Right?" Xue Di said calmly, "It's a long story, but in short, Dad showed me the hope of becoming a god!"

"Dad?" Bi Ji's expression immediately turned strange, her gaze shifting between Zhu Ziyang and Xue Di, as if she were plotting something unusual.

"Ahem!" Zhu Ziyang coughed, attracting their attention, and then said to Di Tian, ​​"Your Excellency Di Tian, ​​you should have seen it. Xue Di is the first Soul Spirit in the world, and these four Soul Rings were provided to me by her."

"Hmm!" Di Tian nodded. He still didn't quite understand why Xue Di would willingly give up 700,000 years of cultivation to become a human's vassal. Could it really be as she said, that Zhu Ziyang gave her hope of becoming a god? Surely not. He admitted that this world favored humans, but that didn't mean becoming a god was easy!

"According to our research, a soul spirit transformed from a 100,000-year-old soul beast can provide a soul master with at least two soul rings, and at most four. A soul spirit transformed from a 10,000-year-old soul beast can definitely provide two soul rings. As for soul spirits transformed from 1,000-year-old, 100-year-old, and 10-year-old soul beasts, since there is no verification, it is currently unclear whether they can provide extra soul rings," Zhu Ziyang said.

"Yes, but not enough!" Di Tian nodded and said. What he was really concerned about now was the latter matter: could a soul spirit really become a god? To the gods of the God Realm, was a soul spirit truly a soul ring rather than a soul beast? He couldn't just listen to Zhu Ziyang's one-sided story; he needed evidence.

"Hehe." Di Tian's reaction was within Zhu Ziyang's expectations. He just smiled, and then his martial soul changed. The World-Cleansing Scythe appeared in his hand, followed by the Death God's Mark. The aura unique to the gods made Di Tian's eyes widen instantly.

"A divine aura!" Di Tian's eyes widened as he stared intently at Zhu Ziyang. He was all too familiar with this aura; he still vividly remembered the divine war ten thousand years ago!

"I'm quite lucky. I just happened to gain the favor of a god and inherit a divine position." Zhu Ziyang had a faint smile on his face and spoke very calmly, without the slightest hint of boasting. However, in the eyes of the five ferocious beasts, this was nothing short of blatant smugness!

"..." Di Tian fell silent for a long time before slowly speaking, "You surprised me. Although I am reluctant to admit it, soul spirits are indeed a useful way out for us soul beasts."

"That's inevitable," Zhu Ziyang said with a smile. "In fact, soul spirits can grow along with soul masters. For some soul beasts that can't break through their bottlenecks, it might be a path to advancement. For some soul beasts whose lifespan is coming to an end, soul spirits are also a way to prolong their lives, and they might even become gods."

"Heh, perhaps," Di Tian said calmly. "Alright, since you've come to us, then I presume Shrek Academy is ready to promote Soul Spirits to all human Soul Masters, right?"

"That's right." Zhu Ziyang nodded and said, "But the Soul Spirit system cannot be built solely by the will of Shrek Academy and Soul Masters. The birth of a Soul Spirit requires the mutual consent of both the Soul Master and the Soul Beast; otherwise, the Soul Spirit Contract is just empty talk."

"So, you plan to cooperate with us soul beasts to jointly establish a soul spirit system?" Di Tian said.

"Of course, it's a win-win situation, isn't it?" Zhu Ziyang said with a smile and a wave of his hand.

"I can agree to cooperate with you, but I need a guarantee!" Di Tian said seriously, his eyes flashing with a cold light.

"Please speak." Zhu Ziyang breathed a sigh of relief; at least the other party had agreed to cooperate.

"I need your guarantee that after the Soul Spirit System is successfully constructed, you humans will never hunt a single Soul Beast again!" Di Tian said, his tone filled with determination and killing intent. "If you cannot do this, then our Soul Beast race would rather die than cooperate with you!"

"This..." This time it was Zhu Ziyang's turn to be silent, but after thinking for a moment, he still spoke up, "I can assure you that once the Soul Spirit System is successfully constructed, no Soul Master within the Shrek Academy will enter the Star Dou Great Forest to hunt Soul Beasts."

"Hmm? Not enough!" Di Tian said, dissatisfied with Zhu Ziyang's assurance.

"Di Tian, ​​I know what you're thinking, but I hope you can understand." Zhu Ziyang's expression also turned cold as he said, "First of all, we humans are not a monolithic entity. I can restrain the soul masters of Shrek Academy, but I can't reach the soul masters of other forces."

Secondly, you are only the leader of the soul beasts in the Star Dou Great Forest. You know in your heart whether the soul beasts in other soul beast settlements are willing to accept your rule.

Finally, the construction of the Soul Spirit system is not something that can be done overnight. Promoting it across the entire continent and making it a mainstream necessity among Soul Masters will also take time. I cannot guarantee that during this process, not a single instance of a Soul Master killing a Soul Beast will occur!

"So you mean you want us soul beasts to cooperate with you, but you also want us to tolerate your soul masters continuing to kill us?" Upon hearing Zhu Ziyang's reply, Di Tian's expression turned cold. He said, "You humans are going too far!"

"Then what do you want?" Zhu Ziyang showed no intention of compromising, even as Wu Huan'er desperately tugged at his clothes. His attitude remained firm as he said, "I can't guarantee you anything that takes time to resolve!"

"Alright, then let's each take a step back!" For once, Di Tian actually compromised first. The four ferocious beasts behind him, including Bi Ji, all showed strange expressions, but they understood Di Tian's helplessness. To be honest, soul spirits are just icing on the cake for soul masters, but for soul beasts, they are a lifeline. Although the charcoal will eventually burn out, it can delay the arrival of the cold winter and buy them more time. That's enough. What their soul beast race needs most is time!

"Alright," Zhu Ziyang said, no longer insisting when he saw that Di Tian had compromised. "I can guarantee that as long as I'm in Douluo Continent, I will do my best to accelerate the recognition of Soul Spirits in the Soul Master world and stop all Soul Masters from indiscriminately killing Soul Beasts!"

"I believe in you!" Di Tian looked deeply at Zhu Ziyang and then said, "I will do my best to subdue all the soul beasts on the Douluo Continent and incorporate them into the construction of the soul spirit system. At the same time, as long as the Shrek Academy students who enter the Star Dou Great Forest do not provoke us, we will let them go."

"I believe you too!" Zhu Ziyang smiled and extended his hand upon hearing this.

Seeing this, Di Tian also extended his palm, and then clapped his two palms three times in the air, which meant that the cooperation had been initially achieved!

(End of this chapter)